theres just so many side activities to do.....
#Final Fantasy 14
hasty kayak
elfin wave
There is, I don't blame you lmao
man, this is such a heartfelt and lovely scene about false blame and long standing feuds coming to a peaceful end
meanwhile me
I paid good (actual, rip my wallet) money for this glam
I damn well gonna use it
Harqujin Chrochi, Godess of the Forge, Breaker of Primals
Drunk as Fuck
minor sorrel
Oversized dwarf
minor sorrel
Drwarf
elfin wave
Drauwf Ra
hasty kayak
what do when waitin for this or that unspoiled thingy? pet chocobo
i am so glad this game has a pet button
elfin wave
lmao
hasty kayak
you laugh but this bird is my only true friend. all the others keep leavin me behind in cutscenes or performin
heroical sacrifices in my honor. only Lorenz over here sticks by my side
elfin wave
I did get the first step of the ShB Relic weapons, at least.
No I'm not fucking doing the rest of the steps.
The end product looks rad as fuck, but I'm not sacrificing my sanity again.
I'll stick to my smaller but on fire axe, thank you.
plucky cairn
You already unlocked flying in all the HW areas?
plucky cairn
Awesome, was just wondering
hasty kayak
i tend to uh. side quest a lot 
plucky cairn
Lots of people don't bother with the currents while they level or do the story
slim cairn
turns out bringy ain't that dumb in mmos
sterile condor
one of our fc members never got all the currents for the entirety of stormblood and we did maps a lot
they stopped getting given lifts in shadowbringers
plucky cairn
Oh right, IDK if you already did, but in Idylshire you can get the end expansion gear for poetics, like you did at the end of ARR
magic burrow
elfin wave
Doing P6 via Duty Roulette, main tanked and someone appreciated my macro
I just love the idea of Provoke literally insulting your target 
And doing that in Dwarf armor too, lmao
truly i have adopted their lifestyle
plucky cairn
Did you do the Healer role quest in SHB?
I feel like that one would 100% be up your alley
magic burrow
Isn't it the one with ||Dwarf whm||?
plucky cairn
Well kinda, the ||Dwarf character that you go with isn't a WHM, they have a big hammer||
As was the style at the time
But yeah, lots of dwarf based alchol shenanigans happening in that one
Also it's the best role quest of SHB, don't at me
Also wtf, even in endwalker the healer role quest is the best one, what is this?
I call bias from the writers
magic burrow
elfin wave
Did you do the Healer role quest in SHB?
Yes. Yes I did. Do not regret it for a second, lmao.
One detail I like is related to the Tribe quests, if you finish the Healer role quests, the main character from that series will appear in the weird side bartending bit ||without her helmet on||
plucky cairn
Yep, lots of details that tie into the role queste that way, I kind of miss some of the job quests but they did a lot of awesome work with their replacement
elfin wave
Less dev time on individual job quests, tbf
Finally, I think I have every ShB Extreme avaliable.
plucky cairn
Seems right to me
elfin wave
elfin wave
Queue into levelling roulette
Aurum Vale
Am SMN
Wipe once to first pull
Classic Aurum Vale
Wipe again even after reszzing the healer
Check the tank
Level 30 DRK, 63 GNB
Classic. Aurum. Vale.
plucky cairn
sterile condor
aurum vale should have 0 wipes nowdays, unless someone gets cought by a wind blowie thing, that dungeon has been nerfed like crazy
hasty kayak
"okay so let's progress a tiny bit on warring triad while i wait on that pirate raid queue. what did the game want me to do, challenge whale n bug again? okay lets at least unlock those figh-"
"trial name(extreme) unlocked"
"...why does gen insist i go thru pain and suffering"
the word extreme is scary 
elfin wave
Me or Gen could carry you if you want, it's not too hard
I did one of them today for Tails
Second one can be a bit of a bitch
actually so is the first, goddamn knockback
hasty kayak
(im mostly sayin this for dramatic effect i keep forgettin ppl here are very helpful-willing) 
plucky cairn
The warring triad isn't the extreme version
The extreme is just an optional thing to get birb mounts
hasty kayak
nooo? the game is tellin me to do these so i can proceed?
plucky cairn
And yeah, if you want the birb mounts, we 100% can do those
hasty kayak
:?
hasty kayak
maybe i misread some dialogue but it certainly seemed that way
slim cairn
Pirate raid is mega fun
plucky cairn
You might actually be right
It's been a long while ago
Ok quick question
Do you have the "When the Bough Wakes"?
hasty kayak
no
plucky cairn
This is how the quests seems to be organised to me
Meaning that the extreme ones are optional (but they are going to stay there in your quest log and be annoying until you actually complete them, so we shoudl also do them just to tidy them up) but should not actually stop you from going forward with the other ones
hasty kayak
oh. huh. the dialogue like. definitely did not make it sound that way
well okay then?
plucky cairn
Do Unukalhai (Ukulele from now on because that name is just not pratical to remember) have more than one quest for you to accept?
Sorry if it is a bit spoilerish, but like...it's the warring triads...you knew there were 3 damn trials coming
They kinda advertise that on the tin
elfin wave
something something Four Lords
plucky cairn
elfin wave
well it's more like 3 trials and a dungeon but you know
hasty kayak
"well u see i have this friend, his name is cid, u mightve heard of him, either way he aint bad with machines n owes me for savin the world several times, how about i go ask him to make us a new compass or somethin-"
or not game, thanks
plucky cairn
Lol
latent vapor
nooo? the game is tellin me to do these so i can proceed?
Here's the confusing part. The quests for the extreme Bismarck and Ravana are from the same quest giver as the Warring Triad, but they are not related to one another from the gameplay point of view. I think those two extremes are only required to unlock some side quest at level 80.
magic burrow
BLMs are also extremely well known for their love of floors
elfin wave
I think that's a RDM
sterile condor
nah, thats a blm, they're holding a staff not an epee+weird orb thingy
magic burrow
idk, it does say Verfire actually
plucky cairn
During some casts they do place the orb on the rapier and use it as a staff, by combining them
That said, the pose does look a lot like the BLM resting pose
I'm not sure
sterile condor
they have all classes maxed which doesn't help
sterile condor
zooming in it does look more like 2 parts to be fair
and i think i recognise the weapon 
magic burrow
I think it is RDM, that's probably the motion after casting a Verthunder
sterile condor
i asked a friend and they confirmed thats a rdm
magic burrow
And they got the Verfire Ready
magic burrow
I think it is RDM, that's probably the motion after casting a Verthunder
Or Verflare, I guess
plucky cairn
Deleted that one because spoilers since bringi is still on the way
magic burrow
magic burrow
Deleted that one because spoilers since bringi is still on the way
What, I was talking about Trusts
Oh wait
plucky cairn
Bringi spoiler ||still didn't meet up with Alisae again after Bahamuth, and probably has no idea what kind of class she'd be, minor spoiler yes but still.||
magic burrow
I guessed why
Ok
Yeah, RDM was added in SB
Where is bringi currently?
