Painter’s tape has replaced like 90% of my use cases for duct tape and masking tape. Stuff’s nigh-indestructible and doesn’t leave a mark. It’s the gentle giant of tapes.

I feel like FFXIV has spoiled me. Advancing the main story is always an explicit action in FFXIV. You never get into a situation like you do in single player RPGs where you have to guess which path is the intended one and which is a side path you should explore while you still have a chance. Sure it takes some of the mystery out of the whole experience, but it’s so much less stressful overall that it’s well worth the tradeoff.

The great thing about genres is that they don’t stop existing just because they’re no longer in fashion. If you like a genre you can just make more things in that genre and no one can stop you. Like it doesn’t even have to be a retro thing or a nostalgia thing. Like a kind of thing? Make some of your own!

I appreciate the argument in favor of filler episodes, that some breathing room is good and that not every episode needs to move the plot forward, but in my opinion it doesn’t go far enough. Bring back purely episodic shows. Jessica Fletcher doesn’t need forward momentum; she’s too busy solving mysteries.

The FFXIV job actions trailer is so funny to me because it’s like. I get that for a lot of people this is a big deal that impacts their enjoyment of their job, their job fantasy, etc. But for me? I don’t play with full effects on for anyone, not even myself. Instant sensory overload. I have no idea what attacks look like.