FFXV - How to deal with self damage when using Royal Arms

Without using a potion every 10 seconds.

[@KageSama19]

"The best way to deal with the self damage is to not take a lot of it" fucking genius....

[@edwinishaan1882]

instaBlaster

[@campkawaii]

Oh shit I’ve played the entire game not knowing that the royal arms damaged me. No wonder why I was always in the struggle

[@BbBot64]

Camp Kawaii lol I'm pretty sure they tell you that when you get the first one 😂

[@halimal7510]

Lol..same here

[@psychatrix4225]

lmao feels bad

[@KiloFRSH]

Fuck, same!! Royal arms was the only thing I was using....🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@CDodger24]

sometimes it helps to stop and read.

[@MaritzaRuiz]

LMAO I’m level 55 and I never realized the royal arms were the thing depleting my health 😂

[@peachbloom6114]

U probably never read a pop up tutorial

[@MaritzaRuiz]

ssidney 20 prob lol

[@Sharff514]

I’m level 72 and I never knew until now

[@Anasyub]

ME TOO

[@plumbob109]

I noticed under level 30 when i was taking damage for nothing

[@Floydthefuckbag]

My solution was to never use them. I think it was a mistake to make them work like that.

[@FinalShadow17]

Floydthefuckbag if they didn't they'd be too strong since nothing is really resistant to them

[@bluerosekoro8875]

To be honest the only royal arm i ever use often would be the sword of the father

[@Floydthefuckbag]

FinalShadow17 I don't think they were over powered. They all have pretty low attack. And even if they were, they could just make them _not overpowered_ and _not sap your hp_ so there would be an actual reason to use them.

[@glezard212]

Floydthefuckbag basically a bad mistake on square part but hey lest they offering true arrmiger in return

[@killer114188t]

True Armiger? You mean like the one you use twice throughout the Story?

[@chillkid6450]

I honestly didn't know the megaphone was an item until I watched this video and I've played the base game for 260+ hours...

[@coolguy02536]

Yeah, some of the items are really easy to miss. Finding every single unique accessory on your own is basically unheard of.

[@GameBound246]

Really 260+hours? I completed everything in the whole game in 48 , wow I just must be a god

[@xay6460]

@@GameBound246 lol you completely 100% the entire game nothing else to do every single side quest in 48 hours? dude get your check you broke a world record lol

[@GameBound246]

@@xay6460 yea correct , but I'm not after world record stuff , I just enjoy my time playing video games and seem to fly through them

[@Figs3]

@@GameBound246 you do not know me, you never will know me. I don't know if you are BSing us. But I choose to believe. That being said, you've earned my respect.

[@ericrollin2331]

It's great to see someone who knows what the hell they're talking about when it comes to the game mechanics. Really appreciate the depth you go into for this, I didn't even consider stacking health regen to compensate for the health loss, I just became lightning quick with the item menus so I didn't break the pace to much. Time to break out the Arms and play around some, thanks!

[@W4r10ckm4n]

I think the first time I realized something was wrong was late game when I warp-striked a fat group of enemies with Trident of the Oracle and instantly died lmao. Up until that point, I'd been smacking single enemies with the Royal Arms all day and nothing that bad was happening. In that one instant I realized that it was per hit and %hp based damage to self. Good video, I like it. I think most people had no idea that it was per-hit based.

[@PierceArner]

This was super insightful, thanks a ton for making it!

[@starryskyday3160]

I feel like this video was very insightful and very humorous this time around.1:15 is a good example.The humor definitely made me more attentive keep this up if you can.Thanks for the helpful and funny video.

[@asetoniffxv22]

james Glenn Jr Thanks! I was trying to sound less like a machine this time around :D

[@OneBasedGod]

That's funny as fuck

[@ace7831]

and "picking up prompto for the 5th time" lmfao

[@kyronix560]

I only started using them when he magitek suits were released. Looks good and they balance out. The whole no enemy damage for your damage thing.

