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papercup
12/28/22 12:16:39 AM
#201:


@Entity13 You found my post on reddit lol

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Entity13
12/28/22 1:35:18 AM
#202:


papercup posted...
@Entity13 You found my post on reddit lol

Yep. I saw it during lunch break at work, and was like, "How do I not respond to that one?" And it's easily my least comical post or comment I made today. C'est la vie.

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papercup
01/03/23 11:40:15 AM
#203:


Just 1 week to 6.3!

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Entity13
01/03/23 2:11:38 PM
#204:


papercup posted...
Just 1 week to 6.3!

I am ready. I'll keep an eye out for the new tribe, but that'll probably come in March so I don't have to worry too much about unlocking it on the 10th. I've reached all of my goals for the patch (22.5k achievement points, 250mil gil, 175 mounts, completion of Mentor Roulette grind and final Jumbo cactpot achievement, etc.). My workshops are working through the week without me touching them since yesterday--would have been longer, but I misclicked on the mammet by accident--so I can grab that potential exp on the 10th and kickstart the next Island objective before jumping into the MSQ. Tomes are capped.

I suppose capping my scrips could also be a thing I can do this week, but... meh.

Also, I have time off from work next week from the 10th to the 14th. =D

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EchoBaz
01/03/23 10:53:48 PM
#205:


Final Fantasy 14

Figured it was better to stop trying way too damn hard to get myself to play more Kingmaker, and just play something still story focused that I do feel like playing, a big part of which is because I wanna get in the mood to read more Chronicles of Amber.

Anyways, people say that this game is like an anime, but I say that's bs, and I'm here to present to you proof!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/2/4/AAAAQsAAEDpk.jpg

You see this? It's depressed friends hugging eacg other! You'd be pretty hard pressed to find a fantasy anime made nowadays with characters showing a single speck of physical comfort towards each other, and even then it's almost always in R rated anime!

I hope I get to see more of this in the game. Please tell me I will!

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EchoBaz
01/04/23 1:25:59 AM
#206:


More Final Fantasy 14 ARR

I finished Patch 2.3 (Defenders of Eorzea) and from what I understand this is the end of the ARR endgame, and from here we I'm at the prologue to Heavensward.

So here's my question for the people that have played this game:

Is this where the game truly starts to get really really great, or will that not be until I actually reach the 3.0 quest Coming to Ishgard?

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Entity13
01/04/23 2:59:13 PM
#207:


EchoBaz posted...
More Final Fantasy 14 ARR

I finished Patch 2.3 (Defenders of Eorzea) and from what I understand this is the end of the ARR endgame, and from here we I'm at the prologue to Heavensward.

So here's my question for the people that have played this game:

Is this where the game truly starts to get really really great, or will that not be until I actually reach the 3.0 quest Coming to Ishgard?

2.4 and 2.5 has some good parts and some ARR luggage. Like SE would have to go back and completely redo all of ARR, not just trim a few quests, to refine the current generic slog, but these patches do give us some good moments and a few important details moving forward. Not to spoil, but this prologue period does end in the first of many damned good moments that define XIV's story.

Like imagine if most of The Hobbit was written like a drunken college thesis rather than how it is now, but then the writer sobered up and got his groove during the Smaug and climactic battle parts, and then you're thrown straight into LotR after. I guess Stormblood is the Tom Bombadil of XIV's story? Anyways, the point I'm making is that you'll see how the writers of FFXIV finally figured out what they want to do with ARR's story and the first expansion story, and when those story elements come, they mostly shine.

Mostly. Because two important details are lost in the English translation: Haurchefant's personality (especially toward you the WoL), and a certain dragon's reasoning behind what it does in 2.5 (I will spoil no further). Once you see the 2.5 credits, I recommend looking those parts up.

