Can You Solo FF14? Season 2 Finale - The Last Wall of Heavensward

[@rathgames]

The next Solo video is going to be the biggest grind I've ever had to do. It's going to take a while, but I hope you look forward to Stormblood.

[@poseidon_pc]

been watching it live, how many runs of palace are we at now?

[@rathgames]

@@poseidon_pc not enough and too many

[@Varsixli]

Oof I wish you could make it to heaven on high

[@janekgaganek3871]

biggest grind? that reminds me of one thing, there is a better title for the spirit of this challenge, so how about pushing past that Lone Explorer and get that Necro?

[@azmakikian5400]

"If we don't finish this now, I'll be behind on videos" all that worry and now you're so far ahead. Keep going Rath man!!

[@FrostJaeger]

S L O P P E H

[@NiraSader]

The absolute smirk on my face when I heard Song of the Ancients start up for the final attempt. Cultured.

[@corvoyami3192]

I liked your comment just because your pfp is a female elezen 👑

[@NiraSader]

@@corvoyami3192 a female Elezen npc I somewhat obsess over despite her not having showed up since patch 2.4

[@Duskaria]

31:44 When someone asks you who your two favorite characters are but you forgot Alphinaud and Estiniens names

[@Kavukamari]

STOP BEING RIGHT LOL

[@chernobyl169]

Fun Calcabrina fact! After the fusion, if you use the ball dance emote, you will be instantly attacked by Calcabrina the moment the phase begins, whether you are tank or not! Try it next time you're here as a DPS to annoy your healer.

[@Brass319]

I did not know this, that's amazing

[@SailorMusicCat]

There are two wolves inside of me. One is a DPS going "Do it! Do it! Dew it!" and the other is a Healer going "I swear to the Crystal if ANYONE DOES THIS ~angry healer noises~"

[@HereticalHorus]

​@@SailorMusicCat Do it as the healer. piss off the tank instead ;D

[@SailorMusicCat]

@@HereticalHorus hmmmm. That is a very tempting thought.

[@Novasaol]

This become a Swampletics tier series for me. Swung from "Of course this isnt possible, funny idea though" to "Holy shit hes really gonna do it." Genuinely cant wait for the start of s3!

[@TaranTatsuuchi]

"Never returning to palace" HahAhaHA One of us....

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

And then we get to Bloodstorm with HoH

[@MeatMonsterMan]

"Bismarck is easy... I can't say that... That hurts...." This man ain't lying, we all witnessed it. LOL

[@MelvaCross]

The only content where you had to invite other players to was the only one that you couldn't even enter without other players. And now you've arrived at SB. I am blown away by how far your determination has brought little Solo Only.

[@TheAvengineer]

When you alluded to Baelsar's wall being a wall I was like, entirely certain that it'd be restraint collar, honestly. I was like, direly certain - the fact that it wasn't is honestly kind of hilarious to me. That the dinky lil robot is what caused by far the most grief is surprising but checks out, that shit hurts. Either way though, fantastic job as always!

[@goblintechies4396]

Seems lore-accurate you cleared the last dungeon with that job, given what Idyllshire once was.

[@marfur9]

I didnt remember the last dungeon at all, then the "sloppey" voice line brought it all back

[@Morrumia]

Weirdly, this series has really gotten me to play a lot of ARR and Heavensward content. I started in Shadowbringers and there is so much stuff I missed, because frankly its not important to do anymore. But seeing all the crazy stuff you get up to has really gotten me to go back and spend time doing old content. I own Dawntrail but I have yet to level any job past 90 because I've been so enamoured with all the level 50 - 60 things. It's really gotten me to stop thinking about the game in the sense of binary progression and more about personal goals, even if I didn't do anything impressive it doesn't matter if I had fun doing it.

