My saga of Savage raiding to fill in that progression content need from leaving WoW behind has continued in earnest, and I have laughs and a genuine… Read more “Continuing My Savage Journey in FFXIV – Party Finder Observations and A Hard Loot Lesson”
Tag: raid
Cross-Faction Gameplay In WoW Is Real and Coming Soon (TM)
I was in the middle of a whole other draft post, but wow, this needs to be addressed. Today, Blizzard announced that in patch 9.2.5 (an update… Read more “Cross-Faction Gameplay In WoW Is Real and Coming Soon (TM)”
Boss Mechanics Versus Player Mechanics
Something my recent forays into Savage raiding and harder EX trial pushing in FFXIV has brought to mind is a key difference between the core combat gameplay… Read more “Boss Mechanics Versus Player Mechanics”
I Parsed Zero On Samurai Twice, And Other Thoughts About My First Journeys Into Savage Raiding in FFXIV
I’ve never done current-tier Savage raiding in FFXIV before Endwalker. In fact, I’d barely done current EX trials, and if I counted up the total number of… Read more “I Parsed Zero On Samurai Twice, And Other Thoughts About My First Journeys Into Savage Raiding in FFXIV”
The Spoiler-Free Layman’s Guide To Pandaemonium: Asphodelos
Today marks the launch of the first tier of 8-player normal raiding in Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion. In a trend similar to the dungeon and trial… Read more “The Spoiler-Free Layman’s Guide To Pandaemonium: Asphodelos”
Patch 9.2 Preview Is Tomorrow, So Here’s Some Theories on Content
A somewhat surprising announcement was made by the WoW team today – see you tomorrow for a patch 9.2 preview video! Since I put some time in… Read more “Patch 9.2 Preview Is Tomorrow, So Here’s Some Theories on Content”
The Woes of The Sanctum of Domination Raid Storyline and What It Means for Patch 9.2
Yesterday, I put up a review of the raid from 9.1, the Sanctum of Domination, WoW’s 27th raid tier. I skipped one vital bit however, and that… Read more “The Woes of The Sanctum of Domination Raid Storyline and What It Means for Patch 9.2”
Sanctum of Domination In Review
For a lot of people, the reality of World of Warcraft is pretty bleak right now – a likely 5 more months of this damned raid. But… Read more “Sanctum of Domination In Review”
Some Analysis of Endwalker Healing Gameplay Based on the Leaked Tooltips
My last post was also sort of on this topic, but I tried to stay a bit away from healing design and instead wanted to talk about… Read more “Some Analysis of Endwalker Healing Gameplay Based on the Leaked Tooltips”
WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery and What Lies Ahead
This week, Blizzard announced something that seemed likely for a while now – a fresh start server for the Vanilla WoW experience. However, instead of just a… Read more “WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery and What Lies Ahead”