Warcraft
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How much should game companies control what can be said in general chat?
In online games with a multitude of players, one great feature is to meet other people in an open discussion, talk about the game you are playing, and learn from one another. Many times,…
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When is the Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 release date? Phase 3 is now live, with new raids opening on January 27
The PTR for The Burning Crusade Classic has been out since December. Blizzard has now officially announced Phase 3 will launch in two parts. The PVP portion will launch on January 17. The raid…
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How World of Warcraft could possibly improve PUG experience by stealing an idea from other MMOs
With the release of Endwalker last month I’ve been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIV, and one of the activities I’ve devoted more time to is group content — not only the FFXIV version of World…
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What do you think Azshara is up to?
When we last saw Azshara back in patch 8.3, we had freed her from Dark Inquisitor Xanesh and in payment she gave us Xal’atath as means of defeating N’Zoth. We then let her go…
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What’s the best tie-in media for a video game?
The subtitle to this post could just be and why is it Arcane because Arcane is one of, if not the, best video game tie-in stories I’ve ever seen Yes, even better than The Last Guardian, my…
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What if player housing in WoW let us help each other fix the world of Azeroth?
World of Warcraft players have been debating the merits of player housing since the game came out in 2004. I’m generally a supporter of the concept, but I think it needs to be more…
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What moments in games have emotionally affected you?
Sometimes our games — the ones we play, that become part of our lives — can actually get under our skin. Whether it be something exciting and enjoyable, like the way I felt when…
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Ways World of Warcraft could keep factions but let us play with all our friends
I think at this point the Horde and Alliance need to exist as separate and somewhat adversarial entities in World of Warcraft. I haven’t always thought so, and if we were in 2004 and…
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What makes a good villain in a game?
Why do I love Illidan as the bad guy of The Burning Crusade more than almost any other villain in World of Warcraft? Certainly more than the Jailer, who is basically just a walking plot device,…
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Can Blizzard really ever balance the Mage Tower? Maybe.
One of the big announcements for Shadowlands patch 9.1.5 was the return of the Mage Tower challenge alongside Legion Timewalking. The single-player challenge of Mage Tower had reached iconic status in the World of Warcraft community…
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