Official Frosty Twitter - Creator of MogTalk, Feast (RIP) & CC Shoutcaster, World Race Tracker, and deep diver of the FFXIV community.
Sponsored by
@Corsair
As someone who has done a podcast since A Realm Reborn:
The topic of burnout and there not being enough to do has been discussed on the show near the end of every expansion cycle. No matter what content we had, players get bored.
Guys, the mob mentality and weaponizing what's going on against people is not the way to go about it. Please understand we are playing video games and there's no need for the threats and heavy harassment against players.
Lol what? Who gives a fuck, go be a bad healer in a dungeon. Do fucking trusts if you are that worried about someone hurting your dungeon experience. Don't ask people to waste time doing old shit when new content is out.
I found as a healer, I genuinely get excited when people mess up mechanics. I used to wonder how healers were so good at grabbing people who were out of place, but now I know it's because you are just watching people to see who is about to mess up so you can stay ahead of it.
Official donation total from the MogTalk FFXIV World Race for Charity event:
$40,161 from charity donations
$16,243.51 from Subs and Bits
Total of $56,404.51 raised for
@ExtraLife4Kids
! (subs & bits will be donated on Twitch Payout)
FFXIV COMMUNITY IS AMAZING
#CorsairxMog
In a couple of days, I'll be doing one of the most terrifying things I've done. I'm going to full time stream and focus on MogTalk activities.
I will use March to determine if it's something I can continue with or not. If it doesn't make sense, I'll return to the job search.
Huge news-
I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER.
And I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone other than
@iskerora
, who will be the best mother in the world. We expect it to be born in about six months.
I can't believe so many people think you should adjust to a black mage's leylines in the moment with 5 other random people, with no communication and who barely understand how their own job works.
This is Party Finder LOL, these people just want to clear - not help a BLM's dps.
Hot Take:
The FFXIV Community's biggest sin is pride. Whether it's messing up mechanics in PF or taking criticism, pride is a huge barrier to improvement.
Not saying there isn't a reason to be proud, but it shouldn't block other healthy aspects of socialization.
Twitch Payout has come through, so it's time!
$16,243.51 has been donated to
@ExtraLife4Kids
from the Subs and Bits generated during The Omega Protocol World Race event.
Again, this puts the grand total to $56,404 - all thanks to the FFXIV community!
@FF_XIV_EN
@CORSAIR
One misconception I see often, is when someone says "bad players", players think the conversation is about people who do slightly less DPS or doesn't play 100% optimally.
That's not it. You don't have to be perfect to be a "good player", you just have to try and give a shit.
FYI for everyone:
I'm going to be much less involved with the FFXIV World Race going forward. I will support our team if they continue to produce broadcasts. And if they don't, I'd support whoever does. However overall I'll be taking a backseat.
Congratz Kindred! I will do some triple checking on everything, but at the moment this is what I believe has won our contest. Was going to stream in a moment, so might as well do that on stream in 30mins.
And he's gone. I'm exhausted and just tired of it all. I need to mentally be ready for my daughter, with this, work, and trying to keep up with everything I don't know if I'll be.
MogTalk is on hold until further notice. I don't know how long - but when it's right, it'll be back
Growing up I depended on a lot of people. One of them was my uncle, who took me in for years due to the situation I was in as a child. My early exposure to Final Fantasy was him playing the games on the NES and SNES. He is in the hospital and almost died this morning to Covid.
Guys, I don't want AM in my parties. I don't judge anyone over it and I'm not better than anyone else for not using it, I just don't like it.
The problem is when it's a requirement or being forced on others. This is P9S from like 6mo ago. What the hell do you even need this for?
That's a wrap! Completely unbelievable turnout and support. We were able to raise $27,420 for
@ExtraLife4Kids
, way past our original goal. We will be adding an extra $688.29 from stream revenue for a total of $28,108.29. Also a quick run down of all the people who made it happen:
It's really interesting to discuss the storytelling for ShB. It's not just great storytelling, it's crafted in a way to pull in the players and address their feelings that developed through the years with the characters themselves. It's hard to explain. This is MMO Storytelling.
We have raised an estimated $56,000 (after twitch sub payout) for
@ExtraLife4Kids
. Once the Twitch payout happens, I'll give an exact number. The FFXIV community is insane. More posts to better explain how I feel to come in the next days. Until then, thank you.
