First Day | FFXIV SHORT FILM

[@mugen3603]

This was my experience. This is why I go out of my way to help sprouts and show them endless patience. Because someone did the same for me once upon a time. Kindness begets kindness. Pay it forward.

[@CetteSara]

Same thing for me. I've encountered lots of patient and nice players when I started playing last year. I've tried doing the same ever since

[@Geekezf]

Sometimes it's hard.. Specially on the first area of the Aurum vale. When you nicely ask if people know the strat they say yes and they run like crazy retards, aggro everyone, stay on the yellow water, and don't even activate the tank stance or use their tank buffs... And you explain it and despite that the tank keep doing the same thing five time straight, patience change to the furious desire to kick him.

[@whitesonicex]

@@Geekezf You're going to find those people everywhere, experienced or otherwise. The whole point is to not let those experiences destroy the chances of finding the people that are actually worth your time in this game. That's kinda how it works in real life, too.

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

I was sitting just outside the FC estate when out bolts a nekkid sprout and I swear I turned into a Golden Retriever and made a really nice friend! :D

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

@@whitesonicex When I first discovered TT in the Gold Saucer, I would sit on that bench by the counter every 2 hours for the tournament. And every 2 hours, this same cat girl showed up. Over and over. After a day or two, I scooted my little Lalafell butt closer, and said hello. Hit it off really quick and continued to meet on the bench. She helped me improve at TT, grind out mounts, crafted me gear, taught me things about the settings I would have never THOUGHT to even look at, and tons more. 3-4 Years later, they're now one of my best friends, in and out of game.

[@fatalisxiv]

I remember my experience as a sprout; I was pretty much always a solo player, so being alone in the overworld never bothered me. But then I got lost in the Black Shroud and couldn't continue the MSQ. That's when a mentor player /telled me, "Hey, you should go to the Carline Canopy!" I couldn't reply because I was in the free trial, but I went there anyway. I didn't recognize who they were because I'd never seen their toon before, but then they invited me to their party and we started talking to each other. "Are you new to the game?" "Yes, I started yesterday." "You're level 15 now, aren't you? You should do the Novice Hall." "Oh, I know that place. But I never tried it." "You should, I'll let you leave the party so you can do it. When you finish all of the levels I'll invite you to my party again." After I did all of the novice hall stuff, I came back with better gear and an exp ring. I was sort of expecting him to leave, but he invited me to his party again and helped me complete my hunting log and helped me complete my Black Shroud aetherytes. I remember meeting them over and over in the overworld during hunt trains. They're also the same person who ended up inviting me to a hunt linkshell and I've been enjoying doing those for a while. I'm still in the free trial since I'm still in highschool and can't usually afford to buy games but hopefully next year I'll buy it and surprise them and show them how far I've gone!

[@luckystars2372]

What a wonderful story! Ah, only if high schoolers had access to more financial capability. Surely this game would have 20% more players! MMORPGs are expensive.

[@ajthecat2982]

This was just how I started in FFXIV. To this day I wonder whatever happened to that person who first helped me get started on my adventure.

[@luckystars2372]

Do you remember their name? If not, do you have a screenshot of the player? Maybe you can PM them and make their day by showing where you are now and what you've accomplished with their help!

[@ajthecat2982]

@@luckystars2372 no I don’t have a screen shot of them I wish I did. Because I would so do just as you said. But I guess the best I can do is be there for all the other new players that join to keep that great memory going for everyone.

[@luckystars2372]

@@ajthecat2982 I on the other hand have a screenshot of the first person I met and interacted with... They showed me all their mounts and I was so amazed because I was able to ride them all! It was also the first time I saw the FFXV collaboration car. Unfortunately, I cannot find the player on the lodestone anymore. I'm hoping they changed their name. I hope that it wasn't a ban from a botting incident they did. They seemed like a good person. T_T

[@ajthecat2982]

@@luckystars2372 yeah I started way back when ARR was current content and Heavensword was just teased. Or was it already out? It was so long ago I can’t fully remember but I do remember that a friendly Player helped me figure out how how to play I was a bard when I started and I thought I was doing very good but after one dungeon I was told that is needed to learn how to properly use my skills and abilities and also unlock my job stone. So this nice player messaged me and ask if I would be willing to learn the ropes from them and the rest was just like your video. They even help me set up my hot bars for both controller and keyboard and mouse. Then one day I they were gone and I was alone, I did at the time have them on my friends list but over the year I have a lot of spots that say unavailable. So I don’t know which one they could be so I leave them there with the hope that one day it will be available for me to see them again. But now I just help out as many sprouts 🌱 as I can just like that nice player has helped me.

[@luckystars2372]

@@ajthecat2982 Whoa, a veteran... I started last October, on the other hand. Come to think of it, it's almost a year! Please keep helping your fellow sprouts. Let them relive the happiness we encountered when we first began our journey. I'm happy that there's people like you around! I do hope you meet them again someday. Maybe they transferred server or changed their name. I'm sure they would be happy to see how far you've gotten! They'd remember the beginner "you" and compare that to the current "you". I think that would be a very touching experience. If I were to see one of the beginners I've taught show me how far they've come, I might actually cry. :'D

[@TechneMakre]

Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

You said the thing! ~Squee~

[@Prism_Heavy]

Anyone who is lucky enough to start out like this is so blessed! I didn't have anyone, I learned everything on my own. Last year I got my mentor crown and was dead determined to become an actual mentor. I don't want anyone to be as lonely or confused as I was when I was starting out. This was so well edited too, such an amazing vid! These special ones always bring a tear to my eye

[@luckystars2372]

There are those who disliked this video just because they did not get the same experience as the main character of this film. Then there's you, someone who didn't get it and got inspired! Yes, this is how I wanted people to feel. This is exactly how I want to inspire people. You're a good person. Thank you for watching the video!

