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Trying to make common sense trendy.
In case you haven't noticed, it's not working.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

I barely ever post and I'm home with nothing better to do soooo wall of text time.

This post is kinda true, but to be completely fair, they very rarely do what people actually want them to do unless they get too much backlash.

And that goes back several years. When they added Au Ra and everyone was convinced it would be Viera, they got backlash, Yoshi-P even said things along the lines of "Yeah but wouldn't the males basically be on high heels? Wouldn't that be weird?" or something like that, I might be remembering the quote wrong. They eventually added them multiple years later, but not very well, and the genderlock made it feel like they didn't even want to.

When they finally added Hrothgar and Viera, it was genderlocked, which they already knew people didn't want from Miqo'te as I remember them mentioning the uh... Mythra? Mithra? From FFXI. They eventually added the missing genders, but only after years of backlash and repeated requests, and it was far apart (like 2 or 3 years apart for Male Viera and female Hrothgar I think?).

Blue Mage was one of the single most requested jobs and they added it but not as a job you can really main. Which was a slap to a LOT of people that wanted it originally as limited jobs weren't even something people thought of back then. This is still and probably will always be a limited job. And I personally still think limited jobs are absurd as a concept but that's irrelevant.

People kept complaining that Summoner felt less and less like a real Summoner and now it's literally just a caster with a basic rotation but they just so happen to have a floating buddy that's part of their rotation. Their summons are basically nothing more than a VFX during their rotation.

Even if it's silly; people have wanted butt-sliders basically since launch and that also hasn't been added.

You could say there's reasons for this and that, but ultimately, they do whatever they want and hope it works out.

I mean Stormblood was the worst [expansion] (about same rating as ARR I think) before Dawntrail and had a ton of backlash regarding the story because it felt like we had gotten sidelined for a lot of it among other things.
They seemed to understand that it wasn't popular, and didn't do it again until the end of Endwalker. People consider ShB and EW probably the 2 best parts of the game by far with HW also brought up here and there.

And then Dawntrail comes out and they repeat the sidelining with a character whose presence was WAY too overwhelming. At that point, we were basically just an NPC in her story despite being a warrior of legend that saved the universe.

Pretty sure Yoshi-P himself said he didn't want us to be the "leading role" in Dawntrail and I'm sorry but why the hell not? Every great expansion had the Warrior of Light as the integral part of a whole. We, as the hero, were necessary for the story to move forward. Even in Stormblood we were, because nobody would've been able to even slightly hold back Zenos if not for us. So even the previously less popular expansion was -still- portraying our usefulness better.

If you're gonna make the main character take a backseat, put a character people like in the driver seat. Not a brand new one that may or may not be liked. (in DT's and obviously Wuk Lamat's case I'd argue is very much not liked comparatively to Scions)

All that to say; there's plenty to discuss, but a lot if not the vast majority of the backlash that Yoshi-P and his team get is at least somewhat deserved. Obviously no need to harass them, but yeah. I'm not gonna feel overly bad for them either.

[Forgiven @ForgivenArsonry]

FFXIV discourse makes me sad for Yoshi P and his team because it's becoming increasingly clear that their challenge is how to make a game for a playerbase that do not want to play it, and how to create a world for an audience that do not want to discover it

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

I mean it'd be like

1 - Kitkat
2 - Coffee Crisp

^ These 2 are interchangeable depending on the mood, really. But I think Kitkat is probably the "true" #1.
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Obviously my opinion, but I've known SO MANY people who just never ate the Smarties. Or they'd chip away at them months later because it's all that's left and they want to eat candy/chocolate.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@darlingstrawbie Hear me out... Smuggle one out of Canada and try it if you like simple milk chocolate. IMO it's just a superior Aero in every way imaginable. Dirt cheap and delicious.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

Man I hate how painful scrolling is now. And I'm not even talking about drama or weird crap. There's just so much AI slop everywhere. It'll be some dude in Turkey being like "Look at this cool thing!" then it's just a montage of like 10 AI videos then he argues that it's not AI.

And I think that makes it even worse. When they argue that it's not AI. Like believe it or not, we can tell that the dog didn't naturally turn into a can of soda after the other dog put its paw on him. It's so bad and so blatant like 99% of the time, yet what would normally come off as just stupid slop turns into "Oh okay you're actually trying to take credit for it, so it's slop -and- you're a lying piece of crap. Awesome."

Or the recent (at least on my feed) crap of tier lists that make no sense and people defend the things on it because they don't want people to know they used AI to generate it instead of taking the time to do it themselves. It's bad when me; someone who's always been fairly lazy; finds the average "content creator" to be insanely lazy nowadays.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@ProulxDan @Byron_D11 I love Demidov but that was a terrible play all around except by Newhook.

Demidov chased after the same guy as Newhook, leaving the defense wide open, then went for a line change.

Then Matheson who's usually reliable, didn't even kneel to cut the pass to Novak. Just awful play.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@Cabinoodle23 @kim_gaetz Dude it's fucking rough. Try explaining to half the country that gutting the vast majority of your exports because you don't like your main importer's leader is really really dumb.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

SB is fine. The story was very mid but the rest was great. Well... ... About half of Eureka was solid.

