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It’s the ixion/ironfrog equiv off the expac along with an elephant suit e; and yes they showed it off on their Instagram account which is the typical place they like to show off new mounts and emotes RME fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Dec 10, 2021 |
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I have finished Endwalker!  Now I can read the black bars and follow the spoiler thread again! I feel bad for the folks who don't like Zenos and don't want to interact with him but I loved the one on one against him. His fight was very fun. And he CAME TO HELP and I felt very validated that I thought that was gonna happen
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Dec 10, 2021 18:00
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RME posted:It’s the ixion/ironfrog equiv off the expac along with an elephant suit That does explain where the elephant mask I saw came from. And yeah, a square arena typically indicates an "epic fate" that pops every few days
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Dec 10, 2021 18:09
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Zone 6 spoilers, but I just had to stop and take a screenshot of this Sightseeing spot.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:29
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Macaluso posted:I have finished Endwalker! Yeah I honestly went into the expansion wishing he wasn't in it at all, and still it might have been better to leave him aside (or have him be the one to die as Zodiark), but the end fight loving owned. I get that it's weird for him to be an after the real boss fight, but oh well, it was cool anyway.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:30
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hazardousmouse posted:That does explain where the elephant mask I saw came from. To be fair there's only actually been one of those before and Archaeotania's arena is easily overlooked on the map since it's surrounded by a walkable area. It's only the two this expansion that are very clearly marked "a boss FATE happens here and you need to fly to get to it". Otherwise all world FATE bosses happen on unassuming fields.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:31
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Can anyone write/have a brief guide on Sage? Not really too familiar with healers, I’ve only really played white made before this. Either Sage is really simple, or it’s complex and I have no idea what I’m doing!
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Dec 10, 2021 18:31
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If I had a note for any character in the game, it would be [not really a spoiler, but it was sparked by endgame stuff, so I'm going to be cautious here] G'raha, you're coming on a little strong, pal! It's moving a little past endearing into borderline smothering imo. At least Alisaie has the rivalry thing and interacts with Alphinaud enough to keep her from going full clinger mode.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:36
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Thundarr posted:To be fair there's only actually been one of those before and Archaeotania's arena is easily overlooked on the map since it's surrounded by a walkable area. It's only the two this expansion that are very clearly marked "a boss FATE happens here and you need to fly to get to it". The OG King Behemoth has an area in Coerthas for him. I can't remember what came after him, but having two areas for the two fates is a new change for sure.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:38
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I'm at MSQ 84 and my reactions so far have been a lot of  Staying as blind as I possibly can until I reach the end. I had to turn off FC chat a couple days ago because people wouldn't stop reacthing to things, which is disappointing because usually PBC is a lot better at not spoiling the current patch story.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:41
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Sinteres posted:If I had a note for any character in the game, it would be [not really a spoiler, but it was sparked by endgame stuff, so I'm going to be cautious here] G'raha, you're coming on a little strong, pal! It's moving a little past endearing into borderline smothering imo. At least Alisaie has the rivalry thing and interacts with Alphinaud enough to keep her from going full clinger mode. Tbh, I dislike this character for precisely this reason, so you're not alone.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:46
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Sinteres posted:Yeah I honestly went into the expansion wishing he wasn't in it at all, and still it might have been better to leave him aside (or have him be the one to die as Zodiark), but the end fight loving owned. I get that it's weird for him to be an after the real boss fight, but oh well, it was cool anyway. I think it's gonna be one of the more divisive points of the expansion, along with the infamous Garlemald solo duty. I personally liked it. (end endwalker) It was a neat way to deviate from the traditional "fight epic last boss and go home for the parade" conclusion; here, we have the WoL who's already saved the universe, settle a personal score too. I still think Zenos could've been completely removed from the expansion, and they didn't really know what to do with him, but it was a pretty cool "scouring of the shire" kind of epilogue thing. Plus, the trailer music with the themes from every expansion and his abilities mirroring the various primals we've fought so far really wrapped the series up in a satisfying way. If this was the end of FFXIV, it'd be a good way to go.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:52
