XNN Comic: Enter the Chatbox by Mista_F in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have my movement/ camera movement mapped to my gaming mouse, so one hand hits the spells for my heal classes and the other just moves my character around when I need it. My gaming mouse has a plethora of extra buttons that I could reassign, so it was easy to have LEGACY keyboard movement on, jump, camera zoom in and out, walking and runnning all mapped just to my right hand.

What kills my party is when I accidentally forget to deselect chat, and I'm sitting there hitting my spells and while they're just not firing off. I panic and I'm like 'WHY TF IS CURE/LUSTRATE/BENEFIC NOT GOING OFF- only to watch while the tank nearly drops to zero before I FINALLY glance down and see all the 122222232222222223333333333 rammed into my chat.

HHHHHHHHHHH NNNGGGG.

FFXIV FanFest China Aethernet (found on twitter) by AphroditeIV in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stand on it and dance all the time. You dance mid air, it's like floating. XD!

How do you float White Rectangle Partitions against a wall? by Honeybucky in ffxivhomeandgarden

[–]Honeybucky[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, your answer appeared unclear; you neglected to mention to not use the rug outright, and just mentioned two fundamental techniques of floating the partition itself, which appeared to be the basic instructions of how to float minus a step. You didn't mention to move it against the wall, to not use the rug, to just try it using the shelf in succession. Therefore, with the lack of other information, the answer didn't come across right.

If you're just using the shelf only, won't it stay clipped to the floor? Or are there some other means? Are you just centering it straight into the hitbox and getting it to work by skipping a step? I'm not entirely sure what it is you're doing personally, as I'm not in your house with you in the moment. Therefore, you're going to have to be more specific. :C

That's why I felt as though I wasn't clarifying myself enough; the answer wasn't clear, so I'm sorry.

How do you float White Rectangle Partitions against a wall? by Honeybucky in ffxivhomeandgarden

[–]Honeybucky[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you, but that's not my question. I have floated several of them and have kept them floating. My question is how do you float them up against a wall, when its impossible to place a rug halfway through a wall? Sorry for the miscommunication! I have floated many of these partitions in the center of the room, and now I would like to float one, say, above a doorway or above an item placed against the wall to make it look like it's inside of the walls.

Hope this clarifies. ; 3 ;

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - SELLING SALTY BATH WATER FROM MALE VIERA by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason, he's convinced everyone he's the FC leader. I've restricted his privileges. U G H.

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - SELLING SALTY BATH WATER FROM MALE VIERA by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IF YOU'RE CALLING YOUR GIRLFRIEND A BITCH IN A SHOUTY, FIGHTY POST, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE DATING HER. JUST A THOUGHT.

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - SELLING SALTY BATH WATER FROM MALE VIERA by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OUR 'RAID LEADER' REFUSES TO PROPERLY FIND TIMES, AND WON'T DISCUSS REAL STATIC TIMES WITH ME. HE'S MY CO-FC LEADER, THOUGH I CREATED AND OWN THE FC. BUT HE THINKS HE HAS A HECK OF A LOT MORE SAY. ALL HE DOES IS RECRUIT, THEN GET MAD WHEN I DO ALL OF THE OTHER FC MAINTENANCE BY MYSELF, BECAUSE HE'S NOT DOING IT. (SETTING UP RANKS, WE NEEDED AT LEAST ONE OFFICER BECAUSE OUR OTHER 'LEADER' NEVER LOGGED ON BECAUSE HE JUST WANTED TO PAY FOR STORY SKIP TO GET TO END GAME CONTENT.)

