FFXIV 1.0 Ishgard - The City-State That Never Was | RoaR

In this episode of RoaR we're taking a look at Ishgard and how it was presented in 1.0 as well as how it changed with ARR. Ishgard was a place of wonder and mystery in the early days of XIV, and players speculated if the Gates of Judgement would open through a patch. Alas the game was terrible, and the gates remained closed... until HW.
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[@mebrithiel]

The endless snow in 2.0 made Ishgard seem forbidden and lost. Aurum Vale and Dzemael Darkhold made it seem hostile. Steps of Faith made it seem dangerous. But... Heavensward made it feel like home... and later... tragic

[@larrynintendo6838]

Ishgard accepted us when the world outlawed us, I will always have love for Ishgard

[@weberman173]

i mean, i get what you say but "the world outlawed us" is kinda false given that only Ul'dah ever saw us as "villains"and even there only a select few actualy knew of it. Gridania and Limsas Leaders still supported us

[@semekiizuio]

Also Ishgard did not accept us or any outsiders, it was only because of Haruchfaunt that we were given passage and he was part of one of the 4 houses.

[@reloadpsi]

Getting cancelled to the ice level gave me proper Game of Thrones vibes, gotta say.

[@peen2804]

I mean… not really tho lmao. Edmont accepted us. Alphinaud and tataru get put on trial within 10 minutes of being there and every other person tell us to fuck off

[@bentwomey384]

A guy who owed us a favour let us crash at his dad’s place, it’s not like the entire city welcomed us with open arms. The majority of its citizens were arseholes and we were constantly treated like shit, all while having to solve all their problems entirely by ourselves.

[@vbarreiro]

This hits different upon the revelation that the original plan in 1.0 was to have 6, not 3, city-states: The three we have, Ishgard, Ala Mhigo, and Old Sharlayan. YoshiP said that Thank God be didn’t have to make 6 starting questlines

[@FreelancerWells]

I knew about Ishgard, but I had no idea the other 2 were considered as well. :O

[@Bongaboi151]

I am so glad we get to restore the place as endgame content in 5.0. I wouldn't mind having housing next to the city. We can call it...the Heavens Wards.

[@Bongaboi151]

@@PurpleAlzir Awesome. "Can't wait." -Bart Scott

[@glenasoamp]

I dont know why but it made me LOLed "the Heavens Wards."

[@Zayindjejfj]

@@Bongaboi151 Excuse me sir, but you forgot your hipster shades with that joke.

[@Bongaboi151]

@@Zayindjejfj Are you sure? I had them on all this time. Except, they are called "Classic Spectacles HQ" with a shade of Pastel Pink.

[@trisial6997]

@@Bongaboi151 HQ isnt part of the name.....

[@Yin_yue_]

I went through my own similar experience, although I never got the 1.0 time everyone else did. I started in the final days of the Starlight 2014 event, only six short months before Heavensward would release. But in that time, before June of 2015, I had my own little adventure of discovery regarding Coerthas. At some point I began wondering what these Cascadier Vouchers were for, and the only information I was able to gain was that they were exchanged in a place called Mor Dhona for a swimsuit. All I could learn of the geography was that Mor Dhona was north of the Shroud. So I set off, an Archer barely into her Level 20s, to go exploring. I snuck by banemites, snuck by bombs, got lost in the western area of North Shroud, and finally found the entryway into what I thought would be Mor Dhona. Instead, I discovered Coerthas Central Highlands. With a blizzard making it impossible to see, wind biting my face, and the choir and organ of the day theme Fealty kicking in, chills ran down my spine. I knew immediately I was in an endgame area, and with the snows being kicked up and a map with no data I had no idea where I was or where I needed to go. So I did the only thing I could do: move forward. As I followed the path past the Observatorium and up Haldrath's March, the blizzard began to clear and I could see it clearly: Camp Dragonhead. Having been attacked by gators and goobbues on my way through, it was a welcome sight. Unfortunately, after attuning to the aetheyte and going even further north, I found myself at a dead end near the remains of the Steel Vigil. But after going up the cliff west of the Vigil, a beautiful sight came into view that I won't ever forget: Ishgard. It made learning that I could have taken an immediate left at the Shroud - Coerthas entrace to reach Mor Dhona more than worth it. I wish I'd had the presence of mind to take a screenshot to commemorate the moment, because it's one of my favorite memories of my early days.

