Never thought I'd have a chance to read off the translations I made on that book!

@notjannet

28 күн бұрын

Hearing you in there was a really cool moment :D

@katojiku

27 күн бұрын

It was glorious, thank you lol

@N..O

27 күн бұрын

Well I’m never missing a lecture again after that, don’t want the scribe to cast an ancient curse on me…

@Lunaraia

27 күн бұрын

@@N..O bit too late for that... for your own sake... don't stay in the pitch darkness for the next 72 hours... or was it 96? That last inflection is a bit hit-and-miss based squarely on context, which the rest of the curse wasn't that open about. so its either or

@ladyellen7993

27 күн бұрын

ILL NEVER BE LATE AGAIN, TEACH O.O;

kinda funny how you managed to beat thordan first try when it's implied that WoL ALSO solos thordan and all his knights in canon

@rathgames

27 күн бұрын

Sometimes we get a little poetic storytelling. As a treat.

@scorpiowarrior7841

26 күн бұрын

Techincally in the lore, all trials (at least on normal) before Shadowbringers patch content/EW are done solo.

@maximilianschug6271

26 күн бұрын

@@scorpiowarrior7841 pretty sure susanoo actually has pre trial quest dialogue to the effect of 'go grab your conveniently nearby adventurer friends'

@scorpiowarrior7841

26 күн бұрын

@@maximilianschug6271 a few in sb have that. Most in hw and arr imply ur soloing it though....so bishmark was lore accurate

@shawnscouten5184

25 күн бұрын

@@scorpiowarrior7841 they might have also retconned the first 3 primals into being done with nameless scions thanks to duty support being added, but I’m not sure on that.

The Virgin Aetherochemical Research Facility -Long and arduous -Has a poison that can't be antidoted but can be Esuna'd -Has effectively 4 boss fights with tight DPS checks -Took plenty of tries and strategy changes The Chad Singularity Reactor -Short and Sweet (1 boss) -Has Thordan's boys (They're just thicker adds) -Engaging DPS check when Synced -"Who...what...are you???"

@OldSpaghettifactory89

26 күн бұрын

its not really engaging unless they redid the fight. i remember when playing through the msq being super let down by how quickly it died. a pretty common issue for msq bosses, honestly, is that the gear syncs are so lax they just get chunked down as fast as a warframe boss and you dont actually get the epic climactic fight a rpg expects...unless you sync the minstrals ballad.

my reaction when the god king super pope cannot even hold a candle to the power of a flying whale

i can't stop laughing at the fact that Thordan was done in one try.

@darkuscarlet

28 күн бұрын

Not just one try, but level synched too. He's such a joke.

@Cariyaga

28 күн бұрын

Kinda makes sense, though. The warrior of light is PISSED.

@harvmiester1

28 күн бұрын

"What... ARE you?"

@Coolio_Ash

28 күн бұрын

FIRST TRY

@Pumpy_Gumpy

27 күн бұрын

Thordan not having an item level sync.

Let's be real here, Bill is the true star of this series.

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

True.

I'm in a community for a relatively small Twitch streamer who mostly plays 14, usually either speedrunning or NG+, and I just want to say that these videos have gotten a ton of us 14 players to start solo characters. We're probably far from the only ones, there's probably a ton of people who've started solo runs because this series proved that it's possible. We're all rooting for you, go do what we all thought was impossible!

not gonna lie, this series is one of the reasons I just started ffxiv

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Oh I hope youve been having a wonderful time :0

can we talk about how rad Regula's combat style is? He's a mixture of GNB, DRK and MCH, and his gun-greatsword is called the motherfuckin' 'Bastardbluss'. He may have been in heavensward, but in reality this man is seven expansion packs ahead and has unlocked multiclassing.

It’s so thematically appropriate that Thordan can be done solo/level synced pretty easily. You definitely fight him solo canonically and it adds to his “what are you” reaction a lot

Who shall win?! The twelve strongest warriors and their pope turned primals? Or One little level synched warrior boi?

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Hmmm my moneys on the twelve

@zirilan3398

27 күн бұрын

@@rathgames my moneys on Raw Intuition

Oh, you did NOT just pull out the Nier music! You can't keep putting banger after banger track in these, there'll be none left!

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

This is a real concern I am currently facing

@lucyarisato6850

27 күн бұрын

@@rathgamesI highly recommend looking into Project Moon’s music (Library of Ruina, Limbus Company, Lobotomy Corporation) to help solve this crisis.

