Should You Play FF14 in 2023? (Final Fantasy 14)

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In this video, we're taking a look at whether or not you should play Final Fantasy 14 in 2023. Final Fantasy 14 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that's been around for a few years now, and it's still one of the most popular games on the market.
In this review of Final Fantasy 14, we'll take a look at whats new in the game and whether or not you should play it in 2023. We also have some advice on how to get the most out of the game, whether you're a beginner or a veteran player!
FF14 Review 2023
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0:00 What's New and What's Happening in 2023?
1:25 Combat
3:55 Solo Content
4:46 Group Content
6:57 Player Vs Player
7:52 Cosmetic Customization
8:55 Mounts
9:10 Population Health
9:34 Monetization
10:55 Final Thoughts

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[@CheeseTuber]

Honestly with New World having a free weekend I was expecting a video like this for that game 😅

[@metalgear-]

More NIN than NIN More FF than FF More JP than JP More SE than SE Less WoW than WoW 2023 ~ Beyond

[@RyanScarbrough]

I play this game with my mom and she's 60+ years old, it's the funnest game she's played!

[@Armando.Krijnen]

That's so awesome :D

[@LuSuzuya]

Love that !

[@anthonymalone6533]

Awesome!

[@duskyjackal1699]

I have actually met a few players who play with their parents. Very wholesome. "Son! Stop dancing in skimpy clothes in Limsa again, or you'll have your father to deal with!"

[@BaithNa]

❤

[@isabelsprogis]

I started late October after a year pause from ESO. FFXIV is amazing, the story, the collectibles, the community. I just love this game and hope more people try it and fall in love as I did.

[@isabelsprogis]

By the way yesterday I´ve farmed all the ARR horses and it's great to have each primal song when running/flying around while looking badass

[@miqotesoulia8620]

@@isabelsprogis and its all about YOU and your journey, you meet other players along the way helpful and sometimes 'heated' to make you into a stronger Warrior or Light.

[@gabeghiby6935]

@Isabel, I'm in ESO as well and up to a point I enjoy it... but because of your comment and sharing how you feel about it I'll definitely give it a try to ff14 and see how it goes...the not paying for mounts and cosmetics really appeals to me...

[@NanoAffect]

Im from ESO aswell and shopping around for a new one. I tried FF14 free trial and got to the start of heavensword. My issue is that the game lacks voice acting on NPC's like guards or random quests and thats something I miss from ESO. How did you get around that? New world is free this weekend and have been enjoying it.

[@isabelsprogis]

@@NanoAffect that is something no other mmo can compare to ESO, the voice acting in FFXIV is great in Japanese and the American isn't far behind but only for cutscenes or great plot quests. If you don't enjoying reading even if slow and paying attention perhaps that could be an issue

[@LeeD971]

I started the game 3 months ago sunk around 400 hours into it. Just finished endwalker last night and I can say. My fav MMO. I have so much more content to play. I can’t wait to play tonight or any other night

[@feo130]

Lol 400 hours. World of Warcraft would consume you.

[@LeeD971]

@@feo130 maybe. But I just can’t get over wows armor and the way it looks. Plus I love the fact everything’s on one character. Wow you have to have alts

[@aleksadmitrovic940]

​@@LeeD971 I can see you are anime lover

[@banshee1020]

@@aleksadmitrovic940 I don't like anime, literally only watched pokemon, and I love this mmo.

[@jameshill5458]

Mf how have you put 400?!!!?!??? HOURS?!?!?!!!!!!!?

[@thebeardsmith]

Loving FFXIV. Story did start off slow but I just finished Shadowbringers and it is amazing. I love how they integrate trials/dungeons into the story. Help players get their feet wet and not be scared to try them.

[@feo130]

It's called "Stockholm Syndrome."

[@docf8202]

@@feo130 doesn't matter what you called it, in the end if you enjoy it, it's still a win. Better than a regret after hours of commitment.

[@harrylane4]

@@feo130 you didn’t even play it lol

[@bate01071]

Yeah, the only content not integrated in msq is normal and alliance raids. I was intimidated by those at first.

[@RyanRidere]

I really do love this game. It's hard to be 100% committed to a single game/MMO, but the story will always bring me back to this one. Great video!

[@drew8235]

I bounce between MMOs quite often, with Star Wars Galaxies being my main one, but everytime I come back to FF XIV it never ceases to amaze me. It's just a beautiful, polished, engaging MMO.

[@scottblake89]

I am glad to hear about the storyline actually meaning something. It is what I enjoyed most about ff8 ffx and ffx2

[@MassimilianoMelato]

is considered the best story of the various final fantasy to date. And most likely it is! :)

[@urbansamurai261]

@@MassimilianoMelato in recent times absolutely

[@sammojk]

Luckily for you, it's also an even number

[@raisylvaine8398]

@@urbansamurai261 imo better than 7

[@christianwendt7852]

I'm still in Free Trial and having lots of fun after 250+ hours. And already picked up (but not activated) during the last sale :)

[@miqotesoulia8620]

smartest way to do it before actually spending any money, make them EARN your money with a good quality product and your fulfillment you get out of it.

