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The Latest Breaking News from WoW

Blizzard's former president says 'WoW has to reset' over disastrous patch, and I really wouldn't go that far

I don't think we should all be panicking just yet.

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WoW came back from the brink because Blizzard ran it like a live service game—but now that same tactic's threatening everything

It might be time for Blizzard to slow down.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft "will continue to decline" unless the MMO gets a "reset," says former Blizzard boss

The team behind WoW recently apologized for the buggy state of the game following patch 12.0.5

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"We will do better" – Blizzard apologizes for the World of Warcraft bugs after the MMO's latest patch leaves fans annoyed and concerned for the future

"We know this disrupted your time and caused justified frustration"

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"If it continues like this WoW will inevitably die": World of Warcraft players beg Blizzard to slow down — for all the wrong reasons

I recently alluded to this idea that World of Warcraft is losing control of its quality ... well, control. And this concept really came to ahead this week with Midnight's 12.0.5 patch, which introduced a mountain of new bugs.

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How to Switch Mains in WoW without Falling Behind

In this article, we will delve into all the ways within the game you can try to reach the rest of your party in efficiency, level, and gear when changing your main. However, one surefire way to get there quickly would be to purchase WoW gold, and on this site,…

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World of Warcraft finally kills 'pirate' server Turtle WoW ... but there are real lessons as to why it was so popular

It wasn't just about money. Turtle WoW and other "Classic+" servers were trying to deliver an MMORPG fantasy that is lost in modern World of Warcraft.

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Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction

"They say it's the journey, not the destination."

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WoW Classic kills dungeon-boosting in Burning Crusade expansion because, oh no, the economy

Blizzard wants you to do it all the old fashioned way

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World of Warcraft didn't scare the RuneScape devs, who were getting "tens of thousands of new accounts every single day" in 2004 and could barely build servers fast enough for the MMO to keep up

"Update frequency and accessibility were still our trump cards and actually our audience weren't that interested in WoW"

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WoW's next patch drops in just over a week, bringing a whole heap of world content and yet another gearing method from a deeply suspicious ally

I don't trust Decimus, but I like his energy.

PC Gamer

"What's going on?!!": World of Warcraft just created a truly insane, epic moment in gaming history — I had no idea Blizzard was still capable.

I have no idea how Blizzard pulled this off, but during World of Warcraft's Mythic raiding "Race to World First" esports event, U.S. team Liquid discovered live to thousands that the final boss had an insane, secret final phase.

Windows Central

'World of Warcraft: Midnight' Season 1 story end suggests to me that Blizzard really needs to rethink its story design processes — This could be much better, and far more satisfying with only a few tweaks.

SPOILERS: World of Warcraft's latest expansion is already proving controversial for re-treading some of the game's most hated lore. But is Blizzard trying to fix it, or will they end up making it worse?

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WoW's latest raid cinematic could be the start of a massive story retcon for its worst expansion

Death is not the end.

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World of Warcraft secret hunters perform synchronized dance in a 40-player raid group to finally solve a year-old puzzle, proving they will do anything for a new outfit

You can't even get 40 people into a raid anymore.

PC Gamer

WoW players are beating Mythic+ dungeons at a rapid pace, and it's raising fears about difficulty

Dungeons, no drag-ons.

Windows Central

Some are celebrating, but World of Warcraft's move away from the "Horde" and "Alliance" faction split will be seen as a historic mistake

Not only does it undermine decades of lore and world-building, but player identity is how you reach your audience when they're not gaming. WoW's iconic faction split is under threat, and that's a bad thing, actually.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight review

Gorgeous, ambitious, and messy—but far from a dark night of the soul.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight review — This dark middle act has immense ambition, but Blizzard is spreading itself thin at the cost of quality

The high bar Blizzard has set itself has given us more "stuff" to do in WoW than ever, but there's a variety of quality issues that are compounding into frustration.

Tom’s Guide

This live TV streaming service just sent all its customers to YouTube TV

This TV and Internet provider is shuttering its proprietary streaming service and sending all its customers to YouTube TV.

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"Typical hubris" led to one of WoW's "s**ttiest" quests, admits creator Jeff Kaplan, who thought he was a clever designer but was "actually a dips**t"

Jeff from the Overwatch team, how could you?

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WoW's questing system was inspired by a playtest that didn't work out as planned, because the testers didn't play MMOs and had no idea what they were supposed to do: 'I ran out of quests right away!'

"And we're like, wait a second, you just expect to have quests keep going?"

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Blizzard's canceled World of Warcraft follow-up was a "1 server, 1 world" MMO with GTA and Animal Crossing influences, ex dev says, but it was so big it "could never ship"

Project Titan was a "gargantuan, huge undertaking" that eventually paved the way for Overwatch

PC Gamer

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

"He liked the fact you were instantly on a team."

PC Gamer

RuneScape's monthly membership now costs as much as a World of Warcraft subscription as Jagex announces its second price hike in less than 2 years

Meanwhile, its annual membership is now a worse deal than ever.

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