And you’ll do it in order 5–8
#questions-and-help
jade quartz
rich urchin
yaa that's what i was wondering
sterile jolt
Sorry another question do I need to buy all the expansions in order to buy Shadowbringers (like WoW buying multiple in a row?)
jade quartz
Lockouts won’t interact with E1–4 in any way
sterile jolt
I only have the base game
jade quartz
Shadowbringers contains all expansions
jade quartz
You only need base game and Shadowbringers
sterile jolt
Awesome! Thanks! I'll buy it on tuesday when I get paid 😄
jade quartz
Like WoW rolls old expansions into the base game, FFXIV rolls previous expansions into the current expansion purchase.
rich urchin
have fun, shadowbringers is the first time i paid attention to the story and it was so good
sterile jolt
I won't really need it until I get a higher level anyways, right?
rich urchin
yeah you have to play through heavensward and stormblood first
sterile jolt
I suppose in a way I'm lucky I get to experience the story now that most of the bugs are worked out (I hope)
sterile jolt
Last time I played FFXIV there was a lot of really bad lag bugs, and things didn't feel right
sterile jolt
2013
jade quartz
ARR launch huh
sterile jolt
yeah I bought the CE and played for the first 30 days.
I was told by a coworker it improved a lot and to give it another shot
tough solstice
Could anyone on primal with 50 crafting buy me a the emperor's ring I'll pay 5k
main plaza
is spamming highest level dungeon better than spamming leveling roulette?
jade quartz
Leveling roulette is daily.
You should only do roulette once per day for the bonus they give.
Not spam.
Hence the name: “daily roulette”
After doing your daily leveling roulette you should queue for your highest available leveling dungeon
Or if you’re a DPS class and experiencing long queues, Palace of the Dead May be faster exp overall
main plaza
ah
so im guessing that means roulette gives bad exp after the first time compared to dungeon?
obsidian patio
It gives experience as if you just queued for the dungeon normally after the first time
main plaza
oh
zinc orbitBOT
main plaza
where do you get gear for a secondary class at low levels? im level 24 using a level 5 weapon
rare sable
npc, MB(crafted), dungeon drop, class quest
rare sable
market board
main plaza
ah
rare sable
gears that a crafter crafted (price is usually very $ though - so unless you're rich/have crafter friend, I would suggest against it)
main plaza
yeah i found i have a class quest so hopefully ill get one there or just hope for a dungeon drop
rare sable
kk, good luck~
supple barn
Anyone have a good bard hot bar set up for mmo mouse and keyboard
serene lodge
Best way to level DRK from level 30 is just run dungeons and daily roulettes?
rare sable
pretty much. dailies then highest level dungeon thats not 50/60/70
junior yacht
yes
main plaza
why not 50/60/70?
junior yacht
they give reduced XP
because those used to be max-level dungeons, and didn't give any xp at all until further expansions came out
main plaza
oh weird
serene lodge
This may take a while...
rich urchin
did.. black mage really only get 3 new skills
this is my first time looking at blm since resubbing and i hadnt seen the shb changes
serene lodge
Also, is there any place I can go to learn the tank role/DRK that’s updated for 5.18?
rare sable
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
rare sable
^ go join the discord for latest rotation/melds/tips n trick
blm doesnt get many changes (if any really) when shb hits
so yes, the new ones are basically just the 3 (despair, umbral soul, xeno)
serene lodge
Thanks a lot !
leaden ginkgo
Hey I am new to MMOs (but not FF), just started today and am about 5-6 levels in on a conjurer, realized I got classes mixed up and actually wanted to be a summoner arcanist. When can I switch classes? Would it be quicker to make a new character?
hoary storm
You can switch after you complete your lv 10 job quest, but in your case depending on what city you started you might need to progress the MSQ a little since arcanist is in limsa lominsa
Youll be able to get arcanist after you complete the Main scenario "The Gridanian Envoy" at lvl 15 which unlocks the other cities
leaden ginkgo
Ok cool thanks. Which do you think would be better for a new mmo player? I think i may have read arcanist may be a little more difficult?
