Exploring in Mor Dhona

I was exploring in Mor Dhona when I came across this. It's epic.
Copyright: Square Enix

[@velvetfair21]

I've seen several people comment how this isn't considered exploring. I know that now 13 years later. I was new to making videos back then.

[@Amy-ow9my]

Nah fuck em, if you were travelling through the world blind without using guides you were exploring. It was the most fun part of WoW for me, just exploring the world

[@cody3504]

This is legit exploring your a legend my guy! (:

[@coffeelink943]

Whatever you do, don’t take down the video because this is ancient relic now

[@velvetfair21]

@coffeelink943 Oh I would never. No worries. ❤️

[@joongi_]

This is literally exploring tho? lol Also, the video is 13 YEARS OLD guys come on 😭

[@damir_van_kalaz]

KZbin recommended this to me and I thought it was someone using a copy of the old 1.0 files to explore Mor Dhona as it used to be back then, didn't expect it to be a video from 13 years ago of someone actually playing through 1.0 at the time when it was out. I didn't even realize it until I saw another comment saying how weird it was to see an MMO in HD, which seemed weird to me until I saw the date lol.

[@wretchedabyss1394]

I guess because you necrobumped this video I got recommended too. I wonder what FFXIV would have been like today if it survived it's initial launch. The game has a whole different feel and atmosphere than ARR.

[@damir_van_kalaz]

@@wretchedabyss1394 It'd probably be more like FF XI was, since that's more or less how it seemed to be at the start - FF XI 2.

[@LucyTheLizardWizard]

@@wretchedabyss1394 FFXIV is still plagued to this day by a lot of the tech issues the game has had since its relaunch as a result of the rushed development, so it's safe to say a lot of the issues with 1.X would still be around and the game would be largely unplayable

[@Lusterredux]

@@damir_van_kalazI played 1.0 at launch and kinda still play ARR now, I also played FFXI for... a long time. 1.0 was not XI-2, I wish it was, but it was not-- it's probably further away from XI than ARR is. It was just bad. Gameplay elements like punishing you for playing too much, but also punishing you if you didn't play too much, so the "protective" measures just ended up adding to the grind. Engine was horrible, game performed terribly. There's a reason why it almost took SE down with it. If not for Yoshi, it probably would have.

[@Lexx2k]

yt recommended gang, assemble!

[@Yzixas]

Anyone else here in late 2023?

[@UNKNOWN_USER_.]

Y e s

[@randalthor6872]

Im only just getting into ff14 and it's already almost 2024! "better late than never" i suppose ; P

[@TheDeliveryMoogle]

Yup click on this video so quickly

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Yep I'm here. I just started playing in July 2022 so it's really cool to see these old videos! They're like a time capsule of a bygone era that I'll never know

[@cruelsniper121]

Yes I just started shadow bringers too

[@Yokai_Yuri]

What a weird music for Mor Donna, glad they moved it to deep dungeon where it is much mire fitting.

[@Omio9999]

Gods, the look into the history is so, so amazing, even for little bits like this. I envy you mildly.

[@randalthor6872]

i've only just begun my ff14 journey in A Real Reborn. I've been obsessed with reading about the events and lore from 1.0. Is this location something we can visit in the new ff14? I'd love to see it

[@Omio9999]

@@randalthor6872 I don't believe so, no - the Mor Dhona we visit in new FFXIV is North of that lake - not South, where this player is on the map.

[@magicalgirlnicole]

@@randalthor6872 The big structure in the background, The Keeper of the Lake, is something you can visit, though.

[@Vile-Flesh]

Oh! Very interesting! I hadn't realized that they are in a different area of Mor Dhona here in the video. Nevertheless, this was really neat to see. @@Omio9999

[@Omio9999]

@@Vile-Flesh Indeed - and now that I think about it (and if memory serves), this area is actually where the "Fields of Cartineau" are.

