How single player is this MMO?
#questions-and-help
sinful lark
cedar roost
You're only required to group up with others for dungeons and trials, which the Duty Finder does for you automatically.
Otherwise, the story is very singleplayer.
Multiplayer aspects show up in between the story while you're running through a city and someone /pets you uwu
warped nest
You can play the whole thing saying just "hi" and "tyfp (thank you for party)"
If you want absolute minimum human contact
cedar roost
Once you reach Shadowbringers, btw, you can do the entire expansion solo because of Trusts (NPC party members).
remote basin
You gotta do eden eventually (I guess) but its not too hard to avoid interaction.
I found jumping up and down works well enough when I dont want to talk.
sleek pagoda
eden is real fun 
cedar roost
Eden is raid content, and as far as I'm aware, not required to progress the MSQ.
leaden ginkgo
jumping up and down is a versatile language, we used to use it in o12s if we needed to share the tankbuster
cedar roost
Given the nature of the story there, though, I wouldn't be surprised if it became the first raid series to become mandatory.
leaden ginkgo
Coil is pretty integral to the plot too but isn't required
proud willow
It's a pretty safe bet to say that Eden won't ever be mandatory
twilit arch
CT is also strongly tied to ShB yet still isn't mandatory
so there's no real reason to assume that eden will be made so
frosty badger
What's that
cedar roost
Crystal Tower, aka the 24-man raids from A Realm Reborn
frosty badger
Oh yea it's pretty random how the plots develops
twilit arch
its not really random?
serene elbow
i do pvp for the first time
my hotbar changed to pvp
how do i change back to normal
hoary storm
You leave the area
serene elbow
wolf den area ?
hoary storm
yeah
twilit arch
yes. wolves' den counts as a pvp area so it changes your hotbars to a pvp one
hoary storm
it automatically changes once youre in the wolfs den
serene elbow
oh its back.. thanks
twilit arch
leave it if you want it to switch back to pve hotbars
remote basin
I dont think CT was designed around being related to shb indirectly
But they made the most of it for a cool tie in.
twilit arch
maybe not, but that doesn't necessarily mean story development is random
dull moon
where do i get scion traveler's set?
raven sage
msq
dull moon
for what expansion?
zinc orbitBOT
atomic stump
I have a bunch of leftover Alexandrian, Gordian, and Midan pieces from doing the raid chain related to them
i don't really care about the gear they give... so should i just pitch them?
proud willow
I think some of the bolts from HW/SB can be exchanged for orchestrion rolls
aside from that, it's safe to pitch them
rose rose
At what point should I ditch shire gear? I stopped using ironworks gear after a while because of the story quests giving me better stuff but i wonder how long shire ones last?
twilit arch
normal shire last til 62/63, augmented 64/65
rose rose
already lv 64
Welp guess they'll be handy till I get onto stormblood lmao
Better than my current gear at least
remote basin
Shire lasts a good long while. So does scaeven into shb. When you start getting 64/65/66 dungeon gear hit the 'recommend' and then use whatever that says.
little swift
scaevan lasts way longer than ironworks or shire had in previous expansions
keen maple
Can someone please show me how to desync during a duty
little swift
you can unsync prior to queuing but it can't be done during
unless you're trying to disconnect in which case you open up your duty finder button (u by default on keyboard) and hit the leave button
to queue for unsync you open up your duty finder, hit the gear button in the top left corner and select "undersized party"
keen maple
I’m on console so idk if it’s different but I don’t see a cog
I see undersized party but it finest give me the option to change
little swift
are you currently in queue for something?
keen maple
Nvm
little swift
you also cannot unsync roulettes
serene elbow
i dont know how to explain this
i glamour a gear and wanna put dye
if i glamour another gear will dye follow too or i need dye again for that gear ?
remote basin
You have to dye gear separately. If you put the gear you're using for the appearance on the glamour dresser in an innz it lets you set it to a 'plate' which uses less glamour prisms and lets you dye it that way.
It also frees up inventory spots which quickly become useful.
serene elbow
how to set it as plate ?
i dont really understand what you says.. sorry im bad at english
remote basin
Go into any inn and use the glamour dresser and put the item inside. It costs 1 glamour prism to do but then its permanently available for glamouring (unless you take it out later) and thats also where you set plates (basically full outfit sets to glamour on top of your current armor)
warped nest
!faq glamourdresser
zinc orbitBOT
warped nest
Additional details, you can dye the armor in the armoire or in the plate, the difference is plate makes a "duplicate" of the armor so any modifications on the plate doesn't affect the actual armor.
Furthermore, once you made and save a plate, the plate no longer cares what you do with the actual armor used by the plate. You can dye it, take it out, sell it etc.
serene elbow
@warped nest so if i dye that gear and put in glamoue desser... so dye will be stay even i change my gear and apply glamour plate ?
warped nest
Information on the plate and the dresser is a one way street
warped nest
So you have armor A which you dyed red.
You then put it in dresser
Then you make a plate from it.
Armor A will then be apply to any eligible gear as long as you link the plate to a gearset.
And the color red will be there
serene elbow
ok
warped nest
Now, if you make another plate with armor A again, but this time you want it to be blue, you can dye armor A inside the new plate blue. Now you have the first plate with Red A, and second plate with Blue A.
This is useful if you want to use the same rare item with different colors.
Tldr: dyes in the dresser is permanent (either you dye it before you store them in dresser or you dye it directly inside the dresser) and will be transfer to new plate. Dyes applied directly to the plate doesn't transfer back to the dresser.
zinc orbitBOT
burnt spear
hey guys, I just bought Shadowbringers after I stopped playing in Heavensward, can you guys recommend me a job to pick up?
used to main DRG in ARR, I also liked BRD and MNK quite a bit, dabbled into a bit of healing too and preferred SCH over WHM, then switched to SMN main in Heavensward
warped nest
Pick one that looks cool
If you want more tips, the general consensus is to pick tank or healer because they get faster dungeon queue
burnt spear
will do, thanks
also in the general consensus, what's the hardest to play job for each archetype
warped nest
Ummmmm....
leaden ginkgo
ast
warped nest
Just personal opinion here:
Healer: Astrologian, you are pretty busy with your cards.
