Usually no, though it can get this way around patches.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT2| RIP Bowmage 2015-2017.
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Usually no, though it can get this way around patches.
Saint Gregory
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Well that's good to know. I'm really enjoying it but all this down time has put a dent in my first free month.
Stone Ocean
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Not really, this kind of stuff ain't that common. Sure, Primal shits the bed from time to time but more often than not its just Level 3 being garbage.
tiggerkiddo
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3.5 was a substantial patch, there are gonna be some bugs and stuff that will have to be worked out after a patch like that.
I felt pretty disappointed with both of the new dungeons. Baelsar's Wall is like Castrum Meridianum only without any cool gimmicks like the cannons. Sohm Al Hard has the novelty of going through the dungeon backwards which is neat exactly once, and no longer has the cool factor of dragons to fight. Creatively they're a step down from what we got in the last few patches.
That said, Dun Scaith is a blast, and overall I was happy with the way the Mhach raid questline played out. Back when Void Ark came out I was convinced it would be dreadful.
Regarding the 3.5 MSQ:
That said, Dun Scaith is a blast, and overall I was happy with the way the Mhach raid questline played out. Back when Void Ark came out I was convinced it would be dreadful.
Regarding the 3.5 MSQ:
I'm really hoping S-E doesn't walk back this and any other major deaths that may occur in 3.55, like they did with the events of 2.55. But since they made a lot less of a deal over Papalymo's death than they did Haurchefant's, something tells me it once again won't stick. Sigh.
always remember the rule: unless they provide a body in front of me and had their pulse checked or they shatter into many pieces they are not dead in my book
SliceSabre
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Last night I started a Dun Scaith run thinking this would be quick in easy.
84 minutes later our alliance chat was having a mental break down and I was just typing "AHSAHHAHAAHAHA" in chat because we had failed the last two bosses a total of 14 times. My party must have had some sort of death wish because all of our dps were dragoons who had a habit of standing in front of bosses and getting their heads cleaved off.
I don't want to go back.
84 minutes later our alliance chat was having a mental break down and I was just typing "AHSAHHAHAAHAHA" in chat because we had failed the last two bosses a total of 14 times. My party must have had some sort of death wish because all of our dps were dragoons who had a habit of standing in front of bosses and getting their heads cleaved off.
I don't want to go back.
DalikSkywing
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SLOOOPPIEEEEE
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
OK thanks for the information!
PhillipCostigan
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Stormblood preorders start on Tuesday January 24th, Early Access begins on June 16th (4 days early!!!).
PhillipCostigan
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$60 apparently. $200 for physical. Standard $40.
Stone Ocean
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Steam version preorders in May
SliceSabre
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Day of release in party finder:
"Storm blood primal fight farm party!!"
In chat:
"wtf go watch mr.happy's video!!!!"
Just like heavensward.
"Storm blood primal fight farm party!!"
In chat:
"wtf go watch mr.happy's video!!!!"
Just like heavensward.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
$200 For the physical Collectors Edition!? That's alot more than the Heavensward Collector's Edition.
Munba
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Also for the Steam version?
There's a fairy behind your head getting ready to swoop down and steal your soul
Don't I look sexy?
Stone Ocean
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3.55 next month, 3.56 in March
AuthenticM
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I'll be getting the digital special edition for PS4.
Aeternus Malum
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I hate that shit. Even 12hrs after 3.5 dropped, people are asking that you have experience up to tethers in the new trial. Like, bro
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
How can the fairy steal a soul from a lalafell when everyone knows lalafell don't have souls?
Stone Ocean
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Yes
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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How did that work for retail when Heavensward came out?
IIRC you pre-order in store and they give you a code to enter online and you end up downloading the client anyway for Early Access so you don't actually need the disc beyond the product key that's included.
I'm pretty sure that's how it worked.
SliceSabre
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I'll just pre-order it on PSN and keep on going.
Probably not, it'll probably be the same quality as the Heavensward one, you can see a look at it below when they showed it off. The statue does look to be much bigger though.
This game is getting more popular so they will milk it because they know people will pay it. It's the same reason fanfest was $10 more because they know people will pay it.
The Stormblood collectors edition isn't even as nice as the Heavensward one imo.There is no soundtrack but instead decals and a cloth map. I'll probably get it because this is the one game I usually don't mind spending a little on but the price is a bit much imo.
PhillipCostigan
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It definitely looks to be significantly higher quality than the Heavensward statue which was just bad. This one looks really good. Still expensive though, aye.
Yeah and it'll be the same for this. You'll get a code when you preorder which unlocks early access, and will let you play for a few days after in case your game code is delayed.
miner is still bugged where I don't think its possible to hit the number for the achievement I believe, but for btn I had to get 1 3 star item to hit the 230 (this is with every other hidden/unspoiled item gathered), and all 1 star items so yes you need all folklore nodes unlocked
I hadn't yet hit the required 860 gathering with my gear so I used hq snurlberry tart (FC action can also give a boost but I didn't need it)
Thanks, I just added everything up and with all the log items gathered and I still seem to be 4 short so I was just wondering if those folklore items were included because I don't have any of the books for botanist just yet only miner.
Debating if I should embark on the long torturous road that would be unlocking the tool for fisher. I think I'm somewhere around 100/~450 or something that's required
They way they played it off, I'm pretty sure he's not...fully dead. As in, he might be dead now, but by the time that big globe is gone, he'll be alive in some form, even if he is reborn as a mammet.
