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Vermain posted:This is actually weirdly important to ShB's narrative structure. (Big spoilers to follow, obviously.)  But that thread is certainly there, especially in the sidequests. Heck that Miner Interlude that people complain about ties in perfectly with that theme! Eimi posted:Yeah like that's amazing lore analysis itt and I didn't think I could love the story more, but I was wrong. Don't forget that both him plucking Y'shtola from the lifestream all casual 'oh what's the color of her soul again?' like and the recreation of Amaurot are both displays of his power. Like, the first we had to get some specialists to help with so we knew it was possible, but the latter is just a big ol' 'wait THIS is what he calls his abode!?' surprise.
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Vermain posted:It's a surprisingly coherent narrative thread that works well to give both character development and an overarching theme that ties every beat together. This post owns and makes a ton of sense. What I think makes it the most interesting is that you don't even really need to know what the Greek names mean to sort of feel the thematic coherence because each time, they approach the theme from multiple angles. Each theme is reflected in both a character's growth and in the plot, so when the boss is (sometimes) named after the type of love being explored, it's more of a confirmation of what you've already felt was going on than anything. Shadowbringers is the best-written and best-constructed Final Fantasy story in well over a decade.
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Harrow posted:This post owns and makes a ton of sense. It's the best written and constructed final fantasy ever, to be honest.
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Jul 11, 2019 00:34
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I have another question now that I'm catching up to my friend and making a goonalt is becoming more likely; what's the over/under on being able too run older content to get the pets and mounts from older raids?
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Jul 11, 2019 00:40
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After seeing everything Emet was capable of, it really makes Lahabrea look like a huge loser.
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Regarding Ascians: Another thread is the issues of immortality. It's not a coincidence, I think, that Il Mheg's story is before Emet-Selch presents himself to the party. The fae are immortal, but as Feo Ul puts it, they live in the moment, and that is a reason they remain fascinated with mortals; they appreciate the ephemeral, the now, the efforts for something that may not ever see fruition in their own lifetimes. The Ascians are also immortal, but Emet-Selch definitely lives in the past. From his telling of it, it sounds like he'd attempted to find some measure of life amongst the newer mortality, but had been left unfulfilled every time; no one was HIS peer, because he could only view them as pale reflections of Amaurot. He's a person displaced, a man out of time. And the millennia wore him down. Not for nothing was "everyone, no matter how powerful, can feel doubt and despair" a theme. The irony of the Rejoining bringing together a hero capable of opposing the Zodiark plot surely wasn't lost on Emet-Selch.
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Jul 11, 2019 00:47
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Rhonne posted:After seeing everything Emet was capable of, it really makes Lahabrea look like a huge loser. That was already pretty clear tbf.
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SyntheticPolygon posted:That was already pretty clear tbf. Yeah, but even more so than before.
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Jul 11, 2019 00:49
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Marxalot posted:e: This is a "post your loving UIs" bait post because installing windows 10 somehow dicked up my scaling really bad and I haven't gotten anything to look right since  I've been playing with the number keys since WoW days so I'm pretty used to this hotkey set up, though WHM has a lot more skills than a WoW Priest. I'm usually more focused on my party health bars which are close to the center, to the right of my character, and I have my focus target above that. Usually the focus is for keeping track of the tank, it doesn't seem that useful for keeping track of a boss since you can't see the focus' cast bar. The few times I wiped on the 80 dungeon was because I wasn't looking at the boss casting, at least until I figured out the fight pattern.
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Nuebot posted:I have another question now that I'm catching up to my friend and making a goonalt is becoming more likely; what's the over/under on being able too run older content to get the pets and mounts from older raids? Nearly everything is part of a roulette with daily bonuses. Barring that, you can run them unsynced at higher levels if needed. It's no problem to find or start up a group to farm poo poo as old as the ARR primals, and everything in between.
