When A Realm Reborn Ended | Fall & Rise of FFXIV | Episode Eleven | Before the Fall

Fall and Rise returns, this time wrapping up A Realm Reborn and looking Heavensward. The road to FFXIV's first expansion was an interesting one, and tensions rise as the end of A Realm Reborn is coming to an end.
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0:00 Intro
1:35 Patch 2.4
3:14 Final Coil of Bahamut
6:20 Patch 2.4 Continued
11:48 Eternal Bonding & Free Trial
13:37 Speakers of Hydaelyn
13:58 Surviving The End of ARR
15:56 Before The Fall Part 1
23:42 Why Ishgard?
26:02 Before The Fall Part 2

[@SpeakersNetwork]

Hello everyone! Thank you for watching and apologies for the long wait! We're back baby! The next episode will be covering the entirety of Heavensward's lifespan. The most recent episode of Remnants of a Realm, covering The Diadem, will become available tomorrow for Patrons (the day after this went public). A new episode of Secrets of a Realm is next in my queue for Patrons and after that work begins again on Fall & Rise! For most of you it's been a while, so if you need a refresher why not check out the F&R playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLL5QTV3Hk60ag1MsSoox4HT5oBemN23vr :)

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

I'm so happy to hear this!

[@Chamira]

i wanted to like this comment, but then it wouldn't be 69 likes anymore xD

[@Peace141308]

There's a reason why many players, myself included, skip a heartbeat when they see the phrase "Several cutscenes will play in sequence" 😂

[@ararebeast]

Gosh, Yoshi-P looks so young here! Also Lukile neglected to introduce the most important reward you get from Postmoogle Questline: Having to click through multiple paragraphs every time you check your in-game mail. I'm glad this series is still going, and that it's finally covering a time where the channel itself exists! I know the original intention was only to cover the transition to 2.0, but it's very fascinating to document all of this stuff for posterity, and curiousness about these kinds of things brought me here to the Speakers community in the first place! P.S.: Obligatory comment pointing out "Lukile says 5 city-states, then names 6"

[@procrastinatingdestiny]

Postmoogle best Questline

[@spiritsauce]

THALS BALLS! This isn't a drill people, they're back! I REPEAT! This isn't a drill!

[@BamadeusTTV]

What a lovely surprise! I just finished rewatching these series this week

[@Dragonsamuari]

Seeing the old Steps of Faith gives me flashbacks of all the struggle people had with it and those that would rather eat a penalty than to help others clear it.

[@arbalest747]

Funniest thing was the crystal braves having a cardiac arrest when talked to in mor dhona. If they raised an alarm, it was their heads rolling and they well knew that

[@diaderg]

seeing 5 hours ago instead of 5 years ago on a fall and rise video is crazy to see, glad to see it return

[@PKMNTrainerEevee]

The King has returned. Finally after so long, I was glad to see this show up in my notifs.

[@Shadethewolfy]

The King is back, and his throne awaits! But a seer warns of a deadly fate?? Give up your children, separate!! Bide your time LIE IN WAIT!! Sonic Underground [screaming] SONIC UNDERGROUND!!!!

[@Shizukanexen]

WOAH What a pleasant surprise to see this in my sub box. Can't wait to watch this!

[@aznhomig]

3 years since the last episode, this is a pleasant surprise. Hope to see more coverage about HW and the post-HW era. I hear there were a lot of growing pains for 14 around that time and especially job balancing with all the new jobs added in HW.

[@NakuruKouChannel]

NO WAY IT'S LIKE ALL MY NAMEDAYS HAVE COME AT ONCE!

[@oiawoo9168]

It's also a crime that they didnt make a normal Coils of Bahamut raid and include it in the daily roulette

[@JustJohn816]

Lukile talking about Final Coils gave me chills to think about, I mean it's the wrap up of everything Fall and Rise started on, man, how far we've come

[@the_sandman_]

The nostalgia for me is big in this video as I started playing just before 2.4 came out 😌 Great to see you back!

[@Oliver_Nexus]

me too! ^-^

[@ignitedrowlets5776]

As someone who started playing when ShB was the newest expansion, this is an interesting series

[@DrForester]

Kind of gotten into a habit of revisiting this series before every new expansion. Would love to see followup videos for the next expansions. Because the game just keeps rising higher and higher. This last video really is wild. Talking about the fears about how Heavensward would be received after how much players liked ARR. Compare that to today where many (unfairly) degrade ARR to new players with a very common "just get through ARR, then it gets good)

[@BenWillock]

Thanks so much for making this, there was so much stuff I'd forgotten about that era of the game!

[@captainkronos]

OMFG NEW FALL AND RISE EPISODE HYPE!