[@MinecartWithTNT]

Guys take note of the blue Onion Knight helm. That is unobtainable nowadays. Pretty cool to see this part of FFXIV history Edit: Was running Eden last night and I saw a Lalafell that had a blue Onion Knight glam with the helmet. So I can confirm if you had it in 1.0, you still have it

[@cutecats532]

I've seen it on a handful of people in game. I'm always impressed eventhough it's kinda goofy looking.

[@DJVexillum]

I snagged a copy of 1.0 last month to try out the Project Meteor servers, and I got extremely lucky the code inside was unused. Good thing the codes for it don't expire!

[@lilblkrose]

1.0 collector edition The only alternative is Red Onion Knight Helm and it's Tank exclusive

[@Squared_Phoenix]

@@lilblkrose I care more about my special chocobo, I never really wear the helm but the barding on the choco is really nice imo

[@EsakaTRY]

At the time of Heavensward (2015), it was possible to use the code to obtain the helmet . I have this item in my character and I never played the 1.0 version. I got the collector edition box as a gift from a friend and the code did work, at the time.

[@muchmercy3449]

dang. did not expect to find this on my feed. but ive always wondered what the other half of mor dhona used to look like

[@velvetfair21]

Wow, i'm surprised it came across your feed lol. It's been a long time since 1.0 was around

[@muchmercy3449]

v3lt4e always love seeing 1.0 stuff so im glad it came across by chance

[@wolfiewolfdog9771]

1.0 veteran here, Love seeing the old videos of the game brings back nostalgia of the excitement exploring and interacting with what was a new and uncharted world.. If could only bottle these memories and relive them, what a time to be an FF player!

[@Squared_Phoenix]

Despite it's flaws I do miss it quite a bit and not just for the nostalgia ^^'

[@Kittydango]

I REALLY love that movement when they stop running or walking. So much more weight to it, ff14 back then, even for all its flaws, still had some nice things about it

[@velvetbutterfly]

I wonder why that was removed

[@silkytv]

@@velvetbutterfly they removed a lot animations/pixels to reduce stress on computers back then but with modern computers I feel like a lot of these can return. Graphic-wise FFXIV 1.0 was way ahead of its time, to the point of fault.

[@velvetbutterfly]

@@silkytv I didn't think an animation could make that big of a difference but I guess in an MMO where you could easily have 40 people in one area all moving it adds up

[@MrMcslammer1]

This is the one major thing from 1.0 that I miss quite a bit (that and Ul'dah's old music. I still have it stuck in my head from time to time) lol. When you ran with a full set of armor, you could hear, feel, and see the weight - I really dislike the floaty feather-weight movement in current FFXIV. The other thing is the clutter of the UI on the screen, which is fixable to an extent. You can make a macro key with 1 press that will hide your entire UI, then make another key to toggle it back, on the fly. It really hits different when running through the different areas in 2.0 on your mount, with 0 clutter on the screen. If you learn all your hotkeys, you can actually fight in combat with your hotbars invisible too, its pretty cool.

[@SameriddAndCave]

@@velvetbutterfly They also were having to optimize the game for ps3, which couldn't handle a lot of animations and physics due to its cpu.

[@nerdychocobo]

seeing mor dhona without crystals everywhere feels so strange. wasn't expecting to see the gloom weather either, its one of my favourite weather's in the game as it is now

[@TheRogueX]

Interestingly enough, in ARR and onward we never get to visit the south shore of Silvertear Lake and don't get to see what that side of Mor Dhona looks like now.

[@ReiTsukinoVT]

I really wish I could've gotten to see 1.0, even as scuffed as it was mechanically every video it looks amazing graphically. Seeing these videos is a glimpse into Eorzea's history that we can unfortunately never revisit in modern version.

[@xxxCyr0x]

Because it had a way better graphic than even the current 2023 version of ffxiv has. It was a big reason for its downfall, you needed one of the best gaming pcs at the time to play it with mediocre fps. a flower pot had enough polygon to crash your pc and there was a lot of clutter and details in the citys.

