10 common FFXIV mechanics that sprouts usually fail

[ICountFrom0]

Maybe we can have chapter marks?

[EzekielBook]

Is there a way to summarize these mistakes without having to watch a video? Like maybe in a forum post?

[kaynide]

Thank you for your contribution.


Possibly for a future video, some suggestions of general mechanics:

• A lot of fights in FFXIV have a kind of "show and tell" part of their fight, where most mechanics are shown in a survivable way. The purpose being to learn these before they start chaining them together.
• Especially 2.0-3.0 bosses have vague indicators. You don't need to memorize them, but re-remember/learn during the fight itself on the spot. As an example, Sohm Al's second boss has a Blue and Red marker; The Chimera in Cutter's Cry just has glowing eyes (Blue or Purple). A general rule of thumb: an "Ice" based attack isoften "Run Away"; "Fire" is often "Stop" or "Gather Together"..but this is obviously not always the case.
• Not really as big an issue now with Coincutter being nerfed, but some monsters/bosses simply don't have hazard indicators.

[Ursa_Vonfiebryd]

10: Thunder Cloud placement; Sohr Khai/Ramuh (Eden).

9: 3 stacks of DoT before eating fruit; Aurum Vale final boss.

8: Cannons; Stone Vigil HM

7: Knock-back Mechanics; Ravana/Sophia/Leviathan (EX and Eden)

6: Fear Itself (look away mechanic); Hydra/Calofisteri/etc

5: Healing to full to remove debuff (doom); Wanderer's Palace HM/Orbonne

4: Math; Construct 8, Ridorana Lighthouse

3: Burning Chains (tether mechanic); The Vault/misc

2: Pads (4 people); Labyrinth of the Ancients/The Weeping City of Mhach (Ozma)

1: Levitation is a STACK; Final boss, Syrcus Tower (I see people die to this...literally EVERYTIME I get this raid)

Stacking in general tends to be confusing for sprouts because not everyone is familiar with that terminology. I remember one time someone kept yelling 'soak! SOAK!' in chat then got mad when no one knew what in the Hell they were talking about. But anyway. There are so many more but these are the ones I see the most.

[Canadane]

Stacking in general tends to be confusing for sprouts because not everyone is familiar with that terminology. I remember one time someone kept yelling 'soak! SOAK!' in chat then got mad when no one knew what in the Hell they were talking about. But anyway. There are so many more but these are the ones I see the most.

This is a big thing I noticed now that we have a larger population from another similar game.
Not the stacking specifically but terms for things. A lot of new users will use terms from other games rather than learning the established terms we've had since the XI days. It's an interesting phenomenon, but I do think it's on them to learn in this case.

[Katie_Kitty]

Sprouts can't even dodge titan landslides in my experience. Just move! You're not even casters!

[Drkdays]

Your Animal Crossing looking avatar enraged me for reasons I cannot understand :0

[MilkieTea]

Stacking in general tends to be confusing for sprouts because not everyone is familiar with that terminology. I remember one time someone kept yelling 'soak! SOAK!' in chat then got mad when no one knew what in the Hell they were talking about. But anyway. There are so many more but these are the ones I see the most.

When I see someone saying "soak" I instantly think of a Tank needing to soak damage, either from a meteor or something else. I would NEVER understand "soak" to mean "stack on top of each other"

[Fyrebrand]

I watch guides before I do dungeon runs and I try to remember everything but sometimes I’ll stand there thinking: oh gods, a circle of doom I can’t remember, what’s gonna happen this time?! Thank you for helping little sprouts in their struggle for survival.

Same here. I always watch a guide video before tackling a duty for the first time. I feel more comfortable having a thorough understanding of what to expect and I enjoy the run more when I'm informed. I get easily flustered and frustrated when things get chaotic and I don't know why, and as a healer I don't need that stress on top of trying to save my little dungeon babies from their own mistakes. Plus, Mizzteq's guides are so fun, and I like her dumb jokes. Having her coach me before each dungeon is comforting, ha ha!

Also, what are the odds that you and I are both Elezen, both White Mage mains of almost the same level, both have first names ending in "riel," and both wear flowers in our hair? (Well, my current forum pic doesn't, but most of the time I do) That is wild!

[Nishira]

Also, what are the odds that you and I are both Elezen, both White Mage mains of almost the same level, both have first names ending in "riel," and both wear flowers in our hair? (Well, my current forum pic doesn't, but most of the time I do) That is wild!

It’s funny indeed! My long lost Elezen sister!

I’ll take a peek at those guides, I had completely missed hers and they sound really nice And exactly the same reason here, I get easily flustered when I go in blind and that never helps with dealing with mechanics in a flexible manner haha.