WHY do YOU Play Your FFXIV Job: Tanks & Healers Edition

[@jfbeland690]

Why do people play tank or healer: To skip the 20 minutes queues.

[@Raizle777]

Yea this about sums it up

[@juicecanister]

I main DRK and my friend mains WHM so our que times are non existent. The worse that happens is we have to reque because the FOS were busy jacking while waiting for que.

[@phantochu3456]

Me a Dps: *silent screaming*

[@a.b1293]

I actually waited more than 4 hours of queue time because I didn't know there was a preferred languages settings at the duty finder, and mine was set ONLY TO ENGLISH. WHEN IM ACTUALLY IN JAPAN DATA CENTER. I only realized after 45 days. :D

[@o.fm.a5573]

I didnt know lancer was dps until i found out

[@thomasderosso5625]

My fiancée and I were discussing tanks earlier. I was telling her how heroic Paladin feels and how handy the beyblade AoE is for keeping monsters mad at you. She said "But big axe though." A born Warrior.

[@asmodeus3315]

As a WAR main, I totally agree with the wise words of your fiancée.

[@davidburnett5049]

I enjoy big two handed weapons but they are not as good as being a holy warrior.. Also the animations for warriors looked a little stupid when I was picking class. Probly still gonna try it.

[@dianwei32]

Other tanks: "noooooo, you can't just push one button and get 10 seconds of automatic direct crits!" Warrior: "Haha. Fell Cleave machine go BRRRRRRRR."

[@Orynae]

FELL CLEAVE

[@totallynotnox8322]

@Qwerty Bastard "You can't just crit/dh fell cleave for 10 seconds" Objective: "Inner release"

[@obituaryollie9104]

@Qwerty Bastard i read it in Samuel Jackson's voice :3

[@Prich319]

Dark Knight: "Mwahaha, Bloodletter go boom."

[@sephjnr]

@Qwerty Bastard Then every WAR sounds like Doomguy.

[@ghostinthecode]

Other people playing WHM: UwU I just want to help all my friends, here's a cure 2 UwU Yet other people playing WHM: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD LILY!! Me playing WHM: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...oh okay duty's over now, cool :D

[@selo017]

same xD

[@hamachiplayer]

Yep. That pretty much sums it up for me too. :D

[@DoctorJimalicious]

Playing a healer is like riding a bike. While juggling chainsaws. Flaming chainsaws. 11/10 would heal again :''')

[@eir3831]

Me playing WHM: Take your regen, tank and do your job while I cast glare for 39481 times

[@jiggerblayne]

I think I’m all of these but mostly the last one.

[@Norxet]

as always DPS has to wait more

[@Lostachilles]

It's the natural order, sorry. Worthless jobs get least priority ;)

[@CErra310]

aw, the meatshield thinks it's not replacable

[@christopherrobinson7771]

Tanks and healers could run this game without you ;)

[@CErra310]

have fun failing every single dps check

[@donteo508]

This isn't always the case. For public duties and other such events, DPS is definitely oversaturating the matchmaking. For Guildhest training, DPS is pretty in demand. Also, for higher level content with established groups, your more likely to fill a DPS slot than a tank/healer slot. Just depends on the activity. I do agree though, that for the majority of the time, tanks and healers are good to play if you're still going through story.

[@issaltarkorimara1376]

Healer: oh look tank is getting low let me just cast benediction GNB casts bolide just after benediction goes off Healer: REEEE

[@sr7olsniper]

Its not the GNB fault. We pop it preemtively. If I see im getting way to low like close to 1k im gonna pop bolide. Either way you got 6 secs to heal me up rather than a wipe for not using it.

[@apljack]

.... Adjust! But no, as I tell my healers if I do this by mistake. Server Ticks be a thing, yo.

[@robsusername1042]

I just throw a Regen if they Bolide my Bene and keep glaremaging.

[@yooziinsertname5667]

@@sr7olsniper I don't use bene untill it goes off fck that shit

[@zom6iephoenix685]

I have done that lmaooooo

[@arcadema]

"Battle librarian" is THE absolute BEST way to describe SCH's aesthetic.

[@PurpleFanatic]

I agree with this, but also sometimes not a very attractive librarian XD I main SCH and I get pretty jelly of the other healers artifact gear. Like c'mon, librarians can be sexy and nerdy at the same time!

[@Shirubakaze]

@@PurpleFanatic Lack of good glamour and the gutting of our cooler attack skills made me drop mine as my main. One day maybe they'll be cool again T_T On the bright side it finally got me to try tanking. I can protect people this way.

[@louisnguyen6610]

Everything in FFXIV can be categorized as “Battle _________”

[@arcadema]

@@louisnguyen6610 "Battle pussy" -Miqo'te/Hrothgar

[@jayjay82898]

I'm glad many people are agreeing with my statement of scholars!

