#ffxiv patch 5.2

[kcucretsulf]

#ffxiv #gif #ffxiv enemy #boss cutscene #ffxiv dungeon #merciless matriarch: rukshs dheem #patch 5.2 #shadowbringers #anamnesis anyder

[gayleviticus]

I haven't quite finished 6.5 msq yet and I know there's a second part coming later on, but I think it's too late for it to pull any last minute tricks to impress me so I'm taking a stab at ranking each ffxiv arc (expacs and patches) from best to worst

ew base game - it has its rocky moments, it doesnt please everyone, the handling of garlemald is both a bit dodgy and puts to death an extremely interesting storyline dating bsck to the very beginning of the game prematurely, and the grandeur of the final days is held bsck a bit by mmo limitations but it's a moving, disturbing, but ultimately uplifting story that had me genuinely irl despairing til I beat the final boss.

shb base game - feels like it really elevates the game's writing just by finally characterising the scions a bit (not amazingly but decently), dropping some deep lore bombs, and having a simple, cliche, but strong structure that helps wed gameplay and story without devolving too much into meandering fetch questing.

stb patches: really stellar imo especially towards the end w the double punch of tsukiyomi, garlemald, and the stress of all your allies disappearing. it really nails this sense of dread and distress as everything hurtles towards outright war - making a nice segue to shb in some ways, altho part of me is disappointed we never really got a proper garlemald story arc

stormblood - honestly I like this expansion. mishandled ala mhigo a bit but I just find the Empire, imperialism, rebellion, even zenos far more interesting than ishgard

shb patches - tuo until 5.3 it's pretty good although to be honest I never really got the seat of sacrifice hype to the extent I almost wonder if I missed some crucial scene fleshing out elidibus more? but all in all an enjoyable arc, altho 5.5 is pretty cookiecutter filler

arr patches: mostly passingly competent but in all honestly the cliffhanger here is still one of my absolute favourite moments in ffxiv and possibly the only time the game actually fully 100% warrants 50 minute s of cutscenes in a row. unfortunately... well, we'll get to that soon enough

heavenward: it's ok and I do like the smaller classic rpg party focus of travelling around w just estinien ysyale and alphinaud. but the villains are a bit boring and I feel like ishgardian culture and religion just doesn't feel real enough to.. really care about the same old tired corrupt church trope? don't get me wrong i love evil church tropes but hw what should be a time honoured genre convention felt a bit stale bc there's no real sense of it actually being something anyone believes?

heavenward patches: decent but I think they did the insanely good arr patch cliffhanger so dirty i have to put them almost dead last. it shook my faith in the ffxiv writers so badly and is still to this day an absolutely rancid, abysmal, and cowardly choice

ew patches: i don't agree entirely that the whole arc was filler bc I think fleshing out the void was cool but man. 5.2 showed real promise w the new adventure of exploring the void and zero and everything and then that potential disappeared forever. it feels like generic children's TV show writing the way they try to 'develop' zeros character into someone who is frankly, extremely boring!

arr: mid honestly. people say its not that bad. but it is. but also frustratingly it has *aome* really good moments, which are the attack on the waking sands and then rescuing your friends. but aside from that. it is very mid

#ffxiv #ff14 #ffxiv spoilers #ff14 spoilers

[orchard-system]

The overlap of systems and people who play ffxiv is probably a fairly small venn diagram -- but here's our side blog, primarily about our system oc for that game.

#osddid #ffxiv #ffxiv oc

[kassil]

FFXIV Stream!

Hey, folks! In just over an hour I'll be streaming FFXIV some more, continuing with patch 5.2 in the post-Shadowbringers content!

Come by, drop a follow, hang out while I work my way through the story in NG+ mode!

Find me at https://twitch.tv/kassil

#ffxiv #small streamer #ffxiv streamer #queer streamer

[gnbrkrs]

I listened to some SWTOR music and imagined what I hope to be the Werlyt arc ending.

