[ffxiv 5.0]
love how the Quest Accepted fanfare is now ELECTRIC GUITARSSSS
<3 Tataruuuu. So nice to hear her, she barely gets any spoken lines..
BIGGS TOO
I feel so bad knowing that Tataru's gonna have to deal with a collapsed WoL after this T_T
she knows that the WoL is going to save the rest of the scions but still...can't be easy
I missed that one shot of Haurchefant but but but ARDBEEEERRRTTTT
I didn't pay much attention to your arc back when.. now we'll make it up to you
a familiar face!
I love how the place is beautiful at first sight. And then the merchant tells you about how there hasn't been night for a hundred years. Then the music starts to play, driving in the general off-ness about the place
so, so beautiful though..
VIERA!!!!! Her hair is huge
DID THAT MERCHANT DIE ALREADY
or at least...lose a hand T__T
so many people!! So nice
WoL: ...humble??
you do important work, my person! And thanks I love pictures
one of the NPCs basically said "we believe the Exarch magicked the CT from the ground" and I was like haha right only that was really what happened lmao
"I wanted to do an experiment so I plucked a whole tower from somewhere, sometime"
it's so beautiful. It really is a sanctuary
yeah, Thancred's got lots of time to level a tank
that's...that's terrible OTL
and Thancred loses clothes again!
;;______;;
the Exarch...so nice.....
LOL THE WOL'
S REACTION
"TOMESTONES? NOOOOO"
contract with me and MAHOU SHOUJO NI NATTE YO
attuning to the pixie
the music is gorgeous yo??
hello camel bird animal. And back we go to looking for aether currents!!
how SWEET IS THIS GUY--ohhHH MY GOD A STAMPEDE
the music for Fields of Amber is so PRETTYYYYY
hahaha I knew about this but this is funny in a depressing way
love when they change things up a bit with a lighthearted quest or two
RIP stomach though
hkdsg
Tesleen: Looking at the way the WoL dives into the fray, I might be a little smitten myself!
Alisaie: GASP
Tesleen: Ahaha just kidding!
Tesleen: Looking at the way the WoL dives into the fray, I might be a little smitten myself!
Alisaie: GASP
Tesleen: Ahaha just kidding!
also the sin eater has a glowy AOE called Tender Love
the overarching feeling of helplessness in this xpac is real...
Shinies! I love the Mords
..... T__T Tesleeen....
Alisaie's reaction sunders my heart
yeh water is good for you. Now you drink it. For ever and ever
mmm water
Ardbert's narration is poetic despair and beauty
also I love that the overland battle theme is ELECTRIC GUITARSSS
TIME TO JAM OVERLANDERS
I love reading your reactions! Also ahh aren‘t the areas/music so nice!?
THEY ARE, the team keeps outdoing themselves with each xpac
so excited to explore more
重いよ、これ..!!
ALPHINAUD
Tataru approves I hope
OH NO but someone was eavesdropping
we both forgot that trees have ears...ducks have ears
can you smell the debauchery in Eulmore
oh it's just us
yah something REALLY smells
ARE YOU SURE, MISS. I'm positive it took me about 10 tries because my luck was that bad
also your colour scheme is sweet
ascension's a nice way to say "put you down". But also the cult of personality surrounding this Lord Vauthry is bone chilling
lol the pose looks extra funny on him. Also YOU'RE A BAD ART COMMISSIONER
Eulmore is a cult pass it on
damn Alphinaud, that's some sick burn
IT TOOK HIM ONE WHOLE MINUTE TO REACT GHDSJK
HE'S SO OUTRAGEOUSLY CARICATURISH THAT I DON'T HATE HIM
AND THEN ALL THE CITIZENS JUST WATCH ON IMPASSIVELY AS HE THROWS THE MOST EARTH SHAKING FIT
I'M CRYING
Lady Chai is so sweet.. innocently ignorant surely, but hers is a good heart
LOOK, unknowingly going up against Lord Vauthry's wishes just because she wants Alphinaud to drop by whenever he can
we'll be back again but for now... I'm glad to be out
What!! What!! Tesleen's a boss!! T___T
ouch my arm. I spent 30 mins on that first dungeon with trust...
but the cutscene after was more than worth it
night hasn't fallen in a hundred years, so most if not almost everyone is seeing the stars for the first time oh my go
Doing the dungeons with trusts makes it feel even more impactful, I love that the did this! Also ahh I love Lady Chai, she‘s so funny.
her husband is an ass but I love that he also can't say no to her lol. I bet he was the one who chased the first artist out to his almost-death
Crystarium had daytime rain when I logged off so I couldn't get to hear the night theme but I so love it. Super looking forward to the OST release
Did they simplify AST and SCH because of the trust system /xfiles music
ok I have something better lol
disclaimer: I've never actually gotten far on SCH and I've never started AST lol but I saw so many complaints about the two jobs being 'not fun to play'..
role quests with Virtue-hunters?? COOL!!!
