Wisdom of Nym is a Final Fantasy XIV column by Eliot Lefebvre. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes
It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
Wisdom of Nym: Aspects of Final Fantasy XIV that could use expansion before the next expansion
I'm excited about the upcoming Hall of the Novice feature in Final Fantasy XIV's next patch. Yes, admittedly, part of this is because all...
Wisdom of Nym: The Warring Triad and what it means for Final Fantasy XIV
The Warring Triad is a big deal in Final Fantasy VI. We don't actually know if it's a big deal in Final Fantasy XIV,...
Wisdom of Nym: What we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
So we know what's going on with the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, or at least as much as could be released during...
Wisdom of Nym: Potential jobs for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
We're going to be hearing about the next expansion to Final Fantasy XIV in... several months, actually. We're in no kind of rush here....
Wisdom of Nym: The next stop on Final Fantasy XIV’s magical expansion tour
The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV will be announced this year. We all know it. I suppose there's a chance it won't happen,...
Wisdom of Nym: A musing on malaise in Final Fantasy XIV
There's no question in my mind that Final Fantasy XIV is still one of my favorite games of all time. It certainly doesn't lack...
Wisdom of Nym: Elitism and playing properly in Final Fantasy XIV
There was a thread on the official Final Fantasy XIV forums back about... I want to say a million years ago? Maybe two million?...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016
I have high hopes for 2016. Higher hopes than I did for 2015, at least. 2015 also started out with my being fired for...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV’s Anima Weapons don’t bother me
Everyone who has listened to my rantings for an extended period of time knows that I did not like the Zodiac Weapon quests in...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at Final Fantasy XIV’s 2015
I realize that this is arguably a little early. We've still got a couple of weeks left in 2015, after all, and patch 3.15...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s new kids on the block
I haven't forgotten the fact that there were people on the first day of Heavensward early access sporting level 50 Machinist and Dark Knights....
Wisdom of Nym: Everything you never needed to know about Final Fantasy XIV’s jobs and job stones
Part of me wonders if there's someone in the Blizzard Entertainment offices with a very close eye on Final Fantasy XIV. Is it a...
Wisdom of Nym: Much ado about Final Fantasy XIV’s Diadem
There's a whole lot to be said about the Diadem. Let's start: It's kind of a mess because it's a really solid idea lacking...
Wisdom of Nym: The first impressions of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.1
Part of me feels really ungrateful for being upset that it took five months instead of the usual three to get Final Fantasy XIV's...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.1 notes
There are a lot of things that I really like about Final Fantasy XIV, a fact that should come as a surprise to practically...
Wisdom of Nym: Awaiting next week’s Final Fantasy XIV patch
We've still got a preview or two to go before the main event, but Final Fantasy XIV's first post-expansion patch is on its way...
Wisdom of Nym: The cancelled future of Final Fantasy XIV
Every game has stuff in it that's dummied out. There are ideas that the developers brought to a certain point without ever finishing, and...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s healers
One of the damage dealers in the party can't stay out of damaging effects because moving interrupts his casts, and he thinks finishing a...
Wisdom of Nym: Surpassing Final Fantasy XIV’s cross-class legacy
In one respect, Final Fantasy XIV is an incredibly flexible game. You are never actually locked into a single role or job; even if...
