FF14 But I Can't Leave Thanalan

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[@rathgames]

I will never forget the hero that gave me my rocks.

[@SnowflakeVee]

Absolute chad tbh

[@Mother_boards]

They, more than anyone, rock!

[@MasterZoug]

Will you update the journey to take into account Viper also gets unlocked in Uldah or since it's simply a repeat of levelling roulette farming it will be skipped? Great video ♥

[@rathgames]

@@MasterZoug we shall see but it wouldn't get another video or anything even if I did :^)

[@noodlekru]

but will you never forget the hero that gave you your boiled egg? hi, that was me :) i've been waiting for this video since!

[@Chaostothemax]

I absolutely love the rock merchant declaring "you should consider leaving Thanalan soon". If only they knew...

[@tamamoland4247]

"FF14 but I can't leave thanalan" is just how it was playing in 1.0

[@sparrowfox6943]

Oh shit fr?

[@SeifellAlmancht]

For those who aren't in the know: 1.0 had notoriously bad lag and horrendous maze-like areas. Black Shroud, for example, was a massive web of same-y areas that all criss crossed, making it impossible to find where you needed to go. Especially since there was NO MINIMAP. So, finding your way out of any area was a massive feat.

[@ninthpayloader0465]

Game on maintenance, I have you to occupy my bored mind.

[@CallN0w]

Dying to save on taxes. Ul Dah really got that CEO mindset huh?

[@404MULTIFAIL]

Ran a dungeon with someone called Duty Finder, 10/10.

[@rathgames]

@@404MULTIFAIL we really used the duty finder on that one

[@Kwehliam]

Ul Dah must make her return one day.. as VIPER!

[@ChristianGroff-c1q]

GL with convincing Rath to continue to Level 80. XD

[@iamthesky1878]

Next challenge idea: You try to complete the game... but solo!

[@JamesW609]

Nah sounds like a bad idea anyone who does must me a masochist

[@rathgames]

Only a crazy person would do that :0

[@urbansamurai261]

Im sure a streamer i follow got too kugane solo 😢

[@paperpotato4097]

ive sadly done that before i met my FC

[@ChristianGroff-c1q]

He already did a series where he completed every MSQ in Realm Reborn solo. Are you talking about Endwalker because that's crazy talk and you should be put before a firing squad for thinking about that. Xp

[@RoxiieReadsLore]

RATH, THRICE BLESSED CHILD, HE WHO STANDS ALONE, HAS ONCE AGAIN GRACED US WITH AN UPLOAD THANK YOU MI'LORD

[@Sensiav703]

Just Gridania to go now to complete the trifecta :^) But not for a while, you deserve your Turali vacation 😎

[@Zaadin19]

Everyone in that little village drinks cat girl bath water.

[@Sonamyfan875]

We're going to use Ultima on your house for this.

[@doublelizard767]

@@Sonamyfan875 "such devastation.."

[@cassandratruth]

So, on Dynamis, it's actually NOT rude to go into later level dungeons without your job stone. Due to the powerful leveling bonus, it's very easy for sprouts to hit class level 30 or even 50 or 60 without ever actually getting to the MSQ prog point that allows you to pick up job stones (whether that's because they're single-classing MSQ or because they've been doing a ton of roulettes/side content on their way). Because of this most people running roulettes on Dynamis are very understanding of sprouts not having job stones, and it's not seen as a bad thing here the way that it is on other DCs. You were actually in the clear to do leveling roulette as a gladiator the whole time! (: Source: I am a Dynamis native who spends 99% of my time, actually doing content on Dynamis. (I'm actually Solo's next door neighbour!)

[@rathgames]

@@cassandratruth i was honestly amazed that of the 30-40 ish roulettes I had to do I only had 1 person ever upset at me, and it wasn't even for the job stone. If anything, people seemed to kind of adopt me a bit and tbh that was very wholesome

[@zw6333]

As another Dynamis, we love pur Sprouts dearly. Just beware of the strangely consonant heavily named Lalafells. They use unknown teleportation magicks and only speak to shill gil.

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

With road to 80 and the exp bonus earrings, I had an archer at level 30 when I killed the boss in Sastasha lmao. I was just trying to get my bonuses for getting a new character to level 30 on a preferred server.

