05-06-2025, 07:47 PM
PS: Also, just to clarify its not that I'm against video tutorials per se, its just that I don't see why I have to listen to 10 minutes of somebody talking V E R Y S L O W L Y for something that could be a bullet point list I can absorb in four seconds.
Combat videos, especially like the one I found and you linked, are kind of that in-between perfect. You can see it happening (and they do it full speed AND slow-mo which is very appreciated) and there's a written description for clarity and then highlighted areas to specifically watch.
Like, the end-game raid fights in FFXIV are monsters of visual distraction. If you know what you're looking for (and sometimes you have to be aware of three different things in about a half second to get proper positioning) its "easy". But untl you know what you're seeing, its all a visual mess meant to get you killed.
There are people who do guides that are about a half hour long, explaining everything. But I watch videos from a guy who cuts all the extras and just gives the attack name, what it does, what to watch for and only on the really hard mechanics does he do a slow-mo recap with arrows. His guides are usually under four minutes and they're fantastic. All meat, ZERO fluff.
Combat videos, especially like the one I found and you linked, are kind of that in-between perfect. You can see it happening (and they do it full speed AND slow-mo which is very appreciated) and there's a written description for clarity and then highlighted areas to specifically watch.
Like, the end-game raid fights in FFXIV are monsters of visual distraction. If you know what you're looking for (and sometimes you have to be aware of three different things in about a half second to get proper positioning) its "easy". But untl you know what you're seeing, its all a visual mess meant to get you killed.
There are people who do guides that are about a half hour long, explaining everything. But I watch videos from a guy who cuts all the extras and just gives the attack name, what it does, what to watch for and only on the really hard mechanics does he do a slow-mo recap with arrows. His guides are usually under four minutes and they're fantastic. All meat, ZERO fluff.
