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The Sprite Darter Wings and The Perilous Nature of Loyalty Rewards

Final Fantasy XIV has a Veteran’s Reward program. On it, you get a new glamour set for each subscribed time milestone. It does not have requirements that… Read more “The Sprite Darter Wings and The Perilous Nature of Loyalty Rewards”

It is the sharp escalation of tension in a build I am seeking, I guess. For most of my adult life, I’ve been a tech enthusiast and… Read more “Sidenote: Making the Decision to Build A Custom Watercooling Loop For My Next System”

It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to dive into a post that is both about the game while also being a sort of meta-analysis of the… Read more “The Hot Tea – On Player Feedback, Acceptance or Lack Thereof, and Community”

Another major MMO patch launched – arguably larger than the FFXIV patch I detailed in my last post. With patch 9.01, Shadowlands is now, in some ways,… Read more “World of Warcraft Patch 9.01 – Shadowlands Pre-Patch and the Value of Rewards”

Yesterday was the launch day for Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.35. The patch had a few major bullet point features: -Bozjan Southern Front, an instanced battlefield zone… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.35 Launch Day Impressions – Bozja Fun and Confusion, Housing Woes for Some, Waiting for 5.4”

Firstly, the regularly scheduled content note – there were two very major patches (in their own ways) for both of my main play MMOs that I discuss… Read more “Sidenote: What Would AMD Need to Win Me Over to a Radeon? and a Note on Patches”

The other day, Wilhelm Arcturus had an excellent post up over at The Ancient Gaming Noob, discussing the possibility of a level squish in every expansion in… Read more “The Role of Levels in World of Warcraft – Do They Have A Place?”

I decided to go with a bold title on this one because I feel like I have a strong conclusion here! Consistently over the last few years… Read more “The Root Cause of WoW Woes: Single-Use Systems”

Earlier today, AMD announced the fourth generation Ryzen lineup, called Ryzen 5000 (they did it to themselves and it is easier than trying to explain the differences… Read more “Sidenote: Analyzing The Ryzen 5000 Series Price Increase and Performance Claims”

Today, AMD finally announced the Ryzen desktop CPUs based on the new Zen 3 core design, and it was a hell of an announcement. Firstly, the basics.… Read more “Sidenote: The AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Announcement”