"I feel like I am playing my character, I feel like I am my character, like I put up another persona" - this is my definition of FFXIV experience. And my character helped me to become better person in real life.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Glad im not the only one.

@ifaeriewraith

5 ай бұрын

This has been something I’ve heard hundreds and hundreds of times since I started this game 10 years ago… and I have to say, for myself as well, I agree 100% For this reason, this game is nothing less than a masterpiece.

@Drakshl

5 ай бұрын

I have precisely the opposite problem. Because the net code, lag and animation behaviors are so poor, I feel like I am not my character but instead someone shouting orders down the corridor to my character. Compared to how smooth and responsive wow is its really Jarring

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Definitely a huge difference. Im not sure how long youve been playing but it took maybe a year or two for it to become completely normal. At Max level during savage raiding i dont think i would want it to go any faster. I aint saying its the best thing, but i got so used to it that it doesnt bother me anymore. @@Drakshl

I arrived as a WoW refugee to FF14, and it really opened my eyes to how poorly the devs at WoW treat their players. FF14 may not be flawless, but at least I've never felt in this game that the devs are actively mocking me and only after my money.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I do feel like the player is considered when decisions are made in FFXIV, it helps keep me playing.

@DeusGamez

6 ай бұрын

oh you sweet summer child lol dont go to the official website or engage in player housing then xD that will ruin your innocent view

@Zakjuh

6 ай бұрын

@@DeusGamez That doesn't prove any of what the OP said wrong. You don't like player housing: that's fine, but that doesn't mean the devs are malicious, just because they don't want people who don't play to hang on to something that is limited quantity in the game, basically screwing over active players.

@DeusGamez

6 ай бұрын

@@Zakjuh if your gunna try to counter argument at least do your research lol an also you sound like one of those housing gate keepers who thinks they are entitled to have it but everyone else should just get the crapier options that have been long abandoned cause the devs no longer care or desire to keep working on it despite people's calls for an update of some kind to meet a middle ground. sit down is what i suggest to you cause i'm bout to give you some history

@Zakjuh

6 ай бұрын

@@DeusGamez That's a big, long wall of text just to be wrong. Fact: there is limited housing spaces. Fact: if you don't play, you don't need a house. Fact: people who actively play deserve to have more of a chance at housing than someone who's been inactive for months-years. The housing system not being what you want it to be isn't malice or misconduct by CBU3.

Asmongold played FFXIV because it was trending. His chat had suggested he check it out before that, but he wasn't interested. Not until the YT algorithm said he should be. As soon as XIV stopped trending, suddenly other games - all of which just happened to be trending at the time - became his priority. All the while, he was saying he'd go back to FFXIV... just to keep those fans waiting for him to on the line. Now that he no longer has to pretend to like FFXIV, he's back to bashing its graphics, combat, etc. And it wasn't only Asmon. It was rather eye-opening to me to see how many larger creators are just as much slaves to the algorithm. Any time a new release comes out, I see the same big names streaming them, pretending to enjoy them... until the algorithm says it's time to move on... then they're pretending to enjoy the next big thing. It's pretty gross.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I think you are right. Im not upset at them for it. In the end youtube is how those guys take care of their financial needs. They run it like a business and it just comes down to the numbers for them. I really do think Asmongold and some of the other popular streamers/youtubers would enjoy the end game.

@Barluta

6 ай бұрын

I agree, I've been waiting for Asmongold to come back and stream FFXIV, but he just ended up stopping there In contrast, Rich really likes this game

@tciddados

6 ай бұрын

He only started it because it was trending, but I don't think that's the only reason he kept playing it. After his mom died he was still playing it on his secondary non-monetized stream while he was taking a break from things, which the algorithm wouldn't have picked up, when he felt like it. Given, that's now become his main channel anyway, but at the time he was still going for the channel separation, so I think the point stands. I think that well's been sufficiently poisoned by the community weirdness about it though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him never come back to it regardless.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I have a feeling during Dawntrail he will do some content, maybe not fully play, but I think he will do coverage.

@rusampler1877

6 ай бұрын

I mean it's their job, times when people did it for poor hobby only long gone.

I really appreciate that this game allows you to play at your own pace with little to no FOMO. It's made me enjoy that game so much more especially because I don't really have as much time for gaming as I used to. I remember last year getting back into Call of Duty briefly and was annoyed at how much stuff goes away after a certain period of time, so I found myself playing it just because I didn't want to miss out rather than because I wanted to play it. I stopped playing pretty quickly afterwards.

@Nimoot

6 ай бұрын

And if there is FOMO ... it's like an event that happens for 2-3 weeks ... and a quest chain that you could do in 20-30 minutes. Love this game!!! Been playing since 2.0!

As a new player, this video is really well made and informative while staying concise. Appreciate you man!

I could complain about this game non-stop for hours, maybe days. It's because I like it so much; if I didn't, I would just not play it instead.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

You and me both, i try to see the good and the bad, and kind of just hope for the best.

