I usually don't use the NPC Trust system, but when I saw WHO I was running this dungeon with, I IMMEDIATELY stopped caring how much longer it would take to finish. It was worth it!
There were two fun things about this dungeon. One was getting to run it with Trusts. The other was farming it with other players who were all wearing Sophist's Robes. 😁
What about his friend who literally wanted you to leave him dead if you rez him though. "Thank you, but you shouldn't have. ... No really. You shouldn't have." Me: The sass with this man. 😂😂 I love him. 😢😢
My heart just dropped when i saw Emet is a Dark Knight if he chosen to be a tank. Such a Great homage to Shadowbringers where Dark Knight is the poster job (and my MSG Job)
Elpis was absolutely the best part of Endwalker, even though every other part is also amazing. Getting to see what started *everything*, the Final Days, the Sundering, and just seeing what the original world was like, and then running a dungeon with three of the coolest Ancients to ever exist. My god.
I was sceptical about time travel and Elpis until I actually had to experience it. It was really immersive experience, only until the meeting with Venat though. The revelation of you being a time traveller ruined everything they've built so far. The ending cutscene of Ktisis Hyperboreia also get the title of the worst cutscene in Endwalker with beyond idiotic memory erasing machine.
@@loganreed23 I totally agree, but I was thinking that if we didn't time travel, Hermes would've gotten away with his plans and Venat wouldn't know that she needed to stop him. Of course I'm just theorizing though Unless you're just judging the story itself then nevermind lol
I was happy to see the Ancient trio playing some prototype jobs as we know of now : P My run was BLM with DRK Emet, WHM Venat and BRD Hythlodaeus. Very fancy and I took a lot of group photos (? And yeah during some boss fight they'll show me some cool ancient wormhole blinks to dodge some hits, I was so jealous.
This dungeon has arguably some of the best story line connections in Endwalker, but also and insane soundtrack. I love this so much. Also… you know they made this right when people are beyond stoked to use the NPC party here. So incredibly exciting running through here the first time
i just came here to reflect on the original because i was listening to the sleeping penguin remix of this song and 2:55 on their version reminded me a lot of another dimension from rtdl lol
i get hints of the music from the ragnorak airship overworld screen in 8 then again this music hits so many vibes from old games ive played from ff to armored core literally if it isnt a straight remake of an older ff track its something that feels like it came from an old game or anime w ff14s music its just fucking amazing and if it doesn’t fit those it’s probably a massive original banger the primals did and will end up performing at some point thinking about it this track gived me mana or brave fencer musashi vibes or musashi btw not the meh level reboot ps2 attempt
This expansion really drove home my desire to have a setting to turn off boss encounter music and just leave the dungeon theme playing. These dungeon tracks are some of the best in the game and they're constantly being interrupted by those fights
I love controller. People harp on cross hotbars being a pain in the ass, but after a while (and reconfiguring it if you accidentally hit 'default' ;-;) it's almost fluid. When I first started playing I played with the keyboard and it was alright. One guy in my ifrit nm trial suggested using a controller and I haven't looked back. The only reason I have a keyboard is to type because screw the controller keyboard
Why? Just put all your important skills on the 1 cross hotbar then your less frequently used secondary skills on the 2nd/ also your aoe skills. Super fluid and never had an issue boomers
I feel that anyone who did not run this first time as the Trust was doing it in a suboptimal formation. Who wouldn't want to do this Duty with some pretty cool Ancients? But I don't want to judge. Except I judge this music to be excellent.
@@Runetato Trust AI works fine, you just can't double pull because they don't do AOE. It's intended to be suboptimal if you're trying to pull efficiently because they don't want Trusts to be preferable to running with other players. For purposes of immersion, though, the Trust version is the only way to run this dungeon IMO.
Exactly! Who wouldn’t want to run it with those guys?! Why do people hate the trust system?! ITS COOL. More importantly, it makes me feel like I’m playing a classic final fantasy
@@jacobkern2060 Darn right. Also great remix of Elpis day theme while Emet is sneering at everything, Venat is being a divine light, and Hythlodaeus is being the witty, amiable guy he always is.
There’s an almost desperate and somber note to a lot this that really hammers home how you’re approaching the very moment this world was inescapably doomed.
