I started playing during Shb so bear with me here. I've just started the Shb campaign and got past the first Ran'jit fight and I am already sighing at the monotony. The first time Zenos did the whole "Imposing Villain you have to strengthen yourself to beat" I was already rolling my eyes about how predictably the arc would play out. Going through this again so soon just makes me want to vent.
Why couldn't we be overwhelmed with numbers? Couldn't he have brought a Sin eater or something? Why does it have to be imposing man X again that we eventually get strong enough to beat, despite still have so little base hp that we get one-shot by random mobs outside town.
Finally, if my character needs to escape, I want it to not be some BS thing that comes out of left field again. Ran'jit should have taken a face full of concentrated Dream Powder to at least stagger him while the party makes away like cartoon villains. I'm the Warrior of Darkness now, I wanted cheapshots and making getaways to feel fun rather than slog through Stormblood story beats again.
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Why couldn't we be overwhelmed with numbers? Couldn't he have brought a Sin eater or something? Why does it have to be imposing man X again that we eventually get strong enough to beat, despite still have so little base hp that we get one-shot by random mobs outside town.
Finally, if my character needs to escape, I want it to not be some BS thing that comes out of left field again. Ran'jit should have taken a face full of concentrated Dream Powder to at least stagger him while the party makes away like cartoon villains. I'm the Warrior of Darkness now, I wanted cheapshots and making getaways to feel fun rather than slog through Stormblood story beats again.
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