Ranged Physical: Dancer, because you run fully on priorities and procs.
Ranged Magic: Black Mage, rotation is easy, learning how to move minimally is very hard
No comment on tanks and melee
leaden ginkgo
actually sch is hard to play super well i think but ast is busy af
gnb hardest tank
all my pld friends say pld is ez and i know for a fact drk and war are smoothbrain
fresh lodge
Personally i'd say MNK would be the hardest melee
green grail
the hardest job is the one you play the least
all of them are easy with enough practice
zinc orbitBOT
untold ermine
Hmm. I thought you were supposed to get a level 80 set of armor when you finished the level 80 Role Quest?
untold ermine
Oh I see. I’m guessing I won’t see Grenoldt till after I finish the MSQ?
twilit arch
You meet him in the 79 msq
untold ermine
Ah yeah I just picked up the quest to go see him.
Lmao this guy looks mad familiar
tropic plover
Do Samurais start off at level 50?
twilit arch
yes
tropic plover
I just realized I can switch ^_^
untold ermine
Ooh this Armor looks badass.
sharp tapir
I assume all warriors go strength and dex and mages go int and mind
is there a list for that
since I'm getting options for quests
warped nest
If you are below level 80
Then don't bother
Just get em and sold em to NPC
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
warped nest
They have all the meld recommendations for different jobs
Wait, when you said Strength and Dex
What are you referring to?
Gears or materia
Those materia no longer exist
sharp tapir
ah ok I see and I assume gear
it's for the body
I just got some tin pieces for money
fresh lodge
Just sell them, thats what they're for
sharp tapir
yeah
thanks
that Balance Discord
the role selection is just constantly loading
fresh lodge
Yeah they're overloaded
sharp tapir
ok lol
fresh lodge
What did you need from it?
sharp tapir
nothing
just thought I'd join it lol
since he posted it above
when should I be caring about gear
fresh lodge
Always
fresh lodge
Your gear matters during the MSQ
sharp tapir
so which classes go str/dex and which go int/mind, I can only assume mage and dps counterparts
warped nest
Those are automatically categorized, just look at what class can equip them
Only a very small subset of accessories are All Classes when they totally aren't
sharp tapir
ok
since I was given a choice, thought it was going to be that way for the rest of the upcoming quests
warped nest
Mage wants Intelligence.
Healer wants Mind.
Ninja and Ranged Physical wants Dex.
Melee and Tank wants Strength
sharp tapir
understand, thanks
warped nest
Going back to gearing, just try to keep your ilvl some what close to the ilvl of the gears dropped by the newest dungeon you have access to
Don't break your back farming a specific dungeon for the full set
sharp tapir
got it, thanks
zinc orbitBOT
warped nest
Ironworks, Shire, and Scaeven can be augmented and they will last quite long
warped nest
Item level
sharp tapir
ok
warped nest
Item level 128 shorten to ilvl 120
Then further shorten to i120
Base ironworks are i120 and can be upgraded to i130
They are the best level 50 gears money can buy
At higher level, you need to pay attention to 2 numbers when it comes to gearing
!item ironworks katana
zinc orbitBOT
warped nest
!item Ironworks Magitek Samurai Blade
zinc orbitBOT
Powered by XIVAPI
warped nest
Nvm, this don't show the gear level
sharp tapir
it shows ilvl 120 though
warped nest
Tldr: item level is king
sharp tapir
I see
warped nest
Despite being lvl 50, at i120, ironwork series is better than lvl 52 crafted gear and lvl 51 dungeon gear
That's all I have for gearing for leveling
Have fun.
sleek pagoda
im not sure exactly how to do this but how do i make a macro for a performance song lol
sharp tapir
lol thanks
and whata re the 2 numbers I should be looking at you said
just level and item level?
novel parcel
Is there a way for kupo bot to display a piece of clothing but dyed specifically?
obsidian patio
@sleek pagoda can’t. You’d need to use an external program
Kupo only shows default colors
warped nest
Yes, Discord
obsidian patio
Unless you’re willing to help Icarus take like 50x more photos for each dye :p
hoary storm
novel parcel
Ye I did the math behind amount of clothing, race and genders with dyes added that'd be a lot of work. I just wanted to see what an orange Yanxian Merchant's Haori looks like, cause I think that may be the item that fits what I was looking for and asked on here a while back
sharp tapir
ok thanks lchronos
frosty badger
Are there any special weather in ShB like FATE specific?
obsidian patio
Not that I know of
tribal wave
should I try to fit Standard Finish, Technical Finish and as many flourish skills as I can into devilment window or what? I've been trying to do that but it seems like devilment runs out usually at the last flourish skill
sharp tapir
uh lol how do i get money, been killin things for a little while now, they don't drop gil?
need to get some level 5 gear lolol
novel parcel
@hoary storm my hero
tribal wave
field monsters don't give gil
novel parcel
ty 10/10
sharp tapir
oh word, ok
tribal wave
yeah it might be better to do miniquests
whole wasp
@tribal wave afaik. Fit standard into devilment and as much flourish skill as possible with sabre dance at higher prior. Devil after technical
obsidian patio
!faq dncguide
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
Does have one what?
