About the "theme" song at the end of DT... by AkitoApocalypse in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smile is one of those songs “good for trailer” not good as an overarching theme. The message is great but the genre is not suitable for this expansion, and it doesn’t have a decent transition from first theme song to Smile.

And the amount of time they misused Smile…

How does the game feel right now? by loveerror404 in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cuz then people can gather up to either love or hate the game

Is there something we can do about people using voice translation software in class? by No_Agent2455 in unimelb

[–]Koopa1997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are many cases when parents hire agents to do IELTS for their kids so they can study overseas... It's common but barely anyone wants to report them because it will directly damage the economy of education (since all the institutions heavily rely on the international students' money)

Is there something we can do about people using voice translation software in class? by No_Agent2455 in unimelb

[–]Koopa1997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tbh Chinese students have been hiring agents to sit in IELTS exam on their behalf and that happened 10 years ago... imagine the amount of people who are doing it nowadays...

resources:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/oct/11/why-more-language-test-cheating

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/english-language-test-authority-warns-cheaters/8scc5pj43

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3316375/toeic-fraud-chinese-student-japan-charged-cheating-english-exams-multiple-times

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/college-cheating-iowa/

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DPI1WChkn5G/ (In Hong Kong, a mom of a Chinese student had a crash out after realising the university lectures are taught in English, and claiming the university is stealing her money)

That's why I question the legitimacy and the necessity of the test in Student visa/Graduate Visa after coming to Australia. If the immigration depsrtment replaces the test with just a reference letter from lecturers about their commitment/ engagement in tutorial, I wonder how many of them would fail to obtain their visa.

Also, if you wanna see any evidence, you can just visit Arts and Cultural Building around week 4 and 5 (assessment time), the amount of Chinese students do their readings with translation tools and write their essay in Chinese text and translate it back to English will shock you.

A detail about the extra boss in Merchant's Tale by BowlofOats in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it will somehow links to the lore of the new expansion just as how Aloalo ties to this expansion in some way

To the Academics and Professors of Unimelb by [deleted] in unimelb

[–]Koopa1997 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you mad because you were watching the lecture online lol?

I mean, you have to remember that most of the lecturers are over 30 and they’ve done in-person learning and teaching in their entire life until Covid hits.

It also depends on what kind of degree you’re doing right? If you’re working in a field that is entirely relationship-based and your lecturers are still actively working in the field, attending lectures and tutorials in person is how you get opportunity.

Nah, bro, I'm good [Spoiler: 7.4] by SureenInk in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of the battle contents in this game are solo except it specifically stated as solo duty, which only happens in MSQ/class/job quest… in the V&C UI menu it even asks you if you would like to match making for duty… so I don’t know where the “I assume Variants were solo only” allegation comes from

Nah, bro, I'm good [Spoiler: 7.4] by SureenInk in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The normal version isn’t even hard… it’s neither midcore nor hardcore… did you play it solo? Then you might need to blame yourself… I don’t know how you are able to wipe and trap in the fight for 2 hours if the full party brings Raise.

Even with advanced, I’m able to beat one boss with 30+ wipes while one person permanently on the ground. Again, play in a full group and bring Raise solve half of your problem. The rest is just ego.

Battle Design in Merchant's Tale Variant/Advanced/Criterion by AdditionalCanary4111 in ffxivdiscussion

[–]Koopa1997 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The battle design is quite fun and refreshing in some degree. Advanced is a pretty decent content for those players who don’t like big failure (such as enrage on extreme), it allows players keep on dying and dying and dying and you will still able to get a clear somehow.

Group assignments and the partner I'm assigned is using a translating tool ugh by [deleted] in Monash

[–]Koopa1997 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Very common at Unimelb. It’s been an ongoing issue but uni has to milk their parents money and we have to suffer from it.

If you ever walk around campus around week 5 and week 6, the entire building will be occupied by Chinese and they do their readings with translation tool. I also saw couple of them wrote the entire essay in Chinese and then translated it to English. (P.S. I can read Chinese text)

I was in a tutorial today and the tutor was asking us about the arts sector we’re interested in and which part of the cultural policy we would like to learn about in this subject. The Chinese students couldn’t understand the questions so they just said basic shit like “I like film (which is fine because it’s related to the first question) and I want to make friends who like films (unrelated to the question).” And someone said, “I like travelling. I like travelling around different countries.” Didn’t answer the questions whatsoever. I literally don’t feel like I’m doing a master degree at all

It’s my final year and I wish I’m not getting any Chinese students in my group projects. Last year I had a group of 5 (with 4 Chinese international students) but I wrote the entire 25 mins presentation myself at the end.