#ffxiv #gaius van baelsar #gaius baelsar #sorrow of werlyt #ffxiv spoilers #allie #ffxiv patch 5.2 #Patch 5.2 #5.2 spoilers #ffxiv 5.2 #ffxiv 5.2 spoilers #ffxiv patch 5.2 spoilers #ffxiv 5.3 #patch 5.3 #5.3 spoilers #patch 5.3 spoilers #patch 5.2 spoilers #ffxiv patch 5.3 spoilers #final fantasy xiv spoilers #ffxiv gpose #gpose #FFXIV Screenshots

[ythealleycat]

Francel de Haillenarte, handing a notorious slayer of gods a high-frequency laser cannon: "What could possibly go wrong?"

WoL:

The entirety of Ishgard: </panicked sweating>

Wildlife of Diadem: </panicked sweating intensifies>

#final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ffxiv #ff14 #ffxiv shitpost #ffxiv incorrect quotes #ffxiv francel de haillenarte #francel de haillenarte #ffxiv ishgard #ishgard #ffxiv restoration of ishgard #restoration of ishgard #ffxiv diadem #ffxiv wol #ffxiv warrior of light #warrior of light #ffxiv 5.21 #ffxiv patch 5.2

[spotofmummery]

((Oh no! Amon actually needs this crafted ranged gear - especially if it’s dyeable. I guess I better up my crafting game! That little half-cloak would make him happy if it were in wine red!)) 

#FFXIV patch 5.2

[thedragonpenny]

I woke up with this meme in my brain, so now I need to inflict it on others

#ffxiv #ffxiv patch 5.2 #ffxiv shadowbringers #ffxiv 5.2 spoilers #patch 5.2 spoilers #5.2 spoilers #idk how tags work yall I'm trying #the scions really out here drinking that respect emet selch juice #emet selch #scions

[sequoiaofeorzea]

For the very first time in my years of playing FFXIV I cant belive I am saying this but I AM NOT READY!!!!

#mun moments #ffxiv #ffxivshb #ffxivsb2 #shadowbringers #ffxiv shadowbringers #ffxiv shadowbringers 5.2 #patch 5.2 #ffxiv patch 5.2 #ffxivshb patch 5.2 #ffxivshb 5.2

[starrysnowdrop]

Reminder that Patch 5.2 drops tomorrow and I will be tagging as #patch 5.2 spoilers, so if you haven’t caught up, please blacklist the tag!

See y’all on the other side of 5.2!! I hope I don’t end up as a blubbering mess... but that’s probably what is gonna happen.

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ffxiv patch 5.2 #spoiler tag

[kcucretsulf]

Anyder Clionid

Anamnesis Anyder - Level 80 Dungeon - Patch 5.2 Shadowbringers

#shadowbringers #anyder clionid #gif #ffxiv #ffxiv enemy #anamnesis anyder #patch 5.2 #ffxiv dungeon

[usagi-mitsu]

Im not even done with 5.2 yet but...

#ffxiv #ffxiv spoilers #ffxiv shitpost #ffxiv patch 5.2 #patch 5.2 spoilers

[bunsby]

Ahoy friends! 

I required this gem of a dialogue option on a tshirt in my life, and I have now added it to my Redbubble shop, under Bunsby! Check it out here. (will be available in white text as well in a few minutes, should you wish to have it on a dark background). 

Happy FF-ing!

#ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #shadowbringers #shb #ffxiv patch 5.2

[ninjaneko89]

I beg your pardon Urianger?!

#ffxiv #ffxiv patch 5.2 spoilers #Urianger #ffxiv patch 5.2 #patch 5.2

[whispyart]

#FFXIV #Shadowbringers #gaia #ryne #spoilers #patch 5.2 #final fantasy xiv

[gnbrkrs]

If Cid dies we riot.

#ffxiv #cid nan garlond #cid garlond #Final Fantasy XIV #ffxiv 5.2 #ffxiv patch 5.2 #patch 5.2 #5.2 spoilers #ffxiv 5.2 spoilers #just saying