ShB has special fates, but it doesn't change the weather
It's most likely to do with ||the Everlasting Light||
sleek pagoda
@obsidian patio i figured that out, but the program keeps saying "open bard performance" even though it's up lol (testing keyboard works)
obsidian patio
I don’t know anything about the actual program so I can’t help you there
sleek pagoda
oof
boreal aurora
is complete edition having any items or something?
obsidian patio
Until the 19th, IIRC
frosty badger
Might you illuminate us as to what is the special FATE in ShB?
fresh lodge
Archaeotania and Formidable
tropic plover
Can you trade stuff between servers?
fresh lodge
Yes
tropic plover
So I can get my friend to help me craft stuff and also pay her as long as we’re in the same data center?
fresh lodge
Yes
tropic plover
Already better than WoW even though MSQ is too long.
tropic plover
What’s the point of servers then?
hot eagle
some stuff u can only do on your own server, the link tells which stuff is restricted
like u can only sell on your world with your retainer, cant join a fc from another world
can only buy a house on your own world
tip when u want to buy something expensiv from the marketboard check the prices on ther other servers too, u can buy stuff from every worlds mb but only selling only works on your world
tropic plover
Just let your friend sell it for you
But then again if you want to buy expensive stuff and can from other servers. There’s no point in posting it on the most populated one.
zinc orbitBOT
little walrus
what is the best thing to spend seals on for $?
fresh lodge
Depends on the server, though Glamour Prisms and Coke are pretty good
novel parcel
What's the highest ilvl gear you can 'comfortably' get right now? as in no static min-max 8hour grind parties. I want to have a idea when I can start using glamour and not be wasteful
warped nest
Use glamour plate and you wont be wasteful ever
Plus glamour prism cost next to nothing
warped nest
Hades weapons is 465 right?
warped nest
Normal raid + phanta token + upgrade mat traded from Nier coin
brave steeple
Hello there, for a completely new player that is longing for an japenese asthetics mmo, is ff14 a good idea to start now?
brave steeple
is the game in a healthy state right now?
fresh lodge
Yes
brave steeple
that is great to hear
On the account of server, I usually like being on roleplay servers, how's that here?
fresh lodge
Just pick any server on Crystal then
brave steeple
I know Mateus is like the rp hub, but I can't create any character over there
I have a free trial over Brynhildr
fresh lodge
!faq worldvisit
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
You can use that to visit Mateus and Balmung, which are the main RP servers
brave steeple
oh... interesting
So I can play on a newbie friendly server and visit another server?
fresh lodge
All servers are newbie friendly
brave steeple
I wasn't plannong on playing an MMO right now, but I decided I would welcome a long term investment game with the mmo social elements like guilds parties and friends, even if my schedule is erratic
novel parcel
Is there still a weekly limit on Phantas tomestones? (if not, will it be lifted at some point?)
green grail
yes it's still 450 per week
with 5.2 goetia will be unobtainable, phantasmagoria unlimited, and a new capped tomestone will be added for better gear
novel parcel
So pretty much no point grinding when I get there (i'm lv75 rn) and better to wait for 5.2 in mid-feb
ty for the info : D
fresh lodge
You may as well pick up any pieces you can now
Unless you're planning on getting 480 crafted gear on release
modest light
Is there a setting that auto targets another enemy once you kill one so that i dont have to click on them or press tab?
rich bay
@green grail
Don't forget that Genesis and Mendacity are removed from the game too!
cosmic abyss
Is astrologian good at leveling solo?
woeful nacelle
open coral
The actual date will be confirmed in the next LL, most likely, which should be in a couple of weeks.
novel parcel
My brother wants to know if there are weapon glamours from nier (He's a drk, fyi if only a couple of classes can equip it)
green grail
there aren't
novel parcel
alrighty ty
muted sierra
odenta kai is the closest thing he can get afaik
leaden ginkgo
how do you unlock the striking tree ex quest
i did some research and all it says is to talk to the serpent in gridania
green grail
did you clear hard mode
leaden ginkgo
isnt that done in msq
green grail
yeah
leaden ginkgo
im lvl 66 so i assume i did it at some point
in new gridania
leaden ginkgo
there isnt a blue quest thing so i assume its accurate
twilit arch
the only thing you need for ramuh EX is brave new companions completed
thornmarch and whorleater EX aren't required
green grail
maybe you already have it unlocked
leaden ginkgo
that's true
i should go check
i wanted to do shiva ex for some weapon
and i think to get that you have to have ramuh ex completed
is the wing glamour equipable without the top?
twilit arch
shiva Ex should be on urianger in the waking sands
open coral
I'm pretty sure the only prerequisite for Shiva EX is doing the quests from Urianger in the Waking Sands to unlock the other EX primals.
open coral
What's your rank with your GC @leaden ginkgo ?
crystal bluff
Do you get any more mounts besides the company chocobo without having to buy them from the mog station?
green grail
are you checking the high end trials section in your duty finder
twilit arch
and only one will show up on the mini map when you hover over him
green grail
yeah there's hundreds of ingame mounts, way more than there are on mogstation @crystal bluff
there's like 3 or 4 more in msq
crystal bluff
Oh nice
green grail
rest is from stuff like achievements, raids, trials, crafted etc
open coral
Shiva and Ramuh EX aren't in the high-end trials section.
They're at the bottom of the ARR trials list.
green grail
should be in trials -> arr -> high end
open coral
No
leaden ginkgo
@open coral
open coral
They're on the regular list
green grail
they split them up with 5.1
open coral
High end only applies to current content
sleek pagoda
augmented deepshadow gear is pretty much the same as edengate except different stats right
twilit arch
no, they do not
green grail
yeah, except the weapon @sleek pagoda
eden savage weapon is better than upgraded deepshadow
sleek pagoda
well guess ill get the augmented since i havent done savage yet xD
green grail
yeah it's still good, just not the best
open coral
It's the best you can get without doing Savage
green grail
the weapon, yes
open coral
Deepshadow, that is
green grail
but best gear for basically every job is a mix of raid gear and tome gear
if you don't raid then just get tome gear and upgrade it, still good
twilit arch
No, the eden gear
open coral
No, Eden (Savage) is "raid gear"
twilit arch
from the 8 man savage
open coral
At least when people are talking about BiS
open coral
Eden isn't a trial
open coral
Trials are single boss fights that stand alone. Raids are single boss fights that are linked (can't complete E2 until you've done E1, etc.). Alliance raids are multiple boss instances which also have trash.
twilit arch
@open coral just to comment back on what vis and i were talking about, even in the normal trial listing, EX and normal modes are separated under the expansion header. not everyone thinks looks that closely at their duty finder list
open coral
Yes, that's true @twilit arch , but it was being phrased as though they needed to go into the High-End Duty tab, which is not the case.
