FFXI Speedrun (Lv99 Event)

[@manifestationnation]

I typed FFXI speedrun into youtube's search box as a joke, thinking surely no one would attempt such an undertaking. I remember almost everything in this game taking like 30 minutes, even walking across town. Insane.

[@Cofcos]

Watching this is a terrible mistake... Now I must play again.

[@wenardwidarsa9813]

omg me too

[@warrenspalding4277]

I just resubscribed my POL account. However Im still out at sea on a oil rig lol

[@jontanta5900]

Props on this! I think this is the first speedrun I have seen for FFXI :)

[@iokcs]

its more like a "im the onlye one that did it" sppedrun

[@FFXITheMovie]

There's been talk of a speedrun to defeat the Shadow Lord. I know someone's been doing tests, but I haven't seen anything concrete out of it. And I'm never touching this category again. Outside of campaigns this would take at least 22 hours, and I simply don't have the stamina.

[@Nightweaver1]

It's very tough for MMOs like this due to the RNG. It's pretty much impossible to force the game to drop what you need when you need it to drop, so it's a quite different animal than games with guaranteed progression points like character action titles. And of course because these games don't really have an "end," the speedrunner needs to set an arbitrary completion point, like here at level 99. Even so it takes hours upon hours, even at full tilt, and I absolutely understand why Korvana doesn't want to do this again. For reference, back when I was leveling my first job to 75, before the 99 cap, it took me about a full year.

[@willwinning3643]

How’s you getting 2k do a kill? Private server?

[@hmoobgvp]

@@willwinning3643 they upped the xp for kills and this was probably during a xp bonus campaign and using xp rings.

[@SirManlyLUMPS]

This was a pleasant trip down memory lane :) I remember when it took 16 hours just to find a party... (Monk)

[@xthatwhiteguyx]

lool... Remember that one Oasis zone where NA and JP groups were battling for that 1 Dragonfly enemy who dropped a hat item? 3agi/3dex from what I remember. Sitting in that zone for hours upon hours, doing nothing, waiting for a group. Though, to be fair, I came from EQ, where I'd be soloing as a druid in various animal-heavy zones for 6+ hours, waiting for a group, so I was used to it.

[@anthonylasalle7392]

Valkrum Dunes, Valkrum Emperor, Emperors Hairpin.

[@SirManlyLUMPS]

Staring at the bright screen for hours til your eyes bubble... Better camp Leaping Lizzy as a break.

[@xthatwhiteguyx]

Unfortunately the Japanese bots could kill him before he visually rendered for Americans ; ;

[@franciscomatos26]

the waiting times was a chunck of what made this game so cool XD

[@franciscomatos26]

this game was my school, where i learn english and where i learn how to research, great times, even after all this years i keep comming to this videos just for the vibes

[@cain8012]

Thank you for making this. Brings back memories.

[@Spencerblob]

The nostalgia is overwhelming ; -;

[@fhhhttygdbffhjt1901]

so nostalgic makes me want to cry....the music brings back the first time in sandori.. running around trying to get a starting gear...

[@Jaemz]

The feels of just watching this..... amazing!

[@FarelForever]

As a DRG? I'd never guess that'd be the job to pick..... damn Korvana, you are amazing!

[@Nightweaver1]

RMT sure liked DRG back in the day. Around 2006 they were all over the damn place, with names like Zzdyaoisduf and Xvasuiof.

[@BigSmokeyTheBear]

I haven't played this game since the Japanese system stopped accepting payment from outside the country. Played this game from 2002 on a Japanese PS2 until about 2011 or 2012. I miss it dearly. Knowing what life was like before Zilart, watching this run is simply magic. Awesome video!

[@Justuas]

Nicholas Zavagli Lol ps2

[@jordanstout45]

Justuas ps2 was a game changing console, what's your point?

[@Justuas]

Jordan Stout I meant who would have played it on ps2 when there was pc version too. also the game still exists in PC. No reason not to play it.

[@markpitts756]

/refa all works to disband all trusts at once. Good video!

