The release of Patch 7.1, Crossroads, this week is only the start of theDawntrailjourney, with numerous smaller updates scheduled across the end of 2024 and into the new year, each bringing changes and updates that ensures there’s always something to look forward to in FFXIV. For more infor...
are still in service. Since FFXIV is an MMO, we need to place some emphasis on being able to simultaneously render player characters and their equipment, while still ensuring everything works smoothly. We do need to take care when planning major updates like this and ...
Screenshot by Dot Esports. Thehighest level you can get to inAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorais 20. At the time of writing, there is no New Game Plus available, so reaching that level is the end of the road for you. It’s still unclear whether the developer has plans to add this feature...
With endgame gear they get quite strong (though it could be because our two rogues were literally gods )Shaman - Enhancement: we did not have any, but having one for Windfury in the melee group is really nice - Restoration: great AoE healing and great utility (plus Heroism/Lust)...
and mobile device. The cartoonish visuals are inviting and it never takes itself too seriously. While the shooting mechanics aren’t top-notch, the on-the-fly building feature is a marvel. Plus, it’s fun to see what changes will come next to the map, as Epic continues to tell a long...
new things (apart from what was already implemented over those first six years into the code Homecoming is now built on). And to a certain extent this makes sense; you don’t want to design a powerset that utterly dominates the game as a whole. Plus, anything they do mus...
FFXIV patch is currently targeted for release in April, as the devs revealed in the last Live Letter. We will, of course, get a new set of main scenario quests – particularly notable this time around, as it’ll be our first steps to the new story post-Endwalker – as well as the ...
Cloud gaming is supposed to be easy. It’s not. My month of cloud gaming started with a new game ofAge of Wonders: Planetfallon Nvidia’s GeForce Now. The experience left me cold. I started my session at the Digital Trends office. While our network has a beefy commercial-grade connectio...
Soldiers is an ideal gear set for new players, especially if coming from something like WoW. Despite being a tab-target game fights in FFXIV are all about moving in and out of telegraphed AoEs... so FFXIV players can probably skip toughness. After that, graduate to Knights or Rabid, and...
Weaver also compared the acquisition of Bethesda to Bungie in the early days of Xbox, saying “The acquisition of Bungie acted as an important trigger for the success of the early Xbox. Depending upon how soon Bethesda can prime the Microsoft pipeline, I suspec...