Kage

I'm not one to poke holes into a game's story unless it's completely ridiculous that my suspension of disbelief cannot handle it. Otherwise I'd wonder about the Early Aetheryte in Falcon's Nest, supposedly built 1000-1500 years ago. Don't make me think about that too long. I'm already still internally speculating about the 3.1 theories since no one really cares to do the specula on that :<

It has been explained since 2.0 that the amount of of people who can actually use aether to the extent needed for teleport is not common. While not extremely rare, it is not the case where everyone can use it willy nilly.

I am not impressed D: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-29/macross-delta-tv-anime-unveils-teaser-staff-characters-valkyries/.94760 GMKiLsbWiHY Frontier has come and gone. The MOVIE retelling have come and gone, disappointing as it was. And well... this CGI is not... looking as good. Then again, I haven't watched the Macross Frontier TV CG in like 5 years. Text: Teaser Text: A.D. 2067 Text: On a planet on the frontier of the galaxy Text: A new wind blows Text: The Tactical Sound Unit counters… Text: The Var Syndrome consuming the galaxy Text: The legacy of Protoculture Text: Aerial Knights of the Kingdom of Wind Text: Walküre of the battlefield Text: Original Creators: Shoji Kawamori/Studio Nue Text: Director: Kenji Yasuda Text: Series Script Supervisor: Toshizo Nemoto Text: Original Character Design: Chisato Mita (CAPCOM) Text: Character Design: Majiro/Yuu Shindou Text: Animation Production: Satelight Text: Chief Director: Shoji Kawamori Text: A new Macross history … Text: Begins, now … Text: New TV Animation Text: Macross Delta Text: Preview TV Special Green-Lit!! Text: Macross Preview Special airs on Thursday, 12/31 at 6:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX and BS11 Flying Walküre - The Tactical Sound unit group battling the Var Syndrome. Seems like a Macross 7 call back. Revebrating Wind - Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team of the Kingdom of Wind. Minori Suzuki, the 18-year-old winner of the newest Macross singer auditions from Aichi Prefecture, will play Freyja Wion, an aspiring idol who is full of spirit and who is always smiling. Five girls form the "Tactical Sound Unit" Walküre, the first major songstress group in the Macross anime franchise. (Macross 7 had the Jamming Birds group, and The Macross Digital Mission VF-X game had the group Milky Dolls.) The Walküre group battles the Var Syndrome that is consuming the galaxy, and there is also the mysterious Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team of the Kingdom of Wind. VF-31 Siegfried Sv-262 Draken III Thoughts? Opinions? Cautious? I'm a little scared that Yoko Kanno is not involved D;

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this idea because traveling using aether still requires some type of consciousness and concentration does it not? When we use return, we are still casting (hence concentrating). If we were able to do such a thing without consciousness, wouldn't the concentration factor be heavily reduced?

