10,000 Hours of Black Mage

[@PintFrumpyrat]

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[@MetaklangTouhou]

Ok but what if I ughhh....If I ummmm....

[@bugcatcher6247]

Ahahahahha

[@ajwtube]

Absolute shit game how tf do they make so much money to buy the souls of literally every KZbinr

[@TheRealAb216]

@@ajwtube mobile games are huge in south east Asia and any place with lots of mass public transportation. nothing better to do when on the train but play mobile games

[@MrBigsmallguy]

Ill do it for more videos

[@RazAnime]

as a RedMage who once totalled 20 Raises across a 15 minute slogfest of a trial with healers and tanks repeatedly dying, and at the end not receiving a single commend.... This is how Red Mages become Black

[@whodis113]

Welcome to the brotherhood, where our mantra is simple Stand in fire, DPS higher

[@TheSuspira]

RDM with a black soul.

[@PaperJedi]

Villain arch

[@ZechsMerquise73]

I always tell people about the time I, as red made, got 6 commends for being the first one to jump on the whale in Limitless Blue normal. Because I never get commends for ressing or emergency healing in raids.

[@NekoBatyx]

The one time my healer kept dying on the last dungeon boss no matter how many time I rez'd him so I had to be the one to heal the tank, other DPS, and myself while also DPSing the boss. And I didn't get commended for it.

[@D3th10rd]

Black Mage, White Mage, and Red Mage all fighting and arguing in a Dungeon about who the superior spell slinger is. Blue Mage just sitting outside the entrance eating glue and killing gods with their own abilities.

[@Exile_Sky]

The Self-Destruct rushes were hilarious. Dungeon clears in under 5 was crazy.

[@Tython82]

@@Exile_Sky was? the 5 minute dungeon clears are still a thing, Blu Mages have just switched up to the Rams Voice+Ultra Vibration combo.

[@Exile_Sky]

@@Tython82 I haven't really been playing frequently, but was when they first released blue. So I got to experiment with people when the beast was unleashed on the dungeons. Once it become norm it was more "farm farm farm" and less "man this is nuts!", thus "was".

[@kyotanaka920]

@@Tython82 was as in its now pointless to do with the moogle tombstone event. Aurum Vale you can clear fast, but one raid was significantly faster.

[@Tython82]

@@kyotanaka920 indeed, Turn 2 of thr Coils of Bahamut could be done in 30 seconds with Blu Mages, unfortunately that one is not available with this current event.

[@1Vix1]

“But you got something that they don’t…A giant hat” *cries in Viera*

[@da_nong8152]

*laughs in bard*

[@sugoistalin7809]

Look everyone, this person can't wear hats, Lets all point and laugh at them.

[@kurothefox6020]

As a Hroth yeah, that's why my headwhere is just horns and antlers

[@Venemoth123]

Hot mommy Viera > Giant hat (personal opinion)

[@devvfakeaccount]

"Does rotation practice on a dummy for 2 hours" - "feels great" - "goes into extreme fight" - "dies of death"

[@mitrikgaduk347]

Every. Single. Time. (You forgot "Watches a rotation guide, screams externally for a day, procrastinates, comes back a week later.".)

[@nathanwidener9006]

Me practicing my rotations for an hour, gets into dungeon/trial, immediately forgets how to play the game.

[@Shadowsfromwithin13]

To real...WAY to real.

[@Scrambles_Deathdealer]

Can't wait to see every single solitary Final Fantasy 14 streamer do a reaction video for this

[@Gurtington]

You're not even wrong

[@Green_Cumulon]

And asmongold

[@ReedoTV]

I can't wait to watch them all 😁

[@ogheros]

@@Green_Cumulon That only New World player and streamer?

[@Revan09]

@@ogheros That's the P2W Lost Ark streamer ok

[@Lucky_T]

I literally just picked up this game yesterday and went "Ooh thaumaturgy looks cool" and now I'm living with the knowledge that my class is going to be pain.

[@Yellow_Pants29]

xD Truly I have it Level 90 haha

[@Freakyanimefan181]

Probably learned this already but as a just in case you can change classes after lvl10(?) Somewhere around that level

[@lumzetuff3110]

If you wanna play it because it looks cool, I'd say go for it! Did the same thing when i went to FF, and found the main difficulty lies in it being very proactive rather than reactive.... You will not preform optimally the first time you see an encounter, but planning around after a few tries is incredibly fun. When to zip to a nearby party member, when to leylines... When to use triple cast and blast while moving out of shit. The job got alot of tools to help with stuffs.

[@Jose-ic3er]

What is life but overcoming pain for success?

[@byletheisner5006]

It was my starting class as well, I reached level 69(I was actually overleveled, since I was still doing lvl 58 quests in the Heavensward MSQ) and by that point I just could not bring myself to go on and bought a level booster for Red Mage, now I exclusively play melee DPS except when I have to do all the role quests avaible for each role.

