Oh no, they’re putting denuvo on it? Man I loved the first game. I don’t think they even had anything close to a problem with piracy because it was a huge hit. Like, it not only did amazing for Warhorse Studios, but it made a huge tourism jump for the region.

That’s a bummer, and as much as I want to support KC:D II, I can’t support denuvo.

That’s a really innovative idea, and solves a lot of transportation problems since phonographs were usually stationary in a house.

However, the size doesn’t fix the problem of carrying around 10" disks to play on it, so the setup is only as compact as its components. Still better than carrying around a cabinet, though!

It’s probably more sanitary in Japan, but in the US I could see the guy sitting in the both next to me sneezing directly into the water, licking his chopsticks before attempting (and missing) some noodles. Then giving up and using his hands, that he didn’t wash after coming back from the toilet.

Kind of like buffets.

Direct x is definitely a problem, and it doesn’t help that Final Fantasy 14 is a poorly coded game, as I’ve never had problems prior to that. And I’m running Windows 10. I used to run Linux years ago, but couldn’t use Netflix on it. Now that they’re crap and jellyfin is a better choice overall, I might have to try switching back. I’d greatly prefer to use all AMD, but we’ll see. I think the upcoming W11 upgrade-or-die ultimatum in October 2025 will force lazy people like myself to spend the time to switch or rebuy. My work environment that I support is Windows/Cisco/Fortinet, so it’s easier to come home and do the same rather than learn how to install/configure/support Linux versions of the same thing. But who knows what the next year will bring.

I felt the same way until I had a ROG strix RX-2700xt. I started getting fatal directx errors playing FFXIV all the time. It was an allocation problem and there was no driver version I could try that fixed it. I started trying to learn to custom-patch a driver, gave up, and bought an Nvidia card which I hated to do. Fixed the problem. Turns out the drivers for that specific card suck in general.

I still prefer AMD, but I’m wary of card manufacturers. Their drivers can be awful. In this case though, the default drivers didn’t work either. And you generally won’t know the word on the street until well after the cards aren’t higher end.

Anecdotal for sure, but it took a year of fighting on and off to fix and I don’t want that when I’m trying to relax.

Excellent point I forgot about! My mom was always miffed that I wore out her scissors faster.

I’ve had the same green handled Fiskars for maybe 30 years (which additionally, I associate red as right and left as green) and was disappointed that I couldn’t find another pair anywhere. Your Wescott recommendation is exactly what I was looking for, so thank you!

It’s considered standard to pull wall-to-wall in dungeons, though. There’s an exception for earlier dungeons when your kit is nerfed and most people don’t have AoE, but if you aren’t doing it by level 50 content, people are going to get impatient.

But I think the key is that it doesn’t matter if you wipe or not, unlike WoW. People are a lot more forgiving in FFXIV. I’ve been playing it for close to 3 years, and played WoW from classic to WotLK, however long that is. I 100% enjoy FFXIV’s story and the community more.