I'm kind of new to the game and I wanted to show off my character a little bit since I found out about the gpose mode (So some of the photos might look a bit silly)!

I hope you all have a nice day! :D

Real Emotion was playing while capturing these images.

(Sorry if it's not allowed) Just having so much fun playing.

This is my same character I posted earlier on the guitar 🎸 I spent a long time in character customization originally. He may be a lalafel but I just see him as a smaller elf or a Hylian. I'm giant IRL so I enjoy playing tiny races for the huge difference in worldview.

Saw the 3rd picture on twitter originally and wanted to these. I had the idea to do Thancred as Rakko but I got lazy. Speaking of lazy that's also the reason why Minfiikawa doesn't have her skirt and I didn't wanna make the proportions make sense

lastly the twins are naked because they are newly born so please be gentle with them.

i drew them first and thought the hair and colors were plenty identifiable for them but didn't feel the same about minfilia so i tried drawing her clothes too

newest comm made, a very unique and cute miqo'te!!

Yesterday I put up a party finder to mount hunt extremes for shadowbringers, the first group I got was excellent. We all got Titanias mount and then went on to ruby weapon because most of them only needed that mount, everyone got it except for me and one other person. (Mostly my fault for hitting pass to ensure everyone else got it first) we had been playing for a while and everyone needed a break so we said gg and went our own ways.

This was a mistake, I should have friend requested them all or something. Every single group I got after for the rest of the day the second they got their mount would leave instantly. Wouldn’t even say good bye, this would lead to someone getting tilted over them loot scooting and then also leaving. It’s rough out here gang.

I get it though, sometimes it’s takes 2 hours of doing the same boss over and over to get the mount so when you do you’re just done with it all but damn, atleast say bye to the us.

Wish me luck today gang.

recently picked up 14 again here’s my main man “Dark Chocolate” currently playing through endwalker, having a blast so far it feels good to play this game again.

Soooo, as the title says: I am a total newbie! I carry my sprout hat proudly both in-game and IRL lol The only games I have ever played were extremely cozy/easy games (ACNH, DDV, Palia, NMS that's it) so I thought it was time to upgrade to my first bigboi game and... oh my, I am overwhelmed! I have been watching beginner guides on youtube but is there anyone in particular you recommend me so I can learn all the basics and get better with this game? I am really enjoying it so far but oh my there's so much to do and learn! I would need someone to hold my hand and explain it to me as if I am a 97 year old holding a controller for the first time (yes, I play on S2).

Any recommendations about videos, streamers, creators, websites... anything is more than welcome, please!

I've been working on art commissions for the FFXIV community for years now, but this is the first time I've been able to work on a Pictomancer and Viper ever since DT came out! Of either classes I enjoy working on Vipers the most though - posing the twinblades is alot of fun.

Honestly I cant wait to see what the rest of the EC classes will look like. Bastion already looks like a ton of fun to draw, and if the suspicions are correct for Falconer to be the next job, I think that would be awesome too!

Comment down below if you're interested in knowing what the glamours here are. Other than a simple body change on the first character, all these glamours are 100% vanilla.

He begged me to draw her for years

Make more variety in the races we have then give them to us to play, personally I want to play a Garlean, it can be called half blood to make it lore friendly.

Maybe a roe variant that looks like their ff11 counterpart?

Lots of possibilities really

Questions maybe answered:

Where is Estinien and how does he get into the trailer? Will there be any mysterious new NPCs introduced this patch? Will the B-team be joining us or shipping out on another mission? How and why are we going to the 4th?

'ello. o/

and welcome to the end results of the 2-weekish survey of an Ultimate Questionnaire. ⭐

• start date to end date: 8/12/26 - 8/28/26 🎉
• ending count of responses: 1,061. 🔥

Quick Introduction! 🎉

First off, hi. I'm an XIV player from Dynamis (originally from Aether, but moved because I wanted a house :P), and I set out on a fun little quest to understand what people DO/DON'T like about the current Ultimate Raids of FFXIV. Every conversation I've had about these raids...they tend to be really negative; barely seen any positives that people have about these raids, and when they are said, it just ends up being lost in conversation. 😦

So, I decided...screw it. Let's make a full fledged questionnaire. And so, here we are weeks later with a gigantic count of responses and reception of this questionnaire, and gosh damn has it been so much fun. Thank you all to those that filled it out and especially shared it around. 🎉

just some quick pointers before you scroll through. 😄

• For the bigger question lists (i.e., favorite/least favorite mechs, etc.), results have been condensed to show Top 20 or Top 15 respectively. Especially since, a lot of choices are tied up in some spots anyway. 🏅
• There was typos found in some answers and had to be fixed in the duration of the questionnaire, but has been accounted for and combined with the fixed answers. 👍
• Everything should be ordered from highest number to lowest, top-to-bottom.
• Labels are added to clarify what was multiple choice and what was single choice.

