Sara Hanson
How did your hobbies change during the pandemic?
Outside of playing video games, my main hobbies would be board gaming, cross stitching, and reading. You would think that needlecraft and reading would have been ideal stay-at-home hobbies — and superficially they are — except that I almost entirely lost the ability to focus for the length of time required to enjoy either.
How to get around in Sanctuary and master travel in Diablo 4
Sanctuary is a big place, and the world of Diablo 4 is larger than any previous Diablo games — even though we're only seeing the continent of Estuar.
Gaming can be a challenge when you experience overstimulation — but there are ways to reduce its effects
Though our understanding of sensation, stimuli, and pain is mostly in the trial-and-error stage still, the differences between boring, interesting, overstimulating, or painful are technically only a matter of intensity and degree.
What draws you to Hardcore modes in games? What would it take for you to try if you never have?
Hardcore mode owes a lot to early video game design with games like Rogue or even arcade games like Space Invaders, where the goal was to get as far through the game as you possibly could without dying.
Where to find Whispering Keys to open Silent Chests in Diablo 4
You'll find a peculiar type of locked chest scattered around Sanctuary in Diablo 4: the Silent Chest, secured shut with a chain and a padlock.
What are World Tiers in Diablo 4? What tier should I choose for leveling?
Since the earliest incarnations of Diablo, the game has had some kind of difficulty level that the player can select to increase the challenge of the game, and in Diablo 4, you set your difficulty by selecting a World Tier.
What preparations are you making for the Diablo 4 launch?
It’s like Christmas is coming.
How to earn the most profession Knowledge Points in Dragonflight
Dragonflight made professions much more interesting — but also much harder to level.
How do you respond to toxic behavior in gaming and fandom?
Blizzard is getting ready to launch the newest chapter in the Diablo franchise, lots of people are talking about whether the game will be ready and stable for launch, and all I can think about is whether the authentication servers will be DDOSd again like seemingly every major gaming release in the last decade.
From Murphy’s to Moore’s — what are your favorite (or most encountered) internet “Laws”?
I’m not talking about having the FBI rock up on your doorstep because you did something you shouldn’t have in a game — maybe you just streamed a session of your favorite game and forgot to mute the music.