[@Crown-Coke]

I just downloaded the trial & loving it so far - hoping maybe there will be a Christmas sale to purchase (if they do that)

[@alvaroyanio2933]

same here

[@rahb641]

I have been playing on and off for a about 3 months. and have barely beat ARR. All i can say for new players like me is ARR is brutal. its so slow it feels like i spend half the game with 8 moves and the story moves at a snail pace with what feels like a lot meaningless back forth talk to this guy, go talk to another guy then go back to the first guy and repeat about 5 times for 100xp . Being able to mess around with multiple jobs has saved the game for me so far. and the community is pretty nice so far.

[@aenakinx]

I just started playing this game yesterday, and the first impression is really good. I only got to level 8 so far, but that's because I kept interacting with every player I would find, and they would all reply you back and interact with you as well. I have never had that experience in any other mmo. The community in this game feels very alive. The only thing I wish this game had personally was a good hunter class. I really wish they would implement a pet system for some ranged dps job.

[@m.di.c.]

You might like summoner class eventually, if you want your dps via something like a familiar ^^

[@kaihedgie1747]

If you want a hunter class, there's Lancer and Rogue. There's already a pet system for ranged DPS: Arcanist revolves around this...although they unfortunately changed it in Endwalker so it's less of a pet than it used to be. You can however fight with your chocobo

[@aenakinx]

@@m.di.c. hey thank you! I will give that a go. I went with a gladiator right now, let's see how tanking works out :D

[@aenakinx]

@@kaihedgie1747 Oh okay thank you! Interesting. Didn't know you could fight alongside your chocobo! Does it deal good dps or is it just a gimmick?

[@kaihedgie1747]

@@aenakinx It's mainly there for support but you can customize its stats by allocating skill points to stats and abilities based on role; DPS, Tank or Healer. It can aggro for you and has a DoT it can learn and can give you regen but you're still expected to do most of the work

[@sortedevaras]

Ff14 has the best single player plot of any FF, fight me. I felt more emotion at the end of Shadowbringer then almost any game.

[@DooM_TC]

For sure

[@griftegrd]

Have you played ff6? Do you think ffxiv story is better?

[@cornprices1718]

@@griftegrd honestly? yes. ff14 only loses points because it's an mmo, so the plot is stretched over thousands of hours of gameplay and group content and stuff like that, but if they took the storyline ff14 follows and stuck it into a jrpg like the early ff games, it'd beat out most of those. from a strictly narrative perspective, there's never been a better final fantasy story

[@griftegrd]

@@cornprices1718 cool! im a sucker for a good story, im gonna finally try it!

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

Short answer- yes. In fact, it’s easy to get half way through the story and feel like “ok I’m done”. Literally I take like half year breaks in between playing.

[@itsLofai]

As someone who rarely sticks with games (especially mmo’s) it took me a long time to even beat A Realm Reborn and even with my up’s and downs with the game I have always came back to it because the story and especially the community is unparalleled. There is always someone willing to help you if you are stuck, or just shoot the shit with you if you’re bored and with the abundance of horizontal content there is so much you can experience that isn’t even tied to the Main Story. I am just finished Shadowbringers tonight and am about 671 hours in. I highly suggest everyone to give this game a shot, the start can definitely feel like walking through sludge at times but as you go through it, it only gets better and better! Excited to see where Endwalker takes me 😅

[@kelts6184]

About how many hours till you get through the slow areas at the beginning? I’m a little over 20 and like it a lot so far, but it’s definitely been slow story wise. Although picking up a little.

[@itsLofai]

@@kelts6184 um, I would say around lvl 40ish it starts to pick up until the end of ARR. The post content though can be slow though. Just take your time and if you aren't enjoying it, don't force it. There is countless of hours of Horizontal Content you can try and experiencing aswell (:

[@chandlerhensley1227]

Great review. I’d love to hear your thoughts on dragon flight!

[@christianflex4all]

I know some people that treat this game like a second life/social hub. You just don’t find this kind of community in mmos anymore. Im just a raider and don’t do the rp stuff but it’s nice to see people can enjoy the game in different ways

[@b.d.1112]

I’ve been playing for years and am watching this while on break at work and you make me want to play right now!

[@Maximusrex4575]

I have been enjoying it, but I wish more of the older main story line was voiced. I also wish that the costuming system was less like WoW's transmog where changing a gear piece breaks the outfit, and more like ESO where once you set an outfit it is set. I also have a friend I like to play with, so it is kind of a bummer that dungeons are either 4 players or 1 player with 3 NPC helpers, it would be a lot more fun if we could play 2 players with 2 NPC helpers. Someone has distracted me with WoW unexpectedly, so I haven't really been getting game much.

[@Kyeranitaur]

With transmog, glamour plates are what you’re looking for. You throw your desired outfit pieces to your glamour chest at any inn, create and save outfits so you can use it over armor at any given time in a safe zone. There’s tons of videos explaining glamour plates in depth.