@@Lyu-Phy added theres the very slight touch of awe at all the ancients created. A near utopian civilization where their only job is to create a perfectly stable and balanced world and the lengths they went to test and approve concepts they themselves make out of thin air
@@TheGabriel1351 I thought it was actually genius for Hermes to put the 'dampening' effect on all lifeforms in ktiseos other than the researchers because it's such a good way to explain why everything took so long to kill and why Emet-Selch couldn't just blow him up at the end. I love that they think these things through.
At one point in the game I wanted to grab a gpose of my WoL with mummy, daddy and bestie, however when I went into gpose, Emet was mid-animation and somehow ended up right beside my WoL, arm looped around her with his big ole DRK weapon drawn as if he were threatening our enemies like 'touch Azem's familiar and you will rue the day you were created.' I freaking LOVE this dungeon.
If you're ever worried about footage or something like that in the future...Trusts don't "brb 1 min" on you! =3 Or you could take a bunch of footage from different runs and stitch them together how you see fit...Make it a fun project or somesuch? Also, I see you are of the superior FemRa. I welcome you, sister!
I also did this for the first time as an AST... I've been on PC since I started in 2016, and I have no idea how the hell you play AST so well with a controller.
For me, I gotta use forbidden macros now with the changes to cards & Astrodyne in 6.0 😅 Definetely gonna shelve AST until they figure out fixes going forward
It takes a ton of practice to get used to AST. Especially if you've been playing since it was first released in Heavenward, it's mostly just adapting lol
One slight inconsistency is that the trusts in this dungeon CAN limit break. Isn't it canon that limit break is powered by dynamis which the ancients cannot use?
I imagine that Dynamis can boost the power of a Limit Break, but I am given to understand that it is still primarily an Aether based phenomenon. As battles progress, leftover aether is left scattered around the battlefield, represented by the LB gauge filling up. Once there is enough of it, those engaged in the battle may then draw upon that lingering aether to serve as the power source of the Limit Break, though this consumes and uses up the Aether in the process - hence why the gauge depletes instead of letting you just spam Verflashbang. The Synodic Scribe did a fantastic video breaking down the various Limit Breaks and the established lore for them that existed well before Dynamis was introduced.
You get very good at mashing the D-pad quickly. The faster you can cycle through the party list, the better. I started out on PS4, so it was a "sink or swim" skill for me
People who did not do this with Trust were not paying attention to or caring about the MSQ at all. I don't care that it took longer than a player party, the LORE COMPELLED ME to do it with the Trust!
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I usually don't use the NPC Trust system, but when I saw WHO I was running this dungeon with, I IMMEDIATELY stopped caring how much longer it would take to finish.
It was worth it!
It should be illegal to not run this dungeon at least once without the Dream Team XD
Same! I never ever do any activity I can do with other players with npcs. But that this is going to be an exception was clear to me immediately.
I loved the dialogue over the snake creatures and how Hythlodaus said if they were submitted, they would be denied. Loved this trio so much
There were two fun things about this dungeon. One was getting to run it with Trusts. The other was farming it with other players who were all wearing Sophist's Robes. 😁
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It should be illegal to enter this dungeon without the Sophist's Robe
well I guess I’m a criminal then
@@robowolfzane6666 same i never trusted eithher
Or taking off Sophist's Robe just before entering the tower cuz IT'S GO TIME!
"Wait, I get to do this dungeon with WHOM??"
Best part by a mile. It’s literally the dream team and you’re the guest appearance
A milf, a femboy and the best tsundere :)
The one dungeon where playing with NPCs is the only logical choice.
@@MaskedBishop Extra points for the Scions still having unique Interactions with the place
@@vincentbeton Of course. Ever since the introduction of the system in Shadowbringers I always have my 1st run with NPCs, if available.
Emet-Selch whines as much as an actual tank. A+ for a accuracy.
Never before have I been so offended by something I completely agree with... I'll go take my PLD and cry now, I hope you are happy.
What about his friend who literally wanted you to leave him dead if you rez him though.
"Thank you, but you shouldn't have. ... No really. You shouldn't have."
Me: The sass with this man. 😂😂 I love him. 😢😢
He's not even w2w pulling. Typical DRK.
My heart just dropped when i saw Emet is a Dark Knight if he chosen to be a tank.
Such a Great homage to Shadowbringers where Dark Knight is the poster job (and my MSG Job)
Ifkr my emo simp heart go brrrrrr
And Emet-Selch could EASILY be a healer, but that smug bastard isn't giving up a chance to be part of the fight.
