Kage

My mind has mixed Be Prepared (Lion King) and The Answer (Steven Universe) into a very very strange mash up. >< I blame Sounsyy for Be prepared and I blame myself for Steven Universe. XkU23m6yX04 I4pPT6Tg8Bs

Welcome to Balmung and the RPC! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Someone is bound to have an answer or be able to point you in a direction. If not, well we can blunder about together. You mentioned being European so I do want to say that there's plenty of European Roleplayers on Balmung. To name a few resources, there is the Europa Linkshell but it seems the current head didn't keep it updated??? There are also a few FCs who are mostly EU as well. The FC I am in is mixed... with a larger amount of EU players (French and German) than there are NA players! In fact I think I'm one of two Pacific Coast USA players... There is also this directory here ;3 http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9233&pid=127019#pid127019 which I see you found

May she and her children rest in peace. She had motor neurone disease aka Lou Gehrig's aka ALS. So sad Note that I do know the bodies' identities have not been released but it is..m well just not likely that it is not the first three who went missing.

In order to accompany Patch 3.15 HotFixes, we will be performing maintenance on all Worlds at the time below. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. * The World Transfer Service will be suspended 15 minutes before the maintenance, and will be unavailable until maintenance has ended. * Reservations for Ceremonies of Eternal Bonding cannot be made from the time maintenance ends until Jan. 8, 2016 1:00 a.m. (PST). [Date & Time] Jan. 6, 2016 10:00 p.m. to Jan. 7, 2016 2:00 a.m. (PST) * Completion time is subject to change. [Affected Worlds] All Worlds

It's been a year and I'm a day late in reminding people. AGDQ 2016 is here. Jan 3 - Jan 10 If you have any interest in watching speedrunning or what not, check it out. If you have any interest in video games, check it out. If you have any interest in video games and charity marathons, check it out. Each year the amount of money raised gets higher and higher. TASBot is going to be on Jan 10 Usual Tyson's Punch-out! Blindfolded is in the schedule too.

Uh, as far as I know this has only been made clear in the weeks since Christmas.

Okay, but, it's been known for literally months that an FC Leader could do this. If they lock you out of the house, you can't reclaim your shit, if you can't reclaim your shit, you can't demolish your room. If you can't demolish your room, you can't leave the FC. This was known literally on day 1 of the patch that implemented private rooms in FC houses. The idea that a GM - a freaking Game Master - could simply be unaware that this was possible is, quite frankly, inexcusable. Do they not play the same game that we play? Are they stupid? Is support composed of three baboons sitting around playing with their own feces? How in god's name could they just not know? I mean, unless support is composed of blithering idiots? Edited to Add: I think it's a hell of a lot more likely that support simply doesn't have a tool built into their client that would allow them to take control of the FC and rectify the situation. Either that, or they're falling back on the old idea that the FC Leader literally owns the FC and everyone and everything within the house. But that would be dumb. What I mean is that a lot of people could not replicate the issue. Even though most of us have played with housing since it came out. No one I knew of could actually describe exactly what was the problem until after this situation happened. So yes I can believe them not knowing -then-. Just because someone says it has happened doesn't mean everyone knows how or what to fix. There were a -lot- of responses saying "uh we just did x y and z and we still were able to remove stuff just fine." "Did they actually even try?" If you have a room, no rights, you can still remove your furnishings, demolish and check yourself out. Even two months afterwards people still go "uh I replicated this myself by putting myself in a rank with 0 privs and had no issues removing furnishings are you sure they were actually locked in?" What I am pretty sure of though is that they didn't have any such tool that would actually remove a leader or change leaders. I have met a few FC leaders who do view the FCs as "theirs" and all the members' accomplishments as theirs when they have done nothing to receive such praise. /salty I've spoken to a few GMs over harassment issues and a few of them (because I can't remember the names of the ones I've spoken to just that they have been different before) have spoken as if they've played the game a bit. But the GMs aren't QA.

*slams palm down on an agree button* I have not thoroughly had the time to RP with Baby Hands but I have loved every interaction! It's been a pleasure each time!

