I was so determined that FFXIV was going to get my attention today, and yet, I haven’t logged in yet and I’m fiending for 9.1 so much… Read more “The Highlights, Midlights, and Low Lights of the Early Patch 9.1 Datamining and PTR Play”
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A Big Week For the Mainstream MMO – Some Thoughts on WoW Patch 9.1 PTR and Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 Part 1
This week is going to be a pretty big week for me and people like me, because after a few months of sort of slow going, things… Read more “A Big Week For the Mainstream MMO – Some Thoughts on WoW Patch 9.1 PTR and Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 Part 1”
The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay
Much has already been said, both here and in all other corners of the WoWosphere, about how drastically, awfully, terribly late the upcoming Chains of Domination, patch… Read more “The Social Impact of Patch 9.1’s Delay”
A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong
I’ve been pretty quiet here lately, for a few reasons. Firstly, talking about WoW is largely rote right now because there just isn’t much new stuff in… Read more “A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong”
The Many-Layered Challenges of the Twisting Corridors of Torghast – My Completely-Solo Journey to the Corridor Creeper
Around 2 AM local time, I did it. The boss on floor 18 of Layer 8 felled, the achievement pop-up shown, the mount added to my collection.… Read more “The Many-Layered Challenges of the Twisting Corridors of Torghast – My Completely-Solo Journey to the Corridor Creeper”
Twisting Corridors Complete! Post Still To Come
Tonight, I finally did it. Layer 8 down, all solo, all the way, got my Corridor Creeper mount and now the Maw is mine for the taking.… Read more “Twisting Corridors Complete! Post Still To Come”
Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs
This week, Blizzard was forced to admit that tanking in Shadowlands was broken. Okay, that is somewhat hyperbolic, but a genuine bug had led to a metagame… Read more “Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs”
The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?
It has, as of today when I write this (well, start this lol) been 4 full months of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. We also have gone that… Read more “The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?”
The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading
The date was Thursday, March 18th, 2021. With just under 70 pulls on Sire Denathrius, including a very disappointing Wednesday raid spent exclusively pulling and wiping to… Read more “The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading”
My Updated UI in WoW – What Mods And Why
The topic of user interfaces in a video game is always very interesting to me. What I find so oddly fascinating about the topic is how deeply… Read more “My Updated UI in WoW – What Mods And Why”
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