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Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs
Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
Vague Patch Notes: Everything in an MMORPG is time-limited
Today, I want to talk to you about an event that you can no longer participate in within Final Fantasy XIV. It's an event...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Questions and answers with Naoki Yoshida
Interviewing Naoki Yoshida is always a heck of a time. There are people whom I can interview about the games they run and get...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Exploring Dawntrail’s Tuliyollal, Urqopacha, and Kozama’uka zones
I'm not going to lie to you, dear readers: Getting to walk around in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail was always like catnip to me...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Hands-on with the Pictomancer and Viper
It's Stormblood all over again when it comes to Dawntrail because Final Fantasy XIV has once again handed us a new melee job and a...
Wisdom of Nym: What other character jobs could Final Fantasy XIV pilfer in the future?
If there is only one game I know in the Final Fantasy franchise other than Final Fantasy XIV, it is Final Fantasy VI. This is...
Final Fantasy XI’s May update brings a new battlefield and Vana’bout event for its anniversary celebration
It's a month, so that means Final Fantasy XI is due for another update because that's how the game does things. Yes, really, it...
Perfect Ten: The 10 best Final Fantasy crossovers
So yesterday we got hit with the Final Fantasy XVI crossover in Final Fantasy XIV. It was all right, I guess. But it wasn't...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail release dates, event dates, and philosophy
Well let me be the first to say that I can most definitely live with this particular set of revelations from PAX East, so...
Vague Patch Notes: The day I deleted a character in anger in Final Fantasy XI
Today, I'd like to tell you about how your characters in MMOs aren't real, and you know that, but I want you to think...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references for monsters in Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV has no shortage of references to prior series enemies, but as with so many things, lots of those references are not...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references in the world of Final Fantasy XIV
There's a fan theory circulating that Final Fantasy XIV is the nexus of the franchise multiverse. Essentially, the idea is that Hydaelyn and Zodiark...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV
There is not a single game in the history of the franchise that has not been referenced in some capacity by Final Fantasy XIV....
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival: Pictomancer, lady Hrothgar, and release ambiguity
If you had been paying attention and looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV's third and final fan festival ahead of Dawntrail, you probably had...
Vague Patch Notes: It’s never cheating in MMOs when you do it
My friend from Final Fantasy XI was, understandably, upset. He had just been suspended for a week, and he had been warned that continued...
Vague Patch Notes: What you can’t forget in MMOs
Years ago, I had a relationship with someone I met in Final Fantasy XI. It wasn't a good or solid relationship by any stretch...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival London reveals: Viper, zones, and Echoes of Vana’diel
It's time for more reveals for the Final Fantasy XIV fans in the audience as the London Fan Festival has begun, and that means...
Vague Patch Notes: The games industry arrogance cycle, in MMOs and elsewhere
Unity has fallen. Oh, sure, the company has rolled back the worst parts of its incredibly boneheaded "give us money for your successful game"...