I Caught the Eorzean Fever - Let's Talk About It: Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- "Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime."
This, but unironically.
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slight correction on your explanation at the beginning- Loiusoix didn't transport people to another world- he transported people 5 years into the future, which is why the ARR takes place 5 years after 1.0.
Also it's just the PC characters, not even people in general
Edit: Well, there's a _few_ NPCs that are also sent into the future but they are like... Some guys in 1.0 that were assholes and they just die during the assault to the waking sands without anyone ever remembering who the fuck they even were
So hold on, how did the Scions and city state leaders end up there? Or would they have survived the battle regardless?
Either way, thanks for the clarification.
@@weaponsci the answer to how they survived is in the coils of bahamut :p
As a 1.0 player they get an alternative start where like in the cinematic their character appears in a forest in a pillar of light. As the character enters a city the narrator mentions how the hero has finally returned c:
@@weaponsci The reason why the entire continent wasn't nuked into oblivion by the fall of Dalamud (and Bahaumt's freedom) is hidden behind the game's first set of raids, the Binding Coils of Bahamut. Loiusoix tried to safeguard the future of Eorzea by sending the Warriors of Light into the future, away from the impending destruction. Those Warrior of Lights are all the 1.0 players, who got a special cutscene opening in ARR, one where they appear in a pillar of light. They also get a special thank you during the credits of the ARR story.
8:02 There's actually in game.lore about the lack of the spell naming. It's in the Great Gubal Library dungeon in HW. It explains that the speed at which magic was progressing in the Mhach and Amdapouran society that they were find spells that were even stronger then -aga spells. So they had to debate what to name it. But couldn't come to a consensus and decided to just adopt a number system for simplicity.
Yes, most allagan related magic is casted in -aga when we fight npc related to them.
You're in for a treat as the story progresses. Don't worry, you won't ever have to go get cheese as a prerequisite to fight a primal ever again.
"Yes WoL, we know that there's a primal on a rampage a few blocks down from us, but we really REALLY need that cheese!"
@@weaponsci “TO THE CHEESE DUNGEON!!!”
@@weaponsci Don't listen to her. The Illuminati aren't giving up on gobbie cheese *that* easily.
I just chalk it up to the dev team learning how to MMO as they went. Ff14 is at its worst when it tries to be a 'tick the quest boxes' kinda thing rather than focusing on its narrative and building objectives around that. Later on they get much, much better at it.
@@weaponsci ARR was very much a WoW clone with tons of stupid fetch quests, especially post ARR. The story and gameplay improve DRASTICALLY with every expansion.
You will be rewarded if you keep going. Also, even though it's boring, the ARR story becomes quite important later on. They pull small plot points from ARR 10 years ago even in the current endgame and tie them back into the main story in a major way.
The story basically just takes its time and starts out slow for a massive pay off later rather than the typical ADD approach of giving a bunch of exciting stuff up front.
I can see you've been identified by the algorithm as "dude trying ffxiv"
Prepare for the xivangelists (like me) to come and try to make you feel welcome in Eorzea!
I know you said you might go back and do Coils of Bahamut later. I'd still recommend doing it before going too far into Heavensward because there's a number of plot points in Heavensward that will be notably clearer with knowledge from Coils.
You can pretty easily find a random person (if not a friend) to run you quickly thru the fights just so you can see the story. It has some awesome environments and great story beats (especially in the latter half).
In the end, it's your choice, and I hope you keep having fun in the game!
Try the novice network! Bored mentors are usually very happy to unsync Coils for you.
Certain story quests in Heavensward patches even get unique dialogue if you've cleared the Coils beforehand.
Ok, I haven't done the HW patches yet, so I'll look into it one of these days.
@@weaponsci Coils is pretty much the true end of 1.0 and it's so funny they put this as optional secret content they expect people to miss 😅.
@WeaponsCI As mentioned, there's always someone around willing to help for getting through Coils. If you're on any NA server I can help you with it, even! If you have a discord I can join we can figure out a time to do that
You convinced me to start the trial which is interesting considering I've never played an MMO at all (my patience is short so I tend to get bored quickly). I'm in Limsa too!
Hope you have fun. Like I said the story has a really slow start, but you are familiar with Trails so I guess the pacing wouldn't be anything new to you.
FFXIV’s story is a nice stroll in the park until you discover there’s actually a rope tied around your waist and then realize that it’s tied to a missile.
It’ll pull you hard somewhere.
-4,000 hour veteran
I will say that while A Realm Reborn is slow because it focuses a lot on worldbuilding -- all of that is paid off very VERY majorly in later expansions, so its almost vital that the game keep that slow initial pace, which can be a turn off for people, but its absolutely worth it later on.
On your comment about the -ra, -ga, and -ja level spell suffixes: The localization team actually made the intentional choice to stay away from them. In the Japanese version of the game, the spells do have their appropriate suffixes, but the EN localization team felt that if people familiar with Final Fantasy came into ARR and those were in place, they would incorrectly assume that something like Curaga would automatically be the best spell to use when trying to heal a party member - which isn't the case, due to how the spells are designed for the MMO format.