[@armandozertuche4054]

I hope the graphical update next year would somewhat resemble this

[@ReiTsukinoVT]

While true, that was also 10 years ago now. Just thinking about it from a games preservation and a player who didn't give the game a chance until shadowbringers POV is all.@@xxxCyr0x

[@SakuraShuuichi]

@@armandozertuche4054 it is primarily going to be better lighting, like there will be more detail, but 1.0 had such a high poly count on everything compaired to arr and onwards there is just no comparison, unfortunately 1.0 really fell short on the overworld textures, it was very obviously tiled just about everywhere, and also everything was very laggy. It had far too much going on and needed a lot of potimization which they started to do work on, it got better before they decided to scrap it. I really miss some of the old models and honestly i kinda liked some of the old ui differences, but overall every change has been for the better.

[@Squared_Phoenix]

It was a really fun time, things could actually murder you out in the wild if you weren't careful and party play was required for most things. It was massively flawed though at the same time as you say. Not sure if you know but it is possible to play it now, ofc the world is mostly barren but you can play it on private servers to see how it feels. ^^

[@BriahnAznable]

PRAISE ALGORITHMUS It's so wholesome seeing someone exploring and seeing that tower for the first time

[@Leon8937]

The moment you put the camera in Midgarsormr i could hear Primogenitor playing. That moment is burned in my mind.

[@02Rainer]

The old movement is so much cleaner T-T

[@lartisteautravail]

No one’s mentioning the music so I will. Love it! Classic PSX-era FF vibes. Though I love the current MD music also.

[@SubduedRadical]

Still in the game, though only in PotD on various floors (each set of 10 PotD floors plays different themes for floor X1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 with 10 playing the boss music. A lot of 1.0 music has shown up in ARR+ that way. Some has also appeared in some other content, like BLU Carnival.

[@miqotesoulia8620]

wild knowing all the stuff we've seen/experienced now. Love the overworld music too in this area.

[@sobi93]

the change from clear skies to umbral static looks so cool i dont think ive ever been in mor dhona when the weather transitioned

[@SubduedRadical]

Gloom? I think. But yeah, agreed.

[@PristinePanda]

i nearly fell out of my chair when i got recommended this video from 13 years ago!! what nostalgia!

[@howells3007]

youtube recommends it to me today. wonderful to see these fragments of the past.

[@littlebilly]

Random recommendation but thank you youtube

[@deion.]

🤫

[@velfaern1716]

I’ve got the collector’s edition of FFXIV 1.0 sitting in my closet still, but never knew this game even had open areas back then because the black shroud was like a hallway sim. I’m glad they changed the game, been playing it since ARR beta, but I’d love for more areas that remind me of FFXI.

[@cosmicbrownie2312]

What a relic... It is always great to see the algorithm give me 13+ year old 1.0 gameplay vids. I love how eerie it is with the music, ty for sharing!

[@DeadlyInsomnia]

Nice video quality. Its so weird seeing an MMO in HD, running at a consistent frame rate

[@Loved_]

crazy to see what a good quality video is considered as 13 years ago

[@akashugo]

FR omfg@@Loved_

[@gertl]

@@Loved_ KZbin has compressed old videos so much lol

[@armormaster88]

such an amzing timecapsule comment. I hope your still around to see how nice 14 loos and plays now 13 years later

[@cool-lemon]

@@Loved_ God back then it was like stunning 4K graphics in the eyes of so many people. Same with RIFT & Tera, I remember playing them when they first came out and just being blown away at how incredible the games looked. It's crazy to go back and see how they look now, obviously it looks dated but it's just amazing to see how far we've come in such a short amount of time.

[@dantevalletta7585]

As soon as I saw the gloom there, fishing PTSD hit me

[@vastayanvixen685]

I can't stop looking at her pouch swaying after she runs.

[@Iowsbub]

Thank you for recording this video! 1.0 looked really nice back then. I would like to play this version of the game for just exploring everything!

[@chrism4403]

It doesn't look that great lol

[@ben_sisko2149]

The music is so Uematsu. I love it!

