This game has a great soundtrack, is it really not worth playing? Not an MMO person
>>726259151i'd say it's worth playing, ARR is very slow but it picks up alot after that
I stopped playing like 3 years ago and just kept up with the new music and I'm 100% better off for it.
>>726259151Heavensward and Shadowbringers are some of the most wonderful FF stories we've gotten out of the franchise in actual ages. They feel right at home as classic JRPG plots and it's a breath of fresh air from the kpop nightmare FF became for ages. Story is like a big uninteractive VN or interactive movie with dungeons and bosses and fights occasionally; can get slow and it has filler to make things worse, but the high points make it worth it. It's like a single player JRPG with MMO elements so it might be your speed maybe, just be ready to be patient and spend a lot of time reading and soaking in the atmosphere and small details.
for me it'shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avg3VnQRMSI
>>726259151how do you know that the soundtrack is great if you haven't played the game?
>>726262181>1:36Holy shit it's Suwa Foughten Field
>>726260431>Story is like a big uninteractive VN or interactive movie with dungeons and bosses and fights occasionallyI really hope that extended puzzle solving part from the latest patch is a sign of things to come and they find more ways to add interactivity to the main storyMore battle content would be nice too... hell, they could throw a Fate into the story every once in a while
>>726262646MH Wilds collab had rockin' music so I checked out some more of it and it's all pretty greathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IiG4vo9k9UThis one's real good
>>726262746>to the edgethis song hits so hard if you've played XIV ShB
>>726259151No, it's not worth playing right now. It was once but it's fucked beyond measure due to decisions at the very top.https://www.thegamer.com/wuk-lamat-actor-says-yoshi-p-apologised-for-abuse-final-fantasy-14/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4O5CVvwgFICouldn't get this song out of my head after that patch droppedI even copied it to my phone and listened to it while driving
>>726259151It's not worth it.
>>726263053it's still worth playing, just don't play DTsimple as
>>726259151Just play the trial and decide for yourselfYou can play through the main game and the first two expansions, so probably around half of all the content the game has to offer
>>726263053Full interview here without having to click the link.He apologised to Brian but still no apology to Susan Calloway, the singer of Answers who faced abuse from FFXIV trans players.
I enjoyed it until Endwalker, then the plot got retarded fast. But it's a nice comfort game. I'm trying to force myself to play FFXIV, but instead I just end up in /v/ threads. Yotsuyu is my waifu
Any soundtracks with roegadyn in it? Themed potentially?
>>726263698If you're going to post Yotsuyu, at least post her musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx10iSmVMo0
Fuck, to think I'd be able to post before the "Hurr durr trans" buzzword shit started, fuck me for thinking otherwise.>>726259151It's a decent MMO OP, ARR is kinda iffy like the 2nd poster said. Only other expac I'd consider weak is Stormblood but less so than ARR. The base-game and the first two expacs are free with the trial though, just don't buy a sub since it locks you to it till you get to Shadowbringers. If you enjoy it, cool, if not you've only wasted your time, which you're doing here anyways.
Dawntrail is just Stormblood again>Excellent battle content>Mid main story>Annoying main character>Patches are a hundred times better than the expansion itself
>>726263393Did you know you can find Sena's phone number with a pretty simple google search?You can find a lot about him actually. Just saying.
i think you gotta be pretty retarded to spend 100 of hours into one game just to witness some "highs" in its story. I played through ARR and Heavensward and I regret spending so much time. Life is short
>>726265167>spend 100 hoursOh sweet innocence. Anon the cutscenes along for the story run into 250 hours after Dawntrail.
Ok, which dungeon boss theme is the besthttps://ffxiv.tylian.net/ffxiv/BGM_Boss_02.mp3https://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex2/BGM_EX2_Boss_Battle_01.mp3https://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex3/BGM_EX3_Boss_Battle01.mp3https://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex4/BGM_EX4_Boss_Battle01.mp3https://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex5/BGM_EX5_Boss_Battle01.mp3
>>726265923Triumph
>>726259151The solo and 4 man content is retardedly easy and boring. The only challenge you can find is in raiding, which you probably won't enjoy as a non MMO person. That said, there's a shitload of content for free so try it out if you're interested, I guess.
