Andrew Powers

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

Dracthyr Evokers have more mobility than any other class — here’s everything they can do

by Andrew Powers on July 28, 2022 at 2:00pm

Which class has the best mobility in World of Warcraft?

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WoW

Recrafting, crafting, and the new Artisan’s Mettle reagent come to professions in Dragonflight

by Andrew Powers on July 18, 2022 at 3:00pm

Professions in Dragonflight are seeing a lot of changes -- Blizzard already released a two-part post about them, and more are sure to come.

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Transmog

Profession equipment in Dragonflight gives you stats to craft better, and more importantly look good doing it

by Andrew Powers on July 18, 2022 at 10:00am

The biggest issue with professions in WoW will finally be solved in Dragonflight with the introduction of profession equipment, which will help characters look the part, as well as provide actual bonuses to the professions.

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WoW

Alchemy (and raiding) is changing: Flasks are going away in Dragonflight, replaced by new Phials

by Andrew Powers on July 11, 2022 at 11:00am

The beta for Dragonflight will see some significant changes for World of Warcraft, including a much-anticipated rework to professions which add work orders, crafting difficulty, and quality levels.

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WoW

Patch 9.2.7 brings cross-realm commodities to the Auction House

by Andrew Powers on July 5, 2022 at 6:00pm

World of Warcraft Shadowlands patch 9.2.7 is currently on the PTR, and one interesting new feature in testing is an unexpected change to the auction house.

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Mobile

How leveling and advancement works in Warcraft Arclight Rumble

by Andrew Powers on June 20, 2022 at 10:00am

Warcraft Arclight Rumble is still in beta, but the limited glimpse we've seen has given us a taste of how leveling works.

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Mobile

What you can and can’t buy with money, and how currency works in Warcraft Arclight Rumble

by Andrew Powers on June 16, 2022 at 4:00pm

Warcraft Arclight Rumble is (technically) Blizzard's first Warcraft title built first and foremost with mobile in mind and -- especially with Diablo Immortal's current reception -- has a lot of weight already on its shoulders.

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Hearthstone

The Hearthstone Mercenaries advancement system just feels bad… and it feels worse with every Mercenary added

by Andrew Powers on June 6, 2022 at 10:00am

When Mercenaries launched as a new mode for Hearthstone, there were a lot of factors about it that seemed like it might be better, or at least more sustainable, than the main Hearthstone game.

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WoW