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 Classic

Andrew PowersJanuary 18, 2022

When is the Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 release date? Phase 3 is now live, with new raids opening on January 27

The PTR for The Burning Crusade Classic has been out since December. Blizzard has now officially announced Phase 3 will launch in two parts. The PVP portion will launch…
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Discussion

Andrew PowersDecember 30, 2021

How do you feel about digital game copies vs. physical ones?

The holidays are nearly over, and for gamers that means one thing — playing all the games we received. We make shopping easy for family, because we have a…
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WoW

Andrew PowersDecember 14, 2021

How to run Legion Timewalking dungeons and the Mage Tower, now live

The long-awaited Legion Timewalking, which includes some unique Timewalking activities that you’ll only find during Legion Timewalking, finally comes to World of Warcraft today. During the initial event, the usual…
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Video Games

Andrew PowersDecember 7, 2021

Tired of WoW patch 9.1.5? There are plenty of new MMO and multiplayer games to play in December

There’s been an absence of new content lately for World of Warcraft players. Even the latest patch was mostly about quality of life improvements and cosmetic changes, without anything…
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Discussion

Andrew PowersNovember 30, 2021

What real-life fun facts have you learned as a result of playing video games?

When developers make a video game, they do research. From architecture to fashion, culture, and lore, often this is based on the real world and then changed — sometimes…
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Discussion

Andrew PowersNovember 23, 2021

How should an MMO celebrate its own anniversary? What cool things should players be able to do and earn?

The 17th anniversary event for World of Warcraft is currently underway and will continue to be so until early December. Therese’s something new, as well as plenty brought back…
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WoW

Andrew PowersNovember 29, 2021

How to transfer Anima to alts (or alternate Covenants) in patch 9.1.5

Have you ever looked at the pile of Anima on your main and wished there was a way to send Anima to your undersupplied alts, or bring it with…
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WoW

Andrew PowersNovember 2, 2021

Everything we know about WoW patch 9.1.5

Shadowlands patch 9.1.5 is now live and with it comes a lot of quality of life improvements. These in-between patches tend to focus on improving things already in the…
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Discussion

Andrew PowersNovember 1, 2021

Why isn’t Day of the Dead a bigger holiday in the Shadowlands?

This week sees the return of a small celebration in World of Warcraft, Day of the Dead. This is a couple days of celebrating the deceased in Azeroth and…
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Hearthstone

Andrew PowersOctober 25, 2021

Are you only getting coins in your Hearthstone Mercenaries packs? This is why.

Early on with Hearthstone Mercenaries, it was believed that every pack would contain at least one rare card or better. Looking at the listed drop rates on the Mercenaries…
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