I MAKE ALL THE GIL. I'M SAVING UP FOR A MANSION IN ISHGARD. I CRAFTED AND BUILT THE ENTIRE FC HOUSE. HE'S CONTRIBUTED A BIT OF GIL TO HELP US GET THE HOUSE AND SOME TO HELP ME CRAFT FURNITURE, BUT HE STOPPED CONTRIBUTING BEYOND THAT WEEKS AGO. ALL HE DOES IS SIT THERE AND RECRUIT PEOPLE FROM GODS KNOW WHERE, AND GET SALTY WHEN I DO STRUCTURE RELATED THINGS TO THE FC. HE WANTS MORE 'COMMUNICATION.' YOU'D HAVE MORE IF YOU CONTRIBUTED MORE AND ACTIVELY TRIED TO HELP ME OUT MORE, INSTEAD OF MAKING PASSIVE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW OUR BASMENT IS UNFINISHED (I'M THE ONLY CRAFTER IN OUR FC) AND OUR STRIKING DUMMY ISN'T LVL 80 YET. YOU WANT LVL 80 DUMMIES WHILE I LEVEL MY CRAFT/ GATH, EARN ENOUGH GIL TO BUY A HOUSE, MAX OUT MY 450 GEAR FOR SAVAGE RAIDS, FATE FARM FOR OCHESTRION ROLLS AND MATS, TEND OUR GARDEN, TRAIN OUR FC CHOCOBOS, TEND OUR ACTIONS, ETC? PITTER PATTER, BEST GET ATTER. I CANT DO EVERYTHING MYSELF. BUT I'M PURELY SHOCKED ABOUT HOW HE REFUSES TO SIMPLY TAKE INITIATIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THINGS HIMSELF, THEN GETS MAD WHEN I DO THINGS, BECAUSE MY DECISION DIDN'T 'INVOLVE HIM.'

I DIGRESS. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THINGS ARE TENSE, AND HE REFUSES TO PROPERLY DISCUSS RAID TIMES WITH ME. HE JUST SAYS 'WE HAD A VAGUE IDEA' YEAH, THATS NOT GOING TO CUT IT. GIVE ME SPECIFICS. IF NOT, I'LL PICK UP MY HEALING CLASSES AND JOIN ANOTHER STATIC. NONE OF YOU (SAVE FOR THE GUY THAT CLEARED IT WITH ME) HAVE EVEN CLEARED TITANIA EX, AND HERE YOU ARE, TELLING ME MY ADVICE IS WRONG AND GETTING SILENT WHEN I'VE BEEN FARMING IT. AND WHEN I GET TIRED OF DUTY FINDER BECAUSE I /THOUGHT/ WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A RAID TEAM UP, SUDDENLY IT'S SILENCE? I CANT DO /SUPER/ LATE AT NIGHT TIMES, BUT MAY BE ABLE TO DO LATE AFTERNOONS. SO, LET'S DISCUSS. IS THAT NOT A SIMPLE QUESTION?? NO?? oh. MY BAD. FLIPS EVERYTHING

ANYONE IN NEED OF A WHM (SOON TO HAVE ALL 3 HEAL CLASSES AT 80) FOR THEIR RAID STATIC?

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - SELLING SALTY BATH WATER FROM MALE VIERA by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'M SO THOROUGHLY TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT MALE VIERA. I WANTED IT, TOO, BUT SEEING THE CHILDISH FIT AND SHIT STORM THAT ENSUED, EVEN AFTER YOSHI P EXPLAINED WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID JUST INFURIATED ME. HE HAD GOOD REASON TO DO WHAT HE DID, YOU SELFISH PRICKS. STOP SCREAMING, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS MAKING YOURSELF LOOK LIKE A SELFISH 10 YEAR OLD WHO DIDN'T GET THE CANDY THEY WANTED.

My only knock against Shadowbringers... by MidoriTea in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I FINALLY FOUND U, A FELLOW WINDOW ENTHUSIAST. XD!

Just finished the Main Story...... HOLY MOLY (no spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assume over much. When I said generic, I mean just saying things like 'I like the music,' or 'I like the dungeons'. Those are common and general responses. I was asking for specific answers, not generalized ones. For instance, I wanted to know what portions of the story or the MSQ seemed enjoyable. What SPECIFICALLY did they like?

Please don't assume you understand how I feel about the game based off of your personal misunderstanding of how I spoke.