Yesterday, Oct 28, the NA community time had its Duty Commenced episode, with another segment on LORE~ THANKFULLY CAMATE joking BAYOHNE aka Mattalos (tumblr and twitter) had no typos this time! *cough*Lolorito's name last time*cough* This post is from Gamerescape's Lore Train, which was transcribed from the Duty Commenced episode slides. What is aether? Aether is an invisible, intangible substance that exists all around us and flows through every living being, and is what sustains us. It is also used to weave magicks. Once the spirit departs the body due to death, our remains are reduced to aether and returned to the aetherial river known as the Lifestream, which flows throughout the land. Return and Teleport These are spells that allow the caster to reduce his physical form to aether without severing the connection between body and soul, so that he may traverse the Lifestream safely and travel to his desired destination Return Compared to Teleport, Return is less taxing on our spiritual energies, as we are naturally drawn towards our “home point”- the aetheryte with which we have the strongest resonance. This spell can be cast quite quickly, making it ideal for emergencies Teleport Teleport offers greater versatility, in that you can travel to any aetheryte with which you have previously attuned. However, it requires a great deal of spirit energy known as “anima” to safely guide one’s body and soul to the weaker aetherial beacon. It also requires extended concentration to cast and therefore cannot be used during battle. What is an aetheryte? These crystalline agglomerations of aether, which are a common sight throughout Eorzea, are vital to aetherial travel. They are said to be solid manifestations of the planet’s lifeblood, aether, which form at the intersections of aetherial currents. By touching an aetheryte, the aether which makes up our bodies resonates with that contained in the crystal. This is called “attunement.” Normally, when one’s body is reduced to aether, it will naturally gravitate to the location with which it resonates the greatest: one’s home point. This is why upon losing consciousness in battle, many wake to find themselves back at an aetheryte. In other words, they act as lodestones, assuring that the body, in its aetherial form, is not lost to the pull of the greater flow. Why are aetherytes generally found in populated areas? Aetherytes cannot be constructed just anywhere; rather, they can only be constructed in locations rich with aether, such as the intersections of aetherial currents. Like an oasis in a desert, these locations are often teeming with life. Settlements are commonly established near them, and so it can be reasonably assumed that most villages and cities are ideal locations for aetherytes. Why does it cost gil to use aetherytes? During the Calamity, many of the existing aetheryte camps were destroyed. The city-states subsequently coordinated their efforts to reloacte and restore the aetherytes which had been damaged or lost. Much of the capital used to fund this venture was lent by certain men of business from Ul’dah. The gil you pay when either leaving from or arriving at an aetheryte goes to paying off that debt. While it may appear as though this is automatically deducted from your savings, you are in fact paying this fee to nearby attendants. This scene is simply omitted for gameplay reasons. Who constructed the aetherytes? The aetherytes currently found in each of the city-states were reconstructed following the Calamity by Sharlayan engineers. These engineers were the only ones who possessed the skill and knowledge necessary to do so, and so they were richly compensated for their services. Modern Aetherytes These are not an original Sharlayan design, but the product of research into existing aetherytes constructed in ancient times by civilizations unknown. Early Aetherytes These were constructed 1000-1500 years ago during the Sixth Astral Era. Ancient Aetherytes These were constructed before the Sixth Astral Era, more than 1500 years ago. Many of these aetherytes were damaged or destroyed during the Calamity. Beast tribes also have their own unique ways of using aetheryte, but these methods, too, were not invented by them. In most cases, they are reutilizing relics from ancient civilizations or making use of the crystals that formed naturally. Allagan Aetherytes The Allagans possessed aetheryte technologies as well. However, it is unknown whether they developed their methods independently or if they expanded upon those of older civilizations. Tumblr user tinolqa has taken screenshots of the lore lowdown slides from the Duty Commenced episode here. A lot of this content is a bit of a "better look" at what was made available since this post on the forums by Camate

3.1 Preview Website is up! Beast Tribe Quests The Vundu tribe, having summoned the primal Bismarck, wasted no time in establishing dominance over other Vanu Vanu tribes and claiming the Sea of Clouds as their own. The peaceful Zundu tribe continue to oppose their tyranny, however, and now seek the aid of an adventurer to help their people. The Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign With his typical flair for embellishment, the wandering minstrel has woven yet another stirring epic─this time from the threads of your Azys Lla confrontation with Archbishop Thordan VII. With the final verse yet ringing in the chambers of your mind, the memories of that titanic struggle arise once more with an almost surreal clarity… Level Requirement Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Item Level Requirement Average item level 190 or above Party Size Eight players Time Limit 60 minutes Quest Thordan’s Reign Prerequisites Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Heavensward.” Lord of Verminion The Manderville Gold Saucer has just unveiled its newest attraction—Lord of Verminion! Adorable minions are now fierce warriors as they go head to head in this exciting new strategy game. Also, the 1.0 system mini-games Out on a Limb The Finer Miner Better Images of the Hairstyles

I'll say it. I'm not going to re-learn skills' names after 2 years. Not for this game.

Every other game prior to 8 called Thunder spells "Bolt" until you get to the remakes. So... the legacy for people who played the originals ignore ra-ga-ja. I guess if you're going by Japanese play it is? For those of us who played english versions, even FF7 had SpellNumerals. -ra, -ga, -ja for us were added in for other titles when they were remade / remastered. Personally I don't mind the system as is. When I dabbled in some spell RP it was never "cast named spell". Even now, it's not a concern for me if I were to in the future. I mean it's not like I am going to 'cast Flash' in roleplay either.

We call them snails in Denmark because the swirly thing kind of looks like the house of a snail It's just buns everywhere else I think. I found it interesting that they're named snails but then again my idea of food does not include snails unless I am super duper hungry. Never occurred to me other food would be named them. ((I also admit that it's the early morning and I had read it as sails first so I was much more confused until I saw it was snails)) Edit: Also, by taking them out, they do look like snails now

Snails? If anyone ever wants a "quick" almost effortless meal... and aren't afraid of the microwave, I like using bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (or a whole chicken but that requires cleaning and -work-. For a brine, sprinkle some black peppercorns on the thighs, and then rub salt into them. I use a little olive oil to help rub it in but you honestly don't need it. Cover with saran wrap. Next day, microwave about 4 thighs about 12 min. Flip the thighs over and change the saran wrap. Microwave another 10 minutes or so. For a whole bird about 6-7 lbs I'd microwave it for about 20 min each side. nwn I'd do the bird but I also dont want to clean it >.>

I think, I don't recall as I played on SNES than GBA. Was PSX version the same?