[@DannehBoi90]

26:00 Missile, in almost every FF game its in, deals damage based on a % of health. Some base it off max health, some off current health. I'm 99% sure that for enemies in FF14, they base it off max health. The green * next to the damage indicates what the game refers to as "Dark" damage in coding, which cannot be mitigated through any manner. It seems that the total about lines up with half your max HP too. The Staff next to damage numbers indicates magic damage, the Sword indicates physical damage. EDIT: I should've just kept watching instead of explaining, glad you figured it out! Still, good to keep in mind that green *'s mean damage that cannot be mitigated.

[@FloraAnneFauna]

23:22 "i feel like you're just here for the zipline"

[@kas9008]

Oh Wow!!! That's an interesting loophole with Restraint Collar. What luck!

[@theikachi]

lets be honest, this right here it's peak content first monitor video all must watch. you are in this moment the best content creator of FF14 and i will fight anyone who say otherwise

[@rathgames]

Thank you so much that's very kind of you :'^} Im glad you like it so much

[@acehealer4212]

Solo: [approaches as a Sage] Griffin: Gods, they'll let any job be main tank these days.

[@Colaschnittchen]

To this day. The fight I am most impressed by you was titan. That ninja move was just genius. Cant wait to see Susanoo

[@_aerity_]

The urge to rewatch Solo Only from the beginning every time there's a new video is very real. And maybe I give in to this urge every time there's a new video who knows...

[@rathgames]

Who knoooooows...

[@Spookybluelights]

So a cute little reference in the Calcabrina fight; the tankbuster Knockout is a reference to the Puppetmaster job in Final Fantasy XI. In that game you gain a mechanical puppet partner who you can customize to perform various roles in a party, one of the weaponskills the puppet can learn is Knockout!

[@corvoyami3192]

Maybe we get puppet master as the next tank 😅

[@Spookybluelights]

@@corvoyami3192 I hope it makes it into the game at all, even as a Limited Job! But I'm Puppevangelist since PUP was my main in XI so I'm biased lol.

[@persos1126]

that thumbnail holy crap thats so good

[@Locutusofborg41]

Yeah, it's pretty awesome

[@Poolio_10]

I vote for the deep dive video honestly

[@kat_cobain]

I forgot how much I love Dragon Quest's soundtrack. Thanks for reminding me.

[@xNico1412]

Love BeneG's thumbnail work!

[@DoppelgangerTH]

Petition to /bow to beneG and /pray they make more

[@NemesisTWarlock]

Congrats on climbing that wall, Rath! All that's eft is your greatest challenge yet. But we believe in you, and know you'll block that sword one day! May you ever walk in the light of the Crystal. :)

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

If you ever find yourself having a surplus of seals from doing BLU carnivale stuff, you can always dump those on Aetheryte tickets for free teleports from the hunt vendor in your grand company HQ. Just doing the weekly 3 challenges gets you enough seals to buy a bunch of them.

[@MCDragonAssassins]

The fact that hearing song of the ancients was enough to bring me to tears goes to show how amazing Nier:Replicant is

[@sirthanksalot97]

As a chronic Blue Mage player, I *immediately* knew what the problem would be at Baelsar's Wall. Clearly this man doesn't know the glory of Missile

[@Galeforce017]

I gotta say, I've always liked Dragon Quest music, but you've given me a real appriciation for it with all of these videos. Which is funny side effect for a Final Fantasy video series.

[@gothdad420]

you’re putting out some of the best, if not the best ff14 content right now. your bismarck video was honestly more hype and epic to me than watching world first ultimate clears lmao. this series has made me learn about the game and its systems in ways i’d never even considered before and i’ve been playing for years. seriously can’t wait for the stormblood arc!!

[@akuunparador5604]

As someone who is masochistic enough to run the Ex version solo as a WAR back in shadowbringers... even to this day doing it with no echo is my personal best achievement. While not exactly what you're dealing with, but it took me weeks, and really taught me how to manage my cooldowns and even using them perfectly i only barely managed to do it by the skin of my teeth.