Yeah, it's pretty great as a single player game. Just make sure to play it with japanese voices.
>>726259151Just wait. One day they'll convert it into a single player game. It's got one of the better FF stories.
Is there a jump potion for DT yet so I can get back to crafting/gathering?
>>726265923https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuwbDXYknDEI prefer this version of Insatiable. It gets me pumped every time I get to a boss floor of Pilgrim's Traverse.
>>726265024stormblood was 10x better than DT
>>726259151Gonna be honestOP is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is>>726265923Stormblood has the best dungeon boss theme
>>726266442That is also true of FF11, people have been saying that about 11 for ages, and it doesn't seem any closer to happening. Though maybe it's because it's still making too much money for a big sendoff like that.
>>726259151Themepark MMOs aren't worth playing at all unless you have friends.
OP isn't really as smart as he once was...
>>726259151yea its better if you played the other games first though
>Soken after he spends a day listening to Mick Gordonhttps://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex5/BGM_EX5_Ban_02.mp3
SAMUS!!!! leesun tu mi
>>726267241Kek why the fuck do the Japs keep doing it? They did it with Monster Hunter Wilds adding in that annoying kid that people hated. Dawntrail with Wuk Lamat. Metriod with whatever the fuck that guy is. Forspoken "I just did that with my freakin' mind!". Fucking hell.
I have a partner I can be autistic around so that makes the game fun to me, I just bother them while they catch up with the story.
so did you do FATEs or chocobo racing?
>>726267549>partner>them/they>femhrothHave some self respect.
>>726265024Dawntrail is just stormblood if it wasnt stormblood and also bad, you mean. All of SB content mogs it by far
>>726267628gonna be real, I use they and them in the classic sense, but you do you pal, whatever head-canon you need.
>>726267549>partnerGirlfriend, wife, boyfriend or husband
>>726267549>Female HrothYeah I'm thinking you're a guy who likes to wear skirts and sit on dildos.
>>726259151is warrior worth it
>>726267504Japs are 10 years behind everyone else, how many times do I have to say it?
>>726267805ywnbaw
>>726267853Shit, the avatar fag is the one being cordial? Maybe I had you wrong. Girlfriend, dating since about 2018, though I'm popping the question when she moves up to Leafland with me next year.>>726267969Im the Miqo, actually, but somehow I feel like that isn't going to change your response.
>>726268116Bioholes don't play femhroth.
>>726266963Yeah 11 is still playable. It's gonna be like a decade after probably.
>>726268234You're technically right, they started playing a fem Miqo with me during Heavensward, though they changed to a fem Lala during Shadowbringers, then to a Femhroth during DT.
>>726268116>omehow I feel like that isn't going to change your responseYou would be correct, a man doesn't present himself as the woman in the picture unless he is the bottom.>>726267805
>>726259151Wait until they add Shadowbangers to the free trial, that's where the hame peaked, everything after went downhill
>>726267976Are you asking as a new player? Warrior is a solid choice. It's very easy to play optimally and not as punishing as the other tanks if you screw up. Also has the best self-healing of all the tanks and generally the best solo sustainability. Its damage is on the lower end of tanks, but the actual difference in damage is tiny and that won't even matter unless you do harder content.So yeah, I'd say it's a good especially as a beginner job. Being a tank also means you'll have fast queue times.
>>726268554Alright, I'll bite, you're gonna have to walk me through this one, chief, unsure how I presented myself as the woman here.
>>726268780Character on the left, arms open and naturally flowing, relaxed and looking down.Character on the right (you) arms closed in defensive posture, subservient pose looking up for approval.
