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Blusky and FF14
Nov. 5th, 2023 09:50 pmI am "ribbonknight" on Bluesky. If anyone needs an invite code, let me know; I have a few.
Right now, I am essentially cross-posting my content between Twitter and Bluesky, with the obvious exception of retweets/reposts of other people's content.
It's hard to share content regarding Final Fantasy XIV with you, which is where I spend most of my time right now, but there are a few things to which I can link you. This is my profile on Eorzea Collection, a fan-made website where people can upload their character wearing various outfits that you have created. The game allows you to dye clothing, and mix/match articles of clothing, etc. This specific website only allows you to upload outfits if they are NOT a premade set - something I didn't realize until I'd tried to do exactly that, lol. I am not very adept at cute poses, but I've started to document some outfits when I think of them.
Part of the goal of the website is to allow people to replicate them, or get ideas for themselves. This is why every piece of clothing and its dye is documented, as well as the required class/role, and job level.
Of the outfits on the page...
"Masked Red Thief" was what I wore on Halloween, or whenever I went to clubs/whatever during the week surrounding.
"Lyanna Stark" was thrown together for a Game of Thrones vs. LotR event that my guild's nightclub threw.
"Turoqoise Summer" is usually what I put on when hanging out at the beach with my in-game friends.
"Obsolete Android's Healing Peacock" [name derived from the names of the pieces of clothing and the specific dye I used, as well as that it can only be worn by healing classes] is what I wore for a while as an Astrologian once I got to maximum level. That flash of underwear on the side is pretty risqué for me lol.
Eorzea Collection does not allow people to upload modded outfits - and there are A LOT of modded outfits in the game, also modded bodies and pretty much anything else you can imagine lol. They are technically banned and you can get in trouble for being public about using them. I primarily play on the PlayStation 5 so typically cannot see other people's modifications; however, I got the PC version of the game almost exclusively so that I could take screenshots of outfits and 1) upload them in glam contests run when I'm visiting a club, and 2) upload them to Eorzea Collection.
From my profile on Eorzea Collection, you can also find a link to my profile on "the Lodestone," aka the official Final Fantasy XIV website, so it's always up to date with information about my character. So here you can see whatever I was last wearing when I logged out; what I've leveled all the different jobs to [currently working on getting my combat classes all up to level 80 so I can get a special mount]. The tabs are fun, too.
Class/Job also shows what I've leveled all the different jobs to, but is a little bit easier to read.
Minions shows all of the cute small things I've collected in the game. These are basically tiny little pets that can follow you around; you can have one out at a time, although recently they gave us an Island Sanctuary where you can have a bunch out in an instanced area at one time :*) If you click on the image for any given one, you'll be able to see a bigger version of the same image, read what its name is, and read the generally amusing in-game description. Seriously, the English localization team all deserve medals.
Mounts similarly shows you all of the mounts I have collected in-game. These are creatures and vehicles my character can sit on/in and ride around anywhere that mounts are allowed - usually anywhere on the "overworld." Like the minions, you can click on any for a bigger picture and description; for the animals, it also weirdly shows you what their footprints look like lol.
This game is so fun and weird. As a lifelong Final Fantasy fan, I originally joined to play the story after Shadowbringers because people were talking about how fucking GOOD the story was. And it really IS that good. But Shadowbringers/Endwalker have been the best parts of the story to me so far, and you have to literally play for over a hundred hours to get there.
But if you need something to dick around with, it can be fun, and learning all the different systems and how to do fights and everything else can be a great way to kill time, especially if you need to crawl outside your own brain.
The only thing I'll say is... I avoided MMOs prior to the pandemic because I have an addictive personality. About five months into lockdown - and I'd already essentially stayed inside for all of 2019 due to familial trauma - I decided, "Fuck it!" and joined. I've only recently found a guild/group of friends in-game. Up through then, I essentially played alone, teaming up with others using the automatic matching algorithms that are available in the game. Since then, they've only made it easier to play as a single player.
If any of this inspires you to join the game, they recently made everything up through Stormblood part of the free trial - that is a SHITTON of free content, three expansions' worth, so for real, just download it and try. Although also let me know, b/c I think there's a mount I can get for referring a friend... lmao.
