Christian Thoma

Christian Thoma @Kalcheus — Christian lives in North Carolina with his wife (gorgeous), son (lovable), and dog (dozing). Better known as Kalcheus and occasionally Chrth, he has been playing World of Warcraft since 2008 and is just as bad now as when he started. A huge fan of D&D since the red box days, he is currently in therapy for his crippling addiction to Norse-themed 5E campaign settings. Stuff he writes that isn't good enough for BlizzardWatch gets dropped off at Kalcheus.com instead.

WoW

Who is Ve’nari, and can we really trust her?

by Christian Thoma on February 8, 2021 at 6:00pm @Kalcheus

Of all the mysteries still lingering at the end of the 9.0 Shadowlands quests, probably the most intriguing is the situation regarding Ve'nari, a Broker who has survived alone in the Maw for a long time and now considers us her willing partner -- until such time as one of us betrays the other.

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Discussion

What are your favorite features of the Covenant Sanctums?

by Christian Thoma on February 3, 2021 at 8:00am @Kalcheus

Last Friday, Blizzard made a balance pass on the Adventure Table for the Covenants, and while I haven't been enamored with the feature, writing about it got me thinking about the other Sanctum Upgrades, and which ones I am enjoying in Shadowlands.

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WoW

Adventure Table finally gets a balance pass, but is it too little, too late?

by Christian Thoma on February 1, 2021 at 1:00pm @Kalcheus

This past Friday, Blizzard announced immediate hotfixes to the Shadowlands version of the Mission Table, rechristened the Adventure Table.

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Discussion

How’s your experience been with Hearthstone’s new Rewards Track?

by Christian Thoma on January 29, 2021 at 8:00am @Kalcheus

With the release last week of the Darkmoon Races mini-set for the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion, I thought now would be a good time to talk about its new Battle Pass-style mechanic and see how everyone's doing with it.

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Blizzard

Five things we want to see at BlizzConline

by Christian Thoma on January 28, 2021 at 4:00pm @Kalcheus

With almost -- or perhaps only -- three weeks to go until BlizzConline, it's time to start thinking about all the wonderful news and previews we'll see at the (free!) online event.

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WoW

Covenant Pets are super cute… but you have to be in the Covenant to summon or pet battle with them

by Christian Thoma on January 27, 2021 at 4:00pm @Kalcheus

We finally hit Renown 27, letting us purchase -- for Anima and Grateful Offerings -- some of the cutest pets that Shadowlands has to offer (I'm particular fond of Sinheart, myself).

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Off Topic

What we know about Riot’s forthcoming RPG, Ruined King: a League of Legends Story

by Christian Thoma on January 26, 2021 at 2:00pm @Kalcheus

When Riot Forge announced a turn-based RPG set in the League of Legends universe back in December 2019, frankly, I greeted it with a shrug.

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Overwatch 2

How to earn and use the new Priority Pass in Overwatch

by Christian Thoma on January 21, 2021 at 4:00pm @Kalcheus

In the latest Overwatch Developer Update video, a clean-shaven Jeff Kaplan discussed an upcoming feature for Overwatch matchmaking called the Priority Pass.

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WoW