I'm so glad you had this experience. Thank you for sharing it. The pictures throughout were a nice touch too! I hope you can slowly get your maim just as immersed as Themora
videos like this one make me appreciate the game a lot more! i was burnt out and this really helps me rekindle my love for this game again! it was really heartwarming to see your journey ❤
This is my exact experience too! I started the game and i had friends that would tell me things like "when you get to shadowbringers you can finally play with us!" and "I wish you were at endgame with me". This caused me to speed through everything, and by the time i finally reached them, they left the game and i was alone. I left the game for a few years till after endwalker came out, i was gonna log into my main and continue till i realised i knew nothing about what was going on. So i made an alt and started over, this time i took my time and went slowly through things, enjoying the game at my own pace. I'm glad i did, cause i met the man who became my husband. and now we go an adventures together all the time! We're waiting for dawntrail to continue our adventures in a whole new place and i am so happy!
@@zeldapwnz tbh personally, it's not the same. Sidequests imo greatly enchance the experience by giving good flavour to the world around and lower levels make you feel more immersed. Not to mention MSQ pasince at times can be wonky and having something to do in between greatly helps with immersion as well. You can't get in on NG+ Also at times its easier to make a new character sicne old might be linked to bad experiences you had.
I was not expecting the "Don't tell Caffeinated Dad I said that" line, and yet, that was exactly who I was thinking the moment you called that armor a fire hydrant.
I too have started an alt and this has been the most fun I've had with the game. I am doing a simple challenge- do many things offered from an expansion inside the expansion. This includes tribal quests, crafting, gathering, fishing, gearing up, leveling up, trying alternate leveling options, unlocking deep dungeons, clearing out every yellow quest, and so on. This alt is my everything alt because I did everything I wouldn't do on my main.
I've been very slowly playing through the game as well, because I'm basically writing a novel worth 3000 pages on the story of this game and I have not even finished ARR (in terms of writing) I hate that people say the ARR story is "the worst part of the game" because on God, the storytelling is so good. It's the "Game" part of it that undermines it. That's a whole tangent I won't get into. This video was really nice and motivated me to also play my "story character" more broadly. Gonna be a 6000 page novel by the time I'm done... Ugh... Lord have mercy for my Autism and my Special Interest.
Similar experiences are some of my fondest memories of this game. I knew almost no one who took a similar approach to the game, and it brings a tear to my eye knowing you've now enjoyed the slow stroll as well. Thank you for sharing, and with luck, inspiring even more people to give it a try.
started playing the game a week ago, needless to say its nice to see a vid like this in my recommended. your channel isnt crazy huge but i hope to see you grow! your content is pretty enjoyable :)
i only found rath games a few weeks ago but his videos and stream are great and super chill. im finally lvling up my gatherers while waiting for dawntrail and its way more fun than i thought it would. i caught up on youtube video essays and adult comedy cartoons like futurama, clone high, smiling friends, animaniacs, etc. golden saucer was something i neglected a lot due to do just doing the daily mini cactpot and checking my retainer there before going to my island. i have cul to 90 but i also need to lvl the rest of my crafters. rip my inventory
This is a great video. It checks all of the boxes. There has to an extra layer of fulfillment that comes with how many people have seen and appreciate all of your hard work and heart. I love how the video is proof of how much you deserve your 💐💐. #thefriendsyoumake 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾👍🏾
I'm glad that peoplpe are embracing this "unconventional" aspect to the game, playing it in ways that are currently seen as weird or uncommon but they can find enjoyment in doing. I was inspired to pick up FFXIV again by Rathgames, I'm not doing a solo challenge, but I'm trying to do everything myself as much as I can and more or less on content. No free-hand outs, I work for all of my gear and everything included. And it's been fun, am I overlevelled and putting off MSQ a lot? Hell yeah I am, but I'm enjoying every minute of it, even if I haven't beaten Garuda yet. Even with some friends telling me I'm insane to have all my crafters and gatherers to 50 already and trying to get these upgraded tool levels. But I don't care, cause this is fun. Pushing the game to it's limits where I can and going with that. I hope you'll come back to Themora one day and explore HW with her as well or that your main will be able to stop and smell the roses along this path. Best wishes for Dawntrail and I hope you'll enjoy what fun you can discover and make for yourself there!
