Over the past couple of years, but especially in Endwalker, the Final Fantasy XIV team has made a lot of effort to adjust the onramp for new… Read more “The Revamped MSQ Gameplay Experience of Final Fantasy XIV Part 1: ARR and Heavensward”
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Dragonflight, Lore’s Role In Gameplay, and The Return of Metzen
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”
Unity’s Price Change: A Late Look
Unity has, in many ways, shot itself in the foot. In modern game development, game engines are a big investment and making an engine capable of using… Read more “Unity’s Price Change: A Late Look”
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?”
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”
Generative Artificial Intelligence Sucks and It Shouldn’t Be The Future
It’s hard to escape the idea of AI these days, with models refining their approach and appearing more and more every day. ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, MidJourney, and… Read more “Generative Artificial Intelligence Sucks and It Shouldn’t Be The Future”
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