#sigmascape

[stimulantstage]

My favorite FF14 Boss

Neo Exdeath

Kefka

Hephaistos

Heavy Metal Theme! So I was really enjoyed playing this boss battle.

I'm really looking forward to the DAWNTRAIL update that will be coming to Korea in December.

More metal ! More Muscles! More Darkness Boss!

[dizgreen]

I think I’ve been on here long enough, so it’s about time I talk to y’all about my Grand Theory of Masculinity.

Yes that is what I call it.

Foreword: I’m a millennial, I’m about thirty years old and if there’s one thing that genuinely makes me think “god I hate the new generation” it’s all this bullshit Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson shit about how to be a “real man.” I absolutely despise this narrative that being a man is all about only caring about yourself and forcing others down to build yourself up. I see it corrupting more and more young men every day and I truly dread the point in time that it takes hold enough to bring back toxic masculine fathers and grandfathers and RUINS an entirely new generation of kids.

So I decided to sit down and think about why it bothers me so much. I’m of the belief you can’t reasonably say you disagree with something unless you have some kind of reason or alternative solution. Thus, I’ve boiled down what *I* consider to be the true essence of “what makes you a man”

To start off with, I don’t believe that you need a certain set of genitals to be considered a “real man”, which is why I put such an emphasis on the word “masculinity.” I believe that sorting people according to exclusively their genitals or their preferred identity is a bit archaic, but I DO believe you can sort anyone, regardless or pronouns or genitalia, into specific definitions of masculine or feminine traits and behaviors. I believe in defining those things as two sides of a whole, like a yin-yang, and that it shouldn’t compromise someone’s identity in any way just for displaying or taking pride in those traits.

So, here’s my big definition. Are ya ready?

Safety.

Masculinity, TRUE masculinity, I believe, is defined as when someone has a certain aura that makes you feel safe or protected when you’re around that person.

Now a lot of you that are attracted to masculinity might be disagreeing saying stuff like “oh but I like dangerous men” or “no I like it when someone feels a bit scary” but attraction, which is a totally different aspect that’s specific to you. Even then, the VAST majority of people that say they like “dangerous men” typically mean “I like it when men are dangerous and threatening but treat me with love and care” and THATS SAFETY, BRO.

I believe that the true concept of masculinity has been corrupted overtime by the machinations of insecure and weak men trying to convince others that they’re actually what people want in a man. All the signs are there.

A man should be strong to help you feel protected.

“WELL IM GONNA GET ALL BUFF WITH BIG MUSCLES SO THAT NO ONE WANTS TO MESS WITH ME”

but you also have to show you CAN protect them.

“WELL IM GONNA FREAK OUT AND TRY TO FIGHT EVERYONE THAT LOOKS AT ME WRONG SO NO ONE WOULD MESS WITH ME”

A man should be able to provide for his family so they feel safe and comfortable in their lifestyle.

“WELL IM GONNA WEAR A SUIT AND CONSTANTLY BRAG ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE SO THAT EVERYONE THINKS IM RICH”

you know you actually have to give them attention as well though, right? You can’t JUST provide a paycheck.

“WHATEVER, ILL GET A COOL CAR AND IF THEY GET ANNOYED ABOUT ME NOT SPENDING TIME WITH EM ILL JUST GET A NEW GIRL, ILL TALK ABOUT HOW THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY ANYWAY!”

A man should be able to be confident in his decisions so that the people around him feel secure and more confident in their own choices.

“OKAY SO WHAT IM GONNA DO IS WALK AROUND AND TELL EVERYONE ELSE TO FUCK OFF AND SAY I DONT CARE ABOUT THEM! THAT WAY PEOPLE WILL BE FOOLED INTO THINKING IM CONFIDENT WHEN IM ACTUALLY DEPERATELY CRAVING THEIR APPROVAL”

When I try think of the most MASCULINE MAN MAN I can possibly think of, you know what the image that comes to mind is? A dad. A slightly overweight dad with a blue collar job and a beard who works his ass off to provide for his family and then comes home exhausted and still finds the time to play a game of catch or wrestle with his kids. I believe that image to be the absolute peak of masculinity.