[@Viech54]

I chose to make this year a Final Fantasy year, i. e. I'm mostly going to play Final Fantasy. And while there's one FF that I want to finish first (Dissidia NT, online might be shut down someday, want to finish that first), FF XIV is definitely high on that list and will likely be one of my next games. I'm looking forward to a great story and intend to sink 100s or possibly 1000s of hours into the game.

[@Stalker950-l3x]

So where are you at by now? How many hours? It´s been almost a year since you have written this comment lol.

[@Viech54]

@@Stalker950-l3x Finished the MSQ, all Extreme/Savage content pre-EW, and quite a bit of other content (such as tribal quests, Triple Triad, PvP, Alliance Raids, optional dungeons, A/S rank hunts, ...). Will likely start higher-difficulty content in EW soon-ish.

[@Stalker950-l3x]

@@Viech54So the game actually sounds worth the time. I never played it and I´ve been considering the last few days to give it a shot since it is free to play on PS5. Btw are you German?

[@Viech54]

@@Stalker950-l3x It's definitely worth the time. Yes.

[@Stalker950-l3x]

@@Viech54 Ja dann hab ich wohl nichts zu verlieren. :) Der Name hat dich verraten :P

[@fethre]

Just got the game on sale! Excited to see all your content on it and get started! :D

[@LuckyGhost]

Enjoy, its amazing!

[@FableAshiba]

Just started last week, the only regret is not trying out FF14 earlier.

[@yaninaayalaherrera8956]

Short answer: yes. I'm really finding it hard to play anything else besides XIV totally addictive

[@VampireNoblesse]

gotta share this, well done!

[@ejrock570]

i'm gonna try this game out tonight, thanks to your video youve inspired me to try this game out

[@mahamim]

I played back in 2014/15 and decided to download it again. Sadly lost my level 80 character, but it's fun playing and levelling again. Also had some veteran bonuses when I logged in. I was worried about whether I would be able to do dungeons, as it used to be limited by whether there were people on the server, but last night I discovered that you can do dungeons with an NPC crew!!! It was brilliant!! Back in the day I would go on huge fate raids with hundreds of other people, and you would all take the big bad down. I don't know if that'll be the same this time, so I'm glad I could experience it. Limsa is definitely quieter than I remember! I love the game. It's just so epic!

[@Arpokeronim]

Great video, but i'd like to address one thing when saying "they don't create a problem and sell you solution" - inventory space is quite sparce, especially if you're a crafter. Instead of having some way of expanding by gameplay, square sells you additional retainers as an add-on subscription, which isn't cool.

[@ThatNormalBunny]

What/how much are you storing??? You have access to character inventory which is 140 slots, Chocobo Saddlebag which is 70 slots and 2 retainers which is 175 each. That is a lot of slots for storing things when crafting

[@Arpokeronim]

Glam gear (from before glam dresser expansion), seasonal items, house items, a lot of materia, and various crafting mats from across expansions. Used to be worse when ishgard restoration was current, or when levelling all the crafters and I have 2 additional retainers

[@Omgits7ito]

I love this game so much and I hate that I have nothing to play it on right now 😭

[@codyadams707]

I just started and am having a blast! Coming from eso and yea it is definitely different but in alot if good ways!👍

[@danielstelzer8370]

I just came back to ffxiv a week ago. Haven't played in 4 years. Playing on my steam deck and it's absolutely amazing. It's as fun as it was before I quit. I quit due to it having a playstation anymore. Happy to be back. There's so much more content since I've returned. Be ready to lose hours upon hours on this game.

[@qwinn9963]

I quit the game because I couldnt find any group for raids... I am sorry but spamming 3 months on discord servers to find a group isnt good :(

[@traxcanonch.2421]

Only took me a couple hours max for some raids, mostly only took 1 hour. I found a really active Discord server focusing on FFXIV raids.

[@25xxfrostxx]

I've played a lot of MMOs and none of them come close to FF14. As a whole, the story is the best I've experienced in any medium. The world is incredibly well fleshed out, the content is added with fun as the primary purpose, and there are thousands of hours of content that just keeps getting larger. The initial story in the old base game is adequate but once you get to the expansions, it gets better and better. I think this is the only game I've ever played where when they had to delay an expansion release, the producer/director was in tears in the announcement. You can feel the love in the game.

[@perochialjoe]

You are 100% lying if you're seriously trying to say you've never seen a better story than FF14. It is some of the most generic JRPG garbage there is.

[@Mythicalgoon]

Best you've ever seen in ANY medium??? Relaaaaz

[@CrystronHalq]

I think you should take a good look at GW2. Best map/zone design and gameplay in the MMO genre with a great narrative. The combat is also among the best. Its an MMO that doesnt follow the standard generic stuff like FF14, WoW etc etc and does it own thing in a quite unique way.

[@CrystronHalq]

​@@perochialjoeShadowbringers expansion narrative is among the best in the medium imo. But JUST Shadowbringers.