[@RekiWylls]

I knew exactly what was coming at 1:15 and still laughed my ass off. Nice video as always, hopefully this will get the people whining about Royal Arms whining about the right things to whine about with Royal Arms.

[@asetoniffxv22]

RekiWylls Thanks :D Yep, health loss is hardly the biggest downside to using them. Airstepping and Link Strikes would help them so much more. Or just more moveset variety.

[@starryskyday3160]

RekiWylls I think the royal arms are good weapons despite what some of my friends say.I wish more people can see the greatness of these weapons.

[@rocketdog734]

The shurikens are SO MUCH fun and amazing against flying bosses.

[@Dilan10Z]

I hate that their moveset is so limited. They even nerfed the star of the rogue from the dream dlc.

[@shira2151]

Shut up bitch

[@Lord.Chadsworth]

"or picking prompto up for the 5th time....." made me laugh more than it should lol

[@Marcoffs83]

finally a proper guide on these damn royal arms lol. Thanks man, well done.

[@solisimperium1203]

Really nice video, taught me a lot, thanks!

[@Paige098]

Your voice is my happy place.

[@footsoljier6468]

Thanks This REALLY!!! helped A LOT!

[@MemoriesLP]

Ohh this video is is so good! Actually very important too, since it helps us to use Royal Arms. I think with this type of information, people can better explore Royal Arms now.

[@asetoniffxv22]

Thanks! That's what I'm hoping, that this inspires people to use and experiment with them more :)

[@joshlittle2086]

This video was thoughtful and excellent. Anybody else playing through XV in anticipation of VII?

[@juniorsr197]

I was yes 😂 man I was disappointed when I discovered I would have to wait a while longer after finishing the first part of the FFVII remake. I'm back on XV for the time being

[@Praisestothemosthigh369]

Same I’m playing Xv and realizing that it much funner then the remake :( only thing is on my ps5 the game looks to bright and just seems off with the picture

[@CetteSara]

Oh! I didn't know about the warp strike (once, I found I died too many times, I just stopped using the royal arms and just kept them for stats boost). And good one for the multiple Megaphones

[@williamherrera4241]

I use an item for Hp regeneration, which is, for me, the best option since it heals more than the hp loss from the weapon

[@victorsos100]

Great video!!! Wished i knew about the megaphone earlier.

[@richardclark7990]

I used the star of the rogue all the time and I loved it

[@parallel4]

Thanks for this! This was actually super helpful :)

[@kidfromkali4kneea]

picking prompto back up for the fifth time 😂 i felt that on an emotional level

[@Wanaliuff]

Thx you for the info this is super helpful

[@HarrymanGR]

Super helpful, thanks

[@goofyhoofy1109]

Who still plying dis in 2020

[@2vizion2]

Your video is actually really good. Its just your voice

[@cloudstriker3972]

2vizion2 its shit tho

[@seraphilight]

Royal Arms don't seem to do critical damage/count as enemies being weak to it, so it's usually better just to use a normal weapon anyway it seems.

[@shootbob79ps42]

I keep two heath boosting royal arms in my top and left spots, a blood sword in my right and the ring of the lucii in the bottom slot

[@Xivinux]

I never used Royal arms, definitly gonna try them now

[@FortressMT]

Great vid!

[@LIlFrosty21]

Just wondering, how were you able to get 3 adamantite bangles?

[@MiserableHours2Live4]

Hyvä video vuosienkin jälkeen. Kiitti.

[@bionic1matt]

"Picking Prompto up for the fifth time" Lmfao. He is such a weak character

[@remsen_k1444]

Matt Polston he is not now you can change characters and using prompto is pretty smart because he has guns and his bazooka makes tones of dmg u can just hide let your friends fight while you shoot with your AR or bazooka. I like prompto

[@TussalDragon344]

Remoulade I called it: “The Camping/ Prompto is a Wuss Strategy”

[@remsen_k1444]

@@TussalDragon344 haha but after some time it's getting pretty boring in now level 83 and going to beat the turtle soon and finish the Royal edition

[@TussalDragon344]

Remoulade Have you considered exploiting God Mode before you finish?

