I never realized how lore accurate solo only is… using the echo to see every possible permutation of a fight until he sees the one line that results in victory, and having to fight the primals alone because no one else can do it
It's gonna be lore accurate until Shadowbringers when (Spoilers below) when Raha summons heroes from beyond the rift to aid you, but I guess this time everyone had their Warrior of Light speed dial tomestones on silent
I want to believe that if Ravana was programmed to have dialogue for getting soloed, he’d have been super hyped to have been bested in glorious combat in a one-on-one duel.
Estinien definitely does not shower, I’ll go one step further, he never takes off his armour. Did you SEE how long he was wearing his busted up, dragon blood-soaked, stinky ass set of armour after Nidhogg???
I am less offended by it being dirty than it being red while they still call him Azure Dragoon I am very particular about being image conscious with color branding
I like the implication that things moved so quickly that Estinien never found the time to shower and the speed of doing stuff is why Nidhogg was able to take over Estinien. It sort of continues the trend that Alphinaud established that in his haste to make an NGO that deal with Eorzean issues, he concocted the perfect army to help Teledji Adeledji.
I distinctly remember "Good jest, milord" from the stream lmao People that weren't there don't get to know about "THEY'RE BEATING YOUR ASS IN THE QUOTES, MILORD"
The real journey isnt Solo Only, it's been seeing your skills as a content creator gradually improve. The editing on that final Ravana attempt was so good.
As someone who has only been watching the youtube videos and not the streams, when I saw all those stream icons of Nidhogg I foolishly assumed you were struggling with the trial. But oh god, it's the Aery. Of course it's the Aery. I forgot about The Sable Price.
My favorit conspiracy theory is that godbert build the gold saucer. Not just issued his construction...he had a lazy afternoon and just plopped it down himself.
Estinien doesnt shower is funny but ishgardians as a whole canonically don't shower that much, ishgard res has you gather soap and it has flavor text about how it often goes unused, so that conspiracy has more weight then it should lol
My favorite conspiracy theory is that loud vacuum cleaners only exist because people don't think they're working correctly if they aren't loud. Same with soap, it doesn't actually have to bubble up to work effectively, but I like soap bubbles so they can stay.
Must admit I hate the Esti doesn't shower thing(especially since in the Foundation we have CANON TALK of him going to the baths there). Alphinaud is buoyant is hilarious given the boy's issues with swimming.
I was mostly listening in the background for most of this but for the final fight I was front tab and present and on the edge of my seat! Congratulations!!!!
The Estinien doesn't bathe thing really comes from the fact that he spends so so so much of the plot covered in Nidhogg's blood without cleaning it off and it's like. Bruh. Clean your armour you wear that like 24/7. He does shower, he just... really needs to clean his shit.
Given his spear still had enough flecks of blood on it by the time of Endwalker that a hive of alchemists were awoken simply by the scent of it... I think Estinien just needs to be reminded how to care for his equipment. @@LowIntSpecimen
@@LaZodiacNo, he genuinely textually tries to remove it (it's in optional dialogue) and it's just bonded with the armor and he doesn't know how to remove it. He's a soldier, he know how to care for his gear, it just doesn't help because he doesn't have tools to deal with First Brood blood
Excellent video, milord! I loved everything about this! The music choices are perfect, the fishing montage had me in tears from laughing, the end fight was choreographed beautifully! Your editing keeps getting better and better!! GG Mr Gamer!
Some of the best editing in this entire series to open up Season 2 with, I'm super excited to see how it goes! Also I love butter + cacao powder sandwiches.
My favorite Sanwich is Turkey Melt and I just wanted to say that this was absolute madness. Ravanna is my absolute favorite Trial from HW and I love him. You did amazing and I love you!
honestly though that final comment- after what happened next i hardly remembered all the hours of grinding you had to put in to beat ravana lol. great video rath!
I didnt expect that today id be intently watching the second part of a video Ive never watched about a game I've never played on a channel youtube randomly showed to me. But here we are. I understood like, 45% of what was happening and it was awesome.
