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sorry, envoy quest! that is what I meant
hmm okay, I'm not sure where I went wrong. that's odd. the quest is red for me and won't let me progress, I'll do some more research!
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where can i buy level 50-60 gathering accessories
How does one get level 60 tomestone crafting gear? Does it automatically unlock when you hit Stormblood?
Nowhere, leyenn. :/
Level 60 crafting scrip gear is in Idyllshire after completing a quest in Mor Dhona
@finite bane the envoy quests are level 15 so if you aren't that level you can't do it
It’s at level 57-58 in the Heavensward story
Yeah I'm only at level 55 storyline but my craft jobs are at 59 and my warrior is at 62
heavy sigh
Thanks for the quick answer tho!
https://i.imgur.com/RPXlKig.png Whats the difference between heal and effective heal in dps meters?
Bait is usually sold in the markets of each major city as well as housing districts
There is some bait (lures in particular) that you need to craft though
lures are offhand for fishers?
oh nvm it had an ilvl so I thought it was equippable
uhh anyone know how to transfer non steam trial to steam full game?
cant
There's 3 types of fishing bait:
- Disposable bait - Cheap but once you use it it's gone. Shorter time to fish hook in general.
- Lure bait - Slightly more expensive but you can use it as much as you want. Longer time to fish hook in general. Has a potential to be lost by line break if you don't reel in fish enough.
- Mooch - Using another fish as bait. This is common to catch rare/king fish. Fish must be HQ to use as mooch unless Mooch II is available and off cooldown. Time to hook varies with target fish.
@small portal it is possible I just figuredo ut how
what’s the explanation for increased health when you join a party...?
You get stats bonuses depending on party composition
interesting
iirc should be in your party menu (O by default on PC) assuming you're in a party
aha
what lvl do you get a mount at?
The more diverse your party is, the more bonus you get overall
what DoH job can make fishing lures/bait?
Culinarian can make some disposable baits. Goldsmith for lures.
There are some bait/lures you can get from vendors only though
lures aren't disposable?
If you reel in all the fish with it there won't be an issue, but if you let too many fish get away it has a chance to line break and you lose your lure.
so my plan was to level all 3 DoL jobs, then work on the DoH jobs. But does it make sense to get either Cul or GSM up to 50 first and then do fishing? So far I have miner and botanist to 50
!faq mounts
'When can I get my first mount?'
The quest that allows you to use mounts, 'My Little Chocobo' is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest 'The Company You Keep'. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose and you'll need to buy the Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 needed Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes after 'The Company You Keep'.
'Are there any differences between mounts?'
Besides looks, all mounts are the same speed along with being able to fly in the expansion zones. Some mounts allow multiple people to ride at once.
'Can I make my mount faster?'
Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.
@dull minnow
ty ty
Fishing doesn't get a lot of use outside of CUL. There's some random alchemy and goldsmith recipes that might use it but it's not as important as botanist / miner in terms of overall crafter supplies
Reason I ask about that is because there is limited bait/lures on the MB, and they are very expensive in big stacks
Go to NPC vendors
When I asked earlier someone said to get on MB
Most bait you can purchase through vendors, though there are a few which are crafted only
I couldn't find a fishing supplier in the FSH guild
MB probably has dumb mark-ups
yes it does
In the main marketplace
You just have to google around really. Who sells bait will vary widely on what bait it is.
fieldcraft vendor?
@narrow glacier Regarding your comment from earlier: Are you implying that FSH isn't worth the investment and I should go to leveling DoH jobs?
FSH is kinda for completionists who like filling out all the difficult catches
And for some valued catches.
There's quite a few high level CUL recipes which require fish
Fishing is also less consistent than botanist and miner when you get to scrip gathering
what is scrip gathering?
Not something you have to worry about quite yet unless you have a gatherer/crafter at 50
I do but I was going to get all 11 jobs up to level 50, then do them all to level 60, etc
why not? it's fun
do you have a job? lol
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I do but I also have no other hobbies lol
hahah
As far as leveling DoH/DoL it's a good idea to focus on MSQ first and getting as far as possible in it
is fishing viable to make money?
I beat everything
Fishing really only makes money in the endgame
And only if the good foods of the current endgame have fish in their recipe
😦
You can make money off sands from predator reduction
Also leve fish for folks who want to take the lazy way out
well I'm going to see if fishing is as fast to level as BTN
Well one thing with fishing is that you have specific fish you can turn in from levequests. Those you can find on the marketboard if you have the gil and really want to go the fast route. Botanist and Miner levelquests on the other hand require you to gather non-tradable items from levequest specific nodes and as such you can't really buy your way though it (save the job quest turn-in items maybe).
oh nice I may cheat then
be aware leve fish can get pretty expensive
https://astralflamesblog.wordpress.com/delightful-detestable-desynthesis/ is this still true, that you should only level up three or four desynthesis jobs?
Oh. I don't really understand desynthesis because it's points based
That's outdated as desynth is 100% success rate now
Then why do people say "desynthesize everything!"? Is there a special perk for levelling all the crafting desynthesize jobs?
Each time you desynth something you get a certain amount of experience. If this value is over the recommended level you have a chance to get rarer items back (or HQ instead of NQ)
That's it?!
Not really, only useful when you want or need specific items. You can't make money out of it.
Desynth can be very good money if you go for stuff like primal materials
Yes, only primal materials is the only one.