[@TheFriendlyFoxyChannel]

Am I the only person who rolled CJN first because they didn't want to spend 20+ minutes waiting in queues for dungeons?

[@sayakotara2331]

same here cjn for the very same reason :)

[@roax206]

Actually played so many MMOs where you only got a party for dungeons if you could convince your friends to join you. Chose CNJ so I could last if I had to solo a boss. Then found out the duty list and minimum player counts were a thing in FFXIV.

[@knight4light]

how would you know that it would be 20 minute wait times?

[@TheFriendlyFoxyChannel]

@@knight4light Because I used to play WoW, and finding a group back then as a DPS took ages, even after they added the cross server stuff

[@brandonclark8458]

If you're planning on playing through the entire msq, Arcanist is probably the best starting class. You'd have dps qeue times for the first 3-4 dungeons, but then once you got to level 30 you could Sch your way into short qeue times for instances, and Smn your way through the overworld stuff with the higher dps.

[@YUMADHUH]

Genuinely surprised that none of the healers said: "I started playing a healer because I never had competent healers so I became one myself"

[@cjbottaro]

Why is this not the top comment?? I mean, out main healer is light years ahead of me, but we needed a competent co-healer... :D

[@EihaMudo]

I usually main tank roles for the same exact reason.

[@Kyle-jb7dc]

tbh i find competent healers pretty frequently. . . maybe not in daily roulette but in most other content (though sometimes it's 1 healer hard carrying heals while the other pulls mini-dps numbers. . . but that's possible)

[@SuperRoboPopoto]

Because everyone has a different idea of what makes a healer competent. I’ll take an okay sprout healer over a super extreme savage vet healer any day of the week because healers that intentionally pull aggro cuase they sprinted out to the last group of mobs first while I was making sure I had everything’s attention on the way thier and force me to scramble to pull aggro drives me insane. Seriously wait four seconds for me to get there.

[@Tioko]

@@SuperRoboPopoto Oh hi! 👋 I happen to be a sprout healer, lvl 45 WHM, first character, I mostly did story dungeons and got through Titan not that long ago with a random party... Any tips on how to be good? My strategy so far is this: 1) Keep the tank mostly at full HP - better to top him off with Cure than risk something unexpected happening while waiting for enough damage for Cure 2 or 3. 2) Stay out of harm’s way, let everyone else deal with the mobs. Occasionally cast an Aero or Fluid Aura on the boss if everybody’s fine HP-wise. No wasting precious casting time on offensive spells, someone might need healing! 3) In case things get hectic, priorities in healing order are as follows: tank>me>everyone else 4) Save Instacast for an emergency Cure 3 or Raise.

[@melvinopolis]

My husband mains WHM and is definitely the second type 😂 Yesterday he “rescued” me to the front of a boss so he could catch up to me in DPS!

[@HeroSabre]

"Healer down!" My paladin self: "The crusade marches on!"

[@SethNealMusic]

*solos boss from 20% because who needs a healer*

[@LevaniaMeyano]

@@SethNealMusic Solo boss from 80% because who needs a healer.**

[@PCarllos]

@@LevaniaMeyano Solo boss because who needs a team.

[@TANMAN9095]

@@PCarllos So is there a point of healers in this game or is it just for faster queue times?

[@erwinthedodo9205]

You only earn the right to be called a tank main once you solo the boss because the party wiped

[@TheCrosshare]

Me starting the game as summoner "This time i will not be a healer in an MMO!" "Oh, what's this other side...?" Me stuck in heals now.

[@KMCA779]

I always tell myself I'm not going to do healer... I always end up healing. Thank god I enjoy it.... although I'll be honest, I like RDM so I can super DPS, heal, raise.... and blind people worse than I could as WHM... Haedalyn bless RDM Lv3

[@Wintermere]

Me as the healers: WHM: Blood for the Blood Lily! AST: It's time to d-d-d-d-duel! SCH: DATABASE, DATABASE!

[@TheCanadianGamingPenguin]

Every time I play Scholar I think of Shiroe. XD I also think of Akatsuki when I play ninja....

[@SwapDancePap]

a c c u r a t e

[@austinmartin612]

Nice Log Horizon reference haha

[@DarukaEon]

Oh shit! Is that a Log Horizon reference?

[@vasudeanguy8523]

Is it sad I got both the references with AST and SCH?

[@gaarakag]

honest answer: i heal bc the idea of tanking/leading parties through dungeons make me nervous and im too lazy to learn dps rotations

[@ImNoPillowSlayingWizard]

I know this old but hear me out. Practice playing aggressive. Be side by side with the tank and maybe be the first to pull or pull extras and then regroup behind the tank and do as much damage while healing just what is required to keep people from dying. This will help you transition to tank and also teach to take charge. Edit: This is coming from a tank main that decided to main heals in FF14.

