H'oohoohoo

Boy, the past 24 hours have been nuts. That's all I'm saying on the matter because anything more and I just get depressed and overwhelmed. =~=

Anyhow... hmm. Fandom? Fandom.

Warframe: Currently on a streak to get as many of the Zariman weapons as possible + an extra Gyre to feed to the Helminth. I was on hiatus from the Creator Program when 'Angels of the Zariman' dropped, so I never got D1A and bought Gyre off the market in her bundle. So many Voidplume Quills... so many... if I never have to hear the grating voice of Cavallero again after this, I'll be happy.

Currently trying to figure out what to do for a Community Showcase entry for TennoCon this year. In an ideal world, I could do something with Darvo, Baro, Maroo, and Varzia (non-Syndicate shopkeepers) but realistically speaking, something to appeal to recency bias is probably the most pragmatic choice and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Gonna sketch out something with the Shopkeepers and a thing with Temple, Octavia, and Banshee in a Jem-y pastiche; run it by some trusted people to see which one is gonna be the strongest. I honestly don't expect to get into the Showcase at all, if I'm being truthful, due to the theme being so open ended and Soulframe being included, but it's worth a shot!

Legacy of Kain: Backed all the crowdfunding projects and enjoying the Remasters. Decided to withdraw from the fandom as a whole for a long time, tho', because everyone else in it was irritating the shit out of me for a variety of reasons and stepping back is probably the smartest choice. LoK has a very deeply personal meaning to me and I've come to accept that there'll never be a Fin-shaped space in the fandom and I'd rather just appreciate and talk about it on my own terms, even if it's to a brick wall lmao.

FFXIV: Haven't engaged in the broader fandom for over a year and a half now and life has been better for it. Got mega burned out on the game in 2023 and hadn't played it at all until Dawntrail dropped.

tbbh... DT was terrible for reasons others have better described. I'm just sticking around for the raids (Arcadion is stinky and Vana'diel has no impact on me similar to Nier raids) and side content. Also house.

idk, it hasn't reached the point I did with SWTOR where I went cold as fuck turkey but if the story doesn't get better going into 8.0, that point may be coming sooner than anyone thinks. >V