How fast do you type, and has playing MMOs improved your typing in any way?: 5 Things Windows Users Should Know
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online : PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally
Quick overview
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online : PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice.
The details
For regular users the practical effect is simple: routine tasks get faster, while the heavy lifting happens in the cloud. Developers are the quiet winners here: the same APIs usually show up in third-party apps shortly after. Final Fantasy 14 rolled out a new typing minigame recently—you hop on over to the Gold Saucer, you rock up with a party of four, and you compete with each other to see how many waves you can defeat with the literal power of words.
Bottom line
- Keep your system and drivers current — most ai changes require the latest versions.
- Check settings after major updates: defaults sometimes reset without warning.
- Backup before big version jumps; it costs minutes and saves hours.
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