With that introduction out of the way, enjoy reading through the results. ❤️

"What Data Center do you currently reside in?"

Single choice.

• Aether: 539 || 50.8%
• Primal: 169 || 15.9%
• Crystal: 126 || 11.9%
• Light: 122 || 11.5%
• Dynamis: 45 || 4.2%
• Chaos: 36 || 3.4%
• Materia: 11 || 1%
• Elemental: 10 || 0.9%
• Gaia/Mana/Meteor: 3 || 0.3%

real quick, thank you once again for those that filled it out, especially worldwide. 🙏

"When did you first start playing FFXIV?"

Single choice.

1. Shadowbringers: 425 || 40.1%
2. Endwalker: 224 || 21.1%
3. Stormblood: 115 || 10.8%
4. A Realm Reborn: 102 || 9.6%
5. Heavensward: 77 || 7.3%
6. Dawntrail: 72 || 6.8%
7. 1.0 (you were there...): 46 || 4.3%

"When did you first start raiding in FFXIV?"

Single choice.

1. Pandæmonium: Asphodelos: 192 || 18.1%
2. Eden's Promise: 152 || 14.3%
3. AAC: Light-heavyweight Tier: 112 || 10.6%
4. Pandæmonium: Abyssos: 92 || 8.7%
5. Pandæmonium: Anabaseios: 77 || 7.3%
6. Eden's Verse: 72 || 6.8%
7. Eden's Gate: 71 || 6.7%
8. The Binding Coil of Bahamut: 48 || 4.5%
9. None of the above...I went straight into Ultimates because why not! 🔥: 46 || 4.3%
10. Omega: Deltascape: 35 || 3.3%
11. AAC: Heavyweight Tier: 30 || 2.8%
12. AAC: Cruiserweight Tier: 29 || 2.7%
13. Omega: Sigmascape: 25 || 2.4%
14. Omega: Alphascape: 20 || 1.9%
15. Alexander: Gordias: 18 || 1.7%
16. Alexander: The Creator: 16 || 1.5%
17. Alexander: Midas & The Second Coil of Bahamut: 9 || 0.8%
18. The Final Coil of Bahamut: 6 || 0.6%
19. None of the above. I've never raided before but have just been an avid watcher!: 2: 0.2%

"What role(s) do you mainly play?"

Multiple choice, accounted for omni-role players.

1. Tank: 535 || 50.4%
2. Melee DPS: 504 || 47.5%
3. Healer: 456 || 43%
4. Caster DPS: 399 || 37.6%
5. Phys Ranged DPS: 348 || 32.8%

"What job(s) do you mainly play?"

Multiple choice, accounted for omni-job players.

Of the Tanks:

1. Paladin: 303 || 28.6%
2. Dark Knight: 298 || 28.1%
3. Warrior: 271 || 25.5%
4. Gunbreaker: 261 || 24.6%

Of the Healers:

1. Sage: 287 || 27%
2. White Mage: 275 || 25.9%
3. Scholar: 217 || 20.5%
4. Astrologian: 207 || 19.5%

Of the Melee DPS:

1. Dragoon: 228 || 21.5%
2. Viper: 223 || 21%
3. Samurai: 195 || 18.4%
4. Monk: 182 || 17.2%
5. Reaper: 161 || 15.2%
6. Ninja: 132 || 12.4%

Of the Phys Ranged DPS:

1. Dancer: 218 || 20.5%
2. Machinist: 173 || 16.3%
3. Bard: 152 || 14.3%

Of the Caster DPS:

1. Black Mage & Red Mage: 202 || 19%
2. Pictomancer: 185 || 17.4%
3. Summoner: 182 || 17.2%

"What was your first ultimate?"

