Speaking of Echo, most of the time it is about their performances in WoW raids. Whether in their current form or previously under the Method banner – Scripe, Gingi, Rogerbrown & Co. are without a doubt some of the best WoW players ever. Now, you may be thinking that if you are good at one MMORPG, you are good at other MMOs as well. Echo’s earlier forays into blindly playing previous raids in FF14 (i.e. without any preparation or knowledge) have shown this to be at least partially true. However, it cannot be translated completely one-to-one. The current guild trials in the FF14 Raid Dragon War Fatal show this.
Because there the boys struggle through the raid for almost two weeks and are far from over – while the top FF14 guilds are long gone. Especially the length of the fight makes it difficult for them to create.
Drachenkrieg Fatal – more than 20 minutes of full concentration
In Dragon War Fatal, a fight awaits players that lasts twice as long as most battles in WoW. Since errors still usually mean chafing, concentration has to be kept high for a very long time. Even between more than half a dozen different phases, there is almost no rest.
The fact that the invaders of Echo have such a hard time with Fatal’s Dragon War doesn’t mean they don’t like it. Contrary. Most of the reactions are very positive. Guild leader Scripe even wishes to see similar battles being implemented in WoW as well. While other players joke about the extreme length and whether the developers just wanted to troll it with each new phase, they still call this fight super cool.
It should be mentioned, however, that the Echo in FF14 doesn’t approach the matter with the same dedication and effort as they regularly do in WoW. While World First Race in WoW is a very clear esports competition to them, raids in FF14 are much more relaxed and fun for them – just as most players generally do with all rallies. This is evident from the very manageable times of the raids they spend in it, which are far from 16 hours a day in WoW. And of course the fact that they leave without preparation and arrange their tactics on the fly.
Let’s see if the Echo can still successfully complete the raid. They actually only wanted to spend 10 days there, but that is over. By the way, if you’re waiting for a raid comparison to WoW and FF14, we’ll have to disappoint you. According to the Echo invaders, the game mechanics are too different to really compare. Have you been to FFVIX’s Dragon War Fatal before and would you confirm that raids like this can also be good for WoW?
Source | my-mmo