You can sell intermediates you get from desynth
How do you find out if an item is over a certain recommended level? I notice that when you desynthesize stuff, the number is sometimes orange and sometimes not
Orange means you're over the recommended desynth level, ie. increases the probability of rare items back
Non-orange means you're under the recommended level
(was this all in the in game help guide lol, am I asking really dumb questions 🤦🏻♀️)
Ohh so non-orange is riskier
But you get more points?
When am I able to clear taking the fall (machinist lv 58 quest)
It's in the sea of clouds, but it's on the opposite side that's available to me, and I wanted to know if anyone knows the story quest that let's me go to it
There’s no risk anymore
Well, it's 100% all the same you're just not going to get stuff back like HQ versions of mats or a higher chance at rarer mats.
Trial at 57 on the north side, so it should be available by then
Ohhh I see I see. Hmm. Sounds like a dumb feature, but I guess its good to clean up inventory
Thanks again!! 🙏🏻
Desynth can help you get back some mats if you crafted the items, or help you stockpile some rarer mats as well
Which is nice if you plan to level crafters at somepoint
Yeah! Noticed the other day that I'm getting mythril ingots back
Especially anything where you might get leather back (which requires mob drops which can be annoying depending on what mob it is)
I am!!! I like crafting more than tanking/battling atm 😂😑
or things like hallowed lumber which are multi-tier crafts
I hear you can send out your retainer to grind out leathers/skins for you
Instead of just mining
That likely requires leveling them up as a combat job
Well, not likely, it does require that
That's fine. Don't mind leveling up my retainer as a combat job... As long as I don't have to do it myself lol
i just got the full game, should i continue with just following the main story?
Yes, MSQ and your job quests are the most important
Yes!! Do it bro.
ty
@rose rose
Ask a player with a multiseat mount if they can fly you there, that is an option.
^ that's clever
how do i find a big cc with 24/7 buffs to join?
Hmm try looking up FC rankings for your server on Lodestone. They're ranked based on activity and I'd assume the high ranked ones have FC buffs up often.
Find a member in game and go to their free company profile and apply
The game doesn't have a great system for picking an FC I must admit
is there a way to find people without having to add to friends lsit?
The starting city-states, especially Limsa, are your best bet for finding people.
under...social tab there should be a player search option
^
But it won't find people offline or in content like dungeons or raids
Search some names from the company’s lodestone page
^
Oh um
Worth mentioning that if they are visiting another server they won't appear on the player search either
I hate to ask this same question again but can anyone help with a problem ive been having: "I tried updating the game and the update had failed and the game would not let me launch. It would crash after flashing final fantasy 14. I could not even log in. So I tried removing every single trace of final fantasy and re-installing and it still is doing it."
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@rose rose
Depends on what datacentre you are, i sometimes offer a taxi there with one of my 5 multiseat mounts.
I'm on crystal
Maybe someone on that DC can help her? (I am on Light myself.)
do stats, gear, positioning, level, etc have any effect on how long it takes a fish to bite, and what reeling animation (quick, long) happens?
Or is it all just random?
it depends on the fish
what does? reeling or wait time for the bite or both?
both
hello all, returning player here. i have an old account in pc with just the base game. decided to purchase the complete edition but found out i dont get the free 30 days, can i request to use it to create a new account to get the 30 days?
Does anybody know how actively talkative and such the community on Primal - Behemoth is? That's where I rolled my first character but I want to make sure it'll be a good place to settle in!
@raw kelp if you already used the code it’s too late
ouch, does SE support help out on those requests? like returning the code?
can you add a friend to housing perms in an fc house without adding them ot the fc?
No clue @raw kelp I would suggest writing a ticket
I haven't heard support helping because they tend to work on a non-refundable principle when it comes to codes
Can I still get 100 points at the Fashion thing in golden saucer or was that only for Friday?
Someone can prove me wrong, I'd love to see it but yeah I really haven't heard anyone getting a refund or anything
fashion show is still up
Oh okay so it ends on reset?
I just wasn’t sure how it worked or if the theme was still masquerade until reset xD
I saw a video for this week but wasn’t sure never done it before but I want the title :x
Ahh okay tysm ❤️
alright thank you. ill try with a ticket but if not then i guess ill just subscribe 🙂
mmm
Does releasing make fishing faster when you want only a specific type?
Releasing will auto release that fish when you catch it on a given session
I get that, but what's the point?
So sorta?
it's a bit slower than manually doing it, but it lets you be lazy
It means it doesn't clog inventory
Improved shire gear keeps materia?
active help talks about preserving the ecosystem or whatever, but that's crap because this is procedurally generated objects in software
So I don't know the real point
augmenting any gear, including shire gear in this case, does not carry over materia
you have to right click -> retrieve materia
before you augment
Oh okay
but yeah release is just for being lazy/if you don't want fish that you don't want clogging up your inventory
How to sell stuff at the market board?
speed-wise it's better to just catch it and move on
the being lazy part, when I catch a fish it didn't require any extra steps. Are you saying lazy because I don't have to clear my inventory later?
!faq retainer
What is a retainer?
A retainer is a private NPC that will act as a personal bank for the player, holding up to 175 different items, that can be summoned to any of the Summoning Bells around the world., Retainers also act as your means to sell on the Market Board.
How to unlock a retainer
First you must complete the quest The Scions of the Seventh Dawn then go to speak to any of the retainer vocates located in the market district of any of the major cities.
What are Retainer Ventures?