[@shokotwokawa9695]

I have a friend that played black mage as we were going through the story together and everytime he got a new ability he would start rambling and theorizing about where new abilities went in his rotation Meanwhile I was over here like: Optimal Throwing Rocks rotation (White Mage)

[@shybandit521]

Why is throwing rocks with a 2 second cast time so much more fun than throwing rocks with a 2.5 second cast time

[@shokotwokawa9695]

@@shybandit521 more rock more fun

[@lupuslunari]

How many rocks can I throw before I need to heal again? Is that attack the tank buster? Whatever. *throws more rocks*

[@incongruous4]

Don't worry it gets better. Eventually you can stop throwing rocks and start spamming a spell that blinds you and your entire team throughout half the entire fight so all anyone sees is screen covering white flashes every 2s like it's some shitty rave

[@fawkespryde9183]

@@incongruous4 Say flashbang two seconds as you start to cast holy to really catch them off guard

[@forcebane]

Jesus dude, your editing has transcended godhood.

[@duncanmacleod6274]

Wait. This is a Final Fantasy game. That means we have to kill Pint!

[@grayfarron5077]

@faget Yeaaaaaah... that name is getting a report dog

[@soldierorsomething]

Noo the primal influence is too strong, must...gather more crystals

[@Vincrand]

If he keeps it up he might transcend to blue mage level.

[@Topazzzzzz]

"The only dps with a heal" I was about to say "well summoner does have physick" but you know what? youre right. i'd get more healing out of accidentally breathing in an insect than physick.

[@Atiklyar]

Dancer: "Am I a joke to you?!?"

[@RyanScarbrough]

I love breathing in insects, it's not that bad!

[@maxmexmixbruh8695]

@@Atiklyar yes actually

[@aliceblack3533]

that hurts... but is accurate

[@whythefuckdowehavethisherenow]

@@Atiklyar They nerfed the shit out of curing waltz to have a range of like 3 feet. It says 3 "yalms" which should be like 3 yards = 9 feet, but really you can be an arm's length away from a player and they don't get the heal. It's pretty bad.

[@Lucron]

An objective for glory, the arduous journey of self-improvement under a mentor, peer pressure accompanied by inner turmoil, mentor caving into self-doubt, and capped off with the student encouraging the mentor with an uplifting message. Also HQ visuals exist. This whole video is an entire anime and I didn't even need to go to Crunchyroll to watch it. 10/10 Will watch again.

[@BlackBlur888]

lucron is the best checkout their channel ^^

[@SunChaoJun]

Is it me or does that hyur female look an awful lot like your Lucia?

[@malekith1987]

lucron where is your check mark ?

[@MegaDK47]

That was oddly uplifting, thanks Pint! can't wait for 10,000 hours of White Mage where it's just 15 minutes of uninterrupted crying.

[@microsoftword5249]

better just be a blank video with crying in the background because holy blinded everyone

[@microsoftword5249]

@Poe Soul if you like WHM then all the more to you, it's just that there's no way to prevent damage from going through. All you have is heals, very little mitigation/shields which makes healing an under geared or bad tank even harder. but then again, if you enjoy it then play it. Not impossible, just annoying at times.

[@SeraphimStardustArtist]

as a healer main, the crying is accurate XD even more so when dps dont move out of obvious mechanics, yeah im looking at you black mage

[@IAmArchives]

@Poe Soul I did white mage and I had to have a friend of mine hard carry me through some areas because the enemy levels were to high

[@pinkcatgxrl]

@@IAmArchives That happened to me too around 40-45 especially!

[@MB-go6uy]

Here's whats amazing about Pint... and I'm being dead serious. Not only is his production and editing chops amazing, but he actually is truly thinking about the insights and human truths around the game and classes then effortlessly weaves it into something you will never get tired for watching. But he's also teaching you something and inspiring you and entertaining you all in one. Period. Pint is GOATED.

[@MythicalWiseNab]

The Black Mage's Leveling Grind Is The Exact Opposite Of wow Mage Leveling Experience

[@brettpresta-valachovic3631]

Definitely. I love WoW's version(s) of mage and wish FFXIV black mage was just as easy to play. I think one good step in that direction would be to shorten the cast times of their spells. Shave 0.5 seconds off the casts and the leveling experience would feel much better.

[@bearandthebull2372]

@@brettpresta-valachovic3631 tbf,there is a mage class that's as easy. It's called 6.0 smn.

[@KumaBONG1234]

@@bearandthebull2372 10 button rotation omegalul. plus 1 buff button, 1 shield button, no other resources than cooldown to keep up and a bunch of instant cast window

[@kablooey2369]

@@brettpresta-valachovic3631 No. I want my class to be damn near impossible to play. Its fun. Also spell speed materia fixes that....

[@thomask5434]

You mean the classic one? Drinking for 30 seconds after each pull? Or the new one where mana doesn`t matter at all for all but healers.

[@StormierNik]

1:55 My man's starting to speak in Zenos lines throughout his dialogue. You live for these moments. I LIVE FOR THEM TOO!

[@writer_man5318]

That I cannot deny.

[@PrinceArtemis]

I noticed something was weird from that quote, nice catch from that :D

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

For anyone who’s wondering, here are some extra tips Pints Pride didn’t allow him to tell you: 1. If the boss is going to hit you with a coquesmasher 9000 and getting out of the way means losing Enochian, *get out of the way.* Remember: a sub optimal DPS still deals more damage than a corpse. 2. Your Leylines are powerful. Make sure you put them in the right place *away* from the tank’s position. As a tank main, we don’t have to move as much, please take that into consideration. We’re the guys meant to take the A$$clapper 243075, not you. 3. Most importantly: don’t let your ego control you. The healer *will* call a hit man on you if you make too many stupid mistakes. You can’t deal damage if you’re dead, and will have to rebuff yourself anyway if you’re revived.