Cerigg's pretty cool
T__T aww they sent the manikin in and it got sucked in by the void
T_T <3
miniMinfillia sounds familiar.. can't tell who it is though
also ESTINIEN. AND GAIUS
LMAO the Scions forcefully recruited Estinien
nice art style!!
SANKREDDO!???
love that the Lightwardens are named thus. In Japanese, they're literally called big sin eaters
Bragi's voice sounds familiar too
ahh this entire scene T_T the unity in Crystarium is moving
also cracking up at how certain Elezen/Elf headwear have spaces for the elven ears
Viera are so pretty...
LMAO Alisaie going "we're not gonna just sit back and do nothing yanno!!" and Exarch goes ok you're part of the operation now. What happened to not showing your hand??
wonder if I can get a camelbird of my own.. also Lakeland at night!! With the most soothing music
oh you have to get all jobs to level 80 X'D
Gwee! You really DO look like a camel my friend
everyone's job irl
really like this quest <3
cute!!!
damn, Ranjit blocked Thancred's gunblade with his FOOT
as far as Ranjit goes, he's shaping up to be a pretty cool antagonist
HE CALLED VAUTHRY A MOUNTAIN OF INDOLENCE
lmao I love that he was just sitting in a high place and going on about how you people ruined my plans now I gotta figure out something else rurrrrgh
"I was scared Thancred wouldn't let me go look for you, so I ran away on my own" miniMinfillia you're a dear
she's so pretty <3
my reshade filter murdered Il Mheg
ahh fairy folk.......
LMAO
the quest has me looking for a mischievous pixie. But I can't find him and now the quest tells me to go back and tell his friend that I can't find him
Feo Ul you total tsundere... and LOL at Alisaie's reaction to Alphinaud's "reminds me of when you were younger 
"
so the brightness was just the pixies' spell! I was wondering if I'd have to explore all of Il Mheg with it looking like an overbrightened PSD. It's so beautiful!
oh my god Urianger's vision ;;__;;
very cool that they add up and down arrows on quest area markers now, so you know if it's elevated or below
I loooove the little comments Alisaie makes about Alphinaud and their interactions haha
same looool <3
Don't mind me Urianger, I'm gonna mess up your house because your pixie friend told me to. Courting cooperation, remember?
enjoy the flowers
happy Ascian hunting
Ryne is so cuuuute, I love that they gave her a totally different personality from Minfillia to drive home the point that they're not the same person
'my Minfillia' vs the "the Minfillia we knew" spoken in the Japanese dialogue
nothing like being whacked by the healer and laughed at for dying to mechanics I've forgotten
phew.. Lakshmi went much better
T_T
glhf and thanks for the aether current :'D
I think I have to go unlock Titania now OTL
LMAOOO
"Swim? Nay I shall magick myself across water"
oh cool, a dungeon first of all
Ardbert's theme is so sad and so good
I'm sorry I didn't remember much of the WoD arc.. but we'll save your world
...bleepin fae folk
kekeke
I vaguely remember seeing your lot (or your cousins) in FF Tactics Advance..
they so cute omg
gdskjd the Titania cutscene
miniMinfillia is sweet T__T
yay for just a bad day!
also thoroughly enjoying that Titania = king + they/them
Feo Ul my sweet branch T_T and TALKING AMARO!!
AHH BIIIIG
MY HEART
I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, dear
YOU GREET THEM BY PATTING THEM
I love the camelbirds
😂😂😂
this whole cutscene made me cry
oh shit Titania unloooocked
could barely see my screen during the adds phase lol but Titania done!
hkdsg the Eulmoran army getting messed around by the fae folk
Fae folk: ya come to the wrong neighbourhood bitch
MY BRANCH T__T you're so gorgeous
I can't stop screenshotting her she's so beautiful
Feo Ul......
