Warcraft
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Ion Hazzikostas says destructible Conduit system won’t go live, leaving us with more questions
For some folks, the upcoming design of Conduits as part of World of Warcraft’s next expansion Shadowlands has been a concern, and there’s been some debate about if it makes sense if they could be permanently…
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Death loas and dead people trying to kill them: A guide to the characters of Shadowlands prequel novel Shadows Rising
So, in case you missed it, Blizzard is releasing another prequel novel that will tie the World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth into Shadowlands the way Before The Storm tied Legion into Battle for…
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If you were going to adapt a Blizzard game to a tabletop RPG, which one would it be, and what system would you use?
I have been dying to do a tabletop RPG adaptation of Overwatch using the Mutants and Masterminds system for years now. I think it would be perfect. You’d make your own hero, using M&M‘s system to generate their…
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What Hearthstone content do you want to see in World of Warcraft?
This week has included the announcement of Scholomance Academy, a new expansion for Hearthstone that brings the accouterments of higher learning and alma mater spirit to Azeroth. Like much of the content introduced in Hearthstone, this…
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What’s happening to Calia Menethil in Shadowlands, and how did she get there?
Spoilers for the Shadowlands expansion in this post. The forgotten princess of Lordaeron has come home. It remains to be seen how she will be received by the Forsaken at large, but for now,…
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How would you fix WoW’s intra-expansion scaling problem?
World of Warcraft has a problem with how much we scale during an expansion. When my latest alt made that final ding in the sands of Vol’dun, he was at item level 278. My…
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Who will lead the Forsaken in Shadowlands?
When we saw the Maw open up on the Shadowlands alpha, a lot of us noticed Calia Menethil conspicuously standing over by the Horde leaders. Between that and her appearance in Shadows Rising following along with…
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Who is the Pantheon of Death in Shadowlands?
In recent interviews, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has mentioned a Pantheon of Death in Shadowlands. This is not addressed specifically in the alpha, and can only be pieced together from interviews so far. As…
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Archaeology will not receive updates in Shadowlands — and maybe that’s a good thing
Calm down, this does not mean Blizzard is removing Archaeology from the game the way they removed First Aid. Conversely, maybe you should be upset — after Archaeology’s incarnation in Battle for Azeroth, that…
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How would you feel if Shadowlands ended up being the Light vs. Void expansion?
World of Warcraft Legion was mostly about… well, about the Legion. And then in the final patch there was a heavy theme of Light versus Shadow. Suddenly we were shown that the Light wasn’t…
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