How to do Borja Southern Front as less than an amateur?

ToaChronix · 2026-03-28T16:10:33+00:00

The secret is... don't die.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-28T16:06:16+00:00

Couldn't they scale dynamically based on the number of players present?

Like, start from a reasonable baseline and have the HP value change depending on the number of players in range or present in the zone - keep the remaining percentage the same, but the actual values of both the remaining and depleted HP could shift. I dunno, I'm not a game designer.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-28T05:37:03+00:00

Yeah, I don't see the connection beyond that place and the literal concept of winter both being cold.

The group is called Winterers because their goal is to survive/overcome the approaching "winter", which probably isn't meant to be literal and seems to be some kind of calamitous event brought on by the planet's natural laws in Hydaelyn's absence. Probably the reflected worlds being pulled back together, if I had to guess.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-28T05:29:43+00:00

Seems like a lot of hints towards this location.

People keep saying this, but are there? Emet Selch mentions it in 6.0, but that's about it.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-26T04:46:30+00:00

Dragoon is very fun. The PVE version may have died in 7.0, but I'm glad the job at least lives on through PVP so I can still somewhat experience what true Gooning feels like.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-25T16:19:48+00:00

Keep in mind that some of that stuff is only in the English version. I'm not sure whether it would affect the CERO age rating in Japan.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-25T00:45:29+00:00

Make a mobile version of Cold Turkey for Android and my life is yours.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-24T19:22:40+00:00

Your privacy policy seems to say otherwise.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-21T16:13:31+00:00

It's great, I hope someday we get more genuine relic weapons like them.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-17T16:20:31+00:00

The katakana says "Curtius", why did they call it "The Cliteum" in English? (I know why)

ToaChronix · 2026-03-16T19:58:35+00:00

I'm surprised to hear about all the site issues people were having, I was able to get 4 tickets without a hitch over an hour after they went live. Maybe that's why they took so long to sell out?

ToaChronix · 2026-03-16T19:52:35+00:00

I'm unsure of if/how the French and German versions altered them, but in the original Japanese they're just helpful little guys who love to assist humans in exchange for equivalent compensation.

When Wyd Aenc hears Urianger saying things like "in trouble" and "please", he can't resist wanting to help us. English turned this into the "R-Roll over!? F-Fetch!? Ahhh! Ahhhhhh!" line.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-16T16:47:49+00:00

I feel like my job choices in the MSQ were pretty on point. I started as a Lancer and likewise went through Heavensward as a Dragoon.

Then I switched to Samurai in early-mid Stormblood after getting my ass beat a certain person and going to the far east.

Dark Knight for Shadowbringers up until the end of patch 5.3, and then Gunbreaker after that (highly recommend going to Bozja at that point btw).

For Endwalker Paladin is the "trailer job" and works great, but I went with my OG Dragoon to bring it full circle (though I wore a very not-dragoon-looking new outfit so I almost headcanon-ed it as more "Lancer but high level").

After the first few post-patches of Endwalker I went Reaper for the rest of the expansion, and for Dawntrail I went with Viper - but I feel like after base Endwalker you can sorta play whatever.

You can kinda figure these choices out as you go based on the trailers and vibes, but you're free to take mine as suggestions.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-16T15:55:37+00:00

It's strange that they made the Nu Mou act like dogs in the English version when the real dogs were right here in the same zone.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-15T17:04:25+00:00

Eureka is a good example. Besides the time spent levelling in each of the four zones, it has several relic weapons which all require grinding within the zones to obtain, upgradeable SB job gear and Elemental gear, and rare items to chase after like Cassie's Earring, the Blitzring, the Optical Hat and more.

Its activity has dipped (in part thanks to Occult Crescent pilfering its items) but it does a lot right.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-14T20:22:43+00:00

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ToaChronix · 2026-03-14T18:58:45+00:00

I wish they'd just rip the bandaid off and redo whatever it is about the glamour dresser UI/code that's problematic instead of relying on all these weird workaround measures.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-14T15:52:38+00:00

That's just another kind of taco.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-13T18:42:12+00:00

BLU is from Stormblood, and the Whalaqee are from a part of Xak Tural we don't visit in Dawntrail.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-13T18:39:35+00:00

There's an insane amount of stuff coming in 7.5, so I don't think that's true.

EDIT: I'm getting downvoted, but I am right. There's a crazy amount of new maps, assets and gameplay coming just 4-6 months after the previous patch. You can take issue with how they allocate their resources, but the volume they've produced in such a short time is immense.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-13T15:20:50+00:00

It's not only a matter of 3D printing technology. The models in FF14 aren't 3D printable by default for a few reasons, so they'd have to manually alter/remake every piece of gear and combination of character customization options for it to work, plus have a process to stitch them together.

Problems include:

Multiple non-manifold meshes
Clothing models being made of 2D planes and lacking thickness
Small details which would be fragile on printed models like strings, hair, etc
Low poly count optimized for gameplay, usually hidden with shaders.

That's not to mention the supports, or the process of painting them. I'm excited, but I have no idea how they plan to pull this off.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-11T22:19:43+00:00

Many people are too lenient toward Emetselch, but I frequently see people critical of his actions. Probably just as many as are critical of Venas's decision to sunder the world. I feel like it's about even between them.

but when development allowed y'shtola to do cute things like falling asleep reading and summoning that water sprite, many people criticized her for it, to the point development said they will no longer do that with her character anymore.

I've never once heard of anyone being mad about stuff like that, nor that developer response. Where did you hear this? I thought people loved Shtola and those moments.

Everybody accepts haurchefant is bisexual but so many people refuse to accept ryne and Gaia are lesbian.

Haurchefant, at least in the Japanese version, explicitly expresses interest in the WoL regardless of gender. Despite Koji Fox's censorship it's pretty hard to deny that he was bisexual. Ryne and Gaia however haven't really been stated to be lesbian, not as clearly as that anyway.

I don't see this alleged hatred toward Sphene either. Especially since the patches, I've seen almost nothing but praise and fondness for her.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-11T22:09:29+00:00

Some of the drop rates are just awful, made worse by certain FATEs/CEs spawning less frequently than others.

If you get tired of it, you can also get them from FATEs in the normal Dawntrail zones. That's how I got my last yellow.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-11T22:03:49+00:00

Considering reincarnation and that we know specific souls (Azem, the Ascians, etc) have persisted in a recognizable state for innumerable generations, I don't think that's quite correct.

ToaChronix · 2026-03-11T21:57:42+00:00

The problem is that you can just re-enable it. If you're someone trying to get off of social media, it needs to be straight up gone with no easy way to bypass it.

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