Tag: World of Warcraft

A terrible quest in vanilla WoW ‘holds a really special place in my heart’, says Jeff Kaplan, but was also ‘the hubris of a junior game designer who thinks he’s clever but is actually a dipsh*t’

A terrible quest in…

The original World of Warcraft—no bells, no frills, no expansions—was a very special videogame. It was also occasionally insufferably…
WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was ‘really controversial’, says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game’s launch

WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was…

The factions of World of Warcraft don’t mean as much nowadays—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. MMOs are having…
Blizzard nerfed this WoW item, but players found an even better loophole that allowed them to travel across the planet every 2 minutes

Blizzard nerfed this WoW…

I’m pretty sure it was World of Warcraft where I learned the phrase “exploit early, exploit often” whenever players…
Ah yikes, World of Warcraft: Midnight’s otherwise solid housing system is soured by its premium currency, which makes you ‘minimize leftovers’ even though Blizzard said it wouldn’t

Ah yikes, World of…

I want to say something at the top of this—I still think World of Warcraft: Midnight’s player housing system…
For better or worse, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft is changing the game: ‘We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback’

For better or worse,…

Rotation assist, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft, is literally game-changing. Introduced in the most recent…
WoW’s recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I’m starting to wonder if the MMO’s model of a ‘new exciting continent every 2-3 years’ was ever the right way

WoW’s recent revamp of…

Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll…
A 9,999,999 gold painting in World of Warcraft: Midnight sent secret finders on a hunt for the ultimate discount and one thrifty player finally figured it out

A 9,999,999 gold painting…

When World of Warcraft: Midnight players saw an NPC with an expensive painting for sale, they took it as…
World of Warcraft: Midnight player proves that you only need a single button and a clever build to heal your dungeon party

World of Warcraft: Midnight…

A feature that a lot of players might overlook in World of Warcraft: Midnight is Blizzard’s new single-button assistant.…
World of Warcraft: Midnight players found an empty campsite that references 2019’s planet-hopping puzzler Outer Wilds

World of Warcraft: Midnight…

At the edge of the world in a World of Warcraft: Midnight zone consumed by overwhelming darkness is an…
World of Warcraft: Midnight’s ‘stay a while and listen’ monologues might’ve just heavily hinted at a future big bad

World of Warcraft: Midnight’s…

I’m still plugging through World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s story campaign, and I can say for a fact that Blizzard’s…