As a chaser to the awful window into depravity of my last post, and before I spend a good amount of time on relitigating leveling experience in… Read more “Beautiful MMO Zones and the Players That Love Them”
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On #SpeakingOut, Systemic Injustice and Imbalance in the World (Starting with Method)
Content Warning: This post discusses sexual assault and harassment, and while I’ve kept things from getting explicit where possible, there is one quote about an awful description… Read more “On #SpeakingOut, Systemic Injustice and Imbalance in the World (Starting with Method)”
Weekly Hype Train for 6/24/2020!
Another week, another hype train, and some interesting topics to discuss! FFXIV – Eureka, The Masked Carnivale, Maybe Tank Mount Farming? The reason I’ve given for gravitating… Read more “Weekly Hype Train for 6/24/2020!”
Sidenote: Apple and the Switch to ARM CPUs
As a tech enthusiast, something that caught my eye in the news today was that Apple’s virtual WWDC developer conference committed to a change that has been… Read more “Sidenote: Apple and the Switch to ARM CPUs”
On Starting Experiences – Addendum 2 of 2 – Leveling As Fun, or Filler?
In this post, I’m going to dive a bit deeper on the topic of starting experiences and how those shape and perhaps push away new MMO players.… Read more “On Starting Experiences – Addendum 2 of 2 – Leveling As Fun, or Filler?”
Weekly Hype Train Week of 6/17/2020!
A short one for this week, and unlike other posts where I say they are short and they don’t end up being short, this one actually will… Read more “Weekly Hype Train Week of 6/17/2020!”
Sidenote: The Potential For MMOs and Open World Games With Upgraded Storage Solutions
With all the hype (and jokes of physical design) around the Playstation 5 reveal last week, something interesting has been bubbling up with regards to its hardware.… Read more “Sidenote: The Potential For MMOs and Open World Games With Upgraded Storage Solutions”
Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV
Coming from WoW, one thing that immediately strikes you about FFXIV is that addons aren’t really a thing, and in recent rewatch streams of the old Producer… Read more “Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV”
A More Thorough Investigation of Crafting and Gathering in Final Fantasy XIV (The All-80 Edition)
So I did it, yesterday before going to bed. With Blacksmithing at 80, I now have a full slate of jobs at 80 on my FFXIV character!… Read more “A More Thorough Investigation of Crafting and Gathering in Final Fantasy XIV (The All-80 Edition)”
Sidenote: PS4, Xbox One, and AMD – The Dark Decade of Gaming Hardware
This is a post I’ve been thinking about for a while! Through the Sidenote series, something that comes up as a recurring theme of sorts is how… Read more “Sidenote: PS4, Xbox One, and AMD – The Dark Decade of Gaming Hardware”
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