Can You Solo FF14? - Surviving 9,999,999 Damage

[@rathgames]

And wow would you look at that, it's thursday, which means you can come hang out at the twitch stream :0 www.twitch.tv/rathgames

[@KururuJi]

And all it took for Solo to destroy Nidhogg was a pact with a Voidsent.

[@MaelraJade]

I love how the Vault isn't even a footnote. From one high intensity grind in the Aery to one nearly impossible trial in the Limitless Snooze!

[@KalamariKnight]

I have thousands of hours in FFXIV and thought I at least knew of pretty much every obscure interaction and strat in the game. But using FATE level sync to avoid the experience penalty for leveling Blue Mage via overworld mob kills is a 300 IQ move I had never seen or thought of. I love that a restricted playthrough can bring out these types of ideas.

[@Tingle457]

Yeah, you see people do the same thing to boost friends in Eureka. Find a fate no one's doing and sync down so you don't ruin the exp gain of your buddy.

[@ISesseriI]

That blue mage trick with the FATE scaling down your level was genius. I would have never ever thought about anything like that. The ending was super hype as well could not believe how close that was!

[@Febz]

My first thought was "How are you going to keep Estinien alive?" before going "Oh, wait"

[@maplemabel]

estinien't

[@Gooeyflames77]

I wonder how different this challenge would be if he had to do the original dungeons and fights

[@maffleet]

I'm glad someone else understands the suffering of trying to navigate that dumb tower. I had basically the exact same experience when trying to progress through that area when I did Heavensward!

[@JojoDigitalArtist]

Same here too lmao!

[@DMZ6KG]

A clanmate had to give me a lift in their mount in order to bring me to the right place, I was so lost.

[@limontree476]

I am so glad you included the infamous hotbar fiasco. Glory to the chair!

[@jedimasterpickle3]

The hotbar bit had me in *tears*. The box and the gamer chair are the most cursed thing I have ever seen someone do with hotbars. Congratulations

[@R7LPs]

I was exporting a video while watching this, and had to drop the quality down to 144p at the same time you started messing with the HUD. It really added to the experience

[@YeahImRose]

I've also spent like 20 minutes lost in Dravanian Forelands trying to enter that same cave. Whoever made that part is a psycho

[@FatalHog]

I didnt get lost the cave, i got lost looking for the aether current

[@Null_Experis]

Every time I eat my scrambled eggs with rubbed sage and olive oil I think "Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto?" and remember the Roman Empire.

[@ShermTank7272]

I had almost forgotten to think about the Roman Empire today, thank you for the reminder my friend

[@mastertonberry9224]

Caecilius est in horto

[@Null_Experis]

@@mastertonberry9224 Caecilius in horto sedet. servus est in atrio. servus in atrio laborat.

[@mastertonberry9224]

​@@Null_Experis Cerberus tamen in villa mansit. Dominum frustra custodiebat :( f in chat for our boy Caecilius

[@ThomasAtlus]

Man I HAVE to wonder whether the dev team is watching your progress, this is so much respectful, loving work being put into systems that many people, me included, never even touched in my initial playthrough of the game,

[@megaman11011]

2:09 SO glad I'm not the only one who did this. i spent an hour running back and on that damnedable mountain trying to find the accursed way forward before i could someone to show me what i did wrong,

[@ichi_san]

This was wonderful. My favorite snacks for long events/ projects are: protein bars, boba tea, jelly (any kind), sour sweets, crisps, pickled jalepenos and anything with chilli in it. These kinds of foods keep me awake XD I find it incredible , 8 hour streams are very serious dedication

[@1losttheGame]

Dude, incredible. Just everything you are able to push through and how creative you and the community are in trying to solve these seemingly unsolvable problems is amazing. I can't wait to see your next big push through, I believe in you clearing your next hurdle for sure!

[@FinalQueue007]

2:50 I'm glad i wasn't alone in getting lost in this damn area! Had me losing my mind 😂

[@SallyRoseArt]

Very good video again! Its really nice that you leave some shenanigans from the streams in them too :)

[@rathgames]

Im glad you enjoyed :^) I figured I'd leave the stream shenanigans in just so I dont accidentally come off as someone who knows what they're doing.

[@ademontoremember]

Once again, Excellent Video Milord

[@terrible_trex]

Another great video Milord! Seriously well done, this series is quickly becoming something I look forward to, Forge ahead! you absolute legend!

[@Adorablybadmemes]

Thank you for these videos, Rath. The sheer amount of time everything takes brings me back to how this game felt when I first started playing, it felt unending; massive. Great to fall asleep to too!

[@lucyarisato6850]

So, so happy to see more of Solo in edited form.

