FF14 Endwalker Playthrough Part 1 – FFXIV First Impressions of Endwalker:
I’ve played WoW for over 15 years but given the state of WoW right now and the lack of content, some of my friends convinced me to try FF14. So I’ve been documenting my FFXIV first impressions, showing my journey through FF14 and giving my feedback along the way. I’ve created a full series from ARR right through to Shadowbringers and documented every step of the journey, which brings us to the Endwalker playthrough series today!
As always please be aware of any spoilers, I’ve tried not to include any optional quests or side content outside of the main MSQ, which is the very first quest right up the end of the first dungeon at lvl81 – so hopefully you can plan when to watch this based on your own progress through Endwalker.
I’d love to know your thoughts on Endwalker, the points I’ve covered in the video, the systems they’ve introduced and what were your first impressions of FF14 Endwalker. I’m loving it so far so would love to hear your thoughts.
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0:00 Intro
1:53 Bunneh Transformation
3:05 New City!
7:25 Path 1 – INCREDIBLE Story
12:33 Path 2 – Suspicious
17:30 Endwalker First Dungeon
21:15 Outro and First Impressions of Endwalker
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Also! Dungeon boss was really hard too. I did the trust system for this fight as a warrior, and idk if it was my lack of skill with a controller or just a new fight in general, but that boss curved stomped me 3-4 times!
I wiped 3 times in the final boss of the first dungeon. It really asks you to pay attention to the fight because even if it is the first dungeon of the expansion, it's a lvl 81 dungeon. You should know what you're doing by this point.
I kinda want to watch someone that bought a skip get this as their first dungeon.
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Savor every moment. This is the epitome of story telling and should take your time enjoying it.
i sold all 3 fish xD
Selling fish isn't scripted, but one is not like the others and the right choices aren't as obvious as they should be. I got the first one, but they end abruptly if you choose the wrong answer.
Fascinating your characters' creations shown in your video. Bravo to FFIV for freedom to create the most amazing looking characters to play in the game. '2004 – onward in WoW the beginning player characters were too limited for me. Confession of my opinion of WoW, I felt insulted with the beginner player characters. I never suggested the game to any of my friends, fear their disappointments they'd take out on me.
to be honest my team didn't had any problems on the first dungeon, the 2nd was harder in my opinion, BUT I am a dragoon player since arr and didn't play anything else really. (so I didn't had to Tank this, which is arguably the hardest role to play). Also evrything from the Old expantion that I had was HQ exarchic gear with Melds. All in all great start for Endwalker.
Btw Love your Videos Marty <3
I sold 2 fishes and bombed on the last one on purpose, to see what would happen 😀
My guess is they basically changed the Aethercompass to what amounts to an ability to get it out of your inventory. The black end of the inventory system is one of the biggest burdens left over from 1.0. Anything they can remove from it is a plus.
SHE wiped the floor with you. The key to the final boss is the same as it's always been. Fat one, small one, tall one.
You went in the same order I did. I also made the switch to bunny boy. Coincidence? Hmm… lol
I've nearly finished EW myself (lvl 89 msq, about to go to the last zone) and i couldn't tell if EW is better than ShB for me. Personally this expansion didn't feel as much as an epic journey as the previous expansion, but more like a perfect conclusion to all you've been through, all you've done and all the mystery you've discovered until now. I'm having a blast playing it, my only little regret is that i feel like except for the 1 st dungeon, most of the dungeon and trial aren't very hard, ShB kept me much busy in fight overall, but maybe it's just me…
it's ok Marty, I sold no fish either.. but I know people who sold 3/3
Selling fish? How did you fail that? It was easy…
"First dungeon boss was haaard"
Someone never did savage 😆
Did the whole expansion with my pld and couldn't be more thrilled with all the dungeons and trials. And the story……mwah :chef's kiss:
I only passed the first one of the fish speech checks – so definitely possible 🙁
Best bunboi hairstyle! o/
I regret to inform you, you were bad at selling fish. I managed to sell one. /shout chat was a mix of one and none with one really rare person selling all three.
Last boss, you want to murder the Yellow because they keep rezzing the other two if they die. It was torture on the first run, and when I ran it again when a friend unlocked it, I mentioned it to the other two in the party (also reruns) and we decided to test killing Yellow first. There are SO MANY THINGS on the floor by letting the other two stay alive, but once the Yellow was down, the others will stay down once they are dead.
Stay ahead of you. Roger that. /unlocked first Trial last night. o7
I'm about where you are in the MSQ and have a different opinion on what the Forum is up to. The fact they have Moenbryda's parents on a project suggests they aren't trying to go underground – I think they're trying to move all of Sharlayan. Maybe even to the point of a Midgarsormer and move off of the star.
