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”
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How To Tell Stories of Peace and the Consequences of War – Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.4
Spoiler alert – this post has spoilers for the content of patch 5.4 in Final Fantasy XIV, and some speculation about where the story goes from here.… Read more “How To Tell Stories of Peace and the Consequences of War – Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.4”
February in Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft – Big Announcements Incoming? (Yes)
February 2021 marks two major COVID-era milestones for my two main-play MMOs. Firstly, this weekend, with the FFXIV virtual fan fest, and an announcement which is all… Read more “February in Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft – Big Announcements Incoming? (Yes)”
Melee Combat and Gameplay Feel
When I was a kid, in a time before I played MMOs, there was this fascination with the idea of melee combat. A lot of games I… Read more “Melee Combat and Gameplay Feel”
The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV
Now that my Gunbreaker in Final Fantasy XIV has hit 77 and is closing in on the current level cap of the game, it is time to… Read more “The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV”
What’s Old is Sort of New Again – On Revamping Old Content in MMOs
Adding new content to a game is a no-brainer. Adding features designed to attract new players to what is an old game is a very different gambit.… Read more “What’s Old is Sort of New Again – On Revamping Old Content in MMOs”
On The First Day of Blaugust, I Wrote About Writing
This year, I finally followed enough Blaugust participants back to pages describing the event that I ended up signed up for it! So why Blaugust? Well, one… Read more “On The First Day of Blaugust, I Wrote About Writing”
The First Real Sign of Doom? – High End Raiding at Parity Between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft?
The times, they are a’changin’. Yesterday, something of a curious tweet from Kihra, the kind soul who manages and runs both WarcraftLogs and FFLogs, two sites that… Read more “The First Real Sign of Doom? – High End Raiding at Parity Between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft?”
