It was an absolute honor to do commentary for the Fanfest Crystal Conflict tournament. Thank you
@FF_XIV_EN
for believing in me! Thank you
@FrostyTVstream
for
being a great co-caster. Thank you everyone for the kind words! Hopefully I encouraged more people to try PvP! ❤️
This is an unfortunate read. I love the Final Fantasy series, it has been a big part of my life and I think Yoshi P is awesome however let me try to explain why this is bad.🧵The medieval setting is just a silly reason in a world where people ride on yellow birds.(1/5)
Naoki Yoshida explains why there's to be less broad representation in Final Fantasy XVI: "The story we are telling is fantasy, but it is also rooted in reality"
How pathetic can some people be. Buying and Selling FRONTLINES WINS?
Not only that... this crew is down to target people who are "bad behavior in the community" yet they are actively RMT/Boosting/Griefing.🤮 Now I know if I 4 LB on my stream, it might be sus players though.
This is to much now. Season 18 of the feast has been having cheating issues on Primal and Crystal datacenter. RMT, Grieving, Wintrading and now hacking. In this screenshot Evie positions to the enemy spawn before the match begins and defeats a player.
#FFXIV
@FF_XIV_EN
(1/5)
Recently it was revealed that some of the highest ranks on the Crystal Conflict leaderboard was obtained through cheating. Several of these players have always been accused since season 1 but nothing was hard proven until now. Full video is here. (1/6)
Dawntrail Spoilers
Erenville was already one of my favorite characters in the game, but this expansion had me relating to him even more because I lost my mom earlier this year.
Trigger Warning: Grief
His behavior in the living memory can be interpreted in many ways. Is he not
It's so happy to see that there is so much hype for the Fanfest tournaments! I'm looking forward to them as well! Thanks for the new follows. For those who don't know me, my name is Brian Ricardo. I have been supporting FFXIV PvP and the community for about 5 years now! 🧵(1/3)
Thank you so much
@Xepla
for featuring me in this video! I can't even express how grateful I am for this... I hope I did a good job for the PvP community🤗
Translation of this interview with Yoshi P! For the full interview check the blog post.
It seems the new mode and changes are leaning towards making PvP feel more like mini games. In my opinion, this it not horrible if it's done well. Fun is first. Share your opinions here!
She passed this morning, very peacefully. She was very nurturing and kind to the whole family. She even asked if we were eating towards the end despite her being sick. ¿Comiste?
It was a 7 year battle with cancer and now she can rest in peace.
I'm not sure what is next for me,
Thank you so much. In this time, a lot of my family have learned and taken an interest in my content. Seeing you guys physically supporting through gifts have definitely helped morale through this tough time. 💓
Brian Ricardo
PO BOX
#1783
8801 Sudley Road
Manassas, Virginia
Unfortunately, 2024 will be the most difficult year of my life for me and my family. The doctors have given the words that there is not much more they can do about my mom's cancer. She will begin hospice care sometime this week. Thank you for all the kind and comforting words
Happy New Year all! 2023 was an amazing year for me. Doing on-stage commentary for Square Enix at Vegas Fanfest was an incredible experience. Traveling and hanging out with friends in Europe was surreal. Went on a great summer vacation with my family.
I made new local friends
I am truly and utterly disgusted right now. A well known and highly respected PvP player passed away due to Covid this year.
Someone made a character with his name/appearance AND is being toxic on it on another datacenter. Its worst that a GM likely wont do anything...
Final Fantasy XIV could expand further if PvP does well. Yoshi P believes having a variety in content is good. It's been stated several times that PvP content doesn't take away from other content. It's just another way to enjoy the game if you like. SE explains it here! Enjoy!
It still seems unreal that supporting FFXIV PvP has allowed any of this to happen to me. I will forever be grateful to SE, the PvP community, and all my fellow content creators. Thanks all! 😀👍
The developers have a chance to create any type of world. It's an executive decision to make a world of characters with european beauty standards as their main cast. It's done even in games without the medieval settings. It's about money and not taking risks. (2/5)
My tier list for Crystal Conflict as of Patch 6.11. This is for solo Q only! It mostly revolves around what jobs are capable of winning the game without relying on their team to much. Feel free to share yours in reply! ☺️
So please try and understand what people are saying on this topic instead of saying things like "Japan doesn't understand the western world". They clearly do that's it's why it is like this. This is about wanting better for SE because in reality... the world is diverse. (5/5)
Lets face it. If the world was like a fantasy version of Africa or the main character happened to be a brown skin person, how many people would say "Woke Culture" or forced diversity. There is no win in the situation because people actively fight against diversity. (3/5)
Thank you for the kind words yesterday everyone! Thanks for understanding the message and thanks to those that shared your experiences as well! Gaming is for everyone and it's important that communities are inclusive regardless of your race, gender and sexuality. Me in 1995...