[@robnlarie]

I read your first point and immediately knew you were a healer or tank main.

[@elgatochurro]

Just use transpose... He has the joke there but it's so quick I only realized it at this watching

[@elgatochurro]

​​@@robnlarieI mean... Do you know how much a revive is? It's a full fourth of the entire MP bar plus 8 seconds of uninterrupted casting required without a swift cast. I am a devout healer main and will still risk taking damage from aoes as black but I don't want to risk dying over getting another fire 4 spat out. Also transpose comes in so early but has so little need of use until you reach benefits of keeping enochian going...

[@Maken-X]

Oh god that Flare cast scene. I felt that in my soul.

[@E-L337]

And that is why you always Swiftcast Flare. .... or Triplecast. You get two charges of Triplecast now, and it's absolutely fantastic...

[@Tharoffnik.]

hurts evertime T_T

[@akiramurakami3177]

@@E-L337 triple cast for 3 enhanced flare. Let the world burn in our wake. BLM REJOIN

[@SubduedRadical]

I'm not even a BLM, just a healer, and I've felt that. ESPECIALLY AST since Gravity is a targeted AOE. T_T Sure, it's the only one you don't have to stand in the middle of the scary bad guys, but if your target dies, WHAT THEN?!?!

[@E-L337]

@@akiramurakami3177 This is the way.

[@-daniel7233]

I main healers, and I learned to never rescue black mages. Either they know what they are doing, or not, and they will learn from it, but I don't wanna be the one who interupts their cast timer lmao. I'll heal you through everything little black mages, don't worry!!

[@Dark_Tesla]

Online players don’t deserve you.

[@sailor_anna9924]

I rescued a black mage once.... the game killed me 1 sec later with a knock back. I've never rescued a black mage since. I'll just watch them eat the aoe and heal 😂

[@toxiclunch]

A saint has appeared! 9~9

[@liadrikyu2498]

I don't rescue at all if a player dies I'll just use my 1 minute res cooldown on them and that's that never my fault neither should it be my fault if a player fails a mechanic. If more then 1 player die per minute especially in a raid with more then 1 healer then something went awfully wrong. Remember healers... you decide who gets to live.

[@samkitwood9607]

ty from 2024 . ive only ever met a handful of your kind in 10k hours of ff14

[@StarlitSoryn]

Three weeks ago, I couldn't stand Black Mage. I begrudgingly levelled it to level 50 a long time ago, and never wanted to touch it ever again because I couldn't stand being so immobile, and the rotation felt incredibly boring. Then I decided I'm going to level every class to 90, and start with the one I hate most to make the other ones feel easy by comparison. So, I started to level black mage. And the higher I got, the more I realized... "This shit is in my blood." As soon as I got access to Ley Lines, Umbral Hearts, and Fire IV, everything changed and I realized that this shit slaps. I'm almost to 90 now and I immediately want to start gearing it up. Getting that perfect Ley Lines window feels fucking incredible, and I love having so many movement options with Triplecast, Aetherial Manipulation, Between the Lines, instant cast Foul/Xenoglossy, and firestarter/thundercloud procs. I almost always have something I can push when I need to move to keep the momentum going, so the "immobility" has become nonexistent for me. I now understand why Yoshi-P mains this class. It fucking slaps.

[@z3r0fluxx91]

"A giant hat." My man's really put a flaming team captain on there. He's a true hat connisuer.

[@Leo_812]

Oh wow I actually missed that the first time i watched that bit, good eye!

[@chexboxer]

As someone who started to game with Black Mage and mained it for two years before turning Red Mage... I feel all of this in my soulstone.

[@jesternario]

As a fellow BL/RDM, I also feel it. It’s kind of a strange damp warmth, you know.

[@koshu4]

You didn’t start with Black Mage though. You started with thaumaturge {runs away}

[@jesternario]

@@koshu4 (looks at Kit Kat) What do you think? 20 second head start?

[@C4MG1RL]

The thing is Black Mage is one of those classes where one day you just get it and then you look back like "Damn, it was never hard... I'm was (and quite possibly still am) just stupid"

[@toastee5421]

grammar mistake checks out

[@elgatochurro]

Weird, I took months off of it and even I came back I never dropped enochian and just managed the mana and enochian by instinct be looking at them

[@powerofk]

Enochian being changed to a trait instead of a skill is like the best thing ever to happen to Black Mage. Also, triple cast is awesome. And, yet, BLM is the only class in the game without a self-heal. Yes, we do have a crappy shield ability. But that doesn’t count. But why do I love BLM? Triple cast fire 4. Do I die a lot? Yup. The floor is comfortable! But seriously - you want to master a fight? If you master it with BLM, you’ve mastered it.

[@MCDMarsgodihatehandles]

Ey, I'll hear no trash talk about man of war, it's helpful when there's some kinda knockback that only applies if you take damage!

[@dckuha]

Even though they made it a trait, it can still drop off if you lose your umbrals, which means you still lose your polygot progress. So it's not actually that big of a change, it just means you don't get into that terrible situation where you drop enochian while the CD is still up AND you lose your polyglot. And of course it saves a button

[@powerofk]

@@dckuha What makes it better being a trait is that it's able to be picked up again immediately instead of waiting for the cool down to complete. When it was an action, there was a cool down involved. Now, no cool down.

