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Wisdom of Nym: The final countdown before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2
We still don't technically know when Final Fantasy XIV is launching its next patch, but we can also figure it out. It was always...
Wisdom of Nym: Materia and stats in Final Fantasy XIV
When Heavensward was the current expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, we were introduced to the idea that you could meld materia onto valuable endgame...
Wisdom of Nym: Actual outdated content in Final Fantasy XIV
As we start down the road through 2018, I feel it's important and appropriate to look at the content in Final Fantasy XIV that...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking ahead to Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018
It's not quite 2018 yet, but it will be next week. That means we have a whole year of Final Fantasy XIV to enjoy,...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking a peek at Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
Gosh, I feel sort of bad for the person whose job it was to make the next Final Fantasy XIV fan festival reveal seem...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2017 in review
It's hard to say whether 2017 was a good year for Final Fantasy XIV.
Sure, on one level it seems obvious. The game launched its...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the next few years of Final Fantasy XIV expansions
My friends, I can see the future for Final Fantasy XIV. And by "see" I mean that I can guess at it with reasonable...
Wisdom of Nym: Classes, job, and the Armoury System in Final Fantasy XIV
Here's how this column got written. Last week, I was talking about new potential jobs based on weapons rather than on jobs that have...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about future Final Fantasy XIV jobs from weapons
The Armoury System places a certain unique burden on Final Fantasy XIV. Any new job doesn't just need to have a distinct mechanical identity,...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the nature of Final Fantasy XIV’s metagame
So, what's the ideal raiding composition for progression in Final Fantasy XIV right now? If you started listing off Paladin, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Warrior......
Wisdom of Nym: Musings on Final Fantasy XIV’s current crafting game
Crafting is really important in Final Fantasy XIV. That much can't be denied; the game places so much emphasis on the options available to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV 4.1’s squadron dynamics, alliance roulette, and materia
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 fell into a pretty solid cadence right away, from my experience. It's not one of those patches where absolutely...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 in review
Let me make an agreement with you, dear readers: this column about Final Fantasy XIV will not talk about the housing situation in Shirogane...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV has a serious housing problem for basically no reason
Patch 4.1 arrived in Final Fantasy XIV, and the Shirogane housing rush came and went exactly how everyone familiar with the game had been...
Wisdom of Nym: The key bits of Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.1 patch notes
Here we are, folks, staring down the barrel of the latest major patch. If you're feeling a minor set of trepidation simply because that...
Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of revelations for Final Fantasy XIV 4.1
Well, time to get my running shoes on, Final Fantasy XIV's next patch is coming out on October 10th and I'm aiming for a...
Wisdom of Nym: Deep-diving Final Fantasy XIV’s leveling structure
I do a lot of leveling in Final Fantasy XIV. This is, in part, because I am stupid; for several dumb reasons I have...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood dungeons in review
Have I really not talked about the dungeons of Stormblood yet? That's unexpected. Usually I would have mentioned them by now, I talk about...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s ability customization
The Job system is a staple of Final Fantasy as a series, which is a little odd when you consider that it's only showed...
Wisdom of Nym: Breaking down what we know about Final Fantasy XIV 4.1
I've been gathering, crafting, and fighting my way up in Final Fantasy XIV in preparation for 4.1. Not that I haven't been enjoying the...
