You’re an adventurer. You brave the depths of the Emerald Dream to save a growing World Tree. Along the way you fight Draconic abominations, Druids of the Flame, and deal with an Owl Loa that just wants to be a douche.
You delve into the very tree itself to prevent its perversion of Shadowflame, slaying the very beast at the head of this corruption, Fyrrak.
The day is saved. You watch the new World Tree (the Night Elves are going to wreck) pop into Azeroth. After a long, hard-fought battle you land beside Tyrande, who finishes blessing the new home of her people.
Tyrande Whisperwind, the Night Elf you’ve been helping since Legion, whether with her narcoleptic partner or saving her people in general; the woman you pulled from the Shadowlands turns her head in your direction. She recognizes you and a smile forms on her lips.
She approaches you and, without a hint of thanks, asks:
“Can you be a dear and help serve and buss the tables? Everyone RSVP’d and we’re short staffed. Unfortunately, we couldn’t squeeze a seat for you at any of the twenty plus tables we’ve set out, but it’s fine. You’re an adventurer and our thanks is enough.”
this is something FFXIV does very well, and something I wish WoW had the atmosphere to do. Unfortunately, the protagonists in each game are very differently handled. We’re a quest doer. Not a world saver.
My take is different. Some of these are people Ataxerxes has known for fifteen years or more. I didn’t mind going between tables and seeing some old friends.
I even dressed properly, having spent most of DF running around wearing just briefs and a cloak like an extra from 300.
Yeah, I had my Ally Shaman bite that bullet, since she was a boost from the pre-order. Stupid, stupid quest.
I got nothing but love for food service workers, but I’ll be damned if any of my tenured, career adventurer toons are caught dead bussing tables; for the people they bailed out of the literal fire no less.
Not really. There are quite a few customization options for some of the races that can make one look older and more ‘middle aged’. But the meme is that all of FFXIV’s races are too ‘smooth’ or baby faced.
My goal for my gnomes is to make them look their age (Rita is 106, Wild her son is 72 for example), but the current face options are kind of ugly. Old doesn’t mean ugly maybe a cute smiley wrinkley face for the gnomes?
You’re welcome. Both WoW and FFXIV have their pros and cons. Just like any game really. Always best to be honest about what is good and bad in something.
We’re both, and always have been…because that’s how the game’s writers roll.
Just one look at the available dailies each week on the Dragon Isles tells us that ‘Executive Gopher’ is, in fact, our official title.
It was worse though, in say…Outland, where there was actually a quest to dig through poop to collect seeds. Or in SL, where a quest in Maldraxxus had us intentionally douse ourselves in rancid slime.
The position of ‘Azeroth Champion’ seems to be one fit for an episode of Dirty Jobs.
maybe a cute smiley wrinkley face for the gnomes?