Managed to sell 2/3 fish. Messed up in the second one because I didn't direct the conversation to the fish. You need to empathize with the customers and find a way to relate your product to their current problems
Post dungeon 4 is amazing… oh and LOL your predictions.
Hi Marty! You'll have more G-pose specially on last 3 zones! I promise you that they did hell a lot for EW. Without too much spoiler, there are a lot of foreshadowing, twists and turn on the story with a lot of OMG moments. Also the entire EW expansion is trip down memory lane by tying up all loose-ends and not just for the story but for the character as well. I thought they can't surpass the ones they did for ShB but I was wrong! The music for this expansion is phenomenal! Lots of emotion as I go thru MSQ, heck even dungeons and trials. You'll know why eventually…hehe! For those not yet finished, you'll definitely have the ride of your life for EW! 😀 Happy gaming! 😀 😀
WOOT, Martybun is looking snazzyyyy, especially in that uniform at 9:12!
I agree, I love the new system and that they take your time in Sharlean, to bring us even closer to our NPC friends. Krile is feisty and just great!
Aw I sold 2/3 fish, sooooo 😉
Whaaaat the compass still exist? I just assumed it was gone for good and went exploring to find mine. Thanks for the tip! /slapsself
So far, I've loved everything, dungeons are amazing, the areas are amazing, the atmosphere, the music, the story… wheeew, at some point, you have no idea where the hells it's going, and then it just keeps blowing your mind. Yeah dungeons are always harder on release, everyone are new, everyone have sub optimal gear, and I love it, I love going in blind together. Just wait for the first trial MUHAHAHAHA O//
I usually watch your videos during my lunch break, but now I can't because you're ahead of me. Slow down, please. 😉
By the way, I've read that people logging in for EW is 160% of the amount logging in for ShB launch. No wonder that we have queues. I know that SE would love to add new servers, if they could, but alas the big Rona has messed that up for us. I think all things considered, it has been pretty great. The queues are only insane at peek hours, and once I get in, I have experienced no crashes or bugs myself. Sending good karma for anyone struggling, it will get better once things cool down, and it'll be worth it, I tells you <3
I think the Amon reveal was hinted in the 5.4 with the porxies quest line. One of the allagans found a cure for tempering, but all his work was covered up, probably by Amon. This is why we need a password cracker for that data node. Other than that, I can’t see other points in the story hinting towards the Amon reveal.
I sold one fish
I like how people are all 'Alphinaud you need a new weapon' and then look at Alisaie and her giant aetheric crystal rapier and go 'nah I think you're fine…'
I sold the first fish but not the rest
Great job, dude! I just hit the level 89 questline (Gunbreaker main) and boy oh boy… are you in for some straight up insanity. I am in awe of this expac. Like you im a WoWfugee from the great migration and am now more than ever convinced that it was the best choice ever.
As for Tower of Zot, the mobs hit fairly hard overall and the bosses have some odd overlapping mechanics. Didn't wipe but gave me a run for my money as a tank.
A few quick tank tips (if you haven't already seen this stuff):
-Pull with your shield lob/lightning shot/etc. This is mainly to generate a ton of threat off the hop and line up your GCD, then switch over to your AoE rotation for more than 2 enemies.
-Use your stuns liberally on trash. Ditto your interrupt.
-Roll through your def CDs like it ain't no thang, but never overlapping. I tend to start a large trash pull with Heart of Corundum now, follow it with Nebula, double up on reprisal and arms length and an Aurora for good measure and, by that time-ish, Heart of Corundum is castable again. It'll be diff't with Paladin, but I think the same general idea for trash.
Welcome to tanking. It is love. It is life.
I sold 2/3 fish.
I don't think anybody predicted who Fandaniel really was.
The first dungeon wasn't that bad, it's almost entirely dodging aoe circles. I knwo you can sell at least one fish, but I failed at the others aswell so not sure about them.
I sold the first, god confident, and thought I had the fishes in the bag.
I then proceeded to fail the next two.
Sorry Marty, it's possible to sell 3/3 fish. You're a terrible salesbun. With Bhazahma, talk to him about how hard he's working and how he's stockpiling supplies. Matsya will offer him dried fish for stocking up and he'll be happy to take it. Nashreen: Suggest that maybe fruit isn't what she's hungry for after all, and wouldn't she like to try some fish instead? She'll go for it. Mehrunneh: Lots of small talk with this guy, until he says something about wanting to go back to earning a solid day's pay for a solid day's work and settling in for a good meal. Offer him fish and he'll laugh and say something about how you baited him successfully and he'll buy some fish.