FFXIV Skills Are Weird

When I first started playing Final Fantasy XIV, the combat felt strange. At first, it looked like a simple 1-2-3 rotation. Then the game started adding more buttons, job mechanics, global cooldowns, off-global cooldowns, weaving, hotbar management, and suddenly I realized there was more going on than I thought. This video is about my early experience trying to understand FFXIV’s skill system as a newer player. I’m not claiming to be an expert. I’m talking through what felt odd, what confused me, and what finally started to make sense. The funny part is that FFXIV combat can look simple at first, especially at lower levels. But once you start seeing how GCDs, oGCDs, combos, mitigation, job gauges, and role skills fit together, the system starts to feel a lot more intentional. In this video: • Why FFXIV combat felt weird at first • The 1-2-3 combo problem • What GCD and oGCD skills started to mean to me • Why early combat can feel slow • How more buttons changed the way I saw the game • Why hotbar setup matters more than I expected • How the combat started to click over time This is for newer FFXIV players, returning players, or anyone who remembers looking at their hotbar and wondering what exactly the game wanted from them. *Keep up with everything Goblin* For Pathfinder, TTRPGs, Foundry VTT tools, macros, GM advice, and tabletop content: *GM Goblin:*    / @thegmgoblin   *Join the Goblin community:* Discord:   / discord   *Watch live:* Twitch:   / thegmgoblin   Kick: https://kick.com/gm-goblin *Macros, tools & other products:* Gumroad: https://gmgoblin.gumroad.com/ *Get the larger content library through Patreon:* Patreon:   / gmgoblin   Individual products are available separately on Gumroad, or you can join Patreon to get access to the broader collection of content as part of your monthly membership. *Follow me on X:* https://x.com/TheGMGoblin #FFXIV #FinalFantasyXIV #MMORPG #Gaming #NewPlayer #FF14