#ffxiv patch 7.0

[fanbytesite]

Images of 7.0's graphical update have been released, and they're impressive.

See More: Final Fantasy XIV's 7.0 Graphical Update Preview Brings Realistic Grass to the Game

[mnemosyne-xiv]

the start of a new chapter

[waywardworldhopper]

So it only took us about an hour and at least a dozen pulls, but through the sheer power of camaraderie, coordination, and pure sticktoitiveness (and no small amount of perverse stubbornness), 24 strangers managed to down The Minstrel's Ballad: Amon's Revenge!

[sezja]

Shoves a Viper into a test chamber with a swarm of morbols,

[zylphiacrowley]

Was tagged by @lilas for WIP Wednesday, and since I don't currently have any art (kind of) or written WIPs, I was told I can use gposes lol.

Peeling back the curtain a bit to reveal that I will sometimes do trial poses and shots to get an idea for what I want to to do, and get a more realistic idea of what I can do with the tools I have. I've been sitting on some of these for a while now, so this is a good time to share them I guess.

[thefreelanceangel]

[scrollsfromarebornrealm]

Unhinged Ranting about Zone 6

Major spoilers below, don't click if you wanna be unspoiled, this is just my personal opinion.

Alright. So I've been briefly glancing at social media now that I've cleared MSQ, and I've seen bits here and there that DT is basically repeating Endwalker (and to a degree Shadowbringers') plotline. But if I may offer my humble opinion...

They are, and they're not. Instead what Dawntrail gives us is so much fucking worse in terms of horror. I am going on the record right now that for me personally, Living Memory beats the hell out the city of Amaurot. Why do I think that?

Amaurot, we only experience at a *remove*. Yes we live through the city's destruction, but the version that's there in the First? That's Emet-Selch's creation, made out of grief/depression/rose-colored glasses view of Ancient Society. With the exception of *one* person, we do not see (as far as I know because I didn't really sidequest there so if there's anything otherwise, please let me know) actual physical legitimate people (I'll get to that in a minute hold on). Please take a look at the fucking wreckage that was Emet-Selch's thought process at that point and tell me that man had the capacity to think up an entire city of millions, each one with their own individual personality. All those people are chilling in Zodiark.

(yes yes I know gameplay mechanics and the like BEAR WITH ME HERE WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT)

And when we do encounter those souls of the city? Those precious lives the Worst Ever Coworker trio wanted to save? They are a mess. They are a wreck. All they can do is mourn the life they had before and beg for it back. They have been steeping for millennia in guilt/regret/longing for the old days to the point that it's all they are. You could argue they're not even themselves anymore.

Living Memory is worse because we're not dealing with a 'one size fits all idealized memory of how I thought this random person of society should be'. Living Memory is you fucking staring at your beloved Aunt Remy who used to wear pink ribbons in her hair and always chugged that shitty store-brand beer at every sports game for her favorite team and couldn't pronounce your name just right so she gave your a nickname and you just rolled with it. Only it's not your Aunt Remy, it's a goddamn computer copy of her.

Even worse, it may not be the Aunt Remy you remember. Living Memory changed its inhabitants to reflect the happiest times of their lives. Aunt Remy may not be the adult you remember her as, she's probably going to be a damn sixteen year old experiencing the first time she met their favorite pop idol!!!

Pick your poison, which one is worse?

A. A rose-colored glasses one-size-fits-all construct version of your loved one.

B. The soul of your loved one so tainted by and warped by longing for the 'good times' that they're no longer who they once were.

C. A fucking exact copy of the person they used to be, who may be changed so that they reflect the happiest time of their life?

Shadowbringers and Endwalker were honestly the theory aspect. Dawntrail is the actual physical horror manifested.

┻━┻ ︵ ＼( °□° )／ ︵ ┻━┻

[gnbrkrs]

Out of context, but I love how Estinien just keeps popping up in random places with everyone confused why is he even there. Man's just trying to live his best life but still ends up where everyone expects him the least, getting himself into something again and again.