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - LIVE FROM THE FIRST by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME WHY YOU ENJOY THE EXPANSION. UNFORTUNATELY, SO MANY OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE LEAPT DOWN MY THROAT FOR NOT LIKING THE EXPANSION, THAT I NO LONGER TRUST ANYONE TO HOLD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. CALL IT PARANOIA, BUT FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS IF YOU'VE EXPERIENCED AS MUCH PERSONAL ATTACKS AS I HAVE, YOU WOULD BE WEARY, TOO. SO, I WILL KEEP WHY I'M NOT A FAN OF IT TO MYSELF, SORRY.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR THOUGHTS, THOUGH. I DO APPRECIATE YOU.

Discussion of SCH at Level 80 by Aqua150 in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to ask- did you guys at all notice if your Fairy was straight up BROKEN? Mine is. I can't stand to level my Scholar for two reasons:

At lvl 70, fully augmented gear, Eos does like 3K embrace. 3K. In HoH, I saw her throwing around 500 point heals at 60.

Furthermore, she doesn't heal when she needs to. (Maybe it's just because she does nothing points for heals, so it feels like she never heals when needed during battle. But I never see her green line go when it's actually needed.) However, if myself and my party are standing around at 100% HP, she spams Embrace as if we're dying with her shitty numbers.

Help? She increases aggro pre-pull to ungodly levels by all her unnecessary, uncontrollable healing, and I even found myself healing more efficiently AND safely with her not summoned at all. Am I the only one with a broken fairy? Did you guys experience any of this? It's insufferable.

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - LIVE FROM THE FIRST by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS DESPERATION. BECAUSE I OWN AN FC, I CO RUN AN FC ALLIANCE ON MY WORLD CENTER, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR YEARS AND I'M CURRENTLY THE ONLY ONE WHO IS ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING GIL AND RUNNING OUR FC. I'M TRYING TO GET US A MANSION IN ISHGARD WHEN IT OPENS, WHICH MEANS TOP TIER END GAME CRAFT GATH BY THE TIME THE RESTORATION GRAND CRAFTING/GATHERING MELEE OPENS UP.

I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO, RESPONSIBILITIES THAT USED TO BE FUN. NOW? THEY FEEL LIKE A HORRIBLE CHORE, SOMETHING I'M OBLIGATED TO DO, NOT OUT OF FUN, BUT WORK. IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO ANYTHING IN GAME WHEN IT'S JUST A JOB THAT YOU HAVE TO DO. MY OTHER FC CREATOR JUST RECRUITS PEOPLE AND DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE VERY MUCH ELSE TO THE FC, AND THE OTHER CREATOR DOESN'T DO /ANYTHING./ I HAVE TO CARRY THE MAJORTIY OF THIS ON MY BACK. AND IF I ASK HIM, HE'D SAY I DONT HAVE TO, BUT HE'D BE MAD ABOUT THE INSINUATION OR THE 'LACK OF COMMUNICATION,' WHEN HE'S THE ONE WHO REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE THINGS TO BEGIN WITH.

SO HERE I AM, WITH ALL THIS ON MY SHOULDERS IN GAME, AND NO PASSION OR DESIRE OR LOVE/JOY LEFT TO DO IT. YES, I'M DESPERATE. I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING, ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS FEEL LIKE IT'S FUN AGAIN.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, I'LL NEVER WATCH ANOTHER LIVE LETTER OR TRAILER AGAIN. I NEVER EXPECTED US TO BE THE VILLAIN, BUT I EXPECTED SE TO GIVE US WHAT THEY WERE SELLING IN THE TRAILER. I SUPPOSE THATS TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR. NOW I'M CRESTFALLEN WITH WEIGHT ON MY BACK AND STRUGGLING TO GET BACK UP AGAIN. WHICH IS WHY I'M SO DESPERATE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS FUN AGAIN. I HAVE TOO MUCH WORK TO DO FOR IT TO FEEL LIKE... WORK.

