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  1. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I save the world an hour after i arrive? Cus that's how long he had to live. If that's the case then yes, that is shitty writing. Oddly enough the msq has me returning to my room and sleeping several times. The whole "Shadowbringers" aspect of me driving back the light so that natural...
  2. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Him living is even worse writing than i expected from this game, and i certainly didnt expect much. They pigeonholed in a ridiculous "sacrifice" scene and then realized later the only way to justify how completely illogical that was, was to have him live? Can't wait to see the retarded excuses...
  3. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Are you saying this shitty, illogical and wholly inconsistent writing was designed to make you feel empathy? Let me guess, you cried during air bud didn't you? There's zero logical sense to the entire arc. There's a handful of caregivers and they care for the inflicted in their final days...
  4. Sylas

    Throne and Liberty (Formerly Project TL)

    Project E is the eastern continent with asian theme and TL (previously The Lineage, now Throne and Liberty) is the western/medieval continent but they take place within the same "world". surprisingly little info about the game that's been in development for 11 years and comes out in less than 6...
  5. Sylas

    Throne and Liberty (Formerly Project TL)

    kinda reminds me of BDO + Conan Exiles
  6. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    yeah i'm killing lightwardens now in pixie land. i was talking about the caretaker lady dying for someone with minutes to live like the stupid cunt she is and then alisae getting all broken hearted and emo about it. Literally every zombie movie where the infection isn't damn near instantaneous...
  7. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I certainly hope these introductory quests aren't a sign for things to come, they've made your character/friends/companions do some pants on hand retarded shit in order to further the "plot" but these alisae quests with the inflicted, man I've never rolled my eyes so hard in my life. This guy...
  8. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    No i mean the elf body he is currently inhabiting, was a ala mhigo resistance fighter. yeah ok I see he just merges with the primal. Not really a critical point but i'll cede that I misremembered that part.
  9. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I must of missed the scene when the elf had red eyes. Also thought he was just riding Shinryu (like gaius with ultima) didn't see him possess him. So his soul left his body and he possesssed Shinryu, so his body was just laying there on the ground the whole time? until the primal died and he...
  10. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    welp I have finished post Stormblood and started Shadowbringers. I was about to post a scathing review halfway through when Zenos made his miraculous reappearance, this being what the 8th, 9th time someone you killed/watched die magically isn't dead, but i'm glad I reserved judgement. The plot...
  11. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    In mmo space i don't think i'd call any story a 10/10. They're video games so will always draw comparison to similar media. They are at their heart rpgs thus they compete against single player rpgs, but with far more restraints (such as the necessity for multiplayer content, repeatable...
  12. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    about to finish stormblood, well on the last quest, royal menagerie part. Other than the ninja turtles and naboo/pineapple under the sea early on i'm not just sure why stormblood gets hate compared to heavensward. maybe the final cut scene ruins it? idk, i'll tell you after i finish it...
  13. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    You don't have to teleport around betweeen regions but throughout hw you will still do the alpino shuffle non-stop: you, off in far away lands, venture to the top of the mountain and discover X alpino: "can you believe we discovered X? lets head back to revenant's toll and talk about it" 4...
  14. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    ESO does this as well. You can start at level 1 in whatever current_expansion is and have a complete story/leveling experience. you can also go back and do other expansions if you want.
  15. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    fucking lol if you think i'm supposed to commit this garbage to memory. I've read every MSQ though I wish to fucking god I didn't. I can sum it all up right now "Is aught amiss? /headnod" The funniest thing is you think this shit is not only good but somehow deep and requires understanding...
  16. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    If you weren't one of the ones that was adamant that this shit was essential world building/back story I might even be able to forgive you, but you were, so I can't. The mythical "Good part" that starts when, again? Oh right you said final steps of faith back in HW, so lies or goal post...
  17. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    post-ARR? no, all pacing in this game feels bad, it's way too long for such little story nuggets. I'm talking about trimming 90% of all ARR-Post ARR MSQ down to like 15-20 quests. The first 30 levels of MSQ is basically just getting you to unlock all the various aetherytes and airships so you...
  18. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    That sounds fucking amazing, they never should of changed that. The only annoying shit you have to do in this game is MSQ. So you used to be able to actually experience the game and only had to suffer the MSQ for 1/3 of the time you are playing? SWTOR went back and streamlined exp iirc 2...
  19. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Yeah I understand that the older content is worse. By no means would I call the older content "standard shitty MMO". It was it's own thing, really leaned in to this MSQ thing, questing is the entirety of the experience. Even dungeons only exist because of quests. Sure it has a few "optional"...
  20. Sylas