Ventures are the means to send out your retainers on missions to bring back items for you, and can be unlocked by completing the quest An Ill-conceived Venture (Ul’Dahn), (Gridania), (Limsa Lominsa)
you use a retainer to sell items on the marketboard^
which beast tribes are doh/l focused and what levels are they? i know of ||ixal|| at level 1, ||moogles|| at level 50 (?), and the ||small stormblood fish guys|| at level 60 or 70, but are there others?
yeah those are the only doh/dol ones so far
you're right on all the levels, the last ones start at 60
what do i do iwith a belt of antiquiry? fom eden
Exchange it for Eden normal gear in Eulmore or Mord Suuq
one to one?
For accessories and belts, yes
if im ~lvl 20 for all doh/l classes should i bother doing ||ixal|| if i just want xp? or for that matter should i do any beast tribe quests at all and instead just do ishgard restoration at lvl 30?
Head/gloves/boots want 2, and chest/legs want 4
@sturdy mason kinda yeah. Though realistically if you're going for a specific fish and you know the timing/tug of the fish you just ignore ones you don't need and let it go, which is the fastest. Takes a bit more attention but means that you only get the ones you need and don't have to go through the hooking animation.
can I mooch with a fish I bought from MB?
No
whats the fastest way to level to 15? without msqs
@lilac flume yes, the dailies are free experience for little effort
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whats the 3 experto roulette?
i never done hard or expert roulette since all previus exp i never unlocked all of them, but this has only 3 maybe i can manage
The two lvl80 story dungeons, Twinning (in the crystarium), and Akadaemia (in Eulmore)
is an harder version of the same , or the dungeon itself is just harder
Hard mode pretty much means a sequel to the original
Completely different bosses and enemies
@main plaza People say hunting logs + class quests
Are Chrystarium deliveries on allowances like custom deliveries?
mm hunting logs feel so slow though
You do Cast -> Hook -> Mooch right?
what do i do with achievement currency?
@ebon kindle crystarium doesn’t have allowances.
You can only do a limited number of them since they’re basically the class quests for the crafters and gatherers
ok this fishing levequest is too hard. I must be doing something wrong
@spice vapor buy items from Jonathas in Old Gridania
But I can just like do them until they're done without waiting weeks between yea? Just with all the comparisons in conversations I've seen to custom deliveries I was concerned
You can do them all at once if you mean that
Supposed to get a Black Ghost. I'm at 27-21 in South Shroud. Using Bass Ball bait to try to get HQ Ala Mhigan Fighting Fish
is that right?
the crystarium deliveries are effectively your class quests for 70-80
Sweet
getting a boat load of Dark Bass but only saw 1 Ala Mhigan Fighting Fish in like 20+ minutes
any idea what play system sounds while waiting for duty finder does
what fishing hole are you at, and what bait are you using?
well I guess moreso, what level are you at? Looks like there's a level 30 fishing hole in central shroud where it's 100% catch rate with midge basket
oh you said that stuff just above, lemme look real quick
I finally became a warrior, got my choccobo, and look swag AF 😋! Now 40 more levels to grind 😭.
ok yeah, goblinblood fishing hole in south shroud, using midge basket the only fish that bites is the ala mhigan fighting fish. Mooching that, the only fish that bites is the one you're looking for @sturdy mason
it's similar in Hopeseed Pond fishing hole in Central Shroud but it's not guaranteed like it is in that other fishing hole
is there a place where i can look up the optimal SS for each job?
black ghost only shows up in those two fishing holes
generally you'll want to check job by job over in the balance discord server. Though most go for pretty minimal speed, of course
@languid kernel the sound that the game makes when a queue pops/cancels out is considered a "system sound", so I guess selecting that setting has system sounds play when those happen specifically? I don't recall that setting in particular offhand
WHM stat priority? Crit>det or?
@raw solstice I'm level 27, this is a level 25 levequest
ok, will check that one out
So on GamerEscape, it shows Bass Ball in the list of bait under that fishing hole:
yes, you can catch it with that bait
but it's not even odds for all baits
well shit, why aren't they showing a percentage 😦
Because it's all hidden from the player and hard to test for
Cat became hungry ^ is our best source
mmhmm, best you can do is go with compiled information, which is what that site is
though it leaves much to be desired as a site tbh
yeah it's not the greatest, but you can find the info you're looking for in the end
just can take a bit of work
👀 loaded question ngl
first time i was like "oh this is fucking dope" was the first trial around level 20
Jobs at low levels are pretty empty of skills to use, and the story at first is slower worldbuilding
I feel nothing for this game yet other than being bored a lot
level 6 is like the first couple hours
couple hours?
you're gonna need a lot more patience than that to stick with this game
Less than an hour
JRPGs and MMOs don't give you huge shots of adrenaline right off the bat, they take their time showing you around and teaching you to play
@raw solstice I don't know how to read this site. What tells me which bait/lure is best?
i don't think that you shoul immediately throw money at the problem though when it isn't clear at all that you'll like the game at level 70
skips are probably not the right way to go about it
@little swift maybe not, but they were for me
@sturdy mason that page I linked had a chart for bait vs fish at that fishing hole, and both visually (and hovering over the icons) how likely you are to catch each fish with each kind of bait
Skipping the story on your first character is essentially setting yourself up to not be invested in the story or characters once you get to the current content I don’t recommend it
/\
if an extra $50 in skips on top of your $60 video game after playing it for a couple hours, tops, is impulse buy territory for you, then i'm happy for you, but i don't really think skips are a good idea for new players at all
You do you I’m just saying
this is very subjective
do whatever you want, yeah, but remember that you're out $110 if you end up bouncing off
IMO I think lore has nothing to do with a game. IDC why a boss is where he is. I just need to kill him and move on
lol
and that is completely fine
being brutally honest: this might not be the game for you
just make an informed decision, whatever you do

played WoW since 2005. could not tell you anything about the lore
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if money is not an issue, skip dude
money>?
is therre a way to buy only a certain amount of something off the marketplace or is it only the amount that its listed for
aint free
Skipping anything costs real money
I get from from what?
your wallet
The amount listed @lilac flume
Do you think trusts are faster as a healer or as a DPS?
thats a pain
It's a feature of the market.