Il Mheg, so pretty, so strange, so many feelings
I CAN FLY
prithee ladies and gents, I'm an Ascian
"O-MA-E GA!!!" he's so drama omg
I sorta expected this but still surprised
he makes a point, sorta
hail, sinner
I CAN FLY
unlocking aether currents is one of my favourite things to do. I feel so accomplished when I can FLY
HW currents were a pain because a lot of them were really REALLY out of the way, but SB and ShB made it easier because if you're diligent with the compass, you pick up a lot of them while doing MSQ
Ahh I love your commentary! Also Emet-Selch is my new favorite character, he‘s fabulous
I'm really loving these Ardbert/WoL interactions. And Ardbert is so cute yo
also lol at that achievement title
LMAO nice spin on the usual Find The Thing quest
trial roulette for today :'D
now I can carry on with story
delight because one of the AUs I have with a friend now sort of has a similar rule in which people don't use their real names
so that's why Urianger called her Matoya in the trailer!! Ahhh
laHEE
Ardbert has a way with narration. That plus Suwabe's voice = mmmm
CRACKING UP HE JUST STROLLED IN AS THOUGH HE'S ONE OF US
miniMinfilia: if you wanna come with us, fight with us...?
Emet-Selch:
KOITSU LOL
Emet-Selch:
KOITSU LOL
LOOOOOL
forget Zenos, I want this guy in Trust so he can gripe about everything
I guess they had to keep to the language and all but HIS JAPANESE DIALOG IS HILARIOUS THESE TRANSLATIONS DO NO JUSTICE
"okay I'm gonna go hide in the shadow yeah let's do that bye"
AAAHAHAHA
;;____;;
she perceives aether in lieu of sight. Imagine staying so long in a world that's not yours until you've forgotten how a friend looks like
is it just the colours/lighting of the place or did they really lighten Y'shtola though
she's pretty but it's obvious OTL
such a Yshtola thing to do hahaha <3 also her glam is something else, I'd consider this for my own WoL
I'm emotional because the music that plays while they catch up with Yshtola is the Matoya theme
so I associate Yshtola with a friend, and this cutscene + Yshtola's general hardiness + her nevermincingwords really reminded me of her
MINI MINFILIA IS SO CUTE. Reminds me a lot of Arya from the RDM job quests
"huh, watering plants, that doesn't sound so hard--"
also I haven't been paying much attention to delivery moogles but I only just noticed their poms are blue on the First
AND THEN MY CONNECTION DIED BEFORE I FINISHED THE CUTSCENE
Rak'tika's loading screen is beauty
Yshtola: while the radicals are preoccupied with their spiders, maybe we can do something
Yshtola: I know, we can set bees loose on their pets
Yshtola: I know, we can set bees loose on their pets
Thancred: ok you go get those bees
WoL: nods
WoL: nods
Thancred: two hives ok
...soldier bee cloud sounds dangerous
YOU get bees, YOU get bees, YOU get bees!!
the more of the First we see, the more heartbreaking Ardbert and the WoD's story is.. he started out as an adventurer to see the world, and like any decent person he'd help out if there's trouble. Except "trouble" became bigger and bigger until he was basically fighting for the sake of the world
no one thinks that extending a helping hand or protecting the people and places you love was going to tip some giant delicate balance
he never asked to be a hero. he just did what he thought was right
Scree!
LMAO
Quinfort: I refuse to let the great serpent slither on the ground like a...
Valan: A snake? Fine, then chuck it into the sack
Quinfort: I don't like it but fine. Oh YOU should carry it because you're strong
Quinfort: I refuse to let the great serpent slither on the ground like a...
Valan: A snake? Fine, then chuck it into the sack
Quinfort: I don't like it but fine. Oh YOU should carry it because you're strong
DAMN the Eulmorans are persistent
Vauthry: HAHAHA YOU DUMB DUMB DID YOU THINK I'D WAIT TILL AFTER OUR TALK TO SIC MY ARMY ON YOUR WARRIOR OF DARKNESSES THEY'RE IN RAKTIKA NOW TO TEAR THEM A NEW ONE /blasts the Exarch
Exarch: lolbye I'm a hologram
Vauthry: NNGHHH
and then he proceeds to throw another fit XD
Vauthry's pretty standard as far as antagonists go but I love when he THROWS HIS TANTRUM
MINIFILLIA
"Thirty summers!! Then how old are you exactly??"
-awkward pause-
Uimet: Young enough to remember!
