Why I Make FFXIV Guides + How to Help | Joonbob FFXIV

[@rithli]

let's keep it alive✨ www.patreon.com/joonbob

[@AkariAisava]

If joonbob has a million fans, then I am one of them. If joonbob has ten fans, then I am one of them. If joonbob has only one fan then that is me. If joonbob has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against joonbob, then I am against the world.

[@Majkelo_]

for e8s and e12s you will get my gratitude forever

[@TalkeXIV]

You are and have always been, in my personal opinion, the best guidemaker in FFXIV. As late as your guides and strats may come, they're ALWAYS the ones that make sense; they don't aim to put an undue amount of responsibility on a specific role, are visually pleasing, easily digestible, AND brief, to boot. I am currently between jobs and cannot support financially, but I hope this changes in the near future. In the meantime I will try to continue sharing the love the best I can!

[@thetruekakokun865]

What I really appreciate about the guides is the use of both detailed diagrams and in-game footage. Where a lot of other guides will do one or the other, or be very simplified to the point I have refer to clear footage to get a grasp. It's a good way to get an idea of how a mechanic works but also see how it looks when you're actually playing. Plus they just look cool and really sets them apart visually.

[@blackmagecompendium]

I remember thinking "idk who this guy is, but his light's rampant diagram just saved pf", and its been the highest quality ever since. Thanks for all you've done over the years Joon - I can't say enough good things about your work and impact. Hopefully I can one day change your opinion on PF blackmages! lolol

[@DrakeWurrum]

Your guides are alwaya top tier. Hector can work in a pinch. So can Rinon or MTQCapture. But i always look forward to yours, king.

[@kaye283]

years ago i was informed by my fc that i happened to be one of the healers in your big ol' tanking guide - ever since that fateful day, "i was in a joonbob video once" has sat proudly at the top of my resume as my most shining incidental achievement. that is to say, thank you for all your hard work and amazing videos!

[@Shibefu]

You're one of a kind. And the fact you're a one man operation speaks a lot about your dedication to making a change, and your love for the craft. I hope you know you HAVE made an impact on the community, and you HAVE improved the quality of life for a lot of the people who play FFXIV.

[@AutumnsHollow]

I don't normally leave comments on your videos or use them myself for my prog because I tend to beat the raid tiers week one in statics usually. But I wanted to finally leave you a message. Static strats aren't what PF tend to use and there's a bit of relearning with whatever strat PF has decided to use which is what I use your guides for. I love going back and helping my midcore and casual friends. I've been a fan since eden days and have been subbed to your channel since then. Your videos have been invaluable for me to go into PF and prog the fight with my friends. It's so much easier to help teach them these fights with your guides as a visual aid. I really like the cadence of your videos, how stylized, neat, and the language you use for them. They're very easy to understand and helpful. I support you in all your endeavors Joon. Also as a fan would love to see some more videos outside of guides like the silly lethal company and race videos you made. Those were hilarious and cute to watch. Hoping for only the best for you and looking forward to whatever you decide to put out going forward.

[@kirankitxen3527]

I joined the game late ShB. Your guide on e12s was super helpful in getting my clear late into the tier. I always will point friends towards your guides as I found them to be the most relevant and helpful. Your guides are also very helpful in transitioning from static strats to PF strats. I truly appreciate and am thankful for your videos.

[@kamiddani]

I'm the sort of person who vastly prefers written guides or pastebin raid strats to most video guides- i read fast, and most videos include a voice over that's just far too slow for me, and a lot of dead space in the videos to fill in that voiceover with no real info in it, making it irritating to skip between the points where the information i actually want to slow down and study is. I have never had that issue with your guides. Because they're so quick and just about every frame is so visually distinct and made specifically to fit as much as possible into it for each mechanic, it makes it fantastically easy to watch and retain everything, as well as flip between parts i want to view again. the attention to detail to relative size of mechanics AND timings is a godsend. I always have to tell myself to be patient, joonbob videos are worth the wait- so I'm EXTREMELY excited to hear that you'll be working on getting them out a bit faster. thank you so much for all the time you dedicate to this for us!

