Asmongold Reacts to the BEST FFXIV Class/Job Picking Guide

[@AsmonTV]

Thank you all for watching! If you found this useful, make sure to check out Larryzaur Channel! *kzbin.info/door/QjKMGUEzBmEHltb1OIMLUg* He also made a video for FFXIV complete beginners that you might enjoy! *kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIuZo4t9r5VknK8* [PRO FFXIV TIPS FOR BEGINNERS ]

[@LadyMemenstein]

Glad you enjoy FFXIV Asmon! :)

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Jobs sounds stupid when talking about Classes/Professions. _" Hey whats your 'job'? "_ _" Hero. "_

[@disphone6485]

Happy to see you enjoying the game! Even much so, Larryzaur! He's my favorite ffxiv content creator that got me into the game.

[@Siluriiformes]

@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly Hero is an actual job in many media nowadays. You must be living in your mother's basement to nitpick such a non-consequential point.

[@kryptickodex3846]

Love y'all!

[@Larryzaur]

Hey thanks for watching my video! I'm glad more people are enjoying FFXIV - but we TRICKED YOU ALL HAHAHA welcome to our shitty game!! 😈

[@AlcoholAndLAG]

👽

[@cozybuni5007]

HI LARRY

[@kiba6416]

very good video dude =)

[@patrickkimberlin3209]

It's true, it hurts because it's true.....

[@unknownpro3229]

gotta be better than wow

[@keotastrophe3715]

Samurai comes up Chat: WEEB JOB WEEB Asmon: Samurai is badass Chat: True

[@kaiderhai86]

Biiig True

[@treerover5376]

wish I could just exterminate from existence half of asmons incel chat

[@GarrusN7]

Samurai is some of the best fun I've had leveling a character in some time. God the flow is so damn smooth.

[@Noctis198]

As a Sam main, I was laughing so fucking hard

[@Maatkare]

Asmons chat reminds me of the anchovies from Spongebob lol

[@VAMPIRE54COD]

Larry five days ago: “I love seeing all the new people starting FFXIV,sure hope they don't use my videos to learn how to play” lmao

[@tjl9458]

To be fair, that video is actually a good overview of the different jobs. It's literally one of his most informative videos if you just want to get an idea before deciding what to play. But, people shouldn't learn from his "Basically" series.

[@CrystVeno]

@@tjl9458 well, best reference to choose what to play is play any job you like since every job is pretty balanced.

[@hiroshi1195]

@@tjl9458 I don't understand why people need a warning to understand it's shitpost videos now. That series is clearly just for fun

[@Rhodair]

lol yeah, it may not teach _how_ to play but the feel of a job's gameplay & lore is what I care about most, which the vid covers well

[@amuro9624]

This is why I love Larry he doesn't realize how good and useful his content is

[@LadyMemenstein]

I love how with every class description he starts with "oh, wtf is this?" and ends it with like "that's actually pretty cool", "okay its badass" xD

[@SaltareObscurum]

Dont jugde a book by it’s cover or something like That^^

[@darklord3861]

@@SaltareObscurum cover* 👍

[@Thagesthoughts]

Watching people geek out over the spell effects and how fast some jobs like SAM and NIN play is always a lot of fun.

[@ruuby1006]

Except for monk, which is...fitting

[@SaltareObscurum]

@@ruuby1006 That is his ptsd from wow Monks ^^

[@mrjack901]

I really like how with most Jobs he at first is like "Kinda dumb", but when he sees the Combos and Gameplay, he's like "ok, thats badass". Which tbh, I really relate to the second part, leveling up and unreveling a Job's gameplay it's just so good, even better when you start doing it flawlessly. It's just so satisfying to open up on a Boss as Ninja.

[@danm2084]

I've been playing ninja for a while, but I'm still in stormblood so it's not like I'm super good. I've noticed that I can't quite fit double weaves in because of his speed buff... is this bad? Am I supposed to be double weaving or is that normal? I can't remember the names of his moves, but I'm talking about the move before assassinate and assassinate. I keep trying to double weave that between my combo but my GCD always stops for a slight moment. Am I just not doing it fast enough or is this normal for ninja?

[@seidreine]

@@danm2084 this might be related to your ping. Generally, if you have a faster global cooldown, you have less time to execute off global cooldowns. (If that makes sense) Try single weaving (one ogcd) instead of double weaving (two ogcds)

[@danm2084]

@@seidreine ya I've been doing like E (first move in the assassinate combo) then second GCD combo move, then assassinate, then the final move of the GCD combo lol I really need to memorize the names of these moves. I was just wondering if I SHOULD be able to double weave with ninja or if it's impossible for everyone cuz of his GCD reduction.

[@hyoushou8198]

@@danm2084 yeah, there's an animation lock on dream within a dream, the move that procs assassinate, so try to space that out with another offglobal instead

[@spaghettio1366]

@@danm2084 Single weaving is the right thing to do as Ninja. There is a small exception if you're minmaxing your dps with potions, since they take up ogcd space, but outside of that it's all single weaving because of the speed buff. GCD makes up a big chunk of your damage over the course of a fight and increases your ninki gauge, so you want to keep it going as often as possible (but if you have to move away from the boss, avoid using throwing dagger if it's going to kill your combo or waste bunshin charges). Also, don't rush to use assassinate as soon as it's ready - technically it doesn't have a cooldown of its own, since it's tied to "dream within a dream" which is a 60 second cooldown, so it's okay to delay it as long as you use it within 15 seconds after it's ready (or, preferably, before your trick attack debuff runs out). This is especially important since assassinate immobilizes you for the whole animation, and can result in death if used at a bad time.

[@SaigaTenshi]

*Scholar* Asmon: that is so dumb SCH mains: oh no... Asmon: that is so badass! SCH: *whew*

[@SaltareObscurum]

Poor Monks 😅

[@Nhyufll]

Currently scholar is really dumb unless you like things such as: masochism or like putting in twice the effort just to reach the same results coming from a 6 year sch main we are not what we used to be

[@zym6687]

@@Nhyufll Man, sucks that the game doesn't just play itself for you.