[@john_7000]

@@ImNoPillowSlayingWizard tank is super fun, u r basically a chad nobody can walk until u walk 😍😍😂😂👍👍 everyone have to wait for u

[@magus5425]

You are telling me white mages are my mood at when im hungry and when im fed

[@ZeplaHQ]

LOL

[@DarukaEon]

Yes.

[@kendrexx9358]

"I wanted to be my own favourite character" made me audibly aww. That's so sweet!

[@altantagrin9474]

DRK main: TBN and that sweet, tearful Job Questline. Serve... Save... Slave... Slay I tire of this charade.

[@aptom203]

Aye I've sins aplenty. Regrets? Not so much.

[@michaelreilly6621]

Dark Knight Quest: *Explores the intricacies of justice, revenge and duty* Paladin Quest: One v one me nao!

[@S_B-]

I am a gbr main but the drk questline is definitely one of, if not the best job story in ff14. Source: I'm level 80 everything xD

[@fraytirkah]

I may or may not have 20 quotes from the questline set up as emote macros.

[@aptom203]

@@fraytirkah I have a job change macro that says "I tire of this charade." Switches to DRK and activates Grit for the cool sword pose.

[@DarukaEon]

As a RDM: "My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!"

[@kylopen3706]

That’s basically rdm for ya! As a rdm main I found your comment hilarious

[@matthewthepirate44]

So tldr: WAR: FELL CLEAVE REEEEE PLD: Generic wholesome rhetoric DRK: CRAWLING IN MY SKIIIIN GNB: Explosions and speed WHM: either kind sweet uwu healer or power tripping psychopath AST: pretty witch girls SCH: BIG DICK ENERGY

[@90Rush]

WHM is able to shoot a 90 kilogram projectile over 300 meters.

[@ZeplaHQ]

100% accurate

[@beholdthesupergirl]

Ok so I love white mage because it feels good to save my friends against otherwise unsurvivable odds (also cuz I gets to shoot jesus lazers at all the things when not healing). I feel so tainted now, I had no idea so many other mages of the white were such sociopathic lunatics with some kind of twisted savior complex. I WIN HOLIEST OF THE HOLY!!! (that's right, fear me you insignificant bags of hp...) :D

[@TheyCallMeLeafy]

I love how you said sweet Uwu healer, It's Uwu Uwuwu Here from Omega As Main WHM XD

[@ValkyrieTiara]

Regarding WHM: This is true, but the former don't raid and the latter were driven to their insanity by EVERYBODY ELSE in their raids. And this is true of all healers, it just most apparent in WHM because we had the farthest to fall. You either quit happy, or you raid long enough to see yourself become the WHM.

[@jamierose9095]

WHM: I don't have to heal you. *Evil Laugh* SCH: Neither do I. *casts shields and knocks off for lunch*

[@waterychorus4158]

I freaking screamed when I saw the first WHM comment was mine xD

[@Toby_Hon_Cannoli]

I love how WHM is split into two with : * I love WHM because it’s wholesome and fun and I get to be supportive and helpful VS *BlOoD FoR tHe bLoOd LiLy!!!

[@sam77rat]

"I didn't kill him, Jordan. I simply didn't save him in time." -Thaal Sinestro (clearly a WHM main)

[@kfk4441]

Yesterday I got the Lily Gauge, I'm suffering a transformation from first type white mage to second type white mage

[@aku_fumiikage2559]

I litterally said that I feel like a mom when I play white mage, all my little kids that ONLY I CAN KILL OR MAKE LIVE

[@sleepysera]

I'm not sure if I think you should be a parent 🤣

[@chateauluouxmont]

i hope your lodestone data gets corrupted and irretrievable rendering you exiled from ever entering ffxiv again.

[@aku_fumiikage2559]

@@chateauluouxmont wut the hell? Dude chill it was just a silly joke, I love this game, Jesus, can u not take 1 joke? Let's all enjoy ff14 in peace😇🖤❤️

[@chateauluouxmont]

@@aku_fumiikage2559the realm is crawling if you joking trolls.

[@aku_fumiikage2559]

@@chateauluouxmont I'm not trolling, just joking and right now I'm eating my peach ice cream, do u want sum? Tastes yummyyyyy 🍑🍑🍑🍧

[@sunsage3754]

I never quite acknowledged what a sadistic yandere whm can turn you into. 'Go ahead and get hurt. It's okay... I want to heal you. So get hurt.... get hurt more... bleed everywhere. I'll take care of you. Those other healers with their books and cards are so busy with utility... but I'm not. Don't worry at all; you're here with me. I will heal you... _bloodforthebloodlily_ .'

