Complete FFXIV Review - From First MMO to Ultimate Raider In One Expansion
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IOn this video we’ll look at the new player journey in FF 14, from starting fresh all the way through the end of endgame. I wanted to share some thoughts about my personal experience throughout the game and cover what you can expect out of it with the new expansion coming soon.
My goal with this video was to highlight some of what makes XIV so good in my opinion. Hopefully this’ll help if you’re on the fence about the game or if you wanna know what makes this a game worthy of thousands of hours of playtime.
0:00 Intro
3:17 Story
8:35 Combat
14:12 Other Gameplay
17:12 Endgame
22:04 Friends
25:01 Conclusion
New player here! Just reached post patch Shadowbringers and still really enjoying the story but looking forward to getting into harder content.
I'm and EW raider too! your story with this game is a lot like mine, started with a casual group in the first tier and have been through like 3/4 groups as the expac went on , I started with the older ultis though so ive been through all the old ones first and just now my group is almost halfway into dsr! Your video production and naration is great for a channel so small btw , def earned a sub o7
Nice vid, nice content, appreciate more perspectives on newer players speaking up and contributing to discussion.
recently found your channel through your controller guide, I've recently started playing after years of friends asking (Just about to finish post ARR). Thanks for the videos while I'm grinding, keep up the great vids.
Your journey seems similar to mine too! Hope I can run into you one day in a raid 😊 Keep up the good content!
I'm not just liking and subscribing because I see an elezen... no, sir XD Very good video, looking forward to more - in good time, dont rush it :)
An Elezen enjoyer yay! Thanks for the great video and I'm looking forward to future ones.
Very good review, keep it up 👍
Great vid!
New sub. I have watched 3 of your videos and as a new player on xbox who has been waiting to play this game I am excited to join you for the journey. I've been looking for a MMO fix since dropping my Destiny/Destiny2 habit a year or so ago and am excited about finding some good groups to raid with when I get there. I'm just approaching 50msq so I got a ways to go!
Welcome in and enjoy it!
Great video !!!
I’m just now entering raiding. It’s a soft to midcore level that’s chill but I’m glad I was able to find a full party.
enjoy it! my first group was very casual. we didn't get much done, but it was good fun and good practice
I hope more people joining this game can find it as easy to grow in as you and I did. Joined on EW release and had a similar experience; first MMO I've spent more than 100 hours on, never end game raided in anything. Managed to do all 3 tiers and both Ultimates several times, and can land oranges and pinks by accident, now. and I owe it all to the game's excellent design and the people that it attracts; my teammates and friends.
I like your Elezen a lot!
I definitely recommend raiding to almost anyone, I got into it during patch 6.1 with my current static. We started out as a "casual beginners, just learning how to raid" static where we had a hell of a time just clearing the first raid tier. Now we've sorta evolved into I'd like to say at least a midcore static where we're currently on the cusp of clearing DSR with UWU already under our belt and consistently good organic DPS numbers in our savages.
Thats INSANE progression! Ive only done the savage during endwalker when current but i cant do ultimates. Those are just too time consuming and i dont want to be tied to statics
I been playing on and off since realm reborn. I definitely have 5,000 hours.
@11:00 how do you get that button with the potion on the hot bar . i use ps5 to play so use hot bar similar to this
It’s on a separate hot bar, not the usual controller cross hotbar. It has all of the unused slots hidden so only that one potion shows. I just use that to keep track of my potion cooldown, but the potion is on on of my normal controller bars.
I played for about 2 months into Endwalker and have all melee at 90 and magics close behind. I’m returning, going to start a new account and play only 1 job so I make sure I’m the best I can be at that instead of being all over the place with my attention. I’ve forgotten so much so it will be fun to relearn the game again.
Halfway through stormblood after a month of playing, and yes, it definitely takes over your life
2000 wipes on a raid boss? Wow that is commitment
How it feels to play Ultimate
Ptsd coming in nicely. But when you get the W though!!!!!!
This would definitely be my go to mmo if I was gonna swap main game. :)
whats the song in the intro?
“Shadows Withal”, the theme from the Akadaemia Anyder dungeon!
@@KayFalchionthank you!
Is it the best MMORPG? Arguably. But it is definitely a good MMORPG. Here are the list: 1. The storyline. If you cry at one point of the journey, you got it. 2. The NPC characters you grow and fall in love with. If you know what’s Graha favourite food, you got it. 3. The music. If at some point you enter a dungeon just so you can keep listening to your favourite music, you got it. 4. The community. If you making a new friend, or staying late at Limsa Lominsa watching the crowd, you got it. 5. The other stuffs: guilds, housing, theme parks, events, endless achievements, easter eggs, raiding, mini games, fishing, crafting, role playing, battle zones, PVP and more and more…
Can't say I get mad at folks who skip the story, but I do feel bad because the payoff is just incredible for sticking with it.
It depends. I've read through and watched every bit of the MSQ over the years, and with every expansion I've ended up feeling like it was a waste of time. The story, and especially the characters, just don't gel with some people. I personally HATE the majority of the Scions.
love its story so much but theres so many narrative/pacing issues. Primal after primal etc. Constant tropes and more. But it really did get me to care a lot about characters I really didnt give a shit about lol. Ive played runescape for roughly 15k hours, around 10k hours into runescape I got into WoW(around 06) now i have 200 hours here and Im definitely having a blast. Honestly top 3 MMOs of all time are Runescape Ff14 and WoW(havent touched WoW since legion).
ARR is particularly pacing plagued. It's definitely a good story especially for a video game.
combat in this game is the only think i dont like, mainly because i cant do it.
Maybe you could do warrior or Summoner. They're probably the simplest.
U cant press 3 buttons in 2.5 seconds?
So I was the same way dude literally for YEARS I finally finally made it past ARR and have more buttons and everything is way more intense and makes sense. I’m tanking and finally have a good fit of buttons and everything in this game is about intention when you push a button you really want to make sure you wants to push it. It’s not like wow with more spamming skills. I feel your pain though. I have been trying to play this game for years. I finally made it
Unfair that pvp isnt loved much as pve from.the devs..