"Thirty summers!! Then how old are you exactly??"
-awkward pause-
Uimet: Young enough to remember!
haha made a educated guess on the Ronka statue puzzle, was prepared to get it wrong
the Ronka ruins remind me of the Mayan ruins
lmao the room with all the warp pads... we silph co now
Indiana Jones running from boulders and then RANJIT
Ranjit burst his way through the walls to get in because how is he so freaking fast otherwise
really exciting and heartstopping XD
SCREAMS
I fully expected Ranjit to kick his cowardly 2IC into the abyss but YSHTOLAAAAA
holy shit Thancred and Urianger banished Ranjit into the abyss too
ShB is really pulling out all stops and bringing out the bonds between the Scions at their finest
Almet: We apprehended an intruder. He seems to be one of you, so we brought him here
Me: Alphinaud? The Exarch!??
Emet-Selch:
EVEN BETTER
Me: Alphinaud? The Exarch!??
Emet-Selch:
EVEN BETTER
hkdgs
WoL: When Yshtola fell, there was this huge gust of wind
Thancred: That must be it! The same teleportation magick she used to save us both back in Ul'dah
Emet-Selch: ohh that explains the disturbance I felt in the ~force~ Lifestream
everyone: LOOKS AT HIM
Him:
WoL: When Yshtola fell, there was this huge gust of wind
Thancred: That must be it! The same teleportation magick she used to save us both back in Ul'dah
Emet-Selch: ohh that explains the disturbance I felt in the ~force~ Lifestream
everyone: LOOKS AT HIM
Him:
Urianger: We might not be able to get her out of there
Emet-Selch: well it's troublesome but I could go pluck her from the lifestream for yalls
everyone: MORE STARING
Emet-Selch: maybe now you'll trust me?
Emet-Selch: well it's troublesome but I could go pluck her from the lifestream for yalls
everyone: MORE STARING
Emet-Selch: maybe now you'll trust me?
I can't get over his design my gods he's good looking
KONO YAROU seriously
look, seeing all the names of the Viis in Fanor makes me think of a Viera named Wellmet
so nice of him to give Yshtola her clothes too
most of the Ascians we've met so far are just like plotplotevulzevulz but his...is an old soul
what happened to Ranjit lmao???
maybe he survived because he's made of stone
;;____;;
Yshtola giggling was enough for my heart and then RUNARRRR
I felt so bad when we had to tell him about what happened to Yshtola..
Yshtola: ok BACK TO WORK
WAILS
I'm so very excited to bring the night back to Raktika
but before that, video and then a shower
"URGH young people"
I brought Urianger and Yshtola along for Qitana Ravel and they're geeking out together <3
lmao and right after, we're treated to this bit of hilarity.Hydaelyn: (squishes Zodiark) \o/!
Emet Selch: I'm tiiiiredddd when are we leavinggggg
I LOVE THAT THANCRED ALWAYS SNARKS AT HIM
holy shit Hydaelyn, u strong
and then the FFXIV player community lost their collective minds XD
the tiredness in his voice...
I CAN FLYYYYY raktika ver
that explains her initial WoL=sin-eater perception then. But so nice that she comes forth with her worries instead of hiding it ;_;
Ardbert's climbing high on my fave NPCs list
when the channel switch to Garlemald, I WANTED IT TO GO BACK TO THE FIRST but then I saw Gaius and Estinien and all is well
I'm still really mad that Zenos gets to come back and now there's gonna be a storyline of him getting his body back so he can KILL KILL KILL his bff the WoL
I don't care about that! GIVE ME GAIUS. GIVE ME VARIS
tense music playing as soon as the WoL wakes up.
