wrath of the lich king
PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated (Build 10747)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 16 Comments
It’s that time again! The patch notes of have been updated, and even though the PTR servers are down for the moment, I’m sure it won’t be too long before we can get our hands on it. In addition to the usual round of class ... More
PTR 3.3: Valithria Dreamwalker Raid Encounter [Video]
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - 10 Comments
It’s been a long, long week on the PTR, and the final night of raid testing on the current schedule featured Valithria Dreamwalker, a member of the Green Dragonflight held captive by the Lich King for experimentation and, most likely, a Frostwyrm-style transformation (don’t they ... More
PTR 3.3: Sindragosa Raid Encounter [Video]
Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 9 Comments
The dreaded frostwyrm Sindragosa was tested on US PTR realms Thursday, and boy was she one stone-cold mamma-jamma! After being nearly incapacitated by Deathwing, thrown halfway across the world, and left for dead by everyone (including her beloved master, Malygos), I’d be more than a ... More
Some Thoughts On The New Badge System
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 - 27 Comments
There once was a time when earning a badge meant slogging through a 5-man dungeon over the span of a couple hours, or spending an entire night on downing two or three bosses in a raid. And it was a really long haul towards the ... More
Is Arthas Capable of Redemption?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 - 48 Comments
This post may contain spoilers for anyone who hasn’t played through the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. With the beginnings of Icecrown Citadel now on the PTR, it seems that the death of Arthas is on a lot of peoples’ minds. If you’ve been playing ... More
The Dance Studio: It’s (Probably) Still Coming!
Monday, September 21st, 2009 - 7 Comments
I’m constantly amazed at the sorts of things that can be found by digging through patches. The disparate elements that come together to form what we all know as Azeroth are split into thousands of files and even more lines of code. It’s not entirely ... More
Trial of the Crusader, So Far…
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 - 4 Comments
Trial of the Crusader has been something of a test-bed for Blizzard’s raid experimentation. There’s no trash, there are four different versions to complete, (almost) all of the fights take place in the same room, and you can choose from three different levels of tiered ... More
Thoughts On Cataclysm And Player Reactions
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - 42 Comments
Cataclysm is changing many things, but perhaps nothing moreso than player psychology. The thing you really have to be careful about, when deciding what information to reveal for an expansion that’s still at least nine months out, is how that’s going to impact progression from ... More
Cataclysm Countdown: The Wrong Before The Storm
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 - 20 Comments
Cataclysm Countdown is a series of informed speculative articles concerning things we might see in the next expansion that I will be posting every day this week, leading right up to Blizzcon. In the interest of thought purity, I will do my best to steer clear ... More
Blizzcon: How Much Will We Really See?
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 - 19 Comments
With the great shadow of Blizzcon looming on the horizon, how can we not get worked up about it? How can we not begin to wonder what goodies they’re just waiting to unleash on us die-hard fans like front-liners at a GWAR concert? We expect ... More