I don't have a specific plan for how I'll do Twitter during the first stretch of tie after DT drops, but I've been thinking about taking a short social media break (for completely unrelated reasons) and it might just be a perfect time to do that.
Whoever's causing the ddos attacks in ffxiv, please stop... BRO THERE'S A FISH WINDOW COMING UP AND I DON'T WANNA WAIT 6 DAYS FOR THE NEXT WINDOW OF THAT PARTICULAR FISH IF I DON'T CATCH IT BECAUSE I GOT DISCONNECTED
I love that Tataru gives you a giant island for free and the only thing she asks in return is that sometimes she gets to use it as an Airbnb for gay couples you know
I don't think my mutuals need to hear this, but so many people do: if you aren't interested in FFXIV you don't have to play it.
Pictomancer is so extremely consistent with FFXIV's entire aesthetic and vibe, if you think it's goofy bullshit then I don't understand why you play.
It's really weird having to explain to people that when you play a multiplayer game, you should care about the fact that you are playing with other people.
Strangers on the internet are still people, and you should still treat them like people.
every few months, someone makes a tweet suggesting FFXIV players practice basic cooperation, and thousands of the most socially awkward malcontents to ever walk the Earth respond by declaring it's an assault on their personal liberties to suggest they owe anything to anyone
I've said this crack theory before, and I'll say it again:
Zenos is the horniest FFXIV villain and also the one who fucks the least.
Emet-Selch is the least horny FFXIV villain and also the one who fucks the most.
I will die on this hill.
Friendly reminder: if you're having fun playing a game, you're not bad at the game. You are having fun, the primary objective of play.
A person who criticizes or belittles others for their skill/effectiveness is bad at games, no matter how well they perform mechanically.
what's your favorite "media literacy check". like a character or event that, depending on someone's opinion on it, shows if they can be trusted interpreting media.
Fortunately, I've carved out a corner of the FFXIV fandom where me and my fellow Lyse Appreciaters are happy and kind together, so I'm not subjected to this much any more.
But I was genuinely shocked to learn that she wasn't wildly popular.
Bisexuality is the point actually.
Bisexual people in m/f relationships are still bi and that is still bi representation in media.
This is not up for debate, this is well and clearly established.
"Goddamn it Darrylson."
"What's wrong Craigomy?"
"I just worked somethin' out. I think I might be one o' them queers."
"On account of the bunny boy?"
"Yessir. On account of the bunny boy."
Hancock Fitzgerald was abandoned by his parents at such a young age that he doesn't actually remember them. He spent his early years as a street urchin in Ul'dah.
Papalymo and Lyse meeting for the first time:
Lyse: You must be Yda's friend! She's told me a lot about you
Papalymo: *extends a hand* Papalymo Totolymo, PhD
Lyse, confused but with enthusiasm: *shakes his hand* Lyse Hext, MMA!
telling women over 30 that they shouldn't be in fandom because they shouldn't have those hobbies anymore is straight up misogyny and you can't change my mind about that
Listen, absolutely no shade here: people like what they like and different tastes are valid and that's part of what makes the world beautiful.
But, that said, if you have ever enjoyed Frontline in FFXIV, there's something about how your brain works that I'll never understand. โค๏ธ
I will never get over how great it is that OC x canon is so normalized in FFXIV.
Canon x canon is great, OC x OC is great, but there's something about OC x canon that just feeds my soul and makes for such a compelling creative context.
Sev and Lyse are doing kissing RIGHT NOW!
FUCK people who say oc x canon is bad. Your comfort character has a BIIIG FAT FUCKING CRUSH on your oc and that is just so real actually. Love oc x canon forever.
My favorite part of this process is the first time you find yourself getting corrected by the OC about who they are.
You'll consider some option for their lore and genuinely feel like you're hearing them saying "nah that ain't me" when you realize it should be different.
Makin an OC is kinda like meeting someone for the first time. U have a vague idea of who they are at first. Then as u spend more time w them u get to know them betterโฆ u get more comfortable with them as u find out what kind of a person they are. Itโs a lot like making a friend
#wolqotd
for players
Do you have a nickname for a dungeon/raid or other content in the game? When talking to friends, is there something you never refer to by its canon name?
For example, I don't think I've ever said "Puppet's Bunker", it's usually Puppy Bunky or just Pububuh
#wolqotd
if your WoL/OC is in a queer m/f relationship, can I please see them?
It's important to me to celebrate the fact that queer people are still queer even if their relationship may appear cishet to an outsider. So please show me your cuties being cute and in love ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
Even though there's some really fun and funny stuff in the Manderville quests, the second they added a character who was Nashu's stalker and treated it as "ha ha hee hee funny" I was done with Manderville for good. Can't unring that bell.
