I'm enjoying the Stormblood story moreso than most, though the big part I absolutely adored was within the Azim Steppe but I'm 100% utterly biased on that front.Â
Personally, I don't think it's wholly better or worse than Heavensward, but it fits my tastes a bit more? Likely me enjoying the wider cast of characters, along with the more vibrant settings. I'm not a big fan of drab, grey castles and tons of snow, to be frank.Â
Stormblood's story feels like it goes a bit quickly, though? I'm not too sure how to put it, but these massive, big, events occur so quickly that it feels almost strange? Like the pace is off. Not that I horribly mind, as I tend to enjoy more of the side characters and cast than anything else. But it is a little jarring, for me.
At least, it's a better MMO story than about any MMO I've played extensively. Though, to be fair, that's not a high bar to begin with. But I do feel like I care about the characters, and what's going on, for once.Â
The actual feel of the game is... I love RDM and how it plays, it addresses so many issues I had with almost every other class I tried. I love the ability to swim, and that was huge for me, and I adore the cities and the colors and designs that are so varied and feel so lively. The zones themselves even feel bigger? But maybe they just feel larger since I spent so long in Eorzea that it began to feel small by comparison. Not terribly sure.Â
RDM Class Story is kinda... cliche and trite to me. I wish it was a bit more original, though maybe it gets better as I do the post 60 quests? I'm almost 70, just been doing the MSQ more to get it done so spoilers can't really hit me in the face and spoil content.Â
But, overall, I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did Heavensward. And I thought I was going to -really- love a dragon-centric expansion with a corrupt religious regime in an area I remember trying to see if I could trick the game to let me into. And, adversely, I thought I wasn't going to find Stormblood's story as interesting. But, turns out, feelings are actually reversed on that front.
Personally, I don't think it's wholly better or worse than Heavensward, but it fits my tastes a bit more? Likely me enjoying the wider cast of characters, along with the more vibrant settings. I'm not a big fan of drab, grey castles and tons of snow, to be frank.Â
Stormblood's story feels like it goes a bit quickly, though? I'm not too sure how to put it, but these massive, big, events occur so quickly that it feels almost strange? Like the pace is off. Not that I horribly mind, as I tend to enjoy more of the side characters and cast than anything else. But it is a little jarring, for me.
At least, it's a better MMO story than about any MMO I've played extensively. Though, to be fair, that's not a high bar to begin with. But I do feel like I care about the characters, and what's going on, for once.Â
The actual feel of the game is... I love RDM and how it plays, it addresses so many issues I had with almost every other class I tried. I love the ability to swim, and that was huge for me, and I adore the cities and the colors and designs that are so varied and feel so lively. The zones themselves even feel bigger? But maybe they just feel larger since I spent so long in Eorzea that it began to feel small by comparison. Not terribly sure.Â
RDM Class Story is kinda... cliche and trite to me. I wish it was a bit more original, though maybe it gets better as I do the post 60 quests? I'm almost 70, just been doing the MSQ more to get it done so spoilers can't really hit me in the face and spoil content.Â
But, overall, I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did Heavensward. And I thought I was going to -really- love a dragon-centric expansion with a corrupt religious regime in an area I remember trying to see if I could trick the game to let me into. And, adversely, I thought I wasn't going to find Stormblood's story as interesting. But, turns out, feelings are actually reversed on that front.
