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Post by Xero Bloodline on Sept 25, 2023 12:31:57 GMT -5
That's right, here we are once again ladies and gentlemen. It's time to get the ball rolling on ZV's favorite (and 2nd most consistent) tradition, The ZV Secret Santa! You guys know the deal, you've heard the speeches, but for the sake of argument here's the official rules.
If you wish to participate, simply make a post in this thread saying you'd like to join Secret Santa, along with a list of four or five interests so people have some idea of what gift to get. Also please provide a tshirt size because tshirts are always a popular and well received gift. CUTOFF FOR SIGNUPS IS OCTOBER 16TH. That gives you THREE WEEKS to decide if you want to join in on the festivities. Once sign ups are complete, partners will be assigned by a list randomizer and I will begin sending out contact information for your Secret Santa recipients. If you are buying a gift, the price range is approx. $10-30. If you are making something, try to keep the cost of materials to that amount as well. List your favorite thing about me because I'm awesome, testing who reads all the instructions again. After the years of doing this I have most everyone's contact information, but if this is your first year doing Secret Santa or you have moved in the last year, I will need a name and address to provide for your Secret Santa. Feel free to DM me on Discord to give that information, or if you have any other questions or concerns.
Once you have your Secret Santa information, please have your gift mailed by DECEMBER 4TH. I will say that again since some people like to skip that part.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR GIFT MAILED BY DECEMBER 4TH
That will give you 7 whole weeks to decide/make a gift so there's no excuse for not having things mailed on time. And we have had mailing issues in the past so I'd like to make sure we have plenty of time to sort them out if necessary. Once you receive your gift DO NOT OPEN YOUR GIFT IMMEDIATELY. As we get closer to Christmas we will decide on an appropriate time for us all to gather on Discord voice chat and open our gifts together, since seeing each other's reactions to all the gifts is arguably the best part of this whole endeavor.
As always, if I've forgot anything, have ANY questions, or need some advice on gifts, feel free to DM me on Discord 24/7 and I'll answer you as soon as I can. I look forward to this every year, and I hope everyone's ready to keep the ZV Christmas spirit going!
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Sept 25, 2023 12:11:49 GMT -5
...wow. Just...wow.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Sept 26, 2022 17:23:54 GMT -5
That's right ladies and gentlemen, it's that time once again! I hope everyone's been looking forward to this, because it's time to start signups for the 2022 ZV Secret Santa. This has turned into a great ZV tradition and I'm delighted to keep it going another year. Most of you know the deal, partners are chosen at random and you buy/make/grow/birth a gift for your partner, then we choose a date relatively close to Christmas to get together on Discord and open our gifts together. It's been a great success every time and makes one of the most magical times of the year even better.
If you wish to participate, simply make a post in this thread saying you'd like to join Secret Santa, along with a list of four or five interests so people have some idea of what gift to get. Also please provide a tshirt size because tshirts are always a popular and well received gift. CUTOFF FOR SIGNUPS IS OCTOBER 16TH. That gives you two (more) weeks to decide if you want to join in on the festivities. Once sign ups are complete, partners will be assigned by a list randomizer and I will begin sending out contact information for your Secret Santa recipients. If you are buying a gift, the price range is approx. $10-30. If you are making something, try to keep the cost of materials to that amount as well. Tell me your favorite vegetable as well, this is a test to see if you people actually read all of this or not. After the years of doing this I have most everyone's contact information, but if this is your first year doing Secret Santa or you have moved in the last year, I will need a name and address to provide for your Secret Santa. Feel free to DM me here on the forum or Discord to give that information, or if you have any other questions or concerns.
*EDIT* Once you have your gifts prepared, try to have them mailed out no later than December 2nd. I know it seems like the schedule is a little rushed this year, but due to everyone's hectic schedules I'd like to make sure we have time for everyone to have their gifts and participate in a timely manner.
Once everyone has their partners and contact info, we will assign a date at a later time to gather on Discord to open our gifts together. So while it should go without saying, DO NOT OPEN YOUR GIFT RIGHT AWAY. Once again, if there's anything I've forgot or you have other questions, feel free to hit me up on Discord any time. In the meantime, start signing up, and get hyped for Secret Santa 2022!
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Jul 1, 2021 6:26:03 GMT -5
We managed to skip over an entire month. Impressive.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Apr 23, 2021 17:05:44 GMT -5
No. None of that. Shame. Shame.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Mar 4, 2021 8:21:05 GMT -5
You guys suck at dinner plans.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Feb 23, 2021 1:18:34 GMT -5
What do I want for dinner tomorrow...? Making plans to cook...
