I Counted Every Head Nod In FFXIV's MSQ

I'm so tired and too lazy to make a super long video
I'M FREE

[@Zedrinbot]

I remember one quest literally comments how you have "those toned neck muscles, trained from years of nodding"

[@shooby9496]

Thancred: "You're just going to give me one of your quiet stoic nods, aren't you?" WoL:

[@alterlait2601]

/yes

[@yukiotacon2846]

I can tell you which quest that was and it's the nier quests

[@Zedrinbot]

@@yukiotacon2846 Thank you! Couldn't remember which.

[@arbitratedshan2783]

I did that quest the other day! It's one of the quests in Kholusia, I think for an aether current. I know for certain it's on top of the cliffs.

[@JS-kr8fs]

_head nod_ _90 degree rotation on the axis_ _walks away_

[@HyouVizer]

even FF16 had Clive do the 90 degree rotation smh lol. Why PS5 game has PS2 model animations

[@kohlicoide2258]

A Nod Reborn Heavensnod Stormnod Nodbringer Nodwalker

[@SapphireDragon357]

Truly we have walked the path of nodding. One might even say.... the Nodtrail.

[@HildeTheOkayish]

Dawntrail looking over the horizon: "soon"

[@HildeTheOkayish]

but well done! I also was curious but clearly nowhere as curious as you xD thanks for doing this

[@donnyyasu2764]

Oh man, the king mamool has two heads. Twice the nodding!

[@kohlicoide2258]

Its Nodtrail!

[@TeamnosleepFFxiv]

I dunno, my count came up different. I think you missed one... you should go back and do it again. lmao

[@amityamsel]

Ha ha..... ha

[@GayDemiDemiboy]

Username checks out /j

[@FieldMarshall3]

"I have always found it a bit silly that the WoL nods so much" If i had to guess i'd say its a homage to FF1-6. Characters were 2D sprites and game cartridges had limited storage so they just used that one nod animation they had for all it was worth in every scene.

[@MalzraAirwynn]

It's more a bypruduct of the player character being a stand in without much actual personality or a real voice of their own. Having them nod is just an easy animation to do to show agreement or understanding rather than standing there vacantly, since having them actually utter voice lines outside of the occasional meaningless dialog option isn't really on the table.

[@discountdisco2273]

Warrior of Neck Pain

[@crimsonpotemkin]

Neck Strength* ftfy

[@filanfyretracker]

head nods are the WOL's version of "I should go" from Commander Shepard in Mass Effect.

[@brumey244]

You absolute Mad Lad. This is why I love the internet. Thank you for your service.

[@Veddea]

Lmao, I had this idea too. Thanks to your intrusive thoughts winning to actually count them, I must thank you for satisfying my curiosity. 👏🏻

[@ToastyCoyote]

If you want another similar, but not as bad thing to count, I’ve noticed in more recent expansions “fist clenches”.

[@Remioxen]

I believe one day someone will make a video with all the cutscenes in FFXIV, but with only the nods...

[@Xport9]

Nodders of Light.

[@dearhune]

You are the Warrior of head nods. You are a true hero, my man!

[@NatiiixLP]

That's an admirable feat, no doubt. I was just hoping to learn how many of those were from WoL vs other characters, but I certainly won't be spending my time attempting to gain this knowledge myself.

[@amityamsel]

sadly I was too far in before realizing I should have separated them 😥

[@isbammoi3358]

Had an awful afternoon, this and the hysterical comments are making it 1000% better

[@oldwolf9403]

The Impossible Journey, not merely doing the MSQ, but fighting not to Nod off. All I can do... is lower my head, not in a bow... but in a nod.

[@oldwolf9403]

I am fairy (or unfairly) convinced that the reason we can come back from the dead is those WELL DEVELOPED neck muscles.

[@Galliao]

What about optional nods? I'll always pick the negative option when available. They'll force me along, but I might have skipped a nod or two. What I'm getting at is you might have to do it again. Back to it!

[@happyninja42]

I'm so glad someone did this! When I was playing FF 14, I wanted to insert a squeak toy noise every time someone nodded, just to highlight how often they happened 🤣

[@meliabellie7537]

Amazing work, I know you are tired, because I saw part of your huge journey counting all the head nods in your streams on twitch. Now you can finally rest hahahaha, is wonderfull see you finish, and I need to say your streams are super good.