[@MrBii03]

I usually can't catch the streams so seeing this come out with the knowledge of what you'll need to do to beat stormblood via stream titles is a treat.

[@Fleetw00d]

Amazing stuff, watching you do this reminds me of when I learned of the people running Super Mario 64 without A presses. Amazingly impressive

[@AngeloidAstra]

I saw you come across my Twitter feed and binge watched this whole series. This rocks, you rock, and I can't wait to see more.

[@JustBIue]

Chat, did you know that Brayflox was a girl?

[@RektorMcGitgud]

Yes, because all ox Goblins are girls and all ix Goblins are boys

[@absollum]

I only found out from a lore video I watched a couple months ago. I don't even remember if they ever reference her gender in game, but it's been almost a year and a half since I played any content where Brayflox is a part of it.

[@Schlittlenutacus]

@@absollumit’s stated back in arr since the members refer to bray floc as she and her

[@absollum]

@@Schlittlenutacus so almost 2 years ago for me. Also, I probably didn't remember since it's tied to the Company of Heros, a group I don't care about at all.

[@talithmara2589]

@@absollum Not caring about the Company of Heroes is fair and valid ;p

[@AchEdeJungeNeDu]

Your series is what got me into ff14, glad to see how far youve taken it. Always a joy to watch!

[@agitsune6697]

Holy shit he is back, THE GOAT

[@mythaniakeroberos2405]

I loved the closing montage. I have to say at this point I believe there's nothing you and Solo cannot do.

[@ichi_san]

I love these videos, it feels so rewarding watching as you train and grow with every video. The dq music is also nostalgic

[@duplicatedIncident]

This is the best series on youtube. Solo is the one true Warrior of Light.

[@rathgames]

Thank you that's very kind :'^)

[@duplicatedIncident]

@@rathgames It may just be me being easily emotional but I was genuinely welling up with some of the music choices around the Wall. ^-^ I am backing Solo forever!!!

[@BBrawler101]

Incredible work Rath. I was watching when you first tried Sage out on Baelsar, and was legitimately worried you wouldn't be able to beat it because of the struggles, but you did it! Congratulations, and I cannot wait to see how you tackle Susano. Let the revel begin!

[@Yamtaggler]

Glad you included "Sloppy" in there, it's the voice line that stands out to me the most

[@robstar0000]

Started watching with the Bismark episode for some background noise while leveling up my crafters in DT, just finished the series. Very excited to see how you plan on dealing with Susano

[@Enriath]

I'm so sad I missed this video on release, but I'm glad I could watch it now; these videos and the care you put into them always manage to cheer me up. What an end to the season though. Absolutely crazy mechanics to have to work with, like, holy crap the Wall. I hadn't even put together that Missile does that, despite how much I've used it on BLU. If the Griffin had actually been allowed to use the restraint collar, I wonder if there was ever any way to get past him. This would have been where I was forced to stop, with HW being the last trial expansion when I first started watching, but now I can actually do Stormblood... I just need to stop procrastinating ahaha. Though, I am very very very very very excited to see Susano. What a spectacle of a fight, and I have no idea how you're going to manage it, but that's part of the fun as a viewer. Twelve watch over you, Rath, and best of luck ❤️ (Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates Calcabrina with a vengeance. Why did Antitower have to be a required dungeon SE, why?)

[@theundeadwarlock1735]

Who was the bigger wall: An ancient dragon bloodthirsty after a 1200 year long war Or one magitek boi? Also I know Susanoo is going to be fun to watch, but I'm now remembering Warrior of Light on the list too. Have to survive that lb3😅 Great video as always and I look forward to season 3

[@Seraphima249]

This has become my most favorite FF14 content to watch haha it is so entertaining and exciting to struggle with you and be reliefed when a HUGE wall gets taken over. You rock Rath

[@voidhunter2800]

And now to binge the whole series, while tuneing into the stream for all the fun shennanigans.