It's very possible. Also possible that the 'public outrage' on the Balmung PF when RareX reporting caused them to change their policy.

http://xivdb.com/item/12825/Stupendemys "If a flying crystal-shelled tortoise cannot be seen as stupendous, nothing can." People have been asking for a flying turtle mount and they did give it to us. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/246971-Letter-from-the-Producer-LIVE-Part-XXIII-Q-A-Update-Thread?p=3128932&viewfull=1#post3128932 In regards to fighting companions, you realize that there are some people who will want entirely new ones to make their mounts 'special'? 'My drake needs to do more than just breathe fire.' 'My griffin is 5000x better than the regular mobs and it needs to be set apart.' And calling out white knights are the most idiotic and nonsensical thing to do. If you want to 'constructively criticize' then I am just as allowed to defend or counter your opinions. Because that is all they are, opinions. If you want, you are free to join in any of the Official Forums threads to make your complaint heard. At least then your voice is actually heard. Or Reddit. You are also free to continue here, but again at least your voice will be heard there. Here I am free to defend what I like just as much as you are free to dislike and voice it.

There is no "all logic" being thrown out for a tortoise flying. It's in the fucking game that there is a flying tortoise. Per Companions fighting, they already said this shit in a live letter. If they do it for one companion they have to do it for -every single mount-. They have to make now more unique animations for -every single mount- to do battle with. It's not feasible for their team. If you read one of the interviews you can see how poor their staff is. They can't even make new 60 fights for the level 50 primals because the only people on their staff who can are working on, get this brilliant idea, -future content-.

Moving towards a finale does not mean the finale is here. But it sounds like the Heavensward / Dragonsong storyline will be coming to a close considering they have plans for the Ishgard ward in the future.

Additional wards are planned for 3.3 Sometime after are apartments and then isghard wards. Problem with wards is that there is a lot of gil in circulation that even the max price non-devalued houses can go very fast. 5mil, 35 mil, 70mil ranges. It should be noted that people are now receiving warnings for their public sales on PF given enough reports (don't know anything about WTB pfs).

PAISSA ARE MONKEYS

here is the translated New Year Post FFXIV Producer and Director Yoshi-P here to wish all of you a Happy New Year! On behalf of myself and the entire team, I’d like to thank you all for your continued support. Last year saw the release of FFXIV’s first expansion, which was something we wanted to do since the early days of 1.0. The launch of Heavensward made me feel like we are now on the right track, nearly five years later. We announced the development of Heavensward at the Fan Festivals to end 2014 with a bang, and we traveled around last year to build momentum for its release, from the Nico Nico Chokaigi, all the way to a castle in Nantes, France. We also held exciting events in the months following at E3 in the United States, China Joy in China, Japan Expo in France, gamescom in Germany, the Tokyo Game Show, and finally G-Star in South Korea. Looking back on 2015, and how I was able to meet all of you from around the world, I must say it was a very fulfilling year. So as of August 27, it has been two years since the release of A Realm Reborn, and five years since the release of the original FFXIV. In a way, our game is already well into its lifespan as a MMORPG. But it is my hope for 2016 that we remember how it feels to be a new player, and I want to keep this in mind as we move forward together. As I mentioned previously, we expect to hold our second round of Fan Festivals starting from October 2016 and moving into 2017. I can’t wait to interact with you guys again on this worldwide tour! We are already planning lots of exciting announcements, events, and attractions, so please wait for more details for joining in the fun. We will kick off 2016 moving towards the finale of our Heavensward storyline with Patch 3.2. The development team is still working hard for its release in February, but I’ll give you this sneak peek of a new feature for the new year: Now what could this possibly be? I guess you will have to find out in the upcoming announcements! And, as per tradition with my New Year’s greeting, I would also like to share this with you... We discovered this passage on the final page of the diary of the late Archon Louisoix, savior of many during the Calamity, and grandfather to Alphinaud and Alisae. It seems he felt there was a need to translate and preserve these lines. But what are the Gerun Oracles which he refers to? Could they be connected to the fate of Eorzea!? Let us find the answer together this year! FINAL FANTASY XIV PRODUCER/DIRECTOR Naoki Yoshida

I am 99% that everyone who wanted a flying mount thought of Gamera (Godzilla etc) (Dragonball even references it) So I think SE is doing a reference to it

