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Perfect Ten: The allure of a fresh start MMO server
This week, WoW Classic activated another set of "fresh start" servers -- something that it's been doing pretty much annually since 2019. Yet even...
So the WoW Classic Classic fresh start anniversary launch last night was pretty smooth
If you're starting to get that déjà vu feeling in WoW Classic, it's because 2024 is looking like 2019 is looking like 2004. The...
WoW Classic Classic launches tonight with fresh progression servers and some changes
It's (re)launch day for WoW Classic, as Blizzard opens the doors this evening to a batch of fresh start megaservers around the globe starting...
Vague Patch Notes: The ridiculous marketing doublespeak around MMORPGs
There is a lot to make fun of when it comes to New World, and it comes in many forms, from excusing bad decisions...
The WoW Classic Classic anniversary rollout is getting an Oceania server after all
When Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic Classic would run with megaservers - PvE in US West, PvP and Hardcore in US East -...
The patch notes for tomorrow’s WoW Classic and WoW Classic Classic update are upon us
If you've done the Silithus war effort before in World of Warcraft or even more recent versions of WoW Classic, you might have a...
The Daily Grind: Are you on board with another ‘fresh’ tour of WoW Classic?
Well it's that time again, as Blizzard activates another round of fresh WoW Classic servers and puts out the call for new and veteran...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 494: WoW opens the door to player housing
Justin and Bree discuss Warcraft Direct, World of Warcraft's player housing and Undermine(d) patch, WoW Classic Classic, Guild Wars 2's Godspawn, SWTOR 7.6, and quarterly financials for a bunch of studios (Pearl Abyss, NCsoft, EG7/Daybreak, Embracer, and Nexon), plus adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.
The Soapbox: The War Within is the best World of Warcraft’s endgame has ever been
When I delivered my first impressions of The War Within, I was full of praise for World of Warcraft's latest expansion, but I did...
Dual spec and no buff/debuff limits are coming to the WoW Classic anniversary realms
The fresh anniversary realms for WoW Classic are perhaps not as true to World of Warcraft's past as some might want, or perhaps they're...
World of Warcraft admits that it’s the ‘ship of Theseus of video games’
To mark World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary, Blizzard is granting interviews all over the place (although I do wish they'd stay out of my...
Blizzard insists World of Warcraft’s housing won’t just be Garrisons 2.0
So World of Warcraft is getting player housing, and this announcement was so big that nobody seems to remember or be talking about anything...
WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft
It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...
Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s WoW Classic Classic launch
With yesterday's surprise announcement that WoW Classic is launching "Classic Classic" fresh start realms next week on November 21st, plenty of questions were raised...
Vague Patch Notes: Going solo isn’t a problem in MMORPGs
So I'm wrapping up a month of talking about how MMORPGs are by necessity social games. These are games in which you need other...
WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery server gets serious about Ahn’Qiraj next week
With all of the announcements flying out of the Warcraft Direct stream yesterday, news about WoW Classic's Season of Discovery servers got a bit...
WoW Factor: Thoughts on World of Warcraft getting housing and Classic Classic fresh start servers
With no BlizzCon this year and a pretty full and constantly updating roadmap for World of Warcraft unfolding (including this month's 20th anniversary activities),...
Warcraft Direct: World of Warcraft Midnight has player housing, WoW Classic Pandaria in 2025, and WoW Classic Classic
Friends, today is not-BlizzCon, which is to say that Blizzard decided not to hold a BlizzCon event in the year when World of Warcraft...
World of Warcraft teams up with Washington Football for no apparent reason
Dear MMO studios, it's not too late in the year to get your entries in for the coveted MOP Transmedia Synergy award. Remember: The...
Here’s what may surface during tomorrow’s Warcraft Direct livestream showcase
Tomorrow is a big shiny broadcast date for fans of World of Warcraft in specific and the Warcraft franchise in general as Blizzard readies...
