Sara Hanson

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.

The War Within

How to unlock the new Warband campsites in World of Warcraft patch 11.1

by Sara Hanson on February 20, 2025 at 8:00am

One of the most exciting features of World of Warcraft: The War Within was the introduction of Warbands, which (among other things) show off our favorite characters sitting around a campfire at login.

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Discussion

How are you going with your New Year’s Resolutions?

by Sara Hanson on January 30, 2025 at 8:00am

We’re almost at the end of January 2025 -- no, it really isn’t the 1,432nd of March 2020… sorry Liz P.

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WoW

It’s hard to find a good guild, but VISAGE helps connect women and gender minorities with friendly guilds

by Sara Hanson on January 28, 2025 at 8:00am

I've been a guild leader for over a decade now, leading a medium-sized World of Warcraft AOTC raiding guild that's LGBT and ND friendly.

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Warcraft

WoW’s 20th anniversary event may be over, but the Felcycle mount (and Detective title) are still available

by Sara Hanson on January 9, 2025 at 3:00pm

Even though WoW's 20th anniversary event is now over, its secrets remain.

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Discussion

What’s the dumbest way you have died in World of Warcraft?

by Sara Hanson on January 2, 2025 at 8:00am

Character death has been a core mechanic in video games since their inception.

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What are your New Year’s gaming resolutions? (And how many of them involve playing more games in 2025?)

by Sara Hanson on December 31, 2024 at 8:00am

2024 was a difficult year in our household for many reasons.

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WoW

Your transmog is cute, but have you considered adding a shoulder rat? Here are some cuddly buddies you can wear.

by Sara Hanson on December 13, 2024 at 10:00am

Among the many rabbit holes the Secret Finding Discord has gone through while trying to solve the current step of the Felcycle secret in World of Warcraft led people to explore whether we needed to complete a step while we had a rat on our shoulder.

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The War Within

Everything you’ll need to collect before starting the Felcycle mount secret journey (that we know of, so far)

by Sara Hanson on December 4, 2024 at 9:00am

As part of the World of Warcraft 20th Anniversary, a Secrets of Azeroth bonus event was released that rewards Incognitro, the Indecipherable Felcycle and the Feat of Strength achievement Ratts' Revenge.

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