Ytlaya posted:

By the way, my mind was blown when I realized that Gaius is an elf (or at least I'm pretty sure he is, since his posture is like that of elves). Same goes for Livia, though it was made explicit in her case.

Ytlaya posted:

By the way, my mind was blown when I realized that Gaius is an elf (or at least I'm pretty sure he is, since his posture is like that of elves). Same goes for Livia, though it was made explicit in her case.

Speaking of Livia, if I'm understanding her backstory correctly she apparently fell in love with her adoptive father? Between that and all the murder, she was pretty hosed up. The other dude with the shield arms seemed more chill.

Ytlaya posted:

By the way, my mind was blown when I realized that Gaius is an elf (or at least I'm pretty sure he is, since his posture is like that of elves). Same goes for Livia, though it was made explicit in her case.

Speaking of Livia, if I'm understanding her backstory correctly she apparently fell in love with her adoptive father? Between that and all the murder, she was pretty hosed up. The other dude with the shield arms seemed more chill.

World War Mammories posted:

excuse me the proper middle name for the emperor is "zos" you plebe!!!!!

Martman posted:

Holy poo poo, I finally finished leveling my chocobo companion (named Pazuzu, of course) to rank 20.

Definitely do it, guys, it's totally worth it! it's a big dumb pointless waste of time

Saint Freak posted:

And I assume your racing chocobo is rank 300 then? Or if not you better get to work!

Saint Freak posted:

And I assume your racing chocobo is rank 300 then? Or if not you better get to wark!

Orthodox Rabbit posted:

I'm pretty sure chocobos smell bad anyways so likely nobody can even tell if you never clean the stable

Schneider Heim posted:

I did Aurum Vale with a Japanese party. The tank was new (we wiped once on the first boss, and to the next pack of trash), and kept asking for directions for every fight. It was kind of charming, though I think I spent an hour doing it. I'm at SCH level 49 and I hope to reach 50 today.

Die Sexmonster! posted:

I'd much rather spend an hour guiding someone through the Vale than constantly wiping silently.

You're almost done with the MSQ! Then the grind really begins. (You've got a bunch of quests between you and Heavensward, then it's relatively smooth sailing.)

Hobgoblin2099 posted:

I did Great Gubal Library as a WHM for the first time with a Tank who waited until the first boss to use Tank stance, did not use Flash, and refused to talk in chat.

He also refused to avoid getting hit by Heavy on the first boss, getting less than four vuln stacks on the third boss, or standing still/nearby me while tanking bosses as opposed to running around like a headless chicken.

Being a Healer main must be the worst kind of hell.

Chaeden posted:

Healers that only cast medica. Nothing else. No protect, no cure, no regen, only medica. This is the hell I enter when I play tank.

quote:

O hero of rebirth traversing,
Soar you the azure skies.
Upon your breast a crimson crest,
Shine Light down from on high.

O hero of rebirth transcending,
Weave you an azure lie.
By your deeds doth crimson bleed,
And Darkness quench the fire.

quote:

新生を越えし　英雄よ　蒼天の旅路　巡りて

紅蓮の戦乱　勝利を胸に　世界へ光をもたらさん

新生を超えし　英雄よ　蒼天の神話　偽りて

紅蓮の反乱　敗北を胸に　世界へ闇をもたらさん

quote:

Champions who overcame the rebirth, travel through the Azure
With victory in their hearts from the Crimson War, bring Light to the world

Champions who surpassed the rebirth, fraud the Azure mythos
With defeat in their hearts from the Crimson Rebellion, bring Darkness to the world

quote:

I think the song can be read as opposing two different "Heroes of Rebirth".

O hero of rebirth traversing,♪ Soar you the azure skies.♪ Upon your breast a crimson crest,♪ Shine Light down from on high.♪

This line could refer to the heroic deeds of the Warrior of Light, his adventure in ARR (Hero of Rebirth), his part in the Dragonsong war (Soaring the Azure skies), and his role as a key figure of the Mhigan and Doman revolutions (bearing a crimson crest), and perhaps hints at us going into the next expansion as a bringer of Light (shining light on the forces of darkness)

O hero of rebirth transcending,♪ Weave you an azure lie.♪ By your deeds doth crimson bleed,♪ And Darkness quench the fire.♪

This line seems to refer to the evil deeds accomplished by the Ascians : they helped Thordan maintain the lie behind the Dragonsong war (weaving the azure lie) , they indirectly caused the conflicts in Gyr Abania using the Griffin as a puppet (and so by their deeds, did crimson bleed), and will attempt to quench the fires of rebellion under their terrifying might in the next expansion.

​The first hero of rebirth is the reborn Warrior of Light, the second hero of rebirth are the Ascians. After all, both sides in the war eternal between Light and Darkness can be seen as heroes, since if either falls, the world will come to its demise (like the WoD's world did)

Also, the Warrior of Light is the "Traversing" hero, because he accepted and played his role in the rebirth of the world, while the Ascians are the Transcending heroes, because they have gone beyond rebirth, being fully immortal (well, mostly).

quote:

There's speculation from the Japanese community that perhaps there's a parallel universe where Nanamo was assassinated, Ishgard went awry, where Doma and Ala Migo campaign ended up in failure - a world with the alter ego of the Warrior of Light.

Schneider Heim posted:

Yeah I have a very basic understanding of the language and could kinda see that the RDM was giving them directions. And the tank was very polite and courteous. I kind of want to study again (I barely passed the JLPT N4 3 years ago).

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Ytlaya posted:

Why is there crystal music playing in Limsa Lominsa?

It would have been funny if, in the 56 Samurai quest, Mumosai just decapitated the lalafel guy on the spot after he admitted to being a criminal.

Hobgoblin2099 posted:

Is that not what happened?

Edit: Oh, you mean the Lalafell that follows you, not the bald serial killer.

quote:

Thus did Estinien’s journey come to an end─a journey which had seen him revisit the past and in so doing find a future. His lifelong battle having reached its true conclusion, he could finally begin anew. None can say whither his road will lead, whether the skies that greet him will be the striking blue of day, the blazing crimson of dusk, or the deepening black of twilight.

Ytlaya posted:

Why is there crystal music playing in Limsa Lominsa?

It would have been funny if, in the 56 Samurai quest, Mumosai just decapitated the lalafel guy on the spot after he admitted to being a criminal.


I remember there being JP players on servers with the English-speaking players back when I played FFXI when it was released, and they had a reputation for being really friendly and polite (FFXI had this whole system for communicating across language barriers; maybe FFXIV has it as well, but it's obviously not needed as much in that case).

g0lbez posted:

I hate when people are silent the entire run and then beeline for the exit the instant it's over like drat dudes at least let me spray some celebration booze first

ChickenWing posted:

lol if you interact with people in an mmo


just lol






real gamers never even use the chat box and just complain about "loving pubbies" to themselves all the time

The Grimace posted:

I give people commends firstly on whether they actually talk or not, because even if a dungeon runs slower it's far more enjoyable to me if people actually try to communicate some things here and there. Make it so this run isn't a forgettable dungeon like 90% of the runs I have to deal with. It's an online game for chrissakes.