FFXIV Confessions

[Frizze]

2 years into FFXIV, I still have not unlock the ARR Hard Mode dungeons.
I had no reason to do them back when I was progressing ARR-HW. No reason to unlock them now except to clear quest markers; which is low below in my to-do list right now.

I do not like Alliance Raid.
Only done the first two from HW and Rabanastre from SB. Did them once just for the sake of trying it then never step into it again. Reason: I get disoriented. They're confusing for me. I even watch guide beforehand but I get overwhelmed with the many mechanics and just noped out from proceeding. Even when I had a friend who willing to do call outs for me.
I want to try enjoy it. Maybe I just need to run enough times to be accustomed to them. But the anxiety, man.

I enjoy running the alliance raids(though i loath LotA and Syrcus for the sheer volume of my ques they take up). I know it feels like a lot of mechanics when youre new, but if you break it down it really isnt that much. You have 4 bosses with typically 3-5 mechanics each(some less, a few more). When the runs are new you experience all of them. Now that we outlevel everything by a ton, you tend to not see too much from the second half of most of the fights. So thats like 1.5-2 dungeons worth of mechanics. Learning all 9 instances at once? A bit daunting. But one at a time? Much more doable. And as a healer, the most important thing is just to keep up on heals and res the fallen when you can. Or you could put this off, and in 6ish weeks join us on the front lines exploring the new alliance raid. No one knows the mechanics yet, so its clearly not your fault if you mess anything up. And being there from the beginning, getting some gear upgrades while theyre still relevant, and hopefully being engaged with the story might just get you past the anxiety.

[Iscah]

I do not like Alliance Raid.
Only done the first two from HW and Rabanastre from SB. Did them once just for the sake of trying it then never step into it again. Reason: I get disoriented. They're confusing for me. I even watch guide beforehand but I get overwhelmed with the many mechanics and just noped out from proceeding. Even when I had a friend who willing to do call outs for me.
I want to try enjoy it. Maybe I just need to run enough times to be accustomed to them. But the anxiety, man.

If you've only done the HW/SB raids, you might want to try the Lv50 Crystal Tower raids - they're easier (though still some instant-death things you need to learn to hide from) and if you're into the story, it ties into Shadowbringers.

If you're overwhelmed by the amount of "flashiness" on screen, you might want to look at the setting in the character configuration menu that lets you turn other players' battle effects down or off.

[Extreme]

I did most of the level 80 content as Dancer not knowing that Bloodshower and Rising Windmill existed. It wasn't until someone in my static told me about all the dropped procs I had no idea I had done.

[Rasikko]

I did most of the level 80 content as Dancer not knowing that Bloodshower and Rising Windmill existed. It wasn't until someone in my static told me about all the dropped procs I had no idea I had done.

Then it's prudent of me to tell you of the "Dangling Fountain" problem. When going into Flourish or any of the steps, there could be a Fountain combo proc from Cascade just sitting there from when you were trying to build on feathers/proccing Reverse Cascade/Fountainfall(especially fountainfall). I make sure to get rid of Fountain before entering burst phases, if it's there.

[VictorTheed]

I sometimes take a break during MSQ roulette and go have a short meal.

That's one reason I love that roulette.

[noxen]

i would hard cast verraise in my early days as rdm. just to annoy people that stood in the fire.

[Rilifane]

I sometimes take a break during MSQ roulette and go have a short meal.

That's one reason I love that roulette.

Isn't that the sole purpose of movie roulette? Getting free exp while doing real life stuff? Eating, bathroom break, doing laundry, build a new house ... I afk during most of the cutscenes to cook and eat aswell.

[LaylaTsarra]

Isn't that the sole purpose of movie roulette? Getting free exp while doing real life stuff? Eating, bathroom break, doing laundry, build a new house ... I afk during most of the cutscenes to cook and eat aswell.

The one major complaint I have is that SE really needs to make it all movie and do away with the live action stuff. :P

[einschwartz]

...and in 6ish weeks join us on the front lines exploring the new alliance raid. No one knows the mechanics yet, so its clearly not your fault if you mess anything up. And being there from the beginning, getting some gear upgrades while theyre still relevant, and hopefully being engaged with the story might just get you past the anxiety.

This is what I hope to achieve myself. This being my first expansion, I am less paranoid to participate in new combat contents. Before, I dread thinking about trying (normal) 8-man raid because I was several months late into SB. Even the normal story trials took me a few days to man up and press that register duty button. But with ShB, I am more open to try the Eden raid on the week it dropped. Hopefully, it will be the same with alliance raid too.

If you've only done the HW/SB raids, you might want to try the Lv50 Crystal Tower raids - they're easier (though still some instant-death things you need to learn to hide from) and if you're into the story, it ties into Shadowbringers.

If you're overwhelmed by the amount of "flashiness" on screen, you might want to look at the setting in the character configuration menu that lets you turn other players' battle effects down or off.

I do have the intention to run CT now that I have cleared ShB; to get a different perspective/feel on the ending. I know they're easier now but still stalling as I'm still uncomfortable with the idea of "running alliance raid" haha.

I already have battle effects set to limited. Making other alliance party names set to initials to reduce clutter. Change name colors so I could easily differentiate between my own party and others. But I still find it a mess for me to cope visually. I find the (some) huge boss model makes it worse. But like I said in previous post, the reason to this unfamiliarity is mostly due to not giving myself a chance to run the encounter more than once.

[miraidensetsu]

I play healer just because it is easier to solo with it (and there wasn't RDM when I began). That's why I basicly play solo most of time. That's so true that the only extreme trials I do regularly is those I can solo.

So, being a filfhy casual, I never ever really tried savage. Joining a static is a thing I can't imagine myself doing (since I think I have bad rep here and on Reddit, so, no one would like to go savage with me healing) and on PF I hear so many horror stories about it that in the end I end up noping, because I think I will become one of those who is protagonist of those stories.

So, I tend to refrain from any interaction because I think everyone finds me bad and annoying.