Mechanics

Lately I’ve been playing a lot of It Takes Two and it has made me reflect on the types of game mechanics that I really enjoy.

My various Warriors absolutely want the Barbarian's Arsenal system from the Diablo 4 beta I played at BlizzCon 2019.

Rules are almost a necessity for games, but especially for role playing games, where you're essentially playing make believe but you want to avoid the I shot you!

Spell Schools are coming to Hearthstone, and based on the card reveals from the Forged in the Barrens set, we can see how this new mechanic could change the game, even before we take our new cards for a spin.

Warlords had the garrison, Legion had the Order Hall and the Artifacts.

One of the responses that I saw from the last column was a question about what in the world Enhancement Shaman is going to look like post-Legion.

In a recent interview, developer Ion Hazzikostas discusses further content after patch 6.2 and no return to the days of flight.