I truly believe that when people have an attraction to men or women or nonbinaries, they seek certain aspects of masculine or feminine behavior. I believe that when people are attracted to masculine qualities, if you boil down the very core essence of what makes them happy with a masculine partner, you’re going to get “they make me feel safe.”

Again, I’m not saying this is something you need to care about at all or should use to define your gender. This is just my analysis boiling down what I think went wrong which led to this bullshit idea that a real man needs to walk around and demean others and ignore his family and only care about himself while disregarding everyone around him.

I think if we use this one little core tenant as the base idea of what to consider “masculinity”, it could really help the men, women, and nb’s that are seeking a goal or ideal to strive for in what kind of person they want to be.

Sorry for the long post but, TL;DR:

Masculinity is when you make someone feel safe in your presence. NOT when you ignore or demean others around you in an attempt to look bigger.

So Fuck off, sigma bitches

[bakuzen-xiv]

Just some of my favorite shots of Orion looking ethereal on a train

[umbralaether]

Stasis

[impossible-rat-babies]

astro hit 70 so celebratory glam photoshoot

[valkariel]

Techstep

Updated version of Celestial Revelation.

Inspired by Lakira' Kina's SIGMASCAPE. Love this top/bottom combo! Works well with my favorite aiming shoes too :>

Head: Virtu Dancer's Headdress - pearl white Body: Omega Jacket of Aiming - dark purple Hands: Hypostatic Gloves of Aiming - jet black Legs: Eastern Lady's Loincloth - dark purple Feet: Ktiseos Sabatons of Aiming - default

Alt Head: Island Leaf Headdress |Mheg Deaca Circlet

Earring: Augmented Radiant's Earrings of Aiming Neck: (Augmented) Radiant's Choker of Aiming Wrists: The Emperor's New Bracelet Right Ring: The Emperor's New Ring Left Ring: The Emperor's New Ring

Alt Neck: Ktiseos Choker of Aiming | Edengate/Edengrace Choker of Aiming

Main Hand: Augmented Twin Moons - gunmetal black Off Hand: --

Fashion Accessory: -- Minion: -- Mount: -- Location: Ultima Thule - The Lost Hydraulic (Umbral Wind)

Shader: Faeberry Bokeh

[shizucheese]

So....I made affiliate on Twitch.

I literally just saw the email like 2 hours ago so I'm still kinda shaking over it. Emotes coming soon I just didn't have time to get that all set up in time. Sorry things might look a little....sloppeh at least for tonight while I get things sorted out. That being said....we're streaming as usual! When last we faced off against Omega, he....they? it? decided that threatening everyone we love and all of the innocents of the world in order to bring out the WoL's potential was a good and smart idea that wouldn't at all result in our girl wanting to punch a permanent dent into his dome.

Tonight we make Omega face the consequences of those actions as we jump into Sigmascape. Minimum ilv, no echo as always.

We've also got rank up quests available for the Ananta and the Kojin!

Catch me on Twitch every Sunday starting at 4:30 central and every Tuesday and Wednesday starting at 7:30 central! I've finally made affiliate, so let's keep that momentum going! Every view, bit and sub helps, and I appreciate you all!

[sir-adamus]

delighted that they brought back the Phantom Train from FFVI for Sigmascape

disappointed you can't suplex it like you could in VI though

[writerman]

Spent all my time as a sage in Sigmascape V2 flying around in the little plane not healing my wife or her friend :3

[dragon-hoard]

OKAY did the copied factory and

that fuckin engels fight man. I got rezzed and then EVERYONE ELSE on my team died so I got limit break for the first time and came in clutch. got 5 recommendations from it!!

quite the haul too: the healer top and boots, 2b outfit coffer, orchestrion roll, and the white pod minion

so funny when a downed ally was like can u lb pls and I couldnt even reply cause I was dodging aoes lmao

still gotta do 1st eden, orbonne monastery, and sigmascape. can you tell I've been putting them off??

[farfromdaylight]

bro i'm so pleased with myself

i decided that i wanted the pants from O7S, sigmascape 3.0 savage. it's a stormblood fight from the middle of the tier, and i know how easy a lot of the other omega raids are unsync, so i was like, you know what, i'll try it solo.