Solo Season 2 let's goooooooo! Ravana is such a satisfying fight casually (especially compared to Bismark), but damn is he generous with those vulns. But with the ominous ending, and remembering the jail on Nidhogg (and wondering how that even works solo)... oh geez, I'm so sorry Rath. Good luck on Fishing (Ultimate) as well (idk if you got through that, I'm terrible at catching streams *and* the legendary fish >.< ) also, I thought I heard Dragon Quest IX music in season 1, but I wasn't sure. That first scene in the inn though, that music just clobbered me over the head with nostalgia ❤
Yep there's plenty of tough solo challenges ahead. Nidhogg's jails, Bismarck's adds that need to be split or else they're practically invincible, and when we get to Stormblood there's Susano who I'm pretty sure is literally impossible without a second person at least... Looking forward to seeing how we tackle all of these (and the ones I'm probably forgetting!)
My favorite sandwich is a buffalo chicken foot long from Subway. Add on any white cheese, bacon, small amount of lettuce, lots of onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and then their southwest sauce. Little bit of salt and pepper and parmesan cheese. I ate it everyday for breakfast when I stood security watch on the water front when I was shore duty waiting to be discharged from the US Navy. I can't get it at my local subway, for whatever reason, so I opt to get Chicken teriyaki or shredded steak with a streak of buffalo sauce on them here instead. Also, small correction, afaik there is no other way to get the i180 and i210 versions of those armors outside of Centurio seals, because they were removed from the Idyllshire vendors entirely, much in the same way that Ronkan gear and Lost Allagan gear was in later expansions.
Some of my favorite moments in these are the exasperated crafting chains. Such as @14:20 I love crafting, but it does capture the essence of having to craft something.
I think its important to note that specifically for Heavensward, Quests only gate access to 4 and half of the zones (though you get 1.5 of them immediately). I discovered on leveling an alt that once you have western highlands you can actually walk to the forelands and half the hinterlands immediately. You get locked out of the second half by quest progress in Idyllshire and Churning mists and Azys Lla is purely quest access only, Notably, Hardsilver ore is on the side of the river you have access to in the hinterlands. This is all gone by Stormblood where zonelines all have gatekeepers and often multiple inside the zones themselves.
there’s no way estinien ever showers. we saw him without his armor in the endwalker patches and those clothes were nasty. though I think he would make an exception for visiting aymeric and take a long bubble bath beforehand (but firmly deny it).
2:49 "I never have to do a quest again"...lmao are you sure about that one? Sure you don't want to uncover hidden items when gathering? :P Great video as always :)
Also probably want Decimate from level 60 WAR quest. Not nearly as big of a deal as the healing but damage is damage, especially when you get to higher levels and can use it more often.
small consideration, nin/rogue would probably help with item grinding considering mug has an added bonus of higher item drop chance! I hated farming out enemies in the HW areas, glad to finally see ya tackling the expac >:D
I got a feeling if you somehow make it through everything, once you get to Susano, you can't progress further without 1 other person due to the sword. Also a tip for Blu. Final Sting hits harder than explosion. Whistle + moon flute + final sting can oneshot some bosses if it crits/DHs.
As someone who grew up in an area dominated by cedar trees, I just thought you should know the way you insisted on saying "cedar" has dealt the intended amount of psychic damage. 10/10 👍 oh and good video or whatever can't wait to see the next one :^)
Being locked out of HW gathering areas until one finishes HW.... Wyvern leather....Cedar... Wyvern leather. Ha ha ha bravo and well done. And thanks for the Potd farming tips. I love PoTD... but...
Honestly, Ravana would approve of your tenacity and rejoicing in the glory of combat. Only a true warrior would prepare for 20 hours to fight him. Excellent video, milord. Also I haven't remembered every detail of the self imposed rules for blue mage but I'm guessing you're not touching Basic Instinct for soloing dungeons? They're still relatively challenging when you go in spell level order and not have any of the higher level spells (which you're doing here naturally as a consequence of your video series)
Blue mage is fully available, its just rhat blue mage on its own is locked out of doing the MSQ and we're locked out of the stronger spells until we reach stormblood / Shadowbringers
Oh, I'm sure Estinien does shower, albeit rarely (at least, oh, I dunno, maybe once per expansion or something). He just never takes off his armor to do it. Checkmate, atheists.
