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Reminds me of Loki in Avengers with more scars and shorter hair. I dunno, think it's because of the forehead. Not that it's a bad thing Actually haven't even seen the Avengers movie, still reminds me of him, though. Oh wow, I totally see it now. But I'll certainly take it as a compliment, I mean after all, Loki is the best one. All I need is a staff and some ice magics...

Man I love Dark Souls, the instant I played it a huge nostalgia bomb hit me and I felt like I was a kid playing the PS1 again. The thing is, Dark Souls is hard for a modern game, but I didn't find it half as challenging as loading up the original Silent Hill or Resident Evil again. Games have definitely become a lot more forgiving the last decade, which is awesome because it has made them a lot more accessible, but at the same time completing them is kind of 'okay cool, next game pls' (or at least they don't give you thumb blisters *cough*Guardian Heroes*cough*). However with Dark Souls, when I mastered counter attacks as a Knight or finally killed a boss with a slice of my life still intact, the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment I found is indescribable. I think that's why it makes me feel all nostalgic, because it challenged me to the extreme and made me feel epic for overcoming those challenges, just like a lot of 90s games I played as kid. I mean sure I died and it was frustrating, but the game definitely rewards you from learning from your mistakes. That or I'm just a masochist :cactuar:

After an exhaustive (but totally fun) play with the character creator over the last week, I think I'm pretty happy with what I'll be, although it was really tempting to be a highlander or Elezen.

Oh my goooooood, you look like Brienne from Game of Thrones! <3333 Quoting for truth, and it's definitely a good thing, Brienne is easily my favourite character in GoT, next to Tyrion of course. Woah, where can this tshirt be bought!? Seriously, VIII is what brought me into FF as a kid. Really, SeeD taught me everything, you know like dealing with T-Rexaurs and time travelling witches. Anyway, I hate pictures of myself, I'm not photogenic to say the least but I feel bad having looked through all of these pictures and not uploading mine, so here, have a grainy low res webcam shot. It's free.

Oh wow, thanks for the warm replies, it's really nice to find an online community that has this kind of atmosphere. I have to admit I became a little anxious after I posted, I didn't realise just how much wall of text I had created (fake edit: and it looks like I've done the same). I'm really glad to see that my RP style isn't too unconventional or shunned, I could deal if it wasn't really accepted, but obviously it's far more enjoyable to RP with like minded individuals. Oh man, and I completely forgot to even mention my character. Forgetfulness is definitely a flaw. But yes, Logan LaMort is my character's name, I spent many hours researching the various lore and naming conventions of Eorzea to come up with it. Actually that's a total lie, it's a name I've been using for a few years across different games and I've grown quite fond of it. Fortunately it kind of fits within the world of Hydaelyn and the lore (I think). I'll be playing as a Hyur Midlander, mainly because again, I like to make a character that is more or less physically similar to myself (although an Elezen was a close second). I've not yet decided on my first class, but I'm heavily leaning towards Marauder/Warrior, with Arcanist/Summoner and Lancer/Dragoon being a close second. Although if SE ever release a kind of Battlemage class, yeah, I'd all over that. Thank you! I have just realised I may or may not have bought a new GFX card between the 1.0 FFXIV beta and now, but regardless, the more information I track down, the better it all sounds. I'm amazed that thought never occurred to me! Poor Zell always gets forgotten about, I mean I saw the Garlean soldiers use gunblades and I immediately thought of the Galbadian soldiers, but Zell? Nope, even though thinking about it, you could easily make a Zell lookalike in the character creator... or Kiros! I think my all time favourite character may be Fujin, 'RAGE'. Again, thanks I really look forward to seeing everyone on these forums in game, well, those on Balmung anyway. I aim to impress! Actually... I usually aim to not get eaten alive by less than savoury lifeforms, but in this instance, I'll make an exception. Only if you get on my bad side... or wake me up without sufficient reason or breakfast. *flails* Darn cats! I honestly thought it was an uncommon approach based on my previous experience, it's a relief to see that it's not

So after lurking here for the past few days (which started after reading Eva's nicely written handbook), I figure that maybe I should register and say hello, since I'll probably be seeing a number of you on Balmung. My experience with XIV is limited, I participated in the 1.0 beta but the game engine really didn't like my computer, and even on the lowest settings it became a stuttering mess and I forgot all about it. Recently though I started hearing rumblings about ARR, including how it has been rebooted and the positive feedback it's received so far. I missed out on the closed beta but I've spent hours going through the character creator and the benchmark, even on maximum settings, is giving me an average of 60 FPS. So without even playing the game I can already see there's been a substantial improvement. This makes me happy. I've been playing FF since I was a kid, VIII was my introduction to the series and will always be my favourite for nostalgia alone, second only to VI and I'll admit, I enjoyed XII a lot. But it's easier to just say that I haven't played III, IX, X, XI and XIII. I have to admit, when I started looking at FFXIV, I was blown away by how much it referenced previous games and I preordered immediately after coming across the magitek armour video. I think to say I'm excited is an understatement. Anyway, I have played previous MMOs and I've always liked the idea of RP but I've never really found many groups that do it. For me, it's all about immersion, I like to put myself in that world, so I guess you could say my style is very personal (although I never take things personally, I see the distinction between IC and OOC quite clearly), I like to draw on my experiences, my traits, my flaws and project them into that world. I can write, but I often choose not to. I have my history worked out but I like the element of surprise, I like to find things out. So for example I seldom read character bios, not because I'm not interested, but I like to find out all of this information within the reality my character exists in. I'm not a huge fan of scripts or pre planning, or being the protagonist in my own fully fleshed out epic story arc. I like to just exist, and see where the world takes me, react to events and people naturally and just see what occurs. Call me boring but I like the idea of finding out about your character over a conversation and a drink in a tavern (or more likely a casual linkshell exchange while I'm stabbing things with some metal). For me the story is the present, and although the past may influence it, I think finding out about the past can be apart of the story. Basically, when I roleplay, I think 'what would MacGy- I do if I was in this world' (keeping in mind the circumstances and influences of that world). I do it for single player games too, it's why my Commander Shepard isn't a true Paragon or Renegade, but a mix of both. I'm not sure why, but for some reason, I just can't relate to playing a character that is drastically different to me, so I've always made one character that is both physically and mentally similar to myself and I never, ever make alts. Although this isn't to say that I make things exact, I mean I can't be a wizard in real life but if it was possible? I'd totally be throwing thunder from my fists. Not that I think there is anything wrong with larger than life characters, alts, epic pre planned story arcs and such. I fully realise that everyone has their own way of roleplaying and everyone enjoys it differently and I always make exceptions, or compromise on my preferred way of doing things if it's easier for others. I'm just weird:cactuar: So with that in mind, I totally look forward to playing FFIX with you guys, you all seem awesome and I really like the feel of this community. /feels.