[@remsen_k1444]

@@TussalDragon344 no i didnt why ? Its not included in the game it's a bug or smt right ?

[@clayisahottie]

Ragnarok is supposedly the best for Warp Strikes.

[@Ritzuh]

clayisahottie It is. Dealing 9999 damage with each strike OP

[@soulking2017]

It's really too bad that you have to pay $24 beforehand to get it

[@nemurerumori5855]

comes free on PC version thank god

[@soulking2017]

Nemurerumori Yep and the Royal Edition now

[@ZNemerald]

Great for AP farming

[@x-blades2145]

Also if you want healing you can use the blood sword it heals you when you attack with it. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE OMEGA FIGHT IF YOU ARE UNDERLEVELD!

[@tobymcgroby8967]

I was wondering why I kept getting wiped out after hitting a group of Imperial soldiers with the Axe of the conquerer

[@justanothercommentercarryo8367]

any windows mod that gets rid of this? Would appreciate it.

[@marshroverv5632]

I have Trident of the Oracle equipped pretty much only for the stupid high damage warp strikes.

[@ooo8421]

was wondering why i was dying every 5 seconds without being hit.

[@MakhaiX377]

Thanks dude, thankyou

[@Lee-od3dw]

Lol "Picking Prompto up for the 5th time" had me dead

[@rock4471]

YT recommanding me this again. Welp...time to dive into XV for the 5th friccin time

[@gateauxq4604]

I may have missed you mentioning the first aid abilities but those can help too I’d think. People can say Gladio has the best buns but even they know that...Iggy has the best buns 🥐

[@yulianfebus]

SuperButterBuns would agree on the gladio part

[@tepandflash5950]

Don't forget about the bloodsword i use that in between my katana and shuriken warps and it keeps my health up pretty good with megaphone

[@DynoSkrimisher]

#IggyBestBro

[@thecalcium2595]

This is cool. I used royal arms once and it killed my health bar so I swore to myself I would never use them again. I might try them again after watching this.

[@ateibrave207]

Well, the royal arms are the only weapons capable of dealing damage to omega 😅, the strongest boss in the game or so I've heard 😅

[@Justin-ym5ce]

Ring of Lucii and the accessory that dramatically replenishes HP??

[@cassie9381]

i mostly used them for their stat boosts. i also used the shield a lot since it can heal you while guarding plus it gives huge stat boosts so the shield is definitely my favorite royal arm

[@user-sm6gn3nl6o]

No, Shield of the Just doesn't boost your stats. It boosts hp but nerfs your attack stats.

[@Vergilla7248]

My fav is probably the first sword, the blade of the mystic or the katana (I have the dual blades, trident, katana, blade of the mystic, katana and scepter of the pious rn I’m on chapter 13)

[@Trunkmirai]

Same the shield is my favourite

[@fluffyxsnoballs6756]

Just watched the video for the heck of it lol. All I use are royal arms the scepter is by far the best weapon if you learn its form and how much it drains you, which forced me to learn the other royal arms lol.

[@michaelcarson6469]

I didn’t even know the total arms damage u and have been mostly using them warpstriking wondering why I’m dying. Thank u so much

[@thorbenhinzmann]

Its gets you told when you get the first one....

[@randominternetperson5806]

I use great Chamberlain and megaphone to compensate for the self damage of royal arms and just point warp out if the situation gets dangerous one thing I hate though is the Mace royal arm it can barely hit something unless its target is slow you won't hit anything

[@13thlion]

Isn't megaphone works only on cover or warp points and not during combat? Can someone confirm?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Sorry for taking so long with this one. Now it's finally here, hope you enjoy! I'll probably start making videos about Comrades when it comes out, but I'll still be making videos about the base game as well. In fact I already have a half-finished smaller project, but I doubt it'll be ready before Comrades unless they delay it again.