    SWTOR

    man they went overboard on the ability pruning, not necessarily the total number of skills you have, that's fine, hell it was fine before, maybe only needed to trim down like 2-3 skills. The problem is when you get them, it's almost as bad as FF14. The combat style changes are amazing for...
  21. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    While I feel you give them too much credit I can agree with this for the most part. RLM style you can break them down to "Bratty, Idealistic" which yeah, great arcs there. However this is after 100+ hours of cutscenes and dialogue. That's like, 10k manuscript pages? So compare the complete...
  22. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    remember all it takes for me to stop posting in this thread is a simple "Yeah, you're right"
  23. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Oh it's definitely as bad as that. as far as story and character development, you've already confirmed by failing the RLM test. Yep we "saved" him and immediately did the dumbest shit possible and threw niddhoggs eye's off a bridge for them to immediately to be retrieved and put back in play...
  24. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I see your reading comprehension is still lacking. I already stated the only time they bother to make any character more than 1 dimensional robot and spend 2 minutes developing them (not that they are well developed or anything, look at your descriptions), they immediately kill them off or make...
  25. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I've definitely looked in to the skips but they won't let you skip endwalker and i'm already mostly through this game. If I could go back and get my 100+ hrs back and started with a skip i definitely would have. This is the shit i'm talking about. When? When do they develop any of these...
  26. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Thor 2 is masterpiece of cinema next to Capt Marvel. And yes, they stated, they didn't show, she was uber, for no in-universe logical reason. Someone uses the space stone to make an spacecraft engine, it explodes next to her, and she's now the power cosmic. fucking lol. She fights jude law...
  27. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Didnt spend money no but i saw it. It was a terrible film which failed to establish her character or strength level, just straight up mary sue bullshit. She is definitely far less established than wanda. How is the comparison terrible? Drax was poorly written and was introduced using a...
  28. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    been recovering from surgery so playtime and ability to post from my phone has been somewhat limited, but ill save this thread from falling off the first page. Just finished the final steps of faith. Someone claimed that was a good story? fun boss fight yes but story? lol. Lets change...
  29. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Never said it would be better off, but if people didnt lie for 20 pages it wouldn't have had 20 pages worth of replies, thats correct
  30. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Yeah and everyone shit on you and told me not too. If everyone had been as honest as you then this thread would be on page 5.
  31. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    See the thing is i actually like the game now. The game part. Its low effort fun. Its got a ton of content. I wish it wasnt so rigid with the msq, but whatever that is what makes it unique i guess. But 20 pages of story apologists has me a little jaded.
  32. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Id say it is better than pub side but less than or as good as imp side hutt cartel. Its difficult to compare the two directly, one is over the top anime the other is wizards in space. If you are a huge fan of one or the other it probably clouds your judgment, but im not particularly a fan of...
  33. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Thats what im running it on. I used to run skyrim on my surface pro2 like 8 years ago so i knew it had the power, but the 7 is so much slimmer including the exhaust vents are like the width of a dime, the little fan inside kicks in to overdrive after about an hour and that's when i shut it...
  34. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Welp i got ff14 running on my tablet and im about to finish heavensward. Only problem is i can only play in 1 hr chunks before my shit gets so hot i can fry an egg on it and have to power down for 20mins.
  35. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Does the game get more voice over cut scenes as you progess through expansions? ARR had like maybe 5% voice over cut scenes and 95% non voice. I've noticed an increase in hw, maybe 15% are voiced. The non voice over combined with cthulu/lotr/gates of discord random name generator for every...
  36. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Look who doesn't pay attention to lore or story. In mass effect 1 you use mass effect to send metal shavings at ludicrous speeds which is what ammo is, except guns overheat which is the mechanic which replicates reload speed/rate of fire. In mass effect 2 they have improved their weaponry by...
  37. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I'm not "going on" about anything. "..." kept mentioning ff14 was the only game in history that maintains a consistent story/setting because this and wow are apparently his first and only video games hes ever played.
  38. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Your getting mad that rts games don't have a premium writing staff for their lore? FF14 isnt a fucking unicorn, Literally every rpg and mmo tells a story that is thus far, better than this one. You cannot in the same breath mention kai lang or mass effect 3s ending and then defend ff14. The...
  39. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Seriously not trolling, why do you think this? D&D forgotten realms setting across dozens of crpgs from baldurs gate and planescape on through multiple iterations of neverwinter including an mmo. Elder scrolls series 5 single player games with multiple expansions each plus an mmo with like 7...
  40. Sylas

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    As presented in arr and so far in heavensward, absolutely they are the "good" guys. Have you seen apocalypyo? Tell me your thoughts on the ending.