Cure III / Curaga is actually a targeted Area of Effect heal that is definitely powerful for partywide healing, but it has a small radius that requires the party to be grouped together to maximize its effectiveness, and has a HUGE MP cost to offset that. If you use Cure III on a single party member, you're just going to be wasting MP and not getting a good heal out of it because Cure II is a more effective single target healing spell that has better MP economy.
The same goes for Fire, Fire II, and Fire III on Black Mage. Fire III is powerful but you only want to use it to set up your Astral Fire stacks because of its longer cast time + MP cost and then only use it again whenever you get your Firestarter proc from casting Fire (since it'll be free and insta-cast). Fire meanwhile is your main go to damage spell, and Fire II is your main Area of Effect damage spell. Calling them Fire, Fira, and Firaga might make seasoned FF fans incorrectly believe they should always be using the -ga level spell no matter what.
ff14 is a killer single player game that opens up to a multiplayer game at endgame. You seem to be paying attention to the story, and I think you'll find it enjoyable soon enough!
Loved the review and retrospect. Minfilia truly is a Peach analogue. And you got me to burst out laughing at all the various Ultima Weapons (the one with feet! 😂)
Great video, glad you're having fun and hope you have a good time in your roulettes and such :)
Relic Weapons are glowy but the minute the next expansion arrives they are outclassed by even the earliest subsequent weapons. Each expansion has a Relic weapon series, largely there as an optional grindfest to keep ppl busy during the stretch to the next expansion.
Lot of tidbits in ARR are placers put there that won't really come into action until a number of expansions later, like Yugiri.
Yeah I'm aware the relics from previous expansions are mostly just for glamour. I still at least wanted the spear to match the armor. I did the Heavensward spear and axe and those seem at least a little easier, at least for the base weapon.
There not outclassed that early. Assuming you have the Best Gear at the End of an Expansion it will be replaced usually around the lvl x5 Dungeon. With ShB the max Ilvl was 530. The lvl 83 Dungeon had ilvl 530 loot (with usually much worse Substats) and the 85 Dungeon was the first Dungeon with noticable better Gear.
Slight correction - Eorzea is not a set of continents. It is a "realm" that includes the continent of Aldenard and the surrounding islands (largest of which is Vylbrand).
You can imagine it as Eorzea being politico-social name of the area, while Aldenard is the geological location.
The other of the Three Great Continents - Othard and Islabard - are not part of the Eorzean realm.
The game eventually takes place outside of Eorzea - in the Far East belonging to the continent of Othard and eventually also in Islabard, which is the continent where the Garlean Empire originated from.
Welcome to the FFXIV community, I hope you enjoy your stay! The story gets *much* better as time goes on, and if you enjoyed the gameplay thus far I think you're gonna be really satisfied as your journey continues.
Big recommend on hitting up both the normal raid and Alliance Raid tiers as you go through content, and soon the trial series for each expansion. They add some neat world building and usually have their own great little side stories going on as well. They're also typically where a lot of the best fights happen.
actually, japanese version still use -ra and -ga, and old FF14 global use it too, then in one patch in past they change to 1 2 3 4 to make it more understandable for non-FF player
Playing through the Rogue class quests is a treat as it was written by the writer of the expansion and is like a small window into the quality story telling that is waiting for you.
Also the crafting jobs have their own story lines. Alchemist's plot is actually great. Fishing has its own raid. In which you fish.
As for the Moogle King. Its from 1.0. They were gonna release Leviathan as a boss, but Japan was hit by a tsunami, so they decided to go with king Moogle Mog. People really like it. Also the hard version of the fight is really fun to figure out. There is a great Noclip documentary that interviews the creators and gives a great overview on the behind the scenes events.
And you are right about the first Relic weapon. Its a left over from ye olden times and the only people that have them are veterans and crazy people.
Funny side note. Squenix was about to release leviathan when a tsunami hit japan. They decided it would be poor taste to release it right then so quickly put together the moogle king primal as a light hearted thing for people to enjoy after the tsunami. Leviathan was then released later. But it's why moogle king might feel like an odd non-sequiter because it kind of was....lol.
If you appreciate Heavensward, you'll absolutely like the writing of later expansions. Most people will agree that ARR is the slog you have to get through in oroder to play the more fun parts, and I agree. It does all the necessary world building, introducing characters that play major roles. I guess they wanted to go with a more traditional FF kind of story with ARR, before going in different directions later.
ARR = FFIII
HW = FFIV
SB = FFV
SHB = FFVI/FFVII
EW = FFIX
This video pretty much turned out to be a very well condensed ARR lore video that people could technically look up if they decide to skip ARR completely, which some people recommend their friends to do because ARR is ARR.
