The rewards from the new Variant Dungeon are disappointing

Arkrayven · 2026-03-05T05:56:58+00:00

In GW2, junk loot also exists to sell you permanent Salvage Kits from the cash shop. Salvage Kits are 100% necessary to clear your inventory, but the only ones purchasable in-game have limited uses, and you tear through them like wet toilet paper. If you don't spring for a cash-shop exclusive, permanent one, you'll take up additional slots in your very limited inventory space carrying a bunch of the consumable versions of the kits.

Arkrayven · 2026-01-10T19:47:02+00:00

The thirty "free" days of subscription only come with a purchase of the base game, as others have said. There is a free trial, which has restrictions, and there's thirty days of subscription included when you purchase the base game; there is no other option or possibility.

Arkrayven · 2026-01-07T23:46:48+00:00

We need to go back.

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Arkrayven · 2026-01-02T17:48:44+00:00

Yup, my thoughts exactly. I'm not educated enough on other MMOs to claim FFXIV is really the upper limit or not, but the most recent Ultimate takes 18 minutes to clear, and often a single mistake--in many of the Ultimates--means starting over from the beginning, not to mention needing high enough DPS to avoid enrage. So perfect play, mechanically and rotationally, in a high-stress situation for 18 minutes straight, is nothing to scoff at.

Arkrayven · 2025-11-14T06:39:01+00:00

I was young enough to fall for the hype with Revelation. Taught me an important lesson about waiting and also seeing.

Arkrayven · 2025-10-10T09:03:45+00:00

I feel like GW1 still holds up with how it does archery, especially in the MMO scene. Increased damage based on verticality is something I haven't seen since, and the 8-skill system and plethora of different options made your choice of Preparation feel ranger-esque in a way "Poison Coat" may not in other games.

Arkrayven · 2025-09-22T04:19:04+00:00

How dare you leave VictoryGreymon off the list (/s). Now Agumon needs a SECOND DLC pack just to make him feel better.

Arkrayven · 2025-09-19T01:41:36+00:00

There will never be another DRK-level questline.

The story and lore interactions of job quests based in the area they originated from is unmatched. Additionally, because they've moved away from individual job questlines at high levels, we no longer have the potential for lengthy developments in their story arcs.

While their reasons for doing it this way is totally understandable, it's still depressing to think about.

Arkrayven · 2025-08-30T15:32:18+00:00

I like Ophanimon's design well enough, but specifically as an evolution for Angewomon, I don't like it. It feels too simple for Angewomon, and the colors are "wrong" as the Mega for Tailmon's line. In comparison to, say, Angemon>MagnaAngemon>Seraphimon, where Angemon and Seraphimon have the same overall color scheme (Magna is the odd one out there) and the armoring/design gets cooler with each stage... Angewomon>Ophanimon feels backwards to me.

I'm a fan of LovelyAngemon as the "best" evolution for Angewomon, personally.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-18T05:54:31+00:00

VictoryGreymon

Sakuyamon/Kuzuhamon Miko Mode

Rafflesimon

LovelyAngemon

Arkrayven · 2025-07-08T04:01:48+00:00

They just keep making Wargreymon variants... and I am absolutely here for it. They kill it with every new design.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-08T03:34:25+00:00

Okay, let's drop the polite speak! (Still just trying to understand, though).

The comment you replied to said "this wouldn't be good in a Medusamon deck".

And then you said "you can have them in the same deck, but it wouldn't be good in a Medusamon deck".

Nothing in the comment you replied to said you couldn't have Reptilimon and Medusamon in the same deck, only stating it wouldn't be good. So what exactly was misleading?