[@TotallyCreativeNameBtw]

@@Mir_Teiwaz WHAT thats kinda crazy bro ngl

[@iantaakalla8180]

⁠@@zw6333 in particular, those lalafells that are named like Homestuck trolls (six letters for first and last name) will always be ARC/BRD because they can then clip and then shoot very quickly so it allows for the most efficient leveling. When they are not speaking about Gil they always say 0 because that allows for either teleportation or confirmation.

[@bellringer53]

Also for what its worth, i have an alt that im not doing any teleports on. Just walk/flying and airships. Its been interesting so far. But man is it long. Ive even taken to doing a 'travel journal' posts on an rp discord im on and im now keeping track of the in game days as a middle finger to the Time Bubble of the timeline. Im also not travelling during night unless I need too I DO NOT SUGGEST DOING DOING THIS RATH!!!

[@urinelover1428]

i do this too as a new player but because i’m trying to spite the teleports and their costs 😭 (the joke is on me)

[@bellringer53]

​@@urinelover1428 Dont do it. Im doing it because this is my 5th alt and i know arr basically by memory at this point. I have 24 hours on this character and I have not unlocked the first trial. DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF

[@maplemabel]

LET'S GO GAMBLING!!! The Ul'dahn Envoy:

[@CassiusKent]

We salute the new queen of Ul Dah.

[@Knux84]

"Camp Bluefrog" is killing me

[@kaithartman]

Two things: 1. Thank you for entertainment during these trying times (maintenance). 2. When I got here, the likes were at 669 and the comments were at 69.

[@CixiaKyrrah]

The explanation of the sprout was 10/10.

[@darklymarie6552]

With Dawntrail coming out, are you going to return to Ul'dah to unlock Viper? All you need to unlock it is have a level 80 character and have the new expansion. In the patch notes for the Dawntrail release it made mention that the Viper starting quest would be in Uldah.

[@rathgames]

@@darklymarie6552 Im not sure honestly. Probably not but who knows :^)

[@bloodalchemy]

​@@rathgamesyou should do it. All it would take is 25 minutes a day for roulettes for less then 2 weeks. Do it all off stream then pop in an unscheduled stream for the last level. Only the true fans who have stream alerts turned on will be able to join in time to see the achievement.

[@sparrowfox6943]

Can't wait to see Rath do this for Picto when he inevitably does a No Leaving Gridania run

[@rathgames]

@@sparrowfox6943 pleaseno

[@DrHenryFox]

Watching the holiday events change around you horrified me.

[@Big_Man_Enjoyer]

“Saltine Shield” I always saw it as a triscuit but go off lol

[@TahuRaisao]

"But I can't leave Thanalan" that just means we get to hear Rath say: "Tuco Tucos" again

[@rathgames]

I refuse

[@01Bokaj]

Honestly, I prefer the Stream Footage over the Clean footage, especially when chat interactions get into the video!

[@SMaster777]

"I have to get every class in Thanalan, including Reaper" So uh.... Be glad you did this before DT, Viper's in Uldah too XD

[@YdaxraTala]

Eh, I gots to go to get Viper, gonna be so many people - I have to sneak to pick it up. Ty for info, yet to get toward the new expansion.

[@Lunar_Crescentfall]

Ul Dah gonna be packed again lol

[@Jhakri_]

wow I need to change worlds. It's nice to see a marketboard where things cost gil and the race to the bottom hasn't happened yet where everything that isn't an RNG drop is like 5gil max

[@QTpitarianne]

She's finally here 🎉

[@jack9316]

500 each is actually a pretty good price for darksteel ore I have been selling the nuggets that take 3 ore plus what ever crystal/shard/cluster they take for 1500 each for 6 years now and never changed the price my retainer collects it all so its just passive money but adds up alot if you send your retainers out fairly often.

[@rathgames]

@@jack9316 yeah the main issues is theyre all in stacks of 99 :'^(

[@kenjiKun3907]

The servers are down! I wanna play!!cry 😂😂😂😂

[@cherryflutterr]

big mood

[@JustBIue]

Just in time for DT to release and mean you now need to reach 80 to get Viper from Ul'Dah.

