#(don't mind ther's giant fucking fork im a silly dragoon)

[eorzeashan]

I finished Thaleia, and I have FeelingsTM about it-- (ft. MSQ pics)

It hits incredibly different if Oschon is your deity. You don't get a good chance to connect or be close with the other gods, and the parting is bittersweet, but with Deryk, especially as a solo player? You see yourself. A lonely wanderer reflecting on their long journey and everything that has lead up to it. And not just any wanderer; he's watched over you even when you were alone, like him.

You get to sit down with him and return to the places where it all started. The Bramble Patch. Limsa Lominsa. And quietly reflect on what it means to both be free and away from others, as the Traveler and the Wanderer.

FFXIV is a game that you need friends to play with. That much is clear. The journey is irreparably different if you speed through it without connecting with your fellow players and experiencing Eorzea as it was meant to be by others' sides. This was a mistake I made early on in my curiosity to know the game, and one that left me rather bereft in my endgame with no one to know of my adventures. In this, I felt a kinship to Deryk's struggle, unable to truly connect with others and left to wait for the time to finally return to the star. I didn't experience the same magic as others could on their own personal journeys across Eorzea, but the game reminded me that it was never too late have that journey again.

There will always be the joy of meeting and the sorrow of parting. No matter how lonely the soul.

#ffxiv #6.5 spoilers #This was a really special patch #given this is my one-year anniversary since Endwalker #and since then I'd forgotten why this game was fun to me. or why i even played it #so to remember and to feel seen. was very touching #(don't mind ther's giant fucking fork im a silly dragoon)