Update 2/9/16 - The Feast will not allow potions or food and will not take morale or materia into account. Update 2/8/16 - Beast Tribe Quest Preview is Up! Awaiting Press Release high Res images...hopefully? Update 2/5/16 - Sephirot Trial Preview is Up! Awaiting Press Release High Res images! Update 2/4/16 - MAIN SCENARIO QUEST AND DUNGEON PREVIEWS CAN BE FOUND IN THIS POST HERE. SE has an incomplete quest prerequisite or messed up the spoiler. According to this JP PR Blog on lodestone, http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/fcf3e27de308a33426808dfc3fd2dc47e6152a85, Patch 3.2 is aimed at a Feb 2016 drop date! In 3.2 we will get a number of things. We will get revamps to Alexander Gordias and Alexander Midas will be different as well as revamps to other gameplay balance issues such as Anima weapons and Diadem. Addition of new main scenario quests: We'll finally be heading towards the climax of the Dragonsong War. Addition of new side quests Addition of Gnath beast tribe quests Two new dungeons will be added. We will get the Warring Triad, new primal trials! Look at this preview! We will also get our new Allagan tomestone (So we'll be moving past Esoterics, removing their limit, and Law will be exchanged for other items!) The Adamantoise Mount flies into the skies in 3.2! Information for this post gathered from Letter from the Producer Live XXVI JP PR Blog and 4gamer 12/29 Interview A lot of updates fleshed out upon during the PLL 27 chronicled in the RPC thread here or can be found in the Official Forums here. Patch 3.2, Gears of Change, will come on Feb 23. Along with it comes new MSQ (Minfilia and the Mother Crystal), AntiTower, Lost City of Amdapor HM, Alexander: Midas NM and Savage, more PVP!, more crafting recipes!, and the first trial in The Warring Triad series: Containment Bay S1T7. New Allagan Tomestone of Lore! - If you have soldiery, go get poetics. - If you have law, these will be exchanged for esoterics. - The new tomestone gear will be Primal Themed! Tank / Job Adjustments Gnath beast tribe Quests! More mounts flying! - Adamantoise mount flies like Gamera - Gnath mount New Crafting Recipes, some are glamor without class restrictions! Dyeable Allagan and High Allagan New Kirimu Coat, Boarskin Skirt and Boots of Divine Light.... NOT CLASS RESTRICTED! And, while we're on the subject of cosplay, I know many players would like to see additional emotes they can use while taking amazing screenshots in their outfits, so recently, I discussed new emotes with the Motion team and they let slip that there just may be something in Patch 3.2! I wonder what kind of emotes they'll be.... HILDIBRAND RETURNS! Mogwands and other 1.0 1-Handed Wands are coming out! As mentioned previously, such as in PLL 24 and in this RPC thread, they are making 2-handed versions of these old assets. News is out that after their introduction, 1-handed versions will no longer be dropped in the content they were once rewards. It will be possible to queue for Duty Roulette as a party for the following roulettes: Duty Roulette: Expert Duty Roulette: Level 60 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Level 50 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Leveling Duty Roulette: Trials Duty Roulette: Main Scenario Duty Roulette: Guildhest And more! Any more 3.2 news (Dungeon Previews etc) will be posted when updated!! Main Scenario Preview! Patch 3.2 – The Gears of Change is scheduled to release on February 23, 2016! Prepare for release day with this sneak peek at the main scenario. Truth. Peace. Reformation. These were the keys to Ishgard's salvation. So believed Ser Aymeric, acting ruler of the Holy See. However, not all shared in his dream, and in his headlong rush to unite man and dragon once more, those still bound by the fetters of the past rose up to defend their nation against the forces they feared would destroy it. Yet change─that great, inexorable wave─was upon them, and soon all of Ishgard would bend to its will. Dungeon Preview Patch 3.2 is fast approaching, and today we offer you a glimpse into the Antitower, as well as the hard mode of the Lost City of Amdapor! ≪The Antitower≫ In all of creation, what greater mystery could there be than the fate of this very star? To sound the deepest depths, to study the aetherial sea itself─for these purposes and more was the Antitower built. Abandoned by her Sharlayan caretakers following the exodus, it has since been overrun by the magical guardians they left behind. Yet were one blessed with Her gift to brave these dangers and descend to the furthest reaches─to hear, feel, and think at the heart of this world─what would they find? Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Item Level Requirement: Average item level 180 or above Party Size: Four players Time Limit: 90 minutes Quest : The Word of the Mother Prerequisites: Players must first complete the main scenario quest "As It Once Was. ≪The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard)≫ Following the defeat of Diabolos, the unnatural pall choking the crumbling city of Amdapor was lifted, and tranquility restored to the Twelveswood. Or so it had seemed. When the Hearers entered the ruins, however, they had scarce begun consigning the stones to the forest when their elemental allies fled in a sudden panic. By the spirits’ agitated whispers did the Seedseers learn that a daunting and hostile presence yet lingered within Amdapor's moldering walls. Unable to complete their ritual of cleansing, once more have the Padjals called upon your aid. Once more must you delve deep inside the ancient city's husk, and purge its withered heart of an unknown evil... Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Item Level Requirement: Average item level 180 or above Party Size: Four players Time Limit: 90 minutes Quest : One More Night in Amdapor Prerequisites: Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Heavensward," and have also completed the quest "One Night In Amdapor.” Sephirot Battle Preview Today's patch 3.2 preview will give players a peek at the battle with Sephirot, one of the three towering pillars of the Warring Triad. Sephirot, the Fiend Sephirot, the Fiend, was a deity once worshipped by a tree-like race native to Meracydia. Brought into being for the sole purpose of repelling the Allagan invasion, Sephirot inflicted ruinous losses upon the imperial army before finally being subdued and imprisoned in the central facility of Azys Lla. And now, millennia later, this immensely powerful entity threatens to awaken, his vengeful dreams disturbed by the careless ambitions of Archbishop Thordan VII. Topple the first pillar of the Warring Triad, or wheresoever his colossal shadow falls shall be visited by unthinkable catastrophe! - Containment Bay S1T7 Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Party Size: Eight players Time Limit: 60 minutes Quest: When the Bough Wakes Prerequisites: Players must first complete the main scenario quest "As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness" and have also completed the quest "Gods of Eld. - Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme) Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Party Size: Eight players Time Limit: 60 minutes Quest: A Fiendish Likeness Prerequisites: Players must first complete the quest "When the Bough Wakes." Beast Tribe Quest Preview In today's patch 3.2 preview, you'll get a peek at a new quest series focused on the Vath and their journey to freedom from the Overmind. Gnath Beast Tribe Quests The Gnath are insect-like beastmen linked in thought, compelled to serve only the Overmind. Should their link to him be severed, they are cast out from the colony, left to fend for themselves in the wilds. A number of these offscourings, known as the Nonmind, have built a community for their fellow exiles. What trials and tribulations must they overcome to truly separate themselves from the Onemind? After unlocking the beast tribe daily quests, players will be able to undertake several quests which change on a daily basis. By completing them, players can improve their reputation with the Gnath. At certain milestones, you will be given the opportunity to undertake main beast tribe quests, which are episodic quests that provide insight into the lives of the Gnath. Beast Tribe Vendor By completing daily beast tribe quests and raising your reputation, you will be able to purchase various items such as furnishings, minions, and mounts. The Feast will not take into account morale or materia. Food and potions can't be used.