[@SuperSquall42]

I dont know why the algorithm brought this video back from the depths but I enjoyed it a lot.

[@Gunni4091]

YT recommending me this in the year 2023 is amazing.

[@HexJK]

I like how all these 1.0 videos are blowing up. Seems we all have a common interest in what it was actually like back then.

[@lovelydumpling]

I always liked the vibe of the 1.0 UI and effects, has more of a fantasy feel to it.

[@cosmonaut1917]

no you dont. Dont be a pick me

[@lovelydumpling]

@@cosmonaut1917 weirdo behavior

[@kio4896]

Other than the fact that it was as server side UI and noticeably very laggy.

[@lovelydumpling]

@@kio4896 yeah I'm speaking specifically aesthetically. I wasn't there to play it first hand.

[@tigersandflowers]

@@cosmonaut1917i think the real pick me here is you for randomly being mean to them lmao

[@keorei]

i love the way the map looks. looks way better then what we have now

[@lostspoon82]

Man this video takes me back. I forgot about that map.

[@matthewsvic]

This video is like a time capsule, a hidden gem. ✨🤍✨

[@gugugagababyman]

the most important history channel on the tubes!

[@Angel___________________]

I only got into the game once Shadowbringers released and seeing this reminds me how much I missed out on 😭 This is awesome!

[@NatiiixLP]

Why is this suddenly being recommended to everyone after 13 years, and why does it feel so nostalgic?

[@CloudCuckooKing]

The light of the Algorithm has blessed you, Kaeliel Cereziana. Imagine if you could tell your past self that was a dungeon we'd be visiting in 2015. And I hope you still enjoy the game today. I'm about to look at your channel and see.

[@velvetfair21]

I play the game mostly off stream, but I can make a couple of videos.

[@LightbladeRiulo]

Weird to see this place as a clear lakeside and not covered all over in crystals.

[@MrWapadar]

It might not have been a perfect game, but you did get to be a part of something unique. Ill be honest, I'm a little jealous

[@Haru_VII]

Interesting. Always good to see what 1.0 was like.

[@Taikomo]

That's a nice Mor Dhona you've got there. Would be a real shame if someone were to drop a meteor on it.

[@joshuawiener5003]

This... This is vintage.

[@BigBoyz33]

KZbin recommended me this bid lol, crazy to see how the game was back then

[@Mykenai]

What an eerie tune...

[@Zhuvian]

This video is one of the few archiving what the lost 1.0 version was in the live environment. Never delete it!

[@TheHellsingHQ]

Gods, I really wish I could've experienced this.

[@RitzyBusiness]

The player animations, and even material animations look so good in 1.0. Like even the pouch moves. Wish this was in ARR 😂

[@Cheeze24]

I enjoyed 1.0 more than what 14 is now. I miss exp parties, feeling of danger, real notorious monsters

[@RitzyBusiness]

@@Cheeze24 The brief bits I tried of 1.0 were not for me, I prefer the gameplay in ARR by a long shot.

[@IAmTheGlovenor]

​@@Cheeze24So, would you say it would be more like XI 2.0?

[@dontcare3]

@@RitzyBusiness unfortunately thats the mainstream perspective, people just want to jump around on colored squares and pizza slices on the ground rather than actually being challenged. modern ff fans just want a social experience, not a real game.

[@RitzyBusiness]

The only thing 2.0 sacrificed was character complexity, and in return we got better encounter complexity.

[@gourmand3]

Talk about a blast from the past

[@MysticalMagnus]

Thank you youtube, this is history.

[@AthenaAutocross]

Something about the athetics of 1.0 just vibes with me so much. Wish 14 had this sort of feel. It's graphically better, but something is off that doesn't have this. Reminds me of Dragons Dogma.

[@Ssartakla]

Before the calamity,sweet.

[@velvetfair21]

@Tavanasmuse It was like that for me when I went through Coerthas. I'm going to travel back there next during the day and record a video clip of the castle there.

