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Wishful Thinking: A Truly Random Dungeon
Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 17 Comments
In addition to World of Warcraft, I’ve found myself playing a couple of “loot whore” games lately, and they’ve got me thinking about the balance between static and continually-generated end-game content. These sorts of things can be important when considering how entertained or bored your ... More
3.3: Character Creation Changes May Hint At Expansion Beta
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 - 8 Comments
Hackers get a bad rap. Sure, some of them do it for dubious reasons, but others do it for the fun — to see if they can pull something off, explore a system, or get access to information that people otherwise wouldn’t have. Data-mining, as ... More
Twitter Developer Chat Highlights
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 - 10 Comments
The developer chat we told you about a few days ago has come and gone, and I bet you’re wondering: what undoubtedly delicious morsels of information do we have for you to consume? Well, I’m afraid it’s not quite the feast that we had hoped, ... More
Hallow’s End 2009: Why No Goblin or Worgen Masks?
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Before we had any confirmation at Blizzcon that Goblins and Worgens would be introduced as playable races in WoW Cataclysm, we had a plethora of speculation that that might be the case. If you recall, it all started with the discovery of four new textures ... More
Wishful Thinking: Quest Collector
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - 15 Comments
Wishful Thinking is a column for the theorycrafting behind World of Warcraft. No, not the number crunching madness perfected by the folks at ElitistJerks, but the features, abilities, and design ideas that the Project Lore writers conjure from their squishy pink stuff. Well, readers. I don’t ... More
PTR 3.3: The Guards, They Are A-Changin’
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 - 32 Comments
The jury’s still out on whether or not Garrosh Hellscream is truly a dangerous man. Sure, he’s pushy, belligerent, hot-headed, and more than a little racist, but he seems to honestly believe that what he’s doing is best for the Orcish people. And yet, we know ... More
Stranglethorn Reborn
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - 13 Comments
At BlizzCon, we learned that parts of Azeroth would be reshaped as Deathwing broke the the Plane of Earth and shattered the world. Azshara, The Barrens, Ashenvale, Desolace, and several more were showcased, both in panels and in the trailer for Cataclysm released during the ... More
Alex Afrasiabi Talks Cataclysm With Gamasutra
Friday, September 25th, 2009 - 8 Comments
Gamasutra’s Chris Remo recently sat down with Alex Afrasiabi to chat about some of the design philosophy behind the upcoming expansion. Though Afrasiabi might not be the household name that a Samwise Didier, Tom Chilton, or Mike Morhaime is, you might start to hear it ... More
Strange Messages Appear On Warcraft Twitter
Friday, September 11th, 2009 - 10 Comments
And I thought the possible announcement of in-game prizes was an exciting enough reason to start following Warcraft on Twitter! Not but a few minutes ago was a new, tantalizing hook posted to the game’s page, and it says the following: The mysteries of the Abyssal ... More
Blue Stew: 9/3/09
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 - 14 Comments
Blue Stew is a new daily column bringing you a delicious concoction of developer news, thoughts, and opinions straight from the boiling pot that is the official World of Warcraft forums. The highlights of each day include additional commentary by Project Lore staff. It’s a surprisingly ... More