The skinwalker is doing it again... not funni at all
I honestly can't tell if these 'should I get into FFXIV' threads are genuine or not. There's always a few posts related or tangentially related to OP, and then the usual suspects appear, then it's business as usual.
>>726268116>moves up to LeaflandGood morning saar!
>>726269496more or less it's a /vg/ discord raid they basically make as a jokewe take the backfill
>>726259151Its honestly worth playing until the end of Endwalker. Music is good, story is good, raids and extreme boss fights are fun (make sure you do them synced). It does take a while to get fun because of how limited your combat kit is until level 50/60, as well as the first 2/3 of ARR's story being a lot of fluff that exists to set up a foundation upon which the actually interesting stuff is built upon.Still worth it, imo.EW was the last time I really enjoyed the game, and I've quit it now, though. If 8.0/9.0 really turn things around, I might go back. When it was good, XIV was really fun.
>>726269105Okay, just wanted to confirm you were retarded, thanks bud. For reference, when someone is taller than you, you tend to still look up at their face, unless you're socially stunted it seems. >>726269375Did some digging and found one of my old ass images where I fanta'd into a lala during a market mogul bit.>>726269617So being a Canadian now makes me a jeet? I thought it made me not exist. Why can't we keep this shit consistent anymore.
>>726269740Nice..
>>726269740Ok gay dude, cross those arms while getting buttfucked.
>>726268617Reminder that this 400dps difference DOES fucking matter.
>>726269496I'm OP, I was seriousI assume the rest is just autistic ritualposting from shitposters that find the thread eventually Thanks to the posters that were serious
>>726259151Game is basically a visual novel
>>726269375You should make evil clone Viz screenshots like you used to, I miss themIt takes like 5m with Glamourer>>726269740I think their point is that Canada is just New India, I hope you aren't planning to raise kids there
>>726270340>I think their point is that Canada is just New IndiaAaaah, yeah that makes more sense. Also neither of us want kids, at least not at this point. If that ever changes, we'd likely raise them in eastern Canada if anything, though she was eyeing some spot in the Netherlands so that's an option too if we get there. >>726270227If you do end up playing the game, my only other recommendation is to make your character on Aether if you're NA. That's where most of the people that do content are, also stay the hell away from Crystal, most of the weird fuckers are from there.
>>726270340Pictures of Amh Araeng always remind me of when I first started reading about FF14 on this board after the release of Shadowbringers and the detractors would just spam pictures of the area and complain that it looked terrible because it was barrenHow dare they make a barren-looking desert
are those...pictures of the game? I'M GOING INSANEoh wait. bet no one can tell me where this is
Hey, settle down, okay?
>>726271421Skydeep Cenote lil bro
>>726271732He's not going to erp with you anon
>>726271421Dead baby dungeon?Rhalgr's Reach back area?
>>726271732thats big coco to you, lil bro>>726271967think more elf france
>>726271421Rhalgr's. Good choice brocco
>>726270740>Eastern CanadaBro, thats where they all are!
>>726272660everyone's wrongthis one is easier
>>726272767I thought they were mostly in central Canada, fuck. Alberta is nice too, I could go west.
The fuck is going on in this threadI've seen all these posts before
>>726272337>elf franceYou're in the Dravanian Forelands area by the chocobos, there's a cave with that little thing in itI think I got disappointed in the past that they never used that area for a dungeon
>>726273307dravania isn't in ishgardone last clue: D
>No more Aimi for NA ZIV shill streamsBros...
>>726259151it's enjoyable for a good long while but rapidly goes downhill once you pass a certain point
>>726273876She's gone?
>>726270007it only matters if you are a week 1 clearer
>>726265024eureka was a million times more engaging that whatever the fuck occult is
>>726273982Mass NA + EU layoffs
>>726274193One sad loss in it all.
>>726273736Dzemael Darkhold entrance, I was thinking of this place but I guess I remembered it wrong
>>726265024None of Dawntrail's content has any of the same staying powerChaotic sucked dick and Occult Crescent blows
>>726259151Up to Shadowbringers is worth playing, then drop it after beating its post patches and read a story summary of Endwalker. That's the true way to leave off with a semi-positive opinion of it.
