i think that shadowbringers is an objectively beautiful, impactful, well crafted piece of art that earned its praises. but i do admittedly grimace when people call it the best expansion. mostly because it attracted, at a coincidentally insanely good time to do so, a massive burst of players who laud it night and day as the Best Story ffxiv has to offer, the part where the game gets good. and i just…i guess it doesn’t matter if i agree. it’s simply dishonest. it really is. even where it falters in execution xiv is a game that has a lot of heart in it, with a story that does largely cohere and pays itself off much, much sooner than shadowbringers. i hate seeing people who claim to love this game barely engage with out outside of a single expac’s worth of story, often feeding into the community’s frankly criminal reputation of being one of those “it gets good 300 hours in” games. that’s not true! it’s not! im sorry but if you make it to heavensward and you are not invested in the game’s world and story then it’s simply not for you! shut up and go play another game. im serious


