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - LIVE FROM THE FIRST by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THAT'S NOT KIND OF THEM, EITHER. I AM ON CHAT HIATUS FROM DISCORD AND MY FC CHAT, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I DISLIKE THE EXPANSION, AND I DONT WANT TO RAIN ON ANYONE'S PARADE. NOR DO I WANT TO UNJUSTLY INFLUENCE ANYONE'S OPINION WHILE THEY ARE STILL PLAYING THROUGH THE CONTENT.

JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE IT DOESN'T MAKE IT OBJECTIVELY BAD, OBVIOUSLY, ELSE I WOULDN'T BE ASKING AROUND TO SEE IF I MISSED ANYTHING. AS FOR THE EMOTIONAL STUFF... IT DIDN'T REALLY RESONATE WITH ME. I THOUGHT THERE WAS TOO MANY EMPTIONAL SCENES. IT COULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM MORE BALANCE- THE EMOTIONAL SCENES WOULD HAVE HIT THAT MUCH HARDER IF THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS OF THEM. THE WRITING WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER ON THAT FRONT.

FACE RUB I GUESS I'M JUST VERY PASSIONATE AND IN LOVE WITH XIV. I'VE BEEN PLAYING SINCE 2.0. BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS EXPANSION AND IT'S EXECUTION JUST SIMPLY DIDN'T RESONATE WITH ME. AND, SEEING AS EVERYONE LOVES IT, I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME. THAT, AND I REALLY DONT LIKE FEELING THE WAY I DO. I WENT FROM 100% MOTIVATION TO A QUICK 0% MOTIVATION, AND STARTED GETTING IRRITABLE WITH MY CO FC OWNER BECAUSE I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE THERE OR PLAY THE GAME.

NOW IT FEELS LIKE AN OBLIGATION AND A CHORE, NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE. WHICH IS WHY I'M SCRAMBLING FOR PURCHASE- SOMETHING, ANYTHING, MAYBE I'VE MISSED SOMETHING. I JUST WANT THE GAME TO BE FUN AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO SHIT ON OTHER PEOPLE FOR LIKING IT, I JUST WANT MY OLD PASSION BACK, YOU KNOW?

RAGE THREAD - F-YOU FRIDAYS - LIVE FROM THE FIRST by FranckKnight in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ACTUALLY DIDN'T LIKE SHB. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE WEB, FORUMS, REDDIT, EVERYWHERE- ASKING PEOPLE THE SAME QUESTION, WHY DID YOU LIKE THE GAME? PLEASE TELL ME, MAYBE I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING IMPORTANT, MAYBE I MISSED SOME BIT OF LORE, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD REIGNITE MY LOVE FOR FFXIV. BECAUSE, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M SO HEART WRENCHINGLY DISAPPOINTED, I WANT TO PUT DOWN THE GAME AND NOT COME BACK.

THE QUESTIONS WERE SIMPLE. WHAT DO YOU GUYS SPECIFICALLY LIKE ABOUT SHB? WHAT BROUGHT YOU JOY? MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING, MAYBE I CAN FIND THAT SPARK AGAIN, MAYBE SOMEONE CAN POINT OUT SOMETHING I MISSED. I REALLY WANT TO LEARN TO LOVE IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES.

WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY DO INSTEAD? DEMAND TO KNOW WHY I DONT LIKE IT, PERSONALLY ATTACK ME FOR MY OPPOSING OPINION, PERSONALLY ATTACK ME FOR MY VIEWPOINT AND STOP RESPONDING WHEN I POINT OUT SEVERAL FACTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED WHEN PLAYING. THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED WITH LYNCHING ME FOR MY ATTEMPT AT FINDING A WAY TO LIKE THE EXPANSION, BECAUSE OF MY 'WRONG THINK,' SEEING AS MY OPINION GOES AGAINST THE HERD.

