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Wisdom of Nym: Looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV’s imminent patch 6.25
Well, that was... sooner than I expected! I had honestly been expecting patch 6.25 to be further out than... well, next week, but here...
Wisdom of Nym: Sorting through Final Fantasy XIV’s current balance state
So right now, some jobs in Final Fantasy XIV are performing better than others. In other news, water retains its moisturizing properties. Early reports...
Vague Patch Notes: Queues do not tell the story of an MMO’s success
It's time to talk about queues to log in to a game, and you know what game we have to talk about in this...
Final Fantasy XIV takes a closer look behind the motives of Hermes in its anniversary fiction
If you've seen the ending of Final Fantasy XIV's most recent expansion (and really, it's been months, what excuse do you have for not...
Final Fantasy XIV starts its anniversary stories with a tale of the Watcher
Another anniversary for Final Fantasy XIV is upon us once more, and always the developers are asking a familiar question: Are you ready to...
Global Chat: Changing opinions about WoW’s dungeon finder
With the dungeon finder being left out of Wrath Classic, it's caused more than a few players to re-evaluate the pros and cons of...
The MOP Up: Super Mario Odyssey mod throws a 10-player party
Probably most of us have enjoyed some two-player Super Mario Bros. over the years, but how about a 10-player session? You can do just...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2022 slashes prices on New World, Endwalker, Classic Guild Wars, and more
Steam's Summer Sale is upon us once again, and this morning you might even be able to access it without everything timing out! There are...
Wisdom of Nym: The status of the Garlean legions in Final Fantasy XIV
The Garlean military, to the best of our knowledge, comprises 14 legions of troops in Final Fantasy XIV. I've pointed out before that technically,...
Battle Bards Episode 213: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
The END(walker) of Final Fantasy XIV came, went, and brought us some excellent music along the way! In this episode of the Battle Bards,...
The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s population influence your perception of its success?
A few weeks back, there was a flurry of panic on Reddit over the realization that Final Fantasy XIV's Steam counts had fallen 70%...
Wisdom of Nym: Reconsidering Final Fantasy XIV’s Primals
Back in the early days of Final Fantasy XIV, Primals were kind of a big deal. Not the biggest deal in the game's lore...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online has a real enthusiasm problem
Looking around the MMORPG community, you may not even be aware that Elder Scrolls Online has less than a month until its newest expansion,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the grim specter of continuity lockout
This particular column was inspired by a question by regular reader, commenter, and friend to man and beast alike Scott Leyes, who originally posed...
Massively Overthinking: The ideal MMO server setup
Over the last year, we've seen multiple major MMO and expansion launches, and most of them went awry in some way or another. Final...
Perfect Ten: Top 10 favorite Final Fantasy XIV zones
We're getting in the zone with Perfect Ten lately. A few weeks back, Justin posted his own personal ranking of World of Warcraft zones....
Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.1: Newfound Adventures is live today
The plot is over, the story came to a satisfying end, and Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has wrapped up its tales... which means that...
Wisdom of Nym: Breaking down the extensive changes to jobs in Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.1
First things first: I'm going to be writing this column in something of a whirlwind. It would have been nice if we had gotten...
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect (and not) from the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
Math is coming for Final Fantasy XIV very shortly. Oh, sure, it can be postponed for a couple years yet, but we know it's coming....
Wisdom of Nym: Why [redacted] closed up shop at the end of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
If you still haven't finished the main scenario of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, I think we are officially at the point where avoiding spoilers...