My thoughts about XIV are basically exactly the same. I've never cared that much about games where you create your own character, but something about this game really does make me feel like I am him, and it's just made me more invested in the story, gameplay, etc. There are so many moments in the story that are even more powerful because it feels like the characters are speaking to *you* directly, like *you* are a part of the world

Calling XI "Awesome but also horrible" is probably the most succinct and accurate description of what it felt like to play that game in its hey-day, I _know_ you meant that as a compliment.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Still love XI, I was almost upset that XIV was so different when I started playing. But looking back now, im glad its so different.

@Spookybluelights

6 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming Same here! I love both now but for different reasons.

@TheOneGreat

5 ай бұрын

I wish XI would incorporate some stuff from XIV and vice versa. XIV is pretty stale in terms of job interplay or social interactions outside of RP.

@TheLastCarrot

5 ай бұрын

Nothing has had me as addicted as xi did haha. I yearn for a game where you can customise gear sets for every spell/ability

Great video, started playing FFXIV recently and I am loving it. Looking forward to exploring more of the game.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

It took me three tries to get into FFXIV. I come from a small gaming background (all I played was league of legends - competitively), and it was difficult to get into. The story is still not my favorite, but all the content you can do is what really keeps me here. It's easily my favorite game now. From gposing, to relic grinding, to unreal clears and spending time with friends. I love FFXIV so much.

This game is my first mmo and I was lucky enough to have friends that were playing it. It was nice going through the game with your buddies and they helped me a lot during my journey. Very excited for Dawntrail! Great video and I love how calmly you speak, everyone is so loud on yourube nowadays haha.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I love this comment, I always get told how quiet, boring, and un-excited i seem. I think im just getting old.

@no00ob

6 ай бұрын

Same here, went from never playing a mmo to an ultimate raider in a year and it is now probably my favorite game of all time.

This entire video, I felt like I was listening to my own FFXIV experience. It’s hard to believe it’s been over 10 years. I’ve been playing casually since 1.0 and I’m no where near 10k hours. 😂 In any case, this game is amazing. It’s my favourite and likely always will be. Here’s to another 10 years. ☺️ Thank you for sharing your story. 👍

It was super hard for me to get into this game. Like, it took me 3 tries, spread out over 6 years. And even then, I wouldn't have stuck with it long enough if not for a friend standing behind me, pushing, the whole way through ARR. And then...It finally clicked. I fell in love, truly, madly, deeply. Best MMO I've ever played, and I've been playing them for 17 years. I wish I could convince more friends to give it a go. The one I did coax over, though, also fell in love.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I feel like I had the same experience. I didn't have time to go into it on this video. But I stopped aw HW and again in Stormblood. Since Shadowbringers though been really loving it.

@comrade_raptor

6 ай бұрын

What made it click for you would you say?

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

My wife started playing with me. It brought us alot closer. We werent married when we started but, sharing the adventure with someone was the real difference. Me and her are super competitive too so we literally talk shit about parses etc to each other, or who could make more gil in a day. I may make a video someday on this particular topic.@@comrade_raptor

@comrade_raptor

6 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming hey, thanks for replying. I really liked your video. I think I’m going to give FFXIV one more shot. I’ve always been a WoW guy, played it since I was super young but something keeps nagging me in the back of my head about FFXIV that I WILL love this game, but I keep bouncing off of it. Im just really not enjoying wow these days and I hate the new direction of wows art style and story telling. I’m going to sit down, FORCE myself to read all the dialogue this time and take it slow, pay attention to the story and not stop until I at least beat heavensward and restock on how I feel then. This game makes it feel like I have something just on the tip of my tongue, like if I can change my mindset a fraction I will be hooked for life. I really think the line about actually FEELING like your character is a hint. Like if I could get in the mindset of role play and hit that immersion, that’s what will do it.

The tactile sounds edited in are SO nice, great aesthetic

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Really nice and comprehensive review dude!! Loved every second of it!!

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton, glad to hear.

i really like that yoshi and his team listen a lot to the playerbase, but sometimes i feel like they listen *too* much, and end up making some changes that in the long run dont pan out that well and have to be reverted, but at least they're always made from a place of trying to do good rather than spite like some other mmos and major thanks for shouting out those piano renditions

Videos like this make me all teary eyed haha. I have played this game for about a year and a few months, but the way I was brought in was thanks to a friend of mine. The great thing was being with the FC and having a Friend hype me up for the story. He had me stay true to the story as well as quest and learning my job role (Tank). From then on, I joined the FC and met a bunch of amazing people The only thing that did bum me out was the huge time difference. Often I can only see or play with them on my days off or if I completely change my schedule around. Of course one of my friends recommended I try my hand on the NA servers this time and see if I’ll like it. I was scared yes no doubt lol, but I love it. The friends and family I have now has been the best and truly wonderful overall❤️ This game changed my perspective on games based on story and more. I think what really had me the happiest was when catching up and being part of the journey to see Dawntrail reveal with everyone. I felt the hype and I felt what it was like being in a huge community of wonderful people to share it all with

