I decided to try endgame raiding for the first time in Final Fantasy 14. Here is what I learned during my party finder raiding adventures through the FFXIV Dawntrail raids. Enjoy!
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My only issue with PF is the "from start" gamers joining "kill" parties :')
Light ultimate pf makes other pfs fisher price levels
I just wanted to leave a message to all new-comer raiders, you are always welcome! It's great to have new peeps trying out hard content, and even more to help them out. Don't let the poison tongues in PF ruin your prog or your day, there's always other parties. Consistency is what gets you through
The real purpose of PF is to find that one party that always raids in at the same time you do so you can get recruited into a static and leave PF.
i started as a casual who really wanted to become a raider but then i tried it out and i realized, it's not for me so i became a roleplayer instead xD i will cheer for you brave casuals who enjoy the ride from the sidelines
Loot lockout kills my interest in raiding, so it's off to femboy hooters for me. Lifetime supply of glacier freeze and astroglide.
I’d much rather do two lockouts with soup brains than one pull with stinky brains
I have typed "?" after a wipe, but only because I was actually wondering what happened and if I made a mistake 😢
I also raid with pretty high latency.
No, my internet connection is fine, actually. I just play this game with a very high latency brain.
Words… icky lol 😂 I love you for that
If you think about it. Going through a raid is still role-playing. You're just playing a victim now
Seriously the least fun way to play the game, at least for me. All the "serious" raiders I know always seem upset.
I decided to avoid party finder at all costs this expansion. Best decision I ever made was joining a static.
Day in the life of a True PF Raider
Wake up and meet the wife H1 Shield Healer
My little No Mit Tank, isn't she bootiful
Time to take duo PCT into M2s!
REVV UP THE PARTY FINDER
Quick stop at M1s
AND LOAD UP THOSE DAMAGE DOWNS
Get a whiny DPS
Wipe lookin' lovely today lads
Just a bit of salt
Books make a 1 loot roll better
Pop down M3s
Good ole fusedown prog look at that
Shield Healer isn't shielding, lovely!
Pop down have a couple wipes with M4s
And finish up crying myself to sleep
There is no getting off the raid train, Avy. I will turn you into a pentalegend. This is a threat.
(Jokes aside, great video and I'm glad you had so much fun with this experience!)
It’s totally normal and okay to watch a guide and be confused at first. Everyone learns a bit differently, some people really need to see it from a direct in-game pov. However I do strongly believe that if you can find a way to prepare before going in the instance, for example by watching clear vods of your class along with the guide, doing that for 30 minutes can be more useful than hours of pf parties with inpatient or inconsistent players. Also if people are confused or not sure about something, it’s important to not be afraid to ask. The best time to clear up confusion is before pulling, not after.
7:08 "You learn how to read the fight for yourself without rely on other people". There is another step to this it's "learning how to rely on other people without communication". Just today reclear, I sang along with m4s bgm and forget to look for safe spot, but luckily I can find my spot by rely on others' position relative to where my position should be. 😂
I consistently mention when I start kidnapping people that I'm dog water quality but put effort in. And 2/3 the time feel like I'm babysitting still. Skill levels are both objective and subjective. It just depends on what your context is.
Doing savage makes you good at avoid telegraphed attacks in normal, wait a bit, and go back in to get hit because you expected the thing to go off way faster ;_;
for me, the frustration is real,
reclear [weekly reward unobtained]
what actually happens: phase 1 PROG wall.
also NOBODY reads the PF and makes an assumption and corrects the lead based on that assumption
in old content, when we mark MI/NE or written as "SYNCED WANNA EXPERIENCE FIGHT", people will JOIN and go "you forgot to unsync" or "why is this synced"
if we quiz them and ask if they know the fight, they respond with "we can just unsync it"
insta kickHaha… nah, I know where my skill cap is, and it's definitely not doing Extemes/Savages when I can't out-level/out-gear them (and no way am I ever touching Ultimates/Unreals). I'm also not really into the RP scene (hell, I barely see or talk to anybody as-is, lol Dynamis).
So yeah, I'm one of those that's going to stay in the non-evolved casual path, especially when I've got plenty of other content I can do, so skipping some of it is fine.
I did part pandemonium in pf, then l quit raiding and never looked back
The que times for the Lowers one though, make story progression all but impossible if you're not social
party finder isn't so bad…once you have a clear. Lmao.
You have lovely glam and the video is great. I am a long time casual who wants to do all of the raiding now. The new raids for DT are very fun. Thanks for sharing your experience and encouragement.
I wanna do both. xD i'm a Face 2 Seeker former Face 2 Keeper, but i've been playing since 2020.
When it comes to individual responsibility most sucks at it