[@DaddyHensei]

I feel, called out. 😂

[@ladymistral]

i haven't played ffxiv in a few weeks but hearing that fell cleave noise again awakened something in me. RIP AND TEAR

[@aptom203]

If you're not blasting the Doom soundtrack while full pulling a dungeon, can you really call yourself a tank?

[@UltaFlame]

@@PirikkoP you'd be waitin until August anyway, I hear.

[@onioncultistlordoftheonion8315]

Scholar: Even with the dps kit simplified i still love the feeling of watching over the battle and pulling tricks out of my ass to keep the group alive.

[@Kyle-jb7dc]

it has become a game . . . how many people can i keep alive through ogcd's alone. . . make me stop casting broil and I'm rescuing you off the edge. (meanwhile pulling nearly top heals)

[@nathanprime2434]

WHM main here and yeah I like being the overseer of the action, keeping an eye on my party, the mechanics and my own safety. I do my job and always do it well and my kink is that when all hope is lost, I bring the party back from total obliteration to pull off a win.

[@aurumvale9908]

Gunbreaker: now I'm gonna shot myself in the head so the boss can't kill me

[@emmanueludoidung5745]

So the Warrior is groot :) DPS: "Ok so we are gonna go in and ......" Warrior: "Fell Cleave?" Healer: "Right then I will heal you so that you can...." Warrior: "Fell Cleave" Other DPS: "Exactly I will get behind him then you....." Warrior: "FELL CLEAVE!!!!" Rest of team: "A perfectly balanced plan.....as it should be"

[@Demon_of_Razgriz]

it sort of reminds me of that one fish from the chocolate bar episode of Spongebob. Did you say "Fell Cleave"? Fell Cleave? FELL CLEAVE! FELL CLEAVE!!!

[@jdemondo18974]

I rolled a pally in WoW and loved tanking. I meant to choose A Paladin for 14 but I forgot what they starting class was. I am so glad I made the mistake of choosing WAR.

[@StuffJohnson]

This is an amazingly informative video. I didn’t expect to see into the general psyche of different classes. (also A+ puns).

[@ZeplaHQ]

thank you so much. i tried to show not only the "memes" of the jobs & their "class fantasies", but also give some info about how they actually work.

[@justalfric8719]

One of the things that really stood out to me on Scholar is how militarian they felt in their play style. Everything is like a puzzle and it really makes you feel in control. Their lore and aesthetic is my favourite tbh

[@Paul-xi1zn]

Omg the critical role reference was amazing

[@Trollin92]

I paused the video just to come and say this, been watching all of the first campaign right now because of quarantine lol

[@Aithan83]

Grog

[@ZeplaHQ]

i just got into critical role recently & i love it so much! matt is a phenomenal storyteller!!

[@MattTheBat27]

@@ZeplaHQ oh I'm so excited for you! Are you watching campaign 1 or 2?

[@mathewadams2929]

Finding CR was the best thing to happen to me.

[@DBurner9]

My best moment with pally was when our healer died at the start of the last fight in the 67 dungeon, and I carried the 2 dps til the end with clemency. i got all the commendations! :D

[@creaturefeaturegonnageetch5111]

As a dps main: I play dragoon because he got hops, style and spikes. It lets me have metal, heavy-ish armour while being a dps that speeds around.

[@Dampfaeus]

Everyone: you can't have a 700 dmg skill with only 20 second cooldown. Machinist: hahaha, Drill goes BRRRRRR

[@brandonanavitate2260]

I often find myself yelling "hit me!" As I throw up darkest night

[@lorddarkheart1716]

"Paladin always brings protection." I see what you did there 😏

[@avesc6966]

Everyone on Astro: stars! Tarot! Aesthetics! Me: CARDCAPTORS!

[@Silversky1113]

Warrior: "SMASH" Paladin: "protecc my friends" Drk Knight: *edge* GunBreak: "i like ff8" Wht Mage: "kindness and aoe's" Astrologian: "I'm like half wiccan" Scholar: "I'm a huge nerd"

[@Eddie-no6dc]

Also Paladin: “I fight for my friends”

[@IceAokiji303]

@@Eddie-no6dc Wait... I main PLD in XIV. I main Ike in Smash. Is there a pattern here?

[@Eddie-no6dc]

Aosha *perhaps*

[@IgnisFatuusblog]

OMG the only reason I want to become a gunbreaker is FF8 XD hahah well done

[@anthonyandrade5071]

FF8? You mean gunblade?

[@BlameMaxSand]

The Fact that none of my fellow White Mage Mains said "ASSIZE!!!!!".....like I literally yell that in discord constantly because it being an awesome AOE heal and damage, and also its literally named Ass Size........Also, Blood for the blood lily.

[@AverageGuyGames]

Sounds like I'll be starting WHM soon.