[@zeninspriggan794]

Metoo ^^ I was shy so I ended up sad and alone but I did the same and now have a very good friend ^^/

[@sushiifoxx]

I remember when I was around level 12, this beautiful cat girl came down from the heavens on the back of a dragon. she performed a welcoming emote to me, and I returned the gesture. she then proceeded to trade me some eggs and 10k gil 😍 I gave her some honey in return, it was all I had. I'll never forget you dragon lady. I never was invited to the network or anything, and even while currently working on becoming an omnicrafter before endwalker, in an fc with 300+ members, I still play solo. I've been to two social events ever, and I really enjoyed them. but I still feel like an outsider most of the time. I hope to follow this lalafells steps one day ^-^

[@Khalmidgar]

joining the giant free companys can be rough, so many people hard to form connections. Id wager if you look for a smaller close knit fc you would like it more. Look for one with people with similar interests, like lots of crafters or raiders or whatever you like to do. To meet new people i hosted some small events, I started fashion shows with themes and offered gil prizes, advertised it where i could. Met some cool people and saw some amazing glams. Take a chance step out of your comfort zone, i think you will like the results.

[@zeninspriggan794]

Honestly I feel you 😭 but it's fine I have my ships and subs to keep me company

[@KairuFreestar91]

this is the spirit of xiv wrapped up in a 7min video. i love it and i love the community we have

[@funklestiltskin6140]

I remember when I first started and a player chased me down like that one fish in the chocolate episode of Spongebob to give me a pile of goodies and 100k gil. Once I hit 50 and managed to get my own apartment I took up goldsmithing and carpentry to make furniture and instead ended up chasing down Thaumaturge, Lancer, Archer and Conjurer sprouts like that one fish in the chocolate episode of spongebob just to say “FINALLY, NOW THAT I HAVE YOU RIGHT WHERE I WANT YOU… I’d like to give you a cool weapon!” before giving them an HQ glam for their class. It’s funny how kindness seems to be cyclical in this game.

[@LILNOSFERATU]

This was super cute!! I know I was overwhelmed when I first started playing a couple years ago, I'm forever grateful for the various people who stopped to help me as a sprout!

[@HawkoftheNorth]

wow, what a ride this video was. it made me think of when i was a sprout and people helped me along my way. and then i thought about all the sprouts i offered help and advice to myself, when i got more experienced. and that led me to think about how some of them must now be giving helping hands to new sprouts. what a circle this game creates, just a beautiful cycle of kindness. and you nailed it perfectly in this film!

[@luckystars2372]

Yeah, it's a circle! I'm glad you helped others and got inspired by other people to help! That's what this community is. This is FFXIV. There are of course bad experiences (aka "mentors" we meet in Mentor Roulette and other stuff) that each and everyone who have encountered them rants about but let us highlight the good ones as well, although how small they may seem. Thank you for watching!

[@silxer3154]

This made my day, this is the most wholesome FF14 video I've seen and I'm glad this randomly showed up in my recommendations.

[@dracoastra3039]

I remember my time when I was a very early bard who was too new and didn’t really understand the “common” mechanics like a stack, eye, and what a DoT was. So I was in a pickle, especially with TP management back then. A couple kind people from the NN decided to join in on my journey and they were more knowledgeable than me. Honestly, it’s thanks to them that I started to understand how the bard worked and how to “gain a firm grasp”. Nowadays I hope they’re doing well since it’s been about…. A few years? But knowing them, they’re probably savage raiding. Nowadays, I help clear parties in PF and teach mechanics and even help those starting off on dungeons and teaching how their jobs work. With the amount of kindness and patience I was given, I thought it right to share it with other players

[@Edos512]

the lala was so lost that he even started on the wrong city xD

[@NabaNouki]

This is the FFXIV I love.

[@sisiwako3383]

this is so adorable! I didn't get to have this sprout experience, but I do love spoiling sprouts whenever I see them!

[@catocat333]

Great Video Work. so cute, i love it. And I love it so much to help sprouds. Also many people helped me to the beginning

[@Bongaboi151]

This game....continues to deliver.

[@Rinincali]

This was beyond cute and really captures the spirit of the game for both friends and strangers alike. Having someone walk you through this game and treat you with kindness is such a beautiful form of human connection. I don't think I've ever enjoyed a game like I enjoy FFXIV and I know so much of that is owed to the players who make it what it is.

[@CrystVeno]

4:37 evil mentor pushed the new sprout into crafters hole. At least he hasn't tried fishing... yet.

[@SophiieStew]

Okay this is the cutest thing I've ever seen! As a mentor I like to help those where I can! I'm also scared to give help when its not needed in fear of the "you don't pay my sub" comment but this video just makes me more determined to help new people! Super adorable!

