Discussion
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.
Why do (or don’t) you play tabletop RPGs?
One of the reasons I can't quit tabletop role-playing games, even with all the video games I play, is because I can't get past the human factor that occurs in said tabletop games.
What mechanic or gameplay element makes a game less attractive to you?
I have played a mountain of video games, especially role playing games like the Baldur's Gate series -- the old-school, isometric style of gameplay where the map is static and combat is turn based.
How many games is too many games?
Have you ever encountered the term Tsundoku?