[@Maatkare]

@@SaltareObscurum lol he doesn't like monks in WoW either 😅

[@Maatkare]

@@zym6687 Sch are in a tough spot right now, they're great off healers but... The changes haven't been good. Sch are very much looking forward to ShB and for good reason

[@Thagesthoughts]

There's also two new jobs coming out in Endwalker: Sage, a shield healer, and Reaper, a melee DPS. They're revamping the healers to fall under two categories--direct heals and shield heals; Sage and Scholar will be shield healers (like Disc priest) while Astrologian and White Mage will be direct heals (like Holy priest). Reaper is KIND of a pet class but not quite; it has phases where you do scythe attacks and call your spectre out for attacks, and a phase where you let your spectre possess you for a heavy nuke phase, as I understand it.

[@andros1486]

I've been a Scholar main since Stormblood, can't wait to try out Sage when it comes out man.

[@GranMaj]

that healer spec split is actually pretty interesting. I dont play FF xiv myself, but i can see this affect how you building team comp if maybe there is a class that prefer being on low Hp, the shield healer can act as a safety net.

[@Cheezdealer]

I just wanted a "cool" healer. So far we have horoscope hippy, fairy nerd and tree hugger. Shooty laser sticks is a step up :D

[@Thagesthoughts]

@@GranMaj IIRC they want to set it up so most Full Party stuff (trials, raids, and Alliance Raids) will have one direct healer and one shield healer, so they can develop the healers along their specialty instead of having to take half-measures just in case your group ends up with two shield healers or two direct healers.

[@LuteaNelum]

@@andros1486 I can't wait to see what they do with SCH so I can play it more. SHB gutted us :(

[@spicypepperz]

I'm just loving all the positivity not only from asmongold in this game but the viewers themselves everyone is having a good time so it's a win win for everyone I hope he keeps playing cause I've been loving the streams as of late

[@xdenisx411]

if he said anything negative, the chat would say the same, but because he is being positive towards the game, chat acts the same, just how they are... maybe 30% of them have their own opinion, while others are sheep

[@kevinsmithgaming]

@@xdenisx411 well to be fair, a lot of people watch streams to just chill and enjoy so, the thing with sheep is just being passive, not mindless imo

[@shayukilol8887]

@@xdenisx411 I don't really agree with you, the chat's been fun. The truth is, if people didn't enjoy watching it, he wouldn't be getting 150k viewers. I know he generally gets a lot but that still is way more than usual for him.

[@frankwilliams4445]

I LOVE crack cocaine.

[@artynsnow514]

Too positive that his chat are actually giving tips for mechanic

[@AymenDZA]

Never thought I'd live long enough to see Asmongold play FFXIV, not only that but enjoy it as well.

[@lukesturrock2059]

And he is enjoying it in ARR! I can't wait to see his reactions in Heavensward

[@NuSpirit_]

@@lukesturrock2059 And what about Shadowbringers later on?

[@epicwoad8999]

@@NuSpirit_ Let's hope he gets there

[@lukesturrock2059]

@@NuSpirit_ He better buckle up

[@Hero4fun77]

O-san, daijobu?

[@CTEAnimator]

Listen, I’m not a monk main, but sometimes there’s just that One Boss, that one Very Specific Boss, that you just can’t stand to see or deal with, and you just wanna punch the life out of them Chief

[@Fant]

Our friend mall ninja himself, Zenos amirite.

[@CTEAnimator]

@@Fant don’t even get me Started, Chief. I was Livid the very first time I fought him and he just jumped away off screen smiling.

[@john_7000]

Monk is dumb end of story

[@NeFlorence]

I like how the Ninja class isn’t just backstabby stabby crit seeker like in most RPGs

[@sickfrild]

ninjutsu mechanic is awesome really

[@vayalond7203]

@@sickfrild But you need practice, to know all the mudra chains and wich jutsu they do, it change me from my Dancer habits who are not technical like this but require to adjust permanently

[@bearandthebull2372]

Its also the least positional heavy of the 4 as well,which isn't something you'd expect either.

[@lishawnstreeter6577]

@@bearandthebull2372 i think Sam is the least positional i believe

[@iwatchvideoszzz]

@@lishawnstreeter6577 Nah, ninjas stay behind the boss most of the time, only needing to hit the flank positional when they use armor crush to extend huton duration every 20-30 ish seconds

[@thenerdbeast7375]

"Why would you punch something when you can use a weapon?" BECAUSE THEIR BODY IS A WEAPON.

[@Hero4fun77]

One punch man: Talk to me when you are strong. Also on punch man: lol you need a weapon? Are you nothing without a weapon? :)

[@Dasmesee]

Facts

[@DifunctedReble]

He did MNKs dirty.

[@Memorii.]

So refreshing of him playing FFXIV and watching FFXIV content!

[@andriejeroi.delapena8462]

Woah, never thought I'd see you here :D

[@FeRReTNS]

I was really hoping after he heard "play this job if you want to use a big ass sword" he would just stop the video and go "well there we go that's my job"

[@dogma2129]

You are so funny lad

[@alexander1055]

Didn't he already choose the Axe Job though?

[@GrosMatou23]

@@alexander1055 He chose the axe cause big sword isn't available until you reach first expansion. but he plans on switching to big sword then

[@dogma2129]

@@GrosMatou23 You are so funny

[@dogma2129]

@@alexander1055 So funny mate

[@insertnamehere5489]

So glad that SE is starting to ban these guys ruining the game for asmon. They are banning them for harassment, and for false reporting him which is also something that can get you banned. Each are getting hit with a 216 hour ban or something like that

[@evannarendraangragani7508]

great news

[@rexxel8867]

that's actually a great news, but where did you get this info from?

