My saga of Savage raiding to fill in that progression content need from leaving WoW behind has continued in earnest, and I have laughs and a genuine… Read more “Continuing My Savage Journey in FFXIV – Party Finder Observations and A Hard Loot Lesson”
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Some Speculation About the February 18th FFXIV Live Letter
The announcement has been made – on February 18th, 2022, we get our first Live Letter of the Endwalker era! But yet, there is something weird afoot… Read more “Some Speculation About the February 18th FFXIV Live Letter”
Ability Design and RPGs – The Difference of Additive and Subtractive Designs
I’ve leveled both a Black Mage and Dragoon in Endwalker, with the changes that both jobs had to their existing cores from prior Final Fantasy XIV content.… Read more “Ability Design and RPGs – The Difference of Additive and Subtractive Designs”
The Spoiler-Laden Review of Endwalker
I’ve done four drafts of this post, trying to make a clear, concise outline to why Endwalker blew my mind. Endwalker as a story is a piece… Read more “The Spoiler-Laden Review of Endwalker”
Credits Rolled On Endwalker – My Non-Spoiler, Gameplay Thoughts
Holy fucking shit. What a ride. At 6 AM and change yesterday, I finished the main story of Endwalker, the fourth expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, rolled… Read more “Credits Rolled On Endwalker – My Non-Spoiler, Gameplay Thoughts”
The First Day of Endwalker An Almost-Entirely Spoiler-Free Discussion
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”
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”