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Suggested Reading: Of the mogu, the Shado-Pan, changes, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on July 4, 2013
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Know Your Lore: The Contradictions of the Mogu, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 7/3/13.

What were the mogu doing for all the years since their fall? Why were we told they could no longer use magic? How was Lei Shen the son of a mogu if they couldn’t reproduce?

Know Your Lore: Taran Zhu and the Shado-Pan, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/30/13.

Why is Taran Zhu so angry? Maybe he needs to be.

The Time Bomb Every Guild Leader Holds, Matticus, World of Matticus, 6/27/13.

How long until the guild collapses?

Patch 5.4 PTR patch notes updated with arena changes, class changes, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 7/1/13.

No more arena teams. Arenas work like rated battlegrounds now. In addition, Hymn of Hope now prioritizes healers!

Young Welsh player achieves Stood in the Fire every night, Lisa Poisso, WoW Insider, 7/3/13.

Why don’t I have Deathwing on my wall?

A legendary for all, courtesy of Wrathion, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/30/13.

It’s confirmed. We’re getting legendaries.

Suggested Reading: Of flex raids, patch 5.4, and D3

Posted by Peter (Devee) on June 13, 2013
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Flex Raiding – Too Little Too Late?, wolfgangcat, WoW Misadventures, 6/7/13.

I agree with him! The gear is worse than normal, but you need to have at least 10 people. Why would I run it then?

On raid lockouts, flexible raiding, and choice, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 6/8/13.

I disagree with many of Mr. Rossi’s points. I really need to make a post just on flex raids.

FlexRaids in 5.4, and LFR is apparently killing wow?, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 6/7/13.

TyphoonAndrew loves the addition of flex raids but defends the importance of LFR.

Maybe NORMAL Raiding Should Die, Prinnie Powah, That Was an Accident!, 6/7/13.

Here’s an interesting idea. Prinnie Powah wonders if normal mode should be removed and replaced by flex raids.

Patch 5.4 PTR: Proving Grounds, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

Finally! This sounds really exciting.

Patch 5.4 PTR: Challenge Mode titles for fastest clear times, Matt Low, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

If you have the fastest clear time for a Challenge Mode, you’ll be given a title specific to that Challenge Mode. As soon as you lose the fastest time, you’ll lose the title.

Patch 5.4 PTR Patch notes, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

Everything else about 5.4.

Know Your Lore: The legacy of the Mag’har, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/9/13.

The Red pox, the attack on Azeroth, Garrosh, and more.

Diablo 3’s new game directory outlines the future of the game, Auction House, Michael McWhertor, Polygon, 6/5/13.

Josh Mosqueira, the new game director of Diablo 3, wants items to feel meaningful and reduce “the impact of the Auction House.”

Suggested Reading: Of F2P crafting, Hearthstone, Molten Core, proposals, patches, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on March 28, 2013
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F2P and Crafting, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/21/13.

Rohan explains why crafting conflicts with monetization in F2P games.

Hearthstone Gameplay, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/24/13.

Another look at Hearthstone.

The beauty of classic WoW’s Molten Core, Sarah Pine, WoW Insider, 3/19/13.

If you joined late and have ever wondered what the big deal with Molten Core was, Sarah will tell you.

Oondasta in China is full of… tombstones, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 3/20/13.

This is my wallpaper at work now.

The quest of a lifetime, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 3/21/13.

A very cute marriage proposal.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s first expansion is BioWare’s hope to win back lapsed players, Griffin McElroy, Polygon, 3/25/13.

I’d give it a look, but we have too much content in WoW now!

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Azeroth, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 3/24/13.

What’s so special about Azeroth?

The OverAchiever: The game’s 13 vanished titles, Allison Robert, WoW Insider, 3/21/13.

Scarab Lord, Champiuon of the Naaru, Hand of A’dal, Argent Defender, Celestial Defender, Champion of Ulduar, Conqueror of Ulduar, Conqueror of Naxxramas, Death’s Demise, Grand Crusader, The Immortal, The Undying, The Magic Seeker, and Obsidian Slayer. And none of me.