[@ruimouzinho]

Amazing video. ARR and Heavensward are my favorite expansions, so I loved seeing this video and remembering some details. I feel like ARR and Heavensward had some extra touch of love and dedication from the devs, as well as a very daring narrative. Nowadays it feels like they mass produce content and it doesn’t have the same specialness… or maybe I’m being biased. Either way, those expansions have a very special place in my heart and I love seeing other people’s appreciation for them too

[@Penamesolen]

"[...] you could improve your chocobo over time and LEARN it new tricks." Careful, Lukile, your Norwegian is showing XD

[@GanonAutumn777]

BY THE TWELVE ,THE SERIES IS BACK

[@ajayrious]

I struggled so much with DF groups for Steps of Faith, but I just managed to clear before the nerf. As much as it was a struggle to get through, i do miss the creativity and uniqueness of some of the duties from ARR. It's sad that they have never done anything like Steps of Faith ever again, and have now patched it out of existence. It's nice that we have people like Lukile in the community to archive these things.

[@ShivaServer2009]

As a 1.0 player, I remember wanting to save Louisoix. That cs wasn't heartwarming to me, it was heartbreaking. Watching that cs upon clearing T12, made me cry. I still see the spot where he stood in 1.0 as his spot. I can't see it any other way. I have a lot of fond memories attached to that broken game.

[@InnocentGuillotine]

I wish they'd revisit the concept of the postmoogle quests, especially with the job quests being retired as a concept (for good reason, mind, but as someone with a soft spot for many of the characters I want to be able to see them again...). Seeing the expanded role (however briefly) of minor characters was very nice.

[@MeiriDesu]

LUKILE!! You're amazing! I am so happy to see a new episode of this series. Thank you!!

[@Foxfire510]

Hi Lukile! Thank you for all the hard work you put into these episodes! I really enjoy watching them.

[@MaggieBer]

!!!!!! omg i am still at work and cannot watch yet but i know what my evening will include!!!

[@MsSjofn]

I know why people hated Steps of Faith but man, I loved getting it all the way up to when it got removed. It was just so different from everything else, even in its nerfed version, that it was a fun change of pace for me.

[@DourFlower]

I enjoy this retrospective angle, would love to see you go over the game as a whole over the years, maybe on each expansoons 10 year anniversary

[@MagisterJake]

I'm so happy you didn't cancel this series! I've been eagerly waiting for the next episode since I first saw the vid a few months back.

[@softouji]

So excited to see this series return!!

[@Shizukanexen]

Ok, another comment now that I've watched! Fantastic recap! I loved every moment. Found myself getting Steps of Faith PTSD.

[@nordiclania]

I have waited so long!!!! Thank you!!!! 🎉

[@BlakeAustin2011]

I forgot the devs were worried about HW. I would say it exceeded all of their expectations, by much and more!

[@KousyKai]

Damn, I have really missed this

[@nrieh4553]

Great! Welcome back!!! Your earlier series were the best in terms of early lore and development, and I LOVED "secrets of the realm" so much. I joined late during the Stormblood, and had very vague idea of what the game used to be before that.

[@818jessie818]

nice! love this so much, now we wait another year for ep 12

[@Gravesmasher23]

FUCK YES! Have been waitinfg or a new eps. This is HYPE!!!!!!!

[@ethermelt4780]

All this buildup of Heavensward but no buildup of best husbando Harchefaunt? I call hax!

[@testogel85]

I had given up hope. Yet here we are!

[@omejikat]

Oh yeah I remember these 🤣

[@slothfulboi6558]

YAAAAY NEW EPISODE AFTER ALL THIS TIME LETS GOOOO

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

Will FF14 ever solve it's housing crisis? Will Speakers Network ever catch up to the present day? stay tuned

[@Calculusman1084]

I would love to see them resume the series in earnest, as someone who got into game during 6.1

[@nerdychocobo]

Lovely to see this pop up, and honestly not expected, went back and rewatched the rest of the series before watching this one, can't believe the gold saucer was added so late in ARR!

[@Billmao]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.

[@glltyt]

Thank you for this series.

[@rollwily]

IT LIVES!

[@raphaelfriquet2618]

What is the music you use on every intro of the videos of that serie? It's great!

[@Uldihaa]

Pippin, the Lalafell with a voice as deep as his is short. In the Japanese VA anyway.

[@mythrapi73]

Thanks so much guys. A great series REBORN!!!! much appreciated and one of if not the best series about FFXIV..wait no it's def the best what am i saying

[@reyjusuf]

The original steps of faith should be kept as an extreme

[@JunGull]

I love this series. I always learn something new.

[@SuikodenGR]

man its been a minute since I've watched ur last episode. Gonna have to re-watch ^_^

[@Lyn685]

Damn, what a surprise!