Ive been into mmos since I was 10 as well. I'm 27 now. Because I could only afford to play F2P titles, my experience was a bit all over the place with obscure korean titles (Angels Online, Pirates Online, LaTale etc) to sometimes popular titles (FlyFF, Aion). When FFXIV hit the heavensward expansion, I did everything I could to get my hands on a better laptop and to have enough money to get into it (i love flying in games + AST). Ever since then, I fell in love with the game. Never in my life have I kept playing a single MMO for so long. The class change system is, I think, where it got me. Before FFXIV, i used to keep creating new characters because every other class seemed too cool to not play, so my progression was whack. FFXIV embraced this peculiar thing of mine and I appreciated it A LOT. There are some limitations going on with the tech of the game at times (glam system, housing), but overall, it never bothers my immersion. Sometimes I take strolls through the newbie areas just because it feels so right. FFXIV for me, helped me improve my IRL as well, what I lack IRL (sense of adventure and community pushing through heavy challenges), and it inspired my therapy sessions to try to explore ways I can recreate this feeling IRL as well. I'm hoping this summer I can find a group to hike with or go mountain biking through rural places. Anyways, FFXIV is a game I really like :D, and every patch I am still as excited about it as ever, which is rare to find, in my opinion.

FF14 was my first return to MMOs ever since the Mid-2000s burned me out, and over the past 2 years I've been playing I've fallen in love with it. My character is me! I've had so much fun playing the game that by the time I beat Endwalker I had it listed as my favorite game of all time. No other game's story had ever moved me to cry as much as it did. I am taken a bit of a break right now, but then I'll make sure to finish the Patch content and try out some raiding while waiting for Dawntrail.

Really great review, as someone who has been playing way too many Korean MMOs, FFXIV has been my retirement home since I started in 3.0. Honestly it feels great to not be prayed upon with FOMO and other gearing mechanic that force you to swipe the card if you want to progress.

As a FF fan since the SNES, I felt compelled to play through it for the story. I tried it with the 1.0 version and it was so incredibly bad, so I actively shut down FF14 as a whole in my brain. I had tons of people praising the re-release and then the xpacs and I tried it one more time at the end of Stormblood's lifecycle. The ARR story and gameplay was still so bad and unfun and I was really really close to putting it down again. After arriving at Heavensward, you could feel the game trying a fresh approach, a much smaller gameworld (thank god) and a more "directed" story. I actually enjoyed the story and the characters though and the same did go for Stormblood. Story, music and atmosphere were there, although they are not on the "grand" classic FF scale. Just a neat little jrpg story, mostly presented in some kind of cheap visual novel style, to enjoy, while you're bored. I always stopped playing after the story though. I hated the gearing system (all templates and normalized content in an RPG? lol), crafting and much more on the gameplay side of things. So, yea, to this day I buy the expansions at the end of their lifecycle, log in for a few weeks to enjoy the solo story experience and sweep it under the rug again and it took me a while to realize that this is actually a very good design aspect by itself. I don't HAVE to play the MMO part, I really just can experience the new story chapters and move on having my fill.

i'm more like 1600 hours, but it is also my favorite game, i feel very similar to much of your video. it is a great fantasy escape and i love it very much. good journey!

i was feeling emotional and nostalgic and then your outro EDM song blasted near the endand blew me out of it LOL

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Lol sorry, good and bad to that I spose.

The journey was good, it was worthwhile. Looking forward to the next story arc.

23,136 hours for me (964 Days!) been playing since 1.0 & also put as much hours on FFXI from ‘04-2010. Currently leading a FC with over 400+ people & I’m happy to provide a home for new & old players in Sargatanas~ I finally went recently to my first FanFest in London & my love for FFXIV just like greatly rekindled ~it was such an amazing experience

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Couldn't get tickets for the US one this year. Sad times

After 5 years of playing XIV, having around 6 000 hours on my main, I agree for most of the video. It's a wonderful game that can change lives. It rightfully deserves its praise. I'd recommend it to any MMO lover. Another bonus is that people who prefer singleplayer can be eased into it thanks to duty support. Anyway, I was on a happy cloud for years until around a year go... here's why: 1) The gearing system is a miss if you play multiple jobs. If you play only one job, then yes you can catch up extremely easily. But if you dare play more than 3, you're screwed with the weekly limit and doesn't motivate you to play as much. For a game where you can play all jobs on the same character-which is utterly awesome- it greatly contradicts this availability by not being able to gear all your jobs equally. 2) The graphics are beautiful, even if outdated. Actually, being outdated slightly makes it accessible. Once Dawntrail launches with the graphic update, I won't be able to play anymore, and so will many others I've seen on social media. 3) YoshiP does love to say XIV is an MMO where you can have breaks and play other games without pressure to stay subbed, but this comment gets contradicted with multiple things, like the PVP series rewards vanishing forever with no way of getting them ever again once it's over. There's housing too, you have to keep a sub to enter your own house to be able to keep it, with no nuance if you're unable to sub for IRL reasons or if you simply left the game. I'm still happy to play from time to time, but it's just not the same anymore with the "honeymoon phase" being gone. I guess the thing that doesn't help is that I have no one to play with. I've made 2-3 groups of friends over the years, none of them stuck. Having people to play with would definitely help but...yeah.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

You are right about gearing alt system. I'm not exactly sure why they haven't found a fix for it yet. I myself aren't sure of the right answer but I should.be able to gear all my jobs without a time gate.

