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What Activision Blizzard title(s) would you most like to see Microsoft bring back from the dead?
Of the many conversations and "what ifs" currently being thrown around after the surprise reveal that Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard, the topic of long-forgotten games coming back from the dead has been one of the more fun ones to think about.
Why do you think Blizzard hasn’t gotten back into the TTRPG space?
Back in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Blizzard had several TTRPG products out -- from licensed Diablo properties from Wizards of the Coast themselves to the Warcraft/ World of Warcraft Roleplaying Game.
What does it mean to play to earn instead of playing to have fun?
I've been mulling this one over ever since the president of Square Enix, Yosuke Matsuda, penned this missive on the subject, and I'm no closer to a real understanding of how it is a good idea to move away from the model of people playing games because they are an enjoyable pastime and towards a model that says you should be playing games to get a tangible reward.
How do you think Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard will affect the games we love?
I am still, one day later, absolutely gobsmacked by the news that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for slightly less than $70 billion USD.
What do you think about difficulty modes in games?
I'm legally blind, the result of a condition called retinopathy that is causing the blood vessels in my retina to, well, explode.
Which upcoming Blizzard game are you most excited for?
They probably won't be here anytime soon — we know for a fact that some of Blizzard's biggest titles that are still in development, like Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, won't be released in 2022.
What features would you like to see World of Warcraft implement in order to revisit the past?
The header screenshot isn't mine; I had to ask around to see if anyone who hangs around Blizzard Watch had a copy of their Death Knight receiving their Legion Class Hall Mount, and commenter Mistah Jay was generous enough to oblige.
How do you deal with failure?
I cannot play a ranged caster class in almost any game.
Where do you want the next WoW expansion to take us?
Shadowlands heads towards its denouement, as does the current story arc, which started with Legion, five-and-a-half years ago.
What makes a game replayable?
It's fair to say I have played the various games of the Mass Effect series multiple times.