[misedejem]

I thought I was done making Mise’s 7.x glam ahead of 7.2 and then they went and gave us a cute new glam for Little Ladies’ Day that worked with the coat better than what I originally had (or at least the boots)

But as I can’t see them giving us more glams ahead of the patch, maybe… I am done 👀

[ofthewhitewind]

how many times are you going to make me re-memorize the AST cards, yoshi-p?

how many times……..

[charlottedabookworm]

catching up on sleep, definitely

[elizabethrobertajones]

Guess who had 5 minutes in a row unobserved by normcore folks to watch something!!

Anyway despite it being my bestie's wedding today, I will Only be thinking about this:

[thancrxdwatxrs]

LOOKIT THIS LIL SHIT I WANT TO KISS HIM SO BADLY--

[kulvefaggoth]

Dawntrail msq predictions based on the fanfest information and the 6.55 msq

gonna use the keyart as a guide for predicting the "teams" of the contest

Ok so canonically this is team Wuk Lamat missing only the twins. Not much to say here.

These 3 are Team Kohga (idk if i'm spelling it right) aka the miqo'te brother Wuk Lamat mentioned studied in Sharlayan. I'd be willing to bet that if Y'shtola takes part in the contest she's also gonna be part of this team. Friendly rivals if i ever saw them

This guy is probably one of the contestants for the crown. I've seen a lot of people predicting he's gonna be the "evil" one Wuk Lamat doesn't want to ascend the throne but i'm against that. Having the only "non human" be the evil guy is kinda gauche and SE, for all their faults, has been stepping away from making "non human" character the big bads or the main threats. Also i'm willing to bet Estinien ends up on this guy's team since he's hunting with Mamool Ja in the cinematic trailer. This guy gives me kinda goofy vibes i think we're gonna like him

Now for girliepop right here i have two predictions. If she's in the contest for the throne then she's the bad guy. She just has that vibe for me. But also... something tells me she might be connected to the high tech stuff that is very out of context so far. I wouldn't be shocked if she's some kind of avatar/projection from the main computer at Solution 9 or something this not me totally projecting bc i want a main female antagonist oh no

[whatsthisascianbullshit]

An ask for an ask! I did not see the 22 Dawntrail ask list on your blog, but I'd still love to hear about what Muireann thinks about Tural! Does she have a favorite place in Tural?

Thank you @iron-sparrow !! I'm getting back in the swing of tumblr so leaving reblogging ask lists for a minute till I can work through the ones already in my inbox - that said, I am always happy to talk about Muireann XD

Muireann really admires how everyone works together in different ways and with different levels of involvement. How no group is forced to denounce their heritage or forget their history. While there are definitely still problems where not all societies have felt as welcomed or supported, she strongly believes that Wuk Lamat and Koana can build upon the foundations their father laid to seek out problems and find solutions to help their people rather than waiting for complaints to be brought directly to the Dawnservant(s).

In terms of favourite places, Worlar's Echo is certainly high up there. She finds their approach to memorialising history comforting and the effort they take to neither forget their history nor to shy away from their history of conquest is something she deeply respects and admires. It's also just Stunning even in the still-smoldering destruction and also Quiet. I feel she spent a lot of time there during the msq's downtime to get away from the hustle and bustle of Tuliyollal to give her ears a rest.

Another place would be the museum that focuses on the Milalla in Living Memory (and honestly, Living Memory as a whole). It's not a favourite place in that she necessarily enjoys going there, but it is a place that she keeps revisiting and has a morbid fascination with.

As a student of lost magical arts - particularly those based in arcanima - she is eager to uncover how the art diverged following the Milalla finding themselves in a new world. Whatever information she can wrench from the (information, not Endless) memory banks is one step closer to having a fuller grasp on what arcanima is capable of. And one step closer to helping Y'shtola and Runar reunite.