Not only is he a DRK, he's also a BLM, my mains. 👀
It fits him absolutely perfectly too, he is like the embodiment of what a Dark Knight is
Elpis was absolutely the best part of Endwalker, even though every other part is also amazing. Getting to see what started *everything*, the Final Days, the Sundering, and just seeing what the original world was like, and then running a dungeon with three of the coolest Ancients to ever exist. My god.
Best game ever
Loved it so much!
I was sceptical about time travel and Elpis until I actually had to experience it. It was really immersive experience, only until the meeting with Venat though. The revelation of you being a time traveller ruined everything they've built so far. The ending cutscene of Ktisis Hyperboreia also get the title of the worst cutscene in Endwalker with beyond idiotic memory erasing machine.
@@loganreed23 I totally agree, but I was thinking that if we didn't time travel, Hermes would've gotten away with his plans and Venat wouldn't know that she needed to stop him. Of course I'm just theorizing though
Unless you're just judging the story itself then nevermind lol
We now know what the ancients were fighting for. This banger of a song.
"I'm not 'entirely' useless..."
"I see you, Opening!"
As someone who only used the Trust system the moment it became available, this was a treat.
I wouldn't worry too much about the actual footage. Most of us are just jamming this in the background anyways. I however DO appreciate the effort. :)
I was happy to see the Ancient trio playing some prototype jobs as we know of now : P
My run was BLM with DRK Emet, WHM Venat and BRD Hythlodaeus. Very fancy and I took a lot of group photos (?
And yeah during some boss fight they'll show me some cool ancient wormhole blinks to dodge some hits, I was so jealous.
Oddly enough, when I did this with trust, I was running DRK so Emet was the BLM.
@@samuelparrott8558 lol
@@samuelparrott8558 I was a Waagh.
This dungeon has arguably some of the best story line connections in Endwalker, but also and insane soundtrack. I love this so much.
Also… you know they made this right when people are beyond stoked to use the NPC party here. So incredibly exciting running through here the first time
The only dungeon where you SHOULD play it with the Trust NPCs on the first run.
"PLEASE! TURN BACK! ELSE I MIGHT BE FORCED TO..."
Can we get an entire series of Emet, Hythlodaeus, Venat and Azem's adventures PLEASE I BEG THE UNIVERSE FOR IT
It would've been cool if the dungeon changes slightly where one of the other paths in the beggining opens so you can see the other biomes.
This is why Square should bring back (Hard) Versions, and just Optional Dungeons in general.
@@DraconicCatgirl I can agree to that. Some variety in the dungeon layout would be nice.
I hope we get hard mode of this some day...
Coming back to this comment after the release of Variant/Criterion Dungeons, this place has the perfect set up to be one.
This theme gives some serious Kirby feels, especially late game levels or a boss fight like Moonstruck Blossom for Queen Sectonia from Triple Deluxe.
i just came here to reflect on the original because i was listening to the sleeping penguin remix of this song and 2:55 on their version reminded me a lot of another dimension from rtdl lol
It remind me of Phantasy Star Online 1.
i get hints of the music from the ragnorak airship overworld screen in 8
then again this music hits so many vibes from old games ive played from ff to armored core
literally if it isnt a straight remake of an older ff track its something that feels like it came from an old game or anime w ff14s music its just fucking amazing and if it doesn’t fit those it’s probably a massive original banger the primals did and will end up performing at some point
thinking about it this track gived me mana or brave fencer musashi vibes
or musashi btw not the meh level reboot ps2 attempt
This expansion really drove home my desire to have a setting to turn off boss encounter music and just leave the dungeon theme playing. These dungeon tracks are some of the best in the game and they're constantly being interrupted by those fights
first time I experienced this was in the world of darkness, and I couldn't agree more we definitely need a sound setting like that
This is wind level music and I love it.
He was elected as Fandaniel for a reason.
And that reason is for all their wisdom and power, the Ancients never conceived of Aircondaniel.
@@ahorseofcourse7283 you stole a smile from me, I'll grant you that
"It spins the mist, after all."
Happy 1st official anniversary Endwalker ! You were a great final for an amazing story ;))
Loved this, got Phantasy Star Online vibes
I had such a big smile when i saw the duty support members.