Sellers gotta consider what quantities to sell in to get people to want to buy
I can pay money to skip? lvls or all the talking and videos?
Both
yes
Separate payments
thats how you kill a game
No it's not
?
it's been very successful
im new
and brought in a lot of people who otherwise would have bounced off
me included
if I pay to skip lvls I know nothing about my class or the game
then dont skip?
If you read your tooltips you do
I hurt the higher lvls I will be teaming up with at that point
I think they're trying to troll or something, lol
haha yeah
They switched to Discord Light Mode
you're going back and forth on opinions
ur not making sense
noted
because you immediately went from wanting to skip, to not wanting to skip
well y'all can just let it drop
You can skip the story and not the leveling part technically
if you skip the story but not your levels, you're gonna be looking at an even longer grind than if you just did the story
That's not advisable
because the story is how you level.
Yeah just an awful idea
You can't really eat your cake and have it in that regard sorry @dull minnow
no no no
Level and story skips only take you to the previous level cap.
im going to to do the story
You'll be level 70 and still have to do the Shadowbrigers main story.
or take your time as much as you want beforehand
but not read any of it or watch any of it
that's fine
click click click
then just hit escape on cutscenes?
so technical step is the biggest single hit in the game right? but i heard machinist can also do a big burst and im trying to figure out how hard it can hit compared to tech step
yeah, that doesn't cost anything
when you said "skip," what that made everyone, including me, think of is the paid skip options that are on the cash shop
it's $25 to level one job to 70 and another $25 to autocomplete all the story up to the most recent expansion
yeah I didnt even know that was a thing
that makes sense
after your first 1` I think thats cool if you have cash to drop
yeah
but if its your first time
you can completely skip through the cutscenes if you dont care about the lore, and just read a plot synopsis later if you want to learn, i guess
big yikes
100% right
it's real rough when you queue into a level 71 shadowbringers dungeon with someone who basically just bought the game
If you have a good grounding in playing MMOs you shouldn't really have a problem.
thank you
yeah, everyone was just talking past each other for a minute there
I do believe technical finish is the strongest single skill in the game (excluding aoe.) If anything comes close it might be some ninja mudra maybe @main plaza
im happy im no longer a troll ol
If you're not adept at learning, then leveling to 70 the normal way probably isn't going to help you.
i think highest single-potency might be one of the kassatsu'd ninja mudras, yeah
oooo
Yeah sorry it just seemed like you weren't listening to anyone briefly
ive only been playing for a few days and im at 40
but thats only a few hours a day
for the ninja mudra do you guys mean the hyosho ranryu ability?
ok thanks
it says 1200 potency which is the closest ive seen outside of the one samurai skill
out of curiosity any reason why you're focusing only on a single target ability?
i just like having a skill that does like a billion damage
doesnt have to be single target but i assume they do more dmg than aoes
A mining quest needs hq effervescent water, but my % for that is 0%. Do I need more perception? I'm close to lvl 30
Yep
cos if you're wanting big numbers, like i said yesterday or this morning when you asked about it
blm and sam are going to be it
The only mining gear I have is from the quests, so I'll just need to buy some?
blms biggest skill seems to hit half as hard as these and i dont like sam
ninja seems cool though
Some vendor gear might push you enough
Okay thanks!
I mean for things like technical step you're only going to be using it every so often
yeah
id rather have a skill that does 100 damage that i use less often compared to a skill that does 50
also i read machinist is supposed to have a rly big burst but how does that work if their biggest skill is 800 potency?
Because burst =/= one single skill
Reassemble ensure that your next weaponskill is a critical direct hit
Hey, sorry to cross the streams here with a second question when things are already being discussed, but are there more hairstyles later in the game than what I had during creation at the start?
Oh shoot, thank you
so would machinist be the strongest burst damage in the game? or another class
There’s also a bunch of hairs with the hairdresser guy that was added in patches
Which don’t show up in character creation
No, fairly certain Sam does
Hey, I'm new to the game and I'm trying to wrap my head around this weird mmo
It seems like I have to progress in the main story to max level, but as far as I've seen its single player only, so I cant really play with anyone till I'm max level ??
So how is this an mmo ?
I've played for the first 30 levels and I feel like I'm playing a single player game
What am I missing ?
I'll have to do some digging once I get home- I think my character is cute but I know I'd be happier with more options 0:
welp i guess nin is the way then
@obsidian patio they do show up in char creation
@orchid grove story is really just to get you leveled up, and introduced to the lore of the game. There are a lot of 4 player co op missions in the main story tho
Really? Must’ve been somewhat recent. 
the only ones that don't are the ones that require using a Modern Aesthetics item to unlock
always
always been like that
The hairstyles that are added straight into the aesthetician with new patches are available at char creation.
Hey, I'd like to do some real prog on my zodiac weapon (Nexus atm)
Saw that Second Coil turns gave 96 pts (binding light)
Which turn is the easiest to farm for around 20+ fights in your opinion ?
when is 5.2 rumored to come out?
