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Global Chat: Stressing about WoW Classic’s community
Late June's World of Warcraft Classic stress test gave many MMO bloggers plenty to talk about, with pros and cons being lobbied about from...
First impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers is beautiful, horrifying, and a crowning achievement
It was clear to me how special Shadowbringers was going to be when I saw one of the most effectively horrifying scenes I've witnessed...
Massively Overthinking: Do you even *like* MMO expansions?
This seems like an absurd question on its face, right? MMO players are supposed to like MMO expansions. They're progress. They're content. They're fresh...
Massively OP’s guide to Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ unlocks and progress
The new expansion is out! After what felt like basically a year of waiting (but was closer to six months), Final Fantasy XIV's third...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers made early access a luxury
First and foremost, I want to note that this is not going to be my official first impressions of Shadowbringers because that's going to be...
Final Fantasy XIV starts selling skips to get you started in Shadowbringers
While there are plenty of Final Fantasy XIV players who were ready to charge into Shadowbringers the very second early access started, there are...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers early access survival guide
It's the final countdown, people. Final Fantasy XIV will throw wide the gates early in the morning on Friday, and we'll all be off...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s E3 hangover
Honestly, I wondered how the heck Final Fantasy XIV could top the revelation about Hydaelyn and Zodiark at the start of this year's E3....
Wisdom of Nym: Why you should be cautious speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion balance
Whew. All right. So we've gotten the media tour information for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that means that people have gotten to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – the final assessment
Expansion footraces are dumb in a lot of ways. Final Fantasy XIV has two expansions at this point, and the reality is that neither of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – odds and ends
The thing about Final Fantasy XIV is that it's big. Really, amazingly big. There's a lot of stuff, and if I wanted to go into...
Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The healers
As soon as I started going through the abilities added to Final Fantasy XIV's healers, I immediately muttered to myself "oh, some people are...
Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The melee DPS
Honestly, out of all the roles in the game right now, the melee DPS was the most boring part of the Final Fantasy XIV:...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers in benchmark and letter form
One of the nice things about the rules around the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers media tour is that seeing the big job change video means...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – the trials
First and foremost, I freely admit that the title for this one is a bit of a misnomer, since we're covering a lot more...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted buying something in an MMO?
I absolutely hate buyer's regret. If I could go back and slap myself when I was about to press the "buy now" button on...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – expert dungeons
For all that dungeons are a core part of the Final Fantasy XIV experience, this expansion was the lightest on top-end dungeons. Where Heavensward wound up...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – leveling content
One of the things that I really do love about Final Fantasy XIV, from relaunch to now, is that it is indisputably a game that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – side stories, part two
If I'm being entirely honest, I could probably stretch this series out even further from having two columns on side stories in Final Fantasy...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – side stories, part one
Those of you who don't remember the last time I did this particular column series (which is understandable, it was two years ago) should...