[@charliemcmillan4561]

this video ROCKS

[@Storm_Shadow777]

I dont care how this video show up on my youtube. Heres a like.

[@ShinoSeven]

FFXIV in its current iteration is my favourite game ever, that being said is it weird that I miss 1.0 a bit? Like I miss how freaking huge the maps were (tho I wish they weren't copy/pasted segments). Its hard to explain, but it gave the world a sense of grandeur that I feel is a bit lost in the game now, every zones feels the same, you go there a few times for the story and then potentially never again. I also miss the feeling the game gave me while in character creation, again I don't know quite how to express this, but the menus, the fact that not everything was clearly explained, it gave a sense of mystery, like the game was a bit impenatrable and I had to actively try to understand it. I obsviously wouldn't want to go back to 1.0 but I wish the game had retained some of those things. Heck I miss 2.0 a lot too. I loved the difficulty of regular dungeons, Wanderer's Palace/Amdapor Keep in their original designs, it made dungeon feels dangerous, instead of the them park double pull twice then boss, rinse/repeat 3 times and dungeon done AoE spam that it is now. Sure its more convenient as you can just log on for an hour, turn your brain off, run your roulettes, but it removed something from the game that we unfortunately don't really have anymore.

[@Syrenos183]

That last part is one of the biggest factors that makes it hard to want to go back/stay playing the game at times. I feel like it's also lead to way less communication between your party in dungeons as well. Even if someone is completely new to it and doesn't know the mechanics, oh well too bad I need to get outta here as fast as possible to repeat it right after. I've seen the same behavior in trials when there are new people as well, so when they eventually die to something they just stuck in a rez loop the whole fight.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Man, even if 1.0 was a hot mess, it kinda sucks that we can't play it anymore. It would be cool if they just allowed people to play it.

[@Lancun]

NIGHTMARE.

[@alexstach8667]

Almost nobody would play it tho. Not even people blinded by nostalgia. There was a reason why they had to remake the whole thing.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

@@alexstach8667 Sure you're not wrong, but I can't help but be curious....

[@Local_custard]

fascinating. The tower was always there

[@casual2694]

Unless you're talking about the crystal tower, I think that's a garlean ship and not a tower.

[@yxyburke]

Ah hello old theme how I've missed you

[@tatarutaru1531]

At first glance i thought it was dragon's dogma😂. The graphic and the moveset are so different.

[@raelwissdorf]

When I played FFIV in its beginnings, it was not possible to walk through an open world like this. I saw a riverbank an wanted to run down to sit there - impossible, an invisible wall hindered me. So I quitted the game. Interesting that they came back to open world later.

[@danblan8700]

There’s something to be said about the movement in this game. The characters feel like they have weight to them which is actually very cool. But it would be terrible in a raid I feel like haha.

[@Salmagros]

Don't know why this got recommend to me but I'm not complaining.

[@shokotwokawa9695]

1.0 is so fascinating

[@123hattan]

Man was the map HUGE.

[@andrasylvan9915]

Omg the movement animations were so much better!

[@AutumnCrusader]

Problem is, they had a bit of start lag, with the character transitioning into the movement animation, that's what makes them look so fluid and good The issue with that though, is it would make dodging AoEs and moving to mechanics very unreliable, and with the much faster paced ARR onwards gameplay with it's reliance on dodging and positioning, it's just not feasible to have that lag every time you need to move 1.0 meanwhile, was a game you rarely had to move during battle in

[@andrasylvan9915]

@@AutumnCrusader They could have worked around it in a better way to be honest, instead of removing it altogether. They even removed the little animation the character does when it stops moving, how was that detrimental for dodging? GW2 also have that starting lag on the movement and It works perfectly and the game is way more fast-paced.