@crystal bluff I'm level 30 now and there have been only 3 dungeons if thouse are the 4 player missions you speak of, but they are not just to get me leveled up as I need them to open up new content, such as dungeons
@orchid grove in many ways this is a traditional single-player JRPG, with the caveat that you have to play with other people from time to time
@dry spire Binding Coil Turn 4, Tam Tara normal, and Ifrit normal are probably the best things to spam
Hello hello, new player here
I'd like to ask, is there a job tier list? I'd like to pick something that is currently good at endgame no matter the role
there are mandatory dungeons at level 15, 16, 17, 24 and 28 with an optional one at 20
All jobs are good.
Damage difference between highest and lowest DPS classes is around 10-14%
No.
the differences between jobs aren't meaningful enough for there to be a tier list
@scarlet arrow So this becomes an mmo only once you reach max level ?
Oki, thanks Wynne
play what you like 🙂
Okay, good to know
Even tho I keep reading that there's jobs that outshine other jobs dps wise
@orchid grove it definitely becomes more like a traditional MMORPG at the level cap, but there will still be plenty of opportuinities within the story to play with others
this is not SWTOR where your story dungeons have a solo mode
anyone seen this error before?
just starting up the launcher
try restarting the application
er
there are a lot of glowing weapons
there are some on the marketboard I guess
just look at the category of weapons equippable by your class and try them all on
@jade quartz So glowing weps aren't only the quest ones? like zeta and anima?
there are some crafted primal-themed level 50 weapons that glow
are there any real benefits to going past first storm lieutenant for GC?
Captain has some glamour equipment if you want it
And a bigger seal cap, but besides those two not really
ah ok
the download speed is being really low, is there something I can do to fix this? it will take a lot of time to download the game at this pace
get better internet
ouch
Mine seems to download at the same speed as stuff from steam, idk
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Wynne, the 3 choices you gave me are things you can solo easily, right ?
How much light do they give ? Binding 32, Ifrit normal 16 but what about Tam Tam ?
is it ever worth restarting a duty queue? the average wait time just keeps goin up
restarting just puts you in a position where someone else will take your spot so no
figured as much, thanks
Restarting puts you back at the end of the line
the only time it's worth it is if you change roles from DPS to tank or healer, who usually have shorter queues
There's a trial for this game right?
its !faq gotrial for future reference :^)
hey all
does anyone know where i can find an updated guide video on how to play astrologian?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1uTNOXfm8 and the balance discord @shell dagger
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Can somebody PLEASE tell me which server to join? 😭😭
ZALERA
WHOS THAT
Can I find cool people and become boss with them and such?
so for this quest i can choose between 3 materia. critical hit, direct hit, or determination. which is better?
Depends on the class, just take whatever sells the most,
they all sell for 60 gil
Marketboard price, not vendor price
oh
Though I’m pretty sure that’s grade 4 materia so they’re probably worthless
So Zalera then..?
Materia doesn’t particularly matter until endgame, and by that point getting what you need is fairly trivial.
Are you NA or EU?
Come to Exodus, we have Cookies owo
I recommend a preferred server for the experience boost
Preferred?
They’re marked with a star
Anyone got a recommendation on how to create an account for my son? He's under 13 but wants to play. Is the best way to create a second account with a separate email & my own birthday?
Looks like the only Preferred server in NA right now is Famfrit.
There’s some more in Primal/crystal
Oh whoops I totally forgot Crystal existed lol
lol
Exodus is on Primal
but seriously choose a Preferred server, you get double xp on everything for quite a bit of time
^
Does it have to be NA?
If you want good ping, yes
You could play on EU or JP servers, but you’ll have generally worse ping and possibly run into language barriers more frequently.
Also the time you’re active won’t match with them
There are good Free Companies (guilds) on every server! Whether you can gel with them or not is up to chance, so don’t worry if the first one you join doesn’t work out. That said, most people are pretty chill in this game in my experience. 🙂
what quest that unlock dravanian hinterlands ?
Heavensward MSQ
MSQ
When you turn on minimum requirement for a duty where it syncs all levels up if they dont meet the requirement, can people who havent unlocked the quest join in a party?
It doesn't work that way
Alright thank
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so can classes earn exp through NewGame+?
Oof so just spamming dungeons is still the way to farm exp?
and Palace of the Dead (for DPS classes)
Yeah, thanks. Doing a cleric right now thought I could do NG+, there goes that idea.
you mean WHM?
Yeah, WHM
then definitely spam dungeons, healers (and tanks) have little to zero queue time
Should i buy facet gear as soon as I hit 80? or at least facet accessories/weapon? Or is gearing through content pretty easy?
With how late is in the patch I wouldn’t advise buying facet gear besides maybe the weapon
Since 5.2 in mid/late February will add higher ilvl stuff
Hi! Just to make sure I'm understanding Glamour correctly.. If I see an equip I really like the looks for, I can spend a Glamour Prism to store it in Glamour Dresser, and always be able to project it onto whatever equips I use in future? (Without needing to buy another with the look I like?)
That's the basics, yes
Yes with a couple of caveats
There are a few resitrictions
Must be on a class you can wear it on. Equip must have higher level than the glamour.
what are the caveats?
oo I see, that kind of makes sense! No healers in heavy armor I guess haha
If you only want to glam one piece fron the plate, you can also take off everything except the one you want to glam.
