I have a phobia that is to the point that it is crippling. The anti tower is keeping me from completing the MSQ. I am really ashamed to have to admit this but I can't really help it. Believe me. I have sent a message to Support and got a reply back saying that allowing me to skip the dungeon and continue on with the MSQ is outside the scope of their abilities. Surely there must be some way a GM or somebody can help me. I just want to be able to make it through the story and not have to do this one part of the game.
Unable to progress the MSQ and unable to find help from GMs
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02-24-2016, 05:03 AModieUnable to progress the MSQ and unable to find help from GMs
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02-24-2016, 05:12 AMEnoraTaqaYou mean this game forces you to get into dungeons, and that's one of the best part of this game until you do it 100 times, and you cannot get in because of a phobia?Quote:
Originally Posted by odie
How did you manage to get through Sastasha? you got to lvl 60, so you did them, why bothering now?
Roadblocks are there so you won't just skip all and take a bit of time to complete the MSQ.
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02-24-2016, 05:22 AMPenceI think his phobia is more along the lines of 'creepy ass dolls', or something in the dungeon like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EnoraTaqa
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02-24-2016, 05:26 AModieI'm sorry I wasn't more clear. But yes. I was excited for the patch until it got to the dolls part. Then I dreaded that it was going to be in the MSQ and sure enough... it was. The corpse soldiers outside Little Ala Mhigo also bother me but only because i had the first person camera on when I looked at them. I can easily just not do that but having these dolls, especially as large as they are in this dungeon, its not as simple as just looking away. All I want is to be allowed to get put past the dungeon somehow so I can avoid it and continue on with the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pence
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02-24-2016, 05:31 AMPence
You could try finding people to carry you? The fight isn't that hard and 1 DPS should be enough, even if slow.
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02-24-2016, 05:33 AMmagdahmhara
I have the same problem. I mean I could go through it but I'd have nighmares for awhile after. Those kinds of dolls and clowns really mess me up. :(
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02-24-2016, 05:34 AMMaikoRaines
Long solution - I can appreciate what you mean. I dated someone who had a fear of clowns so I can imagine that fear is similar to that of dolls. Believe me when I say that it's nothing to be ashamed about. There's solutions and techniques around it and even the ability to deal with it slowly but surely. I think I blame Stephen King for his portrayals of psycho clowns and the creator of Chucky for the fear of dolls.
Short solution - roll a Black Mage and spam all the fire. ALL OF THE FIRE! -
02-24-2016, 05:56 AMDementI agree that getting a carry is likely going to be your best answer. You could fight with them up until the last room and then step out of the room while they beat the boss. I would check if anyone is willing to help in your FC or, worst case scenario, you could always try to offer gil. I bet a fair chunk of people would do it for 50k to 100k each which while it might be steep (I don't know how set you are financially in the game) it would be a way to proceed past this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pence
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02-24-2016, 06:04 AModie
I just want to say I'm really thankful you all are offering me solutions instead of making fun of me. I actually expected to get responses along the lines of how I need to grow up. I just can't help that I have this fear. I will see if I can get some people this weekend and just step out and get carried. I hate making someone do all the work for me but at least maybe I'll get through quicker than waiting on some sort of intervention from SE. Thanks everyone.
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02-24-2016, 06:05 AMLambdafish
It is unfortunate that this is the case, but this is really out of the control of both support and the devs. Content like the antitower, with a chilling atmosphere and creepy enemies is exciting and thrilling for far more people than it isn't, and changing that based on the fear of upsetting an extreme minority would go against creative freedom within the game, and allowing people to skip content for reasons like this would set a precedent that is difficult to control. The best advice I can give is ask someone IRL to do the dungeon for you, or as others have said, get carried by FC or LS members.
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02-24-2016, 06:07 AMAlex_W
What server are you on? If it is Gilgamesh I would be glad to help you out.
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02-25-2016, 05:22 PMVeralidaine
The first time I ran through it our other bard accidentally got himself locked out of the fight. It was long but we got through it. I'm sure if you put a pf up stating your problem there would be a group of 3 others who could carry you through that fight. Good luck.
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02-25-2016, 06:26 PMwhereismymind86
Just as a side note, the dolls are from Final Fantasy 2 (snes) 4 (every other release) if you ever play that be aware they show up in the underground cave area, so watch out for that.
But yeah, its just a normal dungeon, somebody should be more than happy to carry you, hell, its the last boss, so you could probably just "accidentally" lock yourself out, the dolls are small and normal ish until midway through the fight, so them standing there prior to the pull should be ok-ish, just skip the cutscene then turn the camera away, wait for the tank to pull, and step outside the boss chamber. They'll be annoyed (unless you ask them of course) but it would solve your issue. thats basically my plan for if we ever get a proper spider boss, which somehow, in a fantasy rpg hasn't happened yet. We have yarzons of course, but they are more daddy-long-legs which aren't really an issue, and the boss of the Arboretum is hollow and made of vines so its not too bad. -
02-25-2016, 09:01 PMLambdafishThinking about it, spiders aren't really very final fantasy, the closest you will probably get is a common mob (I think there was one in xi). In terms of bosses, final fantasy favours mechanical spiders, rather than giant organic ones (mimic Queen, the spider tank from viii), how are you with it if the spider is mechanical?Quote:
Originally Posted by whereismymind86
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02-25-2016, 10:44 PMMXMoondoggie
I think you won't get a GM response for something like this they have a lot of other things to deal with and they can't really do anything about obscure issues with visual aspects. It's like people who complained of motion sickness from A4 even if there were a lot more of those it's just something you'll have to work around. Though really I find these dolls kind of cartoonish at first it's like "Oh that's creepy" then they stop being that creepy. Of course phobias can be difficult to manage some become completely crippled by a phobia. Some can manage them for example I hate spiders if I see a real one I'm freaked out but I can deal with them on screen like in a video game.
The only known cure really is to face your fear head on and realise it's not all that harmful at all. Beating up dolls might even be therapeutic for you in the long run. These ones aren't real but it's a start. They are just made up of code and graphical textures there is no way they could harm you. The more you tell yourself you can't do something the worse it gets. Keep telling yourself it's just a game and breathe slowly. Just trying to get around the problem does nothing but encourage the phobia behaviours. -
02-26-2016, 01:29 AMFunkyBunch
Honestly, I expected creepier. I wish they said creepy things in the fight. "Come out and play!", "Are you my mommy?-Die!", "Do your arms come off too?"