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”
Tag: final fantasy xiv
On Starting Experiences – Addendum 2 of 2 – Leveling As Fun, or Filler?
In this post, I’m going to dive a bit deeper on the topic of starting experiences and how those shape and perhaps push away new MMO players.… Read more “On Starting Experiences – Addendum 2 of 2 – Leveling As Fun, or Filler?”
Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV
Coming from WoW, one thing that immediately strikes you about FFXIV is that addons aren’t really a thing, and in recent rewatch streams of the old Producer… Read more “Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV”
A More Thorough Investigation of Crafting and Gathering in Final Fantasy XIV (The All-80 Edition)
So I did it, yesterday before going to bed. With Blacksmithing at 80, I now have a full slate of jobs at 80 on my FFXIV character!… Read more “A More Thorough Investigation of Crafting and Gathering in Final Fantasy XIV (The All-80 Edition)”
On Starting Experiences – Addendum 1 of 2 – Learning to Play (Or Not)
My months-in-the-works post on how the starting experiences of MMOs are often a deterrent to new players prompted a lot of great discussion, but in particular, I… Read more “On Starting Experiences – Addendum 1 of 2 – Learning to Play (Or Not)”
Weekly Hype Train! Week of 6/9/2020!
A new week, more things to be hyped about, so lete’s go! FFXIV – All Things Tradeskill: I’ve been having a blast spending large chunks of my… Read more “Weekly Hype Train! Week of 6/9/2020!”
When The Starting Is Slow, No One Gets Started – MMOs and New Player Experience
Okay, so 27 years ago (no wait, it was January 2020), I promised a post on my experience playing Everquest II. What I’m about to say is… Read more “When The Starting Is Slow, No One Gets Started – MMOs and New Player Experience”
Hype Train for the Week of 6/2/2020
Hey, so this one is a smidge late. I have two items off the top – firstly, obviously, the world has kind of a lot going on… Read more “Hype Train for the Week of 6/2/2020”
Weekly Hype Train – Week of 5/26/2020!
Another week, another one of these! Maybe a bit briefer than before, but still here! WoW – Maintenance: Simple week – mount farming targeting Blackrock Foundry and Hellfire… Read more “Weekly Hype Train – Week of 5/26/2020!”
Weekly Hype Train – 4/7/2020 Edition, AKA Shadowlands Alpha Launch Week!
Shadowlands data is coming in heavy, although first via official blogs with explainer text as opposed to raw datamining, so this week is bound to be a… Read more “Weekly Hype Train – 4/7/2020 Edition, AKA Shadowlands Alpha Launch Week!”
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