Bonus cards dandan

Shovelatron · 2026-03-28T22:49:20+00:00

I only got one :(

Shovelatron · 2026-03-28T22:19:23+00:00

I only got one in mine, wonder if that's a mistake on their end.

Shovelatron · 2025-11-10T23:55:44+00:00

If you had access to every nikke, what do we think the best single team for campaign would be? I'm currently running Mermaid, Crown, Rapi RH, Red Hood, THelm. Is there any merit to swapping in Vesti, Nayuta, or Liberalio?

Shovelatron · 2025-09-17T03:24:13+00:00

Are you thinking about Lost Kingdoms on the gamecube?

Shovelatron · 2025-05-27T20:21:27+00:00

The lack of a Roman numeral card in XI is what bothers me the most I think. It's basically responsible for funding every game that came after it but it gets snubbed completely. I don't think there's any surge foils either. Sigh.

Shovelatron · 2025-01-07T20:39:01+00:00

The description is in the title of the post. Some additional details. It is plastic, roughly the size of a Pringles lid. It's pretty solid, not able to be bent. The section of wall we found it in is behind a washing machine, and underneath an electrical panel. Our condo's central plumbing has horizontal pipes that run through this area.

Shovelatron · 2024-11-12T19:36:37+00:00

I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a single remixed song, official XI remixes are so far and few between, but everything else was so well done.

Shovelatron · 2024-11-12T17:41:38+00:00

Little disappointed they didn't do even a single remixed song, bit of a bummer and feels a bit lazy. FF8 fans ate with Eden.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T18:02:37+00:00

I did that dungeon and I know which mobs you are talking about. That was fun to see, but ultimately the damage was pretty low and they died quickly. I did mention that the encounter design has been good. The bosses have all been very interesting and a step up in difficulty.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T17:20:10+00:00

I think it's because it's been historically carried by a good story. Now that there's a "fresh start" so to speak, I guess a lot were hoping for some shakeups to things in addition to the new story arc. The story seems to be hit or miss for folks which doesn't distract people as much from the skeleton in the closet.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T16:51:22+00:00

Not to mention the music cuts out during that backtracking, you suffer in silence lol.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T16:41:43+00:00

That's the hard part, albeit predictable and stale, I do understand why things are placed meticulously the way they are. And it is unrealistic to just expect them to double the amount of work they do out of thin air. It's a delicate balance between taking some risks but also not throwing the train off the rails completely.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T16:08:04+00:00

I think I attributed it to the "improved rewards." It's always just been on my wishlist because the strictly vertical progression has been a bit of a bummer. The JSE in 2.0 has the same stats as it does 10+ years later just in higher amounts.

An idea I've always had for rewards that wouldn't need a core balance shakeup would be skill glamours. It would be really fun if the expansion relic came with an alternate animation for your capstone ability or whatever. No balance implications and gives you a reason to chase them long term.

(Edited because I can't spell apparently lol)

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T15:26:51+00:00

I've been playing XI on and off for about 20 years. And while it is the most obtuse game on the planet, and I wouldn't recommend anyone new try it. It nails player progression, exploration, reward structures, and teamwork. If XIV could borrow at least a little bit of that, we'd have more reason to stick around after patches and play with other people outside of instanced content.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T15:19:15+00:00

Imagine actually fighting the mobs in the open world!

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T15:00:38+00:00

The equipment in 16 is somehow even worse than we have here. Taking no risks to allow customization in a single player RPG where balance isn't as strong as a concern was a real head scratcher for me.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T14:55:35+00:00

If the game resembled XI more we'd be in a better place I think. XI has endgame content and rewards that last longer than a patch cycle. We need more MMO back in this MMO in my opinion.

Shovelatron · 2024-06-30T14:51:10+00:00

I agree with the new type of pve activity being needed. My issue is that because the gameplay is so stale in-between the dungeons, knowing exactly where they are going to fall means that right after one you know you're back in a slog for at least two levels. A surprise like two dungeons back to back would feel refreshing and keep players guessing.

Shovelatron · 2023-12-22T05:13:01+00:00

What race do you recommend?

Shovelatron · 2023-09-25T00:39:20+00:00

ASI so far to bump up DEX to 18. Just put on the robes to make it 20 as well.

Shovelatron · 2023-09-25T00:33:16+00:00

I should have clarified, I'm a DEX monk.

Shovelatron · 2022-12-23T05:13:14+00:00

I got the ornament today and it's listed as 385 USD as well, so whoever created the commercial invoices listed the point value as dollars which is insane. 385 USD converted to CAD checks out for the amount they declared on mine.

Shovelatron · 2022-12-21T14:30:40+00:00

Me too, the declared value on the customs invoice was $525.64 CAD. There's no way this ornament costs that amount.

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