3.2? 3.3?
plucky cairn
Secondary content for HW
magic burrow
3.0?
plucky cairn
To my understanding, still 3.1 just started
plucky cairn
They completed Alex, and are working on the triads and the sky pirates
magic burrow
Triads lol
I think they are like
3.2+
Yeah, they are technically 3.2/3.4/3.5 bosses
plucky cairn
Triads you can do at any point after finishing HW 3.0
They don't intersect with MSQ to my knowledge
As far as release order, yes tho
magic burrow
It's funny how you can be distracted even further if you are playing stuff later
You can be distracted by the contents that didn't even exist during that MSQ period
plucky cairn
I think it's kinda better that way, the narrative kind of flows better if you do it all at once instead of dividing you attention on 3 or 4 different pieces of content, each with its own story, that come in chunks 6 months apart
elfin wave
You can be distracted by the contents that didn't even exist during that MSQ per...
Timeline can be hella screwy when you do that, lmao
plucky cairn
The biggest whiplash is of you go back to do the warring triads after Shadowbringers, because ||Urianger goes back to his potato sack costume after the massive glow up he has as an AST||
elfin wave
lmao, going from NV to this was a mistake
elfin wave
The biggest whiplash is of you go back to do the warring triads after Shadowbrin...
Playing SMN sidequests after EW ||when all the Ascians are supposedly dead|| is also a bit of a shock, lmao
hasty kayak
:c
slim cairn
Brings you like visit that grave everyday
hasty kayak
no this is first time
wow this bos just aint clickin chief. at aaaaall
i died about fucktillion times
plucky cairn
Which one?
hasty kayak
last dungeon of pirates, the first boss. some kinda fish
plucky cairn
I did those once i think so I don't remember, I do remember chain wiping to some of them tho
I think Hw and SB alliance raids are considered the hardest, after they can catch you off guard with some mechanics but they are less obscure afaik
hasty kayak
so i figured out why i was confused about that warring triad stuff
turns out i need a prerequisite msq i didnt reach yet
so when i only got the two extremes n some wonky dialogue it lead me to assume i have to do them before i get next quest
hasty kayak
back to this sidequest stuff with inspector briardien n the clergy then
hasty kayak
separate questline actually but, he is next on my list
elfin wave
oh i pond
hasty kayak
ngl i do adore this spectacles emote ive gotten from these quests
now i can look like a real smartass, push up glasses n everythin
the scarf from pirate quests is also super cool n definitely new part of glamor
mmmm i do adore the headband so much tho, should i really swap that for glasses?
plucky cairn
Glasses are definitely a good fashion accessory
plucky cairn
Later there are spectacles that are fashion accessory, meaning they can be used with other hats
but they disappear when you fight
minor sorrel
earnest vector
Sadly we shall never see any popups like that in the US
hasty kayak
time for some silly
plucky cairn
Yeah, that's how I feel every time I start an hildy style quest
hasty kayak
truly high art
plucky cairn
Is this the gazebo one?
hasty kayak
ye (or well the one in idyllshire)
hasty kayak
can't say im familiar unfortunately
plucky cairn
Actually looking at it, seems like the gazebo thing is older, but I heard it first a few years ago at most
latent vapor
That is like, 4 years prior the D&D gazebo memes
What memes?
plucky cairn
Seems like it went through a number of different medium, card games, fantasy books, D&D
latent vapor
Yeah, the original account seems to have come from the 80's
hasty kayak
okay, now that silly is done and my dinner is finished, mayyyyyybe it's time to actually pay some attention to msq again....
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
...
starts slowly vibing
HI you look SO awesome
can i know literally everything about you
slim cairn
I don’t really like her cause she is lalafell
hasty kayak
do you see that hoodie. how can you not instantly launch into adoration
slim cairn
Cause lalafell and i hate hoodies
hasty kayak
lmaooooo she bullies alphinaud
ye absolutely a top five character
that hood tho. miss i am glad you're enjoyin the life of a furry. as one myself i hope we get along well
elfin wave
I see Bringi met the 2nd best Lala
hasty kayak
i hope that means you also agree tataru is best
elfin wave
Of course
Meanwhile, in the Palace of the Dead:
"Oh hey we have this really nice and sad cutscene-"
EDDA SLAIN
oh ok lmao
hasty kayak
oh, alphinaud is an artist? thats a really cool character tidbit
WHEEZE
thank you item description writers, you never disappoint
plucky cairn
They already went into why he is so good at drawing?
I'll not spoil it if they didn't
hasty kayak
krile only ||mentioned that he spent hours practicin to impress girls, i dunno if thats the 'real' reason for it||
plucky cairn
Yep, it's real good
This is only the start of the Alphinaud teasing, it'll never stop, and it's great
hasty kayak
final fantasy 14: the alphinaud bullying simulator (affectionate)
this is gonna be great
||MOON G U Y ? ? ?||
plucky cairn
I was waiting for that
hasty kayak
sure the axe was a weird mention but i figured maybe ||thancred just tapped into new class out of necessity or somethin||
are they both in general area or is there a reason ||moon guy's aether read is same as thanc- OH MY GOD DID THE DUMBASS GET POSSESSED AGAIN||
plucky cairn
Hahaha
hasty kayak
dont just laugh thats not an answer!!!!
plucky cairn
Just saying that's a very fun guess, regardless of the answer
It wasn't my guess at the time, but also, a lot more time passed between my ARR and when I actually played HW
So his ||possession wasn't at the forefront of my memories||
hasty kayak
EX FUCK CUSE YOU
we dont attack durin dialogue!!!!!
O!
there he is!!!!!!!!
||friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!||
plucky cairn
I kinda like the ||punished Thancred look he has for the reunion||
plucky cairn
I like how Kryle comments on it too
||Warriors of Darkness?...Really?||
She is a top tier character from the get go
hasty kayak
oh man i can not at all recall his arr voice i cant compare the VAs
NOOOOOOO NOT THIS STUPID SONG
slim cairn
What song
plucky cairn
I really like all of the interactions between the characters, the ||slowly adding them back|| is so fucking good.
Really helps restablishing the friendships and the dynamics, which were not as well fleshed out in ARR
elfin wave
dont just *laugh* thats not an answer!!!!
/laugh
plucky cairn
That is a minion BTW
hasty kayak
HOLY SHIT IM DYING OVER HERE
plucky cairn
And it's called a nutkin
So it's only fitting that's the use they make of him in the scene
hasty kayak
fhstagssgdttskyzvseawgc
alphinaud please
"well tropes exist for a reason ya know?"
oh msq how i missed thee
elfin wave
Man my FC was talking about a "new theme" and I didn't get it at first but they did add a new theme at some point
i like it
plucky cairn
NGL I had forgotten that the ||Warriors of Darkness|| was a 3.1 thing, i thought they appeared later
hasty kayak
"much has happened in your absence" i love how you have to explain to each re-aquired friend ||"oh yeah, so there was this war thingy with dragons, maybe you've heard about it, anyway we butted in a bit-"||
elfin wave
They definitely feel like they come in later than 3.1 but maybe that's because us boomers are mixing up that event with things that happen later in the patches
plucky cairn
Just to do a dive in the past in the history of the game, 3.1 was the patch that added the Diadem (crafting stuff), the Vanu Vanu beast tribe quests, and the 1st part of the Sky Pirates
Also a few dungeons
Alexander part 1 was in the 3.05 of something of the sort
latent vapor
Man my FC was talking about a "new theme" and I didn't get it at first but they ...
