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The video from Four Play Squad Gaming offers a comprehensive guide for tackling "The Bowl of Embers Extreme," a challenging level 50, four-party trial in Final Fantasy 14 that awards players 20 Tomestones of Poetics upon completion. The guide emphasizes the importance of understanding and managing various intricate mechanics across the battle's phases to ensure success.
Key strategies include initially positioning the main tank to gain Ifrit's enmity and placing waymarks strategically. Throughout Phase One, tanks manage the Vulcan Burst, healers handle the Searing Wind debuff from point A, and DPS focus on Infernal Nails while avoiding the Eruption AoE.
In Phase Two, players navigate Radiant Plumes and Crimson Cyclone mechanics, manage various debuffs, and complete a DPS check by destroying Infernal Nails, even under the effects of Infernal Fetters which chain the off-tank and a DPS together.
Phase Three intensifies with additional Infernal Nails, where using Limit Break 3 on the central nail is crucial to prevent a Hellfire wipe. Phase Four simplifies to focusing solely on defeating Ifrit before the final Hellfire attack.
Successfully managing these mechanics, understanding debuff interactions, and using cooldowns and limit breaks at critical moments are crucial. The video concludes with appreciation for community support and encouragement to engage with their content, reflecting the teamwork and community-centric nature of the game.
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In this segment, the Four Play Squad Gaming team provides a guide for the level 50, four-party trial “The Bowl of Embers Extreme” in Final Fantasy 14. The trial, featured during the quest “If It Ain’t Broke,” awards 20 Tomestones of Poetics upon completion. The guide stresses the importance of understanding the more challenging mechanics compared to the hard mode. The main tank should gain enmity of Ifrit and face it away from the party, while waymarks are set at specific positions to assist with mechanics.
Key points include:
– Initial tank positioning and waymarks.
– Managing Vulcan Burst by tanks to maintain uptime.
– Handling the Searing Wind debuff on healers by standing at point A.
– DPS dealing with Infernal Nails and managing the vulnerability debuff.
– Avoiding Eruption AoE and recognizing its casting pattern.
– Tank swap mechanic due to the Incinerate debuff.
Ultimately, effective handling of these mechanics ensures progression without overwhelming the healers and prepares the party for the subsequent phase.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains the mechanics and strategies for different phases of a battle involving Ifrit. Key points include:
1. **Phase Two**:
– **Radiant Plumes**: Safe spots are at markers B and the opposite side.
– **Crimson Cyclone**: Four Ifrits dash across the arena; stand near the first Ifrit and move around the edge.
– **Debuffs**: Manage the eruptions, separation, and searing wind debuffs.
– **Infernal Nails**: Seven nails spawn, which are a DPS check; manage debuffs when killing them.
– **Infernal Fetters**: Off-tank and DPS player are chained together, must stay close and kill nails to avoid heavy damage.
2. **Phase Three**:
– Similar mechanics to Phase Two with more Infernal Nails (thirteen). Use Limit Break 3 on the central nail to deal significant damage.
– Ensuring all nails are killed is crucial to avoid a wipe from Hellfire.
3. **Phase Four**:
– No Infernal Nails, focus on killing Ifrit.
– Use all cooldowns and limit breaks to avoid the final ultimate Hellfire wipe.
The video concludes by highlighting the difficulty of the trial, rating it as four out of five swords, and suggesting that mechanic knowledge is essential. Special loot drops are also mentioned.
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In this part of the video, the speaker expresses gratitude to their Free Company for assisting with a trial. They also encourage viewers to like, comment, and subscribe to their channel, Four Play Squad Gaming.