[@jolyne7624]

it's ok rath, i'm shocked anyone doesn't get lost in that area, i got lost there abt 5 times on my first playthrough

[@TheValiantBob]

Yeah, I found out about the The Sable Price myself recently when I did my paladin anima relic. Was able to simply blitz through every other dungeon unsynced *except* for The Aery thanks to that move. Saw people recommend either DPS so hard it skips that mechanic entirely (which I couldn't do due to free trial lv 70 cap) or use dark knight or ninja for their ground placed DOT (which I couldn't do since the relic requires being paladin). Had to just suck it up and queue up for a normal run. But hey, got the relic now!

[@waxocelot9395]

Alright, crazy idea Building up 3+ million Gil to buy a house for Solo. And call it the Fortress of Solitude

[@rathgames]

I have been saving for that actually! I would love to have one :^)

[@Cyorex_XV]

@16:42 listen to those tears of joy! :D glad to see you love potd, very wholesome :3

[@rogthepirate4593]

4:40 I never think about the roman empire. I only think about the Imperium of Man, but definitely at least twice every day.

[@infinityrocks247]

Binged the entire series, gods I haven't been this excited for something in a decent while!! Looking forward to what Solo cooks up for skywhale!

[@andreww479]

Prob have gotten past Sable Price with the Chair Hotbars since it would have given Solo something to stand on to get in more attacks or possibly stand under the chair to avoid taking 9,999,999 damage

[@TheTrueGX]

Estinien was the one to finish off nidhogg, this solo only run has been ruined! Also the best snack is popcorn.

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

I dunno if you have the ability to actually do the blue carnivale with what you can access solo with BLU, but you can get a bunch of seals from doing all the carnivale matches plus there's weekly missions you can do for more seals. Something to look into if you haven't already.

[@rathgames]

I thiiink we checked and it only gives allied seals but Ill check again :^)

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

@@rathgames I guess I'm getting currencies confused here, but I recall it giving ARR hunt seals, because I buy teleport items from the hunt vendor with them every week to save Gil lol

[@royalsnowangel]

oh man that bismark duty failed cutscene........ a friend and i only saw that recently while trying to mount farm and. not knowing that was coming made it set off my thalassophobia so badly ^^;;;;;;;; despite that, was neat to learn that even existed. good luck with the sky whale tho dude, the add phase is gonna be interesting for sure

[@ciberkid22]

Imagine if Pictomancer ends up being the key finally to defeating Bismarck Well, assuming there's a non quest reward weapon they'd let you unlock!

[@General_Draco]

PotD likely only option. unless heavensward has a DD

[@deathsythe238]

over an hour to finish a dungeon? what counts as non swift completion? gah damn

[@yootuub3869]

Im so happy the hotbar chaos is in the video! :D great video as usual

[@claudebyronrabie7221]

Finally caught up to these. Literally started 3 days. So addicted to the series. I'm actually upset I'm caught up now but I think I'm ready to do a solo run in the interim

[@timmyjimmy3647]

Words can not describe how much i love the DQ music in all these. It fits perfectly

[@uwuMiki]

Wonderful video milord 🎉

[@Tieliva]

And now, we're finally up to the first thing I thought of the moment I saw the first video in this series. Bismarck. The boss with an hp limit to the arena itself. The boss with invulnerability tethering adds that hard wipe you solo if you can't kill them before the tether activates. I'm genuinely going to be shocked if you can pull this one off without bending the rules further, unless you do something as insane as grinding to level 90 off challenge logs.

[@rathgames]

If things go well, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[@devinayaz9210]

Yoshi p was like. "give it to him" at the end

[@sunlightFrequency]

Also holy shit this was probably the most impressive victory you've scored yet, I didn't even know it was possible to burst him down that fast

[@SirVyre]

As far as snack ideas go, I enjoy: Jalapeno Kettle Cooked Chips. Just a few of these bad boys taste great and perk me right up. Old Trapper Beef Jerky Honeycrisp Apples Golden Flake Cheetos (use chopsticks to prevent dust on fingers) Wheat Thins Tricuits with Easy Cheese Mountain Dew (Major Melon, Voltage, Baja Blast, Thrashed Apple, or Spark. RIP Whiteout) Mello Yello Simply Lemonade Limeade Sandwich Bros. Chicken + Cheese pita Taquitos Pork Egg Rolls

[@charless.3364]

I grew up with jalapeno kettle cooked chips, they are amazing

[@luciferpalace2718]

A great video as always and of course the one true masterpiece, the one achievement that tops all of solo's greatest moments, the one true power that solo holds over all. Praise be to the chair Also reliving the glorious moment the dragon fell to the luckiest of auto hits still a master piece for the ages, now the next step is to slay the whale so solo can become what he truly deserves to be King of Gobble kind

[@TheGhostlyVoid]

Me and some coworkers at the Stockholm Royal Palace Museum once talked about how you can trace everything back to the Roman Empire, and developed more and more contrived reasons for it to count for the meme. Byzantine Empire? Napoleonic France? Germany? Ottoman Empire? All inheritors of Rome. Did a ruler at one point see themselves as the Caesar of their day? Inheritors of Rome.