At least not for ARR trials
twilit arch
vis said high-end trials list
rich bay
True. Not the High-end trials tab.
remote basin
What time to beast quests refresh? My timer says I have 6 allowances but the namazu dont have any quest symbols
remote basin
Aaah ok I thought it was 3am like some other ones.
open coral
Always at server reset time like other dailies - 10am EST/7am PST
What resets at 3am? Crafting/gathering stuff?
rich bay
Weekly reset on tuesday is at 8am UTC.
So i think you were confused with weekly reset that also was today @open coral .
open coral
@rich bay They asked about beast quest refresh, which is daily at 10am (my local time).
rich bay
Yes.
open coral
But mentioned something refreshes at 3am, and I was wondering what that might be.
)
open coral
Doesn't make a huge difference to me - I work weekdays so I can't play until late afternoon anyways.
I was just curious.
leaden ginkgo
Yah, I did
zinc orbitBOT
crystal bluff
As a pretty new player, how important is crafting? Or should I just focus on doing main story
fresh lodge
Its completely optional
rich bay
Daily reset is 12am japanese time for example.
fresh lodge
You can also check when daily reset is in the Timers window
leaden ginkgo
ah
thanks Aura
i forgot my gf picked up a bunch of quests for me so i was extremely confused at none of them being there
as for crafting
you need crafter level 50 to do some stuff later on i think
optional quests, but they unlock nice stuff
open coral
Yep, those uncompleted quests you forget about will get ya every time 😄
crystal bluff
Ok
I think I'm almost done the first arc of the story, I'll work on that first then maybe look at crafting
fresh lodge
I don't know anything that needs crafter level 50 other than collectable stuff
rich bay
Desynthesis requires a crafter at 30.
Dying Glamour prisms requires a level 15 crafting.
Unlocking overmelding requires a level 19 crafter (not CUL)
open coral
Dying doesn't require crafting?
fresh lodge
It doesn't
twilit arch
unlocking glamour prism crafts requires 15 crafting, not dyeing
peak night
did I max her already? I reached 5 hearts but does that shirt meant something?
peak night
thank you ^^
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
At 2+ you do Veraero 2/Verthunder 2 into Veraero/Verthunder
3+ you do it into Scatter
proud willow
Against 3 mobs, Veraero2 -> Scatter is 100 + 120 = 220 total potency against each target
while Verfire -> Veraero is only 270 + 310 = 580 against 1 target
and your single target rotation will have some Jolts in it for even less potency
tough solstice
What do I spend my poetics on? I already have full ironworks?
warped zenith
But what if count in the w and b mana and the new spell i get at 52
obsidian wren
can get more gear for alt jobs
warped zenith
?
obsidian wren
!faq poetics
zinc orbitBOT
gritty oracle
Is there a way to auto-yes prompts in instances? I have high ping and always lose so much time waiting for the window to pop up.
Also, is there a way to disable targeting allies by clicking on them on the field? So I can actually click on control panels etc
junior yacht
if you're on a keyboard with a numpad you can mash 0 on the pad
Num 0 will also auto-select the nearest object, with priority on non-player objects
I use it when new story comes out and everyone's crowding the quest givers :V
open coral
X button does the same on controller
burnt spear
where can I grab gears for leveling an alt class? I have marauder at like 18 but I don't think I have any piece for it in my armory
junior yacht
you can just buy gear from vendors
proud willow
RDM single target combo gives 17 or 20 total mana depending on whether you use Jolt or a proc, and the aoe combo gives 13. So single target will earn you enough extra mana for 1 extra Moulinet over the course of something like 16 GCDs.
burnt spear
cool, thanks
proud willow
Too much lost potency to justify sticking to single target
junior yacht
Pretty much every Job is more efficient doing AoE once there's 3+ targets
warped zenith
Maybe i just some dmg number addon so i can clearly see the dmg i do
proud willow
That would work too
warped nest
I feel that the numbers are tuned well enough that you will be okay doing AOE on 3+
nova lantern
If i'm still doing post-HW content (currently just finished 3.3), should I dump my roulettes on my 62 samurai, 60 gunbreaker, or level a new class?
I half wanna get samurai to 80 so i can start endgame
green grail
level what you want to level 
brave steeple
Hello, could someone answer me how does the seasonal optional items work? do they have a limited time on the shop? Can I glamour them?
green grail
the vendors are only there until the event ends, after that the items are unobtainable for about a year, until they get added to mogstation/cash shop when the next year version of the event is announced
nova lantern
Well, i don't wanna get gated when i plan to spam Samurai until end of story in ShB
but i do have to switch roles sometimes because i have friends who of course run dps
green grail
and yeah it's just normal items, you can glamour them like any other item, or put them into the armoire and put them on glamour plates
brave steeple
The outfits on the seasonal mogstation cash shop, will be retired soon?
green grail
no, stuff on mogstation is permanent, nothing's ever been removed from it
but it was obtainable for free ingame before being added to the mogstation
like the rat helmet you can get for heavensturn now
fresh lodge
Why don't you just do the MSQ as a SAM, and roulettes as a GNB?
brave steeple
oh, alright. And I can use those items to glamour over my normal armor right?
green grail
yep
brave steeple
Cool, thanks a lot
nova lantern
will the MSQ give enough exp as to not get gated?
fresh lodge
Do you have the Road to 70 buff?
warped nest
Even if you don't, just do some roulette here and there and you will be fine
honest lake
What do people do for level 70 gear? I know Shire is good for 60 and wondering jf there is a 70 one similar
zinc orbitBOT
honest lake
Ahhh ok, thanka
rich bay
@honest lake
With the note you need to complete the base (4.0) SB MSQ first to buy the gear.
nova lantern
No, i don't have the road buffs
rich bay
@honest lake
You can get i385 gear or HQ i380 Rakshasa gear from the marketboard.
(You can upgrade Rakshasa to i390 too but that also require completion of the SB base story.)
uneven reef
Should I use ishgard restoration to level DoH to 80 or use levequests
proud monolith
Which crafter(s) should i prioritize leveling?
uneven reef
All crafters.
uneven reef
Stuff that provides ingredients for other classes.
