Warcraft
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The lore behind the Battle for Mount Hyjal raid
The history and lore of Warcraft has usually been defined by eras of war. As the portal from Draenor opened onto the Kingdom of Stormwind, The First War began as a conflict between Orcs…
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You’ll be able to get an infinite Augment Rune and lots of other cool stuff from Enlightened reputation in patch 9.2
A recurring stat-boosting item that appeared in every expansion from Mists of Pandaria and Legion will make its return in Shadowlands patch 9.2. By working on your reputation with The Enlightened, a new faction…
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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…
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Lore reveals in patch 9.2 could irrevocably alter the World of Warcraft
I’ve been thinking a lot about the story reveals in patch 9.2 and all of the tantalizing bits of narrative we’re getting from dataminers. All of that has me really wondering what we’re going…
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How do you deal with failure?
I cannot play a ranged caster class in almost any game. I’ve tried it in World of Warcraft, I’ve tried it in Skyrim, in Wrath of the Righteous, in various iterations of Dungeons and Dragons, I’ve even…
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Game choice can get overwhelming — even if it’s just a cosmetic choice
I love having more options when playing a game, and yet, I often find the options a bit too much. When World of Warcraft introduced extra options in character creation with the arrival of Shadowlands, I…
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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. Patch 9.2 shouldn’t be too far — we might be finally dealing with Zovaal, and concluding…
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Say goodbye to Shards of Domination in patch 9.2
If you’ve been running content from Shadowlands patch 9.1, specifically the Sanctum of Domination raid, then you’re probably familiar with Shards of Domination are, and since it’s tied so closely to patch 9.1, it…
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What makes a game replayable?
It’s fair to say I have played the various games of the Mass Effect series multiple times. I’ve even played Mass Effect Andromeda like four times. And it’s far from the only game I’ve replayed…
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If you like a challenge, WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery has Hardcore Raids where death means deleting your character
I’ve said before that World of Warcraft should steal more ideas from the Diablo franchise, and the WoW Classic Season of Mastery has done exactly that, introducing the Soul of Iron buff/Tarnished Soul debuff system to make Hardcore…
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