I mean there's the one set from SB where everyone gets samurai armor 😛
There's a lot of "pure" glamour gear that's level 1 (or similarly low-level) and can be worn by all classes
Ahh, so the stuff from Mog Station should be pretty safe then if I'm reading it right
generally yes
It should be. Mog items are at most gender locked.
Got it, thanks for help all!
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E1S vice and virtue: The spell name is the same for each different type right?
yes
Yeah
so you just need to look out for either 4 markers on dps, 2 on tank, or 2 on healers?
or just learn the order
So with enough practice you just memorize the order
AOE -> tank buster -> tag?
Yes
Hey guys with glamour. Does the appearance you want to change too has to be in your inventory?
strategically when is a good time to use WHM Temperance? Do I use it as a healing buff or a shield?
You can make glamour plates so it doesn't have to be in your inventory.
Healing buff. Shield is bonus
You use it for the shield in high-end fights
Anytime there is multiple instant of strong AoE
The CD is so damn long I find it hard to use it reliably. The only situation I can think to use it is when my co-healer is sucking and I have to do multiple AOE heals to get the party up, or if I fall behind in some other way healing-wise
Or for cleanup of boss ultimate attack
You can do that too but i find that can easily become the trump you mever use.
for AOE catchup I also have plenary indulgence
You're usually good to stack up regens before ultimates
Its entirely up to you.
what do you mean the trump I never use?
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If you save it for emergencies but the fight goes smoothly, you might never use it because you keep holding it.
ProZD. Nice! Exactly what i meant.
If an ability has a 1-minute cooldown, and you go a minute without using it, you've wasted it
more like two minutes really
120s is kinda fast, 60s is really fast, 30s is insanely fast
In the context of how soon cooldown get ready
You'll end up holding stuff for almost twice its cooldown if you really need it at those two parts, but if you go longer than that you could have just hit it at some point when it came off cd and still got those key uses
offensive cds you almost never want to hold for a duration equal to their cooldown though
30s is around 12-13 GCD give or take, that's 4 3-step melee combo
I think the only one you want to hold is RDM's double mana thingy, cuz it is 110s and embolden is 120s
sometimes you hold a bit for raidbuffs
Going back to healer big CD, they are probably a lot more effective in harder fights
or you hold those raidbuffs to line up with other raidbuffs
For normal raid and stuff, you just use them whenever you need to
Like in perfect alex I hold delirium for 30s on the second use so it goes out at 0/2:00/3:30/5:00 and hits the buffs at 2:00 and 5:00 where if I didn't hold I'd use at 0/1:30/3:00/4:30 and completely miss two full sets of raidbuffs and one pot window
Same deal with 3 minutes, they go out at 0 and 5:00 because at 5:00 they hit pots and 2 minutes at 5:00 (which are also held for 1 minute)
Though in pugs you tend to just pop stuff on cd ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Healing wise, if you never get pushed hard enough, you might completely forget to use it. especially in Pugs
i have to constantly remind myself to press Summon Seraph
The big cooldowns for tanks and healers are usually designed for harder contents
For normal contents, they are just very useful if you need them, but they are not necessary, strictly speaking
Not saying don't use them, but you will usually find that they are very powerful and a bit too strong for whatever you are handling in casual contents
Why does it feel like potency sometimes is a lie:
I'm a samurai, and for both skills I used Kaiten +50% potency
It says midare has 800 potency +50% = 1200
Senei has 1100 potency +50% = 1650
So why after a bit of testing midare typically does 26k dmg and senei 20k dmg
am I missing something
(24k midare vs 23k senei now, it varies, but shouldn't be a much bigger difference and in favor of senei?)
maybe it crit?
!action senei
!action Hissatsu Senei
Senei is an ability, Kaiten only buffs Weaponskill
Don't trust me? Use Kaiten then senei, Kaiten won't be consumed
why isnt there flying for ARR zones?
because they weren't designed for flight
ah I see, seeing kaiten being used up I assumed it did work turns out its the skill I use after senei that it gets used up on.
Still tho there's 100 potency difference, why is senei consistently doing less dmg
most likely they have to redo the map so its a technical issue as well.
Lol
fair enough, I understand everything now ty
Kaiten goes with Iaijutsu and nothing else
oh i see
it can be used with other abilities, but it shouldn't
You can use it on single target combo enders, and it is very close to Hissatsu Shinten in terms of potency per kenki
But thats more for "oh shoot, I fat finger Kaiten, what should I do!?"
When it comes to buying a house. Do I need to build it within 45 days or just swing by the lot to make sure it doesn't get reclaimed?
You have to enter the house every 45 days at minimum to keep it
So I need to build it within 45 days then enter it?
Ah yes.
When you buy the plot, you need to buy a permit too.
You have 30 days to buy one, otherwise you lose the deed.
So buy lot, buy permit, build house within 45 days
That's the way to keep it without it being reclaimed?
I was hoping I'd have more then 45 days to build it.
30 days
Ah.
45 days is after the house is built
Guessing I would need the basics like 4 walls, roof, and floor?
Buy the plot > build house in 30 days >> enter every 44* days at least to not lose the house and the plot. (*on the 45 day, the game will take it.)
No, the permit also get you the basic needs for your exterior walls.
So the permit covers it by itself.
It gives the entire house

Sorry. It just all sorta confuses me lol
So lot and permit.
Then I have a house.
Permit is bought on the plot itself or on the MB.