[@nrjelley]

I remember being a noob, fishing in San d'Oria and selling the fish at the auction to make gil lol

[@Effedup]

I used to go mining in Yughott Grotto to make money when I first started in 05. Back then a Gold Ore could go for 25k each, and I would spend literally hours doing nothing but mining. There was sometimes like 3 or 4 people down there fighting for those dozen or so mining points.

[@cityassassin]

I'm not sure why I was sugguested this video, but I sure can tell you I had a right giggle, upon seeing a [Speed run], lasting 16 hours. Heh.

[@michaellaw5322]

I hope I get to play this game again in my life.

[@Sethinnol]

This was awesome. Also sort of a shock coming from someone who stopped playing regularly around CoP, hehe. Is there a link to the route you used?

[@GopherShade7504]

I only came back recently and watching this showed me things I hadn't even realized. You can teleport at the crystals now! WTH lol Lots of other great strats too

[@molomix]

crazy how fast you level now.

[@wutsupman2172]

dude~ this guy really know the mission + quests like the back of his hand! ^^b

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

hey thats the mithra i picked twinsiez :O

[@unlikely_jack2707]

You get an npc party at your disposal!!! So much has changed

[@kitestar]

I wonder when that mobile version is coming...

[@bankait_rex1860]

Hey bro can you add everything you did like a guide i just got back but i want to do what you did thanks.

[@nickg586]

i want your list of objectives in order

[@peperodriguez2278]

Really good vid !! But why drg ^^?

[@FFXITheMovie]

It only takes a few minutes to unlock, and I tested the damage output of DRG/WAR vs WAR/--- and found it to be about double. Even considering the extra 220,250 exp to get DRG up to 48, in the face of 2.4m exp it was worth it.

[@RandoomDude]

Around the 5 hour mark you stay around Valkrum and Buburimu instead of going to higher level areas like Delkfutt's, and you spend a bunch of time going after specific enemies instead of killing everything, what are you doing what strat is going on?

[@FFXITheMovie]

Crab Apron for Aht Urhgan Boarding Pass

[@carlosfarrell6956]

Is this with power leveling

[@nicknicksiren]

So awesome.

[@VampirusX1]

OMG! I miss this game so much! Is it even possible to play this again?

[@Theinen84]

Pretty sure you know now, but yeah. XI is still going strong. It's PC only now tho. Then there's a multitude of private servers out there.

[@VampirusX1]

@@Theinen84 Oh?

[@Taterzz]

how did you not need to eat or poopies during this 16 hour run? i find that more impressive.

[@JediFirefly]

You have succeeded in making macro writing an art form lol.

[@Nevarden]

Are you still playing Ffxi?

[@vulcan4d]

Me 20year ago.....spent way too much time in the sandoria forest.

[@vanglor2844]

so you have your own party now?

[@sevinskies]

Dunes @1hr. Damn.

[@Jaxxette]

Did you buy a brand new copy of FFXI just to do this run? Or is there some other way to get the chocobo shirt and the destrier beret that I'm not really aware of?

[@FFXITheMovie]

Yeah, I bought a new copy for $10 when it was on sale. I've been waiting for the right time to use those codes. I think I could have done without, honestly, but I intended this to be the fastest possible (DLC isn't allowed in the non-campaign run category).

[@chembro9072]

that used to be a party of actual people back in the day. still good gameplay and fun, but not what it used to be

[@owenc2474]

Where are the previous split timers from?

[@FFXITheMovie]

From my previous tests. I updated the route many many times, and also none of these splits were tested during the campaign. In particular, all the splits from DRG30 onward were made during that earlier test when I tried taking WAR to 99.

[@Folko]

Great job!

[@nighteyeswolf]

ya know, in watching this, i wondered why you would swat to a lvl 1 job midway through.....but then it occurred to me, you want the speed benefit from the hat. I'm dumb

[@FFXITheMovie]

It's actually because if you're level 10+ in certain zones (Windurst Walls, Lower Jeuno) you trigger cutscenes for other scenarios.

[@xenojester13]

how do you set this up to look that good on PC, 100 bucks to show me!

