My first question now is how far to go until i loose sprout status.
Hello to anyone taking time out of their day to read this,
I though id Just write a little about my experiences going through A Realm Reborn as its my first MMO and I've enjoyed it tremendously.
To start off I'll share why I even started this journey in the first place. It was out of want for a game that both allowed me to sink a large amount of time, actually progressing something while also allowing me to put my own spin on the character I played as.
Around 3-4 months ago I was fully burnt out of ratwheel multiplayer games and had just finished 100%ing Cyberpunk when I was left with no other idea of what to sink my time into. (I briefly considered buying a horse for a hobby but after some quick math realized I was not quite in that tax bracket). After giving monster hunter a try and giving up due to wilds abysmal optimization. My youtube recommendations landed Jocats guides square on my feed. I'd been aware of the game for some time and though, eh fuck it why not, got to try an mmo atleast once right?
150 hours, a concerning amount of money and a few new friends later. I've finally stopped wanted to punt Alphinaud through a wall every time he speaks. Merely punt him *affectionately* out the window.
My (second don't ask about the first) Character Eliyah Rostal
Starting off I knew I wanted to play a healer, so conjurer being the only choice landed me in Gridania, and to this day I still consider it my "home" in the game. starting off was a bit rough, I adapted to the tank controls faster than I though I would tbh. The gameplay drew me in at the start mostly, the writing was pretty shocking although Mother Miounne had my ass firmly planted and listening every time she spoke.
First time in Limsa was very crowded so i tended to avoid the main etheryte.
After progressing more and unlocking Limnsa I spent a lot of time wondering around just looking at the sights, the world was surprisingly beautiful. These early/mid times I don't remember much off. I do distincly remember making a wild dash across the country side to the town where the glamour quests are, praying the whole way i didnt get jumped by a mob twice my level. Unlocking drip was mandatory objective in any game that has it in my eyes.
I also caved at this point and started paying for a sub around this point as well
And thus mogstation firmly planted its claws into me.
Dont judge me okay, Its not a mog addiction its a mog solution to the state of early game drip.
After acquiring some swanky new duds I continued to progress the main story until level 30, until I ran into a problem. You see I had wanted to play scholar as my job and didn't realize you had to level arcanist to unlock it. After a little hissy fit, I finally knuckled down and grinded another 30 levels.
And boy was it worth it, The arcanist job quest was a step above the Conjurer one, and while I quite liked E-Sumi-yan and the ever annoying younger sister. The schizo arcanist guildmaster, K'lyhia and the rest where such an entertaining group to follow that I was actually really sad when I looked it up and found out there completely absent from the rest of the game.
The scholar Quest was aight I guess, I just had so much fun headcannoning Eos as having a aggressive Scottish accent and the tongue of a sailor, that I didn't really pay attention the most of the questline.
I also took this time to complete a few side quests and unlock every aetheryte I could up until this point.
And now we get onto one of my orignally least favourite parts of the game. The Scions.
Minfillia gave me the ick on day dot, I'm not sure why she just seemed to nice I guess, too performative. Yda and her handbag dog where a pretty enjoyable duo tho.
What really solidified my dislike of the scions was post the Ifrit fight, Thancred informing us that the scions where gonna put down all the randoms caught in the fight. The right choice for the scions to make I'm sure. But it definitely made me think these guys where up to some sketchy shit.
Those sons of bitches stole my hat. (for some reason all the cutscenes in the ifrit fight where bugged and i didn't have my hat lmao)
When I got to the point in the story where the empire attacks the waking sands, i was mid conversation with a friend and was slagging the crap out of the group when i saw the first bodies on the floor. Some insane tonal whiplash and really made me go damn this game actually has some balls. (albeit the next 3-5 hours of fucking around before we rescued anyone kind of annoyed me.) Still wasn't fond of the group but it gave me a little more respect for them as a whole.