Oh I know about it. I just never was good for timing things even with the pausebreak that I decided after an hour to say "fuck it" and play with other characters. I demolished my GBA SP and my DS Lite's shoulder buttons are dying.. Sabin's combo's have gotten to be a bit of a pain to pull >.>; I was really hoping to see a doom train in this trailer. For reasons.

Echo Screen/Pause Buffering/Joker Doom? I admit to not playing with Setzer pretty much ever so I never would have used it. For the most part I don't break FF6. For the most part.

I've been paying attention. I'm still not happy. Just because I am not happy to wait doesn't mean that I'm not paying attention. You know what they say about assumptions, Kage. Then don't be upset that something they've addressed with "this will be first and we also plan these things before this happens." You set yourself up for your own unhappiness. Edit: The point is they've laid it out in the last live letters. July: Q63. I really love the scenery in the new areas. Do you have plans to introduce a housing ward in Ishgard? A63. We’re currently working to solve the inconvenience in the extended wards, so we believe it’ll be after this. This is because we think we first need to create a transfer system for players who wish to move to an Ishgard area. August: Removal of Inactive Houses: We'll be adding a system that removes houses that are not in use. We’ll be announcing the criteria for removal in the future. August same live letter: Plans for Land for Housing. We’re thinking of ways to make empty lands. First, we would like players to create houses on these empty lands, then once the moving feature is implemented, we’re looking into either adding more land into existing housing areas, or to create new housing areas in Ishgard. The stuff they told us for 3.1 is happening and that was the first of their plans. Maybe, oh maybe, once they see how 3.1 reclamations go they're going to see about adding more land. Like they said.

You've not been paying enough attention to their responses about it, then, imo. They've mentioned that they're doing this in phases. This is just the first phase. Then they're looking at relocations, etc. This isn't the end all be all but the same team that does X content is usually the team that does Y content. If I remember correctly the housing team is also the gold saucer team? So the team is doing > gold saucer stuff, furnishings limit, looking into plots, looking into how to relocate them, and looking at whatever else they have planned.

Keep in mind that Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) is a different series from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. 2003 was made in a time when the manga was still early development so for the first 10 episodes ish the 2003 anime and Brotherhood anime are almost exactly the same. After that, the 2003 anime deviates very far from the manga as it had outpaced the source material. Both are good but Brotherhood is better in my opinion. Inuyasha and Naruto are very long series (150+ episodes each to say the least) so I wouldn't focus on them. I personally would skip Rosario + Vampire. Arpeggio is very very much "OK". It is mildly interesting but also not particularly great. It's only 12 episodes so technically if it's a waste, you're not wasting much time.

Please, prove this is against User Agreement because many of us have looked through it. Otherwise you are wasting the GM's time. I reference a series of posts and remind you a discussion in which a SE GM stated that buying and selling outside of the regular market is in violation of the UA. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=13527 You exited out of the thread. Did you see the part about it being a hoax? Update regarding House Sharing along with Reclamation Per Letter from the Producer Live Part XXV,

Quick + Master Scroll + Fixed Dice and a good dose of luck. But I don't like luck I actually never really used Setzer when I play. Setzer, Umaro, Relm or Strago. Also Gogo.

No one has really commented on the Brachiosaur. COME ON the thing is one of the fucking strongest mobs in the game of FF6 outside of bosses. It casts Disaster and Meteor and sometimes even Ultima. Or you are overleveled as I do almost all the time, grind on it for items and points and do not worry TOO much about 1-shot deaths. >.>; Edit: I do not accept vanish-doom as an answer.

Do you have a vita? If you have the save, don't mind buying the digital version you can essentially do that. This way you still have the save info. If not, the Steam version isn't horrible. (it does not like me dual monitoring D:)

Psst. Steel Cyclone on Ravana's The Seeing Wing iirc.

While reading your post, my first impression based on the title was that there was feelings for a character (implying the fictional character played by someone). However, your post seems to say differently. You've talked for hours on end with a -player- I assume OOC. You've built a very good rapport. I would hesitate saying it is love but you've built up a friendship. Sometimes, relationships of a romantic nature come out from good friendships. I would hesitate jumping forward and saying in love if you haven't seen them first.

Anyone read or watched Claymore? One of the bosses in Void Ark reminds me of the Abyssal Ones

Currently, character creation is pretty hard. Very little chances of success* in being on when the <3 min window opens and the easiest thing to do is to transfer. However, at the moment (this is like the last day), if you have a character on a world in the Chaos Data Center, you can transfer that character to Balmung for free. Additionally, if you plan on having more than one character on Balmung, you can create those multiple characters on the same world as the one you plan to transfer to Balmung and transfer them all on the one single $18 transfer fee.