[@mactassio21]

back in 1.0 the sentence "Throw wide the gates" meant something else entirely.

[@pyroflare7774]

Spread cat girl legs?

[@antenna_prolly]

@@pyroflare7774 timeless

[@revol113]

There's something about the scale of 1.0 that really makes you feel you're in a massive connected world. The landscape is huge. It reminds me of trekking for miles in FFXI to get through a zone.

[@kasumi2173]

" Ishgard remembers , warrior of light. "

[@grkfunn5821]

when I was doing that dungeon I saw one of their of there soldiers yelled that towards me How did this game give me so many feels

[@KaminoZan]

When you mentioned the Dragoon quest line in 1.x, it got me wondering what all of those job quests looked like back then...

[@eji]

this is a little late, but apart from the WHM quests, all the original jobs' quests are lik 99% the same as they were in 1.0: same dialogue, generally the same shots, but just in the newer areas of 2.0+

[@fortidogi8620]

@@eji given the WHM questline is broadly criticized, im interested to hear what the old ones look like

[@kaihedgie1747]

Decided to pay a visit to Ishgard while watchin' this Went from a land of mystery to our sanctuary.. A nation of paranoia and distrust to an open and proud nation ready to bear arms alongside her brothers and sisters long since ignored.. All because of you. You broke all kinds of barriers and the city state is a much better place for it.

[@rosefire7]

We did it together, Warrior of Light. Which is exactly how we'll go on. ^_^

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

It had to come at great sacrifice too, however. But we gotta keep smiling, cause a smile better suits a hero, after all.. :(

[@LieutenantAlaki]

"Ishgard remembers, Warrior of Light!"

[@daffanier]

@@LieutenantAlaki which line is that?

[@pyroflare7774]

@@daffanier Pepperidge farm remembers

[@Veremisia]

Ishgard still remains my favorite city state, the architecture is simply astonishing and I have taken so many screenshots of it and still find myself return there every now and then, just to take more screenshots, haha When it snows at night, there is this certain air of melancholy looming over the city and it makes me feel nostalgic, even though it hasn't been that long since I started playing FFXIV and went through Heavensward (which was my favorite expansion by far). I sincerely hope that once the Restoration of the Holy See of ishgard is successful, we will be getting Ishgard housing. I would give my everything to be allowed to live there! I will hold off of buying expensive glamour and hoard Gil like crazy and then pray to Halone I will be fast enough to purchase a plot there... Is it just me or did Ishgard kinda look...weird in 1.0? From a distance, for almost the entire time of the video I thought that it was just a gray model with no textures attached to it, but when the camera zoomed closer on it, I realized the roofs actually have color, but its hardly indistinguishable (what a word) from the rest of Ishgard. For me, as a non 1.0 player, seeing Coerthas not being covered in snow is so weird, you have no idea. As an avid fan of snow areas in games, I'm happy that they decided to cover it in snow, hah! I know that a lot of people prefer the 1.0 Coerthas, though. Shame that the 1.0 "server" doesn't have any monsters, I would've loved to see how dangerous it was to pass through there as a low level. I think my favorite moment in the video is where 1.0 Lukile fades into 2.0 Lukile, looking over the Holy See from a distance. The comparison between the two and seeing how the map barely changed is really neat. It also shows how smol Lukile grew up to be a fine young man. Thank you for the amazing video as usual! Looking forward to SoaR, whenever that's gonna come out

[@mazzalnx]

If anything, I've played several hours of XIV close to an engineer friend. Explained to him an abridged abridged version of whatever I could (he has no interest in MMOs) and... his highest praise went to Ishgardian architecture. Consistently. Both in the overworld and in the odd few times roulettes threw me on Ishgardian trials.

[@rosefire7]

Just like waiting at the Gates of Judgement, the next SoaR will find me standing there patiently. ^_^ But I second your comments here -- couldn't have said it better myself.

[@Beneficialitificul]

Wrong usage -- " but it's hardly indistinguishable" -- Not that it's incorrect grammar to say it that way. It's actually fine. Where you went awry is what you were intending to explain versus what you actually stated. In your post you were of course explaining how Ishgard was more drab in comparison to it's current state in the game. Obviously, by that context, the reader can tell that you were going into the situation looking for and expecting distinction of color and detail, hence your surprise. We all know what you're intending to convey, of course. However, from an analytical stand point "but it's hardly indistinguishable" would be wrong to say because it technically implies that being indistinguishable is the trait you were expecting and looking for in the city model but you found that it was, in fact, "hardly indistinguishable" or to put it another way "mostly distinguishable". The right way would have been "but it's hardly distinguishable" or perhaps, "but it's practically indistinguishable"... man I'm an ass. xD

[@skeeter2136]

I’m replaying heavensward after 2 years and ishgard plus all the areas around it are so much better than the areas in stormblood

[@yizhou5903]

Same. Ishgard is also my favourite city-state. It's like my home. I love 3.0, and I love Ishgard.