[@handsoffthefro]

@@rexxel8867 4chan/reddit

[@rexxel8867]

@@handsoffthefro yeah i just check reddit, 9 day suspension serves them right for being annoying tbh

[@OnTheRide1]

I read on my NN chat that apparently wow players and ffxiv players are teaming up to get him to quit ffxiv. People are so immature.

[@steveo2737]

I'm just glad he's giving it a shot. Proud of you boss!

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

I am more surprised he didn't do it sooner. After years and years of Blizzard taking a big brown one onto our plates.

[@jamescody7956]

@Major Bogart highly doubtful that game will produce the same longevity/endgame/well crafted story that XIV boasts.

[@StabYourBrain]

@Major Bogart Let's be honest. New World is a gamble and Amazon already kind of shit the bed with their Cash Shop.

[@arturoherrera2836]

@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly its more complicated dude, he can literallly ruin his career by doing this, its more like a social psychological drama. but he took precautions

[@Afflictamine]

@@StabYourBrain spot on

[@KILLRAIN42]

A point Larry didn't make about dancer, when you finish those dances you get a huge ridiculously powerful move that annihilates everything around you. It's fast, it's fun, and the reliance on rng is there but you never feel terribly weak if you don't get it because those big massive hitting moves are all deliberate player initiated events. No rng to the big badass hits.

[@PaziPazzo]

Standard step for single target is half an LB, it's bonkers also a good way to remind your tank to turn on tank stance

[@LilithSoul4]

@@PaziPazzo not really, quadruple technical step is very strong but it's less than half of a melee lb, standard isnt close. if standard was doing 400k damage every 15 seconds dancer would be top dps by a mile and a half

[@PaziPazzo]

@@LilithSoul4 I never said to compare it to melee lb3 :v standard step does half of ranged lb1, it's not SUPER impressive, but having something that does enough damage to compare to skills using team resource is still respectable on its own

[@QueenRG3550]

Yess, this is a good point. I am DNC main

[@huntmonster4417]

He has chosen the best guide vid in KZbin nice. 😂

[@ChronoEclipse]

Fun little tidbit about Summoner and Scholar, they are the only jobs that share EXP, so if you get a Summoner to 50-80, Scholar instantly becomes that level as well, you just have to go through the process of playing through the job questline for Scholar to get all the spells/skills each quest offers and getting the gear for them

[@nickeyd.659]

Oh my god this is amazing, thank you for sharing. Didn't know. lol

[@ChronoEclipse]

Before I forget, however, you have to have unlocked Scholar first in order for that to happen which can be unlocked in the same area you picked up Summoner

[@MrBoredinthedorm]

@@nickeyd.659 yep. Since the class lvl is tied to the base class and this is the only class that has a split Soul stone option they both level at the same time. It's cool having a lvl 80 healer and never once actually played as one.

[@alishacuddy2473]

Anyone else find themselves watching his content more now that he trying ffxiv? For me it is watching him explore a new game.

[@Gripper1243]

Me for one. I got bored of WoW during BfA to the point I flatout quit the game and never looked back even after playing since Vanilla. Been playing FF14 for 2 years now and it's just so relaxed and I'm still loving it every day, but seeing Asmo play it is making me want to watch all his stuff again lol.

[@nogitsune4452]

I wanna see him enjoy FFXIV. It's a wonderful game, and I want him to have fun doing something new.

[@BrokenRazorButterfly]

i watched him before but rarely but he seems a lot happier now and less salty

[@TheRyxas]

Was so glad to see Zack watch and enjoy Larryzaurs videos, makes me happy :3

[@totox5978]

Soo Assmongold is a Final Fantasy content creator now? HELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Can't wait for the clash of the MMO tribal monkeys. ^^

[@DarkCulex]

dude just reacting to a video , random internet weeb '' hEs a cOnTeNt cReAtoR''

[@aykan5621]

@@DarkCulex why so agressive? 😂

[@GamingDualities]

just jumping on a content farm train... if u are not gonna do some social and PVP updates like actual good 4v4 map, open-world raid bosses where players/guilds fight to contest them (they could drop epic mounts and exp/gear tokens, that could be 1 alternative to story leveling...), chat bubbles, small text font...if u are not gonna update ur game now u will not keep most players anyway.

[@aykan5621]

@Epic Jesus, I hope you are a 15 year old teenager😯

[@iammunhu]

On the Machinist part when he said it looks like a 2000s anime, I am sad no one said Trigun in chat lol.

[@Asiankido]

not sure if majority of his chat were even born when Trigun was airing.

[@zraebiel1673]

Monk: Asmon: “why would you punch something if you could literally use a weapon?” Me: why would you use a weapon when you could literally punch something to death? :D

[@john_7000]

No u r just justifying the wrong here in fantasy world where there big monsters and gods punching something is the dumbest thing ever I always find that the biggest hole in most rpg who let characters use fists it just so dumb, weapons are much cooler then stupid fists, u can't compare a dragoon spear to fists or a giant ass sword to fist all of those are cooler then stupid fists

[@kon4153]

@@john_7000 have you even seen one punch man or played asura's wrath mate

[@jackdaw6978]

@@john_7000 Haha fists go brrr

[@_Sylve]

@@john_7000 Dragoons tank floor. Monks can literally break the floor.

[@heyfell4301]

@@john_7000 most games justify the power of Monks in some way or another, and many have their own advantages. In D&d, for example, Ki buffs their speed in such a way that they become the fastest class in the game. In Final Fantasy XIV you can clearly say they have a ton of magic going on behind the scenes of every punch they throw, they're not so different from a Black Mage or Summoner in that sense, if not for the fact that they are 500% faster and stronger, while not being as magically powerful.

[@KromgashTheImpaler]

im glad hes giving the game an honest try tbh, its been fun having him watch and attempt to read stuff :D

[@c9inglul129]

Milfina

[@lynxace1602]

@@360Fov he called it Lisa Lomasa x'D

[@rororokurokuroko]

Yeshlotta and Balderon

[@Azrilas]

Uberdanger

[@randalica92]

Him butchering names is a goldmine for memes. The Steps of Mald are already my headcanon.