[@luckystars2372]

me thinks no one says the "you don't pay my sub" thing anymore I've only encountered it once in NA servers and never in EU and JP... But anyways, thanks for watching!

[@notavampire]

My god this is touching. I've been playing this game non stop for 2 months now, and the reason I am so enamored with it is exactly this sort of interaction. I feel like I have made a crowd of new friends just by joining, and you have captured that feeling in microcosm. Your composition is amazing, your pacing is beautiful, and you have put into 8 minutes what I have been struggling to put into words for over a month. Thank you for this video, I'm showing it to everyone i know.

[@luckystars2372]

I'm happy this video has captured your heart. FFXIV has such a wonderful community indeed. Composition... ah. I'll have you know I had BIG troubles with the composition. To think that I once thought, "after he waves goodbye, there'll be tons of events and the former sprout will find himself fighting Emerald Weapon Extreme with a new bunch of friends" And that Emerald Ex fight had a SCRIPT to follow as well! Then I did countless other experiments and finally just said "Ah whatever, let's keep it simple." and this is the end result. Silly me over-thinking this video's script for 2 months straight! *bonk* Don't worry about it, I also struggled to define the main aspect of this film. Was it to show how beginners felt lonely at the beginning? Was it to inspire mentors to do better and for good mentors to keep it up? Was it to make a simple "first video" of a time-lapse of a sprout growing up? Was it to show the circle of kindness? Or... was it to show that lalafells are the master race? All these things and more that I couldn't remember since they were minor (except the latter) revolved around my head and I became dizzy on what to focus on for months to come. At the end, I'm glad it turned out okay. While I'm not the best in camera movement, transitions (too much fade/wipe transition usage), special effects, graphics settings, gshade filters and all those other stuff, I'm pretty good with busting out my LB3 of love and emotions for the Final Fantasy 14 community. :D Also, I had every intention of replying to you asap but I just came home from work when I read this comment, thought up my reply... and fainted on the bed. OTL Forgot, forgot... Thanks for watching and thank you too for recommending it to your friends! \ o/

[@dualides]

this is so cute it made me cry i love this game and its players so much

[@luminite2093]

very cool, i especially liked that pink haired lala in that one scene

[@azamiberry3283]

Very cute! ... and high quality uwa at 6:24

[@luckystars2372]

UWA!

[@TheTrueAmaghedon]

this is so damn sweet. this game has truly the best community

[@lantearia]

I had a very poor experience in Novice Network, which has lead to me not wanting to be a Mentor, despite qualifying for full mentorship. However, I still have a soft spot for sprouts, or really, any player who needs help, and try to do my best to help out where I can. We were all at a place where we needed help. My boyfriend and my FC, KZbin videos, guides, other players, I was able to get the help i needed. It's only fair I try and help others where I can, as well. Plus, watching the wheels turning, and finally click into place, and the sheer joy as they finally figure something out? It's priceless and heartwarming.

[@bean2122]

I started ff14 with a friend who had been playing so I got lucky! However, I met a few very nice people and realized I wanted to make all feel as welcomed as possible to the game. New or old player! I always go out my way to welcome other and just simply talk in say about silly things. I find that going up to people in game and just simply say hi or commenting on their glam really makes most happy. For me ff is fun with friends. Made my experience in the game amazing. I want to give others that experience!

[@lucasmorton7827]

This video is going to be as poggers as Iroh Asuna's parses in Puppets Bunker

[@WeepingSuns]

I've met so many kind friends who have helped me and educated me along the way, and continue to do so! I've always loved to help others the way I was, and my FC mates are the same; we love our precious sprouts and seeing them grow up. I'm not a mentor but will offer friendship for any questions or help. Its one of the things I love in FFXIV.

[@OcioCamaraMx]

I got so lucky first going into dungeons and raids! I went with Paladin as first job, didn't know what was happening most of the time and somehow I managed to survive every single thing, or at least until lvl 40 when I started to die and get frustrated but relieved I was dying a decent dead and not just in the wild because I didn't watch my steps xd

[@vysian]

Beautiful video. I found it far more emotionally moving than I maybe should have done. I wish I'd had someone to help show me the ropes like this when I'd first started. I did have the occasional kind helper but largely I had to figure it out myself and it was a bit of a lonely and daunting experience at times. Anybody that helps out a new player is a hero that deserves recognition imo. Even now I am still a bit lost at times but I do my best to help out the newest Sprouts so that they don't have the same confusion and difficult that I did, I just wish I was better at it.

[@luckystars2372]

I also find that people are emotionally moved more than I've expected them to be. Like, yeah sure I wanted people to feel sweetness and joy or the feeling of nostalgia but I didn't expect it to be this powerful... But then, this might be the 70th time I've watched my own video and I still am emotionally moved by it from time to time - despite me nitpicking and pinpointing all the mistakes that I could have fixed during the editing process which I glanced upon. I suppose it's quite a powerful video, yeah! Thanks for watching. :D

[@strikingdummy8001]

Can we just notice how the sprout leveled all his crafters and gatherers up IN ONE DAY literally just crafting

[@luckystars2372]

And you can level up all your crafters and gatherers to 80 in a single week if you've got the time and gil to do so... (painlessly btw) It's possible! Level 1-30 crafting for all crafting jobs will merely take 1 hour if you know what you're doing! :D Gathering though... might take another hour.