Shes hiding something Eos, im sure of it. \"what the fuck kind of name is Louiswoix\"
This was around he time I started to become more fond of Alphinaud as a character. I'm not sure what made me do a 180 on him but at some point he stopped being annoying and started being endearing. I really enjoyed any questline involving him, even as some fatigue started setting in as I started to realize how long this game actually is. (Seriously there is a review on the steam store saying you can get to the latest patch content in 180 hours, which I genuinely believed for a while.)
Drip shamelessly stolen from (https://ffxiv.eorzeacollection.com/glamour/289235/divine-judgement).
Jumping forward a decent amount to late ARR, there was a noticeable increase in the quality of the writing. With even the random side quests even being super enjoyable to read through. I also gave Crafting and mining a go around this time. However i soon found my true calling standing on the piers of Limnsa rod in hand. (Take that statement as you will.)
I also started buying more and more mogstation items and a few phantasias to try out some stuff. (at this point I'm starting to think the horse may have been the cheaper option.)
You seeing this shit Eos, the shitpost subreddit is trying to convince me that selene is the better fairy.
The Introduction of the Moenbryda felt like it came out of left field, I also called that she would die as soon as she got introduced. Although i never expected how janky her death cutscene would be. Not a bad arc but i felt the writing slip a little and-
Hype moments and aura
NEVER MIND LOCKED IN, ASS TO SEAT.
Okay but in all seriousness the quests leading up to the bridge fight where alright but the fight was so hype especially the ending that the questline is like now easily top 3 just due to the one fight.
Aymeric was too smooth of a bastard to not like, I know he's playing me somehow I just don't care. (even if he does look like he needs a better shampoo.) I loved the Hawkeye and Mustang sort of dynamic he kind of has with Lucia and I hope it gets explored more later on.
Never though this game would have the amount it does going in.
Finally getting into the last few quests. The detail on these will be a little more than what I have above. (My memory is pretty shite so beyond hype moments and aura I don't remember much of the moment to moment of the earlier parts. (Outside of K'lyhia, seriously squenix free my girl, she's to cute to let rot in forgotten NPC jail. Oh and the zombie detective quests where fire as well)
I even went out and made a fancy outfit for the banquet, atleast ill look fab for the mugshot
I knew the raisin wasn't going to live to see the next expansion as soon as the handmaid started acting sus with the bottle. The writers at this stage are to good to leave a checkovs gun like that unfired. Albeit I didn't expect that we'd get framed for it.
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Watching thancred's date get interrupted made me chuckle a little, Alphinaud getting betrayed by the blueberries came completely out of left field and genuinely shocked me. Telejdi being completly blatent with the fact he just offed the monarch is simultaneously criminally stupid and insanely on brand for this idiot. Like how has noone one offed this SOB yet he's the most blatantly seditious bastard I've met since that time I briefly worked with a Texan.
Watching him get cut in half was very satisfying though
Raubros crashout was the most valid ive seen in a long time, especially when
Im sorry for not paying enough attention but hes the most \"literally who\" character in the whole story.
This grinning bastard started running his mouth. The whole fight and escape sequence was surprisingly well animated considering the engine limitations their probably working under.
The scions last stands made me feel pretty bad, after all I've given them lip for they still covered our retreat out of there. Even though I would have preferred ditching Minfiliia first instead of last. (Atleast thancred does something in the story other than saying "nooo"). I Liked Yda and Papa limos exchange but I adored Thancred an Y'shtola's back and forth. Really sold the idea that this is a group thats been working and relying on each other for years.
Pretty somber cart ride
After catching a lift with a surprisingly familiar face, I was super happy Alphinaud also managed to escape. I was really expecting the random Lala to be the next heir to the sultanate but no he's just some random guy, fair enough I guess. He got Alphi's ass out of the fire so that counts for something. respect for staying behind in Ul'dah. Coups like that can be nasty I'll be surprised if the monetarists dont purge most of Rauhbahns supporters.
