Final Fantasy XIV v1.0 launched on September 30th, 2010. A project that had been in the works for 5 years, the game had delayed the PS3 version… Read more “A Realm Rebirthed – Appreciation for Naoki Yoshida”
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The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV
Now that my Gunbreaker in Final Fantasy XIV has hit 77 and is closing in on the current level cap of the game, it is time to… Read more “The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV”
What’s Old is Sort of New Again – On Revamping Old Content in MMOs
Adding new content to a game is a no-brainer. Adding features designed to attract new players to what is an old game is a very different gambit.… Read more “What’s Old is Sort of New Again – On Revamping Old Content in MMOs”
The Case For Controllers
A short one today, as I did some research ahead of time and spent a good chunk of my day today playing Final Fantasy XIV…with a gamepad.… Read more “The Case For Controllers”
The Eroded Legacy of Legacy Content
Something interesting happens to MMOs as they age and grow older. The roots of the game, the original level 1 content, those things that players first see,… Read more “The Eroded Legacy of Legacy Content”
Tanxiety Through the Eyes of a New Game
I’ve been tanking in WoW for around 5 years as my main role now, but yet, the job is still somewhat scary. Not so much in WoW,… Read more “Tanxiety Through the Eyes of a New Game”
On The First Day of Blaugust, I Wrote About Writing
This year, I finally followed enough Blaugust participants back to pages describing the event that I ended up signed up for it! So why Blaugust? Well, one… Read more “On The First Day of Blaugust, I Wrote About Writing”
I Spent 10 Hours Doing Botany in Final Fantasy XIV, and Now I Understand the Main Reason I Hate WoW Professions
Wouldn’t be a long post of mine without a meandering title! Let’s talk professions – this thing that exists in MMOs and is often sort of a… Read more “I Spent 10 Hours Doing Botany in Final Fantasy XIV, and Now I Understand the Main Reason I Hate WoW Professions”
The First Real Sign of Doom? – High End Raiding at Parity Between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft?
The times, they are a’changin’. Yesterday, something of a curious tweet from Kihra, the kind soul who manages and runs both WarcraftLogs and FFLogs, two sites that… Read more “The First Real Sign of Doom? – High End Raiding at Parity Between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft?”
Some Spoiler-Heavy Thoughts on the Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest
(SPOILER ALERT: While at first, I wanted to write this as a non-spoiler roundup and retrospective on my time so far in Shadowbringers, I couldn’t do it… Read more “Some Spoiler-Heavy Thoughts on the Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest”
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