They should add the expansion Final fantasy XIV 5.0 Shadowbringers to the Final Fantasy XIV extended free trial so I can play the Final fantasy XIV 5.0 Shadowbringers in the Final Fantasy XIV extended free trial.
second hardest boss to solo, first attempt since the ddos cooled off. wish me luck
More than half this thread is a single gay dude with his lalafell alts. The population for FFXIV really did shit the bed with Dawntrail huh?
>>726277676>gauging literally any playerbase based on 4chan presence
Saw this comment on a forum (not the official forum) and agree completely. >Yoshida is a one-hit wonder whose only redeeming feature is that he "reborn" the game. He's never made an original game, almost everything he's done is a rip-off, his new work is a complete flop, and every game he's been involved in has flopped.>He's no good at anything else, but he should be able to do a reborn! You can see hecan't let go of the success he had "made a reborn a success in the past," and is clutching at straws by using the word "reborn." In reality, he probably doesn't have the luxury of changing the content, and if he did, he would have put effort into it by the time 7.3 was released, so it's really just a stopgap phrase.
dont listen to anybody criticising ffxiv. how could it be in a bad place if it was just nominated for ongoing game of the year and the best community support at the game awards? chuds are just mad that ffxiv was nominated and wow wasnt. ffxiv is fucking amazing
>>726277756Why not? You did it in Endwalker.
>>726259151>Not an MMO personYou can treat it like a single player FF Just pretend you're playing XII
>>726277839>You>Hivemind
>>726277913>Still pretending he didn't gauge the popularity of the game by how active the threads were in Endwalker.
>>726277676>>726277756>>726277839>>726277913>>726277990This site is dead. It's not just this game. The subreddits are chugging along same as always, /v/ is just done and over.
>>726278250genuinely thisi had 15 threads open, fucked off to go workout, shit, shower, etc, came back and not only were all the threads still alive but, they maybe have +6 posts between all of them
>>726278730I did notice the same Square Enix cancelled Nier sequel that was up for two days on the catalog. That was kind of shocking to me. What killed traffic to here?
>>726278812unironically less bots since the take down of many vpns and such
So Yoshida is talking about doing a second Rebirth of the game huh?Isn't that confirmation the game is in a really bad state because the only reason the game was 'reborn' after 1.0 was the massive failure of 1.0.This is indirectly admitting that Dawntrail and the game itself is in a failed state that it needs 'rebirthing'.I saw this said and thought I'd repost it here because I think what the post said is accurate, what he says the fans tale on some unrealistic expectations compared to what is actually delivered. >What people will probably glean from this: "We are going to drop another Dalamud for 8.0 and restart from scratch">What I hope he means: "We're going to fire half the studio and hire people who actually know how to design and develop an MMO">What he actually means: "We're just gonna pretend most of Dawntrail didn't happen and hope that people start playing the game again"
>>726279102are you retardednot everything is about the msq, it just means that even they recognize the gameplay is stale after a fucking decade of basically the same thingthat or the ps3-ass engine's technical debt is catching up to them
>>726278812CP spam, a lot of VPN destruction, combination of shitposters + unabated spam making /v/ an undesirable board to use in the first place
>>726279259>Not everything is about the MSQI'll insult you first because you insulted me so here's the insult; you're a stupid fucking cunt.Dawntrail as an expansion has delivered the most content of any expansion except Stormblood.Yet having delivered so much content, the game is still in massive decline, from player sentiment, population, popularity, every measurable metric.So what is causing this? It's the decline in the MSQ.That isn't to say combat and gameplay can be tweaked and changed, made more enjoyable but the core issue of the decline of the game IS the MSQ. It IS what made FFXIV into a juggernaut but it is what has also caused the massive decline.
