Reaper... Is it fun? | Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

In today's video I give you my thoughts on how Reaper plays at level 90 in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker!
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[@AngryPlayerGaming]

This aligns with my experience of it as well, it felt slow and clunky and i didn't really enjoy it until mid-high 80's, but once you have the full kit at 90 with your shroud finisher it actually feels really good.

[@cermahoil3273]

very underrated channel, love your enthusiasm about everything

[@GodOfWar187]

Glad to hear it gets a lot better. I've been doing solely fate leveling on my reaper so it's only level 82 atm. As much as I love the animations for the abilities, it gets a bit old after a while when I don't have enough to do. Thankfully, it sounds like it won't stay that way, so I'm looking forward to getting to max level.

[@MichaelM2K23]

I actually really like the fact that Reaper doesn’t have a ton of oGCDs to juggle. We have Dragoon for that. The GCDs feel heavier and impactful, and the animations are awesome.

[@Ratix24]

The slicing sound is also satisfying.

[@key1862]

Maybe its my experience with melee, or lack thereof, but I really enjoyed Reaper. Leveling from 70-80 gave me appreciation of the Shroud combo, despite being a little simple freshened up the rotation a bit more. I played it through the MSQ, which probably changed my opinion compared to leveling it through Bozja or dungeons where it is pure combat. It started to change for me once we got the OGCD for the Shroud, at that point I was rocking. Everything after that just heightened the kit. Regardless of the stage from 80 - 90, the job feels rhythmic to play and just flows so naturally. Thinking about the job as a whole, I think its the most fun I've had with a job in FFXIV so far. The only gripe I could have is Harvest Moon's cast time, but even with the gripe you can do this during times when the encounter isn't active or between pulls means you aren't looking to spam it, so there is a bit of balance there (it does feel bad to forget to use it before combat starts though Q.Q)

[@weertangel7231]

I leveled it after i finished MSQ on my RDM and i enjoy it alot, though between 70 and 80 its not that fun, its only at 80 when u unluck your soul gauge that the class comes into its own. Soulsow/Harvest Moon seems intended as a opener, since u get it instantly out of combat so only use it then. All in all, i think the abilities look and work great, only thing i have issue with are AoE gauge attacks, since they attack in a cone and if u just happen to attack a enemy who is not faced towards the other enemies your attacks won't hit them wich mean u still need to keep an eye on that. Compared to Dragoon(my other melee dps job) Reaper is more focused on AoE and getting your combos right but has options to get your gauges full in a instant should u fail, and i think that endears it to alot of ppl. That and the teleporting around ;)

[@webbc99]

I also went through MSQ as Reaper, I agree largely, the cool animations kinda tided me over in the earlier levels, but 86+ it really comes into its own. For me though the really big thing that sets Reaper apart from the other jobs is that you almost never use your boring 1-2-3 combo. There are so many higher priority buttons to use before those, it really keeps the playstyle feeling fresh. Like you say, this only really happens at 88+ when you get Plentiful Harvest, but being able to basically do two full burst rotations on pull without even once using your 1-2-3 combo is pretty sick. One other thing I love about Reaper in dungeons is that its AoE is a wide semicircle shape instead of a cone, and it's really easy to see exactly where you're hitting.

[@Happy_Zulu]

Great vid. Did not watch to avoid spoilers but I am at 90 for reaper such is the XP from MSQ. I generally found the job very fun. However yes it does take a while to get going. I suppose this had to be the case since the job is being introduced at level 70. But overall, really love the skills that come post 80. My actual concern with this job is the discord that's been surrounding it regarding how it may be overpowered with expectations that it will need to be nerfed at 6.1. I would not like to see the damage output of the job being nerfed, however, I do feel that the healing buff is a tad too much. I use the word feel because it does not seem expected to have a reaper healing anyone; that is if you consider the mythical creature the job is named after. Perhaps a nitpick; but that is the skill I would nerf. If any damaging skill can be adjusted, perhaps it would be Shadow of Death to be a 60s OGCD. Then again, Ive only been playing this game for a few months - Im no expert at this. Im sure the Balance Discord has a more precise understanding of what should be done regarding balance.