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papercup
01/06/23 11:31:10 AM
#208:


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/f1f2a66f48a3bd7b247178e8e6eeedbcd2deaeb2

New MGP mount. The Blackjack from FF6 :0

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Entity13
01/06/23 12:15:38 PM
#209:


papercup posted...
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/f1f2a66f48a3bd7b247178e8e6eeedbcd2deaeb2

New MGP mount. The Blackjack from FF6 :0

Hooray, something to spend my millions of mgp on, and a new mount that looks nice and ISN'T on cash shop. \o/

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papercup
01/09/23 7:29:28 PM
#210:


6.3 hype \o/

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papercup
01/09/23 10:55:03 PM
#211:


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/764840557caa22a8f77550b480aa3c79b2e733d2

Patch notes up

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papercup
01/09/23 11:08:43 PM
#212:


https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/764840557caa22a8f77550b480aa3c79b2e733d2_61.png?1673318742

New treasure map mount? :0

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Entity13
01/10/23 12:08:46 AM
#213:


papercup posted...
https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/764840557caa22a8f77550b480aa3c79b2e733d2_61.png?1673318742

New treasure map mount? :0

I'd have suspected that to come from the new tribe, but the tribe is 6.35. So, if it's anything to do with maps, it'd be a second Resplendent feather type of deal.

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papercup
01/10/23 9:33:43 AM
#214:


Apparently the Blackjack costs 4 million MGP... I don't have that much D:

Edit: I looked at the list of new mounts. 2 new gil sink mounts, both 50 million.

Looks like I got a lot of grinding to do!

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papercup
01/11/23 12:42:38 AM
#215:


New Extreme cleared \o/ imo easier than the last one.

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Entity13
01/11/23 3:19:33 AM
#216:


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New Extreme cleared \o/ imo easier than the last one.

So far I've only done Ex1 this expansion. lol

Today I knocked out a bunch of gathering for the new materials toward the crafting and gathering gear, since apparently the crafting tribe isn't needed for it this time. Just 112 Gripgel to go, and I can make all of my crafter and gatherer gear. Then comes melding; non-specs have been planned out rather well (https://ffxiv.ariyala.com/1G5VG), though I wish I had 50 more Control before food or pots. It's have helped with some expert crafting.

I'm also 41,500 Island exp from rank 12 already, thanks to six days' worth of workshop exp giving me a nice boost (29.4k exp) at the start of the day. I should be rank 12 on my Island either Friday or Saturday if I push for it, but... meh? There are better things I'd rather do with my vacation time. lol

I suppose at some point I should learn the Exes and try to get some cards I'm missing, and maybe a couple more mounts. I did get the card from the new alliance raid, so that was nice.

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papercup
01/11/23 11:20:23 PM
#217:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/9/7/AADH07AAEFNJ.jpg

My new look :0

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Entity13
01/12/23 4:05:36 PM
#218:


My Indagator set has been made and glamoured over. Now for the melding.

Non-spec crafters:
https://ffxiv.ariyala.com/1G5VG
(For specs, the last two Command IXs on the tools are replaced with one Command IV)

And for gatherers:
https://ffxiv.ariyala.com/1G66B

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papercup
01/13/23 10:54:45 AM
#219:


https://i.redd.it/wcggcodnqtba1.png

It really do be this way

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Entity13
01/15/23 2:58:05 AM
#220:


I've finished adjusting my macros and adding a new one for making the Salon glam hq (no need for food, pots, or quality mats either).

The one thing that saddens me is that if I were to go do the Resplendent tools now, the A and B parts would be easy enough, sure--and that particular macro works great for Grade 4 Experts--but the macro for C parts falls 110 quality short of perfection. As long as rng doesn't screw me, I can make up that 110 cp with some regularity, but we all know how much rng loathes and despises me in particular.

So.

I should plan for 32-35 components instead of 30, as opposed to the average of 45 people are used to. Keep in mind there does exist a macro for Pactmaker wearers to reach perfection, but it requires a specialist action. I refuse to use any specialist actions out of sheer spite. I could rant and rave about that as hard as I could about my dislike for Tataru, and won't for either because my time and energy is better spent doing pvp with a shoddy connection. So ye-no, I'm glad to have a mostly good macro for the C Components, even if it falls short a few points, just because the Indagator gear only reached 3975 control with my melds instead of the 4025 I'd projected and hoped for for the last month or two.

Let's see... I'd already grabbed the Crp A Components, so that's 12,250 white scrips, 21-28 servings of Tsai, and 56+ Cunning Draughts I'd need to knock out the Resplendent tool achievements. That is doable. I should have all that in about five weeks going off of Custom Deliveries alone.

In the meantime, I suppose that gives me five weeks to do my pvp grind for the new mount and the solo climb of HoH I've been meaning to do for so long.

Speaking of which, there is a new healing potion. I should stock up on it and bring it with me, since the amount it'll heal me for is far better than the Super Potions HoH gives. And yes, you can use both the regular pots and the regen pots from the deep dungeon. So I should grab those and some antidotes just in case, for floors 61 through 69.