I was pretty surprised that Omega never showed up at all in Part I. I guess that means we have Omega vs. Rhalgr to look forward to in two months.
I was pretty surprised that Omega never showed up at all in Part I. I guess that means we have Omega vs. Rhalgr to look forward to in two months.
$199.99 is ridiculous for that Collector's Edition. And since it looks like they'll be giving out those pre-order codes right away, we'll probably be charged for it at checkout. Not really feeling like being charged that much in January, five months before I see any return on it.
...Still buyin' it, though. Even factoring in the sub costs, I still feel I'll be getting value out of the game overall. FFXIV has become a large percentage of my leisure time, willingly.
tiggerkiddo
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They can keep that Collectors Edition. I will just get whatever edition nets me early access and not a bunch of stuff to collect dust.
That's probably the toughest one. I've barely made a dent in in fisher so I think I'll stick with BTN and MIN.
Digital Collector Edition will probably provide this. It's what I'll be going for, just like I did with Heavensward.
Yay, A12S down.
Also almost got Zurvan down on the same night. Got to like 9% or less, and probably would have gotten it if not for a few big mistakes at the end of each pull.
I'm not very impressed with Zurvan overall. His voice sounds really lame, and the fight itself looks and feels a bit too much like Ravana. Sephirot and Sophia both had very different and unique feels. Zurvan is like... "hi, I'm a monster who does monster things, so fight me"
Also almost got Zurvan down on the same night. Got to like 9% or less, and probably would have gotten it if not for a few big mistakes at the end of each pull.
I'm not very impressed with Zurvan overall. His voice sounds really lame, and the fight itself looks and feels a bit too much like Ravana. Sephirot and Sophia both had very different and unique feels. Zurvan is like... "hi, I'm a monster who does monster things, so fight me"
Echelon079
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As someone hi has been playing on and off since release, I enjoy the game mechanics.
What I don't like is being fucking COMPLETELY tied to the god damn story quests. Anyone really decking into it now is just at SUCH a step back with having to do something like 300 quests in order to make progress and even unlock heavenward stories.
It is just SUCH a big hurdle it's borderline annoying. They needed to add the story skips, and possibly level skips with this patch. You can still go back and do Potd and learn and earn class mechanics as you play through, which is honestly a really good way to earn XP and see what your class is going to be like.
I hit 40 on monk and am just so SICK and TIRED of porting around from place to place to what amounts to fucking almost nothing but wastes of time.
What I don't like is being fucking COMPLETELY tied to the god damn story quests. Anyone really decking into it now is just at SUCH a step back with having to do something like 300 quests in order to make progress and even unlock heavenward stories.
It is just SUCH a big hurdle it's borderline annoying. They needed to add the story skips, and possibly level skips with this patch. You can still go back and do Potd and learn and earn class mechanics as you play through, which is honestly a really good way to earn XP and see what your class is going to be like.
I hit 40 on monk and am just so SICK and TIRED of porting around from place to place to what amounts to fucking almost nothing but wastes of time.
The most noteworthy thing out of Zurvan, from a game development standpoint, is that they took control of the player's camera for the mid-fight limit break.
I mean, there was nothing stopping them from doing that before, but it looks like we can expect things like this from future fights.
199.99 is too much for me, I'll stick with digital collector's.
Both dungeons are forgettable but inoffensive outside MSQ continuation (which was good), looking to see how we go from where we are now to the expansion, I'm pretty sure they will dial it up even higher to to give us that push into the new region, like 2.55.
Dun Scaith was a lot of fun and not nearly as bad overall "difficulty" wise as Weeping City with one person sabotaging mechanics
but man, the messed up queues meant our group of 8 had to fragment ourselves to even get in, which was a real bummer.
Zurvan's theme and mechanics are a step down from the other two Warring Triad but are still good. Just not as good. Would have probably been less disappointing if not the final one, but I still dig it.
AST relic is great (most of them are actually) and i am glad I worked on it up to this point. I am only halfway ish done with crystals but I should finish well before expansion despite casual work on it.
Garo gear and titles are great and even though i dislike PVP in non-PVP games in general I've been earning them at a steady clip and it's far less monotonous than the Yo-Kai event.
Hildebrand was great and I can't wait for more.
Chair mount is great and proves that great stuff shows up outside the cash shop too.
Once the server issues sort themselves out I'll probably assign the patch a personal B/B+
Both dungeons are forgettable but inoffensive outside MSQ continuation (which was good), looking to see how we go from where we are now to the expansion, I'm pretty sure they will dial it up even higher to to give us that push into the new region, like 2.55.
Dun Scaith was a lot of fun and not nearly as bad overall "difficulty" wise as Weeping City with one person sabotaging mechanics
I am so glad the last boss basically kills himself with a self afflicted dot at the end
Zurvan's theme and mechanics are a step down from the other two Warring Triad but are still good. Just not as good. Would have probably been less disappointing if not the final one, but I still dig it.
AST relic is great (most of them are actually) and i am glad I worked on it up to this point. I am only halfway ish done with crystals but I should finish well before expansion despite casual work on it.
Garo gear and titles are great and even though i dislike PVP in non-PVP games in general I've been earning them at a steady clip and it's far less monotonous than the Yo-Kai event.
Hildebrand was great and I can't wait for more.
Chair mount is great and proves that great stuff shows up outside the cash shop too.
Once the server issues sort themselves out I'll probably assign the patch a personal B/B+
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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You never stop having to teleport to places.
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