[@luckystars2372]

where the hell y'all coming from this video didn't even have 700 views like, three days ago lmao P.S. Also, keep extending a helping hand to those in need! There's a lot more players nowadays. Don't be too pushy, just give tips, bring them to important places if they're interested and keep your chatboxes open for any incoming questions.

[@saerokgaming]

Got to love that TY algorithm! This was fantastic! Such a cool story.

[@mitsarugi2567]

The way i mentor people is letting them figure it out for themselves a bit and if they're having a hard time i ask if they want it explained :)

[@CrystVeno]

Good video like this spread like wildfire.

[@lifebetweenthelines8576]

For me... the community was better before Endwalker. I knew going into it as a wow refugee it was not going to stay all butterflies and rainbows but.. there are still good players out there, just harder to find. Thank you for your time and effort making this video.

[@luckystars2372]

@@lifebetweenthelines8576 Hm... yeah, it's hard to find good players out there nowadays. The "good players" out there are absolutely busy with Endwalker right now, with the plethora of things that they have yet to do. I usually help out newbies for example but I find my casual player butt spending 4 hours leveling up a job from 81-82, gathering a few stuff, doing optional quests and interacting with the FC! After that, I'm tired and I definitely don't have the energy to push out effort to lend a helping hand. The other good players who I also know are jumping into learning the best way to craft or play a certain class. For example, after the update dropped, no one still knows the optimal way to play Black Mage with the new changes and they're all scurrying about trying to experiment this and that. After all, how can they give tips and teach if they don't know what to say? Also, the player queues... gosh, the dang long player queues. After waiting for so long, folks will definitely spring to action on whatever they've been planning to do! Lots of factors on why folks aren't helping much nowadays. ;; ^^ Thank you for watching the video, I've got my concerns too on how to begin another video since every single one of my crewmates are totally occupied with Endwalker... It'd probably be cruel to force them to begin a project when there's so much things that they're excited to do.

[@xenorayy]

Such a cute little video, lending a hand comes full circle

[@kentak5748]

Well done, feels like my first days in Eorzea:)

[@kinomikage]

Damn, this got me teary eyed i remember my first time playing when the free trial was still up to lvl 35 i was so lost on what to do then a person invited me to the novice network and helped me learn to understand the game i follow my friends example and help those that need help

[@luckystars2372]

This video got hands🥊 But tbh though, I didn't expect a lot of people to get emotionally impacted by this video. I know it was emotional but dang, my LB3 of love for this game turned into a video with mediocre transitions or special effects turned out to be super effective. Thanks for watching this video and I'm glad I was able to make people feel like this. :D

[@ironalexx]

Outstanding editing!!! Feels good!!!

[@ildathet]

One day i was leveling my war around limsa when i stumble upon to newly arrived miqo'tes. I asked if they had questions and answered most of them while also giving the most adviced i could. I was so happy when i saw them surpass my progress in the msq, and i'm always very happy to see them. Now i'm looking up to becoming a mentor !

[@WatteTv]

yay, I'm glad someone helped. That's what is so great about the game. You may feel overwhelmed, but we all felt that.I remember launch everyone was in the same boat and it was so magical the experience of solving all ff14 world's mysteries. I get the same feeling everytime a new expansion comes out.

[@aurastratford]

That was beautiful, and made me feel all fuzzy inside. Thank you so much!

[@luckystars2372]

That's the goal, I didn't expect lots of people to feel that way from watching this video but it looks like it did. I achieved what I wanted to do and now as a lalafell, world domination should definitely be next on my list. Anyhow, thank you for watching! \ o/

[@edgarlarios4718]

I was lucky enough to have two people check in on me every once in a while and get me geared up and oriented.

[@alchemi8085]

Oh come now, it’s been a gripping tale. Unbreakable bonds and noble sacrifice, sprinkled with moments of levity to counterbalance the pathos. It’s got it all.

[@TheShadowHatter]

This was really cute and well done. Very surprised by the sub count but I hope you keep creating because I want to keep watching! Well done and keep it up!

[@luckystars2372]

We're a new film making group although I, the director am a complete novice in video editing or story-boarding... I'll do my best to come up with another interesting story. This video was borne out of my utmost love for this game! Uncontrollable feelings, immeasurable, full of passion!

[@otiremesama3368]

it made me cry.. lets help all the sproutlings

[@WillfulWonders]

Oh I love this! My experience was slightly different - my mentor literally bought me the base game and time and I've been trying to both pay it forward AND pay her back (she refuses to let me! Send help!) Always be kind to sprouts, they're new to a game of complicated webs of interactions and making friends is one of the best ways to play the game! (Besides, you can relive the MSQ through their reactions, which is one thing I love the most about following a new player's journey in the game!)

[@Red-fg9qr]

The moment someone just approaches and starts talking to you, then you become friends and do content together. Still happens to me at 80 :)

[@luckystars2372]

It can be a hit or miss but if anyone wants friends, folks can always try to talk to someone or converse with people! There's a lot of interesting people out there. Whining about having no friends and moping around on how you're a loner (like some people who commented on this video) won't get you anywhere!

[@Red-fg9qr]

​@@luckystars2372 I'd recommend to them join an ACTIVE FC, and by active I mean 40+ people online, not 2 or 5... then talking to people just becomes simple if you're part of the group, ask if anyone wants to run something, then just do it and socialize. For some people is easier than others I guess. I'm in no way an extrovert, but I have my share in friend list :)

[@uba754]

These videos are so damn wholesome I absolutely adore them. Great work!

