Ridiculous use of a coffee cup as a gimmick

@bennymountain1

2 жыл бұрын

At least he's got new mug every time.

@asraarradon4115

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if she washes those ears.

@zzzzzz1039

2 жыл бұрын

Its defense mechanism. She doesnt like handsome men, they intimidate her.

@Trolly.Troll.

2 жыл бұрын

>.> gheeeeeeeeee

should retitle this to "Zepla getting personally attacked for 26 straight minutes"

@angrykagg421

2 жыл бұрын

Haha.

@lucidd4103

2 жыл бұрын

This guy overall attitude is a bit cringe, imo. He is relentlessly being negative and condescending, delivering "truth" rather than giving an opinion or sharing his experience playing the games he talks about. This video is pretty good compared to the rant he usually make about a game. He is pretty much the opposite of someone like Zepla when it to how he engage in something.

@nararanaraiii2022

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucidd4103 honestly I love that about him, hard truths are needed in the landscape of analysis, positivity and opinionated stuff can't be taken seriously when being objective

@Sercotani

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucidd4103 why do you think he's delivering "truth" rather than his opinion or sharing his experiences on things? I've seen his "worst MMO" series and its always him that plays those games, and he's...sharing his experience and giving his opinion on it. I also think a bit of negativity (if that's what you call it), or pessimism is healthy in these games. So many games have slowly changed usually for the worse when people let their overwhelming positive experience made them think "oh this small negative thing is fine". And it usually is fine, but to outright reject that the negative thing exists isn't...healthy. Just pointing out a flaw or flaws does not mean that the whole positive experience is totally ruined. People who really are like that probably don't enjoy most things in life in the first place, since obviously they're just looking for a reason NOT to do x/y thing, rather than admit the game's good...and Josh does point out the good things of the games he plays too. But of course it's impossible to be completely objective, some people are gonna form opinions on a content creator's work whether its deserved or not.

@s47o26

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucidd4103 So you're probably a fan of New World (or any game Josh didn't like) and one day you found his channel and didn't like what he said about a game you like so you decided "yup he's cringe!" , because to say that Josh doesn't say his opinion, or talk about his experinces means that you've never seen any of his videos, or seen one about the game you like and didn't like what he said. besides how is trying to be as objective as possible in a review for anything bad? or something to criticize?

I love how Zep proves Josh's point on emotionally driven answers

@runnergo1398

Жыл бұрын

This chick looks absolutely psychotic and on drugs. WTH is wrong with her?!

Ahhh, reading the chat here when Josh talk about other MMO is like reading Asmon's chat before he play FFXIV, every fan have their bias.

@Boosttackle

2 жыл бұрын

I love josh, man's got the most insightful videos on these mmo's you can find on youtube.

@sashabraun5927

2 жыл бұрын

@@Boosttackle Yeah, I'm glad Asmon made him more popular.

@ThisisCitrus

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, anything (99%) in Asmon's chat is terrible and toxic.

@Tyrbris

2 жыл бұрын

It's a known fact that any MMO that you've never played or only played at launch and haven't looked into for years is pure garbage after all.

@unixtreme

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisisCitrus Twitch chat in general is a cesspool, I watch Asmongold but I ignore chat, and when he goes into one of his tinfoil hat conspiracy theories I tune out for a while, lol.

I started GW2 just out Josh’s recommendation. Good guy.

Josh is 100% correct with his list. He choose to not mention the Fruitbowl game on purpose. Never.

@billy_cross5580

2 жыл бұрын

I agree he’s pretty spot on Cozara if you’re if you’re looking for advice those are a good list to choose from and I watch GZA entire playlist well watched with a strong word I’ve skipped through his entire playlist of the worst and rainbow ever looking for the Jules and agree with them about everyone that he thought was good and which ones I thought were terrible in fact I just hit that password or the next button quite a bit but I watch the ones like defiance defiance 2050 was a pretty well thought out well-designed MMO it just wasn’t controlled or supported properly by Trian worlds and then later of course Gamego just put it out to pasture

@RefugeeKLicious

2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, the fruitbowl game reference took me a hot minute to understand lmao

@Sanguiris

2 жыл бұрын

I knew instantly what he meant when i saw "Fruitbowl" lmao

@demacherius1

2 жыл бұрын

check out the World of fruitbowls -waterwalkers end video on youtube

@Grebeny

2 жыл бұрын

I personally don't agree with the guild wars 2. I was huge fan of Guild Wars and when they released the second game, I was excided for it too. But OMG, so many things got wrong with it. They just can't keep one direction, it feels like every time when they release something, they drop something that they started in the trash can. And I personally don't like to invest time in a story that gets dropped every time when the director changes coffee brand.

I LOVE Guild Wars 2! I found it so much more enjoyable than WoW because it rewarded me for doing something that WoW punished me for and that was exploration. When I first played WoW I wanted to explore the world of Azeroth, and so from the Blood elf starter zone I tried to sneak through all the zones as a rogue to get to the main cities, I quickly learnt that higher level mobs can see through your stealth and will not hesitate to kill you. Guild Wars 2 however, rewards players for exploration through really big experience gains. There are vistas which are the GW2 equivalent of /lookouts, jumping puzzles that are built into the world that give different rewards, and my favourite which was a big chunk of experience for fully exploring an area and doing the quests in it. You really feel encouraged to explore the world of GW2, its relaxed but world bosses were exciting, it also was the first mmo to give me some sort of story experience though I think FF14 really nails that aspect. Overall, I'd encourage anyone to try GW2 out it's really great :)

@LucashhLima

11 ай бұрын

You will still die if going to higher lvl maps, though.

Asmon: *takes a break from streaming* Zepla: There must always be... a react streamer.

@BioMatic2

2 жыл бұрын

this sounds double true now that Xenos is reacting to more videos.

@SledgehammerEditing

2 жыл бұрын

She is a clown, she literally mentions smaller youtubers getting content overlooked and her content is literally being cringe...

@Rylai_xiv

2 жыл бұрын

reacting is meta right now. every major ffxiv content creator is doing it.

