WoW to FFXIV: A Realm Reborn journey playlist - kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn- Chapters: 0:00 - Hello There 11:04 - Basically One Piece, BMTH & The Universe want me to try FFXIV 21:38 - Dawntrail Research Begins 29:30 - Dawntrail is actually Star Wars? 32:40 Dawntrail research continues 1:25:22 - Watching JoCat Crap guide to FFXIV whilst the game installs 2:09:54 - My WoW to FFXIC Journey Begins! 2:17:14 - Creating my first character in FFXIV 3:29:23 - WoW to FFXIV A Realm Reborn
@majikalmcmuffin6258Ай бұрын
FF14 is the one piece of video games, "trust me it gets good bro" "Just wait for the heavensward arc" "Yes it took me 800 hours and over a year to finish the main story" "No it's not finished yet, it never will" "This is the best story in the world bro trust me, you'll like it once you've read for about a hundred hours" "Yeah FF14 is over twice as long as once piece is? problem?"
@thyrussendria8198Ай бұрын
The playlist is broken, looks like KZfaq made it go backwards as this is the last video now
@tciddados2 ай бұрын
One thing to mention: Don't feel like you have to rush to be caught up for Dawntrail as it releases. The "real" raids don't release for 4 weeks after launch, with the kinda LFR-equivalent being 2 weeks after launch. So you have like 1.5 months, not 2 weeks, if you're looking to be caught up to everyone for content, and not just to be there in the massive crowds at questgivers at the start of the expansion.
@meganclare72 ай бұрын
I actually needed to hear this lol I'm way behind just started stormblood
@eternalwind082 ай бұрын
@@meganclare7 Yeah, you don't need to rush especially if you're liking the story or want to experience what the game has to offer. There's lots of little things to do which build up characters and the world. Some of the "side content" are just SO GOOD. Like Stormblood for example, the trials series is excellent and the Alliance Raid is great as well and if you ever played FF Tactics then it becomes even more awesome.
@livingreverie59512 ай бұрын
Also it’s better to not rush Anyways as servers Will get congested The Devs are prepping for it tho, having been opening new servers left and right to prepare but it’s still something to consider Will it be Endwalker bad? No, not even. Will it be peak LFG Raiding, Sprouts coming through the door, and raid prep? Absolutely Give it 20 hours after the raids drop and 5 teams will have already perfected the whole raid and are about to face the harder versions And the Ultimate as if the basic release was a speed bump
@Ladywizard2 ай бұрын
however you do want to preorder for the catchup gear earrings(think old school artifact armor where there's +exp bonus on them and scales with level)... also FFXIV is different from Wow in how you get the noncurrent expacs. Wow you buy base get them all while FFXIV that's only to stormblood at the moment then buy the newest expac get everything else unlocked
@livingreverie59512 ай бұрын
@@Ladywizard This, like holy shit yes i completely glossed over as thats if they're willing to drop the money for it.
@KGhaleon2 ай бұрын
You've got a base game and 5 expansions to enjoy. Just take your time and savor it, Sprout.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
The journey of a lifetime begins with a single sprouted step :) I am loving it so far (speaking from Day 8 now) and can strongly agree, I need to savour this!
@froozen62942 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV This mmo is unique in terms of main story line so take your time. Ive been walking throug MS when i joined ffxiv and it took me 3 mounth or so (and i was hungry for mmo and gaming about 8 hours per day skipping almost every cutscene without voicelines ) . And btw you will get 2!!! free fantasia. Devs are adding some graphics updates to all races so they decide to give a free fantasia for those who dislike their new characters. So you can switch for a catgirl and see if you like it and if not, switch back :D Btw just in case you can switch server create new character there save apperance run for a bit (emotes are different even on m/f miqote characters same with other races. all animations on some emotes are different same as movement) and than use fantasia and load your preset. Have fun.
@asciiavatar2 ай бұрын
Please PLEASE take your time with the MSQ (story). It's been intricately woven over 10 years and is amazing. There is no need to rush to Dawntrail. I know that FOMO is a big thing, but you won't be, you won't get left behind.