[@TDOTCRFH4]

"and while ala mihgo only ever became a dungeon..." oooof

[@DragonDArrior]

Maybe we get Ala Mhigo as city in 5.0 ^^

[@vain_x]

@@DragonDArrior big nope there =(

[@john_7000]

Ala mhigo is only a dungeon was my biggest disappointment of stormblood, even though I love stormblood unlike some people who just too horny for shadowbringers, I love all the expansions I think all of them are amazing and fits well with the Ff14 story Overall but ala mhigo being only dungeon that was such a disappointment for me I waited so long for me to liberate it and what I get it is ala mhigo quarter basically the slumps of ala mhigo 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️and idc if it may look similar to uldah, just make it accessible this is the nation that we liberate and has been in the empire thumps for 20 years, for Doma is acceptable because there nation drawned but then again they build an enclave and we get take explore that, but ala ala mhigo is special though and from the dungeon it looks like a beautiful place.

[@MintyArisato]

I fiercely love the lore of this game, especially when it comes to my favourite place, Ishgard. That you are able to show us and tell us the tale of 1.0 Ishgard and coerthas makes me so happy since I was not there to see it. I especially love seeing the before and after of the calamity; when you read the FATEs and MSQ and all the extras along the way you can see the impact of a world forever changed by snow, and the strong residents who persisted through it all. So it’s very elucidating to see what it was before the change. Thank you so much for this video ❤️

[@MRorizs2]

I love Ishgard and all it's history. It's such a great city state and I hyped every second of it before Heavensward. Even though it's the land of sad moments, I still remember them fondly in my heart. The areas in Dravania are also really beautiful, I love how the story unfolds and how we come to know the truth about so many things we thought were set in stone before.

[@madambutterfly1997]

in FF running like hell is sometimes to only true coarse of action

[@diaznoobietown3493]

as i've recently played older games, this is quite accurate

[@mazzalnx]

Beautiful video, beautiful production. I can see very few who'd be as passionate to document this content as well as able to deliver it so magestically. Your adventures from 1.0 to the current game bring tears to my eyes, they are so incredibly relatable (I've experienced similar shifts in other MMOs, but sadly only joined FFXIV after SB had been released. International press was brutal on never ever even trying it, that's why it took me so long). Please keep making this series as awesome as it is, and Twelve bless you.

[@Rayjaya]

On the subject of the gates of judgment and the bridge, I always assumed the steps of faith took place on the last stretch, the dragons having already pushed past the 2 guards at the gates of judgment

[@Strykerx31]

I consider Ishgard my "home away from Home" from Gridania. tbh, i wish i can up my housing there.

[@horaciohernandez2850]

Personally I think of my Elezen character as an Ishgardian that got left outside the gates like the ones that founded the hamlets in 1.0. But as soon as they allow us to get housing in Ishgard I'm "moving back".

[@kaitoudark1]

Wish granted.

[@turtlecheese8]

Open the country. Stop having it be closed.

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

NO MOAR WALLS!

[@IrideaeSnowbloom]

There's something alive in the ocean.

[@TheMglgmc]

oh hi, thanks for checking, in i'm still a piece of gArbage

[@Liquefaction]

Yes.

[@mizuboshi.]

While it definitely was no Jeuno, I still had shivers down my spine when we got to go to Ishgard.

[@robincollins8215]

Like you (and I wonder how many others) I spent lots of time staring at Ishgard in 1.0, trying to see whatever detail could be made out .. that's over 8 years ago, where did the time go? Thanks for the whole series and especially this one, I have umpteen screenshots I took from various vantage points around Coerthas but no video, this brought back some happy memories.

[@Halloween_1985]

Beautiful video. You truly did justice to the mystery of Ishgard. There was something about that looming structure that just made you want to know what exactly was going on there, Heavensward did it great justice, my second favorite expansion behind Shadowbringers. Thank you for creating this and taking us all back to that time before the gates opened.