[@flujackson604]

*headnod*

[@Chrissy8423]

I have wondered for a looooong time about this myself. Thanks for saving me the time and solving this mystery ❤️❤️

[@melissinha128]

AMAZING hard work XD you had patience for all this, good work! I love your videos ♥♥

[@MrThirtyH]

I wish I still had the data on me, but I did the same thing by counting Squall's use of "..." throughout FF8. I also counted how many times he said "Whatever..." and that was SURPRISINGLY underused. Not even up to a dozen throughout the whole game if I remember right.

[@phillipg3036]

And then came dawntrail, and another 1500 nods with it

[@salemfae]

YOU'RE FREEE ty for this trivia lmao

[@devinayaz9210]

My roommate just said "I wont how many head tilts there are"

[@WayTooLateTV]

Thank you for your dedication!

[@juliussmith3860]

was in fact going to skip to 2:09 but using the neon white ost is so based

[@HezrouDhiaga]

Can't wait to nod my way through dawntrail

[@ek9750]

Now it makes sense why my Highlander WoL has such a thick neck.

[@chandlercoiner3339]

I'm surprised how few head nods were shown off in a video about cataloguing over 6,000 head nods.

[@holo_val]

That is... way more than I expected. Wow.

[@DXDragon38]

You sir, are a Trooper! This is a journey few would dare to tread, and you managed to stay sane doing it lol Looking at those numbers - What did we do in Heavensward to have such low Nod Counts? Lastly, any chance you got a count of How many "Punch a Fist into a Palm" that the WoL does? :D

[@snakerattleroll6678]

According to this WoL and the Scions have nodded some 658.30 times per expansion. In MSQ because I'd bet we can pump those numbers up with Job, Sidequests and other content. Not that I'm asking Amity to give more to this cause, lie down soldier; your war's over.

[@3mileisland516]

Something I always wondered... Thank you!! 👌👌

[@Overdoseplus]

oh god someone actually did it. Hats off to you, gigachad.

[@benmorrow1701]

Seriously thank you. Not even joking when I say I was curious - I also thought the frequency of headnods was through the roof and I would start to nod my head before the player or npc’s do. Also that weird twist sideways headnod. My guess was it would be at least 10k total so honestly a ting bit surprised the count is that low.

[@itisahobbit6376]

I was thinking of doing a drinking game with the nods. Everytime your character nods, you take a shot. I think it might be a bad idea now lol XD

[@princeofhalcyon]

Damn thats crazy, I wanted to make a video showing every head nod in msq to but didnt have the time to do it :P guess i don't gotta worry now.

[@UnavoidableFate]

*nods in agreement*

[@nyleen]

This was unironically a good video. Thank you lol

[@kaela-musicproduction7091]

I did not expect ARR to have the second lowest total (between base + post)

[@Kumiko026]

Take a drink every time your character nods their head

[@breontewilliams8422]

You took one for the team man, been wondering about this myself 🤣

[@askel6498]

Next quest: Find out how many times in the MSQ the WoL has drawn their weapon in a cutscene without actually engaging in battle.

[@devinayaz9210]

Commenting and just hoping you get more traction for your sacrifice

[@Arthas24Lord]

Endwalker being JUST short of 1k, I feel like we could have gotten 2 more in there somewhere.

[@Xport9]

Remember, this is just MSQ's not counting sidequests, which would be an astronomical legwork to even include.

[@MrCarlWax]

"FFXIV has plenty of content"

[@vggeist644]

We do be nodding af

[@kyoruxiv]

awesome!

[@oliverurbanik9647]

You are doing Gods work. Ever asked myself the same question :D How many nods were there.. thank you! :D

[@bunnyluve]

So the Warrior of Light is bobblehead.

[@terribleawful]

neon white music based

[@crimsonpotemkin]

The secret to our Power. The strongest neck in the universe.

[@Dannychigo]

Question, how many of those nods were WoL only? XDDD Or optional? ;P Jokes and curiosity aside, thanks for the fun vid! XD

[@amityamsel]

I had already played through most of ARR before I realized I should have split wol and npc nods. Def didn't want to start all over again xD

[@Dannychigo]

@@amityamsel lmao valid XD

[@jaykay5838]

* Nods in approval

[@tyler8995]

Alright next video, how many times does WoL punch their hand in affirmation

[@GreenGuyGeno]

How many head nods are in the msq? [Yes] And that's another one.