All this while pre-writing my Touhou doujin and getting either a drawing pad or new iPad. The next couple months are going to be busy for me. @_@

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papercup
01/15/23 7:44:31 PM
#221:


https://i.redd.it/v4s5sa4ot8ca1.png

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papercup
01/17/23 12:24:09 PM
#222:


Wind-Up Halone get! :3

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papercup
01/22/23 12:03:36 PM
#223:


I should probably ask Auric to teach me Chocobo racing, that would maybe help with the MGP grind. >_>

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Entity13
01/24/23 10:39:59 AM
#224:


4500 white scrips to go, and I'll have enough materials to knock out the Resplendent Tools. Granted, that's 90 crafts per tool--30 As, Bs, and Cs each--but I'll take care of all that when I'm ready, time and energy wise.

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papercup
01/24/23 1:23:49 PM
#225:


Allagan Melon get \o/

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papercup
01/27/23 12:32:29 PM
#226:


Apparently nobody has cleared Ultiamate yet because the third phase of the fight gives you a bunch of buffs. In fact it gives too many buffs and you hit the buff limit. So then party buffs can't go out. Then you can't do enough damage to meet the dps check.

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Entity13
01/27/23 1:24:02 PM
#227:


papercup posted...
Apparently nobody has cleared Ultiamate yet because the third phase of the fight gives you a bunch of buffs. In fact it gives too many buffs and you hit the buff limit. So then party buffs can't go out. Then you can't do enough damage to meet the dps check.

inB4 Yoshi "But we cleared it just fine without party buffs. Git gud."

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Entity13
01/31/23 3:42:10 AM
#228:


This is the week we can reach max rank with the new Custom Delivery NPC. I now have the mount and the TT card.

Also, three of my eight Resplendent Tools are all done. So I'm at 22,705 achievement points and counting.

Now if only the new 24man would give me a couple Brd pieces I need and the minion, and if I could get enough decent groups in CC to stomach grinding to series rank 15. That would be nice.

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papercup
01/31/23 9:57:01 AM
#229:


Of course TOP world first was cheated. :P And the same group claimed Abyssos world first so that's probably not real either.

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papercup
01/31/23 10:54:51 AM
#230:


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/436dce7bd078c914009957f2221c13e6a5cb497d

Yoshi is very disappointed. He even threatened to end the development and release of high end content if cheating scandals continue.

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Jen0125
01/31/23 7:15:29 PM
#231:


I got Matoya's Hat :D

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papercup
01/31/23 7:35:27 PM
#232:


So you got the lorebook?

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Jen0125
01/31/23 7:39:00 PM
#233:


papercup posted...
So you got the lorebook?

I did. My boyfriend got it for me for Christmas.
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papercup
01/31/23 7:40:52 PM
#234:


Nice! Every Fan Fest I'm always hoping they announce the third volume, and they never do it lol. But I'm hopeful this year that Vol. 3 will come out and it will cover everything from the second half of Stormblood through 6.3 or so.

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Entity13
02/02/23 1:40:55 AM
#235:


This morning I queued for the latest 24man raid expecting it to be a 30 minute experience, as it tends to be. I get an instance 22 minutes in progress, as they're about to enter the final boss fight. It goes smooth and quite fast compared to previous runs I've had.

Then I roll an 81 on the minion - and win. So Halone is my 420th minion in the game. \o/

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EchoBaz
02/02/23 5:39:13 PM
#236:


papercup posted...
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/436dce7bd078c914009957f2221c13e6a5cb497d

Yoshi is very disappointed. He even threatened to end the development and release of high end content if cheating scandals continue.

Tthis made me think about something:


Although unofficial, I am of course apprised of the race to the World First clear,


Has there been an anime or manga about an mmo world that's similar to FF14? If not, I wonder why not? I always feel like they're either not based off of a real mmo, or some super obscure one that never leaves Japan. Why isn't there one based off of the most popular mmorpg in japan, and the world?


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EchoBaz
02/02/23 5:40:44 PM
#237:


Jen0125 posted...
I got Matoya's Hat :D

Hey Jen, nice to see you in this topic again!

Jen0125 posted...
I did. My boyfriend got it for me for Christmas.

Aw, you're so lucky. I wish that my sweethearts laptop could run FF14 so we can play it together!

