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Wisdom of Nym: Slicing through Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3
You know, it's kind of rough to get through all of the content of a new patch in one day, especially when you can't...
Wisdom of Nym: Checking out Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.3 notes
As it always has been, so it is again; we've got our next patch for Final Fantasy XIV just around the corner, and thus...
Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of Final Fantasy XIV patch reveals
You know, I seriously could have sworn that I publicly predicted the next Final Fantasy XIV patch would be out on May 22nd. But...
Wisdom of Nym: The Alliance Raids of Final Fantasy XIV
When the next major Final Fantasy XIV patch arrives later this month, we'll be staring down the games eighth alliance raid. That might not...
Wisdom of Nym: Little boosts for Final Fantasy XIV
When I talk about games that provide a whole lot of quality-of-life fixes, I generally point to Final Fantasy XIV as a perfect example....
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch reveals our future story
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is something we should all watch closely. Because it's going to tell us plenty about where we're...
Wisdom of Nym: What we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
Yes, the latest live letter happened, the fan translations happened, and as one could expect the Final Fantasy XIV fandom has already taken half-translated...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the horror of the Live Letter
It's easy to miss one of the worst bits of news about the next Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter because it's tucked in the...
Wisdom of Nym: The jobs of Final Fantasy XI compared to Final Fantasy XIV
With 30 years of history, Final Fantasy as a series has had lots of riffs on the same basic ideas. It's the only thing...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and evergreen options against new ones
Quick, you there! Tell me what's going to be in the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, patch 4.3! Not all of it, though,...
Wisdom of Nym: A week after Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka
It's been a little under a week since the Eureka launch in Final Fantasy XIV, and opinions about the content are pretty universally strong....
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka
I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again.
One of the things that I mentioned...
Wisdom of Nym: How Final Fantasy XIV’s latest housing war was won and where it got us
With the removal of the perpetual server restrictions and the opening of personal housing again, Final Fantasy XIV seems to have decided that its...
Wisdom of Nym: Mechanical issues for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, part two
Last week, we covered the mechanical issues for about half of the Final Fantasy XIV job lineup. This week, we're covering the other half....
Wisdom of Nym: Actual mechanical issues for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, part one
There are a lot of people who are quick to complain about issues with their personal favorite jobs in Final Fantasy XIV. No matter...
Wisdom of Nym: What cosmetic features could other jobs get in Final Fantasy XIV?
About a month back, I got a comment in this column with an absolutely spectacular question. We've got two cosmetic systems that basically only...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking at Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.2
A lot of times, I spread out my time with Final Fantasy XIV patches, unlocking and finishing up content at a reasonably sedate pace....
Wisdom of Nym: Reacting to the Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2 notes
My initial plan for this particular column was just to write "woo patch notes woo" but I was informed that this plan had certain...
Wisdom of Nym: Reviewing Final Fantasy XIV’s new housing rules
I've been leery for a long while now of Final Fantasy XIV's "you get your details just before patch day" stance vis-a-vis the housing...
Wisdom of Nym: Does Final Fantasy XIV have too many content subdivisions?
Here's a fun question for you about Final Fantasy XIV: What's the difference between a trial and a raid in the endgame?
At first glance...