Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Kolsykol]

I am getting close to the end of the '' base story '' of Shadowbringers in NG+.
I've neglected the story in the past so it's all essentially fresh and new to me, it has been way better than I expected.

There's gonna be a void when I am finished tho until Endwalker xD.
But at least the story will be pretty fresh in my mind when I start the Endwalker story.

Battlefield 2042 got delayed to like the same release date as Endwalker. Think that'll be a cancelled preorder from me, I won't be able to play that one. Probably will have to get it on sale months later now. Like yeah, nah. I think I'm booked in November.

I actually think that this was the first time I pre-ordered a FFXIV expansion, usually I don't pre-order games.
I was surprised that they don't take your money right away you gotta wait apparently <_<.

The US has a lot of influence on both world politics and makes up a large portion of 'gamers'. It makes sense that there is bleed through. However, the site I was referring was host to world politics, especially British or EU topics, as there were a lot of users from that region. Now I do agree that real world politics should be - mostly - isolated to their own sections (of a general forum, not like here being specifically about FFXIV), and/or should only be addressed if it's relevant to the topic or something appearing in the game. The problem is politics has the tendency to get tempers raging on whatever side (or not) one may be, and quickly devolve into insult wars and personal attacks. It requires heavy moderation for actual discourse to happen, and even then it's touchy, as one side or the other will claim moderation is biased. It's usually easier to not allow it entirely.

English forums definitely need somebody. Even just placing a warning in certain threads would go a long way, or just more interactions like for popular requests.

I get that, it's moreso about the extent to which it bleeds into it which I do think is SEVERELY overrepresented to the point all else feels non-existent.
To the point of absurdity where Polish games get judged based on the current political climate and US history ( which uh, some people need a Polish history lesson lol ).


Obviously what the US does has the capacity of having a bigger effect both good and bad in the world, but it's generally not at all what people actually talk about usually it's very niche issues even in the US too and irrelevant in terms of world politics.
I think it's a view that people in the US moreso have of themselves rather than people have of the US ( outside of niche issues ).

Picked up some fantasias while they're still on sale. Haven't actually decided what to do with them, so they're going into the saddlebag for now, but we'll see.

I switched to like every race except Lalafell and Hrothgar this sale lol, and then I went full circle back again to Highlander.
I don't even want to look at or think about how much money I spent this sale xD...

Edit: I did buy the Eastern Lady Errant set tho which is really cool, my best purchase this sale.
The Fantasia spree tho was just uh.
My wallet...