I was surfing around WoW sites last night after the raid, and I came across this ironic gem from Nihilum‘s site. If it’s not obvious, take a look at the ad and read what the article is about. Essentially, Nihilum is offering people a download containing a list of gold selling web sites they can [...]

Some information about patch 2.4.2 came out today. • If a character’s personal rating is more than 150 points below the team rating, they will earn points based on their personal rating instead of the team rating. • If the average personal rating of the players queuing for a game is more than 150 points [...]

“Almost awesome.” That’s the the alliterative phrase I’d attribute to the current state of WoW. There are many bright points in WoW’s situation, but there are also some persisting flaws. As with any “State of the Union” address, my “State of the Game” address is largely based on opinion. Some are universally agreed upon, but [...]

If you’ve seen History of the World: Part 1, you’d know there was never meant to be a second part (even though Jews in Space would have been awesome). Originally, however, I did plan to make a second entry covering the progress of development during vanilla WoW. But, after devising several drafts of the post, [...]

Before I write an article addressing the “state of the game,” I’d like to evaluate WoW in its early history and evolution. It is imperative to understand the unique issues faced by companies given how MMO’s operate and develop. In essence, the games are so large and complex that many issues go initially unnoticed and [...]