(Some Exterior walls are resticted to the housing district btw)
Are the houses just a way to keep you subscribed? like when I do want to play but take a longer break is there really nothing else that'll let me keep the house other than subbing and visiting every month?
Can I later swap out exterior walls for different ones?
Yes, but some are made in a FC workshop.
Okay. Think I understand it a little more now. Are permits as expensive as the lot?
Houses are mostly vanity items, but you can add things like chocobo stables to train your mount, FC chests, vendors, etc.
Also is there a way to have a tenant or a second person have access to the house completely?
yes
Sorry for so many questions.
you can give specific people permissions
this is the questions channel, don't be sorry 🙂
Asking questions makes you smart! 

If I later want to move to a different area. Like from the goblet to the mist. Can I sell?
You can relocate the house to the new plot
Even a new plot in a different area?
Yes
Awesome! Thanks everyone !!
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How do i get alphascape datalogs?
beat Alphascape Savage fights
do they have a cap?
not anymore
Also you wouldn’t meet the DPS check
I’d suggest party finder and see if other want to join that
That will go much smoother than queueing for those fights
make sure it's unsync'd
will do! thanks!
can you own an apartment and a personal house?
Yes
how do i get to the MSQ location without asking for a friend to take me there
had to teleport away to do something real quick, didn't attune the aetheryte
now im wondering if there's a way to get there through some npc nearby
You can swim there or look for a ferryman
the ferryman isn't there
There is a ferryman to the south end in the island to the west
just jump in the water and go
Gimme a sec. Ill paint it for you
no i know where it is actually
but he's actually not there
i remember he's supposed to be at this spot but i guess shit's not unlocked till after a certain point in msq or something
Just swim there then
SWIMMING IT IS
RIP. have you been to Yanxia? it might be easier to swim there from the west island
if you see the map and the msq you can see that it's like
basically not even there yet
it's okay lmao
just wanted to know if there's actually an npc that moves me there, but guess not LMAO
if I buy a level boost, ill need to buy lvl 60 artifact gear, right? what about lvl 70?
it automatically gives you the 390 set from Rhaglr's Reach
great! thank you
where is best to farm Poetics?
Do Alliance Raid, Main Scenario, and 50/60/70 roulette every day for their daily poetics
After that queue for whatever dungeon gives the most that you don’t mind grinding
You can also go unlock a ton of non-current expansion content for the first time bonus of poetics
You can also try queueing for story trials hoping for first-time bonuses for variety but it's a bit unreliable
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do I need to log out in a Inn or just the city for more xp?
City is fine
ok ty
Inn is for flavor
if you see the moon icon you're good
You took a nap and now you are back irl
ahh ok ty
Question- If I play the trial from square enix itself, can I buy the complete edition from steam and still get the 30 days free, or does it need to be a new account?
The 30 days are from the base game, so you'll get it
I don't know if it affects crafting, but there are Battle Effects Settings under Character Configuration -> Control Settings -> Character.
Turns off some of the effects, thanks
Okay, after buying it on steam, it's making me re install the entire game. Is this normal?
hey! just a quick question for a friend: can you play the same character on PS4 and PC granted you purchase the expansions twice?
all my items/progress remains as well?
Same save file
will HUDS remain the same?
Not untill you upload them from your character select screen iirc
How items are arranged is saved locally as well, but it won't magically change what you have.
awesome! thanks
also keep in mind if you only buy the base game you will be limited to ARR only areas but can still access it all freely
So I have to use the duty finder to get into sastasha
Yes
I've waited for 5 minutes and I'm still not in
Be patient
alright
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If I visit a world will I visit another world will I lose my commercial engineering buff?
No.
Hey uhm, I heard that there's a way to enhance mount speed other than completing the MSQ for a certain area
!faq hunts
I was told to go to my GC's Hunt Billmaster, but I don't know what to do there
is there a certain item I need to buy?
tl;dr you take hunts which grant you seals on completion
you can then use the seals to buy speed upgrades per zone
ohh
250 seals each
where do I find the speed upgrades in the menu?
huh
yeah, that doesn't really sound worth it
I thought it might at least be per entire region
i mean it gets better later on since expansions only come with 6 zones instead of the like
20 or so ARR has
ah
!faq mountspeed
huh
Mount speed is tied into mount
oh
well, only one of them is tied to the mount and that's the Cloud Motorcycle which grants 1 speed up by default
it's the only mount to do so
Wynne means the mount faq in this channel
Any healers on Light want to help me finish my guildhests (last 2-3 of them)? Been in queue for 2 hrs now...
You're forced to do it that way
There's only one MSQ quest chain
The 8-man and 24-man raid series are the major side stories, with varying relevance to the MSQ
It takes quite a while yeah
^^
Is there a list of all rare FATES somewhere?
Can I use a glint plate to do the fashion show or do I need to actually equip the items
It just needs to look like the item
Long story short, my main menu is opening up the small menu buttons on the bottom right instead of the regular main menu that fills basically the screen. How do I revert it back? I have no clue what i did
Ah okay ty
Did you swap to Keyboard and Mouse instead of Controller in Character settings?
I flipped the switch twice but on controller mode, its bringing the small buttons up instead
Ah, I foun my problem.
Does anyone know what pants I can use for SAM?