Mantid Archaeology, Cymre, Bubbles of Mischief, 3/22/13.

Check out the sweet gun!

World of Warcraft Patch 5.3 PTR Patch Notes, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 3/22/13.

Heroic scenarios, loot specialization, bonus rolls with progressively better bonuses, removal of most resilience, gear scaling in PVP, and new BGs and scenarios.

Suggested Reading: Of patch 5.2, game concepts, DDO, D3, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on March 7, 2013
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Five reasons patch 5.2 will pull you back into WoW, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 3/6/13.

Harper provides a nice summary of 5.2 content.

Patch 5.2 official patch notes, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 3/5/13.

If Harper’s article isn’t enough information for you, this might be for you.

On the Broken Battleground Scaling of 5.2, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 3/7/13.

Cynwise looks at how battleground scaling has only made balance worse in the lower-level brackets.

Diablo 3, the Auction House, and Efficiency, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/2/13.

Rohan discusses the dangers of increasing efficiency too much. He also claims that there shouldn’t be shortcuts a game’s “central fun.” It’s a great idea. It also reminds me of some tweets I saw by Bennett (@bfod) who said “well, until they charged me money to skip over it, I wasn’t thinking of playing the game as being ‘grind’” and “since they’re charging money to skip it, I know it is grind. Even the developers think of it as grind. Playing it is a penalty.” He goes on to say “here’s how it works-if you pay to play more, you’re seeing play as being valuable. If you pay to play less, you’re thinking of it as a grind” (2/27/13).

Know Your Lore: Jaina Proudmoore and the Kirin Tor, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 3/3/13.

Wondering what’s up with Jaina lately? Then pay attention to the game you pay to play! Or read this.

Know Your Lore: Aethas Sunreaver and the founding of the Sunreaver Onslaught, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 3/6/13.

This guy got totally sweet this expansion. Yup.

The Decline of Rogues, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/3/13.

Rohan has some ideas on why rogues are on the decline.

Secret Areas of Warcraft: Where developers go to play, Sarah Pine, WoW Insider, 2/28/13.

Secrets always fascinate me.

What does legendary really mean?, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/28/13.

What legendary means has been changing.

Eberron and beyond: Seven years of Dungeon and Dragons Online, Justin Olivetti, Massively, 2/28/13.

Olivetti looks back at DDO.

Suggested Reading: Of pre-expansion patches, funny outfits, memorials, and GW2

Posted by Peter (Devee) on August 30, 2012
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Player memorial scheduled for Guild Wars 2’s Sanctum of Rall server on September 5th, Jef Reahard, Massively, 8/27/12.

Community member Roger “Oldroar” Rall passed away recently. A Guild Wars 2 server has been named in his honor, and an in-game memorial is taking place. If you’re interested, take a look at Massively’s source too.

Warlocks, Trash Your Keybinds, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 8/28/12.

This is actually good advice for every class in my opinion. A new expansion is a time to rethink how you play.

F2P, Subscriptions, Raiding, and Community, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/27/12.

Rohan makes some good observations about the current subscription policy for TOR. By making the game F2P but requiring raiders to subscribe, raid leaders can be assured that their raiders are actually committed to the game.

5.0.x and Mists of Pandaria: Holy and Discipline Priest Info, Matticus, World of Matticus, 8/27/12.

Matticus gives a great guide for healing priests in MoP.

What do I know about other classes and specs?, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 8/28/12.

TyphoonAndrew uses humor to show exactly what he knows about other classes. I feel the same way often.

Battle of Theramore scenario to launch Sept. 18, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/28/12.

Plenty of time for me to finish Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War.

WoW Archivist: A raid exploit compendium, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/24/12.

There’s something really exciting and mysterious about exploits in MMOs. They’re like legends that make me wonder what secrets are hidden within the game.

Around Azeroth: So your guild leader hates you, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 8/23/12.

I absolutely love this outfit and guild banner. So cute.

Patch 5.0.4 release patch notes, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 8/28/12.

Could be important. Who knows?

More Impressions of Guild Wars 2, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/26/12.

I thought this was a rather nice description of some elements of Guild Wars 2.