[@Faelandaea]

I admit I rage quit FFXIV after my house was deleted while I was on deployment and unable to log into a computer anywhere. I know … I was a sore loser, and I realized that later on. I am hoping to get back into the game again, but no matter how successful I am, I’ll never buy something in a game again that can be taken away from me if real life takes me away from the PC again. Not worth it. The amount of currency I had dropped into that house was royally off the scale, and when FFXIV deletes a house for lack of login, you get none of it back. Ouch. That said, I have great nostalgia for FFXIV and, if my career gives me time enough, I may start playing it again. Not sure if my account or character will even still exist as it has been a few years, but I plan to find out.

[@Micaelac-Ezaxse]

I have the same situation with you. I tried to promote my PVP level to Crystal, I really did it and spent about 70 hours on it. But you can only get the reward of Crystal during the next season. Unfortunately, I have to back to my study for the sake of essential exam... So I missed my reward... That's literally frustrating. Once you missed the stuff you put a lot of vitality, you could don't wanna play this for a long time. I mean, I hope they can perfect the game system that could never happen the same stuff on others.

[@JDTStagg-]

The timing of this could have barely been better. I watched your 2022 version a few hours ago as have been looking into an MMO to play after recently purchasing my first gaming PC. I have tried some others, but just can’t quite yet get to grips with mouse and keyboard, so since FF14 has good controller support, I’ve been looking into that (been playing ESO for years, but wanted to try something different). It’s definitely taking a lot of getting use to, but the early signs are really encouraging

[@gabeghiby6935]

Welcome to PC gaming... the way gaming was meant to be by PC only... since no console can ever match the power of the PC gaming...yes it's not really cheap a gaming rig is not a small investment - but it's definitely worth it...

[@snarkwave]

Check out the channel WorkToGame, as there’s a great guide for using and setting up the controller! GLHF

[@GiddyUpTime]

Welcome to FFXIV. Hope you enjoy your time. Just downloaded myself as well. Looking for players/ community.

[@64_Kelvin]

I hope you enjoy the game as much as I and many others do, have fun!

[@007coolcohen]

@@gabeghiby6935 don’t know how you can say gaming should be pc only but cool story bro…

[@pneuma6421]

Just started today! my first mmo as im an fps guy but man ive been really enjoying it!

[@Loonaris]

After playing GW2 since release and experiencing every piece of content it has, I tipped my toes into FF14 a few days ago. Really excited to see what this adventure brings. The base game never ending fetch quests are tedious so far but I trust you all and keep pushing through ARR.

[@josebrandao3525]

It's worth it! Keep going

[@cornprices1718]

the game picks up around level 70 when most classes get the big part of their rotation unlocked, but as far as questing goes, the expansion quests tell an interesting enough plot to be enjoyable, but the MSQ for the patches in between expacs remains a braindead slog, which is fine, but be aware of that

[@Syrin23]

It's no coincidence that the best MMO's are either subscription or purchased. "Free" MMO's end up sucking

[@KwBeee]

Played it on release for PS3 and then through Heavensward or whatever. Then went back to WoW. Always preferred this game but have so much time invested in WoW. Coming back to this thanks to the video. Thanks man! The Crisis Core remake got me itching for FF

[@joshpassthesticks6589]

If you've never played it, yes. If you have since 2.0, no bc more of the same.

[@Kaneki-mk2do]

I absolutely love the concept of fantasy MMORPG's and I really want to try this one out. The only thing holding me back is I do not know anyone who plays this game or would want to give a game like this a try.

[@user-yh8ce7tg8l]

I generally have the same issue, I love the lore, story, and exploration but its an MMORPG that I want to experience with others. Socialization is a big part of MMOs that I feel most miss the mark on. I'm hesitant to socialize with others as I've just been burned by so many toxic players in other games. Honestly, just want to play thru the content with some friends and I don't care what mistakes they make - I just want to enjoy the company and the game with them having a good time doing so. You're always welcome to try the game out and hang with me.

[@cornprices1718]

@@user-yh8ce7tg8l honestly it might not hurt for you to just join one of the bigger guilds and just run roulettes with the groups of people in those. that's what i do

[@Jorrywoodmen]

Being an old wow player, now too tired of the toxic leauge of legends community. How would u recommend this to some1 that has never played final fantasy before? Is it beginner friendly? Active? Helpful community? Does it have good pve/pvp? Does it take months or longer to do end-game content? Is it possible to play solo or do you need parties for dungeons? If so, are low level dungeons still done? Is there a dungeon finder like wow or u use chat to find a party?

[@protatoplaysgames6918]

I want to start an MMO again but honestly don't want to start solo would be fun to party up from the start

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

Just as long as people know they have to go through 150-250+ hours of slog until they start getting to the decent parts. I picked it up last year and I'm about 350 hours in and still not anywhere near catching up to my friends who are already on Endwalker. If you are starting the game new now you're going to have a LONG way to go before you can start playing any relevant or enjoyable content.

[@dangeki5902]

This is the hardest part about this game ngl

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

@@dangeki5902 Yeah it's been rough. I do enjoy the game overall though and the community for the most part has been pretty cool. Only game in this day and age I know I can go into a raid or harder content and people don't get flamed for a mistake or wipe. That is kind of refreshing, but I get tired of the slog of trying to work through the main story expansions as I'm catching up.

