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  1. Merrith

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Seems like they're going to have a slightly longer gap in the patch cycle between the .5, .55, and expansion drop, but I assume that's just to give a little more time and to not overlap with Rebirth.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Should be noted, it's just the teaser trailer. They will have a longer version of the trailer and a launch trailer closer to the expansion eventually. They never really show too much in the initial teaser.
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    2023 NFL Offseason Thread - Now with less QB sneaks!

    Queue up Burrow for $265M.
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    Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remaster Series

    My issue with 9 has always been pacing and the late game story. Everything is great on the initial continent, but everything seems to slow way down once you leave it aside from a few spots. The Hot and Cold minigame is only fun for so long, as well. The original SNES version of 6 has so many...
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    2023 NFL Offseason Thread - Now with less QB sneaks!

    I have a hunch Garrett Wilson will also break that trend and get re-signed. Couple years off, though.
  6. Merrith

    Ashes of Creation

    The issue is actually pulling off everything they seem to want to try to pull off. It seems not possible. Aiming smaller at first and adding systems later on might have been more feasible? Won't know for awhile, though, I assume.
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Yeah I was picturing it as something that maybe does some dps (but lesser than a normal spec), and the rest of its contribution is basically considered what it adds to other party/raid members. I do wonder how that type of gameplay would do in a Mythic raid environment like WoW's. Would...
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Sounds more like a Dancer/Bard type deal from FFXIV than EQ style Enchanter.
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    NHL 22-23: Tanking hard for Bedard

    Grittership...or something.
  10. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    "It's a trap all right, the daddy of all fucking traps". Has to become a meme at some point.
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    NHL 22-23: Tanking hard for Bedard

    FUCK YOU PHILLY
  12. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    To be fair, not sure if there is a need for old stuff or not. If it's one of the story weapons you crafted after beating an eikon, save it, b/c I think it upgrades later. Store bought stuff you can probably get rid of once you find better...but don't quote me. The gil from selling those...
  13. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    I got the same sense, especially with the hate on 12. Setting and themes is a bit ironic in this case, as part of the idea with 16 was to take it back to medieval setting/fantasy. But just like the internet/social media has evolved, so has the dogpiling and lining up on one side or the other...
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    Final Fantasy 16

    It's ironic you point this out, b/c I liked to map commands to shortcuts when playing that game so the combat wouldn't pause all the time save for when I was really trying to chain together some commands from multiple party members. Granted, that was part of their plan to have both those...
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    Final Fantasy 16

    No, but the idea that the entire project is going to go down the exact same hole as another one he was in charge of is just a massive assumption, and yet people continue to spout it as if there is no other possible end result. Granted, you definitely need to cling to this like Linus and his...
  16. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    Story probably getting extra attention because even people who liked 15's agreed it really had issues and was unfinished in certain areas later on in the game, 13's was pretty much shit on by everyone, and frankly even 12's turned to dog shit later on in the game. Also just the fact that 14's...
  17. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    And you can always tell the "angry" fans because they forever bring up Kingdom Hearts in their responses. Nomura isn't even the head guy on 7R anymore. You go "full blown" with that shit any time it's brought up. I guess in your favor at least you're consistent.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    That all depends how you view the word Remake. The way the "angry" fans describe it, it's just the highest form of Remaster. Plenty of us who love the OG liked the idea of actually Remaking the 7 story...plus they've told us/hinted to us they were going to do that all along.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    Now they still feel like FF to everyone, with time comes a lot more acceptance. Not saying specifically to you, but to many people. At the time, people were up in arms about these things as well. The internet is just even more the internet as time goes on.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    I think it's easy to explain in the sense it means different things to different people. Shit, there were complaints about so many cutscenes in VII, and the rise of steampunk stuff in VI and especially VII. People hated on the central love story in VIII. People talk about X as the last turn...
  21. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    The funny thing is original FF6 (3 on the SNES) was broken as fuck. Could vanish/X-zone most of the game, a lot of combat stuff didn't work as intended. Think one of the evade stats was completely non functional. Relm's draw could break certain versions of the game if I recall. I went back...
  22. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    Shit i'd play it. 6 was my 2nd favorite of the entire series, and subject of endless debates at the time whether it for Chrono Trigger was the best game ever.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    Yeah, those were some dark shit.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    Little things like the Phoenix ultimate during a stagger actually pauses the time on the stagger bar, but every single hit it's doing will keep boosting up the damage bonus while not wasting any of the stagger bar time. Could either use it to help build up the bonus, or when you have other ways...
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    Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remaster Series