They added it last week, to be specific.
elfin wave
6.3, right?
latent vapor
Yeah
elfin wave
Makes sense.
plucky cairn
They definitely feel like they come in later than 3.1 but maybe that's because u...
The name of the 3.1 patch was "As goes light, so goes darkness" so in hindsight, it was pretty obvious
I kinda like how usually the name of the patch refers to more of one thing
The Sky Pirates stuff for example, ||involves voidsents, so the title could also refer to us fighting those||
elfin wave
yey
elfin wave
I kinda like how usually the name of the patch refers to more of one thing
The S...
to be fair ||the voidsent are fucking everywhere if you know what you're looking for so that hardly surprises me||
hasty kayak
||AYMERIC|| NOOOOOOOO
plucky cairn
Was waiting for that
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
so like, can i have a question. is there a reason msq are sometimes called by their name in the msq tracker, n sometimes its just a "???" until you accept them
plucky cairn
I am actually not sure
hasty kayak
went to inn real quick to rewatch that cutscene and. aaaaaaaa hi again tataruuuuuuuu
i know shes there regularly im just so happy to see her
plucky cairn
I like how you just leave her there, and by the first week she essentially has half of ishgard wrapped around her finger
hasty kayak
a very tataru skill
she has like majority of playerbase wrapped around her finger too id wager
plucky cairn
elfin wave
Fear
hasty kayak
the emotion ur lookin for is delight
elfin wave
Anyway I'm ready to purge some evil. 
hasty kayak
well that seems just a touch rude
but on the other hand, this is the msq i need to complete to gain acess to warring triad
elfin wave
whatever could you mean?
Fun fact, my SO has never switched from that minion until recently with the 6.25 minion added for that tribe
hasty kayak
well then. ||the thrown-outta-height-by-priest kid sure is lucky she didnt get spiked thru vidofnir's back scales when landing||
elfin wave
lmao
plucky cairn
They did pick ||a very spiky dragon for the save, good it went well||
I really like that ||Isghard is going through pretty massive turmoil, the culture is changing very rapidly after a 1000 years war, it makes a lot of sense it wouldn't just go away overnight by just killing the pope||
||I love the sense that you get all of these incidents one after another and that the city is barely holding itself together||
hasty kayak
:´>
sigh ||urianger.......||
||okay look theres no way he´s actually traitor-ing, i believe the game would be more subtle if that were a case. if not that tho, what the fuck is goin on?||
plucky cairn
magic burrow
Good ol friends
hasty kayak
squeezes my face right against the screen come back i miss u
magic burrow
Which one? Both?
magic burrow
Spoiler ||
||
plucky cairn
They have a great dynamic
hasty kayak
auuuuuuuugh this was the last quest for today n yet the game has to tease me like this. evil. evil. evil
plucky cairn
This game is good at keeping you coming back for more
keep in mind that it had like, 3 months pauses between each patches, they have to convince you to spend the next 10 bucks when the next patch drops
magic burrow
||bringi about to suffer one of the best things this game do soon; emotional damage||
hasty kayak
...you pay for patches?
plucky cairn
No, but you pay to play
hasty kayak
oooh
plucky cairn
A lot of people do susbcribe when a story patch drosp to play the new story, let the subscription lax, and then pay when the next patch drops
hasty kayak
huh
plucky cairn
For SHB I did subscribe every 2 or 3 story patches
slim cairn
like some people sub for a month to play the new patch, then don't resub until next patch comes out
some people like me, just stay sub for the whole time cause why not
plucky cairn
I do lot of activities, the story is still my main reason for liking the game, but not the only thing I do for sure
slim cairn
hasty kayak
eck. still cant believe u picked the boring race
magic burrow
eck. still cant believe u picked the boring race
hasty kayak
if u have to b so vanilla at least pick the humans with pointy ears i mean cmooooooon
elfin wave
au ra > all
slim cairn
if u have to b so vanilla at least pick the humans with pointy ears i mean cmooo...
omg
I know what I wanna get you for your bday now
hasty kayak
fear
magic burrow
Oh I thought you were going to give fantasia and force change the race
hasty kayak
but but but i havent settled on glamors yet what if i pick a different shirt or somethin
slim cairn
well your bday is like april 1st
sooo you got time
for context, brings doesn't like surprises so I tend to tell brings what I want to get them ahead of time
hasty kayak
*sigh* ||**urianger.......**||
no but seriously, what?
magic burrow
hasty kayak
i would've loved to b part of the fandom back when this mess was speculation im sure the theories n fanart were amazing
elfin wave
for context, brings doesn't like surprises so I tend to tell brings what I want ...
Oh
Oh no
*They should probably stop playing FFXIV now before the surprises ruin her life
hasty kayak
*they, but look there is an important distinction here. surprises are one thing, gummy surprises a whole other level
elfin wave
*they, my bad
hasty kayak
the answer is the surprises are bad
hasty kayak
*they, my bad
ur good, thanks
elfin wave
"Surprises" in FFXIV (Spoiler Free)
ARR: This is pretty alright, yeah!
HW: Oh, this is getting go- wait WHAT
SB: 
ShB: 
EW: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
hasty kayak
i thought emotional damage was the whole game thing
elfin wave
yes but EW really justifies the meme
hasty kayak
like, the three pillars of final fantasy 14 is god murder, cat furries and emotional damage
elfin wave
plucky cairn
At the time I had no idea, I went back and forth from ||actual traitor, to actually another ascian is inside his body, or he was playing a triple game trying to decive the ascians by decieving us.||
I was so lost
elfin wave
Honestly I just blanked whenever it came up until the game explained it
plucky cairn
Yeah the thing about the 3rd option, is that even if that was the case because I wanted to exclude the other 2, I had no ideas as to exactly why he would have been doing that, like, what he would have gained by it
hasty kayak
i wonder if maybe ||urianger is workin with them out of coercion, maybe they have minfilia hostage?||. sounds kinda unlikely but i cant think of any clues that would aid me in this yet
i guess i have to keep playin
plucky cairn
I remember thinking one thing specifically
Ascian ||killed Moenbryda, which was a close friend of him at least, and maybe implied to be more, so either there must have been a pretty compelling reason, or he was actually evil the whole time, or he is straight up plotting revenge on them behind his scehemes.||
magic burrow
"Surprises" in FFXIV (Spoiler Free)
ARR: This is pretty alright, yeah!
HW: Oh, t...
I prefer calling EW Existential Crisis
hasty kayak
btw gen are ur spoilers safe for me to click or no
plucky cairn
That was something I thought at the time
Yes, I mean, when I had that thought I had no idea either
And I'm not telling if I was right on anything of it either way
magic burrow
Remember Tataru is evil
plucky cairn
I mean...tataru is a capitalist...just saying...
