Hi! I’m an old reclusive Gen-X software developer who writes twice a month about games or projects I’m working on or what’s happening in the world. Not AI-generated since 2012, despite what ZeroGPT says. Except the images. All the images are AI-generated now because it’s way too much of a hassle to find images for blog posts.
Shadowbringers Done, Part 1
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I finished the first ending of Shadowbringers. The one before the long series of post-expansion patches. (469 words.)
Best MMO Technology
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Yesterday I mentioned how much I worried that Final Fantasy XIV was staggering into their new expansion on duct tape and bailing wire, so I thought today I’d mention the MMORPGs that appear to have a much more solid technology base that I don’t have to worry about. (417 words.)
FFXIV Needs A Limit Break
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I’m waking up to this news that Final Fantasy XIV has closed off all the North American Aether servers to new players indefinitely because they can’t handle the strain anymore. (340 words.)
Blogging Motivation: What's That?
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I think we’re supposed to be writing about how we bloggers stay motivated when blogging, but I think a much more relatable topic for the masses is how we definitely, positively don’t stay motivated. (670 words.)
Sunday Screenshots - FFXIV
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I didn’t even rename the screenshot files this time. (95 words.)
Saturday Screenshots - FFXIV
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Hey, writing blog posts every day isn’t that fun sometimes. Here’s some screenshots. From that same game again. Because they’re the only screenshots I took yesterday. (151 words.)
Friday Screenshots - FFXIV
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I was going to pull out one of seemingly hundreds of half-written posts to finish them, but then I realized I hate all of them! And now it’s evening. So here’s some screenshots. It’s from that game I’ve been playing. You know the one I mean. (92 words.)
FFXIV - Oracle of Light
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I spent last night in Final Fantasy XIV standing at the Neverending Storybook (not the actual name) refreshing my memory on story events from the very end of A Realm Reborn and the post-Heavensward stuff with The Word Of The Mother and the Warriors of Darkness. (972 words.)
MMORPG Character Switcharoos
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Sometimes MMORPGs make you play a different character for narrative purposes and I don’t like it very much. (701 words.)
Level Curves And Story Pacing
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I wish the arbitrary geometric leveling curve didn’t mess up story pacing. (832 words.)
FFXIV - How To Abandon A Main Scenario Quest, Kind Of
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I ran into a problem with Final Fantasy XIV and I thought I’d share the solution I came up with, because you certainly won’t find it anywhere on Reddit. (1162 words.)
Pantheon Of Best Shadowbringers Moments So Far
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Yesterday I flippantly remarked, “Not exactly a deep meditation on the human condition,” about the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers story so far. But there was a conversation that my mind keeps returning to: A conversation between the Crystal Exarch and Lord Vauthry. (968 words.)
FFXIV's Gandalf Moment
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The Stupid Face Boss in Final Fantasy XIII and The Gandalf Moment in Final Fantasy XIV. (1013 words.)
What's Up With That?
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I have the day off today, and I have to talk for a moment about the What Up With That SNL sketches. (191 words.)
Bless Unleashed
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Bless Unleashed: I mean, it’s free. (599 words.)
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