So FFXIV’s EU Fan Fest was held last weekend, introducing a fair bit of new content for Dawntrail and setting up the hype cycle that will continue… Read more “The EU Fan Fest 2023 for Final Fantasy XIV – Some Thoughts and A Lot of Crackpot Theory”
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Final Fantasy XIV EU Fan Fest 2023 Predictions and Wild Speculation
(Edit after the EU Fan Fest Opening Ceremony – putting predictions to paper is fun, even when your list gets totally shot to pieces! I’ll be back… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV EU Fan Fest 2023 Predictions and Wild Speculation”
Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.5, Growing Light, is an interesting cap to the Endwalker era. Firstly, this patch fills the traditional role of the x.3 patch, in… Read more “Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots”
The Revamped MSQ Gameplay Experience of Final Fantasy XIV Part 1: ARR and Heavensward
Over the past couple of years, but especially in Endwalker, the Final Fantasy XIV team has made a lot of effort to adjust the onramp for new… Read more “The Revamped MSQ Gameplay Experience of Final Fantasy XIV Part 1: ARR and Heavensward”
Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen
Shadowlands had a story whose best moments were few and far between, and the rest of the expansion was defined by a mix of awful bad moments… Read more “Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen”
Lessons Learned From Nearly Two Years of Healing Savage in Final Fantasy XIV
I’ve been raiding in Savage in Final Fantasy XIV for nearly 2 years now. It’s not a long time, and it correlates with Endwalker’s raid scene exclusively,… Read more “Lessons Learned From Nearly Two Years of Healing Savage in Final Fantasy XIV”
Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier
Aberrus is an interesting raid for a few reasons. Firstly, I think I should say this up front – I enjoyed this tier overall. It’s certainly not… Read more “Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier”
WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?
So Augmentation has been kind of a clusterfuck, yeah? Prior to their launch, I noted that I was kind of excited for the idea of a WoW… Read more “WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?”
New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It
When you have an MMO that is long-lived, you eventually hit a point where a playerbase saturates and needs new blood to replace people who leave, whether… Read more “New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It”
If You’re Obsessed, You Can Start Preparing For Dawntrail Now (I’m Not Kidding)
One thing that is very nice about FFXIV at times is that it is very, very predictable in terms of content preparation and how things are handled.… Read more “If You’re Obsessed, You Can Start Preparing For Dawntrail Now (I’m Not Kidding)”
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