Say chat anxiety is so relatable xD I remember back in ShB when you have to call Feo Ul, I flubbed it twice and then just logged out from the shame.

@sirtacovi3262

27 күн бұрын

the Feo Ul thing is the best one because they are 100% playing into say chat anxiety

Amazing job, getting to the end of HW at last. And as I said before, now the fun part begins as Susano is waiting to jump from the top rope and slam into your hopes and dreams because of his giant sword mechanic, because Yoshi P never assumed someone would ever try to solo everything before. .If you can get past that, then literally nothing will ever stop Solo again.

@thest0mpa

28 күн бұрын

kinda, there are the forced tank lb3's in shadowbringers and endwalker but those are gonna be interesting things to get around

@NokoFace

28 күн бұрын

@@thest0mpa IF he somehow gets past Susano, I'm pretty sure he can reach Endsinger. Warrior of Light's forced tank LB3 can be invulned, but Endsinger's cannot afaik.

@RyoIsamuGaming

27 күн бұрын

@@NokoFace It can?

@williamkauffman3106

27 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, susano is not soloable. I've attempted it. Tried doton and salted earth for the sword, even living shadow. As soon as the sword clash starts, they disappear.

@williamkauffman3106

27 күн бұрын

​@NokoFace I think you got that backwards. Paladin can invuln the endsinger lb3. But I'm retty sure WoL can't be?

This is, by no exaggeration, actually the best FFXIV series on this website. Love watching each episode as it comes out.

Not gonna lie, randomly hearing a theme from LUNAR DRAGON SONG of all games in your video gave me one of the the most "wait a minute where have I heard this before" feelings I've ever had in my entire life.

@rathgames

27 күн бұрын

You are one of, maybe 2 total people that were able to name Lunar dragon song as a thing that exists. Thank you.

Man. I love how the discount coil boss rush from the second boss gave you INFINITELY more trouble than Thordan.

The normal version of Thordan is *suprisingly* forgiving when trying to solo it. Its still tough without an insane stat advantage, as one big mistake could still kill you, but a lot of the big DPS checks and instant kill mechanics are, luckily, reserved for the EX version and beyond.

Damn, I had no idea the adamantine billhook looked that cool. I may actually have to grab one to toss into my glam dresser.

Ah yes, SynodicScribe casually showing up to summon the deepest beings of the void mid video, peak crossover content.

We shall always remember "IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR!!!".... The pope? What about the pope...

being there for thordan 1st try and being part of the wall of supporters in ishgard after was a treat. thanks for everything you've done on this journey.

Splendid upload m'lord.

@philipgoette

28 күн бұрын

Excellent jest m'lord.

Man, can't wait to see you take on Nidhogg. Surely this furious primordial force of rage will be more epic of a fight than a whale, or a random dude with an old-fashioned magitek walker.

@Foxpawed

27 күн бұрын

Also spoilers for future videos but I just started getting caught up on the VODs and BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON THE HOUSE MILORD

damn i wasn't expecting the thordan 1st try well played

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Neither was I

this is genuinely too cool, the fact that u can play a game usually done with 4 players as a solo is too cool. going to go back and watch what the rest of the journey was like! cant wait to see you in endwalker!

00:24:30 That's me, fightin' Khloe... She deserves it!

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Thank you she truly does

@Sensiav703

28 күн бұрын

Who would win? An Elezen man who has solo'd all of ARR and conquered the mighty Bismarck or A 13yo Miqo'te girl

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

@@Sensiav703 khloe beats me every week.

@shadowofchaos725

27 күн бұрын

Blood for the blood god (Khloe). After all you're reporting to her of all your kills and only rewards you a level if you meet the quota.

Congrats! This took a ton of work and has been very fun to experience watching your videos. Good luck getting Endsinger down. I'll be here cheering you on.

your series has gotten me into crafting cause it made me realise that..I can do all the crafting and gathering stuff for free. I was told all the time that crafting is a massive gilsink and I dont have alot of money and yet here you are doing it on your complete own without touching the Marketboard. That awoke something in me and made me realise I dont have to spend gil

@qamarqammar7629

28 күн бұрын

Awesome! Another tip then for you: Not only does crafting not have to cost you money but low level crafting/gathering can make you a lot of money. You can choose how much time you want to put into this, but there are a few simple things you can do using the materials you are already farming for yourself: When you make a starred GC turn-in make an extra one for the MB. Crafters who want to buy their way up will buy it from you. Gathereres/Crafters also buy their HQ gear off the MB rather than making it themselves. If you are making your own, make an extra to sell. Combat accessories also sell. Learn to check MB "history" and see what's worth the effort. It is a lot easier than people make it out to be and you might as well profit on your way up. Edit: And I don't know why people tell new players crafting has to be a massive gil sink. It can be but doesn't have to be. If you enjoy the process, then it's not a time sink it's fun.