The UI setings were switched for some reason. Ty for the response. Exremely appreciated
Striking Pants
Yeah but they have to look like the pants needed
But I don’t see anything that looks like the ones from the fashion video I am seeing he recommended Gaskin but rip
Hallowed Gaskin *
unless you're going for 100pts, just use 2 gold star items or 1 gold and fill in dyes
I am I want the title lol
then you are not going to get it with SAM
should i wait until the shadowbringer content to unlock samurai or should i finish leveling up my dragoon?
it doesn't really matter, if you want to unlock and work on samurai then go for it
okay thanks
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I think I heard somewhere not to do relic weapon or armor as a beginner but now this quest has me looking for relic armor in 3 places for level 45 warrior. Am I suppose to delay this?
They mean the relic weapons which are separate from the job quests
No need to delay the job quests
How do you get to Boulder Downs lol... it’s in another continent and I don’t see any ports to it 😦.
its in the eastern side of coerthas central highlands
easiest way to get to it would be to teleport to mor dhona and head up to coerthas
Yeah but I’ve never been to Coerthas
what main scenario quest are you on?
well, you're behind a fair bit, but you can get to coerthas from north shroud
the northeastern zone line leads to it
Ah TY that’s exactly what I was LF!
hai there
so i was couple of months without playing, and my house obviously got demolished
F
do i have the items still somewhere or are they gone?
when exactly did your house get demolished?
if its been longer than 35 days, you're SOL
i think it must have been over 35 days
but it was just half decorated and only a medium house so it aint going to be end of the world
just curious how i get back anything IF there is .. anything
talk to the resident caretaker in housing ward
i think it can give ur stuff back
yeah, if you can reclaim anything it'll be on the resident caretaker
uhu
worth a shot
got to love subscription games uwu
uh
so when i talk to theee resident caretaker, forgive my lack of skill in English
but is it the tab that says ''claim personal estate posessions and indemification''
if i click that one i get the results of
''claim indemnification ( 13,6 mil gil ) ''
and
''claim abadoned possessions''
is this both or either?
Both
You should be able to pick both.
i assume i need to have bag space for all the posessions?
Yes
yeah idk i didnt even like mist
time to get something from lavenderbeds
thanks guys =^-^=
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anyone else try to open the launcher and it starts to update then shows this and just closes?
is it possible to buy game time with in-game currency?
No
ripppp... guess im not playing til later in the week then 😢
does ffxiv spit out crash logs anywhere
so i just failed a instanced mission and now its asking if iw ant to do it on Normal or Easy or Very Easy
do i lose any exp by picking very easy?
No
Plus even if it does, the game throws exp at your face with roulettes and dungeons
It won't exp starve you
so very easy gives same exp?
oke
Have you completed the quest "Where the Heart Is (The Lavender Beds)" in Central Shroud?
right by the aetheryte
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thanks gonna do it
How do healers get through msq combat instances? Or is it toned down a bit?
If there's any tuning I've never noticed it
Healers probably have it the easiest assuming there isn't a wipe-if-you-fail dps check, which is rare
since they can heal themselves and the NPCs
They just do it? Those combat instances are intentionally made easy so everyone can enjoy the story
Hey, any controller users here? I kinda need help with something. Googling it several times did absolutely nothing.
I was messing around with the controller settings last night, trying to get the WXHB thing to work properly. After some digging around, I managed to get them to function, but something else changed in the process. Specifically, the way cycling through hotbars with R1 works.
I swear, this blasted thing only used to appear when I HELD DOWN R1, but now it flickers on the screen every single time I press R1 to cycle to the next hotbar. Every. Single. Time.
It annoys the everliving crap out of me and I want it gone. I've tried literally everything in the settings to fix it, including turning off the WXHBs, but nothing works. I'm starting to think it might just be something that's always been there and I've only just now noticed it, but I refuse to believe that until someone verifies it for me.
So: is this normal? Can it be fixed?
this is normal yes
Is that stoneskin on your L2+dpad Up?
They probably just grabbed a screenshot off google
Ahhh
Not my hotbar. Just googled that off of Youtube
yes that has always been there
You probably didn't notice it
That's so weird
WXHB should reduce your need to use R1 hotbar cycle
If you need even more slots actively in combat, look into Expanded Hold Control
The R2+L2 thing?
Yeah
Alright
Well, at least it isn't anything new then. Really weird how I never noticed it before, though. You'd think that flickering would get on everyone's nerves right away
Once you got used to them, you no longer stares at the hotbar
Only short glimpse to keep track of your cooldown
You still pay subscription if you buy a Ps version of the game right?
Yes
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!faq
@queen merlin if you are using the command for yourself, we recommend doing it in #kupo-bot-spam
Please use #kupo-bot-spam @queen merlin
Np
What did you do?
I did nothing
I come back here, thinking someone asked a new question
And I saw that
is there a white mage discord?
If you have basic questions we can help here
If you want in depth guides
!faq balance
Pick the white mage role in their discord and you will be able to access resources and discussions channel
Apothe-something(?cant spell) npc on market area
Or MB (people usually sell real cheap)
MB?
Market Board
ah oke
Its rarely ever used though 
Open world people prefer healer chocobo
While you have green dps healers for dungeon/trial
yeah ok, but when i am doing main story quests in the open world i sometimes feel i need them, i once had a couple of the and found them very usefull
As long as it works I guess xD
how can you set the chocobo to healer?
they explained it once in game but i forgot
oh found it
You just unlock the healer actions.
I don't recommend bothering with setting them to healer stance
that just makes them follow you closely and do nothing but heal.
Free stance so that they will also hit things in the meantime
i thought if you synthesis failed you got all your ingredients back?
We used to have reclaim.... not anymore... sad noises
does anyone know is there a way to make crystal sand faster ?