Great video. I had taken a break from FFXIV and played WoW and LoL with my friends. Watching your video combined with a sense of completion from WoW, you've sparked my interest in FFXIV again. Just renewed my subscription to start playing again.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear. When it's fun play it

I'm not an MMO player. I've tried a few and bounced off them pretty quickly. I decided to try FFXIV after a friend kept saying how good it was. Honestly, I've had such a great time. I can play at my own pace, there's crazy amounts of content and the community has been great and helpful (mostly). I have around 200hrs now and just doing the 2.x content between ARR and Heavensword. I can't see myself stopping any time soon!

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Right on, it only gets better

@niall2236

5 ай бұрын

@beforeyoubuy7476 yeah that's what everyone has been saying and I'm super excited to find out! Took me a while to click with the game, but once it did, I fell in love. Even bought an MMO mouse just for the game!

This was a good video! FFXIV is the only mmo that I really got into, I just love the vibe of the game and story. And as you said the music is top tier, the Ishgard theme is something I still hear in my head every so often.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and also glad to hear you enjoy/enjoyed the game.

FF14 is my first MMO ever, i have around 1000 hours. I play on and off, today gonna finish EW. And finally have some friends who can raid with me. We gonna start with the very beginning. Min Lvl, no echo and so on and on

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Excellent strategy, I think itll be a blast, especially if you have friends you are taking along with you.

Final fantasy 14 is probably the first mmo i didnt drop after an hour, i could never find one which really kept me engaged from the start, 14 hit that spot for me, im still very new to it but i love the story, i love how you are included i love its characters and i love everything else, doing dungeons and trials keeps me entertained for hours, i haven't unlocked raids yet because i didn't get there yet but I'm sure ill love it, seeing someone with that many hours gives me hope ill keep loving this game for years, also really enjoyed the video

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Raids are really really fun. Keep it up and glad you enjoyed it.

I've played this game longer probably, since 2020, over 3 thousand hours across 5 characters. This game can be very personal. I have a lot of stories to tell, some good some bad, the biggest constant was that the scions were there ever step of the way.

awesome video!

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

I’m rounding out about 500 hours in the game and just entered Shadowbringers. Absolutely none of my IRL friends or gaming friends play this game and no amount of convincing them will change that. Some have given it a go but none have even made it past level 30 despite my best efforts. I’ll never understand this as the game absolutely had me enamored from the start. But I’ve given up and just enjoy the game for exactly what it is: a beautiful escape from anything and everything else. I love this game and this was a great video.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Lol same problem, its sad my little brother used to play with me too, but he stopped. Was the funnest shit raiding with him.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

And thank you

I keep having breaks from 14 to play GW2, SWTOR, Wow, Rift, ArcheAge, ESO etc etc and FFXIV remains the best MMO I have ever played. Personally I think it's amazing and none of the games I mentioned even come close. Sure some have better PVP or more exciting combat but as a whole with everything included they literally do not come anywhere near 14 and the devs of those games don't really seem to be bothered with them, the opposite of 14.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I had alot of fun with SWTOR when it came out. The story was super awesome its just there was no end game there at the time.

Nice to hear a review from someone also over 40. I was always put off by sub only games unless the sub was cheap. I can honestly say it's worth the money. The fact that Yoshi considers this his legacy is likely a huge reason why there is care in it and Square is thankfully hands off. That said the core game isn't really good and it's really hard to get someone to mandatory invest the time to reach the parts that have some of the best writing in any RPG.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

It is a huge investment of time to go from start to finish at this point, i think younger people in particular arent willing to invest the time.

I love the game, my character and all the friends I made along the way. I played since 1.0 was released never took a break other then when the game was down. Currently at over 2600 days, and most content cleared. I loved 1.0 and miss odd things like the race to get retainers back in the ward after a patch, chasing someone to buy items from the shop over our heads and other odd things, I do not miss the old anima for tp system though or fatigue.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I remember TP, man that was horrible. Sprint would take the whole bar.

I got in to the game about a year ago i started out as a fem roe warrior i took like 3 or 4 breakes during ARR the fell in love with the game after the bridge fight in post ARR i had to stop and wait after you i told to do the cyristal i waited for my friend's thier and made 3 alt characters 2 before i i payed for a sub and one after a veira monk who made a gunbreaker then got her to lvl 90 on GNB and Sage before heavenward since i was waiting on my friends for like i think 2 month's.

