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    What You Can Do Now To Prepare for Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2 (Yes, Really)

    The next FFXIV Producer Live Letter is scheduled for July 1st, expected to be the first one discussing patch 6.2 in detail. That means, based on folk… Read more “What You Can Do Now To Prepare for Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2 (Yes, Really)”

    June 20, 2022July 2, 2022 by Kaylriene

    Analyzing the Preliminary Patch Notes of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.1

    A surprise tonight as I was sitting debating going to bed – the prelim patch notes for Newfound Adventures, FFXIV’s first Endwalker patch, came out. With them… Read more “Analyzing the Preliminary Patch Notes of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.1”

    April 8, 2022 by Kaylriene

    The Shards of Domination – A System-Solution to a Blizzard-Made Problem

    The Shards of Domination system is a damn-near perfect microcosm of the kind of problems that modern Blizzard has with game design. That is what makes them… Read more “The Shards of Domination – A System-Solution to a Blizzard-Made Problem”

    August 30, 2021 by Kaylriene

    Change, Necessary or Not – How The Loot Changes and Their (Sort Of) Reversion Affect Shadowlands

    Today, the news went up – rejoice! With the next weekly reset, raids will be seeing more loot in Shadowlands. Specifically, Castle Nathria is going to a… Read more “Change, Necessary or Not – How The Loot Changes and Their (Sort Of) Reversion Affect Shadowlands”

    February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by Kaylriene

    A More Thorough and Nuanced Look at Gear In Shadowlands

    Throughout these first two and a half months of Shadowlands (it has been that long already?!), something of a constant theme has been bubbling up to the… Read more “A More Thorough and Nuanced Look at Gear In Shadowlands”

    February 4, 2021 by Kaylriene

    Loot Is Loot – A Followup On Why I Think Shadowlands Loot Feels Bad

    The guiding principle of Shadowlands rewards has been a desire to return to the more traditional state of WoW – one where each drop matters and feels… Read more “Loot Is Loot – A Followup On Why I Think Shadowlands Loot Feels Bad”

    January 4, 2021 by Kaylriene

    Loot Is Loot – A Look At Shadowlands Rewards Today and What The Future May Hold

    Loot is loot is an overriding, new/old philosophy that the WoW team has put into full effect with Shadowlands. With Warforging systems all the way up to… Read more “Loot Is Loot – A Look At Shadowlands Rewards Today and What The Future May Hold”

    December 17, 2020 by Kaylriene

    The Shadowlands Endgame Becomes Clearer – Covenant Quests, Callings, and Weekly Caches

    In a previous Shadowlands beta post, I talked about how the endgame of Shadowlands, in beta and in a prior build, at least, was pushing a new… Read more “The Shadowlands Endgame Becomes Clearer – Covenant Quests, Callings, and Weekly Caches”

    July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by Kaylriene

    Rewards and Progression – Looking at Content Models from Classic WoW to Modern Final Fantasy XIV

    Something I keep coming back to as a theme in my head lately is gear and gear progression in MMOs. One of the key opportunities I find… Read more “Rewards and Progression – Looking at Content Models from Classic WoW to Modern Final Fantasy XIV”

    February 25, 2020 by Kaylriene

    What Makes a Reward? An Analysis of Classic Reward Structure and Where It Changed

    The discussion posts I’ve written about World of Warcraft Classic have attempted to communicate something delicately – I’m not interested in playing WoW Classic as anything than… Read more “What Makes a Reward? An Analysis of Classic Reward Structure and Where It Changed”

    September 14, 2019September 14, 2019 by Kaylriene

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