Unrelatedly, *is* there a way around Susano’o’s sword catch mechanic? I…I don’t know that there is, but the thought’s occurred to me while doing other things. Is this a ‘we might need the Solo Force’ type circumstance? I know that the journal for that says ‘you find 7 other adventurers nearby to deal with the primal’ but…well, I suppose we’ll get there if we get there.
the estinien doesnt shower conspiracy is extremely funny to me because he canonically bathes the most out of the whole squad. he is extremely clean. anyway, yay ravana. i love the silly bug man
A whole 20 hours of grinding and preparations for 1 silly bug man.
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oh yeah for extreme i said fuck that and unsynced at level 90 to get that bs over with XD. and i dont mean solo i mean i gave up on group fights XD
God damn this is one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever seen, I can’t believe you’re playing ff14 as an elezen
Cant believe Pint is attacking an endangered species
We muscle mommy roes have to get our twink bfs somewhere.
@@rathgames i actually find that very easy to believe!
sounds like a skill issue 💅 (elezen main over here)
I know, the height they have over you is UNFATHOMABLE
I never realized how lore accurate solo only is… using the echo to see every possible permutation of a fight until he sees the one line that results in victory, and having to fight the primals alone because no one else can do it
Alisaie: "Boy it sure was convenient that seven of your buddies with the echo were here on vacation to fight Susano with you."
It's gonna be lore accurate until Shadowbringers when (Spoilers below)
when Raha summons heroes from beyond the rift to aid you, but I guess this time everyone had their Warrior of Light speed dial tomestones on silent
@@traditonalbutt701 Funny thing is the fight REQUIRES at least 1 person to catch the sword, so canonically needs more people
No Primal is soloed canonically
@@FireMage7777 there are some
thordan, for example
I want to believe that if Ravana was programmed to have dialogue for getting soloed, he’d have been super hyped to have been bested in glorious combat in a one-on-one duel.
Estinien definitely does not shower, I’ll go one step further, he never takes off his armour. Did you SEE how long he was wearing his busted up, dragon blood-soaked, stinky ass set of armour after Nidhogg???
I am less offended by it being dirty than it being red while they still call him Azure Dragoon
I am very particular about being image conscious with color branding
Have you smelled rotting blood before that shit stinks
@@JamesW609 I don't care! HE CAN TOP ME.
Funny enough, he’s canonically a regular at the Kugane hot springs and the Empyrean bathing area!
I like the implication that things moved so quickly that Estinien never found the time to shower and the speed of doing stuff is why Nidhogg was able to take over Estinien. It sort of continues the trend that Alphinaud established that in his haste to make an NGO that deal with Eorzean issues, he concocted the perfect army to help Teledji Adeledji.
I distinctly remember "Good jest, milord" from the stream lmao
People that weren't there don't get to know about "THEY'RE BEATING YOUR ASS IN THE QUOTES, MILORD"
Love the fact it evolved into Miworm from the initial version
REJOICE IN THE GLORY OF SOLO ONLY
Heavensward's 20 HOUR Fight
*homer voice*
Heavensward's FIRST 20 Hour Fight
The real journey isnt Solo Only, it's been seeing your skills as a content creator gradually improve. The editing on that final Ravana attempt was so good.
HIGH ON HIGH I STAND
GAZING DOWN TO SEE
ONE SOLO ELF BOY (and Bill!)
AWAITING ME!!
The cool part of this video is actually learning Ravana's mechanics.
I swear each time I get it on roulette I have no idea what I'm doing.
As someone who has only been watching the youtube videos and not the streams, when I saw all those stream icons of Nidhogg I foolishly assumed you were struggling with the trial. But oh god, it's the Aery. Of course it's the Aery. I forgot about The Sable Price.
The Bravely Default music for Ravana was so perfect. The more I watch of the Solo Only challenge, the more I want to try it myself
If you ever feel like it we have some helpful info and guides on the discord!
@@rathgames I'll def give that a look later today!
My favorit conspiracy theory is that godbert build the gold saucer.