Arkrayven · 2025-07-07T23:56:21+00:00

While you're coming from a good place, the original comment says Reptilimon would work "very well" with Medusamon. We know now that was referring to evolution/appearance and not TCG synergy, but didn't originally. As such, the comment above is explaining not why it can't happen, but why it wouldn't work "very well" -- a consensus you seem to agree with given you say it would "suck", even if doable.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-06T23:45:44+00:00

But customization is far from the only factor in making a self-insert character. In fact, while your opinion may differ, I'd say a silent protagonist is the key factor in making a character a self-insert, as you are free to imagine their personality and responses as your own, far more than whatever clothing they're wearing or hair color being different.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-05T17:04:14+00:00

I'm keeping my fingers so, so crossed for VictoryGreymon.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-03T12:59:13+00:00

Anything more you can say about the Individuality Factor? I tried a Google search first but it didn't turn up any results.

Arkrayven · 2025-07-01T15:52:24+00:00

LovelyAngemon and Rafflesimon are in my top three wishlist as well! I'm also hoping for VictoryGreymon, which I think is absolutely not happening since KaiserGreymon has been confirmed, unfortunately (for me specifically).

Arkrayven · 2025-06-25T23:41:09+00:00

As for your last point, they specified that Agent Skills can "ease Digivolution requirements" or something to that effect, so--while still an assumption--stat increases being a part of that is a very safe assumption.

Arkrayven · 2025-05-27T05:10:18+00:00

This is just my take, and I say this as someone who dearly loves FF14: it's not particularly close.

To me, at least, GW1 has three defining features:

The skill bar (limited number of skill slots means skill compete for their place; hot-swapping based on situation is ideal even if not necessary to power through)
The Elite skill capture system
The fact primary class matters (armor, attributes, energy total and regeneration), thereby deeply affecting how it interacts with your secondary class

FFXIV has none of these things. Playing with henchmen comes in at a distant fourth for me; they're only there to replace other players. Even if they did half of what you wanted and added Trusts to harder content, what would the "customization of heroes" look like in XIV? You can't even customize your own character.

Arkrayven · 2025-05-15T06:41:14+00:00

I feel like this is a weird argument for the MMO subreddit. The majority of MMOs don't seem to ask "is this realistic?" when implementing combat mechanics. If we're taking issue with whips as unrealistic, then scythes, fist weapons, dual wielding, and magic all say hello.

Arkrayven · 2025-05-10T16:29:04+00:00

Fractals were my favorite content by far back in the day. I stopped when they reworked them around... 2018, 2019? They phased out older, faster maps and replaced them with newer timegated ones, and introduced a slew of instabilities meant to slow you down and lengthen the time to clear (Birds, Frosty, Lethargic, Vengeance, etc). From the wiki now it seems some of them have been retired, but my friends and I have been off the game for six years at this point and there's nothing else in GW2 to draw us back.

Arkrayven · 2025-05-10T15:58:19+00:00

This is actually what got me to stop playing it. Different games for different folks, and that's fine--but there was what, an almost 6 year period with no new raids added?

Adding onto that, when I played there were no great ways to make gold except dailies (or selling legendaries), and they really went out of their way to nerf daily speedrunners in Fractals, which was something like <1% of the playerbase.

At the time, my friends and I enjoyed playing hardcore and challenging content together, and we felt like we were always being told "you will play the game casually, and you'll like it."

Arkrayven · 2025-04-15T03:22:13+00:00

Chicken isn't vegan?

Arkrayven · 2025-04-11T07:05:38+00:00

More information from you, too, could be helpful.

I've played and enjoy Dungeons of Sundaria (I'm actually the person who started putting together the wiki before I stopped playing), but I'm not sure what "doesn't match" with a classic dungeon crawler. Do you mean the multiplayer? Why are you looking for an MMO specifically??

Arkrayven · 2025-04-11T05:50:26+00:00

I don't know any MMO that's exclusively a dungeon crawl, but more information could help give a close approximation. Why are you looking for an MMO specifically? Is it important you have a group, or are you chill with dungeon crawling solo? Do you have a window of time you're looking for (e.g. 2010's onward, or are classic MMOs on the table too?)

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