Cheer up lad, it could be worse. Alteast its not raining. (ignore the pitbull with wings on my shoulder.)
Seeing Alphi so down actually tugged at my heartstrings a little. His (at times over placed) confidence was what mad him such an entertaining character to follow. As much as I gave him shit I did honestly think he was the only other sane person in the MSQ at times, especially when it came to the politics between the city states. (seriously how is Gridania the most stable of the three, its economy is 90% it flower crowns and Mother Miounne's pies.) So seeing him down in the dumps made me want to just give him a pat on the shoulder and a, "you did your best buddy."
Holy shit she's hot (K'lyhia still beats her on the cuteness scale tho)
Getting the reveal of the Ninja ladies face was pretty cool. I'm assuming this is around the point when they either teased or begun adding the Au ra as a race right?) either way I was wondering where she was during the minor civil war that kicked off. Nice to see she wasn't forgotten about.
Urine ranger being in contact with the Convocation was not something I expected, after the Moenbryda quests he was one of the ones I least expected of being sus. (I'm watching Minfiliia like a hawk I know that other shoes got to drop at some point.)
Finally Heavensward here we come.
All in all its been a very fun journey.
The community has been the best part of the experience, from the wonderful creatives over on youtube getting me into the game, to the insane glam artists coming up with incredible outfits and colour combos to steal and especially to the random roegadyn and miqo'te who stood in limsna back flipping with me for nearly 4 hours as I queued for LOTA.
This subreddit and the selfless efforts of the wiki staff for making sure no sprouts questions go unanswered. (even the stupid ones.) and to every player who carried my ass through the many raids and dungeons to get to this point.
I'd give a loud cheers and say I owe you all a beer but paying out on that is probably more expensive than the horse idea.
So ill just say cheers lads, ladies and everything inbetween. This game was all I was looking for and more.
(PS if your confused about the names, I gave up trying to pronounce some of the names when explaining the game to a mate in discord hens calling Urianger: Urine ranger and Nanamo: raisin etc)
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Hello to anyone taking time out of their day to read this,
I though id Just write a little about my experiences going through A Realm Reborn as its my first MMO and I've enjoyed it tremendously.
To start off I'll share why I even started this journey in the first place. It was out of want for a game that both allowed me to sink a large amount of time, actually progressing something while also allowing me to put my own spin on the character I played as.
Around 3-4 months ago I was fully burnt out of ratwheel multiplayer games and had just finished 100%ing Cyberpunk when I was left with no other idea of what to sink my time into. (I briefly considered buying a horse for a hobby but after some quick math realized I was not quite in that tax bracket). After giving monster hunter a try and giving up due to wilds abysmal optimization. My youtube recommendations landed Jocats guides square on my feed. I'd been aware of the game for some time and though, eh fuck it why not, got to try an mmo atleast once right?
150 hours, a concerning amount of money and a few new friends later. I've finally stopped wanted to punt Alphinaud through a wall every time he speaks. Merely punt him *affectionately* out the window.
My (second don't ask about the first) Character Eliyah Rostal
Starting off I knew I wanted to play a healer, so conjurer being the only choice landed me in Gridania, and to this day I still consider it my "home" in the game. starting off was a bit rough, I adapted to the tank controls faster than I though I would tbh. The gameplay drew me in at the start mostly, the writing was pretty shocking although Mother Miounne had my ass firmly planted and listening every time she spoke.
First time in Limsa was very crowded so i tended to avoid the main etheryte.
After progressing more and unlocking Limnsa I spent a lot of time wondering around just looking at the sights, the world was surprisingly beautiful. These early/mid times I don't remember much off. I do distincly remember making a wild dash across the country side to the town where the glamour quests are, praying the whole way i didnt get jumped by a mob twice my level. Unlocking drip was mandatory objective in any game that has it in my eyes.
I also caved at this point and started paying for a sub around this point as well
And thus mogstation firmly planted its claws into me.