#CorsairxMog
We are officially at an end for the event. Even though no teams cleared on stream, it was a massive success and we appreciate all the support we received. We will be monitoring the progress of signed up teams and will announce the winner once a clear happens!
I really think this "Casual vs Hardcore" mentality is getting old.
Yes you can play casually still be an asshole. Yes you can play hardcore and not be an asshole. Vice versa.
It just changes what kind of asshole you may or may not be, not if you are or aren't.
The FFXIV world race is important to me, but I just can't commit the time to producing quality events for it. I haven't even had time to log into the game anymore. I need to focus on my daughter, home life, and maintaining a job to support it all.
I'm fortunate enough to have been invited to the
@FF_XIV_EN
Endwalker Media Tour.
I understand it's a privledge and I'll be doing my best to serve the FFXIV community with my time attending the event. I look forward to sharing what I can. Thanks
@SquareEnix
for the opportunity.
Endwalker is the best FFXIV expansion I ever played.
That doesn't mean your opinions are invalid, it just means I think it's the best FFXIV expansion I ever played.
MogTalk returns September 5th, 2020 with Episode 200.
To celebrate - here is a commission created by the amazing
@_naoot
featuring some of the wonderful guests who have helped make the show happen over the years.
From everything I saw, DSU was a major success. Both as a fight and a world race experience. Congrats to all the teams, you deserved a good ultimate after the long wait. I'm excited for the future of the scene and can't wait to see what's next!
By the way, sorry to anyone who doesn't like how I handle politics on Social Media. I honestly don't give a fuck. I'm human, shit is fucked up, and want it to change. If you support Trump right now you are blind, brainwashed, or a piece of shit. I'm okay if you unfollow me.
Tired of all these people clearing UCOB because they are able to execute mechanics and ran with 7 people that could execute mechanics. If I could execute mechanics and had friends I could clear too! All these people privileged with "skill" and "friends", nothing special.
/s
I'm sorry, I got too excited
@CORSAIR
- thankfully you make amazingly durable headsets.
Get the HS80s and other gaming gear/components for 10% for Cyber Week (lol, yes I made this an
#ad
)
0.3% wipe
We will return on Sunday to finish this up. The rest of the week I'll be taking off for the holiday to spend time with family. I'll be seeing you all again real soon.
Just to be clear, even though World First happened offline - the prize pack from Corsair (for teams that are streaming and signed up) is still up for grabs and it'll be exciting to see who wins it!
So enormously proud of
@huskybythegeek
&
@alex_moukala
!
They worked their asses off to get where they are and have proven themselves over and over.
I'm also proud of
@FF_XIV_EN
for recognizing it and giving them the spotlight they deserve.
Starting the middle of April, I will lead a static in clearing The Omega Protocol.
This is to fulfil the World Race promise from our $50,000 donation incentive.
I don't know how long it'll take, but this robot will die. Please come and cheer us on when we start!
Damn, definitely starting to see the protests against people who boost and skip story on the most recent show.
Let people play however they want. The story is great in FFXIV, but some people just aren't looking for a story - and that's perfectly fine. It's their choice.
It's been surreal over the last few days. IRL streaming Fan Fest, commentating on stage, seeing long time online friends, and hearing so many kind words from people in person.
The FFXIV community is amazing, and I wouldn't be here without it. Thank you.
How dumb it is to think someone treats you different because you take raiding seriously or not. People treat you different because you are an asshole. Return your damn shopping carts.
The last event stream for the Savage World Race in Endwalker has finished.
I have so many people to thank and a lot to say about it - but first I need to sleep. Until then, thank you literally everyone in the community who has helped make this happen!
I just got a job offer for a 50% pay increase. Only downside is if I accept it I will probably have to tone down streaming/MogTalk/World Race stuff. I can still do it, but not at the same level.
Shadowbringers will of course have a small exception because of the excitement of the WoW exodus and what it did for FFXIV. But people still got bored, burned out, and went on hiatus.
This is the cycle.
WE JUST HIT OUR GOAL OF 20k FOR EXTRA LIFE! WE ARE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE 2 DAYS LEFT. THE FFXIV COMMUNITY IS AMAZING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
#CorsairxMog
@ExtraLife4Kids
@CORSAIR