[@pnguyen379]

Your E8S visuals were so ahead of their time, they got me into raiding so see what it's all about. I poked at E9S and then cleared A1S-A4S after joining a static from PF clears. Super excited for your Arcadion guides!

[@lnfk9740]

imo the thoughtfulness you put into the visual clarity and design of your guides really distinguishes them from other videos and it's a big part of why I'm a huge fan :) the readability and ease of reference is always insane looking forward to whenever the new stuff comes out and maybe I'll finally hop into m4s lol

[@HarumiYu]

I really do not know your magic to be able to make me stuck watching like paying full attention until the last second of the video, the visuals are so good, and your format to create videos are super entertaining, man, you are a talented artist and I thank you for your hard work so far, also for suffering in PF because holy crap waiting 40-50 minutes to find a healer this tier is wild, I spend more time waiting than inside the raid this tier, your music taste and visual design is insane and 100% my cup of tea so it drags my attention a lot.

[@AbsoluteEse]

I really respect you keeping the content consistent (visually, quality-wise, and any other way), meaning that even if you don't cover each and every fight, you'll still offering memorable and useful experience for every viewer. We all know exactly what to expect! Thats really great :)

[@seoulbornetakehiko8635]

Your M1S guide had allowed me to get the clear with ease. Literally as soon as you dropped it, I got the clear. It was amazing having a genuine guide that is visually appealing and informational to the point that it just stuck in my sporadic healer mind. Thank you for dropping amazing content and looking forward to the rest of MS FFXIV guides :D

[@nulleinss]

I could have not done E8S without your guide for sure. You helped me so so so soooo much! Also the music on your guides are always such bangers I could just watch them and jam!

[@Pasta070]

I remember watching your E4S guide back when it was current and I've watched every video (guide or no) since then. The style of the guides is sleek in every sense of the word, everything is shown in ways that makes sense, and with bangers to boot. Thank you for sticking to your standards, I hope it inspires more folks to do the same

[@jyus]

Your animations are the best! I love everything, from the diagrams to the subtle animations in your thumbnail illustrations. It's all about the little details that make your guides a piece of art. Thank you for making everything, the Eden raid guides bring me back the good memories!

[@vaderglenn]

You were the reason I cleared my first tier (even tho it had buffed echo. Late shadowbringers.) And man you were a MASSIVE help! (You and weak alber are my huge help to from being a clueless idiot to a penta legend.) Legit you carried my ass in Edens promise and I learned a lot from the guides, the multi pov's were also a huge help too. I didn't need the help with any ew tiers but I will always recommend your vids to the homies who aren't as experienced or are in the pf trenches! People don't realize pf isn't a static, what you do isn't what everyone else does or knows what you do. Pf may pick some ehh strats at times, you atleast KNOW what's universally agreed upon.

[@ohatsuuu8801]

I have a rule in my static that whenever joonbob releases a guide, we switch to that. The mix of gameplay with diagrams that usually move in real time is exactly how i like to learn... plus the banger music. I still go watch the p8s guide for the mix of music sometimes. Keep up the great work man!

[@LittleFu68]

Thanks again for all you do! It’s also super cool of you to keep the patreon supporters in the videos regardless of sub status, I never knew that was the case. 😮

[@lawlielawlaw]

Hi joon. Generally I avoid raiding because I am very, very slow at learning, and the usual guides do not help me. Yours always do! You definetly helped me a lot during Eden savage. I remember being very, very frustrated at I think carbuncle fight, and being so frustrated at myself for simply being unable to understand multiple people explaining how it works to me. Then you released your guide and I got it instantly, making the whole playthrough with PF so much better. Idk, your videos scratch the specific itch that makes me learn stuff. And they look great, I love all the art and edits. Thank you for your work!

[@lawlielawlaw]

also hell yeah Vagrant story enjoyer!!!

[@TheKaceZV]

I started raiding at the end of Shadowbringer. Your e12s was like a bible to me. You will always have my gratitude.

