Discussion
How do you fit in a little fun when you feel crummy?
Bodies are complicated.
What’s your favorite gaming-related April Fool’s joke?
I'm really not a fan of April Fool's Day, or frankly pranks of any sort -- all too often it's at someone's expense, or to make people feel gullible, or sometimes to actually hurt someone.
What would your dream remaster or remake be?
For a lot of people, the announcement of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake was their dream -- the old classic getting a graphical update and a story that feels fresh but still contains all the elements they expected from their childhood crush all grown up and dressed sharp.
How do you feel about Syvlanas’s fate after the epilogue cinematics?
Spoiler warning: While the post itself is vague, be aware comments may contain spoilers for the Shadowlands epilogue cinematics.
How would you change raiding in World of Warcraft?
Raiding in World of Warcraft has seen a lot of ups and downs over the years, starting off as a massive undertaking that required up to 40 people and evolving through the 10 and 25 man raid sizes of The Burning Crusade up into the current flexible/ 20 player Mythic sizes we have today.
What games have used borrowed-power systems — like Legion’s Artifacts — well?
World of Warcraft has embraced Borrowed Power systems repeatedly since 2016's Legion expansion, to the point where both Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands have had multiple such systems within them.
How do you approach playing alts in MMOs?
It's kind of a running joke that I have a lot of Warriors in World of Warcraft, but the fact is, I've always just enjoyed that class the most out of any that the game offers.
What games just hit that perfect dopamine spot in your brain?
Honestly, one of the reasons I'm still playing Diablo 3 all these years later (it came out in 2012) is because it still has this perfect gameplay loop that sparks a mellow, relaxed feeling for me.
How does a game’s UI affect the actual gameplay experience for you?
One of the things that really makes it hard for me to play WoW Classic is the UI.
What type of world-first race would you want to compete in?
The world-first Mythic Raid race is still going on.