Not just issued his construction...he had a lazy afternoon and just plopped it down himself.
Estinien doesnt shower is funny but ishgardians as a whole canonically don't shower that much, ishgard res has you gather soap and it has flavor text about how it often goes unused, so that conspiracy has more weight then it should lol
My favorite conspiracy theory is that loud vacuum cleaners only exist because people don't think they're working correctly if they aren't loud. Same with soap, it doesn't actually have to bubble up to work effectively, but I like soap bubbles so they can stay.
Must admit I hate the Esti doesn't shower thing(especially since in the Foundation we have CANON TALK of him going to the baths there). Alphinaud is buoyant is hilarious given the boy's issues with swimming.
I was mostly listening in the background for most of this but for the final fight I was front tab and present and on the edge of my seat! Congratulations!!!!
The Estinien doesn't bathe thing really comes from the fact that he spends so so so much of the plot covered in Nidhogg's blood without cleaning it off and it's like. Bruh. Clean your armour you wear that like 24/7.
He does shower, he just... really needs to clean his shit.
@@LaZodiac I could've sworn I remember hearing something about the blood just not washing off, but take that with several handfuls of salt
Given his spear still had enough flecks of blood on it by the time of Endwalker that a hive of alchemists were awoken simply by the scent of it... I think Estinien just needs to be reminded how to care for his equipment. @@LowIntSpecimen
@@LaZodiacNo, he genuinely textually tries to remove it (it's in optional dialogue) and it's just bonded with the armor and he doesn't know how to remove it. He's a soldier, he know how to care for his gear, it just doesn't help because he doesn't have tools to deal with First Brood blood
11:43 one chatter going "quite a momentous request for us, m'lord" got me good
How dare you use the DQIX town theme right off the bat it instantly made me so nostalgic aaaaa 😭
Excellent video, milord!
I loved everything about this! The music choices are perfect, the fishing montage had me in tears from laughing, the end fight was choreographed beautifully! Your editing keeps getting better and better!! GG Mr Gamer!
This is slowly becoming one of the most hype channels. The amount of time and effort you put in for these videos is incredible.
Thank you :'^}
Excellent series Milord. This has been seriously so fun to watch I can't wait to see more.
Some of the best editing in this entire series to open up Season 2 with, I'm super excited to see how it goes!
Also I love butter + cacao powder sandwiches.
Serpent Eating the Horizon is such a fitting track, I love its use here.
Alphinaud being buoyant would certainly explain his fear of swimming..
Really fitting having Bravely Default music playing at the end there, Airy would be proud
6:22 Alphinaud the incredibly buoyant Elezen. xD
omg the Bravely Default music in the one fight, SO GOOD
😭all the comfy Dragon Quest mussssssic 💙 I love it so much specially when you're taking the "True Adventurer" route :)
My favorite Sanwich is Turkey Melt and I just wanted to say that this was absolute madness. Ravanna is my absolute favorite Trial from HW and I love him. You did amazing and I love you!
I can’t fully describe how happy hearing dqix music throughout this entire series makes me.
honestly though that final comment- after what happened next i hardly remembered all the hours of grinding you had to put in to beat ravana lol. great video rath!
Thumbs up for the Bravely Default music. Good taste 👍
23:10 AYO, Rath pulling out Serpent That Devours The Horizon????? You KNOW it's serious business when that track comes out!
Your crown, Milord.
Excellent video as always. I adored the syncing of music to moments in the final fight, it was satisfying to watch
Excellent fight m'lord!
Dragon Quest 9 AND Bravely Default mentioned??? oh you spoil me rathgames
I didnt expect that today id be intently watching the second part of a video Ive never watched about a game I've never played on a channel youtube randomly showed to me. But here we are. I understood like, 45% of what was happening and it was awesome.
Solo Season 2 let's goooooooo!
Ravana is such a satisfying fight casually (especially compared to Bismark), but damn is he generous with those vulns. But with the ominous ending, and remembering the jail on Nidhogg (and wondering how that even works solo)... oh geez, I'm so sorry Rath.
