I could get augmented gear. Where is that from? I know I bought some gear from Idyllshire before
LOL it's not really filler content per se... you're just compressing two years of post-ARR content into one playthrough. Imagine playing through all of WoW from Vanilla through to the end of WoTLK in one playthrough.I just went out to the FFXIV wiki and read through the patch 2.2 and 2.3 journal entries. I don't plan to do that once I get to Heavensward because I like not knowing what is going to happen, but I figure the filler stuff in 2.1 through 2.3 would be better of reading ahead of time, so I can skip through those novel-sized quest chats. It's kind of amazing just how much side stories are going on through out patch 2.1 through 2.3. Just from reading the lore, there's a lot of things that transpire in that "filler".
These guys took their filler content creation seriously. Even if it still boils down to filler content, its a lot better than the typical "kill 20 to 40 or more zebras to collect 4 hooves" quests crap that you get in other MMOs.
Ok. That makes sense.LOL it's not really filler content per se... you're just compressing two years of post-ARR content into one playthrough. Imagine playing through all of WoW from Vanilla through to the end of WoTLK in one playthrough.
The difference is you could skip all that in WoW since the main storyline (whatever that was) didn't originally prohibit you from accessing any content. Not so in FFXIV.
So I’m lvl 79 and worried about how far behind I’m falling. How much time am I looking at if I want to catch up on extremes /new raid before next reset? Do I have to tome farm for all the expert dungeon gear first before those?
So I’m lvl 79 and worried about how far behind I’m falling. How much time am I looking at if I want to catch up on extremes /new raid before next reset? Do I have to tome farm for all the expert dungeon gear first before those?
PRETTY SURE that he is in one of the last cut-scenes when we are walking back into the main city AFTER emet slaying and everyone is cheering us. He is "there" walking towards his friends. I don't know if that's a "He's gone" moment or if it's more like he wished his friends were there to greet him after this event.
If his "Death" is simply being an axe to be thrown, I'll be salty. I feel like they could have made that much more meaningful such as:
*Fight Ends - All players knocked to their feet*
The light is now madly fluctuating and we are about to turn
Emet is clearly mortally wounded
Warrior of Darkness is there watching it all unfold
*Flashbacks to Minfilia stopping the flood of light*
Warrior of Darkness then takes the light from us to materialize slightly to the point Y'shtola and Ryne can actually "See" him
Warrior of Darkness delivers the final blow, extracting the light.
It would have basically been the same outcome as now but with a more meaningful end to the Warrior of darkness. I mean as is, those other heroes that were there at the crystal tower weren't really THERE...their aether had been spent holding the flood of light, so if anything they were just illusions or him wishing they were there.
I did think the Mini Ardbert was a cool touch but...lore wise doesn't fit since the kid is clearly not young and TECHICALLY Ardbert died a hundred years ago and his spirit JUST faded (if we go with that theory) 10 second before we see Mini Ardbert.
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OH that reminds me on the "Emet isn't fully evil" thought.
When we lose our light they make mention that our soul isn't tarnished as it once was before. Like the entire process of fighting Emet served as self sacrifice on Emet's part in order to extract the light AND fix the soul.
I dunno, I know this is broken record territory now but I think that if Emet is gone it's a really lost opportunity.
I liked the lore but...I dunno I'm so conflicted if it was good or just average.