Unwritten Rules of FFXIV 

Don't queue up for Coils in Duty Finder either ;)

Unwritten rule: If you're going to be doing weird stuff, there's a time and a place for it, and it's called Limsa Lominsa Aetheryte Plaza, and the time is always

If you see someone about to die while they solo a fate...please take a minute and help them out.

"If someone is jumping they're signaling that it's a safe spot" Dragoons are a living breathing safe spot

"If you notice a party member is watching a cutscene, you better wait." As a healer, I have let tanks die because they just run in while someone was watching a cutscene...and no, I'm not sorry, pay attention to your group, if you don't have the courtesy to wait, then you don't need heals rofl.

"If you notice a party member is watching a cutscene, you better wait." *Slams* *table* THANK YOU!

Rule: it is infact polite to stare if someone has a nice glamor. They worked hard to put it togather. Please appreciate it.

unlock a class with Raise, and unlock the ability. just so when you pass by a dead player on the map you can swap and raise them real quick. they will love you for it, and it just happens to be the right thing to do. they are probably a sprout that died to a Fate. lift 'em up, wipe the dirt off their shoulders and move on. it takes two seconds.

When you get rezzed, dont do anything until the healer has a chance to heal you. You get brief invincibility after a rez until you perform an action.

theres actually an entire list of unwritten jumping dialogue jumping in place when you havent moved yet: hurry up, i'm impatient jumping once, turning, and jumping again- it's that way! jumping while moving: i'm bored jumping in place during fightt: either 'over here is safe' of 'holy crap i just barely survived' jumping after another person jumps, usually while idle: hi!

*Unwritten Rule:* As a Healer, 'Rescue' is used to save randoms from death and to send your closest friends to the shadow realm.

Yeah the "let people finish cutscenes" thing was big for me. I was finishing up the ARR story and the final dungeon had a pretty massive cutscene, and when I finished it I learned that the rest of the team had aggro'd nearby enemies, brought them to my location, and then got me killed. Kinda weird that people are grinding story mission dungeons but expecting new people to skip the cutscene and "watch it on RU-vid after the dungeon", but okay.

Remember to give commendation to the drg in your party. He doin his best to keep you safe from the floor.

Unwritten rule: Don't sit in one of the 3 starting cities, discussing end game content in detail, in shout chat.

Looool “if you pull while some little sprout is enjoying their story cutscene...I’m gonna come after you.” We don’t deserve you Zepla lol

I have recently started playing and I'm totally new (like a few weeks now) and notoriously terrible at MMOs, but FFXIV is the first time I've ever gotten in so deep and had such a wonderful time. I'm really enjoying your content and it is helping me so much. So I just wanted to say a big thank you for this channel and the work you put into it!

I'm a sprout and a gladiator, and I actually missed one bossfight completely because I wanted to watch the important cutscene and one guy with the guns decided he wanted to be the tank, so the rest of the team beat the boss before I finished the cutscene :| I know it was a low level dungeon and he was probably just trying to speed through it but jesus have some respect

As a sprout.... one thing that would be great is if I could give commendations during the cutscenes after a boss. I don't know how many times in ARR i finished a boss, there was an automatic cutscene, and then everyone was gone and I couldn't give a commendation to anyone.

If you get Castrum as your MSQ roulette you have to spell Cid's name with the waymarks while waiting for him.

I cannot stress enough the unspoken rule of letting the new players watch their cutscenes. The impatience that people can have with sprouts watching cutscenes is why we now have an MSQ Roulette where you can't skip the cutscenes. For those who don't know, MSQ Roulette actually did once allow cutscene skipping, but because nobody was patient with anyone, here we are. MSQ cutscenes we can't skip, and a Gaius speech that is drilled into our DNA at this point. The game has a great story, so let the sprouts experience it.

Unwritten rule: Absolutely no spoilers. No exceptions. Neither in game, in a discord server (unless the channel is flagged) and in real life. Everyone should experience the story untainted.

Unwritten rule: Dragoons must always dragon sight each other, it's the dragoonbro rule. An eye for an eye.

If you see someone in the same glamour as you, switch to the same idle pose and stand next to them.

Two from a newbie sprout: For the love of all lalas, please stand in the helpful blue circle of heals. Most healers are strategic where we place them and when you run out of them we cry and murder lalas. If you die during a fight...please take the rez. We burn swiftcast to rez you so when you don't take it....we rage. Raging healers are scary...you have been warned

3:37 If you see Lala jumping up and down at certain spot don't be fooled, it's not a safe spot. They just wanna be at everyone's level for a moment.

When a healer puts a bubble on the field, you stay in the bubble as long as the fight doesn't ask you to move out from it.

Unspoken rule: Praetorium isn't a dungeon. It's a movie.