[@dckuha]

@@powerofk Yeah that's exactly what I said. You still take a huge DPS hit if you drop your umbrals because you miss xenoglossy casts. It's not QUITE as punishing but it's still punishing enough that if you're dropping umbrals you're going to fall behind everyone else on damage.

[@Schaly]

You know what doesn't count? Summoner Physick. THAT doesn't count. 900hp heal on full raid gear, ISN'T a self heal. It's a joke. xD

[@TehHAuxaRs]

"No one would turn away a good player in favor of a bad player with a good class" this man KNOWS that's the WoW experience. Incredibly deep cut.

[@Scorch052]

the emotional trauma never really leaves, does it?

[@MaisieSqueak]

And this is why you're all bad for this game. ACCEPT ALL LEVELS OF SKILL YOU BULLIES.

[@craigwheeler4760]

It's the reason I play White Mage and Red mage as my healer / dps now. White mage is a somewhat mobile position allowing for AOE quick heals and regenerative field effects. In Raids I AOE heal and sprint around constantly. Hit those Tanks with the Regen and Medica 2, and run !. For Red Mage, it's the same with the mobility issues. You have some trollish caste times and must master the shorter single target spell to combo into AOE casts as you free instant one. It's a Pain in the ass. The main combos making you get up close to the boss with swordplay are dangerous AF. I get killed a lot trying my Scorch combination in Extreme content.

[@Scorch052]

@@MaisieSqueak I mean, he's talking about savage and ultimate raiding, the top 1% of content in difficulty. I agree with you literally everywhere else, but high-end raiding is the sort of thing where I think people have a right to ask for a baseline skill level.

[@gregpenismith1248]

@@MaisieSqueak cool story, no one asked. Now get back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich.

[@ericbright1742]

10:08 It took me several watches to realize that this was an impression! That was almost *perfect!*

[@Uracoin]

dude i went to google to try and find the original :D

[@moonlandersgames]

Playing black mage is like playing greatsword in Monster hunter. You will/have to learn every enemy's attacks and positioning is key.

[@Rakka5]

Alternatively tell your healer to adjust and refuse to move from your Leyline under any circumstances.

[@redeyes3847]

@@Rakka5 chad

[@xdenisx411]

but greatsword is the easiest for me in monster hunter... its legit my cheatcode for all monsters... maybe thats a sign to pick up black mage

[@vfaulkon]

And missing that big swing hurts you every time...but landing it? *chefs kiss*

[@SpopySpider]

As a greatsword otp I can tell you this almost there, cause as a black mage at least you got range, the greatsword is in your face and when it lands true charge crit, you wet your pants like no black mage ever will

[@fibblygibbly]

Red mage is the responsible eldest sibling looking after the group, given all of the parents’ love and adoration since the beginning Black mage is the youngest sibling that’s chaotic as hell, pretty annoying and really selfish, but rises to the top despite given all sorts of disadvantages And summoner is the middle child that nobody remembers

[@TheUrbanLegend]

Blue Mage is the cousin who comes over and is kinda both weird but they are also oddly enjoyable... but you have to question their life choices.

[@ShiroCh_ID]

more like summoners was step-siblings

[@Jason-993]

the youngest child is the one getting all of the parents’ love and adoration since the beginning though...?

[@NuckElBerg]

@@Jason-993 Which fits oddly well with the analogy, since it's often joked that Black Mage is the most optimized job, and the one that gets fixed first, since it's the one that Yoshi-P plays.

[@fine_ol_chap]

I remember trying Black Mage as my first class when I started playing because I liked magic and the cool look from the cinematic trailers. Never had a clue what I got myself into before it was too late, by that time I was already too invested

[@Deldelar]

Video editing, commentary, humour etc. as always on point. But genuinely, I've never seen any other creator put as much effort into a sponsor plug as you do mate, and they're always quality to watch.

[@joefebri3236]

He even come with different scenario everytime, what a guy.

[@Attalai]

Pint and Internet Historian are making me look foward to their adds

[@yetipotato8567]

I sure hope more people would realize this and tried to find ways to make the add funny and unique

[@jacobmartin7434]

Well, im with you in everything, because Pint videos are top tier material, but the worldbuilding in internet historian sponsor plug are hard to beat

[@Deldelar]

@@jacobmartin7434 I'll have to check it out, thanks for the tip.

[@valaquenta220]

This is the ONLY content creator that has me hyped about his shadow raid legends ads because they're hilarious every single time !

[@joeshmoe4347]

You should watch Internet Historian. Should be right up your ally

[@thatdudesaber]

check out martinsitopants aswell, his ads are *chef's kiss*

[@_Lis25]

@Frey that was a stupid comment.

[@schwererpanzerspahwagen7.592]

@@_Lis25 No just watch Pint that's all you got to do.

[@_Lis25]

@@schwererpanzerspahwagen7.592 What I mean is that both creators post a video once a few months. So they aren't competing with each other.

[@devxved]

I regularly come back to this master piece of a video because it genuinely is one of my favorite videos on youtube. I FINALLY decided to take on the black mage challenge and am loving myself for it, I am at 90 with it, but I will say this. As someone who mains red mage and will save countless runs with red mage res', I get more commendations playing black mage than I do red mage.

[@Hensley_]

The best feeling is doing well as blm in a duty and then getting commends for it.