AND I DID IT. BLIND AND WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIGHT, I CLEARED IT SOLO. took a couple wipes but i succeeded and i'm so!! WHAT A DELIGHT. i don't usually enjoy blind runs, but since i know the normal version quite well, it was pretty easy to figure out the mechanics? and honestly it wasn't a difficult fight in terms of mechanics, it was just a matter of survival. i tried on summoner first and got blasted in no time, so i went on warrior and relied on all my self heals.

AHHH I'M SO PLEASED. i ended up clearing twice on catboy and i need to do the same for reis, but i might try to PF it for her since her gear isn't quite as good. mostly i'm just happy to have gotten the pants ✨

[umbralaether]

Breath of the Earth

[impossible-rat-babies]

tank cheese leads to funny crab time

[jlinebeck]

FFXIV Sigmascape V4.0 (Savage) O8S Synced MINE Clear: Ninja (NIN) PoV (Game Audio Only) Fixed Reupload

[toadeyes-miqote]

FFXIV 7.0 job guess - Painter

Mythril foil hat disclaimer

Relm's painter = TMNT Donatello named after a painter + FGO Foreigner Hokusai fights with a brush + Magic class for bringing painting to life

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are name after painters (biggest hint and thought line for me)

Relm is a painter

Donatello fights with a quarterstaff

Foreigner class Hokusai (or his daughter Oi in this case... long story) fights with a brush!!! and her moves are really pretty!!!!!

That Stormblood raid - Sigmascape 2.0

Paint Emote

Finally quarterstaff without going Lancer!!! Alternate weapons, mop, fountain pen, pencils, brushes, broom, regular quarterstaff

Or quarterstaff is the melee job so..... covering base because Donatello

Can't just quarterstaff without stepping on Estinien's territory

My job mentor can't be a teenage ninja painter koujin or a qiqirn (Splinter) Is there a meme lord on the Dev team?

Job quest involves a young painter girl

Some Orthardian guy fixated with koujin soup

Do I have to shell out all my TMNT and FFVI memories just to guess this?

Stormblood got added to free trial because Teenage magic painter koujin's homeground in Tamamizu?

The Artist Alphinaud finds a magic paint brush and muscled in on the new job..... Well magic ranged

short of a location with Renaissance vibes for human painters quartet, Orthard folklore takes over with magic paintbrush found in Tamamizu? And we Donatello

Is very colorful job but I only have Bard for reference but see Enshrined Byakko lutebow for for inkblot reference

Depend on your brush for sumi ink black, oil brush colors, watercolor, watercolor pencils(?) pastel color stick (or makeup brush-ish)

Dry color vs wet color differences? I never Splatoon or Mario paint so I can only Urushi-e guess from Hokusai.

Return of the Four Lords

the ink kraken that we fight is not Ultros covered in ink, nope not at all

a sneaky reference to Ookami pops in because is Orthard after all.

Alternate dual wield brush and palette version

Dual stance - Little brush and palette switch to big brush equipment pending

Uhhh... Leofard's Granddad is one of the job quest people?

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind~~~~~` Is a dynamis job emotions given form

The totally totally off grid guess that it combines Geomancer because of sealing talismen (draw boulders, splash water, cast wind, throw flame)

Van Gogh, fellow servant from FGO also fights with gaint brush too

Hokusai is the Relm we have all along!!!! Quarterstaff -brush WANTS!!! There should be another fighting game character that fights with a brush (not exactly Ookami) but Hokusai is the most recent one in my memory because I'm playing the game currently

Dang it Exarch!!! Summon Hokusai!!!

FGO mobile version for Foreigner Hokusai fighting style

Arcade fighting game version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5kROCRjLc

The earlier one that I can't remember Samurai showdown - Morozumi Taizan.

No I didn't forget, she isn't in my stable of servants. But Van Gogh(long story), who is a little less fancy but brighter paintwise than Hokusai

I haven't played Splatoon so I can't comment.

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Post reveal - Leonardo is the dual blade viper combined to become quarterstaff Donatello. the fusion is unexpected since FFIX memories fuzzy. but the Zidane!! - Painting Pictomancer palette version bigger brush - a Relm referenced