She might or might not be the final boss
minor sorrel
elfin wave
plucky cairn
As a sidenote EW Spoilers ||am I the only one that at the end of EW when they bring in all of the relics for the unobtanium for the ship, and we learn that we paid a lot of money for it, I was losing my mind sayin "Are you all just fucking stupid? If we fail we are all going to die, why are you making us pay for this?!?||
magic burrow
||Thank you for saving us, that would be 33.5 billion gils in total.||
earnest vector
Echoes reality rather well, depressingly so
elfin wave
Reality is often disappointing
anyway that's why we're all here in our Stockholm Syndrome simulation
we can check out anytime we like but we can never leave
elfin wave
doing Duty Roulette
levelling
get The Vault
person playing for the first time
says nothing after finishing
slim cairn
only cost me most of my money
slim cairn
i have no interest in land ownership, but congrats gums!
you could always buy an apartment
I been fighting to win for months
hasty kayak
i dont understand how those things work n im too lazy to learn
the game already has like billion side activities
elfin wave
slim cairn
sure thing!
I ran out of money for permit...
sooo I gotta borrow gil from my sister
now I can't decide
plucky cairn
Oh, You got it in Ishgard?
I'm jelous now
magic burrow
Stone!
slim cairn
Oh, You got it in Ishgard?
I'm jelous now
yep!!
I was aiming for Ishgard
Kugane would have been my backup
I kinda like the wood a lot
magic burrow
Then go for wood
magic burrow
Roll the dice
elfin wave
Gummy
Rate my apartment
plucky cairn
I do need to do something with my apartment at some point
All my focus was on the house, and the apartment is still basically empty
elfin wave
Bruh they changed this fight in 3.3, what the fuuuuuck
plucky cairn
Yep
elfin wave
Man
Really fun fight now too
Even teaches you the multi attack stack before ||Nidhogg rematch||
plucky cairn
The ||islands that got destroyed were very not trust friendly||
elfin wave
Cool mechanic but yeah probably should leave that for optional content and focus on being more consistent
plucky cairn
100% most trust partners would have found 10.000 ways to kill themselves in the previous version
elfin wave
At least there SHOULD BE less people dying to ||Akh Morn|| nowdays...
elfin wave
tank
slim cairn
elfin wave
slepp
elfin wave
post got removed for being too true
hasty kayak
||minfilia pls whos gonna hold our organization together tataru is already overworked||
||ugh great, so the moon is haunted and evil||
well i guess its nice ||we have a name to our big bad. is zodiark a crystal too then? is trailer guy a speakvoice for him like minfilia currently is for hydaelin? or maybe the white robe ascian guy i forgot the name||
i need to reread this dialogue again theyre usin some large words here n there my vocabulary is struggling with
apparently "ardor" is a thing for example
||"the crystal power's all but spent" hold on so hydaelin isnt the crystal then. hm hmm hmmm||
||okay but like. minfilia that explosion looked kinda deadly are you okay-||
||okay but if hydaelin is gone, how is planet still intact? how is aether still functional, i thought aether basically is hydaelin||
i need to brush up on my lore
||"im sure these words will have no relevance to my survival whatsoever"||
ugh fuck tho the voice acting and expressions are stellar
this hurts so much
grrrhhhh pain. strong unrelenting pain in my chest
minor sorrel
hasty kayak
okay okay, rereadin this again. ||"across ten and three were we then divided. Reflections of the Source, each possesed of a shard." what does this refer to? the crystal spree i collected was six gems, so its not that.||
||hmmmm. well i guess the "source" is the previous union of hydaelyn and zodiark. maybe. what i can infer from this. reflections of the source..... i dont fuckin know, alternate realities? separate planets? is the planet eorzea is at just one of the ten light shards? as in the bigass crystal you were lead to think of as hydaelin actually bein only one of those shards?||
||is this game gonna turn into a space adventure?????||
fuck this one cutscene is gonna make my brain hurt for days
plucky cairn
I don't know how much in detail they went so I am not sure what you are supposed to get, one thing for sure tho, they will repeat the same concepts multiple times and clarify them so don't worry too much if it isn't crystal clear yet
What was this from? ||Ukulele?||
Oh nevermind, I read better now
hasty kayak
main quest, "word of the mother"
hasty kayak
||"each calamity marks a rejoining." uuuuugh. okay what do we know about the seventh calamity again rewatches the big cinematics k so garleans did project meteor. decided to use a moon as the nuke. the moon was haunted because it was actually a primal. grandpa sends the group of warriors of light away n they later become warriors of darkness. somehow. grandpa n scions try to seal the asshole n fail. at that point hydaelyn(?) interferes n gives him power to turn into phoenix. now, you dont get a clear visual on how many crystals surround him, i can count eight at most, but i think those could potentially be the ten shards. ||
||and notably none of them look like the crystal you personally talk to? hmm food for thought. and then he turns into a phoenix-missile n explodes bahamut. is their clash with each other this "rejoining"? because each direct fight means they mingle a bit more? ("seven times have they succeeded. seven times have i failed"). that would kinda mean every single time light n dark clashes, we help zodiark become wholer. every time hydaelyn interferes and gives out echo, she's giving away pieces of herself that then feed to darkness, every time you fall a primal or fight ascian or loose your crystal powers or what have you (i guess that explains why you gain crystals from dealin with primals, you maybe steal back energy from darkness. .... why did we get crystals from dragons then?? is it because theyre just very big energy sources?? uuuuuh. either way we're forced to clash, because if you dont everyone is doomed already. but this just sounds like recipe for war that you will lose no matter how badly you struggle.
what the fuck do we do?||
... i hope im not bein annoyin with this, i know the game will tell me eventually but i wanna theorize now
well, certain future death aside ||minfilia also is maybe dead so thats f i n e||
minor sorrel
cinder bolt
First time I've seen someone win a duel in Bozja just now 👀
hasty kayak
i cant believe the game drops this fuckin bombshell of plot onto me n then has the gall to give me a frog minion as a reward
hasty kayak
thanks?????? i guess????????? that is NOT a suitable enough bandaid but o k a y
"alphinaud, ceremonies are large social gatherings. that is an opposite of what a reward is"
plucky cairn
Very interesting speculating up there, you were right on some things that I completely glossed over at the time.
Of course also not right on others
plucky cairn
i cant believe the game drops this fuckin bombshell of plot onto me n then has t...
Emotional support frog from now on
I never thought of it as that, but now I do
hasty kayak
matoya: "can offer you a frog in these trying times"
ah tataru you always make me feel some joy again
please help me with my taxes also tho id appreciate it
slim cairn
well, certain future death aside ||minfilia also is maybe dead so thats f i n e|...
Thank god
You won’t find out more lore until wayyy later
hasty kayak
doin warring triad and excuse y o u
i want my weapons to be able to do that!
what the fuck!
magic burrow
slim cairn
doin warring triad and *excuse y o u*
Oh yeahhh!! Im glad you doing that side mission
It’s important lore wise
plucky cairn
I will keep summing up the important side content at the end of an expansion, I can't wait to insult the Ivalice raids when the time comes
slim cairn
I will keep summing up the important side content at the end of an expansion, I ...