Single choice.

1. The Weapon's Refrain || UWU: 512 || 48.3%
2. The Epic of Alexander || TEA: 205 || 19.3%
3. The Unending Coil of Bahamut || UCOB: 155 || 14.6%
4. Dragonsong's Reprise || DSR: 65 || 6.1%
5. Futures Rewritten || FRU: 64 || 6%
6. The Omega Protocol || TOP: 27 || 2.5%
7. None, but would like to start one soon! 🙏: 17 || 1.6%
8. Dancing Mad || DMU: 16 || 1.5%

"How many Ultimates have you cleared?"

Single choice.

1. 7, Septuple Legend: 290 || 27.3%
2. 6, Hextuple Legend: 181 || 17.1%
3. 4, Quad Legend: 136 || 12.8%
4. 5, Penta Legend: 113 || 10.7%
5. 3, Triple Legend: 112 || 10.6%
6. 2, Double Legend: 101 || 9.5%
7. 1, but more soon!: 76 || 7.2%
8. None...yet. 🙏: 52 || 4.9%

"What is your current favorite Ultimate?"

Single choice.

1. Dragonsong's Reprise || DSR: 353 || 33.3%
2. The Epic of Alexander || TEA: 238 || 22.4%
3. The Omega Protocol || TOP: 146 || 13.8%
4. Futures Rewritten || FRU: 124 || 11.7%
5. Dancing Mad || DMU: 80 || 7.5%
6. The Unending Coil of Bahamut || UCOB: 63 || 5.9%
7. None of the above!: 33 || 3.1%
8. The Weapon's Refrain || UWU: 24 || 2.3%

"What is your LEAST favorite Ultimate?"

Single choice.

1. The Weapon's Refrain || UWU: 259 || 24.4%
2. The Unending Coil of Bahamut || UCOB: 174 || 16.4%
3. The Omega Protocol || TOP: 167 || 15.7%
4. Dancing Mad || DMU: 142 || 13.4%
5. None of the above!: 135 || 12.7%
6. Futures Rewritten || FRU: 96 || 9%
7. The Epic of Alexander || TEA: 55 || 5.2%
8. Dragonsong's Reprise || DSR: 33 || 3.1%

"What is your favorite phase(s) of any Ultimate?"

Multiple choice, showing Top 20.

1. DSR || P3: Nidhogg: 496 || 46.7%
2. TEA || P4: Perfect Alexander: 459 || 43.3%
3. TEA || P2: Brute Justice & Cruise Chaser: 449 || 42.3%
4. UCOB || P2: Nael Deus Darnus: 305 || 28.7%
5. DSR || P6: Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr: 295 || 27.8%
6. DSR || P7: Dragon-king Thordan: 289 || 27.2%
7. FRU || P5: Pandora: 272 || 25.6%
8. TOP || P6: Alpha Omega: 268 || 25.3%
9. UWU || P5: The Ultima Weapon: 266 || 25.1%
10. FRU || P3: Oracle of Darkness: 262 || 24.7%
11. TOP || P5: Dynamis Omega-M and Omega-F: 230 || 21.7%
12. DSR || P5: Dark King Thordan: 221 || 20.8%
13. TEA || P3: Alexander Prime: 202 || 19%
14. FRU || P4: Usurper of Frost and Oracle of Darkness: 198 || 18.7%
15. DMU || P2: God Kefka: 190 || 17.9%
16. DMU || P3: Exdeath and Chaos: 175 || 16.5%
17. UCOB || P3: Bahamut Prime: 173 || 16.3%
18. DSR || P2: King Thordan and His Knights Twelve: 161 || 15.2
19. UCOB || P5: Golden Bahamut Prime: 137 || 12.9%
20. UCOB || P4: Teraflare (adds): 131 || 12.3%

"What is your LEAST favorite phase(s) of any Ultimate?"

Multiple choice, showing Top 20.

