Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Ctrl Alt WoW FFXIV Episode 13 - Every House Needs A Pantry

AprilPvd and Grand Nagus discuss Final Fantasy XIV. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play.

Discord: https://discord.gg/5dtHtHCu

Grand Nagus:

Final Fantasy XIV

 

 

 

 M'kolon:


I started to expand my house. Finally got that spark that i needed to know what
I wanted to do. I saw a pantry at a house of a friend a few weeks ago, and I
just couldn't wrap my head around how to realize one in my own house.
Well, finally i figured it out, after i started remodeling the kitchen a bit.


I'm not finished with moving all the items into it, but once I've done that, I'll
post the pictures.
I won the 2nd prize in the wheel of fortune spinny thing in one of the zones
and i got tinted glasses facewear.
I've started doing content that is called Cosmic Exploration, and you can use
among other things, to level your gatherers and crafters.
I love crafting so much in this game.

 

Also i found a new glam, made mostly of tank gear

  

 I found a new White Mage staff glam.


JP FC progress:

There is not much to report this week, we lost another housing lottery, and this week, there isn't a plot
available that we can bid on. But next cycle there are two, though the one of them, a Large, isn't in a
good location, no view at all.

NA FC progress:

 

The founder of my NA FC has returned to the game, and somehow he brought back
a bunch of people and new life into the FC. I'm really glad he's back, and that the FC
has gotten a fresh start. I'll be reporting much more on it in the future.






Email

Good day all.. hope you are all well? 

So for the last two weeks or so it’s ALL been about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred! What a game!! Some of the questing was fantastic! I especially enjoyed the quest line where you had to unlock the Horadric Cube, it was fantastic!! The way it started by going up an erupting mountain, building tension, suspense and a feeling of knowing you were building up to something BIG was very enjoyable and done so well! 
I then went on to finish the main storyline and campaign.. There were a few WTF shock moments!! I must say absolutely fantastic job by Blizzard *clap* I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it! 

I reached level 70 with my Barbarian and I am now currently levelling my Paragon levels (which is quite fast, but there are 300 of them) and hopefully grinding some decent gear. 

I have also started a Paladin, which has been fun so far.. there is something cool about how they use ‘faith’ as a resource, very holy! 

After some Necromancer talk on the Discord group, I decided started one. I am currently running round slashing my foe with a 2-handed scythe and my small army of skeletons causing havoc! 
I really like how the Necromancer can use 2-handed weapons, swords, flails and shields.  It’s been fun so far! 

With all the Diablo action over the last few weeks, a lot of people are talking about ‘Path of Exiles 2’ (patch 0.5) being release on the 29th of May.  Again, after watching some ‘Bhajeera’ streams it made me interested in checking it out as it looks like a lot of fun! I have downloaded the game, but have not started anything yet.. I’m sure the urge to play will build over the next few days! I like the look of the Warrior class, also the Monk and Mercenary look good too! 

Anyway.. take care all and have fun! 

Kep 



 

 



Greetings AprilPVD, Grand Nagus and Big G,

Apologies for the lack of an audio this week, just been a bit manic at work today and IRL interruptions meant I didn't get a chance to record and edit something.

I've primarily been playing FFXIV and I'm in the middle of Shadowbringers expansion. My main is level 79 and only a handful of quests from dinging 80 though I'm in level 74-75 content in the expansion. Shadowbringers is really fun and engaging! I've spent hours in game this past weekend playing through the story and doing all of the side quests. In Shadowbringers you have Role Quests instead of Job/Class quests and I've done most of that but I need to hit 80 before the next bit is unlocked. The areas are so beautiful in game! Below is a screenshot of me swimming along next to some partially submerged old buildings having dived down to find some random things for a fetch quest. I can't wait until next weekend when I get more time to play.

A big thanks to Big G for getting Block Story for me which was on my wishlist. It's a lot like Minecraft but with Quest and Dragons so I look forward to checking that out! 

 

Apologies again for lack of an audio and a short email. Wish you all the best!

Cheers,

Rigarmorty








Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Ctrl Alt WoW FF14 Episode 12 - All Lottery Tickets

Ctrl Alt WoW FF14 Episode 12 - All Lottery Tickets


AprilPvd and Grand Nagus discuss Final Fantasy XIV. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play.

Discord: https://discord.gg/5dtHtHCu

Grand Nagus:


We reached Allied standing with our GC, that is max level.

And that was 2 days into the lottery. Total bids at the end were 179, and we didn’t win.


Rules for bidding:


You need to be able to get a house, so lvl 50 one one combat job and 2nd Lt. with your GC.

Your character needs to be 30 days old and hold the rights in the FC to bid.


We have started working on the FC house again, now that we got 100 additional slots.



It’s fascinating what you can come up with, just because you have the chance to decorate more. The basics are fine, and we really liked our house with the 200 item limit, but now that we can have 100 additional items, you can do more detailed decorating.

Here are a few screenshots from the FC house:

 




Jaffa Cake:


Finished the MSQ for now. 



M’kolon on JP:



Reached level 50+ with all non combat jobs.


Got done with the Ixali rep grind.




I normally use white glams for my healer jobs. This time I wanted to do something differently. I’ve chosen a weapon I like for a job and then I dye the attire to match the color of the weapon.

With the Scholar job I chose this weapon, a fire weapon with orange flames. That is why I've chosen to dye the attire Pumpkin Orange.

     


      

    

                                                                                 









Email


Greeting April, Grand Nagus and Big G!


A little bit of glamour below for my Red Mage job on my main in FFXIV below. Slow progress on my Japanese Data Centre character but some mandatory raids ahead when I get more time and I did do 15 or so levels of fishing :)



Cheers,


Rigarmorty








Ctrl Alt WoW FFXIV Episode 13 - Every House Needs A Pantry

AprilPvd and Grand Nagus discuss Final Fantasy XIV. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play. Discord: https://discord...