I told bringy to not to eureka
Is that a good idea?
plucky cairn
Idk, I actually never did it
slim cairn
I told them to do bozja though
plucky cairn
I should do it before they get to it
slim cairn
Euerka is stupif
Bozja is better
Though I worry bringy may struggle with that one more
plucky cairn
Bozja is good and if you aren't making the weapons is relatively fast
I can also help out there
hasty kayak
look, if its blue quest marked n not a new class ill get to it eventually. maybe. probably. the jury is still out on dungeons n raids without story attached to them
plucky cairn
I did every weapon in SHB, I will never be the same
hasty kayak
oh
oh
hmmmmmm ||mayyyyhaps warriors of darkness related?||
n i guess this maybe also ||gives some grounds to that hydaelin/zodiark shattering into multiple worlds theory....||
how do you. know this ||ukulele||
plucky cairn
That is a very good question
hasty kayak
......wait ||didnt we also use one of those stones on ascians- IS THAT WHY URIANGER IS SO FUCKING WEIRD???????||
magic burrow
plucky cairn
......wait ||didnt we also use one of those stones on ascians- IS THAT WHY URIAN...
I think the word you are looking for is "nerd"
hasty kayak
no LISTEN theres this whole nonsense over ||how hes apparently workin with ascians is he bein influenced by the fuckin stone??||
whats moenbryda´s rock name again
did it shatter back then or not??
plucky cairn
White auracite was the name
slim cairn
look, if its blue quest marked n not a new class ill get to it eventually. maybe...
Well there is a story with blue 
magic burrow
Use your brain bringi, think harder, and let the game hit your head as hard as possible
hasty kayak
what
magic burrow
The game hits you hard
When you are deep in the lore
More you think, more hard you get struck
Scary game it is
plucky cairn
I think you exploded the auracite after you imprisoned the ascian souls, by blasting it with aether, but did it actually break? Maybe should rewatch that cutscene
hasty kayak
that helps me fuckall. that helps me a negative amount actually its just makin me more confused
magic burrow
Or, I'm just throwing the random words
I'm sorry, I just tried to make you more confused
Ok being serious, imo this game is kind of good at connecting dots, but it surprisingly does not twist too much
I've seen a lot of people overcomplicating the lore while clearing the MSQ, and then realize it's not that complicated
plucky cairn
Over-thinking is part of the process
magic burrow
I guess Yoshi P do intend some bait
hasty kayak
doin this content at 2am was not a good idea.....
plucky cairn
And also there is some very good connections being made by bringi I never did at the time
magic burrow
Overthinking makes you better at connecting dots, but you eventually connect some dots that you aren't supposed to
Underthinking makes you miss the connections
For me, I knew the entire lore all the way until ShB when I started the game
slim cairn
Bringy so far is very close
plucky cairn
Over-thinking is probably better, especially given how bringi is really good at identifying what part of the story are important, so some of the guesses may not always be correct but those facts they are speculating on will come in handy later to have in the back of the mind
I was still in Wow mode when I played HW so I was still very much in the "none of this shit will ever matter" mode
It's not until SHB that I realised that they actually give a shit with connecting the dots eventually
hasty kayak
I think you exploded the auracite after you imprisoned the ascian souls, by blas...
oh no the clunky arr voice actin
magic burrow
Well then go with JP voice
plucky cairn
You really hear it when you go back
magic burrow
hasty kayak
oh, okay, ||apparently that does have some clues in there too, i dont think i ever rlly picked up on rejoining as a term to keep track of before today. the fact ascians come from some other plane also kinda supports this "shards are different planet cores and/or reality planes altogether" thing||
plucky cairn
They have a consistent plan, that seems clear
magic burrow
You really wanna try not to forget if they throw a random word but it starts with a Cap
plucky cairn
To be fair, it's really hard to remember what ascian say
magic burrow
It took me a while to remember the word "Ascians"
plucky cairn
They all talk and look like kingdom heart bad guys
And those never said anything ever that made any amount of sense
So it comes naturally to dismiss every word they ever say
magic burrow
idk, they make more sense than Urianger
plucky cairn
Urianger makes a lot more sense than Kingdom Heart enemies
He just say it in the least accessible way possible
magic burrow
hasty kayak
I think you exploded the auracite after you imprisoned the ascian souls, by blas...
...yeah no im still confused. kinda looks like this thread might be a bust. or i need to rethink this when its not 2:20am
im just gonna go to bed, sophia can wait til tomorrow
plucky cairn
Fair
So for HW it's the triads and then MSQ for important stuff?
I assume some other secondary stuff will happen
hasty kayak
yeah, if i see some quests pop up ill do them, n ill sweep all areas to check before ill start stormblood. there is the question of craftin quests. ill get them all on lvl 60 for sure, but it seems like to unlock those final quests you have to do thw whole collectable mechanic that i did not really touch.
`Master Recipe Tomes are only available from a Scrip Exchange for Crafters' Scrip. Scrip is principally acquired via the Collectables system and the related Custom Deliveries feature.
Many ingredients for Master Recipes are on Folklore Nodes from Tomes of Regional Folklore. `
it seems a bit, daunting 
im done with gatherin quests but this? oh no
plucky cairn
Oh, if you want a simple introduction to collectables, you could do Zlohe
It is a custom delivery, which is like a simpler version of the collectible system
But limited and with a small story attached to its completion
You find her in idylshire
Also gives you some scripts to play around
And mad exp for the crafter class you do it with
It is limited as in you can only do 6 per week so it is good to start
Also you can dress her up with whatever gear you want if you max her, so for me was a good chance to do a glamour for a female character
minor sorrel
elfin wave
HOLY
plucky cairn
Oh wow
elfin wave
Closest I've ever got to that jackpot
And this is why you should always gamble! this is a joke
elfin wave
also i got a new minyon
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
okay so turns out collectables, at least in the custom deliveries, are way simpler for crafting than gathering. gatherin has this whole different interface n skills n such but for craftin its just a new bar
that is fine, ill get started on those in between other stuff then
sterile condor
gathering is really simple too, you just need to spend a tiny bit learning it
its like a 4 button combo you do every time
hasty kayak
i was in the middle of nice long cutscene but then the duty popped up :'> i hope its in the unendin journey logs so i could rewatch
awww, no :c that cutscene is gone, what a shame. ill try to look it up on youtube then
i got high rarity triple triad sophia card tho so ill take that
plucky cairn
I think it'll be there when you finish the quest
Not 100% sure on that but I think so
hasty kayak
ah no it was one of those zhloe cutscenes n i had to skip it cause i couldnt change into monk
tis cool tho i found a yt video with this scene so ill just watch what i skipped
plucky cairn
Zhloe quest is cute
Also it's one of those small things, like, helping an orphanage is small scale stuff for the WoL but it's pretty awesome it's there
hasty kayak
ye!