[@bumbleshanks_]

This is the work of a madman

[@biggrayalien4791]

I know it's possible, but now I kinda want to see an Eorzea-only run of this. It's a tooooon more options, but you'll never get to the end of Stormblood. You can get to the Lochs but you'll likely never be able to fly there. Goals would be: GC captain and seal cap for each, buy their Lieutenant Set Buy each Allied Seal item Crafters n Gatherers to 60 stories All jobs to 60 minimum Unlock all expansion jobs One job of your choice must be level 100 Palace of the Dead Floor 200 complete Enough money to buy a small house and an apartment(so about 4 million gil) Gold Saucer Chocobo Racing capped out Triple Triad every NPC in Eorzea Both Alexander and Bahamut Raids complete Both Crystal Tower and Dun Scaith Alliance Raids complete Unlock and complete all dungeons(non-solo) And finally the job of your choice must also get a single DoW/M relic weapon for ARR and Heavensward. So if you pick Warrior, you have to get the completed ARR Axe _and_ the Heavensward Axe.

[@lavendergorbach296]

10:19 guys doing battlecrart leves really sucks. It cannot be emphasized enough how much the battlecraft leves suck. I decided one of my alts needs the Lord Protector title and I can't wait to never do a battlecraft leve again.

[@traviswilliams2348]

You call it the saltine shield, but it looks more like a wheat thin to me tbh. Regardless. Splendid business strategies mlord

[@JohnSears]

Finally, we can see what happened on the Balmung trip!

[@SailorMusicCat]

About the water thing. I mean I would hope they either have magicks to purify water or regularly boil it. Aka the og way of purifying water. Doesn't clear yo everything but, especially with the Nuhn they have(no matter how much I loath most of the Company of Heroes), I would assume even if they were bathing further down stream he'd be ensuring they purify the water.

[@SailorMusicCat]

Roomie also suggested they might use well water.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa95]

fun secret about black pearls: it comes from a fish which is usually much cheaper than the pearls. i made millions this way lmao

[@LazyVoxel]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa95 please explain

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa95]

@@LazyVoxel black pearls are a crafted item. you craft them from a low level fish (Blacklip Oyster). by buying a cheap stack of that fish, crafting them into pearls, and making them all into hq black pearl rings with the requisite materia melded onto them and then listing them on the mb, you can turn 50~1000 gil into 5~50k gil (per ring). or you can just save money on your own quest by buying the fish instead of the pearl, haha.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa95]

(blacklip oysters are the ONLY ingredient in making the pearls, btw! ...well wind shards haha.)

[@LazyVoxel]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa95 :o

[@daykeyboard459]

I eagerly await the black shroud only character milord all roads lead to palace :)

[@daykeyboard459]

and going back to unlock viper :)

[@Tolly7249]

I love Ul Dah, she looks so cool. Peak character design, peak big sis vibes.

[@YdaxraTala]

I Iock myself away in the inn room in Limsa Lominsa, I am hiding - too many other people - especially other Miqo'te - it's nice to see people around, but it scares me. Excited for new expansion. ☺

[@maplemabel]

16:22 WAIT WHAT THE HELL I KNOW THAT GUY RUBY ARCH he let me share his house for a while and when i got an apartment he crafted some nice furniture in a maid outfit 😭

[@RubyArch]

good times :)

[@leranathorns]

When it comes to Marketboard purchasing in these types of videos I really do recommend looking at other DC's prices as Dynamis due to its small population is usually pricier due to low supply. However I do understand this is kinda against the challenge as it requires hopping around many worlds.

[@rathgames]

@@leranathorns oh yes I did hop around all the DCs :^) those were normally the cheap ones we found

[@junebug413]

mento i'm pretty sure copper, zinc, muddy watter, and cinnabar is central thanalan :P

[@rathgames]

nonononononononononono that can't be true

[@xxroid3392]

You can get them in both zones

[@Cidia_v1]

Bit of lengthy message Love the “region lock” comparison to Runescape you made in the Li Sam..? Video, very good homage As someone who knows NOTHING of FFXIV, i feel like a bit more explanation on stuff could be beneficial for viewers like me Other thing is, music seems a bit loud and your voice seemed to be drowned out somewhat Great video nonetheless and im excited for more ffxiv vids from you tbh, gonna binge the few others you have

[@guffels]

So... you gunna get the VPR unlock?

[@kiwimanta7206]

As a lunatic who frequently blows herself up for shits and giggles instead of using return (Granted, I use Blue Mage) As soon as you started talking about the travels between Ul'dah and Drybone I started saying "Or you can die to return to Ul'dah" louder and louder until it was brought up xD

[@NanoElite666]

It's nice to see that Ul'dah's dancing catgirl trio is infuriatingly ever-so-slightly out of sync with each other for other people too. :P

[@ultimateshadeofwar]

Thank you!!! I needed this, the wait for FF XIV to be back is killing me, Dawntrail waiting is killing me... I needed some injection of XIV!!! This is the first MMO, that makes me feel like this, all the others i drop them a month into it... Help...

