Yesterday was the launch day for Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.35. The patch had a few major bullet point features: -Bozjan Southern Front, an instanced battlefield zone… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.35 Launch Day Impressions – Bozja Fun and Confusion, Housing Woes for Some, Waiting for 5.4”
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The Changing Shape of Healing in Final Fantasy XIV – Based on the Newest EX Trial
(There will be some mild gameplay spoilers for 5.3 in this post, and a screenshot of the trial) Something interesting seems to be brewing in the design… Read more “The Changing Shape of Healing in Final Fantasy XIV – Based on the Newest EX Trial”
Reflections In Crystal – A Recap of Why I Love Final Fantasy XIV With a Ton of Spoilers In the Back Half
Alright, so this post will have spoilers for the MSQ story, elements of the alliance raid story, and almost all things to do with 5.3 story. If… Read more “Reflections In Crystal – A Recap of Why I Love Final Fantasy XIV With a Ton of Spoilers In the Back Half”
On Starting Experiences – Addendum 3 of 2 -Why Is There an “Endgame” Anyways?
Before I resume the pile-on of Shadowlands beta info, I wanted to get out two additional posts about starting and level-up experiences in MMOs. One comment in… Read more “On Starting Experiences – Addendum 3 of 2 -Why Is There an “Endgame” Anyways?”
Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/22/2020! The One With All The Shadowlands Beta Stuff
Another week and boy are there things to be excited about! While I’ve called out one specific topic in the title, there was some good news this… Read more “Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/22/2020! The One With All The Shadowlands Beta Stuff”
On Balance and Choice – The Difficulty of WoW’s Legacy Systems
My post yesterday sparked a lot of great discussion about Blizzard and balancing that I think are worth looking at in detail and via comparison to other… Read more “On Balance and Choice – The Difficulty of WoW’s Legacy Systems”
Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/15/2020!
In what is sure to be an interesting week for us WoW players, there is a decent amount to talk about, so let’s dive in. Shadowlands Beta:… Read more “Weekly Hype Train Week of 7/15/2020!”
Taking the MM Out of MMORPG – Solo Content and Why I Enjoy It
(Editor’s Note: Originally, I would just have written a hype train that describes this stuff, and then written a post about soloing, but given that this is… Read more “Taking the MM Out of MMORPG – Solo Content and Why I Enjoy It”
Beautiful MMO Zones and the Players That Love Them
As a chaser to the awful window into depravity of my last post, and before I spend a good amount of time on relitigating leveling experience in… Read more “Beautiful MMO Zones and the Players That Love Them”
Weekly Hype Train for 6/24/2020!
Another week, another hype train, and some interesting topics to discuss! FFXIV – Eureka, The Masked Carnivale, Maybe Tank Mount Farming? The reason I’ve given for gravitating… Read more “Weekly Hype Train for 6/24/2020!”
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