Been able to all out Broil enemies to death is also seriously fun but it is causing me MP management issues I’m having to work out as I go now.
So yesterday afternoon I was finally able to proceed past what has been lovingly referred as Pipin Extreme! And make my way through the game,
passing
through Kugane and further to begin plotting the downfall of the
Garlean Empire. I have to say though watching my poor Warrior of Light
get her ass handed to her by Zenos was actually heartbreaking to watch,
but mark my words I WILL have my revenge!
The underwater areas are honestly mind blowing, as is Kugane, they
have definitely stepped up the feeling in this game, the story is as
good as ever and has you wanting more, I have been itching to get back
to things since logging off last night, but I wanted to come share my
thoughts first. The inventory expansion is actually almost an after
thought, since getting a 3rd retainer I have been far more in control.
But the best part was heading into Susano last night 4 of us all new and
without having a clue figuring the fight out and getting it done, that
level of satisfaction I honestly haven’t felt since I put down Binding
the Coils Turn 5 a couple of years ago. I am actually eagerly awaiting
going after Susano Extreme once I’m through the story. 
So today I plan to continue on and see what else lays ahead for us,
having kicked the Garleans out of one of the islands. It will of course
down to us as the Warriors of Light to end this oppression and send the
Garleans packing once and for all. But we’re a ways off from that for
the moment, at level 63 I am yet to pick up gear which exceeds my full
i270 kit or my nice fully powered Anima. I have however been able to
make some progress on my second Anima with materials being significantly
nerfed in price! I believe finishing that second weapon wont be a
problem in the long run and I may even finish before the new ones arrive
on that we shall see.
So yes while it started out a horrid mess with 80% of us gated by instance failures, moving past them has been a reward in its own right. I will update either this post or another in a week or two when I do my regular play update. I also created a clean character on the EU Omega Server and got her to level 30 claiming a free 15 days of game time and 1 million in gil!
