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House of Witches: The Calm Before the Storm
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Sunday, January 4, 2015. The Calm Before the Storm. Well, I delayed as long as possible. I tried everything I could to put off the inevitable but I leveled my first character to 100 in about a month. I didn't want to. I wanted the leveling game to last as long as possible. I used every trick in the book to try to put it off, but despite my best efforts, the trip to level 100 lasted barely a month. The second character took about two weeks. Of the game to explore. I fear that I will be slowly overwhelmed ...
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House of Witches: Warcraft Positions for the Future
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Warcraft Positions for the Future. The latest buzz that has animated the Blizz-O-sphere is the announcement about WoW Game Tokens. And a new market set up to buy and sell them for in-game gold. Of course there is a certain amount of justifiable concern about how this move will affect the economy and disrupt the social contract, but what's really at the heart of this is a fundamental change in how the game is monetized. Contact has been made. A view from within the black box.
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House of Witches: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Attacks of Opportunity: the Pre-Expansion Patch. A bit in the next patch. So while I was an early adopter of the new content, and not getting the reward, I was not soloing raids on easy mode and, similarly, not getting rewards. Within the loot pumpkin itself is the possibility for a plate helm or an agility sword. While the sword might be good for your enhancement shaman or rogue, the helm is an option for most of the plate-wearers. Rings, trinkets, bracers). It seem that the...
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House of Witches: Old Friends
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Thursday, February 5, 2015. So there was a moment, in these past few days, when the MMO collective held its breath. Out of nowhere, two staunch front-line fighters were taken out with a massive blow. We saw them fall, slowly, gracefully, and realized that there was nothing that we could do about it except thank them for all they had given to the community. At the other end of the spectrum, WI gave a voice to the many players for whom the official forums weren't the friendly environment they were looking ...
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House of Witches: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Out of the Wilderness. Anyone with even a cursory interest in Star Wars probably has reason to celebrate this month, and it has nothing to do with The Old Republic MMO. For me, this marks a pivotal moment in the history of the intellectual property. And ever the optimist that I am, I think this turning point will mark the beginning of a profound upward trajectory when it comes to Star Wars storytelling. At that time back in 2013, Kathleen Kennedy, the de facto CEO of all th...
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House of Witches: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Then, by showing you clues in the setting, through the artwork, the npcs and the ruined buildings, the game allows the player the chance to piece together these clues like a detective and construct an image of what has taken place. Developers sometimes refer to this as "environmental storytelling" because the outline of the story is conveyed to you through static elements in the environment. To make war on something. You place the first exploratory foot on the new continent an...
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House of Witches: Warlords, The Opening Chapter
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Thursday, December 18, 2014. Warlords, The Opening Chapter. The launch of the Warlords of Draenor expansion was probably the greatest since the game began. Greater than Burning Crusade. And possibly greater even than Lich King. The first message from the launch of Warlords of Draenor is that when it comes to delivering a quest-based story that is replete with vivid characters, engaging narrative, and dynamic events, Blizzard still knows what its doing and does it better than nearly everybody. This is alm...
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House of Witches: Hiding Garrison Information
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Friday, January 16, 2015. We've got a couple of months under our belts in this brave new world of Draenor and in that time I have truly enjoyed my garrison and the new capabilities and activities it provides. I've recently written about the good things the garrison has done for crafting but now I think it's time to look at some of my frustrations with the current implementation. 98% success chance still not high enough. From my perspective, we ought to be able to play it one of two ways, though. Eith...
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House of Witches: Garrison campaign missions... Wait, What?
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Garrison campaign missions. Wait, What? Is it possible to have a quest series that is so low key and disconnected that many players don't even know it exists? To the point where a CM feels the need to explain it? As late in the game as a few days ago? Well, sure. but that's probably just an isolated, out-of-touch player, right? To start looking for it. Oh, and expect further installments of this weekly quest "somewhat randomly." so in case you're able to catch it the first ...
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House of Witches: January 2015
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Garrison campaign missions. Wait, What? Is it possible to have a quest series that is so low key and disconnected that many players don't even know it exists? To the point where a CM feels the need to explain it? As late in the game as a few days ago? Well, sure. but that's probably just an isolated, out-of-touch player, right? To start looking for it. Oh, and expect further installments of this weekly quest "somewhat randomly." so in case you're able to catch it the first ...