hoary storm
Arcanist later on can become a Summoner which is a magic dps or a Scholar which is a healer
hoary storm
If you dont know this already btw, you can be all jobs on teh same character and switch whenever you feel like it
So it doesnt matter much what you start with
hoary storm
The advantage of starting as a healer right away would be queue times to get into dungeons, since healer demand is high
So that would save you some time in the beginning
leaden ginkgo
Nice I will see how I like it and may stick wirh it, I did used to play support in Mobas so I guess I should gravitate to it
hoary storm
Also on a side note, arcanist will lvl 2 jobs at the same time Summoner and Scholar
Granted you stil have to do the job quests after 30 for each
But its very convenient
leaden ginkgo
Yea it seems like my prefered class wish I would have picked it but I didnt wanna pick the same thing as my buddy, turns out he meant to pick the class I picked XD
hoary storm
I see, not to worry tho, it wont be long until youre able to switch if you feel like it
slow plover
So Odin spawned on my server, where should I call it?
slow plover
yea
warped nest
You make a PF advertising Odin Fate
Then you go to the 3 starter cities
And shout about the fate
warped nest
Then you just go back and wait nearby
Try to use a flashy mount so players can spot you
zinc orbitBOT
slow plover
I guess there's linkshells for this kind of stuff too ?
rare sable
anyone use cactbot tts function?
I cant get the tts to work on latest version... using the old option.[enable speech function name] just give me a bunch of bongos sound
dire hawk
so teleporting makes my gpu max out and get hot and causes direct x crashes
proper lake
A bit obscure question, but is there any job like Dragoon that will change dialogue lines in msq if you finish its job quests?
leaden ginkgo
there's one line in sb that's different if you're a healer
rdm quests reflect sb msq and blm job quest progression
fresh lodge
Nothing as major as DRG though
shut panther
any recommendations on what to spend poetics on at 80?
warped nest
!faq poetics
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marsh eagle
Hey people. I'm a complete noob to the game and I have a problem that confuses and bothers me.
So, I have a friend who is looking forward to recruiting me. I'll call that person Friend 1, or F1 for short. I also have a friend whom I wish to recruit for the rewards. I'll call him F2. The status of us are like this:
F1: Has all the expansions and gametime.
Me and F2: Have not bought anything at all yet.
I noticed that I can't accept F1's referral code as a free trial. I need to have a "full" account. However, there's something that I'm concerned with.
If a person buys any gametime, they'll be unable to use referral codes and get recruited. Also, buying the base game comes with 30 days of game time.
So, what would be the best course of action if I want to be recruited by F1 and then recruit F2?
By the way, I'm planning on playing together with F2.
Also, I don't know if it matters but my game platform is PC with no steam. F2 has PC but downloaded the game via Steam.
shut panther
thank you
@marsh eagle ris the game doesn't consider the free 30 days that comes with purchases as a "subscription"
iirc, you can add the trial code after activating your account via that
err, not trial, recruitment code
marsh eagle
Thanks! Would the steam and non-steam platform difference cause any trouble for recruiting system?
obsidian patio
Nope
marsh eagle
Thanks.
leaden ginkgo
Lol my friend and I are in exacr same situation
marsh eagle
Unrelated question: What is blue mage for? Why does it exist? I googled it but couldn't find any reason. It has a level cap below the normal cap, so you can't join endgame as a blue mage, right? Why did the developers build a whole set of skills and animations for a class that can't participate in end game?