[@pixielst]

So glad my boy larry got recognitions

[@ElliotKwan]

hoping McConnell will play Paladin. Would love to see how this goes.

[@SaltareObscurum]

We would Play it like RichW so after some hottube with cat and bunny Girls he deinstal wow

[@seyiesu923]

a lallafel paladin, so we get content everytime these two guys play together lol

[@Emajenus]

McConnell would probably enjoy DRK more. He's a more big sword oriented player.

[@alexander1055]

He isn't into this weeb stuff.

[@leoortiiiz]

@@alexander1055 that's why he plays WoW right? With aaaaaaaall those furries and shit.... right?

[@manip1980]

I mean let's be honest here. The game is quite a solid MMO. which definitely can compete with wow, EVEN when wow was at its best. And now that wow's not even close to its best, It's taking the lead. Honestly, SE deserves it. They're passionate about their game and they're listening to their community and care about them. They deserve all these hype trains and people giving the game a go and more and more new players joining the game.

[@pc86914]

FF is easily the best-made game I’ve ever played. My first 2,000 hours in game flew by. Just unfortunate that we’ve been in a major content drought (mostly due to covid) with only one new savage tier in the past year and no new ultimate in 2 years. I haven’t had a reason to log in for a while but I’m patiently awaiting new end game content as always.

[@randalica92]

@@sadrobot5501 Yoshida will be working on FF16, let's hope that it won't be another shit sandwich.

[@mandapanda1207]

@@sadrobot5501 Oh don't worry, we do lol That's why I think a lot of people have a high appreciation for FF14 because it's one of the few titles where they've been consistently good and that's largely due to the *dev team* in particular, not SE. SE seems to largely keep out of their way (along with not giving them a decent budget at times, lbr) and they just do the best they can and it shows in their work.

[@pc86914]

@@paulogaspar8295 to each their own! The amazing social aspect of endgame raiding brought me back to FF for over 3,000 hours after I finished the main story. No other game has kept me logging in for so long.

[@Vyomesh839]

They managed to take a flopped MMO and turn it into something amazing. That's seriously impressive. Most MMOs just die if the first release is unplayable garbage.

[@Mas_zeppelin]

Ive never played WoW and watch all those videos.. enjoyed them and understood, also laughed. Bought FFXIV yesterday because of you assbald and am enjoying it!

[@TomGeorgin]

It's funny because Asmongold, when seeing DRG or Ninja, is like: "Nah man, too complicated, next" And then he sees Black Mage and goes: "I could try this" My sweet summer child... haha

[@fluffyfang4213]

Honestly, the rotation isn't that hard if you stand still. The real skill comes in when you have to move without stopping your DPS and that's why BLM's are a meme. This is just for people browsing the comments because if you really play Black Mage, you already know this :D

[@TomGeorgin]

@@fluffyfang4213 To be fair, it's not "that" hard, but that does not mean much. For you, for me, maybe that statement is true, for someone else, maybe not, that's subjective. Then, there is some RNG involved, some optimization, different windows of opportunities based on spellspeed, and, as you said, everything changes based on the fight. So in actual situations, it is a difficult class to play, at the very very least, comparatively to other FF XIV classes, in a context that makes sense to judge it.

[@tats_sacs]

@@fluffyfang4213 funny thing is being blm main, i found out that the easiest way to learn a fight is playing blm. It forces you to learn positions and timing. Most dps jobs can let you dodge easy and with all that dodging, it takes time to really learn the fight. Only drawback is that because blm is the worst in movement, you die a lot during those first time runs. 😂

[@kelposo]

I have been maining BLM since I've started, I fucking looove the feeling when you are left alone doing your full opener. On the other hand, any amount of movement is pain, I don't grind many fights so I'm mostly a first timer on bosses and that is pain.

[@barkley611]

Thank you for AT LAST explaining the “all jobs on one character” thing to your chat. You would hear the most tryhard complaints from WoW players about that capability “being stupid”. The only thing that’s stupid, is the person unable to wrap their head around how this is a good thing, and their retorts don’t even make any sense.

[@ExeErdna]

You don't have to worry bout getting stuck in queue because people need your healer alt or someshit. Everything is on 1 character.

[@Strrroke]

It's such a blessing: no need to create alts and do the same quests over and over again!

[@obviouslykaleb7998]

There are pros and cons to each system: WoW has a more gameplay focused race/character system while FFXIV has an aesthetics focused race system. While it has almost no impact in FFIXV, it’s incredibly impactful in WoW. An undead warrior, for example, can shrug off CCs then charge a good distance towards their opponents, making fleeing almost impossible against them. A goblin hunter can use their rockets to fly away and pair it with their back step to get even more air time, making fleeing and fall damage both trivial. But the downsides, in my opinion, far outweigh any RP or gameplay bonus. Because you’d have to start a new character or fork over exuberant amounts of cash to get different race/class combinations, choosing your character for their bonuses can feel like a gamble for new players considering you have no idea if you’ll ever use the undead’s cannibalize ability when you have the ability to create food as a wizard. Not even to mention, because they’re linked to gameplay in a rather massive way, high end play is going to prioritize those who either lucked into the right race and class combo, looked up the meta before they started or started an entirely new character specifically for the bonuses. It means that high end play isn’t even just locked by class anymore, but now what your character looks like. I haven’t even touched on having to repeat content every time you want to try a different gameplay style for the _CLASSES._ To be frank, I don’t consider “I want my character to look this way” to be much of a pro for FFXIV’s system. Customizing’s fine and it definitely has WoW beat there, but it’s never been terribly high on my list of priorities. That said, FFXIV doesn’t really have any cons but it also has fewer pros. Not having to worry about classes or race stats makes early game a stress free time because you don’t feel like you’re missing out or could be missing out. The story’s length and the fact that every single expansion is relevant necessitates using one character for your entire playthrough else you miss out on story or repeat unknowable lengths of nonsense, and your character actually being a character in lore, combined with the fact that they’re the only warrior of light instead of one of any number of race and class combinations and your meticulous care in creating them specifically helps your attachment to them increase an absurd amount. It’s why I can’t personally stomach using a Fantasia. I feel like WoW’s system is salvageable with some tweaks. Maybe if they could either have a set of bonuses you choose from instead of a set bonus per race could help, or even free and easy race/class swaps. Though if we’re talking pure rp purposes, not much can be done while preserving race identity except allowing class switching. There’s no reason a man who’s saved the world, literally, at least a dozen times can’t try swinging a sword instead of casting spells. All in all, if I had to rate them in regards to race/class combinations and the whachamahoosits, I’d give FFXIV an 8/10 and WoW a 4/10. Too expensive to not be a scam.