LOL
Ok... So I lost my house when I was in Vegas for Fanfest & EVO. But, the tragedy is a blessing now! I always wanted a house in Ishgard! 🔥
It was like 40 people bidding on it too. Very unexpected.
People who vocalize that they don't care are not helpful to change in this standard. I heard a big streamer say "They will probably have side characters or DLC for diverse characters in the future". That's how normalized it is... brown people being side characters. (4/5)
Major PvP news!!! It's best to climb the rankings as far as you can instead of ending the season at low ranks to collect portraits/achievements.
Very happy to see it happening!! It's all thanks to people leaving feedback and verbalizing some of CC's problems! Ty all!
#FFXIV
Hi everyone! I have been offering PvP coaching for a long time but I want to make it more streamlined and frequent. If you need any help or know anyone who needs help please help share this! It's free but tips are extremely appreciated as I am raising money for a new chair. <3
6.11 patch notes are out!! Lots of PvP balance changes already! The meta is going to shift . 😶Excited to play some of the jobs that were struggling in 6.10.
WHM bug fix + WHM Nerf
RDM nerf
BLM big buffs
DNC buffs and much much more.
I finally got a chance to watch back the PvP tournament! I loved it overall!
I did notice that I have a "Thinking face" where I close my eyes sometimes. Not the best to do on stage/camera. Lesson learned for the future ☺️
New YouTube video is out!
@Xepla
Allowed me to review some of her matches on Healer!
Hopefully this encourages more people to try healing in Feast. This is my first time being an actual Virtual Youtuber. Nervous about how the reaction will be!
I am proud to announce that I will be featured on the homepage of Twitch this month! This is my first time being featured for Pride Month! I wanted to share my experiences this year because it may be helpful for others to hear this.
Sometimes, people forget how much hate
They make us laugh til we cry, help us style our wigs, and dole out the hottest of takes, but most of all LGBTQIA+ streamers build authentic and welcoming communities.
Join us in celebrating
#Pride
all year long by tuning in to the featured streamers on the homepage.
The rank 1 slot on primal is blatantly being cheated for again. PvP in this game needs better moderation. This effects the other players who play legitimately. If there is no punishment people will continue. I hope endwalker PvP will be clean!
@FF_XIV_EN
@thatgirlbeyaca
I love the FFXIV community but this does exist. There has been times where I get the angry black guy narrative for getting mad in PvP or talking about race issues. Meanwhile there has been people who TURN RED IN THE FACE name calling and even say KYS and its big KEKs in the chat?
@AeroViro
Yeaaaaaah, I had that the entire stream when I played LOL. Even when I clearly said I don't enjoy motion controls. Even when I was winning. Even when I was using paintbrush. 💀
Due to a later delivery, I didn't have the vest/suspenders part with me at Fanfest. But, I wore it on stream today! Here is how it looks. Thank you
@erikaerisuu
for making it!
Thank you
@LunarConXIV
for having me as an organizer again! I had so much fun and I hope everyone enjoyed the Crystal Conflict Tournament! Once again... big thank you to everyone who applied, played, and watched. Special thanks to
@RinKarigani
@AeroViro
@Kougaon_
for commentary!
I was made aware by
@rofldrg
that it looks like I was wearing the blocky grapes LOL! We can pretend that was my intentions but nope it was amethyst, my birth stone for good luck!
In the PvP community, "golfing" mean knocking people off high grounds to get eliminations. Some people view it as unfair and some people see it as valid way to earn points in frontlines. What do yall think?
I'm team golfing, this is my new glamour.
Wearing the FFXIV x Puma collab drip already. I have more pictures from earlier in the day that I will post later! I've just been vibing and exploring the area tonight.
I wish people cared about the state of FFXIV PvP a bit more. Even as side niche content it's still apart of the game that attracts a certain audience. The better it is the better the game is overall. So even if you don't play it you should wish the best for the scene! ♥️
Woke up to DMs about someone cheating in PvP live on Twitch to 1500 viewers. They got banned off Twitch and Kick quickly, but in game took a some hours. I'm still wishing for stricter moderation in PvP.
Also, I saw their portrait and the copy pasta in chat about me falling off 💀
The Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2023 North America Commentators have been announced! 🎉
@brianricardos
@FrostyTVstream
Be sure to tune into the Quarterfinals live streamed this weekend on the Official
#FFXIV
Twitch channel!
Canceling today's stream. My mom had to go to the ER. I don't talk about it often, but she has cancer and sometimes there are bad days like today. As far as we know, she was very dehydrated and weak with high fever. I'm heading there now.
