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WoW hunter changed to shooter gameplay
When Blizzard announced Cataclysm, they also announced that the hunter class in World of Warcraft would undergo significant changes, not using mana any more. At the time that bit of news went unnoticed, due to all the other significant changes to the game. But now Blizzard revealed more about ...
A Year Of World of Warcraft
blog.weflyspitfires.com — Although I participated in the World of Warcraft beta and even imported the USA version of the... game before it was released here in Europe, I got stuck into Everquest 2 instead and didn’t properly start playing WoW until the end of October 2008, just over a year ago. In my year of ... (more) A Year Of World of Warcraft
Cataclysm: Barrier of Entry Increases
Cataclysm: Barrier of Entry Increases
imtalkingames.com — Blizzard hasn’t announced yet what it’s going to cost to get Cataclysm. So this article might be... a little premature. Let’s just chalk it up to expecting the worst in human nature. I’m good at that, and I’m rarely disappointed as a result. I was chatting ... (more) Cataclysm: Barrier of Entry Increases
Developer Chat on Twitter, Blue posts
mmo-champion.com — Today's news is a wall of blue text. Don't miss the developer chat, there are a few... interesting things here. Disenchanting & Shattering Hotfix Disenchanting and shattering will be hotfixed shortly, it might be a good time to get rid of the ... (more) Developer Chat on Twitter, Blue posts
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Thought of the Day: How we define challenge
Welcome to Spinksville! — ... I’ve read a few bloggers recently commenting about how challenges change in MMOs. Tobold joked that hunters were changing to FPS gameplay, as a way of talking about how WoW is tending towards twitch based challenge and away from knowledge/ puzzle solving — granted it wasn’t ever very puzzle based but it’s clear that designers now assume everyone will look the strategies up and are trying to find other ways to challenge players. ...

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