Eliot Lefebvre
Senior Reporter
Eliot Lefebvre has been writing on Massively Overpowered since it was created after a long and illustrious career of writing about video games for half a decade on some other site that you might have heard about. He currently pens Wisdom of Nym for Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Factor for World of Warcraft, and the industry and culture speculation of Vague Patch Notes. He also shares writing duties on Perfect Ten and writes some nonsense for What Are You Playing. No photos of him standing next to seventeen lizards in a trench coat have surfaced, coincidentally.
Twitter: @eliot_lefebvreStreaming: Snippy Harold
Wisdom of Nym: What the hey is up with Final Fantasy XIV’s Xbox pricing?
In another theoretical timeline, there's a place where Final Fantasy XIV really would have stepped in it when it subtly noted that the game's...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO systems you long ago gave up on understanding?
"I do not understand how Ninja is supposed to be played," he said, "and at this point I have given up on understanding it."...
WRUP: Taylor Swift throws the first football at the Superbowl edition
Before any contest for initial possession of the football begins, a visibly tired Taylor Swift walks onto the field wearing sweatpants, a loose blouse...
Betawatch: Skull & Bones lands washes ashore in open beta at long last
If you didn't believe that Skull and Bones would ever hit open beta, or really any beta, you aren't alone. I have been making...
Final Fantasy XI adds a new Master Trial against the guardians of Adoulin
The next major Final Fantasy XI patch will not actually involve going to war against a month, but it certainly sounds like it will....
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Former Overwatch 2 lead vfx artist calls out Blizzard for deceptive promotion and pay behavior
Workers and former workers at the various substudios at Activision-Blizzard have been calling it out as an unpleasant workplace for a while now since...
Into the Super-Verse: What’s wrong with City of Heroes’ Incarnate system?
It hasn't been all that long since I said that what City of Heroes needs to focus on right now is not endgame content,...
FTC files a complaint against Microsoft following Activision Blizzard layoffs
When Microsoft outlined its plans for what would happen following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one of the things that the company stated was...
The Daily Grind: How difficult should it be to respec in an MMORPG?
It struck me the other day how my two favorite MMORPGs are wildly different in terms of respecs. Final Fantasy XIV offers effectively infinite...
Final Fantasy XI’s Valentione’s Day arrives once more with bird mating
Once again, Final Fantasy XI will spend its Valentione's Day celebrating that which matters most: bird mating. Yes, as always, the annual Valentine's Day...
Tarisland discusses its business model and in-game economy in a new video
Tarisland has airdropped in a new video about its economy this week, but the downside is that the video is a bit vague when...
Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two
Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
Mortal Online 2 opens up its test server for a new balance patch
It's frankly upsetting when you think of players on Mortal Online 2 who for too long have cowered behind shield, resolute and confident in...
Microsoft will require Final Fantasy XIV players to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass in order to play the game
It's tucked away in the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV's beta on the Xbox Series X|S starts on February 21st, but the announcement does...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references in the world of Final Fantasy XIV
There's a fan theory circulating that Final Fantasy XIV is the nexus of the franchise multiverse. Essentially, the idea is that Hydaelyn and Zodiark...
The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a Guild Wars 3?
Have you ever noticed how every MMO franchise seems to get to exactly two numbered installments and then stops, at most? Guild Wars 2...
WRUP: How to get ham from snakes edition
All right so I'm not actually sure what you need to learn here. For one thing, ham is a meat that comes from pigs....
Betawatch: Nightingale’s Friday stress test is still underway
It's time for Nightingale to enter the beautiful, sometimes dangerous world of stress testing as it kicked off a stress test this afternoon, which...
Final Fantasy XIV starts another free login campaign running through February 21
Have you been taking an extended break from Final Fantasy XIV? Because you can take a little trip back into the game as part...