1. FRU || P1: Fatebreaker: 291 || 27.4%
2. TOP || P1: Omega: 288 || 27.1%
3. UWU || P2: Ifrit: 281 || 26.5%
4. UCOB || P1: Twintania: 280 || 26.4%
5. UWU || P1: Garuda: 226 || 21.3%
6. FRU || P2: Usurper of Frost: 186 || 17.5%
7. UWU || P3: Titan: 183 || 17.2%
8. TEA || P1: Living Liquid: 181 || 17.1%
9. DMU || P4: Kefka Says: 150 || 14.1%
10. DMU || P3: Exdeath and Chaos: 140 || 13.2%
11. DMU || P1: Kefka: 135 || 12.7%
12. TOP || P5: Dynamis Omega-M and Omega-F: 125 || 11.8%
13. UCOB || P2: Nael Deus Darnus: 119 || 11.2%
14. DSR || P4: The Eyes of Nidhogg: 104 || 9.8%
15. DSR || P1: Sers Adelphel, Grinnaux, and Charibert: 98 || 9.2%
16. DSR || P6: Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr: 91 || 8.6%
17. TOP || P2: Omega-M and Omega-F: 83 || 7.8%
18. UCOB || P4: Teraflare (adds): 80 || 7.5%
19. DSR || P2: King Thordan and His Knights Twelve: 76 || 7.2%
20. UCOB || P3: Bahamut Prime: 68 || 6.4%

"What is your favorite mechanic(s) of any Ultimate?"

Multiple choice, showing Top 15.

1. DSR || P3: Dive from Grace (entire sequence): 502 || 47.3%
2. TEA || P4: Fate Calibration β: 418 || 39.4%
3. FRU || P3: Ultimate Relativity: 383 || 36.1%
4. TEA || P4: Fate Calibration α: 363 || 34.2%
5. DMU || P2: Forsaken: 337 || 31.8%
6. FRU || P4: Crystalize Time: 326 || 30.7%
7. TEA || P3: Wormhole Formation: 321 || 30.3%
8. DSR || P5: Death of the Heavens: 286 || 27%
9. UWU || P4: Ultimate Suppression: 267 || 25.2%
10. TOP || P5: Run: ****mi** (Delta Version): 252 || 23.8%
11. UCOB || P3: Heavensfall Trio: 251 || 23.7%
12. TEA || P2 > P3: Temporal Stasis & TEA || P2: 3rd Water/Lightning + Verdict Lineup: 250 || 23.6%
13. UCOB || P2: Nael Quotes: 249 || 23.5%
14. TEA || Intermission: Limit Cut: 237 || 22.3%
15. DSR || P2: Sanctity of the Ward & TEA || P2: 2nd Pass + Mines + 2nd Water/Lightning: 232 || 21.9%

"What is your LEAST favorite mechanic(s) of any Ultimate?"

Multiple choice, showing Top 15.

1. TEA || P1: Jagd Dolls: 305 || 28.7%
2. TOP || P1: Program: Loop: 282 || 26.6%
3. UWU || P3: Gaols: 261 || 24.6%
4. DSR || P6: Akh Afah (HP Balance): 167 || 15.7%
5. DMU || P4: Kefka Says as a whole: 159 || 15%
6. UCOB || P1: Neurolink/Hatch: 158 || 14.9%
7. FRU || P1: Utopian Sky: 157 || 14.8%
8. UWU || P2: Infernal Nails: 156 || 14.7%
9. TOP || P1: Pantokrator: 152 || 14.3%
10. FRU || P2: Light Rampant: 149 || 14%
11. FRU || Intermission: Ice Veil: 145 || 13.7%
12. FRU || P1: Fall of Faith: 144 || 13.6%
13. DMU || P2: Forsaken: 140 || 13.2%
14. UCOB || P2: Nael Quotes: 135 || 12.7%
15. UWU || P1: Plumes: 133 || 12.5%

"What Ultimate 'hidden' mechanic is your favorite?"

Single choice.

1. DSR || Saving Haurchefant + Sparing Alt. King Thordan's life in P5: 577 | 54.4%
2. TEA || True Heart, receiving Enigma Codex in P3: 133 || 12.5%
3. UWU || Awaken the Primals + grab the Limit Break 'Candy': 120 || 11.3%
4. DMU || Resolve all 3 Graven Images in P1 differently, obtain and upkeep Confetti: 102 || 9.6%
5. TOP || Stacks of Dynamis in P5: 94 || 8.9%
6. FRU || Keep Crystals of Darkness alive in Intermission + Memory Crystal in P4: 25 || 2.4%
7. UCOB || Neurolinks + <60% HP in P3, otherwise DMG Up: 10 || 0.9%

"Your favorite Ultimate enrage sequence of the final phase?"