Not up to date with DT content so not gonna judge that too much, but Wuk Lamat had FAR too much screentime on launch for a brand new character that didn't even crack top 10 in popularity of her own expansion. Dunno about now, but she got on so many people's nerves because she was ALWAYS THERE.

(I know, the screenshot is not an official poll. But still a Japanese one so unless people think Japanese people hate Wuk because the English VA for her is trans, I think that poll is decent enough. And if you think they do and that's why they didn't rate her high, you; whoever is reading this; have serious issues.)

Also on a personal level I just found that the story felt like "Beast Tribe Quest - The Movie" until about lvl95-96 when you're in cowboy land and the Martians attack the Mayan Temple. It was genuinely absolutely horrible imo.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

For me it's limited jobs all the way. At the beginning I tried to be kinda... I was apprehensive, but still tried to be optimistic. But the more of them they add, the more they shoot themselves in the foot. Because while I also think Ultimate is 'technically' a waste of time and resources for how many people benefit of the content existing, I think limited jobs is a bigger one because that's a constant drain on resources. Not to mention that Ultimate is at least something for try-hards to go back to if they want to test themselves or just want the shiny weapons.

So the more limited jobs they add, the more work they give themselves. It's an actually stupid thing to work towards, and not just from a design perspective. It's just stupid in terms of resource allocation. Because if they don't add extra content just for them, nobody will play them. Even if they hadn't made them into real jobs; that's a lot of work to put into something; easily could've led to more or better-developed things.

I do agree that Island Sanctuary is wasted time, but it's also basically abandoned. So it's not a constant drain like limited jobs end up being.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@reddhairshanks He definitely whoops Usopp and Luffy. Probably Sabo and Franky as well.

It gets iffier with Ace, but it's not like Ace had powers in that picture. So we're talking about a kid with swords who's excellent for his age; better than a lot of adults, against other kids without swords

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@oelma__ My belt working as intended.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

Okay... She looks fine without make-up. She'd probably look a tad better with SOME make-up. This video is an enraging waste of money and time just to look unapproachable.

And I don't even like the way she looks with that much make-up. But she's still unapproachable because she looks dolled up for a magazine or something. It's weird. Also I hope she almost chokes to death on that gum so she develops a fear and never chews one again.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

So what you're saying is that someone who's not officially endorsed by a multi-million/billion company cannot possibly be a real journalist?

I think everyone in that video looks dumb as hell, but using "citizen journalist" like an insult when news networks have lied to the people forever is pretty wild.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

Like everything, that won't happen at a big scale. Just like everybody knows that 99% of phones are built in sketchy conditions and are bad for the environment, nobody really cares because of convenience. Just like people eat fast food even though the taste is average and the prices have gotten insane. Just like people will buy the new CoD, Madden, FIFA, Pokemon games every year despite them getting worse everytime for top price.

At the end of the day, customers are incredibly simple. If the American alcohol tastes just as good and is cheaper, it'll fly off the shelves. If it tastes quite a bit better but it's a bit more expensive, it will -still- fly off the shelves because people base their expenses on worth it/not worth it. Perceived morals don't -really- exist when your wallet is limited.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@akafaceUS I can agree that the box's design is stupid while also thinking the kid's a dumbass for thinking he needed to flip it.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

I think one of them might near/at the end.

The one I think is the most likely is Usopp. He's wanted to be a "brave warrior of the sea" since the beginning, he's always been a liability, he was the only one to truly go against Luffy, he's hands-down the easiest one to dislike just based on what he's accomplished and how useful he is.

So giving him a glorious death would elevate the character and make people remember him fondly instead of just rolling their eyes at the mention of him knowing he's done fuck-all since Dressrosa.

My only other guess I think could happen is Luffy sacrificing himself at the very end and doing so after accomplishing his goals, letting him leave with a smile on his face, maybe even giving him a pose reminiscent of Ace's as he would be happy to have given others a chance to be as free as he has been. Sounds cheesy, but the premise of OP is pretty cheesy.

It's been mentioned multiple times that the way he fights takes a toll on his body. So it might've been foreshadowed for a long time that when he does manage to go truly all-out, it will be the first and last time we see his fruit used to the max of his ability before his body gives out.

Not really sure which I'd rather personally, but I think both have merit.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@SirJessums I genuinely thought the clip would go to that Skyrim beginning. But yeah these balls make Sunreach semi-stressful lol

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@KiwiCat_TV Maybe don't calculate anymore.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@Hotsljqa @ValaAfshar You mean like you missed, or it didn't rip? Because one is way funnier than the other.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

I think I hate the guy on the right side and I have no clue who it is lmao

"What is Kingdom Hearts?! This guy has no life!"

"[insert picture of the iconic blades from God of War] Dungeons and Dragons? /// Why'd you get so excited about God of War?"

"[insert picture of revolvers] That looks like Assassin's Creed. /// Sims?"

If he's not ragebaiting, I hope his pillow is forever warm and lumpy.

[♦ 𝘼𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙢 ♦ @ArkdaimVT]

@OneArmedBoh "Pay us what you owe us"

Okay well the WNBA operates at a net loss, so I guess the average player owes money.