[@Felhate]

13:32 and that is when Pint went full Hero Rising From The Ashes Montage. That was really inspiring. Was feeling down for kinda failing at my goals for this year... but hearing this little montage inspired me. Thank you Pint! Your editing is god-tier as well as your story telling.

[@barrybones1720]

the production quality of this is actually stupid, love you pint

[@sts8304]

Pint. 5 months ago i started as a black mage during the free trial that i was alotted. I had so much pride because my friends that got me into it said that Black Mage was highest DPS but hardest to play because of the lack of mobility. I became a half way decent BLM and i was proud. When i got the full game, I ended up switching classes to try something new, i went to reaper at level 70 and leveled it all the way to 90. Then to Gunbreaker because i needed a tank class and sucked at DRK but didnt want to be a warrior or paladin carbon copy. I tried healers, i tried other DPS. I leveled bard for the music. I walked away from BLM because of the fun of the mobility and ease of play. but your video has renewed my faith. Today...I return as a BLM.

[@attitude2492]

But did you actually return as a BLM?

[@Lorendrawn]

How's the pain a year in?

[@nguyenhoangkien6745]

7:21 It feels like a subtle foreshadowing of the theme "master what you set out to do". Currently had a blast with Hades and I resonate with that feeling deeply.

[@oligb1469]

The fact that instead of doing some one dimensional ad shill Pint does a full story every time is amazing.

[@AlbinoTiefling]

Ah, this video never gets old to watch and rewatch. It wasn't what prompted me to try Black Mage, but it definitely gave some cool insights into the job without being an outright guide, which let me enjoy the experience a lot more. A friend of mine, who ran levelling dungeons with me commented that, quote "This is the first time I'm witnessing a corruption arc in real time." And you know what? He was right. No, I will not, in fact, move to the stack marker, you can deal with it on your own! Triplecast Fire IV go BRRRRRRRRRR!

[@yourshadow05]

As a Summoner player, I do believe you are jealous of the absolute TON of instant cast spells we have, giving us increased mobility. And I'll keep telling myself that until I believe it

[@rafaelcarli639]

I have to agree with Pint here and say that they're pretty much a fake caster after 6.0 =(

[@TaigaGalette]

blm cant even raise KEKW

[@Knoxerboy101]

Summoner died with Endwalker. :( Highly considering resubbing and respecing since I just cannot get into the job class anymore.

[@VerbalCoffee]

Sounds like Druid copium.

[@CVL2802]

New summoner is best summoner.

[@Chibikins]

I was JUST thinking to myself how much I wanted a new Pint video. The only sad thing about it is knowing the wait for the next one starts all over again. Seriously love your content, I can't wait to watch Asmon react to it!

[@felipebr13pr44]

bro the way ur char moves in the lil animations in the video lol i really liked them (i think its a mix of emoting and video editing) and i didnt even realise this video is 2 years old-

[@taffetatwist2194]

Jesus christ this was an awe inspiring, motivational thrill ride no matter what challenge you're tackling - even if you don't play games full stop, this video would move you to charge headlong in to whatever thing it is that you've set your mind to. ALSO YOUR EDITING IS GODTIER

[@James-pr4bf]

You are absolutely insufferable.

[@canvas520]

The editing and bouncy animation are oddly fitting of ff14, and the funnies are funny. Well done.

[@dansgamesden]

As a small content creator, massive props on the Raid ad, best one I've EVER seen super creative dude

[@LightWayyyy]

As a healer, having Black Mage in the party is like having a Dragoon. Let them have fun and learning the position, don't yank them out of the AoE if it not very obviously getting killed.

[@Vexian122]

as a dragoon main you are sorely mistaken, only time our positioning is strict is when we have to use all our jumps in opener, while blm has strict positioning at all times

[@crazy8slayer]

If a dragoon is tanking the floor making sure it doesn't move they are playing the class correct, if they live give them a gold star sticker lol

[@SawnOffSamurai]

If you ever see a dragoon in an AOE it's because we're all addicted to using evasive jump at the last possible second.

[@crazy8slayer]

@@SawnOffSamurai question being was that extra hit or two worth making the party be down a dps, though in my experience dragoons die more to yeeting themselves off the boss platform more than dying to actual mechanics which is hilarious to watch but still worse than dying where you can be resurrected

[@ZeroTheHeartlessKing]

"insert main dragoon class comment here" as much as i love the dragoon jokes, i'm proud to say i only evasive jumped off a cliff once and that was in all honesty more of a misclick (mistake or not i did know about the dragoon memes at the time so it messed me up i pulled a "noob dragoon" move XD) and yes evasive jumping out of the way of a ass-clapping aoe IS awesome and will make you feel like a badass (until the boss uses the 2nd ass-clapping aoe then pray you can run out in time lol)

[@doihavetobenormal]

Finally a video I can truly relate to. It's nice knowing others go through the same pain being made to move out of their leylines and their raid group telling them to do mechanics. The thing that really hits home is casting Flare for 4 seconds and just before you can, the enemies die. Sometimes I look at enemies on low health and am like "There is no point in casting anything because by the time I do all I'll see is INTERUPPTED." :(( The suffering is worth it for the power you feel with the huge 50K+ crit you see on the screen with a Xenoglossy or laughing as you make meteors from the sky. It cannot be beaten.