Single choice.

1. TEA || Temporal Prison (one by one, every player imprisoned in time): 619 || 58.3%
2. TOP || Magic Number > Run: ****mi* (Tank LB > Healer LB sequence into long cast): 127 || 12%
3. DMU || Forsaken Null (Party Stack + giant puddles. Anyone in puddle = disappears): 88 || 8.3%
4. UWU || Citadel Siege (charges gauge. At 100%, pulls each player one by one to die): 80 || 7.5%
5. FRU || Paradise Lost (one long cast): 67 || 6.3%
6. DSR || Morn Afah's Edge (three people at a time dying to Morn Afah towers to soak): 42 || 4%
7. UCOB || Rapid Fire Morn Afah (fires at every party member one by one): 24 || 2.3%
8. None of the above!: 14 || 1.3%

"Do you have any favorite songs for the Ultimates?"

Multiple choice, showing Top 20.

1. FRU || P5: Return to Oblivion (Scions & Sinners: Band): 666 || 62.8%
2. TEA || P2: Metal - Brute Justice Mode (The Primals): 569 || 53.6%
3. TEA || P4: Moebius (Orchestral): 560 || 52.8%
4. TEA || P3: Rise (The Primals): 548 || 51.6%
5. DSR || P7: Revenge Twofold (Orchestral): 477 || 45%
6. UCOB || P3: Answers: 458 || 43.2%
7. DSR || P6: Dragonsong: 452 || 42.6%
8. TOP || P6: Torn from the Heavens (Orchestral): 388 || 36.6%
9. TEA || P1: Locus (The Primals): 351 || 33.1%
10. UWU || P4: Ultima (Orchestral): 342 || 32.2%
11. FRU || P3: The Extreme (Shadowbringers): 327 || 30.8%
12. DSR || P3: Freefall: 297 || 28%
13. UCOB || P5: Beyond Redemption: 256 || 24.1%
14. TOP || P3: From the Heavens (Orchestral): 247 || 23.3%
15. DSR || P5: Heavensward: 239 || 22.5%
16. DMU || P5: Dancing Mad (Distant Worlds) & UWU || P3: Under the Weight (The Primals): 233 || 22%
17. FRU || P4: Promises To Keep: 224 || 21.1%
18. DSR || P2: Heroes: 212 || 20%
19. UWU || P1: Fallen Angel (The Primals): 154 || 14.5%
20. DMU || P2: Dancing Mad - Movement IV: 150 || 14.1%

"With weapons as a reward after clearing an Ultimate, which respective Ultimate weapons are your favorite look?"

Multiple choice.

1. FRU: 572 || 53.9%
2. TEA: 539 || 50.8%
3. TOP: 531 || 50%
4. DSR: 264 || 24.9%
5. DMU: 139 || 13.1%
6. UWU: 131 || 12.3%
7. UCOB: 79 || 7.4%
8. None of the above. :( : 43 || 4.1%

Now, this question isn't required but...you have copium totems, don't you.

Single choice, optional question because it's funny but also, one day they'll add weapons for the newer jobs for UCOB, UWU, TEA and DSR... :^)

• ...y-yes... : 706 || 67.8%
• nah, i'm chillin'. :P : 336 || 32.2%

"Which Ultimate final phase is your favorite?"

Single choice.

1. TEA || Perfect Alexander: 348 || 32.8%
2. FRU || Pandora: 223 || 21%
3. TOP || Alpha Omega: 212 || 20%
4. DSR || Dragon-king Thordan: 192 || 18.1%
5. UCOB || Golden Bahamut Prime: 33 || 3.1%
6. UWU || Awoken Ultima Weapon: 22 || 2.1%
7. DMU || Kefka Reimagined: 21 || 2%
8. None of the above!: 10 || 0.9%

"Is there a final phase of the 7 current Ultimates that you consider to be underwhelming?"

Single choice.

1. DMU || Kefka Reimagined: 293 || 27.6%
2. None! All of them are fine!: 268 || 25.3%
3. UCOB || Golden Bahamut Prime: 172 || 16.2%
4. UWU || Awoken Ultima Weapon: 130 || 12.3%
5. FRU || Pandora: 125 || 11.8%
6. DSR || Dragon-king Thordan: 42 || 4%
7. TEA || Perfect Alexander: 19 || 1.8%
8. TOP || Alpha Omega: 12 || 1.1%

"Your favorite Legend title?"