>>726279509>player sentimentstreamer ragebait>populationtwo big bubbles burst>popularitystreamer ragebait>every measurable metricmy crusted asshole
>>726279546Did you work on Concord? You have the same head in the sand mentality towards reality as the people who worked on that game did.
>>726279509>>726279546also i'm not 726279259 i am independently telling you you're falling for streamer ragebait and guys on the forums that only have one combat job and all gatherers at max level
>>726279591i am now strongly sure i know more about concord's bizarre development, design-by-committee, and repeated strangling in the crib of any good ideas by their financer playstation than you do
>>726279598>>726279662Keep telling yourself that the MSQ being a dead duck has no impact on the popularity of the game. No one is falling for it except you.
>>726279734take my gold, kind stranger
>>726279598Why is the game in free fall then? Why is Yoshida going to 'rebirth' the game?
>>726279808Uff can't wait for the new engine!
>>726273307nice daisho sis
>>726279808I notice he didn't answer your question.
>>726279923you can't fool me with a secondlife screenshot you goofy poopbeast
>>726280127>poopbeastjej
Post fav dungeon themeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czKj2TAPays
>>726283941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGIB6ffzLMdawntrail came in swinging with my favorite one, sets the tone of the dungeon perfectly from the ocean of miscarriages to the fumbling ruins of a once glorious empire
>>726283941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUwKOdJIyds
>>726283941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExXhr8ch8Mkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtxR97bgF-Qlast one isn't a dungeon theme, but it's been in my head ever since I first heard ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-qRScpoyn4i generally detest OC, but the FFV remixes confined to it are sublime
>>726283941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-dXXR0Jw0First thing that comes to mind, I liked that they put the effort into making new themes for hard mode dungeons
>>726285178Makes me think of Castlevania
We all hate Fracture, but what are some good canned/reused event themes that you like. For me it'shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwl9DaaGUdMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KMkSszRFgUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvAOfnnYSmQ
>>726283941Hard to pick one. I'd say the aery it never gets old to me everytime I get the dungeon after thousands of hour it still gets me in the mood.But a strong second is keeper of the lake it had a great build up to that choir, it has a unique mystical mood. https://youtu.be/tVl3b3S9YN0?t=2m14s
>>726259151If you like JRPGs and a long ass story that is arguably too slow of a burn yeah, play it.Considering you aren't an MMO guy if the above applies you are the ideal.
>>726284906I hate that you never get to hear the FFV battle theme because those fates end so quicklyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nlG-U8HDY
>>726283941https://ffxiv.tylian.net/ex4/BGM_EX4_Event_07.mp3died to floor 50, antlion boss. server decided i wasn't on a rock
Big Coco died....
>>726259151Music will hit harder and be more enjoyable when you have the experience it was intended to be portrayed with in your memories. They let you play the entire game solo at this point, so you can just treat it as an extremely long and padded JRPG you just so happen to see other people running around it.
why is the ultimog challenge to do mount rokkon 6 times?
>>726259151I think so. I never liked MMO's before I played XIV but now that the story sucks I realized the game sucks fat fucking dick and I hate MMOs. The journey to Endwalker is worth seeing though.
>>726286926please...do the content...
>>726286926Because it's kino
feels like DT will have the best soundtrack but all the music is sadly tainted by the dogshit storyEW is in 2nd place thoughhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kolRv9RhHug
>>726287656A lot of what makes the music so good is what it's tied to as >>726286769 saidNothing in DT is memorable for me other than the raids, it's sad because the tracks have good composition mostlyExcept for SMIIIIILE AND LET THE RAINBOW SING
>>726287656https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZm8lFSQTo>best town theme still doesn't have a corresponding orchestration roll
>>726265024>Trying to throw SB under the busNice tryAnyone who was actually around for SB knows it was better than DTIt's okay to say DT was a bad expac
>>726265024lyse was annoying but she stood out of your way a decent amount of time compared to wuk lamat who is always following you like some kind of annoying pomeranian