[@eshbena]

White mage can over heal if you're not paying attention, but man, when the poodu hits the fan, they can clean up.

[@miyuden4118]

@Azure Neko All I understood was Glare.

[@miyuden4118]

@Azure Neko Oh yeah, sorry it was so glaring I couldn't see it before.

[@miyuden4118]

@Azure Neko How could I not see this, am I really not able to see the difference of night and day. How can I mistake the Holyness of the day and think it's just a glare. Please Rescue me as I am not in the presence of mind. I am merely as weak as one stone, I do need Asylum from powers I do not understand. I can't raise divide bension out of thin air, not without your benediction.

[@OM3GA-Z3RO]

Main DRK, I always imagine the enemies minding their own business and then looking confused asking: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@shybard]

The WHM responses are my favorite.

[@whirl2418]

I like scholar especially when the level cap is raised, because i can gain 10 levels for summoner by doing daily roulettes as scholar (healer insta pop!) in like 3 days 😂

[@k1mpman]

I loved this video! Me and my friends started today and now I want to play all the classes! Astrologian will probably be my pick once I level up but man, that blood lily kinda calls for me. I watched a couple of "job overview" videos but learned way more from hearing what people on social media says rather than a quick overview of what the classes consist of. Thanks a bunch!

[@KingofHearts787]

As a Paladin and much like JoCat, I too love the smell of justice in the morning.

[@Idleshot]

17 minutes well spent, thanks for the smile

[@Mourice1998]

I really love those types of videos about games! cant wait to see the caster section on the next video! :)

[@lenny4039]

7:14 I didn't know this, shes amazing for this

[@ZeplaHQ]

she got a standing ovation at PAX West for her work on shadowbringers. well deserved, we are blessed to have her on the xiv team

[@etx8920]

so grateful she really is an amazing designer and writer

[@centrifeudal9966]

As someone who's completed every class I can easily say that DRK hands down has the best side story in the game

[@hey_byte_me2497]

When I first started playing, I was a whm main, because I grew up with the older FF's and that was just my favorite class. But then I got into dork knight and samurai, and I main all 3. I like pld as well, but I only leveled it so I could solo content

[@ONeLessName]

White Mage main. "I know how save lifes. I also know how to not save them." ^.^

[@jeronimocollares320]

Im a very old healer on ESO and now, onFFXIV. More strategic.

[@sakuram69]

I love playing sch/smn in this game. While this game doesn’t have my favorite implementation of sch, and I do feel it could be much better, it’s my favorite healing class. I love the strategic theory behind sch, but it feels slightly off in how it works. In ffxi (my first introduction to sch) I LOVED how everything was focused around “over time” spells such as helix spells and regens. That is what I’m most familiar with and would actually prefer if they shifted the jobs so that smn was more about upfront egi damage and sch more of a damage over time/heal over time tactician, but all the same I love this job. The inclusion of stratagems such as excogitation and adloquium make the job fun for me. I actually feel like I’m going into battles with a plan in mind and can make strategic adjustments when needed (but then when I actually get into battles I panic and forget everything LOL). That said, in keeping with the theme of preventative measures/strategy with sch I think it would be an excellent candidate for the lowest level of learning reraise followed by whm and then ast, or perhaps a unique reraise effect where they are at low hp but with a shield, then whm could reraise to full health etc. just food for thought for SE :3

[@pbkgaming7767]

Patton once said that no plan survives enemy contact

[@HaloDJumper]

I was playing through amaurot one time. 3 of us died on the last boss after taking 10% of its health. Last one alive was the PLD. He effectively soloed the boss. I've been playing PLD ever since

[@KingAtomsk]

Exactly the responses I expected from the good ol’ Spite Mage.

[@KattReen]

Lmao spite mage, that's great

[@daikennett]

"But what in carnation is a blood lilly?" -- I see what you did there Zep!

[@Myokuju]

I almost choked on my food when you showed the pixilated ver of squall's face LMFAO

[@Crawver]

As a paladin, I love being that sword in the stone. Being the rock in which the entire fight revolves around. I make sure the entire battle is as stable as possible so my party don't need to have to adapt to constant changes. Also the paladins rotation is one of the most elegant in the game at this point, really showing off the stoic poise of the class when you effortlessly shift from physical to magic. The lack of burst damage sucks, but the consistency of it is unbeatable.

[@Arthang]

New Player Here, The rotations are why I play: WHM: Holy Holy Holy Holy Ressurect Holy Holy Holy SCH: Right-Click-Tank Follow Netflix The Power is why I play: GNB: Healer looks bored.....lets wake her up DNC: My closed partner choice is my silent judgement

[@lenlimbo]

"GNB: Healer looks bored.....lets wake her up" WHM: ...meh, I probably can tank the few mobs that are still alive, enjoy walking back from the beggining! Next time you'll know not to waste my Benediction! *proceeds to die with a happy smile at letting the Superbolider die*

[@alexfpower]

Man Zepla your videos make me wanna play this game again. Im so gonna give it another shot right now actually.