Good luck on Fishing (Ultimate) as well (idk if you got through that, I'm terrible at catching streams *and* the legendary fish >.< )
also, I thought I heard Dragon Quest IX music in season 1, but I wasn't sure. That first scene in the inn though, that music just clobbered me over the head with nostalgia ❤
Yep there's plenty of tough solo challenges ahead. Nidhogg's jails, Bismarck's adds that need to be split or else they're practically invincible, and when we get to Stormblood there's Susano who I'm pretty sure is literally impossible without a second person at least... Looking forward to seeing how we tackle all of these (and the ones I'm probably forgetting!)
My favorite sandwich is a buffalo chicken foot long from Subway. Add on any white cheese, bacon, small amount of lettuce, lots of onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and then their southwest sauce. Little bit of salt and pepper and parmesan cheese.
I ate it everyday for breakfast when I stood security watch on the water front when I was shore duty waiting to be discharged from the US Navy. I can't get it at my local subway, for whatever reason, so I opt to get Chicken teriyaki or shredded steak with a streak of buffalo sauce on them here instead.
Also, small correction, afaik there is no other way to get the i180 and i210 versions of those armors outside of Centurio seals, because they were removed from the Idyllshire vendors entirely, much in the same way that Ronkan gear and Lost Allagan gear was in later expansions.
The Dragon Quest music is making my heart happy
That was awesome. Looks like it was a real tough.
Some of my favorite moments in these are the exasperated crafting chains. Such as @14:20 I love crafting, but it does capture the essence of having to craft something.
Finished Feast of Famine while watching, ty for the luck and continued good luck for you in Solo :D
Just started watching...but this really feels like a breath of fresh air.
Excellent moving picture show Milord
Omg, so much rejoice in this glory of combat! Congrats!
The journey continues and it’s still as amazing as ever! 🎉
DQ music hitting different today, RIP Toriyama
Just here to enjoy the smooooooth editing. So smooth I can't watch the streams. Like for real that fight at the end hype as hell.
I think its important to note that specifically for Heavensward, Quests only gate access to 4 and half of the zones (though you get 1.5 of them immediately). I discovered on leveling an alt that once you have western highlands you can actually walk to the forelands and half the hinterlands immediately. You get locked out of the second half by quest progress in Idyllshire and Churning mists and Azys Lla is purely quest access only, Notably, Hardsilver ore is on the side of the river you have access to in the hinterlands.
This is all gone by Stormblood where zonelines all have gatekeepers and often multiple inside the zones themselves.
Ill have to check the hinterlands bit cuz that'll help a lot even now.
So I have now checked and we cannot access the Hinterlands. The only areas you could get to it from are closed off fully until the MSQ is progressed.
we are soooo baack!!! let’s gooo :D these videos keep getting better!
there’s no way estinien ever showers. we saw him without his armor in the endwalker patches and those clothes were nasty.
though I think he would make an exception for visiting aymeric and take a long bubble bath beforehand (but firmly deny it).
We finally got to the birth of M'worm! And I was there for that! Yay!
2:49 "I never have to do a quest again"...lmao are you sure about that one? Sure you don't want to uncover hidden items when gathering? :P
Great video as always :)
Fiiiiine
Haha! :D@@rathgames
Also probably want Decimate from level 60 WAR quest. Not nearly as big of a deal as the healing but damage is damage, especially when you get to higher levels and can use it more often.
Laughed at that Coconut Mall for the fishing gear montage
The miworm stream!!!! I was wondering when this was gonna come out on the RUclips vids! God that was a great stream
You're doing your part! lol. Congrats!
awesome ! this has been fun
You know soloing the msq just makes you more badass in the cutscenes
Ravanna would absolutely appreciate this
small consideration, nin/rogue would probably help with item grinding considering mug has an added bonus of higher item drop chance!
I hated farming out enemies in the HW areas, glad to finally see ya tackling the expac >:D
Mug actually only has the chance to increase the amount of item you get if you successfully get the item, it doesnt increase the chance to get a drop.
@@rathgames interesting! I didn't think that was how the interaction worked but it's good to know for the future!
I got a feeling if you somehow make it through everything, once you get to Susano, you can't progress further without 1 other person due to the sword.
