2.5 was definitely the patch period that got me sucked in. The beginning of arr was definitely a slog especially for someone that had absolutely no idea what was happening story wise. I will say though, the old ARR level 50 dungeons were quite difficult back then and even before the revamp. Copperbell mines hard mode gave me PTSD
The 2.55 MSQ, and that warning you got before starting the cutscene saying that this will take a while. (And the lack of warning for the amount of tears you were about to have XD )
The way you are describing 2.5 towards the end of the video, that's how it feels with every patch now, hollow. Yes, the content is fun, but once you are done, there's really no incentive left to continue playing (unless you raid, which the majority doesn't) FFXIV feels so meh right now…
The 2.x era is something that I feel that I look back on with rose tinted glasses. I think besides now, that was the time I played the most with HW and SB being the least. It always felt like a magical time getting a new update and seeing how the world would change next, especially in Mor Dhona. As a PLD main who only really did dungeons though, worst time of my life and glad it's gone!
I never knew that Mor Dhona was build up over time! This makes me want them to do the same to the crystarium at some point. There is so much empty space at that place and it would be amazing if we went back there at some point and it would look different.
I agree with you that there wasn’t much to do in 2.5 after you got your stuff done. I actually quit for a while in that patch. Didn’t come back until 5.3 lol.
I never did pvp in this game until SB when they normalized stats in pvp modes and ditched the wow-esque pvp gear. I didn't even realize slaughter even existed
A First Reborn
This was probably my favorite time ever playing this game. Nothing has even come close to how much i enjoyed Eorzea back then.
Was 2.5 also not when glamour prism was changed?
This patch caused my addiction
When was the Odin fate introduced?
2.5 was definitely the patch period that got me sucked in. The beginning of arr was definitely a slog especially for someone that had absolutely no idea what was happening story wise.
I will say though, the old ARR level 50 dungeons were quite difficult back then and even before the revamp. Copperbell mines hard mode gave me PTSD
The 2.55 MSQ, and that warning you got before starting the cutscene saying that this will take a while. (And the lack of warning for the amount of tears you were about to have XD )
I love these series
I thought the last time they said that a mode would be temporarily unavailable was Rival Wings when CC got introduced.
I’m loving this ‘a blast from the past’ series.


The way you are describing 2.5 towards the end of the video, that's how it feels with every patch now, hollow. Yes, the content is fun, but once you are done, there's really no incentive left to continue playing (unless you raid, which the majority doesn't) FFXIV feels so meh right now…
this videos awesome
Oh memories!! I started back in 2.5 and have been addicted since
I started playing this patch, ah takes me back
I am still glad these videos are being made. Thank you MrHappy!
I actually had a Duty Finder group wipe in WoD on Chimeras. Yeah.
The 2.x era is something that I feel that I look back on with rose tinted glasses. I think besides now, that was the time I played the most with HW and SB being the least. It always felt like a magical time getting a new update and seeing how the world would change next, especially in Mor Dhona. As a PLD main who only really did dungeons though, worst time of my life and glad it's gone!
I never knew that Mor Dhona was build up over time! This makes me want them to do the same to the crystarium at some point. There is so much empty space at that place and it would be amazing if we went back there at some point and it would look different.
6:10 how did you get up there? THAT PLACE EXISTED IN THE TRIAL?
I agree with you that there wasn’t much to do in 2.5 after you got your stuff done. I actually quit for a while in that patch. Didn’t come back until 5.3 lol.
as a newr player who only started in late June i really appreciate vids like this
I miss the original Steps of Faith. It was so much fun.
I struggled with Keeper of the Lake because I played with 30 fps and I would see AoE markers late and couldnt get out of them
Hi. Love this series.
I never did pvp in this game until SB when they normalized stats in pvp modes and ditched the wow-esque pvp gear. I didn't even realize slaughter even existed
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