@SledgehammerEditing

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rylai_xiv dead ting

@petrus9067

2 жыл бұрын

@@SledgehammerEditing what

Guild Wars 2 saved me from WoW during BfA. GW2 was an old, friendly mmo which I played years ago, at the start, but never bought expansions and fell out of touch with the ongoing story. But when I went back, they had a big "Welcome back" event where they gave away the storychapters for free. So I completed the entire journey with my first ever character I made there years ago, I explored Tyria fully and never regreted it. My friend introduced me to her guild and they are amazing people, who we did fractals together. I still go back to GW2 time to time, beside finishing Shadowbringers. During covid, they fell behind with the development sadly, but I hope End of Dragons will give this game a well-deserved conclusion. Or... make it be reborn and starting a new chapter? Who knows :)

@eleeyah4757

2 жыл бұрын

End of Dragons is officially not intended to be the end of GW2 - they've clarified that explicitly more than once both in streams and in at least one news article. It is the end of the Elder Dragons as we know them though. We don't know what comes after, story-wise. :)

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

I never managed to stick with GW2, exploration though is amazing in that game, and the mount system is the best in the industry in my opinion

@Spidahman4283

2 жыл бұрын

I should have followed your example

@jtjc7705

2 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing about gw2 is every time you go back your gear and masteries (like talents for the world you earn each content patch and keep forever) are still just as relevant as they were when you left. Some people have a hard time without the carrot on a stick to drive them, you have to kind of give yourself goals, but 5k hours in already and I am still working on things and there's a new xpac coming for even more.

@runnergo1398

Жыл бұрын

The developers of GW deserves all the money they get, that's for sure.

I am perpetually heartbroken over how overlooked guild wars 2 is. Criminally underrated.

@MrMongoose30

2 жыл бұрын

This 💯

@hermelinbube5237

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Started 9 years ago and still in love. Dont get me wrong.. played a lot of other mmos (wow, ff14, eso, terra, each for about 50-100h), but eventually came back to gw2. The Exploration, the mounts, the combat, Account-wide progression, General quality of life, impact of your own skill... nothing came close to it.

@AustinParkerKillulotz14

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't like the combat

@BerserkerTwo

2 жыл бұрын

@Whats it Play? that was my take. I bought it when it first released. I loved so many elements of it but just could not get past the combat.

@MrMongoose30

2 жыл бұрын

@@BerserkerTwo Did you even try the action combat or did you stick with tab target

Video should be renamed “girl has a mental breakdown from being told she has an addiction”

Zepla is having way too much fun at the fact that Josh never mentioned WoW 🤣

@therabbits69

2 жыл бұрын

That's fine by me. I played FF14 and think every aspect of it is utter trash. Literally every aspect from the music to the visuals to the "job" design. My friends ask me to buy the newest xpac for it and I actually demanded my money back after an hour of playing it because I couldn't handle playing it anymore. It was...so...fucking bad.

@Miranox2

2 жыл бұрын

@@therabbits69 Obvious troll 0/10

@GriziDaWiz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Miranox2 it is quite obvious bait, I’m hoping no one actually responds to them seriously.

@loveliestfawn

2 жыл бұрын

@@therabbits69 Damn, I'm sorry that FF14 is better than your favorite game in every way. It's ok bud, you'll come around.

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

@@loveliestfawn Don't respond to obvious trolls

Josh always looks like he just came back from a big anime fight before recording his videos

Josh: You should never ask internet or you will get an emotionally driven answer Zepla: *Immediately* *emotional.* love both Josh and Zepla videos tho lol

@JustinK0

2 жыл бұрын

*Continues to be the entire video*

Zepla didn't expect this to be a psychiatric evaluation...

@Anomajulia

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely crazy bitch... love her

So, Zepla being the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme version of FF14 plus the fact that she's extremely into the Dark Brotherhood in Elder Scrolls is a nightmare combo to keep me awake for 2 weeks. xD

Funny thing is, Guild wars 2 actually does everything correct. Mounts, dyes, transmog etc. Other mmos including FFXIV could learn from it.

@ROCKNROLL947

2 жыл бұрын

Literally everything, except marketing. I'm always surprised how really overrated is FF14

@Carsten...

2 жыл бұрын

@@ROCKNROLL947 we need player housing like FF

@nowthatscrazy

2 жыл бұрын

Except player freedom. I always felt like i was running around corridors. Never felt like an open world..

@Veridiano02

2 жыл бұрын

Guild Wars 2 is one of the top 5 MMO's for a reason. It's one of the great 5 because it does MANY things right, but not all of them. Not everything. I love GW2, I loved the franchise since prophecies, but even I know GW2 fails to deliver anything even close to a housing expirence. And the worst is, you actually have a home, which is a poor name for a place where you can put daily farmeable crafting nodes with rare to legendary materials in. The class system is a mess. I mean, it's a good idea and it works because those working on the level, enemy and enviorment design are pure genious, but it can work much, much better. Either you are an action combat MMORPG a la black desert with combos with no roles at all, just 5 people hitting something with some random, vague support skills or you are a target skill game, like FFXIV. But you can't be something in between. GW2 is a well proof of that. I mean, and don't take me wrong, it's not a great game. GW2 it's not a great game, is a masterpiece IMO. But perfection doesn't exists. Like FFXIV having one of the worst experiences from lvl 1 to 30 that I've seen in my life. Those first 30 levels are attrociously bad. 2/10. But once you there the experience improves dramatically from a 2/10 to a 15/10. Every game have something good and something bad.

@iBlueFlash

2 жыл бұрын

Its unfortunately Pay 2 Win...

This is Zepla's version of what Asmon went through being obessed in one game and judging another game looks from just a few videos and screenshots. DejaVu. I've tried all of these MMOs. The one I return to the most? Guild Wars 2, like Josh said, it's easy to take a break and hop back in. I went back to Guild Wars 2 after the New World mess XD

@Exel3nce

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty naive and pathetic mindset

@donmarelio

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can tell getting such a heartfelt recommendation of GW2 by Josh really gave Zepla some major cognitive dissonance from never having tried it. The way she coped with it was pretty typical, too. Immediately find something very minor but negative to latch onto and dismiss the game in its entirety. So what if there is only one race that fits your supposed "aesthetic"? Go play that race then and discover the actual rest of the game. Plus, the asura are actually quite cute and an even snarkier version of the Lalafell so I imagine she would fall in love with them super quickly. From what I've seen of her humour on her channel, I think a lot of their writing would be right up her alley.

@Orrissan

2 жыл бұрын

@@donmarelio I found it funny that she jumped to the exact same defensive mode Asmon did when people said "just play FFXIV". Also, as a Orc/Xaela... Charr or fucking bust. War races best races.

@guiltycross

2 жыл бұрын

This, i did 14 when I quit during the dark days of GW2 (2017 Pre POF). I actually just came back 2020. Man i havent stopped yet and it's almost 2022, the game is so complete now. Pvp actually works. I don't feel left behind. I can look however I want (female human masterrace fools xD). I actually end up comparing all MMOs to GW2 to the point where I think it's unhealthy lol. Played a week (not even) of New World then totally threw it in the bin. Didnt take long for me to realize it was shit, look at where it is now, i daresay it's dying after just a month.

@Exel3nce

2 жыл бұрын

@@donmarelio fits perfectly

Guild wars is def my favorite mmo, so many fun things to do. And very relaxing. 1400 hours in the past year and a half and I still have so many things left to do.

