Just completed Heavenward on stream

It took less time than I was expecting but I finally completed Heavensward after a few months.

I want to say this and to the devs, this was a beautiful and incredible expansion that I will proudly place alongside Wrath of the Lich King as my all-time favourite MMO expansions.
I've enjoyed every bit of time with Heavenward's base game which was S Tier but post-heavenward made it S+ Tier. While I did enjoy playing ARR and believe post-ARR made the game stronger. Heavenward had everything it ever wanted and gave everything to us all.

I'm ready to play Stormblood, the black sheep of FFXIV. Some people like it, some people don't, like Mists of Pandaria.

Thanks to all the players I've encountered and having an Eternal Bonding with a character that I decided my character took her last name instead of his own.

May you ever walk in the light of the crystal.

That’s cool
Stormbored is a drag though imo

I dunno why Stormblood gets so much hate, it's not as good as Heavensward but it's not bad and it has great moments.
If anything it actually felt a bit too short which was my main issue.

Edit: Btw don't listen too much to people on the forums and on reddit.
A lot of the things I see people complain endlessly about are things that I've seen new players and streamers love and I dunno what some people are talking about really.
People just tend to be far more negative on forums.

I didn't hate Stormblood at all. It wasn't my favourite, but I enjoyed it. I think the main takeaway is, go in with an open mind and take it head on as you want. You will decide yourself if you enjoy it or not.

Stormblood is amazing and the graphics and technology is better than Heavensward. In order to appreciate Stormblood you have to think about what a lot of other companies would have done with it. I won't go into detail because it might spoil it.

The reason it feels short for a lot of people is yes in part, you can't actually make an expansion take real life years to complete, but most people skip sidequests. Sidequests add to how long you spend in each area getting to know the residents and usually extend the time it takes from a few days to 2 weeks.

The aesthetic is not normally for me (or many others), but you only have to endure the aesthetic for that expansion so if you focus on just enjoying it and soaking it in, you can really enjoy the aesthetic while it lasts and then you have good memories of it.

Heavensward was my least favorite expansion. Between the two creepers and the two sides of the conflict, I just wanted the next calamity to happen and wipe everything and everyone from the face of the star.

I thought they were both good honestly, as with anything, mileage will vary.

just because some dislike it doesnt mean it was bad, just didnt appeal to them. thats about all it really is.

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Originally Posted by Poporito_Popoto

Heavensward was my least favorite expansion. Between the two creepers and the two sides of the conflict, I just wanted the next calamity to happen and wipe everything and everyone from the face of the star.

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The two creepers?

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Originally Posted by Kolsykol

The two creepers?

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Hauchperv and Ayroofie

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Originally Posted by Poporito_Popoto

Hauchperv and Ayroofie

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Haurchefant and Aymeric...leave those two alone. Especially Haurchefant. I cried in those two scenes. They were the best brothers I could've asked for.