[@soldierorsomething]

Oh the thirst for power is unreal and im only lvl 35, but someday..someday the world will see my fury unleashed!!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

This was my main way back, not sure if it got harder but positioning was everything. 8:57 Just like he says it felt amazing when you learned the mechanics, reacted well, and kept your rotations flowing. Something really satisfying about playing a hard class well.

[@dustinmcclung4497]

I played black mage from the start, historically i've always enjoyed being the massive damage turret in games... King Thordan broke me. I died, two or three times, enough for the healers to just give up. only had to do it once, but it left a scar on my mental state that not even Ornstien and Smough could from Dark Souls...

[@irmoony]

Thordan normal? Now don't take this the wrong way, but I wasn't aware it was even *possible* to die on that fight, lol. You can straight up stand in half the AoEs and they'll barely tickle you.

[@dustinmcclung4497]

@@irmoony yeah, it was awhile ago though so all I remember is being very confused and very, very dead.

[@DaDoom1]

@@irmoony stat squish and constant rebalancing post Heavensward has certainly made earlier content easier so I would say it depends on when it happened. I been playing ARR since close to launch myself

[@alexh.3045]

Fuck those healers, everyone dies two or three times their first time around. Keep trying, don't let a bad experience dissuade you from playing a class you like!

[@edelweiss8598]

I'm sorry, you died _three_ times and your healers gave up? *Disgusting.* They need to turn in their job stones.

[@xer0o0HASSAN_CHOP]

2:01 Love that Zenos quote on top of the Royal Menagerie being said with the right inflection here!

[@noaag]

By the GODS this production quality is DIVINE! I love the XIV community, I love that some of you guys are the most talented creatives and that you choose to make work to share with us.

[@unbindingfloyd]

You perfectly explained the reward/punishment structure of black mage. It feels the best to get it down perfect and know you are doing it. People don't main black mage just for the high dps. They do it because they like doing high dps and proving a point. Its like beating a game on a harder difficulty. You don't need to do it but it feels good to do it. Thats where I find it fun anyways.

[@soldierorsomething]

Hey hey, they also have the ability to smack their opponents with their staff and that ability has about 20% chance of doing extra potency dmg, just imagine if you invest in strength with your rings and earrings you could beat a PLD in melee DPS!! (Oh and if you actually right click your target when you stand close to them, you will also perform your auto attack as well, for that extra 34-50 dmg per hit, works with all healers and casters)

[@crazy8slayer]

@@soldierorsomething oof shots fired at us pld mains lol, at least at 90 they upped pld damage more though im sure it still gets out dps'd by literally every class, blm is my main dps class and it was a nice change from how boring tanking can get

[@soldierorsomething]

@@crazy8slayer Well luckily tanks dont have to stand in queues and they can survive most attacks just fine while watching their fellow DPS´s die right next to them, so tanks are not all that booring :D

[@crazy8slayer]

@@soldierorsomething later fights get more fun as a tank but all the early dungeon bosses are literally stand there and push like 4 buttons on repeat while everyone else gets to do actual mechanics, but tanking raids and higher content is very fun

[@mrdoormat6809]

Honestly, i main BLM just because i like how the screen shake everytime i cast flare. Each of their spell just feels very powerfull.

[@itsLofai]

Pint is truly has some of the most enjoyable content on youtube

[@widexawake_]

I was in an FC that was almost exclusively Lala. The fudge you talking about "representation"?

[@itsLofai]

@@widexawake_ Uhm, how many youtubers out there be reppin' the Lalafell? Unless your FC is making banger videos and "representing" (LOL) them on a very popular youtube channel that has godlike editing then I would gladly like to see them... It was just a joke that wasn't meant to be taken so seriously its just you don't see youtubers play Lalafell typically (:

[@SeldimSeen1]

"You simply live with the pain." Truth. The fun thing about having a level 90 Summoner is picking up a Scholar stone. Once you are able to use the stone your Scholar is automatically a level 90 healer.

[@witchylealin]

Remember tie golden rule of Red Mage: When magic didnt work - GO FOR THE EYES"

[@TheSilverOrn]

RED MAGES RISE UP! VICTORY THROUGH FASHION AND VERRAISE!

[@coffeecool5190]

everyone loves a RDM till they use their blinding LB3 on a Raid Boss who at the same time casted a Directional or Splash AOE

[@TheSilverOrn]

@@coffeecool5190 That just shows how awesome Red Mages are, we are so strong we can rez the tanks and healers to prevent a wipe or use our LB to cause one. WE ARE THE ULTIMATE MASTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH!

[@KMCA779]

@@coffeecool5190 Verflashbang is great, I don't know why you need to see the floor.

[@aevum6667]

That's awesome! I've been a Red Mage through thick and thin since Stormblood and I agree it should be about what YOU want to play and your accomplishments with that.

[@ChimerFox]

Hey, thanks. The short comment at the end helped confirmed the ability to assuage any doubts I had. I've been telling myself that "I can do this." with something personal, for some reason hearing it randomly in this video helped a lot. :) I didn't subscribe before, but I will now! I'm only a small drop in the pond but I'll be rooting for you!

[@monkeycrunch9324]

Your content is unrivaled. These videos are some of the best I've had the privilege of watching. Thank you for sharing and showing off your creativity.. Been watching your channel since forever. Cheers!

[@jonathanichirochia4381]

In all my years playing this game, this has to be both the best and entertaining guide of any guide. Great work, here's a sub and like!

[@janpawedwa4590]

Hell yea, an hours worth of Pint content! 15 minutes of actual video, and 45 minute reaction by baldie.