Me: oh what is it this time
Manager of Pendants: We've got sin eaters coming this way
Me: OH WELP
Me: oh what is it this time
Manager of Pendants: We've got sin eaters coming this way
Me: OH WELP
the lvl 76 story duty was really good but TT____TT
Lynaaaaaa ;;____;;
and then Vauthry comes in to say GOD HATES YOU now join me
lmao her face all "hey Vauthry stfu"
my heart is warmed
in ShB, there's a strong feeling of hope and of carrying on even when your world is dying. I wondered if the people might fall into despair after Vauthry flew over Lakeland and yelled at them that the sin eater assault was their punishment--
but then I realized that they had hope to start with, and that hope only grew stronger when the impossible happened and they got back the night sky. It's looking likelier now that they may have a fighting chance of saving their dying world. That kind of hope and power is potent
Vauthry didn't know what he was messing with
I think I can cruise pretty comfortably to lvl 80 on MSQ exp alone.. which means I gotta think about using roulettes to level WHM |||
I want to but I'm also scared
teleporting into Limsa on weekends is wild because the city takes forever to load and meanwhile you're seeing snippets of weird convo in the chatbox
Amh Araeng is desolate but the music is beauty
I love the Moooordsss
Mord: You wanna go to this place? Take airship! You can borrow from the Eulmorans
I was thinking Biran sounded familiar, and it turns out to be one of the ronso from FFX :'D
this quest is cute!! Do love seeing a guy take pride in his work, even if it seems 'pointless'
gg people who rush through cutscenes though :'D
LMAO
also there's a monster called Evil Weapon and its attack is named Smite of Rage
you mages and summoning things from unknown places that you can't control!!
but never did it cross my mind that the boy would be a friend of the very mage-turned-sin-eater we're tracking down
COOOOOOL
the skills are understandably simplified. If only it were this easy to play BLM XD
this expac is FEELSbringer TT__TT
T_T Thancred starts reminiscing about Minfillia and Twilight over Thanalan plays.........
Q___Q
there goes my favourite Crystal Tower = Giant Aetheryte theory!
holy shit he sent them flying, cart and all
I love that you’re enjoying the story and experiencing it in detail! I saw a lot of people just rush to 80 and they sooo missed out on all the good stuff this expansion has. I love the characters and their development... Emet-Selch is sooo good as a character
there's so much going on and it flips a lot of what we do know from 2.0-4.0 on its head!! And I especially love and appreciate the seemingly one-off story arcs (WoD and Crystal Tower) coming back in a big way
and being forced to watch the Prae cutscenes you start to understand just what on earth Lahabrea was blabbering about
Emet Selch is a mood because everything is tedious and he just wants to go back to the good old times q_q
you are both very good girls T__T
she's so pretty
Superdeep Borehole First ver
Malikah's well! Video and then a shower and then it's off to lobe off a Lightwarden's head
WOAH the Lightwarden for Malikah's Well has such a cool design
I really like this design as well as the first boss of Holminster Switch
I'm looking at the multiple Heretic's Fork mech and uhhh
REORDER - idiot ffxiv charmsTHESE CHARMS I'M CRYING
T_T9
I CAN FLYYYY IN AMH ARAENG
the adventure CONTINUES
queueing for trials please don't let it be Titania OTL
story Shinryu!! Went down REALLY quick
Ardbert you bro... I wish you could stick around for ever
THE BACKSHOT OF THE EXARCH FIDGETING WAS REALLY CUTE SOMEHOW
he's so flustered and concerned ;;__;;
I much prefer the Japanese dialog here.. he said that the WoL needs to return to their world, 'a world where the 8th Calamity never happened, and continue your adventure'
BIGGS??? And you stole Nero's haircut and his shades
driving home the horrors of the everlasting light..
I'M HERE TO CRASH YOUR PARTY VAUTHRY
...Hydaelyn you op
Hydaelyn literally breaks you into pieces
the magic DPS role quest was a truck of feels
I love both Cerigg and Taynor ;;;;
me: Cerigg's a good guy we need more NPCs like him
Cerigg: so since you've decided to go adventuring, imma give you all our bounty
me: CERIGG'S GODLY
Cerigg: so since you've decided to go adventuring, imma give you all our bounty
me: CERIGG'S GODLY
something about Kholusia makes me feel uncomfortable
WELL DONE KAI-SHIRR
I spoilered myself on the Meol thing but this cutscene was just chilling. Kai-Shirr's horror...
gonna continue tomorrow but wooahh the music got creepy
so sad that we never really got a chance to learn more about Ranjit
in my head there had to be a reason why a proud military man like him would turn to serving Vauthry
like he'd keep fighting and fighting but the enemy could never be beaten
so he'd end up following Vauthry unwillingly because there was no other way to ensure everyone's survival otherwise...
or something along those lines :')
also augh Vauthry gorging himself on meol and that soundddd
this scene is so well done wtf
a breakdown, a realisation that maybe.. I can still salvage this world, and content with the thought he takes one last bite, one last swallow...and all hell breaks loose
oh Alphinaud...
