the burning crusade

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

See: World of Warcraft

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

Eliot Lefebvre - February 21, 2020 15

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...

Blizzard appears to have quietly launched a WoW Classic PTR

Eliot Lefebvre - February 19, 2020 14

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...

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

Eliot Lefebvre - February 7, 2020 79

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

WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft

Eliot Lefebvre - December 5, 2019 6

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

Chris Neal - November 23, 2019 11

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...

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

Eliot Lefebvre - November 22, 2019 15

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...

WoW Factor: Speculating on Shadowlands’ release date using math

Eliot Lefebvre - November 22, 2019 3

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

Justin Olivetti - November 20, 2019 39

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

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

Eliot Lefebvre - November 15, 2019 18

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?

Bree Royce - November 11, 2019 38

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,...

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

Eliot Lefebvre - October 25, 2019 31

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

Justin Olivetti - September 14, 2019 8

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

Global Chat: WoW Classic impressions mega-compilation

Justin Olivetti - September 3, 2019 19

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

Justin Olivetti - September 1, 2019 3

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

First impressions: WoW Classic is fun but anachronistic

Andy McAdams - August 31, 2019 66

I'm not really one to follow trends or scamper along the zergeist (a combination of zerg and zeitgiest that I've decided perfectly encapsulates the...