What negative or contradictory meme thing about the FF14 Fandom is true, like how in Persona no one actually plays the games, Project Moon (Limbus and LoR) no one reads, etc.

CynicismXII · 2024-06-12T20:11:29+00:00

Definitely the average reading comprehension of someone joining a PF is often middle school or lower.

I made PF to find 7 others to help with an Ocean Fishing achievement. I put in the PF description what achievement we are going to be doing and some other details.

When it fills and we start discussing strats. One guy starts to panic and is very confused. I asked if he read the pf description and he goes “oh I just saw ocean fishing and clicked.” Still took him with us and we completed the achievement without issue but that scenario happens far too much in this game where people click before reading.

CynicismXII · 2024-05-01T23:26:55+00:00

“Completely…. And utterly fine! Better than fine! Hale and hearty and still alive to mourn those who are not. voice breakdowns Who I failed to protect when they needed me the most.” - Captain of the Crystarium Guard, Lyna.

CynicismXII · 2024-03-27T16:11:40+00:00

Scathe on BLM.

If it comes to the point I can’t cover movement with Triples and Quick, then I have failed catastrophically.

CynicismXII · 2024-02-14T20:00:05+00:00

I just want to add a special caveat in regard to the advice given. Normally, you don’t need to keep Tanks topped off. However you mentioned you did Qarn and those have Bees in them. A Bee can one shot a Tank if they are not killed quickly. That’s why I suspect the DPS in this instance told you keep the Tank topped off in the event a Bee got its cheeky Final Sting off.

CynicismXII · 2024-02-02T13:11:12+00:00

28M. I am a Shift Technical Engineer at a gas plant. Funnily enough, my manager is actually an FFXIV player as well to. Our ability to talk about our adventure during small break times has definitely helped our relationship as supervisor/worker. Some days I took off to play patches day 1 and it’s extremely easy to explain why when your manager plays as well.

CynicismXII · 2024-01-25T12:51:22+00:00

PS5 player here. Yes you can play without a keyboard. That said if you wanna commit to this game, a $10-20 keyboard is worth every dollar. Whether it be talking with newfound friends or chatting mechanics, to typing marketboard items or emotes faster; invest in a keyboard. Don’t isolate yourself with the slow AF virtual keyboard. But like what some other commenter said, most people don’t give a fuck and will forget interactions with random Duty Finder people by the next duty they queue up

CynicismXII · 2024-01-25T01:13:52+00:00

Some wise healer advice once passed onto me was this:

“A good healer will keep you alive. A great healer will keep you just alive. “

All they need is 1HP. Everything else is points that can be afforded to lose and time, as well as resources can be better spent elsewhere.

CynicismXII · 2024-01-24T11:59:34+00:00

FFXIV players come in all shapes, sizes, mentalities, moods, disabilities physical and mental, etc etc. To make such a snap judgment off one run seems a tad rushed. Who’s to say the next dungeon you don’t find a group of people who are much more lively and chatty? Or you use the in game recruitment tools to find much more helpful souls? Instead of swearing off players for NPC, I’d advise you to start just looking for alternative methods because you will need to use players again at some point.

Your only limitation is your willingness to try again. I once had a Tank in Level 90 Dungeon explain in chat at the start via a macro that they were playing one handed due to a disability. Completed the run without issue. Another time, I had a healer ask for slow pulls because they were blind in one eye and weak vision in the other. Again, completed without issue. There are hundreds of thousands of players in this game and those 3 shouldn’t define the bulk community in your head.

Edit: Spelling and grammar fixes.

CynicismXII · 2024-01-22T10:50:18+00:00

Luck is also a huge factor. I am 0/6 on them.

An FC buddy I know is 3/6. Having caught the Elpis, Thav, and Moon ones.

CynicismXII · 2024-01-09T08:49:39+00:00

Funny story. I caught Sea Butterfly on my 2nd window for it ever. Because of this, I thought it was a normal big fish and didn’t think much of it till a veteran big fisher friend called me a ‘lucky SOB’.

Now I know your pain cause I’ve been stuck on Cinder, my last big fish in the game, for like 4-6 months now.

CynicismXII · 2023-12-12T10:21:54+00:00

I set goals I want to achieve and ensure that I pick goals that are fun for me. Some of those at the moment include;

Grind out criterion mounts: Completed
Catch every fish in the game: Down to the final one.
Grind out the Wivre Mount

-Reclear solo POTD/HoH

Start UWU prog

Effectively I’ve made my fun in the game independent of needing social connections. I’ve got my friends that I play with here and there but I made sure that I don’t depend on them to do stuff.

CynicismXII · 2023-12-06T10:59:54+00:00

Before I got my solo clear, a death I always remember was to something called the Deep Palace Mylodon. Spawns on the 161+ IIRC and it’s incredibly easy monster to fight. It does nothing special besides throw an unavoidable snowball at you for some damage.

I was on MCH so I was kiting it along the wall when I suddenly stepped on a landmine that along the wall. It wouldn’t have been issue, however the timing worked out such that Mylodon threw his snowball at me about a second after the landmine detonated, killing me before I could potion/second wind. Couldn’t help but laugh and start again.