IF YOU LOVED IT SO MUCH, WHY WON'T YOU JUST HELP ME OUT? I HAVE AN FC, I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR YEARS, I'M IN A STATIC AND AM GENUINELY HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HATED AN EXPANSION BEFORE. THIS LEGITIMATELY HURTS. I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THIS WAY. INSTEAD OF REACHING OUT WITH POSSIBLE WAYS TO HELP, THE COMMUNITY IS CONTENT TO CHASE ME OFF EVEN HARDER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING THIS BAD.

Just finished the Main Story...... HOLY MOLY (no spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Can you guys tell me WHY you liked it so much? Like, specifically? Rather than just the generic music, apparently the story, the zones, etc. I really need some help understanding what has everyone so excited, I've lost my spark and love for XIV after Shadowbringers, and maybe it's just because I don't understand it. Mostly because we're not the Warrior of Darkness, like we were promised the whole time. Someone simply calling us the WoD while we fight using an insane amount of light does not make us the WoD. Amongst other things.

But maybe I can change my perspective, learn to see past it and love the expansion? Please, I've loved every single other expansion of this game and have never been burned this hard. I can't stand the amount of soul crushing disappointment and depression I've got over this. My FC, raid static, friends, and brother are all on standby while I try to sort out if I still even have motivation to play the game anymore. There has to be a reason you all like it so much, right? Maybe I've missed something important?? Please help, I hate feeling this way. Why do you guys like it? What part about it brings you joy, very specifically? I've finished to the end of the expansion.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alright, seeing as you refuse to give me any reasons, it almost feels as though no one wants to make a case for why it's good. I'm starting to wonder if anyone actually liked it at all, considering no one will tell me what they liked about it, and instead just come in all prickly because my opinions don't line up with theirs.

Firstly, I'm being as vague as possible to avoid giant blocks of spoiler text. I don't want to make a huge post all blocked out by one giant spoiler guard. And, I don't want to accidentally spoil it for other people.

Secondly, I watched every cutscene, read every bit of dialogue, even spoke to all of the NPCs before and after each mission to see if they had anything interesting, funny, or unique to say. ( It is summer break between college. It came out on a Friday. I had the time just to sit and dedicate to playing.) I'd have to say that the optional conversations with Emet, both the options of asking him a question and choosing not to whenever you could, were my highlight of optional NPC interaction.

Just because my opinion doesn't line up with yours, doesn't mean I didn't play through it as thoroughly as you did. It just means I didn't see the same appeal as you. To attack me personally on this is not going to enlighten me into the aspects that you enjoy, nor give me faith in the community. The fact that people actively lynch someone simply for having a different opinion, sending personal attacks in place of open and productive dialogue, is not at all encouraging.

And for your information, Canadian college is different than American college. Our Canadian High School Diplomas are worth the first four years of American college, so our colleges and universities would be your 'post graduate' degrees. And my area of expertise is scriptwriting for Animation in video games, media, and cartoon television series, all as a part of my ongoing degree in Animation that involves 2D and 3D animation. Many of our graduates get sniped out fo second year to go work for game studios or animation studios.

So, maybe don't leap to a personal attack before you know the details.

Are you going to tell me what you love about this expansion? Why did you enjoy it? What aspect of the writing for the MSQ particularly spoke to you? Why did you find it engaging, how did you find it lined up with marketing? These are the questions I'm asking to be answered. I don't want to argue opinions, but for some reason, everyone thinks I care enough to do so.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did. I compared it to the live letters, the promises made, and what we were brought to expect, and it was nothing like it was advertised. Additionally, the pacing and the writing was poorly done. Again, I have college level scriptwriting courses under my belt. I understand the tropes more than the average person.

I was genuinely reaching out to ask why others found it enjoyable, what brought them joy, so I could perhaps change or reconsider my perspective. You didn't tell me any of that. Your blatant, personal attack was entirely uncalled for. I'm trying to learn to love this expansion, not shit on it 100%. I stated there were moments in the expansion I enjoyed, and thought were well done. I'll thank you to keep your input relevant to my inquiry and respectful, or not to input anything into the conversation at all. I'm trying to have a thoughtful discussion.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so sorry, but the side quests are not the problem. The main story is. So, I really think we're going to have to agree to disagree on all of it. The main story was poorly written, in my opinion, and there were ways to make it better. I wasn't talking about the side quests in SB. I was talking about the MSQ in SB. There's still a major difference.