The better way of asking: Why is there a level cap for blue mage?
obsidian patio
Blue Mage is basically intended as Side Content.
high frigate
My friend is really struggling as a healer even at low level content. They can't seem to keep anybody alive despite constantly running out of mana. Any ideas why that might be?
obsidian patio
It’s not a full job because SE wanted learning spells from monsters to be part of the experience, which is also a reason for people to exclude them from content for not having the right spells
@high frigate what level? Because for pre-50 content that sounds like they’re very undergeared or massively over healing
high frigate
Yeah mid 40s right now
alpine shadow
Might be beacuse of low lvl gear
high frigate
We've been getting our gear from the msq and I'm the tank
obsidian patio
If they’re a scholar, it sounds like they might be focusing too hard on keeping Adloquium or Succor up on the party
high frigate
I leveled my main scholar during heavensward so maybe that's why it seemed easy to me at the time
alpine shadow
is the gear max lvl the same as your lvl?
leaden ginkgo
I am getting frustrafed that I cant figure out where to buy the gear I need to fill up my head and waist item slots for a lvl 5 quest :(
high frigate
In the same town
obsidian patio
Scholar can be a bit hard to heal at the lower levels since you don’t have all your healing tools
high frigate
There's a vendor near the quest target
You might have to buy cheaper stuff that still satisfies the quest
Because you probably don't have much gil
leaden ginkgo
Ok ill go back I went to gridania thinking it epulf be there
high frigate
The battlecraft vendor in the trading sector of gridania has them
leaden ginkgo
I dont efen have gil to tele lol
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
Complete some sidequests in Gridania to get some gear and Gil
leaden ginkgo
Any idea why a quest qould nit let me comlete it?
I gave the stuff and now it only gives me option to declone
Decline
Complete greyed out
warped nest
Take a screenshot
obsidian patio
Sounds like it’s asking you to choose a reward
warped nest
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leaden ginkgo
Oh im an idiot
brittle karma
Hey people got a Sam question
warped nest
What's up
leaden ginkgo
The UI isnt intuitive lol
brittle karma
What should you be melding on your gear
obsidian patio
alpine shadow
can i overcap my capped stat
brittle karma
I’m trying this dps life it’s all new to me
I’ve tank or healed scene the game came out
obsidian patio
@alpine shadow no. Stat caps on items are absolute.
alpine shadow
aw
obsidian patio
Though IMO, I personally think it’s ok if I only lose like 1-4 points of stats from overcapping
brittle karma
Are there way to add more slots on gear?
obsidian patio
Then again it all hinges on if you hit the next stat tier.
Items with the text “Advanced Melding Forbidden” can only have the visible slots melded
alpine shadow
so, it would be better to loose 1-4 stat points of crit rather than full benefit of DH?
obsidian patio
If that text is not there you can meld an item a total of 5 times.
Again, it all depends on if you hit the next stat tier or not
obsidian patio
!faq stats
zinc orbitBOT
alpine shadow
aah
obsidian patio
Since points in between tiers do nothing
brittle karma
Is it worth melding low lv gear?
alpine shadow
no
obsidian patio
Really only if you’re a crafter/gatherer
brittle karma
What lv should you start melding dps gear
alpine shadow
lvl80
whole wasp
80
alpine shadow
preferably on the latest ilvl gear
you dont want to waste materia on ilvl430 either
brittle karma
My sams only 70 my pally is 80 but I haven’t meld anything
sonic crane
when you hit 80 you should just buy i450 crafted and augment it to 460 as fast as possible tbh
brittle karma
Yeah I’m work on that with my tank I’ve been using my tomes
alpine shadow
wew i managed to hit exactly 3325 crit tier
brittle karma
My cam is only 1400 but I’m sure that has to do with me not doing my rotation right too
obsidian patio
In the grand scheme of things, as long as you’re melding stats that actually do something, what you meld doesn’t matter too much unless you need to hit a Skill/Spell Speed tier for a thing in your rotation.
alpine shadow
like melding spell speed on melee classes
brittle karma
So got Sam it’s skill over spell speed ?
alpine shadow
well, spell speed does absolutely nothing for sam
brittle karma
For*
oak ice
No spell speed at all
alpine shadow
so, absolutely
brittle karma
Ok got it
In not use to all the movement with the dps that’s what I have to get use to
And I’m playing on ps4 so I’m on controller
So spell speed would be for like my healer right?