Well done
I’m gonna put FFXIV like this if you enjoyed the Trails series so far. Especially since I know you recently finished Azure recently. The highs that later expansions provide are way too good that it was worth every minute to get there. Especially the story for 5.3 in Shadow Bringers one of the best highs I’ve ever had in a video game.
Also try and do coils unsynced it’s not huge but it has a great story. Plus there is always someone who will do it for 1200 tomestones of poetics. Heck I’ll do it if you need me to. I definitely would like to see videos on the other expansions down the road. I love seeing people’s reaction to the story.
Edit: BTW the voice cast changes from HW onward. On the bright side a good chunk of the cast were also in the Xenoblade games.
I almost instantly picked up on Tataru being Fiora
Definitely looking forward to hearing more about your journey. I like the way you explored the base game, and very interested to hear your take on the expansions as you move through them. Good luck, adventurer.
Welcome to Eorzea Weapons Ci!
And yes the beginning clip there is surprisingly quite accurate of Limsa's Plaza...Doesn't help that the Marketboard is right next to it.
There’s actually an in game lore reason why they got rid of the suffix naming convention for spells and went with the numbers. Have fun finding it.
?? Doesnt make sense since Japan and German still have the suffix since the beginning of 2.0
@@DantoriusD It makes sense given how they had to localize the game, the suffixes won’t work, but that’s not the in game reason.
I will mention that the clans do make a slight difference when it comes to appearance in some races. Example, for Huer, Midlanders tend to be more anime pretty boy/girlish, where as Highlanders are more rugged.
Yes, the story do get better with each expansion.
Do coils, they're important, and whoever told you to not do them didn't pay attention to the story lol.
I recommend doing the expansion's corresponding Normal Raid and Alliance Raid before proceeding to the next expansion. They are not usually long and if you do them you get more lore, which will be important if lore/story it's important to you.
Crystal Tower is mandatory now, but in the past it was optional. The reason why you'll find out when you progress the story further.
I loved your analysis of the game/story so far! Great work putting this video together and I definitely think you're on to something with this long-form review style. I'm very excited to see more videos from you covering FFXIV!
nice Summary and pretty fair opnion, ARR is rough in some parts but it sets the foundation for the expantions, once you play Heavensward the pacing is a lot better and stuff really tends to go big
There’s a dungeon that has a jab at the -da and -ga suffixes thing and why they don’t use it, it’s very cute lol
I add to the people saying you should really do the coils before going too deep into hw patches it might seem like a side story but in later expansions it is referenced pretty often to a few msq plot points so much so that a lot of people think it should actually be mandatory plus it’s the actual introduction to alisaie which adds a lot to her backstory and motivations ! in case you intend to skip out on other content in the future (tho every side story is referenced in the msq at some point so you should do all of them) the stormblood raid story has heavy consequences and added context for the msq so I really do not recommend skipping that
Wow I didn't know coils was essential to the storytelling 😭 It's too late for me I'm about to start endwalker
@@ProloguePrincess for me it’s definitely the true ending of arr as it actually ties up the storyline of 1.0 and really solidifies your claim to be the wol after preatorium + extra lore on the dragons which is a nice addition considering heavensward is the next expansion and again really adds character to alisaie, I would still highly recommend doing them before going to endwalker for sure
@@ProloguePrincess Yeah, I did Coils after finishing EW and... I don't recommend that. There's a lot of character stuff for Alisae especially. If you run it unsynced, you should be able to handle it with one or two other people (some mechanics are near impossible to survive on your own).
Ok thanks Orisha and Pheonix! I'll definitely do coils now before I start endwalker
When I dared to suggest on Reddit that Coils should be incorporated into the ARR MSQ like Crystal Tower because it makes no goddamn sense how it isn't considering it's great story importance I got told how it's actually soooo unimportant because Bahamut only appears in the intro and then roars once, and it should remains this "ultimate challenge" and it's ending this ultimate hidden secret about what actually happened.
So yeah.... Either we are alone with the idea of having fucking Bahamut actually be in the ARR story where he belongs, or Reddiors are having WoW Classic Andy syndrome.
If you like what was at the very end of ARR, then it only gets better. There will still be times where you have to do 'chores' but they're usually during done at more logical times in the story rather than when a Primal is about to wreck your shit. Also, the payoffs tend to be a lot more awesome and the chores are more for world building.
Crystal Tower is not representative of all 25-man content. If you think things will just die and you can ignore mechanics, the first Heavensward 25-man will challenge that assumption and the second will destroy it. However, they're all optional after Crystal Tower, so I can see why they aren't interested in making those more of a challenge.
I was wondering if those get any harder lol. The World of Darkness did give me somewhat of an issue and that was mostly because Angra could insta kill you with doom if you weren't paying attention.
If the second HW Alliance raid destroys that assumption, where does that leave the third one? The first five minutes of raid 3 make raid 2's final boss look like Baby's First Raiding Tutorial.