1:38 God I never knew this part in particular went hard, but oh god it did
And this is why I love FFXIV and it’s soundtracks from it's four expansions
This part gave me Maplestory vibes the first time I ran the dungeon ;A; ♥
Yo, seriously, people who play on controller- all of my props.
I love controller. People harp on cross hotbars being a pain in the ass, but after a while (and reconfiguring it if you accidentally hit 'default' ;-;) it's almost fluid. When I first started playing I played with the keyboard and it was alright. One guy in my ifrit nm trial suggested using a controller and I haven't looked back.
The only reason I have a keyboard is to type because screw the controller keyboard
@@zach9299 a FC member keeps telling me to play keyboard and I just say no. Controller is alot more comfortable for play than people lead on.
There's no way I can play this game on kbm - controller feels so much better.
@@luminantAegis controller supremacy
Why? Just put all your important skills on the 1 cross hotbar then your less frequently used secondary skills on the 2nd/ also your aoe skills. Super fluid and never had an issue boomers
I feel that anyone who did not run this first time as the Trust was doing it in a suboptimal formation. Who wouldn't want to do this Duty with some pretty cool Ancients? But I don't want to judge. Except I judge this music to be excellent.
I don't trust the trust AI to do their jobs because of ShB uwu
On the contrary, the TRUST AIs tend to do their jobs properly for me, they only fail if I am the one who fail first.
@@Runetato Trust AI works fine, you just can't double pull because they don't do AOE. It's intended to be suboptimal if you're trying to pull efficiently because they don't want Trusts to be preferable to running with other players. For purposes of immersion, though, the Trust version is the only way to run this dungeon IMO.
You also have a blast running it with trusts because Emet just shits on everything that you kill.
Exactly! Who wouldn’t want to run it with those guys?! Why do people hate the trust system?! ITS COOL. More importantly, it makes me feel like I’m playing a classic final fantasy
This dungeon theme and tower babil are contenders for favorite dungeon ost
I’m glad I used the trust system
For this dungeon? Trust is perfect for the last one but this one with trust is so fucking tedious
@@TheSilverwing999 Yeah, but you also get to do the dungeon with Mom and your two new old friends.
@@jacobkern2060 Darn right. Also great remix of Elpis day theme while Emet is sneering at everything, Venat is being a divine light, and Hythlodaeus is being the witty, amiable guy he always is.
I love this song so much! This dungeon came out of nowhere too... Like "BOOM PLOT TWIST!" lmao
There’s an almost desperate and somber note to a lot this that really hammers home how you’re approaching the very moment this world was inescapably doomed.
Now that you say it.. this theme definitely has "calm before the storm" vibes especially at certain parts, quite unsettling.
@@Lyu-Phy added theres the very slight touch of awe at all the ancients created. A near utopian civilization where their only job is to create a perfectly stable and balanced world and the lengths they went to test and approve concepts they themselves make out of thin air
If you're not a Tank, Emet will be the Dark Knight. I delight in the irony.
This track is 100% just like the original PSO tracks!
Dang privilege tanks. One new DPS and one new healer and suddenly they're all high and mighty about being the constant Adventurer in Need.
I mean to be fair tanks and healers always got adventurer in need over dps since forever less people play those roles
As a Tank main, I can confirm it is quite the privilege. Makes leveling up tanks almost too easy
Glad I ran this dungeon with my three favorite ancients. 😍
If I had to choose a theme to express my characters entire journey through this game....The twinning was nice, but this is Champion of Etheris music.
Anyone else think of Steins Gate when they hear this?
Man this has the vibe of a megaman theme so much especially megaman x series
Also known as the official theme of leveling roulette if you're at cap...
... gubal. leave me alone gubal. I can't go back again.
ah yes, the "The Trusts have AoEs!" Dungeon
And not just AoEs, but better ones than you- Hythlo really out here following up Blast Arrow with a laser cannon huh
@@jacobsiron6929 But of course, they are the unsundered after all.
@@TheGabriel1351 I thought it was actually genius for Hermes to put the 'dampening' effect on all lifeforms in ktiseos other than the researchers because it's such a good way to explain why everything took so long to kill and why Emet-Selch couldn't just blow him up at the end. I love that they think these things through.
At one point in the game I wanted to grab a gpose of my WoL with mummy, daddy and bestie, however when I went into gpose, Emet was mid-animation and somehow ended up right beside my WoL, arm looped around her with his big ole DRK weapon drawn as if he were threatening our enemies like 'touch Azem's familiar and you will rue the day you were created.'