verbal compass
does anyone know if durandal is good for AUS players
brittle karma
Cool cool cool got it
Well if anybody wants to add Captain Cornflakes I’m on Famfrit 😊
I’m alway up for tanking and learning new things
obsidian patio
@verbal compass I can't comment on the Gaia or Mana datacenters. I know most english speakers prefer Elemental with Tonberry and Kujata as the main servers for australians and oceanic players
verbal compass
Thanks. I have a friend in Durandal, that's why
brittle karma
@verbal compass what time is it there
verbal compass
almost 7
brittle karma
Damn lol
brittle karma
It 3am where I am
It’s alway good to be where you can be on with people to play with
But can’t you cross for dungeon right?
leaden ginkgo
Was there lore about how miqo’tes/mystel react to catnip?
verbal compass
i mean i do have my fc
brittle karma
I’d say weight your pros and cons it would suck to Tran and you not be able to really play with them and you use lose your fc
obsidian patio
@leaden ginkgo According to Gaelicatnip's tooltip, it does nothing to the playable races
brittle karma
I just join a fc for the first time 2 weeks ago
obsidian patio
If you mean like actual catnip I'm not sure if that's even a thing in FFXIV
brittle karma
And I just got my crafter to 50 the grind on those are burning me out
slate arrow
Depends on what route you take
if you mean the roundabout intended route maybe a day or two
hushed girder
brittle karma
@hushed girder depends
slate arrow
Alternatively, just spend some gil on (HQ) crafted gear
obsidian patio
You can grind Eden Normal for a few hours and get a full set of i450 minus weapon and a ring
brittle karma
@hushed girder yeah is you do all the side quest in storm you’ll hit it in no time
slate arrow
Basically, once you finish the MSQ of 5.0, you can grind the first few 80 dungeons (Library, Twinning, and Spoiler Dungeon)
Once you get a set of 430 accessories you can then enter the normal raid to pick up tokens
which you can then trade for 450 gear
brittle karma
I was 80 before I finished the msq
slate arrow
you kinda have to be over 80 to do the MSQ
hushed girder
I see
brittle karma
What lv are you
hushed girder
I am 80
whole wasp
When next relic zone releases, Maybe upgrading relic will become a viable route too.
slate arrow
so yeah just do the MSQ dunegon, and go unlock the Twinning and Library in The Crystarium and Eulmore respectively
hushed girder
just want to get geared up and do some raids especially since I wanna get a Ultima Weap sometime in the future for Glamour purposes and I know level sync to the raid no matter the higher the gear 😭
slate arrow
Both of them are in Expert Roulette so queues shouldn't take too long
You should also do the MSQ for the grand cosmos if you just need tomestones
If you have a few Goetia tomestones you can also buy 440 gear
brittle karma
What’s the lv cap now?
hushed girder
dam
brittle karma
Farm it?
hushed girder
gonna take a min
slate arrow
E4S drops are: 1 Weapon, 1 Weapon Coffer, 1 Upgrade Material, and 1 Chestpiece Coffer (I think)
brittle karma
Do you get them letter things from E4s
brittle karma
Nice might start that tomorrow
slate arrow
It's magitudes more difficult than E4N if that's what you're thinking
brittle karma
No I’ll got watch the YouTube video
For that one girl
From*
I try my best to learn them before I go in
Keyword try lol
rare sable
Call me cruel, but if u havent done any savage or ex before, you'll probably spend a full day (several days-week even) trying to clear e4s
slate arrow
It took me about 8 hours straight of grinding e3s before I got me clear
warped nest
Baby steps
brittle karma
slate arrow
I wish you good luck 0(--(
brittle karma
Lol
rare sable
warped nest
Test the water with E1S first
hushed girder
rare sable
🍿 Dont say we didnt warn you hehe
brittle karma
Well if I get back on here tomorrow crying you’ll know y lol
rare sable
"We both will" ./pat
Nevertheless, good luck x'D
rare sable
Yeah
brittle karma
Got it
rare sable
||titan|| with brownie tiles for platform
brittle karma
The new Titian
Thanks for all the info it’s almost 4am I need to get some sleep nighty night guys and gals 
rare sable
Ps: you need to either make a pf or joining one
Manual queueing would probably never pop
brittle karma
Yeah I’ll join one
rare sable
Kk, have a good night, good luck tomorrow :>
brittle karma
I’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow
rare sable
👌
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uneven reef
What’s the total cost for Doman reconstruction?