[@luckystars2372]

Thanks! \ o/

[@brolfudon]

that was such a cute short, amazing work!

[@Hkhai47]

Amazing work. I know it is ton of hours, but we need more content like this!

[@luckystars2372]

A ton in hours is an understatement... This took around 6-7 months of planning, recording and editing! And yes, I do believe we need more content like this~ Thank you for watching! \ o

[@roxasdrayheart5561]

While I didn't have that experience, I still love this. And for me, the experience i had was one of being together. My best friend and I started 14 the same day. We went thru every story beat *together* We learned together, and While we definitely have taken different paths in thr game (im working on finishing my last non combat job,- my best friend is enjoying fiddling with armor sets) we went thru it all together. And maybe someday, we can help people just like this too.

[@eroxcis]

FFXIV was my first ever MMORPG, I played as summoner but wanted to try out healer, was really scared at first but during my first few dungeons, everyone was so patient and understanding with me and even gave me advices on what I can improve on, and was given commendations. I was so happy and was motivated to be an even better healer! I'm glad I'm playing this game 🥰

[@Altearithe]

I love this! This was my experience too way back when. I started a week before HW released and I don't remember who the person was anymore, but I continue what they did for me now. :3

[@kyttynkross1121]

I'm not crying; you're crying!

[@treeby28]

That was so freakin' wholesome. Nicely done! I love the FFXIV community.

[@Eyeless_Camper]

Damn, i didnt think i'd be crying.

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

We treasure our sprouts. They are important, and they have value!

[@whitesonicex]

Everyone has value. Today's sprouts are tomorrow's endgame players!

[@Fenril76]

So beautiful, thank you for posting.

[@TheFashionistaFFXIV]

Very nicely done!

[@luckystars2372]

Oh my, you're here! Heyo hey! I was wondering how people were finding this video... Maybe it's the algorithm at work. ;; ^^

[@Ronell-Rayn]

When I started playing I did it with my ex so I wasn't completely alone... People were usually not very helpful in dungeons though, remember that I got bullied for not knowing what I was doing at the start. But I decided to learn how to play my role better, didn't watch any guides but I simply tried to figure out how to use my abilities on my own. A class switch made me go from whm to astro and ever since then I've been an astro main

[@Ronell-Rayn]

A couple months after I started I met a person who became my mentor though, so that also contributed to my growth.

[@luckystars2372]

@@Ronell-Rayn ASTRO MAIN ASTRO MAIN ASTRO MAIN ASTRO MAIN ASTRO MAIN STRONKG Lemme guess, you fell into the Cure 1 trap? :'D Job guides are always there to help you out but in my opinion, they're kinda more for DPS/Tanks rather than healers... Healers tend to learn on their own along the way or run into some person who'll throw advice to guide them to the one and righteous path (disabling Cure 1)! I'm glad you ran into someone who was willing to help you out. o7

[@Psychoinnocent]

This is like a year late but One of my best friends who I’ve known for years introduced me to the game - he got into it back in 2019, and has been trying to get me to play it since. And long story short in October of 2022, we were in their basement and long story short we (me + 2 of my friends) never looked back LMAO But a few weeks after they got us in, they also pulled us into another discord server with a bunch of their friends (a mix of seasoned players and other friends who were still playing the expansions) and its just. We have a lil community and this video made me cry a bit anyway i just sent it to our discord like thanks yall for making this game fun :,)

[@bertiebuttercup]

this made me cry ;-; so beautiful

[@MieHanz]

I think my first Satasha dungeon run back in 2015 there's a kind Roe WHM guide us (me n other DPS) through the dungeon n gave some tips. At that time there's no Mentor System/Novice Network. I was forever grateful to meet that Roe WHM n now a crafting mentor myself, would help any sprout who'd run in dungeon (though some i forgot the mechanics)

[@longcrafte2741]

once start watching FFXIV machimas can't stop.

[@Christopher-eq1rn]

Man it's weird seeing people in that early game gear again Also learning to craft your own gear is just the best feeling

[@luckystars2372]

Nothing like shouting to the world: "I'M INDEPENDENT! I NEED NO SILLY MARKETBOARD!" Yeah, assert dominance! Also, I'm glad I was able to invoke a nostalgic feeling. I started when Shadowbringers was out so I don't know the feeling...

[@LunGreenStar]

omg this was super adorable

[@adjwindu70]

Aww. Its a story about the cycle of life in FF14.

[@boarMcberry]

while i can't really share similar feels, being starting back on legacy days, hence different experience, the spirits are quite similar. This is a really nice, well done short movie, kinda makes me wanna relives the old days, except it's nearly impossible to do atm, least i can do are pouring majority of them though my blogs. anyways, kudos & keep up the good work! ;)

[@Anuca]

Literally was on my own in 2016. Had to learn everything on my own and was always nervous when I had to run dungeons or trials. I took real long breaks throughout years and only as of this year did I join an fc and made friends that actually play often and I beat all of ShB. I've been having a much better time in game now and getting ready for EW.