@Firecat02 ай бұрын
While Dawntrail is starting a new arc of sorts, I don't think the 'summer vacay' vibes will hit the same without the context of what we're vacationing from. I don't feel like it's spoilers to say that the last two expansions, in particular, handled some super heavy and emotionally devastating storylines, so if you go through those you'll feel quite differently about 'getting to relax and have some fun adventures' with Dawntrail than if you just hop right in to lighthearted from the start. Hmmm, think of it like Dawntrail is a cold glass of water. It'll be nice enough if you're just chillin around the house. But it'll be outta this world bangin if you drink it right after coming in from working hard out in the hot sun. From what I've gathered from watching a bunch of streamers making the transition from WoW to FFXIV, you need to shift your mindset. I hear WoW has all the relevant, active Fun at the endgame, but in FFXIV the Fun is the journey through the story, and the payoff at each point comes from having experienced what lead up to it. Dawntrail is Season Five of a show with a continuous plot that builds on itself, so watching two episodes of Season One and then hopping to Season Five, well, you'll really be cheating yourself out of something great. All that said: Welcome to the community! I hope your journey is worthwhile. ^_^ b
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the well thought out and lovely comment! Everything you have said is very much in line with what I have come to realise (and look forward to) in the days since beginning my FFXIV / ARR journey. Whilst my little video project / idea is to see if I can get ready "in time" for Dawntrail, I am coming to FFXIV with a changed mindset, as you mentioned, from playing WoW in a speedrun + gear acquisition focus to a much more story focused and meaningful journey type of mindset. So I have since mentioned in my streams that whilst its cool for me to try consume all the story up to Dawntrail, I will NOT risk ruining it by skipping meaningful dialogue, cutscenes, or "blasting" it for the sake of it. Like you say, imagine watching the first two episodes of a show then skipping to season 5 and wondering why nothing clicks :) Thanks again for the lovely comment. Not sure I have ever had a well reasoned and mannered interaction in my KZfaq comments section hahaha! TY for the warm welcome :)
@wizonetd08222 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV to add to the change of mindset. some people who come over from WoW tend to pick every side quest they see for leveling their character but in ff14 the msq will level you up as you go through it. so I recommend to focus on msq , job quests and any blue quests you come across. blue quest unlocks extra dungeons, raids, emotes, new area's and systems like the dye system or glamour system ( transmog ). so be on the lookout for those blue quests. anyway, enjoy the journey ^^
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the advice! That lines up with what I have come to realise (and do) since this first stream. Speaking from day 8 of my ARR journey now, I am LOVING the game and will be using blue quests / side quests as tactical breaks for when the MSQ sessions get to me. Might be picking a new job to try out soon!
@Firecat02 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV So happy for you! Speaking of breaks, you might check out The Gold Saucer (unlocks in Ul'dah I think?) and the Hildebrand questline! We also currently have a fun collab event going on with Fall Guys that you can access in the Saucer; it gives a lot of fun rewards and has the bonus of teaching you some of the XIV visual language for fight mechanics that are seen less often.
@VForceWave2 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV I know you probably won't because you'd be destroying the potential months or years of content (also you said you won't skip), but a story skip is always valid if you find out you want to catch up to what other players are doing and you aren't having fun with the sub-max level content or the story doesn't grab you. That being said, it's a fairly good story and it's fantastic that people give this behemoth of 300+ hour story a shot. Just don't feel like you HAVE to, especially if you're not enjoying your time I suppose There is an in game system to experience the story again as chat mentioned
@FinalDragoon2 ай бұрын
As someone who has put thousands of hours into FF14 over the last several years, the best piece of advice I can give you is to pace yourself and enjoy the story. I still remember my WoW days(2004-2009) and that game was and always will be endgame focused. 14 is more about the journey than the destination, so do try to avoid burnout all because you want to be there at endgame content asap.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Fantastic advice and exactly what I have come to realise. It is all about the journey, and I am SO here for it!!!
@akira-hr4tv2 ай бұрын
Oh I spy a sprout popping out the soul. Welcome sprout. I dig your funky beats in the beginning here.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thats meeee! 🌱 I used to start all my streams with the funky music mix but I got loads of copyright warnings on this stream so toning it down for now until I get safe alternatives sorted :( Thank you for checking out the video and the warm welcome!
@akira-hr4tv2 ай бұрын
Damn you copyright. Well it's good to see ya here. Take your time and have fun with it. I'm excited to watch your Adventure unfold 😊
@Disconnected662 ай бұрын
@@akira-hr4tv yeah, on the internet only respect the rights of certain types of artists! smh
@ExileTwilight2 ай бұрын
A small clarification on Louisoux, he is the founder of the Circle of Knowing and joined forces with Minfilia's Path of the Twelve which after the 7th Umbral Calamity came to reform as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Though it's not an overstatement to say he was critical in the realms preservation through his efforts (There is a level 50 quest in Ul'dah that goes into more detail once you've finished 2.0, worth doing!)
