I am currently suffering from a type of motion sickness or something of the sort that my doctor hasn't really identified yet, but the important part is that I can't play FFXIV for very long without getting nauseous or dizzy or a headache. I have a hard time looking up, or going up and down the stairs without feeling at least a little dizzy. Thus, I only try to do some small dailies every time, the current normal raid once each week and my favourite, the Daily Trial Roulette.
It's been a tough year (for everyone, really). Aside from the whole COVID thing, I've basically been dizzy or lying down for half the whole year. Being stuck at home would have been fine for a gamer like me, but the fact that I couldn't even enjoy what little I had was rough. After a while, it became incredibly depressing. But I did my dailies like I always did as if nothing was wrong, on the hours I could stay conscious, just because that was what was routine to me.
On one Trial Roulette, playing as my main class Dragoon, I ran into an Astrologian. I didn't recognize the name, I meet dozens of players every day, but I won't mention them here for their own privacy. Anyway, he starts saying 'YOOOOOO' in all caps repeatedly while we waited for the barrier to go down. Then he mentioned my name. Clearly he recognized my name, but I wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or not at first.
Then he mentioned a few things. A Garuda Normal run. A healer leaving. A tank having a bad time. 40 minutes. Then it all came back to me.
During my first year of playing FFXIV, it was during the 'Into the Maelstrom' patch of ARR, so the Leviathan fight was the newest story trial. During my run through the story, I was gatekept on the Garuda Normal 4-man boss fight. It was definitely a lot more involved than previous fights I've done, and introduced mechanics that involve line-of-sight rather than visual cues on the ground. My guildmates helped me through it, and I wondered often after that if I'd have been able to clear it without them.
So for a few times, I queued for it on purpose. Both to perfect it until I can dodge the mechanics perfectly and to help people cross it. I realized then that this was so much harder as a Dragoon, since all I'm really doing is DPS, and can't really help keep the team alive or raise people like a Summoner.
This was when I met the Astrologian. He was the tank at the time. He had not been getting the mechanics, and had been getting hit constantly. We had wiped about a dozen times when the healer left. He said we should do the same, but me and the other DPS, a Black Mage, another stranger, stayed put. The Black Mage stayed quiet the entire time while we waited for another healer, but I appreciated that he didn't give up on the fight either.
The tank was clearly getting frustrated by our lack of progress, so, probably for one of the few times I decided to speak in chat at the time, I said, "Don't give up yet. We're not leaving until we either clear it, or YOU decide we're done." Something along those lines, anyway, I don't remember it all that clearly. I realize I kind of spoke for the Black Mage though, but he stayed so I guess he silently agreed like some kind of tough badass.
We eventually got another healer. We wiped a few more times. Every wipe I try to remind him of the mechanics. It took 40 whole minutes and it was hard fought the entire time, but we did it. We cleared. We defeated Garuda Normal.
At the end, I told everyone to commend the quiet Black Mage for sticking with us the entire time. I wish I could give it to everyone at the time, but decided to give it to the healer for sticking with us and choosing to stay in what must have looked really bad when they saw our run time.
Back to the present, during the end of the Trial Roulette, the Astrologian gave me a thumbs up.
"Dude, you are my Warrior of Light," he said.
He went on to say he's been doing Savage content now. He stopped in the middle of Omega Savage to try to clear Eden, and that they're at the 2nd level now. I don't know how that works, I don't do Savage, but clearly he's a better player than I am now.
In my embarrassment, all I could do was give him the Serpent Salute like I usually do at the end of runs, then left. I realize this was kind of rude now, but I kind of wish I stayed to congratulate them on their progress. But I was really flustered and wasn't really expecting those words. I was incredibly overwhelmed, but in a good way.
If you ever read this story, however, I also want you to know, YOU are my Warrior of Light too. I can't say it to you in front of your face without dying of embarrassment. You have no idea how much hearing that I had such a positive impact on someone's life makes me feel, gives me the strength to go through what I'm currently going through. YOU did all of that. YOU. You always had it, you just needed a chance to prove it.
