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WoW Factor is Eliot Lefebvre’s column on an MMO you’ve probably never heard of: World of Warcraft. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s housing design is exactly what we need

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I haven't weighed in on this tiny little insignificant World of Warcraft housing news since it dropped last November, mostly because I've been waiting to...

WoW Factor: Ranking all 10 of World of Warcraft’s expansions from worst to best

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Now that I've played through the entirety of The War Within, I have some strong opinions where this expansion lies in the grander tapestry...
Actually call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: The ‘tactical era’ of World of Warcraft dungeons kind of wasn’t

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One of the things that I like to do, in both this column and elsewhere, is push back against myths that have grown up...
Get back.

WoW Factor: The pros and cons of stripping timer requirements from World of Warcraft’s Mythic+ runs

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So the other day, an interesting topic came up in our feeds: Apparently, at least if you go by the survey, World of Warcraft's...
I circle the waterfront, I'm watching the sea.

WoW Factor: A World of Warcraft housing wishlist

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To the surprise of basically no one who is at least passingly familiar with me over the past several years, I am indeed still...
Ominous.

WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft

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It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...

WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s War Within the ‘come back’ expansion Blizzard wanted it to be?

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It was two years ago this month that World of Warcraft players were riding out the final days of one of its most disappointing...

Casually Classic: Looking back at my 20+ year journey in World of Warcraft

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When was the first time you ever heard of World of Warcraft? As a fan of the three Warcraft RTS titles, I became aware of...

First Impressions: The War Within breathes new life into World of Warcraft

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After being mostly disappointed with Dragonflight, I was wondering if my decision to return to World of Warcraft for the Worldsoul Saga was a...
we're so dark

Casually Classic: The five World of Warcraft mods I use as a non-modder playing The War Within

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Generally, I don't use mods for MMORPGs. Or most video games. It's not that I take some high-minded principled stand against them; I have...
SUUUUUUUUURGE

WoW Factor: Leaving World of Warcraft’s Dragon Isles for good

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Vallin didn't like boats. Lots of Dwarves did, he knew he was the outlier in that regard, but he had never cared for them....
Chancu

WoW Factor: The black mark of World of Warcraft’s player economy

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Sometimes, I like to play a little game with MOP's Bree. I say I like to because the game is "Give Bree An Aneurysm,"...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: The mulligan problem in World of Warcraft’s narrative

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In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Illidan Stormrage gets killed. This isn't actually a surprising end for the character. Illidan as a person...
Get back.

WoW Factor: Blizzard started listening to World of Warcraft players for a reason its leadership doesn’t want to say

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I have a few different conflicting thoughts when it comes to the most recent interview with World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas, or...
Everybody dies.

WoW Factor: MMORPG raiding is not special

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You all remember The Incredibles, right? I know that these days the hot take is to try to spin the film as some sort...
The gates are closed to me.

WoW Factor: Is The War Within going to be ready for its launch?

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The surprise announcement of the date for World of Warcraft: The War Within prompted what I'm sure is a lovely reader with a large...
Ominous.

WoW Factor: The streak The War Within needs to break for World of Warcraft

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On November 13th, 2008, World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, was released to an eager population. The prior expansion, The...
All over again.

WoW Factor: Story Difficulty is a bad idea and a good idea all rolled into one

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Back during Wrath of the Lich King, I remember people asking for a story difficulty for raids in World of Warcraft because if the...
Chancu

WoW Factor: Guessing at World of Warcraft’s The War Within’s release date using math

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Oh yeah. It's time. I actually have some thoughts to share about World of Warcraft's current Remix leveling event, which are complicated and multilayered...
Slightly disappointing context.

WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft makes you cheer for removing features

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Yesterday, MOP's Justin wrote a column about The Elder Scrolls Online that detailed its key virtues. It's a good column, and one of the...

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