[@benjaminalter2629]

@@dangeki5902 Two months of slog to get to the fun part? thats like a full time job?! is the rest of the game really worth that investment?

[@cornprices1718]

@@benjaminalter2629 you *can* pay to skip the first 3 expansions, but you miss out on a lot of plot, and will probably end up not knowing how to properly play your class (as, because this is a tab-targeted game, most classes have a very specific way they're meant to be played)

[@robbiebarrows7348]

I just started earlier this week and I couldn't be happier. Best mmo experience I have ever had. Makes you wonder how anyone could play eso with this right next to it

[@zenixvampirchik652]

well... 1) There's nothing wrong with liking multiple MMOs 2) FFXIV isn't for anyone. Not considering people who get into the game with mindset that "they will not like it", or trolls who supposedly played it, but not really (Watched streams and a bit on youtube) And even those who play it as regualr mmo skipping trough every dialogue n shit/boosting into the end game and not able to do shit/not caring about anything cuz skipped the story and lore. Ignoring all those people, some simply do not like the game. But love stuff like ESO or WoW (when exp is good enough)

[@tarkelson2457]

I'm deciding between the two right now, and so far eso is taking the cake by a landslide. The cool down simulators gameplay of FF really turns me off. I don't want to have to remember and learn 42 different abilities and their cool downs, and when to use them. That sounds soooooo boring and painful. I want to play the game, not stress about which tiny picture to click 32 times to kill an enemy

[@zenixvampirchik652]

@@tarkelson2457 That depends on the perception. Personally after initial honeymoon phase with non target systems, I started to prefer mostly target based MMORPGs. There were some cool combat systems with non target/hybrid approach but barely any. Prob not even five of them. (on a side note fuck tera. Combat in tera sucked) So if you choose between FF and TESO rn... FF combat is slow only at the start. Well at least on melee classes, as I didn't play any casters/range dmg classes so idk about them. At the end game you constatly doing something. You don't have a time to just stand there and wait for cd or some other bullshit. You're playing the game. It pretty much gets better every next expac/10 levels after 50. Both, your skillset and fights themselves. Buuut first 30 levels is a complete drag (comparing to wow). 50 is more or less full base of the class. And then expacs improve it futher, making it more pleasant to play. Teso on the other hand... Idk, I have for a few years now, but still didn't move past character creator. Though what I heard from a close friend - combat is action like, kinda TES-like cluncky, but with mmo twists on it. What I can say for sure - is that it's unique. But not much besides. I suggest you to try both, prob starting from teso. FF has a free trial with blah blah blah, award winning expansion, blah blah blah, free content without time limit up to the level 60. Teso first cuz it kinda easier to get into if you want action and pleasant experience right away. FF14 as a cool game starts from heavensward only. But it also doesn't really work without all the world building and time to learn the pace of the game and your first class that you get in 1-50 lvls. (which aren't that bad nowadays, but some parts of it are really tedious. Short parts, but tedious nontheless)

[@kevinarnold8634]

Tastes vary is how.

[@zenixvampirchik652]

@@ghostsamongus3370 if you're talking about savages than congrats. Without premades it's a nightmare to clear doesn't matter how good you are at the game. Unless there's some insane luck involved, and/or you learned the guide and managed to force random teammates to do exactly as said in the guide without anything fucked up - you're simply lying. But if you're talking about story difficulty and extremes, then congrats. You just boasted of clearing the easiest content in the game that was made for casuals where difficulty is non existent and the only way to die is ti fuck up some mechanic without knowing what it does. For 3-5 times in a row. Until then healers would likely still be able to save your ass. Albeit will be more pressured in doing so.

[@FlavorsomeMusic]

the real question is "How have you not played FF14 in 2023 ?"

[@ELWicker]

Great video bruvvles. Absolutely everyone should play this masterpiece.

[@jamminmofo2]

The combat in this game is unexcusable, it was barely acceptable in 2013 or 2014 and it has only gotten worse. That's not the only problem but it definitely the biggest problem, a lot of potential here but not a game worth playing anymore.

[@andy-xz2uk]

bad combat = bad pvp

[@DefenderX]

Great video, but lacked a lot of the main endgame content in FFXIV. Gathering, crafting, fashion, housing, minigames (golden saucer) and free companies.

[@akatsuki2793]

Dude I would seriously seriously love some kind of shape shifting, or like beast job or something like that would be so unique and cool

[@DEE_MYZE]

There have been Rumors and speculation floating around of beastmaster/puppetmaster being a future job. As to wether that will ever happen, time will tell.

[@ArcanoSilverwind]

Something else to mention about the free trial restrictions which is a big one. You can't add friends, or be in a party. Found that out after talking my friends into trying it out, and we can't even play together unless we purchase the full game. Just an fyi that felt weird not to include in that section of the video.