@@TheWickedWizardOfOz1 if you have any lingering doubts, the third one will definitely dispel them. But by the time you've faced Forgall and Ozma, they should already be put to rest. Calofisteri isn't as punishing, but it isn't free either. Deathgaze then sets up the third raid for the challenge that it is.
And if that isn't enough for you, the Stormblood raids are even better, in my opinion.
The Crystal Tower raid series actually used to be optional but they made it required due to later story reasons. Saying anything beyond that is going to be heavy hinting at spoilers but just keep in mind as you play that some players were never forced to go through it.
@@weaponsci I want to tell you something.
When the Crystal Tower was released, it used to DESTROY Parties.
Behemoth King used to disband Raids, Amon needed people to understand the mechanics, and I won't even talk about Bone Dragon. Believe me it was like that. Every new Alliance Raid is challenging, they become less so next expansion when they will be needed for farming, and then the next Alliance Raid gets released. It's like that by design.
Nice review! If you decide to do more, I'll happily watch them.
While they can't really can't do much more to improve the story and pacing of ARR, they can and should go back and redo/add the improved voice acting from the expansions. Perhaps redo some cutscenes animations and camera work.
If I remember correctly, the JP version does use more traditional spell naming conventions, but they made the English have the numbered way which can be even more confusing (cure 3 not being a strict upgrade to cure 2 for example).
new to ffxiv?.. imo start as a dps class like Pugilist (Lancer starts too slow).., it's easier to switch from dps to tank (than other way around,.. seen tanks having more trouble getting used to dps, once comfy with the beefy build & safer rotations of tanks.., dps rotations are more complex later, in good way though, still they all, tanks, healer & dps, have their own strengths / weakness)
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that said ARR is very slow on all accounts, hold thru.., story, characters & even voice acting gets (way) better later, .. besides ofc the action / battles..
Ok, you got another sub. Firstly, Welcome to Eorzia! Secondly, yes, the story gets immeasurably better and thirdly, watch the NoClip documentaries on the evolution of 1.0 to ARR. Basically, when 1.0 failed they weren't able to do much more than make the game playable due to costs and resources and not knowing whether anyone would actually play the thing.
I've played a *lot* of MMOs and this is without a doubt the best of any that came before.
ARR is definately the weakest point in the storytelling but it does set a lot of important foundations for the saga that follows. In their defence they didn't have much time to iterate on the story flow. They produced ARR in about half the time it usually takes to build an MMO and they were still trying to improve and provide content for the 1.0 version while they were doing that. As others have said, if you appreciated the Trails games, you will appreciate the depth and complexity of the story as it plays out. FF14 definately has slow burn periods but almost always there is eventually a pay out that makes the slow build worth it and sometimes in ways that are suprising.
It is interesting to hear the perspective of someone coming to FF14 from a non MMO perspective as many content creators that tried FF14 in recent times come from other MMO backgrounds.
Glad to see you getting into this one. And a fellow Yugiri enjoyer, no less! I'll agree that A Realm Reborn is pretty slow paced in terms of story, only ramping up a handful of times. All I can say without spoilers is that it is well worth it to keep going through the expansions. I mean, I can't say the expansions don't have their slow parts too, but much like the Trails series, the payoffs are often well worth the build ups.
18:10 i actually don't recommend it, as after heavensward base content, there will be A LOT of cutscenes that refference the coils of bahamut.
The game will try to make alternate dialogues to make sure to catch you up to speed, but yeahhhhh, some of these scenes feel like they were made with you having done them. (And some of these special dialogues go all the way into Endwalker)
If you can get a friend at level 90 you can just cheese through them in an hour or two, which is how i did them back when i was a baby new player
8:09 In words of Yoshida (what I recall): He didn't pick the traditional -da and -ga because that would limit the spells that could be used for black mage.
Dude, you are in for a ride. What everyone told you about the expansions and building on story in ARR... don't worry. You're about to understand.
one thing to note ... with endwalker they set up a system called Duty Support System - which allows you to run dungeons with NPCs specifically dongeons relevant to the Main Story or MSQ as it is called ... meaning if you dont want to tank or heal but dont like the queue times you can start by running the firs few dungeons with NPCs and get a hang on your class at the start ...
They are currently updating the dungeons in later expansions with this system with every major patch .... and by the final patch of endwalker all dungeons related to the main story will be playable solo with a group of NPCs ... the only mandatory multiplayer content will be the 8man trials - boss fights these are sown around every few levels in later parts of the story ... and the Crystal Tower Alliance raid a 24 man instance ...
totally feel that... the MSQ is so tedious to get to the point lol great story when you get to it
Watching Teledji's face in that scene is ALWAYS a mood brightener. Too bad he's now half the Lalafell he was.
I'm subscribing. I expect HW's video. Thank you very much. Oh yes, coils is important.