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Sinteres posted:If I had a note for any character in the game, it would be [not really a spoiler, but it was sparked by endgame stuff, so I'm going to be cautious here] G'raha, you're coming on a little strong, pal! It's moving a little past endearing into borderline smothering imo. At least Alisaie has the rivalry thing and interacts with Alphinaud enough to keep her from going full clinger mode. I think the difference is that with G'raha, it feels like a clingy romantic attachment, but with Alisaie, it feels more like hero worship, which has a pretty different vibe.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:55
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Macaluso posted:I feel bad for the folks who don't like Zenos and don't want to interact with him but I loved the one on one against him. His fight was very fun. And he CAME TO HELP and I felt very validated that I thought that was gonna happen I think the way they handled Zenos was probably the best I could have wished for and I was frankly surprised I didn't hate it (the dragon bit helped), but I hate Zenos and I think he's been around for 2 expansions too long. It was a good resolution to a plot that shouldn't have existed.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:58
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Harrow posted:I think the difference is that with G'raha, it feels like a clingy romantic attachment, but with Alisaie, it feels more like hero worship, which has a pretty different vibe. I think it's meant to be a little ambiguous in both cases since they've acknowledged that players have those sorts of attachments to these characters and ship them with the WoL, but that they just hosed up G'raha by overdoing it, maybe in reaction to all the G'raha fandom after 5.3.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:01
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Sinteres posted:Yeah I honestly went into the expansion wishing he wasn't in it at all, and still it might have been better to leave him aside (or have him be the one to die as Zodiark), but the end fight loving owned. I get that it's weird for him to be an after the real boss fight, but oh well, it was cool anyway. acumen posted:I think it's gonna be one of the more divisive points of the expansion, along with the infamous Garlemald solo duty. I personally liked it. For me I think it worked because it was sort of a climax to Zenos's search for meaning and purpose throughout the whole expansion. I don't think it's that they didn't know what they wanted to do with Zenos--rather, it's that he was never the expansion's villain. That was a misdirect. He's instead another character working through one of the themes as he see his attempt to meaning in apparent meaninglessness. The final duel with him is the climax of that and I think a fitting thematic conclusion. The Warrior of Light is the one person he feels like could ever understand him, the person he can share his transcendent experience with, and he gets to do that--the WoL and Zenos share that moment together, a final clash at the edge of the universe. And in the end, Zenos dies questioning whether he was really fulfilled after all. Anyway I thought it absolutely ruled as a conclusion, right down to the fistfight.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:01
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I’m glad they gave us the option to tell him that he was right about who we are and what we wanted. Finishing the game with a fist fight with my best friend is a wonderful way to wrap up the story.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:14
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Mr. Nice! posted:I’m glad they gave us the option to tell him that he was right about who we are and what we wanted. Finishing the game with a fist fight with my best friend is a wonderful way to wrap up the story. Not with you on the best friend part, but I do like when they present the WoL as having stupid Goku energy and just wanting to fight everything for the challenge, so I picked that option too.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:20
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wizardofloneliness posted:Exactly, the music was great for that particular part of the MSQ, but I don't need it playing constantly throughout the entire zone now. Just put it in a particular area or take out the vocals at least. The original BGM was nice and chill and fit the area really well, now it's just a little too much. Agreed, I was disappointed to find out there isn't an orchestrion for the version of the song that plays when you first reach the zone. It gave me Disintegration Loops/Everywhere at the End of Time vibes and I wanted to have it playing in my house.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:31
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MSQ in general LMAO I love how done with Zenos everybody is. Any time he shows up, they're UGH THIS GUY no we're not gonna fight you gently caress off already would you?