[@TheGokki]

DRK: PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY (also WAR)

[@Prich319]

YOUR FACE IS YOUR SHIELD! HATE YOUR WOUND, AND IT WILL CEASE TO EXIST!!!!

[@Mimoas66]

I was completly disgusted from healing classes in general since my little period on holy paladin in wow burning crusade, but the AST has a special this little touch in the design and the aesthetic that make me felt in love immediatly at the beginning of the job introduction quest. Since then i was reconciliated with healing classes, even if the first times was really though.

[@dduran8804]

YOU DID A WHOLE BIT OUT OF MY REPLY!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AAAAHHHHHHHH 13:05

[@vincejellison3139]

I just started playing ff14. Starting as a PLD. Love watching your vids. All have been helpful and you're not boring to watch. Very knowledgeable and your side comments crack me up. Thanks for being awesome.

[@drunkenfarmerjohn42]

DRG: "look. Someone has to keep this floor at bay. If not me, then who will tank it?"

[@ULTIMATEGOOSE01]

drg, the real tank

[@samsmith9370]

As WHM I pray every time I enter a dungeon with a DRG. Theres about a 40% chance they go full on Leroy Jenkins.

[@dragonmangames2523]

@@samsmith9370 Leave it to the DRG to aggro all the rookery whelps.

[@AlexanderPR2]

Just idiots tank the floor. DRG is NOT for casuals or normies.

[@samsmith9370]

@@AlexanderPR2 I was in agreement til tho elitism came in

[@salty_lake]

God DAMN you put so much effort (and puns) into these videos

[@Balblair]

Paladins get their own TOURNAMENT ARC questline. what's not to love.

[@Hanzo1]

Damn I might need to level up my gladiator

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

The pally questlines are all over the place. The Gladiator build up is this whole "lone swordsman returns, hunted by criminals and outlaws" thing that's really . . . far from what you'd expect. While the main ARR pally line is a pretty darn traditional yarn about nobility and honor and such. And then, yeah, for like no reason: tournament arc!

[@Skyblade12]

SonofaGlitch The Main ARR Quest is the worst I’ve played so far. It introduces strong, then just spins it’s wheels for four quests before finally having a resolution.

[@pjw1993]

I oddly enjoyed that questline, but the rest of the Pally ones felt like an incoherent afterthought, particularly the Heavensward ones. GNB was okay and of course DRK is the high watermark for all job quests. WAR is... eh. Entertaining enough but needs a bit more substance.

[@Skyblade12]

@@pjw1993 I enjoyed the plot of it. Tracking down a traitor was fun. But they did nothing with it. The first four quests as a PAL are "go here, light brazier, kill random mobs". The story doesn't progress at all until the final two quests, it just completely drops the main point of the story until then. DRG had a similar focus, but pulled the story off much better.

[@trndrd]

What I expected to do as a healer main - keep the party alive, deal damage during downtimes and buff party members. What I endend up doing as a healer main - pull the Black mage into the boss' AoE and watch him regret his life decisions. As Astrologian I literally throw cards at party members, which I may or may not have licked beforehand and they love it!

[@Frostfang_Piglet]

Seven Hells, these puns you keep coming up with should be illegal!

[@DarukaEon]

She should be... pun...ished.

[@kudiwagwashavanhu3571]

@@DarukaEon there is another...

[@TokenStrife]

I have mained GNB through Shadowbringers, and I have fallen in love with it. I usually main Scholar and sub main Paladin, but Gunbreaker has me not wanting to level my Pally because of all the rotations, I'm always doing something. I wish their oh shit shield didn't drop HP to 1, but other than that it is an amazing class

[@DJRiyzen]

I love Dark knight, because of the huge broadsword. The sound effects are awesome.

[@lukasbjornendermann9944]

Derek Scoggins and we are so dark and edgy

[@arctorusmedia]

@@lukasbjornendermann9944 On Adamantoise, there are a lot of super edgy cringelord DRKs that hang out in Limsa and talk shit in the local chat.

[@Dracobyte]

Better than the 2016 Berserk anime.

[@ryanc5572]

"There is another." I laughed so hard 🤣🤣🤣🤣 10/10 voice acting

[@AsaelTheBeast]

Warrior: Lore wise, actually the edgiest class. Don't lose yourself to the beast within! Paladin: Strength from devotion to a cause higher than yourself. OATHS! Dark Knight: Taking the law into your own hands. Being true to your own heart. I have sin's aplenty, but not a single regret. GunBreak: A tradition of guardianship. Learning to forgive. Wht Mage: Empathy, not just with man, but with plant and beast as well. Astrologian: There is an entire nation that would rather I not exist. It used to be two. Scholar: Historian putting the lessons of the past into practice. If you can't tell. The lore is the thing that get's me hooked. I've mained dark knight for years, because I love it's story to pieces.

