So while the tomestone was funny for the player character, if you look closely G'raha Tia actually gets the Heavensward book, written by Edmont and read by him in one of our echo flashbacks in Shadowbringers. It's not just any book for him, it's *your* book, your story.
Drax: This is what Aetherskating is like Bingle: I'm Elsa There are two types of people. Lemur: Rolling around at the speed of sound. There are three types of people.
Menphina, goddess of love. Daughter of the Brother and Sister. Someone everyone calls a child even though in story they emphasize that she isn't a child nor should you treat her as such. She even has lines that chastise those who treat her like a child. >.> She also has a husband.
@@number1fen Which.... kinda make sense? Cupidon is represented as a baby. Childrens are often seen as the pinnacle of love. The first part of love, in most representations, is shown as dates, plays, activities... more close to childrens activities than "grown-ups" So, The god of love being more youthful doesn't seems creepy to me
1:17 Don't worry Lemur, there will be plenty of artists to accommodate that in the coming future. EDIT: I'M GLAD SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED HOW HALONE LOOKED LIKE MALENIA.
This raid..and in fact this Alliance Raid Series is just a blast. Fighting the 12 each with their own abilities and mechanics and finding out of what these 12 truly are and etc. Truly I can't wait to see how this ends. After all we haven't fought the other 3. Plus who knows if this 13th god will be the final one. Or will it be Oschon. We don't know.
They suggest in the quest that it could be the Watcher on the moon, given the now fairly potential association between Venat/Hydaelyn and her followers becoming the Twelve (there’s also the fact that Nymeia says an identical line to Althyk that two sibling ancients in elpis say to each other, in a quest chain where we help create the concept adds we fought in euphrosyne including the behemoth!) Agreed on this raid series being a blast so far, two for two on ones I’m more than glad to run weekly be it for gear or just to have fun running something
@@kuronaialtani Hmmm then how do you think the battle layout would be for the final raid. If that's the case. We'll have to fight Thaliyak in the Water Haven. But then do we go to the Wind Haven to fight the other 2. Then somewhere else to fight the 13th one? Or would be a what if and we fight him. Then Nymeia again but Althyk tagging in as Nymeia did with Althyk's encounter and so forth.
@@GalaxiaKnightX That's the big "hmm" at the moment, yeah If we don't fight Oschon in the final tier (assuming Deryk or the opo-opo is him), then that's already 3/4 bosses, but now that Nymeia's teamed with Althyk, we'd be down to just Thaliak and Llymlaen So who can say until 6.5!
@@kuronaialtani Yep which makes me all the more excited to see what they come up with. Also looking forward to seeing what the Water and Wind Havens look like. What mythology they will use for the 2.
Omg, this fight is do cooool! This alone makes me want to reach Endwalker content. I haven't finished Stormblood yet. For now I can only watch. Nice vid!
They've knocked it out of the park with the third raid bosses this expansion. Makes me excited to see what they will do in 6.5 since I don't know anything about those gods.
What’s so funny is that they show the enrage in the 6.3 trailer, which is how a lot of eagle-eyed people first noticed “hey wait who’s that fighting with Althyk in earth? That doesn’t look like it would be halone or menphina” The both of which we see in the trailer as well, plus we can slightly see Nymeia’s spinner wheel to the side in another trailer shot, so people put two and two together
They'd be smarter to give it at the end of the raid series, instead of pissing off the entire community like they did with Cruise Chaser. But yeah, money money money
Everyone has had their fun of memes on Nophica but bro Nymeia tho??? I'm a huge sucker for the white hair red eyes combo and god damn I might need to change deity unless Oschon proves to be worth keeping my faith
One of my raid members said there was fire/ice mechanics and I'm like, I know you don't lie, but I've yet to see it. I only have gotten the look at/away. XD
Drak you got the dog’s name wrong. It’s Dalawooo. Also not sure if you knew, Althyk and Nymeia have an enrage timer as a debuff. And it’s a special animation
@@adjwindu70 I mean, the only other real botanist we get to know is a pacifist, so there is that as well. And yes, Alphi, she is.... oh..... we are... ahem! Yes, that too.