[@Static-EN-]

You know it.

[@zevofeir]

@@Static-EN- I know it.

[@janpawedwa4590]

@@zevofeir Everybody knows it.

[@shocksucksatmage5764]

Let me just start by saying that I have seen all your videos from the beginning and it is clear that you continue to perfect your craft and improve your video editing and writing with every new post. I get more excited about the "A new video has been uploaded by Pint" notification than I do most A tier movie titles. But, there is nothing I love more than seeing all of the wonderful reaction videos to your videos and seeing that everyone enjoys them just as much as I do. Keep up the great work Pint. Cant wait for 10,000 hours of whatever you do next!

[@WarriorofRed]

"Random point in the future where your once unbridled confidence is now turned into: ... huh?" That was me both leveling Dragoon from 50-70 as well as doing alliance raids in general

[@KingJerbear]

I've never seen any of your videos, or played a FF game, but this video was amazing. I can only imagine the amount of time and editing it takes to make something like this. Thanks for sharing!

[@mrbeans2425]

Pints Editing is UNREAL! And I love how all his gangsters sound like Mayor Quimby! Lmao

[@piersoncalley2236]

The "when everything comes together" bit is completely on-point, few things feel as good as playing Black Mage well in a difficult fight... ... but other times, the tank moves the boss and you miss your Meteor in front of the entire alliance. This inspired me, though, to pick Black Mage back up once more, that or I just need a break from leveling everything.

[@jayr5mitty351]

This has God-Tier editing!! A Magnum Opus 🙌🏾

[@UncleReamus]

You have some of the best editing I’ve ever seen. I’ve never played WoW or FFXIV but I love your videos.

[@knightofdeathes9155]

This man’s use of the character is awe inspiring. Wish I could do that.

[@Oceanstalker]

"Failure is not the falling down, it's the staying down." -Pint 2022

[@chelsthegameruiner8669]

This was me but with Red Mage, I remember being scared of playing Red Mage until I toyed around with my hotbar and suddenly found a setup, completely by random, that I was comfortable with. Granted, I've since only had a class type of each I level now on my alt: Machinist, Red Mage, Reaper, and Gunbreaker. Someday I'll get over my healer anxiety

[@SuolaSirkka]

Okay, on most videos I just skip the ads, but Pint makes them genuinely entertaining. Can't believe I've been had, and I'm not even mad. That's the sign of being able to make fun content.

[@natsumidragneel8472]

not gonna lie - i got goosebumps when answers started playing :'3 AMAZING video!

[@axis1247]

"Red Mage is the only dps with a heal" Summoner and Dancer "Am I a joke to you?"

[@DeathRose96]

summoners heal is kind of a joke after lvl 30 xD

[@EeveeHawkFan]

and Reaper's shield when breaking >v>

[@axis1247]

@@DeathRose96 Tru

[@jonathangille8643]

As a summoner main our heal does not count.

[@Miyao05]

summoner heal is....pathetic. LOL i don't even know WHY they let it keep psychic XD

[@watashiwanekoda8169]

This guy is actually great He actually made it look like fun, but you can only see the challenge and the patience it requires after trying it out GG

[@meane590]

Would've loved to have seen his reaction to the Shadowbringers Summoner rotation

[@user-pr6zj9du9t]

ranged ninja, line up your opener, press everything on cd incredible mobility compared to that time's optimally played blm, sch and whm the only real challenge was not losing your mind due to the non-responsiveness of your egis. no, 4x ruin4 in bahamut and 8/8 wyrmwave and scarlet flame doesnt compare to sch whm and blm mobility issues stop saying shb smn was hard, I'm so sick of this meme lmao

[@meane590]

@@user-pr6zj9du9t You're making me laugh by saying glare mage was hard because of its cast time. SHB simplified healer rotation so much that it was laughable. Yes you have cast times on them but you literally only had 1 main dps skill with a dot with some ogcds. Optimally yes summoner was easier in the long haul because of its mobility during cast times. However the baseline for learning the base line rotation instead of the optimal rotation was much harder than the healers. Healing is hard not because of your dps rotation but because you also have the responsibilities of being a healer. I'll agree that BLM is probably the most "skillful" class to optimize in a fight but my comment wasn't about how hard it would be persay in like a savage or such its just learning the basic rotation. BLM is not hard because of its rotation but because doing the rotation was hard due to the cast times. Yes summoner had mobility but learning that base line rotation of using gcds and ogcds at the correct time as to avoid basic clipping was much harder than learning the basics of how fire and ice phases worked for blm.

[@magruder1993]

"What does Reaper bring?" potential group heal over time (if your in range when it goes off) and a party wide damage buff

[@MaisieSqueak]

But this is the WoW mentality. If something isn't optimal, compared to other jobs, it's entirely useless... They're the worst thing to happen to this game. Both for social values and for gaming meta... They'll destroy it before we've completed another expansion.

[@MVimah]

Having a party wide damage buff means they're not a sole dps. I knew this part got off the video was weird to me. Thank you for classifying

[@randomdeliveryguy]

@@MaisieSqueak This is not WoW mentality, it's any game's mentality. Why would you use something that's worse if not for the memes? I think you should blame the devs, not the players in those cases.