@WaltRBuck

2 жыл бұрын

It isn't my favorite, but it's is a very close second.

@rikmang

2 жыл бұрын

EQ2 was mine played that for like 16years

@guiltycross

2 жыл бұрын

On my 7 thousand mark. I still have a ton of shit to do, my achievement pts is still 18k lol!

For those wondering why Josh didn't mention WoW, it's quite obvious, but he said on his stream multiple times that at the moment he'd not recommend it. If it was like a decade ago then yes. Which as a long-time WoW fan, it's a shame, but it's the current situation, plain and true. On the other hand, when Asmon said in one of his videos we're in some sort of good times for MMO's overall, he's right. Plenty of options for different types of players.

@hippopotatomoose

2 жыл бұрын

He also did not mention New World unless I completely missed it.

@brooksp1191

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippopotatomoose He did not. Simply because New World isn't in a good enough state to recommend it. He has mentioned it in other videos that it can be a good game, and worth the cost, but still needs a lot of work and fixing. WoW isn't recommended because WoW isn't a game that is worth recommending.

@dosbilliam

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippopotatomoose He's done enough videos about NW to justify not mentioning it; as for WoW, there's actually a clip on Josh Strife Says (initially fan-made, now given the JSH seal of approval) about Blizzard trying to get him to make a sponsored video for Hearthstone and his response to "how much money" was "just make a good game" and well...yeah.

@Pompadourius

2 жыл бұрын

IIRC at one point during a stream he also said he's moving on from talking about WoW as frequently because there's more interesting things to discuss as opposed to beating the same dead horse.

@gazz3867

2 жыл бұрын

@@brooksp1191 I did play New World. Going in I expected a mediocre MMO at best because it was a completely new franchise. I found it very enjoyable until I got to a high enough level at which the broken-ness of it - which I knew about - would become more relevant to what I would be doing at that level. So I took the good memories, uninstalled and walked away. I easily got my money's worth and I regret nothing.

i like how she actually proved Josh's point when it comes to emotionally driven answers. Josh is always on point!

I love FFXIV but I can recommend Guild Wars 2 for the Jumping puzzles alone.

@RPGfanatic1996

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of people say that actually. Are they really that good?

@benoitrousseau4137

2 жыл бұрын

​@@RPGfanatic1996 It kind of is. The mid-air control is a bit better than in FFXIV and there are a lot more jumping puzzles. There are also hundreds of mini-jumping puzzles posing as vistas around the map.

@NemXX2

2 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of things i don't like in GW2. One of them being the character movement being so floaty. Which makes the jumping puzzles significantly worse than FF's. But, there is more. There is no gear progression, there is hardcore implementation of the store, the inventory management is half the game. They make so many different items that purposidly fill up your inventory and sell you expansions. More, if you don't want to have to constantly be buying salvage kits... buy indistructable ones from the shop. Want an alternative skin for your mount? Shop only. For your glider? Shop only. There are more things from the gearing to the eventual sense of repetition on the maps after the first 2 seasons. GW2 is cool to experience for a bit, but it is not to regularly play. If you look too hard you find a very frustrating game. I do not recommend GW2 to anyone. GW1 was good though, when it was current. I do find it a better game than GW2. I do recommend it instead, though it's pretty barren these days.

@Mortal_Indeed

2 жыл бұрын

@@NemXX2 OK.

@kk.3850

2 жыл бұрын

Mesmerports4days

I love Zepla, but I felt that she was diminishing his work and words all the time. Anyway, Guild Wars 2 is a great MMO with lots of great stories and features. I think Zepla would enjoy it

@norskeNNNN

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah couldn't help but notice that too. Oh well.

@gabriel2v20

2 жыл бұрын

Bro that woman was extremely obnoxius for me in this video.

@golichenkova87

2 жыл бұрын

He literally talked about gamers like her in the beginning... Very sad...

@CenKyne

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. This is the worst zepla video I have ever watched due to the cringe factor. Some of these games are legendary legacies too.

@TankTaur

2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree. She's probably doing it in a kind of ironic or self-aware way, but the "implied joke" in her every comment is lost on me. Maybe her fans understand them, at least I hope so. Many performers get called out for laughing at their own jokes all the time, but I guess she gets a free pass because she's so darn tootin' adorable? Also, passing on GW2 in mere seconds because the races didn't "look right", while somewhat understandable (aesthetics are a matter of opinion, after all), it makes her come off as somewhat shallow. I enjoy the content on her main channel in general, as it helped me get into FFXIV, but this video was not a very flattering display.

zepla's face at 6:58 is the same face every wow neckbeard made when people started suggesting for them to play ffxiv

@methos4866

2 жыл бұрын

part of that is just her meme'ing i think. You can see some in her chat take it seriously though which is funny.

Being a fan of aesthetics, I see Zepla having too much fun with GW2's genre-best wardrobe and dye system. One feature in gw2 that doesnt get highlighted as much is the fact that you can actually mix and match gear properly. The dyes will make them look like parts of 1 whole set, and then 95% of any the transmogs do not clip against each other- it even adjusts if you will be wearing some long boots for example. I honestly rarely ever use any of the outfits i got from the store.

@nithwct5226

2 жыл бұрын

Fashion Wars 2. Gotta do something when you never have to upgrade your gears stats.

@guiltycross

2 жыл бұрын

@@nithwct5226 gotta up your shiny game haha

@wisimar3940

2 жыл бұрын

You even have extremely rare infusions if you want extra cosmetic memes!

@optimizedlaziness6183

2 жыл бұрын

I use the outfits to level in style without spending 50 transmutation charges 👌

why does she try to put him down him right at the begging like " who is this guy what is he talking about ". And it is 100% correct that online you will always get emotionally driven answers. Why did she try so hard to disagree with him? I get that you don't know the creator but maybe you should chill with analysis until you hear more Ok, now I'm 5 min into the video and got way more annoyed at her attitude while watching this video. Not once did I feel anything like this from Zepla never got annoyed with her before really so I am just confused about her behavior. The dude is straight-up killing it in the video why is she like this And finally, the nail in the coffin was at the very end of the video when she says the looks are the most important thing of an MMO. yieks.

@ggnombe3832

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Dodged a bullet with this one. Extremely immature, and toxic behavior throughout.

My two favourites are FFXIV and GW2. But i actually think that Jumping Puzzles and the mount system in GW2 is unbeatable. It's an experience people should definitely go through.

@Hexamus

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. No game does mounts better than Guild Wars 2. I think the only way mounts fall short in GW2 is if you're someone who is into collecting mounts.