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Another theory about the Greek loves and the bosses is that they're also emblematic of the Warrior of Varying Illumination's relationship with the central character(s) of each zone. Philia, the love of friends, is the Warden of Lakeland and the Crystarium - who else but the Crystal Exarch demonstrates the depth of friendship with the Warrior, and by the same token the Warrior's burgeoning friendship with the whole Crystarium - even the whole of the First, given that Philia is the first Warden you fight. Xenia, if you roll with the idea that that's what Titania represents, strikes a chord with both Feo Ul and Urianger. Il Mheg is literally Feo Ul's home, but the Warrior's association with being a guest in Urianger's home goes all the way back to when the Warrior was first invited to join the Scions in ARR. Urianger is the one who lives full-time in the Waking Sands, and he's the one who takes care of it even after the Scions mostly move on to Mor Dhona. Eros is something more passionate and fiery than the other kinds of love, and even if you don't ship Y'shtola and the Warrior (it was a friend saying that Eros representing this zone and Y'shtola was indicative that they're the OTP that got me thinking about this more broadly) her relationship with the Warrior certainly has been more lively than the Warrior's relationship with pretty much everyone else. There's sass going back and forth between them, Y'shtola is one of the few Scions who routinely says what she means to the Warrior's face. Also don't forget that Y'shtola is blind, and sees the Warrior by their aether - and Eros is the love of beauty. Storge is the zone of Thancred and Mini-filia, and there's a strong theme of the Scions being a family throughout Shadowbringers. The Warrior is less consistently and overtly a potentially rival parental figure to Mini-filia, but of her three main potential parental figures, the Warrior is the one who doesn't try to shape her, and just listens to her and tells her that they'll support her no matter what. Agape, the love of charity, is the zone of Eulmore and Alphinaud. I think it's fair to say that whatever your feelings about Alph, he's hosed up a lot over the years - and the Warrior's forgiven him and helped him grow. The Warrior is the hero fighting for everyone, even those who have made mistakes like Alph and the people of Eulmore.
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:Nearly everything is part of a roulette with daily bonuses. Barring that, you can run them unsynced at higher levels if needed. It's no problem to find or start up a group to farm poo poo as old as the ARR primals, and everything in between. I was thinking more raids and stuff - but it's good to know I'll be able to get stuff done.
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Nuebot posted:I was thinking more raids and stuff - but it's good to know I'll be able to get stuff done. The 24 man raids are done in roulettes, so they shouldn't be a problem. As are the 8 man raids (except for ARR coil), which you could also unsync easily. Savage 8 man often have unynced groups running them for easy farm as well.
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:The 24 man raids are done in roulettes, so they shouldn't be a problem. As are the 8 man raids (except for ARR coil), which you could also unsync easily. Savage 8 man often have unynced groups running them for easy farm as well. Perfect! Good to know. Now to decide if I want to make a roe or another au'ra. Thanks for the answers!
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Marxalot posted:e: This is a "post your loving UIs" bait post because installing windows 10 somehow dicked up my scaling really bad and I haven't gotten anything to look right since  I want to change a bunch of stuff but I'm too lazy to actually do it. Square minimap is a texture mod before anyone asks.
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Jul 11, 2019 01:17
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Playing FF14 like "yeah, my action figure's the prettiest one."
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C'mon man, if you know we're gonna ask, you know we're also gonna ask for a link. Holy poo poo, link plz.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Wasn't it mentioned that Emet-Selch's office was "Architect"? The Good Place crossover confirmed.
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FactsAreUseless posted:Playing FF14 like "yeah, my action figure's the prettiest one."  Just a bit. People I keep meeting in dungeons are always like "Wow, why are you so short" though, it's sad.
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Hogama posted:Regarding Ascians: Another thread is the issues of immortality. It's not a coincidence, I think, that Il Mheg's story is before Emet-Selch presents himself to the party. The fae are immortal, but as Feo Ul puts it, they live in the moment, and that is a reason they remain fascinated with mortals; they appreciate the ephemeral, the now, the efforts for something that may not ever see fruition in their own lifetimes. The Ascians are also immortal, but Emet-Selch definitely lives in the past. From his telling of it, it sounds like he'd attempted to find some measure of life amongst the newer mortality, but had been left unfulfilled every time; no one was HIS peer, because he could only view them as pale reflections of Amaurot. He's a person displaced, a man out of time. And the millennia wore him down. Not for nothing was "everyone, no matter how powerful, can feel doubt and despair" a theme. This is kind of something that stuck out to me. To put it simply - Man looks to the future. The fae look to the preset. The Ascians look to the past.