[@ARecipeReborn]

I'm sure I will use the guides in the future when I start raiding again, but for now I'll say thanks for the chill place to hang out, old folk chats and all the fun we have together as 3B fam, from one chaos emerald to another 💎

[@rithli]

thank you for all the good times lemonty'i

[@ShoryukenPizza]

Love this homie. Very transparent. I also love your philosophy on PFing as it's the same as mine even if I'm in a static. There's a certain vibe, regardless of the temperature, that one can get in PF as opposed to a static which makes PF runs so valuable to me. Otherwise, I've loved your editing style and content presentation as a former content creator myself. Always spoke highly of you and will continue supporting your content even after I ever stop playing FFXIV.

[@陈程静]

my goat since 5.x !!!!! I no longer use the guides myself since I'm going week 1 but they're great for my casual friends

[@RoseArtemis24]

I really appreciate the points in guides where your animations are synced to real time - getting the sense of how much time I have while still having the clean, crisp, view of the animated diagram works perfectly to help me pick up a mechanic.

[@Faxter313]

Thank you, joonbob! I sometimes write secondary source guides in German language - your contributions consistently allow me to understand some intricate detail that I missed before.

[@AcraViolet]

What I really appreciate in your guides is that you show *your own* gameplay along with the diagrams (so I know you actually cleared it and know what you're talking about unlike some other creators lmao) AND you don't monotonously explain the mechanics. Your voice is rather nice to listen, but reading the text helps me a lot to memorize things, I can pause at any moment and re-read if I need to. Thank you for your amazing work and I hope to see more HQ guides from you

[@RenaEryuell]

Hey Joon! Just wanted to comment that I appreciate all the guides you put out! The ingame footage and your graphs always helped me understand the fights so much since I've started oncontent raiding since Eden! The music you pick is always such a bop and the animations are beautiful. I will continue to keep supporting you!

[@Dreamer775]

Ever since I found this man I have only recommended his videos. So clean, so visually pleasing, and so helpful! Thank you for making these guides and I can't wait to share more when they come out.

[@CarbuncleWishes]

The hero we never asked for nor deserve but we always appreciate The love and detail you put into every piece shows and, even as someone taking a break from savage content, I adore every video It gives me a glimpse into content in a way that seems so high quality and genuine Thanks for all you do!

[@octoaura]

thank you for everything you've created - and i'm so happy that you focus on pf! as someone who's also in pf a lot, i can't stress how it feels like a lot of other guides are mainly made for statics. it feels heartening that you're in the reeds with the rest of us, so to speak, lol anyway i wanted to pledge your legend tier but it literally sold out just as i clicked on it! frustrating, but i'm really happy for you! best of luck on everything, i'm glad people are willing to support you!

[@rithli]

means a lot to hear that, thanks so much i put a limit on it for now so that i don't get too swamped but i'll see to opening more slots in the future

[@skryah]

I usually always clear before your guides are out - but I still recommend them to my friends when they're looking for a guide. They've been my favourite for a long while, thank you for all your effort!

[@m.i.a.826]

Bro I love your guides so much, the quality is so good and your explanations are the best. You explain how the mechanic works and WHY the strat you're teaching works for it, which is something no one else does. They rely heavily on explaining the strat without explaining why you're even doing xyz, so people are just following shit without understanding it themselves, leading to an inability to adjust and careless mistakes in pf. With the diagrams and the gameplay demonstration, it really teaches me what I should do and why in such a clear and easy to understand way. I'm craving your guides desperately, but I know how much work you put in to achieve that level of quality, so I will wait patiently and celebrate when they drop. Thanks for your hard work homie!!

[@dlwldn915]

I truly commend you on the quality of the guides and most importantly staying true to your convictions. I do believe that it's important to not stray from your origins and be unwavering in your principles and you have been very remarkable in that over the many years. I've been following your guides since Eden's Verse and I still watch every video to this day, even if I've long passed progging the fight by the time the guides come out. I watch them for the way in which the information is conveyed via concise direction and eye-catching visuals and to give me a perspective to see if possibly any new strats have taken a foothold in pf. I know many raiders I know all appreciate your work and hold them in very high regard, and we raiders all sincerely thank you for your time and effort in your productions~! Hope to run into you in PF in the near future!! ^^

[@fiomaster10]

I started following you through the E11S guide (my favorite savage) but I have a lot of affection for the E12S guide, everything brings me nostalgia and the themes you include are GREAT !

