#that I can't really ignore. but I've complained abt that enough to my friends already.

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I think I have to really digest it a bit, but generally I really enjoyed ShB!

#spoilers #major spoilers #my opinions abt Eulmore's involvement still mostly stand tho. #I still think Vauthry and co. are the weakest part of the expac and that's before we get into the various Unfortunate Implications #I get the point is to highlight the forces keeping all in Norvrandt from working together for a better future and it works a bit better #in the endgame / but I still think they're *extremely* weak narratively in the early-midgame and there's a lot of...little annoyances #that I can't really ignore. but I've complained abt that enough to my friends already. #I really liked the back half a lot! like I said I liked the overall tone and the gradual development into the Scions being an actual team #that desperately actually care for you as friends rather than 'you're a colleague who gets foisted with all the work' pre-expac feeling #really works and I really enjoyed it. like I said I think I should really mull it around and digest it before I start having strong opinions #maybe get through the post-patches first. I don't know if I'll absolutely sing it's praises like I've seen some posters do but generally #I think it was a pretty strong expac. narratively anyway #sorry it's the writer brain curse I uh. have to sit here and pick it apart piece by piece #one thing in particular I really enjoyed was that no one zone really overstayed its welcome which was an issue in previous ones #(cough cough. ruby sea. cough cough) #saint plays ffxiv