Okay, let me just get it out of the way up front -- I've never liked any RPG published as much as I liked the boxed Dungeons and Dragons basic set when I got it in the early 80s.

Yesterday, Blizzard opened up the ability to create a character -- and thus reserve a name -- on WoW Classic servers.

Blizzard released a WoW Classic Primer for New Players.

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I’ve been playing a Rogue since Burning Crusade and after watching the new NPCs in Boralus and elsewhere, I just have to express the keen amounts of envy I feel whenever I see an NPC indulging in a little knife tossing. I mean…why can’t I do that? Should player characters get new idle animation updates every now and again? If it means I can twirl my daggers around, I’m all for it, I’m just saying.

One of the best addons you can install in WoW Classic is WeakAuras.

The Eternal Palace is full of colorful characters and creatures.

Back in the day -- "the day" being late 2004 to early 2007, when World of Warcraft didn't have any expansions yet -- the choice of what race to play was a lot simpler and also a ton more complicated.

Ready for another trip down memory lane?

Beelieve it or not but honey bees are fascinating little creatures.

Part of the allure and nostalgia from original WoW were the connections players made as they were navigating the game for the first time.