[@Darksoulsfail]

i havent played reaper myself as i am the other melee dps in the raid, but from my standpoint of view reaper looks really good, clean roation nearly no button bloat compared to other classes like sam, and really good dps output as it seems reaper is the strongeest dps atm.

[@PeterRedhill]

It's good to know it gets better. I kinda got bored of it early on because it felt like babies first Dragoon.

[@brandonfrench5285]

The lore held me over until 80 (but I mean, it wasn't THAT bad), then it somewhat started to pick up, and now at endgame raiding and EX Trials at 90, man it just feels sooooo good. Being able to do like 3 shrouds before things start to slow down, and even then it's almost no time before it picks up again. I was skeptical about the lack of oGCD's but playing it, it just feels more streamlined. No weaving twenty abilities into your rotation and diluting the core of the job. On the other hand the rotation itself is so unique in that the 1-2-3 combo is just filler. Overall it has such a unique flow that might not be crazy fast, takes enough twists and turns to keep it interesting throughout an encounter. Plus that 500 potency heal shield is nice.

[@MainUkraine]

Reaper is really simple when you unlock at lvl 70 even 80 its pretty simple only when u get to 90 it comes together.

[@Harleigh_19]

Pretty much agree with every feeling you had. It is painfully boring until lvl80 but thankfully gets better and better all the way till 90. My least favorite thing about the job though is keeping that stupid dmg buff up on enemies…. It’s nice getting gauge when stuff dies but it is so tedious and annoying to keep track of.

[@sagebaram5951]

Personally feel it's a bit of a miss early on, kind of resembles the story in a way, feels like pre 90 it's ARR and when you actually hit 90 it's EW... For someone new the initial experience must feel GOOD for them to actually invest in it. The way MNK/SMN was reworked to feel the same throughout 60-90 but get enhanced abilities and some extra traits/flashiness should set an example for all job development IMO.

[@Moonwalker130]

i feel like reaper should be more like a glass canon class, idk sacrifices his health and stuff for absurd amounts of damage

[@phantomtrak6007]

Personally, Reaper is the most fun I’ve ever had in this game. I love this class and I’m at 77 right now, so I can’t wait for it to ramp up

[@drekor884]

As a healer I've never once seen a reaper use arcane crest properly... sad times :(

[@ryanneilan3223]

It was fairly boring yeah til 90. Still kinda boring at 90 though. Glad I leveled it, but after a few expert roulettes and raids, meh, haven't touched it since. Just not a lot to it. Just feels underwhelming (playstyle not dps.)

[@Ashbringerx]

I leveled SAM through msq first and once I tried RPR, I shelved the SAM right away and it's not even close. The reaper form is both satisfying and flashy. I feel most people not liking it are elitists min-maxer who dont feel accomplished unless their bar is bloated with a billion oGCDs. RPR base rotation is certainly meh but at 90 you're almost never doing it. Also a melee with a blink ? Sign me up pls. RPR has also a lot of bad rep as it is the new kid on the block and a lot of people are trying it meaning you are more likely than not gonna run into a poorly played one.

[@treebush]

Lol wtf you clearly don't understand high level play the last thing raiders want is bloated filler buttons to press that don't have major important in rotations.

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

It's a shame because level 90 reaper is in my opinion one of the best melee dps job to play, but before that it's not great and the lower the level the worse it gets. Getting synched with reaper is really not fun.

[@MaestroGrey]

I find it boring af. Shroud is cool but it's real short and takes forever to get 50 soul gage so you can use it.

[@SurpriseCake]

First!

[@nemeanlioness]

it was fun at 70 to 80. then they stacked too many systems on top of each other. it became a chore.

[@szetho509]

Nah reaper is garbage bored...you can't activate a few skills at the same time and no impact