Tag Archives: stats

19 Dec 2011

SWTOR: The Broken Mess of Crew Skills

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Star Wars: The Old Republic | Permalink

Over the last few days I’ve been digging into the crafting system in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This isn’t something I really got into during beta – I was too busy waving around my lightsaber and shooting lightning from … Continue reading →

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Tags: crafting, design, rant, stats

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10 Nov 2011

The Unknown Warcraft Subscriber

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: MMO Musings, Warcraft | Permalink

There’s been a flurry of commentary recently on the recent earnings call by Activision Blizzard, where they provide some highlights on their third quarter performance. If you’re interested in reading through the entire transcript of the call you can find … Continue reading →

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Tags: churn, playerbase, stats, theorycraft

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9 Nov 2011

The Gates of Compelling Rewards

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Warcraft | Permalink

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re somehow missing something when you read a particular piece of news? That’s how I felt when I was reading over Ghostcrawler’s latest blogppost where he talks about item stat inflation and the … Continue reading →

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Tags: design, levelling, raiding, stats, theorycraft

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5 Jan 2011

Mage Stat Priority in 4.0

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Warcraft | Permalink

For many of us, January marks the beginning of Cataclysm raiding. It’s time to start getting those gear upgrades from heroic dungeons, digging out those gems and finishing everything off with a nice coat of enchants. This can be fairly … Continue reading →

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Tags: cataclysm, gear, mage, mastery, raiding, stats, talents, theorycraft

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15 Nov 2010

Mage Tier 11 Preview

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Mage Mumblings, Warcraft | Permalink

With the new Cataclysm raids comes a new set of armour for Mages to drool over. The Firelord’s Vestments have certainly won praise for their looks, but how does it stack up as a fully-fledged dungeon set? Will the complete … Continue reading →