[@swamp-puppy14]

Something that I think came off unclearly in the video: while the cash shop is definitely not predatory, there ARE mounts, cosmetics, minions, etc. that can only be obtained through the cash shop. The game just doesn’t advertise it to you, and like the video says, there are a ton of awesome mounts/cosmetics that are obtained from just playing the game

[@Ramladon]

YES. You should play FF in 2023. That was an easy question to answer. It is hands down the best MMORPG out right now. Next expansion they are doing a major graphics up date as well. I play on a 70 inch 4k OLED and it really doesn't need it but, nice they are doing it anyway.

[@bambooex]

Preach brother. It's the overall best out there

[@FletchFitzMagic]

I think I’ll give this a go on my ps4 😊

[@kbhalacy]

I started playing in September 2014. The short answer to this video's question is a big YES!

[@rnr894]

i just downloaded the demo on steam and was thinking of getting to 60 and playing through all the dungeons i can play if thats possible :P anyway since endwalker was the end of game so to speak i think this is the perfect time for me to start playing ahah i can play the entire story one shot no waiting around

[@aurumvale9908]

the end? dude it's just the end of the first big story threat - devs planned for a good 6 more years of story after this

[@hammsuke3981]

Great game, best game for me so far, love everything in it, there's toxicity exist in hard contents but there's almost none if you just don't care about it. I started april 2022, this game saved most of my money from gacha games like genshin impact and others. It just cost me like $10 per month for all those contents!? Very good that i don't have to spend like $500 per month just to unlock one character and up to 10 times to have access to each character maximum potential LOL. True that making great game for experience so players will keep playing is better, much better than milking your players before you shutdown the game.

[@urbansamurai261]

I love the fact you have to actually work to get the best (looking) gear

[@nrsn9688]

Im going to start tomorrow!

[@cammando2363]

The Music is still top tier. I wish I had the time to really commit to a good long MMO, but I rarely have more than a few hours a week to spend playing.

[@YungSnupe]

So I just finished storm blood and doing post content . I love the game. But the thing is. It SUCKS that the combat is only just now getting good . Took months and months for it to not feel “ slow “ . It’s also the main reason why my friends quit just 3 hours in.

[@SeagullsPokeStop]

Watched this video and just rebought the game for my Mac so I can continue to play after a few months of no playing!

[@arkkangeI]

just started and got my dragoon class, but that dark knight looks soo nice! if i got that boost would i miss out on the job class armor along the way or no

[@aessedai7952]

No, but you have to farm centurio seals for the HW ones. The storm blood and Shadowbringers one’s are easy and quick to get

[@theunknownonetuo2033]

I've always wanted to play an MMORPG and I'm wondering if I'll pick up this or WoW. Although I can't really play it right now, since I don't have a decent pc. It is motivating to know that I will be able to play such beautiful games when I got myself a job. I hope I can still play tho 😅

[@kevinoldman232]

I just started playing a week ago. I'm having a great time with pve. I have two main problems though. 1. No general chat. 2. The pvp system is all screwed up. You are given a whole new set of abilites which completely destroys pvp for me.

[@Agumon5]

It's curious how sponsorships for MMO videos often times involve other MMO games other than the one being mentioned in the video. It's like watching a video about the history of Chevrolet and the video is sponsored by Ford. Lol. Also I would say that you don't play FFXIV for the PVP. That experience is done much better by many other games. You play it for story and group PVE.

[@hordolur]

I keep wanting to really try this game, but just had so much bad luck with it over the years, from community to support all bad

[@Noctis89]

Just picked up a ps5 and I’m excited to start my journey I bought all the dlcs

[@iamonthetube]

Started last August and never regret it. Endless stuff to do, tight story, satisfying gear and gameplay. If you're into easter eggs for other FF titles you won't be disappointed.

[@tjreed7797]

Debating on whether to get it now or wait till it goes on sale (either steam or windows) while I'm on the free trial. There's also the option to wait till the fan fest July to see if they'll announce the next expansion

[@onlinetoughguy7530]

when does it go on sale I wonder

[@tjreed7797]

@@onlinetoughguy7530 I got it on sale last week on the square enix store for $30

[@anthonymalone6533]

Nice video. I may have to hop back on this

[@billygovaert6198]

I started this game on ps5 commin from pc. So happy i made the switch. Playing with controller on 4k tv is so much better for me. Once u get the hang of the controller.

[@mavendorf121]

I can say as one of the many og ffxiv players that have stuck with the game since 2010 that it has come a huge massive long way since 2010. there was a time when it didnt do too well and as such they remastered it thus it being named final fantasy xiv a realm reborn it was their whole big relaunch of the game.. when it came out i ordered the physical collectors edition of the game.. which had collectable items physically which i still have even now to this day. as for a realm reborn and the following expansions that have come since its relaunch.. i am absolutely bewildered and amazed at how amazingly well it has done and continues to do so. trust me when i say that this game will not disappoint you at all. no matter what sort of play style you have when it comes to communities.. rather your a role player.. a hardcore player/casual player etc.. this game has it all and continues to have more an more an more new content added to the game. as an OG ffxiv player i am going to stick with this game for as many and i hope many many many more years of content for it to come.. i love the game and i love the other players that i have met in the games world. every player in it is amazingly unique in their personality and flairs that they bring to it as people.. so please if your someone that is thinking of getting the game. please do so. you wont be disappointed.. take that dive/leap of faith. again you wont be disappointed.