Dont judge me okay, Its not a mog addiction its a mog solution to the state of early game drip.
After acquiring some swanky new duds I continued to progress the main story until level 30, until I ran into a problem. You see I had wanted to play scholar as my job and didn't realize you had to level arcanist to unlock it. After a little hissy fit, I finally knuckled down and grinded another 30 levels.
And boy was it worth it, The arcanist job quest was a step above the Conjurer one, and while I quite liked E-Sumi-yan and the ever annoying younger sister. The schizo arcanist guildmaster, K'lyhia and the rest where such an entertaining group to follow that I was actually really sad when I looked it up and found out there completely absent from the rest of the game.
The scholar Quest was aight I guess, I just had so much fun headcannoning Eos as having a aggressive Scottish accent and the tongue of a sailor, that I didn't really pay attention the most of the questline.
I also took this time to complete a few side quests and unlock every aetheryte I could up until this point.
And now we get onto one of my orignally least favourite parts of the game. The Scions.
Minfillia gave me the ick on day dot, I'm not sure why she just seemed to nice I guess, too performative. Yda and her handbag dog where a pretty enjoyable duo tho.
What really solidified my dislike of the scions was post the Ifrit fight, Thancred informing us that the scions where gonna put down all the randoms caught in the fight. The right choice for the scions to make I'm sure. But it definitely made me think these guys where up to some sketchy shit.
Those sons of bitches stole my hat. (for some reason all the cutscenes in the ifrit fight where bugged and i didn't have my hat lmao)
When I got to the point in the story where the empire attacks the waking sands, i was mid conversation with a friend and was slagging the crap out of the group when i saw the first bodies on the floor. Some insane tonal whiplash and really made me go damn this game actually has some balls. (albeit the next 3-5 hours of fucking around before we rescued anyone kind of annoyed me.) Still wasn't fond of the group but it gave me a little more respect for them as a whole.
Shes hiding something Eos, im sure of it. \"what the fuck kind of name is Louiswoix\"
This was around he time I started to become more fond of Alphinaud as a character. I'm not sure what made me do a 180 on him but at some point he stopped being annoying and started being endearing. I really enjoyed any questline involving him, even as some fatigue started setting in as I started to realize how long this game actually is. (Seriously there is a review on the steam store saying you can get to the latest patch content in 180 hours, which I genuinely believed for a while.)
Drip shamelessly stolen from (https://ffxiv.eorzeacollection.com/glamour/289235/divine-judgement).
Jumping forward a decent amount to late ARR, there was a noticeable increase in the quality of the writing. With even the random side quests even being super enjoyable to read through. I also gave Crafting and mining a go around this time. However i soon found my true calling standing on the piers of Limnsa rod in hand. (Take that statement as you will.)
I also started buying more and more mogstation items and a few phantasias to try out some stuff. (at this point I'm starting to think the horse may have been the cheaper option.)
You seeing this shit Eos, the shitpost subreddit is trying to convince me that selene is the better fairy.
The Introduction of the Moenbryda felt like it came out of left field, I also called that she would die as soon as she got introduced. Although i never expected how janky her death cutscene would be. Not a bad arc but i felt the writing slip a little and-
Hype moments and aura
NEVER MIND LOCKED IN, ASS TO SEAT.
Okay but in all seriousness the quests leading up to the bridge fight where alright but the fight was so hype especially the ending that the questline is like now easily top 3 just due to the one fight.
Aymeric was too smooth of a bastard to not like, I know he's playing me somehow I just don't care. (even if he does look like he needs a better shampoo.) I loved the Hawkeye and Mustang sort of dynamic he kind of has with Lucia and I hope it gets explored more later on.
Never though this game would have the amount it does going in.