[@felixvelariusbos]

I love the Warrior story line to bits. All of it is just about putting your all into The Thing. And if you're all isn't enough, don't worry because you can train to become even greater! I just really love the constant raw honesty and sincerity of it all. There's never any beating around the bush. I don't know, it's just very refreshing for me. (Also Curious Gorge and his growth are the best fight me.)

[@Nodnarb59]

@@felixvelariusbos nah you're a babysitter I love WAR, but the job quests were trash.

[@Squallcloud95]

I was once the first type of WHM and slowly transformed to the second type after years of healing. Really relatable. An awesome video i laughed a lot haha.

[@Calembunial]

I chose Warrior because, at the time, they had more HP than the other tanks. And I just thought that was awesome! Then Shadowbringers came out, and they removed that. I was devastated. :( I still play Warrior, but I don't feel as cool.

[@wormwood5073]

War main here, we got fucking gutted. Whoever thought it was a good idea to give bloodbath to melee deserves a demotion.

[@victorvs5813]

Every time I see drk, pld, gbr use dots, I'm reminded of how they took ours from us. My soul hurts

[@D-Havoc]

@@victorvs5813 They took Scourge from DRK too. :( And then slash Salted Earth's power in half but doubled the recast. It's barely a dot.

[@D-Havoc]

I do hope they rollback that change and gives the tanks each their own values of HP and defensive cooldowns. WAR going back to having the highest of course. It synergized that best with their self heals.

[@totallynotnox8322]

So you want -20% damage dealt back? You still have thrill and massive self healing sheesh. But yeah I agree the tank uniqueness is dwindling.

[@EpickBoi]

Going to try out Dark Knight! My first Tank EVER!!!! Wish me luck!

[@rennie8063]

good luck :)

[@joshuamaurer9784]

PLD 4 lyfe. I love watching the party wipe and have to pick up the pieces and finish the fight on my own. But that usually doesn't happen since I won't let nobody hit MY team. PLD protecc

[@Platypi007]

Blood for the blood lily! Whm main... I did start out saying I love helping and keeping people alive, but then became a god of life and death and revel in it.

[@jprukita]

overall reason for going Tank or Heals: insta-queues!

[@FaeRinmori]

Such a fun video and I squealed with delight when I saw the Grog cameo!!! Looking forward to the dips edition!!!

[@CHROMExNINJA]

BLOOD, FOR THE BLOOD LILLY!!

[@aurumvale9908]

"you are all but nourishment for the blood lily!"

[@TheRavenArchon]

I posted this on another ffxiv video, but I feel it fits here really well too. I PLD main because I have a weird knight complex, but I love tanking in general, whatever the job. The reason, for me, is that there are few gaming experiences quite as thrilling as being the wall standing between the mobs and other real life players and knowing that if you play right and your backup has your back, you can't die no matter how hard the godmonsterthing tries.

[@cloudri]

Oh my God you are always so hilarious and cute love you videos keep them up I always watch them.😀👍

[@lenlimbo]

Personally I play WHM as my main healer because it feels much more powerful than the other two. At level 80 everything is about raw power and having instant for days. Also, being able to target the tank and spam holy, knowing they won't receive any damage for about 10 secs, and then being able to let their hp fell really low before topping them up with one or two clicks while keeping my dps is awesome. I've talked about raw power. Having access to Cure 3 and the Afflatus spells means your party won't be low of hp for long As one comment said in your video, raid damage? What raid damage? I just see my next Glare being casted! And then we have Assize, the instant skill that hits like a truck (for a healer) to every enemy around you, heal every idiot you are trying to keep from dying and restores a good chunk of your MP. That's another good point, by the way. WHM has virtually infinite MP. With the other healers I have to manage my mp. With the WHM I do that without thinking, Sometimes I press Thin Air just because I can, not because I need it. And of course, any healing I do is to nourish the Blood Lily, if I can help it. No, seriously, just today I was nagging at the DRK in the daily expert through Discord because he wasn't any damage and I was already at 3 Lilys, and I wanted to expend them to get Afflatus Misery ready. Getting a direct crit against a group of enemies with Afflatus Misery and letting the dps know who is the real killer in the group is awesome. Blood for the Blood Lily! Loot of the Loot Throne! Milk for the Cornflakes! About tanks, I have to say that PLD is my favorite. The fact that instead of a short burst of damage and a long time of recovery, like the other three tanks, they keep bursting with short periods of recovery, going from physical damage to magical, and popin cds to either defend itself, the party or both feels really good. Also being able to basically laughs at the enemy because their ultimate attack of planetary devastation didn't even dirt your armor after using Hallowed Ground is priceless. Besides that, the PLD questline in Stormblood was a tournament arc. And any anime fan know that those are always the best arcs (Yeah, I know, DRK questline is actually better, but frankly, I enjoyed that the questline was basically showing to the world that yes, you are the best in the arena).

