development – Kaylriene

Final Fantasy XIV’s Plugin Problem – Problems, Solutions, and the PlayerScope Poison Pill

(Editor’s Note: this draft started off as solely about the drama in the Ultimate race to world first for Futures Rewritten. However, in the last week, a… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV’s Plugin Problem – Problems, Solutions, and the PlayerScope Poison Pill”

It’s hard to escape the idea of AI these days, with models refining their approach and appearing more and more every day. ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, MidJourney, and… Read more “Generative Artificial Intelligence Sucks and It Shouldn’t Be The Future”

I’ve been through a few drafts of this post, largely because trying to format and think through the very question of what 10.0 should look like is… Read more “My WoW 10.0 Predictions – Gameplay and Hopes”

Well, one week down, and many more to go (probably around 52 or so of them!) in the newest World of Warcraft expansion, Shadowlands. What are my… Read more “The First Week of Shadowlands In The Book – How Is It?”

Today, I didn’t expect to actually have a WoW post to write, as I’m just holding out for the Shadowlands launch next week. But a story popped… Read more “The Shifting Vision of WoW – As Told By A Former Team Member”

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”

Two years ago, we were all sort of coming to terms with what Battle for Azeroth was. It was a rough expansion launch, starting with a divisive… Read more “The Shadowlands Delay and a Hopeful Trend for Blizzard”

There are, as I type this, 30 days and change until the global release of the Shadowlands expansion. This is important not just a context setting for… Read more “Blizzard’s Announcement of Covenant Changes And The Essence Of Time”

Today, Mike Morhaime (yes, the very same!) announced the formation of a game company – seemingly, serving many of the same roles as a publisher. Called Dreamhaven,… Read more “Rising from the Ashes – Bonfire, Second Dinner, Dreamhaven, and the Harvesting of Nostalgic Appreciation”

The process of designing my self-made game project is underway. Something I’ve read about a fair amount before, and have taken lessons on, is the creation of… Read more “My Attempt at Making A Game, Part 1 – The Design Document and Outlining the Goals”