Legion pre-expansion Event and Major Lore Changes (spoilers)

Last night, I completed the Leigon pre-expansion event (for both factions) and man! First off, was very impressed with the use of scenarios and how it seamlessly went from queuing to automatically starting.  As far as the scenario itself, it was nothing special, but still fun. The main attraction is the major lore progression. I kinda already knew Vol'jin and Varian were going to die, but to actually see it happen was eye opening. Especially the way Varian died. (so damn hardcore!) Of course shout out to Tirion, your death was a bit brutal as well.

Of course they had to make it seem like the Horde abandoned the Alliance in their time of need, but after completing the Horde version, I had a feeling they had issues of their own! This Legion invasion is unlike anything Azeroth has seen so far. They mean business this time, and they're not letting up that easily.

Back to the factions, both have to deal with a major loss. As far as the Alliance, I believe Anduin is ready to lead his people and the rest of the Alliance to where he believe they should be. Jaina seems like a loss cause though. She is so damn anti-horde now, she definitely does not see things eye to eye with the new appointed king. Horde side, however...wow. Sylvanis is now the warchief. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but she was the reason the Horde escaped from the Legion threat. And I have to say, she made very sound decisions during that time. But I wonder...what other agenda she has going on? I know the other Horde leaders may have some opposition to this, but I guess we'll find out during the expansion...

...speaking of which. I was going back and forth of getting the expansion (which I have not bought yet) mainly because I thought it was going to be the same mess like WoD was at the beginning. Great questing content, but with stale end game content that got tiring quickly. But after completing the main part of the invasion, it got me curious to learning more on what's going to happen. If they give me something like Mist of Panderia's patch 5.1, I'll come back in a heartbeat.

When you thought it was over...

...I return! 2016...yeah, hasn't been the best year for me , but I'm here and ready to give more of my thoughts regarding whats going on in the video game world, well at least in my eyes. There are many things to get 'excited' about, primarily World of Warcraft's Legion is coming out!....yay? Also, Overwatch! A game that's successfully took a huge chunk of my time. I just got back from a Cities: Skyline hiatus and slowly working my way back into that game. A couple of months ago, I caught the Black Desert fever, and when I was still into the game, it was an amazing experience. Too bad I stopped short of 50. Anyhow, here are some potential things I may discuss in the future:

- WoW Legion and if I will buy or skip this expansion

- My time on Overwatch

- A couple of bargin bin articles

-Whatever comes to mind?


I'm glad to be back so let's see how much further I go with this! Unfortunately I lost my woraji.com domain, but woraji.blogspot.com is good enough for now. 

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Thanks for reading and see you soon!

The WoW IronMan Challenge

So stumbled across this interesting phenomenon on the interwebs the other day. It immediately  peeked my interest, as it adds a nice level of challenge that is lacking in current WoW leveling. What is the Iron Man Challenge, you ask?

To PvP or not to PvP (a.k.a. I'm Too Old For This Shit)

So I had an interesting issue while attempting to log into WildStar after their free-to-play transition. I could create a character, but I could not enter the game world due to some issue on the server's end. The usual solution is to simply go to a different server, only the other server is a (gasp) PvP server and since they have this "megaserver" tech mumbo-jumbo going on, I was stuck with a choice. To either sit back and wait until the devs fix the issue, or roll on the server until the PvE server gets fixed. 

New WoW expansion to be announced "soon"

As I was browsing through one of my frequent sites, I came across this article. I read that Blizzard was going to announce something, but I just assumed it would be for Hearthstone or it's other games. This was something I did not expect! It hasn't been a full year since Warlords of Dreanor came out and we're getting news of another one so soon.

Although I don't know what direction they will go with this next expansion, I just hope they fix everything that was wrong with the last one. Change professions back to being useful, especially while leveling. Hopefully find a balance with the amount of dungeons, daily quests, etc. Maybe do some more with the Brawler's Guild! I really enjoyed that! Also, give Shamans the tools to be more competitive with others (wishful thinking).Well whatever they are going to do we will find out very soon! Stay tuned! 

Updates/Expansions galore!

Wow, what a exciting week for MMO players!...well if you're into World of Warcraft, Aion or Final Fantasy XIV. All three games launched an update this and last week and they all seem to bring something interesting to their games:

My Issues With World of Warcraft

Not too long ago we got news World of Warcraft lost three million subscribers. I was shocked that it dropped so drastically, but not really surprised. There's always gonna be a drop of subscribers months after a new game/expansion  is released, so that's nothing new. I used to be one of those that used to go with the flow with whatever changes Blizzard made but now, things have changed. There were some issues with the game that I just could not ignore. 

I'm in the Heros of the Storm beta!

Well this is a pleasant surprise! It all started when I decided to check out what's been going on with WoW via the Veteran status. For those not playing currently, Blizzard added a status where you're able to login your account without an active subscription. Only toons lvl 20 and under are available to play, however. Anyways, if you look at the left side of the picture, you'll see the Hero of the Storm icon ready to be installed. I've never been chosen for a Blizzard beta for anything, so this was the last thing I expected. I honestly don't know what to expect as I have not been following this game, but who cares? I'm in a Blizzard Beta; I 'll figure it out!

Why we play MMOs

May 2007. World of Warcraft. The moment where my life would be forever altered. For many, WoW was their first exposure to a full virtual world. Maple Story was mines, but it didn't make tromping through Azeroth any less immersive! Before I got into MMOs, single player RPGs with memorable characters and a good long story kept my attention. I remember going as far back to my SNES days playing Illusion of Gaia, reading every single text, getting lost in the story. Same with other titles over the years such as Star Ocean 2, Xenogears, Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy 7 to 10, and later games like Skyrim, Dragon Age Series, Mass Effect Series, and even Grand Theft Auto. Of course, game-play matter, but a good story and a immersive world was more important to me.

Now I'm a certified MMOer, those things are still important, but as far as story, I prefer my own. For other gamers, playing MMOs entertains them for various reasons. I can't speak for everyone, but after playing MMORPGs for over 7 years, you get to meet people from different walks of life and they all have different motives to play. Here's my random thoughts!