[@qixian_haitani]

this video actually made me cry for real My love for Heavensward and Ishgard is too great

[@Kitsune10060]

i didn't so much 'find it' as was pointed in that direction due to the MSQ in ARR, as I started in 2.0 (2.2 to be exact). my first thought? "Why are the people here assholes?", but as I worked through the story line and the NPCs started warming up to the WoL I found my self not disliking them like I did at the start. and then all the stuff at the end of 2.0 happened and the place grew on me more. currently, my character's head cannon has her living in the Holy See when not out and about dealing with what ever major problem that's popped up this week, for much the same reason as despite what the game says, she's canonically a Dark Knight now as well. the end of 2.55. as for the first time i entered >.> the awe of 'finally being in Ishgard' was lost on me due to me being on a mission to hunt down Fray and get my Claymore and become a Dark Knight. That said it's my favorite of the City States by a WIDE margin these days and give how long people have been asking for housing there I'm clearly not alone in that.

[@CeilingNinja]

The Ishgard bridge is a weird example of the discord between canonical sizes of things and in-game sizes. The size of some of the settlements in the game, and even the city-states, would be unsustainable with regards to population and size. There are simply too few people to live in these places, those settlements would collapse. But to put the populations in actual size, you'd have to make the maps humongous. Limsa Lominsa would have to be the size of the entire map of La Noscea to make sense, La Noscea would be enormous. It'd take hours to travel the world, tens of minutes to travel between quest locations. The developers definitely shrink things down to make it playable, and usually expand the size of the duties (Wanderer's Palace, for example, would overlap other portions of La Noscea if it were as big outside as it is inside.) The Ishgard bridge turns this on its head, rather than being much larger in the duty than it is in the outside game, it's smaller than it should be. It feels like it should be the last of the bridges between Ishgard and Coerthas, but then Stone and Steel Vigil would be much further away than they are... so it messes up all that.

[@hetzahellshock3939]

I was asking myself when the next parts of RoaR will come out, im in love with your channels content.

[@mossyrocks3967]

This was a beautiful video to watch. So informative and almost felt like a documentary ^^

[@wakirk]

Just now found this video. I've done this. I was with 1.0 when it launched, and I ran and found Ishgard the same way, I really wanted to know what that was going to be, and I even have a screenshot form back then of my character standing on almost the exact same hillside. I was SOOOOOOO excited to finally cross the gates into the city proper all those years later. Even today,, Ishgard feels special, even now after all this time.

[@ShivaServer2009]

I remember seeing it in 1.0. I did my best to see as much of it from different angles from as close to the edge of the 1.0 map as I could get. I had even heard of players getting past the gate and into the city from a glitch or hack.

[@nips781]

man, you give me chills with your narration.

[@JinxyZombieHyperdrive]

This is beautiful

[@GoldenXShark22]

I only played towards the end of HW, buy i adore ishgard still. This was an exceptionally wonderful episode, mostly due to the personal story feel to it, well done!

[@Grazzt]

Very nice video, and very nice narration ! Now I really want to start exploring the Realm without any map or anything, just discovering new places like you did, as if it was for real :)

[@soraa4622]

I'll always consider Ishgard as my lala's home town, no characters in this did feel like a family to my character like Haurchefant and his family, unless I was already in Kugane, I always go there to check the MB and stuff, and I cant wait to go back there again in ShB and help rebuilding it

[@SidMajors]

Very cool video dude! Sometimes I'd wish I had seen 1.0! Dragoon from the beginning, love Ishgard and all of Heavenswards MSQ + lore.

[@CollinSamatas]

Shame they removed the Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, what a cool-looking map, one that hasn't quite been replicated (although Eureka Pagos is a bit close).

[@Elessar2417]

It's Home, and soon to be our place of residence. Nice Video and the feels man, right in ASMR

[@thrillhouse4151]

That was very cool, I only just started playing a month ago and I like to see how the game has grown and changed in what must be around a decade now.

[@bendiamond4477]

How did you get this footage?? Did you just mass record at the end of 1.0’s life or do you have some sort of private server?

[@jrenchanted]

Still have to reach it, newbie players here, but I loved this video! The atmosphere you created telling the story is amazing! Thanks!

[@pixelapocrypha]

Ishgard is by far my favorite area. I started in A Realm Reborn, and after the emotional Patch 2.55 (seriously, I'm still a little scarred), I really felt the Warrior of Light's hopelessness. And over the course of Heavensward, Ishgard became something like home.

