I wanted to take a moment to provide context for some of the Patch 5.4 class changes that we’ve been...

Now that Mists of Pandaria has been out a few weeks, we wanted to let you all know what we consider ...

  Head enchants are gone. We decided that putting head enchants on the various faction vendors wasn...

We recently added account-level changes to achievements in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and...

Hey, how about that landslide of Mists of Pandaria information? It has taken a few days, and will pr...

One design that we haven’t focused on much yet is the plan for various group buffs and debuffs. Some...

Our recent talent calculator changes led to some players asking questions about how character and it...

A monsoon is coming. We will soon inundate you with Mists of Pandaria information, starting with the...

We’ve gotten a lot of feedback on our crazy, exciting, and scary talent overhaul, for which we are e...

Back in June, I wrote a blog explaining the context behind some of the changes in the upcoming patch...

A lot of game design is striking a balance, and I use that term not only to mean making sure that al...

One of the fun things about working on an MMO is that the game design will evolve over time, and you...

We understand that raw patch notes don’t always provide enough context for changes to the game, so w...

How many abilities should a max-level class have? This is something I ponder at least once a day and...

‘Dev Watercooler’ is a blog series that provides an inside look into the thoughts and discussions ha...

"Dev Watercooler" is a blog series that provides an inside look into the thoughts and disc...

A  re spellcast interrupt abilities, such as Kick, too good? It’s easy to make that argument. We thi...

So how is the view from way up here? It’s great actually -- we’re really happy with how Cataclysm is...

We addressed our views on dungeon difficulty several weeks ago, and in the interim many players have...

In case you aren't already aware, Luck of the Draw is the name of the buff you get for grouping ...

We've seen and heard a lot of discussion about the challenge presented by the Cataclysm Heroic d...

We have a lot of players at 85 now doing everything from Heroic dungeons to rated Battlegrounds, and...

A tank’s job is to protect the group. A big part of that is controlling the enemy. A big part of con...

When we itemize armor and weapons, we nearly always give them a set amount of Stamina and a set amou...

A very nice paladin player asked me recently about Vengeance. She had concerns about the mechanic, w...