One of the best joys is when my sprout friends and I on a new, unleveled class fight treants in the black shroud that are twice our level and treat them like bosses. It teaches new players exactly whats waiting for them down the line, and its funny when you're the same level as the treants and killing them in a few hits
Never played the game but happy to be heee and show some support! Well done! Good editing, video work and I can tell you worked hard on the script ❤ bravo
As a RDM/BLM/SMN by default, I am disabled and it's a real beeyotch trying to be a tank and healer with arthritis/nerve damage/hEDS in your hands. Yet somehow I found the Asphodel and challenging stuff easier. Go figure. I'm about to return now that the new expansion is out and am thinking of doing New Game +.
Over the last three months I decided to create a iite version of what rath did. All of my gears including rings, necklace, earrings etc were crafted specifically and when I hit praetorium with that warrior it felt amazing. After getting all of my crafting classes to 50 felt amazing, now I take my break from ff14 for a break as I recharge and get ready for dawn trail
@@HeroGirlsVT true! It’s only really PotD that’s a different thing isn’t it For me I cannot get out of bozja im forever stuck in the trenches lol I really need to prog my alts but there’s so much time fillers before DT 😭
Current MMOs suck because of them dumbing everything down. Aion (a Korean MMO thus hard, not the one you see today but the original one released) was my first MMO. I had to fight for skills, levels, gears, etc. I remember spending weeks in a dungeon for just a pair of boots. PVP was everywhere. You had to run to dungeons instead of teleporting... it was insanely hard but it was great when you achieved something. Almost everyone I played with is still in contact with me 15+ years later even though I haven't played Aion in years and it's all because of the camaraderie we felt by playing together. FF14 is literally the closest thing I have gotten to this feeling since that game.
I have a very complicated relationship with ff14 and its currently occupying the slot of my forever game rn. I tried playing it twice before I finally committed to it and when I first picked the game back up the 3rd time I had a lot of fun. It helped me reconnect with some friends albiet very very temporarily. I ended up watching the msq but really rushing through it to catch up to people I wanted to play with who didn't really play with me at all when I got there anyway. I feel like I would love this games non savage and ultimate content more if I was around from the start and got to experience everything as it was drip fed. I pretty much as of this comment being posted log in, sit in pf waiting for FRU parties, then sigh because we couldnt get to phase 4 and log off after 4-7 hours. I really enjoy ultimates but it's a little hard to keep motivation when you put your all into it and its not really respected by others and they kinda waste your time and energy. I'm going to take a break most certainly after FRU i'm hoping I clear this weekend or next weekend. I could go back and do a lot of the casual content I skipped or finally learn black mage but I kinda dread doing it all alone. I have no friends who play this game let alone wanna play with me ever. idk this comment is rambly and bitchy and im just complaining about my sucky relationship with 14 but im glad other people are trying not to be stuck in the same spot
Oh how I'm relating to this through my playthrough rn. Rushing through the story just to fully experience all the content that everyone is doing at the cost of losing out on the story experience. I never was a story and lore kinda player anyway but I would make an exception for FFXIV since so many people have been vouching for it. I'll just have to do the same thing and catch up on all that story when I finish endwalker I guess xD
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I'm so glad you had this experience. Thank you for sharing it. The pictures throughout were a nice touch too! I hope you can slowly get your maim just as immersed as Themora
videos like this one make me appreciate the game a lot more!
i was burnt out and this really helps me rekindle my love for this game again!
it was really heartwarming to see your journey ❤
This is my exact experience too! I started the game and i had friends that would tell me things like "when you get to shadowbringers you can finally play with us!" and "I wish you were at endgame with me". This caused me to speed through everything, and by the time i finally reached them, they left the game and i was alone.