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Dec 4, 2020 19:12:09 GMT -5
Skipping straight to Final Fantasy 4 would be fun since it's my 2nd favorite of the series, but that would ultimately defeat the original purpose of Xero Fantasy. To play through every main series game beginning to end.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Dec 4, 2020 14:56:30 GMT -5
So hey guys. It's been a while since we publicly discussed this topic, but I feel it's time to revisit our old friend Xero Fantasy. As most of you may remember, we had to put a hold on Xero Fantasy due to hardware limitations and malfunctions on my part. However, thanks to a little time, effort, and some generous help from all of you, we're in a slightly better position I feel. I've been streaming gaming content fairly regularly the last few weeks with moderate success, everyone seems to be enjoying it. Which makes me think it may finally be time to bring back something that is very dear to me. However, there is one big thing I'd like to discuss and get everyone's opinion on.
Previously I would stream Xero Fantasy on twitch for a few hours, then split those streams up into shorter episodes to be uploaded to YouTube. In hindsight I feel that is unnecessary and time consuming. This time we will be streaming directly to YouTube, it will be easier to archive our adventures together for years to come and will be considerably easier on me and everyone else in the long run. As it stands, Xero Fantasy has one entire playthrough on the internet, the entirety of Final Fantasy 1 is on my YouTube channel. Part of Final Fantasy 2 was uploaded, but while we completed the game in streams they did not survive the hardware malfunctions I encountered, and no complete record of our time in that game exists. But as a group we did finish Final Fantasy 2, and had a wonderful time doing so, and was easily halfway through Final Fantasy 3 before things had to take an indefinite hiatus. Here is my dilemma; if we were to begin streaming again, where would we start? As a group we left off with Final Fantasy 3 but the save data for that game is long gone, so we would essentially be starting over from the beginning. But if we started with Final Fantasy 3, there would be a huge gap in the overall collection with virtually no streaming or episodes of Final Fantasy 2. So do we go back and replay Final Fantasy 2 for consistency's sake? I know we had alot of fun playing that together, and quite a few good jokes and ZV memes have been born from it, but I don't know if revisiting the game would be worth it or would damage those memories or memes we've already established.
Regardless of which decision we make, it may still be a while before Xero Fantasy returns. I'd like for this holiday season to finish up, it's always a busy time for everyone and I'd rather not compete with real life during such an important time. Also my schedule for next year is still rather tentative, but as of right now I will be away from home the middle of January. But if there is interest, we will definitely make time for Xero Fantasy to happen.
There is a poll in place for you to vote on the FF2/3 issue so that I can have a definitive answer to this decision. If you have any questions or comments related to either game or Xero Fantasy in general, please feel free to post here and ask. Do you even want to see a return of Xero Fantasy? Is there anything you'd like for me to do specifically to improve your Final Fantasy experience from last time? Any and all input will be appreciated. Thanks, and I look forward to more Xero Fantasy with everyone in the future!
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Sept 20, 2020 23:59:06 GMT -5
...this thing's still here?
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Sept 14, 2020 22:24:00 GMT -5
For Zero Virus's 17th Anniversary Nightmare went above and beyond to take one of the greatest video games ever made and made it even better. By putting me in it! Enjoy a whole new adventure featuring Xero Bloodline as Link and Nightmare as his ever helpful fairy guiding him through a less-than-familiar Hyrule. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Xero PlaylistTook us a while to get through the game but here is the entire playthrough in one playlist. If you'd like to play the game yourself, here's a download link to the rom. All you need is an N64 emulator, I used RetroArch for my playthrough but it will work with most N64 emulators. Ocarina of Xero ROMHope you guys enjoy, and thanks to all who watch and enjoy Ocarina of Xero!
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Dec 31, 2019 1:19:58 GMT -5
Bumping this once again because I can, the Dissidia Xero Fantasy playlist has grown quite a bit, over 100+ replays in total, with our ZV Shenanigans, which includes videos of just us goofing off and fighting each other, now up to number 68. So if you haven't lately, go check out the Dissidia Xero Fantasy playlist!
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Dec 15, 2019 3:11:16 GMT -5
Press F to pay respects.
F
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Nov 1, 2019 3:17:42 GMT -5
You'd think you would. But trust me, you would not.
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Post by Xero Bloodline on Oct 23, 2019 20:27:41 GMT -5
I'll be suprised if I live that long...
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