The story drags a bit during arr, but it gets its pacing issues sorted out later on. If you enjoyed the patch content story you are just fine headed onward. Its not perfect, still is an mmo but it gets much much better, you are already through the slump and I hope you continue to enjoy your time here
Yeah ARR is definitely a mixed bag when it comes to story and a big reason why the community doesn't want people to pass up on the story is because the payoff for a lot of plot points that show up in ARR is immense in the later expansions. Fortunately, Heavensward and beyond are leagues better.
"Before he got to tap that Roe ass" Moenbryda seems like the type to be doing the ass tapping
Whenever someone says, "meh, I'll skip coils for now" I always think of that old looney tunes meme: "You'll be soooorry!" 😆
But it's actually somewhat canon that no one knows what went on down there so thanks for making my experience more immersive! 😁👍
That was a pretty good video and summary of ARR. Would like to see more for sure. Maybe smaller/shorter videos on parts of the story as it goes along, also whatever classes you might be playing and any differences in dungeons and so on. Best of luck!
As a veteran player, I enjoyed hearing your take on something that's so nostalgic for me.
I highly suggest completing the Coils, it helps to explain some clarification as to what happened during that fateful battle at Cartineau. As well as provide a big ol' lore bomb~
The subsequent 8-man raids for each expansion afterwards are also just as intriguing and interesting story-wise. Also- I recommend completing the 24-man raid stories for the expansions, too. Those are fun! 😁
I do hope you make a video regarding your opinions of Heavensward, I'd be interested in seeing and hearing your thoughts. Also to see if you're hyped for Stormblood 😉
As a guy who started the free trial with no MMO experience in October 2021, my thoughts on the game:
Free trial - If this game's trial wasn't so generous, I wouldn't have attempted it in the first place... and I DEFINITELY would not have bought it, as I'd have stopped around the time of Good King Moggle Mog.
Story - ARR is AWFUL until you hit the Ul'dah refugee stuff, which, as you said, REALLY ramps up. Although ARR lays A LOT of great groundwork for the rest of the game in lore and character work, the core narrative is horribly paced and those characters I would come to love start off annoying the heck out of me. It is best to think of the story as a long-running TV show: it has wonderful high points and horrible low points, and the first season is pretty bad... but once it connects, the highs are so high that even a bad season or episode won't ruin it. My opinions of the highs and lows are very different from those of other people (I am the one person in the world that doesn't like Shadowbringers and considers a quest about negotiating a trade agreement to be the best thing in the game), but everyone will find something to like.
Gameplay - I thought it was really awful in ARR. As SCH main, I was stuck mainly pressing one button (healers don't have attack rotations) and the power creep has made dodging mechanics at level 50 or below kind of pointless. But the fights get more complex as you go, and by the time you reach Endwalker you'll have some pretty gnarly stuff in even the easiest content, and I fell in love with the almost rhythm game style dodge mechanics (which I gather is pretty normal for MMOs, but this is fresh for me). It is seriously addictive, wildly fun stuff.
Community - This is my first social game of any sort. People went out of their way to help me when I was on free trial, but being unable to send tells made communication difficult. I still mostly play single player, but I recently joined a free company and have had a lot of fun doing silly things like going to Halloween parties or taking pictures with Santa. (He's a hrothgar. Not many people know that.) The community is always very nice and happy to help, and I've had a lot of fun being a goof and just playing around with people, or helping newbies out in early game content. Some say that there is a "fake positivity" to the game, but sometimes I've found that it is enjoyable to just hand a minion to a newb or give them some gil and wish them luck, and that sort of mindset seems to be something that extends to the player base as a whole. I'm no stranger to being a toxic internet jerk myself, but this game and the people in it make me want to be nice, and I don't consider this to be "fake," but rather something that the players and devs have engineered to make their own time as enjoyable as possible. Even in rough raids, most people are kind and help out with tips and team communication in between wipes.
In no other game would you come to the foot of a mountain atop which stands one of the main villains of the current story and find a troupe of dancers in platinum gold shorts and tank tops performing before your brush with destiny. Little things like that are stamped indelibly into my mind as part of the story, as that is how I experienced it. And little things like that are not possible in a single player game, so I appreciate the opportunities the MMO medium affords.
Side content: There is sooooooo much and I've barely scratched most of it. Sidequests (and sidequests and sidequests and sidequests), hunts, PVP, chocobo racing, crafting, gathering, harder difficulty versions of trials and raids, lots and lots of unlockable bosses and raids in their own sidequests (many of which are among the high points of the game storywise), sightseeing - a lot of it I haven't touched at all, and that's okay. The game is a theme park with lots of attractions, and I'm enjoying the ride.
All in all, this has become arguably my favorite video game. The main content is engaging on both the story and gameplay levels, and there is a lot to do if you just want to take it easy as well.
Heh, I guess you made your own little review yourself, but I agree with most of it.
Though a Hrothgar Santa? Would you call him... Santa Paws?
Mor Dhona didn't always look the way it does now. That entire area was built bit by bit with each patch.
