[Megathread] Final Fantasy XIV

[Kaelwryn]

It's super super short. Like 2 hours at most without any skipping. You should be fine.

Yup, could even wait if ya wanted to and just do it once 3.2 comes out. That way its all still fresh in yer mind.

[Deleted]

So I finished my anima today finally, then I realized I still hadn't done the 3.1 main storyline

It's short since they seem to have cute the fillers this time around but go do it it's actually very very nice.

[Eleccybubb]

So this weeks winning Jumbo Cacpot number was 0001 -,-. Also I'm kinda skeptical about Hildy now in 3.2 since there's half the usual number of quests. Who knows maybe they are 2 really long ones and maybe they aren't.

[Graeham]

So this weeks winning Jumbo Cacpot number was 0001 -,-. Also I'm kinda skeptical about Hildy now in 3.2 since there's half the usual number of quests. Who knows maybe they are 2 really long ones and maybe they aren't.

I imagine that they'll alternate between the Scholasticate quests for one patch and Hildibrand for the other. I feel like both are something best developed in short bursts so there's more meat elsewhere.

[Eleccybubb]

I imagine that they'll alternate between the Scholasticate quests for one patch and Hildibrand for the other. I feel like both are something best developed in short bursts so there's more meat elsewhere.

Really hope they don't go back to Scholasticate at all. Those quests were godawful to say the least. But then again it is my opinion

[Graeham]

Really hope they don't go back to Scholasticate at all. Those quests were godawful to say the least. But then again it is my opinion

I feel the same way about Hildibrand. I'd rather see the time and effort spent on developing more meaningful side quests that are unique and engaging.

[Eleccybubb]

I feel the same way about Hildibrand. I'd rather see the time and effort spent on developing more meaningful side quests that are unique and engaging.

Oh yeah I understand not everyone likes Hildibrand and fair play. But for me it's a nice bit of side humor to contrast with the serious business stuff going on in the story.

[Strangebrew]

Hildibrand is one of the best parts about the game, i don't understand how anyone can dislike it.
Half of my hype for this patch is because of Hildibrand.

[Eleccybubb]

Hildibrand is one of the best parts about the game, i don't understand how anyone can dislike it.
Half of my hype for this patch is because of Hildibrand.

Different tastes for people which is understandable. I like Aurum Vale for example but I know a hell of a lot of people who don't. All about preferences at the end of the day.

[Graeham]

Hildibrand is one of the best parts about the game, i don't understand how anyone can dislike it.
Half of my hype for this patch is because of Hildibrand.

I just find that sort of humour obnoxious and repetitive. It's alright in small doses but it's precisely the sort of thing that drove me away from WoW. If Hildibrand style quests ever become a common thing outside of his side stories then I'll likely take my leave of the game altogether. I just can't stand it.

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Different tastes for people which is understandable. I like Aurum Vale for example but I know a hell of a lot of people who don't. All about preferences at the end of the day.

Yeah, this.

I like Aurum Vale too - mostly because you can't just switch off and expect to succeed. You need to pay attention to mechanics and so I find it interesting.

[Eleccybubb]

I just find that sort of humour obnoxious and repetitive. It's alright in small doses but it's precisely the sort of thing that drove me away from WoW. If Hildibrand style quests ever become a common thing outside of his side stories then I'll likely take my leave of the game altogether. I just can't stand it.

Just ignore them dude. Quitting over an optional piece of quest content is silly in my opinion. Not trying to say it's not your choice but still. It's like people who said they would quit over the relic, completely silly reason to do so when you aren't in any way forced to do it.

[Graeham]

Just ignore them dude. Quitting over an optional piece of quest content is silly in my opinion. Not trying to say it's not your choice but still. It's like people who said they would quit over the relic, completely silly reason to do so when you aren't in any way forced to do it.

I do ignore them. I mean if they suddenly decide to add that sort of thing to the MSQ's to the point where it's a common thing. I never liked the excessive pop culture references or 'humour' that WoW embraced, for example, but it was tolerable for me back when it was used sparingly. When entire zones, such as Uldum, became dictated by those references, though? That's when I threw in the towel.