[@parky669]

been loving the streams, sorry about the trouble people are causing.

[@jacobtridef48]

I’m starting ff14 tomorrow, and I’m stoked. I’m leaning toward playing Rogue/Ninja as my first “main” class. I’m so stoked, but also nervous. Cuz I know a lot of content is team based, and I always feel so bad for my team, when/if I mess up tbh😅😂 either way, I’m stoked to play

[@Edge9404]

Did you end up sticking with it?

[@jacobtridef48]

Edge9404 yep, I love it. But currently the load times to get in the game, are the worst in any Mmo on the planet sadly lol

[@Edge9404]

@@jacobtridef48 that's what happens when the game is super popular. The good thing is that there are no bugs or lag when you actually log in.

[@SupremeLoui]

@@jacobtridef48 Are you still playing the game?

[@jacobtridef48]

@@SupremeLoui yep. Started as a sprout Drg/Nin player who had no clue wtf I was doing. And nowadays I’m a Gunbreaker main, who runs savages pretty often. Never stopped playing 🙂

[@alvarolima7060]

It's nice to see you streaming another game and having a good time.

[@IRedpunk]

Loving this, it’s refreshing

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Blizzard earned this that one of their greatest advertisers is now farting back at them by trying a rivaling game.

[@terrytourettes9251]

As someone who has played wow since vanilla it pains me to say this. But this shit looks awesome. I was open mouthed watching this. Every single tank dps and healer made me want to play it. The funny thing is the ones asmon liked the least was the ones i liked the most. That is it for me. I am downloading FFXVI, It has nothing to do with cat girls and brothels...i swear

[@chavezmarchant2766]

There's no reason you can't play and have fun with more than one game mate. Unless time/friend group being tied to one game is a limiter, in that case I feel for you.

[@DanaTheInsane]

I’ll tell you right now. I’m not going back to Azeroth.

[@terrytourettes9251]

@@DanaTheInsane me too. i have been totally addicted. I usually play solo and do not do dungeons. But i like the way this forces you to play with others and now i actually enjoy it

[@zRidZz]

​@@terrytourettes9251 are you still playin it?

[@dangerwarg9682]

Monks can use hand weapons, including large claws or stabby things.

[@TheIncredibleEmu]

I don't know why I found it funny but when the summoner used phoenix and Asmon said that's Moltres I choked on my drink. Hope you have a good time in XIV.

[@ricardoperez9357]

I ducking died when he said that's moltres

[@cellgoondude]

My way of choosing a class in FFXIV was literally just since Red Mage came out, I bought the game during Stormblood. The class I chose before was just to get me to level 50. Best way to choose a char :)

[@HelloImErik]

Same haha, currently playing WHM and MNK until I get DNC :)

[@SaigaTenshi]

Asmon praised DRG, DRG must rejoice~

[@gamester512]

Honestly, I absolutely *love* playing a Red Mage, so much so that it's my preferred go-to Job. And because of it's Dualcast ability, it's arguably even better at reviving multiple downed allies quicker than even a dedicated healer. I literally had a moment as a Red Mage where I was able to revive 5 of my 6 downed allies (out of an 8-man party, and the only other surviving party member was incapable of reviving allies, as they were a Bard. My team had lost it's Tank, both Healers, and 3 DPS, but I was able to get the Tank, both Healers, and 2 of the 3 DPS back on their feet very quickly) within about 20 seconds, which gave us all time to get to safety before the bosses' big "phase change". There's a damn good reason why a Red Mage is always a welcome addition to any party, since they offer the most overall utility out of any Job in the game. Having a Red Mage around is kinda like having a "safety net", since as long as the Red Mage is standing, they can get downed allies revived very fast (and in so doing, allow the dedicated Healers to conserve their MP & resources for other things). I have, however, begun dabbling in Gunbreaker, as it's a Tank that plays closer to how a DPS does....though Superbolide is something I prefer not to use if I don't have to since it can give the poor healers a heart attack, since it gives 8 seconds of Invulnerability in return for instantly dropping you to 1 HP. The one time I used Superbolide by accident I was very quick to apologize to the Healer and admit that I hit the wrong button. :P And just wait until you get to try out the 24-Man Raids (which split the 24 players into 3 teams of 8 consisting of 1 Tank, 2 Healers, & 5 DPS). My favorite of the 24-man Raids is the third and final Raid from the Stormblood expansion.

[@talkingdot]

just a shoutout to @Larryzaur some of the greatest content from the FF14 community

[@DisappointedBuddha]

Samurai is the arms warrior of FF, except you don't get the shouts that buff raids or parties because you pump out the most melee dps. But that also means you're reliant on the raid buff windows from other players to meet dps checks

[@Dinghys]

Im making mine look like that one photo of stan hansen

[@Desmont123]

Larry was the one who got me into FFXIV all those years ago.

[@_Malvar]

these classes are actually really cool. i might have to try FF

[@cheesybutters5053]

You should, i hate being that guy, but it has a free trial going up to level 60 which is the end of the heavensward expansion, so you aren't losing anything by downloading the free trial and trying it

[@cheesybutters5053]

And the majority of these classes are available on it,the only ones that arent are samurai, red mage, dancer, and gunbreaker, as they are stormblood and shadowbringers jobs

[@_Malvar]

@@cheesybutters5053 so machinist and warrior are available?