ShB laying on the visuals and imagery thick
I've been on a heaven/hell kick ever since GO and ShB is feeding it with delicious sustenance
plurk won't let me upload images!! MENDOUUU
this scene was so good, and I love the message behind it
you're responsible for your actions and apathy towards the plight of others, but you still have the chance to change and make things right for yourself
and right away the Eulmoran citizens start pitching in to help!
ALSO I LOVE THE CHAIS, MADAM CHAI IS SO SWEET AND HER HUSBAND IS SO WEAK FOR HER
me: counting lumber? Easy!
me: talks to the NPC
NPC: gives me problem sums
me: talks to the NPC
NPC: gives me problem sums
to be fair it's a nice change from the usual quest!
I love that when you tell the NPC that you need the lumber to restore a giant elevator that hasn't worked in 20 years, he straight up tells you to come up with a better excuse. But when you repeat it again, he's like "you for real??? Okay let us help then!!"
Urianger you sweet
Madam Chai is LAFF
pre-sundering Source sounds like Eden. A paradise where man lived forever and there were no wars. Until they ate from the tree of knowledge and got cast out into the other twelve shards
I love his design, the more I look at him the prettier he is TT__TT
but my good Ascian man, just because the Rejoining succeeds and everyone comes back together doesn't mean you'll have the good old days back again!
part of Arbert's narration got cut off because I'm running tiny windows mode but I LOVE that the WoL invites him to come aboard
VAUTHRY WE COMING FOR YO ASS but before that let's continue
Scree!
I love ShB for the hope it carries. You'd think, exiled from Eulmore? OOPS life is over and they die. Nope, they survive and etch out a living somewhere safe
Crystarium and the Lakelands, Il Mheg, Raktika, even the arid Amh Araeng, and now Kholusia. The world is on its final legs but people carry on living
I GOT DC'D!! LET ME IIIIIN
takes an unwilling break...
Alisaie: So what kind of work are we looking at?
Chai-Nuzz: We need people to mine a ton of rocks, for starters
Thancred: We've got miner friends in Amh Araeng so that works out
Alisaie: And I'll go ask around at Mord Souq
Alphinaud: Then let me have a look around Eulmore. Plenty of hands there!
Chai-Nuzz: We need people to mine a ton of rocks, for starters
Thancred: We've got miner friends in Amh Araeng so that works out
Alisaie: And I'll go ask around at Mord Souq
Alphinaud: Then let me have a look around Eulmore. Plenty of hands there!
Ryne: Anything else...?
Chai-Nuzz: Well...magic. Lots and lots of magic.
Yshtola: I'll recruit the Night's Blessed from Raktika.
Urianger: Fae folk.. possible but mischievous. How about the Crystarium?
Crystal Exarch: I'll even toss in amaro and chocobo!
Chai-Nuzz: Well...magic. Lots and lots of magic.
Yshtola: I'll recruit the Night's Blessed from Raktika.
Urianger: Fae folk.. possible but mischievous. How about the Crystarium?
Crystal Exarch: I'll even toss in amaro and chocobo!
LMAO CHAI-NUZZ IS ALL OTL
SCREAM LMAO
CHAI-NUZZ YOU ARE SO HILARIOUS AND CUTE and you are a total cat
always freaking out
LALI-HOOOO
3D MINERUNNER LMAOOO
Exarch!! You hero worshipper :'D
I'd take you adventuring with me forever and ever too
with Ardbert and the scions and the tired Ascian man
Chief of Dwarves: Everyone wanted to help out so we modified our pickaxes for your use!
literally the whole of Novrandt is coming together to save their world this is so beautiful
I had to put everyone on there. Even the Viis from Raktika showed up!
and that guy was doing the most enthusiastic squats
;;__;;
JERYK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU AND YOUR TROLLEYS, god
I missed the first few parts because pressing wrong button but yay!
Kai-Shirr you've come a long way
I just remembered. The Night's Blessed believe the Light to be impure, so them being here in Kholusia - and what Runar is about to do next - becomes extra meaningful..
and then. AND THEN YSHTOLA ASKS ME TO IMBUE THE JADE HEARTSTONE. THE ONE WE HAD TO FIND IN THE GREATWOODS T__T
crey lots
I teared up ;___; I would take you with me everywhere..
Zenos why can't you stay dead
FEO UL I'M SORRY
I do love how Chai-Nuzz went from I'm a bleeding GENIUS to SHIT I knew this plan sucked in the blink of an eye
photo for the freaking ages man
who do I bring into the dungeon with me...
