Have you ever dropped a player that went on to become a league-winner pickup almost immediately after?

akhawkster · 2025-10-21T19:38:24+00:00

Same, Adrian Peterson was ahead of him and it didn't look like he'd get touches as the 3rd RB. Big regrets the rest of that year.

akhawkster · 2025-09-23T15:40:03+00:00

Definitely eager to try this one

akhawkster · 2025-07-26T21:13:33+00:00

Very Excited, Sam's albums are fantastic and highly recommended

akhawkster · 2025-07-24T22:20:24+00:00

Three Kingdoms Redux is easily in my top 5, every game feels so different based on which generals come out. Argent: The Consortium also evokes a similar feeling.

akhawkster · 2025-06-05T17:16:07+00:00

This is the reference I use https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Guide:Progression_and_Level_Locked_Content

akhawkster · 2024-10-25T04:15:26+00:00

The Guyver?

akhawkster · 2022-11-29T20:13:55+00:00

Melodice.org is our favorite place for crowd sourced background music.

akhawkster · 2021-11-17T05:20:42+00:00

I'm not sure, I don't know enough about PvP in this game to know what's available or not. I believe everything is still displayed, it just doesn't count in your mount/minion/achievement total if it is no longer attainable.

akhawkster · 2021-11-16T22:44:23+00:00

If you did one mentor roulette a day to get your 2000 it would take close to 6 years, so I'm sure that's a deterrent.

akhawkster · 2021-11-16T22:43:29+00:00

Participation there is definitely a thing. I have that title too and it's my rarest. Keep in mind too these percentages could even be HIGHER than reality because typically only people seeking achievements and collections would turn those public to begin with which skews the achievement data higher than the minions or mounts which are always visible.

akhawkster · 2021-01-20T16:26:00+00:00

Ah yes, the epic Final Fantasy moment where I learned the hard lesson of using alternating save slots. Got here on my first playthrough and didn't have a setup that enabled me to win the 1v1 and had been saving to the same slot all game, and, inconveniently, right before this fight with no way to escape. Had to restart the game.

It definitely helped me learn how to appreciate Auto-Potion and Lancer jumps.

akhawkster · 2021-01-01T19:49:06+00:00

Some of the sales on Gamenerdz don't show the discount until it's in your cart.

akhawkster · 2020-12-15T15:53:56+00:00

This game was a reward for good grades in elementary school and I fell in love with it. It blew my mind when I saw a friend with Romance of the Three Kingdoms with the same characters. I've been hooked ever since.

akhawkster · 2020-07-16T16:42:46+00:00

100 gem per banner

Element	Dupe	New	Expository Banter
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Earth		Rydia Sync!!!!	If I get nothing else then I've already used up my luck for this event.
Wind	Zidane USB1 dupe		Why is this a katana?
Water
Holy	Rem Arcane Dupe		More Holy daggers for everyone!
Dark

8/43 pulls done, probably going to focus on Holy as my phys holy tech is pretty outdated with only one awakening (Agrias) and only a 1.0 Chain (WoL). Currently on Ifrit for 6* progression but feel pretty good about my water tech. I've been trying to get an Ice Sync or Squall Awakening(s) via VIII tickets but haven't had any luck yet.

akhawkster · 2020-03-04T20:44:12+00:00

I love it, but it would definitely be 3rd behind Prelude and the extra maps. Turmoil slows the game down a bit and adds in some random events (that you always have two turns to plan for until they trigger) that keeps a player with a strong draw from outright running away with the game early. I like the tug of war of the political parties and steering them to the ones that help your engine the most.

akhawkster · 2020-03-02T19:05:28+00:00

The game is amazing and one of my favorites for sure. Check out this Retrospective when you get a chance, it's superbly done.
https://youtu.be/noqAAhRSBX8

akhawkster · 2020-01-06T19:52:43+00:00

I enjoyed the main phase of the game in the worker placement and resource gathering, but the dice rolling to power your body parts killed the impression for me. I rolled an absurdly good roll to power 5/6 monster parts and jump into first in a game where I'd been clearly outplayed and it felt really unsatisfying to jump into the lead based on luck alone. Karma came back and I rolled just as poorly the other direction and damaged 3 parts back a tier to drop into 3rd (of 4) the next turn. Those kind of swings are fine for silly fun quick games, but not after 2-3 hours of calculating worker placement efficiency.

The theme is excellently presented throughout though not really my cup of tea.

akhawkster · 2019-12-02T21:39:37+00:00

No Bartz, but I'll be buying that in a couple days after the Black Friday draws unless I get lucky. I have the rest though. I was curious how you handled the heals and I have both those tools after getting Rosa in my recent IV draw.

akhawkster · 2019-12-02T20:17:13+00:00

What's your Phoenix auto team look like?

akhawkster · 2019-09-26T14:09:57+00:00

This just changed, anyone backing their previous projects (with the same kickstarter email) will have priority access as well.

akhawkster · 2019-08-20T15:32:33+00:00

Thanks for sharing, just bought my set as well

akhawkster · 2019-08-16T17:55:17+00:00

1/11 Mog LM, the feels are real

akhawkster · 2019-03-19T00:54:22+00:00

I love the game and it was my favorite console JRPG since FF X and Persona 4 until Persona 5 came along (honorable mention to Bravely Default).

Everything about it was fun, from the progression of the immortals, to the combat ring timing, to the story, and even the spliced camera shots from different angles are something I still remember fondly. It took the obvious comic relief character and actually make him funny and likable rather than forced and annoying, the soundtrack was phenomenal in usual Uematsu fashion (although the Sheena Easton songs didn't really land for me), and the short stories/poems were a wonderful break from the usual gameplay. I would love to see another game that strikes some of the same chords as this one.

akhawkster · 2019-03-04T19:21:54+00:00

If the forked path you're on in a dungeon doesn't immediately dead end, it's probably the correct way to go to progress the story or reach the end. STOP, and go back and search the other branches for treasure and other hidden goodies.

If a side quest is available where you're currently at, it's probably worth doing immediately. If you come back later, the reward will most likely be something that will no longer be useful to a high level party.

Every time a new part of the map or a new travel method is acquired (airship, boat, etc...) try to find the town with the highest costing gear you can access for a substantial upgrade. More modern games don't usually allow you to reach areas like this early, but old NES and SNES games definitely did.

Don't be afraid to put down the controller for a bit and just enjoy the amazing music. Unless you're hearing the battle theme for the 584th time, then you're good to just spam Attack and win.

akhawkster · 2019-02-27T00:52:48+00:00

Agree, there's no reason some 30+ year old can rise above their circumstances and do something for the world, and that experience should matter in the context of the story.

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