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Please 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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Cristian R

Colin, 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.

Matthew Young

Thank 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.

Andrew

Been thinking of jumping into FF14 for a while now. Taking this episode as a sign and gonna start the game this week ! :)

O

Haven did an excellent job!

Joseph Baker

I just stared this up for the story due to Colin mentioning it over the past few podcasts. White Mage baby!

Dana Anderson

Normally 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.

yoyojojomojo

So glad to see a XIV based episode for SS+. I always love hearing y'all talk about Final Fantasy.

Michael Choueiri

This episode excites me cause I love ff14

Giovanni D'Amico

Really 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.

Anonymous

little late but happy to see something about ff14 getting more attention on cls

Dragonpaul22

There 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.

Anonymous

Oh 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!

Eliot Hillis

Long time listener. Recent Patreon. Bought in so I could hear this episode.