They did the same thing with Idyllshire in HW, but SB on hasn't had the same thing. I get it, it was a lot of dev resources that got lost to time, but I still miss it
@@UltaFlame Ishgard Restoration was the recent take on that, where each patch would add the next part to restore with more quests after you finish.
@@UltaFlame SB's equivalent was Doman Restoration, and while it's different it's nice in that everyone gets to see all phases of the restoration on their own schedule.
This was very entertaining! Liked, subscribed and hit that bell, here's to another FF14 playthrough I'm looking forward to watching. Have a great journey, fellow WoL. Take your time and enjoy it to the fullest!
It's just a matter of time until you start getting nostalgic for the lazy days of ARR 😂
A year ago I would have never thought I'd ever like an MMO period. It's never been my genre really. Then I gave ff14 a chance on friends' recommendations (yes plural) and I never looked back. It's been an incredible journey.
That being said, your inventory gives me anxiety just looking at it
I loved your video🙂even if you got a few things wrong, you ll end up understanding as you progress in story, so no problem there. I really hope you ll give us updated news of your progress because this one is really funny😄. One thing only. Do Coils of Bahamut before end game, actually, before the end of Heavensward cause if it true you can technically understand the story without it, it s also true you ll be missing a lot by only doing after the end. A lot is explained there for things along the road🙂.
Loved this video and format, and I really hope you will continue videos for future expansions/patches. ARR is by far the worst part of ffxiv. 😩
Loved your video, but also a quick thing the astral eras ALWAYS end in a calamity x: also sorry to tell you, but you didnt say Merlwybs name correctly...xDDD
But apart from that, you will freaking love how the game unfolds I can tell you that xD
I really enjoyed this vid. And I can't stress enough how much better the story gets with each expansion. I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey ^^
yeah admitedly 2.0 is kind of a drag uintil near the end of it all. but hey its all foundation for something m,uch greater. i dont regret it at all. started december 2020 and now got 8k hours
Oh boy oh boy, you are up for a treat with this game
I love the script and your editing in this. This is an amazing "Last Time On A REALM REBORN".
1st mmo? Look forward to real "raiding" (and look forward to the story later, it keeps getting better, oh boy..)
You should definitely do 14 content. I'm also going through the game and have done most of realm reborn. It's nice to hear a different opinion about it.
Nope, not another world, he sent them into the future, and it's only the Warriors of Light who it happens to. Which is why when you meet the old heads of state or someone like Minfillia they've grown older. I believe it's a 5 year timeskip.
that was amusing as hell, i chortled at the "the one with feet!" for the Ultima Weapon. Love to see your video for the end of Heavensward! or more honestly the one from the mid point, the one about three quarters in, then the 5.0 ending, then the 5.3 ending... :P
so the reason we have the moogle king trial is because at that point in time when they released it, japan had just suffered the tsunami that created SUCH DEVESTATION. they were supposed to release Titan, who causes earthquakes, and leviathan who causes tsunamis. so they slapped together king moogle mog.
Ok, I feel terrible for laughing at that, but yeah makes a lot of sense. Would probably be kinda distasteful to release new trials for the two primals DIRECTLY related to your two most recent natural disasters lol.
Thats not complete true. That counts for 1.0 the big Tsunami was in 2011.....at that Time 2.0 wasnt even released. And by that Time they plan to implement Leviathan and Titan in 1.0 and jeah....Tsunami. So after that they created the Moogle King.
The Reason Moogle King is in post 2.0 Content is.....tbh i dunno ^^. I really like the Fight but the way he was introduced is so weird. It doesnt make Sense in the Story overall. Maybe since they already had the 1.0 Data they thought he would fit into the Game.
Great vid dude. The expansions are so much better than realm reborn.
19:27 It's really just the Crystal Tower that's super easy (and the HW alliance raids are pretty easy to an extent too). The alliance raids from Stormblood and onwards are a considerable ramp-up in difficulty in comparison to the ARR and HW alliance raids.
30:20 the relic weapons are mostly collected for glamour purposes (since they are usually the best-looking weapons by far) and you can usually impress people by showing off the final stage relics. People like Desperius FFXIV have done video showcases of each relic weapon stage from the base game and the expansions, so that you can see what the relics look like and decide if you want to do the grind for those weapons or not. It's worth noting that the ARR relics have the longest grind of all the relics, so don't feel discouraged if the ARR relic grind seems excessive; the other relic grinds aren't so bad.
I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far!
This SCH main was about to protest that all classes look badass as you level them. :D Me and my level 90 SUPER SPRINT spell are not the flashiest things in the game...
Somehow they made holding a book look cool
and that super sprint is literally one of the most raid boss breaking spells in the game though.
I'm just happy with our newest class gear finally playing into the Medic Marine theme we have in our lore instead of falling back onto the Fresh-Graduate/researcher/explorer look they kept choosing
@@tenjenk Super sprint sounds so lame until you've seen it in action, and then everybody stops laughing and begins bowing to your superior toolkit.
