MMORPG
22 entries. 17,935 words.
2021-08
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Level Curves And Story Pacing.
2021-08-17.
I wish the arbitrary geometric leveling curve didn’t mess up story pacing.
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MMORPG Character Switcharoos.
2021-08-18.
Sometimes MMORPGs make you play a different character for narrative purposes and I don’t like it very much.
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FFXIV - Oracle of Light.
2021-08-19.
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.
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FFXIV Needs A Limit Break.
2021-08-24.
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.
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Best MMO Technology.
2021-08-25.
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.
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Shadowbringers Done, Part 1.
2021-08-26.
I finished the first ending of Shadowbringers. The one before the long series of post-expansion patches.
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Nuts To The Post-Shadowbringers Blues.
2021-08-28.
I started into the post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest last night and got a whole two quests in before the game slammed a massive brick wall down in front of me.
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The Endgame Grind Decision Point.
2021-08-29.
Should I dive headlong into the vortex of Final Fantasy XIV endgame possibilities or should I detox and play something else?
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FFXIV - New Game Plus.
2021-08-30.
I recently learned about New Game+ in Final Fantasy XIV, some time earlier in Blaugust, in the Blaugust Discord. I didn’t think it would work very well, but it actually does.
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2021-09
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FFXIV - Contemporary Shadowbringers Reviews [+audio].
2021-09-14.
Out of curiosity, I went looking to find some contemporary accounts of why Shadowbringers was The Greatest Final Fantasy Story Ever. Because it wasn’t clear to me.
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers Story Summary [+audio].
2021-09-21.
Similar to what I did with Stormblood, I wanted to write a brief high-level overview of the events of the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers expansion story, so I’ll remember it later.
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.1, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty.
2021-09-24.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.1 Content, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty.
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New World Next Week.
2021-09-25.
Amazon’s New World is about to launch. For real this time. Maybe. Probably.
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New World, Launch Day, Zero Hour.
2021-09-28.
New World launched and I was there recording for the historical archives.
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New World Three-Day Saga.
2021-09-30.
The worm turns quickly for New World.
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2021-10
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New World, Day Six Bullet Points.
2021-10-03.
Bullet points because I don’t feel like writing an essay.
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New World - The End ...?.
2021-10-04.
On the seventh morning of New World I think I can confidently report that this game isn’t for me.
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Now What?.
2021-10-06.
Searching for the next game to play, and also apparently listing every game I’ve looked at recently.
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.2, Echoes of a Fallen Star.
2021-10-12.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.2 Content, Echoes of a Fallen Star.
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.3, Reflections in Crystal.
2021-10-30.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.3 Content, Reflections in Crystal, which I finished well over a month ago at the time of this publication.
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2021-12
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.4, Futures Rewritten.
2021-12-01.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.4 Content, Futures Rewritten, which I finished well over two months ago at the time of this publication.
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.5/5, Death Unto Dawn.
2021-12-09.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.5 and 5.55 Content, Death Unto Dawn, which I finished more than two months ago at the time of this publication.
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