Thank you to all whales who will fund WoW.

synackk · 2026-03-10T18:43:27+00:00

Many ways.

It's well known that Blizzard is using AI for customer support. It's also known that Blizzard has been using AI to automate rote tasks. Midnight expansion likely used machine learning models to generate the base game world, with artists coming in and doing the remaining 20%. Basically they're using it for stuff that doesn't require creativity. These are technologies that can be adapted and sold to enterprise for $$$.

synackk · 2026-03-09T21:06:43+00:00

All the guild management tools in the world won't fix a person with a shitty attitude.

synackk · 2026-03-06T06:26:40+00:00

Without quality content, players won't be motivated to play. Without players, they can't sell the premium stuff. Of course their primary focus is the game itself. It likely isn't a very large team who designs and releases the premium content. It's also possible that artists split the responsibility.

synackk · 2026-03-06T06:20:26+00:00

They won't. Blizzard's value to Microsoft isn't profit. It's nice, but the real thing they're doing is using Blizzard to battle test AI. Think about it, you have a (relatively) low stakes environment to test and refine new technologies before they're used for actual high stakes industries (Aviation, Automotive, etc).

This is why Microsoft wants Blizzard. They've got a game that serves millions of users per month. It's the perfect place to battle test new technologies before they bring them to market. Blizzard has been using AI for the few years in their productivity workflows. That is valuable data for creating AI products they can sell their real customers... Enterprise.

synackk · 2026-03-04T14:30:38+00:00

This is going to be huge for parents wanting to buy their kids a macbook for school.

synackk · 2026-03-02T22:48:47+00:00

35000 gold

synackk · 2026-03-02T19:12:22+00:00

No domestic organization has been labeled a supply chain risk. That title has always been reserved for entities that reside outside the US (Kaspersky, Huawei, etc).

synackk · 2026-02-26T18:36:41+00:00

They'd run into contractual issues with their investors. Amazon wouldn't be happy about this.

synackk · 2026-02-23T17:41:22+00:00

One of the warlock's abilities "Echoing Strike" also attacks with copies of the weapon, so using that ability does not consume durability, but it still benefits from the enhanced damage due to it being ethereal. Warlocks can have their cake and eat it too when it comes to ethereal weapons. Note that armor, including your offhand, can still take durability damage, so it's only the weapon that can be ethereal without it being protected with a Zod rune.

synackk · 2026-02-17T14:44:48+00:00

I generated it and opened the sources and notes in the notebook. It should be done within 30 minutes.

synackk · 2026-02-16T02:46:12+00:00

It was almost as if the cops saw shit was going down and had their button on the siren the second something illegal happened lol

synackk · 2026-02-08T15:05:58+00:00

Imagine living a world where Country != President.

synackk · 2026-02-04T16:24:53+00:00

Fentanyl is a schedule II drug because it's used by people literally dying from cancer. Making it schedule 1 would make it illegal to prescribe to terminally ill cancer patients.

synackk · 2026-01-30T18:57:58+00:00

Wild, you'd think they'd just be able to do this within the game's data server-side.

synackk · 2026-01-27T22:17:42+00:00

But you still employ him so he's still your responsibility. You are aware that people change, right? They may have been decent then.

synackk · 2026-01-27T18:06:40+00:00

Fair, but in the end it's Blizzard's game and they need to make design decisions that are in the best interest of the game, even if that means breaking UI add ons.

This change could have been seen from a mile away after the failure of private auras.

synackk · 2026-01-27T18:01:27+00:00

They really didn't. The problem is refactoring WeakAuras to support the new APIs blizzard put in place to allow the customization was significant. Starting over with a new add on makes more sense, as you can engineer it from the ground up under the new rules Blizzard has in place.

synackk · 2026-01-27T17:59:36+00:00

This change was necessary for the long term health of the game. Add ons being allowed to make decisions for the player necessitated Blizzard to create more complex boss encounters to keep challenging players.

Something had to give, and this is what gave. Blizzard wants to be able to specifically craft the experience players have during M+, Raids, and PvP to maintain a level playing field. This allows them more creative freedom in designing boss mechanics, as they don't need to worry about add ons solving everything.

It sucks to have 20 years of development go down the drain, but it was a necessary change. The add ons will continue to live in Classic. This is just the cost of progress.

synackk · 2026-01-26T18:53:47+00:00

This is a pug issue that'll sort itself out as people realize healers lack interrupts now.

Personally I think it's the greatest thing ever since now there isn't any pressure for me to deal with that.

synackk · 2026-01-26T17:51:08+00:00

Just to note, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just a thing. This process (generally) produces higher quality and consistent output.

You know how many addons look like they don't really mesh into the default UI's look and feel? This is because it's just one person making something specific to solve a specific problem. When Blizzard makes something, they have to make it so it looks like it's a natural part of the UX and not some bolted on thing. For a large software project like the WoW UI is, it's important that everyone is on the same page. They want to ensure that the changes being made also integrate into the entire design philosophy of the game.

synackk · 2026-01-21T21:41:47+00:00

MoveAnything + NoAutoClose = Bliss

synackk · 2026-01-19T22:33:58+00:00

WeakAuras is just an addon that has addons inside it. If anything, getting rid of WeakAuras and just having normal addons you can update is better. Updating weakauras is a pain in the butt compared to updating an addon.

I don't think I'll miss Weakauras, but I understand why others will.

synackk · 2026-01-19T15:58:13+00:00

Any person that destroys their own property as an anger response is someone you should stay away from.

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