Please keep going - You pay attention to the story enough that you'll see how it all unfolds and slaps you across the grey mass and it is such a joy ride! I look forward to seeing you progress :3
I need more people to relive the story though XD
It is kinda funny seeing a plot summary from the perspective of someone still this early in the story xD Especially with how much has changed, and new things have been revealed.
bruh, we play trails, duh we love ff14. its the best.
The free trial lasts until Stormblood!
You're in for treat post ARR only gets better and better the only real sleeper being Stormblood but its not awful
Do the Coils, thats the real MSQ in ARR.
welcom to ff14 i enjoyed this video i will be waiting for more
Don't rush if you are into story, miss so much content and contex! Some of the side quests will blow your mind.
Potato!!! Meet me in the Wolves Den...
Time to open a Can of Potato (Dark Knight)
ARR 2.0 is mostly world building story wise; as you commented, once the patches hit, you get more character development for the NPC's and get sucked in harder because of the stuff starts hitting the fan.
A giraffe!! I protest! 😂 Elezen neck’s aren’t that long. Really. 😭
Nice intro! 👍 Also, very nice summary of the game’s main plot. It can get a tad confusing for new joiners. Or maybe it sounded great to me because I know it by heart. 😂 Healers are DPS too!! 🤩 ARR, is a slow burn. No doubt about it. 😅 And yes... pacing. 👀 I really enjoyed your presentation, analysis and review of FFXIV. Loved the sense of humor! 😂 Great job! 👍
FFXIV is a game worth playing. ❤️ In my opinion. 😊
PS: I’ve been playing FFXIV since ARR first came out, and I left Coils of Bahamut aside till, 2022. 😂 So yeah, it’s ok to play the game without that bit. But, please if you can go do it. It’s worth it! If only for the minion reward. 😋
- ARR 2.0 story is D-C,
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- ARR 2.1-2.5 is C-B (very end is A though..)
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- HW jumps up to B-A/S
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- and it keeps that quality in Stormblood (more or less)
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- than switches up to A-SS in Shadowbringers & Endwalker (the last 2 expansions)
Lol at saying Alisaie not important until a sidequest of all things lol
Think of it this way when End Game was current the current End Game Raids were the Big Finale Ending of the current story arcs.
Don’t worry about future patch quests being as long as ARR. The dev team listens to the player base and shrunk down future patches to 4-5 quests. Plus they’re always going back and improving ARR for newer players cause before 5.5 patch it was 30% longer, and adding the duty support system to all the story required dungeons.
The issues in 1.0 weren't bugs I think - it was the play style. There wasn't even auto attack which was pretty standard in MMO's at the time. I remember trying it and having to go to a spot and "start" a quest before mobs would appear or something (very similar to another system in ARR lower levels). It was just too weird coming from LOTRO and WoW. Then the free trial in 1.0 was only a few hours I think (or maybe 10 levels - which only equated to a few hours). Even in this period most new MMO's would give people to level 20, invite them to a "free beta" a couple of months before release, or even a whole weekend for free, mainly because they were all going up against the behemoth of WoW. The shorter period also meant people didn't have enough time to get accustomed to a different system - having a different system is okay, but most games would give players plenty of free time to try it out first. So SE pretty much did the opposite and assumed that people would flock to it from other MMO's solely based on the franchise, but MMO players are a bit different.
As a note on PvP. Its fun, but generally pretty casual. Crystal Conflict is nice 5-8 minute bursts of adrenaline. Sometimes a little shorter, sometimes a little longer, but generally short enough that you get your fun; but not long enough that you're stuck in a one sided match and can't move on. Frontlines are another beast entirely. When you first go into them it will feel like a Chaotic Mass. 3 Teams of 24 players, very objectives based. But the more you play, the more you realize that upping your chances of winning has more to do with Map Awareness and competent shot callers + Push/Pull dynamics than anything else. Fighting over nothing will earn you nothing. Overextending will only get you pinched. Ignoring the front runner to fixate on the other team you have early match bad blood with will just enhance the Frontrunner's lead. Haven't messed with the third mode Rival Wings all that much myself tbh.
I've now been aykng for a year and definitely shared your view on the ARR story. It really is slow and whilst it's great world building, that just isn't my bag. I really struggled with the story up until around about level 40 and then once the patch quests start setting up HW, it was more interesting.
The story definitely gets better, although I'm not the huge fan of it that a large part of the community is. I think it's better in hindsight. Once you finish an expansion and look back on it, the main plot and big events stand out and they are very good. Whilst actually doing it though.... Lot of fetching and dialogue and parts of each expansion do feel pretty grindy and like filler content. Saying that, it's well worth experiencing and I'd say that I'm really, really not a narrative/story focused player so my opinion needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
The world, jobs, content and characters though.... It's what has kept me completely hooked for 12 solid months. This is easily my favourite ever game and that's with me only getting about half the enjoyment from the story that a majority of others do. I don't think the story is all that essential to loving the game. I'm almost done levelling all the jobs to 90 and I love the job diversity and feel to them all. There isn't a job I don't like, though I'm luke warm on melee dps as a role. There's so, so much content, covering such a variety of tastes that you can play 14 in a ton of different ways, at a ton of different paces and get your own enjoyment and experience from it.
