"This is what I wanted all along"

FINAL FANTASY XIV has hooked me back in—and the future's looking bright

- By HARVEY RANDALL

I’m logging back into Final Fantasy XIV again on a regular basis. More than that, I’m actually having fun. I’m having fun playing an MMORPG, it finally happened! Alright, I’m being snippy—which you can’t hold against me because I’m writing this on a Monday—but, it’s not like Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail’s had nothing to do (assuming you like raiding). But the ills of the casual/midcore content drought and an over-reliance on one-and-done activities has made the game suffer for some time. To fix this, director Naoki Yoshida has said that upcoming dungeons and raids, including the now-released Pilgrim’s Traverse, will be designed for everybody—not necessarily easy, rather, they’ll have variable difficulties players can opt into.