[@sszerox]

@@_Malvar yes but some of the cooler abilities are locked to the higher levels, but it at least gives you enough time to see if the game is for you or not

[@soma_cruz_alpha3660]

@@_Malvar Warrior is available from start but for machinist you have to reach Heavensward

[@cosmicalryu]

I think the one big thing FF has over WoW is that getting your bis is way easier in FF. You still have to be good at the game but it's not rng locked

[@Hellrika]

He needs to see the Larryzaurs “basically job videos” those are comedy gold

[@sniderealism2410]

They are comedy gold, but I don't think he should now since most of them are from Stormblood or Heavensward, with a lot of outdated abilities and memes that would be confusing to a new player.

[@godlikestateofmind2]

I just love punching Gods and dragons, Thats Monk Gang

[@methos4866]

Being Monk makes you the weapon damn it.

[@Its_an_Eze]

I see ones of great culture here lol Monk Lyfe/ Dragoon Lyfe

[@kirito4644]

Hell yea! Monk's the best melee dps imo. The way he immediately dismissing it like that was pretty stupid. "Why use your fists when u can use a weapon?" Bitch, my body IS the weapon.

[@chaos_blue1089]

BROTHER

[@joshvarga3591]

To answer the monk question: why use a weapon when your body is strong enough to shatter the earth on its own.

[@Golesh02]

bacause weapons multiply your strenght and give you reach no matter your strenght

[@sarthakarora3212]

@@Golesh02 that is not how it works, even irl that is not how it works.

[@Golesh02]

@@sarthakarora3212 oh how it does not work in real life?

[@albertobarberacampos451]

@@sarthakarora3212 outside of literally using a stick, Golesh is on the right here: you are not only adding your own strenght on the blow of your weapon, you are also applying the weight of given weapon to the mix (that is, unless you are talking about very thin weapons such as rapiers or daggers, but even then, those weapons are more used for their cutting and penetration potential itself), all of that while giving you additional reach that you would otherwise not get. You could argue that fighting without weapons is feasible against an oponent who has them (heck, look at karate and it's disarm potential against foes wielding a katana), but even then, it just makes more sense using weapons instead, as you can still apply some principles of martial arts in your fighting style while being safer and being able to deal more damage.

[@kon4153]

@@Golesh02 won't help if someone is strong enough to snap your sword in half like a twig without even trying

[@camil-jr]

Larry: MCH has the highest ranged phys damage Patch 5.55 DNC: Your reign was short-lived and fruitless.

[@lolaandjoe123]

Shouldn't MCH do more since it provides less utility than Bards and Dancers? Or are the buffs to party included in the damage

[@camil-jr]

@@lolaandjoe123 Should and Does are 2 different things xD, and no I was talking about personal DPS.

[@Flutterdark_]

black mage is cool when you play one its much more about learning the fight so you know where you can stand the longest uninterrupted (and use aetheric manipulation if you need to move to someone)

[@X_Jaeger_X]

I've actually solo'Ed bosses more than half of the health ❤️ full'ish, Paladins are so dope dooood.

[@supersloth1667]

When he said BLM was the coolest he'd seen so far I got so happy lol. New player and maining it feelsgoodman

[@tats_sacs]

Stick with it. It will force you to actually learn the fights. Most dps jobs can dodge easy. But with blackmage and movement restrictions, you actually learn how to position yourself in fights and know the timing of mechanics of bosses faster than most dps because the others are busy dodging rather than focusing on the fight during the first few runs.

[@Funguspower2]

I rarely see dead dragoons the floor tank memes are from like pre ARR mechs, it's so old. I out dps SAMs and MNK in almost every single thing I queue for. I get it's a running joke but new players picking dragoon might not realize that. That's the only reason I write this - Play DRG confidently!

[@someclevername8167]

It’s really a meme that’s only perpetuated by other DRG players lmao

[@ro-337]

Hey, no shame in tanking the demon floor.

[@blueray222]

Old memes really seem to die hard in XIV, such as the idea that Balmung is crawling with the scum of the earth even when it's painfully dated, like the DRG floor tank meme.

[@ro-337]

@@blueray222 To be fair the whole “dragoon is a floor tank” meme started in XI. What XIV did was solidify it as well as adding dragoons backflipping off stages to their deaths.

[@Tyranastrasza]

@@ro-337 Red mages are giving Dragoons a run for their money in terms of backflipping off-stage though ;)

[@shimmyking4]

"Black Mage, it uses a magic stick and explosions and a whole lot more explosions" Megumin: *Heavy Breathing*

[@AllenLSwain]

Michael Bay: heavier breathing

[@BreakTimeGaming]

Ah Man youre killing me with these FFIV videos, I thought I was done with MMOs and this is making me want to download the game and play >.

[@EpickBoi]

Try out the Free Trial! Really great game!

[@HaaziqSilver]

Do it with friends lol

[@BreakTimeGaming]

@@EpickBoi HAHA yep I caved got it downloading now, Adventure Awaits!!!!

[@alanhegewisch4486]

Glad to have you in FF14! Hope you have a great time!

[@rickwilliams4270]

"Wtf? How the fuck does that work?" Literally the next sentence after the guy explains how it works lol.

[@Wyrade]

5:57 "Why would you punch something if you could literally use a weapon?" -> Although it doesn't apply for a game, if you look at the fantasy of it, you could lose or not have a weapon on you for whatever reason, while you have your arms in pretty much all reasonable situations. So a monk's power is more personal, and less reliant on external tools. Same is true for most kinds of mages. And many people like the idea of "personal" power like that. If you were living the game instead of playing it, if would be far easier to cripple someone if all the enemy had to do was to remove/damage/destroy the tool you use, especially if you can achieve very comparable power without using an external tool.

[@manfredzwick5278]

Think we all fell in love with the dragoon armor the first time we saw it

[@Irovetti]

Really cool seeing him genuinely like the game, I honestly didn’t think he would

[@lorraunehall7046]

And it’s pretty pathetic that people don’t want him too.

