Final Fantasy 14's latest patch has me hopeful for the MMO's story again—even though Square Enix still has a lot of good will to recover

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This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every 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.

I didn't like Dawntrail's story very much. Okay, that's not entirely true—I liked some of Final Fantasy 14's latest expansion. I liked certain scenes, I liked certain ideas...