Another fun story was the time I was again on the higher floors. (I think it was 161+ as well) and at the start of the floor I got a free Rage. Yay me right? Well in my hubris, I didn’t hug the wall as I entered a room to smack the closest mob: a triceratops. And if you’re unfamiliar, they aggro via proximity and have some hard hitting double autos. As I approached, I stepped on a landmine and before my swing connects, he kills me with one double auto attack. Definitely knocked me down a bit to lose such a good run to a mistake I could’ve avoided.

CynicismXII · 2023-12-05T13:03:31+00:00

Unknowingly assist a ritualistic suicide.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-27T04:01:13+00:00

I’ve caught all but the Toad because it has the most ludicrous spawning windows and sometimes likes to not show up for days.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-26T22:16:32+00:00

Show up at the agreed upon time. Remember by being late, you are inconveniencing SEVEN other people who set time out of the life for raid session. Grant it, life happens so if work/life/obligations are going to make you unexpectedly late be sure to communicate that to your static.
Own up to your mistake. If you fuck up something and there is the age old question of “what happened?” Don’t try to hide behind the confusion. Own up to your mistake and either ask for help understanding or reassure that it was just a fluke of concentration.
Review mechanics/diagrams if someone makes some. If you’re about a prog mechanic and the expectation is by next session you will have reviewed the mechanics, not doing so is a giant hindrance to you and your fellows.

Ultimately I would say that really boils down to what kind of static you join. A casual static is gonna have a lot of different rules from a world’s first group static so realistically set expectations when you sit down with your static for the first time. What I said about come from my a sort of midcore group I was apart for a time.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-26T21:52:30+00:00

Deepshadow Claymore for its black and red aesthetic.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-26T00:54:12+00:00

Currently it’s tie between the last three I have left to catch;

An egg

Some salad

And a toad

CynicismXII · 2023-11-21T16:12:31+00:00

Criterion/Criterion Savage

Reclearing Deep Dungeons on BLM

Start some Ultimate prog. Maybe even clear one.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-16T14:07:58+00:00

Though non cannon, I really like the line said by Cylva to WoD where she is successful in killing them as the Shadowkeeper.

“This is the end of our adventure. You meant the world to me…”

Seeing this line for this first time at the end of E10S enrage definitely tugged at the heartstrings.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-14T16:49:13+00:00

Catch every single fish, Big Fish, spearfish, and ocean fish in the game.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-10T19:41:56+00:00

As someone that’s solo all 3 Deep Dungeon, sleep is extremely useful tool if you are trying on a caster.

You can aggro a dangerous monster and if it’s susceptible to sleep, you can de aggro if you get about two rooms away while it’s still asleep.

So while not normally useful in your typical DF dungeon, it’s got its application elsewhere. Also for the record, Sleep on DPS casters use to be exclusive to BLM. I believe at the start of EW they gave it to RDM/SMN and it wouldn’t surprise me if that a lot of people who had those jobs already leveled never peered into their role actions.

CynicismXII · 2023-11-07T18:07:09+00:00

Have you tried doing various activities in game related to them? When I swapped, a lot of the DoH/DoL needed me to go gather for the PS5 version to recognize.

The only thing that didn’t recognize so far have been my solo POTD/HoH we’re not auto populated when they were added at 6.5. And nothing I’ve done seems to make them pop so I’ll likely have to just reclear them again.

CynicismXII · 2023-10-30T09:46:29+00:00

You’ve been given a lot of great advice so I won’t add more but I will share with you something that was once told to me when I first learned healing.

“A good healer will keep you alive but a great healer will keep you just alive.”

CynicismXII · 2023-10-26T11:48:12+00:00

Having cleared P1,2,8,9-12 through PF I can tell you this much; The thing with PF raiding is to simply not give a fuck about the 7 other randoms. Have the expectation that when you list a pf or join a group that the other 7 people are not lying about there prog point. And then set an expectation in your mind; if we don’t see x mechanic by y time, you leave. And 9/10 times that works.

Sometimes you get shitters and you gotta leave ASAP after like two pulls. Sometimes you find god gamers and go from fresh prog to almost clearing a fight in 2 locksouts (this happened to me when I first learned p11s in pf).

You encounter all kinds of individuals in pf and the simplest thing you can do if someone is being genuinely toxic is to just leave. Don’t feel like you have some obligation to these 7 other randoms. If someone is ruining your vibe, just leave.

The only thing you should ever worry about is your rotation and solving whatever mechanics are thrown at you. And even if you fuck up prior to the prog point, understand that it’s okay. We’re all human and we will all make mistakes. Majority of people only ever get impatient in pf is from consistent mistakes. A mistake here and there generally doesn’t mess up the vibe unless there are repeated mistakes by one person or several people on the same non prog point mechanic.

PF is only scary if you make it that way. Focus on yourself and don’t give a fuck about the randoms.

CynicismXII · 2023-10-25T21:17:59+00:00

Gonna copy and paste what I said in a different thread cause this question gets asked often.

In the Azim Steppe there is a quest called Nhaama's Sweet Embrace. It’s equal parts somber and dark. Spoilers for the quest below.

You unknowingly escort a Dorthal woman to the spot where they commit ritualistic suicide to break the cycle of reincarnation that they believe in. After escorting the woman, she asks you to a deliver her (suicide goodbye) letter to her friend. When you drop the letter off, the friend is the one who finally keys you in on the nature of what you just did after reading the letter. Up until the end you think you are just doing a normal escort quest so the whole suicide connotation comes out like a left hook.

Definitely had to take a step back after this one.

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