@Natasha The Grei The tanks I was with worked pretty well together, but that isn't to say that we were good. The healers and some others were complaining that the tanks kept dying, but like what do you expect in content? It was patch day when I did this. I just appreciate the one person in my alliance who said when I asked if there's anything I should know, they said "no spoilers, only chaos"
Mechanically, I prefer the first raid. Mostly stemming from the fact that during release week, so many people got baited hard. This one was just ok. If you're familiar with ff14 mechs at this point, most of them are pretty self-explanatory.
Some mechs are straight from the Nier raids, too. Halone's Will of the Fury ring laser and Lochos, and Menphina's triple jump into donut AoE were ripped from Factory/Bunker. Not to say it's a mark against them, but still.
Interesting facts I noticed when I ran this raid: 1.) I play as hyur with the wolf ears dyed blue, and a blue version of all my outfits, cuz blue is my favourite colour, and I like ice and water, and i was born in the middle of deep winter during a full moon, and I chose Menphina as my goddess because of love and I am a white mage full of luv @w@. And I have ALL the doge mounts and minions because I raised nearly 30 doggos in my life cuz i love doggo. I am full-blown Irish and I love fiddle music. 2.) Menphina is the final boss. 3.) Menphina has a faithful hound, named after the moon. 4.) Menphina and Dalamud are both shades of blue. 5.) Menphina is a goddess of ice and cold, but also of love. 6.) The raid plays irish-style fiddle music. 7.) Everything is blue. Therefore I conclude: Yoshi P looked into his crystal ball at a young age and made a prediction I would be born and decided to dedicate this raid to me. @w@
So while the tomestone was funny for the player character, if you look closely G'raha Tia actually gets the Heavensward book, written by Edmont and read by him in one of our echo flashbacks in Shadowbringers. It's not just any book for him, it's *your* book, your story.
*clutches my chest* I'm not okay
I noticed like immediately and am *still* not over it. RAHAAAAAAAA
HEY HOLD ON I'M NOT OKAY 😭
WAIT GRAHA, DON'T TURN TO PAGE 310!
Remember... a smile better suits a hero
Drax: This is what Aetherskating is like
Bingle: I'm Elsa
There are two types of people.
Lemur: Rolling around at the speed of sound.
There are three types of people.
Menphina, goddess of love. Daughter of the Brother and Sister. Someone everyone calls a child even though in story they emphasize that she isn't a child nor should you treat her as such. She even has lines that chastise those who treat her like a child. >.> She also has a husband.
@@number1fen Which.... kinda make sense? Cupidon is represented as a baby. Childrens are often seen as the pinnacle of love. The first part of love, in most representations, is shown as dates, plays, activities... more close to childrens activities than "grown-ups"
So, The god of love being more youthful doesn't seems creepy to me
Drak motorboat noises and Rhaya cooing at the puppy dog was so relatable fr
Also the thumbnail is killing me 🤣🤣
The sticky note on Alfy’s forehead when he’s amused is the actual best ❤
4:30 You play in a meadow, you get the f*ck out of the flower bed. That is how my group remembers which was in and out.
something something get inside Nophicas big green donut was the one I was cursed with.
I love that this also feels like Drak taking the kids on a field trip with how the stand-ins are wonderfully done.
1:17
Don't worry Lemur, there will be plenty of artists to accommodate that in the coming future.
EDIT: I'M GLAD SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED HOW HALONE LOOKED LIKE MALENIA.
Everyone focused on Nophica that they forget that Dalamud was the MVP of this tier.
I cant wait for Dalamud as a mount
I want him as a mount soooo bad
Dalawooooo
$20 in the mogstation, guaranteed
Dalamutt!