[@arvyel]

cant ever get enough of this lipstick animation. thank you for all the hard work

[@bonchedagain]

you made black cat look so pretty i want to cry @_@

[@moriyomilea9717]

I honestly started watching a few of your videos back in Shadowbringers ( I have been raiding since A Realm Reborn). I have determined your videos are the best when I am trying to explain a mechanic to my static. I am very grateful for your videos.

[@kyokothecat3932]

One of my favourite things to do in this game is help casual and less experienced players get into raiding as a social activity. Your guides are the best raid teaching aids around thanks to how concise, multisensory and memorable they are -- your careful image and word choices even help me think about ways I can teach other subjects better in real life! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@madyunie]

Absolutely no question that you are the best to ever do it when it comes to guides.

[@nothingxs]

you taught me some cool shit on how to play some characters over a decade ago through your videos and it's funny that now i also watch your videos in 2023+ to learn me some raids. i cleared p12s because you helped make caloric super easy to understand. also, you put me onto Halfby and those albums are some of my favs across the years. thank you for your ***YEARS*** of service to people tryna learn some stuff for their games!

[@cielwolf4603]

Seeing the e12s guide brought back memories, I always loved your visuals, keep doing you

[@Fossilight]

Your guides has helped me in my 10+ years of raiding content. I never thought I'd make it through any savage but you seriously helped me out with easy to digest guides and simple explanations. Please keep doing what you do man.

[@rithli]

happy to hear that thank you very much!

[@cathy6656]

I really appreciate having a visual text guide! I can't remember anything i hear, so everything being written and being able to pause and seeing the live version are so helpful for how i learn!

[@Sunshine-tu6cm]

You carried me through E4S. I never knew you had a voice

[@kahzel]

this is a good reminder video that i was supposed to sub back to the patreon (because i had to unsub due to financial complicaitons) hahahaha glad to support you again my goat

[@cailee9820]

Thanks so much for all the work you do on your guides -- I love how clean and accurate they always seem to be. Your guides are also the only ones I watch even after I no longer need a guide because I just love your character illustrations/animations and overall art style -- they're just fun to watch! I'm not in a situation to support right now but should be in a few weeks so I'll try then -- thanks!

[@RainesamaXIV]

i love your diagrams and graphic design and it was really interesting for me to see a peek into your approach to creation, i have no shortage of people i like to fawn over your work and banter about the insane amount of time the detailed animation must take. best of luck and looking forward to seeing more of your work

[@ninjathehuskey4373]

Thank you for your service my guy, here's to keeping the lights on.

[@rithli]

thank you very much!

[@ninjathehuskey4373]

@@rithli 🫰

[@INEED2GOHOMENOW]

diehard joonbob shill since i started raiding back in verse, one of my favorite things about your videos is brevity and the use of text. makes it much easier to quickly review mechanics compared to voiceover-based guides. thanks for everything!

[@rosamariaparraga9365]

i love the art and design in your guides! i got through p8s high concept thanks to you. thanks joonbob 🌱

[@rithli]

thank you very much

[@katarh]

My static is one of the slower progressing groups that your guides are an immense benefit for. Thank you for everything you have done.

[@Reaper1722]

Honestly, i personally find your guides easier to understand. It's due to your M1S guide that i've managed to get the mechanics down to a pat, despite other guides already existing.

[@soulsolid6576]

As someone who has been raiding since stormblood myself, finding your guides was an absolute blessing. Thanks for the amazing guides, bud. ❤

[@johninator6680]

I started savage with your guides, the E12s P2 vid will be the best ever for me, since it has stored in it all memories i made when i first cleared it, thanks to you. Good music taste + clear explaination + visual fight mechanics and joon's raidplans. You're the best, and i'm so happy to hear that you'll continue doing guides !