@TheNightclawer

2 жыл бұрын

@@FieldMarshall3 the dye system in GW2 is the best full stop. just wish FFXIV get that much better

@Exel3nce

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that you dont get a mount till later is awful

@UIMcocodog

2 жыл бұрын

i played gw2 years ago back before any of the expansions, when i started in ff14 i found the leap of faith thing in the golden saucer and since then iv kept gw2 installed just for the jumping puzzles =D

@Dreamfillah

2 жыл бұрын

@@Exel3nce Good thing the core/vanilla game wasn't designed with mounts in mind so it doesn't feel that bad. PoF zones onwards they started designing zones much wider and spread out to match the mount mobility

Guild wars 2 is fantastic. It was the first MMO I played after being hardcore into RuneScape throughout my childhood and teenage years. Picked up GW2 my first year in college and it’s a game I always go back to during content draughts in WoW or FF14. It’s definitely a game more for collectors, fashion collectors (the true endgame) and alt-o-holics. Great introductory MMO for people who want to try raiding and hard 5 man dungeon content (fractals). End game gear hasn’t changed so if you geared out a character 8 years ago and logged in today it’s still relevant, there is no gear treadmill. Highly recommend GW2 to people who can’t keep up with gear progression MMOs and need a slower pace

@Danceofmasks

2 жыл бұрын

I've been debating trying to sell Guild Wars 2 in the comment section here ... and you've done a better job of it. Speaking of jobs, I've found that it's faster to fully level and gear an alt in GW2 than it is to level a new job in FF14. Now, while I'd like to say that means I have a bunch of characters I play, in actuality, I have a couple of favourites and the rest of them are parked in front of a big daily chest for lazy loot. To date, I'm still not sure being able to log out in front of a jumping puzzle reward is good for the game or not.

@kunitakeokeya6745

2 жыл бұрын

Tried Guild Wars 2 for a bit and REALLY enjoyed the engineer. I wanted to like it but I always felt that I was playing by myself as no one seemed to want to interact. It felt like a dead, empty world to me and the players ghosts.

@fargonthebrave

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed to many people make fun of it with out of every trying it I personally believe that GW2 has far stronger wardrobe set up and material storage system.

@benoitrousseau4137

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kunitakeokeya6745 Guild Wars 2 is the ultimate "solo MMO" experience. I have ascended (highest iLvl) gear in every slot on multiple characters and I never once joined a party except with IRL friends. In comparison, in WoW you're stuck at world quest iLvl if you refuse to play with others, and in FFXIV you can't even get past MSQ level 15 because Sastasha is mandatory. Nevermind old school MMOs like FFXI where you couldn't solo anything at all past level 10. But GW2 never makes you play with others, nor does it encourage or reward you for it. It's pretty much a solo open world game. The gameplay itself is good but it barely qualifies an MMORPG because of how it's designed, even though it has all the systems for it.

@kunitakeokeya6745

2 жыл бұрын

@@benoitrousseau4137 That explains why I couldn’t get into Guild Wars 2. It’s designed to be solo. Fair enough but not what I’m looking for. Glad you enjoy it, though.

It amuses me how some of these WOW / FF14 folks immediately turn their noses up at GW2 when anyone dares to put it on-par with their game of choice. Like, bruh.

@ROCKNROLL947

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so ridiculous. That shows how toxic is FF 14.

@jonfox4022

2 жыл бұрын

@@ROCKNROLL947 ff14 community is pretty hypocritical, they commonly preach about being wholesome and accepting but absolutely shit on anything they don't agree with. Kinda sounds like most groups in the world, so while they may not wanna hear it, they're just like everyone else.

@pandapo7542

2 жыл бұрын

they're coping. it's hard for addicts to see outside their boxes.

@Moonshainu

2 жыл бұрын

"I care how the game looks" paraphrasing, but man, how can you say that and play ff14. That shit looks like cheap chinese plastic.

@thatonedog819

2 жыл бұрын

I left wow after cata and went to gw2. I only recently started playing WOW again. But I love gw2. But every time I go back to wow, I always die because I jump off crap expecting to glide 😂

Zepla looking at the Guild Wars 2 website was almost like watching someone unwrap a gift they don't want but have to pretend to find interesting.

@zai5880

2 жыл бұрын

@@LightriverArt Give ARR a break, lol. its from 2013 after being made in less than 2 years from saving a dying mmo.

@zai5880

2 жыл бұрын

@@LightriverArt I mean.. Thats any game my guy, when you come out with new content, you advertise the new content. Not just an FF thing.

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

@@LightriverArt Arenanet does advertising? This is news to me

@ROCKNROLL947

2 жыл бұрын

FF14 is pure marketing, that's the strategy. Because as a MMO is criminally mediocre and overrated

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

@@ROCKNROLL947 What's an mmorpg for you then?

GW2 is a great companion MMO to FFXIV. The fact GW2 leveling focuses on world exploration and combat was a wonderful change of pace from FFXIV's linear, story-focused MSQ model. The open world also feels super alive with dynamic events and player groups forming organically to beat them.

I feel like Zepla felt directly, deeply, personally attacked.

Funny how Zepla sounds here like a WoW fan refusing to give FFXIV a chance whenever josh talks about any other game besides FFXIV xD

@mememaixiv3955

2 жыл бұрын

? She literally said she's a massive fan of ESO...?

@ShermTank7272

2 жыл бұрын

True, as someone who used to play RuneScape back in the day, I felt that whenever she said she didn’t like the look of it.

Zepla: You shouldn't ask people for internet advice, not because it's emotionally driven, but because you shouldn't ask the internet for advice.... Well Zepla, you took Josh's attempt for a reasoned answer and successfully turned it into a "Because I said so," answer. I dare ask, could your response have been.................. emotionally driven?

@TheRedAzuki

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah just like you said. the reason you shouldn't ask is because its emotionally driven. If Internet was 100% objectivity, asking the Internet wouldn't be unreasonable.

@devious2172

2 жыл бұрын

Zepla didn't finish the sentence but there are other options. She could be implying the internet gives terrible advice because people on the internet have limited experience for example. Being emotional isn't the only reason someone might give you bad advice. You can have an emotionless, sociopath give you plenty of advice you may not want to take. Or someone very ignorant could give you objective advice to the best of their ability. You can say, "the internet" isn't made up of our best and brightest. Basically think of it this way. He's saying don't take advice from the internet because they're biased. Her response was, it's not just biased but also insane.

@jonathanbaker4361

2 жыл бұрын

@@devious2172 yeah I know what the internet is, thanks. Bias does a better job summarizing than all the things Zepla DIDN'T say. See communication works better when you use your words. Although people who can sympathize may say, she ment this or that... but the fact is if she didn't say it, you can't be sure that's what SHE ment... only that it's what you ment when you thought, "yeah she's right."