[@nata.s189]

I teared up at the end 😢.

[@Soveia]

If you view the Steps of Faith duty in a map viewer or OOB outside, you can see the last overworld style section of the bridge still remains behind the final gate. The landmasses are also still there, the playable bridge is just placed higher than the overworld version is.

[@warmagicks]

i was just thinking today i would love to see an ishgard from you guys; my prayers have been answered!! and as many soar/roar videos as i've watched, i still can't place lukile's accent... 🤔

[@KnightRaymund]

Fantastic video.

[@bettym4859]

I started to play in 2016 but Ishgard is my absolute favorite city and maps. HW was wonderfully epic and I'm SO happy they are having the reconstruction quests in Ishgard in SHB

[@Ephremjlm1]

Man I think I can understand why you don't do this content anymore because of the time it took vs the views, but I was so entrenched with the old 1.0 lore and how it is possibly all gonna tie into the end of this epic in endwalker, that I just wish you could have continued with these and that it was viable.

[@caveman3461]

I was ARR when I heard of HW release and purchased my copy of the expansion, I wasn't high enough level to go but I worked the msq and took my time to enjoy things till I got there, it was an emotional journey but one I do not regret

[@lilmerechan]

My first job to 50 in 1.0 was dragoon, so my first time down the furline and into coerthas was at level 30 for the job quest. FFXIV was my first mmo, and I was absolutely petrified when I zoned in. Between the ambiance and the melancholic music, I just knew certain death awaited me. I was such a noob at the game that I’m almost positive I didn’t have my chocobo yet lmao. After many, many deaths and getting my bearings in the game though, coerthas became one of my favorite 1.0 zones. I still get sentimental when I hear unspoken. I’m also a little sad how much it’s changed and how little of it we now have access to. Maybe one day the sun will shine down on the highlands and melt the eternal winter.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

How time makes us forget lol. There were no personal chocobos in 1.0, just porters. That's why you don't remember having one ;p Dragoon was my first to 50 too, well, only. Dalamud fell before I got any more. That grind was awful. I think the map is so much smaller because the highlands collapsed into the lowlands during the calamity. Which is the general explanation for most of the zones.

[@lilmerechan]

You must be referring to early 1.0, that or perhaps you’re misremembering. I very definitely had a chocobo. And a gobbue. In fact, my very first screen shot (which I still have) is of me on my chocobo.

[@27nightjars]

i was super excited to get to ishgard. i was also really sick of running around with the crystal braves and could not wait for a change of pace.

[@katiepersons6575]

New player here. I didn't start playing until months after this video was made. Realm Reborn had its ups and downs for me. I actually considered quitting during the post Ultima weapon 100 quest chain. But the very instant I passed under those gates into Ishgard, I was enthralled and have stuck with the game ever since.

[@RyuNoZero]

I remember also walking through Coerthas underlvled ^^ it was interesting ^^

[@Mocita]

When I first played ARR, it was fun and the story was amazing. When Heavensward released, it multiplied that feeling substantially. The music is gorgeous, the size is astounding, the story is the best out of any Final Fantasy I’ve played. When helping new people through ARR, I always tell them to watch the cutscenes in Heavensward. This expansion made me cry twice with how truly wonderful the story is, and I would recommend everyone to play through it instead of getting a story jumping potion.

[@darkwing11]

As of 5.3, the Steps of Faith can be accessed via flight while in the Central Highlands. Central Highlands map was also updated. It still doesn’t feel like the Arc of the Worthy is far away, though.

[@FrazzleCat]

That was a lovely video. o7

[@Skitz470]

I started in SB cause some RL friends were talking about the game (they had started playing a few weeks before me). Looked up the game and saw MCH as a job and got the game. Then after starting I learned not only how the job system worked….but that McH would only be available after i reached Foundation. Basically i wound up doing like 95% of post-ARR (pre-revamp) in a single weekend so I could finally get MCH lol. Was a neat feeling to finally get into the city and make a bee-line for the Manufactory lol.

[@Lukegamer]

I only started playing during 2.0 but the allure of Ishgard was inescapable even for me. I remember standing out on a certain ridge overlooking the city the night before the expansion was to launch. Standing arm and arm with my friends, free company and many other adventurers still strangers to me. Yet all of us were there for the same reason, feeling the same anticipation, waiting for the gates to open at last. New expansions are a special thing which represent both an ending and a new beginning. Shadowbringers hype!