I've come from WoW to this, and my God the community is so welcoming, I've had someone helping me learn glamming and given me a ton of gear/dyes to glam with. Every dungeon that is havnt done I say I'm new and most of the time get told the mechanics, and no one gets mad in a wipe! I've never been more excited on an MMO

2:52 "Damnit Jim I am doctor not a triathelete" Holy hell that got me REAL good bahaha

"Let the sprouts watch their cutscene." Flashback to my first Castrum Meridium and Praetorium run in early Stormblood

Unwritten Rule: Everyone is new to the content once, so never assume everyone knows all the mechanics at any time, especially in the first week of a new Raid or Trial.

I'm a Healer... 1) When the Fate is over, and everyone runs leaving the healer with aggro on non FATE adds that are left over...not cool. Finish off the adds even if they aren't part of the FATE, I sometimes bind them for later so we can focus on the FATE, only to be left killing them alone. 2) Also, When you take a Rez, don't immediately join the fight (remember you can move as long as you don't do any action you are immortal for 5 seconds). Give the healer a few of those IMMORTAL seconds to get an extra heal on you so you won't get 1 shotted, otherwise you wasted their rez dying again that was better used on someone else. 3) When you have the stack marker on you (Golden arrows moving toward you from both sides), run in towards the group/tank, but when you stop, don't move again UNLESS some AOE mechanic appears on the floor, then of course you have to move out of it. Healers will stop on you and begin their long casts, and if you move again you break their casts trying to follow. Same logic on tanks doing large mob pulls, if you stop then stop. Don't stop for 2 full seconds and decide to go get another mob, the healer has already positioned themselves and began their casts. They will both break their cast and lose ground on you trying to catch back up. If a Boss has a mechanic that takes 20 seconds to explain, it's better to explain it before the first pull then after the first wipe.

3:37 a small correction: If you're in a raid and see someone jumping up and down, they're either showing you the safe spot where you should be, or they are a Dragoon. If they're jumping off a cliff, they're definitely a Dragoon.

"If you pull when some lil' sprout was watching their cutscene for the story and you ruined their experience ima come after you" As a sprout I really appreciate that xD

Unwritten rule: When zoning on foot, always try to jump over the zone line.

Thank you for the cutscene thing. As a sprout I HATE feeling constantly rushed in dungeons. I always watch cutscenes and I'm not going to run by and ignore a chest in a corner because you can't be arsed to stop for two seconds. I did as many duties as possible with the NPCs so I could actually, yanno, experience the game. Once I was just in a random duty finder dungeon and I needed a few seconds to stop because my cat was bothering me, but even though I asked in chat for a minute nobody waited and I got left behind. Now I am level 65 and done all the ARR content I always wait for people who are lagging behind no matter what the reason.

As someone who just started playing about 2 months ago: Don't pull massively as a warrior tank on lvl ≤29 dungeons... My poor Scholar only has one healing move and one little fairy dude that embrace you when she feels like it :(

Me and my friend, tank and healer sprouts, were watching the cutscene before the final dungeon boss and we saw indications that the fight had started. We let them die :)

If a healer randomly heals in a town, and you are on a healer, they are trying to heal fight you, and you must accept the challenge

Just started last night as a WoW refugee, thanks for all of these! Makes the transition smoother ^.^

Thank you for this!! I’m a sprout and felt pressured to skip cutscenes in dungeons

"Don't run around like a headless chicken" This one bears repeating Please Please for the love of god Just bring the mobs to me Let me help you Its my job Please

2:56 I started FFXIV this week, and I was in a dungeon (the manor thing ? somewhere around lv30) and I was watching cinematic and when I got control of my character, I saw that the tank had started the boss, realised I wasn't there, and written a good 10 lines of apology in the chat haha Coming from other games (such as Lol), it's very nice to see a community that actually understands that new players want to watch cinematics and stuff

I had someone pull the boss while I was watching the cutscene and I got locked out of the boss room. I was the tank! I felt bad until later, then I just realized everyone sees when you are watching a cut scene and those guys were just dumb jerks.

During Alliance raids, I think it’s just common courtesy to wait for the entire alliance (A, B, C), not just your own group to arrive before starting. I’ve been thru a few where people see that their group is ready and immediately start while the other 2 groups are still waiting.

Sit afk in Limsa for 3 hours, and when somebody target you - target them back

Unspoken rule: In main scenario duty roulette, you suffer together. But be damned respectful to the nooblings.

We had 5/8 people down in Yotsuyu's fight when I did it the first time and it felt so clutch to get LB3 off as a healer and get everyone back, with only 20% HP left to go, but sadly people all went down again anyway cause still most of the party hadn't figured out how to dodge her fans. u_u

Honestly the lalafel one, also fits for elezens. When I see one, I always greet them. It's like "oh, I'm not the only one, nice!"