i like doin sidequests in games, i feel like you connect to that easier than the main plot of save the world. no, you made small but tangible difference for this one merchant or family or whoever, n they appreciate it, and that somehow feels nicer than standin ovations n banquents in your name or whatnot
elfin wave
That whole fuckin' banquet thing in ARR still annoys me to this day
i don't need validation in the form of NPCs telling me i'm valid let me validate myself by entertaining a lil' girl with stories about punching god in the face
and then get no lines on Wonderous Tails GOD DAMMIT GIRL WHAT DO YOU WANT
latent vapor
The night sky over the Sea of Clouds
elfin wave
Actually did the 2nd EW Alliance Raid today
MUST. PET. ||GRAHA TIA.||
oh the lore is cool too i guess
||who knew my starting deity of choice was a goddamn loli with a doggo||
plucky cairn
The coolest part, is ||the dog being Dalamud||
Which we know, it's not ||an actual moon, but an artificial moon put into orbit by the Allagan empire, but since the worship of the 12 eventually included Dalamud as Menphina loyal hound, it's in the fight||
hasty kayak
the last warring triad fight is done! it was very cool bc 3 outta four dps were monks
elfin wave
Which we know, it's not ||an actual moon, but an artificial moon put into orbit ...
And ||her disguised form being a rabbit just ties all the "moon lore" together.||
elfin wave
Was that sophia? I don't quite remember the order you fight those in
Zurvan is the third
plucky cairn
Got it, yeah it's a fun fight
So...about the EW alliance raid, is it just me but they implied that ||the 12 were Venat collaborators there were put there to help and guide humanity after the sundering?||
If the ||13th is the watcher, makes sense the other 12 would have a similar origins||
hasty kayak
gasp. wait why am i gasping i already knew that
well okay i didnt say so, but its not too surprising
plucky cairn
When ukulele starts talking about ||other worlds yeah, you are starting to wonder how does he know those things, and you generally put 2 and 2 together||
hasty kayak
okay okay so this line implies ||urianger´s alliance or whatever the fuck is goin on isnt exactly one he enjoys. or at least he does not trust this one bit.||
plucky cairn
I think so, lemme check when the last trial came out
hasty kayak
they didnt let me start this questline until i finished the main quest where i met ||krile||
so id say theres at least some kinda attention to this
itll be fine ill be f i n e
plucky cairn
This came out in patch 3.5 so they could technically tell you things you don't know yet, hopefully they wont
The MSQ has a lot of lines that they don't say unless you do certain things before doing that part, so it may go both ways
For example, there is at some point a moment in which the reapers become semi relevant to the story, and if you have the job they reference it, and even ask you who taught you the art.
It happens a lot
hasty kayak
well, most of this stuff ive already guessed, or at least inferred somewhat (though if i didnt do word of mother msq id probably b way more shocked by the whole ||multiworld stuff||). the biggest bombshell is that asshole above
||who may or may not be an asshole, what do i know||
||i wonder if he's using the ascians then? claims of balance aside he is not helpful much to light's side i gotta say.
... and i should really try to remember his dumb name||
lmao ||y´shtola callin urianger out on his silly little hoodie||
fuck that didnt spoiler
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
okay then! im done with the big three recommendations, and the questchain for both hildy and briardien. the six quests from zhloe gave me just enough currency to purchase all the master recipes i needed, so now its time to catch up on crafter quests. afterwards.... well after that i think msq will mostly be all that remains (not countin sidequests that may pop up as i follow msq, which ill do when they show up)
i like crafter quests theyre a nice breather
plucky cairn
I would say you are caught up on HW, yes
I don't mind the crafter quests, but I made a huge mistake, namely to lvl everything to 90 then go back to do all the quests, and done that way they kinda become a sort of torture
hasty kayak
yikes
plucky cairn
Now that I do them as I level (also they changed the nature of them from SHB forward) I like them a lot
Basically SHB forward they become a sort of custom delivery, grouped per kind of jobs.
That way they are much more interesting IMO
Since they can invest more time in them
Also if you do them all you do get a super cool final questline that sort of combines the various narratives
slim cairn
im still waiting for brings to become an edge lord in SB
hasty kayak
i like to think im not that edgy. i didnt even pick dragoon or reaper
slim cairn
i like to think im not *that* edgy. i didnt even pick dragoon or reaper
SB has the whole "Born in Blood" lyrics, which you called me out for being an edge lord over it
elfin wave
im still waiting for brings to become an edge lord in SB
you mean ShB, right
DRK is the WoL's canon job in that expansion as a WAR main this pains meh
elfin wave
i like to think im not *that* edgy. i didnt even pick dragoon or reaper
What about Dark Knight? eyes suspiciously
hasty kayak
i forgot they exist
elfin wave
lol, lmao
playing AST from 30-90 broke me in terms of how i view DRKs
And thank the LAWD they fixed their Living Dead skill to only proc the insta-death if they go below 1hp
when before you could pop it and then literally die because DARK KNIGHT IS TRASH
slim cairn
you mean ShB, right
Nah, Stormblood
elfin wave
don't think they're going to become edgy in SB
unless they really want to switch from Monk to Samurai
dw i can shit on DRK all i want tho
because i actually played the class
plucky cairn
I love my glam as DRK
The armor is the chest piece from ||fell court of Troia|| and it took forever to drop for me
elfin wave
Man the sword does not look anywhere near as excessively large
Maybe I'm just used to being a smolish bean
Because you know
Female Au Ra are smol
Not potato smol but you know
Realistically smol
plucky cairn
It is a very large one, but yeah, on some other races they look even larger
elfin wave
maybe it's just the angle
plucky cairn
Miqo'te tend to be on the smaller side too, not as small as female au'ra for sure
elfin wave
I like the glam on that sword btw 
plucky cairn
That's a SHB relic, the one I REALLY want is the HW relic tho
elfin wave
laughs in HW relic quest
cries
plucky cairn
It looks so goddamn cool: https://weapon.ffxivcollection.com/クロノス・ルクス/
magic burrow
I hate WHM because I love it
elfin wave
Ah yes, Healer masochism
elfin wave
ah yes the sassy robot that proceeds to constantly denounce your work like he's some smol Gordon Ramsey of goldsmithery
lil' bastard should punt him out of the nearest GODS DAMNED WINDOW
I'm kidding of course
hasty kayak
its a "this couple has an anniversary and they comission a same gift for each other unknowingly! what do we do?" call me a sap but i for one adore the classic "make it two halves that compliment each other and combine into a whole" concept. and the music boxes even make a heart!
plucky cairn
I remember that one, that was pretty cute
hasty kayak
sometimes, givin me a classy trope is all i need for happiness
okay, this is my current state for craft quests. i shall continue tomorrow
elfin wave
lmao i love the fact you've blocked out the rematches against Bismarck and Ravana
"Nop I had enough of them the first time thank you."
elfin wave
dw you got another four ||actually five|| Extremes this expansion 
well counting those first two
hasty kayak
i do not yet wish to touch extreme anything their reputation scares me
elfin wave
Unsynching makes things a lot easier
hasty kayak
ye ill try that when im higher than 77
elfin wave
But I wouldn't do them unsynched solo unless you're like
capped
plucky cairn
Yeah you can probably save the extremes for later, we can for sure knock out all of the HW ones when you are done with the story if you want the mount
elfin wave
That being said if you do ever have the need to earn shiny birb mounts I am always willing to commit genocide for sweet shiny birbs
hasty kayak
im emotionally attached to my chicken, i dont even use other mounts
hasty kayak
not even dragons? disappointment
plucky cairn
For dragons you have to wait for ShB
elfin wave
SB is wolves
Though I only got the first Extreme """"legit""" since the final one (going by story boss order anyway) I got through event Tomestones bc fuck doing that boss on extreme, lmao, lol.