[@ciberkid22]

Thinking of the requirement of unlocking every class and why Reaper is so bad, when Viper will be unlockable in Ul'dah which requires level 80 lmao

[@LizzieQueen18]

when did she marry Thancred?

[@rathgames]

@@LizzieQueen18 they had a private service shortly after her victory

[@LINKGCN123]

You have to go to Gridania to make it official so they never technically did lol

[@Vocaloidfun]

youre lucky you finished this before 7.0 or you wouldve had to get to level 80 for viper :P

[@RighteousPete]

Ive got one. All Triple triad card speedrun. Not sure how youd make splits for a 2 month speedrun

[@WhiteVampire888]

Reminds me of the time i leveled Bard to 60 or 70 (i forgot) to unlock Dancer on the account of my gf because she wanted to play that class instead. She wasnt far in the story though so Aurum Vale all the way it was. Took me 2 days i think and that already felt awful. Nice achievement!

[@darkshado124]

Cough, spent crysta on my bard to get Dancer, cough...

[@zyphreiumv4529]

TFW you wanna help, but are already subscribed... Anyways, awesome work as always Rath!

[@BraunBuxe]

Love your videos. I started ff14 because of them and loving it 50 hours in

[@Lunarfly_streams]

My bean sprouts name is Matthew bus parts It came to me when I saw a truck called Matthew bus parts

[@bubbletea5294]

thank you for helping me survive 7.0 maintenance :( having ffxiv withdrawal

[@OnyxShard1]

Yay miss Ul Dah's here!!! Also!! I know that artist! :D They're one of my friends :D

[@just_d3spairity]

You gonna bring back this challenge with Dawntrail to get Viper too? >:3c

[@waterzila1074]

My brother and his friend got me into final fantasy xiv and I'm happy about it

[@augustinandre14]

During that Gladiator grind to advance Qarn, I wonder if aetherial equipement could've helped. Pink stuff that can drop from a battle leve chest. Iirc, they also have slightly higher stats for their level. Albeit random substats... So, you'd have to get a chest (1/2 or 2/3 leve from personal experience?), have it contain equipement, that equipement should be for your class and, assuming the substats are what makes them stronger, have a nice draw. Seems highly random but it's not that useless considering the huge amount of allowances accumulated during this challenge.

[@rathgames]

Oh yknow, maybe. We tried to get some for a while but I dont remember if we figured out if it wasnt worth it for time or if something changed with the drops. I feel like I vaguely remember that it might not drop anymore and only comes from rare dungeons like cutters cry but I could be wrong

[@augustinandre14]

@@rathgames Knowing the depths you go into for these challenges (and "you" includes your mad community), a vague remembrance of "considering and trying it" is enough to make me believe you assessed the option correctly, and that it wasn't worth it. Gratz on finally getting this out :)

[@rathgames]

@@augustinandre14 thaaank you :'^}

[@Weepypostman]

Every time I hear a sound effect from ffxiv, I keep checking my task bar to see if it's open. Dawntrail maintenance is hurting my soul.

[@terraglade]

Firstly: Yay a fem roe :D Secondly: loved this and would love to see a 1 gil to gil cap run via MB if it interests ya

[@maxa7535]

Looks like Viper was added too! Cant wait for the sequel 😂

[@TheRedBucketHat]

Thank you for helping me cope with my withdrawals (im not addicted i swear)

[@Lunaraia]

I still find it hilarious that my joke about the chat members you did Qairn with being mercenaries would wind up costing you so much Gil XD.

[@inkblot.s]

this is how uldah npcs level

[@CrystalBearer20]

I'm so happy you found what you needed on Marilith

[@TheRealPentigan]

So small question on the mercenary hire rule: Do they have to be all Gladiators or can you hire mercs of any Ul'dah class (presumably the ones you have access to)?

[@rathgames]

I could have done any uldahn class that I had, but it was also way more fun to take 4 gladiators in :^)

[@TheFuzzyTomcat]

Soo.. All the water in Thanalan is cat girl bath water? I don't see the problem

[@jessjohnson1569]

I saw the vods of this on youtube (dont have the time to watch them) and was wondering what it entailed. I was not disappointed whatsoever. Bravo!

[@MaelraJade]

Well, that was an interesting watch! I was genuinely amazed at the look at Balmung.

