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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]

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WoW Factor: Fine, let’s talk about Blizzard being dumb with early access

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All right, let's get it over with. I didn't really want to write this column, not because I didn't think there was anything to talk...
I circle the waterfront, I'm watching the sea.

WoW Factor: Just by existing, the Worldsoul Saga delivers something World of Warcraft desperately needed

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Last week, I argued that a lot of the elements of World of Warcraft: The War Within that at least sound good on paper....
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s The War Within actually sounds promising on paper

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So now we know what's coming next. World of Warcraft: The War Within is our next expansion, and... you know, that's not really a...
hey girl

BlizzCon 2023: Everything we learned about The War Within in World of Warcraft’s What’s Next panel

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This year's opening ceremony for BlizzCon did not feature the usual kickoff of a new major World of Warcraft reveal followed by a lengthy...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: What I’m hoping to see in the next World of Warcraft expansion

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Here in WoW Factor, I haven't held back about the fact that the upcoming BlizzCon is not a good idea or the fact that...
This is not hard to do.

WoW Factor: The dungeon finder really did muck up World of Warcraft’s leveling – but not the way you’re thinking

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So if you missed Justin's recent column, he mentioned how bad leveling feels these days in World of Warcraft and some of the reasons...
The stars are over Dun Morogh.

WoW Factor: This time will not be different

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The other day, I got a nasty email from a World of Warcraft fan. This is not inherently unusual; it happens a couple of...
Hey, dude.

WoW Factor: No-selling BlizzCon

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On May 4th, 2019, tickets for BlizzCon 2019 went on sale. This was not in and of itself a surprise, with the event happening...
Unseen.

WoW Factor: For Khaz Algar!

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This is not really a column about Khaz Algar in World of Warcraft, or at least not in the sense that you might expect...
Looking closer.

WoW Factor: If this is the state of World of Warcraft, why talk about it?

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The other day, I was talking with a friend about another MMO altogether. It doesn't actually matter which one it was because the important...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: So Blizzard backtracked on WoW Classic’s dungeon finder

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So in April last year, I wrote a whole article about how World of Warcraft's development team was taking a gigantic misstep when it...
Slightly disappointing context.

WoW Factor: MMO raid design and the antagonistic GM

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Last week's column about World of Warcraft prompted some really interesting comments that I think are worth talking about; in fact, I very nearly...
Meh.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s exhausting constant hype cycle

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When I saw that there was an event happening on Thursday for World of Warcraft's next patch, I had to do a double-take. I...
The stars are over Dun Morogh.

WoW Factor: What would World of Warcraft ‘Classic Plus’ even look like?

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So before I start this column, I want to make something very clear: I do not for one moment, in my heart of hearts,...
Everybody dies.

WoW Factor: So what is Mike Ybarra teasing for the future of World of Warcraft?

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As we are all waiting for Twitter to finish imploding under its current ownership (because nothing is more fun than rich idiots buying things...
SUUUUUUUUURGE

WoW Factor: Long-shot potential additions for World of Warcraft’s next expansion

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Last time we were here, I wound up just talking about potential class and race additions for the next World of Warcraft expansion. As...
Chancu

WoW Factor: Potential features for the next World of Warcraft expansion

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Last week I talked about potential destinations for the next World of Warcraft expansion, which is actually a pretty short list when you think...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: Potential destinations for the next World of Warcraft expansion

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We have a BlizzCon coming up in November. This strikes me as a phenomenally bad idea, like someone proposed it in a meeting to...
Get back.

Wow Factor: The future of Blizzard is bleak

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So yesterday our Massively Overthinking roundtable asked everyone to sound off on the future of Blizzard because... well, the studio had a plan to...
The stars are over Dun Morogh.

WoW Factor: Overwatch 2’s failure offers a lesson for World of Warcraft

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The weird thing about my current position is that for the first time in at least a little while, there isn't a new disaster...

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