Final Fantasy XIV - Kiwi Free Company

[Sunflower Samurai]

One specific example I can remember clearly is that there's a sidequest early-ish on in Urqopacha where it turns out that people let the local animals eat their coffee beans, and then collect them after they've been shitted out because it enhances the flavor, which, as I understand, is a thing that actually happens in some parts of the real world, but that is the very first instance of the people of Tural thriving off of shit that I think I saw. A handful more instances showed up in sidequest flavor text from then on out that I don't remember the details of, but it was prominent enough that it made go "You know, it's really weird how obsessed with shit the writer for these quests was."

It's a change they've been intending to implement for a while now, and it's because they felt "Beast Tribe" was too real world racist while also retroactively stating that it's considered in-universe racist Lalafell propaganda as well.

But nobody wants to focus on the fact that the Lalafells were the ones who coined the term in the first place.

The animal dropping coffee is based on Civet coffee

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

It was a rich tard gimmick like 15 years ago and apparently it actually is shittier than even basic grocery coffee. People bought it for the mystique rather than the taste

I will also forever giggle at the fact that Lalafells can be realistically be hit with every Semetic sterotype under the sun and that they thought that making them even further into mini-jews was a tradeoff to using "beast tribes"

 

[Gravemind]

The animal dropping coffee is based on Civet coffee
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak It was a rich tard gimmick like 15 years ago and apparently it actually is shittier than even basic grocery coffee. People bought it for the mystique rather than the taste

So what you're saying is, the writing team got even more outdated, incorrect information from a bunch of barely qualified to completely unqualified retards as a part of their consultation.

Jesus Christ, it just keeps getting worse. Or better, depending on how much entertainment is being derived from all of their fuckups.

You know what? The only thing that would for sure bring me back to the game at this point is if they decided to explore the vast, cultural richness of Africa under the same conditions.

It would be the most hilarious shitshow to date.

 

[Dopey Cunt]

You know what? The only thing that would for sure bring me back to the game at this point is if they decided to explore the vast, cultural richness of Africa under the same conditions.

Nah, they'd be too scared of offending the permavictims. You know for a fact that the second they try, they're gonna be called racist to high hell and back by black people.
That's a thing they're not ready to touch yet even with a 20 malm pole.

They only appreciate it when you race swap all other cultures to retroactively make them also black like what they do to the Egyptians. The hilarious thing is that they want Egyptians to be black so bad despite the fact that Egyptians were history's first slave owners. You can't make this shit up.

 

[Soycast Guy]

I bet "Latinos" are just those born in NA with latino parents which explains this dumb fucking approach to the culture

It’s like people who explore their “heritage” because their great grandparent was from streetshittistan or some random 3rd world shithole. It’s so fucking cringe. Your identity is the country you grew up in, not the country your distant ancestor lived in.

 

[Sunflower Samurai]

So what you're saying is, the writing team got even more outdated, incorrect information from a bunch of barely qualified to completely unqualified retards as a part of their consultation.

Jesus Christ, it just keeps getting worse. Or better, depending on how much entertainment is being derived from all of their fuckups.

You know what? The only thing that would for sure bring me back to the game at this point is if they decided to explore the vast, cultural richness of Africa under the same conditions.

It would be the most hilarious shitshow to date.

Civet Coffee was popular mainly in SEA and nippon so they used that to also take advantage of the Americas' coffee pedigree, instead of using the actual Mesoamerican miracle/wonder drink that was Cacao or even tobacco
It is indeed yet another example of them getting applauded for having a very surface level take on Mesoamerica in spite of their retarded sensitivity consultants, because no consultant is willing to touch even the non-skin-wearing bits of the wholesome aztecs with a 10 foot pole

 

[Kane Lives]

So what you're saying is, the writing team got even more outdated, incorrect information from a bunch of barely qualified to completely unqualified retards as a part of their consultation.

Jesus Christ, it just keeps getting worse. Or better, depending on how much entertainment is being derived from all of their fuckups.

You know what? The only thing that would for sure bring me back to the game at this point is if they decided to explore the vast, cultural richness of Africa under the same conditions.

It would be the most hilarious shitshow to date.

Calling it now: Meracydia will be fantasy Wakanda and the first thing you'd be greeted with when you step off the boat is nigger rap. Tiamat will be an honorary nigger and suddenly speak of reparations from Eorzeans for killing her husband and dragon slavery.

 

[Well Intentioned]

On the topic of beast tribe quests, there was precedent for it in the Encyclopedia Eorzeas from what I recall. Like, it is a fairly old idea/concept that they only acted upon later on.

I don't get why they landed on 'Society' quest if the idea was to avoid 'bad' connotations or whatever. I would've gone with something like 'Diplomatic' quests or something along those lines since a) that's what the Scions tend to fucking do half the time and b) it sounds way less clunky.

One specific example I can remember clearly is that there's a sidequest early-ish on in Urqopacha where it turns out that people let the local animals eat their coffee beans, and then collect them after they've been shitted out because it enhances the flavor, which, as I understand, is a thing that actually happens in some parts of the real world, but that is the very first instance of the people of Tural thriving off of shit that I think I saw. A handful more instances showed up in sidequest flavor text from then on out that I don't remember the details of, but it was prominent enough that it made go "You know, it's really weird how obsessed with shit the writer for these quests was."