BSM, CRP, WVR and leatherworker. Dunno abbreviation yet.
proud monolith
Alright thanks
uneven reef
I’m doing CRP rn. Got BSM and WVR to 71.
zinc orbitBOT
raven sage
I think leves are still better than ishgard but not 100% certain
rich bay
@uneven reef
Leatherworker = LTW
uneven reef
Need to get 496 sky builder rock salt and ash logs for the next 21 levels for CRP
Thanks Dreamy
But essentially all classes can craft something the other class needs for certain recipes.
proud monolith
I'm planning to get every class within ~10 levels within each other, but was wondering what to level up first
so ill just go with your suggestion
rich bay
Culinarian is the easiest one, because that one doesn't use other crafters for the recipes. But you do need to level fisher and botanist otherwise it cost ya.
uneven reef
Get to 30-35 range first. Then get to 54. Then 71. Then to 80.
proud monolith
I have botanist, fisher, and miner at lvl 72+
uneven reef
Based on Ishgard restoration. Which I’m doing.
rich bay
The crafter that is used the most to fuel other crafters recipes is alchemist.
uneven reef
Level DoL first to 50 both.
uneven reef
With ishgard restoration you only need 3 things per 20 levels for the recipe.
proud monolith
uneven reef
But you can use the level 20 recipe to get to 50~ range.
Then craft the level 40 stuff to get into 70~ range
rich bay
True, but you need large amounts of materials and catalysts.
uneven reef
I gathered them.
uneven reef
Only gil I spent was on crafter gear from vendors
And that soup from music place that gives me 21% cp bonus to max out collectibility
rich bay
Heh, i use Blood Bouillabaisse as food.
The Crystarium vendors sell that NQ.
(I craft them HQ myself.)
stray saffron
it's a great time to level gatherers
if you've got a full complement of leves, you can get both miner and botanist clear into the 50s easy
zinc orbitBOT
uneven reef
@stray saffron I leveled via job quests xD
remote basin
Once you have namazu and collectibles dol flies by.
Plus scrips means you can buy the 70 set by the time you get them thete.
glad pewter
Are there level 70 crafted primal weapons? Can't find any in market
stray saffron
nope
they're way behind on those. we don't have them for Zurvan or any stormblood primal
glad pewter
oh okay then
stray saffron
sucks :(
gritty oracle
Two lore questions.
- Is there a canon description of what teleporting feels like? (Not Flow, normal reliable teleport magic)
- Are all Garlean officers decked out in shape-concealing armour and helmet?
junior yacht
- Not really. The process seems to be more or less instantaneous, you don't really "feel" much of anything
- Pretty much
jade quartz
—Not really
—You see some without helmets
Including Nero in the first cutscene in which he appears.
rich flume
Hey everyone, i'm trying to add someone from another server to friendlist but don't know how ?
I tried going into player search and typing his first name but can't find anything
fresh lodge
Player search is only for that world
Make a private pf and have them join it, then add them through he contacts menu
rich flume
thanks !
oak spindle
do e1s to e4s go in level of difficulty?
green grail
yeah pretty much
but 1 and 2 are pretty easy
3 is the big step up
usually happens every tier
feral iris
For the most part, but going off of memories from prog 2’s dps is substantially higher than 3’s so if your group didn’t know their rotation getting the kill was pretty rough
green grail
and the 4th fight is the most difficult but this tier only phase 1 is difficult really, phase 2 and 3 are about as easy as e2s
fresh lodge
Nah, E3S has a higher DPS check than E2S
Its just that E2S has the damage downs from the adds
barren tusk
So about gathering collectables
How the hecc do you get them to go to high collectability ratings? Is there a guide somewhere?
I swear there's like an entire gathering system inside a gathering system there, But the game does nothing to explain it to you.
fresh lodge
Are you going for scrips or reduction?
barren tusk
Scrips
fresh lodge
fresh lodge
Yes
barren tusk
Alright, thanks
They should really at least try to explain in-game how this sh*t works
fresh lodge
I'm pretty sure they do
fresh lodge
I believe their is an active help for collectables
barren tusk
Hm. I remember seeing it but it wasn't really that helpful
fresh lodge
It should explain all the bases, the help popup and the ability tooltips are all you need to form a basic understanding of the system
barren tusk
I dunno, I read it quite a few times but nothing seemed to make any sense
Same for my girlfriend
And my two friends
But ehh
fresh lodge
You read the Collectable Rarity and Wear guide right?
barren tusk
No idea. Maybe that was its name?
barren tusk
Yeah
fresh lodge
Well, now you know
barren tusk
jade quartz
Requires reading tooltips carefully and experimenting with the actions a bit to grasp.
Use appraisal actions to increase the rarity meter without going over 30/30 wear or running out of gathering attempts.
Discerning Eye buffs the next appraisal action, whatsitsname saves some item wear, other whatsitsname saves a gathering attempt.
fresh lodge
Utmost caution saves 10 wear, Single mind saves a gathering attempted
cursive rose
If any fishers can help me find the names of these last three fish, they'd be champs.
fresh lodge
First 2 are Ash Tuna and Seema
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
You might need to upgrade your gear
obsidian patio
Only jobs that have AoE that early are tanks
slate arrow
Have you tried upgrading your gear then?
fresh lodge
Or stop pulling so many enemies
obsidian patio
!action sleep
zinc orbitBOT
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fresh lodge
When you get to level 15 you get a weak instant cast spell which you can use to kite
obsidian patio
Use this on enemies you’re not attacking
rich flume
I'm currently level 48, if I buy shadowbringers, when i'm 50, can I start playing samurai even if I haven't finished the main story quest please ?
odd summit
hey all, question. New player here (1.5 weeks in fresh). Ok, so, I started off as an archer, currently lvl 38 i believe, however I'm only at lvl 20 MSQs (the game just throws you xp on preferred servers!) specifically 'a hero in the making' quest. So, to get access to the Bard unlock quest, from my understanding I have to reach lvl 30 in the class quest and the main story quests as well? Both correct?
rich flume
ty
fresh lodge
You just have to complete the MSQ quest "Sylph management" which is a level 20 quest @odd summit
odd summit
@fresh lodge ohhhh i see. looks like im a couple quests away from that one
Thanks a bunch!
fresh lodge
o/
crystal bluff
You do have to be level 50 to get SAM though
cinder pike
Question: How do you guys like to use the glamour dresser?
