Shadowbringers goes without saying. But what prompted me to make this thread was the Alexander raid series. I just finished A12 last night. Only three years late! But the revelations in ShB prompted me to go back and play some of the old raids from previous expansions, starting with the Crystal Tower. Shadowbringers already had a major impact on me, but I imagine it would have made an even bigger impact had I done the Crystal Tower back in ARR.
Simply put, Alexander, specifically Midas and the Creator, were riveting. Gameplay was fun as well, but nowadays, all the groups I got pretty much facerolled the bosses in minutes. So, PSA for non-raiders like me, now's a good time to do old raids. They are very easy to do and you can really enjoy the story, get cool minions and the achievements!
The concept behind Alexander is very unique. A self-aware primal that knows that its very presence will eventually cause a calamity, so it shuts itself down to preserve life. Creating a frozen moment in time where Mide and Dayan can spend the rest of their days together for eternity.
The end of the series convinced me that this wasn't the last time we are going to see Alexander. After all, unless there's other content I haven't played yet (which is possible), he's still sitting there in the middle of the Hinterlands frozen in time. And his minion the cat, is still traipsing around doing whatever.
I can't wait to revisit this story again.
Anyway, I just wanted to say kudos to you on a job well done, SE!
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Simply put, Alexander, specifically Midas and the Creator, were riveting. Gameplay was fun as well, but nowadays, all the groups I got pretty much facerolled the bosses in minutes. So, PSA for non-raiders like me, now's a good time to do old raids. They are very easy to do and you can really enjoy the story, get cool minions and the achievements!
The concept behind Alexander is very unique. A self-aware primal that knows that its very presence will eventually cause a calamity, so it shuts itself down to preserve life. Creating a frozen moment in time where Mide and Dayan can spend the rest of their days together for eternity.
The end of the series convinced me that this wasn't the last time we are going to see Alexander. After all, unless there's other content I haven't played yet (which is possible), he's still sitting there in the middle of the Hinterlands frozen in time. And his minion the cat, is still traipsing around doing whatever.
I can't wait to revisit this story again.
Anyway, I just wanted to say kudos to you on a job well done, SE!
Continue reading...