Oh, right, yeah, I remember that. I thought you were talking about outside of Tural.

 

[Dopey Cunt]

I don't get why they landed on 'Society' quest if the idea was to avoid 'bad' connotations or whatever.

We live in a society...

 

[Übertroon]

For those that are complaining about tacos, remember Dawntrail was consulted by Latino slanted consultancy firms. Those fuckers are maybe 30% Hispanic if I’m being generous. They also know fuck all about their own culture.

It's just this in a nutshell

 

[SnowBall]

There was also that one part in the msq where we get bandits out of hiding by throwing bird shit into a fire. DT loved its poop.

 

[Troon Whisperer]

Stormblood had you collecting shit while hanging out with the lizards in not-mongolia so it's pretty much tradition at this point.

 

[SnowBall]

That’s true. It’s just the amount of stuff involving poop is a lot more frequent in DT than previous expansion packs.

 

[RIPRhongoBongo]

Hiroi, is there something you want to admit?

 

[Tari]

SE decided to crack down on people breaking the TOS!


People botting A4N, not the stalkers. Why would they do anything about the stalkers? Enjoy prison, A4N farmer child.

 

[00R-Gundam]

SE decided to crack down on people breaking the TOS!
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People botting A4N, not the stalkers. Why would they do anything about the stalkers? Enjoy prison, A4N farmer child.

Eh whats A4N?

Also im always baffled when people get banned for using mods and then ask why would they ban me

 

[Tari]

Eh whats A4N?

A = Alexander
4 = 4th Turn
N = Normal
AKA Alexander: The Burden of the Father.
Farming A4N for the drops then buying the gear and turning it in is the fastest way to get company seals ingame and will be until at least 7.4.

Also im always baffled when people get banned for using mods and then ask why would they ban me

Part of the conversation got cut off, this guy literally didn't get a suspension notice until he contacted support for one.
By "i didn't do anything wrong" he means "i didn't do anything that would make other players think i'm botting and so report me".

From what I can tell (being from A4N of all things) it's likely due to /pcall being used to buy multiple of the same Unique Item in the Idyllshire Turnin script.

 

[The Bovinian Derivative]

People botting A4N

Why bot a low level raid?
edit: ninja'd (I guess).

 

[Tari]

Why bot a low level raid?
edit: ninja'd (I guess).

Nah, I can go into detail with it.

Completing A4N gives you 2 Tarnished Gordian Shafts, a Tarnished Gordian Crank, 2 Tarnished Gordian Springs, a Tarnished Gordian Pedal, and 2 Tarnished Gordian Bolts.
This is equal to half a body, half a hands, half a legs, half a feet, and 2 accessories.
Each item can be turned in for 1093 Company Seals, so that's 4372 Company Seals per run.

When unsyncing it, you can do this in 10 seconds with a properly geared Summoner or Pictomancer.
Including the time to open chests and zone back in, let's say that's 20 seconds total per run.
Or 786K Company Seals an hour.

Literally nothing comes close to this in terms of seal gain. O3N is the closest to this with 5560 Company Seals' worth of items per run but takes 2 and a half minutes to clear when geared well enough (probably less on a DPS but people are only running O3N unsynced for the tank achievements lol) so that's only viable if you're doing it in a party and are the only person interested in the drops.

4372 Company Seals also means 4372 Company Credits on turnin so 43.7 Ceruleum Tanks, and either 22 Coke for submersible crafting projects or 2623 raw gil from selling Duck Bones or one of the other 600 company seal cost 360 gil value items.

 

[00R-Gundam]

Nah, I can go into detail with it.

Completing A4N gives you 2 Tarnished Gordian Shafts, a Tarnished Gordian Crank, 2 Tarnished Gordian Springs, a Tarnished Gordian Pedal, and 2 Tarnished Gordian Bolts.
This is equal to half a body, half a hands, half a legs, half a feet, and 2 accessories.
Each item can be turned in for 1093 Company Seals, so that's 4372 Company Seals per run.

When unsyncing it, you can do this in 10 seconds with a properly geared Summoner or Pictomancer.
Including the time to open chests and zone back in, let's say that's 20 seconds total per run.
Or 786K Company Seals an hour.

Literally nothing comes close to this in terms of seal gain. O3N is the closest to this with 5560 Company Seals' worth of items per run but takes 2 and a half minutes to clear when geared well enough (probably less on a DPS but people are only running O3N unsynced for the tank achievements lol) so that's only viable if you're doing it in a party and are the only person interested in the drops.

4372 Company Seals also means 4372 Company Credits on turnin so 43.7 Ceruleum Tanks, and either 22 Coke for submersible crafting projects or 2623 raw gil from selling Duck Bones or one of the other 600 company seal cost 360 gil value items.

Does your ff14 knowledge autism knows no bounds!?

 

[Tari]

Does your ff14 knowledge autism knows no bounds!?

i know the breakpoint for 60% gatherer's boon chance in the diadem, also the quoted text is just things that you pick up while levelling up alt FCs