I’ve written some pretty unhappy posts about Final Fantasy XIV over the last few months, but no matter how angry I get, one thing keeps me playing. And this is it. My house in Mist:
From the outside
The front door
Warmth and books
And a place to cook 🙂
Going downstairs…
…into…
…the bedroom!
with its own oriental ensuite!
And finally the best feature of all – the view.
Dawn breaks in Mist
Yet as pretty as this scene is, it still doesn’t convey the eerie sense of reality I get when I sit here, staring down at the beach and watching the waves come in. Yes, there are waves and breakers and they move, seemingly at random.
But the waves are not the only things that move. Birds fly overhead, casting a shadow, or the quality of the light changes due to time of day or weather, or off on the horizon you see the dim outline of a ship with massive sails, majestically sailing out of sight…
No prizes for guessing where a lot of my ideas for Innerscape came from.
Have a lovely Sunday,
Meeks
p.s. most of the furnishings are crafted. If anyone is interested, I can tell you what each piece is, which craft makes it and what level recipe it is. Let me know in comments.
Meeka's Mind 
November 27th, 2015 at 2:30 pm
You know I’m not a believer, and as you can imagine this… http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/mind/a-company-wants-to-resurrect-humans-using-artificial-intelligence/news-story/cb9c48b1722777816bd143197be591c0 scares the bejeesus out if me!
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November 27th, 2015 at 10:26 pm
Mmm…if I understand that article correctly, the company intends to build an artificial body – read robot – to house a cloned? version of a dead human’s brain?
My first thought is – none of the ‘robots’ currently available look like they could do the job…even after another 30 years. As for the artificial intelligence part – no matter how good it is it’s still at best a replica. No idea about the cloning but the whole thing sounds more day dream than reality to me.
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November 28th, 2015 at 7:22 am
Good… sounds like a nightmare to me 😦
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November 28th, 2015 at 8:23 am
I suspect this is like the whole cryogenics ‘industry’ – aimed more at those grasping after immortality [or at least the promise of it] than anything real. I think life extension may well become a reality. Of course, that too will have all sorts of negative consequences, but isn’t that what life is all about?
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November 27th, 2015 at 4:09 am
I’m on Balmung, so it couldn’t have been you. Perhaps I’ll roll an alt on Moogle just so I can have them meet Meeka xD
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November 27th, 2015 at 8:14 am
-grin- Now that would be fun!
If you do, /tell me on Meeka Thara. Don’t forget I’m on Australian time though!
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November 24th, 2015 at 10:20 am
Oooo! That’s beautiful! I’m not familiar with Final Fantasy. Is it like Second Life? I tried Second Life, but it was too much like Real Life only more random. I couldn’t deal with it. heh
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November 24th, 2015 at 2:09 pm
No! Nothing like Second Life. Heaven forbid. I tried SL as well and hated it.
No, FFXIV is an mmorpg with lots of fighting and a strong storyline. Plus nice things like crafting and player housing. 🙂
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November 24th, 2015 at 11:05 pm
I wouldn’t like that. Or maybe I’m afraid I’d love it — I don’t want to fight. That’s why I turn the monsters off on Minecraft, which disgusts my grandsons. lol
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November 25th, 2015 at 7:53 am
I hate doing dungeons, but I do like bashing away at things sometimes. 🙂
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November 26th, 2015 at 6:56 pm
I was farming Thornmarch HM yesterday and there was a Miquo’te named Meeka and I thought of you ^.^
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November 26th, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Oh! What server are you on? I’d love to see my doppleganger. 😀 My Meeka is on Moogle.
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November 23rd, 2015 at 4:44 pm
Good to hear you’re sticking it out! If there is one common aspect to content in ffxiv it’s hard work,
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November 23rd, 2015 at 4:46 pm
lol – yes, heaven forbid anything should be easy. 😀
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November 23rd, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Some of it is really worth it! I’m doing the relic weapon at the moment and it’s so involved. Even though I don’t need to do it with HW weapons, I’m enjoying the progression :$
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November 23rd, 2015 at 8:04 pm
Gah…now that is something I could not do. I’m a crafter first and foremost. That’s enough grinding for me!
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November 23rd, 2015 at 4:48 pm
From crafting, to instances, to glamour, to buying houses, we all have to go through the steps which usually involve a quest or forty. Your house looks fantastic! Very well decorated! I’ve been viewing many houses recently. My fc wants to buy one in a couple months for performances. It’s a great additio that allows us to take a step back and just experience immersion.
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November 23rd, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Yes, the housing adds something to the game that lifts it from straight, gorgeous looking mmo to something more. It’s a pity SE can only deal with the housing shortage by cancelling houses when people take a break from the game. 😦
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November 23rd, 2015 at 9:01 am
I think this post has answered my central question about you and gaming. The idea of creating a fantasy home for myself is intriguing.
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November 23rd, 2015 at 1:45 pm
-grin- don’t be fooled, I enjoy running around killing things as well [very therapeutic] but the crafting and housing give me a sense of achievement as well as play. 🙂
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November 22nd, 2015 at 7:58 pm
It looks like you’ve put s lot of work into it… an interesting way of virtually crafting a virtually reality via practically creating a virtual reality!
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November 22nd, 2015 at 10:15 pm
-giggles- I’ve never thought of it that way but…yes. 😀
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