[@kaktusgaming5672]

While creating Dark Knight: Guy #1 - "So, how much edgy are we talking?" Guy #2 - "Yes."

[@ShadowkeeperTei]

Dragoon: I'm the ultimate edgy job! Dark Knight: Haha! You are so innocent... Reaper: So are you.

[@FluffieXStarshine]

Larry! Yeay! Ty for watching Larry's video! Love Larryzaur

[@Korrakh]

This classes/jobs are so much more interesting and diverse than in wow

[@DarkAztaroth]

Interesting ? I could see that being the case, diverse though ? Not really :S FFXIV is a bit static when it comes to jobs, that's all the jobs there are and they play a very specific way. The rotations are very well fleshed out, but WoW prolly has the edge on variety with about 36 specs with talents to customize gameplay a bit and generally more varied toolkits between the classes. A fun thing though is that gatherer and crafter are also kind of their own classes in FFXIV with their own gear and progression :P

[@I_Crit_My_Pants]

I main Gunbreaker, have done since Shadowbringers released, till then it was Dark Knight. You'll defo enjoy Dark Knight more I think Asmon.

[@Slaphappy1975]

Damn, in WoW I definitely prtefer playing Warlock/Mage classes but here, the Samurai is really calling my name.

[@killswitchfate]

This video has high replayability. WoW player of 16 years and 2015 Ninja main. These animations look amazing. Red Mages ranged attacks, the triple energy buzz saw of Warriors, the RNG & YuGiOh fun of astrologists, Scholars being Scholars (see PFP). This looks amazing. Im trying to get in touch with Square Enix to open my account back up. I want to come back after this video and the raid difficulty hype.

[@skyeshi3570]

monks got buffed, and Ya play a monk cause punching a dragon in the face is bad ass

[@mr.mystere4999]

The Blue Mage job was probably not mentioned because it is a Limited Job. The Blue Mage is capped at Level 70, and cannot do any daily roulettes, queue up in the Duty Finder without a premade party, or any Main Scenario Quests. BUT, unlike the other jobs, a Blue Mage always has full access to their spells regardless of what level they get synced to. It used to be capped at 50, but it got two major buffs this expansion, and it can participate in the Level 50, 60, and 70 raids, except Ultimate. It's not allowed there.

[@Silversky1113]

Larry's videos are awesome and really informative. They helped me out a lot when i was first starting off. Cool to see these two worlds collide.

[@disgoyknows88]

Asmongold: "Why play a monk when you can't use a sword" Also Asmongold: "Gunbreakers are ridiculous, I don't want a gun"

[@SaltareObscurum]

Like him or Not but he is promoting every Tank Job. Thats nice for all of us with lower Q times

[@teeslea9345]

Haven't seen him with this joyful face since legion. Final Fantasy is bringing the people back

[@emmanuel5753]

It’s really awesome to see asmon having a nice time playing this game. It also seems that it’s growing on chat somewhat as well :)

[@chesssean]

I’m glad you’re earnestly trying the game. Glad you’re enjoying it

[@Kultur69]

pretty good game, needs a butt slider tho

[@The4ernilll]

For males. Please.

[@emptysymbol]

Truth Now that we have no belts nothing to hold back our humongous asses

[@catch.22]

Huge ass small tid time

[@RenaissanceMotoko972]

@@The4ernilll Oh, I thought I was the only one glaring at the lack of my catboy's butt XD

[@fireflameft2964]

@@The4ernilll no

[@BrandonM]

Been playing Black Mage(lvl 57 as of now) for about a week now, still getting use to it but few things I have issues with is, 1. The lack of movement is a bit boring. 2. Dungeon clearing sucks because you can barely damage anything while the tank is running through aggroing everything, and by the time you stop moving everything is amount dead and by the time you are casting everything dies, so the lack of damage/team help in these situations is aids, its 100% a boss/raid only class.

[@captaincyrmu7349]

its wierd seeing asmon excited about something or at least enjoying something compared to how he is with wow, im enjoying the xiv content

[@BlueDrakk]

I'm loving how matter of fact Asmongold has been with all his streams, just taking everything as they come and been very patient as a whole.

[@Artahe]

"Why would you punch something if you can use a weapon? Monks are dumb!" Well... you can equip tonfas as a monk. Checkmate! :p

[@joegoku]

If u read this, this might help you differenciate what Limit Breaks do. LB 1 to 3 as you know are stronger versions, 3 being strongest, thats a given, but the LBs are Kategorized in: Heal LB (all Healers do the same, just look different, this is true for every class/job), Melee-DPS LB (does most Damage, single target), Mage LB (AoE LB in a Circle, less damage then Melee), Ranged-Phys-DPS (AoE in a Straight line, less DMG then Melee) and Tank LB (Hightens defense for everyone). Heal-LB obviously heals the party with the special thing, that LB 3 will instant revive every party-member around him in a wide range + Full heal (and if I remember right full Mana as well since Shadowbringers). Hope that helped a little. LB Gauge will rise through fighting enemies ofc, but there are special things that highten it even more, like healers healing a really low character (I think it was between 10-20%), tanks getting under 30% or so. DPS only highten the gauge through doing crits and general DPS. Also to mention, 4-Player Dungeons only have 2 Gauges and 8-Player (or more) have 3. AND the Gauge is shared by the party. So general rule = DPS does LB, except u expect a wipe cause many players are near death or dead so -> Heal lb 3 or the mechanic of the Boss IS a one shot (as u mentioned urself too) then it's the tanks job.^^ Hope that helps, I'm out :D

[@xImperium]

Warrior: Hit me - See what happens. The meme writes itself. 😂

[@waj9876]

In the Summoner part, three pets were mentioned, one for single target, one for aoes, and one that doesn't really do much. It actually kind of provides a defense buff, kind of, but no one really uses it. It's a holdover from when the pets could be hit by the enemies and the defense one was more of a tank in solo play.