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the lore info, I am going to make a note to do this soon as I am now approaching 2.2 patch stuff on stream. VOD progress playlist here if you're interested :) kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@snakkupakku2 ай бұрын
Hello and welcome to Eorzea! I know people have already expressed to enjoy your journey and take your time with it, so I'm glad it looks like you're deciding to. There's a lot of people who have had made excellent videos about coming from WoW into FFXIV that are also worth watching! Definitely don't go in with a WoW mindset, treat it as its own game and enjoy the ride and I think you'll do just fine. This community cares a lot about new players and will be as supportive as possible so you're in great hands! If you ever need help, ask for it. If raiding is your kick, I also recommend asking your viewers to help you attempt to do any possible content blind MINE (minimum ilvl synced no echo). Don't watch guides for anything! Experience it blind. MINE lets you go in at the level and gear level it was on release and experience the game as close as possible to what it was like when it was new for us too. Also do side content and take time with it too! The raids in this game also have very intricate stories that tie into the main story. I think it'll help give an appreciation and perspective for the game and how its grown. Good luck, have fun! Hopefully I can catch a stream one of these days.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words, warm welcome and the spoiler free advice :) Hopefully I can say hi on stream sometime! I am blown away by how supportive everyone is, thank you again!
@nspaulding072 ай бұрын
I don't know exactly where your experience lies with WoW. And I know many comments will already cover the story basics like "take your time." Which is still good advice! But if you're interested in challenging and fun fight content, FF14 has that too! The best part: you don't have to reach endgame to experience it. From lvl 50 onwards you can check out Extreme Trials (post-A Realm Reborn), and from lvl 60 onwards you can also check out Savage Raids (post-Heavensward). You have the option to sync your gear down to the item level used back in the day when these fights were current. It's not a peefect recreation the further back you go, since combat basics and classes have changed heavily over time. But it's close enough to still provide a fun challenge. As a streamer, I'm sure you can find a group of 7 other people willing to give those fights a try with you, if that piques your interest!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info, those options sound fantastic and I'll 100% be checking them out after I finish the ARR MSQ (am already 50+ thanks to all these xp buffs). Especially like the sound of difficulty being synched close to how it was at release. That is awesome! 🙏
@Benhutchison19782 ай бұрын
Ohhh and also don’t rush it. FFXIV MSQ streams are popular with players who have already done it and want a trip down memory lane or see you react to the story they loved. When Dawntrail releases none of the popular FFXIV streamers will cover it right away, usually a month or two later, because no one wants to watch a stream spoiling the story. So I would power through ARR (base game) and then take your time and really enjoy the expansions. Being cynical milk the FFXIV MSQ following you will get for as long as possible 😉
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
OH that is very useful to know, thank you haha! I will try not to milk things but that is good to know in terms of feeling less pressure on the "content creator" side of things if you know what I mean :) TY again for the help!
@retaxed-29 күн бұрын
i absolutely LOVE how you’re pacing yourself. reading all the character bios, taking your time, trust me, it’ll pay off in the most ULTIMATE WAY.
@RedzyTV29 күн бұрын
Thank you for the support 😁 this is the way! 🙏
@RNZTHАй бұрын
Really loving that one guy in the twitch chat just telling you everything so you don't even have to play, 10/10 twitch is awesome
@Reycied2 ай бұрын
ARR isn't really TRASH, per se. It's just not very original, from a writing perspective. From a TECHNICAL perspective, they slapped that shit together in two years and made the only game so far that can actually claim to be a "WoW Killer" with a straight face. ARR has some pacing issues and a dearth of voice acting, but it's also got a whole mess of context and background foundation to the world that is critically helpful for the story moving forward. Glad to hear you're not skipping! Hope to see you someday in Dawntrail!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Honestly I am enjoying the story, characters and contextual ground work being laid by ARR sooooo much thus far. Sure there are dull moments or bits of "slog" but I think thats something to be expected when using an MMORPG as the vehicle to deliver such an epic story, especially when you take into account the (likely) importance of pacing with things that are happening in the narrative. Writing this comment as at Day 7 of my ARR journey... I am hooked, there is only FFXIV :)
@IKMcGwee2 ай бұрын
It helps to remember that ARR is both 10+ years old and they made the base game while working on making 1.0 playable. MMOs have changed a lot in that time, and don't worry, after ARR ends and you enter HW, you won't have to channel a key in a door every 30 secs anymore.
@LuriTVАй бұрын
Watching this as I am MSQing the very last zone of Dawntrail somehow feels weirdly unreal... how far we have come over all these years and how much story lies between. Especially since my character also started in Limsa Lominsa back then. I hope you still have fun playing and don't let yourself burn out too much. As Yoshi P said: It is ok to take a break from FFXIV and come back when you feel like it.