Finally getting into the last few quests. The detail on these will be a little more than what I have above. (My memory is pretty shite so beyond hype moments and aura I don't remember much of the moment to moment of the earlier parts. (Outside of K'lyhia, seriously squenix free my girl, she's to cute to let rot in forgotten NPC jail. Oh and the zombie detective quests where fire as well)
I even went out and made a fancy outfit for the banquet, atleast ill look fab for the mugshot
I knew the raisin wasn't going to live to see the next expansion as soon as the handmaid started acting sus with the bottle. The writers at this stage are to good to leave a checkovs gun like that unfired. Albeit I didn't expect that we'd get framed for it.
Processing img mz7rya7afjcg1...
Watching thancred's date get interrupted made me chuckle a little, Alphinaud getting betrayed by the blueberries came completely out of left field and genuinely shocked me. Telejdi being completly blatent with the fact he just offed the monarch is simultaneously criminally stupid and insanely on brand for this idiot. Like how has noone one offed this SOB yet he's the most blatantly seditious bastard I've met since that time I briefly worked with a Texan.
Watching him get cut in half was very satisfying though
Raubros crashout was the most valid ive seen in a long time, especially when
Im sorry for not paying enough attention but hes the most \"literally who\" character in the whole story.
This grinning bastard started running his mouth. The whole fight and escape sequence was surprisingly well animated considering the engine limitations their probably working under.
The scions last stands made me feel pretty bad, after all I've given them lip for they still covered our retreat out of there. Even though I would have preferred ditching Minfiliia first instead of last. (Atleast thancred does something in the story other than saying "nooo"). I Liked Yda and Papa limos exchange but I adored Thancred an Y'shtola's back and forth. Really sold the idea that this is a group thats been working and relying on each other for years.
Pretty somber cart ride
After catching a lift with a surprisingly familiar face, I was super happy Alphinaud also managed to escape. I was really expecting the random Lala to be the next heir to the sultanate but no he's just some random guy, fair enough I guess. He got Alphi's ass out of the fire so that counts for something. respect for staying behind in Ul'dah. Coups like that can be nasty I'll be surprised if the monetarists dont purge most of Rauhbahns supporters.
Cheer up lad, it could be worse. Alteast its not raining. (ignore the pitbull with wings on my shoulder.)
Seeing Alphi so down actually tugged at my heartstrings a little. His (at times over placed) confidence was what mad him such an entertaining character to follow. As much as I gave him shit I did honestly think he was the only other sane person in the MSQ at times, especially when it came to the politics between the city states. (seriously how is Gridania the most stable of the three, its economy is 90% it flower crowns and Mother Miounne's pies.) So seeing him down in the dumps made me want to just give him a pat on the shoulder and a, "you did your best buddy."
Holy shit she's hot (K'lyhia still beats her on the cuteness scale tho)
Getting the reveal of the Ninja ladies face was pretty cool. I'm assuming this is around the point when they either teased or begun adding the Au ra as a race right?) either way I was wondering where she was during the minor civil war that kicked off. Nice to see she wasn't forgotten about.
Urine ranger being in contact with the Convocation was not something I expected, after the Moenbryda quests he was one of the ones I least expected of being sus. (I'm watching Minfiliia like a hawk I know that other shoes got to drop at some point.)
Finally Heavensward here we come.
All in all its been a very fun journey.
The community has been the best part of the experience, from the wonderful creatives over on youtube getting me into the game, to the insane glam artists coming up with incredible outfits and colour combos to steal and especially to the random roegadyn and miqo'te who stood in limsna back flipping with me for nearly 4 hours as I queued for LOTA.
This subreddit and the selfless efforts of the wiki staff for making sure no sprouts questions go unanswered. (even the stupid ones.) and to every player who carried my ass through the many raids and dungeons to get to this point.
I'd give a loud cheers and say I owe you all a beer but paying out on that is probably more expensive than the horse idea.
So ill just say cheers lads, ladies and everything inbetween. This game was all I was looking for and more.
(PS if your confused about the names, I gave up trying to pronounce some of the names when explaining the game to a mate in discord hens calling Urianger: Urine ranger and Nanamo: raisin etc)
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