So FFXIV’s EU Fan Fest was held last weekend, introducing a fair bit of new content for Dawntrail and setting up the hype cycle that will continue… Read more “The EU Fan Fest 2023 for Final Fantasy XIV – Some Thoughts and A Lot of Crackpot Theory”
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Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.5, Growing Light, is an interesting cap to the Endwalker era. Firstly, this patch fills the traditional role of the x.3 patch, in… Read more “Growing Light, Endwalker Post-Launch MSQ, and The Issue With Nostalgic Plots”
The Revamped MSQ Gameplay Experience of Final Fantasy XIV Part 1: ARR and Heavensward
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”
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”
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)”
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest Las Vegas 2023 Was Kind of a Shitshow
So over the weekend, I attended my first-ever Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, going to the first leg of the 2023-2024 tour in Las Vegas. It was… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest Las Vegas 2023 Was Kind of a Shitshow”
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”
Blizzcon 2023 And The Challenges It Faces
Well, we finally have the last pieces of the puzzle for the first Blizzcon post-pandemic (I hate this term because it is inaccurate, but also because it… Read more “Blizzcon 2023 And The Challenges It Faces”
Final Fantasy XIV 6.4 Impressions and Fan Fest Thoughts
Endwalker 6.0 was an experience that really, profoundly hit for me. Sure, as time has wound on from the initial shock of it in December 2021, there… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV 6.4 Impressions and Fan Fest Thoughts”
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