Replaying POF. Something really deeply funny about how alone the Commander feels going into path of fire. Like if the Commander has a character flaw it's hyper independence.
So the commander is going into the desert to fight the god of war and you only ask for a ride. That's it. And if you would have asked some Shining blade more than likely could have been spared, you could have gone to the pact for aid.
And Then half your friends who aren't busy or bedridden or mad af at you, show up any fucking way. Rylock just like "what up hear you where tussling with the god of war, I want in" he has zero clue that it's the same dude he met in the mist he's not even there for atonement his just there for vibes.
Speaking of just vibes. Coming in with "I was bored heard you where here so like what's up? Where are we going?" Canach is like "I don't have an evil woman to boss me around.... Sup commander" once again no atonement, he already did that. He's just bored.
Then we have our bravest little toaster Kasmeer. This bitch is a believer. A
Believer. Believer.
But one thing about Kasmeer Meade is that she's your friend and guild mate first and foremost, and a believer in the six second. Kasmeer believes in you more than she believes in the gods she was raised to believe in. I just wish they explored that more in story.
Kasmeer believes in you more than gods. She believes in her friends more than gods.
Canach would bet on you everytime.
Rylock believes in your leadership more than the most important thing which is his legion. Which he was tribune for.
Which is why it's night and day from what's going on with SOTO. All the sudden no one gives a fuck about where you are. And that's why it's jarring and over all doesn't feel right.
In case you missed it (or didn't notice), the paper bag helms that were added (Accidentally) to the game files and datamined back in 2013 are actually being added into the game for Halloween next week. Hooray.
Also if anyone wants to make their own OC NPC-Rank healthbar, I made templates! :D
You can get a PSD with all options here! I couldn’t get the font effects to save properly in the PSD but the name, level, and tooltips are in Trebuchet MS size 36 with a black outline if you use the PSD’s scale.
Listen I’m not trying to pretend dragons watch isn’t in a group chat rn. That Logan has been ignoring. The man just wanted a Marg on the beach in South Sun. But ya know rifts be poppin up.
Question for GW2 players! Do you have any superstitions or quirks that don't affect your playing, but you do out of habit?
ex: in wintersday bell choir I always ring a bell waiting for new players so they don't get sheathed. if they do get put away, I draw them before the next song starts
I'm surprised that it seems like so many people are unhappy with the general direction of SotO. Maybe it's because I let my commander retire with EoD and am happy to work with a different cast of characters moving forward, but I found it an interesting new direction that feels reminiscent of the intended GW1 Utopia concepts.
Like, it's a different direction for sure, and I can see where people might have a hard time wrangling their elder-dragons-arc commander into this new story, but I don't know what else they could do but move fully forward into a totally new arc in terms of a sustained future for the game. The fact that the commander is even telling npcs firmly to stop calling then "commander" and adopting the new title "wayfinder" feels indicative of the intent for a total shift moving forward.
The starts of new stories are always going to feel slow compared to the climax arcs we've gotten used to in the end of a ten year narrative. But that's a good thing. If we don't de-escalate, there's nowhere to climb to. That's why EoD and IBS felt less satisfying after S4. How could you climb from where S4 ended? How do you build from that high?
I do honestly think the narrative team is making a smart choice here. Where they go from here will be up to them, and I look forward to seeing what they do.