Hey, have you heard about the critically acclaimed MMO with a free trial including the first expansion, totaling over 100 hours of gameplay? I’m sorry, I had… Read more “Why Are All These WoW Creators Trying FFXIV? An Analysis”
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My Non-Comprehensive Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Review
Editor’s Note: Hello! You may have noticed that I’ve basically been silent for about a week now. This post was originally something I thought I could whip… Read more “My Non-Comprehensive Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Review”
A Match Made In…Well, Somewhere: Matchmaking Systems and Social Breakdown in MMOs
If you ask a lot of lapsed WoW players (or current Classic players) to detail the moment at which they sort of fell out of WoW, you… Read more “A Match Made In…Well, Somewhere: Matchmaking Systems and Social Breakdown in MMOs”
Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, and Player Acceptance
After the FFXIV Fan Fest Online this last weekend, I saw a tweet from Taliesin & Evitel that was sort of interesting to me: Now, I’m not… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, and Player Acceptance”
Developers and Their Art – What It Means To Us and To Them
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2021 online ended in the wee hours of the morning here on the west coast of the United States. A fixture of… Read more “Developers and Their Art – What It Means To Us and To Them”
Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest Online 2021 – The Endwalker News Positivity
There will be spoilers here for Shadowbringers MSQ, so be warned! So last night was the first night of two in the Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest Online… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest Online 2021 – The Endwalker News Positivity”
Quick and Dirty Last Minute Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2021 Predictions
Oh man, the fan fest starts in like 40 minutes as I type this! Tonight marks the big reveal of a lot of remaining details about the… Read more “Quick and Dirty Last Minute Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2021 Predictions”
The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant
WoW is trying to be a lot of things to a lot of people at this point in time. It wants to remain the pre-eminent PvE MMO,… Read more “The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant”
The State of Mythic Plus Part 3/3: Where We Go From Here, In WoW Or Other Games
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the history and implementation of Mythic Plus, and the core ideology of the mode of play. In part 2,… Read more “The State of Mythic Plus Part 3/3: Where We Go From Here, In WoW Or Other Games”
Sidenote, Sorta: The Technical Enhancements of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5
Instead of a spoiler-laden post about the content of patch 5.5 (it’s pretty good!), I wanted to start with the nerdy stuff I was unironically more excited… Read more “Sidenote, Sorta: The Technical Enhancements of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5”
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