loot
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WoW
How to get gear in The Great Vault in The War Within
The War Within is bringing some changes to The Great Vault, making it a bit easier to earn a weekly piece of high-level gear. Players will…
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Diablo 4
Get better odds of specific gear drops by farming the right Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4
There’s no secret that one of the appeals in Diablo 4 is loot, but as much as we all love that little hit of dopamine from the…
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Discussion
How random should randomized loot be in a game?
Playing World of Warcraft, I am often struck by how ludicrous it can seem when a piece of gear shows up more often than you’d expect. I think…
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Discussion
What are some IRL habits you’ve picked up from playing games?
Video games provide us a lot — they act as areas where we discover community over love of a mutual game, they provide us memorable experiences…
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Discussion
What specific piece of loot are you chasing and how long have you been chasing it?
Everyone has a piece of loot they set their sights on. Sometimes, that loot eludes them for extended periods of time — in World of Warcraft,…
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Discussion
What do you do with all that junk inside your virtual trunk?
Like many in our community, I’ve been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla (okay, late vanilla). While alts have come and go, my two…
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WoW
Blizzard may be bringing back Master Loot (or something very much like it)
Does World of Warcraft need to bring back Master Looter? A lot of players miss it and want that system back, which may come as a surprise…
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WoW
Updated Great Vault rewards should make opening your weekly vault a little more rewarding
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a post about the Great Vault and how it doesn’t work as bad luck protection. Since then,…
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Discussion
What would you change about loot systems and RNG in modern MMOs?
While playing on my Monk the other day, I saw another leather-wearing player rocking some really nice-looking pants. I learned that those pants drop from Oranomonos,…
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Discussion
How much loot is too much (or too little) loot?
In Battle for Azeroth, the loot flowed like water. Drops in dungeons and raids were plentiful. World Quests gave mountains of loot, and plenty of upgrades.…
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