[@FriskyBrisket]

Its so wierd not seeing Coerthas in Ice and Snow. Sort of reminds me of Rolanberry Fields prior to entering Jeuno.

[@Nr.7-Seven]

I thought the same, the whole FFXIV Video gave me a FFXI nostalgia, ARR never sucessed in that.

[@jhonrock2386]

Heavensward. Best content, story wise, in the game until now.

[@zycane]

Ishgaard is still my favorite city, the atmosphere and music is just, perfect.

[@CetranRage]

quite the view, with "unspoken" playing, and the greenery and every now and then sunrays. always my favorite thing running passed all the mobs to attune to aetherytes, and of course, the best nm ever, uraeus!

[@jamesschofield9963]

i love beong able to see 1.0 thanks for these vids

[@azae00Vids]

that 1.0 map looks like more fun and more things to explore ..

[@Evethedragon]

Though Ishgard is cold, her people are warm! They welcomed us when they heard our plight! They allowed us to take shelter and in return we helped end the Dragonsong war.

[@mekamaybe]

My friend and I had our first experience with XIV in 2015 when we gave the 14-day trial a shot. I was chugging along soaking up the lore and reading everything I could get my hands on (yes even those walls of text from the guild receptionists that explain how they interact with each other), while my friend was busy seeing what high level things he could sprint past to get to higher level areas. After one of those adventures he started yelling in excitement and demanded I follow him, and that's how we ended up in the Coerthas Central Highlands way earlier than we should have. I remember us creeping up the path to the Observatorium, with a few higher-level people nearby casually keeping an eye on us to make sure we didn't explode. Eventually we got to safety, and proceeded to discover that you can't die from fall damage out of combat, via jumping off the top of the Observatorium for kicks. I don't think we ever got far enough north to see Ishgard, but the memory of finding that snowy landscape and messing around by repeatedly climbing up and jumping off the Observatorium is still the strongest and fondest memory I have of that original time we spent in the game. After our trial time expired I didn't come back until mid 2017, but I've been here ever since and Ishgard/Coerthas still remains my favorite city/region in the game. ♥

[@momintim]

This is what i love about the FFXIV community, all of us higher lvl players that happen to be in lower level areas will casually keep an eye out on lower level/new players doing their quests. If shit hits the fan we come running in to kill.

[@Scragg-]

I remember taking screenshots of it in 1.0

[@darrennorniron]

Weird seeing it without snow

[@Veloso-hf1ux]

Best expansion ever! Heavensward!

[@-El.Inexperto]

Shadowbringer: Hold my beer

[@MintyArisato]

@@-El.Inexperto nope, still heavensward ❤️ (SHB is good too)

[@cosmosofinfinity]

1.0's bridge definitely seemed the most impressive and beautiful

[@densha63]

Wow, this just came out of my feed out of nowhere but it was surprise in terms of the differences between 1.0 and 2.0. Was the story any different from when you start as a new player? In any case, there were tears on my eyes because of Ishgard here. I don't know why but Ishgard felt like more my home than it was for the other city-states, ingame-wise.

[@Minwu325]

i guess you could say they threw wide the gates

[@Kelan4536]

Thinking the same thing in the end =p been 1.0 playing FF14 =p and Heavensward is my best Expension so far beceause of the 1.0! And i like how you Finish you'r video sooo nostalgia! =3

[@melphina2720]

nicely done

[@XylitoI]

I see the differences in The Steps of Faith as just accomodation for gameplay purposes. Even in 1.0 where the zones may have been larger and more numerous, they are still only *representations* of this fictional world, not anything that is absolute. It's the same as when the screen whites out and you enter a random battle in a classic turn-based RPG, the condensed overworld view giving way to a more expansive-looking backdrop for a battle scene taking place in an area that looks similar to where you were just a moment ago. A different representation of the world, to suit the situation.

[@MrGrossbaff]

Fantastic !

[@Techstriker1]

I did not play 1.0 long, but I had a similar experience finding Ishgard.

[@cstaie85]

I am hoping that once we complete the holy see we could visit the 1.0 is hard. I really would love that zone.

[@M_Dutch97]

Was the Coerthas region released later in time as an update? It's not part of a mission right?

