{"id":4680,"date":"2017-01-19T18:55:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T00:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2024-07-16T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:43:22","slug":"cool-english-practice-from-final-fantasy-xv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/cool-english-practice-from-final-fantasy-xv\/","title":{"rendered":"cool english practice from final fantasy xv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>final fantsy xv<\/strong> was released at the end of november 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5232 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/final-fantasy-xv-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"final fantasy xv\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the same day, <strong>adam rosenberg<\/strong> posted <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ffxv-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an article<\/a> at <strong>masahble.com<\/strong> full of <em><strong>tips<\/strong><\/em> (practical advice). it\u00a0begins like this<\/p>\n<h4>final fantasy xv is so much fun. u just have to <em>get the hang of it<\/em>. just like every other <em>final fantasy<\/em> released since the days of\u00a0nes, <i>xv<\/i>\u00a0is an <em>unapproachable<\/em> game that doesn&#8217;t always explain itself very well.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/shoulda-woulda-coulda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get the hang of it<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is applied when <em>learning something that requires patience.<\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>unapproachable<\/strong><\/em> means <em>difficult<\/em>. the first <em><strong>hack<\/strong><\/em> (trick, shortcut) rosenberg shares is<\/p>\n<h4>a secret way to <em>instantaneously<\/em> refill your <em>drained stamina<\/em> when you&#8217;re not in combat. keeping the circle button (playstation 4 controls) <em>pressed<\/em> until your <em>stamina<\/em> meter is almost empty. when there&#8217;s just a <em>sliver<\/em> left: release the button, <em>wait a beat<\/em>, then <em>press<\/em> it again. noctis will <em>dart forward<\/em> in a <em>brief burst<\/em> and your <em>stamina<\/em> will refill immediately.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>instantaneously<\/strong><\/em> is the same as <em>immediately<\/em> or <em>instantly<\/em>. <strong><em>drained<\/em> <\/strong>means <em>gone, used<\/em>. <em><strong>stamina<\/strong><\/em> is <em>endurance, strength<\/em>. a <em><strong>sliver<\/strong><\/em> is <em>an extremely skinny piece<\/em>. \u00a0in the phrase <em>wait a beat<\/em>, a <strong><em>beat<\/em><\/strong> is <em>a very short period of time<\/em>; maybe a heart<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beat<\/span>\u00a0or a second. <em><strong>press<\/strong><\/em> means <em>hold down<\/em>, <em>apply pressure<\/em>. <em><strong>dart<\/strong><\/em> in <em>dart forward<\/em> means <em>move suddenly<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/pena-nieto-invited-trump-to-los-pinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>brief<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>means <em>short<\/em> and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2016-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>burst<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a <em>quick, intense move<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5234\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sliver-of-moon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a sliver of moon\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sliver-of-moon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sliver-of-moon-334x250.jpg 334w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sliver-of-moon.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sliver<\/span>\u00a0of moon<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>rosenberg warns that ff xv is<\/p>\n<h4>filled with <em>threats<\/em> that don&#8217;t really care what level you are. it&#8217;s very easy when you&#8217;re <em>wandering<\/em> through the <em>wilderness<\/em> to suddenly find yourself facing a creature that can land a one-hit kill just by looking at you.<\/h4>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5231\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/final-fantasy-xv-wilderness-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"the heroes of final fantasy xv in the wilderness\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/final-fantasy-xv-wilderness-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/final-fantasy-xv-wilderness.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the heroes of final fantasy xv\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wandering through the wilderness<\/span>.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>and\u00a0though it doesn&#8217;t sound heroic&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4>when u find yourself in <em>dire straits<\/em>, just <em>run away<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>threats<\/strong> <\/em>are <em>imminently dangerous situations<\/em>. <em><strong>wander<\/strong><\/em> means <em>walk around casually<\/em>. <strong><em>wilderness<\/em><\/strong> is <em>a wild, unfriendly place.<\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>run<\/strong><strong> away<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means <em>leave, escape<\/em>.