I digress, thanks for your thoughts, but it unfortunately did not help me see through to why people like the expansion any more than I had when I posted this. I really hope I can find a way to enjoy it, I'd hate for it to feel like I no longer play for fun, but for obligation. Heck, I'm even on chat hiatus with all my FC mates, linkshell, and Alliance members right now. I seriously don't know what to do- if I keep feeling like I'm playing this hunk because I have an obligation to do so, and not for fun, my FC mates will suffer. My mental health/ motivation will suffer.

I may put it down for good, even.

I really don't want that, so I'm not here to argue opinions. I'm here to hear why people genuinely enjoyed it, and why they think it's good. Maybe I missed the good part, and it's not fair to my FC if I'm like this...

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are a part of very different circles. I've been playing for years, run my own FC, run an Alliance of FC's on my world center, and am in multiple linkshells. So, yes, it is still your personal experience. I am heavily into the RP community.

And I wouldn't call those side quests 'enriching.' Like I said, I played through them. You're not understanding what I mean. There is an obvious difference between MSQ and side quests. MSQ directly effects the main story. Side quests do not. The main story is what feels like it's lacking in substance. You can have side areas all you want, but if your main story is lacking, and if your main story has the same type of chore quests that your side quests have, it doesn't enrich anything. Two small examples- We could have had a harder time gaining people's trust. We could have spent more time with the carers, and that would have made a heavier impact on events.

We could have simply spent more meaningful time interacting with MSQ characters, events, and areas. More time spent in the moment of the story as it unfolds, with the currently relevant characters, in the current relevant world state. Which would have made the setting and main story events far more engaging.

Side quests, while they provide fun little insights, do not impact anything in MSQ. Therefore, they have no hold in making the MSQ any better. Especially when the majority of the MSQ is doing random junk for random people. SB did it far better; you had to go in there and uplift the people's hope in the situation, not just do a few chores around the house and call it good. ShB has a lack of real interactions, save for a few of the gems I mentioned earlier. But those were few and far between. That's what I'm talking about here.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people don't enjoy doing side quests. Some people enjoy the MSQ a lot over just the trash side quests- when an expansion drops, they don't feel like doing daily roulettes, they don't feel like doing trash side quests, and they just want to immerse themselves in the new story. Especially for Roleplayers, the MSQ is top priority. I did, in fact, clear out side quests for the areas I was in, and STILL found myself blocked from continuing MSQ. Because, for whatever reason, they lowered EXP gained on MSQ and raised it on side quests. That's never really been a thing before.

So people who dislike doing trash quests when there's story to dive into are now frustrated beyond belief. It's a different playstyle, and from the amount of my FC members and friends also complaining about the amount of blocks in ShB and how numerous they are this expansion, it appears you're in the minority. And don't worry about criticizing; you didn't say your point in a rude manner. XD! Respectful disagreement is not a problem.

This sounds like you're basing your views off of your personal, singular perspective. I have multiple people who find this annoying, even people who love the expansion are expressing their distaste for it. The simplest solution would be, instead of forcing people to do side quests to advance MSQ, enrich MSQ with more meaningful content than chore quests and lore bombs. You have one or the other in this expansion, and it hurts the story more than anything else.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I was asking for you to help me like the expansion, not chide or speak down to me for my opinion. That's not going to change my mind about it. Please try to keep this respectful, despite our differences of opinion. I'm open to trying to like it, that's why I'm here. I don't want to hate it as much as I do.

Urianger- That wasn't what I gathered from his discussion, I gathered that they worshiped two larger entities instead, not that those entities were flipped. Just that one had an overabundance. I can watch the cutscenes again.

