Andrew Powers

Andrew is also known as Lotharfox. He began playing World of Warcraft in late Vanilla after seeing the South Park episode. That was his first introduction into RPGs, and has since experimented with many more. That led to a job writing about MMORPGs with a website that is no longer around, Examiner.com. He also plays table top RPGs, and DMs for D&D Qe every Thursday night. Otherwise, he is playing Nintendo or board games with his wife and two sons.

WoW

Andrew PowersNovember 3, 2020

Castle Nathria and the big-bad boss behind it

The real story behind why Castle Nathria was, “Build Dracula’s Castle, make it a raid. It kind of writes itself.” This was Ion’s explanation of it at BlizzCon 2019.…
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WoW

Andrew PowersOctober 20, 2020

To All the Squirrels I’ve Loved Before — The Love is back!

When it comes to achievements, I don’t necessarily enjoy having to do raid fights in a certain way, or running dungeons within a certain time limit. However, flying around…
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WoW

Andrew PowersOctober 12, 2020

How the Guide Mentor system helps you help new players in patch 9.0

With the launch of Shadowlands pre-patch on October 13, a new Mentor system will encourage veteran players to help newbies get started. Existing players can become Guides — as long…
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WoW

Andrew PowersOctober 8, 2020

Why delaying Shadowlands is a good sign from Blizzard

Shadowlands has potential to be a great expansion, but Shadowlands also has potential to be a problematic expansion. There are several new systems that are meant to change the…
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WoW

Andrew PowersOctober 20, 2020

Shadowlands introduces plenty of unique mounts sure to please the pickiest of mount collectors

The launch of Shadowlands grows ever closer, and with it comes all kinds of improvements, like a level squish, new zones, and class changes. But the most important thing…
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WoW

Andrew PowersSeptember 24, 2020

The Burning Crusade was merely a setback: Kael’thas returns to wreak havoc in Shadowlands

Kael’thas Sunstrider is famous for being a boss in The Burning Crusade — twice. He was the leader of the Blood Elves and Prince of Quel’Thalas, but he allied with…
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Discussion

Andrew PowersSeptember 28, 2020

What role should Garrosh Hellscream play in Shadowlands?

Each of the Afterlives videos included a well-known lore character from the past. The first two had someone that will play a role in Shadowlands, and the third had…
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WoW

Andrew PowersSeptember 22, 2020

Who is Draka? A deep dive into the Orc who will be leading us through Maldraxxus

Draka is a character who seems to have been created in Warcraft for a single, albeit important, purpose. And once that was served, might not have been needed for…
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Blizzard

Andrew PowersSeptember 14, 2020

What’s your favorite login screen from a Blizzard game or expansion?

The new login screen for Shadowlands has been released. No surprise, it shows the broken sky between the world of the dead and Azeroth, above Icecrown Citadel. You know,…
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WoW

Andrew PowersSeptember 14, 2020

Who is Ara’lon? Why this caretaker in Ardenweald has an Afterlives short dedicated to him

The first Afterlives animated shorts have focused on known characters in Warcraft lore, namely Uther and Draka. The newest one, Afterlives: Ardenweald, focused on a brand new character: Ara’lon.…
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