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    My Experience With Savage, Party Finder Pugging, and Statics in Asphodelos

    Asphodelos Savage was my first-ever Savage raiding tier after 8 years of FFXIV play on and off. It was an…interesting experience, one that I enjoyed quite a… Read more “My Experience With Savage, Party Finder Pugging, and Statics in Asphodelos”

    June 24, 2022 by Kaylriene

    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”

    January 27, 2022 by Kaylriene

    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”

    January 22, 2022 by Kaylriene

    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”

    October 31, 2021 by Kaylriene

    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”

    October 3, 2021 by Kaylriene

    The Pace of a Boss Fight – Why Sylvanas Is An Awful Fight Design

    Sire Denathrius in Castle Nathria was a boss with some interesting breakpoints in his fight. Phase 1 demanded perfect execution against simple mechanics, but a part of… Read more “The Pace of a Boss Fight – Why Sylvanas Is An Awful Fight Design”

    September 17, 2021 by Kaylriene

    Sanctum of Domination – 9/10 Heroic, Some Thoughts

    Early in the raid tier, my thoughts on Sanctum of Domination were a little scatter-shot. I’d been pugging it and doing things very inconsistently – a boss… Read more “Sanctum of Domination – 9/10 Heroic, Some Thoughts”

    September 3, 2021 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

    The Term “Casual,” How I See It In WoW Patch 9.1, And Why I Call Myself One

    The word “casual” when used in MMO spaces is a de-pinned hand grenade in most contexts. It rarely gets used productively, it’s very often said insultingly, and… Read more “The Term “Casual,” How I See It In WoW Patch 9.1, And Why I Call Myself One”

    July 19, 2021 by Kaylriene

    I PUGed Sanctum of Domination, and The Results Were Surprising

    In my last post, I talked about how I just hadn’t done that much inside the new raid added to World of Warcraft in Patch 9.1, the… Read more “I PUGed Sanctum of Domination, and The Results Were Surprising”

    July 10, 2021 by Kaylriene

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