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Mists, Warlords, and Legion — what was the greatest era of modern WoW?
In the first half of this retrospective of all the eras of WoW, Wrath of the Lich King came out ahead as the early frontrunner. But…
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WoW Archivist: A Classic story about cross-faction communication (or lack thereof)
One of the longstanding and controversial principles of WoW has been the inability to talk to the other faction. There have been a few exceptions over…
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WoW Archivist: The best bugs and oversights in WoW’s long history
Last week after the first reset of Battle for Azeroth, some players found a very helpful gift waiting for them. If you completed a Mythic Keystone…
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WoW Archivist: Life in Classic’s patch 1.12
In a recent Dev Watercooler feature, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft Classic realms will run with a specific patch. Most players consider patch 1.12 to…
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WoW Archivist: Fury over Thori’dal
In the summer of 2008, the legendary bow Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, dropped for a guild called Vicarious on Area 52-US. There were two Hunters in the…
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WoW Archivist: Four classic ideas Battle for Azeroth should bring back
To me, Legion was far more nostalgic than the transparently nostalgia-driven Warlords of Draenor. The story in Legion evoked many of Burning Crusade’s themes and indeed built directly…
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WoW Archivist: Classic hassles
Executive Producer J. Allen Brack caught a lot of heat when he suggested four years ago that players didn't really want Classic realms. "You think you…
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WoW Archivist: Playable races
With BlizzCon 2017 rapidly approaching, much of the buzz about this one is what the next WoW expansion will offer. As with every expansion, many leaks…
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WoW Archivist: In defense of Cataclysm
Seven years ago this fall Cataclysm struck WoW. With a patch called simply “The Shattering,” the Azeroth that we had leveled and reveled in since 2004…
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WoW Archivist: Icecrown Citadel
Was any raid in WoW ever anticipated as voraciously as Icecrown Citadel? Players had been eager to face the Lich King in person since the game…
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