From the JP PR blog... here's a sneak preview of one of the Triad.

MWAHAHAHAHAHA (Taken from the JP blog until it appears in english http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/)

Thank you! I had a blast.

Pardon my ignorance, but how can someone lock you in an FC house? Can't you just teleport away or log out and back in to re-appear outside the estate? I can understand being locked out, but not in. FC members can be locked out of their house, which means if they have a personal room, they can't destroy it, effectively being held hostage in the FC. Oh goodness, I feel stupid now. That makes sense. I do have to ask, how did the event turn out? I hope that FC leader is kicked or out of the game. Nope. They're still playing, still own the house, no punishment whatsoever. GMs didn't do shit about it. The only reason people got out was because the player that lead in their absence gave into their demands for furniture/gil. I was one of many that reported the FC leader for harassment, the GM said they could not accept reports made on behalf of another player and even though we said Allegro was right there in front of us, waiting for a GM to speak to, the GM said they could only address Allegro in the order the tickets were received even though they sent one long before any of us did. GM support in this game is a joke. The FC leader in this instance is one of those I honestly would not mind naming and shaming on the official forum or here but alas. Unfortunately, in this instance, I do not believe the GM even knew what the problem (what kept everyone from just leaving) is or was. They didn't have the power to do anything about the housing keeping them locked issue (I'm at work but I've read a few things here or there about what usual powers GMs have and don't have.) but they really should have dealt with the issue involved with the FC leader griefing people. Tiergan, with Tiergan's FC help, was only able to recreate the issue in a -very specific- circumstance. Guest Access to the Estate must be turned off. The GMs, most likely as most of us didn't know, that people couldn't remove furnishings if they have 0 privileges, No Estate Hall Access -AND- Guests cannot enter the estate.

Have a Berserk teaser. QIA9xg2oIew

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RP with Sounsyy last night. OOC cuddling to prevent the two from freezing to death. IC Kage cuddles with the pot so he doesn’t trigger a bunch of those sharp pointy things Sounsyy mentioned