[@r.j.gavadin2807]

I tried but the sign up is so mind numbingly complicated for no reason that I gave up before I ever even could actually start the game.

[@64_Kelvin]

i wont lie i had a horrible time signing up as well, took me hours and almost made me quit, but after having actually played the game its amazing, and has become one of my favorites of all time. of course i would recommend giving it another try, but if you dont want to thats okay too, i completely get it lol. Cheers!

[@r.j.gavadin2807]

@@64_Kelvin It's been over 1 week, and I still can't figure out how to sign in to play this game. lol

[@64_Kelvin]

@@r.j.gavadin2807 what part is giving you an issue?

[@ChrisfrmOhio]

My only and biggest issue with the game is the housing, get to max level save up your gold only to find out you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than getting a house . Wow never listened to the player base and gave us housing and such and FF14 did but in a bad way.

[@Mystra]

Absolutely. I'm trying to catch up before 6.3 is out and this game is amazing. The trial fights and raids are extremely well made, the music is fantastic and the story is one of the best out there. Give it a try guys :)

[@rightful4973]

same, but i keep getting side tracked by other content in the game as i grind the MSQ😂

[@Mystra]

@@rightful4973 yeah haha but that's ok

[@Davenwolf]

Do you have an add-on video for FF14 similar to your ESO version? That was incredibly helpful 🙂

[@janekgaganek3871]

The thing is, addons (or mods if that name is preffered) are illegal in ffxiv. Of course, "what eyes dont see, the heart does not pity" so you probably wont be banned if u use them discretly, but point is - the game is fine without any. That said, popular addons are: Advanced Combat Tracker (basicly allows you to record your dps and other battle related stuff, but if u talk about it in chat it can be risky), G-shade (basicly gives you option to setup shaders and slightly improve the graphics)

[@Davenwolf]

@@janekgaganek3871 I was just looking for something to manage the hotbar better

[@fabienlefranc7011]

@@Davenwolf For this, you can watch some videos from desperius that are pretty well made and helps setting collapsing bar to have a better UI. All this with just macros ingame, and gives you a lot of options for personalisation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5aQeK2VacuNmas

[@Davenwolf]

Cheers

[@Grand-CS]

I love ff14, but after I complete the main story I get burnt out and I stop playing. Endwalker was the last expansion I played and the que times killed my motivation to keep playing

[@johnhickersantilan4295]

Really love this review, accurate and honest, ill sub to your channel

[@thegoat4314]

So do you honestly suggest 14?

[@karlo4664]

Only problem with subbed games is you are compelled to play it to make your sub worthwhile.

[@magicmandirtlurper7732]

Got me excited to play it went to buy it from the online shop to find out it’s not on Xbox man I’m really hating all these exclusive titles being on certain platforms smh

[@Mytea1]

what i have always asked myself and which "annoys" me the most about ff14 is the look of the hud. is there a way to change the hud partially or even completely? the hud looks so robotic and i wished that i could change the look of it. is that possible to customize the interface somehow like you can a bit in wow?

[@CooterBrown929]

Wago has UI imports for ff14 too

[@Mytea1]

​@@CooterBrown929 first off thanks! i could find the wago imports for ff14...i guess, but i couldn't really find anything to change how the hud looks completely :/

[@TheBikeFather]

From a PVP point of view, you said there are better options out there. Is ESO one of them? I’m on console, so my options are limited.

[@johnzkeePW]

YES YES YES, IT HAS THE BEST STORY IN FF I'VE SEEN IN YEARS.

[@rtbear674]

Yes, and it still have a long life forward. 2 of the things that worries people who haven't tried probably these. Longevity Before I started it I thought if it's MMO best start at ground level, and since FFXIV been there for 10 years, they probably retire it soon and make a new one. but played FFXIV changed my mind. Have 10 years of content just need to be explored anytime you want. They just can keep updating the graphics afterwards in an expansion. all dungeons are relevant, you can be joined with npc, or higher level player sync down to your level to help you do your content with auto finder. Gearing up When you reached end game, you can hop on to the BiS farm without a hitch. No need to worry about equipments at all (till end game). not like You have to farm level 60 enemies hoping it drop good enough weapon so you can fight level 63 enemies in another area. You get new gear in the story too. How long to catch up to recent content I take my time, probably spent 1 month per expansion. and still have some side quests I haven't done. so 3-5 months playing normally. Also no need to rush to end game, as there's always a newer end game. And you will feel more enjoyable during the journey itself. End game Gposing is my end game XD

[@cornprices1718]

i think what makes the ff14 gear treadmill bearable is that you just straight up buy the bis gear with currency the game gives you for playing the content necessary to unlock it. there's no rare drops that can give you just a *slightly* better set of gear. the best gear is the gear that is equally accessible to everyone else playing the same content

[@rtbear674]

​@@cornprices1718 Also raiding is cheap to do in FFXIV. 99 food = 150k (can last for 1 month+) 99 pot = 150-250k (can last for 2-3 weeks or more) DR bonus + adventure in need = 125k per day. 1x treasure map = 120-200k, and can reach 1m if got jackpot. level 86 culinarian = 840k per 2 weeks. I can just buy tsai tou vounou and submit to the leve quest every week, it earn enough for raid's pot and foods. Don't need to farm something on the side to buy for pot and food, or buy wow token.