@rnglillian8081

27 күн бұрын

@qamarqammar7629 adding onto this crating for the MB advice, I'll give two strategies that have helped me make a decent chunk of money and is a fairly consistent source of income if you keep up with it. The first is to look for things nobody is selling, mainly equipment. Make sure it still sells for a decent price normally and that it sells reasonably often. Then mark it up 10-20% what it normally sells for. Find enough items that fit this to fill your retainers selling space as empty retainer selling space is lost potential income. The second does require a Gil investment in most cases as it requires stuff that will most likely take more time than it's worth getting. It essentially consists of making very expensive glam and furniture items, which often have mats that are very hard to get that sell for a lot themselves. But even with the high cost of just buying all the mats, you can often times still get a 100k profit margin. Use tools such as Lolorito to search the market board for you for the items that have the highest profit margins at that moment on your world and Universalis to search your data center for the cheapest world to go to to buy the expensive mats from, further increasing your profit margin. Both strategies work well and will get you a pretty consistent Gil flow (I got 50 mil in about 3 months doing both) with strategy one being much more accessible and low risk with little market volatility or competition to worry about but less potential yields than strategy two. Strategy two is higher risk, more competitive, and usually requires significant Gil investment, but it boasts potentially high returns for this risk. One last bit of advice, try and be updating your market board listing's atleast once a day if not twice. I typically update them when I log on and before I log out.

@tgr3423

27 күн бұрын

@@qamarqammar7629 I think it's because crafting is a massive pyramid scheme lmao. The market board thrives solely off of impatient and convenience. There isn't anything you couldn't craft or gather yourself with enough time and dedication, but most people aren't willing to pay the time cost involved for it.

@qamarqammar7629

27 күн бұрын

@@tgr3423 I think that can be true. I used to frequently hear people telling new players to just spend the money to get to the end. Fortunately I think that people are better informed now and when they pay to get past certain levels or hurdles it is a strategic decision (time vs money) rather than some kind of exploitation or magical thinking. There are a lot of players now with hundreds of millions of gil lying around who would rather not craft their own gear, or who hate gathering or some such. In which case the MB functions to at least redistribute money around, although it never really absorbs any of it. We need a very creative gil sink in this game and somebody has to invent one. The gold-plated mounts were funny the first time but how many is anyone really going to buy?

Fun fact about Thordan: The Towers mechanic actually just explodes in a really big area; it isn't the whole arena. I only know this because I spent a stupid amount of time learning how to solo Thordan EX. Turns out the fight is a cakewalk as long as you kill him *before* the "Stun Player A and Player B has to pretend they're Harchefant" mechanic can happen, since it instakills you if not blocked (and there's nobody to block).

ONTO STORMBLOOD, AND EVEN FURTHER BEYOND!! ALL HAIL SOLO ONLY, HE WHO WILL NOT FALTER, NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL THE ROAD IS!

Soloing Thoridin is hysterical. Really puts into perspective how terrified he was after the fight because in cannon you DO seem to solo them all. The WOL being terrifying to others are moments I love in FFXIV. I know there are a few other moments but this is the top one

I just recently found and binged this whole series. It's incredible watching you do what so many people casually wrote off as impossible. Your dedication is an inspiration, and between you and JoCat, i finally convinced my wife to start playing as well! Keep up the hard work, don't lose your drive, and even though you're running solo, you've got a huge crowd all here cheering you on all the way!

I finally finished Heavensward yesterday and can finally continue watching Solo's journey! Really love the whole process of figuring out the gear and even using maps and portals, the final fight was especially awesome with how it was done on first try after that second boss problem. Congrats on finishing Heavensward!

I was there in chat for the thordan clear and I've been waiting for this video to come out ever since. It was so cool to watch it happen! Congrats again on finishing core heavensward!

Man, this journey has been one hell of a ride. But.. I've loved every moment of it. I love catching you live. I love watching these videos. I love talking about your journey with friends and random strangers I meet during MSQ roulette. I am looking forward to further adventures of Solo.