I have too many pictures, and the con has not even started yet! It was surreal meeting everyone... thank you
@FF_XIV_EN
My name on Instagram is
@brianricardos
if anyone want to see the full photo albums!
Hey all! I'm excited to accounce that I will be at Pax East supporting SE staff at the convention! See you there!
On today's stream I am going to spam Asura for the triple triad card. If you need the clear, card or just want to practice for Pax come on by the stream now!
When I first started streaming FFXIV, I felt alone. Not many people were making content around PvP because of its rep. I made it my goal to show the positive sides of PvP.
@Pookajutsu
helped me from the start and made me feel included in the FFXIV community. RIP. Ride Hard. 🙏
#FFXIV
Fam
This Saturday, September 2nd we're doing a Pony Ride in remembrance of our friend Frank Marshall aka
@Pookajutsu
If Pook touched your life in any way please join us
The gathering will start at 1PM EDT/10 AM PDT and the walk will start at 2PM EDT/11 AM PDT. (con't)
It's finally happening. We are rebranding Revival Wings the "Rival Wings" discord. When Patch 5.5 hits we will be changing to FFXIV PvP Revival or Revival for short. This is so we can support ALL MODES!
I have anxiety but excited. 14k members currently!
ICYMI, we just announced the
#FFXIV
Crystalline Conflict European Cup! 🔥 (Name and logo not final)
Coming soon on Twitch with commentaries from
@Lythiara
and
@brianricardos
👊
More details soon. Stay tuned...
A friend just called to tell me that being apart of this helps showcase to BIPOC people that they can also fit in the gaming world. Supporting FFXIV PvP for years has been fulfilling but hearing that I might have an impact like that is AMAZING.
Let's make this a great event! 🥹
Registrations are now OPEN for the
#FFXIV
Crystalline Conflict Community Cup (Europe)! 🏆
Test your reflexes against your foes on July 21/22 and win prizes! ⚔️
Matches will be streamed live on Twitch with
@brianricardos
and
@Lythiara
as commentators! 📺
I am going through some personal issues right now. I would love to take a break from streaming for a bit because I hate streaming while sad. But... I have obligations upcoming, alpha testing a cool game and a sponsored stream. Just a FYI if you see me not as happy lately. ♥️
"Brian Drunkardo on vacation while
@rookuri_
and
@Lythiara
rock the stage with their awesome commentary." For real though, S tier improv, lots of laughs, and hype! Wish
@FrostyTVstream
was here so we could have the 4 fanfest commentators together! Maybe at JP Fanfest!?!?
I was just accepted into the
@CapcomUSA_
creator program! Street Fighter was one of the driving forces that got me into streaming. It feels full circle to finally join the program! 🔥
DID MY FIRST 24STREAM YESTERDAY! It was insane! Thank you everyone! Major thanks to my fellow FFXIV creators. You all have always been there for me, even when PvP was bad, even when PvP was dead, even when I was new.
@TheAethernet
@RinKarigani
@Midnababy
@thatgirlbeyaca
+ more
I need to get this off my chest and try to create a learning situation about race. Last year, I made the decision to remove someone from my discord for behavior. In response, they went into a VC and called the N-word in front of others. At Fanfest, this person approached me (1/6)
I have talked about this to friends before but I need to share it because I really don't see this get talked about. My Vtuber model gets hate solely on his skin color often. When you are BIPOC racism doesn't go away even in cartoon form. Please be aware of what others go through.
Thank you for the supportive words everyone. The situation is still not great at the moment. We are taking it day by day but there will be no more scheduled streams for now. Unfortunately, this adds another layer of stress because it's my work but I can't do it in this state.
Canceling today's stream. My mom had to go to the ER. I don't talk about it often, but she has cancer and sometimes there are bad days like today. As far as we know, she was very dehydrated and weak with high fever. I'm heading there now.
Just got the Inferno Jacket! With PvP it took about 7 hours. Very much worth it because you get Wolves Marks, Achievements, regular tomestones, and EXP all at the same time. Doesn't feel like a major grind if you enjoy PvP or never done it before.
I am so grateful and excited to be commentating for the show! I've had a passion for competitive gaming since I was a teen and being able to do do this for my fav game is special to me.
Side note: I know I will be called the Prince of PvP, should I wear a crown on stage? LOL
This is why diversity and representation is so important to me. BIPOC people will have different experiences and having those role models is important. Without them, we will feel like outsiders. Whether it be a cast of characters in a game or people representing the game.❤️(6/6)
Crystal Conflict has brought out a new competitive spirit into the FFXIV Community.
@huskybythegeek
and I have collaborated again to bring together the hype of FFXIV PvP Tournaments and it's music together! Hope you enjoy!
🎨:
@Squaffle