I'm thinking of throwing in all gear with unique appearances, including those from ARR dungeons. I have no idea if this strategy would quickly fill up all 400 slots in the dresser though.
crystal bluff
I dont even know how to get a glamour dresser
slate arrow
!faq glamourdresser
zinc orbitBOT
cinder pike
I'm asking more about what people's strategies are with using it as gear storage
not how to use it, or the purpose of it ;P
I'm running out of space quickly on retainers and everything
cinder pike
alright, imma go ahead and chuck in all uniques I find in dungeons then lel
just worried about using up the space
fresh lodge
Only certain items
hoary storm
yes
fresh lodge
And a very limited number at that
hoary storm
still some space tho
trim egret
@cinder pike just trade those uniques into your grand company whenever you can
crystal bluff
I dont think I'm even at the point in the game where there is any armor worth glamoring lol
cinder pike
@trim egret o sht I forgot about that
imma look into that again 👌🏻
I just sell stuff at my retainer
trim egret
Yeah it's easy seals
hoary storm
And then sell coke 
cinder pike
or chuck it into the market if it's sellable there, and hope I can sell something well-overpriced lel
I just finished Heavensward and I've made 700k through selling the random gear they give
and I still have more pieces yet to sell
like, 15 or so pieces remaining
hoary storm
I think a lot of stuff that are GC tradeble u cant sell on market
fresh lodge
Most unique gear isn't sellable on the market, especially if you're used it before
crystal bluff
I'm not at my PC right now so I cant check
Can the "brand new" set (the armor from novice quests) be glamoured onto other armor?
fresh lodge
Yes
crystal bluff
Nice
fresh lodge
If the question is can x be glamoured onto y, as long as y is the same equip level or higher and you can actually wear x, then yes
crystal bluff
So lower levelled stuff can be glamoured onto higher levelled stuff, not the other way around
fresh lodge
Bingo
crystal bluff
Thanks
fresh lodge
But you know, same equip restrictions apply to glamour
Cant glamour tank gear onto a caster and expect it to work
crystal bluff
Yeah figured as much
but what if I want to be a black mage covered in 3 tons of steel plating
frank wigeon
is anyone on aether ? would appreciate a 4th matched for floor 1-10 in HoH
fresh lodge
Ask in #494379215420915712 or #retired-na-datacenters
frank wigeon
did you add a new router of made any changes recently?
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
See if internet explorer needs to be updated
boreal aurora
altho its probably something with your connection
quick cedar
thank u
tawdry venture
hey uhm, so you know how you can bind a hotbar to be "Ctrl+[Number]"
or Shift, or Alt
is there any way to do that with my side mouse buttons? (Mouse4 and Mouse5)
it doesn't let me put in any inputs for the keybind after the mouse click
hollow fog
which dungeons can I solo to farm light for anima wep
tawdry venture
?
I mean like, can I have it set so that a skill is used when I press Mouse5+2
or Mouse5+1
obsidian patio
Nope
frank wigeon
i can do ctrl/alt/shift +mouse 4 or 5 or 3
obsidian patio
Only shift/control/alt can be used as modifiers
tawdry venture
gaaahhh
frank wigeon
that^
trim egret
@quick cedar download windscribe it's a VPN that gives you 10gb free a month and use that, the download should work
That's how I fixed mine
quick cedar
thanks! was actually searching for one lol
trim egret
Yeah no problem, that should get you through most of the download and for the rest of the download just keep restarting the client it'll eventually get through it all
crystal bluff
Maybe try talking to the rdm quest giver? Idk
obsidian patio
You can buy it back from the calamity salvager
Though the starting RDM gear is basically just generic pre-50 mage gear
With a possibly unique color? Not sure if the red colouring is unique
stable quiver
I'm trying to download the game using the launcher, but it automatically downloads to my small C: SSD. I want it to download to my secondary disk, but there's no way to change the download path in the launcher. I also can't firstly download it on my C: since it's too small to fit the massive 45gigs. Anyone has a solution for this?
rich bay
Install the launcher itself to the different disk, that dermines where the full game is installed on. @stable quiver
stable quiver
I have tried this. It's currently on my D: disk, but it just creates a map on my C: Disk with the name My Games
I can't change this is just does this. I tried moving that folder but it just creates a new one
rich bay
The game is portable once installed, so you can also just move the gamefolder to the other disk once installed.
stable quiver
" I also can't firstly download it on my C: since it's too small to fit the massive 45gigs"
Sorry if I come as over as snappy
I'm just 2 hours into trying to fix this but it just wont work
zinc orbitBOT
junior dirge
How is it possible to get kicked out from a 4 man instance if you get reported by a 2 man premade?
obsidian patio
2 is considered a majority
junior dirge
2 is majority out of 4?
junior dirge
Isnt that a pretty biased system?
coarse relic
Sounds like it 👀
silk summit
Is there really any point in grinding out the level 60 scrip gear? That stuff is gonna get outclassed immediately once I reach stormblood I'm assuming
leaden ginkgo
what does this mean? i have to be in the malestorm grand company to get unlock this hair?or just get wolf marks?
tawny canopy
no just power thru and use some vendor gear
just get wolf marks by doing pvp content
leaden ginkgo
ty 🙂 !!!!!!
jade quartz
It’s PvP, no relation to being in Maelstrom
jade quartz
It’s just that Maelstrom NPCs run PvP yah
tawny canopy
so that's why
silk summit
So aside from scrips where in heavensward can you buy the highest level hand/land gear? Ishgatd vendors only go up to 55
tawny canopy
once you get to idyllshire
jade quartz
That’s all there is from regular vendors
tawny canopy
there are vendors there
for scrip tho
oh oops lyon got it right there lol
serpentskin set you have to craft yourself
gritty oracle
@jade quartz when you said the first cutscene Nero appears in did you mean in prae or is there one before that
jade quartz
Early ARR
wintry chasm
^
||after you start doing the envoy stuff and you see Gaius for the first time. Nero takes his helmet off||
jade quartz
Way early. It’s a cutscene in “The _____ Envoy” at level 15.