Great video

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

i still honestly have a lot more to do in the game, but i’m taking some breaks in the meantime. it’s my first MMO but i’m very satisfied and love this game deeply

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

It’s a marathon not a sprint. Good approach

Part of the proper execution of the self-insert is that I have reasonable room for speaking my mind, and usually the options I am given are fulfilling to speak. There were a few notable times where I couldn't say what I wanted to, and it did break me out of my character, but it's otherwise quite well-done.

fellow Roe bro, I see you.

The no FOMO is real: I finished the current raid scene, did what I wanted and now I get to chill unsubbed but next month I’m resubbing bc my static is starting an ultimate; not bc we need to but bc we want to The driving force playing this game is fun, not grind, and that makes all the difference

Ignoring the fact that Asmongold basically spit in the eyes of all the ff14 players who gave him a royal welcome and an overwhelming amount of support and then lead them on for months as though he was going to return to continue the story...He did one good thing for me. He made me notice this game. Ironically, I participated in the exodus, despite not even being a WoW player or even a fan of Asmongold. The boost he gave to the trend was so huge that even bystanders like me noticed. Then I went to try it and it was a stellar experience for me.

very nice review

@Manchild_Gaming

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Ff14 is my favorite game of all game. Emotional. Fun. Beautiful. Music.. i love it.

I am so glad that i pushed through ARR because the story was just the ebst i had ever played through

I want to get back into this. I did some ARR content and stopped playing . Loved playing scholar

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed everything past ARR more. It's definitely worth another run

@millionshadesofdarkness2165

5 ай бұрын

Im trying to get back into it as well. Beforeyoubuy7476 is right. If you make it past ARR the game guys waaaaay better.

I started playing this last year only. Very late. I love the ambiance and music but feel like a lot of other parts are quite dated by now. Also, by starting to play it so late it felt like such a massive undertaking to go through all the DLC's (over 1K hours) that I stopped playing. I wish they would announce a new fresh and modern FF MMORPG, I would be there from day one.

@Manchild_Gaming

4 ай бұрын

I also want a fresh FF MMORPG, I love 14 but I think id also love a FF19 or whatever. I just want to see an update to everything and i feel like the game has hit its limits with its coding and graphics.

FF is home, that is how this game is best described.

I'm happy to say that I've felt satisfied with this game. I'm in fact so sated, that I'm willing to let go of it. The years that I played were great, I was happy and they gave me pretty much everything I wanted. I'm incredibly grateful for them not ruining the ending to their 10 year storyline. It wasn't flawless, I have my own criticisms, but it was still far above my expectations and I'd even say they nailed the landing. I don't regret any time I spent in the game or any money I spent on it (something that I can't say about gw2 or wow at all). I will keep my sub going and will return for new story additions. I hope they keep going strong and I hope the game keeps getting better. It deserves the success. I respect everyone working on this game for respecting their players. It meant a lot. I hope it has many more years to go, but if not, then I will just be grateful for what they have given me. I can't say this about any of the other multiplayer games that I've played in the last 20 years. FF14 is a one of a kind marvel.

This was a very well presented opinion on the game. I would love to hear your opinion on other MMO's like Guild Wars 2, ESO, WoW if you've played them.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I did ALOT of WOW so I will perhaps do a video on that. As for GW2 and ESO I haven't played them yet.

i started playing the free trial recently, after playing XVI (and having a blast) i got curious to know more about yoshi-p and his work. i don't know how this will sound, but i have fun only by existing, the feel of belong. the world of XIV feels real to me, there are so much happening all the time, so many people doing their thing while i do mine, that's why i'm falling in love with the game. it's like you said, I AM that character in the screen. i never (seriously) played an MMO before, so i'm still learning how everything works (watching guides etc), but i'm confident to say that i'll play the shit out of it.

As a fellow veteran since ARR 2.0 with over 12k hours, this game brought me so much joy when I'm trying to escape reality for a few hours. Not only are the deva are wonderful, have to give appreciation to the Mod Community, who brings that extra stuff out of the game to compliment my fashionista. Of your a new player, it's never late to come and try this game, especially the free trial

This is a top tier video.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate that glad you enjoyed it.

Channel, before you buy Title, 10,000 hours. That's dedication to seeing g if the game really is worth it.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Took one for the team with this one

Recently broke 4000 hours myself on steam, its been a fun ride despite a couple burnouts. Got my Rathalos last night finally, took awhile x-x

Me here clocking in at 20k. A little bored,burned out ,patches are not fun for me anymore but I'm holding on cause it's been years and I hope it'll come back to me sometimes.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Dawntrail info is all out now. There's a few things in there I'm looking forward to

playing from 2023 1 april, 1010 hours played! still happy!. Island sanctuary is mandatory do? still dont know what is,

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Island sanctuaries is not at all. It's kind of like a Farmville. Gil can be made there but it's more for getting some mounta, glass, emotes etc. Keep it up the game is a blast

I’ve been playing gemstone since 1993. Can’t stop, won’t stop

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Is it any good? I remember that shit being hard . But I was a kid so...