hushed girder
whats the difference between spell speed and skill speed?
green grail
spellspeed for cast time reduction, skill speed for gcd reduction
twilit arch
spell speed is for magic jobs (casters/healers) and skill speed is for physical jobs
they both reduce gcd vis
winged shuttle
obsidian patio
!faq grandcompany
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leaden ginkgo
Im thinking of learning white mage/black mage (i already know they are two different roles) which one should i play
leaden ginkgo
Ty
alpine pendant
black mage is kind of a pain in the butt to play until like 60+
if you are just going thru mainstory tho, its nice leveling as a dps with it
since healer is easier to lvl with roulettes and daily stuff
whole wasp
its okay. as long as nobody dies, nobody notices if you dont ABC
but people will notice if they die
whole wasp
oh you get better with experience
if you feel overwhelmed, dont bother with attacking and focus on keeping everybody up first.
eventually, you'll get comfortable with people at less than 100% health
then you can do other stuff
obsidian patio
The game is very lax on healing if you ignore damage entirely, assuming your team members aren't trying to get hit by every single aoe
obsidian patio
yes
thick flame
as long as they r not dead?
obsidian patio
very little stuff one-shots players outside of high-end content
unless it has a very obvious indicator
twilit arch
ya you don't need everyone to be topped off 100% of the time
its ok to let people sit at 50% and such
in dungeons you can usually just slap a regen on their face, and they'll be fine
obsidian patio
My general safety net for unsure content is around 60-70%
south marlin
also, usually aoes don't hit back to back
you can handle mechanics, keep yourself alive and then heal them
if they die to avoidable mechanics during that time.. welll......
thick flame
what do i do if the tank wipes
obsidian patio
raise them
thick flame
then the boss proceeds to wipe us
whole wasp
swiftcast res the tank if you can.
obsidian patio
You can save swiftcast for raise
whole wasp
see who the boss is hitting and heal that guy
whole wasp
delay delay delay until tank is back up
thick flame
too bad the boss sometimes targets me cz i have trash mechanics n postioning
n i die
n the team wipes
obsidian patio
it all comes down to learning and experience
whole wasp
its okay if you are targeted. you can heal yourself and just do mechanics.
obsidian patio
and putting your tools to their fullest use
whole wasp
As long as you remain calm, good luck!
thick flame
thanks bois
obsidian patio
Scholar does struggle a bit in the early levels since their GCD heals are a bit expensive and they don't have their main toolkit
thick flame
i cant wait to join a guild or sth
so i can have frens to play with 😄
cz none of my frens irl play this 😦
its abit lonely
south marlin
put your party frames in a reasonably easy to spot place, usually on the edge of your vision
focus on mechanics - look out for aoe circles and if the boss suddenly turns to you - you probably need to run away
if you see a mechanic / aoe, you know you need to heal
so you don't need to be staring at your party frames all the time
obsidian patio
since you get lovely skills in the high levels like these two
!action excogitation
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obsidian patio
!action recitation
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whole wasp
and the ultimate ohshit button
obsidian patio
both of these together basically heals the tank to full or nearly full once they hit below half HP
whole wasp
!action indomitability
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obsidian patio
but yeah, healing for scholar definitely gets easier as you level up and get your fancy stuff
I'm not sure what level you are, but 45 with Lustrate is the first big step in healing tools
thick flame
35
marble drift
If healing is stressful, play another job?
