Discussion
What makes a game something everyone recommends to you?
With gamescom in full swing, we've seen a lot of demos, trailers, cinematics, and previews, running the gamut from the new AAA behemoth games like Starfield and Diablo 4, all the way through charming high-concept indies we'd never heard of before.
How much is too much to do in-game?
There is an entire science in game design on how to get players to spend more time in-game.
How do you feel about visual novels as a gaming experience?
While it seems like everybody else was excited for Baldur's Gate 3 this month, I actually had my eye on two very different games: Stray Gods and Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.
What are your “safety valve” games? What do you play to shut your brain off and unwind?
I might be unusual for this, but there are games I play to simply unwind and vent.
What games were you looking forward to playing before they were cancelled?
2023 has been a pretty stellar year in gaming so far thanks to releases like Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4, and Baldur's Gate 3 (just to name a few).
How do you deal with gaming paralysis?
There are three related kinds of gaming paralysis -- or, at least.
What would you like to see us do after World of Warcraft: Dragonflight?
I keep thinking about what the next expansion for World of Warcraft will be, where it will take us, and what we'll be doing once we get there.
How does an MMO’s level of “massive” or “multiplayer” affect your engagement with its content?
There are so many MMORPGs on the market compared to even just a few years ago, and yet sometimes you have to wonder how often the "massively multiplayer" element actually comes into play.
What’s your favorite WoW expansion and why?
I ask myself often which World of Warcraft expansion is my favorite, because I don't know the answer.
When do you expect to see Dragonflight patch 10.2? And how does BlizzCon play into your prediction?
Patch 10.1.7 for Dragonflight will be releasing the week of September 5 and that gives us an opportunity to deduce when patch 10.2 may be arriving later this year.