Without any further ado, let’s get into it.ĭamage snapshots occur at the same time as position snapshots, and include all buffs and debuffs on related entities.įor example, if reprisal (10% mitigation) is placed onto E8S Shiva during her Absolute Zero castbar, the damage will be reduced 10%. If you know of a clip that would fit in any of these spots, please let me know! Note: These square brackets indicate spots where I would like to include a visual, but have not been able to due to lack of footage or time. There are a few mechanic-based exceptions, but this is meant to be a general guide to improve any raider tackling any fight. Tanking basics (tank swaps, holding aggro) or healing basics (keeping your party alive while still dealing damage) will not be covered - if there’s demand for it I can add those concepts to this guide in the future. Things like your rotation, your opener, and fight optimisations can be found can be found here on AkhMorning, in The Balance or elsewhere. I will assume you know the basics like what GCDs and oGCDs are. beginners to FFXIV as a whole - you can find an example of that on AkhMorning here. ★☆☆ - Nice-to-know information or tips for specific situations, but not generally applicable across all fights or otherwise not incredibly impactful.★★☆ - Recommend to understand before raiding, but it is still possible to clear a whole Savage tier without knowing it.★★★ - Fundamental knowledge for raiding.This doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything to learn for veteran raiders though - each section will be marked to notify its significance in raiding: This means anyone anywhere from players who recently started Savage to players who are looking to make the jump to Ultimate. I wrote this guide with beginner to intermediate level raiders in mind. Twitter | Twitch What This Guide Will Cover Combined with the fact that FFXIV is a game of few concrete rules and many exceptions, I think that there is a chance that some of the contents of this guide are wrong - if you are knowledgeable and want to correct something, please let me know! It’s greatly appreciated. Quick disclaimer, I’m writing this primarily based on my knowledge from just playing and observing the game, without access to the game’s internal engine. I try to stream 4-5 days a week and mainly focus on doing endgame content and talking about my thoughts on the game from a design perspective, but I spend a lot of time talking to chat and answering questions about raiding! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for additions or changes, you can DM me on twitter or drop by my twitch stream. Even if you’re a more experienced player, I would recommend giving this at least a glance-through because even with years of experience, there are still quirks in FFXIV’s engine that surprise me. Despite this and the stigma surrounding raids as being for only the “elite”, I believe most players are capable of clearing even the hardest of fights.Īnd so I decided to write this guide to help out players who are interested in Savage or even Ultimate. Hello, I’m Oryza, also known as Ory, and I’ve been raiding in FFXIV since patch 3.4, hardcore since patch 4.1.įrom talking to viewers on my stream, I’ve come to realize that FFXIV does a horrid job of teaching its core mechanics to new players.
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