flat aspen
when does SE normally start teasing stuff for the next patch? im losing interest in the game and need something to look forward to lol
open coral
They already kind of have
tawny canopy
the last live letter did
open coral
There was a lot of stuff in the LL part 1 last month
sinful breach
they tend to have live letters for the next patch
tawny canopy
but generally you'l have to wait til the next live letter
or when they put up the 5.2 special site
flat aspen
when's the next one then?
tawny canopy
mid feb
open coral
We're expecting the next LL to be in the next 3 weeks or so
tawny canopy
the 5.2 special site will prob go up soon
flat aspen
oh i thought they were dropping 5.2 in mid feb.. not more teases at mid feb
flat aspen
damn 3 weeks 😦
open coral
Next live letter will probably be around the end of this month sometime, maybe beginning of next month
3 weeks ain't as long as all that
It'll go by in a flash
flat aspen
im so thirsty for content that im actually doing eureka
open coral
lol
I've been mostly sticking to daily and weekly stuff, but on two different characters
I'm looking forward to 5.2 a lot though
Tons of interesting looking content incoming
flat aspen
i took up scholar and trying out healing for the first time and i hate it. then eureka whenever people are actually in it. i am at my limits guys
timber fossil
can you cancel limit break on your own? like "oh shit, wrong button."
flat aspen
just run
open coral
Oh, yeah, no don't pick up SCH for your first healer. Second maybe.
timber fossil
oh, just move? lol
open coral
Try WHM, it's so much better if you expected healing to be reactive.
flat aspen
too late, im 56 sch
open coral
lol
flat aspen
still trash at it
flat aspen
every button looks the same. theyre all fucking green. i get confused on which is the ogcd heal, which is aoe, etc etc
sinful breach
you can move them around on yuour hotbar if it makes it easier
open coral
I map out my spells so they're logically arranged for my purposes.
flat aspen
ive been trying out different crosshotbars til something works
open coral
Like R2 + O is always going to be my basic hardcast direct heal
flat aspen
my smn set up is actually worse. i dont know if i should group up the bahamut buttons with the egi assaults or if i should put them in the second hotbar cuz maybe i wont use it as much?
open coral
And L2 + O is always going to be my hardcast ST attack
It's all about how you perceive the logic of the class.
With crossbars it's almost easier in some ways because you can group certain types of spells together
So like, my R2 + (shape) buttons are all direct healing spells with a cast time
And my L2 + dpad is where I keep my mana-free healing (Assize, Rapture, Solace, Tetragrammaton)
flat aspen
i grouped up my ogcd heals and the fairy stuff together at the moment. just trying to memorize which is which right now
open coral
I actually made a similar recommendation about spell groupings for an FC mate who normally plays SCH, but has been struggling with WHM lately, and after they rearranged their spells to make logical groupings, they were able to successfully heal a dungeon.
Without accidentally blowing a major cooldown or spamming Medica
flat aspen
for sch, when a tank falls to just below 50%, is my reaction to do adlo, ogcd heal, or do a fairy command?
say for standard dungeon stuff 55-60
jade quartz
OGCD heal
tawny canopy
lustrate
flat aspen
okay cool so ive been fuckin that up. good to know
open coral
You've got to remember too, that SCH is as much of a proactive healer as a reactive one.
jade quartz
^
open coral
You want shields on people as much as possible.
tawny canopy
keeping up adlo/succor is key
tawny canopy
trials / raiding more about ogcds
open coral
Don't waste your mp over it, but you want to mitigate as much damage as you possibly can.
flat aspen
is adlo before a big pull a no or yes? i heard regen pre pull is bad so is adlo the same way
open coral
Yes to adlo pre pull
jade quartz
No adlo is fine
tawny canopy
yea adlo fine
open coral
It's passive, so it doesn't pull aggro
tawny canopy
not like whm regen
open coral
Unlike regen which is active
tawny canopy
or medica II
flat aspen
ohhhh
jade quartz
Regen is bad because the ticks of healing generate aggro
tawny canopy
adlo is a shield
jade quartz
Adlo just sits there once it’s on
flat aspen
maybe i shouldve asked these questions before playing scholar and hoping my fairy does 80% of the work
tawny canopy
i mean that works for like up to stone vigil lol
flat aspen
i mean i almost let the tank die twice within the first minute of titan normal so
open coral
Adlo is your "I'm going to stop damage before it happens" as opposed to Regen for WHM which is "You're going to take damage, but I'm boosting your natural self healing rate"
Make sure the tank has adlo shield before they eat the tankbusters
flat aspen
so i shouldnt be afraid to just throw out aether for ogcd heals instead of treating them like a precious resource for energy drain
open coral
Correct
jade quartz
Using a gcd for healing is the bigger dps loss
open coral
Your aether charges are a resource, and as you get higher levels, you'll get better ways to get them back
At lower levels, just get comfortable using them when you need them
flat aspen
okay maybe ill like sch more now that this stuff is making more sense
my friends just told me to do sch because it's braindead til 60
open coral
Personally I'm not a fan of SCH simply because I have a strong preference for reactive healing, but it's actually a really strong healer if you use it right.
fringe plinth
if anyone is on crystal data center, I need help getting the blue mage spell from Akh Afah Amphitheatre
tawny canopy
party finder would be better
tawny canopy
east coasters are barely getting home from work right now
try again in a couple hours after dinner time
open coral
Yeah, it's only 5:30 on the east coast right now
The only reason I'm home is because I get off work at 3 and I work from home 😄
zinc orbitBOT
fringe plinth
I got 6 out of 8 slots filled since I posted so if you joined from here, thanks!
tawny canopy
it's a big period of pre-patch lull right now so not a whole lot of activity going on outside of prime time
shell dagger
super quick question - retainer fantasia also allows changing of their personality, right? not just appearance?