Mt Gulg is beautiful but my Reshade filter makes it hard to see the AOEs OTL
he bootiful
and hits really hard but he bootiful
they sure came up with a perfectly smarmy design and an equally smarmy voice for Vauthry's father..
but imagine being so power hungry that you'd turn your flesh and blood into half-non human
thank you Hebe for telling me to run CT before ShB. I'm in tears and my life is complete now
I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM but I also wouldn't have put it past him to do something like this
ENERGY for the REJOINING YOU KNOW
Thancred is gold here HE'S SO FUCKING SALTY TOWARDS ASCIANS because he got hijacked by one for the better half of ARR
ouch. Emet-Selch's "You disappoint me"-ness, the return of the everlasting light and the realization that you've brought back the very thing you were trying to vanquish hit a bit too close
the WoL's become the very thing they were fighting...
Ardbert's a true bro though
something of a cruel joke...
the bit with Katliss was just...ahh
this coming from Ardbert has extra significance.. since he first contributed to the flood of light and all that
Ardbert has come such a long way
I'm really glad. His life ended so miserably when all he wanted was to find a way to put things right and at the start of ShB we see this broken husk of a man, wishing he'd never done what he did. And now...he sees it, that he didn't do the wrong thing by saving the world
people have hope to keep going on
Feo Ul you are so very sweet
I'm sorry we forgot to ask you along for the Mt Gulg operation.. but the WoL appreciates your presence and advice all the same
LMAO THIS PIECE OF HILARITY
Djenmai: The Exarch had one rule only, and it was that only he is allowed to dwell within its spire. Someone was bold enough to ask why. And--
Djenmai: The Exarch had one rule only, and it was that only he is allowed to dwell within its spire. Someone was bold enough to ask why. And--
I looooove Lyna's voice
...so much holy shit contained in one cutscene..
Graha Tia was right to hibernate with the tower. It's capable of containing enough energy to TRAVEL ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
but then when they succeeded in getting to the First, they were off their mark by A WHOLE CENTURY
Urianger I feel your migraine
;;___;;
...true, Urianger keeps getting caught up in stuff like this lol
SANKREDDO
holy shamoley???
Bismarck: so! Why've you woken me up?
Urianger: please bring us to the ocean floor
Bismarck: low bassy "hm"
Bismarck: but im le tired
Urianger: please bring us to the ocean floor
Bismarck: low bassy "hm"
Bismarck: but im le tired
YEAH FEO UL
Feo Ul: Get up and work sleepyhead!!
Bismarck: 🤩👌🏻👌🏻
Bismarck on the Source: eats islands
Bismarck on the First: IS A WHOLE ISLAND
Bismarck on the First: IS A WHOLE ISLAND
hellO IT'S THE AMAUROT MUSIC
something about Emet Selch making his place at the bottom of the sea really cracks me up
Tempest was a complete surprise to me but holy shit this place has many levels. Until I unlock flight I'm going to be so lost here
I associate the Amaurot theme closely with Emet Selch and hearing the music at the Tempest hurts my heart
it's so beautiful but...ahhh
still really amused that Bismarck removed (or maybe pushed back?) all the water from The Tempest, so now the Ondo and all the monsters have to contend with dry land
found them while randomly clicking about during the Observe Ondo Cups quest. CUTE
q__q
Crystarium folks: MAN if only we had our master crafts guy with us, but no one's seen him in ages
and later,
Ondo: We have this funny craftsman living in the ocean
and later,
Ondo: We have this funny craftsman living in the ocean
gee no wonder he could never be located
nice house
Nyelbert, you're saving the world again..
I'm...gonna cry. It's beautiful, but hauntingly so
and the music..
I'm cracking up because this reminds me of those 'man invites romantic interest to his flat so they can spend the night together' scenes from dramas
it doesn't help that the music can come off as romantic either
so I gotta take a break because maintenance but before that, some MSQ
before sundering, man was 3m tall
the sound when they speak though! So cool
I loooove that whole part, the city, Emet-Selch and G‘raha Tia 
I kind of ship Exarch/WoL, not gonna lie. And man the city is so beautiful and sad, and I love everything about its people too! Their voice and their dialogue, it gives you so much insight on stuff. I loved ShB before that zone but I feel like this zone gave it a whole nother feel
I kind of ship Exarch/WoL, not gonna lie. And man the city is so beautiful and sad, and I love everything about its people too! Their voice and their dialogue, it gives you so much insight on stuff. I loved ShB before that zone but I feel like this zone gave it a whole nother feel
Can‘t wait for you to see the rest, it‘s so good. I genuinely teared up and felt so emotional through a lot of this. So many favorite characters in this expansion! I love Emet-Selch even though he‘s the antagonist..