Right now, I am essentially cross-posting my content between Twitter and Bluesky, with the obvious exception of retweets/reposts of other people's content.
It's hard to share content regarding Final Fantasy XIV with you, which is where I spend most of my time right now, but there are a few things to which I can link you. This is my profile on Eorzea Collection, a fan-made website where people can upload their character wearing various outfits that you have created. The game allows you to dye clothing, and mix/match articles of clothing, etc. This specific website only allows you to upload outfits if they are NOT a premade set - something I didn't realize until I'd tried to do exactly that, lol. I am not very adept at cute poses, but I've started to document some outfits when I think of them.
Part of the goal of the website is to allow people to replicate them, or get ideas for themselves. This is why every piece of clothing and its dye is documented, as well as the required class/role, and job level.
Of the outfits on the page...
"Masked Red Thief" was what I wore on Halloween, or whenever I went to clubs/whatever during the week surrounding.
"Lyanna Stark" was thrown together for a Game of Thrones vs. LotR event that my guild's nightclub threw.
"Turoqoise Summer" is usually what I put on when hanging out at the beach with my in-game friends.
"Obsolete Android's Healing Peacock" [name derived from the names of the pieces of clothing and the specific dye I used, as well as that it can only be worn by healing classes] is what I wore for a while as an Astrologian once I got to maximum level. That flash of underwear on the side is pretty risqué for me lol.
Eorzea Collection does not allow people to upload modded outfits - and there are A LOT of modded outfits in the game, also modded bodies and pretty much anything else you can imagine lol. They are technically banned and you can get in trouble for being public about using them. I primarily play on the PlayStation 5 so typically cannot see other people's modifications; however, I got the PC version of the game almost exclusively so that I could take screenshots of outfits and 1) upload them in glam contests run when I'm visiting a club, and 2) upload them to Eorzea Collection.
From my profile on Eorzea Collection, you can also find a link to my profile on "the Lodestone," aka the official Final Fantasy XIV website, so it's always up to date with information about my character. So here you can see whatever I was last wearing when I logged out; what I've leveled all the different jobs to [currently working on getting my combat classes all up to level 80 so I can get a special mount]. The tabs are fun, too.
Class/Job also shows what I've leveled all the different jobs to, but is a little bit easier to read.
Minions shows all of the cute small things I've collected in the game. These are basically tiny little pets that can follow you around; you can have one out at a time, although recently they gave us an Island Sanctuary where you can have a bunch out in an instanced area at one time :*) If you click on the image for any given one, you'll be able to see a bigger version of the same image, read what its name is, and read the generally amusing in-game description. Seriously, the English localization team all deserve medals.
Mounts similarly shows you all of the mounts I have collected in-game. These are creatures and vehicles my character can sit on/in and ride around anywhere that mounts are allowed - usually anywhere on the "overworld." Like the minions, you can click on any for a bigger picture and description; for the animals, it also weirdly shows you what their footprints look like lol.
This game is so fun and weird. As a lifelong Final Fantasy fan, I originally joined to play the story after Shadowbringers because people were talking about how fucking GOOD the story was. And it really IS that good. But Shadowbringers/Endwalker have been the best parts of the story to me so far, and you have to literally play for over a hundred hours to get there.
But if you need something to dick around with, it can be fun, and learning all the different systems and how to do fights and everything else can be a great way to kill time, especially if you need to crawl outside your own brain.
The only thing I'll say is... I avoided MMOs prior to the pandemic because I have an addictive personality. About five months into lockdown - and I'd already essentially stayed inside for all of 2019 due to familial trauma - I decided, "Fuck it!" and joined. I've only recently found a guild/group of friends in-game. Up through then, I essentially played alone, teaming up with others using the automatic matching algorithms that are available in the game. Since then, they've only made it easier to play as a single player.
If any of this inspires you to join the game, they recently made everything up through Stormblood part of the free trial - that is a SHITTON of free content, three expansions' worth, so for real, just download it and try. Although also let me know, b/c I think there's a mount I can get for referring a friend... lmao.