Idea, free to a good home: a fourth-wall breaking gpose set depicting G'raha Tia running behind the scenes from one gpose studio to another, with a different WoL lover in each one.
He's exhausted, but he's in love with all of them, so he's making it work.
#wolqotd
what's the outfit/look that's so true to your WoL/OC that you don't even think of it as a glam any more because it's just THEM?
Like, the "other glams are fashion and dress-up but this is Their True Self" outfit. What is it?
#wolqotd
show me a gpose, screenshot, artwork, or fic excerpt for your WoL/OC that always makes your brain do the happy chemicals, no matter how often you look at it.
Some people unfortunately end up with a voice in their head saying "who even asked?" when they're thinking about talking about their OCs.
And I just want it on the record that it was me. I asked. I want to know and I want them to tell me!โค๏ธ
Forever dying on the "Lyse left the Scions" cross
It was absolutely a great concept for her character's development, and I've loved the glimpses we get of her in her new role.
I just miss my wife, Tails. I miss her a lot.
liking women in xiv is like oh minfilia is nice ah shes dead but ysayle is nic- ah, but yotsu- hm. fordola's-- oh they wrote her out, but zero.......ah
@maskofviera
@DRK_InTheBrume
back in the days of PARADISE everyone loved getting stun locked on the Fall Guys map every day and it was an enjoyable part of all of our days
You don't have to be *excited* about it. You don't have to play it at launch. But to imply that Pictomancer is bringing a new and unwelcome kind of energy to FFXIV just the wildest take.
The game with lalafell, moogles, Mandervilles, and tonberries in it? Unserious bits? WILD.
#wolqotd
if FFXIV let you choose a custom title for your WoL/OC other than "Warrior of Light," what would you choose?
Also, what would your WoL/OC choose for themselves? Would it be different than what you chose as a player?
#wolqotd
be unapologetically enthusiastic about something you love about your WoL/OC, their ship(s), their lore, or something else about FFXIV.
Just take a minute to enthuse about the game and you place in it with no filter.
#wolqotd
outside of your WoL /OC's current partner(s), is there anyone in Eorzea who has a crush on them? Anyone who made a move but your WoL/OC turned them down? Exes, FWBs, one night stands, etc?
whoโs YOUR character of all time??? like the character you would defend with all you have, the one character all your moots and friends associate you with???
I've muted this now because the bad takes have started rolling in (nothing egregious just stuff I don't need in my life)
Lyse Enjoyers, keep thriving for the punch wife โค๏ธ
Fortunately, I've carved out a corner of the FFXIV fandom where me and my fellow Lyse Appreciaters are happy and kind together, so I'm not subjected to this much any more.
But I was genuinely shocked to learn that she wasn't wildly popular.
Hey just another reminder that you are absolutely allowed to not like things. Having preferences is normal and good and reasonable.
What's a lot less good and reasonable is going out of your way to harass or belittle people for liking the thing you don't like.
#wolqotd
for players
What's you favorite ship that you don't personally make content for? Either a wolship your WoL/OC isn't in or an NPC/NPC ship you just enjoy other people talking about?
Feel free to mention your main ship as a note too, just for the comparison! โค๏ธ
#wolqotd
what's the most specific thing that gives your WoL/OC cute aggression? Something that makes them absolutely feral that's almost impossible to resist.
Could be from a spouse, partner, crush, or could be completely platonic!
If you resent others for shipping OC x canon because you want claim to that canon character, you need to fix that about yourself.
You have no right to expect other people to shape their engagement with that canon around you.
idk who needs to hear this today but:
yes, RT that post you made
please RT 20 posts you made
seriously, post it again 3 minutes later if you want
Be unapologetically enthusiastic about the content you're proud of!
I am so, so glad I was able to commission
@rocketspurs
to draw my beloved Sev and Lyse, based on one of my favorite gposes of them.
Seven and Lyse coming home to Ala Mhigo, and despite all the beauty in the city, he only ever has eyes for her.
THIS IS THE COMMISSION I WAS TALKING ABOUT!
Sev and Lyse having an impromptu dance party in the kitchen, courtesy of the wonderful and talented
@Lazypotaterz
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Look that them being just happy and domestic and cute and good and in love ๐ฅน
#wolqotd
for players! What's your
#1
comfort ship *outside* of FFXIV? What does it mean to you?
Does that ship have anything in common with your WoL/OC's ship, if you have one? If so, what is it? If not, what's important to you about the difference between the ships?
I am once again begging people to understand that you are well within your rights to not like things, but there's absolutely no reason to go out of your way to notify people about it.
Especially in response to content of theirs that's about liking that thing.