I don’t know why. But watching this video makes me want to play Mabinogi

A fellow Roe Bro! 😎🤜🤛😎

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

The few the proud

3 Yrs to be an Eoazean with about almost 8K hrs of gameplay. I waited for 5 yrs of these BS region locked lifted, Free trial announced and I finally got in. I came from GW2, It almost not click me at first until my brother said that this is old traditional MMO style, I have it to give it time and learn how to play properly, not like GW2 which more engaging battle style. I listened and keep going and holy sxxx I loved this game. Character, World, Story that so well-crafted. Well, It have flaws I wont say it’s not. But no game is perfect and have own player base. But this game standout for me. And like many comments, This game change me, truly. To be a better person. Back then, A game (not GW2 or WoW) change me to be a toxic person. and when think back to that I hate it but I must accepted it. In this game, I would change to be better and better each day I played and help people, properly. And now I have My character of my own as, WoL.

shit im 20 years old guess im gonna play this for another 20

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I suspect in 10 years they will launch a new mmo. Nothings been said but. Yoshi did say he wanted to make ffxiv last at least another 10 years. I think ffxiv will be nearly at the end of its product cycle at that point.

I can't play any race except Lalafells and female Hyurs. This is really a great game. :)

It’s been a long time since I’ve whole heartedly agreed with someone. Couldn’t agree more with you.

One of the best MMORPGs I have experienced to date - I played them all.

@Manchild_Gaming

4 ай бұрын

Whatcha think about the riot one coming up?

This game has taught me to be better at nonverbal communication, Nodding can replace just about anything

As much as I love 14 and keep playing it, god it feels like a joke that every new update is an update without viera or hroth hats

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I feel like they shoulda had that fixed by now too.

I had the same amount of playtime in eso, BUT I was selling gold and made 10s of thousands of pounds, crazy man

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I never sold gaming currency but glad you turned nothing into something

mamma mia!

I run in to the same issue I love the game but can’t get anyone else to play it lol

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

It's the horse we led to water but just won't drink. My advice get a horse that likes water

@DenofOkami

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming 😂🤣😂 bro facts 😂

It feels like the community has gotten worse over the years. Back then you could mess up and no one would ever blame you, regardless of the content you were running. Now you just have to run some daily Raids and there are at least 2-3 toxic people guaranteed. It's a shame. But yea, overall the community is still pretty decent compared to other online games

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

2 out of 8 is 25% Thats about right. I think as time has passed ive just gotten better at ignoring the not so nice people.

@NosferathusShe

4 ай бұрын

This... So true!

nah there is fomo in ff14 like when you want to take a couple months off and you are afraid you wont get the event rewards when a event drops in that time or pvp gearset before it also gets removed permanently. fortuntely those things dont happen often but they still do and i feel like ive missed out some of the coolest stuff

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

If you really worried about glams, then sub for em. At least theres a heads up, and you can choose to reup or not ahead of time. Regarding MMOs I am generally talking about if you dont grind every day youll miss out. Not on subbing one month to play barbie, not judging you cause apparently i also play barbie.

@canadianbren4239

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming you arent wrong from all mmos the amount of frequencies of limited stuff isnt much. like you can get away with a month or 2 of not playing without missing out on a single thing you can just grind later. just the months you missout need to be situational

My total playtime is 433 days, 12 hours, and 37 minutes as of this post. :D

@Manchild_Gaming

4 ай бұрын

Good stuff

I have around 7k hours and i have to say this about the community. it is marginally nicer than any other MMO I've played, but like you said they do tend be extra and when someone is an ass they will be an EXTRA ass. people sometimes feel they can say and do whatever they want, and because "hur dur we're a great community so you're being toxic by pointing this issue out" is a mindset sometimes you end up having to explain to people simple concepts.... in alliance raid for example, there's always that 1 clown who thinks they know better than everyone cause they read a reddit post, or assumes everyone is experienced and a FF14 veteran.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I would say the less people in a room, the easier it is to get to know the room. Alliance raids are a bit of a circus, but in a tighter setting like a savage raid or something you get to see truer colors.