[@anthony26812]

@@MVimah it's cuz it's only a 3% buff and reaper is more of an aDPS job similar to sam so thats why it's comparable ig

[@SleepytheDrowsyOne]

@@MaisieSqueak it’s still not even optimal at release of this video lmao. Reaper is top dps.

[@SomniTTV]

Sir, i just stumbled onto your channel and by god why am i so late to this party? Every second of this video is a masterpiece. The animation. The editing. The music. The knowledge and the jokes that never miss. Sir. I applaud you lol. Subscribed. I never wanted the video to end xD the way you animate your character in editing to make him look like he's truly interacting with everything on the screen is genius.

[@DankestLankJOJO]

This video convinced me to try Final fantasy XIV for the first time and I went Black mage. I've been having fun doing main quests and side quests but it's been a lot more run when I spoke with someone in game for the first time and got pulled into my first free company. Could not recommend enough.

[@ushinkou8569]

Playing Extreme Trials as a Black Mage, dying mid way and the group clearing without you made me switch to Red Mage. Red for Progs, Black after you learn. That's how it'll be from now on.

[@Doku71]

Black Mage and Monk. I initially started as an Archer 8 years ago, I regretted this very quickly. When I found Thaumaturge and Pugilist when I traveled to Ul'dah, I was initially skeptical, but the story for the two classes hooked me in. As a Hellsguard Roegadyn, it was interesting and entertaining when I discovered that the space I occupy is the same for every race option. This made me become much bolder when I entered parties for dungeons and trials, I could stand in an AoE circle up to the center of my thigh to finish casts and abuse auto-completion for movement, I could play at maximum range for melee and spin around the boss, annoying my party while performing every single positional, with the equally crazy Astrologians throwing Arrow on me and giving me that hand cramping 1.4 GCD for a minute straight. Thumaturge and Pugilist, and Marauder all kept me hooked and wanting to experience the next part of the class story, it's what kept me going when the horridly long questline of ARR and Post-ARR was boring and killing my interest.

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

13:35, Pure Maxim 70 Moment. Maxim 70: Failure is not an option. It's mandatory. The option is if you let failure be the last thing you do.

[@WilZyX75]

7:40 That MGR OST is PERFECT 😂 (MGR: REVENGEANCE OST It Has To Be This Way)

[@Av1dd]

I have kept up the streak of checking this channel every 2 weeks since you last uploaded. I will continue.

[@theoblivieat]

You still deserve way more subs. the quality is insane

[@jamesrideout123]

I absolutely love Pints videos He's incredibly talented.

[@retiredhater]

wow that was the best ad ever lmaoooo, never before have I actually wanted to sit thru an ad to see how it plays out. your editing style and humor is amazing. good stuff bro.

[@KairahVTVods]

After all the hilarious wit, I wasn't expecting to get hit with a deep motivational message that brought a tear to my eyes.

[@RealWorldGaming]

13:29 I like how he didn’t even place summoner and placed Blue Mage in there instead

[@TheBeelzebub78]

I don't even play FF14 and this was extremely fun to watch. The editing and humor is top

[@deathblite9806]

So, you're essentially Megumi but you are able to cast more than once? That's awesome

[@silvermintle]

I came here for shits and giggles, not to be randomly motivated at the end. That's why I love your videos, thanks Pint!

[@titon7608]

I've never played this game, ever heard of it, or have any intention of ever playing this game. But by GOD is this editing good. I have 0 intention of ever playing this game but clicking this random video from my recommended really surprised me. Great Work man!

[@lukor-tech]

Your editing should be awarded with at least one good sponsorship from someone better than raid shadow legends. This video... Should be sponsored by... Surfsquaresharkspace.

[@Green_Cumulon]

Does this sponsor live in a pineapple under the sea?

[@Deadpool_the_Merc_with_a_Mouth]

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[@Ren99510]

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[@IceAokiji303]

A good Black Mage is like a good healer. Rather than having to learn a tougher rotation (because let's face it the Black Mage one is really easy at base), it's all about learning each individual fight and how to allow yourself to use those damage tools in them. For a healer it's figuring out how to do the necessary healing while giving up as few damage casts as possible, for Black Mage it's figuring out how and where to use your limited but powerful mobility tools. Interesting that the blow up everything job is the one with the most similarity to healers in the thought process behind getting good.

[@shadowridin913]

"Not that its an any of YOUR business, but fuck you and fuck off, and leave me to my leylines..." His raid group: Grab him? Yeah... But pet him after or he'll probably rage.

[@isaacengelhardt1934]

The moment the shot cut to Elden Ring, it hit me in the feels. Something about the power of a sober moment just gets me.

[@Naixatloz]

I started with Black Mage and stuck with it for the better part of a year. This video is 15 minutes of straight facts.

[@testhekid]

the editing and bouncy poses feels like eye-candy, that was both informative and crazy fun to watch, love it

[@timokirchhoff464]

i think i´ve never seen a video that well edited with ingame footage :o

[@xXSoulripperOo]

I also started off as a black mage and i really loved the job, until red mage came along. Then i haven't touched BLM ever since purely because RDM was the embodiment of everything I could ever wish for from a caster. However I have mad respect for all black mages out there because I know the struggle too and I do anything i can to heal them and support them to take that big hit damage when they are on their leylines and I also try to sync my buffs with their leylines to up that damage even further. I got you bestie

[@SalKorosin]

Nothing beats going from a simplistic dragoon to a black mage with no knowledge of how casters even work