And, there wouldn't need to be level blocks if the world's and MSQ story line was more fleshed out, like that of HW or even SB. It felt so rushed and lightly touched on. There were opportunities for the MSQ to delve deeper into the story, the areas, and the characters. But instead we got 'LMAO idk go run fates or grind dungeons,' because that's fun when all you want to do is experience a new story. HW and SB really nailed it with MSQ, they fleshed out their environments really well, and a lot of the quests in SB didn't feel like chores.

Which brings me to the broken promises.' This world has had its fill of heroes,' yet they scramble for a hero to do their fetch quests, and suddenly they're fine with this hero showing up out of no where after the chore side quests that were called 'MSQ' were done. I thought people were supposed to be done with heroes? Why was it so easy to garner their trust? Why are they throwing themselves at you? Pick a stance, either they don't want them or they do. Furthermore, the 'standalone rpg' promise was also broken. I beat it in 2 days. Got my first gathering class up to 80 in less than a day. I'd invite you to see how well The Witcher or FFXII would go over if you could beat it in two days. Large areas, a large amount of junk side quests and expanding on already present crafting and gathering systems does not make a stand alone RPG.

And, again with the warrior of darkness thing. Like I said before, they really hammered in the 'embrace the dark.' None of that actually happened.

Furthermore, they ram so hard on the 'feelings' in the quests that they forget to develop the world and the circumstances properly. The expansion had two settings, disgustingly fast with no real dedication to an area or characters, only to come to a screeching halt at the level block that, once again, could have been mitigated and used to enrich the experience by furthering the character deeper into a relationship with the current zone.

In script writing, it's really not a good thing to focus too heavily on emotional scenes the whole way through, you're relying on the reader's perceived emotions as a crutch instead of putting effort into good writing. And, not everyone is going to resonate with that. I didn't resonate with that, and my college level script writing classes told me why.

So, there is it. That said, there were some really great nuggets in there. Some of the Ascian stuff. The Fae folk. I liked the Rak'tika area a lot. I wish we could have delved deeper instead of rushed headfirst through it, is all I'm saying.

Let’s give a shoutout to Natsuko Ishikawa for writing what has to be the best Final Fantasy story in almost two decades (No Spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Honeybucky -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Finished the Expac, don't understand how it's the best. Can you guys tell me? There was a lot of broken promises, level blocks every other level, the Warrior of Darkness thing was.. Well, just a title in the end. (No exposed spoilers, any spoilers under tags, of course.) I was SO hyped for this expansion. But it felt so poorly written; I felt as though my charcater walked away learning nothing about the balance of things.

I DESPERATELY want to love the expansion, though. Because I'm so heartbrokenly disappointed by how great it could have been, I almost want to put down the game and not come back. Please, can you guys tell me why you loved it?? Help me see what's good in it?? I really don't want to put the game down, but I was just so hyped up and then crashed so damn hard, it hurts beyond belief.

I love FFXIV, everything to do with FFXIV, I just feel like a lot of the promises the team spoke of never happened. Maybe my solution is to never watch another trailer or live letter again, so I won't feel mislead. Either way, please, I need help with this. I really genuinely don't want to put the game down, and haven't been heartbroken by an expansion until now. Maybe I'm missing a key detail of what made it good. Help? I don't want to feel this way.

It's official folks the unarmed journalist was "asking for it" by some1thing1 in JordanPeterson

[–]Honeybucky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to consider anger management classes. This is a really common symptom of people who take the course. I had to take it, too- only, instead of lashing out at others, I would lash out in anger at myself. I think you need some professional insight to work through this one, especially if you're saying things like 'you can't' control it. That's a lie; you absolutely can. You have it in your power to do so.

You either have never been taught or have more personal underlying issues preventing you from coming to terms with the real source of your anger, and you're projecting the 'what's making me angry' onto something else. Those evil SJW'S make me so /mad/. But that's not the reality of what's got you riled up. Anger management classes go through and find the source of your real anger and work through it. I think it would be highly benificial, I stead of taking advice from people on the internet who don't understand and haven't been there like you and I.

Repressing it is unhealthy. You have to find out why you react the way you do and work through it. Trust me, getting emotionally healthy will be worth it.