[@quietmousse]

Windower

[@puncherdavis9727]

So I'm checking through this 16-hour video I'm just going to leave some notes as I go. For the individual summon commands for trust you can actually do two or three trusts per macro with a forward/ wait tested from 3 to 5 Seconds. Also you only need one macro with/refa space all if you want to release all of your trust at once. Mind you the trust have been massively updated Val just got a massive update and provokes an AOE provokes like mad so in this video he just stands there the updated one is a lot more aggressive. Also the Echad xp ring was discontinued in 2018. This is at 31 minutes I'll have more to say On the quiff IM map right where they did return Warp where that big ball of purple is going there is a crystal there now run over there and get it. I would also hop on the mount and to the left there's a tower on the outside of that Tower there's a survival book I would get that as well and you can go in the tower and there's a survival book in there as well where there is no mobs time frame 1:54:10 2:40:14 So I am assuming their is maps open on another screen because one does not remember all of that mine normally. Bgffxi wiki is a good site.

[@sparrowgryphonarchive1864]

over 4000 exp for a kill, I know they made the game easier, but really! I remember when having over 250 exp in a full party was good.

[@FFXITheMovie]

This is during an EXP campaign with a ring that gives +150%, which is boosted to +600% for weird reasons

[@yocatt6507]

Awesome!

[@TheEpicNewman]

Is it me or is movement faster than I remember? o.o

[@FFXITheMovie]

Base movement speed was increased 25% across the board a few years back. Same with enemies.

[@vm0d]

i think you mean kupofried, not fablinix

[@FFXITheMovie]

Nope! Kupofried is available among other gifts, and gives a +10% EXP bonus but takes up a trust slot. I'd rather have more DPS or heals. Fablinix has Treasure Hunter though, so he was useful while farming Bee Pollen and subjob items.

[@milesgreb3537]

Man this is not the FFXI I grew up with lol

[@jmwlife2k]

Heck no it isn’t lol. I feel like they even sped up the movement

[@quietmousse]

@@jmwlife2k they did increase non-mounted movement speed across the board by like 25% I think, there's also more movement speed plus items now too

[@tylerrobbins623]

Do they make this game for PS3??? Plz answer asap I need to know if I can get this game again. And what systems I can get it on

[@crimsonawoo8597]

Only on PC

[@sparrowgryphonarchive1864]

it was on ps3 but they removed support, the good news is it's from 2002 so you can run it on a potato pc.

[@Nightweaver1]

Mithra power go!

[@Hmoobwarfighter]

/refa all to get rid of trusts all at once.

[@Dandersenification]

Still think combat was done better in FFXI, compared to FFXIV. :/

[@Nightweaver1]

Agreed. More tactical, less twitchy.

[@DalseinMS]

You aren't wrong

[@vasilisvenompapadopoulos]

This is slow as fuck. I can't imagine this fight on XIV. Don't even play with that.

[@XxAtomic646xX]

slow yes because its not endgame gear.. endgame gear is pretty OP

[@MonicAchannel22]

Talk about comparing apples to oranges

[@iokcs]

you can break that time without mounts :3

[@FFXITheMovie]

The mount is super useful! It takes 13 minutes but increases speed by 60% (previously 100%). It's safe to say I spend more than 22 minutes (13/0.6) traveling outside after getting the mount, which means huge time saved. Also LB2 becomes extremely easy with it (7:30:10)

[@iokcs]

fancy~~~ oh and thanks for the stats. im put in my place lmao.

[@Mr.Kirito19]

Try a speed run on private servers old school playing 0-75 without all trusts and abyssea only first 3 addons :)

[@TheCrushenator]

This could be done faster if you used the Cut-Scene Plugin in Windower4. It causes them to load faster.

[@chocobolows9830]

It don't take that long anymore... Takes about 5to6 hrs...

[@path8369]

Not with a fresh character it doesn't... doing all of the initial quests, subjob, limit breaks, etc, etc

[@AStarInAndromeda]

The guy said this was during an exp campaign along with special items to boost exp gain up to 600%

[@thepoppets1052]

People speedrun mmos? The more you know lol

[@vincentlaw4020]

speed run lul