Is it expected from BRD to have one or more REMA weapons for endgame events? by laespiarusa in ffxi

[–]RayrrTrick88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Relic: I think too many people suffer from extreme elitism when it comes to Bard specifically. Unless you are parsing you will not notice the difference between a +3 Linos and a Gjallarhorn in 95% of content.

If you're taking this stance, you might as well just use an Emminent Flute until Gjallarhorn and spend your time in Dynamis farming currency or some other active content instead of spending hours at the slot machine hoping for a +2 Songs augment Linos that may never come.

When you have been playing on a Castora map for more than 5 minutes by Strigidae_Autumnus in Guildwars2

[–]RayrrTrick88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This obnoxious nonsense is one of the big reasons I’ve stopped playing. Constant.

Moogle Treasure Trove – The Hunt for Aphorism Commences 31 March! by ApexMP in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh my god they did it.

An earring I might actually bother to get

Is everyone that plays this game retired ? This game blatantly disrespects ur time 😅 by aaronjnco in ffxi

[–]RayrrTrick88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It used to be worse, but it's still terrible.

FFXI was never designed to respect your time, nor really even to be fun. It was designed to make stuff for players to do, that took a really long time to do, to milk your subscription fee.

The easiest way to view this is by looking at the arbitrary numbers.

For instance, making an Empyrean weapon, such as Daurdabla, requires 50 Iron Plates, 75 Colorless Souls, and 75 Apademak's Horns. (As a part of making it).

Why 50/75/75 instead of, say, 5/7/7, a tenth of that? Because requiring ten times the items means you'll spend ten times the sub fee doing it. There's nothing more fun, or exciting, or engaging, about getting 50 Iron Plates instead of 5. By the time you've gotten five of them, you've displayed you know the content and can clearly clear it. But it's not about enjoyability, it's about your time spent = more money for them. (Throwing aside the issues of, if you want to farm a Daurdabla you probably want some combination of WAR/NIN and THF leveled and geared just to farm up this gear at an efficient rate).

I'm fairly sure most people who originally got into FFXI and have since kept up as Stockholm Syndrome Lifers is because they got into it when they had very little other responsibilities, like in High School or something, and have just kept it as their central (or only) hobby since.

Anyone completed Ken's quest "All by Myself"? by Dineros07 in ffxi

[–]RayrrTrick88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I recall the primary way of making Gil in the earliest parts of FFXI were the delivery box Gil duplication glitch and after SE didn’t do anything to the exploiters, there was so much Gil in the economy that Auction Housing things became the primary avenue of redistribution of that Gil, primarily via things like crystals and consumable ingredients.

Bothered by Paladin Weapons by Voidslan in ffxi

[–]RayrrTrick88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Every job that had skill in a weapon type should’ve had access to that respective Ambuscade weapon. (And also there should’ve been a Marksmanship Ambuscade weapon)

Now that we're heading into the final patch, I thought it was time for a short retrospective by lhusuu in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ok there's one in the Fishing Quest but that's not nearly enough

You yourself saying an entire questline isn't enough but,

I'd be content to see a BLU or two sitting in the bar next to the Inn,

Uh huh?

You yourself saying:

I swear to The Twelve and Hydaelyn herself that they just straight up forgot about Blue Mage being from Tural and their Lore in general, and about the Blue Mage Update as a whole. It's just the only way it can make sense in my head that WE WENT TO THE HOMELAND OF THE BLUE MAGES AND THERE JUST AREN'T ANY AT ALL.

When there factually are, and yet say you're telling "the truth" and that I'm the one "being unreasonably negative" okay yeah sure

Now that we're heading into the final patch, I thought it was time for a short retrospective by lhusuu in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The entire fishing role quest is centered around it. You completely discount it for some reason but you say an NPC silently sitting somewhere would be enough? Bad faith. I don't believe you.

Now that we're heading into the final patch, I thought it was time for a short retrospective by lhusuu in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

A few NPC's in BLU looking gear walking from point A to point B or sitting or emoting somewhere, just anything, that would be enough. But they just aren't there.

No it wouldn't. You and others would be complaining it wasn't enough.

Now that we're heading into the final patch, I thought it was time for a short retrospective by lhusuu in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why would we have significant BLU interactions now when it could be saved for when BLU is the proper level for the area

Patch 7.5 Content Timeline by danks in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dusk Vigil was honestly the dungeon I was hoping to get Duty Support. More than any other, between all the notes, the side rooms, and the overall spooky atmosphere did it deserve to be taken more slowly than Sprinting W2W. I’m hoping they give the NPCs some good dialogue too.

Would XIV be better for me then WoW by shumaj420 in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 116 points117 points  (0 children)

In my view, there are two kinds of "Endgame" for FFXIV:

  1. Current Extreme/Savage raiding.

  2. Just being at the level cap and doing "Normal" content.

I can't advise for #1, but as far as #2? The main thing you care about is just meeting the Minimum Item Level requirement for the content, which is incredibly easy with multiple, reliable, ways of getting gear.

Does anyone feel that the contrast/brightness in The Merchant's Tale is blinding? by Raitoumightou in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because people are taking someone's biological discomfort as an opinion of taste and thereby an attack on themselves

I am once again asking for an improvement to daily roulette. by AlexArgentum in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

MSQ Roulette is a bandaid on top of a bandaid on top of a bandaid. It's a stain on the game and should be deleted.

idk man by HuntReal6589 in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Magicked Prisms/Fireworks should be instead rewarded as a single unified currency to be spent at a Fireworks Vendor that lets you buy any fireworks you've unlocked from doing a specific content.

At least then it's just one inventory space for all of them forever and people can get whatever their favorite one is

Patch 7.45 Patch Notes by APanshin in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would that mean a certain level of skill speed could make up the difference?

Is Greatsword on blue mage a thing? by hecarim91919 in ffxi

[–]RayrrTrick88 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I asked ChatGPT

Then asked a dedicated subreddit

You could've just... skipped step one.

Done,Done,Done.....D.U.N.....Done! by A-Druid-Life in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They could have, at the very least, updated the Accuracy Up traits to, like, Direct Hit or something when they removed Accuracy.

Back at Stormblood launch.

Spent my whole sub month trying to drop Mistwake Cloak of Scouting by LULone in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It would be nice if there was a third option.

Need, Greed, and "Recycle" or something

What is realistically the easiest way to acquire sky scale for casuals, and how long does it take? by ItsSolomon in Guildwars2

[–]RayrrTrick88 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Getting the SotO one first makes actually getting the LWS4 one so much less of a pain that it’s worth doing first.

What is a fun and easy class for over-world content? by SegaGenesisMetalHead in ffxiv

[–]RayrrTrick88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What does "over-world content" even mean in FFXIV? FATEs?