[@davieccc]

Not gonna lie got a bit of a shock when i saw myself in this video lol. I was like "hang on was that me!?" Love these fall and rise videos btw

[@Arbszy]

It Returns!!!!!

[@minmodulation]

HOLY CRAP LOIS

[@beatronic6921]

What is the name of the music at 27:45? Nice to see series continues 👍

[@Spookybluelights]

Whaaaaat?! What a huge surprise!

[@logangraham3689]

HE RETURNS

[@ShiroCh_ID]

still starting the game in free trial got some spoilers from here but i dont mind, the real deal were more impactfull than a mere spoilers

[@captian1000]

I never thought this day would come lol

[@holdenhall615]

Quick question before watching. Does this video have any spoilers for Heavensward? I just got there recently.

[@forgottencomrade26]

I missed this series

[@imptwins]

[insert limmy being woken up in bed image here]

[@user-qo5nt6ph9k]

Ah. But here we are. Running toward a new dawn in patch 7.0.

[@Apsilon778]

Wasn't expecting this....

[@dreamordont]

FINALLY ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@roguephoenix]

you keep saying "leaving hydaelyn" or "returned to hydaelyn" do you mean eorzea? i hope at the end of this game that first npc we meet we find out is like the supreme being or maybe a cosmic being like the watcher from marvel or something.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Man. I'm not playing atm and had no idea they had changed The Steps of Faith. That's a real shame. I know it was off beat, but man, that was a great break from the norm. I'm proud to say that I cleared it in the first few days, before the first nerf. I mean I get that they had to nerf it, it's MSQ and that was a tight fight. Then again, I was a bard in those days, so running up to the cannons and shooting them wasn't exactly a foreign concept to me. I can't say I've never pulled agro and had a boss chase me in circles...nope....can't say that. Sorry, that got away from me. Anyway. I think it's a shame that they never found a place for that kind of a scenario fight.

[@ArcadeTheatre]

Woohoo!

[@Si-Shen81]

Wait that bridge fight is single player now? O.O That makes me a bit sad.

[@kaihedgie1747]

Just did it recently. Dragonkillers were removed completely and now you have to get through adds before you can even start hitting Vishap

[@ASZzztoluca]

😮

[@striche]

Did my nameday come early!?!?

[@MrBaritone]

Am I dreaming? Is this real life?

[@All4Tanuki]

17:50 And now nobody plays it... and when they did a repeat of this, they made it super easy and with no reward, so it'll continue to be dead side content :/

[@CharTangTheBeardedGamer]

Ah yes, old steps of faith, because god forbid people actually having to learn mechanics... these changes making everything easier, or rather, super boring and ill preparing people for later content. Sorry you raised an ick in me lol otherwise fantastic video good seeing all this old stuff when it was new again. Looking forward to the next.

[@darklordkuro7953]

I tough this serie done but im glad to have been wrong!

[@joansgotbones]

why do you have a section with feast footage when it didnt exist until mid heavensward? it was the fold back then. you talk about the feast arena that didn't exist and you can even see the level 60 in the footage you provided.

[@SpeakersNetwork]

Oh damn. I guess I messed up the name. I talked about The Fold in the previous episode but I just screwed up the name here 🙃 The information is still correct (for The Fold), but the name and footage is from more recent times. I'm sorry. 🙏

[@uncleclaps44]

Hold on, Rouge was added in 2.4 but Ninja was added in 2.45. players had to wait 3 and a half months to get their jobclass.

[@phutton]

Rouge? Is this a class that adds makeup to npcs?, maybe they're born with it? maybe its maybelline?

[@turntapeover5749]

A lot of people remember HW fondly because of the story, but in terms of actual content, it was a hot mess and probably the worst expansion IMO. It took them til 3.4 to figure it out and release a savage raid that didn't suck, sorta kinda make the diadem less terrible but still kinda terrible and while they fixed some content, that's the story that took a massive dip in quality as it lead to Stormblood which argueably has some od the worst story...honestly I think the best thing to come out of HW are deep dungeons.

[@MrAngryMonkey100]

you should do a video on how the ffxiv community are total shitbags and harass people outside of there little safe space, I have not played the game for years and the community still harasses and chases me around I just want to be left alone.

[@emerybluh4506]

Why was this the video you decided to share this on lmao

[@MrAngryMonkey100]

@@emerybluh4506 because I can and the FFxiv is full of woke ideologues that chase and harass others to the point of self-deleting because they will not bow down to them gaming is supposed to be a fun place to relax and not push political ideology something you and others don't want to separate. and if I hurt your feelings and rob you of your safe spaces too bad deal with it like the rest of us have to deal with your insufferable BS all the time.