I hope you continue doing your best.
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It's been a tough year (for everyone, really). Aside from the whole COVID thing, I've basically been dizzy or lying down for half the whole year. Being stuck at home would have been fine for a gamer like me, but the fact that I couldn't even enjoy what little I had was rough. After a while, it became incredibly depressing. But I did my dailies like I always did as if nothing was wrong, on the hours I could stay conscious, just because that was what was routine to me.
On one Trial Roulette, playing as my main class Dragoon, I ran into an Astrologian. I didn't recognize the name, I meet dozens of players every day, but I won't mention them here for their own privacy. Anyway, he starts saying 'YOOOOOO' in all caps repeatedly while we waited for the barrier to go down. Then he mentioned my name. Clearly he recognized my name, but I wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or not at first.
Then he mentioned a few things. A Garuda Normal run. A healer leaving. A tank having a bad time. 40 minutes. Then it all came back to me.
During my first year of playing FFXIV, it was during the 'Into the Maelstrom' patch of ARR, so the Leviathan fight was the newest story trial. During my run through the story, I was gatekept on the Garuda Normal 4-man boss fight. It was definitely a lot more involved than previous fights I've done, and introduced mechanics that involve line-of-sight rather than visual cues on the ground. My guildmates helped me through it, and I wondered often after that if I'd have been able to clear it without them.
So for a few times, I queued for it on purpose. Both to perfect it until I can dodge the mechanics perfectly and to help people cross it. I realized then that this was so much harder as a Dragoon, since all I'm really doing is DPS, and can't really help keep the team alive or raise people like a Summoner.
This was when I met the Astrologian. He was the tank at the time. He had not been getting the mechanics, and had been getting hit constantly. We had wiped about a dozen times when the healer left. He said we should do the same, but me and the other DPS, a Black Mage, another stranger, stayed put. The Black Mage stayed quiet the entire time while we waited for another healer, but I appreciated that he didn't give up on the fight either.
The tank was clearly getting frustrated by our lack of progress, so, probably for one of the few times I decided to speak in chat at the time, I said, "Don't give up yet. We're not leaving until we either clear it, or YOU decide we're done." Something along those lines, anyway, I don't remember it all that clearly. I realize I kind of spoke for the Black Mage though, but he stayed so I guess he silently agreed like some kind of tough badass.
We eventually got another healer. We wiped a few more times. Every wipe I try to remind him of the mechanics. It took 40 whole minutes and it was hard fought the entire time, but we did it. We cleared. We defeated Garuda Normal.
At the end, I told everyone to commend the quiet Black Mage for sticking with us the entire time. I wish I could give it to everyone at the time, but decided to give it to the healer for sticking with us and choosing to stay in what must have looked really bad when they saw our run time.
Back to the present, during the end of the Trial Roulette, the Astrologian gave me a thumbs up.
"Dude, you are my Warrior of Light," he said.
He went on to say he's been doing Savage content now. He stopped in the middle of Omega Savage to try to clear Eden, and that they're at the 2nd level now. I don't know how that works, I don't do Savage, but clearly he's a better player than I am now.
In my embarrassment, all I could do was give him the Serpent Salute like I usually do at the end of runs, then left. I realize this was kind of rude now, but I kind of wish I stayed to congratulate them on their progress. But I was really flustered and wasn't really expecting those words. I was incredibly overwhelmed, but in a good way.
If you ever read this story, however, I also want you to know, YOU are my Warrior of Light too. I can't say it to you in front of your face without dying of embarrassment. You have no idea how much hearing that I had such a positive impact on someone's life makes me feel, gives me the strength to go through what I'm currently going through. YOU did all of that. YOU. You always had it, you just needed a chance to prove it.
I hope you continue doing your best.
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