At the Gates of Judgment, Satznswys hears the words of Midgardsormr.
Oof, that achievement though.
And with that, we come to the end of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
MY FOLLOWUP THOUGHTS:
My first time playing through this game was a bit more whirlwind than my time through with Satznswys. I had purchased the game a few months prior to the release of Stormblood, and so, a lot of my time through this game was hazy. I remembered most of the main story beats, but I was blindsided by the sheer volume of fetch questing that ended up happening. The patch story is very dense and meaty. The developers were building to this very climactic finish, and wanted to set the stage, to make it feel earned. However, I can absolutely understand the complaints that newer players have of the story feeling plodding, especially going from the end of 2.0 to this point in the main story. It will be interesting to see what revisions the development team makes with the release of patch 5.3, which as of this writing, is expected to be about a week from now. I did most of this content, save for the optional dungeons, over the course of two weeks, with most of the work being done on weekends. I'm not looking forward to the editing work that's going to need to be done, but by the time you read this, it'll all be over, and I'll likely be ready to dive right in to the expansion: Heavensward: Final Fantasy XIV! Please look forward to it!
FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOLLOWUP:
I wrote this stuff back in August of 2020, and it's been a long long road getting here. I don't see myself ever really going back through ARR for the enjoyment anymore. There are some good moments, but man, what I thought would be a fun pandemic project turned into a LOT of work. I wanna thank all of you who have been reading along and providing your commentary in the thread! And with how all this has gone, don't think my enthusiasm for this project has flagged. The difficulties of me finishing this project were entirely hinged on my desire to get on to the future. The expansion content is so, so much better than ARR, and I can't wait to bring it to you!
But with all that said, time for me to announce the final vote tally and Satznswys's job for the 3.0 story, leveling from 50 to 60! As I said before, there's no need to worry about leveling up a class from even Level 1, because leveling jobs in this game gets very fast for anything that's below your highest Disciple of War or Magic job!
It was a REALLY close poll right up to the end, with Summoner and Dark Knight neck-and-neck for the longest time. But the votes are in, and with 6 votes, Satznswys will be going back to the tank role with Dark Knight! Since that job starts in Ishgard, that means this is truly the last update! All the votes for DRK will be removed, and all the other votes will remain in place for the next vote tally, which I'll elaborate on in the next thread!
Thank you all so much for reading!