Category: Op-Ed
Destiny’s Problems Are Familiar Ones
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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!
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
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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
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
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
Understanding the Fatigue Limit
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Op-Ed: Design Philosophy and the Fatigue System
News of Final Fantasy XIV’s fatigue system has hit the web recently, causing a firestorm of controversy. Translation issues and mass speculation served to light a fire in... Read More