From SB the raids actually start to become really hard to do with 2 people, surprisingly
minor sorrel
sterile condor
even synched you skip like 90% of garuda mechanics nowdays
elfin wave
Unsynch is the only reason why Wonderous Tails is tolerable
sterile condor
i have like 250 mentor roulette clears
elfin wave
At the time i was still going through HW, IIRC
So even my gear wasn't that much above the intended level
sterile condor
i have done all of the arr and HW savages synched a lot
elfin wave
Along with my skill
lack thereof
you know i didn't start using mitigation until the end of Stormblood
level 70.
sterile condor
my condolences
elfin wave
that thing that tanks have to do
and i walked into a fuckin' extreme with that mindset
my brain is small
I still want to do an Ultimate at some point but my arse can barely get through regular EW raids
Well, not without practise and some reminders
I can do P5-8 pretty well
hasty kayak
id be scared in tank or healer position. i prefer to sit nicely right at the boss' back n do my funky lil chakra combos
monk has a nice rhytm to it n at this point im not sure i can play ranged anything
n everything is ranged compared to monk! we dont even get a distance attack! i just run away from aoe spammin my meditation button before i run back
sterile condor
most big raids have almost 100% melee uptime now anyway
slim cairn
n everything is ranged compared to monk! we dont even get a distance attack! i j...
Be a mage
elfin wave
Aw shit
Here we go again.
elfin wave
elfin wave
No context raiding.
hasty kayak
it only took me checks 376 hours but i finally figured out how to switch the clock into 24 hour format instead of 12
also yesterday ive learned how to set up reminders for the game to let me know when this or that time restricted gather thing i need is available
elfin wave
Botanist, Miner or Fisher?
hasty kayak
uuuuh well its available to all of them i think? i havent needed it yet for fisher
im just gatherin stuff for my craftin quests. need things like adamantine
hasty kayak
lmao "me n the group waitin for that sweet delicious rock"
hasty kayak
okay, this is my current state for craft quests. i shall continue tomorrow
was this screenshot unclear or
aaaaugh who even LIKES limsa. its the city of lag. do yall enjoy movin at four frames per second
minor sorrel
Those of us without weak computers, yes 😄
hasty kayak
my laptop is tryin its best >:c
hasty kayak
how come urs is way emptier
hasty kayak
okay, phew. spent all day craftin n got five more job questlines done at lvl 60. that just leaves alchemist n culinarian that are currently on lvl 58 questline
tomorrow shall be msq again if all goes well
magic burrow
Are you still in 3.1?
elfin wave
TURN THE NAMES OFF
hasty kayak
like third quest in 3.2
elfin wave
it gives me anxiety for your graphics card
plucky cairn
I think they had to complete 3.1 to get access to the rest of the trial series
slim cairn
it gives me anxiety for your graphics card
Oh I have a really good gpu
Also I have my fps cap at 75
hasty kayak
in this house we dont question the side content of anime games but maybe we should
plucky cairn
You know that the animators had a field day with this one
Is that the quest-line with Melkoko? Because those actually fucking great
hasty kayak
eh
i mean yes they were but i wasnt overtly impressed
probably my least favorite of the bunch honestly
plucky cairn
I do love the trope of the overly cute but extremely aggressive and foul mouthed lalafell, they really pushed the boundaries on how actually rude they could make her in those quests
hasty kayak
thats tru
plucky cairn
Also, those two are cute together so there is that
elfin wave
what the goodness
hasty kayak
wait. i did?
ye i dont remember that part of crystal tower at all
||there was a cat man. and uuuuuh we fought some assholes. n the cat man is in stasis now||
plucky cairn
You definitely did
hasty kayak
oh wait wait the lineage thing?
there was somethin about that maybe?
somethin red eyes....... ye i dont remember the details
slim cairn
||there was a cat man. and uuuuuh we fought some assholes. n the cat man is in s...
||I love how you just call him cat man||
hasty kayak
i forgot name
elfin wave
Bow to your queen.
elfin wave
no
Also i love how the description mentions a librarian too short to reach the shelves
and now I stole it and use it because riding high on a literal chair is peak dumbassary for me
plucky cairn
somethin red eyes....... ye i dont remember the details
I don't remember it very well, been a while, but I think you met at some point a dude and a lady that accompanied you, and it turned out they were ||allagan clones, in the attempt of preserving the red eyes necessary to operate the tower, usually reserved to noble bloodlines in allag.||
||The thing I remember better is that you fought a bunch of them at some point, and it's how you learn they are clones, because there is a lot of them||
elfin wave
also ||they give their clone lives up to give catboy/G'raha Tia a second red eye to control the Crystal Tower proper||
plucky cairn
Yes, I seem to remember that, ||he actually is of the bloodline but it has been diluted over the centuries, so they boost his red eye with theirs, in a way which barely makes sense if you think about it, but you are not supposed to.||
hasty kayak
okay! and that concludes all crafter quests
poor neglected msq will be relevant again
"wait why did my character look so sad at the prospect of a drink- oh. oooooh."
i love trauma simulator: the game
plucky cairn
I did look really really hard at that cutscene the whole time
elfin wave
All I have to say to that is
"Do not despair! You are not without allies!"
Ahhh pouring salt into open wounds is fun.
plucky cairn
I'm remembering what happens in that patch and there is some really good stuff, can't wait
elfin wave
very many moments of popcornery
hasty kayak
uh. well you see the grey is natural, i thought the color scheme would be nice n its also a homestuck holdover-
plucky cairn
lol
plucky cairn
Her VA is really good
elfin wave
hasty kayak
oh no what the fuck
elfin wave
YUP I THOUGHT IT WAS THIS
hasty kayak
fear. fear.
elfin wave
elfin wave
plucky cairn
That sequence is pretty great
hasty kayak
we love some well written sequenceeeees
slim cairn
Yep
hasty kayak
somethin somethin nature of cycle of revenge
plucky cairn
Yeah, I mean it's not an original concept, but it's a good one to tackle
slim cairn
This was never your fight brings
hasty kayak
ye shouldve let some dumb mage have at it instead
i could've just have fun back in uldah's political intrigue
plucky cairn
Estinian was extremely understanding for someone whose family was killed by dragons, just saying.