@jonathanbaker4361

2 жыл бұрын

@@devious2172 I will grant you, if you have followed Zepla a long time and have heard her open up about her thoughts on a given matter, then you can get to the point where you might say, "yeah she ment this." But it's wrong to assume every viewer knows her like you might.

@devious2172

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanbaker4361 I don't really know her at all. I was a first time viewer watching with an open mind.

I had to stop part way through. This guy is way to handsome and the accent. Dangerious.

@akastellar1301

2 жыл бұрын

Dangerouse

@MaakaSakuranbo

2 жыл бұрын

He's great yeah, plus that waistcoat

@raphael8951

2 жыл бұрын

Dangreous

@taco_sensei

2 жыл бұрын

Dangroungeable

@hippopotatomoose

2 жыл бұрын

Did you watch Asmongold's first reaction to Josh? The chat was trashing him then Josh shows up and the chat changed to, "Oh shit! He's hot!" LOL 🤣

I'm more a GW2 player, but I'm also playing FF right now. Just finished post-stormblood, about to do the crystal tower. I will say, the screenshots they gave from 2012 are not very telling for what to expect from Fashion Wars 2 (just states that that's not what I call it but that's what much of the community calls it and for good reason.) You might take a look at Wooden Potatoes coverage of both games to learn more about GW2.

You should really give GW2 a try, it is a lot of fun. I am surprised he didn't mention Neverwinter in his list.

@smward87

2 жыл бұрын

He can't recommend it for the same reasons he didn't mention WoW: it's a game he used to love but the company behind it has corrupted it. In Neverwinter's case it is egregiously p2w. He even featured it in his latest entry in the "Worst MMO Ever" series. So just watch that video and you'll know why he didn't list it here.

Zepla, because you asked him specifically NOT to do Aurum Vale, if he sees this, I'm sure he's gonna just use Aurum vale gameplay EXCLUSIVELY when showing FF14 in the future lol

@hippopotatomoose

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Josh can be so petty 🤣

@Hurbster2112

2 жыл бұрын

He'll turn up one day with an Aurum Vale mug and not mention it at all.

@hippopotatomoose

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hurbster2112 absolutely! Show, don't tell. And he'll sport a smug grin.

@itsanixela

2 жыл бұрын

He tends to show just a few clips in his videos on specific games, too. Forces you to focus on what he's saying instead of what he's doing in-game.

@Hagosha

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsanixela oh no, trust me, i know. I also know just how petty he can be from watching his streams, lmao

Runescape is a genuinely good game. The progression system always provides you with *something* to do, but if you find something absolutely apalling the game doesn't force you to do that piece of content to unlock more content. The games progression is as open ended as can be and there's multiple ways to achieve anything you set out to do. The combat is very simple at first, but the end game PvM is still challenging and engaging. If you just wanna run in and rush the endgame and kill all the shit avoid this game, but if you want to experience a massive world with quirky fun quests and content for decades worth of play then check it out. If art style and graphics is a major turn off for you, then i guess you will just have to look past this gem of a game.

@rayvg7709

2 жыл бұрын

I've been shilling OSRS for years, no one wants to try it cause 'it looks bad'. But everyone that ever genuinely gave it a shot loves it.

@ATOMiiCChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayvg7709 edit: I'm saying it's not grindy I think it doesn't help aswell that it still has a rep for being super grindy, like he said it takes thousands if not tens of thousands of hours to reach end game and really it doesn't take that long at all, especially RS3, plus runescape isn't about endgame its more about the journey and adventure it's not about rushing to the end to do cox or tob

@ATOMiiCChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@RayVG I think it doesn't help aswell that it still has a rep for being super grindy, like he said it takes thousands if not tens of thousands of hours to reach end game and really it doesn't take that long at all, especially RS3, plus runescape isn't about endgame its more about the journey and adventure it's not about rushing to the end to do cox or tob

@rayvg7709

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATOMiiCChicken it doesn't take tens of thousands of hours to reach endgame, it takes that long to max, which is 'beating the game'. I'm at 100 days played and am partaking in the end game content, I'm 2017 total put of 2277, I still have a lot to do but I'm already 'in the endgame'. I've got almost the entire game open to me and it's just a completion list now.

@ATOMiiCChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayvg7709 I know, the guy in the video said that I'm saying it doesn't take that long at all

12:58 "...And Skyrim was apparently Todd Howards horcrux based on how many times has has re-released it." I think I laughed way too hard at that.

I actually really love watching Josh's videos. Probably one of my favorite content creates regarding MMO's in general and in some cases FFXIV.

I love both josh and zepla deliberately ignore that mmo.

@clarioneversole9013

2 жыл бұрын

Josh didn't just ignore it, he sniped it hard. There was so much dry sarcasm toward that game slipped in there it had me in stitches!

GW2 is an awesome game. Got better over time with expansions too. Mount system is great. PvP is awesome. If it's open world that draws you in, or PvP, it's far more immersive than FFIV. But if it's story you want, or boss engagements, then FFIV is where it's at.

Guild Wars 2 is probably the best mmorpg out there to just enjoy the game without feeling stressed to log in on a daily basis. It lacks a little in Competitive PvE but is, in my opinion, the best game when it comes to Open World PvE and zerg PvP Gameplay and got decent 5vs5 Battleground-like PvP. On the other hand FF14 has the best raid content from the mmorpgs i played. Playing those games together is a perfect match.

Sometimes Zepla puts 12 almonds in her pudding. When shes really feeling crazy? Thats right. 15. We are nothing if not flexible! 🤣

"Is he suggesting that I be a casual?" 🤣

I'm sad that SWTOR didn't get mentioned. It barely qualifies as MMO, but it has some of the most amazing player focused stories I've ever played through. The imperial operative storyline is in the top 3 for stories I've ever played through.

@gabriel2v20

2 жыл бұрын

That game is so much fun. I played the sith warrior and the bounty Hunter storyline, i had a blast with both. Going to try the operative and sith inquisitor too.

Amazing that he missed the huge MMO from such an enormous franchise loved by thousands and still played today. Oh well, maybe SW:TOR will get a mention next time.

@Revanbzn

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody basically talked about it. Maybe he will talk about it with the new big update.

@sabretoothau

2 жыл бұрын

@@Revanbzn oh i was just wording it to pretend I was talking about WoW. I figure he's just talking about MMOs he's personally played.

@UIMcocodog

2 жыл бұрын

​@@sabretoothau he's played wow loads. its just not something worth recomending to someone that asks "what mmo should i play?"..... unless you already know wow lore(and maybe even if you do) the story of current makes 0 sence. the combat is very technical to play well. 3rd party software is bassically mandatory. it costs significantly more money than everything he listed beside ff14. it has very very little good casual content. and it demends constant upkeep of your character to stay relevant unlike all the games he listed. youre actually trolling if you tell a newbie to go play wow.