[@farisabdulhakim3112]

😂 the evil healer description is so true...

[@nh2525]

I am just starting up ffxiv again and really focusing on the story and found your videos and it is the jokes for me, you are amazing keep up the good work

[@volibear9376]

I really feel the second type for WHM. There was this BLM once that woudn't move and kept getting damaged plus needed to be esuna'd. So I didn't heal them to try and scare them to move. I gave up eventually and healed them XD.

[@yemiyam7824]

I had a BLM that wouldn't stack, and I mentioned to my group (the DRG and DRK) that I'm a little annoyed at the BLM for not moving...ever. The boss was almost dead so, we stop all DPS on our end, that way the stack attack will come back. DRG gets the marker, DRK and I run the opposite direction as the DRG sprints at the BLM. Damn near killed him lol

[@anydaynow01]

Yep that's why I love rescue, totally throws them off so they actually start to move out the way (and off their Ley Lines) on their own. That and the "pity regen" works wonders :D!

[@sleepysera]

@@anydaynow01 As a long time BLM player, I have to say that rescues just made me even more stubborn in staying in my spot, be it by skating back to my Ley Lines or by foot, or even keeping Surecast ready for whenever I know Rescue is off-cooldown again to stop it from working :P

[@KattReen]

@@sleepysera I let anyone who's not in heal range for aoe heals after raid wide dmg die tbh. You have a skill to zip in to any other player of the party for those, and then zip back to your ley lines, so idk if there's any good excuse to work with the healers instead of against them. I know accidents happen, that's fine. I know ppl might need time to learn new fights, also fine. But when there's no benefit to stay at max range for most fights(you should be standing with your team), I think that's a bad habit that some players need to break. BLM does have mobility with the teleporting stuff, good positioning, slide casting etc. It's easy to tell the difference between a player that is new, and one that is too lazy to move out of obvious aoe markers. The first one I will aid as much as they need, the second, not so much. :P

[@MidoriGa95]

I play AST because I love how aesthetic the spell effects are. So pretty and beautiful. Also, it's unique as in other mmorpgs that I've played before never had a healer class like AST

[@cobaltundead]

Paladins when they are keeping themselves alive: “brothers, to partake in our crusade, is to be immortal!”

[@mellar5864]

Paladins: wholesome comments 2 seconds later Darkknight: True Darkness!!!

[@Seedmember]

Why do I play Dark Knight? 'Linkin Park starts blasting in the background' R.I.P. Chester

[@ironeleven]

I play dark knight because I've been in love with the huge sword, plate armor, and dark magic aesthetic ever since I played Soul Calibur 2 as a kid. Also the story being great.

[@Tlenodawca]

Heal: "Nooo you can't just stay in aoe! It will kill you!" DPS: "Haha HP go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" Heal: Okay. {Rescue}

[@hopeatlast9617]

Yoink that a$$ over here.

[@firellio070]

The hero we need

[@KMCA779]

One of these days I'm going to start using Rescue... the Black Mages will put out a hit on me, I know it.

[@dannystratyys4002]

Ok you reading the caveman bit about WHM had me rolling! I had to go back and listen to it like 9 times. Never stopped laughing, thank you for that! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@nothertreeinbox]

Can you please tell me why i just started playing this last week? Maybe I was afraid to go full fanboy. I always thought I was the biggest fan of ff until I logged into Eorzea for the first time.

[@armorkingg1]

Welcome to FFXIV!

[@nothertreeinbox]

@@armorkingg1 thanks. That's what I love about the community.

[@UltaFlame]

@@nothertreeinbox glad to have you! If you're on crystal, let me know!

[@yiazmatoccuria8148]

I am loving these videos! Cant wait for the Ranged Magical DPS video! Black Magic flows in my veins. Forever

[@RichterfanReborn89]

With Paladin your basically Saber from Fate Stay night , I have to stop myself when I summon my giant sword from yelling ; Exsuuu....CALIBAAAAAAA!!!!!!! With white mage your basically Gandalf/Merlin from fate grand order, the wise and white robed wizard who protects everyone and guides the party with wisdom.

[@Gerikit]

Wisdom: "You step in AoE you die."

[@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

Remember that "Chocolate" screaming scene from Spongebob Squarepants? That's me while playing Warrior just screaming FELLCLEEEEAAVE.