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Final Fantasy XIV players enter mourning as Patch 6.01 smooths out blocky grapesRemember them
Remember them
Final FantasyXIV players haven’t had it easy these last few weeks. The sheer success of its Endwalker expansion resulted inlengthy login queues and server errors. It’s become so popular that Square Enix havetemporarily stopped selling the game, taking its Starter and Complete Editions off sale. All the while, some low-poly grapes stayed static in the breeze. Jagged, delicious, minding their own business. Until their blockiness waspappedand thrust into the public eye. Memes ensued and the grapes became the talk of the town, so much so that they’ve been smoothed out in the latest patch, much to everyone’s dismay.
It wasn’t supposed to end like this. The grapes were blocky, yes, but they had a certain charm. Just look at theLow Poly Videogame Foodsaccount which highlights such cubic treats. FFXIV’s grapes shared the same innocence. They were dorky and crystalline untilpatch 6.01showed up, which has now fixed an issue that reduced their polygon count to “alleviate system memory usage in the area”. The result is that theirhard edges have now been rounded offand players haven’t been the same since.
Lots of tributes have been pouring in for the grapes. Perhaps the most moving of which is the footage below, which shows some bros taking the time out of their busy schedule to pay their respects.
FFXIV Players Pay Respects to Low Poly GrapesWatch on YouTube
FFXIV Players Pay Respects to Low Poly Grapes
Others envisage a new opening jingle, honouring the fallen fruit.
FFXIV Endwalker after update 6.01 be likeWatch on YouTube
FFXIV Endwalker after update 6.01 be like
Some say the grapes left us with one final plea, before they were lost forever.
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we will miss you, grapes 🍇 you were truly remarkable— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN)December 21, 2021
we will miss you, grapes 🍇 you were truly remarkable
Meanwhile, as everyone pours one out for the grapes, another player has discovereda certain sandwichhas flown under the radar. Just look at that slab of razor-sharp bread crusts. Is it only a matter of time before Squeenix patch this square king? Surely not, they couldn’t, could they? Whatever the polygon counts are, I’m happy with them. Just let the food rest, please.
