I logged off of Final Fantasy XIV for my last time before Endwalker at 12:43 AM PST on 12/2/2021, 17 minutes before the servers were scheduled to… Read more “Shadowbringers Is Dead, Long Live Shadowbringers”
Category: Blog
The Preliminary Patch Notes for Endwalker – A Brief Analysis
Last night, ironically while I was playing FFXIV, a day-early surprise – the preliminary patch notes for 6.0, the patch that delivers Endwalker content to FFXIV, were… Read more “The Preliminary Patch Notes for Endwalker – A Brief Analysis”
My Endwalker Goals Realized – Mostly, Sort Of
I’ve made two posts in the last several months documenting a set of goals and my progress towards them as we get closer to the launch of… Read more “My Endwalker Goals Realized – Mostly, Sort Of”
Why Predictability Is Good And Makes Surprises – 2.5 Theories About Endwalker Prior To Launch
Endwalker’s early access window is coming up this week, and with maintenance scheduled and ready, everyone’s hype levels are rising to uncontrollable levels – mine included. One… Read more “Why Predictability Is Good And Makes Surprises – 2.5 Theories About Endwalker Prior To Launch”
The Final Countdown – Tips for An FFXIV Expansion Launch and What You Can and Should Do Now
Endwalker’s maintenance schedule has been announced and confirmed, which means short of a catastrophe in real life on part with the Final Days, Endwalker is release-ready and… Read more “The Final Countdown – Tips for An FFXIV Expansion Launch and What You Can and Should Do Now”
“Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old
Shadowlands, the 8th expansion for World of Warcraft, launched 1 year and 1 day ago. It has been a contentious expansion, full of moments where players of… Read more ““Existing In A Shared Space” And Other Thoughts After Shadowlands Hits One Year Old”
Sidenote, Sorta: Learning To Properly 3D Render and Model Using Blender: The Beginning
I’ve written a couple times in the past about two divergent but related topics – wanting to make a game myself and 3D modelling and rendering as… Read more “Sidenote, Sorta: Learning To Properly 3D Render and Model Using Blender: The Beginning”
A Rant About The Two Legendary Limits in WoW Patch 9.2
When patch 9.2 was announced, a surefire win was two Legendaries. Players have been waiting for a while to be able to finally equip two, after Legion… Read more “A Rant About The Two Legendary Limits in WoW Patch 9.2”
Some Endwalker Thoughts On What Would Have Originally Been 6.0 Maintenance Day
(A Quick Heads-Up: there are some story spoilers that include content through the end of Shadowbringers in this post.) In a better world, today would be the… Read more “Some Endwalker Thoughts On What Would Have Originally Been 6.0 Maintenance Day”
The Ongoing Saga of Workplace Harassment at Activision-Blizzard Gets Worse
Today, the Wall Street Journal dropped a fairly large investigative piece that details a myriad of the issues with harassment and minority mistreatment that has been the… Read more “The Ongoing Saga of Workplace Harassment at Activision-Blizzard Gets Worse”
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