I remember playing the FFXIV beta back in the days and it completely turned me off to the game. Of course, it being a beta was one thing but the game felt so very clunky and heavy which is something, in any game, makes me dislike it. It took me a while afterwards to get into it but when I did, I never looked back. Since ARR / HW, I've remained subscribed to the game and experiencing as much of it as I can and during the luls like those between the last patch of an expansion and the next expac, it just gives me time to try other things. FFXIV is my home, figuratively speaking. I've tried WoW and while it can be fun, it doesn't feel as satisfying to me as FFXIV does. Played City of Heroes a lot too, some other MMOs, both standalone and free to play but I always come back. I think what I like most about it is how it's just somewhere you go when you WANT to, not somewhere you go because you HAVE to. You don't log in because you feel like someone's holding a gun to your head saying "If you don't, you'll regret it later". The story definitively had me by the feels by the end of Heavensward which showed me that even if FFXIV is a "MMO", it is first and foremost a RPG. It's no surprise people call it a RPGMMO instead of a MMORPG, it definitively feels like it was built up since ARR to be something you experience then have others alongside you that are on the same voyage. It succeeds in having people work together and even if you can come across some bad apples from time to time, you instead come across people who are willing to help and simply, genuinely just enjoy doing stuff. Since Trusts are a thing, I always do my first runs of new content with them to see how the NPCs add to the experience of the dungeon but I am also always eager afterwards to get those dungeons in roulettes. It's like that first experience was the canon one and the repeats are just remembering a good time and sometime swapping some people here and there in.

That's a LOT of AFK time

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Was about avg for me I leave it logged in sometimes but not overnight or anything. Just hate logging in and out

Including MASSIVE breaks, I put in about 16000 hours in the game. When I mean massive breaks, I've barely played ShB or Endwalker, so I no lifed the game very hard. I have to admit, if you aren't a casual-fun type of player, it gets a bit hard to enjoy the game after a while. My opinion of the game is very low, and I'm hypercritical of everything now, compared to say, my 10,000 mark.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

The new raids are really what keeps me coming back. In some ways I was sad to hear they wanted ffxiv to go on another 10 years. For my own selfish reasons I'd like a FFXVII mmorpg or something. A whole new adventure.

1 Minute of video for every 1,000 hours of gameplay, that can't be sustainable for the channel!

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Haha yeah I blew my load on this one. Cart went before the horse when making this video

started as a male roegadyn cuz I'm into thicc buff dudes 3:30 supports my statement 🤩 Animation delay is really annoying yes, the game resolves an "instant" action only _after_ its animation finishes. So that tank invulnerability goes on cooldown but you still died is why 💀 Meanwhile FF11 MMO actions actually resolve instantly even beforr the animation finishes, go figure lol

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Perhaps an overcorrection? Haha its funny how they flipped it.

Broo I’m stuck, trying too get too ishgard!!!!

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

ARR holding you up?

@MidnightRamenGuy

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming I’m still new too the game I’m lv 60 what does ARR mean 🤔

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Ahh "A Realm Reborn" Its more or less the "original" game and everything after are expansions. @@MidnightRamenGuy

@MidnightRamenGuy

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming is that when you kill the ultimate weapon, cause I finished that got into the snow area now I went too cross that bridge it says I need too finish a mission but I can’t find it 😔

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Lol yeah you are about there. Im not sure where exactly you are or what the issue is BUT. Lets see if we can fix it. 1. Always look at the top left, itll give you a quest or itll show you where to get a quest often enough. 2. If you really cant find a way here is a list of the Main Story Quests and you can kind of see where you are at and where u may need to go. Here is the link ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Main_Scenario_Quests That should clear up any problems, hope it helped. @@MidnightRamenGuy

you did a better job a reviewing the game than an actual 'game journalist'. Always like seeing when the reviewer shines a light on the CONs of the game and the PROs. Fair review with true words.

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

I wish the sounds effects on all spells and abilities was changed. They're to high pitch and bell like to be.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

They do lack the lower frequencies I think. Higher ones are also just easier to hear maybe that's why they use them so much

@samiches4500

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming that does make sense

I've out about 7,000 hours in, and I've progressively gotten more and more apathetic towards the game the longer it's gone on. The treadmill was cute in heavensward, a bit annoying in stormblood, I'd gotten sick of it by shadowbringers to thinking it truly overstayed its welcome in endwalker. I tolerated my gear and effort being made redundant and useless a few times, but over time it really started to tank my interest. There's 0 horizontal progression in this game but they showed improvements with Eureka and bozja and demonstrated that it was possible for them to offer alternative gearing methods. In a game that is advertised around being able to play all jobs, you will struggle to play 2 or 3 in any serious capacity. Gear is timegated meaning even if you want to grind, you can't. It takes 3 months to get 1 job geared with tomes, same with savage if you clear every week., just for it to be made entirely redundant a couple of months later. The game has also struggled with what I can only describe as area creep. 90% of the active player base is either in the starting areas or in the final areas, and everything else in between is completely empty. When was the last time you went to the fringes? do you remember what the lochs look like? what about the sea of clouds? and the problem gets worse with every expansion as the gap in the playerbase widens.

lmao when you're just watching a random recommended video and see a shitty meme you made 2 years ago randomly pop up (7:44)

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

All meme's matter 👍

I just noticed your name Egg Chen almost 3 minutes into the video, I see you all the time around Primal! Your name is an inside joke in my friend group. Small world...