[@Brawlio13]

Im coming from Destiny where we have 6 man raids and just the thought of 24 man raids sounds very interesting to me...

[@psychepeteschannel5500]

I bought on steam, did not play it for a while... and now I cant even login, because my subscription is out... I was thinking, that since I bought the base game, perhaps I will get some founders perk while I enjoy leveling to 60 ... NOPE! the only perk I got is, that I cant level to 60 for free at all... because I paid for the game... SMH :-/

[@ministabber4927]

Best time ever to start playing....nuff said.

[@surreymusic2124]

I havent played in like 9 years now so im worried ill just be so behind the curve at this point.

[@UrBoyGee]

Downloading FF14 right now! Wish me luck boys! 💯

[@LuckyGhost]

good luck!

[@adamdurok866]

I just wanted to try FF14 and I failed at account registration. My confirmation code came to my email but is not valid and something went wrong. Now I can't confirm my email again and also I can't register again with the same email, so, bye bye FF14.

[@helio1055]

Thinking about switching from PSO2 NGS to this. Looks like so much more and better content

[@zenixvampirchik652]

is it really a time though? I mean, maybe, but in 2024 graphic update will come with nex expac, which prob will help the game tremendously

[@miraihibino1277]

I startad playing three months ago and I regret nothing except not trying it sooner.

[@gabeghiby6935]

Bro'... I love your reviews and presentations like this one showing us if it's worth it - or maybe not - to get into some game or other now in the present time we are... Because of this review I'll give it a try to ff14 and see how it goes... Just unlike you I don't enjoy hard and difficult challenges and I don't like to be punished for my lack of skills simply because I'm not afraid to admit it I'm a dumb player with low skills and I have no intention to grind and "work" hard in a game to improve my skills and level up or cash in riches of virtual pixel cash and assets... that's part of why I'm moving away from Eve online and GTA Online and in turn I enjoy uo to a point the fairly easy relaxed and laid-back easy-going style in ESO... I'll definitely give it a try to ff14 because of this review...

[@tagcirz6246]

Have fun bro, i'm sure you'll like it

[@cahimelle577]

You don’t have to be a skilled player to enjoy FF XIV, it is by far the most casual friendly MMO I’ve played and the community is so welcoming to new and/or casual players 😃

[@gabeghiby6935]

@@cahimelle577 I will definitely give it a try soon, hopefully this coming weekends and holidays that are a bit more relaxed in real life... I'm a bit concerned about the limitations to play free up to level 60 and some other features being disabled, this is not very encouraging as opposed to say ESO or Eve online where anyone can play free with no limitations until they may decide to spend real money for premium stuff... but to me Eve it's already cash driven by its owners developers and as such in-game became extremely competitive so a casual player has little to no enjoyment... and ESO tho' is wonderful and beautiful in scenery and textures and casual gameplay, is just very expensive in my opinion for the virtual items one will pay with real money... So I'll try ff14 soon and see how it goes...

[@Fhalei]

I'm admittedly not a great player, but the content in FFXIV feels like it's designed to help you get better naturally as the game progresses. I went from trash-tier to at least clearing a few extreme trials with random people. I never would've thought I could manage that before, and I bet you'd do much better than me

[@alvaroyanio2933]

One of the best thing about FFXIV, is that when u are new (like when u are under some lv or havent clear some specific content) u have an icon above u that is a sprout. Is like a mark that indicates that u are new in the game, and people toward to be patient and help u a lot if they see u are new. I`ve been playing for some months and is not hard, but if u do some mistakes, no one get mad or upset.

[@bree336]

if i buy endwalker as a new ppayer just starting the game from playing the free trial do i need to buy all the other expansions to play them?

[@eightninety.]

Only gripe with this mmo is that there are no builds. Literally all paladins play the same and so on…

[@nickgreen-ql7ke]

Do you have a guild? I’d love to do the big raids. I was considering jumping into this game and after this vid I just might

[@sinhalo]

This game is has always been OK to me at best. I think the animations looks Korean browser game and the goofy sounds on a mount. I know I can turn off. I still think swtor has the best story of any MMO

[@anteprs7908]

True and it more solo freindly

[@benceplatthy4424]

one of the reasons I didnt get in to the game is that I never had friends to play with, and thats why I stucked with swtor because that is the most solo player friendly game but maaaan I wish a i could play ff xiv

[@theonewhowatches8050]

what's the name if the music used in this video sounds awesome

[@DCDCWizard]

Me and my best friend started playing. I’m a WoW refugee and this is her first MMO. We are hooked and do the MQ together every time we play. Anyone who’s questioning if they should play this game they absolutely should give it a go. It’s beautiful and I love it.