There’s a lot to talk about with Final Fantasy XIV lately, as the first major batch of job changes for Dawntrail and the job action trailer have… Read more “My First Expansion Raiding Savage Is In The Books – Some Thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV Raiding Before Dawntrail”
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The Fun, Frustrating Ride of Mists of Pandaria: Remix
Mists of Pandaria Remix has been out for just over a week and a half now. How’s it going? Uh…both really well and also with a lot… Read more “The Fun, Frustrating Ride of Mists of Pandaria: Remix”
Healing Dungeons in World of Warcraft Dragonflight is a Broken Gameplay Design, and Here’s Why
Picture this: you’re healing a dungeon in World of Warcraft, and things are going well, when the boss stops to cast a huge party-wide damage hit. You’ve… Read more “Healing Dungeons in World of Warcraft Dragonflight is a Broken Gameplay Design, and Here’s Why”
The First Week: WoW’s New Dungeon Scaling, Experienced Firsthand
The dungeon difficulty changes made to World of Warcraft have been interesting, to say the least. For the uninitiated, the basic rundown is this – in Season… Read more “The First Week: WoW’s New Dungeon Scaling, Experienced Firsthand”
Hopes and Fears for The War Within
We are getting, by most estimates and the timetable provided by Blizzard in the WoW roadmap for 2024, close to The War Within launching in alpha. If… Read more “Hopes and Fears for The War Within”
Hopes and Fears for Dawntrail
PAX East is this weekend, and the Final Fantasy XIV team is going to have a global livestream from the show that will, in all likelihood, include… Read more “Hopes and Fears for Dawntrail”
The Big Secret of Patch 10.2.6 Is Plunderstorm, WoW’s Battle Royale
10.2.6’s big surprise is live as of this week, and…uh, it’s interesting. The lynchpin feature of this new patch is an addition to retail WoW playable by… Read more “The Big Secret of Patch 10.2.6 Is Plunderstorm, WoW’s Battle Royale”
The Struggle of Flavor, Gameplay, and Long-Term Prospects of The War Within’s Hero Talent System
When Blizzard mentions that they want something to both have flavor and also be a source of player power, it is usually a sign of trouble. Hero… Read more “The Struggle of Flavor, Gameplay, and Long-Term Prospects of The War Within’s Hero Talent System”
My Early The War Within Preparations
We’ve officially entered something of a lull enroute between the end of Dragonflight and The War Within for World of Warcraft. Sure, there’s still a Season 4… Read more “My Early The War Within Preparations”
Legendaries in Dragonflight Suck, and Here’s Why
Fyr’alath is an okay legendary as a concept, but boy does farming it make the game suck. Twice now in Dragonflight, Blizzard has taken a design hint… Read more “Legendaries in Dragonflight Suck, and Here’s Why”
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