FFXIV dungeons have something of a formula. You’ll hear people say it’s always two trash pulls, a boss, repeat 3x, and that is true, but then you… Read more “Some Tips for Dungeon Runs in Final Fantasy XIV, Part 1 – For Tanks”
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Evokers Are The First Non-Tank Spec Class Added To WoW, But Why?
After a chunk of heavier posts on issues facing the MMO community(mostly the FFXIV one!), I wanted to look at something lighter but also still interesting to… Read more “Evokers Are The First Non-Tank Spec Class Added To WoW, But Why?”
The FFXIV Endwalker Media Tour Tooltip Leaks and A Lot of Thoughts on Sage Gameplay
Yesterday, the news was a murmur in FFXIV corners of the internet – someone on Media Tour had leaked screenshots of tooltips, with full assortments of tank… Read more “The FFXIV Endwalker Media Tour Tooltip Leaks and A Lot of Thoughts on Sage Gameplay”
Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs
This week, Blizzard was forced to admit that tanking in Shadowlands was broken. Okay, that is somewhat hyperbolic, but a genuine bug had led to a metagame… Read more “Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs”
Tanks for the Threat – Threat Changed In Shadowlands and I Don’t Like It
Tank design in most holy trinity MMOs boils down to managing a trifecta of gameplay components for a player to focus on and learn – managing threat,… Read more “Tanks for the Threat – Threat Changed In Shadowlands and I Don’t Like It”
The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV
Now that my Gunbreaker in Final Fantasy XIV has hit 77 and is closing in on the current level cap of the game, it is time to… Read more “The Journey to Level 80 Gunbreaker, and Lessons Learned on Tanking in Final Fantasy XIV”
Tanxiety Through the Eyes of a New Game
I’ve been tanking in WoW for around 5 years as my main role now, but yet, the job is still somewhat scary. Not so much in WoW,… Read more “Tanxiety Through the Eyes of a New Game”
Challenge Accepted Part 1: The Highlord’s Return from Six Angles
So I can start writing a new series, because I have finished not one, but two entire role’s artifact challenges. The tank challenges are fascinating, and I… Read more “Challenge Accepted Part 1: The Highlord’s Return from Six Angles”
A Look at Tanking in Legion and Battle for Azeroth – The Design Ideas, The Reality, and The Future
Legion has been a rather fascinating look into how a concept that sounds really great on paper can sometimes degrade in reality. To start with, my tank… Read more “A Look at Tanking in Legion and Battle for Azeroth – The Design Ideas, The Reality, and The Future”
Storytime – How I Started Tanking – Video
To go with my Tanxiety videos, I thought it would be fun to talk freeform about starting tanking, and how it took me almost 10 years to… Read more “Storytime – How I Started Tanking – Video”
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