I played Final Fantasy XIV solo earlier this year and absolutely loved it! In this video, I share my experience of playing through the main story of FFXIV solo (A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker). I also talk about what you can expect from the very few times that you have to do mandatory mutilplayer.
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0:00 I Didn’t Want To Play an MMO
0:56 Is The Story of FFXIV Worth It?
2:42 Mandatory Multiplayer
2:57 The First Multiplayer Thing in FFXIV
3:41 Tips for Your First Raid
5:43 Limit the Battle Effect Visuals
6:18 Other Multiplayer Content – Dungeons and Trials
6:49 Duty Finder vs Duty Support
8:28 Do I Still Play FFXIV Solo?
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🟣 Check out my other videos!
My Review of Final Fantasy XIV as a Newbie in 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D79NnAuZlzw
Unboxing the Encyclopedia Eorzea Lore Books!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEKh7aCIeo
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🟣Is Final Fantasy XIV worth it if you want to play SOLO? I played through the entire main story of FFXIV for the first time a few months ago and absolutely loved it! If you’re looking for a good game with a great story, FFXIV definitely delivers and you don’t have to play with other people (for the most part!). 🟣TIMESTAMPS-
0:00 I Didn’t Want To Play an MMO
0:56 Is The Story of FFXIV Worth It?
2:42 Mandatory Multiplayer
2:57 The First Multiplayer Thing in FFXIV
3:41 Tips for Your First Raid
5:43 Limit the Battle Effect Visuals
6:18 Other Multiplayer Content – Dungeons and Trials
6:49 Duty Finder vs Duty Support
8:28 Do I Still Play FFXIV Solo?
Alliance raids are one the funniest contents to do, specially when they're new and no one knows anything lmao It doesnt matter if you a veteran player or a sprout, everyone gets shit on and it's pure chaos, 24 people trying to figure it out the new mechanics! But yeah, most of the content can be played solo, now more than ever with the expansion of the trust system.
I can't believe you're the only one who have made a video around this.
I think playing solo is underrated and people should talk about it more — after all, this is what Yoshi-P had wanted to do for the longevity of the game.
I'm surprised they don't mention this aspect at all in the newbie guid video
That is not solo. In the future they want to make all MSQ dungeons, trials, and raids with npc’s. All six games. So ff14 will become the biggest single player final fantasy game.
Just a quick note. There are 3 Alliance Raids for Crystal Towers.
I appreciate this video so much! When I started a couple of years (and like 4000 hours of playtime lol) ago I was very similar – had no desire to play an MMO, was very nervous to play with others, and started as a tank of all things. It was honestly scary at times – I remember working up the courage just to queue for roulettes, or to do things that were new to me, like the alliance raids.
It happened to just be the perfect storm in my case that I ended up loving the game and sticking with it and playing nearly every day since I started. Because my experience with the game was so personal, I think despite the memes where FFXIV players are always trying to get people to play, it's actually extremely difficult to recommend the game to almost anyone because it is such a huge undertaking with both the sheer size of the game and the MMO aspects. But it is definitely just like, an experience that I think is just really easy to want to share, particularly because it's multiplayer and you can experience it alongside your friends, whether you help them along the way, or just butt out while they play themselves and have their own experience, then bond over it when you're hanging out later.
Anyway, again, awesome vid!
I am so happy they added Duty Support to the game, hopefully they will get all of the dungeons complete soon 🙂
I completed Shadowbringers 2 weeks before Endwalkier released, so Aglaia and Pandemonium have been my first current raids and alliance raids. While dramatically less so, I still tend to get a little nervous doing group content with strangers, but these raids have almost cured me of it. Watching everyone flail around as a group, trying to figure out new mechanics, and dying left and right, I can't remember laughing so hard as in some of those groups. I'm not an MMO player by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm very comfortable in FFXIV now and Eorzea is definitely my new home 🙂
I'm only about halfway through the video as I type this but I see Estinian as like, the Vegeta of FFXIV tbh 🤣
I loved watching him grow.
Same with Thancred, to see him so down on himself after the events of ARR and then over time, truly come into his own, regain his confidence and become a total badass just had me like… Fuck yeah dude, I'm proud of you!
My headcanon for Graha is that he's my baby brother, we're both Miqo'te so it works. I see him as my excitable younger sibling. 🥰
And Y'shtola is my wise big sister. 🤣
That recliner chair looks pretty nice.
Another great video. I think making the game more soloable will ease people into actually playing with live humans. As you mentioned, you have having fun with players and its good to do that when you want, or not.
Ooh I feel the anxiety expert, I started playing FFXIV way back when Heavensward first dropped. I’ve never played an mmorpg before since they always looked like there was way too much going on. The only reason I started was because my brother loved the game and him and his best friend who had a 2 person FC took me in and literally guided me through every single thing. ARR and HVW I never played without them being online 🤣
Another great vid, Queen!
I see your husband got himself a unicorn too. My wife plays games too. We play call of duty almost daily for hours online. Bless you both. I look forward to your ffxiv videos. I been playing xiv since 1.0 and to see how much you love the game gives me the fuzzies.
Your gaming set up looks SUPER comfy, I'm jealous.
Now THIS is an amazing video covering the topic! I actually bought FF14 (not Endwalker yet) but haven't started it yet. I am mainly looking to cover the main story more than anything and the topic of how much I can do solo always worried me. Definitely looking forward to finally playing this one, as I've been trying to finally tank my way through the mainline series since I never played them growing up (except 11, COULD NOT get into 11 unfortunately).
As someone who played WoW back in the day, I don't blame anyone for wanting to play solo — real easy to get burned. FFXIV has a great community, but folks should be allowed to socialize at their own pace.
Such a great video! What's funny is I kind of had a flipped experience. I knew it was an MMO, but I didn't think it would have a rich story (I know, this is a selling point 😂). I guess coming from WoW, I just expected it to be a game that I could log on to, spend some time on, and then leave. So, I viewed the game through a more casual lens instead of a single player RPG experience. I feel like if I had gone into this game knowing I could enjoy a great story and have an experience similar to what I've had playing other Final Fantasies, I would've appreciated it more. Not that I don't appreciate it now! It's really amazing how FF14 has been able to tell its story despite it being an MMO in the conventional sense.