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Category: Op-Ed

Cyberpunk 2077 and Crunch: We Now Must Experience the Game

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 by Brandon North
“How should we experience a game we know others have suffered to make?” With the news that Cyberpunk 2077 is getting delayed yet again until December 10th, I’m... Read More

Opinion: It’s Time for Final Fantasy XIV to Revise it’s Housing System

Posted on October 13, 2020October 17, 2020 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
With the most recent Letter from the Producer LIVE, I was reminded that Patch 5.35 would include new housing plots. An inclusion that sounds simple and innocent enough…unless... Read More

The Frontier Grind Continues in Red Dead Online’s New Update

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Brandon North
If you’re still playing Red Dead Online amidst the general uncertainty of 2020, you’ve probably been itching to hear about the new Naturalist update. The last update, for... Read More

FireMarth’s Top 5 E3 Trailers and Announcements!

Posted on June 14, 2016February 15, 2018 by Josh McGrath
The rest of the news staff for Gamer Escape is off at E3 experiencing the conferences and eating wall-donuts (no, seriously). They’ll be providing some more in-depth articles... Read More

Destiny’s Problems Are Familiar Ones

Posted on September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
Back in September of 2010, Square Enix’s long-awaited MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, launched to anything but rave reviews. The game had several issues that plagued it and yet, the... Read More

FFXIV Patch 2.3 Ushers In Game Breaking Imbalance With The Hunt

Posted on July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
With Defenders of Eorzea Patch 2.3 hitting last week, the over two million players of Final Fantasy XIV have been rushing into the new content. The new system that... Read More

Casuals Are Fine And You Are Too

Posted on August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
Director/Producer Naoki Yoshida is aiming to make Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn an accessible game that will be friendly to casual players that may or may not... Read More

How Long Should It Take To Take Down An NM In FFXI?

Posted on April 18, 2013April 18, 2013 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
I think at this point most people are familiar with the 18 hour long fight against Final Fantasy XI’s Pandemonium Warden. The fight, which resulted in time restrictions... Read More

Wasting Time In Adoulin

Posted on March 29, 2013March 29, 2013 by Admin
Last night, like many of you out there reading this, I spent a good three or four hours playing Final Fantasy XI’s latest expansion: Seekers of Adoulin. I... Read More

How Not To Launch An Expansion For Your Eleven Year MMO

Posted on March 25, 2013March 28, 2013 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
The fifth expansion for the almost eleven year old Final Fantasy XI is arriving tomorrow and will activate sometime on Wednesday. I say sometime, because we still don’t... Read More

FFXIV’s Legacy Campaign Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Goobbue

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
With e-mails being sent out today for those who have been selected as testers for phase 1 of the FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn beta, those that... Read More

Regional Data Centers and YOU!

Posted on September 14, 2012November 9, 2012 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
Along with the information we received today via the third stream of “Letter From The Producer LIVE!” we also received an update regarding the regional data centers that... Read More

Gamescom 2012: Fan Impressions

Posted on August 22, 2012November 9, 2012 by Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland
One thing that we love to have the opportunity to do here at Gamer Escape is to be an outlet for those in the community who go above... Read More

Op-Ed: The Difference Between Weapon Classes and Jobs.

Posted on April 8, 2011November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
Armoury: A Collection of Weapons and Tools in a single location. One of the largest misconceptions flowing around the FFXIV fanbase, at least amongst the English and European... Read More

The Suggestion Box: Thaumaturge- The Other White Mage

Posted on March 12, 2011November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
There has been much talk of Conjurers as the de-facto White Mages of FFXIV. And for good reason. A Conjurer’s array of healing and status curing abilities make... Read More

The Suggestion Box: The Role System

Posted on February 2, 2011November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
Right now, party play in FFXIV is somewhat of a semi-organized free-for-all. To paraphrase one community member, there is no real strategy to any party activity in this... Read More

Suggestion Box: Emotional Attachment to the World!

Posted on December 27, 2010November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
The next installment of our Suggestion Box comes from MidgardZolom, who takes on the problem of a lack of emotional attachment to Eorzea. Before we get into this... Read More

To Auction-House or not to Auction House. That is the question.

Posted on October 22, 2010November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
We received a number of responses to our Editorial on the Auction House, both on the forums and as Op-Ed submissions. There are those that agree, those that... Read More

Klisk at New York City Comic-con 2010 for Eorzeapedia

Posted on October 14, 2010November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
Ah – New York City Comic-con. The crowds, the cosplayers, the video games… But where’s the comics? Unfortunately, I didn’t see many, but right on the center of... Read More

Community Effort: “Report to Special Task Force” forms

Posted on September 24, 2010November 9, 2012 by Joel "Gahoo" Hankin
The Success of an MMORPG The success of an MMORPG depends on a lot of factors, including in-game economy. Final Fantasy XIV is no exception to this. Since... Read More
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