Scott F. Andrews

Scott F. Andrews is a 13-year veteran of Blizzard Watch and its previous incarnation. He's been a Blizzard fan since the day he first logged into WoW in 2004. He is the author of The Guild Leader's Handbook, based on his long-running Officers' Quarters column. Scott enjoys reading and writing fiction, drinking craft beer, and traveling the world. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, son, and chihuahua.

BlizzCon

Scott F. AndrewsNovember 2, 2018

Patch 8.1: Tides of Vengeance releases December 11

During the BlizzCon 2018 World of Warcraft What’s Next panel, Ion Hazzikostas announced the release date for Battle for Azeroth‘s next big update: December 11, just about five weeks…
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Diablo

Scott F. AndrewsMay 31, 2022

Diablo Immortal is coming to your phone, lets you slay demons anywhere

At BlizzCon 2018’s Opening Ceremony, principal game designer Wyatt Cheng concluded the panel by revealing Diablo Immortal, a brand new mobile game in the action RPG franchise. It will…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsOctober 28, 2018

WoW Archivist: 10 tips to survive the Classic demo

BlizzCon is so close now! With it, attendees and Virtual Ticket holders will have (limited) access to the World of Warcraft Classic demo. It’ll take place from levels 15-19…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsSeptember 10, 2018

WoW Archivist: The best bugs and oversights in WoW’s long history

Last week after the first reset of Battle for Azeroth, some players found a very helpful gift waiting for them. If you completed a Mythic Keystone during Legion‘s final…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsJuly 23, 2018

WoW Archivist: The first pre-expansion events

Battle for Azeroth launches in less than a month, and the pre-patch event has officially begun! These preview events have always been part of WoW, starting with the very…
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Editorial

Scott F. AndrewsJune 29, 2018

Everything players feared about Artifacts has come true

Our supporters got to see this post last week, but now we’re opening it up to everyone. Enjoy! When Legion was announced at Gamescom, minds were blown. Every spec…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsJune 24, 2018

WoW Archivist: Life in Classic’s patch 1.12

In a recent Dev Watercooler feature, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft Classic realms will run with a specific patch. Most players consider patch 1.12 to be the definitive…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsMay 25, 2018

WoW Archivist: Fury over Thori’dal

In the summer of 2008, the legendary bow Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, dropped for a guild called Vicarious on Area 52-US. There were two Hunters in the raid. Vicarious Master…
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WoW

Scott F. AndrewsApril 11, 2018

Why is Blizzard back to pruning in Battle for Azeroth?

In Warlords of Draenor, Blizzard began what they called “ability pruning.” For better or worse, the developers decided that classes just had too many buttons to press. They wanted…
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WoW Archivist

Scott F. AndrewsFebruary 6, 2018

WoW Archivist: Four classic ideas Battle for Azeroth should bring back

To me, Legion was far more nostalgic than the transparently nostalgia-driven Warlords of Draenor. The story in Legion evoked many of Burning Crusade’s themes and indeed built directly on that story.…
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