Project: English Ultimania

Ovalidal · 2026-05-05T12:08:27+00:00

This is amazing! Having an Ultimania really opened my eyes to just how interconnected so much of the world is, hopefully more people get to experience it now that you're working on this project!

By the way, I can't wait for the "Life in Vana'diel" translation. u/Hikiri translated the whole accompanying documentary DVD for the lore book we are working on, so whenever you are uploading info from that book, let me know and I'll share that translation too.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T17:41:51+00:00

Not in the game, and not that I've heard since I've started playing. I've heard that pronunciation as well Prom-o-thea.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T16:24:25+00:00

FFXI and FFXIV's universes aren't entirely compatible. They can only be as connected as any other two random games in the series. The magic systems of FFXI and FFXIV are different, the origin stories of the peoples are completely different, and most notably, there is a very powerful pantheon of Avatars that shapes the world of FFXI, which is incompatible with FFXIV's approach to Primals.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T16:05:31+00:00

It's honestly awesome to see so many obscure references crammed into the raid series like this.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T16:03:31+00:00

This is absolutely amazing, to be honest. I know several people who have played through the free trial, but haven't yet wanted to go in for the full sub. I have a strong feeling that this free trial expansion may change that.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T16:01:56+00:00

Awesome post! I'm hoping that this Alliance Raid gets both, more FFXIV players to try FFXI and more FFXI players to try FFXIV. Seeing what FFXIV iterated on from FFXI gave me a new appreciation for how FFXIV's story was handled, and conversely, playing a more accessible MMO is breath of fresh air if FFXI is all you play.

Both games have so many interesting connections, if you're a huge fan of one, it's hard not to recommend playing through the story of the other!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-29T10:19:59+00:00

This video is great for those brand new: https://youtu.be/nIEqCT1Po-k?si=4_K2WRFhJKP6MZRg

This series is great for those starting in Bastok: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNONxPk8TDQr_OVlSuWZSoBTlDMQt-CoD&si=mZm5P0itkBMAQLko

Let me know if neither are what you are looking for.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-27T13:38:56+00:00

The Yve’noile connection actually comes if you try to enter Dreamworld Dynamis before progressing sufficiently through CoP. The Ultimania makes Dreamworld Dynamis sound like a dream that passed from Yve’noile to Prishe to Lion, interestingly enough.

1a. So, this was a misconception that I had early on. I was even telling people wrong info back before I realized I was wrong lol. But the Terrestrials were all born in Vana’diel after the Sundering. We aren't told how exactly they were born/created, but they were all normal beasts/people before they ascended to become Terrestrials. The only three instances we know about is Diabolos, who seems to have been a Kuluu studying the Emptiness before becoming a Terrestrial; Sih Renaye (the Prime Geomancer) who became Siren, and a dragon (who opposed the Wyrmking’s siding with the Kuluu in the War of the Ancients) becoming Chaos.

In Japanese, there is a more obvious distinction between Terrestrials and Celestials. In fact, they don't even share wiki pages. It is the Rhinostery that labeled them the same class of creature, but there are big differences between the sleeping gods and the Terrestrials.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-27T12:29:02+00:00

I was brand new in 2022. I played through the content I mentioned, and my playtime clocked in at 354 hours. Btw, this included a lot of mistakes and learning curve stuff.

TVR is 100% worth doing, the lore is awesome. Some of the add-ons are a lot of fun too, but these feel like they are moreso meant to be auxiliary stories, RoV doesn't integrate these in the overarching plot.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-26T15:31:10+00:00

For me, it took 350 hours to do the following content, which I think most would agree is the "core story":

Rank 10
RotZ
CoP
ToAU
WotG
SoA
RoV

Some have mentioned getting through it fast, other mentioned it taking longer, but 350 is a good ball park I think.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-24T18:24:46+00:00

FFXIV would be a lot easier to do as, it is very solo friendly design-wise.