\u00a0<strong><em>dire<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>straits<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means <em>in trouble<\/em> and also is the name of a rock band that was popular in the 70s and 80s<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTP2RUD_cL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>rosenberg advises players to<\/p>\n<h4><em>[not] be<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/will-faraday-future-reformat-the-future-or-are-they-fucked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>shy<\/em><\/a> about switching between active and wait combat<\/h4>\n<p>and to<\/p>\n<h4>visit all the <em>diners<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>don&#8217;t be shy<\/strong><\/em> means <em>do it without hesitation or doubt<\/em>. \u00a0a <em><strong>diner<\/strong><\/em>, related to dinner, <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/thanksgiving-today-vs-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dine<\/a> and dining room, is a typical, inexpensive\u00a0american restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5233\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/noctis-diner-final-fantasy-xv-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"noctis and ignis in a diner\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/noctis-diner-final-fantasy-xv-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/noctis-diner-final-fantasy-xv-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/noctis-diner-final-fantasy-xv.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>ignis &amp; noctis in a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">diner<\/span> in <strong>brotherhood<\/strong>, an anime based on the game<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>the article recommends <em><strong>abusing<\/strong><\/em> (using excessively) a feature that allows u to return to your car or the last place u rested.<\/p>\n<h4>there are also options to quickly <em>warp back<\/em> to <em>either<\/em> the last rest point u used, <em>or<\/em> your car. learn how to <em>game the system<\/em> and use these to your advantage. just finish a <em>quest<\/em> that took u far off the main road? return to your car. have a <em>boatload<\/em> of xp\u00a0<em>saved up<\/em> as night is falling? <em>zap<\/em> yourself to your last rest point.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>warp back<\/strong><\/em> means <em>return really fast,\u00a0transfer directly<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/delta-airlines-computer-outage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>either\/or<\/strong><\/em><\/a> presents two possibilities. <em><strong>game the system<\/strong><\/em> means <em>exploit<\/em> <em>or manipulate it<\/em>. \u00a0<em><strong>quest<\/strong><\/em> is an <em>adventure<\/em> or a <em>search mission<\/em>. a <strong><em>boatload<\/em><\/strong> is <em>a lot<\/em>. <em><strong>\u00a0save up<\/strong><\/em> is similar to save but indicates a longer process. <em><strong>zap<\/strong><\/em>, like <em>warp<\/em>, is <em>super speedy transport<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5243\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-game-the-system.001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-game-the-system.001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-game-the-system.001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-game-the-system.001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-game-the-system.001-334x250.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>during his campaign for president, donald trump <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/i-dont-mean-to-brag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bragged <\/a>about\u00a0<u>gaming the\u00a0<\/u><u>system<\/u>\u00a0so he didn&#8217;t have to pay taxes.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>and rosenberg points out that<\/p>\n<h4>accumulated XP <em>isn&#8217;t applied<\/em> to your crew until u get a good night&#8217;s sleep. it doesn&#8217;t matter if u camp under the stars or get a hotel for the evening; <em>as long as<\/em>\u00a0u sleep, you&#8217;ll apply your banked xp and <em>level up<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>isn&#8217;t applied<\/strong><\/em> is <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-passive-voice-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passive voice<\/a>. the subject isn&#8217;t included. \u00a0at the end of the paragraph, u is the subject of the phrase <em>you&#8217;ll apply your banked xp<\/em>. this is known as active voice. \u00a0<em><strong>as long as<\/strong><\/em> means <em>when that condition exists<\/em>,\u00a0<em>provided that.<\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>level up<\/strong><\/em> means <em>advance to the next level<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5230\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sleeping-final-fantasy-xv.jpeg\" alt=\"sleeping in final fantasy xv\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as long as<\/span> u sleep, you&#8217;re xp will be applied<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>do u play final fantasy? \u00a0which final fantasy\u00a0is your favorite? is\u00a0final fantasy xv <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/english-practice-from-a-song-for-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the best one yet<\/a>? share your opinions under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.166\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>final fantsy xv was released at the end of november 2016. the same day, adam rosenberg posted an article at masahble.com full of tips (practical&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[237,4],"tags":[2083,918,1816,2078,1726,1276,2069,2074,2061,2060,2073,2067,8,1521,9,11,10,2076,243,2064,873,2065,2081,914,2068,2077,2072,2080,2082,2066,1545,2062,2063,2070,2075,2071,2079],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/final-fantasy-xv.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4680"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14961,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions\/14961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}