If a Bard is playing music. No matter what they play you clap or cheer at the end.

If you get a cool mount or outfit, go to the most populated part and stay still for hours to be admired by the commoners.

Unwritten rule: don't stand in the aoe expecting the healer to help you, you want heals? get out of the big glowy stuff

When someone is doing a Bard performance, wait until they have finished their song to /clap or /cheer. Just like a real performance.

Here's one (I know it's rare): Don't instantly rage on people for making one mistake, regardless of their experience. Sprout or mentor, everyone makes mistakes and you have no idea what their status is atm in regards to IRL stuff or just having forgotten mechanics because it's been so long.

Pay attention to party chat in dungeons. Don't be the tank who ignores "Put tank stance on" spammed in chat because you forgot. Also, don't miss "BRB phone" or "BRB Door". Use Commendations. There's a challenge log entry for it. And people appreciate a "GJ"

I always tell people I'm new whenever I enter a dungeon I'm not super familiar with or if I'm learning a new class. Everyone has always been very kind.

tank waiting for the healer seems to be a forgotten rule on my side....I can't count the number of times I had to panic raise the tank upon arrival somewhere, sprinting all the way there because they went too fast and pulled too much.... please tanks, heed this rule.

Bard Performance: Don't do it by market boards. Bard Performance: Don't stand beside the Bard, give them a circle.

If you die to a mechanic you can just say "server tick" and you are absolved of any guilt.

In the 'don't leave after you get mount' point. The method I tend to go with if it's a quick fight is '5 runs then break, leave if you want, stay if you want. Then repeat'. As I feel if people get bored, get the mount, or just want food, they have only committed to 5 runs, and everyone understands there is no pressure to stay after the 5 if they don't want to.

I feel like the Main Tank rule should be: “If you and your co tank both have stance on, take it off” because more often than not there’s this weird power struggle between who wants to be Main Tank and then the boss is spinning around because its aggro is being battled over which just ruins it for the rest of the party. Especially for those who need positionals like MNK. Along the same line, don’t provoke off of another Tank unless they’re about to die. Especially on Alliance Raids. There is no shame in being Off-Tank and we very much need you!

Another unwritten rule: You can't enter The Rak'tika Greatwood without singing lahee!

S Rank hunts: Don't pull it if you didn't spawn it. And give people time to get there.

Unwritten Rule: Ask the healer how comfortable they are with larger pulls after saying hello but before first pull. 😁

Unless I missed it, this is missing the biggest one. Don't be rude to others about their DPS etc. Most of the time it is going to be enough to get by and FFXIV does not really appreciate people complaining about numbers. From what I can understand you can get in trouble for DPS meters. For the don't pull if you are not the tank and respect the cutscenes, I feel that in my bones. I wanted to play through the story again before Endwalker and was playing a tank. One dungeon the DPS ran ahead and pulled everything, including the boss when I was in the cutscene. If the healer wasnt also in there with him I 100% would have left him to die.

Always give a commendation, make someone feel good about themselves.

if someone pulls the boss while a party member is still in a cutscene i will wait outside for that player to finish watching, and considering i'm a healer main... not my fault if they die for their impatience

I'm about to start this game off of a friend's suggestion and I'm big on story so yeah, I appreciate you supporting the newbs who want to enjoy the story!

accidentally pulling mobs as a non-tank then bringing them to the tank feels like adding dirty dishes to person who's about to finish washing them

Oh gosh I never knew that emotes spammed in chat. People are probably tired of me randomly dancing in public

"Some people are just jump-happy" I've played video games too long not to randomly jump if i have the ability to. If there's nothing else to do while walking down a corridor, im jumping.

Im trying to learn EVERYTHING about FFXIV that I can, and your videos have been ultra helpful❤

My first time through praetorium I missed a whole cutscene bc no one told me to click the podium for the magitek armor. By the time I went back I got tele'd to the next area.

As a new player, I appreciate this.

"Some people are just jump happy" DRG Main : *YES*

Every time I take a break from this game, your videos always draw me back into it. You have such an endearing screen presence; so cheerful, lighthearted, funny, and still very informative. Love your content!

My favorite part of this community is how helpful everyone seems to be. It really does keep the community good. Coming from other MMO's to FFXIV was... Wild. Me and my friend have recieved so much help in our journey, and because of that, we stop to help others that look like they need it. Magic classes having a hard time killing bosses? Take aggro for them, idle, and let them kill at their own pace. Someone struggling in a fate? Level sync and help. Sprout dead in an alliance raid standing in a bad spot? Use rescue on them and pull them to safety. It's just so refreshing having such a kind and caring community surrounding an MMO. It really teaches new players to do the same, and keep the place so lovely. Ya'll are babes. Ily all.