He even accepted that his nation was in the wrong for the conflict, instead of rationalising the proof in front of his eyes away, that's exceptional
hasty kayak
||when do we not have crisis on our hands than||
it can wait five minutes have a drink with me
plucky cairn
lol
hasty kayak
bondin time i was actually lookin forward to it
plucky cairn
Make sure you get a new mug, that one is drugged
plucky cairn
lol
elfin wave
Estinian was extremely understanding for someone whose family was killed by drag...
oh yeah i'm just exaggerating for comedy
slim cairn
maybe WOL is just canonically a weakass lightweight
Im not at least
hasty kayak
watch as i go on ff14 journey n become progressively more chronically alcoholic
by endwalker im sober on maybe three hours on a wednesday so evil should schedule for that
elfin wave
I am reminded of a particular meme
magic burrow
You can’t write meme without me
hasty kayak
thank you thank you, i will be here checks for like one more hour
OOOOOO THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTIIIIIIING
(the girls are thancred n the other guy)
man these cutscenes are good
i wanted to throw punches too.... mine are totally the strongest
punchin is like. my thing tm
plucky cairn
I was waiting for a while for someone to punch ||emmanellain|| so that cutscene was one of my favourites
hasty kayak
i had to rewatch that again n, idk journey log.
"you step forward to speak" that does not look like diplomatic approach to me
elfin wave
Fist-based diplomacy
plucky cairn
lol
hasty kayak
ye exactly even the hands are in fact fisted
thancred totally just wanted to steal my beat up, the asshole
elfin wave
he is a Rogue
plucky cairn
I mean, you probably wanted to aggressively tell him off, like he did, he punched only when Emmanelien unwisely decided that punching was a good idea
I did love that he sent him flying
elfin wave
little wonder Thancred ||became a tank later on||, dude took that hit like a champ.
hasty kayak
"lmao, nah"
the game doesnt let me pick but can u imagine?
"sir im a flame captain we call this a conflict of interests"
for coin n coutry, ho!
plucky cairn
Oh you 100% are
hasty kayak
we can let alliance call upon a few primals
as a treat
happy chanting nanamo! nanamo! nanamo!
plucky cairn
"This is the lady we get out when there is a God to kill, don't mind it, definitely not an unfair advantage"
hasty kayak
please i miss you
come n show up 
PIPIN N RAUBAHN HIIIIIIIIIII
gods i miss uldah gang
plucky cairn
Raubhan helm is truly outrageous, I marvel every time I see it
Man, can't wait for you to get to Variant dungeons, in EW, that's going to be such a fanboy moment
It is some of my favourite content and I'm not a huge Uldah fan
You are going to lose it
hasty kayak
elfin wave
Both due to the actual lore and getting wiped repeatidly!
hasty kayak
NANAMO H I I I I I I I
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
can i get your autograph
waaaaugh i wanna fight for other side
lmaooooo thancred????? ||just deadass uppercuttin the cyclops???||
sir are you aware that the rogue specialization uses daggers
not that i disprove of punching
im just sayin, i can teach u a few things
holy shit raubahn ur so cool
AHFAGZAZFAWAU TITLE DROP YAAAAAAAAAAS
game is positively slaying right now
plucky cairn
Yep, it's cool that he adresses with your rank
Also he was looking forward to see how strong you are, which since he was a gladiator, makes a whole lot of sense
hasty kayak
okay so i was about to ask if say, were i with maelstorm would i fight the admiral. that answer is no then
plucky cairn
No, it's always Rahuban
hasty kayak
ye its so much cooler given im under his command officially
uldah continues to b best city
definitely no bias
plucky cairn
he might still adress you with your rank even if you are in another GC, since they kinda recognise each other military ranks, as allies but yeah it's cooler since it's directly the Immortal Flames
hasty kayak
see this is the real reason u cant progress past captain
theyre just still pissed about that one time in ishgard
plucky cairn
Hahaha
Might be
I think the last update to the system was during stormblood tho
I might be wrong
hasty kayak
lmao. ||"oh fuck thats right i wanted to establish a republic n dismantle the monetarists didnt i. then i got almost murdered"||
plucky cairn
hasty kayak
i believe in u nanamooooo u can do ut
actually do u want help all this ishgard stuff is annoyin-
magic burrow
Reject democracy
hasty kayak
pls take me with youuuu
magic burrow
Return to Monarchy
hasty kayak
why is everyone so keen on almost-fainting in this patch. aymeric. me, kinda. thancred
LMAO PIPIN PLEASE
elfin wave
Indeed, humu
plucky cairn
Emmanelien covered well for him in his absence
plucky cairn
I remember that conversation
elfin wave
I like the lil' Nanamo on your shoulder
hasty kayak
best minion for sure
plucky cairn
Homesickness hitting hard after the solo trial
elfin wave
My favourite is about...
500 hours away
For now I have one from the new Alliance Raid but I'll prolly swap back to ||Starbird|| eventually
||i miss meteion|| 
hasty kayak
anyway i need to sleep so ill leave peace conference try number two for tomorrow. ill just say this, ||if i were an ishgardian who didnt wanna make peace with dragons, i dont see why WOL winning would make me reconsider? that is an outsider picked by the heretical aymeric, they probably orchestrated this all as a lie to decieve the good people of holy city.||
im just sayin im not sure if logic holds for the intended effect especially for ppl with more extreme views...
plucky cairn
I think it's about making them think of the future, ||seeing Ishgard partecipate in what's coded as a medieval sports event for them, with new allies, would make them think about a possibe bright future this new ishgard can offer them, in which they are a respected part of a powerful alliance rather than an isolationist nation fated to fight dragons until they all die||
Of course it wouldn't change the mind of those more entrenched, but would offer at least a comepting narrative to the population at large
For the moment all that happend for them, is ||Aymeric taking over from the pope, and him signing something with the Eorzean alliance, but nothing tangible came from it for the moment, that's meant to be something tangible||
Well except the ||arson, that happened, and the time the nobles almost killed that lady with arrows||
hasty kayak
aw fuckdammit ||estinien||
AW FUCKDAMMIT ||ESTINIEN||
i know its not him but still
plucky cairn
lol
Also yeah, the ||blood splattering on the symbol was a great touch||
Clearly they signal that there is maybe a bright future ahead, ||but not as long as Nidhogg hatred exists to perpetuate this conflict||
hasty kayak
oh hw title screen music hiiii
i need to figure out which track that is n take a listen in full
plucky cairn
I don't remember which is it, when does it play?
It may be the instrumental version of dragonsong
hasty kayak
ah here we go https://youtu.be/AMx8_RD5wlY
plucky cairn
Oh, that one
hasty kayak
||dang dragons rlly b nigh indestructible huh||
plucky cairn
Yeah, we see a bit of the limitation in budget they had during HW development here
The dragons have one landing animation, and like, one death animation, so they look like they died no matter what, and always looked like they are super pissed off when they land even if it's in a situation in which they should be chill
hasty kayak
oh. i figured they just roar in greeting or somethin
hasty kayak
Also yeah, the ||blood splattering on the symbol was a great touch||
a rlly good screenshot honestly
