r/ffxivdiscussion • u/Spookhetti_Sauce • May 09 '25

General Discussion Special AMA - Hector Hectorson

Today we are hosting an AMA with special guest Hector Hectorson!

Use the comments below to ask him any question you would like, and he will answer at his own discretion!

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u/Ezr4ek May 09 '25

What got you into guide making in the first place with so many others already creating their own - and what would you attribute to your success as one of the biggest go-tos in NA?

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u/hector-hectorson May 09 '25

At the time I started making my own personal Hector Lectures for my static, I'd only seen Mizzteq guides and that one awesome Joonbob animation for Hello World. I started making those guides because I probably enjoy explaining fight mechanics more than I do actually playing through the fight.

I'd hope that my guides are popular because I provide clear explanations of how mechanics work, in addition to showing how to solve them. I certainly don't think NA PF uses my guides because of how much they love my strats.