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Dec 10, 2021 19:34
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Can anyone write/have a brief guide on Sage? Not really too familiar with healers, I’ve only really played white made before this. Either Sage is really simple, or it’s complex and I have no idea what I’m doing! The biggest standout difference is that SGE doesn't have the same level of gigantic instant healing that something like WHM does. You have a number of smaller tools that, when added together, help you meet or exceed the protection and healing other healers can offer. In no particular order:
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Dec 10, 2021 19:36
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I appreciate that we now know without a shadow of a doubt that Dark Knight as a job is most similar to (86 spoilers sorta) Dancer. Dark Knight and Dancer are the two dynamis using Jobs because they rely upon and/or manipulate emotional states.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:38
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MillennialVulcan posted:MSQ in general LMAO I love how done with Zenos everybody is. Any time he shows up, they're UGH THIS GUY no we're not gonna fight you gently caress off already would you? The best part is that he's like "well, okay, later then" and just leaves 
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Dec 10, 2021 19:39
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shoc77 posted:Umm just saw the thread title change. I take it that we will not be getting a new thread for Endwalker? I've been swamped with work and hobby stuff since it's the holidays, there'll be a new thread eventually, either from me or whoever else wants to make it
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Dec 10, 2021 19:41
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I'll see if I can get one in tonight after work, and if not, it'll be by my next day off on Sunday.
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Dec 10, 2021 19:43
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Oh God the music's still here. I get it game, there was a very exciting call to action three hours ago. You can go back to the old music now. I thought finishing the zone would end it. Please, let me botany in peace!
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Dec 10, 2021 19:49
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Captain Oblivious posted:I appreciate that we now know without a shadow of a doubt that Dark Knight as a job is most similar to (86 spoilers sorta) Dancer. Dark Knight and Dancer are the two dynamis using Jobs because they rely upon and/or manipulate emotional states. re: 86 sort of stuff: I feel dumb at not thinking of this earlier, but ... this sure recontextualizes the dancer job quest line, doesn't it?
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Dec 10, 2021 19:56
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Man I legit forgot that Sage was supposed to be the "shield" healer compared to the others lol... in comparison AST feels like it's been gutted to make room, I think I'm gonna switch
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Dec 10, 2021 19:59
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OddObserver posted:re: 86 sort of stuff: The moment the black smoking started I called out Totentantz. Do we know who wrote those Job quests? Because it felt like an Ishikawa plot at the time to me.
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Dec 10, 2021 20:07
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Man I legit forgot that Sage was supposed to be the "shield" healer compared to the others lol... in comparison AST feels like it's been gutted to make room, I think I'm gonna switch Eh? AST lost nothing useful and gained an insane CD at 90, plus removed reliance in RNG for their raid buff.
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Dec 10, 2021 20:15
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Kyrosiris posted:Eh? AST lost nothing useful and gained an insane CD at 90, plus removed reliance in RNG for their raid buff. Yeah, AST feels absolutely bonkers good right now. Can just no-sell entire mechanics and has tools for everything. Main utility off of the card randomness is a blessing too.
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Dec 10, 2021 20:16
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The changes to AST only made the job 'worse' if you were playing nocturnal sect aka Bad AST
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Dec 10, 2021 20:19
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:Yeah, AST feels absolutely bonkers good right now. Can just no-sell entire mechanics and has tools for everything. Main utility off of the card randomness is a blessing too. Also Giant Earthly Star is loving comical. I've seen boss arenas smaller. It owns.
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Dec 10, 2021 20:21
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Exaltation is a better shield than NOCT ASt ever got. Between it and 2 stacks if intercession you are a better shield healer now than you were with a shield stance. AStrodyne's buffs also mean you never ever worry about MP any more and can occasionally get raging strikes on yourself or heal more while also getting presence of mind. I don't like it better than Original AST (RIP My buttons to extend buffs with) but this is am much much better place now than it has been since ShB dropped.
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Dec 10, 2021 20:26
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AST seems like it's in a good place right now but I'm curious about a couple of things: First, you're not supposed to be fishing for three seals for Astrodyne, right? It's generally best to just use it when you can? Second, is anyone else feeling like they changed the timing for what qualifies as "in-combat" for the purposes of gaining seals? I feel like in ShB I eventually got used to how long I needed to wait after my first GCD for me to "enter" combat, and ever since EW launched I've been dropping seals "out of combat" like crazy.
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Wow! A new thread!
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