@afretz1a4

2 жыл бұрын

SWTOR is a single player game, change my mind

As someone who played GW2 since the very beginning (and also gw1), and is now on FFXIV, my new main game, I'm so happy to see that GW2 is finally getting some love. It used to be in the shadow but it is an amazing game. I will never uninstall this, and I will always go back to it when patchs comes out. Actually it's the perfect side game for when FFXIV runs out of gas between patchs.

"Is he suggesting ... that I ... be a casual?!" - that cracked me up so much xD

It was the idea of not having to level alts and not having to gear alts (because you can't pass the important gear to your alts in WoW) that sealed the deal for me, too. The cherry on top is the fact that FFXIV is goddamn gorgeous.

@IchWarRAR

2 жыл бұрын

"Gorgeous" being a loose term here it seems. I get it everyone has their favourite mmo but i'd say ff graphics aged like milk. The only mmo i know of that i really would call "gorgeous" would be bdo, albeit it's flaws.

How did Zepla become popular?

@Korksbebig

2 жыл бұрын

Involvement with Asmongold.

@brainnotbright1563

2 жыл бұрын

@@Korksbebig i was always wondering thx, before it was really no name for me in mmo scene :D

18 years of RuneScape is the reason I love DoH/DoL so much

He specifically chose mainly "sandbox" mmorpgs for this list. Basically meaning that these games respect the player's time put in. RuneScape is the prime example. The grinding I put in 15 years ago on a public school pc is still relevant due to the constant character progression. People choose the mmorpg genre for the long haul. It's a lifetime choice, really. A virtual real life if you will. Your progression in life doesn't get reset every 2 years, so why should the game you're playing do so?

@Thelaretus

2 жыл бұрын

As an 11-year RuneScape player, I agree.

@TheJP100

2 жыл бұрын

Now THAT needs to be told to Blizzard 😂 Honestly, ive been playing mmos for the last (almost 20 omg) years and this has really bothered me a lot. There are essentially 2 options that are picked most of the time, 1. Character/Item strength updates 2. World expansions without necessarily increasing player power... Its 3am in the morning, im not goung to write another essay. In a nutshell, I'd like to see some seasonal more MMO games, essentially keep the old version online and allow players to hop in an enjoy the new ride for a couple of months before its simply over and some years later you get another one completely new, no preparation of veteran players and such things. This way games wouldnt feel like a lifetime decision while still being playable with friends and ingame aquaintances. I think there is even a lot to be gained by simply allowing an MMO to actually die, for players and publishers alike. Imagine starting wow nowadays and seeing that there are literally so many achievements, mounts and pets to collect, that everything is just worthless because the contrast between things simply started to melt. There are only so many shades between black and white that we can meaningfully distinguish

@Skyblade12

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJP100 WoW is not an MMORPG. It’s a seasonal action RPG like Diablo, or a seasonal looter-shooter like Destiny.

@ArchangeVie

2 жыл бұрын

That needs to be told to bungie bc I’m EXTREMELY pissed at the fact they erased my character bc they only wanted beyond light story to be relevant I played destiny 1 and original 2 so I basically lost 7 years of progress just because they didn’t want to streamline it and keep it relevant, I’m very interested in the new expansions but I absolutely hate the fact that they treat me like a new guardian when I’m truly a veteran who just took a break

@palladiamorsdeus

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJP100 Been saying that since Cataclysm and that was BEFORE it got so bad. Logging in to find my character works completely differently now when I enjoyed the previous iterations was not a good feeling. Of course now XIV is starting to go down that path too...

Imagine beeing called out

@noahleach7690

2 жыл бұрын

she got called out hard lol

I came from Guild Wars 2 to FFXIV. It's a good game with lots of exploration and great mounts that focus on quality vs quantity. The maps are well done to tell a story on its own with events that can happen randomly and change the environment depending if you pass or fail. I recommend it, but take your time, there is no major raids that I know of these days

@Nillami

2 жыл бұрын

I still love my GW2. It's a good game that you can always go back to when there's a downtime in FFXIV. I love mal exploration, jumping puzzles and the best mounts that were created ever in any game - with the physics, and their own gimmicks. Hands down, great stuff ^^ The best thing is, that we don't need to limit ourselves to just one game ^^

@libsoric6693

2 жыл бұрын

Might be late to the party, but there's 7 raids (about 3 to 4 boss each with some added challenge modes) and with the most recent expansion they've added raid-adjacent content in the form of "Strike challenge mode" which are single difficult boss battles.

Gosh finally decided to click a zepla video and she is judging promo Sylvari compared to her customized and tailor made Viera lol Girl why not look at some actual fashion war videos?

Sometimes I feel like playing FFXIV, sometimes I feel like playing WoW, sometimes I feel like playing Sims 4, sometimes I feel like playing City Skylines, sometimes I feel like playing Pathfinder: WotR, and sometimes I feel like playing NBA 2k or MLB 2k. I play whichever game I feel like playing. I tried New World, don't really care for it and will probably move on. I tried several other games and didn't feel them, so I moved on. Games are supposed to be fun, so I play whichever game feels like fun at that time. What I don't do is worry about the games I dislike and stick to the games that I do like. I know it's a hard concept to get behind, but play what brings you joy in that moment. Hell, sometimes I play Raid: Shadow Legends or Cafeland on my phone because that is what I want to do. Sometimes I even put down the games and read or play my guitar! All about what I want to do in that moment and I don't care what anyone else thinks. I agree 100% with what Josh says!

for whoever said "Chars wish they could be Hrothgars" im pretty sure this should be the other way around, Chars have more face and hair customization than hrothgars lmao

@SSDexter99

2 жыл бұрын

I love how they run

@SicilianFiraga

2 жыл бұрын

I gave my charr the biggest anime hair I could. It's great

@BrannedAortal

2 жыл бұрын

@@SicilianFiraga fr lmao my friend had goku blue hair, and i could always tell where he was on EBG

@ntplusofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Bro that all-fours animation was honestly the best running animation in any MMO.

Zepla: "He's never putting the mug down!" Josh: "Hold my mug!"

On one of his videos he said he wouldn't talk about WoW because he feels that there are Many MMOs that are just compared to WoW and he doesn't want to compare them to that anymore.

I'm absolutely feeling attacked. 6000 hours in and all I want from Final Fantasy is another 6000 hours of solid content 🤓

@therabbits69

2 жыл бұрын

How do you get 6000hrs from that trash? My friends got me to buy the newest xpac (I know the previous ones are free) and I couldn't even handle it playing it for an hour before demanding a refund on that turd of a game.