@@VanessaVersus perfect, no grind required. id say its worth it
The 97 on the pet drop is why Corey rolled a 99 on the ex5 mount yesterday.
Imagine getting the mount drop and not doing 50 clears.
That Goddess of harvests and abundance has huge... tracts of land.
Wait, Drak's a WHM? What backwards bizzaro world did we walk into
He's been using White Mage for a lot of non Savage content for awhile. I know his mount farm group has him as White Mage.
Its all fun and games until Corey become a SCH
They're less expressive, but I do love the lil chibi drawings of each party member.
Best part about the yellow and blue flower mechanic in Nophica’s fight is that it actually heals you if you get it right
Moving back and forth also feels like you're doing the Harvest Dance LOL.
WAIT WHAT?!
Ex-fucking-cuse me???
@@silvanbarrow86 I never put that together...
DAMMIT IT MAKES SENSE
I was always full health during that part so I didn't even notice..
This was great.
I love how there always seems to be a constant of Drak & Rhaya in all the videos.
So Drak finally tackles Euphrosyne along with Nophica infamous front, time for another joyride! XD
No escaping the tomestones, Rowena will not allow it.
behemoth: hi
potd 180 ptsd: hi!
wol: NOPE
Don't be sorry Drak. We're all down horrendous for Nophica's nophicas
i wish to nestle in her bounty.
Yeah yall are, which gives me room and time with my love Halone~
@@gabrielyamatoy.matodraw5570 and me with Nymeia
I am immune to the gravitational pull. SOMEONE has to pick up the bodies that die starting at them!
Rhaya is so cute gushing over Menphina's good boi!!! Ahahahah and "bxtch get outta the way" had me dying XD (love you, Rhaya!!!)
Yoshi P: And for the music have a guy shred on a violin alongside Sailor Moon lyrics.
Personally I prefer In the Balance. But Dedicated to Moonlight is still good to hear on occasion
I can’t get enough of people meeting Nophica for the first time.
This raid..and in fact this Alliance Raid Series is just a blast. Fighting the 12 each with their own abilities and mechanics and finding out of what these 12 truly are and etc. Truly I can't wait to see how this ends. After all we haven't fought the other 3. Plus who knows if this 13th god will be the final one. Or will it be Oschon. We don't know.
They suggest in the quest that it could be the Watcher on the moon, given the now fairly potential association between Venat/Hydaelyn and her followers becoming the Twelve (there’s also the fact that Nymeia says an identical line to Althyk that two sibling ancients in elpis say to each other, in a quest chain where we help create the concept adds we fought in euphrosyne including the behemoth!)
Agreed on this raid series being a blast so far, two for two on ones I’m more than glad to run weekly be it for gear or just to have fun running something
@@kuronaialtani Hmmm then how do you think the battle layout would be for the final raid. If that's the case. We'll have to fight Thaliyak in the Water Haven. But then do we go to the Wind Haven to fight the other 2. Then somewhere else to fight the 13th one?
Or would be a what if and we fight him. Then Nymeia again but Althyk tagging in as Nymeia did with Althyk's encounter and so forth.
@@GalaxiaKnightX That's the big "hmm" at the moment, yeah
If we don't fight Oschon in the final tier (assuming Deryk or the opo-opo is him), then that's already 3/4 bosses, but now that Nymeia's teamed with Althyk, we'd be down to just Thaliak and Llymlaen
So who can say until 6.5!
@@kuronaialtani Yep which makes me all the more excited to see what they come up with. Also looking forward to seeing what the Water and Wind Havens look like. What mythology they will use for the 2.
You can see the whole TOP arena on Menphina's forehead, gaht damn!
I love how it's universally excepted that we're all going gaga over Nophica
Eh more of a halone kind of guy
@@boringfactor8792 why not both?
@@andrewvisser8210 Both is good
@@boringfactor8792 same~~!