shell dagger
wait really?!
flat aspen
yeah. the fantasia is less about changing your retainer, youre basically firing them and creating a new one
shell dagger
you can't just use it to change the personality/looks and that's it?
raven sage
Yes
open coral
Moral of the story: don't fire your retainer
raven sage
You just have to take off their clothing
flat aspen
you can change all that but you still gotta empty your retainer inventory
raven sage
Not their inventory
shell dagger
afhaklfhkalh F.M.L.
raven sage
just their clothing
flat aspen
i had to do it on mine
shell dagger
oh what i'm getting conflicting answers
raven sage
I've been doing it for 2 years
It's just their clothes for a fantasia
If you FIRE them yes
flat aspen
well i did mine right after viera just released and it told me to empty the inventory /shrug
flat aspen
maybe if you keep the same race then you might be okay
raven sage
It will literally never ask you for that over a fantasia
You had to have read it wrong
flat aspen
i hope youre right for her sake lol
raven sage
just did it last week
shell dagger
it's ok! i'll try right now and report back 😄
jade quartz
To Fantasia you must remove all equipped items except main hand.
You don’t have to do anything to your inventory.
flat aspen
yup i fucked up then
jade quartz
This is true no matter what race you’re changing to, or whether you’re even race changing at all.
shell dagger
nah my retainer is quite hot. i just don't like how he sings to me all the damn time 😂
jade quartz
Ah talking about retainers. Same rules apply to them though.
Gilbert & Sullivan male Au Ra?
My favourite
languid dust
where do I go to repair gear?
obsidian patio
Menders, which are marked with a hammer icon on the map
languid dust
thanks!
shell dagger
IT WORKED. It reset my retainer's appearance (and race if I wanted to) and his personality!
Just needed to unequip everything
🎉🎉🎉 thanks all!
quick cedar
why is the download running at 0.05mb/s? 
thats definitely not my net speed
acoustic spade
i got a time card on amazon and i have no idea how to redeam it
can someone help a brother out
acoustic spade
i did theres no where to add it tho
pale sentinel
Select “Manage Service Options” on your selected service account. (Users who possess multiple service accounts: Please ensure that you are on the service account you wish to add game time to before proceeding. You can change your selected service account by choosing from the tabs displayed in the “Select Service Account” area above.)
If this is not available check to see if your ad blocking is causing it to not appear.
acoustic spade
just item code pre order bonus recrutment code ps4 license mac license and colectors edition
only payment option iv got is the steam payment
pale sentinel
acoustic spade
thats what iv been useing theres nothing that says add game card
pale sentinel
The best I would say is take a screenshot of the screen you're looking at so we can be a little more helpful.
lilac flume
Is ishgard restoration going to not be available after the feb update or do we not know? We’re getting a gatherer thing similar to it right?
pale sentinel
@acoustic spade are you using chrome?
acoustic spade
ye
pale sentinel
Try a diff browser
pale sentinel
It's not really of browser problem but when you use steam launcher to go to Mogstation or anything related sites you will be locked as steam customer and will be only locked to steam payment. Clearing your cookies and reseting browser settings will fix that. You can avoid that by going to Mogstation ignoring client.
pale sentinel
Not a problem 🙂
hushed girder
Is the Anima glass a one time use? and what is it specifically used for?
hushed girder
thank you ^_^
So in this part of the quest when I have the materials needed do i just do everything through those key items?
zinc orbitBOT
little swift
it would be in your key items but if you already have it you can right click in the submission window and then click it from there to save having to open your key items tab
obsidian patio
@lilac flume we don’t know when it will ‘end’ but I doubt the rewards from it and the turn-ins will be removed
sleek pagoda
isn't there pvp gear in the game? the npcs at wolves' den show only item lvl 1 stuff
hushed girder
Yes I do have them @little swift and I just do the stats part of it first before returning to Ulan?
sleek pagoda
does that mean i can go in there with my pve gear and be just fine? xD
obsidian patio
Yes
little swift
yup do the stats bit first iirc
the glass like lchronos said before helps you check how far you are into your progress
seems like you're on the crystal sands bit now that i'm reading it properly, those are regular items
silk summit
So can you spam the same item over and over for collectables exchange or is it one and done like GC turn ins
obsidian patio
Collectables can be turned in as much as you want
Just be aware that the requested items change daily
!daily
zinc orbitBOT
Tick, Tock, Kupo!
hushed girder
So I have the Amber item in my inventory and its not letting me trade it for Crystal sand
like the button stays greyed out
jade quartz
You must speak with Ulan to trade for crystal sand.
The piece of paper key item is just to reference what can be traded.
It’s not very useful.
sweet grove
I bought the game, put the disc in, made an account, and it doesn't let me play
obsidian patio
What error codes or errors is it showing?
pale sentinel
Also is this on Playstation or PC?
sweet grove
Playstation
shell dagger
What does it mean when an DoL Ironworks items says "Advanced Melding Forbidden"?
obsidian patio
You can only meld in the visible melding slots
shell dagger
But isn't that always?
obsidian patio
Nope
shell dagger
Or are there ways to add melding slots that I just haven't unlocked yet 👀
obsidian patio
Mutamix teaches you how to overmeld an item
shell dagger
Ahhhhhh
obsidian patio
Which lets you fit up to 5 materia on an item, but you face rng on chance of success
shell dagger
(what's RNG again)
obsidian patio
Which gets as low as single-digit success rate for the last two slots
Random number generation, or used to say when things aren’t guaranteed
zinc orbitBOT
jade quartz
Did you register the game to your service account?
sweet grove
IDK
No valid service is available
Wtf is that supposed to mean
Am I supposed to buy it A SECOND TIME?
obsidian patio
Did you enter the code in the box into the mogstation?
pale sentinel
@sweet grove you will need to create a mogstation account and register the code that came with the game to that account.
sweet grove
I don't have a code
Oh wait
This code on the back of the manual that says registration code?
obsidian patio
Yep
jade quartz
Yep
sweet grove
What do I do