So I just hope FFXIV never goes down that same route. I doubt it will, mind you - because it seems to value storytelling and immersion quite substantially.

[Eleccybubb]

I do ignore them. I mean if they suddenly decide to add that sort of thing to the MSQ's to the point where it's a common thing. I never liked the excessive pop culture references or 'humour' that WoW embraced, for example, but it was tolerable for me back when it was used sparingly. When entire zones, such as Uldum, became dictated by those references, though? That's when I threw in the towel.

So I just hope FFXIV never goes down that same route. I doubt it will, mind you - because it seems to value storytelling and immersion quite substantially.

Exactly. They keep the comedy stuff separate or barely even there in the MSQ. I doubt they will ever weave Hildibrand into the main story.

[Veluren]

Exactly. They keep the comedy stuff separate or barely even there in the MSQ. I doubt they will ever weave Hildibrand into the main story.

Weeeeeell, Godbert is a member of the syndicate so it's possible he at least might show up, but Hildy himself will probably be stuck in verbal mention if Godbert does become relevant.

I prefer the comedic stuff being in the game because it keeps the story from becoming insufferably grimdark. A good example is Blade and Soul, that world is so hopeless and people are so serious/dramatic that about mid 30s I was going "I hate these people, I hate this world, these guys are all assholes, let me kill them myself."

Of course, too much of the opposite is just as bad, like Wildstar. The entire game was pretty much a joke at the expense of itself, it spent so long being "lolbadass" that when it finally decided to take itself seriously I was so far removed from the story I didn't care.

Basically it needs a handy balance of the two, that's why I also liked WoW's story for the most part (and other stuff like One Piece, now that's a franchise that knows how to make mood whiplash work), they don't hesitate to intersparse a serious plot with something silly like putting on a dumb hat and dancing, Uldum aside (which, like Graeham, is a huge sour point of the whole game for me but for different reasons, I didn't care that it was comedic, I cared that it was such a painfully shameless ripoff of RotLA that it ran the entire story to the ground).

[Berethos08]

When entire zones, such as Uldum, became dictated by those references, though?

That, I think, is why the humor for the Hildirbrand stuff works for me, as it's not using pop culture references to create the humor.

It does use various tropes and archetypes, but it's situational comedy involving the hi-jinks of those particular archetypes - the bumbling inspector and clueless assistant (who are good at heart and occasionally do things right), the hapless individuals caught up in the middle, the capable and serious one who serves as the foil to the bumbling one.

Basically, it's the cast of a sitcom, and their side stories are the episodes.

Of course, not everyone will find it funny, but I personally think it's worlds better than trying to force humor through pop culture references.

[blackblade]

That, I think, is why the humor for the Hildirbrand stuff works for me, as it's not using pop culture references to create the humor.

It does use various tropes and archetypes, but it's situational comedy involving the hi-jinks of those particular archetypes - the bumbling inspector and clueless assistant (who are good at heart and occasionally do things right), the hapless individuals caught up in the middle, the capable and serious one who serves as the foil to the bumbling one.

Basically, it's the cast of a sitcom, and their side stories are the episodes.

Of course, not everyone will find it funny, but I personally think it's worlds better than trying to force humor through pop culture references.

The thing that makes it special though is that it's kind of tucked away in the first place, and because it's a very different style of storytelling (and even presentation, really) that makes it contrast to basically the entire rest of the game.

[Kaelwryn]

The facial expressions of the Hildibrand are what makes me love it so much. I really do enjoy the humour of it, but those facial expressions. They are so GOOD.

[Dartz1979]

Do you all think final fantasy 14 will go free to play if ff15 is gonna be their next big mmorpg

[Kaelwryn]

15 is a singleplayer game I thought?

[Ealyssa]

Do you all think final fantasy 14 will go free to play if ff15 is gonna be their next big mmorpg

FF XV is a standard solo final fantasy...