Trying Out Final Fantasy XIV
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electric_challenge questions and watching Let's Plays made me realise I missed playing an MMO. So I downloaded the free trial of Final Fantasy 14, and have been having fun so far.
Meet Squiber Squar, a tiny archer on a search for adventure. She's a Lalafell, which are kinda like hobbits, and she's specifically Dunesfolk, who are nerds who live in the desert. They are SO TINY, like...below waist height to most other characters.
I started playing yesterday and right now am just wandering around doing basic quests like delivering letters and killing ladybugs. I'm not sure if I'll feel like paying the $20 a month or whatever it is when the trial runs out but am having fun so far. It's very pretty in a generic fantasy sort of way, I haven't spoken to any other real people but it's fun seeing their characters around and the NPCs have good enough dialogue to make the world feel fairly real. I'm playing on my Mac laptop with a PS4 controller, supplemented with the keyboard/trackpad when the UI confuses me.
I'm in Masamune on the Japanese server Mana. I thought about asking my friends who play what server to go on, but got paralysed by social anxiety about it, thanks brain.
electric_challenge questions and watching Let's Plays made me realise I missed playing an MMO. So I downloaded the free trial of Final Fantasy 14, and have been having fun so far. Meet Squiber Squar, a tiny archer on a search for adventure. She's a Lalafell, which are kinda like hobbits, and she's specifically Dunesfolk, who are nerds who live in the desert. They are SO TINY, like...below waist height to most other characters.
I started playing yesterday and right now am just wandering around doing basic quests like delivering letters and killing ladybugs. I'm not sure if I'll feel like paying the $20 a month or whatever it is when the trial runs out but am having fun so far. It's very pretty in a generic fantasy sort of way, I haven't spoken to any other real people but it's fun seeing their characters around and the NPCs have good enough dialogue to make the world feel fairly real. I'm playing on my Mac laptop with a PS4 controller, supplemented with the keyboard/trackpad when the UI confuses me.
I'm in Masamune on the Japanese server Mana. I thought about asking my friends who play what server to go on, but got paralysed by social anxiety about it, thanks brain.
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Date: 2020-02-23 06:35 am (UTC)come to Leviathan and talk to us :O
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Date: 2020-02-23 06:36 am (UTC)Leviathan's on the NA cluster Primal.
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:39 am (UTC)Ooh, thank you!
Looks like I can't make characters on other worlds or move about much with my free account, but when/if I make a paid account I'll pop by :)
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Date: 2020-02-25 03:21 am (UTC)I can also give you an invitation to our Discord just if you want a place to be able to ask questions of nice people who you either know or know-people-who-know.
This is me, by the way.
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:21 pm (UTC)Thanks for the headsup!
A discord link would be great!
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-28 02:19 pm (UTC)Thank you! It nice to have somewhere to ask questions, even if I do feel a bit shy.
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Date: 2020-02-25 03:46 am (UTC)FF14 is Very Definitely an MMO, you can't really single-player it, and the advantage of the NA servers is that nearly everyone speaks English.
Plus, you know, FRIENDS.
There's me, Vel, and also housemate!Dave, who is Nice Dave from uni, as I believe you know.
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:20 pm (UTC)...yeah ok you persuaded me. And I got to try out a new job/city!
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Date: 2020-02-25 03:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-28 02:19 pm (UTC)Marauder in Lo...minsa Lomin? Lasin Lominsa? The pirate one :)
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Date: 2020-02-29 03:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-24 08:42 am (UTC)Also you look super cute! I hope you are enjoying yourself online so far :)
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:21 pm (UTC)I am! And saved the look and made a near identical character on Leviathan :D
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Date: 2020-02-25 02:58 pm (UTC)there's a lot of things you can't do on a free trial but if you decide to stay
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Date: 2020-02-28 02:20 pm (UTC)Well there's an incentive :) I'm definitely planning on buying it unless my enjoyment dips dramatically between now and level 35.
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Date: 2020-02-29 03:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-01 10:22 am (UTC)Ooh, ok, I will!