Nymeia, Menphina and Halone for me because they're the patron goddesses of the three characters I've gotten through EW so far xD
I had covid and missed the first week, so this was super fun to live vicariously through! There was less mass slaughter when I finally ran.
Omg, this fight is do cooool! This alone makes me want to reach Endwalker content. I haven't finished Stormblood yet. For now I can only watch. Nice vid!
The thumbnail is definitely a mood xP
It's the lay of the land isn't it? 😎
I snorted my drink when Drak made the motorboat noises about Nophica. Well done
Drak: me likey *motorboat sounds*
Same Mr streamer...same
I love that drak did the fate reference for unlimited blades work and not for her EXCALIBUR both are based tho
10:57 I still want a dual great swords melee healer class. Heals by melee or something.
They've knocked it out of the park with the third raid bosses this expansion. Makes me excited to see what they will do in 6.5 since I don't know anything about those gods.
Well time to be dubbed the squeaky toy now XD
You’re my squeaky toy ❤
the number of people i seen making the motor boat jokes at the first fight.
The moment we get Dalamud as a mount (which we might never) I will scream lmao
Nophica's bounty. We all got to enjoy it. Fun raid was fun though, I enjoyed it more than Aglaia.
I feel called out by the thumbnail
1:24
Jesus Christ, Drak. I'm glad I wasn't eating anything when this dropped.
I also expected Nophica to be more well endowed, all things considered. And I *need* Dalamud as a mount.
"I give up all my mount luck!"
SE heard that.
Says "ora ora ora" for Halone's attack and people call me weird. Drak does it too "SOMEBODY UNDERSTAND ME!!!"
fun fact: althyk and nymeia have a hard enrage!
And they were so close to seeing it on that 1st pull too....
I actually had one run we were wiping anyway(no way) but we worked HARD to keep at least one person up until it went off because we NEEDED to see it
We were thirty seconds away from it on my first or second run it was terrifying
What’s so funny is that they show the enrage in the 6.3 trailer, which is how a lot of eagle-eyed people first noticed “hey wait who’s that fighting with Althyk in earth? That doesn’t look like it would be halone or menphina”
The both of which we see in the trailer as well, plus we can slightly see Nymeia’s spinner wheel to the side in another trailer shot, so people put two and two together
The censor on Rhaya's "The two W*W players" knocked me out
The music! It's soooooo good 💜
11/10 Thumbnail
Edit: 8:37 good to know I'm not the only one who got killed by that :D
If SE devs know their shit the dalamud mount will be in the store by mid year that mount will sell like no other mount ever
If Dedicated to Moonlight plays while riding Dalamud it'll fund FF16 by itself.
They'd be smarter to give it at the end of the raid series, instead of pissing off the entire community like they did with Cruise Chaser. But yeah, money money money
"Unlimited Blade Works."
Dude, that was million blade + stinger. She's copying dante not archer.
EEEEEYEAH!
Good to see Drak get some luck on that pet drop for once. I have borne witness to his mount runs before.
I'm mad. I had a 98 on the minion day one and LOST IT
Everyone has had their fun of memes on Nophica but bro
Nymeia tho??? I'm a huge sucker for the white hair red eyes combo and god damn I might need to change deity unless Oschon proves to be worth keeping my faith
Halone gotta be my favorite 24 raid boss, design and combat wise
Great guest!
4:04 Red mage here. Our group was uh... let's say we were having a lot of fun XD
Broke: Nophica simps.
Woke: Respectful Menphina enjoyers.
What hood or headpiece is Drak wearing? I don't recognize it...
Never heard anyone say they thought Nophica would be bigger before...
One of my raid members said there was fire/ice mechanics and I'm like, I know you don't lie, but I've yet to see it. I only have gotten the look at/away. XD
Halone proves who the Simon Says kids are
Soji says its crystal chronicles.
Whats that? And what about it is crstal chronicles?
