AvaZope

Unfortunately for you, yes. Hi, loser. [] And thanks, Noel, that's the goal!

I've never been great at introduction posts- even less so returning introduction posts. But, given that it's been since the end of 2014 that I last showed my face 'round these parts, I figure I oughta. Hey, all! I'm AvaZope. While I'd like to say that Shadowbringers alone is what finally convinced me to give FF14 a shot again, I'd got to admit part of it's due to the situation over at WoW with BfA's story. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all about what Shadowbringers is putting down- from the MSQ to the PvE content. The only thing I've left to do is dip my toes into the RP community again. Which brings me back here! I've been RPing across MMOs, tabletop RPGs, fourms- you name it- for around 13 years now. I played FF14 1.0 and 2.0, twaddlin' off during the middle of the Crystal Tower attunement process. I've picked FF14 up again here and there, but never long enough to consider RPing in the game again. My main game for awhile now has been WoW. I currently run a RP guild there, which is going on 4 years old now, though we're on hiatus since none of us are able to get into BfA's story. I haven't quite finished figuring out what I want to do with my main, Ava Anders, who's gotten a pretty severe rehaul since her original incarnation back on Balmung. I'm now on Mateus, since some of my friends started up after Balmung locked and so I followed them here. I've got some ideas, mind you, but nothing concrete. I'll probably be pestering ya'll for input once I've got somethin' solid to make sure it's up to snuff with the current RP community expectations. And then, maybe, eventually, once my toes have been thoroughly soaked I'll be reaching out here to get some community stuff rolling. Maybe. We'll see. Either way, it's nice to meet you all and it's good to be back!

I also know if you're like me an have the Pokemon "gotta max 'em all!" mentality towards classes/souls, you may want to skip some parts of zones. Especially zones where the quests are 15+. Getting a class to level 15 is easy. Just do the hunting log, fates you run along into, and some level 10 levequests. However after 15, the leveling process can really slow down, so I skip whole hubs and grind on some classes so when I go back to level another, I have different options to level that class.

The most common times to get in are between 12PM-6AM. However, I've remade and made characters both recently and around launch at what are commonly known as 'lockdown times'. My main, Ava, for instance, I remember making on either a Mon-Wed around 2PM in the afternoon. However, I stress to people who are maybe trying to make the character and then giving up and trying again the next day- Try around 12PM-6AM. Don't give up. If you must, get to the screen where you choose the server and tab out. Watch a movie, read articles, whatever. And refresh the list every 3 minutes or so to see if it updates. Some people claim the servers go out of lockdown only on the times listed on the website. I strongly believe this is a false notion. I think they simply update the list at those times, but the server fluctuates. My reasoning for this is while making a farming alt last week, I sat staring at the screen from about 9PM (7PDT) until 3AM. (1AM PDT) and the server opened for about 30 mins. I made that character and one more, and then on the third it was locked again.

Hey. So. I have returned and stuff. Ava has received a rehaul, which is on her updated wiki! Hope to see ya'll in-game!

No, no, I wasn't saying the math was wrong. Just making a silly that regardless of it's correctness, I have trouble understanding it unless it's presented at a third grade level. (Not really...but...almost really.) I get your summary though. Thanks for the work, really, I certainly couldn't have reasoned that out, lol.

Oh so if we...and...the...birds..moved...in...space...wait...

I love the discussion going! So what ya'll seem to be concluding about the distance is that what's provided in-game can't make much sense. Would ya'll find it reasonable to agree that someone traveling from say... Limsa to Ul'dah, making frequent stops and such took a few weeks?

Thanks for all the answers, guys!

Now that I've been playing the game for a good month and seen more of the lore and how classes work, I've decided to scrap a large majority of Ava's background and such. In the process of rebuilding and coming up with new ideas, I've found myself unable to answer a few questions on my own. Not all of these are related, mind you. First, how many of you guys play WoL? Also, how would you guys (the community, not just WoL players) feel about someone roleplaying a WoL even if they didn't technically play 1.0? Second, where the heck is Cartneau? Also, which of the 3 main cities is farthest away from it/closest to it/took the most or least damage? Third, how long does the community as a whole feel it would take to get from a major hub city to another without special means of transportation. Lets say the only method they had was one chocobo. Fourth, how expensive do you think a chocobo would be? Would it be akin to buying a car in our world? Or would it be plausible that a breeder may give a deal to someone based on a variety of reasons? And are there any naming conventions for chocobos? Fifth, because we can (in-game) be any class or wear any armor, how do you guys feel about a character's fighting style being a mix of classes? For instance, a paladin who also has skills with a lance, or a puglist/monk who can use basic healing magics, ect, ect? That..seems to be all I have (for now). Sorry it's a fair bit and may be asked in a confusing manner. If needed I can re clarify. Thanks for any help!

Yeah, I checked bags, special items for quests, currency...nothing. But we'll see if dodo boy makes any difference. I'm just not lucky today, I suppose. Cut my hand in the shop, burned my same hand hanging lights, got in a fender bender, and now no parcels. Thor is mad at me, clearly.

Yeah, I've done everything I should up until the actual fate part. The last one she actually appeared and talked AND I was in a group AND still nothing. I did have a game crash on 3 out of the 4 times I've attempted it, so that may be it. I always crash at the end. I went from the crabs to the dodo boss, maybe changing the fate will help.

Is it possible to get gold and not get anything? because that's happened twice for me. The music changes, the font is different and silver, and I got gold credit both times but no parcels.

AWESOME. WOO. Thanks!

Thanks for the guide! Quick question though: I probably won't be 46+ by the time the event ends, for a few reasons. Can I still get the weapons, though? (Mainly the gun blade...)