Always love to see new player experiences though, so I look forward to more of your videos, this was a really good watch 👍
ARR is a lot of world building, so except for peoples like me who enjoy pure or nigh pure world building it's not going to be as enjoyable of a story part as whatever follows (since what follows will use that world building to actually have a more highly paced story). That being said I still think that they should do something about the crappy parts with the company of heroes before Titan, and the silly part with the crystal needed for the ship.
For the whole "in 24 men raids everything die so fast you don't see the mechanics", it's only true for those mandatory 3. All the 24 raids you'll see later are way, way more enjoyable. You actually see and have to do mechanics; but it's not tuned hard so even if you fail the rest of the raid will usually not wipe. So you get to learn and enjoy the mechanics, the epicness of them, the fantastic music and so on, while not feeling bad or responsible for screwing up, since you'll just get rezzed and carry on. Until you're the one carrying newer players =).
If you have finished Heavensward. I guess you'll be making the video on that next, I recommend do one for base, then one for each patch. But you're prolly doing it already. Nice vid and hope you make more. Welcome to Final Fantasy XIV.
Rather unfortunate about the spell names, since they have the proper FF suffixes in all non ENG language clients, so they are in the game you just have to be able to read Japanese, German or French. I really wish they'd add a toggle for the ENG client or replace it so that there is parity across all clients, it really helps in memorizing boss moves at a glance instead of having to make sure you didn't misread that II for a III mid combat.
Nice vid, was fun to watch and glad you're enjoying your time in Eorzea. Something to help out with the relic weapon quest, there's a book section that has you do specific Fates in certain zones, when you get to that part, just remember players are now able to visit other servers on their data center/cluster and being able to hop to different versions of those maps will make the FATE hunting for those books go by much quicker. In any case, hope you continue to enjoy the ride.
Oh god he has all party efects on
Whoever told you that you could understand the rest of the game without coils of bahamut was a moron. you go without crucial context of a dozen different things across the game and a handful of unique responses which start from post-HW onwards. Plus its just fantastic lore and the conclusion to the entire ARR/1.0 arc with bahamut. Its easy to do it desynced. Its a knee breaking challenged synced though.
God, hearing your summary of the story... It's so nostalgic. I almost forgot how simple and basic the story used to be. Absolutely no one is who they were in ARR. Not Gaius, not Alphinaud, no one. And the Crystal Tower will be very important later.
Play any job roles you want, now that they added trust's you can skip queue entirely and play with npcs for the progression of the story, only thing your going to have to queue for is all the trials and Dungeons which aren't part of msq, for now trust is available for ARR and Heavensward.
Late, but just do Binding Coils. It's actually very relevant to shit later on. It won't take you that long.
I think your comment on people not liking 1.0 more for quality of life features is fairly accurate, having to TP using anima was annoying, as we only got 6 anima a day so that was one tp if you went from a zoen like Grid to a camp in Limsa, imagine that, returns initially were 1 anima too, so we used to die to return. No chocobos etc or any way to buy from a mb, we literally had to line our retainers up in wards then go look and click them all to find items we wanted to buy from other players.. any maint knocked them all out, any poor soul at work had no chance of getting a spot, so they couldn't see on the markets, but we did have a bag on our head, maybe 10 slots, I don't recall. Despite it all, I'd go back and do it all again.
Oh dear, I had to pause this.
As a lore entusiast. It feels like your ataking my pshyky 😅 I'm glad to hear you like the game but the misinformation you have been given is bad in my ears.
I'm not blaming you as I stil find new knowledge and is constantly supriced by the depths and logic in this game. I just feel its my duty to give you a heads up so you wil not get to mutch flack in the future.
This was probably the best summary of ARR's story i've seen so far.
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Def get coils done, imo, before HW patch. Find a friend to one shot everything. Yes the game Can be understood without it, but it's tied to A Lot. Furthermore, this game is great about recognizing the optional stuff you did do after the fact, so that's always a nice bonus.
No seriously, when people say the story is better in the expansions, they are not kidding around. Everybody says this in ARR and takes it back later. You really haven't seen what the writing team can do prior to just before the beginning of Heavensward and later into the meat of that expansion. ARR is the weakest story in the game by a country mile until right before it ends.
if your hooked this much this early, boy, are you going to have the best time of your fuckin life
FFXIV's MSQ and Raids are such a gush of good story and content
I played until the starting point of shadowbringers, the story is fine for a MMO but nothing special imo, gameplay wise once you learn your rotation it is pretty much on autopilot, the bosses which are praised are just like learning a dance nothing too demanding and even in higher difficulties everyone can do them if they try, lastly pvp was horrendous and this is ultimately why i stopped playing.