Here’s a guide through the third and final 24-man raid of the Return to Ivalice raid series, The Orbonne Monastery, continuing through Stormblood in Final Fantasy XIV.
(Shoutout to the extra peeps who helped me get all of the necessary footage that I got from the runs that I needed to do. You’re all awesome and I wish I could thank you more!)
The FFXIV Simplified Series – Going through every normal piece of content as quickly as possible.
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Disclaimer: I am not a good player and don’t claim to be, but at least I can help wherever I can
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Trash Pack
01:22 1st Boss
03:35 2nd Boss
07:27 Trash Boss
08:13 3rd Boss (Phase 1)
11:00 Ad Phase
12:03 3rd Boss (Phase 2)
13:50 Final Boss (Phase 1)
15:49 Transition
17:16 Final Boss (Phase 2)
19:34 Final Boss (Phase 3)
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Such a fun AR…. when there aren't too many new players.
I'm sorry to say that at 8:44 I mess up the sentence.
I'm supposed to say "instantly kills anyone not at full health".
It was a long guide and through more than 1,350 edits, I missed the fact that I didn't say this line correctly.
I'll do better next time ❤
It's been a long road, but we finally made it: Orbonne monastery, the bane of all short guide makers-
0:55 you get Lingering Gratitude from all of us for condensing this behemoth of a raid into about as digestible a unit as it could be!
I wish this came a few days earlier, I went into this raid blind as a healer and let's just say that it didn't go well… But on my second try I did much better
This is still one of my favourite raids (second only to the last two ShB ARs). Still couldn’t tell you the plot of the story though lol
1:11 “The Scrub hurt itself in its confusion! It’s super effective!” (Yes, I can see you’re not actually damaging yourself, but that animation is funny)
1:23 Oh Mustard Man. I enjoy your fight now, but it took us a while, didn’t it? lol
2:37 fyi for any who are lost in the mosh pit of players and can’t see the opening: your debuff icon shows you what direction it is
4:33 DOOM (my brain comes with its own soundboard lol)
6:20 This sodding mechanic reee Literally did not know how this bloody thing worked until you explained it, and I ran this raid when it was still current! Well, at least now I can do more than just run around uselessly lol
7:26 prettiest teleport pad in the game. Legit want it as a rug
7:53 no pressure, but I’m 100% learning pronunciation of names/mechanics from you 😁
8:15 This guy’s lines have no right being as badass as they are lol. Also, obligatory “he was better before they nerfed him!!1!” 😂 (I genuinely enjoyed the original version, but I don’t miss being buried alive under the collective salt of players with no patience for others)
10:34 A note about tracking AOEs: they don’t follow your path, they follow you. Imagine there is a straight line from their point of origin to you—that is the path they’ll take
12:41 I have actually seen DPS queue to take this. It delights me every time
13:14 I honestly can’t say I’ve seen this phase since before EW, and you just made me realise that lol
14:03 It’s been how many years and I’ve never known this was a thing??? Players apparently managed to get hit by every aoe but this bloody one 😂
14:45–16:32 My favourite thing about her fight is how she does callbacks to mechanics in the previous two raids. More of that, pls YoshiP
16:35 “incredibly chaotic” he says. Y’all, he ain’t kidding letthebodieshitthefloor.mp3
17:55 Not me screaming “be a sheep and live!!” As I still manage to take multiple beams to the face (but for real, that’s a helpful way to try and solve this)
19:02 DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO <gets deleted>
19:22 Me, an off tank main: “I’m helping!” 😂
19:49 Note the wind particle effects. Those AOEs will move
Great guide, Scrub! Really helped clarify some things I’d been getting wrong, and taught me at least one mechanic I didn’t know lol. Absolutely worth the length 😁
E: markup/punctuation shenanigans
I just did this for thr first time last week, got thru to the final boss perfectly, ended up dying and wasnt even thinking and hit the return to start button so about 75% of thr fight i was just sitting at the arena entrance lmao
Game Designer #1: Wait how many mechanics are we putting in this new raid?
Game Designer #2: All the mechanics.
Game Designer #1: Wait what?
Game Designer #2: Did I stutter?