New Let's Play FFXIV Video Series

[naaros]

Hey Sambo! Because of you, I now play FFXIV! =) Your videos really got me interested in the game again, and so here I am. Unfortunately, I am not on your server (because a friend of mine has a character on Lindblum), but I might make a character on yours just to give a little shoutout!

I will, of course, keep watching all your Let's Play videos!

[Sav]

Excellent videos. I already play, and they still manage to make me excited to log in.

[samb0nz]

First found your let's play videos on the Rift forums, and now here. Have to say the ones I have watched are of very good quality and have been full of a lot of good information for new players. While not a new player myself, never know when you will find something you have overlooked that will make your life easier.

And it is good to see comments of people that are willing to give the game a chance because of your videos, as FFXIV did have a rather rocky start, and your helping people get over the old impressions.

Keep up the good work.

Thank you very much for the kind words! Greatly appreciated, and I'm glad you're enjoying the series =)

[samb0nz]

I think SE should have a view of these if they have not already! This type of information is not just informative but fun! I also agree with Hawklaser. SE could use this to maybe help attract some old players still on the fence to rejoin and help those influenced by critics.

Amazing work! Thank you. /kneel

Thank you also! Very kind =) Let's hope that the game continues to grow stornger with the commitment SE seem to be putting into it now

[samb0nz]

Been watching a few more, as enjoying seeing the Ul'Dah story, as am a Gridanian myself. And pronouncing the names can always be fun in this game.

Though just a comment on gathering, based on my experiences with mining and botany. The first selection has been said to have an effect on what kind of items can be obtained, though I don't know quite how it effects the items obtained. The second part is a hot and cold game. Each comes up with their own method for this part, but in order to successfully get items more frequently one needs to narrow down the possible locations for the hot and cold mini game quickly. Until one gets a descent method for doing so it can seem somewhat random. The you are closer/farther ones is relative to your last attempt, much closer means you are on the fringe of where the item is, when you get very close to the item you make progress towards getting the item, some do need multiple successes. You get XP and SP whether you get an item or not, but you do get significantly more when you do get an item.

The same XP and SP gains apply to crafting as well, but that system is no where near as easy to explain in typing.

Edit: Noticed some confusion regarding the leves as well. First the pictures, they represent different sub-categories of leves within the larger types of battle, field, faction, and local leves. This only makes a difference when you exchange old leves for new ones. You may have noticed when you exchange old leves for new ones, the old leves have a number and star on the right side of the exchange menu. Now what this number and a star means is degree of difference from the new leve. By exchanging the more different leves, you improve the rewards of the new one and can add more than one leve for a new one to further enhance the new one. Some things that make a leve different is the picture which represents the sub-type of the leve, and also where you got a leve from.

Cheers for the info - I wasn't aware of the numbering system there - great stuff =)

[samb0nz]

Hey Sambo! Because of you, I now play FFXIV! =) Your videos really got me interested in the game again, and so here I am. Unfortunately, I am not on your server (because a friend of mine has a character on Lindblum), but I might make a character on yours just to give a little shoutout!

I will, of course, keep watching all your Let's Play videos!

Glad to hear it, and welcome (back?) to the game! If you do ever make a toon on Wutai, please feel free to come say hi =)

[samb0nz]

Excellent videos. I already play, and they still manage to make me excited to log in.

hehe then we must be doing something right ;p good to hear you're excited for the game again - i ope you continue to have loads of fun in Eorzea =)

[samb0nz]

New episode posted: Let's Play Final Fantasy XIV - Part 18 - You Can Leve Your Axe On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGESk5IFrHY

Part 18 of my 'Let's Play' gameplay and commentary in the MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, by Square Enix.

In this episode we take on a bunch of Levequests, beginning with two battlecraft leves to brush up on our combat skills, quickly followed by a fieldcraft leve that sees us doing some mining. To keep the momentum going we then head to the northwest corner of Thanalan to take on a fishing leve, which doesn't yeild the results we're looking for, before finally trying out the commands to hide our weapon while we sport our swimming gear..

[Picoman]

You can exchange a leve for more than just one old one btw.

I think it is funny how you still have the Easter Event quest active, haha, thats cool, keep it till next year. ^^

Do you need to know where the player markets zone in Ul'Dah is? I think it would make a cool vid to go shopping for gear. (I mean not the silly NPC merchants btw)

Just finished watching them all and they are great!

[Danavia]

Haha, er, wow, I was expecting a kindly female voice to come on in your videos, imagine my surprise when it's a very manly voice :P much thankies for bothering to do this, though, didn't think people really did "let's plays" of MMO's.