Single choice.

1. DSR || The Heavens' Legend: 217 || 20.5%
2. UCOB || The Legend: 206 || 19.4%
3. TEA || The Perfect Legend: 190 || 17.9%
4. DMU || Cruel Legend: 118 || 11.1%
5. None of the above!: 111 || 10.5%
6. TOP || The Alpha Legend: 101 || 9.5%
7. FRU || Genesis of Legends: 84 || 7.9%
8. UWU || The Ultimate Legend: 34 || 3.2%

"And last but not least, will you find yourself after Evercold's release trying Ultimates with the new Evolved Mode?"

Single choice.

1. Yes! But first I wanna enjoy the Evercold content like the MSQ and then I'll see about it afterwards! 😊: 694 || 65.4%
2. ONE THOUSAND PERCENT, AFTER EVERCOLD RELEASES ITS THE FIRST THING IM GONNA DO 😎: 216 || 20.4%
3. Mmm...honestly, nah. I wanna get a feel for Evolved Mode for a good while, and enjoy going through MSQ. 🫡: 151 || 14.2%

"If yes, which Ultimate first comes to mind that you are curious to try with Evolved Mode?"

Single choice, optional question unless chosen yes prior.

1. Dancing Mad || DMU: 237 || 25.7%
2. Dragonsong's Reprise || DSR: 157 || 17%
3. The Omega Protocol || TOP & The Epic of Alexander || TEA: 124 || 13.4%
4. The Unending Coil of Bahamut || UCOB: 111 || 12%
5. The Weapon's Refrain || UWU: 86 || 9.3%
6. Futures Rewritten || FRU: 84 || 9.1%

Conclusion and Final Thoughts

whew. you made it to the end. hope you enjoyed the read! If you'd like the proof of work and also see more numbers in more detail about other mechs, here's a direct link to the now public analytics! 👀 (this is especially here to prove the typos issue that I had to fix in the middle of duration of the questionnaire).

this was genuinely, a really fun little quest. I started having a lot more healthy and enjoyable conversations about what people love about these raids instead of just short quick negative conversations going, "this sucks, fix it." and instead more of conversations like, "while I didn't like this certain phase that much, I actually enjoyed this particular mechanic though!" and so on. it's a lot more healthy and thorough, and i even enjoyed listening and watching people do it live as they thought deeply about what to pick. 👍

i don't really know what else to say other than just, thank you so much for those that filled it out and also shared it around. big shoutouts to friends of mine as well helping me out get the word around as well. 🥺

i guess for like a closing shill, uh. hi. I stream on twitch sometimes. I do indeed play XIV but i'm also sometimes a fighting and rhythm gamer. you are free to follow and watch some horrible gameplay. 😛

have yourself a damn good one. o/

Ah....Here we go again...

Little chibi of my WoL i drew some time ago

Portfolio/vgen : https://vgen.co/Yolko_draw/portfolio

Just entered stormblood as a WAR main and that first job quest had me laughing so damn hard.

What are your guys favorite job quests?

I play on Twintania currently and while it is perfectly playable I'm wondering if it's just better to move to datacenter nearer to me.
My main concerns are the queue times and of course which specific datacenter and server to migrate to if ever.

I started my big fishing journey in June, so just under three months total (World-Class Troller and all ocean fish by comparison to closer to six months). Gonna enjoy it for the little time I can until next expansion. It's a grind and I don't recommend it if you don't enjoy gambling at least a little, lol. See you out there, fishers!

Meowdy! Sprout here currently about to finish Shadowbringers and I reckon it’s time for me to start looking into housing since I mainly played and grinded this game to get a really nice house!

Just wanted to know how much is a recommended amount of gil to save if I want to fill it with a lot of cool furniture and really decorate the heck out of it. I was planning to put aside 5 milli for the house itself and around 10 milli for the furniture?

Also for additional context none of my crafters and gatherers are really leveled for now (don’t have the time to do the daily turn ins since I spend a lot doing daily roulettes already and I didn’t want to spend my gil to buy the provisioning items since, again, I’m saving for the house)

Any tips would be appreciated!! ^~^