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PSA, and 4 Job Fiesta, and things
Jun. 19th, 2024 02:58 amIf you're wondering why I'm posting a ton of fic all of a sudden, it's because I'm going through my WIP backlog, picking out stuff that is mostly done, and trying to finish and post it without worrying too much about whether or not it's perfect. I've gotten really hung up on editing and re-editing and re-re-editing things lately, as well as just hitting a wall on something and never really trying to overcome it (even when all the story really needed was one more scene, or even a couple paragraphs).
I'm really trying to get over that kind of thing and start being able to consider stuff DONE, especially in the absence of an actual deadline. (People tell you to set a deadline yourself, but that doesn't work for me -- I know the guy who set those deadlines and she's full of shit.)
Some of this I've been sitting on for AGES. Like, I think there's an FF14 fic in the pile that I started writing when Stormblood was the current expansion. When I say I have a problem with not being able to finish things I mean it is a SERIOUS problem.
On another note, it's Four Job Fiesta season, which I totally forgot about! I would like to do at least one run this year, but it'll probably be later into the Fiesta -- maybe as late as mid-August. The fiesta ends on August 31st, but at this point I can beat FF5 in a few days, give or take, so that shouldn't be an issue. Not sure what kind of run I want to do... Leaning towards just a regular old vanilla run, which I haven't done in a long time, but last time I tried a no750 and a 750 run (fighter-style jobs only and wizard-style jobs only, basically) but due to accidents of RNG I ended up with weird, somewhat out of theme parties both times. So maybe I'll redo one of those.
I feel like I need to start posting about RPG design more often, as it's something I think about a lot, and I feel like there's not a lot of discussion about the genre artistically that I actually like or even respect, lol. (That sounds so mean but it's true I guess.) And a lot of the stuff that is good and thoughtful tends to focus more on the story to the exclusion of mechanics. IDK if my commentary is like, much better but at least *I* like it, so that counts for something.
Dawntrail is coming out soon, and it feels like Endwalker just released. I think time moves too fast for me. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it.
I also realized I never posted a breakdown of my cosplay? I genuinely thought I did, and I can't find the extensive writeup I did, so...I think I saved it somewhere, so hopefully I can dig it up. It's a literal whole year later but I think it's probably worth reading.
I'm really trying to get over that kind of thing and start being able to consider stuff DONE, especially in the absence of an actual deadline. (People tell you to set a deadline yourself, but that doesn't work for me -- I know the guy who set those deadlines and she's full of shit.)
Some of this I've been sitting on for AGES. Like, I think there's an FF14 fic in the pile that I started writing when Stormblood was the current expansion. When I say I have a problem with not being able to finish things I mean it is a SERIOUS problem.
On another note, it's Four Job Fiesta season, which I totally forgot about! I would like to do at least one run this year, but it'll probably be later into the Fiesta -- maybe as late as mid-August. The fiesta ends on August 31st, but at this point I can beat FF5 in a few days, give or take, so that shouldn't be an issue. Not sure what kind of run I want to do... Leaning towards just a regular old vanilla run, which I haven't done in a long time, but last time I tried a no750 and a 750 run (fighter-style jobs only and wizard-style jobs only, basically) but due to accidents of RNG I ended up with weird, somewhat out of theme parties both times. So maybe I'll redo one of those.
I feel like I need to start posting about RPG design more often, as it's something I think about a lot, and I feel like there's not a lot of discussion about the genre artistically that I actually like or even respect, lol. (That sounds so mean but it's true I guess.) And a lot of the stuff that is good and thoughtful tends to focus more on the story to the exclusion of mechanics. IDK if my commentary is like, much better but at least *I* like it, so that counts for something.
Dawntrail is coming out soon, and it feels like Endwalker just released. I think time moves too fast for me. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it.
I also realized I never posted a breakdown of my cosplay? I genuinely thought I did, and I can't find the extensive writeup I did, so...I think I saved it somewhere, so hopefully I can dig it up. It's a literal whole year later but I think it's probably worth reading.