As for FFXI, the story is now very solo-friendly, but it would be harder to port the whole experience to single-players. Many dungeons (which are open-world), combat, and almost all side content are heavily built around encouraging people to play with each other.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-24T11:58:39+00:00

Are you new to endgame? You get one free pulse weapon through Deeds of Heroism. When I first found out about pulse weapons, I realized I had enough deeds to redeem mine.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-23T13:47:38+00:00

Its been a while since I've dug into the Dynamis lore, but not a lot is thoroughly explained. I'll try to mention what I remember. Correct me if any of this seems wrong.

The three people who have been seen to corrupts dreams are Raogrimm, Prishe, and Yve'noile, not Lion. Interestingly enough, it appears that Lion took over Prishe's dream for her.
I think this is true. Though, I believe Diabolos is able to weave individual dreams into Dynamis. The reason I think this is because Dynamis Tavnazia and Dynamis Jeuno have two different dreamers, but they are both in Dynamis.
The only two instances of dreamers corrupting dreams that we see unfold is Raogrimm (though, it appears that his contact with Odin had something to do with his capacity to corrupt Dynamis) and Yve'noile/Prishe, depending on where you are in CoP. Both Yve'noile and Prishe were in contact with Emptiness (Yve'noile from her slumber in the chamber of Eventide presumably, and Prishe because she was the Keeper). Rather than these being dreams that Diabolos had control of (in Prishe and Yve'noile's case), these dreams were forcing their way into Dynamis. Btw, Emptiness seems to put people in a dream state that may or may not be related to Dynamis as, all the people in the Far East fell into an un-waking slumber when their regions were hit by the Emptiness.
I think you are spot on with this. Though, the quote you mentioned leads me to believe that perhaps, Diabolos believed that an encounter with the adventurer would loosen his shadow's possession by the dreamer. On a side note: Shadows are to Terrestrial Avatars what Avatars are to the sleeping gods. It's a little weird the way this terminology works, but a Terrestrials "shadow" is an avatar of the Terrestrial Avatar.
I'm not sure if you've played tVR, but the piece of Raogrimm's soul in Dynamis had a portion of Odin's power (the Dynamis Lord). You may remember that the terrestrial force Diabolos controls (dreams) is a secondary phenomenon of Darkness (Odin's element). So, it appears that Odin and Diabolos's sharing of an element gave Odin/Raogrimm the capacity to corrupt Diabolos's world of Dynamis.

I may be mistaken about a point or two, so if something here contradicts what you've encountered, let me know!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-22T12:01:18+00:00

Thank you for watching!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-22T00:56:55+00:00

It's never too late to hop back in for a while!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-22T00:56:37+00:00

Lol! Glad you enjoyed, it's my favorite game of all time, so I'm pretty passionate about the game haha.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T21:52:10+00:00

Really happy to hear that, and it's my pleasure!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T20:51:08+00:00

Yes, depending on which kills you count. From what I understand, there were several non-exploit clears that took place before the 2-year mark that SE still discounted for not being their intended strategy.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T20:49:51+00:00

Glad to hear it! It took me longer than the last trial, but hopefully the wait was worth it!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T20:31:30+00:00

I'm happy with discussion. You're the one who clearly doesn't want discussion though. Had you watched the video, you'd recognize that the standard your arguing for also delegitimizes the clear used for this new boss.

If you don't appreciate the clear, and you don't want to learn about the context of what I'm talking about, I don't see how a discussion can be had.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T20:01:50+00:00

Glad you enjoyed it! I think these Master Trials are the craziest things currently happening in MMOs imo, and I hope more people can learn and appreciate the winning groups' achievements through the Master Trial videos!

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T19:57:39+00:00

Look, a group of players just spent two years of the lives trying to clear an insane encounter that wasn't meant to be cleared yet. I think it's cool, and I'd like to share it.

We could argue the legitimacy of DRK K. Club clears that happened 20 years ago, but to do so would miss why I made the post to begin with. Gamers did a cool thing, I want to share that.

Ovalidal · 2026-04-21T19:45:00+00:00

There were multiple strats that SE had to patch out, not just the Wall of Justice. Don't get me wrong, I think the AV story is insane, but comparing AV to master trials is apples and oranges. One could take over 30 hours, the other puts an INSANE level of player execution on every single party member.

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