@VulpineYT2 ай бұрын
Don't worry about rushing to get ready for Dawntrail. One thing FF14 has that most don't is that very little content ever goes 'bad'. There are systems in place that let you experience most content close to as if it were current. Some older content, like adventuring forays can lose some of the feel when most people are done with it, but they're all doable and enjoyable. Especially with a good Free Company/streamer community to help out. I recommend doing the alliance raid series and 8 man raid series for each expansion as you go along because, though they're optional content, they also contain stories and can lightly tie into the MSQ. Not required, but highly recommended.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Redzy for day 14 of The Journey of an Eorzean Lifetime here... oh don't you worry, I am SO in for the long haul now and have abandoned rushing it for the sake of KZfaq content creation... F that, I want the journey :) You can get a better idea of where I am now from the videos and their titles in this playlist >>> kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@KatInkura18 күн бұрын
Welcome to your new home and family! :) love watching sprouts taking their first steps into Eorzea
@colleencouch7751Ай бұрын
Theres a pretty lively community of people who enjoy doing older raids and such synced down to that level/equipment as well so you can even try out some difficult raids if you want to while you level and complete the story. Definitely no need to rush! Dawntrail story and raids will be there when you're ready for them!
@akira-hr4tv2 ай бұрын
Oooo I'm 7 minutes in so I'm extremely curious to see how your experience plays out based on what you're describing on what you want to do here. Dawntrail is indeed a new arch but many of the characters that will be new for you will be a little over 10 years old for those of us who have been around for a while. Time to see if the unending codex is overwhelming or helpful.
@SableWind2 ай бұрын
As someone who played WoW for 10+ years in the past, you can't really treat FFXIV the same way you do WoW. I think a good way to put it is that WoW places more emphasis on the MMO in mmorpg, whereas FFXIV is more focused in the RPG. WoW is always a bumrush to the endgame to get to the "real" content, and the story is mostly just fuel for a cool cutscene here or there. FFXIV exists for the story, first and foremost. ARR is unfortunately quite slow, but it establishes a lot of critical world building that every expansion builds off of. Every expansion is a continuation from the last, and you couldn't just skip an expansion anymore than you could skip an arc in One Piece. There are story-critical dungeons and raids that push the game's storyline further, that are unskippable, because of their necessity to the plot. And understand when i say "unskippable," I don't mean "it would be a shame of you missed it." I mean that it is literally mandatory part od the MSQ to progress, and the only way you can skip it is if you pay money in the online shop, which the devs have said they do not want you to do lol. This is obviously a direct contradiction to WoW, which practically overwrites it's own story with every expansion. Every raid tier is functionally wiped out of existence not just from the gearing perspective, but from the narrative perspective as well. I dont say this to shit on WoW, theres something to be said for the whole community to be fully focused on the same content at the same time. But to try to rush FFXIV's story to get to the "real game" like you would in WoW is just cheating yourself out of some great content, storywise and dungeon/raid-wise.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the well written, supportive and balanced comment Sable
@riftwalker92962 ай бұрын
Masayoshi Soken is a musical genius, all of his tracks slap so hard.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
True and real, he is a god!
@Theheadless18582 ай бұрын
Yup that’s a new race and you can summon 2 other creatures for your regular rotation with Pictomancer as well as a Hammer and what is summoned in the cutscene is the LB3.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Pictomancer is going to be so damn cool! Feels like every class is awesome in its own way, which is refreshing and exciting as a new player!
@Asmodean11112 ай бұрын
From a Vet from the ARR PS3 beta era, just enjoy the ride that is the MSQ and take your time. Seen far too many people burn themselves out trying to rush to the end game just to fall out of the game somewhere in between Post ARR and Main MSQ Heavenward. Also if you haven't seen the trailer for Heavensward, Stormblood, ect, save them for when starting those bits of the story to reinforce those parts of the journey. FF14 is a journey after all, enjoy it.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Holyyyyy you truly are an OG! :) I am 100% taking my time and have been enjoying the journey even more since making the decisions outlined in this video. I really am appreciating the journey IS the game approach, such a breath of fresh air compared to my other MMO experiences. Thanks for the support and the tips, I will save trailers for appropriate moments in the journey!
@KleverKilvanyaАй бұрын
For reference Bahamut's wingspan is pegged at 14 miles, gives some reference to the insanity of it.
@zecendiaАй бұрын
I don´t know if anyone has told you by this point but "Tia" isnt actually a last name! "Tia" and "Nunh" are basically titles in the suncat culture,with Nunh's generally being the leader of the group and generally the only one allowed to actively procreate(though I DO recall the notion has slightly changed in more recent mentions of it ,so that its implied Tia's can procreate just fine,Nunh however do remain a title reserved for the leaders!). Tias are well,all the suncats that are not that,so Tia's are way more common The ACTUAL tribes suncats belong to are actually indicated by the First letter of their name ,So Y'Shtola for example would be part of the Y tribe (theres a list out there specifying what these mean too,each letter corresponds with a different animal,Y in this case would be Jaguar,and the Y is pronounced as "Yah"). Meaning,her actual first name is Shtola! I don´t remember if we have actual specifics on the "last names" of female suncats though.
