General Focus / Mindset:
sHCMCProg
Interested In:
UltimatesSavage RaidingExtremes
Main Job(s):
Bio
Hi, I'm Solarus, I've been playing FFXIV for 10 years on and off, but only been raiding since Endwalker. I'm usually a PLD main for raiding, though MNK was my first love, and I also play GNB and MCH sometimes.
I slowly improved at Savage raiding through Endwalker, going from being probably the worst player in my first group, to confidently clearing Savage tiers and logging decent numbers. I also teaching Savage fights in my FC and a Discord learning server for newer raiders.
I'm based in the UK, but on an NA server since I have friends there, so finding times to raid can be difficult. I'm quite a night owl, but can still usually only raid in earlier hours when less people tend to be available.
I like having fun with the groups I play with, but also need to focus up once we've pulled. I'm not always the fastest learner, but I learn from my mistakes and constantly work on improving. I tend to learn better through visual aids, so I study videos, diagrams, etc before fights, and also create my own toolboxes to help myself and others in the group learn.
Experience

I've been playing on and off since 1.0, but I didn't start raiding until Endwalker. I started off running Savage casually, once a week with my FC, slowly learning how to raid. Eventually I decided to try and prog further in PF on my own, and was able to clear a few more fights. In the final tier I dedicated some more time to PF, and was able to clear the tier for the first time, beating P12S in December 2023.
In 7.0, I went into PF from the start and was able to clear M1S and M2S in week 1, before joining a faster paced static with friends and clearing the tier in week 3 or 4.
I've also cleared TEA and I'm close to clearing UCOB. I did prog FRU into phase 2 in PF, but I took a break due to scheduling and will likely be going back to that after the next tier.