[@KILLRAIN42]

Hearing someone call GNB complicated is hilarious to me.

[@RndmBad]

Yeah, I just picked it up and it seems pretty straight-forward. The only learning curve is knowing which non-GCD abilities to work in and where.

[@KILLRAIN42]

@@Dharengo Well as your primary duty is tanking I don't know if that's necessarily a bad thing. If you're trying to be cutting edge, sure obviously, but for general purposes as long as you're not dying and the other things are I normally consider it good enough. Which was my whole thing about GNB not being complicated.

[@RndmBad]

Not to mention, the bulk of the FFXIV community aren't a bunch of try hards that are going to cut a tank for not hitting a certain DPS.

[@Tyranastrasza]

Remember, they come from a game of 3-buttons-roll-your-head-on-keyboard kind of rotation.

[@vailble8103]

I played a dragoon and love the class. Story is sic as well!

[@ArdynSol]

I love the "man wtf is this.... oh THAT'S COOL" every other class LOL

[@drkwolf9852]

Just started watching u a coiple weeks ago and im a gunbreaker main. Honestly a lot of fun. It sounds complicated but ots pretty smooth once it actually gets explained

[@waberoid]

Being a main support player, I am glad he thinks they are cool. Since we do control who lives and who dies lol

[@yousef30789]

Regarding leveling other jobs in FFXIV when you level new class you wont go through all the story line again or wait for mount level requirement to ride it, all you can do is grind dungoens and boom ready to go, you wont have to go side quests even or like renown now on wow must level each one by it self on each alt. In general many down sides in WoW they avoided it in FFXIV BUT PvP in WoW is the best 😁

[@ro-337]

To be fair I don’t know anyone who plays FFXIV for the PvP. It’s always for the story, PvE/Raids or the many side games/diversions FFXIV has in it. Hell, next expansion FFXIV is pretty much adding in Harvest Moon. Also, Triple Triad is fun.

[@dragonstryk7280]

Monks DO use weapons, actually. It's not pure bare hand.

[@Silverj2k7]

I hadn't played the game since 2015; Seeing this video and given the amount of expansions out since i last played i'm going back in boys! Dragoon was at 40-45 when i last played! :D

[@MrBoredinthedorm]

Have fun rebuilding your action bar because half of your old ones are gone now.

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

"Why would you punch something when you can use a weapon?" Someone show Asmon the monk weapons that tend to be "We're slapping 2-4 giant blades somehow on your arm"

[@Chrisfragger1]

Some MNK weapons look amazing.

[@ruuby1006]

The most popular weapon glamours are still the gloves/gauntlets ones

[@InfamousResult]

I think the best Monk weapons are the Byakko ones. You're just using your fists to hold *bigger, goofier* fists and hitting people with those.

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

@@ruuby1006 That's because once you've embraced monk, it's cooler to know you're destroying your foes with naught but your own two fists.............and feet.

[@emptysymbol]

@@InfamousResult theres another set of fists like that from the ARR era don't remember what they are called, it's a lvl 50 green weapon on the market board I believe they look hilarious

[@occamsbutterknife9186]

I'm just glad Asmon is enjoying this game as much as he is. It's really fun watching him see things for the first time.

[@silviaroasttm5847]

"That is really cool." -Asmongold

[@MGC-XIII]

I mained machinist, but mostly because I love guns in fantasy settings, however after playing most dps to lvl 70 I decided to go with Redmage, it has a combo system and feels really nice. It's odd because I'm not really a caster player. I like that Scholar and Summoner level simultaneously... The Bluemage gimmick is also kinda fun, having to hunt down your spells however the way they level is super grindy.

[@unfinest]

Monk is so fun to play!

[@Winter_RainDT]

It's not everyone's cup of tea. If the aesthetic of a martial artist doesn't scoot them away, the positionals will. Goddamnit do I love it though. So fast. Such good audio queues. So busy.

[@frankwilliams4445]

Dude shut your mouth!!! I am so SICK AND TIRED of people like you!!!!!

[@frankwilliams4445]

@@yaboibSLT mmmmmm FACK YESSSSSSSS daddyyyyyyyyyyyyio

[@TheGerrok]

I do wish true strike and snap punch looked better.

[@VGPorage]

@@frankwilliams4445 I am confused as to what was said here to fuel such a reaction.

[@BLoud1394]

Gunbreaker is easy. Turn on stance, turn on damage buff, COMBO, mitigate tank busters, COMBO (sprinkle in shared class abilities)

[@afalk1024]

These classes and their abilities seem so much better and fleshed out than any other MMO currently out there. Just shows how much time and effort these devs put into their game compared to others. And especially as a current on-a-break ESO player with its stale, buggy, broken, sometimes underpowered and sometimes overpowered abilites that stay in the game for years with barely any changes.

[@afalk1024]

@@TapiKoks I’m not sure if I could get into the story of FF14 😕

[@Doublejho]

@@afalk1024 asmon seems to be enjoying it, despite claiming he didn't like stories previously, so i'd say give it a shot, you might like it

[@Doublejho]

@@TapiKoks how far have you gotten? because the latest expac goes pretty ham on the dark themes

[@Doublejho]

@@TapiKoks oh right, you ain't seen nothing yet then, you're just a 1-3% into the story at most if that, the game does some pretty dark storylines compared to what you're doing even in ARR as long as you just keep playing enjoy the game and persevere, chief 👍

[@Maatkare]

@@TapiKoks you're coming up on something very sad and dark. The game even makes you bury your... Nvm. Honestly the story is very depressing and dark sometimes, especially in post ARR, heavensward. But if the story isn't doing shit for you feel free to skip it, plenty of ppl do

[@delphidelion]

I've never been good at standing still as my black mage. I forgo lay lines almost completely but manage my dps alright while staying mobile. I only use lay lines when I am in a party I am comfortable with.

[@ro-337]

As much as I love Black Mage, I kinda ditched it once I got Machinist.