#ffxiv: a realm reborn

[travelling-hydaelyn]

but what you really shouldn't take for granted is,

[eorzea80]

So I finished MSQ... WHAT THE HELL IS THE ISSUE WITH THE WAY LAMATY'I SAYS "SPHENE?"

Like, it's fine. She's fine. Have y'all never encountered an alto?

[doingvideogameswrong]

[eorzea80]

Sooooo...this kind of happened in game?

I never win anything. As I said in one of the venues this week, the last time anyone in my family won anything was in a radio giveaway in 1984 and we received a wall clock that still hangs in my Mom's kitchen. In the course of one week, I've amassed 10m gil from giveaways and competitions. This is not a lot of gil to the most passionate raiders, but for a lowly crafter/gatherer who hasn't zeroed out their classes and started strategically working the Market Board, this is a game-changing amount of cash. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I literally just got my apartment six months ago and while I've always wanted to get a small cottage, I worry about my ability to maintain residency. IRL is a little...chaotic as of late and I don't want to risk losing my investment if I have to go offline for a bit. Also, if you've been reading my nonsense for a bit, the apartment is tied up in Pryne's lore and legend. I like it a lot. The short term plan is to get my crafter classes up to 90 and then...just sit on the remainder like a self-satisfied dragoon dragon? Maybe hire someone in game to loft my bedroom, because I can't seem to get that to work on my very hinky Mac setup? DO I NEED TO GET AN UL'DAHIAN ACCOUNTANT?

$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think

[blushingguy]

FFXIV: A Realm Reborn

[ffxivtranslations]

Why did Haurchefant have to die? Interview Translation

I translated part of an interview with Yoshi-P and the two main scenario writers of HW, Ishikawa and Oda. It's about Haurchefant's character arc and why he had to be sacrificed. At least Oda tried to save him, bless his heart!

Interviewer: In 2.x, Haurchefant appeared to be a cheerful character, but in 3.0 his role takes a serious turn. What was the reason for this change?

Ishikawa: In the 2.x series I was in charge of his dialogue as the Character Concept designer, but in 2.55 I felt I had properly written down his important points and position in society, so I could hand him over to Oda and Maehiro for 3.0. Because of this I don’t think anything changed about him from the start; how he cares about his friend, or his essence as a knight.

Oda: I agonised over Haurchefant’s fate right until the very end… over and over I suggested plots in which he might somehow survive.

Yoshi-P: Those plots were too contrived; I couldn’t approve them! LOL In depicting this war between humans and dragons, I thought it was wrong to only have the dragons’ side experience loss after loss and not have the humans make any sacrifices. So that’s why I told them to properly decide the fate of every character. The fate of every character should have been decided early in the development phase of Patch 2.3. So Haurchefant’s fate was decided by then too, right?

Oda: Yes, that’s right. That’s why in Patch 2.4 and 2.5, when I wrote all his un-voiced lines, I was already doing so conscious of the fact that he would die later on.

Yoshi-P: Haurchefant is a character that is not just loved by players, but also loved by the development team. But since we decided on the plot twist where he would become the Warrior of Light's shield, we were prepared for the worst. Because of that we were able to write the Patch 2.5 scene, in the Falling Snows, where he reaches out to the Warrior of Light in his time of need. I think that such a long build-up led to the deep emotional impact of Haurchefant’s final moments. In that way, I think the deciding his fate early on was connected to how much importance he had to the story.

Oda: However, seeing how warmly players reacted to him, I feared that having Haurchefant lose his life would cause some players to quit the game forever, and fought desperately against it to the end…

Yoshi-P: He kept giving me re-takes of the plot where Haurchefant is able to come back to life, and eventually I remember getting quite mad at him. At one point, the 3.0 ending ceremony scene had Haurchefant appear in a wheelchair and I yelled “Hey, isn’t that the same as Thancred in ARR?!”. I’m pretty sure I shouted at him LOL

[hodinodi]

her familiar is so shaped to me

[w-item]

cred

[deathkoala]

That gif of Louisoix Leveilleur getting obliterated by Bahamut looks like hot garbage, so I remade it and the "minor spelling mistake" version

[chaobunnyarts]

Scion postcards! I’ll have these at Fanfest as part of my Delivery Moogle cosplay. Tell me who your favorite scion is and I’ll give you a postcard from them!

If I’m out of your favorite scion, well, Soroban will always have your back!

[graha-stan-account]

This one is for the sprouts 🌱

Foreign agent plots invasion of neighboring nation with help of religion-fueled WMD, claims resulting total chaos and devastation was “not my intention”. How glib.

[eorzea80]

So I finished the whole 6.X MSQ yesterday...

[dawntrailing]

FINAL FANTASY XIV (2010-2024)

[that1nkyone]

alright fellas, what’d we learn

[jxthics]

(id in alt)

DARKNESS!