Sara Hanson

I'm an older dilettante gamer who has been playing Blizzard games since Diablo first launched. I run a World of Warcraft guild that has been around since Vanilla. I am also a long time role player on both sides of the GM screen and boardgamer. I'm an advocate for representation and accessibility in game design. I have cats. They're warm and fluffy.

Player Housing

Sara HansonOctober 14, 2026

Collecting new Player Housing decor in patch 12.1.5 will take us on a tour of past expansions

World of Warcraft Player Housing is getting mountains of new decor in patch 12.1.5. In addition to the new holiday decor and the new crafting recipes, there are also…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonOctober 8, 2026

New craftable Decor coming to Player Housing in World of Warcraft patch 12.1.5

Player Housing has touched so many other game systems within World of Warcraft, particularly crafting because every crafting profession can contribute some new decor to your in-game home. Combined…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonOctober 6, 2026

Hallow’s End brings spooky decor to use in your player housing

The World of Warcraft patch 12.1.5 PTR has a number of new Hallow’s End decor items tucked away in the Decor Catalog, which should go live with the patch…
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WoW Forever

Sara HansonOctober 12, 2026

Who are the Skyborne? Which classes or faction can I choose if I want to play Skyborne in WoW: Forever?

With the release of World of Warcraft: Forever we will see a new race called the Skyborne, an elven race who were descended from Highborne elven exiles who made…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonSeptember 13, 2026

World of Warcraft patch 12.2 Housing updates include multiselect and copy/paste functions

Towards the end of the World of Warcraft What’s Next panel at BlizzCon 2026 Jake Miller squeezed in a couple of housing system updates slated for Eclipse, patch 12.2, that…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonSeptember 11, 2026

Patch 12.1 brings new endeavors to our Neighborhoods (and new visitors for the old endeavors)

Six months in most people have seen the initial offerings of endeavor visitors in one of their neighborhoods, and patch 12.1 introduced even more. There are four new endeavor…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonSeptember 11, 2026

How to complete the Souvenir Seeker Player Housing achievements in the Tortollan Endeavor

World of Warcraft patch 12.1 brought several new Player Housing features, including the Tortollan-themed Vacation Season Endeavor. This event adds new achievements for both Alliance and Horde neighborhoods, but…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonSeptember 1, 2026

How to move the entrance to your home in World of Warcraft Player Housing

Player Housing enthusiasts were particularly excited for WoW patch 12.1, which would add the ability to move your home’s entrance, allowing you to build basements or simply change your…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonAugust 13, 2026

How to navigate the pitfalls of sharing, importing (and possibly even buying) Player Housing Blueprints

While some players have embraced Player Housing feature of World of Warcraft Midnight wholeheartedly, others have found the system very intimidating, and constantly compare themselves to the polished houses…
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Player Housing

Sara HansonAugust 11, 2026

How to use Blueprints in World of Warcraft Player Housing

World of Warcraft patch 12.1 adds one of the most requested features for the Player Housing system: Blueprints. This is Blizzard’s system for saving, storing, importing, and sharing housing…
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