Kind of hilarious that this ended up being the most unexpected announcement at the Blizzcon keynote. Burning Crusade Classic? Diablo 2 remaster? Barrens expansion for Hearthstone? We saw all of those coming a mile away. The Rogue for Diablo 4? Way out of left field. Looks like she’ll be a blend of Demon Hunter and…

On the subject of bosses, it always strikes me as odd when people complain about boss rushes, as a) boss fights, when done right, are usually the best part of a game and b) you typically encounter them spread out over the course of your adventure and the growth of your character’s power, so a boss rush near the end…

Visiting from Kotaku, I have to say, this article and the resulting comment section is pretty hilarious.

I practically burnt my castle to a crisp in order to prevent Roland from falling into enemy hands, a decision the game made me feel guilty about by mentioning, over and over again, how I had upended the lives of my citizens, how depraved I was for doing so, how out of my mind I was for valuing the life of one…

Legion had an overwhelming wealth of content that was pretty spectacular. Between collecting all the legendary weapons, completing all the class hall campaigns, the 7.2 class mount campaigns, the Illidan flashbacks questline and the absolutely staggering Suramar, all of which ranged from good to amazing in quality, it…

I was referring more to Wrath and Legion. Compare them to the expansions that came directly after them, Cata and BfA, and the level of quality and competence of design is like looking at two different games.

WoW has changed internal developers so many times that it’s such a mess right now. The clear difference in quality, attention to detail and cohesion between some of the expansions is honestly just stunning.

Whatever the future of the Republican Party looks like, one thing is certain—the Trumps are never going to go away.

Hell, it hadn’t aged well when it was announced.

Hah! Guy ignores 90% of my arguments and then accuses me of not operating in good faith. Glad you could find an excuse to save some face while you run away.

Capcom has actually been doing really well, just with their other franchises. Monster Hunter World was hugely popular, Resident Evil is on a hot streak and Devil May Cry 5 was one of the most successful franchise revivals we’ve ever seen. But their last three major fighting game releases- Street Fighter 5, Marvel vs…

Dare to dream. Maybe Capcom will decide to take a break from Street Fighter for a while to revisit some older franchises and try to get their fighting game groove back.

This is a long-winded apologia to say “a newcomer needs to play for 100 hours to even be playing the same game as a veteran player”.

Sorry, but this is just a nonserious answer. “Stop adding new loot to your looter shooter” is not a viable solution. You can piss everyone off giving even less to chase, but at best you’re merely delaying the problem

They nerfed almost all of those perks to some extent but they were still completely dominant choices.

Hey man, can’t be comin’ at my boi QFMV like that.

Which means that the tactics introduced by Fabius had two thousand years to be studied, practiced and refined before they got to Washington, not to mention the technology involved in warfare evolved significantly. It’s like saying the people who built skyscrapers outdid the Egyptians...yeah, no shit. It’s a pretty…

You’re missing the point. It’s not a question of “Numbers Big or something else”, it’s a question of “different ways to get Numbers Big”. “Numbers Big but it pushes a grenade-focused playstyle.” “Numbers Big but it pushes a melee-focused playstyle.” “Numbers Big but it achieves that through summoning minions or…

And also lived a millennia and a half later...

This so very much. Power creep isn’t the only way to introduce new gear, it’s much better to use them as a vehicle for new gameplay mechanics and playstyles. It’s much more enticing for players to experiment with new builds and techniques rather than just have bigger numbers.