@brianbogholtz9485

2 жыл бұрын

@@therabbits69 Bobby Kotic over here pretending to be a dude named Scott 🤣

@ex0stasis72

2 жыл бұрын

@@therabbits69 I can relate with your sentiment. It took me 4 different attempts to get into FFXIV with years between each attempt before it finally got me hooked. For me, it was when I finally tried it using a controller (gamepad) instead of a keyboard and mouse. So many of my annoyances with the UI faded away when I just used a controller.

@tycoonMOBevolve

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah maybe it’s too difficult for you

@therabbits69

2 жыл бұрын

@@tycoonMOBevolve lmao to difficult. FF14 is no where near difficult. I got bored cause it was to easy and the storyline was grade school. Everything was predictable. The "jobs" were also super underwhelming.

I like my ff14 but gw2 is my main time sinker , even the charr are so fucking cool despite them being a furry race , they have tanks , choppers , rifles , cannons and giant steam engines , they might be the only furry race i actually like playing

"A big factor on if I play a game is how my character looks" That's wild. At least she knows.

Ok Zepla. I know he said a lot of things in there. But now I'm scared that you're going leave us because he sent you into an existential crisis 😂

I’m not sure how to feel about this Zepla. She feels to be emotionally ‘everywhere’.

@ntplusofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah she (probably unintentionally) came off super whiny and anal toward a content creator who actually gives other MMOs an honest shake, and doesn't just write them off because they're "not XIV." It's kind of wild how contrarian she gets with his points without adding any sort of constructive commentary.

I think it's really cool that he was able to mention every single MMO in this video

I actually watched this live, and there are things left out, but the point still remains the same. I have played GW2, I have a lot of hours in it, and I love the game. It is one of my go to back up MMO's. FFXIV though is my main love, and will always be home. I have played other MMOs in my time from my first being Everquest, to WoW, to LOTRO, Rift, Tera, Blade & Soul, Everquest 2, and many other of the freebies. Heck even tried Archage at one pt. It really is worth tryin others, even if you always return home to your favorite.

@Exel3nce

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why one would stay and only try 1 and thats it

Her cognitive dissonance trying to ignore his GW2 recommendation was impressive. Look at a few screenshots and meh the whole game, GW2 has awesome customisation options for one.

@gj4312

2 жыл бұрын

She didn't ignore it, she just hasn't played it lol. Salty because she didn't highly recommend a game she knows nothing about and dared to say she doesn't like some of the screenshots. And those screenshots, while they don't represent the game, look awful. Based on that first impression, can't really blame her for saying meh. Especially when she prefaced it with "I've never played guild wars 2". She didn't meh the whole game. She made it explicitly clear that she hasn't tried the whole game.

@Carsten...

2 жыл бұрын

@@gj4312 Nah your just fanboying over her so hard you don't see it.

As someone who’s played ESO since it’s release on PS4 and eventually got it on PC and sunk well over thousands of hours into the game, it’s easily one of the best games I’ve ever played. It had its issues and I was able to look by them at the time but the main thing with me was the PvE stat checkers being toxic to others for not having high enough DPS, meta builds being way too OP, and the freaking Cyrodil lag when it was prime hours. I still hop on the game maybe once or twice a year just to mess around in some PvP and it’s still fun. I have a magicka necro that I freaking love.

@mazhiwezakizo3513

Жыл бұрын

One of the main mechanics in the game I disliked was "Weaving", and it just felt unnecessary and cumbersome, and if you didn't weave you were just trash, and I found it toxic and unfun.

It's pretty funny that during the eso section, she pauses it to talk about her lightning mage tank. As Josh is playing and talking about his necromancer mage tank. And how it was a custom built thing for the fantasy appeal. Just like Zepla was saying about hers. And then she skips forward right into the runescape thing and misses the whole segment from eso where they're basically talking about the same thing at the same time 😅😅

i love strife.. he is a super humble dude and delivers quality content when he talks about stuff....

@lucidd4103

2 жыл бұрын

I have the exact opposite vib from him, maybe because i only watched his youtube channel?

@SSDexter99

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucidd4103 If you can catch his streams, he is amazing. Allot funnier and less like he is talking down to you when he is off script

Don't make fun of RuneScape! :( Not every game has to look shiny to be enjoyable. I think the Retro style looks charming...

@queenbean7071

2 жыл бұрын

Runescape isn't bad, for its time it was litteraly the best. It's just gotten older which happens even with mmos.

Gw2 basically does what every other mmo does but better. The only problem is that it's a horizontal progression mmo, so it's off putting to the people who have only played vertical gear grind mmos. It has an awesome crafting system, dye system, combat system, it looks pretty af, the exploration is top tier, it has awesome jumping puzzles, the best mount system, it has dynamic events done well that make wow world quests look like side quests. A structured pvp system that puts all in the same level with skill being the only difference, WvWvW where you can run massive zergs, build siege equipment and siege castles, it is very story driven for people who love that, But in the end, it's a horizontal progression mmorpg and that to a lot of people is not fun. They play for that next piece of gear, that 5% bump in stats.

When Zepla said "I'm feeling attacked", I FELT THAT TOO!!!!!!

I absolutely love seeing the love gw2 is getting in these comments. It's criminally underrated

Final Fantasy XI is still playable too. Sure it's old and all but with some guide like the BGWiki one it's pretty cool to discover. You also need some visual mods to make it more beautiful, some reshade and all but overall it's a nice game :)

@ThisisCitrus

2 жыл бұрын

Especially the private servers like Wings and Eden.

@pimacs

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisisCitrus I play on official server, the most popular one: Asura. But I heard some good things about private servers :)

@ntplusofficial

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy XI more than X|V at this point.

Josh is the only reason I know half of these mmo's exist Edit: I can't unsee it WHY 1:55

Guild Wars 2 is by far one of the best MMOs out there. FF is amazing, but I always go back to GW2. Plus you can easily make bunny and cat girls with all the skins in the game lol.

"I feel like he's gonna sell me magic cards" *Casually has a top 6 botg playmat in the background*

I hate how much you've cut from the GW2 part. Even the part that the video is sponsored by GW2.

@adoringfan1226

2 жыл бұрын

She should do like Asmongold and let the entire video play out of respect

Its funny that I appreciate Josh's honesty and I think he is very well informed on the MMO genre and then I see Zepla just shitting on him lol

@armysunicorn9630

2 жыл бұрын

She's not shitting on him though?

@ntplusofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah she pauses for obnoxiously long periods to pick apart his point on emotional responses on the internet (with ironically her own bad emotionally driven take), acting offended at the notion that she's completed most of FFXIV's contend by saying she "barely scratched the surface" while she's literally farming what most people prog weeks for. I used to really like Zepla but her behavior in this is kinda cringe.

