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I may have re-subbed to Final Fantasy XIV. I've actually been considering doing it for a while — more as a social thing than anything, given the current situation — but I also had the bright idea of using it as a source for a regular column over on Rice Digital. Said column can combine the latest news about the game along with my experiences as a "Returner" (FFVI reference fully intended) who has been away from the game for a few years at this point.
I'm particularly interested to check out a few of the things geared towards people like me, such as the "New Game Plus" mode that was added a while back. I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this, but from what I understand it provides a means of replaying main scenario quests from Heavensward onwards — they're apparently revamping A Realm Reborn considerably before adding it, since there was a noticeable jump in production values and overall quality of pacing once Heavensward arrived.
There's also a fair few things I'd be up for trying again; I always enjoyed attempting to solo Palace of the Dead, for example, so I'll likely try that again, plus that's a good source of experience for levelling. I also quit before Heaven-on-High, the second Deep Dungeon, was added, so that will be all new to me.
And while I'm not in a hurry to come into contact with MMO elitists again, I think I just have to accept that they're part and parcel of the territory with this sort of game, and deal with it. I can at least be a decent person and hopefully set a better example — plus, hey, it makes for some fun "war stories" sometimes, anyway.
I'm going to limit my time on the game to maybe one or two "scheduled" sessions per week, though. I don't want it taking away from other things I want to do, so I'm going to treat it as if it were, say, a regular gaming session with friends on a weekly basis rather than something to consume my life with. We'll just have to see how that goes!
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