I said the same thing as Lemur on the new PLD rotation!! Haha!!
What happened to the group shot, before opening the chest?
Drak you got the dog’s name wrong. It’s Dalawooo.
Also not sure if you knew, Althyk and Nymeia have an enrage timer as a debuff. And it’s a special animation
I am so upset with you. I had that EXACT same roll on the Halone minion and I LOST. So mad...
Hmm yes interesting thumbnail, for now.
"Want this as a mount"
Bet its a reward for the Ex/Savage edition
. . . cuz the devs hate us :'v
She's not a reaper. She a botantist
As someone said, Reapers are just angry Botanists.
@@imaran1303 valid point. I stick with my original comment as she looks more nurturing and less angry and edgy.
@@adjwindu70 Tell that to raid group B that got wiped the hell out XD Momma Nophica knows hot to hand out spankings.
@Imaran hey, I didn't say she wasn't a bad ass botanist. Lol. The first time I saw her I quoted Alphinaud. "Seven hells, she's huge!"
@@adjwindu70 I mean, the only other real botanist we get to know is a pacifist, so there is that as well. And yes, Alphi, she is.... oh..... we are... ahem! Yes, that too.
I hope that drak and his team can do the omega raid 2.0
dude ... not gonna lie... waifu of 2023 confirmed XD
oh shit. im in this
Hmmm...your right it does sound a little motorboat'y...TIL and will...use that knowledge
18:13 Minerva I could understand, but Malenia?
Valkyrie look, especially with that winged helmet.
I still can't get over that in my mind, Nophica looks like an adult Ryne
Stop
It's her face model.
I remember tanking this, in duty finder.
*It was fun, but like not*
I did as well, first day. One tank kept provoking from me and other tank but refused to actually MT, and instantly died, constantly. Was great.
@Natasha The Grei The tanks I was with worked pretty well together, but that isn't to say that we were good. The healers and some others were complaining that the tanks kept dying, but like what do you expect in content? It was patch day when I did this. I just appreciate the one person in my alliance who said when I asked if there's anything I should know, they said "no spoilers, only chaos"
So if there were 5 gods this one, theres only going to be 3 left for the final alliance?
They mentioned an unnamed 13th as well.
Either the 13th and/or fighting one of them twice (ie nier finale).
Nah, we'll probably be fighting the Watcher as the final boss.
Mechanically, I prefer the first raid. Mostly stemming from the fact that during release week, so many people got baited hard. This one was just ok. If you're familiar with ff14 mechs at this point, most of them are pretty self-explanatory.
Some mechs are straight from the Nier raids, too. Halone's Will of the Fury ring laser and Lochos, and Menphina's triple jump into donut AoE were ripped from Factory/Bunker. Not to say it's a mark against them, but still.
Oh god, Endsinger was the one-off movie I didn't watch, and suddenly the characters are becoming relevant.
I did not enjoy the first raid set, but they killed it with the 2nd one. I enjoy it so much. Halone4lyfe
Dalamutt is a good boi
Interesting facts I noticed when I ran this raid:
1.) I play as hyur with the wolf ears dyed blue, and a blue version of all my outfits, cuz blue is my favourite colour, and I like ice and water, and i was born in the middle of deep winter during a full moon, and I chose Menphina as my goddess because of love and I am a white mage full of luv @w@. And I have ALL the doge mounts and minions because I raised nearly 30 doggos in my life cuz i love doggo. I am full-blown Irish and I love fiddle music.
2.) Menphina is the final boss.
3.) Menphina has a faithful hound, named after the moon.
4.) Menphina and Dalamud are both shades of blue.
5.) Menphina is a goddess of ice and cold, but also of love.
6.) The raid plays irish-style fiddle music.
7.) Everything is blue.
Therefore I conclude: Yoshi P looked into his crystal ball at a young age and made a prediction I would be born and decided to dedicate this raid to me. @w@
0:40 if you couldn't tell, they're related.