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@YunalesckaGames Okay, that's kind of the most insanely cool thing I've ever seen in the history of everything, ever.

Also here is my Rose cosplay from years ago. She’s my favorite in the game ❤️

I took yesterday off stream for a very important reason. I was invited to try out an early build of the Legend of Dragoon remake on PS5! I can’t say much (like… at ALL), but just know I’m freaking out and it’s everything I hoped for so far.

@ashvstheworld_ Why are people investing their mental energy into someone so lame and obnoxious? Also, it's a grift. This is exactly why he's doing it.

No way it took DSP over 6 hours to get to Misty only to get steam rolled by Staryu multiple times in Fire Red xD How is he so incredibly bad at every game he touches

@Atreyeu_ The original already ruined the story of the book. I'd rather they actually try to adapt it faithfully this time.

They're gonna ruin it

@EuroFrontinfo @Aella_Girl It isn't so much that they're going to stop... it's that it's a technological dead end. They're not gonna achieve it. The tech as it exists isn't capable of scaling to that level. And even if it was, investors are already tired and largely done with the manufactured hype grift.

We should prob stop racing to superintelligent ai

@Asiko00 @Variety It's true, unfortunately. Already posted on his Instagram.

@Variety This post is fake Chuck Norris is not dead.

Chuck Norris, Action Icon and 'Walker Texas Ranger' Star, Dies at 86 variety.com/2026/film/news…

@YunalesckaGames This deal was very likely struck before they made the announcement of no more exclusives.

Damn so many are negative about this. Let’s not jump to conclusion and blame SE for it as we don’t know all the info with all parties involved. It could be something on PlayStation’s side as well. When it happens.. it happens. 🙄 LOVE THIS GAME BTW! 3DS games were coookinnnnn

Watching @ScaryMovie trying to fabricate outrage to make people care about the movie is hilarious. The vast majority of Gen Z saw the trailer for this movie, thought "This looks stupid" and went on with their lives. These posts and accounts literally aren't real. I checked.

@V4_Dice @MedicGrandpa @FF_XIV_EN Increase of over 100k players, a good 15% increase over the previous recorded numbers in November. 7.3 and 7.4 were both received very positively. #more" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">luckybancho.ldblog.jp/archives/59706… It's still the second most popular subscription MMO on the market.

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The (possibly) oldest gaming fan club on the Internet turned 34 last week.

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN Hilariously, the numbers have since gone up.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN …was being polite but if you want to debate me rather than FFXIV, then that’s your choice but I’m not really interested in that and as for stats: here’s the most recent census we have. Numbers are no where near peak ShB.

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I am openly criticising elements, that's not white knighting. I'm not criticising you as a person. I'm sure you're a lovely guy who treats people well. That doesn't mean you're not burnt out on the game from years of over-indulging in it.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN …making assumptions about me as a person and how I engage with the game, to justify you white knighting and it’s a trash way to debate with someone who is trying to engage in good faith. Like I didn’t bother pointing out your claims about player numbers were wrong because I…

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I'm not asking you to justify your hobby. I'm TELLING you the issue you're having isn't with the game. It's not elitist to say you're burnt out from playing too much. That's the exact opposite of elitist. It's telling you that you need a break from the game.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN Again I’m not here to justify my hobbies. I could ask why you invest time in a 50 episode dnd stream which still has yet to get 800 subs? Like people like what they like and that’s fine, we don’t demand they justify it. I know I’m not burned out & that’s all that needs said.

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN No. Because the average person doesn't have 2 accounts and 9 retainers. Why would you even need 2 accounts? You can access everything through one. That shows a very very excessive amount of engagement, far beyond the speed they could ever release content. You're burnt out.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I mean I don’t think as fellow fans we need to be out here judging how much we invest in our hobbies. Like it just feels like the same shit that anti-geek types do to geeky types all the time because we like something & are enthusiastic about it. So maybe calm down with that?

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN He's promising an "ARR level change" to the game with 8.0. The entire progression system is probably going to be overhauled. Whether it lives up to that level of hype, only type will tell. Occult Crescent was a huge miss, but I've loved basically everything else in DT.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I see that and I agree with you. I also agree it’s a small step in the right direction but honestly they need to really do a lot to keep people interested at this point. They need to stop the “look forward to it” and it’s something mid or years away. Like we have the end of…

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN Well... that does indeed seem excessive. It sounds like the bigger issue is just that the game isn't feeding your unhealthy addiction enough.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I have two subbed accounts & 9 retainers on each… I’m saying that so it’s clear I’m not a hater. The dungeons & raids are well designed but the actual story is boring AF. The expac design has been the same for years & they’ve done nothing substantively new since…

@errol_baer @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN Not caring about the content and it not being good are 2 very different things. The issue in that instance isn't the game.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I didn't care about the arcadion. The FFXI raids are for though. 7.1-7.3 MSQ is straight garbage along with the rest of the expansions msq 7.4 was really good and hopefully it leads us back into the right direction. This Hildebrand is also one of the better ones so far.

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I fully agree on the issue of staleness, but that's not what the person I replied to was saying. I'm also aware they've addressed the staleness. I thought Pilgrim's Traverse was a great step in the right direction in that regard. The adaptable boss and weekly rewards are fun.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN …weak, it’s clear just how stale the content cycle has become. It’s also clear square have been coasting on their cash cow for years now and putting minimal investment into the product & siphoning off the profits to other projects that have overwhelmingly failed. A refocus…

@MedicGrandpa @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN There's absolutely no evidence that it's "hemorrhaging players." It's slightly below Shadowbringer's peak. It's not early EW numbers, but it isn't mis COVID anymore. Every server outside Oceania still has queues any time you log on. You're a victim of your own negativity bias.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN …game is haemorrhaging players due to DT being boring AF and SE have literally zero new ideas and absolutely trash customer care. Even yoshi has dropped the ball on communication over the last few patches. It’s simply not good enough.

@moonlitnights_ @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN "dogshit reward" The last 3 major patches provide nearly twice as many rewards for content than they have at any point in the game's history. "Content longevity of a housefly." Now I know you're just lying. This was an issue during EW. Most DT content has long term goals.

@TNEQL @V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN "best raids and patch content" with the most sleep inducing job design, dogshit rewards and the content longevity of a housefly

@V4_Dice @FF_XIV_EN I mean, you're missing out on some of the best raids and patch content they've ever done. But go off. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@FF_XIV_EN Its crazy how Dawntrail killed my will to play this. I've recently rewatched all the expansion trailers and its such a wretched shame. Shadowbringers was the peak and how could SE ever reach this part again?