Yesterday was the first day of Square-Enix’s biggest MMO launch, the 4th Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Endwalker. Going into launch day for Early Access, we already knew… Read more “The First Day of Endwalker An Almost-Entirely Spoiler-Free Discussion”
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Shadowbringers Is Dead, Long Live Shadowbringers
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”
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”
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”
All The Good News From The Endwalker Live Letter 67 (And The One Bad Thing), With Bonus Speculation
Last night was a Producer Live Letter on FFXIV, and going in, most of us thought that it was going to be all sunshine and flowers on… Read more “All The Good News From The Endwalker Live Letter 67 (And The One Bad Thing), With Bonus Speculation”
Performance Metrics and Fandoms – Why Do We Obsess Over Sub Numbers and Ratings?
This post is going to be about broad fandom, but I need to start with one of the animating, wrestling-related reasons I’m writing this today, so stick… Read more “Performance Metrics and Fandoms – Why Do We Obsess Over Sub Numbers and Ratings?”
Some Analysis of Endwalker Healing Gameplay Based on the Leaked Tooltips
My last post was also sort of on this topic, but I tried to stay a bit away from healing design and instead wanted to talk about… Read more “Some Analysis of Endwalker Healing Gameplay Based on the Leaked Tooltips”
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