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
OH GOD I have been saying it wrong for so so long, we are on day 22 of the journey, moving into patch 2.2 now and I have been saying it wrong all this timeeeee haha :D Thank you for the info and the lore / social details, that is super interesting!
@yukinuoe2 ай бұрын
Absolute delight to have found your channel via the algorithm. Glad to have you with us in Eorzea! I'm sure many have told you to just take things your own pace, and I can't help but agree with them. It's ok to take a breather and engage with other content FFXIV has got to offer, or play other games in between even! I'll like to add that I've seen many new content creators milking the story (as they should) and found massive success, so do with the information what you will! ;) On that note, hope to follow your journey throughout! Much love, mate!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Hey Yuki, as I mentioned on stream I am glad the algorithm has blessed me! I'm sure you can tell via streams but I am loving the game and feel immensely blessed with the interaction with my FFXIV content. I know it may seem small compared to others but for me this is huge and I am grateful for every single view/chatter/etc. Thanks for the advice and support mate!
@marcmad552 ай бұрын
I'm actually of the opinion that there is no point in rushing through for some imaginary FOMO. Once you reach end game, you have 4 fight to farm forever and maybe an ultimate. The 4 fights give you gear that only ever serve you in those same 4 fights and ultimate. Once the next tier come out, said gear is invalidated by better much easier to access gear from crafting or catchup content. It's just a hamster wheel of gear. If you are here for the hard raids, learning and doing the fight, ff14 sync system (that is much better than wow btw) mean even the old fight in the base game are, while not the same as it was on release, still challenging enough that it can take a large number of attempts to clear some of them. Once you reach level 50 and each 10 level from there on, you get 12 raid fight + several extreme to prog. The main issue is to find a group to play with, but it's usually a bit easier for streamers. It will also be a distraction from the MSQ. As some other have said here, even if you are a story nerd, going MSQ 8+ hours a days for week on end can be rough. MSQ have very little combat or difficult content in general. Doing that take a while tho. For example, some streamers that started around January are still not caught up yet despite playing several days a week. Just a single ultimate in itself can take several dozens of hours, more if you are playing it without watching guides.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the advice and useful info without giving spoilers, etc. I will be taking my time and playing at my own pace instead of rushing to join current content, breaking freeeeee from the shackles of FOMO!
@garreonlefay67032 ай бұрын
my dude, one thing to know about 14 is that all classes are avaliable to you at all times, once unlocked, and you are incentiviced to level them all up
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Since rolling credits on 2.0, trying Samurai and then seeing all the LB3's for All Jobs... I have realised I am doomed and must play them all. This is the way :)
@ArcanaMythraАй бұрын
not sure if anyone's mentioned the size difference between deathwing and bahamut yet, but bahamut is *massive*. deathwing is probably roughly the size of one of bahamut's hands. its wild
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
I pulled that up recently on Stream to take a look and compare, we came to the conclusion that Deathwing is but a "lil Dorito sized snack" for Bahamut! Honestly I still struggle to comprehend the scale difference haha especially when fighting on his right hand in Coils 1 Turn 5... still plenty of Coils left to go so I am excited :) (Think its stream VOD Day 19)
@ArcanaMythraАй бұрын
@@RedzyTV oh thank you!! I wanted to make sure you'd done coils before I brought up the arena lol. I'll definitely go check that out!
@sadi57132 ай бұрын
You should read the quest you do even if its job/class quests. I know "WoW brain" has trained one to klick through it but once you forced yourself to read them you see the story build around you. Most npcs live in the world, you will encoutner them again in the future and notice their own stories evolve, if you pay attention. Even the little npcs sitting before a dungeon can have long questlines in the future. Noticing them and seeing them throughout the 500 hours of story is a delight. That is the strong suit of this game. Also you trying to power level is quite amusing. I bet you found out already that everyhting is locked by MSQ and blue quests and your actual job level is rather inconsequential. Well im 6 days behind dont know how much of this you already know now but I just felt I had to write that.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the helpful info and advice! And extra thanks for acknowledging I am quite a few days ahead of the Redzy you see in this video, a lot of comments making me feel like a dummy when I have figured things out in current timeline now haha! I am 100% doing blue quests for system / gameplay unlocks, but saving a lot of things for when I need a break from non-stop MSQ, so being a little tactical :) Thanks again and I hope you enjoy my journey!
