Sacred Symbols+, Episode 203 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Brief Primer
Added 2022-07-02 16:01:02 +0000 UTCPlease welcome Haven Breithaupt to the show. You don't know Haven -- he's but an Every Day Man -- and that's why I wanted to have him on the show. He has nothing to sell you, or any content for you to watch. All he wants to do is evangelize Final Fantasy XIV (particularly its Realm Reborn revitalization and its four expansions), and I thought Sacred Symbols+ was a great venue for that. Thing is, we've been talking about this PS3, PS4, and PS5 game a ton on Sacred as of late -- it's particularly relevant since its director and producer is also working on Final Fantasy XVI, due out on PS5 in 2023 -- but we don't know very much about it. We bet a lot of you don't, either. So, let's get into the basics of Final Fantasy XIV: How it works, how you play it, what its economy and social aspects are like, its expansions and classes, and its future, too. We also answer the greatest question of all, particularly for Colin: Can it be played alone? The answer is yes! So let's chat.
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Long time listener. Recent Patreon. Bought in so I could hear this episode.
Eliot Hillis
2022-07-28 23:01:44 +0000 UTCOh no I hope that didn't come off negative, I meant I was late to comment/listening since the time I saw this it was already out a few days already, I should have been more clear my bad!
Tristen Luu
2022-07-11 08:38:57 +0000 UTCGood to know.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-10 16:24:03 +0000 UTCThere is one comment I want to add about the supscription. You actually don't need to have one. You can actually just buy time cards which give you 60 days, and you can activate anytime you want. So you can plan with your schedule accordingly knowing when you'll have more free time. When I was still a student in college I activated mine during summer breaks and winter breaks. Its only $30 which is nice.
Dragonpaul22
2022-07-08 17:56:38 +0000 UTCWe're doing the best we can.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-08 00:45:27 +0000 UTClittle late but happy to see something about ff14 getting more attention on cls
Tristen Luu
2022-07-07 03:08:55 +0000 UTCWe wanna try to touch on as many different kinds of games as we can.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-06 15:37:10 +0000 UTCGlad to hear it.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-06 15:37:01 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-06 15:36:55 +0000 UTCReally excited to listen to this one - it was a total surprise when it hit the feed and I'm pumped to see more FFXIV talk on the show lately. It's truly a wonderful RPG and my favorite FF by a long shot at this point. Gorgeous game, very soloable, great mechanics, and so much content.
Giovanni D'Amico
2022-07-05 18:16:16 +0000 UTCThis episode excites me cause I love ff14
Michael Choueiri
2022-07-05 08:50:13 +0000 UTCSo glad to see a XIV based episode for SS+. I always love hearing y'all talk about Final Fantasy.
yoyojojomojo
2022-07-04 19:17:14 +0000 UTCAwesome, glad you dug our chat.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:58:00 +0000 UTCSick!
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:45 +0000 UTCI agree!
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:39 +0000 UTCVery cool. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:35 +0000 UTCNot talking to anyone is key.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:30 +0000 UTCWe'll see what happens. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:17 +0000 UTCI'll start from the beginning and see what's what when the time comes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:57:05 +0000 UTCWell, hopefully this illuminates it for you!
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:56:50 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:56:41 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2022-07-04 15:56:38 +0000 UTCNormally im not a big fan of ppl without a podcasting background on SS+, but was surprised I enjoyed this conversation. I never played FF14, probably never will due to being a Dad with zero time (and the time i do have I don’t want to play an MMO), but have heard a lot on the game and was interesting to hear his perspective.
Dana Anderson
2022-07-04 13:27:27 +0000 UTCI just stared this up for the story due to Colin mentioning it over the past few podcasts. White Mage baby!
Joseph Baker
2022-07-04 07:39:40 +0000 UTCHaven did an excellent job!
O
2022-07-03 13:34:26 +0000 UTCBeen thinking of jumping into FF14 for a while now. Taking this episode as a sign and gonna start the game this week ! :)
Andrew
2022-07-03 10:21:29 +0000 UTCThank you so much for having Haven in and getting some FFXIV representation on Sacred Symbols! If anyone is curious about the game but is intimidated by the MMO nature or the playtime just know that you can play through the main story quests only and you’ll be getting a typical 50-60 hour JRPG experience for each expansion. You don’t have to do any MMO raids or even talk to anybody.
Matthew Young
2022-07-02 23:08:38 +0000 UTCColin, for what it’s worth, as a similarly aged fan of the classic Final Fantasy games, I think FF14 may be one of the only MMORPGs that you would enjoy. To Haven’s point, the initial learning curve of getting comfortable playing Final Fantasy as an MMORPG is quite steep. There will be a ton of information just on display and a massive Ubisoft style world map full of icons and more information. But once you get through that initial noise you’ll find a Final Fantasy game that brings back memories of FF1, FF4, FF5, and FF6. The game to me has always felt like a love letter to these games.
Cristian R
2022-07-02 18:44:15 +0000 UTCXIV is absolutely a genre-defining masterpiece. Having played every FF game (I through XV), XIV unequivocally has the best story, no question about it. However, the lvl 1-50 content hasn't aged well. I worry if Colin (or others) were to try the game, they'd be turned off before getting to the really good stuff (Heavensward onwards).
Aoife
2022-07-02 17:16:44 +0000 UTCAwesome. I’ve been curious about this game for years. The content I didn’t know I wanted! You guys rock, happy fourth ✌️
Joe Perez
2022-07-02 16:21:41 +0000 UTCI love this. Can’t wait to listen!!
Justin Robinson
2022-07-02 16:09:50 +0000 UTCGot thousands of hours in this game. Love it. Can't wait for the all the Last stand employees to form a raid prog group and win the next world race. I'm sure it's coming.
Joshua Hutchens
2022-07-02 16:05:56 +0000 UTC