I left the game for a few years till after endwalker came out, i was gonna log into my main and continue till i realised i knew nothing about what was going on. So i made an alt and started over, this time i took my time and went slowly through things, enjoying the game at my own pace. I'm glad i did, cause i met the man who became my husband. and now we go an adventures together all the time! We're waiting for dawntrail to continue our adventures in a whole new place and i am so happy!
Why not just use the newgame+ feature? Nonetheless, gratz on your hubby! wooooooooooo~
y did yur "friends" not play through the game with u? if i was a friend, i woulda helped u play through it instead of just making u speedrun the game
@@zeldapwnz tbh personally, it's not the same. Sidequests imo greatly enchance the experience by giving good flavour to the world around and lower levels make you feel more immersed. Not to mention MSQ pasince at times can be wonky and having something to do in between greatly helps with immersion as well. You can't get in on NG+
Also at times its easier to make a new character sicne old might be linked to bad experiences you had.
I was not expecting the "Don't tell Caffeinated Dad I said that" line, and yet, that was exactly who I was thinking the moment you called that armor a fire hydrant.
I too have started an alt and this has been the most fun I've had with the game. I am doing a simple challenge- do many things offered from an expansion inside the expansion. This includes tribal quests, crafting, gathering, fishing, gearing up, leveling up, trying alternate leveling options, unlocking deep dungeons, clearing out every yellow quest, and so on. This alt is my everything alt because I did everything I wouldn't do on my main.
I've been very slowly playing through the game as well, because I'm basically writing a novel worth 3000 pages on the story of this game and I have not even finished ARR (in terms of writing)
I hate that people say the ARR story is "the worst part of the game" because on God, the storytelling is so good. It's the "Game" part of it that undermines it.
That's a whole tangent I won't get into.
This video was really nice and motivated me to also play my "story character" more broadly. Gonna be a 6000 page novel by the time I'm done... Ugh...
Lord have mercy for my Autism and my Special Interest.
Similar experiences are some of my fondest memories of this game. I knew almost no one who took a similar approach to the game, and it brings a tear to my eye knowing you've now enjoyed the slow stroll as well. Thank you for sharing, and with luck, inspiring even more people to give it a try.
started playing the game a week ago, needless to say its nice to see a vid like this in my recommended. your channel isnt crazy huge but i hope to see you grow! your content is pretty enjoyable :)
What a journey this whole video was. Thank you for sharing it and thank you for helping me fall in love with this wonderful game
i only found rath games a few weeks ago but his videos and stream are great and super chill. im finally lvling up my gatherers while waiting for dawntrail and its way more fun than i thought it would. i caught up on youtube video essays and adult comedy cartoons like futurama, clone high, smiling friends, animaniacs, etc. golden saucer was something i neglected a lot due to do just doing the daily mini cactpot and checking my retainer there before going to my island. i have cul to 90 but i also need to lvl the rest of my crafters. rip my inventory
This is a great video. It checks all of the boxes. There has to an extra layer of fulfillment that comes with how many people have seen and appreciate all of your hard work and heart. I love how the video is proof of how much you deserve your 💐💐. #thefriendsyoumake 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾👍🏾
I'm glad that peoplpe are embracing this "unconventional" aspect to the game, playing it in ways that are currently seen as weird or uncommon but they can find enjoyment in doing.
I was inspired to pick up FFXIV again by Rathgames, I'm not doing a solo challenge, but I'm trying to do everything myself as much as I can and more or less on content. No free-hand outs, I work for all of my gear and everything included. And it's been fun, am I overlevelled and putting off MSQ a lot? Hell yeah I am, but I'm enjoying every minute of it, even if I haven't beaten Garuda yet. Even with some friends telling me I'm insane to have all my crafters and gatherers to 50 already and trying to get these upgraded tool levels. But I don't care, cause this is fun. Pushing the game to it's limits where I can and going with that.
I hope you'll come back to Themora one day and explore HW with her as well or that your main will be able to stop and smell the roses along this path. Best wishes for Dawntrail and I hope you'll enjoy what fun you can discover and make for yourself there!