[@fredriklind6727]

You are a true mad lad, bless your sanity!

[@sweetpotato556]

the intro of these vids w/ all the sound effects makes me double check my game to see who chatting it up LOL

[@jam9934]

WAHOOOOOOOOO CANT WAIT FOR SOLO BDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is such a cool series man :^) I love seeing your videos

[@therem-harth]

amazing vid as always!!! very impressive!!!

[@MudkipsAreEpicWin]

if you hold shift while moving UI elements they will line up with each other on a grid. I don't know if you knew that.

[@rathgames]

I did not :'^)

[@thechugg4372]

I knew there had to be a way to snap to the background grid, thanks for the tip!

[@cosmiccocoa5541]

I galaxy brained on the Blue Mage Levelsync strat - holy shit man!

[@shapobee]

Another great video!🎉 Thank you for more amazing entertainment while I‘m having my lunch🙏I can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire now…

[@ThePizzabrothersGaming]

the blu magic experience is a little funky.. You gain bonus experience on mobs above your level, up to 9 levels higher. 10 or more give you barely any exp at all. this aims to prevent carrying you by going straight to end game areas. After that, experience is reduced for each level the enemy is below you

[@DrArsene359]

I didn’t realize you made another video. I was busy giving a speech about the Roman Empire in my college class

[@pyrojack8230]

I had the same problem with the Sable Price while working on my DRK HW relic, so after a bit of testing i found out that Salted Earth could destroy Sable Price just before the timer ends if i got all High Rolls. DRK would have been an amazing option if your gear options were much better.

[@jimludovici8427]

A TEST OF YOUR REFLEXES! That last hit against Nidhogg was so close!

[@Auryanne]

All the Garlean names remind me of the Roman empire

[@0019khudson]

the hot bar thing i now kinda want to do it just to trigger my friends. i loved that way to much.,

[@xenorayy]

I was leveling up my alt recently and got lost at exactly the same quest where you need to find that stupid tunnel, I'm glad I'm not the only one haha

[@Zephyr-Queen]

and once again, Mr. Games is forcing me to think about the Roman Empire. It had been months since i last thought of it and you ruined my streak.

[@darko7432]

NOT THE VORE WHALE

[@SailorMusicCat]

Don't worry you are not alone in getting lost in that labyrinth before Sohm Al. It's so...NOOOOO.....oh no I'm gonna have do it on my alts....with no flying. (not that flying makes it better tbh lbr here)

[@SailorMusicCat]

I literally screamed yatta in my room when you did it. As always your editing is amazing.

[@archnidgaming7571]

Don't know if this will be useful or not or if you already know it (in which case I apologize), but you can target yourself with sages kardion, allowing you to heal yourself as you do damage. I just found this out as I was messing around trying to sort and organize my hotbar

[@roxasdrayheart5561]

*points my rapier menacingly* Tell me the name of the music at 22 minutes in and no one gets hurt! ....please? It's so gooooood

[@rathgames]

Battle trial lunar dragon song :^)

[@roxasdrayheart5561]

HOW IN THE SIN DO YOU REPLY SO FAST@@rathgames

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

My favourite snack is water. It sounds stupid but it’s actually broken. The cost/benefit ratio is insane.

[@SirVyre]

The changes to The Aery are so weird to me. But The Sable Price was always there :)

[@ultimateshadeofwar]

Bread with Dulce de Leche and butter, simple, great and to the point in terms of snacks to munch overtime

[@oliviagodstrand]

I've been having a rough day. I saw this video posted and I legit said "Yayyyyyyyy~" outloud

[@artful_alicat]

This challenge is the WoL if they weren’t a shard of Azem lmfao

[@Laundingo]

Nice job! I was wondering how you were going to make it past Nidhogg with that cast he does. Also love the stapler remover, watching the stream was fun!