this expansion has been amazing. The areas are amazing, the story, the dungeon designs, every single character.. if you were to ask me now whether I like HW or ShB more, I can't pick
I'm so excited to keep going
also Exarch/WoL is cute!! Exarch is so SO precious around the WoL
I feel so much for Emet Selch. He's old and he's tired and he just wants everything to go back to the way it was. But just because you piece back the Source and its shards doesn't mean you'll get to go back home...
but overall, ShB has a lot of heart in it and it's beautiful
land of giants
what kind of blight ails this planet of old...
ok the bit with Ryne asking Alisaie to join her in asking around about a possible cure for the WoL's condition brought on the fuzzies
basically a giant request box!
also THAT LAST NPC KNELT DOWN TO TALK TO ME SO CUTE???
thinking about it, it's weird that they think a small being = child. Are young Amaurotines really that small??
seems so??
REJECTEDDDD
your product proposal is REJECTEDDD
there's just something depressing about the Amaurotines fading away after you complete a quest. As though they've fulfilled the singular role they're meant to play in this stage play..
hey your plaything sucked
holy shit you have to go get a concept and weaken a monster to create the robes you need because someone thinks your clothes make you stand out too much
I guess all sorts of people exist even in a world that's said to be perfect and complete
lmao the aetheryte crystal is towering, I'm SCARED
please take a queue number and have a(n oversized) seat
1/2 the world population sacrificed to summon Zodiark, and a further half for him to restore the ruined planet.. they did have plans to bring back the sacrificed 3/4 but T___T
and Emet-Selch having never forgotten it after all these long, long years, determined to go on even after Hydaelyn broke Zodiark and his world and everyone he knew into pieces, even after they made a void out of the 13th shard, even as the despair and loneliness grew heavier and heavier
how does a cutscene give you the chills (of the good sort) and also tear your heart to shreds at the samet ime?
lmao I'm so glad I can fly now. Amaurot was so MASSIVE getting around on foot was becoming a pain
hmm maybe I'll go discover all the new areas for the EXP
quick heart-to-heart with each and every one of the Scions? This expansion pulls no punches
Ryne, I see you and I thank you
now let's go rendezvous with Emet-Selch..
I saw a tweet whining about how the Scions are "close-minded" when it comes to Emet-Selch but.. how do you expect them to open their minds to someone who sees them as lower life forms to be discarded to bring back the past???
I like Emet Selch but those who think he's better than the Scions need to reconsider their life choices
literally a gateway to hell. What a way to unlock the final dungeon
...damn Amaurot looks insane
DO I TAKE RYNE OR YSHTOLA WITH ME TT__TT
ok Yshtola you it
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD BACKFLIP OFF THE LAST BOSS PLATFORM
gg self
and now I'm lagging OTL
Amaurot is amazing, even if I kept dying at the last boss
the cutscenes speak for themselves... ShB's story ties together so, so well
Rest well. I know not if Ascians believe in a life after death, but may you find peace. I will remember you.
and good morning to you too 
alphi and uri r u ok
I saved the best for the last, because Ardbert deserves a thank you and so much more <3
I was so convinced he was going to end up sacrificing himself so the WoL can contain the light or something, so I'm really really glad to see that he's still sticking around
let's go adventuring together for the years to come, friend
...oh yeah, I know what's supposed to come in the imperial city cut scene. A total injustice to Varis
Elidibus nooooo lol
I figured someone was gonna find out a way to keep the Scions stuck in the First while they wreck havoc in the Source
and that last shot of Eden Prime..
\o/
breahtaking expac, mindblowing story. Every time you think "how're they gonna top that last one", they just do
lmao I'm so used to the everlasting light on the First that I teleported to Shirogane and was taken aback by how dark the night was
oh yeah I can do Moonfire Faire now
Akademia Anydeerrrrr, where we killed things, learned stuff and I died because I was standing in mob aoes
and then the dungeon dropped me off in Amaurot so I could be happy and also cry
GUESS WHO HAS HOLY NOW
uploading lore that I saw on Tumblr