Some of the seemingly random quests do sometimes come together later. It can even be kinda heartwarming at times.

I hear that! I’m the other way, though - since I roll in around like 11, I’m not even hungry until after 2. It’s all about your schedule.

Having played 11 for years with a really good group of people and actively playing 14 now, I can’t imagine possibly going back. There’s a ton of QoL improvements that make even short play sessions worthwhile. The necessity for really tight-knit camaraderie with a familiar group is maybe a bit lower in 14, but the…

Yeah, it requires a subscription. It was dropped years ago before it was relaunched, but it’s back to a subscription model. There’s a ‘trial’ you can look into that allows you to play all classes up to level 35 to get a taste, with some restrictions.

I’m pretty sure you can watch the cutscenes later. I’ve been in that same situation (and been in parties with other people in the same situation) in some areas before.

I worked with a Polish immigrant whose first name was Jerzy. Pronounce the ‘J’ as a ‘Y’. It’s not an uncommon name, as I understand.

You could bungle the opera scene if you didn’t choose the right option in time. They gave you quite a bit of time, so it might not have seemed like a ‘proper’ QTE, though.

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