[@W-PING]

Thanks!

[@mysteriousgamerlegend7895]

i was under the impression Megaphone, Chokers only regen health in cover or out of battle. Is this false and they do work in combat? When you were comparing them, was that while in combat? :D

[@reflectforce5740]

WHAT. IS THIS WHY I'M IN DANGER AT LEAST 5 TIMES PER BATTLE??!

[@nm3k511]

Another thing to note with Royal Arms is if you are countering an attack, that will not drain the health. So I just love to use the Axe for countering.

[@derpaderpy4931]

I typically just use them to buff my other weapons' damage, my MP count, my defenses and my resistances.

[@bendahman5231]

Honestly after finding better weapons I kinda gave up on the royal arms and just continued collecting them for the sake of exploration... But seriously tho what's the point of finding weapons if they damage you for USING them

[@jjordan7521]

Dope.

[@Seriouspup]

Good helpful content I love that someone gave me blunt info on this games mechanics, it’s hard to find info like that for some reason w this game anyone have channel suggestions?

[@bsharpmajorscale]

"Iggy best bro" True fact

[@gudan-gudan1891]

howd u get more megaphones and black chokers?

[@bunniusmaximus8184]

4 years later and this remains the best tutorial on how not to eat shit while using royal arms.

[@Ragnarok182]

Royal Arms are useless honestly, I only use them for Armiger, other than that I used normal weapons.

[@m.iqbal_akbar]

ONLY need those to kill OMEGA.

[@benmcclenaghan260]

I use the Mage Mashers daggers and it uses lightning damage I'm on level 24 in chapter 5

[@cayde-6631]

I only use shield of the just and sword of the father

[@thegachaboi201]

I finished the hole god damn game with royal arms never knew where the damage was coming from

[@Roxasedge]

I have never had a problem with this and I always have 3 royal arms equipped and do all of the things you say not to do.

[@MultiMiggg]

Veli hyvä, aksentti paistaa kilometrin päähän :-D no ei vaiskaa, kiitos hyvästä vinkistä 😌

[@lennymosca9099]

When I first played it I made the same mistake my to I equip three different Royal honor than oh 💩 and before I know noctis got wasted but I came up and idea I decided to use the Royal Shield of Justice along with conjunction whatever extra Royal amulet was best suited for the situation would it be long range or you need to cast slow on the enemy it depends on what you going to do during the battle you choose which is the best but don't forget to use the shield of just cuz when your defense you lose magic but you regain your health

[@bowlmaster765]

I really only use royal arms for the stat boosts. Just have shield of the just eqiped and I get 1,000 hp

[@adonai3676]

Old video but I'll add that healcast magic also works but I've hardly ever been able to use it at a proper time

[@rafaelrosal1879]

Is there any item have good hp regen?

[@YoungMachette]

It's insane that a lot of people dismissed this games battle system just because they don't understand it? It is the best and deepest in an RPG hack and slash to date.

[@djpearson1014]

Lmfao great video bro and u did indeed do better than tutorial but you'd think people would know how just by using em lol

[@FullFledged2010]

I just buy up all 100 potions and use them everytime my hp gets low. They are dirt cheap so np.

[@serolfization]

I never knew megaphone existed

[@wolflavellan2170]

*Cries in Katana of the Warrior warpstrike spam* 😭😂

[@graalcloud]

I played through the whole game without ever realizing this self damage was even occurring.

[@thinhvo3893]

John Redcorn must suck to randomly die without knowing why lol.

