warlords of draenor

Official Site: Warlords of Draenor
Relevance: The fifth World of Warcraft expansion.
Launch Date: November 13, 2014

See: World of Warcraft

We all become done.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry

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Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.
I circle the waterfront, I'm watching the sea.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – fourth entry

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The night after my last entry, Ceilidh took me out to the shores of Loch Modan. It wasn't for an occasion or anything; we...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – third entry

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The past two weeks have been... frustrating. This frustration is not solely down to the fact that my steps inevitably brought me close to the home...
The stars are over Dun Morogh.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – second entry

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It has now been the better part of a week since my unexpected sojourn into the path, and for most of that week my...
A journey already taken.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – first entry

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My name is Nieve Vinther. I am 28 years old and was born in the wake of the Second War of the Dark Portal....
AHHHH

WoW Factor: Forecasting the future of WoW Classic

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It's probably chiefly due to my professional life that I find myself kind of looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic...
Somebody pull.

Global Chat: What would World of Warcraft 2 look like?

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It's a pretty common exercise in our circles to speculate on what a sequel to World of Warcraft would look like. Oh, it'll never,...
Looking closer.

WoW Factor: WoW’s anniversary editions and event speculation

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Blizzard has really been pushing the whole anniversary thing for World of Warcraft hard and early this year. On the one hand, I get...
Surprised? Really?

WoW Factor: Content rollouts and relevance in WoW Classic and live

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Part of me was tempted to write this column chiefly about the rather baffling idea that Blizzard was surprised by the number of people...
Would you like to see something unsettling?

WoW Factor: What would a factionless World of Warcraft look like?

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You know, part of me honestly figured that the speculation around World of Warcraft abandoning the faction split would have died out months ago...

Massively Overthinking: Do you even *like* MMO expansions?

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This seems like an absurd question on its face, right? MMO players are supposed to like MMO expansions. They're progress. They're content. They're fresh...
Surprised? Really?

WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test

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It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...
Herp to the derp.

WoW Factor: Blizzard’s schizophrenic view of levels

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So it was just last week when I did a whole column asking whether Blizzard does, in fact, have a plan when it comes...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: Does World of Warcraft have a plan?

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One of the recurring jokes I use in this column's comment section is the statement that it'd just be sad to think that fans...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: Why do people remember classic WoW being so much harder than it actually was?

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As much as there's a moment of schadenfreude in the people compiling lists specifying that no, World of Warcraft: Classic being classic is not...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Crazy speculation on turning back the clock for World of Warcraft

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There's a game I like to play - wait, no, that's a lie. There's a game I do play called "Oh, I Made Myself Sad."...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: Guessing at the next World of Warcraft expansion announcement using math

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Here's the genesis of this particular article: I saw speculation over on Blizzard Watch that we were about a year too early for a World...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Why Legion 2 wouldn’t win back the World of Warcraft crowd

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Let's talk about fan expectations and naked fanservice for a bit. In fact, let's start with the Power Nine from Magic: the Gathering, and...
Actually call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: What could win back the crowd for the next World of Warcraft expansion?

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So the conclusion to the Azshara raid has been mined out, and I'm just going to link it to you here. I don't want...
Do you really want to hurt me?

WoW Factor: The level squish isn’t the whole solution for World of Warcraft

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To be entirely honest, you might have expected this column a little bit earlier because it's been a hot minute since Ion Hazzikostas once...

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