Shadowlands had a story whose best moments were few and far between, and the rest of the expansion was defined by a mix of awful bad moments… Read more “Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen”
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Lessons Learned From Nearly Two Years of Healing Savage in Final Fantasy XIV
I’ve been raiding in Savage in Final Fantasy XIV for nearly 2 years now. It’s not a long time, and it correlates with Endwalker’s raid scene exclusively,… Read more “Lessons Learned From Nearly Two Years of Healing Savage in Final Fantasy XIV”
Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier
Aberrus is an interesting raid for a few reasons. Firstly, I think I should say this up front – I enjoyed this tier overall. It’s certainly not… Read more “Aberrus in Review – Dragonflight’s Second Raid Tier”
WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?
So Augmentation has been kind of a clusterfuck, yeah? Prior to their launch, I noted that I was kind of excited for the idea of a WoW… Read more “WoW, Augmentation Evoker, and Attribution of DPS – Time for rDPS?”
New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It
When you have an MMO that is long-lived, you eventually hit a point where a playerbase saturates and needs new blood to replace people who leave, whether… Read more “New Player Experience Is Important, But WoW and FFXIV Are Kind Of Bad At It”
If You’re Obsessed, You Can Start Preparing For Dawntrail Now (I’m Not Kidding)
One thing that is very nice about FFXIV at times is that it is very, very predictable in terms of content preparation and how things are handled.… Read more “If You’re Obsessed, You Can Start Preparing For Dawntrail Now (I’m Not Kidding)”
The Push To New Shinies – An Issue With Dragonflight Content Design
Dragonflight is perhaps the most ambitious WoW expansion in terms of content schedule and releases. We’re getting more regular content updates, some of which is by virtue… Read more “The Push To New Shinies – An Issue With Dragonflight Content Design”
FFXIV Dawntrail Has Been Announced, My Impressions
I got back from Fanfest 2023 Las Vegas yesterday, and while I have a lot to say about that experience, it can wait for now. With a… Read more “FFXIV Dawntrail Has Been Announced, My Impressions”
Augmentation Evoker and the Support Role in World of Warcraft
WoW has defined its holy trinity paradigm so rigidly that support will never work in WoW. Well, that’s what I would have said a few months ago.… Read more “Augmentation Evoker and the Support Role in World of Warcraft”
On Player Behaviors, Incentive Sets, and Forming Groups in Online Games
On my initial WoW guild exodus in the summer of 2021, I did try to find a replacement guild before going back, then leaving and creating my… Read more “On Player Behaviors, Incentive Sets, and Forming Groups in Online Games”
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