Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

If the story doesn't really tickle my fun bags, then I'll be unsubbing after 7.0 as well.

The gameplay has been on the down trend a while now, and I don't think it'll get much better even if they walk back some stuff/change up role actions again.

And yeah, gearing is boring.

I just built this box early last year when the 4090s dropped. I haven't had any issues with the 12v connectors, but there was some reports early on of failures and short-circuiting.

My only issue, is I can't run 4 sticks of 32gb @6000 stable, XMP or otherwise. I thought I had some bad ram, so I bought 2 more stick to do some swap testing but no joy.

I doubt you really see any difference between the 7900 and the 4090, so saving that money was definitely the wiser decision. I don't regret what I spent, but I WISH I only spent $600 more...



Just HAD to have the white one for my all-white build...

Play BRD. No 123 mashing. You actually have to pay atention. Not as much as you used to though.

But feel free to unsub, YoshiP says its OK.

Out of genuine naive curiosity: What kinds of things do you need to pay attention to? (Beyond the glowy bits on the floor, of course)

I tried to like BRD but it just made me wish RNG was separate job (very much like NIN and THF, but maybe Viper will feel like it).

I mained BLM, WAR and NIN for savage raiding, could SCH in a pinch, none of them too complicated but probably enjoyed BLM the most. Abusing Aetherial Manipulation and Betweeen The Lines to avoid mechs was probably the most fun I ever had in XIV raiding.

BRD in XIV is an archer that has some musical attacks and stances overlaid on its rotation these days.

Basically you press a song button, and it starts a stance where different procs will happen.

One stance every time your DOTs proc, it speeds up your GCD, so you can spam your standard shots faster.

One stance builds up an attack that can bank up to 3 power ups, ideally you want all 3, but as the stances run out 30 seconds after activation, you will blow less than 3 towards the end.

One stance does what the old trait, River of Blood, used to do but at at a greater pace. Basically every time a dot crits on a tic, it resets the oGCD timer for your oGCD attack, Bloodletter. This means more spamming two attack buttons as often as you can.

All stances require that you maintain your two DoTs, I wanna say it's Stormbite and Acid Bite now? And you get an attack that lets you refresh both.

There's also Empyreal Arrow as a separate big hit that's a GCD that has its own cooldown. And your standard shot can proc a thing that lets you do Refulgent Arrow/Whatever its big upgrade is called now occasionally.

TL; DR - Keep DoTs up and pay attention to procs unlocking your damage buttons. Spam them every time they come up based on the prior criteria. Rotate through your song stances.

So instead of a 1-2-3 combo cadence, it's a frenetic spammy cadence where how well you do depends on RNG and your own level of attention. It's kind of fun, but not really anymore fun than any other job imo. I'd rather play Machinist.

Ever since they cut MCH balls off by removing Grenado Shot:



@Dodik, I DID IT! lol...

Glowy bits on your hotbars, song rotation, other buffs. BRDs also have an erase, the warden's paean, I always forget about that one.

Most XIV jobs have a rigid rotation, BRDs have priorities. Or, if you prefer, BRD is a reactive job.

I do miss Grenado Shot quite a bit. As well as the Bishop Turret.

It's got a pump action shotgun now though, and all of Edgar's tools from FFVI except for Flash, Noiseblaster, and uhh Debilitator.

Is it still burst dmg with button spam inside Wildfire windows?

Does the Roller Derby Queen still exist?

Now for something completely different:

My fiancée has a job interview tomorrow about 2 hours south of where we live now.

I've got no problem moving, however...

Even just rentals down that aways look hella expensive, and I don't actually know if my fiancée will be able to hold the job down. Plus, there's no way I'd commute for 2 hours for the pay I make now to keep my current job.

That means if we move down there we both gotta get new jobs. I'm not a pay check to pay check kinda guy, but I'm a bit nervous about it, cause I guess if she does get the job, and then we move, I'll be jobless for a bit.

Not even sure what my prospects would be like down there.

Guess I'm just afraid we go through with the big move, and then I get stuck jobless for longer than is healthy, and then it puts friction on our relationship.

Uhh, yeah. It's still Queen with her big PAWNCH.

You've got Bio Blaster for AOE DoT that shares timer with Drill.

Air Anchor, Chainsaw...

Wildfire is a bit different. It's like set potency per action, meaning you spam in the Overheats to try and get something like 6 WS in the Wildfire window.

It's also pretty spammy, but everything is timer based rather than proc based, I guess.

What's your trade, if you don't mind me askin'?

I don't really have one. I've currently been in Hospitality (hotels) for the last 5 years (1 year off to look for something else, didn't pan out).

Before that odd jobs and 1 enlistment in the USN as a Nuclear Electrician (which I stunk at, but hey I did work with live voltage :D).

I currently co-manage a 2 star service hotel that mostly serves old travelers and business travelers. It's a franchise and branded through Marriott. Uses the old FOSSE PMS(property management system). It's a modest salaried position, of course (see: Poor).

It's out in a rural section of Georgia, and as far as jobs go around here, for the level of effort required, it's not that bad. I'd been the night auditor prior to this for most of my time in hospitality, as I'm accustomed to shitty hours since the Navy. It's not really a field I enjoy. People are the best and worst part of it, and they're usually the worst.

Hotels are everywhere, so I could probably get something no matter where we move to, but I don't know if I'd get a similar position or if I'd just be starting over under a different brand/company.

Definitely understandable. Do you like hospitality, or is it just a means to an end?

I'm a Marriott guy myself, some are better than others, but the lifetime nights gimmick has me locked in for another 150 nights until I can get lifetime Platinum.

I go to GA a couple times a year for work, usually Augusta or Fayette-Nam.

There are no one star hotels ...

Thats where I be!

Honestly I don't know. It's pretty easy, but the company that owns my hotel is real micro-managey, and IDK if it would be better or worse working under a different one. The devil you don't sort of thing, you know?

There are, but they're usually privately owned.

Ever watch Schitt's Creek? lol

I have not

It's a really good show. Highly recommend it.

Jelly, that card looks sick...

Some trash AMD benchys. 4k Ran like pretty weak

Grabbed the prescription inserts and a dust cover for when I'm not wearing it first thing, good investment

I didn't bother trying at 1080/1440, maybe I should to check what kind of epeen numbers I can hit.

With the 7900XTX your main problem is that you're comparing against DLSS; FSR simply isn't close to as good and probably never will be.

Alright, ran them. 3 XI windows running in the back but shouldn't affect things much on this CPU since I have them assigned to the frequency CCD rather than VCache.

1080p

1440p

~4k 31:9

~4k 31:9 w/ DLAA

~4k 31:9 w/ DLAA and RTGI


Will 100% be playing with DLAA engaged. Less frames but man, DLAA is like the ubermensch of all AAs, and jaggies are my eternal nemesis. Pretty much erases them entirely. My 31:9 res is approx. 7372800 pixels whereas "true" 4k is 8294400 so not quite at parity, but close enough, 12%~ diff in pixel density for a much more immersive layout.

WOW TOO MUCH RAIN HERE TODAY IN UAE SOOOOOOOO MUCH RAIN its judgement day or what

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I'm bad at internet

I love Proth