@Benhutchison19782 ай бұрын
I saw the channel, I saw you were running through FFXIV so I subbed. Got to be honest I’m a bit worried that you whole world halted when Chat GPT was down for a simple math problem. Especially since you had a calculator on stream. 310 hours for MSQ divided by the number of day remaining 23 (3 weeks + 2 days) = 13.47 hours per day Excited to follow your adventures. Story is great after the base game content. Also just going through the MSQ provides enough xp to fully level a character. Levelling additional jobs is very fast and you can easily do it a week off stream. Good luck and safe travels
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Don't be worried for me, my world didn't halt and I am fine with basic maths ;) I simply wanted to test if ChatGPT could provide an interesting launch point for KZfaq content... such as a title like "I proved Chat GPT wrong & completed FFXIV", etc. Thank you for the warm welcome and for the useful information re XP & Jobs. That is something I was discussing on stream last night and its great to know the barriers for job switching aren't as daunting as I first thought!
@ndisfoshiz2 ай бұрын
Welcome to FFXIV! Enjoy it! Have fun! and don't feel like you need to rush to catch up! the community will be here cheering you on as you go :)
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and warm welcome! :)
@HikingFeral2 ай бұрын
Welcome to 14. Where the story makes sense from level 1 and each expansion leads into the next naturally when levelling. No plot armour or magic time travelling gnomes are required!
@medekhgui2 ай бұрын
The story is great! But honestly, even if you blast through the MSQ, and enjoy every second of it, you're gonna be so burnt out on story content by Dawntrail that reading another dialog box is gonna make you sick. I'm personally not opposed to story skipping, and doing the story later on New Game+, especially if you want to be current on release. But many people don't feel the same way, especially if you bounce off the game. Some of the biggest FF14 raiders **cough-xeems-cough** never even did the story till their audience bullied them into NG+-ing it.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Super good point, I do NOT want to burn out on FFXIV or the MSQ before I even get properly started. I am thinking about taking tactical breaks from the MSQ and doing a lot of blue quests / side quests / exploration / crafting ... the list goes on. It blows my mind how much is in the game, its a work of art!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
WoW to FFXIV: A Realm Reborn journey playlist - kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn- Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro, Dawntrail Research, Chatting Anime / One Piece 1:27:30 - Watching Jocat's A Crap Guide to FFXIV 2:09:54 - The ARR Journey Begins - Intro Cinematic, Character creation & more
@ExceedProduction2 ай бұрын
Welcome and have fun!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the warm welcome! I am having such an amazing time so far!
@bendonatier2 ай бұрын
So a note on end game in ffxiv, every other patch in the expansion cycle, the X.0 X.2 and X.4 basically hard reset the end game progression, so even if you miss the savage launch that will be at the end of July, you'll still have a few months to get ready and preped for new raids later in the year. Its just a matter of having some crafted gear made.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
That is really helpful info and a great rule of thumb to know for patches - thank you for the advice!
@ArtbyAnaАй бұрын
this was delightful lol. although I think I spent like, the whole first chunk of you being logged in going 'the friend in vite, the friend invite omg'. also I'm jealous of your fat cat minion. and have beenr eminded to check my retainers and the houses.
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it even though that friend invite notification must of been irritating. I just looked back at how long it's there for and was shouting at myself to click haha 😁
@hkoizumi31342 ай бұрын
Don't rush. At the end, it's a glorified waiting room. Enjoy the journey, not the destination.
Thank you for the kind and supportive words Mizuame. I am glad that my fair and honest approach has come across as I had hoped it would. By being honest and researching to have a better understanding before I start the game, I hoped that it would not only help me set expectations for myself, but also the viewers. I also did not want to make it all about me (in a selfish way) and more about the experience / journey. I hope you enjoy my journey as much as I do, thank you for watching and the support! :)
@MrZockio2 ай бұрын
just saying that dont rush the game to be ready for expansion, you can do every content synced and also close to what it was on release even a decade later.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
100% not rushing anymore, the journey continues at a steady and healthy pace >>> kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@spadesart2 ай бұрын
I see that you’ve hit the end of 2.0 and people have definitely already said this, but when Dawntrail drops, the streamers I’ll be watching are the ones who are behind me in content. I don’t want to spoil myself watching the story before I can play it! So you’re almost at an advantage being so behind. FFXIV is like binging a very long, very good show or anime, like one piece, so enjoy it.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the advice and support mate :) enjoying the journey so far and slowing down to avoid burnout / appreciate everything... its amazing!
@clutchcrixus7769Ай бұрын
I just returned to the game with my wife. I got her to play while she was pregnant with our son and afterwards we took a break because he took up most of our time. She started in Stormblood when we came back and its been about 3 weeks and she is just getting to Endwalkers
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Congratulations, I hope your wife and son are happy and healthy! :) And welcome back to Eorzea, though I am new here it really is the best!