I'm still playing with Themora every day! It's getting bad because I still haven't gotten my main ready for Dawntrail! XD
Liked the thing with the coffeedad .. so true :D
One of the best joys is when my sprout friends and I on a new, unleveled class fight treants in the black shroud that are twice our level and treat them like bosses. It teaches new players exactly whats waiting for them down the line, and its funny when you're the same level as the treants and killing them in a few hits
Never played the game but happy to be heee and show some support! Well done! Good editing, video work and I can tell you worked hard on the script ❤ bravo
this video is really good
As a RDM/BLM/SMN by default, I am disabled and it's a real beeyotch trying to be a tank and healer with arthritis/nerve damage/hEDS in your hands. Yet somehow I found the Asphodel and challenging stuff easier. Go figure. I'm about to return now that the new expansion is out and am thinking of doing New Game +.
Completely valid. Enjoy NG+ !
Dunno who you are but this was very based and heart warming. I will however remain unapologetically a trans catgirl on and off ff14
Never apologize, oomfie 😤
Over the last three months I decided to create a iite version of what rath did. All of my gears including rings, necklace, earrings etc were crafted specifically and when I hit praetorium with that warrior it felt amazing. After getting all of my crafting classes to 50 felt amazing, now I take my break from ff14 for a break as I recharge and get ready for dawn trail
Field Operations not mentioned rip
But yea I love having an alt just to explore what I rushed through as well! I’ll come back after finishing
IN MY DEFENSE
none of those are in ARR. Even Diadem is locked until you can go to Foundation ;u;
@@HeroGirlsVT true! It’s only really PotD that’s a different thing isn’t it
For me I cannot get out of bozja im forever stuck in the trenches lol
I really need to prog my alts but there’s so much time fillers before DT 😭
Current MMOs suck because of them dumbing everything down. Aion (a Korean MMO thus hard, not the one you see today but the original one released) was my first MMO. I had to fight for skills, levels, gears, etc. I remember spending weeks in a dungeon for just a pair of boots. PVP was everywhere. You had to run to dungeons instead of teleporting... it was insanely hard but it was great when you achieved something. Almost everyone I played with is still in contact with me 15+ years later even though I haven't played Aion in years and it's all because of the camaraderie we felt by playing together. FF14 is literally the closest thing I have gotten to this feeling since that game.
"wink"
my brain: i feel like you dont know how winking works
and then you actualy included it xD
You playing PLD w/ love for Blacksmith, Armorer, and Goldsmith really just sounds exactly like me. I feel like we're friends just by shared stuff. Lol
Hi, this video has now sparked my want to play FFXIV again….thank you!
I have a very complicated relationship with ff14 and its currently occupying the slot of my forever game rn. I tried playing it twice before I finally committed to it and when I first picked the game back up the 3rd time I had a lot of fun. It helped me reconnect with some friends albiet very very temporarily. I ended up watching the msq but really rushing through it to catch up to people I wanted to play with who didn't really play with me at all when I got there anyway. I feel like I would love this games non savage and ultimate content more if I was around from the start and got to experience everything as it was drip fed. I pretty much as of this comment being posted log in, sit in pf waiting for FRU parties, then sigh because we couldnt get to phase 4 and log off after 4-7 hours. I really enjoy ultimates but it's a little hard to keep motivation when you put your all into it and its not really respected by others and they kinda waste your time and energy. I'm going to take a break most certainly after FRU i'm hoping I clear this weekend or next weekend. I could go back and do a lot of the casual content I skipped or finally learn black mage but I kinda dread doing it all alone. I have no friends who play this game let alone wanna play with me ever. idk this comment is rambly and bitchy and im just complaining about my sucky relationship with 14 but im glad other people are trying not to be stuck in the same spot
Oh how I'm relating to this through my playthrough rn. Rushing through the story just to fully experience all the content that everyone is doing at the cost of losing out on the story experience. I never was a story and lore kinda player anyway but I would make an exception for FFXIV since so many people have been vouching for it. I'll just have to do the same thing and catch up on all that story when I finish endwalker I guess xD
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What class did you start as?
endgame better part?! sorry to break it to you, you played it wrong ; )