[@muto2590]

Why would you do this to yourself?

[@rathgames]

Funni :^)

[@Nova-je6nq]

Ah the dragon quest music. So good.

[@funnyskull14]

Hey guess what? Time to do Viper :)

[@obliviouschipmunk6539]

Of course you understand what you must do now.

[@Foxgace0]

I love all the dragon quest music you used

[@meganclare7]

Ah now there is viper will you be returning?

[@phantomw01f]

watching this mad man is making me want to do this

[@kayn9651]

Follow up levelling to 80 to get Viper too? ♥

[@TheValiantBob]

If you do a Black Shroud Only video, killing the Odin FATE should definitely be one of the requirements EDIT: Oh. And PotD! Wouldn't be a Rath challenge without squeezing PotD in there XD

[@Scorchlette]

YES, MORE RATH TO INJECT INTO MY VEINS! Now... is it REALLY an "FFXIV but I can't leave Thanalan" video if you /don't/ consider marrying Dadcred?

[@LillianAredhel]

NEXT YEAR BEST CITY STATE (sadly Idyllshire isn't one, or Alexander ;-;) GRIDANIA

[@rathgames]

@@LillianAredhel m-maybe :'^} Ill have to uh. Find something to do there

[@LillianAredhel]

There's plenty to do 🥺 *holding back tears*

[@Svazaam]

Divinity is the color of gold.

[@hatzy6341]

Ah yes, the perfect video to watch to cope through downtime.

[@Isonade_Celica]

Can we please get a sequel where Ul Dah obtains Viper? She'd make an amazing stabby stab machine >:3

[@rathgames]

Maybe but likely not as another main video :^)

[@Isonade_Celica]

@@rathgames Oh of course, wasn't expecting it to be honest, was just saying it as a bit of a joke hehe

[@Macswaggens]

Have you been doing your thanalan ARR beast tribe dailies?

[@rathgames]

@@Macswaggens no never

[@PantsManUK]

Held off watching to the maintenance window, and so glad I did. Thank you for the content. I get my FFXIV fix vicariously!

[@Macswaggens]

Are you doing the posh rich kid voice on purpose? It feels like you're going to laugh at the quaint struggling of the poor kid high school sports team any minute, and honestly I think it's pretty funny

[@rathgames]

:'^{ That's just how I talk

[@Macswaggens]

@@rathgames sorry

[@rathgames]

@@Macswaggens lmao no its fine Its funny

[@luciferpalace2718]

Rest well our lovely Ul'dah........is what I would like to say but the female eleizen sleeping position looks so uncomfortable but it was a worthwhile journey

[@nilzero5686]

you say walk mode is bad but here's an idea for a challenge run- clear some large portion of the game entirely in first-person. Good luck resolving mechanics with a limited cone of vision!

[@tyler5013]

I made an alt that leveled gladiator to 90 without ever getting the job stone. I used a lot of beast tribe and challenge logs since I did not have any msq left for easy exp. I would run Haukke Manor since its as high as you can go before people starting looking at you weird for being a tank without a job stone. Next time I will make sure to turn in the msq quests on it since normal jobs are easier to level.

[@ElickFlash]

Let me guess, the next one will be, ff14 but I can't leave Realm Reborn.

[@ShiraVT]

Just like you're gatekept to Thanalan, we are gatekept with Dawntrail, so we are kindred spirits on this episode :)

[@Tieliva]

I was so busy focused on Solo XIV that I forgot you did this on ea while back and got surprised by this video out of nowhere today. Can't wait to watch it unravel in front of me! Reaper is going to suck for this lmao

[@raikazemizukiri2708]

Closing out the video by putting your character to bed in the inn room after saying you're logging in on them for the very last time is making me feel things in this Chili's tonight Talk about laying them to rest...

[@bellringer53]

Hehehehe are you glad you didnt get stuck on this till viper drops in 2 days?

[@rathgames]

@@bellringer53 yes thank the twelve

[@edenz0354]

Peak duty finder video tbh

[@KayMacheen]

what a wild ride, dynamis dc will never be the same without Ul apostrophe Dah

[@tumorousf2841]

Would be cool to see this turned into a Chunk-Locked sort of thing so you can eventually complete it all :D

[@DICEBOY22]

I was thinking of doing a silly challenge lock myself. Basic lock The basic gladiator that could! Can I make it to Endwalker and beat the Final Boss ( no patch story ).