The Parse

Static Recruitment and Talent Evaluation with Oryza Mercury

World progression raider Oryza Mercury discusses the difficulties of recruiting the best possible candidate for top world groups, challenges with identifying team strengths and weaknesses, and dissecting individual character in this week's episode of The Parse.

Tanking: Privilege, Responsibility, Anxiety with Sindalf and Hiyori

Dark Knight one-trick Sindalf from raid group "Thoughts Per Second" and hardcore progression omni-tank parser Hiyori Iki sit down to explain to us why Warrior is the least viable tank class and Dark Knight is overpowered in all settings, among other discussions about tank mentality in world progression and fight optimization.

Healing World Progression/Optimization with Momo, Kio, and Ara

This week we're joined by the healer combo from distinguished raid group "Thoughts Per Second" (first to clear The Epic of Alexander, among many other world firsts) and one of the gods of healing in FFXIV, Momo. We break down the varying thought processes between world progression and speedkilling, job balance, and why Astrologian is the most broken job.

Black Mage Optimization with Peri Dot, Levio Sa, and Blink Nub

Top parse & speedrunning Black Mage players Peri Dot, Levio Sa, and Blink Nub sit down with Sfia and Jungroan this week to talk about class optimization, the mobility options for black mage, and why it's probably the strongest (but most difficult) job to play in Final Fantasy XIV.