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Entity13
02/05/23 12:22:10 PM
#238:


The Aiming pieces in Euphrosyne really don't want to drop, except the hairpin, which I don't even want or care for. Blegh.

Also, I'm now 5/8 done with the Resplendent Tools. I am considering going for the 500k point achievements, but I feel like the Btn/Min ones will take the longest, and the Fsh one will make me pull my hair out, because rng is made of cancerous colon tissue in programming form.

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papercup
02/07/23 8:10:18 AM
#239:


https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-14-gshade-mod-twitter-trend-developer-malware/

If you use gshade, the developer put malware inside of it that can force shutdown your PC. There are guides online on how to safely uninstall it from your computer.

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papercup
02/07/23 12:44:21 PM
#240:


Wow finally got the Wind-up Azeyma

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Entity13
02/07/23 12:49:03 PM
#241:


papercup posted...
Wow finally got the Wind-up Azeyma

Grats.

This morning I finally got my last song from Euphro, and one of the two Aiming pieces I need. So that leaves two more weeks of clears there, and the Aiming chest. Then I'm done until I need to grab Aglaia and Euphro coins pre-6.5 to prepare for leftside upgrades.

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Entity13
02/09/23 10:50:45 PM
#242:


My pvp grind is done until the next time rank rewards are added. The watermelon is mine, as are a few CC achievements I'd closed in on during the rank 15 grind.

And Resplendent Tools are now 6/8.

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02/14/23 2:31:14 AM
#243:


The tools are done. I am free.

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Entity13
02/18/23 2:29:10 AM
#244:


This had been a slow week for me in XIV, at least since finishing the latest big project.

I still need one chest piece from Euphrosyne, that refuses to drop ever--24-man raids have always had this problem with at least one Aiming piece ever since I farmed for the hat in World of Darkness--but otherwise what am I doing with my time and energy? Island Sanctuary upkeep until early May because of time-gated achievements? Putting off the solo climb of Heaven on High for unknown reasons? Custom Delivery weeklies until I've turned in 150 collectibles for Anden in less than 20 weeks from now (yay, even MORE time-gating)?

If rng wasn't such as ass, I'd grind out the 500k points for Fisher for Ishgard. General interest in tank mount/achievement farming has dropped off by now, now that we're all strong enough to consistently beat O3n before the ice aoe goes out, so I've no idea when I'll get those x500 or x700 achievements for Drk and Pld.

I could grind out gil or mgp, but why?

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EchoBaz
02/18/23 2:11:02 PM
#245:


You all make it seem like most of the side content in this game is a grind, which is a shame, because what I love about the game is that the main part of the game is that it doesn't feel like a grind.

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Entity13
02/19/23 1:10:17 AM
#246:


EchoBaz posted...
You all make it seem like most of the side content in this game is a grind, which is a shame, because what I love about the game is that the main part of the game is that it doesn't feel like a grind.

The grind isn't as bad as most MMOs, per se, but it is ever-present and brings fatigue all too often, despite Yoshida alleging that such design is terrible or disrespectful of people's time, or the devs saying it's totally OK to take a break from the game (lol).

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02/19/23 3:09:02 AM
#247:


Entity13 posted...
The grind isn't as bad as most MMOs, per se, but it is ever-present and brings fatigue all too often, despite Yoshida alleging that such design is terrible or disrespectful of people's time, or the devs saying it's totally OK to take a break from the game (lol).

Blech!

Yeah, ironically I end up taking a long break away from the game, a LOT And by that I mean that I'll play it for around 3 weeks, and then barely touch it again for years. I'm Still not in Heavensward.

Edit: Also, considering how much of a grind the side content is almost every mmorpg is, even the better ones, is that really saying anything?

Ironically enough, my favorite currently active MMORPG is ESO, and the pve side stuff is interesting, and I don't think any of the side story content is a grind.

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papercup
02/23/23 7:42:58 AM
#248:


Got my last Manderville weapon yesterday \o/

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Entity13
02/23/23 6:43:23 PM
#249:


papercup posted...
Got my last Manderville weapon yesterday \o/

Grats. Now save up your tomes in preparation for mid March, in case we need them. It'll probably be that or running old content no one wants to run a bunch of times per weapon; or both.

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02/28/23 8:30:49 PM
#250:


Ran Euphrosyne twice this morning. Didnt win a single thing despite rolling in the 90s :|

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