[@crypto66]

This video: 2:20 Me: *nods head*

[@CallN0w]

Where's the compilation video

[@amityamsel]

I really should have made one. But I was just too tired and dreaded the idea of cutting up so much footage to make one. Apologies for the disappointment

[@mattwo7]

1:04 Why not New Game Plus?

[@k.t.1641]

Lmao my first time going through the msq and I just had to see if anyone was perturbed by this. Posted only 16hrs ago too! Anyways….clearly what’s supposed to be the epic scenes and my character is just stoned faced….and nods 😂. Next time my wife tries to argue with me I’m just going to stare at her and nod. 😐🙂‍↕️

[@huskymirai5824]

I thought this was you wol but no every other person

[@keelhaulsthingsthatdontmat3877]

How many did the WoL specifically do?

[@PrincessofKeys]

He said he didn't seperate them when he started in ARR apparently so we don't know. Unless someone wants to redo the whole thing and actually count just WoL anwyays

[@luth7050]

XXDDDDDDDDD **nods**

[@saltiestsiren]

I thought about doing this the other day lmfao, only with the WOL however

[@amityamsel]

I'm sure people would love to see just how many of these are the WOL!

[@RyuNoZero]

that's like.. 10 head nods per patch oO

[@Kettlepip]

Nodders

[@kat_cobain]

2:17 I'm surprised it's that low lol

[@Exiler652]

I bet someone is going to make a mod that counts the head nods with the rules you did to make sure its correct xD

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

I couldn't help myself, I wanted to know how many calories that burned. Google was no help, ChatGPT actually have me some formulas. Alas, it's still absolutely minimal! The formula I received was : Calories Burned=MET value×Weight in kg×Duration in hours MET is the metabolic equivalent of task, with desk work being around 1.5, so CGPT assumed a generous (it even said so) 1.0 Weight is body weight, not just weight of head, somewhat surprisingly. Huge variation there, from the weight of a potato, I mean lala, to male Roe. As for Duration, a whole second to nod sounds too large but makes the numbers easier to deal with - and sets a ceiling. Meaning with some hand-waving, a big male roe might burn around 150, a lala half that, in calories? CGPT disclaimer: "This calculation is quite rough and errs on the side of overestimation for such a minimal activity. In reality, the energy expended from nodding your head might be even less noticeable." My disclaimer: as so often, hard to tell if this isn't just a typical LLM hallucination

[@plumdowner1941]

(Nods)

[@kaldaer7366]

well now your obligated to do each expansion after this....have fuuuuun

[@ivilkee]

*Nods* We expect an update after DT!

[@amityamsel]

I pass the torch to you! 😉

[@underdarkness7692]

/nod

[@jrdeans23]

what about the one where you put ur hand into ur fist WoL does that way to much lol

[@Ediiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Thats a cool hairstyle, anyone know whats the name of it ? I want that too :D

[@amityamsel]

The hair my Au Ra is using is called Gyr Abanian Plait!

[@Ediiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@amityamsel thank u alot :D looks really really good. is that hart to get :D?

[@amityamsel]

@@Ediiiiiiiiiiiiiiii You can get it doing Heaven on High. It's a random drop from the silver sacks. But you can also buy it on the market board

[@Ediiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@amityamsel good to know thx :D i just started ff online and have not found a good hairstlye till now

[@lushen952]

You forgot one.

[@thegneech]

*nods*

[@Nazuiko]

... you know the Unending Journey exists to speed through and not actually redo msq

[@mysteryninja354]

There are some cutscenes that don't exist in the Unending Journey, and that wouldn't include the in-engine dialogue that can also include a nod.

[@Zema98736]

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[@ZeroTheScyther]

Made an entire video about headnods. Doesn't show a single one. 0/10 would head nod sideways.

[@amityamsel]

someone wasn't paying attention. There are actually two head nods in the video 🤓

[@ZeroTheScyther]

@@amityamsel Damn. I need to re-watch it again. Time to find all of the head nods in this video.

[@sethb023ify]

FF14 is One Piece. terrible terrible pacing in a shonen tropy story