I freaking LOVE this dungeon.
This sounds more like a Ys Dungeon to me, especially the notes at this part 0:42
I can never-not call this dungeon Ketosis Hyberbole.
Reminds me of those Megaman/Rockman stages related to hurricanes or winds? :think:
Major Megaman X soundtrack vibe
I dont know what it is but this gives me vibes of oldschool flash game soundtracks i dunno maybe im reminded of Chaos Fantasy.
Child Protective Services Visits The Zoo
This and Dead Ends are goats of Endwalker
Reminds me of Megaman 7 for some reason.
It's late game KH2 vibes for me
need... ktiseos... torso gears... for glamour...
**dies in pain**
1:37 gave me goosebumps the first time playing this dungeon fr
at this moment I knew that this soundtrack was very aware of how extremely I was enjoying fighting side by side with my best new old friends
I love farming this instance for glam
Okay Sky Sanctuary come through
If you're ever worried about footage or something like that in the future...Trusts don't "brb 1 min" on you! =3 Or you could take a bunch of footage from different runs and stitch them together how you see fit...Make it a fun project or somesuch?
Also, I see you are of the superior FemRa. I welcome you, sister!
Yeah... Sadly I was a dummy and didn't think of trusts until after I finished recording all the dungeons :"D
"Or some such" I see Haurchy's speech pattern has rubbed off on you :P
I wanna run this dungeon over and over just for the music 😍
I also did this for the first time as an AST... I've been on PC since I started in 2016, and I have no idea how the hell you play AST so well with a controller.
Mostly just lots of practice at pressing the D-pad really fast :"D
That's the best part: you don't :^)
I have fun playing with AST on controller! Never a dull moment, always doing something. It's mostly just memorizing your hotbar.
For me, I gotta use forbidden macros now with the changes to cards & Astrodyne in 6.0 😅 Definetely gonna shelve AST until they figure out fixes going forward
It takes a ton of practice to get used to AST. Especially if you've been playing since it was first released in Heavenward, it's mostly just adapting lol
This sounds like something out of Steins;Gate
yeah the airy part does sound a bit like Gate of Steiner, doesn't it?
I was scrolling through the comments hoping someone else said it. Fitting, considering the nature of your being in Elpis, huh?
It reminded me of Gate of Steiner too. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this
That bridge part with the strings definitely made me think of Gate of Steiner yeah, I wonder if anyone thought to make a remix of the two lol
“Local man and bird ruin everything.”
Out of my way 😏
One slight inconsistency is that the trusts in this dungeon CAN limit break.
Isn't it canon that limit break is powered by dynamis which the ancients cannot use?
I imagine that Dynamis can boost the power of a Limit Break, but I am given to understand that it is still primarily an Aether based phenomenon. As battles progress, leftover aether is left scattered around the battlefield, represented by the LB gauge filling up. Once there is enough of it, those engaged in the battle may then draw upon that lingering aether to serve as the power source of the Limit Break, though this consumes and uses up the Aether in the process - hence why the gauge depletes instead of letting you just spam Verflashbang. The Synodic Scribe did a fantastic video breaking down the various Limit Breaks and the established lore for them that existed well before Dynamis was introduced.
Out of my way!
this song at @0:25 sounds like the anime Bofuri ( I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.) episode 5 11:45 of the show. :)
Nice AST 👀
catJAM
Well if it isn't my favorite Mega Man X song
I love you... :)
Why suddenly I remembered rockman exe games
Bruh this shit slaps
Very tactful of you not to show the bosses.
1:38 sounds like a Mario Kart track
I know, right? Gives me Rainbow Road vibes.
Hermes is 7 levels stronger than Hades
good luck shooting the messenger
Only thing I can say is... how the hell do you heal on controller it's the one thing I just can't do.
You get very good at mashing the D-pad quickly. The faster you can cycle through the party list, the better.
I started out on PS4, so it was a "sink or swim" skill for me
Kind a sounds like a mario stage almost
Which Mario subseries?
'Cause it ain't the default sidescrollers.
NORTH AWAKENS
people did not do this with trust, pls delete the game.
People who did not do this with Trust were not paying attention to or caring about the MSQ at all. I don't care that it took longer than a player party, the LORE COMPELLED ME to do it with the Trust!
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