[@QQKinu]

Back when my friends and I decided to gather together to create a partial static (we always seemed to be short a person or two for full parties lol) and actually tackle the second and third tiers of Eden back in Shadowbringers, your various guides were of great help in communicating the mechanics to both others in the static and the people we'd pick up through PF! They made learning the mechanics much less frustrating overall and the raiding experience more fun. I love the clear diagrams as someone who sometimes struggles with just gameplay POV guides and sometimes initially spotting what I should be paying attention to. the illustrations are a treat for the eyes as well and your music choices are p good at getting pumped up to do the fight. I ended up burning out after ShB and taking it easy on raid content for Endwalker, but I'm looking to get back into the swing of things a little at a time with Dawntrail, so I'm glad to find out your plans for the channel work out quite well for this endeavor! Happy Adventuring to you, now and in the future to come !!

[@ohmamarocks]

You are fantastic and your sense of style is unparalleled, thank for everything! I still watch your p8s guide from time to time for sheer entertainment ❤

[@Chiela]

You know I always love chilling with you and appreciate your guides a lot, can't tell you how many times I've used them when running older content even or helping newer static members in some of the midcore groups we run learn mechs. Thanks for all your hard work and I hope you keep putting out HQ videos for years to come 😘

[@rithli]

thank you chielachan here's to many more years of fun

[@crossedbells]

came for the au ra in the thumb, stayed for the extremely quality presentation and overall content. havent got around savages yet but I will def check your videos out when I do man, keep up the good work!

[@boohon8872]

Mad respect for only using your own footage and being a player first.

[@ImpactDS]

I always watch your videos, even when I wasn’t raiding. You’re a big reason why I was able to successfully clear the Eden series (and adding some new songs to my playlist along the way). Appreciate your hard work!

[@JackoboLeChocobo]

This video is a good moment to tell you huge thanks for what you share with your guides and other contents about ffxiv. You helped me to learn some mechs about some fights, and now I am not afraid to try contents. Thank you so much !

[@rashash9954]

While I appreciate everyone making guides for the community to help them clear content, I feel like often most content creators making guides they do them super early for the KZbin Money while your guides comes a bit later but they feel sooooo polished and professional and 100% made with love and passion which gives you the edge over all the others for me at least, sometimes I even use other guides to clear content but still come and check yours just for the quality of them and the visuals.

[@GedroxDD]

Gotta say a watch a lot of video guides for the fights but yours is always the best one with all the visual and mechs separated, it's nice that I can easily find a mech I'm struggling since u put the names on. Keep up the good work, your videos r awesome!

[@ChipoltleXD]

Your guides are great. Whats also great is your music selection and the editing is so good. I watch them for that alone lol (that and sometimes the turn 4 is useful for when I wanna go farm in pf and I have no idea what pf does at all)

[@LiminalityCarb]

Holy crap, I just noticed you managed to somehow make the "like" button flash when you said to give the video a like and I've never seen that before but that was cool. And as always, thank you for all the guides. They have helped our group immensely over the years.

[@machinaeZER0]

Best guides on KZbin

[@thekhfan1260]

I want to give thanks for the countless hours you've invested into these guides. They are the definitive guide in a raid in my eyes. Easy to understand graphics + Gameplay make even the most complex raids understandable. I was finally able to clear p8s with your amazing guide before Dawntrail hit. For everything you do for the community, I thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤

[@AltinaXIV]

Hey Joon! I appreciate what you do, truly. I understand that you don't like voiceovers, but to me, the visuals and music + reading text all distracts me from each aspect of the guide individually and generally I have the watch, rewatch, and watch more to understand where as guides with voiceovers really keep me on track. For the same reason, I don't watched subbed anime because I lose track of what's going on and miss details in either the animations or the words and end up having to rewind. I'm not suggesting you change the style, and honestly I'm not sure what I'm trying to suggest at all, but I'm sure there are more people like me that have similar issues. Anyways, keep being amazing. All that said, the visuals you create are truly stunning and adds a lot of fun factor to the guide.

[@immotay]

Even though by the time they come out I have already cleared, it's always a pleasure to watch every single one of your guides. E8S though has a specific place in my heart since it helped me so much on my first raid tier ever. Adding to that, you're the one responsible for making me want to get into motion graphics, and I plan on following up on that asap. On a side note, I would like to ask: Is internationalization in your plans for the future?