[@MinnsHaven9453]

Interesting video, I never played 1.0 so I feel slightly bad for the 1.0 players cause they had to wait a lot longer to enter Ishgard. As for Ala Mhigo, would it be possible for the Devs to add it in as a city-state in a future expansion? (One can only hope, right?)

[@magicaggros2589]

If they do it would maybe be something along the lines of a reconstruction effort similar to the upcoming Ishgard reconstruction, or even the Doman Enclave. Guess we have the Ala Mhigan Quarter, but it leaves a bit to be desired. But who knows, by the time we return from the First, things could be more developed, or in ruin. We did see some development happening at the Saltry as you move through 4.1 - 4.5

[@JustJohn816]

How do you guys get all of this footage??? Especislly of 1.0?? 3d model viewer?

[@VectorJW9260]

Question: where do you get your 1.0 footage? Do you have a cracked version of 1.0 or did you actually record all this in the 1.0 era?

[@eji]

there are no enemies or NPCs, so most likely it's 1.0 on a private server

[@hosheep]

You could say that Yoshi-P threw wide the gates :^)

[@maj0ga.]

I liked going to Clearwater Lake, a beautiful sight that I'll never see again

[@WingZEROX10A]

Coerthas....with greenery. That's nice.

[@King-2077]

Well, we can say that the bridge where we fought the dragon is only one bridge. It only happened in one of tbe bridge closest to the entrance of the city, that’s why there werent any landmass.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I love this video I am one of the few players that actually liked FF14 1.0. Maybe because I played FF11 so much and never liked WoW or Everquest 2.

[@azadalamiq]

coerthas and ishgard Always intrigued me in 1.0. i loved the alpine hills, and pine trees. not a fan of the snow, but my hopes that they move the game forward and change it back.

[@ceres090]

It was so green. I can't get over that.

[@boarMcberry]

watching this reminds me again how I really hate the eternal snow that is Coerthas, & how I really miss their own greener pasture. The area was back then kinda haunting, but beautiful. I also miss Owl's Nest, which used to located at far eastern of Coerthas, tho I think the area are making a return as one of Frontline stages. I also still vividly remember the cave about northeast from camp Dragonhead that serves as entry point to Garuda fight, cave still exist nowadays, tho they now houses regular FATE instead. Also, kinda bummer that this vid didn't try to explore content inside 1.0 Ishgard, tho I recall probably already saw old stream that glitched his/her way inside & I think it's basically unfinished render of it. Kinda forgot or unsure tho. The only memories I have left is few pics I've taken, including one of em posing as full DRG AF. ;)

[@EtherForce]

Lol I saw Ishgard for the first time at a low level exploring around as well.

[@khalilthuwaini9156]

Please what’s the music on 10:25

[@azuresapphire15]

Dude. Why you gotta make me cry like that?

[@CovntFapula-uc1gl]

So mobs posed actual threat to the player? What an idea. 1.0's ambience surpasses what came after.

[@Golemming]

Hello. Could we expect new episode of The Fall & Rise of FFXIV somewhat soon?

[@nugsboodlepoo]

Going to Ishgard in HW was such a big deal for me because I was dying to go there since 1.0. Everyone was. Like, wtf is in there?! LET ME IN.

[@semekiizuio]

4 yrs but it was worth it, HW is loved by many if not everyone

[@preciousshatterings177]

I really wish I was around for 1.0... It looks like I would have enjoyed it more, just the story and look of the game at least.

[@user-pb2nr8in9g]

I have a feeling they wanted to make wolf-related story instead of dragon. And thank you for the very information. I think this had the best ending ... I could feel the sadness and happiness. Thank you for your hard work, luckile.

[@kaihedgie1747]

Why wolves?

[@user-pb2nr8in9g]

@@kaihedgie1747 Because it had seemingly wolves sound...now, dragon more like!

[@HazelMage]

I remember /really/ hating Coerthas as I played through ARR (joined the day before Heavensward dropped). Mostly because of the snow. There was so. Much. Freaking. Snow. But when I climbed up Providence Point to see what was up there, I was honestly floored by the presence of Ishgard looming in the distance. Even now, four years later, Ishgard remains as home in my heart, because I know that it will always be there to welcome me in when the world turns against me.

[@Haaambuurger]

This video was quite nostalgic, honestly it made me kind of sad. I do miss FFXIV 1.0, although if it had never been remade, I don't think it would still be running. Still, I like to dream of a world where they just kept patching the original version. I thought it was fun, at least it was by the end of service.