Nick Z.

Nick Z.

@wookieebh.mash.gg

Dad. Occasional podcaster. Gamer (time permitting). @wowtalk.mash.gg @squadgoalsn7.mash.gg

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Guessing Blizz opened up character creation now because its going to take until 11/4 for everyone to get in to the servers to make their characters...

Me: I don't think anyone is going to claim any of my character names, and that assumes I care about Forever for more than like a week. Also me: LET ME IN I NEED TO RESERVE MY NAMES NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NJ is probably evenly split between PA and NY so it winds up as no one in particular which is a perfectly fine outcome.

Brilliant Maps@brilliantmaps.bsky.social

Every US State’s Favorite State Besides Their Own (With Arrows) Credit: Matt Shirley It's surprising how few states reciprocally like each other. Full list: brilliantmaps.com/fav-us-st...

While I loath the reason why, I love how my feed is all "[DA/ME] [2/3] was the best video game." For me its ME2, but the fact that all those games are so beloved is a testament to Bioware's legacy.

And Andromeda will always hold a special place in my heart. I wish we could have seen more. Ryder and team (and that galaxy!) deserved a trilogy. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my favorite ME character, Traynor. Just the best!

On the one hand, death is shitty and shitty death's happen and not everyone gets EPIC AWESOME moment to go out on. We need variety in our tragedy. On the other hand, we engage in fiction because it is not reality so no we don't need mundane deaths, everyone should get their EPIC AWESOME moment.

What I'm saying is that when Blizzard is finally ready to kill Khadgar he should die offscreen in his sleep of old age.

I still think Blizz missed an opportunity at the end of Shadowlands where we find out one of the characters we thought had come through the portal with us just happened to get there the natural way and we only discover this at the end of the expac when they can't come back with us.

For $300 that box had better contain a hidden army inside that will ransack my house while I sleep.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

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Food for thought for everyone praising Forsaken Kingdom: 1. What changes would need to be made if it had been implemented as a questline (expansion?) in WoW? (Assume bronze dragons for time travel) 2. What complaints would people make if it were part of an MMO that are moot for an RTS campaign?

If I see a Skircle post I had better damn well be in there. I don't care if I don't even follow you and our only "interaction" has been you appearing on my Discover feed. By me seeing your post we have now entered into a parasocial relationship and that should be acknowledged!

We knew these were still planned, but the timing on this is ominous with Blizzcon having just occurred. They announced new Diablo and Starcraft games in development for years out. Is this a repeat of Senua and State of Decay 3 from the XBox game show? When will this end?

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

The Information: 'Xbox is planning to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff reduction this year, according to someone briefed on the plans. The Microsoft-owned firm also plans to consolidate several of its game studios, this person said.'

So if you go to the Warcraft Forever site and pull up the page to buy the Warcraft Forever Collection, look at the name of the image file: "WoW_Camelot_CE..." 😂😂😂

Listen to WoW! Talk! this week to find out how to enter for a chance to win a Warcraft Forever Collection which includes Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom expansion! World of Warcraft Forever launches Nov 4th! #wow_partner

That's 30 hours of cloud gaming for $45 if you use it to buy two months of Gamepass Ultimate and you'll still have about $4 left over! #greatdeal #noimnotbitterwhywouldyouthinkthat

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

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I can start installing games on my pc but my kids play a ton streaming to a firestick in the basement. (they play lego fortnite, one through gamepass while the other is on the switch). I don't know how quickly we'll hit the limit but I am pretty sure we'll find out. I am not a fan of this change.

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Its funny - as far as this affecting me, I'll adjust. Whatever. But I know how much my oldest son has played gamepass and now my parenting instincts are kicking in: YOU BETTER LET MY SON PLAY AS MUCH GROUNDED AS HE WANTS!!!!!!! "But Nick you can just buy mo --" THAT'S NOT THE POINT!!!!

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Patch 12.1 drops today so its time for the Patch 12.1 Quiz! Come find out how much you know about all the changes to come with the Curse of Ula'tek update! And listen to find out how you can enter for a chance to win a Stoneforged Sentinel mount! #WoW_Partner mashthosebuttons.com/show/wow-tal...

mashthosebuttons.comThe Patch 12.1 Quiz | Mash Those ButtonsSee how well you know what is coming in Patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek and also listen for a chance to win a Stoneforged Sentinel mount! #WoW_Partner

The thread below doesn't go quite this far, but for me, MSQ is a four-letter word.

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A big takeaway I've had from the Worldsoul Saga so far is that I think WoW really thrives on the smaller story scale, with lower stakes and *less* budget. Exploring the history of a zone like Naigtal or Siren Isle really shines compared to the MSQ's character-focused narrative.

People have praised little questing moments like the Earthen walking into the water or the Black Dragon/dwarf lamenting the passage of time sitting on the ledge. Blizzard still has their narrative chops but people get hung up on every detail, especially when the MSQ focus isn't to their preference.

The game is World of Warcraft not Story of Warcraft. And while the focus of that story has been the literal world, the game was better served when the focus shared amongst all the different characters that make up that world.

For $219 they better send the Armorer herself to hammer and craft those metal posters in front of me.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

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When MS shuts WoW down, the last patch will feature the player looking through time for the progenitor. We will find him, after he worked to remove himself from the timeline, and bring him to the origins of life on Azeroth so that all races can evolve from him, from the one, from Me'dan.

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This is also one of the most humbling parts of working on a big IP. As a fan, you see each universe as a, at minimum, intentional decision factory. Then you join the army of professionals... making stuff up to hit deadlines. Not a bad thing! Just, how the thing you love was made in the first place.

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