Revisiting the Most DEVASTATING Trial in FFXIV

It's been a while since I stood face to face with the Ultima Weapon in FFXIV. Today we tackle that challenge once again with the help of Yoshi-P singing our song.
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• [Day 48] 🌱 Making shor...
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[@JustRuss]

I hope some of you will consider joining me on my adventure! Streaming daily on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/justruss If you'd like to see more of the pulls/progress, then the full VOD for this video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIrIZ2upl9WNrqM

[@BananaMellor]

I'm reminded that the 'normal' story fight used to be a bit more like this extreme was, before it was split off in Porta Decuma. The magitek bits are only short term now rather than being killed to remove them. I'm kind of glad the story versions made more of an effort to highlight that Hydaelyn is helping. When I get this one in mentor roulette, it really helps if I'm one of the tanks as the biggest obstacle teaching is the Aetheric Boom attacks. It used to be extremely painful but it's gotten easier over time as gear scaling increases. I don't know that I saw it get mentioned - the explosions split damage so if you have most of the party soak together it's less devastating per person. But it really is convenient just having the tanks run around doing it.

[@TheValiantBob]

Extreme Gaius be like "This WAS my intention!"

[@dalgona4819]

Gotta love to see these earlier EX trials still beating the daylights out of players 😂❤

[@CyanPhoenix_]

I remember when this was the Unreal trial, probably my favourite to do since there isn't any hard body checks so you can recover from almost anything. Not sure if you realised but the orbs share their damage with everyone who gets hit, so you're supposed to split up the party and take them in groups :P

[@reissyboi7527]

The unreal was surprisingly really easy, beat it first try blind and no deaths. No mechanics other than just dodge 4head

[@Tolly7249]

Ahhhh, *this* fight. It's so mean that I have to respect it.

[@twilightgeneral777]

The real EX Trial was the Wandering Minstrel's dialogue

[@cynreiusacari3163]

The one fight I miss the original ex the most. Still a fun time though.

[@JustRuss]

I think I prefer the MSQ duty for this one when I did it the first time because I got to fight it twice back to back haha

[@muhash14]

It was fun when it came to Unreal

[@cynreiusacari3163]

@@muhash14 I did the unreal fight and it was fun, I know I’m thinking about the original with nostalgia glasses though.

[@Daecoth]

The most devastating trial... so far!