I've had some people in my static have trouble understanding Act 2 and they found that my written notes helped a bit, so I thought I'd dump them here too. It follows the strat that mizzteq suggests above, and I'd heavily suggest rewatching that bit of the guide after reading this to really confirm you get what is happening, as it's the understanding that is difficult and causes problems, not the execution. This'll probably look jank af on mobile. Act 2: Mechanics: Two thorns go out either side of each cardinal Towers: Left of Cardinal Aoe: Right of Cardinal 2 Towers and 2 Aoes go off, then puddles, then the other Towers and Aoes do. Aoes are large, leaving towers just safe, with a larger safe space further clockwise Pattern is _always_ opposite aoes and opposite towers (eg: towers N/S and aoes E/W, there will never be an N/E pair) >For explanation purposes I will assume it's E/W aoes first (ie: N/S safe first). >If it's N/S explosions first, rotate your character 90 degrees to the right (clockwise) and pretend that's north now. Tethers with coloured crystals above heads, effects when broken: Fire #1: 1 Tank 1 Healer. Soaked AOE on both ends. Purple: 1 Tank 1 Healer, colour only shown on healer. Raidwide Damage. Fire #2: 2 DPS. Soaked AOE on both ends. Wind: 2 DPS. Do not break. You will need to decide on a priority order for DPS with the fire tether, for who is going clockwise and who is going anticlockwise. Resolution: 1. Tethers go out Purple run to opposite corners (T: NW, H: SE), both making sure to be left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot, breaking their tether. Fire Tank stands south on boss hitbox Everyone else stack north on boss hitbox 2. Dark Design places puddles under everyone Purples rotate CW into their tower soaks (almost directly N/S to avoid E/W aoes) Fire Tank goes SW (where the south aoe would be) and mitigates fire tether break aoe Everyone else goes NE (where north aoe would be) and soak fire tether break aoe together
3. E/W aoes and N/S towers have gone off Purples rotate CW to the E/W tower soaks Wind rotate CW to roughly SE together Fire Tank/Healer both go NW Fire DPS split, one joining Wind at SE, the other joining Fire T/H at NW, and both groups soak the fire aoe. Alternate Formatting of that same Resolution: DPS: Wind or Fire 1. Stack North on boss hitbox with everyone 2. After floor puddles, run to safe spot in NE at edge of arena
Wind: 3. After aoes/towers go off, Rotate clockwise to SE safe spot. Fire: 3a. One person rotates clockwise to SE safe spot, joining Wind. 3b. Other person rotates anticlockwise to NW safe spot, joining fire H/T (^ follows priority previously decided upon)
Tank/Healer: Purple or Fire Purple: 1T. Run NW, left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot 1H. Run SE, left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot 2. After floor puddles, move into the close tower soak 3. After aoes/towers go off, rotate clockwise into the next (E/W) tower soak. Fire: 1T. Stand South on boss hitbox 1H. Stack North with DPS shmucks on boss hitbox 2. Go to the safe spot on your respective sides (tank mitigate) 3. Go to NW safe spot, meeting a Fire DPS (nb: this will be clockwise for Tank, anticlockwise for Healer)
not related to this video, just wanted to say thanks for all the guides. I just came back after being gone since right when shadowbringers came out (didn’t do the story yet). didn’t remember anything, none of the mechanics, moves, etc. your guides helped a ton, went from knowing nothing to now i’m doing raids
As much as I want the dyeable armor set from this raid, I think I'll wait a little longer before trying to tackle it -- feeling quite overwhelmed but definitely want to try it sometime. 😅
Do you happen to have a video that shows how you get such CLEAN and SMOOTH recorded gameplay footage? I have a high end PC, tried so many different OBS settings, but can't get nice FFXIV footage like your videos. Playing the game in real time is smooth, but my recorded videos looks like the FPS is a little choppy whenever I move the camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
"north thorn" they can be intercardinals, which means two north thorns. Looks like in this video it is the clockwise one of the two intercardinal thorns.
The fire explodes over the people on both sides of the tether, stacking them will be too much damage. Breaking the wind tethers triggers a huge knockback which can't be avoided and wipes you.
I feel like MTQ guides aren't as good as they used to be. Before I could watch an MTQ guide and perfectly understand the full fight. Now I have to watch other guide makers who explain things better with better visuals.
It's not the guide it's the fights who get more complicated. I always had to watch the guides multiple times. If other guides help you better to piece together all the info you need that's fine. I think MTQ's guides are still better if you wanna see the actual fight and not animated ppt presentations.
@@Schattenkobold exactly this. When there are a million mechanics to go over of course its going to be complicated and difficult to understand the entire fight until you actually have some experience IN the fights. MTQ guides are the same as theyve ever been, its not her fault that the devs just insist on adding more and more mechanics to each new fight.
I prefer to SEE the actual fight first instead of just animated PPT explanations, then when I get a idea of what the mechanics look like in the game fight, I'll go back to the animated one.
I dunno why but it sparks joy in me every time she says "Or you will die."
I'm waiting for the "buy this corsair keyboard....or you will die"
Cause I'd totally buy it XD
It’s the perfect emotionless delivery. I love it
Sorry for the weird glitch in the first upload! Twerking Hesperos was DEFINTELY not intended. Apologies~
should've kept it!
"Now that we know WHAT is happening...."
um...*raises hand*
God my brain is melting trying to remember all this.
I've had some people in my static have trouble understanding Act 2 and they found that my written notes helped a bit, so I thought I'd dump them here too. It follows the strat that mizzteq suggests above, and I'd heavily suggest rewatching that bit of the guide after reading this to really confirm you get what is happening, as it's the understanding that is difficult and causes problems, not the execution.