[@thatdragonperson]

I caught maybe a quarter of these streams live and had so much fun watching them. Hope I can catch more of your streams for season 3 live. It was a blast.

[@Jade-tr4ee]

a new video of my favourite series for my birthday? splendid.

[@rathgames]

Happy birthday:0000

[@fluffsquad8658]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO can't wait to see what you have in store for susano

[@SereneJoy42]

I just wanted to say that the thumbnail goes pretty hard. I love how dynamic it looks! Looking forward to the video!

[@zInsanityy]

Congrats on clearing Heavensward!

[@AshPenderwick]

Congratulations on clearing the Wall that was the end of HW, excited to see where Stormblood takes you and Solo!

[@ISesseriI]

I remember in shadowbringers, during the Idol of Darkness raid fight, caster defense hit us in a funny way as well. Whenever the boss did anything involving the birds, it was a physical aoe and not magical so casters took more. At the end of the fight the boss drops down as a tornado of those said birds, and it instantly killed my summoner (who had gotten all the raid drops) and both healers through just regular scholar shields lol.

[@noirdied]

Love this series so much Really made me appreciate going through old content slowly and just taking in the stories told in raids, etc

[@mossyrocks3967]

I'm so proud to say that I've been here since the beginning. You've come so far; it's been amazing to watch you grow. Very much looking forward to season 3 and I wish you all the best for the future ❤

[@Croob22]

Hey Rath, wanted to say thank you! I really have thoroughly enjoyed the Solo series, and I absolutely cannot wait for more but even more than that you really helped me fall back in love with XIV right before Dawntrail, especially with my crafters, i never particularly enjoyed crafting but the small sequences of gathering the stuff and making it yourself has actually made me level a lot more of my crafters this expac! and as a result DT has been some of the most fun I have had playing XIV in ages, thank you so much for all your hard work on this series and I cannot wait to see the rest of it and everything else!

[@Novaeia]

beyond bloody proud of you mate!! YOU DID IT!!!

[@crow9509]

Been watching these videos since day one and holy shit never do these accomplishments fail to impress me. Love these videos and all the hard work that goes into them, they are so oddly inspirational. Just seeing that there was an upload makes my day. Keep up the good work Rath and never give up, you've done the impossible time and time again in this series

[@wadeslilson4385]

I love that Solo has the exact same plot as I do, as soon as the empyreum came out that spot was my dream.

[@keiyangoshin3650]

Fantastic video as always! Congratulations on making it this far. I hadn’t seen the intro cutscenes to Sohr in so long I’d forgotten how amazing the music and everything is! I praise your patience and commitment each time I watch one of your videos! Thank you and see you on the next one. 👍

[@teywn]

amazing! can't wait for the next episode, what a journey this is to watch

[@Ptoyoo]

I adore this series and your approach and personality!

[@Luxian2842]

every video of yours always just hypes me up to want to play more xiv, although i'm waiting for friends to return from overseas to start dawntrail with them this series has been more than sufficient enough in sating my desire to dragoon my way through the new world. I hope you kick the shit out of stormblood and I can't wait to see you get through it >:D

[@GothxHero]

This journey fuels my fuckin heart. Lets GO DUDE

[@xxroid3392]

27:31 hey that's me :) - congrats on the clear, and welcome to stormblood! Hope to see you in Seaon 3

[@cassandratruth]

I usually watch streams in another tab with just noise and I remember Rath describing the plot when he picked it but I will never forget the feeling a week later when I realised "oh wait the house next to Solo's house is MY HOUSE"

[@mayoenjoyers]

Lesgooo! Very looking forward to see how Stormblood goes!

[@thundernut1893]

I love this series so much! Great work mate, keep up the fantastic work

[@roxasdrayheart5561]

Congrats on scaling the wall! Been here since the start, and I love all of your videos. Seriously. I have an actual ritual I do when I'm watching your vids (basically I just make the food you used best I can- I made an omelette for this one.) Now...let the Revels commence! You can do it, Rath! Also Nier music, perfect.