[@ThepursuitofHappiness-fb8iy]

​@@AutumnCrusaderlag has nothing to do with fluid animation, stop smoking weed

[@AutumnCrusader]

@@ThepursuitofHappiness-fb8iyWeird assumption I don't take any drugs

[@velvetbutterfly]

@@AutumnCrusaderthey already change animations between weapon Drawn/Sheathed. they could have kept this animation for exploring without causing any ill effect in raids

[@Chronofantasyxpower]

I do not miss how confusing the maps were in 1.0 and the horrendous lag but maybe that was just my laptop at the time not really being able to handle the game after the early 2 weeks release was done. Otherwise 1.0 was quite beautiful.

[@Rixxsenga]

KZbin algorithm strikes back. Thanks for this recommendation xD

[@KenanVonKaiser]

Wow!

[@charliemcmillan4561]

youre so right, that looks so like Howl's Moving Castle

[@rashid2898]

Good ol days

[@SaboTopHat]

By 1.23 this was a legit good game. I stand by my questionable opinions. But the player base was so small they had to do something drastic like 2.0. I do miss me some 1.0 tho

[@nexor7809]

wow. I really wish i'd played 1.0, but i was only 11 years old and had no clue about games like this. I know 1.0 was bad, but knowing now that it'd improve so much; id still play it

[@achilleonv]

I still have the same Onion Helm.

[@friendlyneighborhoodartist]

Yeah,c razy it suggested this to me too. I wonder what that is way back there?

[@jaidoncastaneda8640]

Wao that place looked different back then

[@DJVexillum]

The maps in 1.0 weren't...great....but I do appreciate the old Mor Dhona letting you go around Silvertear Lake in it's entirety. For having such a notable part of the story in 2.0 it's kind of hard to get a good look at the Keeper of the Lake in game nowadays

[@Illumina_Blade]

The algorithm is sentient.

[@Blade_Corps]

I'm so mad 1.0 didn't work on my computer, I would have loved to explore the map.

[@velvetfair21]

It was very difficult to get there. I should have recorded how I actually got to that point since the mobs were ?? level at the time and instakilled you if you aggro.

[@ModdsFX]

damn they should have kept the walking animations, feels way more natural and immersive than what we have

[@meridianspark]

Blessed are ye by the algorithm

[@DojoDyo]

damn nostalgia

[@velvetbutterfly]

Something about that slight stutter just takes me back. Is there a way to make modern FFXIV do that? Like I don't want action lag but I want that slight stutter

[@zainraza3594]

bro the graphics were even better then compared to todays

[@Manwhaka]

So that's what it looked like back then.

[@thomasjames5630]

ladies and gentleman, the algorythm has brought us here on this faithful day

[@coffeelink943]

Thanks KZbin, for making me feel old again

[@dains6623]

I wonder if those shorts you're wearing is in the game because it looks so nice

[@sentasuS049]

I happened to have been watching a friend play FFXIV during the end of ARR, but I didnt have a pc or ps4, so my friend after awhile helped me create a trial account, and I off and on played on his console over the course of a couple years, by the time I got a ps4 I Full on joined the game, but that was at the end cusp of 2.X (Heavensward) and I wish I could have been a part of early 1.0 but WoW had turned me off of MMO's for a long time

[@diswazzi1683]

I hate that I'm so desensitized to things like this

[@RedZtehWARRIOR]

Yoooo KZbin recommended me old FFXIV content again

[@niksolu]

somehow the textures look better than nowadays

[@SoraShadowdancer]

I miss the 1.0 graphics. Definitely don't miss the UI.

[@chilosopher4856]

❤

[@Lewdiculous]

All I want is MSAA back in the engine.

[@Zavyyn]

"Moments later, an enormous meteor struck, killing everyone." RIP in pieces 1.0

[@salsamancer]

Oh god that 1.0 map. The game was just a series of linked mazes, not a lot of fun to explore

[@TheDeliveryMoogle]

Thank you for this i have a strange Obsession with ff14 1.0 so much so i look around the current 14 for any rements of 1.0

[@velvetfair21]

No problem! At the time when I knew that the end was near, I had to record it to look back on how far the game has come.

[@vj7248]

me af when i see the Mor Dhona