[@im_snoopyrs8947]

one thing i absolutely need to know, is how you can deal with storage issues while leveling gathering/crafting classes. i hate how full my inventory gets and i have no restrictions

[@rathgames]

My inventory is constantly full, but it ends up with how easy something is to gather :^) the first thing in the garbage is normally iron ore etc. since itll only take a second to get it again

[@im_snoopyrs8947]

@@rathgames im now 80+ in all crafters and 90 on botanist and miner. thank god for teamcraft, diadem, and netflix

[@MrSmitejr]

I made the same mistake with the mountain trail in my msq run haha

[@BiskeTheBeast]

In my country we have Ramitas which are salty flour sticks. I prefer the cheese flavored ones, but I'm trying to cut on them since I'm trying to lose weight and they are my one weakness. I don't really know how to feel that the biggest candidate for the worst fight in the game, that flying whale, might just be biggest wall on this run. Good luck!

[@loranpayne840]

I can’t say whether it’s my favorite snack, but while I watched this video I ate blue corn tortilla chips, and gummy bears!

[@JohnSears]

In before Kupo Kupo reference

[@jforthrjordan_128]

Finna tune in to my favorite trilogy.

[@Foxpawed]

I've been fiending for some cherry cheesecakes, like, the mini ones, when you make them in muffin tins. Gonna try to convince myself to make some today.

[@Invenbel]

BLUE MAGE MENTIONED!

[@LunazTruelight]

grats that was the one move i wasnt sure how you would beat the sable price

[@calebsmith3936]

Liked for Sea Shanty 2 This series is great Love from Varlamore

[@VioletCatastrophe]

Best of luck with your grinds, I for one am getting kinda spooned at perilous moons

[@carlosgonzalezfernandez3806]

I dont know a lot about this games but im loving this series, how much content is there left tho?

[@hirudemonstrife]

A great deal possibly. Heavensward is the first expansion to 14, with Stormblood, Shadowbringers and Endwalker to follow.

[@rathgames]

A ton.

[@carlosgonzalezfernandez3806]

Oh dear, this might take a while

[@HayTatsuko]

Trying to find my way into Mourn was by far one of the worst map experiences I've had in XIV. Did pretty much the same thing you did, except it took me over an hour to finally stumble across the entrance from Anyx Trine.

[@Beepsterr]

God I remember my first time trough heavensward. I got stuck on that upper path for like a hour before looking it up and realizing you could go down below. Hate that zone so much.

[@Enriath]

Damn, I didn't realise epic echo was that big! It's still amazing just how much damage Reaper can do too. I love learning about all the mechanics that get ignored due to full parties with max synced stats. Like, what's up with the Chime of the Mountain? It's so pitiful. Big gz on Kujo too. Despite the tiny windows and strict requirements, I really enjoyed Feast of Famine, there's something relaxing-but-also-not about it (though I was at 60 with maxed gear, probably helped.)

[@mike555211]

Good thing I wasn't there on blindfolded mode cause I did the same mistake so the small corner still would have made me know where you are xD

[@Warmonger97]

Still the shortest stream at the end there. LOL, the Hype was MASSIVE!

[@rathgames]

Welp, stream's over. Thanks for comin.

[@m0o0ntecrist08]

This better and fun to watch than the anime solo levling

[@ThisIsOurParadise]

i’m surprised you didn’t try dark knights living dead with low enough hp that you’d die and proc it to the autos during sable price

[@rathgames]

As its a 10m typeless damage, its an enrage cast, meaning that it goes through immunity. Dark knight would've died all the same

[@vutalol]

Just as i was about to succumb to depression, dopamine arrives at last 😂

[@kyogre-blue]

"the videos are 20 minnutes" next video in the playlist: 1 hour

[@Lunaraia]

Snacks? MAKE MY SAUSAGE SAMMICH THEN! I've given you the recipe 3 times over, and I think someone even posted it in the discord.

[@tabalnyxfa]

Still would love to see realm reborn zodiac solo only

[@EeveeHawkFan]

These videos are actually just one big PSA for players to upgrade their gear, you can't fool me!

[@jarzz3601]

I forgot about the stupid tunnel why is that tunnel so hard to find

[@Lunaraia]

Missed the premiere due to obligations on my end, but I will still enjoy the video

[@NotSenForWork]

If you like spice, my favorite snack is Tapatio hot sauce flavored doritos

[@Auryanne]

That sounds good, try Spicy Queso popcorners!

[@NotSenForWork]

Oh i have, their amazing

[@peanut4820]

Pretzels are aways a good snack!

[@DrowningInDoggos]

chair hotbar my beloved

[@Ahumaya-]

Scuffed, the cutscene clearly showed Estinien getting the final hit. Also, you *know* I'm gonna suggest to eat more bolognese.

[@QwertyChavez]

I love scanning the chat to see if I pop up for even a split second and I do in this video epic B) oh shit I show up in game too, real Big Daddy hours

[@GamingFoodie]

That hotbar joke had me wheezing omg 😂