Holy shit, this looks rad as hell!

ARR, while it is old, is very necessary for connecting with the Scions for HW-EW, in my opinion. I'm always slightly sad at hearing how many people skip it to get to Heavensward... It seems like eating Oreos without the creme, fine enough, but missing something to tie it together.

My issues with Stormblood and Dawntrail come only from both expacs' shared flaw of lacking focus in some areas. Gyr Abania and Xak Tural feel underdeveloped and I do believe we should have gotten Dawntrail as a Scion-free or near-Scion-free adventure, akin to Heavensward.

I firmly believe that Shadowbringers and Heavensward are lesser stories without fully experiencing ARR-StB before them. Anyone who skips to get to "the good part" will find themselves disappointed. Those connections with the cast are why those expansions are as good as they are.

All of this is to say, I love all of XIV's expansions. I have some issues with DT, StB and ARR, but I love their characters and think they are absolutely necessary experiences.

Endwalker legit made me cry and I think it is a fantastic ending to the 10-year story. No major notes.

100% Legit rankings, no shame whatsoever:
1. Endwalker
2. Shadowbringers
3. Heavensward
4. Dawntrail, Stormblood, ARR

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So cute and happy!!!!

I think vertical is the accepted standard

Ironically, I've known a number of right-wing gay furries, but I suppose knowing Nazi Gays and Nazifurs exist, that's not surprising people are capable of such Olympic feats of mental gymnastics.

I did also sort of inundate myself with a few articles and talks about the Prime 4 thing, so I kinda goaded myself into growling about it. Took out my frustration of a lot of different voices onto you. Wasn't cool of me. I'm sorry, bro.

You're right, sorry. I'm just... ugh, tired of everyone attacking things on sight before they even come out.

Only within your acceptable guidelines of "cringe" but when a fictional character is just being sincere or quippy, everyone hisses and recoils like a stray cat.

Forspoken, Viewfinder, these games were, while not amazing, perfectly okay. But everyone thought they deserved the deepest pits of Hell.

I've figured out the problem. It's not Prime 4, it's just one very basic thing about nerd culture today.

In 2025, real life nerds just hate seeing nerds in fiction. They think cringe is something that must be burned out and avoided at all costs and will castigate those who do not think the same.

Tsume is nothing if not... *courageous.*~

Mighty, you are lovely and glorious! ♥

I think the Headsmen wouldn't count as monsters for this context, no. They're not like, freaked-up mutants like the Hypertuned or anything, they're just big guys.