by Cocles on August 17, 2010
This isn’t exactly lore related, but let’s face it, a lot of us are fascinated by the changes Blizzard has had to make to WoW’s Chinese game client in order to get past China’s censors.
As we saw with The Burning Crusade, one of China’s biggest no-no’s is showing bones.
This of course, should make the Chinese version of WotLK interesting… and it has.
That’s right. At long last, WotLK is being released in China.
Here’s one of the best articles I could find on the subject. Note that there are six pages of photos. Enjoy!
http://chinagame.178.com/201008/75942001505.html
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by Cocles on July 26, 2010
So beta is upon us. The NDA has been lifted, and those of us who have been playing are finally able to speak. Of course, this is a game lore discussion site, so it helps if a number of us have had a chance to check out the content.
Suffice to say, spoilers abound. I’ll do my best to not blatantly dive into any big reveals, but we’re making no promises.
Throughout Cataclysm’s testing phase, Garrosh has been a character of contention (when is he not?). Is he an asset to the Horde? A liability? We’re used to this argument. But there’s a new debate that’s come along with Cataclysm. The question is simple, “Is Garrosh consistent?” For some players, he now seems erratic. They’re wrong. When seen from the correct point of view (Garrosh’s), he’s as consistent as ever. [click to continue…]
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by Cocles on July 6, 2010
by Cocles on June 7, 2010
Blood Knights.
When “The Burning Crusade” was released, those two words were enough to send countless Alliance players into rabid frenzy.
Hit squads were formed.
No joke. For those of you newer to WoW, when “The Burning Crusade” was released, there were literally groups of Alliance players roaming as packs searching for Blood Elf Paladins to gank.
…And there were Horde players cheering them on.
When I posted “The People of Lordaeron” article, I was reminded by one of Loregy’s readers of another pet-peeve misnomer…
And it has to do with the Blood Knights.
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by Cocles on May 23, 2010
Varian Wynn has a misconception. Yeah, so what? Every player with a Horde symbol on his or shirt would tell you the same thing. But this misconception is particularly interesting.
What is it about?
It’s about the Undercity. [click to continue…]
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Alright, it’ been two weeks, and there’s a lot more to say about “Stormrage”.
For those of you who are sensitive to spoilers, you might want to back out now. For the rest of you… I’ve got a big problem with this book.
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by Cocles on April 16, 2010
And it’s already for sale… as a book. No, we’re not being funny. No, we’re not trying to be cute. This isn’t a stretch; it’s just a flat out fact. The Emerald Dream expansion many of us were expecting to happen between WotLK and Cataclysm/Maelstrom just as we thought it would, but it was released as only a book instead of a full fledged addition to the game.
How so? Picture everything we surmised would happen in the Emerald Dream Expansion. Forget spoilers, this is the stuff we could easily extrapolate from what we already know:
The expansion begins with the Nightmare gaining power, threatening Azeroth, and ultimately needing to be defeated by Azeroth’s heroes in the final boss fight. We’d also find out what happened with Malfurion Stormrage, and answer any other druid-themed questions posed so far. What is the Nightmare? What’s up with that Morrowgrain quest-line Hamuul and Fandral had us do in Un’Goro? What happened after we freed Eranikus during the opening of AQ40? What’s going to happen when Malfurion finally confronts Fandral regarding the questionable things Fandral’s done during Malfurion’s absence? Speaking of Fandral, what’s up with Teldrassil, the tainted world tree he created despite Malfurion’s warnings?
On the first day you log into Cataclysm, all of these things will have already happened. All questions answered. The Nightmare is effectively no more. (And don’t pretend that’s a spoiler. The whole point of an end-boss is to be defeated.) [click to continue…]
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by Cocles on March 31, 2010
A big thanks to everyone who checked out “The Crows of Thunder Bluff” last week. Over the past few days, several readers have asked me to do up a “director’s commentary” like the ones you find on DVD/Blurays. I still stand by this not being a fan-fiction site, but it occurred to me some of the lore fans out there might enjoy this, so here we go: [click to continue…]
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by Cocles on March 23, 2010
In a recent post I mentioned, “If I were ever to create a fan fiction, I’d probably write about this!” Surprisingly, a few of you wrote in and actually asked, “Please, dear god, you have write that!!1!”
Several things fell into place, and…. here you go. The story is titled “The Crows of Thunder Bluff”.
So, is Loregy now a fan-fiction site? Good god, no. Consider this a one-off, a proof of concept, or even a, “Hell, why not?” I make my living as a writer, and don’t usually get requests, so I thought it’d be fun. Enjoy!
Click here to download “The Crows of Thunder Bluff” (.PDF file).
Feel free to leave comments. I’m fairly thick-skinned.
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by Cocles on February 26, 2010
So I’ve mentioned previously that I’m currently working my way through a nice hefty stack of Xbox 360 games I’ve been wanting to play for… well… years.
One of them was Fallout 3, which I’ve successfully milked dry thanks to the “Game of the Year Edition”.
One of those addons is The Pitt.
This week, Heavy Rain was released for PS3.
Why do I bring these up? Because they both deal with gray decisions.
Take my word for it. If you’re into game lore, and you enjoyed Fallout 3, but never tried out The Pitt, go play it. It’ll only take you a few hours to beat it.
The teaser tags for The Pitt talked about your character needing to make decisions that wouldn’t be so cut and dry. I gave the typical, “Yeah, yeah, you wish. You say that every time. Shaddup.”
Here’s a typical game’s “gray” decision: [click to continue…]
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