[@kittydurgon8740]

The Tonberry at the end, ngl, pretty lit. I hated fighting Tonberries in Crisis Core. Shit was not a good time during certain.. quests.. fighting like 12 of them.. at one time. Maximum fuckin spoopiness was a damn understatement. But still love Tonberry for his innocent looking self, but will totally cut you like a fillet mignon without hesitation. They know my weakness.. Cuteness with the ability to MUUUUUUUUUUURRRRDDUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRR.. But, jokes aside, Tonberry with his version of Royal Arms, pretty damn cool. Oh and the bit at 1:15 seriously had me crying. I lack a voice ffs, and you managed to make me cry in tears of what would be laughter.. fucking christ.. that was some good shit. But I didn't know that you could go back and grab another Megaphone, let alone that most Accessories can stack (same name, not effect.)... That regen is nutty, btw. Also, noodle cup Noctis, very much so, a Monstrosity. Like can we just get an option to turn off hats and the like..? I would wear other outfits if I could take off the hats.. Festive Noctis is fine, that can stay. I can live with that.

[@Ayeato]

Advent children is a movie?

[@kittydurgon8740]

@@Ayeato I always say Advent Children, lmao. I meant Crisis Core. My bad, fixing now, thanks though. Was really sick at the time of writing this (As I remember having CVD when this was uploaded.).

[@mitchy693]

i never even realized that using them did damage to you i thought all weapons did till one day when i used a normal sword then a royal arms

[@BLOODY__FATALITY]

This was never a huge problem for me. Also I love warp striking with these.

[@h.d.tjayasanka3166]

Thanks ill go find this megaphone thingy now :D

[@Killroy090392]

I know one thing when the pc version comes out there will be a mod that will disable this.

[@pinkblossoms]

Now that I know this I’ll keep stocking up on elixirs and keep my eyes open for a better weapon.

[@weeblbob233]

@3:56 "maybe you are in costlemark or trying to stop drinking", fantastic commentary, I had no idea i could use the royal arms other than a limit break. Cheers bud.

[@jordanperez4427]

Thank you for for explaining. I feel so dumb now lol

[@35SF]

Tbh i equip royal arms in my weapon slots and use their effects and i just became a tank by equipping the shield out in a tomb in the open sky you can literally see it in the map, the mace in the volcano also remember at one part of the dungeon theres a small crack leading to the tomb but theres also a giant tube do not ride down that it will just send you to the start and the sword you obtain in the titan fight and a magitek shield im tankier than Gladio wtffffff also idk but you might want to use some bullet proof accessories cause the mace will have a big toll on bullet resistance it will remove 50% resistence against bullets also the mace and shield arent necessarily needed in the story theyre optional tombs still should get them theyres pretty good

[@dearnobody3764]

I finish the only using royal arm. No wonder why I use potion so often.

[@vanduopmchoover2333]

only ever used the shield and the trident, didn't bother with the rest of the royal arms at all

[@Genekenryyy]

So the royal arms were the reason that i always buy too much hi- potions and elixirs

[@idontwannatypeaname]

Warping point blank with the star takes out a daemon in one go. Just watch out because it also deals half your health

[@dojo2950]

Asentoni the most powerful ffxv's youtuber of the world.

[@sapphicquartz]

What they damage u I didn’t know tnx

[@cakelies]

I use ultima blade for everything and just equip arms to boost stats...

[@raynaldisugatamawiranata1578]

Rotal guard will put noctis in cover status it is good

[@ov3rkill]

Thanks for the tips! I rarely used Royal Arms. Ultima weapon is da wei.

[@VampireHunter666]

I just did royal pack end game quests, completed game went back to umbra and went back to the past, and all my freaking map points and side quests reset what the Fuck!! I'm not happy about the map point reset and do have to remodel the car twice again to get monster truck and fly?

[@njjx8800]

I simply domt use them. I use the Ragnorok for everything. Royal arms are only good for Armiger. They have such low attack power and little bonus effects, plus they sap your hp for warp striking. Why use them?

[@jakezimmer7256]

I thought the enemies were just countering me every time I did from warp striking lmao

[@digiing1992]

Well, the Royal Edition expansion DLC gives you a Noctis exclusive item that erases the minuses from using the Royal Arms. But the triple Megaphone idea is solid. I should have noticed that sooner 😔

[@asetoniffxv22]

Founder King's Sigil only changes Armiger, which never had the HP loss to begin with. Normally using RAs is still the same.