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SmallpoxJenkins posted:also, how the hell do you access the Trust system Once it gets unlocked it's roughly in the same place as the duty finder. If you use controllers it's right below where DF is.
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Rhonne posted:After seeing everything Emet was capable of, it really makes Lahabrea look like a huge loser. Boehner, Ryan, Pelosi, Lahabrea... speakers usually are pretty bad
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SmallpoxJenkins posted:BLU can use the Trust system right? No. Blu isn't high enough level to access ShB dungeons.
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SwissArmyDruid posted:C'mon man, if you know we're gonna ask, you know we're also gonna ask for a link. Holy poo poo, link plz. https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy14/mods/166?tab=description Import only the two textures named navimap for the minimap. You have to disable rotation because the mask breaks when it rotates.
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Nuebot posted:Just a bit. People I keep meeting in dungeons are always like "Wow, why are you so short" though, it's sad. Well, female Au Ra are the shortest non-taters.
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SmallpoxJenkins posted:BLU can use the Trust system right? Just in case this isn't joke posting, blu is not a real job and caps at 50 and you can't progress the story with it.
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SmallpoxJenkins posted:BLU can use the Trust system right? blu is not a real class, it's purely side content. you can't use it for anything that remotely matters.
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Marxalot posted:e: This is a "post your loving UIs" bait post because installing windows 10 somehow dicked up my scaling really bad and I haven't gotten anything to look right since  Mine is pretty basic. If you're wondering about the odd layout of the hotbars its because I use a G13 to play.  I do have a fancy macro that switches most of my hud on/off when I draw/sheath my weapon (it actually loads a second HUD setup that moves certain things as well). Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Jul 11, 2019 |
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After way too much time and hard drive space, I finished my review for Shadowbringers. I'm sure any goons in Discord know my thoughts already, but if you were on the fence, here's one man's opinion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFtFlzUAgo
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Doorknob Slobber posted:do you guys think cat girls like having their tail pulled much like real cats I suspect the answer is no and they'll claw your face off if you try
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ARR leveling trip report: level 42, have left Fort Dragonhead and gone to Whitebrim front to get the drat airship. Thoughts: gently caress you too, Ser Douchebags! I don't even know why I'm trying to save you from some weird bird god monster! At least those Company of Heroes dorks fed my rear end after getting done padding the quest count!
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Laid off the thread for a few days and came back to 800 replies. So imma just bandwagon and catch up. 
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I finished Stormblood today! I really liked it, especially the last act. I'll admit things got a little slow in Doma, but I was pretty much engaged with everything after that. I ended up caring more about Zenos and taking him out than pope man, so that worked out in its favor too. I think HW had the better final fight though. I don't know why, but I somehow got the impression that Lyse was not good before playing Stormblood, but she rules and continues to be the best scion.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:I ended up caring more about Zenos and taking him out than pope man, so that worked out in its favor too. thats because zenos owns
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:I finished Stormblood today! I really liked it, especially the last act. I'll admit things got a little slow in Doma, but I was pretty much engaged with everything after that. I ended up caring more about Zenos and taking him out than pope man, so that worked out in its favor too. I think HW had the better final fight though. I don't know why, but I somehow got the impression that Lyse was not good before playing Stormblood, but she rules and continues to be the best scion. Hell yeah, Lyse owns.
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Mordiceius posted:This is kind of something that stuck out to me. and to the dragons time is almost meaningless as something that happened hundreds of years ago to them feels like something that only happened yesterday I like how the game expands on existing themes but keeps consistent. the ancient race’s creation magic follows the same rules of primal summoning where its heavily influenced by thoughts and feelings, and someone experiencing deep anger/fear can create something dangerous
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