the burning crusade

Official Site: The Burning Crusade
Relevance: The first World of Warcraft expansion.
Launch Date: January 15, 2007

See: World of Warcraft

The Daily Grind: What elements feel out of place in your MMO?

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I'm generally a flexible person when it comes to encountering a variety of fictional worlds, but I do expect the creators to be internally...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review

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All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...

The Daily Grind: Are you on board for Burning Crusade Classic?

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It seems all but one official announcement short of certainty that Blizzard is going to be rolling out a Burning Crusade Classic server for...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 265: Delusions of Elyria

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Justin, Bree, MJ, and Mia discuss Chronicles of Elyria, Guild Wars 2, PSO2, Ashes of Creation, Saga of Lucimia, WoW Classic and Burning Crusade, with adventures in LOTRO, Revelation Online, Don't Starve Together, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on player housing and optional sub servers.

Blizzard sends out a Burning Crusade Classic survey, says farewell to Diablo III’s community manager

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It's time to throw a whole armful of kindling onto the smoldering fire that is rumors of a WoW Classic Burning Crusade server. Wowhead...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Wrath of the Lich King

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The downside to a project like this one, where I'm going through each of World of Warcraft's expansions one by one, is that it...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – The Burning Crusade

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So it seems pretty likely at this point that we are going to keep going through the various World of Warcraft expansions with Classic servers...
Prepare for bear.

Blizzard appears to have quietly launched a WoW Classic PTR

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We're all very accustomed to the test realm for World of Warcraft usually showing off every facet of a patch well in advance, sometimes taking...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?

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Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...
Herp to the derp.

WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft

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Huh. You know, I really thought I'd written about the whole Corruption system in World of Warcraft's upcoming 8.3 before now in a format more...

Blizzard’s Joe Magdalena recounts a World of Warcraft bear that could kill players with a look

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In most MMOs, bears are low-level foes that are part of some early stage kill 10 quest or perhaps used to harvest lower level...
Be better.

Vague Patch Notes: Sub-optimal play vs. just plain bad play in MMORPGs

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Something we need to start reckoning with when it comes to MMOs is the fact that it really is a problem when you're playing...
Don't call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: Speculating on Shadowlands’ release date using math

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Gosh, I love doing these math columns. Not just because I enjoy math, although that's definitely a part of it; there's something so satisfying...

Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid

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When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
I want a milky way.

WoW Factor: A brief history of flight (in World of Warcraft)

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Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...

The Daily Grind: Should World of Warcraft switch to annual expansions?

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During last week's Activision-Blizzard investor call, Blizzard executives dodged hard on one analyst's question about WoW Classic retention - no great surprise there, really,...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Lich King 2, Tides of Lichness?

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All right, I guess we're doing this now. Yes, this column isn't just about how Blizzard screws up so badly that a lot of...

Global Chat: Fallen Earth, Asheron’s Call, Albion Online, and Project Gorgon

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Is it ever too late to take a look back at old MMORPGs -- even ones that have passed away? Not when there are...
Very mature.

Global Chat: WoW Classic impressions mega-compilation

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When World of Warcraft launches, the world stops to pay attention. The recent release of WoW Classic didn't just pull in hundreds of thousands of...
Oh, this... keeps my feelings where they were before, really.

Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us

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Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....

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