An anniversary to celebrate
Woodenplank
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On this day, the fourth of the fourth 2024 we celebrate the 10th anniversary of something special.
But to call it special is to say the Mona Lisa is "somewhat different," to say the Grand Canyon is "out of the ordinary," or that caffeine was a "potentially useful" discovery.
It is one of the great struggles of human language to adequately describe the human experience. And upon this mighty anniversary words again fail us.
Today we celebrate a monumental achievement in video game history.
Like the first beat of the doom drum; a sonic boom that reverberates through the industry to this day.
An epochal moment in gaming history.
Today we celebrate Fungal Grotto I day.
Speed, excitement. Doing away with side quests and complicated corridors.
A mysterious spider cult? Intrigue, manipulation, spiders. Sophisticated.
A barren cave? A mighty subterranean oasis; ripe and replete with sounds of rigorous life and gushing water.
A goblin uprising; from foe to friend, and a mighty rockslide to end it all in a grand display of the futility of mere stunted mortals against the timeless, kalpa-straddling Dreugh.
But of course, what is a Dungeon without its final boss? And Kra'gh the Dreugh King is at the very cusp of finality; a Final Boss midst a swamp of assistant floor managers; a power spike of finality shining like a lighthouse upon the shoals of a sea of forgettable, transitory hindrances.
And did you know he is the only Dreugh in the game with the title of King? This can only imply that he is not only King of the Grotto - outranking and surpassing-in-every-possible-way the girthless Warchief Ozai - but is indeed the king of all Dreugh; the characteristic megafauna of the TES universe; a king among the unruly; an Emperor among quasi-amphibious, semi-sapient hordes.
That is why we celebrate today. Fungal Grotto I day.
When you're a noob, taking your first few stumbling steps into the world of spelunking and dungeon farming; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When you're athirst for transmute stones and jump into the Random Normal queue; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When the Undaunted event is on and you're runnin' wild for finishing dungeon bosses; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When all the world seems to array itself against you, a cornucopia of danger and hostility; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
So here's to Fungal Grotto I, which only entered our minds 10 years ago, but was always in our hearts.
But to call it special is to say the Mona Lisa is "somewhat different," to say the Grand Canyon is "out of the ordinary," or that caffeine was a "potentially useful" discovery.
It is one of the great struggles of human language to adequately describe the human experience. And upon this mighty anniversary words again fail us.
Today we celebrate a monumental achievement in video game history.
Like the first beat of the doom drum; a sonic boom that reverberates through the industry to this day.
An epochal moment in gaming history.
Today we celebrate Fungal Grotto I day.
Speed, excitement. Doing away with side quests and complicated corridors.
A mysterious spider cult? Intrigue, manipulation, spiders. Sophisticated.
A barren cave? A mighty subterranean oasis; ripe and replete with sounds of rigorous life and gushing water.
A goblin uprising; from foe to friend, and a mighty rockslide to end it all in a grand display of the futility of mere stunted mortals against the timeless, kalpa-straddling Dreugh.
But of course, what is a Dungeon without its final boss? And Kra'gh the Dreugh King is at the very cusp of finality; a Final Boss midst a swamp of assistant floor managers; a power spike of finality shining like a lighthouse upon the shoals of a sea of forgettable, transitory hindrances.
And did you know he is the only Dreugh in the game with the title of King? This can only imply that he is not only King of the Grotto - outranking and surpassing-in-every-possible-way the girthless Warchief Ozai - but is indeed the king of all Dreugh; the characteristic megafauna of the TES universe; a king among the unruly; an Emperor among quasi-amphibious, semi-sapient hordes.
That is why we celebrate today. Fungal Grotto I day.
When you're a noob, taking your first few stumbling steps into the world of spelunking and dungeon farming; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When you're athirst for transmute stones and jump into the Random Normal queue; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When the Undaunted event is on and you're runnin' wild for finishing dungeon bosses; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
When all the world seems to array itself against you, a cornucopia of danger and hostility; Fungal Grotto I has your back.
So here's to Fungal Grotto I, which only entered our minds 10 years ago, but was always in our hearts.
I think it is central to ESO's well-being to critique the developers when they change the game (or fail to change something).
But the negativity can be exhausting, so I vow to post 50/50 negativity and appreciation.
But the negativity can be exhausting, so I vow to post 50/50 negativity and appreciation.
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