[@pie4006]

I can already point out the if this was wow moments. This would of had a bad ending. FF has had so many kind people to help out the newbies rather than leave them on /tell or yell at them. This honestly is so wholesome, and i do the same for my Sprouts. I try to learn everything so i can be a good help.

[@markm9548]

Good vid, keep up the good work lala :D

[@anti-macro]

This is so well done!

[@luckystars2372]

Thank you!

[@markup6394]

Seriously, this was so wholesome, it hurts ^^° That is to show, not every novice network and not every mentor deserve the bad reputation :)

[@kumoko3728]

My sprout experience: OMG YOU USELESS TANK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BAIT THE CHARIOTS AND NOT MAKE US STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF A DYNAMO

[@Lyfa00]

Ok, who placed onions right beside me ? Q.Q This was super wholesome and a nice movie.

[@luckystars2372]

After watching this for probably the 80th time, I can pinpoint all the mistakes I've done and get frustrated with myself on how I wasn't able to adjust this and that during the editing process... But it also still invokes and stirs up my heart with emotions to this day. This was a wholesome and nice movie, indeed. :D Thank you for watching!

[@otozm92]

I remember the first time I joined a group as a tank, I didn't knew how to tank, and this person told me ''Don't worry, just put your stance on and start swinging" and so I did, now a lvl89 Warrior I keep telling myself that when tank anxiety hits. I dont remember that person name tho. wish I added them to my FL

[@RandoPassingBy]

As much as my experience is slightly different, as I have my friend with me when I start the game (funnily enough I played ff14 like 10 years ago with my uncle, he’s a legacy, but I don’t remember anything from ff14) When I reached around level 30 and on, my friends sometimes aren’t online to help me with trials and dungeons. I ended up trying duty finder for the first time without NPCS or my friend, and as a dragoon, I think you can guess what happened in the titan fight- I died, since it’s the first time I see a KB attack. I panicked and was profusely apologizing in chat since I didn’t know the mechanics beforehand, and surprised that not only everyone were super chill about it, they even helped me with the mechanics. There’s also other few times where I floor tanked quite hard. Either being wiped at second phase for multiple times, or just confused at the markers in general. Everyone was super kind to me though and I somehow powered through ARE because of that. Honestly don’t know if I can finish ARR without them! After that point I barely dies in battle thanks to all the times I struggle with learning mechanics. Now I’m just a lv90 dragoon going around helping newbies with dungeons and trials mostly at nighttime, since there’s barely any player in Materia at 3am for dungeon completions XD

[@RandoPassingBy]

Oh also today is the day I played ff14 foe a full month!

[@aizadlove]

/hug

[@KajsaWanderer]

I was farming a BTN achievement in La Noscea and saw a sprout pacing in the road for like fifteen minutes. I sent them a tell: "Hey, do you need any help?" They replied that they were okay and finally ran off. I still wonder why they were pacing for so long!

[@luckystars2372]

Ohoh, I do that too. I can't really go outdoors nowadays so I walk in different areas of Eorzea both in game and in my dreams. I will pace around, admiring the scenery and imagine the climate of that area...

[@namehere3026]

Man, I wish I had this game experience, all these years I've been by myself and alone with random people in roulette dungeons, I don't get why people say this game is a great social experience. For solo gameplays I just play Dark Souls, it's more challenging at least

[@luckystars2372]

Hm... I'd say it's definitely different depending on which server you're on! Here in EU, I did wacky stuff solo as a sprout and folks PMed me, wanting to chat, raid together and have a good time! In NA, I also chatted a lot in dungeons then the folks were like "Yo, add me after this dungeon dude. 8)" In JP... welp. I'm all alone in JP, mostly. No one talks to me or has ever PMed me. The Novice Network is dead, no one chats or tells stories there like in the other servers. No one even helps anyone there, it's a dead channel! A lot of my friends are different sorts of former and current sprouts from the Novice Network who loved telling stories with me about their experiences in life. The JP server (from what I've seen) is sheer deafening silence when it comes to stranger to stranger interaction in pretty much everywhere. Maybe you're on the JP servers? :( Edit: Dark Souls is still super fun yes yes yes

[@SateLight]

@@luckystars2372 JP servers sadly has a closed connection. Either you play with your friends, or playing alone. Lots of people there don't do hardcore stuff with random people, it has to be a friend or from an FC. I still find several PF sometimes, but not as many as the other continent. This is, of course, just my experience with it on Mana... Language barrier also a factor, so even if you found yourself a friend there, you might want to study Japanese too.

[@luckystars2372]

@@SateLight I've studied Japanese and I hang out with the ToiToi folk every now and then... Language barrier is still a barrier until now (JLPT N3 level) and sometimes, it's just hard to get into any JP person's "circle of friends". OTL They're a fun bunch to chat with, though! But of course, there's always this feeling that there's some sort of wall separating us both and I can't fully bond with anyone in that server...