@clutchcrixus7769Ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV Thank you, They are. My wife plays with me so its pretty awesome. She really got sucked into the story. The community here is pretty awesome
@ArtbyAnaАй бұрын
Oh and *waves* Ilisidi Markis says hi from the US servers (Seraph, on the Dynamis shard). :)
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Awww when will we be able to travel from EU to US servers!!!!! 🙏
@ArtbyAnaАй бұрын
@@RedzyTV Someday I hope! :)
@JelaniWood2 ай бұрын
Bruh I subbed here and Followed on Twitch. I'm gonna start catching up on the VODS. Welcome to the game and the community! Totally unsolicited advice: 1. Take your time and play it at your own pace! The games not going anywhere don't worry about "catching up". There's basically no such thing on this game for the most part. 2. Don't play it like WoW. Do the flaming MSQ quests and the Blue/Blue with + Missions (those unlock new features, Jobs, etc) 3. Find a buddy that's already been playing the game for awhile and ask them for any tips on how to set up hot bars, macro's, and how to use and read your map. 4. Enjoy!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Jelani you are a legend, thank you for the advice and warm welcome :) Not sure if you have seen the latest in my journey, but the VOD playlist be growing haha loving the game! kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@Afoxi2 ай бұрын
Don't worry about being late to Dawntrail, you will get more views for not being synchronized with the playerbase!
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip Afoxi!
@debrucey2 ай бұрын
Yay, a new cute FFXIV msq streamer to follow 😁
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
I know, I know, my doggo is super cute on stream cam!
@williambackus28492 ай бұрын
Biggest hiccup imo is the difficulty of the game is very welcoming to new players. Expect difficulty to be bar none until you're doing endgame high difficulty raids. if you're a Damage dealer, just don't show your parser on screen. because that helps things feel a little less drab in the easy dungeons you'll be playing through.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Last stream I spent an hour or so progging on Ultima's Bane MINE blind - it was SO much fun and honestly the introduction of more difficult content to experience after rolling credits on 2.0 has been great. I think for seasoned MMORPG players the game could do a better job of explaining that you can increase difficulty a little using the MINE settings if you wanted to. A friend of mine who has started playing recently is complaining of zero difficulty, think its really a mindset thing more than anything!
@christopherclayton55002 ай бұрын
The cheese and wine questline is very divisive. No, this is not a joke. I think it is one of the two biggest filters in the game. (The other is the ARR patch MSQ.) Anyway, hope you enjoy FFXIV. If you do end up skipping any of the MSQ, you can always go back and do it with New Game+. The x.55 patch is usually mandatory for understanding the context of the following expansion.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Yeah I really found that to be the most dull and frustrating part of the ARR 2.0 journey, but otherwise... oh me oh my I loved it! Thank you for the tips but I have decided 100% against skipping or rushing the game, the journey has been amazing so far - you can check out my progress via the VOD playlist :) kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@lyrewyrm2 ай бұрын
Welcome, Sprout! Take your time, enjoy the story, and try all sorts of things however you'd like ^^ Hear, feel, think. 🌱💎✨
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the warm welcome! I am loving my FFXIV journey. Hear, Feel, Think
@TheMadMedek2 ай бұрын
You’ll have a lot of noise from the community telling you how how you should feel about this or that. People are.. Passionate. Just do your own thing and do your own thing. Enjoy 👍
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
There is indeed A LOT of passion in the comments / stream chat, and whilst it can be a little overwhelming I know everyone means well - its all from a place of love (for the game). I am loving my FFXIV journey and feel lucky at how much there is left yet to experience! :)
@metalofevil2 ай бұрын
If you enjoy story skipping to dawntrail and watching a catch up story as a newer player is kinda like skipping to the latest season of One Piece and watching a recap. Will you get the basic gist of the story? Sure! But you will miss out on alot of threads from the previous episodes. Its not my sub so you can do whatever you want and I am excited to see you try it out! 🎉
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Alas, whilst it may have been mentioned as a possibility for me to try during this stream - we are on Day 11 of my ARR journey as I write this and there is NO WAY I am buying a story skip 😁
@metalofevil2 ай бұрын
Oh awesome! Can't wait to catch up on streams!
@DemiDeathwingАй бұрын
I find people view FF14 wrong (in my opinion), its best played as a RPG first go into it to enjoy the story then enjoy the added benefit of it being an mmo. Enjoy the story and viewers will continue to watch as they're emotional vampires.
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Strong agree - RPG first, MMO second - its pure magic!
@Mage_man2 ай бұрын
from what I heard the Viper job is the FF14 devs answer to the fans wanting a Sword Art Online equivalent class.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
SOA S1 is chefs kiss
@Mage_manАй бұрын
@@RedzyTV The abridged is way better than original. A$$una, crimpled-toad and Ballsdeep69 and how they become people instead of a lose collection of character flaws is awesome.
