Mao
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Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)
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Merrith
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Granted, I'm not to any of the big reveals yet, almost to end of 3rd zone, but I've been enjoying it so far. It's a lot of world building over in a new area, for sure, but with obvious hints that there is something bigger waiting towards the end. Some of the musical choices are weird, but they always are. Most of it has been top notch. 2nd part of 3rd zone is unreal gorgeous.
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Mao
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I don't think its really bad so far, though I am just at the beginning. It just feels, out of place and like it is aimed at a different audience. I expect we'll eventually get into something more meaty that requires us to come together with the power of friendship to save the world, just like how our simple 'treasure hunt' turned out opening a portal to hell in our Vishy' dragon's personal basement. But atm, we're on some whim of a joy trip coming of age story with a young girl with a heart of gold who we're watching grow to try and become the young leader of a nation.
Meanwhile, our character has seen multiple coups, assassinations, revolutions and all other sorts of political nastiness but we're just bouncing along like this is a vacation and not at all concerned about any of the other claimants starting a civil war. On top of that, our dear friends are backing another claimant and seem to be treating the thing like a Mtn Dew online vote to name a new flavor. No reaching out to the WoL to discuss what is possibly the best future for what is literally an entire continent.
In isolation its not a bad story, however having experienced the coup with the Crystal Braves and the shit in Uldah and Ishgard its tough to just ignore our history and go, "Nah, it'll be fine".
So far its a decent coming of age story that I think will go well with people who relate to Wuk Lamat's character. Unfortunately that might not be me.
Meanwhile, our character has seen multiple coups, assassinations, revolutions and all other sorts of political nastiness but we're just bouncing along like this is a vacation and not at all concerned about any of the other claimants starting a civil war. On top of that, our dear friends are backing another claimant and seem to be treating the thing like a Mtn Dew online vote to name a new flavor. No reaching out to the WoL to discuss what is possibly the best future for what is literally an entire continent.
In isolation its not a bad story, however having experienced the coup with the Crystal Braves and the shit in Uldah and Ishgard its tough to just ignore our history and go, "Nah, it'll be fine".
So far its a decent coming of age story that I think will go well with people who relate to Wuk Lamat's character. Unfortunately that might not be me.
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Daidraco
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Not a fan of that one. Looks like she's going into that social police category. But she is definitely one of the cartoon smoke shows of the game.
Koushirou
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I think the expac would have started a lot better if our initial reason for going over was to help Krile try to find info on her grandfather, 'cause of course we'll go and help our homie and yo, city of gold? Awesome, adventure and helping a friend. There is literally 0 reason for us to put our hat in the ring for a person we've never interacted with and a country we know fuck all about. If we went over with Krile first, then maybe we could have been pulled into the coming contest or whatever indirectly, maybe interacted with the claimants that way and through our interactions with them realize that we need to back Wuk because the others blow for whatever reasons.
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Malakriss
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The 6 fates per zone for riding map, sidequests for aether currents, and map exploration I would recommend doing on an alternate job if you are 2 levels ahead of MSQ. Even a 92 tank can hold up against 96 fates and DPS will appreciate the AOE roundup.
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Merrith
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Well 6.55 was supposed to be our interaction with her and introduction all at once.
And I mean, come on...obviously it's all about Krile's grandfather and the City of Gold at some point, right?
Palum
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This story is a swing and a miss so far. Koushirou is exactly right that, they could transition the A/B stories later on but man its bad so far. The protagonist is retarded and naive, everyone acts like its some sort of duty to see it through. The whole mishmash of the main city is... yea I have never liked the FFXIV fake and gay every civilization is America (based beast tribes) but this is even more ridiculous feeling because of the lore.
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Dungeons and trials are great. First part of the story is ass, second half is better by far but still kinda meh coming off Endwalker.
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Yeah zone 3 onward it gets pretty damn good. The club remix of the Dawntrail main theme later on is pretty good. Some of the later music really has a throwback feel to older FF games.
Mao
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I finally broke down and switched over to the Japanese voices. I no longer want Wuk Lamat brained to death with a soup spoon. The difference is night and day. No, I don't speak Japanese but just something in the 'holy fuck I'm a retarded child' of her English mien reminds me of talking with the most obtuse modern day child.
If you haven't tried the JP voices, give it a shot. See if it ends the murderous desire to drown her in a 3 inch deep puddle and helps get you through the initial slog.
If you haven't tried the JP voices, give it a shot. See if it ends the murderous desire to drown her in a 3 inch deep puddle and helps get you through the initial slog.
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Chris
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There's about x1.5 what you need from MSQ.
I have levelled two jobs, WHM 98 and RDM 97 at the start of Zone 4. You can do the dungeons a few extra times or hit some FATES.
Chris
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It's not Yoshi.
Ishikawa is the story genius behind Shadowbringers/Endwalker and for whatever reason she isn't working on this expansion.
I just did minimal research and it seems like they put the guy who did the Dwarf/Pixie tribal quests in charge for the shit half, and the guy who did Werlyt is doing the better half (so some hope).
Feel like Stormblood where the Ala Migho stuff was terrible and the Doma stuff was OK. But this time you do all the shit first.
