Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[SturmChurro]

I really want the Amaro mount before EW. once i level all my classes to 80 though, i'm definitely taking a much needed break outside of my regular tues/thurs ex stuff

I don't know. That's a lot of grind for like a month. I'd rather burn myself out after EW, if I was trying to do the same thing. I know it really burned me out of early ShB, where I did most of my class leveling this expac, and people were still doing FATEs back then too.

[MilkieTea]

I don't know. That's a lot of grind for like a month. I'd rather burn myself out after EW, if I was trying to do the same thing. I know it really burned me out of early ShB, where I did most of my class leveling this expac, and people were still doing FATEs back then too.

On a normal day I can get about 8 levels done on a class. I've been going pretty fast (even with days where all I do is log in, do my dailies and log out). So I'm hoping to get done before full burn out sets in. Though to be fair, I really enjoy dungeons and stuff, so it's not the dungeon grind itself that has been annoying, it's the gosh darn QUEUES.

I've only got like 6 classes left to get to 70, and then 70-80 is a cakewalk (can be done in a day per dps class if I grind bozja *and* i'll get a lot of materials for relic weapons out of it, and then astro/war/pld can shoulder the dungeon grind since faster queues = no queue burn out)

[Theodric]

I'm looking forward to having stuff to level again. I'm not really an 'alt character' person, at least not in a game such as this so I've been stuck at level cap for a while now.

[SturmChurro]

On a normal day I can get about 8 levels done on a class. I've been going pretty fast (even with days where all I do is log in, do my dailies and log out). So I'm hoping to get done before full burn out sets in. Though to be fair, I really enjoy dungeons and stuff, so it's not the dungeon grind itself that has been annoying, it's the gosh darn QUEUES.

I've only got like 6 classes left to get to 70, and then 70-80 is a cakewalk (can be done in a day per dps class if I grind bozja *and* i'll get a lot of materials for relic weapons out of it, and then astro/war/pld can shoulder the dungeon grind since faster queues = no queue burn out)

Oh yeah, I forgot about Bozja leveling. I guess if that's a goal you want to go for then. I gotta say though, I never actually use my amaro. It's nice to have though, sure. I just like to procrastinate when it comes to goals in this game. God help me if I actually tried to finish up my bozja relics before EW.

[SenorPatty]

Catching up on my Gundam backlog during the pre-expac lull.



GENERAL KENOBI

Reported for playing Sage before EW is officially out.


Hol'up, this ain't Nu Gundam. Nvm...

[Vyrerus]

Two components away from four submarines... one submarine up in modified, but it still hasn't brought me a Gestahl Painting nor an Icebox. *sigh*

Other than that, I've been back in FFXI, replaying its story just to re-experience it with a fully developed brain. Probably said something on it before, but man, I always forget how jank the cutscene activation triggers can be in XI. I totally forgot that some just trigger upon approach to a specific coordinate, while others happen upon zoning, while still others happen upon login... it feels like a madhouse compared to XIV hehe. It's kind of made recording it a touch difficult for me, too. Fortunately there's rewatch methods such as Goblin Footprints or Town Minstrels.

Beyond that I've been driving myself mildly insane overanalyzing npcs in XIV, as well as patterns on architecture. Currently tinfoil hatting stuff about Aulus mal Asina having been under body possession at the time of his demise by our hands. Probably off my rocker, but certain patterns that adorn the wall lead up to his boss room are vaguely reminiscent of Ascian energy masks, and when he dies, I could swear there's a split second where a phantom of sorts rises in vapor off his body (I've gotta record and rewatch frame by frame to verify though). Then there's the mention on his minion of him being vulnerable to voidsent possession? *wraps tinfoil hat tighter* Maybe Fandaniel will at least get that sick cybernetic magitek floaty cruiser chair of his. Telotek the shit out of it!

Overanalyzing his last name lead me on a chase for the name, "Ashina." Which comes up with Turkish/Chinese/Japanese origins. The Turkish/Chinese one relates to a mythological wolf origin story where a subset of folks trace their lineage to a beautiful woman bearing the children of a wolf. The JP one was a lot more boring. Just some clan from a prefecture in Tokyo, though it obviously showed up in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (where I assumed it was entirely fictional for that fantastical variant of the Sengoku Jidai).

Could definitely do with November's end getting here, so I can take my time off from work and be pointed in another direction.

[Theodric]

Aulus was woefully underutilised for how important his experimentation ended up being. I'm glad that his research spread to both Werlyt and Bozja, though.

I'm hoping we get the launch trailer soon. I want more story stuff to talk about and dissect. The media tour was nice and all, though if the pattern follows then the launch trailer will have some heavy lore bombs to discuss.

[Vyrerus]

I'm fully expecting his soul extraction move to get reused at some point in Endwalkers. We still haven't seen it again, to my recollection. Imagine if they did a twist on that mechanic where you incidentally went into a teammate's body and were forced to use their job/character for a short minute long duration. I know that's probably not possible, fully, but man...

[TheMightyMollusk]

The sheer salt that would erupt from that would be incredible. I'm in.

[Vyrerus]

It'd be nice if they did do it, and then used the excuse that those solo RP fights where they gave us basic combos and stuff were the training for it, hehe. Oh man. That would at least triple the salt!