    "chew your way through" makes sense for A Realm Reborn. But pretty much once you get to Heavensward, the story is top notch. Stormblood has some pacing stuff that causes some slow parts, but pretty much as soon as you get to the end of ARR, the story cranks up and it just kinda goes from...
  26. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    I do get the complaints about lack of gear, etc, although exploring has led me to a couple decent accessories that improve abilities. Are they necessary? No, definitely not, but can be fun trying out different builds. The whole gear customization stuff feels like it basically gets replaced by...
  27. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    This is also a great system. As a long term fan myself that goes back to FF1 on the NES, I'm perfectly fine with them going in this direction when the combat is going to have this much depth to it. I get it if some old fans don't want that, but the game can still be good the way it is, too.
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    Final Fantasy 16

    Literally just got to this part and was like "holy fuck". On combat, feels a lot like 7R's combat in the sense that people who only button mash complain about it, but there's layers to it and a lot of things you can do to improve stagger which makes fights faster, less repetitive, and way...
  29. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    Anytime someone admits they skip through cutscenes CAUSE I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE ACTION WOOO...it's a simple don't trust their opinion on story in the slightest. The fact they compare it to XIV as well (which I guarantee they also skipped story in by the sounds of it), while making the "only...
  30. Merrith

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Pretty sure Nomura isn't the director for Remake anymore, but I know certain people and/or Kingdom Hearts fans who feel wronged by that franchise can't help but bring his name up constantly. Honestly Max has been right about a lot of what has ended up happening and his theory makes the most...
  31. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    Playing through the demo again just to get in the mode for midnight. I'm going to walk into work on 2 hours of sleep and need about 3 coffees to function, but fuck it.
  32. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    Main thing I've noticed between a couple spoiler free reviews is talk of sidequests. Early on, sounds like a lot of basic fetch stuff, but later stuff sounds involved and important, also apparently small stuff can lead to much more in depth stuff.
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    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Probably depends on ages played at, and how into games one was. Granted I go back to FF1 on the NES, but 7 still most memorable experience for me. 6 second most so, after that probably 10 and 4. Replayed the heck out of all of those games 10+ times each. Liked 9, but have only replayed it...
  34. Merrith

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    You've definitely forgotten. When Cloud finally "fixes" his mind, he names Zack when they unravel his real memories of the trip back to Nibelheim. You also can see a cutscene/history of what happened after the confrontation with Sephiroth as Hojo experiments on both Cloud and Zack in the...
  35. Merrith

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Eh, if Cloud was going to sacrifice in place of anyone should be Zack. Still agree with Max's theory that saving Aerith will be a fake out, and the 2nd timeline will be snippets of seeing Zack follow same path as main party in their timeline (chasing Sephiroth/Jenova to Northern Crater). I...
  36. Merrith

    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    What the fuck
  37. Merrith

    Final Fantasy 16

    I know certain streamers like Mr Happy and Maxmillian have played a good bit of the game beyond even the demo already, and Max made some comments about it not being that "open world", so I'm not sure how much less restricted the open areas will get post demo. Would like some bigger zones to...
  38. Merrith

    SWTOR

    That makes sense, although I've obviously played through all the class stories and had at least 1 of them up to 75. But my main as an IA going through the Eternal Empire story line was a bit odd everyone lining up behind me. Still didn't like all of the post 50 main story, but most of it was...
  39. Merrith

    NHL 22-23: Tanking hard for Bedard

    Last I read it was supposed to be on the land where the Tropicana is now. I know the city just passed a bill giving it the green light, no idea what other legal hurdles there might be, though.
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    NHL 22-23: Tanking hard for Bedard

    I am curious why they're looking at such a small stadium to be built there (I read only ~30,000 seats), I would think Vegas fandom would be pretty strong, especially off Knights winning the Cup.