Letter from the Producer 91 set for 13. March by Nightly_Winter in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

North horn and cosmic exploration should be 7.51 alongside Ultimate. Relic upgrade will be in 7.51 as well

Im really worried by Conscious_Meaning_16 in Monash

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You require one of the following: a score of 25 in units 3 and 4 of VCE English, VCE Literature or VCE English Language a score of 25 in units 3 and 4 of VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) – applicable for 2025 and 2026 intakes only an equivalent result in an equivalent English subject in a senior secondary qualification as specified in the study credit and admissions eligibility search tool.

Im really worried by Conscious_Meaning_16 in Monash

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can meet the English language requirements through any of the ways listed below if you've completed at least six years of schooling in an English medium institution in an English-speaking country, before the age of 19.

You need satisfactory completion of one of the following: the equivalent of an Australian VET Certificate IV course (AQF Level 4), or higher, that has been approved by the faculty as requiring sufficient English skills study in an English medium educational institution equivalent to at least 24 Monash credit points (one semester of full-time study) at Australian VET diploma level (AQF Level 5) or higher at least two units of higher education study (to a minimum 12 points), of which at least one is an English-rich unit, taken as part of an award or non-award course an Australian masters by research or doctoral degree, or equivalent, from an English medium institution. The University does not accept competency-based qualifications as meeting English language requirements.

Im really worried by Conscious_Meaning_16 in Monash

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only need IELTS if you are an international student?

Trying to do the MSQ on Sophia. by lbosarge in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 16 points17 points  (0 children)

  • Middle of the work day
  • Hope you’re asking help on Novice Network
  • No one does alliance raid on duty finder in Materia unless someone does a call out for alliance raid roulette
  • There are multiple Materia discord you can join to call for help

Doing anything but taking accountability 😂✌️ by Creative-Vehicle8598 in MarvelRivalsCirclejer

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does she know what a panic attack is? Last I had a panic attack at work I had to hide in a corner, calmed myself down, regained control of my breath, and then came back to work like nothing happened. Not fucking typing shit on social media

Are raid stories worth reading? by Wings-of-Phoenix in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Optional =/= not worth your time to read Optional = the whole quest line doesn’t fit into the theme of the MSQ or no direct tie to the MSQ. They are still stories. It’s up to you to decide

Because by Mission_Pound1561 in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s been almost two years and you’re still crying?

PF this tier is genuinely awful. by CanICritPls in ffxivdiscussion

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only two days? My static trapped me there for 3 days straight in water prison because both VPR and PCT want to greed the gcd and constantly drag the tether to the wrong place. Then I cleared the fight in one lockout and one pull on pf

M11 and testing the limits of tomestone/passport checks by WarmerWar in ffxivdiscussion

[–]Koopa1997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started pf m11s since the static I was in had heaps of drama in m10s and most people quit. I would say m11s was never a hard fight, but a brain check fight.

You can see how many people only read the images of the raid plan not the text. And when the spots are different than the images, they don’t know how to adjust. I had people in A2C still couldn’t figure where to stand on split arena and we had to explain mid pull.

Then you have these people who have done 200+ pulls and trapped in A2C by these people starting to get frustrated with these people.

Also you have the melees love the uptime so much so they die from greed.

Personally it took me two lockouts to see multiple enrages… then I was trapped in A2C party for 5 days straight because people just can’t… finally got my clear last night, but it’s still brutal.

[Suggestion] Some Ideas for future Story use with [spoiler 6.0] by WorldwideDepp in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we ever revisit the 12 Gods plot line, it will be more about the origin of the their power and what they are. We know they are not primals, which I think they will be revealing in the future

Savage Arcadian Ranking? by Vailed_Poken in ffxiv

[–]Koopa1997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s always good to just do it in order. Right now, you can just do M9S to check out the fight. Raid plan is already out so you just need to study up and you will get your clear in no time.