[@CrossXNightmare]

You got some of the best music taste and visual design, not just for FFXIV, but on KZbin. Thanks for letting us see under the hood!

[@mxdusza]

you are the GOAT man, ty for that p8s guide

[@thePG101]

I found you through SoS when I was just a sprout and last year when trying savage for the 1st time your p10, p11 and p12 pave the way and allow me to clear! Ty so much!

[@specho7]

We love you Joon! Thank you for giving PF so much love!

[@guerrerodude]

I love your videos for how informative they are, along with accompanying footage of the mechanics in game, to better relate to what it is you are teaching. I love how flashy they are, and you always have such awesome music to go with them. I am very appreciative of your work and i thank you.

[@Smile576]

i started out raiding super late back in shadowbringers pf, and your e5s and e8s guide helped me sooooooo much!! and they still help! theyve definitely shaped me as a raider, thank you for your work joonbob

[@shirozero8896]

Very much appreciate your work over the years, man. I started raiding in promise and I've utilized your guides on and off since. Definitely looking forward to seeing more from you.

[@TheProud1]

Forever the goat! Thanks for all you do sir Jo on Clancy!!! Much love to you my friend.

[@rithli]

tyty proud :clarissakneel:

[@JaybeeAU]

Your P8S guide is the gold standard. At the time, our static was progressing High Concept and I found your guide invaluable. The music choices are awesome as well. I discovered Astral Chain off the back of that guide and the msuic included. Massive thank you for all of your work.

[@auxiliumplays]

I have been quietly watching your guides since shadowbringer. Now I have subscribed. Thanks for your guides

[@urbncampr]

All of the props to you for your videos overall for making them both very informative and enjoyable to watch! Do plan to use your guides when I can find the time to do this current tier of savage fights.

[@AMShowtime]

King. You inspire me to do the same 💪💪

[@g5aUhN5g]

ty for helping my homies and i clear eden

[@SfiaPirion]

Love your work mr bob arigathanku

[@Leife22]

Honestly, I love your guides as they are entertaining and specifically, to the point. Hope to support more in the future

[@AGreye]

Thank you for all the time an energy you put into these. My FC will always be grateful

[@num02297]

Your guide help visualize raids/trials while being visually appealing. It helps a lot with nerves for newer players starting to raid. Keep up the good work!

[@sycko2516]

You're the saviour of PF and the reason I got many full tier clears. Your guides are the best!

[@businessqt]

I think these guides are the only reason I was able to clear the eden tiers. They'll always be my favorite and most looked-forward-to guides. No one does it better IMO

[@furwix6821]

I stumbled upon your gif for HW1/2 during the time when unreal and fennek was being debated. I used to run pf's and say we're doing the funky gif strat/aka my bad because when groups replicated it the mechanic worked every time. I've always enjoyed and shared your videos and will continue to use them for mentoring people getting through content

[@rithli]

you're very old school if you know the HW1/2 vid lmao hell yea

[@jaderiddle9082]

I love the guides you make and really appreciate the effort. I'd love to be able to download the artwork you use in the intros. It's gorgeous and I love the style.

[@amross2112]

Looks like you're all sold out at the Elite level! Love to see it. I hope to see your guides for many tiers/encounters to come.

[@holo_val]

I go back and rewatch your HC2 video all the time. I am biased because I love that mechanic, but your visuals and the music are fit so perfectly, it's extremely enjoyable! ❤

[@zenko2695]

always found your guides to be fun and easy to understand, and will always recommend it to my friends starting the tier. and im excited to see that you are going to do more videos!

[@techdeth]

Been playing since 2.0, but got my first on content savage clear with your m1s guide. Hector has a huge place in the community, but you brought a different perspective that made actually trying the fight much more holistic and understandable. Thanks and I hope you keep it up! ❤

[@trotskysrevenge]

i love your videos! your dedication to quality and detail is second to none in the industry imo! everyone i know is always looking forward to the newest joonbob video.