[@HereticalHorus]

I don't even remember how I found your channel, but I'm glad I have. This has been a genuine treat to enjoy. I do pray for your sanity when Susano inevitably arrives.

[@Epistolary8]

Susanoo was exactly the boss that I thought would kill this run dead. I can’t wait to see how you work your way around that giant sword slam mechanic.

[@shiroalter8975]

Man this channel has been my guilty pleasure, love ya Rath :D

[@LillianAredhel]

By Alexander you did it, onto Stormblood, more palace and the Susano grind!

[@Crasuk]

Congratulations for finishing all of Heavensward!

[@Mandasai12]

I love this series! Can't wait to see you take on stormblood

[@jedimasterpickle3]

Another amazing video. I was there for a couple of the Magitek Predator attempts and that seemed super brutal. You've proved me wrong with Crystal Tower, so I'm looking forward to being wrong about Susano. I hope Solo enjoys his house :)

[@vilalion]

Oh hey it's the SLOPPEH guy On more serious note, Congratulations on clearing HW solo!

[@justsomelonelykaiser5734]

Just a little bit of trivia the prey damage does true damage which is why it couldn’t be mitigated but it can be shielded. Most damage you take from attacks will show the damage type a sword for phys, a wand for magical, and a green star for true. Great series btw can’t wait to see storm blood my personal favorite expansion in ff14.

[@sashaanne703]

Love the NIER music! I’ve wanted to have a list of the music you’ve used, especially in the climactic end fight scenes, for a while.

[@starshapedseal]

Absolutely fucking iconic man. Also wild how hard you worked on Susano.. I can't wait to see the recap.

[@terraglade]

been loving the streams, cant wait for susano 3 ..i mean season 3 ;p

[@GobPalRosieVT]

You absolute HERO.

[@SailorMusicCat]

Roomie gave me a "lore reason" for why caster/healer gear is Like That. Which btw I somehow never noticed despite dancing between a Tank(whether I was gnb or drk varied), Dancer(lol), Red mage, and my actual main main Scholar last time I was playing. Mostly between Scholar and Dancer. But she says it's cause we blow ourselves up so much as newbies our resistance is skewed magical and the gear just reflects this lol

[@azraelfaye]

That was SOOO GOOD!

[@mitchs4545]

Yoo I have the same house plot on Malboro, lmao! always good to see the progress!

[@rasusbeijaminas2301]

I like this series more than I like several of my favorite TV shows

[@LonelyPoro]

what an excellent video to release on your birthday, m'lord

[@rathgames]

NOOOOOOOO

[@Rinaldot67]

You know things have gotten real once the NieR music kicks in.

[@cygnusereve4779]

Congratulations

[@TheValiantBob]

(Typing this before watching) Awesome! I have been really looking forward to this episode! I'd been wondering how the Antitower would go, because I was wondering what would happen if there was only one person in the duty when Calcabrina uses "Welcome to the Dollhouse". Now I'll finally find out! Edit: Huh, so that's what happens. Never noticed that move was on a timer, I always thought the duration lasted until a party member freed you. So I figured it would be an insta-wipe mechanic, or a softlock that forces you to abandon duty if you didn't beat her before she used it. Good thing it doesn't work that way

[@Turtle_ssbm]

Seriously one of the best series on youtube!!!!

[@mitikozuki5295]

Yay another video!

[@OmegaEnvych]

Not gonna lie, these videos have same energy as that "Never Give Up" japanese guy that gathers clams at -10 temp :D

[@macramelon]

Congratulations 🎉

[@CassiusKent]

There is no stopping the Solo train!

[@liontamer4132]

nier music rocks so hard, good choice

[@warelf97]

I hope you make another big video compilation containing all of your Heavensward solo content :3

[@Crasuk]

I'm very excited for season 3!