Oh my goodness I'm not the only one terrified by those say quests, I'm so glad to hear that lol

WOOOOO! SOLO ONLY MOVES ON TO STORMBLOOD! Just think, Endwalker is only a step away! If... that step was the size of the grand canyon... multiplied by 7...thousand. Good luck in Stormblood! :D

@majimapyro370

28 күн бұрын

There's still Nidhogg...

@ThatBowlOfSalad

28 күн бұрын

@@majimapyro370 WOOOOO! SOLO ONLY MOVES ON TO NIDHOGG! Just think, Endwalker is only a step away! Plus a Nidhogg.

great job!!! my discord friends and I all really enjoy seeing you do this, best of luck with Stormblood and beyond.

Congratulations, watching this journey has been absolutely insane and I can't wait to see what heights you can reach in the future, and if you ever hit a true final wall...these victories are so, so sweet though.

It's okay Rath ur allowed to phone in the video descriptions only I read that far down It'll be our little secret lmao

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Dont break my trust on this

Thordan getting rolled in one will forever be funny.

I got every episode into my reccomended feed within a day of publishing, so I didn't even realize I wasn't subbed one closer to 50k

Finally subbed due to your insane dedication and because you give me joy clearing out all these damn side quests 😂

Kinda funny Thordan was done in one try. Canonically the WoL kicked Thordan's ass and his entire knights of the round solo, unlike the other fights which have you canonically do your summoning. Very fitting.

Eagerly looking forward to seeing what you cook up for Susano when you get there

The ending of this one straight up brought a tear to my eye. I've been neglecting my solo account for a couple weeks now to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but I need to do more with it so I can catch up. I want to be standing beside you at The End. This series has singlehandedly rekindled a lot of my fading interest in this game, after all! Also on a less serious note, I really thought Bibliotaph would be a wall because I remembered how hard those last adds hit. What I didn't know, however, was that the idiot stands still almost the whole fight even if you move. Wow, genuinely incredible! lmao

excellent start to the month fellow rath!

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Thank you fellow rath

I was hoping for you to go further and I am happy to hear you say you will!

Thordan was not ready for Solo powered by all that dew

Little late watching but i want to say it's been an absolute joy watching your journey. I mostly go listen only on a lot of videos but I'm in full view mode for yours. I look forward to you being able to end a thousand year war with a single with their trusty axe

Excellent video, I'll truly remember this, in the name of the emporer

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

In the name of the emperor

I just want to say as I catch up on your progress, I honestlt love that you're still using Dragon Quest music in Final Fantasy videos. The small juxtaposition is delightful for those that recognize it, and a minor novelty to those that don't. Well done Sir.

i'm so sorry rath i was already subbed so i can't help any more

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

This is tragic thank you for your desire to assist all the same

Excellent video, m'lord! Now to catch up on yesterday's stream vod to see how that went. 👀

omg that Thordan fight was AMAZING! And adds even more to Thordan's who-what are you? line. Just amazing!

I was still thinking of Thordan back during the HW launch. He did wipe my group before cause dps was really lacking... there were a lot of nooblets who still hasn't grasp basic rotations. The part where you had to lower the hp of that knight that was casting an arena-wide aoe and the two adds that each tank had to pull off, those were the deadliest back then. Because you cleared it once the first attempt... I wonder if they nerfed it to the point its easy mode or it was just that easy back then and I was just paired up with teams of noobs. But this is awesome. You are truly living the solo ff14 life. Big fan of isekais so this having a player do everything alone fits it so well lol

Firstly, this series has made me more and more excited to jump into FFXIV with my mom, thank you for that! Secondly…. That was it? I expected Thordan to last longer. I also thought Niddhog was the final boss of Heavensward for some reason…

@rathgames

27 күн бұрын

Nidhogg is post HW :0

@dancingwholeness

27 күн бұрын

@@rathgames oh…. Good to know! Thank you. For both the series and the information. :)

Another wonderful video Rath, thank you for all the wonderful content and chill streams. Your community is a wonderful pack of silly goobers who never fail to brighten my day.

Amazing as always, keep on keeping on Solo we will see you Walk that End

Having logged out last year in the middle of Stormblood, I'll have to go back and carry on so I can really understand the impact of all the fights to come. Also love the Nier music.

Solo only may be an adventurer on his own, but he's got all of us cheering him on!

Every end is the beginning of something new. Congratulations for completing Heavensward!

This journey is awesome to see

Great video milord!

A good way to start thy day m’lord

An excellent video as always, m'lord!

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Oh thank you :^)

Grandma (Destruction) is a fantastic choice of BGM for Thordan, also one of my favourite Nier tracks XD

"I'm so glad that you decided to walk this path with me to the very end...as I walk it alone."

