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WoW Factor: Why I genuinely miss World of Warcraft’s old janky Retribution Paladin
So now we've gone through all of the ability unpruning and changing coming with World of Warcraft's next expansion. We know what it's going...
World of Warcraft rotates in the Gravity Lapse brawl as the Impressive Influence buff winds to an end
It's time to get used to going up into the air in Eye of the Storm over in World of Warcraft; the most recent...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has many new race customizations and is considering endless Torghast runs
A new alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands means new character customization options being added, because that is the most important thing in...
Blizzard teams up with Days of Wonder for the new Small World of Warcraft board game
Sometimes board games go into odd directions. Small World of Warcraft is not "World of Warcraft but everyone is smaller," despite the name; it's a...
Perfect Ten: Actually useful World of Warcraft toys
Pretty much since its inception, World of Warcraft has made a point to include just-for-fun items that were more about personal expression and enjoyment....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 271: Population Zero plus three
Justin, Bree, and Sam discuss Population Zero, Blizzard's Q1 2020 report, Trove Delves, ESO's Greymoor prologue, and Guild Wars 2's rollback, with adventures in Fallout 76, Starborne, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, and mailbag topics on MMO reward hoarding and whether SSG's business model is predatory.
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s class and race restrictions have never made any sense
There are some things that exist in games because they make sense in-universe, and there are some things that exist solely as a game...
World of Warcraft’s infamous Leeroy Jenkins raid gaffe is 15 years old
The date was May 11th, 2005. The guild was known as Pals for Life. The location was the Rookery. And the plan was meticulous,...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas suggests MMO social bonds are formed over ‘friction’
The debate over whether World of Warcraft was more social "back in the day" than now has some more fuel for the fire. In...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
Destiny’s got an official cookbook now, so now you know what to get the fam for Christmas
Why not turn your looter shooter into a fancy feast? Because nothing about gaming has to make sense any more, Bungie collaborated with Victoria...
First impressions of Fallout 76 Wastelanders from a true newbie to the game
So I did something completely unexpected: I bought Fallout 76. It wasn't my idea. A few people in my guild had been talking about...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Rogue, Death Knight, and Warrior changes
I do find a certain amount of irony in the fact that in this tour of the World of Warcraft Shadowlands class changes, Warrior...
Massively Overthinking: The oldest MMORPGs we still play
When I was still a teenager in my earliest MMOs, the trend in the communities I ran in was to play MMOs sequentially, due...
Working as Intended: Sparking joy in MMOs
On this week's podcast, I mentioned that I'd just finished off Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, something that superficially seems unrelated...
Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?
Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a new alpha build with updated abilities and new models
A new alpha build of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has arrived, and naturally that means it's time to start datamining the heck out of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best Necromancer class?
Do you like to play with dead things? Heck, who doesn't? It's one of the most well-adjusted activities that any person can do while...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2020: Blizzard MAUs flat at 32M, but revenue jumps ahead of Shadowlands
It won't surprise you, given the current global health crisis, that a large portion of Activision-Blizzard's first quarter revenue report and conference call focused...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 270: Words of Warcraft
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, Defiance, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, and COVID-19 delays, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, and mailbag topics on Blizzard and freeform character building.