This'll probably look jank af on mobile.
Act 2:
Mechanics:
Two thorns go out either side of each cardinal
Towers: Left of Cardinal
Aoe: Right of Cardinal
2 Towers and 2 Aoes go off, then puddles, then the other Towers and Aoes do. Aoes are large, leaving towers just safe, with a larger safe space further clockwise
Pattern is _always_ opposite aoes and opposite towers (eg: towers N/S and aoes E/W, there will never be an N/E pair)
>For explanation purposes I will assume it's E/W aoes first (ie: N/S safe first).
>If it's N/S explosions first, rotate your character 90 degrees to the right (clockwise) and pretend that's north now.
Tethers with coloured crystals above heads, effects when broken:
Fire #1: 1 Tank 1 Healer. Soaked AOE on both ends.
Purple: 1 Tank 1 Healer, colour only shown on healer. Raidwide Damage.
Fire #2: 2 DPS. Soaked AOE on both ends.
Wind: 2 DPS. Do not break.
You will need to decide on a priority order for DPS with the fire tether, for who is going clockwise and who is going anticlockwise.
Resolution:
1. Tethers go out
Purple run to opposite corners (T: NW, H: SE), both making sure to be left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot, breaking their tether.
Fire Tank stands south on boss hitbox
Everyone else stack north on boss hitbox
2. Dark Design places puddles under everyone
Purples rotate CW into their tower soaks (almost directly N/S to avoid E/W aoes)
Fire Tank goes SW (where the south aoe would be) and mitigates fire tether break aoe
Everyone else goes NE (where north aoe would be) and soak fire tether break aoe together
3. E/W aoes and N/S towers have gone off
Purples rotate CW to the E/W tower soaks
Wind rotate CW to roughly SE together
Fire Tank/Healer both go NW
Fire DPS split, one joining Wind at SE, the other joining Fire T/H at NW, and both groups soak the fire aoe.
Alternate Formatting of that same Resolution:
DPS: Wind or Fire
1. Stack North on boss hitbox with everyone
2. After floor puddles, run to safe spot in NE at edge of arena
Wind:
3. After aoes/towers go off, Rotate clockwise to SE safe spot.
Fire:
3a. One person rotates clockwise to SE safe spot, joining Wind.
3b. Other person rotates anticlockwise to NW safe spot, joining fire H/T
(^ follows priority previously decided upon)
Tank/Healer: Purple or Fire
Purple:
1T. Run NW, left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot
1H. Run SE, left (anticlockwise) of tower soak spot
2. After floor puddles, move into the close tower soak
3. After aoes/towers go off, rotate clockwise into the next (E/W) tower soak.
Fire:
1T. Stand South on boss hitbox
1H. Stack North with DPS shmucks on boss hitbox
2. Go to the safe spot on your respective sides (tank mitigate)
3. Go to NW safe spot, meeting a Fire DPS
(nb: this will be clockwise for Tank, anticlockwise for Healer)
I like by my written notes until I get the muscle memory down 😅
I've been watching your guides ever since I preordered ARR. Don't ever stop. We're with you until the very end!
not related to this video, just wanted to
say thanks for all the guides. I just came back after being gone since right when shadowbringers came out (didn’t do the story yet). didn’t remember anything, none of the mechanics, moves, etc. your guides helped a ton, went from knowing nothing to now i’m doing raids
I laughed when you said tank privilege hahaha. Great guide!! :)
As much as I want the dyeable armor set from this raid, I think I'll wait a little longer before trying to tackle it -- feeling quite overwhelmed but definitely want to try it sometime. 😅
my head hurts
Do you happen to have a video that shows how you get such CLEAN and SMOOTH recorded gameplay footage? I have a high end PC, tried so many different OBS settings, but can't get nice FFXIV footage like your videos. Playing the game in real time is smooth, but my recorded videos looks like the FPS is a little choppy whenever I move the camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
where is the link the description for the first part? dont know if you forgot to put it there or not just noticed it was missing
Typingway sent me lol
"north thorn" they can be intercardinals, which means two north thorns.
Looks like in this video it is the clockwise one of the two intercardinal thorns.
Thank you very much for your work, as always!!! Twerking Hesperos will be missed, but it’s nice seeing the actual video! XD
Im doing unsynced savage in dt and we don't get all the mechanics but this made my head hurt
thanks so much!
Should I not even attempt this before IL590?
Watching this gave me an anxiety episode
/sweat
Your giude helps so much
What?
why do u have to break fire tethers and not wind? will fire go off after a specific timer? if not wouldnt it be easier if the whole group just stacks
The fire explodes over the people on both sides of the tether, stacking them will be too much damage. Breaking the wind tethers triggers a huge knockback which can't be avoided and wipes you.
NEVER double stack markers.
My poor head q.q
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9:32
...huh?
wtf is this fight.
trash
I feel like MTQ guides aren't as good as they used to be.
Before I could watch an MTQ guide and perfectly understand the full fight. Now I have to watch other guide makers who explain things better with better visuals.
It's not the guide it's the fights who get more complicated.
I always had to watch the guides multiple times. If other guides help you better to piece together all the info you need that's fine.
I think MTQ's guides are still better if you wanna see the actual fight and not animated ppt presentations.
@@Schattenkobold exactly this. When there are a million mechanics to go over of course its going to be complicated and difficult to understand the entire fight until you actually have some experience IN the fights. MTQ guides are the same as theyve ever been, its not her fault that the devs just insist on adding more and more mechanics to each new fight.
I prefer to SEE the actual fight first instead of just animated PPT explanations, then when I get a idea of what the mechanics look like in the game fight, I'll go back to the animated one.
Your giude helps so much