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Ahh well, if you see me around say hi. Also if your friends know the name, then they've seen one of the best movies ever.

It's all good, but where is my new exp eureka content?

@alejanarrentanz698

6 ай бұрын

NO PLS NO; GOD DAMN NO! xD

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I actually havent tried Eureka yet

My summary and "opinion" and how i feel after playing many years ( since realm reborn) : Great game but not for pvp players. Market price plummets hard during down time content ( between big patches), especially after releasing all the 4 stars crafting stuffs. Meaning Gil financial system regulation is poor and cant totally fault on SE because thats not really their job I assume LMAO. Gil really doesnt have much use, you can earn massive gils, but there isn't much you can use besides housing, crafting materials and the 50m mount lmao ( assuming you have >200m already). Point of this game is all about glamour end game, excellent PVE as well. Combat system is fair ( fair skill rotations but not intensive combat system), IF we put it and compare to BDO ( meaning NOT BAD, just different category) as nowadays BDO combat system is really the gold standard for comparing. They use same formula for each expansion: 3 alliances raids, savage tier pve content, new relic weapons, ultimates etc, new classes. Its good to have these content, but it gets too predictable and boring when you go through this cycle for so many years, basically not so much of fresh new ideas outside of what they have been doing over these many years.

9000 hours and still havent beaten endwalker or completed an extreme/savage, god i wish i had friends...

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Don't need friends. Embrace the Party Finder. I've only had my static since shadowbringers. And I made my own static from people I met in partyfinder.

@schmidth

6 ай бұрын

you're not missing out on much honestly, the raiding system and combat is really boring, even ultimates are ultimately just boring and too easy

Yes, but how many of those hours were spent sitting in Limsa hmmm

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

If I sit anywhere it's at my house.

As a veteran Aion player (aion classic now) im so desperate of really find a good game to play because our devs really hate their community so they treat us like garbage. You think I should give a chance to start ffivx from the beginning? im really afraid that i will get tired of the fact that i will need to level up at the same time all the other people are already geared and max leveled.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Nows the perfect time, you will more than likely be caught up to everyone by release of the new expansion Dawntrail. Even at a slow pace. You can play the first 2 expansions for free too on a 30 day trial, nothing to lose but time.

@angellaloco8066

5 ай бұрын

you're saying that until the new patch release i will be able to hit the max level? @@Manchild_Gaming

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Let me clarify. Dawntrail comes out in summer of 2024. I think its enough time to get to the end game before that releases. It depends on how much spare time you have, but even at a moderate pace i think you can get there before the next expansion. And even if you dont, you arent missing out per say. FFXIV does a great job of keeping old content relevent you can always fight a boss at appropiate lvl/ilvl so that you can experience the difficulty in its intended state. Hope this helps@@angellaloco8066

10,000 hours over 10 years.. avg 8.7 hours a day- every day for 10 years

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I think your math is correct. Not all heroes wear capes

finally. Someone with playtime in an MMO that can actually review it. Haven't watched it yet. But his opinion is 10,000% correct.

Total Play Time: 516 days, 13 hours, 14 minutes yikes

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

It happens to the best of us.

I would like to tell you you’re wrong about one thing. The garbage people are definitely more like 5% at maximum. As someone who started not to long ago, I’ve gotten into about every content except end game raiding and yes I know that’s where the scary people are but they’re definitely not more than 5% of the total population. I came from ESO with about 9,600 hours played and that game is about 50+% Garbo people

@Manchild_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

Experiences may vary. But I really am glad to hear your view on it.

Buying a story skip is a massive fuckyou to the customer

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Do you mean the ability to buy one?

@TheQzzyollie

5 ай бұрын

@@Manchild_Gaming Yeah man

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Well...I personally think its a bad idea to buy one. And the only justification for me would be if it was a second character or account or something. But i think they put it in place for people to catch up with their friends and not have to wait months to play along. Charging for it makes some sense but i feel ya.@@TheQzzyollie

I've tried and tried. Raided. PvP'd. Finished the story. I just don't understand the appeal. I still enjoy old MMO design.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Me too just haven't the same time available. But if I did I like it oldschool

My main issue with XIV is there’s no character building or progression. It’s just hit max level and learn your rotation and then that’s it. Your character attributes like crit hit etc mean literally nothing that entire stat menu is so outdated and meaningless.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

I think you are right about Stats. I personally still want a talent tree or some sort of option for customization. But I doubt it'll ever happen.

This game isn't resource heavy. RTX 3070 and Ryzen 3700x at Highest settings, 40-60% utilization on the card at 144 fps locked. 8-10% utilization on the CPU. I'm not sure what potato rig you're running, but it's time for you to enter this decade.

@Manchild_Gaming

5 ай бұрын

Running a 4090 with an i9 13900k, I believe. I was mainly referring to my previous setup with a 2080ti i7. Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but you sound a little sweaty there, sir