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Unsubscribing as FFXIV Endwalker Hits
The MMO Cycle I’ve realized over time that I go through cycles of enjoying MMOs vs moving away from them. I used to be able to dedicate years to an MMO, and now it seems that only a few months is my limit. At least with FFXIV this time. I started playing again in July, but haven’t logged into the game since mid-October. And a big part of that is FFXIV Endwalker. FFXIV Endwalker Back in August, I got myself through Heavensward and then just kind of… hit a wall. A wall of overwhelm. I was starting to feel rushed to get to the Endwalker expansion, though much of that…
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Currently Nerding, August 2021
Final Fantasy XIV I mean… that’s kind of it right now for games? I haven’t played a lot of DBD lately because I’m just enjoying FFXIV so much. Like, way more than I thought I would, honestly. Maybe it’s currently my cozy game of choice? I should probably spend some time in DBD at some point soon, though, to make the most of the rift pass I picked up! Audio Books I’m dealing with a lot of stress, and it’s making it difficult to feel the desire to read. I still want to read, mind, but just sitting down with a book is not as appealing right now as it…
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Why Am I Rushing?
Okay, so… about yesterday’s post? Well, I decided that today I wanted to zerg my way through Weaver to unlock glamour stuff. But by the end of the day I had spent the million gil I picked up through quests and healer roulette queues just getting to level 40 weaver. And I had to stop and think again. Why am I trying to rush crafting? The thing I enjoy the most in MMOs? Why am I trying to zerg my way through it? Does it fall back to the same reasons as yesterday? In both WoW and WildStar I would spend hours so that I was self-sufficient with my crafting…
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So Much I Want to Do, So Little Time
There’s so much I want to do in FFXIV. I want to catch up to Endwalker, but I also really want to level gatherers, and level professions, and level Astrologian, and… I really just want to do all the things. Explore everywhere I have unlocked. Do FATEs just because. Fill out all the different types of logs there are. But then I also feel like I have to rush to get to Endwalker. But then I have to think about how I’ve never been playing at current level in FFXIV, so why am I rushing myself now? Maybe I’m feeling pressure seeing so many folks I know at or close…
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Tip-toeing Into Glamours
Glamours have always felt confusing and overwhelming to me, but my bags were filling up fast and I wanted to go through and clean them out. But I didn’t want to just get rid of stuff willy-nilly. Knowing if I wanted something for Glamour was important to me… so I sort of delved into it. I had to search for advice to understanding the Armoire and Glamour Dresser but I finally found information on how to put things into them. I dislike that the Armoire doesn’t hold much, though. Not all of my classes/jobs have been leveled up much because I’ve been zerging through the MSQ to try and get…
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Five Games for a Year
Back in 2019 Naithan at Time to Loot talked about picking just five games for a whole year. I saw the post, and thought it was a great evergreen prompt, so I tucked it away to pull out at a later date. Today just happens to be that date! The Rules He starts with five rules for this exercise. The more detailed explanations can be found in his post. The consequence for playing a sixth title? Playing anything outside of your pre-selected five titles will result in any gaming device you touch spontaneously combusting. (I mean, not truly, this is a thought-experiment!) Selections aren’t limited to a certain platform. All…
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Master Matoya Appreciation Post
Warning: Possible spoilers ahead! Master Matoya has swiftly grown on me. She’s just… epic?? I enjoy pretty much everything that comes out of her mouth. Except for the gag bit where she mis-genders Alphinaud mistaking him for his twin. That was annoying. But at least it was only in a single cutscene. She also called out the eye-change that happened with Y’shtola after she’s rescued. It had been bothering me that her eyes were so different and off putting and neither Alphinaud nor Tataru had called it out. Not even her sister noticed! So I’m at least glad that was addressed by Master Matoya… though I still have lots of…
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Developer Appreciation Week: Games
This week is the start of Developer Appreciation Week! Bel defines this as follows: The D.A.W. or Developer Appreciation Week is an event that used to happen in our blogging community but fell by the wayside. The idea behind it was it was a week to show our appreciation to the people that make all of those games that we love. The thing is over the years we have grown past just being a “gaming” thing, so for other communities it might be a time to reflect on your favorite Authors, Musicians or just Creatives in general. I’m going to do a few different appreciation posts throughout the week, but…
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Big Ugly Cry
Warning: There may be spoilers ahead! Oh, Heavensward… why would you do this to me? The ending of The Vault just… killed me. Haurchefant! I don’t think a game has made me cry this hard for this long before. I’ve sobbed and snotted so hard that I have gone through a half roll of toilet paper. And I think I have myself together enough to continue the MSQ. [A Few Moments Later] Oh Gods why??? The guards being all choked up has me absolutely sobbing again??? And then Count Edmont talks about what Haurchefant said to him and… I’m gone again. How dare you do this to me, Heavensward? It’s…
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Ding 80! …On Fisher
I hit 80 for the first time ever in FFXIV! But it’s not a Disciple of War or Magic. It’s Fisher. Honestly, Ocean Fishing made it a breeze to level. I think for now, though, I’m done with gathering professions until I hit Stormblood. So I guess… phase one, complete! This is post 13/31 for Blaugust You can find out more and sign up over at Belghast’s post!