Poor Zepla having a panic attack. LUL

Ah yes finally, Zepla is watching THE man. THE legend. 😎👍

When Zepla gets called out, oooof. XD

Deciding to play a game ... What Zepla says: "How does my character look ?" What she means: "No bunnies, not playing" just kidding :)

@robix7192

2 жыл бұрын

Someone show this lady the Springer! Also you can put bunny ears on any character

@guiltycross

2 жыл бұрын

@@robix7192 sadly the site doesnt show the best of the fashion wars from the community. JSH didnt feature it as well. My guildie has a Naruto Mesmer (with six paths form), Wolverine, Thanos, Mystique, and Jiren among many others lol. I have an anbu kakashi myself lol

Zepla really took offence in this video which she passed off by laughing. It's true what he says though, you have to ask yourself the question. When this game dies (which it will eventually) what will you have to show for it? Absolutely nothing. Letting that sink in is difficult but its why I stopped playing games pretty much altogether.

@KwehShiro

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing is eternal, you have to enjoy it on the moment. You can chose to stop playing games, but also don't be scared of playing a game because you don't want to get attached. You'll still have the good memories, or at least, a good time in the moment, if you ever forget.

@hippopotatomoose

2 жыл бұрын

This is a bad stance. It's an experience. It's enjoyable. It's entertainment. It's good value. Let's not forget that MMOs create memories we'll have for the rest of our lives, not only the memories of the game but of the relationships we formed with other players.

@petrus9067

2 жыл бұрын

If one spends idk 20 years having fun in a game, i think they will still be proud and happy even when it dies. It's not about saving your character forever, but the experience you had is what matters. I don't think you should stop playing games for this reason, but Don take advice from the internet i guess

@petrus9067

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippopotatomoose or in the case of 14 (i haven't played many others) additionally a great great story that i will be happy to have experienced

@hybro8

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippopotatomoose You can’t even put memories and experiences from a virtual world and real life in the same universe. They simply don’t compare.

He makes some of the best videos about mmos, probably the best

Guild Wars 2 was my first MMORPG and, much like Zepla with WoW, it took over my life and was my favourite thing in the world. I must have 10,000+ hours in it at this point lol, and it's certainly worthy of all those hours. In my opinion, the official website really doesn't do the game and all its features justice seeing as most of the promotional material is still the same they used years ago when it came out. With its expansions Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire, and soon End of Dragons in February, even without ever raising the level cap its Mastery system makes you feel as though you're becoming more experienced and a part of the world as you learn how to navigate it in new and meaningful ways. Also, again in my opinion, it has an amazing multi-year spanning story extending plot points all the way from Guild Wars 1 in 2004 that are reaching their climax in the next expansion much like Endwalker. (And Zepla was right, Sylvari best race) Since 2017 though, I've mainly played FFXIV. It's become my new obsession and new home a lot like Zepla coming from WoW. Now I mainly only go back to GW2 for the occasional seasonal event or any new story updates and dedicate a week or two to the new content. I'm planning on taking my time with Endwalker and savouring everything the devs have put into every nook and cranny, and then in just a couple months I get to do it all over again with my original gaming darling. I honestly feel spoiled for content over the holidays because of it lmao

@neontenebrae1918

2 жыл бұрын

OH AND I NEARLY FORGOT Guild Wars 2's version of glamour is so, so much better done than in FFXIV, the system itself anyway aside from the currency used. In FFXIV, you need to have the item in your glamour dresser after spending a glamour prism to store it there with limited space. In GW2, you just need to have unlocked the skin once on your entire account, and then on any character it is permanently added to your Wardrobe with zero limit. As long as you have a Transmutation Charge and are the corresponding weight class (Light: Necromancer, Elementalist, Mesmer | Medium: Ranger, Engineer, Thief | Heavy: Warrior, Guardian, Revenant) you can glamour your gear wherever you are in the world. The edge FFXIV has over GW2 in the glamour/transmutation department is that generally FFXIV's outfits are better-designed and glamour prisms are super cheap, whereas Transmutation Charges in GW2 are either a map completion reward or bought for gems in the game's microtransaction store. It's why I (and many others) used to keep a character slot free to be able to make a new character, spend half an hour sprinting through all the main cities for map completion, and cash in 6 of the charges before deleting the character. It's a hassle, but the QoL outside of the charges is better than FFXIV's glamour. The items you actually are glamouring are better in FFXIV. Dang, that was word vomit. I'm sorry xD

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

@@neontenebrae1918 one of my main gripes with gw2 fashion is that like 90% of medium tops are trenchcoats lol, the game is worth trying out just for the mount system tho imo

Ah yes I need a crossover episode of Zepla and Josh. Please and thank you

@RasenRendanX

2 жыл бұрын

Plus Asmon and Rich. on All Cast

In this video she sounds exactly like how everyone expected Asmon to be about FFXIV lol

Gotta say, Zepla, Guild Wars 2 is legit. It's a different take on the genre than FFXIV, but it's differences are what make it so compelling. You should give it a try, I think.

Zepla’s chat honestly disappointed me here. I’m a ffxiv fan and player too, but I keep an open mind and try to accept that there are other MMOs, heck I play them or at the very least played them. Seeing her chat just shit on other MMOs reminds me of WoW. Don’t be like Zepla’s chat, don’t be so closed minded. Be like the friendly MMO which deserves that best community award.

@RasenRendanX

2 жыл бұрын

i mean its just like that with WOW. or any other game. its common for fans of a certain game to be like this.

I respect that he just completely ignored absolutely nothing at all. The last time josh did a video like this he did mention another game but made sure to add a ton of caveats when mentioning it, this time he didn’t even bother.

3:30 "i havent done that... right?" ask zepla with bunny ears

To be fair, I don’t think he showed that much advanced, end game content for any game. He was sponsored by GW2 and he only showed base game starting zones and starting equipment. I think he was being very impartial and fair in this video. I’m saying this because I heard a comment earlier in the video where it made it sound like he was really talking up GW2 and I feel like people on the outside don’t know how little he talked about it and showed. Also, the pictures you looked at for the game are definitely NOT the top tier in GW2 fashion and environment screenshots. Those are base game pics that are probably 9 years old with base game amor sets. Anet is just shit at marketing.

@AdumskaH

2 жыл бұрын

I think "shit at marketing" is an understatement when it comes to Anet

@Caitmonster

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdumskaH At least Anet's getting prominent youtubers to give them shoutouts now... it's a start.

LOTRO and DDO are criminally overlooked.

I mean FFXIV has buns and catgirls but Charr > Hrothgar, Asura > Lalafell and GW2 mounts > any other MMO mount any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Zepla made the mistake of looking at GW2 from it's web page for character appearances and not what people have done with their character appearances, I have seen some really beautiful and handsome looking characters in GW2 and some horrifying one's like Mickey Mouse Asura.

Its cold in the UK right now. That mug is keeping his hands warm. :P