[@SateLight]

@@luckystars2372 This is very true to me... The first time i'm playing FFXIV is actually on Mana (because i'm asian) so i found myself very lonely and eventually switch DC. I kinda want to play there again to meet cool people (because i know Japanese FFXIV community is pretty calm and helpful compared to NA and EU ones), but i can't because i don't understand Japanese... My character there is still at ARR, right before fighting Shiva, because i got no party for several hours, and that's my call for the Mana DC. Meanwhile i got so far on Jenova (almost got my Blade's Providence), but the people there are not what i hoped for... not the type of people i wanna hang out

[@luckystars2372]

@@SateLight Jenova? That's NA, right? My NA experience has been highly political because I played there before the NA elections. I kinda didn't like it so I kept playing in EU and JP. I'm Asian too but I use a VPN to connect to EU and have 190-230 ping! :D It's all good, Extremes have been fun but I'll say no to Savage stuff- Maybe you'd like to come to EU during the data center world travel? Most of the people I've met are friendly, talkative and welcoming!

[@NaomiNikola]

amazing!!

[@Artorikus]

I started beign blessed by the company of my dear friend that helped me since the start! ♥

[@CeeJay322]

SUSCRIIIIBED !!!! The video was so cute and true !! I started FFXIV when Heavenward came out on PS3. Then quit, and replayed seriously before shadowbringers with 2 other friends. This is the best MMO community I met until now. "Lucky Stars" recall me the name of a team in a french manga called "Dreamland". PS : THE GLAMOURS ARE ON POINT 🔥🔥🔥✨✨✨✨😍😍😍😍

[@luckystars2372]

I'm glad you returned to FFXIV! Welcome back! Thank you for your kind words, I will tell the "hot" elezen that you liked him :D FFXIV is the best community of all MMOs, even the game developers play and join FCs with the players every day in Japanese servers! Thank you so much for watching and subscribing, your words mean a lot. o7

[@CeeJay322]

@@luckystars2372 I hope i won’t be in trouble about the « hot elezen » xD Please continue your videos at your own pace ^^ !! We’ll support you and i would be happy to play with you all with an alter =3

[@luckystars2372]

@@CeeJay322 Oh, there's no need to play with me with an alt... Lucky Stars is not an FC, we don't stay in a house like ToiToi Pictures. Everyone in Lucky Stars is doing their own activities and are all in different FCs so you can't hang out with the actors... Everyone also plays at different times because all the actors are from different countries around the world. Like, for example... I'm the director and I live in Asia! When I play, everyone is asleep. When I'm asleep, everyone is playing! :D But you can play with me when I'm online though! I don't recommend making an alt, please come instead when data center travel comes out. I appreciate your support!

[@CeeJay322]

@@luckystars2372 Data center Travel ??? !!! Did I missed an important info ???! It would be even better with my main bunny !!!! Thanks for your sympathy 🙇🏾‍♂️ see you later on FF🤗

[@luckystars2372]

@@CeeJay322 Your name sounds French... I kinda expect you to be in Chaos/Light servers. If you're in Light Data Center, you can come to Chaos when Endwalker comes out! If you're in Chaos, I'm just in the Ragnarok server. :D See you in Eorzea! \ o

[@JangoFox11880]

I'm being honest: I don't have the patience most of the time to take care of sprouts and explain eveything to them. But on the other hand I have lot's patience to try and try again if we fail in a dungeon. :)

[@Siinwu]

very nice and cute, i wish it was like that still.

[@luckystars2372]

dw you're very nice and cute u wu Surrounding yourself with innocent baby sprouts may invoke that feeling once again...

[@laiden25]

It's the limsa lala voice!

[@StarRailingYourMum]

Very cute.

[@WyrmLimion]

I love this video so much!

[@adjwindu70]

1:17 modded! Limsa is NEVER that empty!

[@WitchyUmeko]

Surprisingly, my experience is very different from this, having only played BDO before FFXIV, i didn't know anything about the holy trinity nor do i know what a tank or a healer or a dps is. didn't have any friends to help me either and i started playing on NA server, though i'm nearer to JP servers (as i can't speak nor read Japanese). managed to get into a really nice FC but.. sh*t happened and that FC is no more. as a sprout i didn't know anything, didn't know what's tab target, or AOE or anything like that, and being super new i got a boost for my job (bad choice, btw) and just did MSQ. first dungeon, Sastasha, never did a dungeon before, as i started as a Tank, i was "expected" to know what to do but i'm one of those minority in the playbase that got a toxic healer in my first ever dungeon, and that totally gave me PTSD til this day, i basically stopped playing. i was so scared to go into a dungeon, even with FC mates. fast forward 2 years later, ShB was a year in and i found out some of my friends are playing FFXIV, asked them which server they are and i very quickly transferred servers, thanks to my friends and many nice JP players, i got some confidence back, even though til now, unless a friend or FC mate or my husband is playing with me, i still have Tankxiety, but thank Mr Yoshi-P for the trust system, i can now go into dungeon to level my tanks without anyone eyeballing what i do all the time. Edit: because of what i experienced, i didn't want another sprout/new player to experience what i experienced and i will randomly give out gils or minions or mounts to a sprout and go out of my way to be nice to sprout.

[@stoicraziel6272]

Wow, that was really inspiring

[@BastardTraveler]

Is it fine that I took pride at the mentor message in the beginning? I lack the crown since I have alts but I still pinch in when a newcomers is in a dungeon and wants to hear how the dungeon works after I ask them if they want to know some tips. It just feels normal to me. After all, I've been a sprout myself. Also that post credit shot? Hit me right in the heart.