This made me realize that I was sleeping on that silver scroll mechanic getting it will be amazing to start dawntrail with

Thou dost forget, the true boss of Heavensward. My most Holy Sire, The Perfect Iron Colossus, He Who Is Most Holy, His Magnificent Light radiating throughout not only Dravania and Eorzea, but Time Eternal, Alexander! PRAISE BE!

I will continue to follow the journey of Solo and Bill until the very end because I do it not for the glory of mankind, not just because its interesting to see just how much is skipped when using a full party. No i do it for only one reason, one purpose I continue to watch FOR THE EMPEROR

A few videos ago: „Originally, we were gonna stop at the end of post-arr, since there’s no way for us to beat the Crystal Tower” Now: „Originally, we were gonna stop here, with Thordan” I hope it becomes a trend that the end of every expansion was „supposed to be the end” until we get there and then he’s like „you know what, maybe after all…”

@rathgames

27 күн бұрын

Lmao, yknow yeah I forgot about that. CT was the first, man I cant do this solo guess thats it, and Thordan was meant to be the, we probably took too many exceptions so this will be a nice cinematic end. Thankfully thats the last of them :^)

It's okay Bill, we will miss you.

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Its still bill he just put on a suit

splendid video m'lord. i hope you are never able to unsee regula van heracross

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

You've cursed me

Congrats! What fun!

Look forward to seeing you solo The End. :)

Evil French Orthodox Pope: "Who--what are you?!" Rath's WoL: "Brother... if you only knew..."

Such a cool series. :D

Rath we love you buddy

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Oh thank you :'^)

And 3.0 is down! Kind of expected Thordan to be a bit of a joke tbh- Bismark has always been the real wall of HW. What I DIDN'T expect was the downright hilarious method of beating the Bibliotaph. Regardless... we're with you, Rath. Until the End.

Glad to be here. Can't wait for Susan in a few episodes!

Yoooo Thordan first try??? That's awesome! With Crystal Tower long behind you, and the one stream I popped into prepping for Baelsar's Wall (really curious about how Nidhogg went but we'll get there when we get there I suppose), I think the next biggest obstacle is going to be Susano, no?

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Perhaps perhaps. We shall see

Until the end. Congrats.

"Let's jump into the final fight, no prep or anything just to see" Oh dude, this fight is a glorified cutscene, you've got this easy "And just like that..." Yep, g freaking g's my guy...Nidhog though... that's gonna be tough, can't wait to see how it goes wrong and how you break through it. I pray for your sanity and for your journey to continue

I love this series And just in time for dawntrail, two new level 80 jobs….. and who knows what else will get implemented for lower levels…

IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR i declare this a great video!

congrats!

Man, if you pull this off all the way to Endwalker, they should make a solo only option upon character creation. Just label it; "A true test of your skill and knowledge." Also, it should be available after you beat the game normally so you know what to expect.

It's been an epic journey so far, great fun, next I suggest doing it all over, but this time play around the free trial restrictions for that added flavour.

Man what a journay this is, it's astonishing seeing how far you arrived, i love how entertaining each of these vids are. A question tho, if you aim to reach Endwalker, what are you planning to do for bosses that require at least one more player like Susano?

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

We shall see when we get there

that was awesome Rath

@rathgames

20 күн бұрын

Thank you rune :^)

yo lets go i love this series

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Oh thank you :^)

@breadimus5486

28 күн бұрын

no thank YOU for being nuts enough to do this in the first place

Best way to start mental healtg awarness month. And pride month. And you know June is a busy month.

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Just a little busy but worth the busy :^)

The NieR music is an excellent touch in the end ❤

The fact that Bismark put up more of a fight than Thordan... Idk who to be more scared of now.

@iantaakalla8180

28 күн бұрын

I like that in every meta way possible Thordan is never the hardest battle amidst his contemporaries, completely opposite his storyline which treats his absorption of Lahabrea and Nidhogg’s eyes and a thousand years of prayer to the Archbishop as a completely new threat that has to be taken down now or else will rampage.

Congrats on the Heavensward, Rath!

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Thank you jade :^)

8:07 Somehow just made me think "By the twelve I´m tweaking"

i am so glad im not the only one who dies inside anytime i have to use say chat with others around

I want you to know that your choice of music alone has caused me to replay Dragon Quest VIII and IX. You did this.

@rathgames

28 күн бұрын

Thank you I hope you suffer the maps in IX for the hundreds of hours I did.