Well, they did it. (Tentatively, at least.) Yesterday, Blizzard announced a November 28th launch date for Dragonflight, the 9th expansion to the World of Warcraft. With this… Read more “World of Warcraft Dragonflight Launches on November 28th – And A Note About FOMO”
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Sidenote: Hot Boosts, ARC, and RTX 40 Cache
I have 3 small tech stories I wanted to talk about, but none of them felt like a post of their own (although I did start a… Read more “Sidenote: Hot Boosts, ARC, and RTX 40 Cache”
What Is Convincing Enough To Try An MMO A Second Time?
A topic that I found interesting was sparked by Belghast’s recent entries on trying the New World PTR testing for a massive, game-changing update that addresses a… Read more “What Is Convincing Enough To Try An MMO A Second Time?”
Sidenote: The Insane Sanity of the Geforce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards
This week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the next generation lineup of Geforce cards, starting with the top 3 for the launch – an RTX 4090 with… Read more “Sidenote: The Insane Sanity of the Geforce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards”
WoW Classic In The Wrath Era – My View On The Pending Launch of WoW’s Most-Played Expansion
WoW Classic gets Wrath of the Lich King, as expected, albeit much sooner than I think a lot of folks expected – next week, just over 3… Read more “WoW Classic In The Wrath Era – My View On The Pending Launch of WoW’s Most-Played Expansion”
FFXIV, Job Balance, and How Communities Discuss Performance
FFXIV is having something of a banner raid tier at the moment, for reasons both bad and good. On the good side – Abyssos Savage is being… Read more “FFXIV, Job Balance, and How Communities Discuss Performance”
A (Slight) Programming Update
It’s been a minute, huh? I basically missed the whole Blaugust train, and after some early thoughts about catching up, just let it roll on past. I… Read more “A (Slight) Programming Update”
A Story-Spoiler Look At Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2
Okay, now let’s get into the juicy parts of the patch. Endwalker continues forward with its unique approach to the FFXIV patch design cycle – in gameplay… Read more “A Story-Spoiler Look At Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2”
My Non-Spoiler Gameplay Impressions of Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2
Okay, this is gonna be hard, but let’s separate the story from the gameplay to discuss what the newest content drop for FFXIV brings to the table.… Read more “My Non-Spoiler Gameplay Impressions of Buried Memory, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2”
WoW And The Non-Raid Content Issue
Something I find very interesting is that there is a lot of pent-up frustration in segments of the WoW community over the emphasis on raiding and dungeon… Read more “WoW And The Non-Raid Content Issue”
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