[@luckystars2372]

Take pride! But as Yoshi-P (our Highest of the High Priest, Bringer of Light, may the heavens above bless him forevermore) once said, it's best for more experienced players to not spoil/be too pushy with tips on how things will go. Most of the magic of the game does occur after all when encountering something unexpected. Please continue giving tips to newcomers when they ask for it! When they don't, it's also alright to go slow and let them familiarize themselves with how the bosses work or how the dungeon is done- I honestly want to relive the magic I felt when I was a beginner... Ah, such bliss. The post credit shot... I actually never planned that in during the story-writing process. It just came to me when I was about to make the credits scene when we were done filming the main plot. I was like "Oh crap... now what? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" And so, I asked for help, watched a ton of Zanekonpu videos and other stuff and in a span of a month, lo and behold, the credits' plot from 6:32-7:20 was created. Just the plot though. The filming process, greenscreening, frame-by-frame masking, bgm picking, sound effects recording, scheduling and this and that took another month... Aftcastle scene took 3 retries to film, chocobo running scene took 4 tries, Idyllshire scene had 11 retakes (and 3 major changes), Frog kill... took 2 weeks of greenscreening, final scene was done in a day. I'm glad it hit many people in the feels. Other people are interested to see a part 2 of the mentor smiling at the end but... I honestly have no plans whatsoever on what to do with her.

[@BastardTraveler]

@@luckystars2372 Will do! I'll cut out some of the info I give and just say "Be ready to move a lot" or something. I feel ya on the reliving part. Makes you really nostalgic, no? Don't have that much experience in editing but I do have some with screenshot experience so I can relate just a bit. The creative process coupled with the actual work can be like a mountain. The result from it can be pretty sweet at least, no?

[@luckystars2372]

@@BastardTraveler Sweet? Ohohoh... not much. I'd say that there's a lot of regrets and a lot of things I cringe at whenever I watch my video and compare it to other people's. Like, I sometimes think... "I could have done better in this part." or... "Damn, didn't I use too much fade transitions? Well, unfortunately, I only know how to do two kinds of transitions anyway! Hahahah... It hurts." But I'd be lying if I said I hated what came after the editing process. I made a lot of people happy, everyone who participated in the video recording sessions had fun and I was able to bond with strangers. I'm from Asia, they're from Europe. To think that I'm making people halfway across the world laugh by interacting with them makes me feel... weird and happy. Yes, it's a mountain that you make with your own two hands. You put rocks one on top of the other and when you suddenly come to the realization that one of your rocks in the middle of the mountain isn't done right, you have to dig up all that rubble just to get to that certain rock. It's the same way with editing for me. Stuff that I notice very late are the hardest to correct and re-record. Because if I need to rerecord a certain scene, it has to be the very same weather, the very same Eorzean time, a lucky chance of not having too much people around and it has to be exactly the same amount of time. For example, if the clip that was wrong was exactly 6 seconds and 25 milliseconds, the rerecording of that clip also has to be 6 seconds and 25 milliseconds (+/- 5 milliseconds). Right on the dot, kinda!

[@classof09official]

@@luckystars2372 To a certain extent. Some people don’t enjoy having their time wasted.

[@J-manli]

The lala looks so much like Harry Potter.

[@luckystars2372]

I went to a fashion contest once dressed up as Harry Potter and they gave me a 5/10 IAWejaweajweaweA But yeah, I do look like Harry Potter in a way :D

[@amazinghoffman]

My avatar looks and sounds pretty much the same this is incredibly creepy.

[@amazinghoffman]

WHAT I EVEN WEAR SKALLA GEAR

[@luckystars2372]

@@amazinghoffman It's just that you have good taste! Hmu in Chaos, Ragnarok and we'll confuse the everliving hell out of everyone when data center travel arrives!

[@amazinghoffman]

@@luckystars2372 Shards sundered apart soon to reunite! ^^ Likewise, feel free to look for me on the bench left of the markets in Shiva's Limsa. ^^ (Also good film btw :3 )

[@joanmuse]

Amazing video tho

[@luckystars2372]

🍔 borgur (Thank thanks once again~☆)

[@peterlopez2388]

this is amazing.

[@itsyaboiherman]

Truly epic....I wanna make videos like this

[@RandomQuestNPC]

0:33 There's always these aetheryte miqote groupings in Limsa. We've got the exact same ones in Ragnarok, always there. It's like standing in Limsa is the only thing they do all day. They even look the same. I swear, these must be clones trying to invade every parallel world's Limsa towncenters or something. Edit: Oh wait, that's because it's actually the Ragnarok server, didn't notice it in the credits the first time. Alright, alright...

[@luckystars2372]

I also hang out a lot in Limsa a lot, you might have seen me a few times already :D

[@RandomQuestNPC]

@@luckystars2372 That's possible, although Lala can be hard to see >:3

[@luckystars2372]

@@RandomQuestNPC You might have seen a naked mandervilling lalafell back then in Limsa... (That was me)

[@AngeDemoniacck]

C'est trop mignon !

[@IShallCallHimTaders]

There is no way the game looks that good with gshade, this has to be edited.

[@luckystars2372]

Nah dude, it's all Gshade. Won't tell the shader filter though, it's got tweaked and itsa family recipe /*italian chef kiss* mwah itsa spicy shader I am horribly unfamiliar with adding lighting effects while editing videos. *Horribly.*

[@ranaku603]

I bet now all sprouts will turn into omni-crafters...which isn't that bad they can rebuild garlemald for me!