If someone lali ho’s at you and you have lali ho you MUST lali ho back.

Yes please let our lil sprouts watch their cutscenes they deserve the full story

I queued for Leviathan EX for the first time last week, through the duty finder EVERYONE was a sprout and had never done it before lol, but we still managed to do it and honestly it was a great moment

As someone who plays a lalafell, every single time I'm in a dungeon or a trial with one it's like a telepathic agreement that we're sticking close together. At first I thought maybe that was just a DPS thing but I only really ever noticed other lalafell players bother to keep pace with me like that LOL

fun fact: the jp community use the party finder to learn a fight, and the df to clear/farm a fight.

If you encounter a fellow Paladin in the wild and they do wings, you must respond with wings. This is the way. It is the Paladin’s code.

I've had multiple times in low-level trials where I finish the cutscene, load in, and find the boss is already at 30% health. One time I asked if the other players waited for my cutscene, and they said yes they did, but in the 10 seconds it took me to load the fight, they machine-gunned the boss down to near death.

It's really important to let the tank pull! I had it in some occasions that some healer said that I can _"pull more if I want"_ . I of course then tried to pull more, but then pulled lesser because I recognized I take too much damage! That's especially when you don't have high tier gear already. I think It's because they did like 10 dungeons in a row, and always had high tier skilled players in the group so that it seems I pull too less enemies. But a tank will always try out how much he can handle, get a feeling how experienced the healer is and so on. EDIT: Oh yeah and if you see that the Tank don't have his Tank-stance activated..well...remind that old fart! ^^ It magically turns off somehow....no one knows why....🤪

Rule: You must exaggerate the mechanics of cape westwind to cause new players to panic if there are new players in the party.

If you own the manderville and someone is performing it, you join.

“Let the tank pull” I wish more people would follow this When I tank I get the occasional dps or healer who will run ahead of me despite me pulling wall to wall and it just irks me since I have to stop for a moment to deal with that bs

Wow, can't believe I've never watched any of your content even though I've heard others talk about you . . . that y'all had just the right local flavor for a true bell of the south, that's southward of the mason dixie line for all of the rest of 'youse guys' . . . so I'm subbing. And thanks for the heads up as I'm returning to the game after a long hiatus.

If you are the only non-Lalafell player in a dungeon/alliance you ARE legally the babysitter and must take responsibility for our actions.

When running the Heroes Gauntlet dungeon, you must pet the Amaro. He's a good boy.

coming back to this after having played the game for about 3 months: My experience as a new player, it is nice to say "hey I'm new/ first time here" at the start of the dungeon, but you either get no response or the ever so helpful "don't worry, it will be fine". :D I've maybe had 2 separate occasions where someone took the time to explain anything. Usually people won't start telling you what to do until after a wipe. There's some tanks though that will put markers on enemies almost instantly, shout out to you guys, you the real MVP!

Community is super helpful and chill You DC? (crash etc) They wait for you to come back You mess up? They explain what you should do and you try again, even if it takes a few tries to get it right You arrive at the last fight of the raid? They make sure everyone is ready before going in You need tips for a new dungeon? Just ask and they'll tell you It just makes everything so much more ENJOYABLE, you really play this game to relax and have a good time

When you get Cape Westwind for trial roulette, you must either: A. Immediately say gg before it's even pulled B. If there is a sprout, hype up super difficult mechanics that don't exist

here's one: as a healer, don't be petty and refuse to heal your tank when they fuck up, especially if you're running a low-level duty. that serves no purpose other than making your tank feel bad and getting the party killed lol

If someone helps you complete a difficult quest objective, it's polite to stay and assist them in return. Also, if someone stops to help you while you're dying, that's not an excuse to run away and leave your problems with them. Stop and help them who are helping you.

Maybe it's the sleepiness but you started sounding real southern there for a minute. I've been playing for about a month now and your videos are great resources! Thanks :)

Most important one there is: If you’re new to a fight and all of your teammates are standing in one place: you stand there too. IGNORE how much dmg your next attack will do, or how much healing will get done, just drop everything and RUN to be where you need to be. Living > everything else

Another rule: roll loot as soon as it's added to the loot list. If you don't want it, ROLL PASS FOR THOSE WHO DO. DON'T MAKE THEM WAIT FOR IT.

Unwritten Rule: When doing raids where the three parties are required in different areas that lock off, wait until people are in the right places. I had this issue in the first crystal tower raid. Group A just charged ahead when C where lagging behind a bit. The area got locked, and the teleport in function threw them into the same area as the A group. That was a wipe and a half. xD