I've Grown Soft...

Man... am I the only one who feels bad killing certain kinds of enemies? It's only gotten worse the older I get.

These guys squint, probably because they can't see very well... AND I RELATE SO HARD TO THAT. Also, when they die, the little spikes in their back become droopy and they just look so sad...
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These little guys are just falling asleep next to a nice pot of soup. I'd rather be here with porxies to un-tamper them and make this a more pleasant forest than go around murdering them.
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This dude is a mage. He's for sure a conscript. He probably doesn't even wanna be here. He probably was taken from his family by force, or his land got fkd up so bad by Garmalade that he has a better chance of providing for his family by taking this job. And we're just murdering him and the lot of soldiers that are probably in the same situation.
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Spriggans are just adorable. They have that derpy face, and I just wanna hug one. They carry their rocks with care, and you can tell how much those rocks mean to the little guys. They're even carrying a little rock on their side in a little belt. I just don't like fighting them anymore, and I'll die for my little one over there, the tiny one on the right.
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I'm probably missing some, but yeah. I think I've grown soft.

I mean yes, but in the words of Ardbert...

"I don't remember when it was that I learned regret wasn't worth the bother. You get numb to it all over the years. The lost comrades, the broken promises, the abandoned principles─just more nagging burdens to ignore."

So kill enough of these things and you grow numb to it.

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Originally Posted by Jeeqbit

I mean yes, but in the words of Ardbert...

"I don't remember when it was that I learned regret wasn't worth the bother. You get numb to it all over the years. The lost comrades, the broken promises, the abandoned principles─just more nagging burdens to ignore."

So kill enough of these things and you grow numb to it.

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HEARTLESS!!1

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I recall when I started out I wasn't too clear why I was being asked to massacre furry woodland creatures. It came as something of a relief to get into Sastasha where the enemies seemed somewhat dangerous, weird, and pissed off.

You have soft hands, brother XD

Nah, I'm just joking.

Well, tbf we've always been mercenary-ish since the beginning. Remember that one dungeon with the slave giants that we have to eradicated because they're rampaging after being buried for years?

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Originally Posted by Mawlzy

It came as something of a relief to get into Sastasha where the enemies seemed somewhat dangerous, weird, and pissed off.

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I mean... have you seen what they did to their captives? Visit "The Hole" next time you're in Sastasha.

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Originally Posted by Kozh

Remember that one dungeon with the slave giants that we have to eradicated because they're rampaging after being buried for years?

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N-no... that never happened! It's all a fragment of your imagination! W-we're heroes!
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Originally Posted by Kozh

You have soft hands, brother XD

Nah, I'm just joking.

Well, tbf we've always been mercenary-ish since the beginning. Remember that one dungeon with the slave giants that we have to eradicated because they're rampaging after being buried for years?

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Copperbell Mines, yeah. I'm starting to wonder if I'm the sort of person I want to hang out with.

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

I mean... have you seen what they did to their captives? Visit "The Hole" next time you're in Sastasha

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Right, I explored the side rooms. Definitely something sordid going on there.

Ahhh... side rooms.

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Originally Posted by Mawlzy

I recall when I started out I wasn't too clear why I was being asked to massacre furry woodland creatures. It came as something of a relief to get into Sastasha where the enemies seemed somewhat dangerous, weird, and pissed off.

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one of the cat girl also ask you to castrate them all but it's a rare bubbles above her head

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Originally Posted by Nero-Voidstails

one of the cat girl also ask you to castrate them all but it's a rare bubbles above her head

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Tricky procedure with an axe, but I'll happily take a shot at it.

Me in Wanderer's Palace having to hurt my green babies

But then I get to get revenge for them in Hard mode

I have fond memories of riding around in Mor Dhona as a low level and those frogs sniping me with their tongue as I was trying to do the MSQ lol

I don't really have any love for giant toads that randomly pull me towards them as I run past then try and flatten me.

Yes yes very sad... so where did i put my sword i need 457537 shoulder flesh... xD

I'd have to admit I DO find the little whimper/yelp noise certain dog-like creatures make me regret killing them.

Interestingly, the Kamuy mounts make the same noise (more or less) when you dismount/dismiss them :(

I wish we had a log with numbers of how much of certain types of enemies we killed so far. Remembering all that fate farming in ARR for relics alone, I can't even imagine what these numbers would be now.

Man I like the Garlean conscripts. Good grey morality stuff there.

Sucks when we have to kill them for levequests. They all look alike so I have to squint to check the weapons.

Hey! I don't murder anyone. I just knock them out.

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Originally Posted by Dahlinea

I wish we had a log with numbers of how much of certain types of enemies we killed so far.

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WOL's minimum kill count for just people is probably rather high.

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I felt the same for all cat-like mobs. I just run away if it's possible. I just want to hug a lot of creatures in ffxiv, too.

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

I'm probably missing some, but yeah. I think I've grown soft.

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Me too but i don't think you are soft, there is simply no reason to kill them. 99% of the kill quests in ff14 are senseless. Not even a danger for the people, only "oh i need 3 parts of that animal" now go and collect them.
FF14 needs a decent quest design, like in other games, where it make sense that you kill such an monster. Like in the old times where you must kill some morbols because they eat some lalafell trades on the road.

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Originally Posted by Sharindel

Like in the old times where you must kill some morbols because they eat some lalafell trades on the road.

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Outrageous! No monster should be harmed just because it ate an Lalafell! To be fair, I had the same thought a few times during the MSQ. Lolorito Chops à la Provençale... hm, delicious.

People often forget that ff14 world is pretty medieval. One can even argue it's barbaric. Just in term of animal/monster topic, uldah still have the gladiator arena, poachers are rampant in gridania, hunting animals/monsters is very normalized either for their body parts or because they're dangerous.
I think the adventurer guild posting request for adventures to kill some enemies is actually in-character with the setting/lore.

Nah, killing open world mobs just makes 0 sense

Is it growing soft, or is it growing wise?

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

Man... am I the only one who feels bad killing certain kinds of enemies? It's only gotten worse the older I get.

These guys squint, probably because they can't see very well... AND I RELATE SO HARD TO THAT. Also, when they die, the little spikes in their back become droopy and they just look so sad...
https://imgur.com/U5xsUnj.png

These little guys are just falling asleep next to a nice pot of soup. I'd rather be here with porxies to un-tamper them and make this a more pleasant forest than go around murdering them.
https://imgur.com/BW8og70.png

This dude is a mage. He's for sure a conscript. He probably doesn't even wanna be here. He probably was taken from his family by force, or his land got fkd up so bad by Garmalade that he has a better chance of providing for his family by taking this job. And we're just murdering him and the lot of soldiers that are probably in the same situation.
https://imgur.com/jKZXG1K.png

Spriggans are just adorable. They have that derpy face, and I just wanna hug one. They carry their rocks with care, and you can tell how much those rocks mean to the little guys. They're even carrying a little rock on their side in a little belt. I just don't like fighting them anymore, and I'll die for my little one over there, the tiny one on the right.
https://imgur.com/cL7oXGT.png

I'm probably missing some, but yeah. I think I've grown soft.

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No, I understand that. I still stop to do low-level fates and save NPCs struggling to fight monsters if I see them.

Ask for creatures of the world, say if they were on a huntbill and I only needed two but I aggro'd three I'll put the other one to sleep, then run away.

I don't like harming things if I don't have to there's a quest in Yanxia I never did though that involves setting up bear traps for the Tigers I guess around this one guys shack. I refused to do that one because I find such traps to be inhumane.