The playerbase of Remaining Fantasy XIV has lengthy since confirmed themselves able to absolutely anything the sport has to supply, even going outdoors of the field to create their very own challenges and check the technical limits when it comes to fight. Whereas the stress and dedication of intense content material like Final Raids will not be for everybody, there’s nonetheless no scarcity of different distinctive challenges for gamers to take a jab at. Whether or not it’s speed-running a whole growth, conquering a Savage raid as a Blue Mage, and even taking over the most recent trial battle in an unconventional means.
A FFXIV participant going by the identify ‘Horakora’ on Reddit lately shared their newest artistic fight accomplishment with the neighborhood, which entailed going face-to-face with Zeromus, the ultimate primal trial boss of the Endwalker growth, on Excessive mode with a full, 8-player celebration of solely Warriors. Recognized by and much as the largest harm seller of all tank jobs, the sport’s area of interest of barbarian axe-wielders are sometimes capable of carry their very own not simply when it comes to mitigation for the group, however contributing a good-sized chunk of HP bashing in opposition to nearly any foe. That’s why, regardless of them technically being tanks, placing a whole celebration of them collectively to face off in opposition to an excessive model of a trial boss is definitely not that far-fetched.
![Final Fantasy 14 a player beat Zeromus Extreme with eight Warrior tanks](https://twinfinite.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ff14-zeromus-warriors-2.jpg?resize=640%2C360)
‘Horakora’ posted a hyperlink to their recorded Twitch stream of the amusing feat. Their group adopted the battle’s sequence of mechanics effectively, although had been notably capable of soak an assault right here and there that will in any other case obliterate a DPS or Healer participant. That actually proved helpful for uptime and specializing in harm, which is essential for avoiding the eventual doom of Enrage in an Excessive Trial. That Warrior resilience carried them to the end line, clearing the battle simply in time even with a dying right here and there.
Some had been shocked that it could possibly be achieved with a newly launched trial boss, even claiming that it underlines a rising concern from some within the FFXIV neighborhood that battle content material within the recreation is turning into too simple and/or predictable. Nevertheless, a group of tanks overcoming battles like that is legitimately nothing new to the sport. One other replied that the identical was achieved with the Excessive model of the Diamond Weapon trial shortly after its debut within the Shadowbringers growth, and even in opposition to Nidhogg Excessive again in Heavensward. It’s additionally been pulled off in opposition to the Final Coil of Bahamut, which was the very first Final Raid within the recreation.
If the mechanics permit for it, it may be achieved, and it’s all in good enjoyable. If specialised class Blue Mages can do it, why can’t some Warriors unga bunga their approach to an sudden and spectacular victory?