Ginal's Weekly Mix #1

Ginal's Weekly Mix #1

Happy Tuesday, Pathfinders!  Ginal here with a new weekly post I'll be trying out.  In my Weekly Mix I'll be highlighting Final Fantasy XIV content creators, explaining FF series references found in FFXIV, and maybe even pointing you all toward something cool I've found.

Weekly FFXIV Content Creator Highlight: Mizztek

If you find yourself struggling with any given Primal, dungeon, raid or other major duty, Mizztek's MTQCapture channel is probably the best spot to turn to.  She understands what each tank, healer and damage player need to focus on at any given moment, doesn't stray from what's relevant to the video, and usually has a few silly puns to introduce you to the fight.  (And for you fellas, her voice is very easy on the ears) With Mizztek as your party leader, you'll never be without those sweet tomestones again!

Random Sweetness: OverClocked ReMix

Founded in 1999, the wonderful folks of OCRemix have been on a mission to preserve and promote the often under appreciated music of our favorite video games by banding together to produce some absolutely amazing rerecordings and remixes.  Their home site has thousands of tracks from games of all eras and genres, and even over 30 full, professional quality albums.  And I'm not kidding when I say that some of these people's remixes have turned out even better than the original music we love so much.

Their YouTube channel is already linked in the subheading.  You can find their home site right here.

Where Did That Come From?

Just a little clarification, the trivia here is NOT being copy/pasted right from some wikia.  I'm describing only what I know, the way I remember it when I played these games.  If I turn out to be inaccurate somehow, feel free to remind me and I'll fix it in the following post.

Materia comes from Final Fantasy VII.  In its original form, it not only offered attribute bonuses, but was also the source of all character magic and abilities.  From FFVII's lore, Materia was knowledge and memories of the ancient Cetra race crystalized inside Lifestream energy, creating small orbs that were easily set into weapons and armor.