@DefenderX2 ай бұрын
Welcome to FF14. Enjoy the game at your own pace and don't listen to other advice on how to play the game 🤟
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the warm welcome! There is A LOT of advice coming my way, so it is nice to have some advice on how to parse that advice haha :) Loving the journey so far, blows my mind how much more there is to enjoy!
@My77rhАй бұрын
As a catboy lover, i approve of this video.
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
😸
@inquigor2 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ Super Star Destroyer with flash grenade special effects
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
word
@Garethgradz2 ай бұрын
Nah nah don't rush it. Thats the biggest mistake you can make with FFXIV. ESPECIALLY with the base game. People tell you that it gets good after ARR and thats true, but its only because ARR is there to set everything up. Take your time and understand the world, because more than an MMO FFXIV is *one of* (keywords) the single best pieces of storytelling in gaming history.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
100% with you there mate! After rolling credits on ARR 2.0 I realised I wanna enjoy the journey and I'm way happier now I've broken free from the "falling behind / missing out" mentality. FFXIV has well and truly got me now >>> kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@muriloaugusto9402Ай бұрын
you could have named it redzy barbossa since u like pirates lol
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Hmmmm thats a very good idea, name change arc when!? :)
@MavrosStJohnАй бұрын
Skipping One Piece Filler: I didn't miss much. Some of it was world building, but none of it was really important to the whole story. Skipping Bleach Filler: "It's just like what that guy told me before!" Wait, who's that guy?!?
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
This is so true :D
@bigdracha700Ай бұрын
Prelude is a weakness
@RedzyTVАй бұрын
Weakness is a virtue.
@Mayumiirith2 ай бұрын
thank god not a lala
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Yet...
@Mayumiirith2 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV.
@jojorumbles87492 ай бұрын
Can you be ready in time? Probably not, unless you commit the cardinal sin of skipping MSQ dialogue and cutscenes.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
I have committed to no skip, no speedrun, enjoy the journey of an Eorzean lifetime :) Full journey VOD playlist is here if you'd like to see my progress >>> kzfaq.info/sun/PLKNLot2p83jMse2yFHlynPUs41u9VWXn-
@Arekiris2 ай бұрын
Oh wow, a new EU player that doesn't start on Chaos.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
Uh oh, is that a bad thing? I chose based on friends server :)
@KatyWhitekavkj2 ай бұрын
These days it makes no difference. You can travel between the data centres now, at least within the EU :)
@unlimited9712 ай бұрын
You re a wow andy , right?
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
What gave it away? (:
@unlimited9712 ай бұрын
@@RedzyTV the council deliberates. Look. Forget it. Most that you lern from wow. Most of that mentality. Starting by the one when you have to sppedrun to the lastest content. Ain t a mobile gacha game ( irony). I won t tell you to take your time, cause i m sure as a wow brainrot, you just want to skip everything that will ask a bit of investment , just to scratch that addiction. But you needs rehab. Your favourite coke is gone, settling for strong alcohol for a while will always left you wanting a bit.
@EbefrenRevoАй бұрын
Its true that in the beginning FF-XIV "learned" from WoW (and Guild Wars 2, KOTOR, etc..) But was just for the first 5 minutes. WoW is so bad now that it canb only dream to be like ARR for 5 minutes. Now wow fanboys go to take your copium.
@xahjk2 ай бұрын
Honestly you can purchase a skip and watch a summary, also you can always go back and play new game plus. I hate how people act like you can't enjoy the story unless you play it one way
@ExileTwilight2 ай бұрын
I mean you certainly can do it that way, but in my opinion watching a lore/story summary ruins the emotional payoffs of one of the best rpg storylines. Sure you can replay it later, but will you really experience it yourself if you already know what happens? Does it have flaws? yes of course, severe limitations due to being a MMO separated by expansions etc. But well worth experiencing.
@tciddados2 ай бұрын
If he did that, I would honestly say he should just wait until Dawntrail, so he would be able to buy the new "skip to dawntrail" boost that would be in the shop. That way he skips to the new story, rather than skipping to the climax of the old story, where he'd get a bunch of random spoilers for when/if he ever goes back to do it from the start. But yeah, I'd still recommend against skipping at all, because reading the cliffs notes version of a story kind of ruins it, imo.
@RedzyTV2 ай бұрын
The skip and do new game + route has been mentioned to me at some point in the recent streams (its all blurring into one haha!), and whilst it could be useful - I think I am going to stick with playing through the expansions and stories first hand, so that I get the emotional connection and pacing that is likely intended for letting story beats sit / hit / etc. TYVM for letting me know about this though, I am new and there is A LOT going on in FFXIV :)