Also a tip for Blu. Final Sting hits harder than explosion. Whistle + moon flute + final sting can oneshot some bosses if it crits/DHs.
yea i been thinking this since praetorium "how in the hell do you get past the sable price"
Heavensward Gathering and Crafting was such a wake up call to how annoying getting those materials were
amazing video milord
ah yes, the gool ol Mauchunist job.
As someone who grew up in an area dominated by cedar trees, I just thought you should know the way you insisted on saying "cedar" has dealt the intended amount of psychic damage. 10/10 👍
oh and good video or whatever can't wait to see the next one :^)
Im glad you and your cedar trees can suffer together.
The dragon quest music is baaaaack
More Solo Only!!!! Makes my day, always!
Bismark add phase is probly looping this man right now. I wish him well.
My absolute favorite is a Ham Sandwich if only for ease of access.
Back after 9 months to catch up on the series
I bow down to your power \o/
i've heard legends of ravana.. now i can truly see what happened
Excellent video milord, t'was a banger again :)
Being locked out of HW gathering areas until one finishes HW.... Wyvern leather....Cedar... Wyvern leather. Ha ha ha bravo and well done. And thanks for the Potd farming tips. I love PoTD... but...
That was rough man! Chapeau :D
My favorite sandwich would either be a Reuben or a PB&J
Love a good uncrustable in the morning tbh
Ok, now this was an achievement!
Hadn't realized Warrior could basically solo the whole game lol 😆
Honestly, Ravana would approve of your tenacity and rejoicing in the glory of combat. Only a true warrior would prepare for 20 hours to fight him.
Excellent video, milord.
Also I haven't remembered every detail of the self imposed rules for blue mage but I'm guessing you're not touching Basic Instinct for soloing dungeons? They're still relatively challenging when you go in spell level order and not have any of the higher level spells (which you're doing here naturally as a consequence of your video series)
Blue mage is fully available, its just rhat blue mage on its own is locked out of doing the MSQ and we're locked out of the stronger spells until we reach stormblood / Shadowbringers
@@rathgames I'm silly and I just didn't see the small icon for Basic Instinct on your hud LMAO
im not even mad that its clickbait its just a good video
Hey wait thats actually super nice thank you :'^)
BASED SERPENT EATING THE GROUND MUSIC LETS GOOOOOOOOOO PUT BRAVELY IN FFXIV PLZ
Lore accurate WoL
i'll watch the supercut of heavensward when it will come out i hope that by then i'll have have finished with it 😂
DRAGON QUEST MUSIC!!! YEAHHHH!!!!
Oh, I'm sure Estinien does shower, albeit rarely (at least, oh, I dunno, maybe once per expansion or something). He just never takes off his armor to do it. Checkmate, atheists.
Congratulations, Milord.
ALL STRENGTH TO THE COLONY
I've always been a sucker for a good meatball sub!
Wombats! …or something, I wasn’t fully clear
Unrelatedly, *is* there a way around Susano’o’s sword catch mechanic? I…I don’t know that there is, but the thought’s occurred to me while doing other things.
Is this a ‘we might need the Solo Force’ type circumstance? I know that the journal for that says ‘you find 7 other adventurers nearby to deal with the primal’ but…well, I suppose we’ll get there if we get there.
Excellent video M'worm!
Fave sandwich is egg salad xD
oh my god this is the epitome of masochist run 😂😂 and here i'am ... enjoying your tears 😂
My favorite sandwich is a nice hot roast beef with a nice French dip
17:31
Mom look, I'm in a Rath Games video!
And again at 22:28 ! :D
I rate this video 9.5/10. I removed 0.5 for mispronouncing cedar
Wait rawana's butterflies are like... A mechanic? Not just adds???
Season 2 lets go! May solo crack the heavens!
the estinien doesnt shower conspiracy is extremely funny to me because he canonically bathes the most out of the whole squad. he is extremely clean. anyway, yay ravana. i love the silly bug man
see, bathing isnt showering, though
sure, but the implication is that hes nasty and smelly, which he isnt. its funny to me, thats all