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Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
I've heard pretty much only good things about ARR, but I don't "do" MMOs. So I'm looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about.

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Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
So does this game have the "classic" Final Fantasy jobs, or do you just have to use some imagination, where "pugilist" = Monk, "conjurer" = White Mage, "thaumaturge" = Black Mage, etc?

Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
I will Nth the opinion that I'm finding the updates enjoyable, but I think a bit more summarizing will prevent the LP from going multiple updates without anything actually happening.

And I am noticing a distinct bias towards Lalafell NPCs in these tutorial updates. Doesn't Momodi have any friends from other races?

Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!

CrashScreen posted:

Mind increases healing effectiveness. Piety increases your MP.

Is this right? It seems... backwards (since healing is usually associated religion or reverence, while MP or magic reserves is usually associated with mental strenth or what-have-you).

Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
Excuse my lack of MMO awareness, but how do you combo Fast Blade into Savage Blade if they share a cooldown timer? Do they not have to be performed back-to-back or in quick succession?

Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
Wow, did you have this all planned out a year ahead of time to record last year's event? That's dedication.

Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
Man, this game doesn't seem to have much faith in the player, what with tutorial quests for drat near everything (There's a thing called potions! They heal you!).

And the writing and translation seem really good... but everyone seems to talk so much. All of them could complete their own menial quests in half the time it takes them to tell you their life story. Glad you're giving us the abridged version most of the time.

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Schwartzcough
Aug 12, 2009

Don't tease the Octopus, kids!
So I assume this game has different servers for different regions (in the real world, I mean; Asia, South America, etc.). Do different regions have different themed holidays, or does everybody get Halloween and such? I'm guessing a lot of Western holidays aren't as big in Japan.

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