Don't wreck yourself trying to play a video game to chill. Play something thats way less detrimental to your mental state.
south marlin
sometimes it's fun to push yourself - usually things get less stressful as you learn and it's rewarding to get better
like that "aha!" moment as it all comes together
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quartz island
i agree with that; besides, it seems like most of their stress comes from not being entirely familiar with their kit and how they should be playing
quartz island
swapping to another job won't fix that
warped nest
Umm, the regen
twilit arch
whispering dawn, lvl 20
quartz island
if you mean fey union it's lvl 70
warped nest
Whispering dawn
frosty badger
hi, where can i find lv.41-50 open world mobs?
warped nest
It is a AOE regen that you get to use every 60s
frosty badger
mor dhona?
green grail
northern thanalan
quartz island
either way, ABC = good
if you learn to ABC, everything else becomes incomparably easier
thick flame
i meant stresful in a good way haha
frail jasper
Just finished Shadowbringers and I am currently capped on Goetia tombs. Can I only use these on the rain potions? Kinda confused how end-game gear works at the moment.
obsidian patio
You can spend Goetia on i440 Ronkan and crafting materials by talking to Aymark in Eulmore
green grail
i440 ronkan gear for goetia and i460 deepshadow gear for phantasmagoria
and upgrade deepshadow gear with coins from the copied factory raid
frail jasper
Ah, so just use the i440 gear and work my way up. What about Hillicen? Her role is just better Facet armor?
green grail
yeah, but that's the crafted gear
and that can cost millions for a full set, and only goes up to 460
when you can get better gear without spending a single gil
470 with just phantasmagoria and 24man raid coins
frail jasper
Got ya. I was so confused and thought that it now took money to be geared lol.
green grail
it's just a new-ish (4.1?) way of making crafted gear last longer but defo not the default way of gearing
marble drift
nah you get class armour that lets you do dungeons which gets you goetia which buys you ronkan gear which gets you into normal raids which gets you 450's which get you into savage raids
zero gil is expent over the process.
frail jasper
Yeah, that's how I remembered it. That NPC confused the hell out of me. Thanks for the clear up folks.
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low ginkgo
Hey, so I started a few months back and I'm currently working through with grinding the Outfoxed / Foxy Lady fates.
I know that not many people are doing the fate these days as it's old content for the most part. Right now I've done the Outfoxed fate 3 times for the fragments but would ideally like to just do the Foxy Lady one and be done with it.
So I heard that there's a shrine in Yanxia where a couple of NPCs spawn, namely a fox for Outfox and some sort of person for the Foxy Lady, is this the case?
And if so, how many people would you recommend for the fight and if the boss isn't in it's respawn window, is it a guaranteed spawn, a lot of the posts and info online conflict so I was wondering if anyone could help me out
rich bay
@low ginkgo
I did the Fox Lady fate 7 times and i never noticed a fox kit at the shrine, i am not sure however. The Foxy Lady fate can spawn on 5 places as World Boss Fate, so invisible on the map.
World Boss Fates needs multiple full parties in general, most of the time at least 4 level 70 or 3 level 80 ones.
alpine pendant
I would recommend join the hunting/rare fates discord
they have alerts for when those are happening
rich bay
Lily, you can also join hunt linkshells beside that discord, those also relay this kind of fates.
alpine pendant
i will send it over pms
thick flame
Where do I store items
rich bay
@low ginkgo,
I wonder on which server are you playing?
thick flame
And do I even need to store monster drops
low ginkgo
Aether, Adamantoise
rich bay
Ah, okay. I spawn that fate very often, but i am on the Light DC sadly.
green grail
retainers are your bank, and not really, most monster trash you get from leveling is useless in 99% of the time @thick flame
thick flame
I see so I sell
low ginkgo
Yeah, I have a reminder for every two hours to do outfoxed but no luck spawning foxy lady yet
thick flame
Retainers are?
green grail
!faq retainer
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thick flame
I see tq
gritty oracle
Can I "back out" of Fantasia like I can with the aesthetician without forfeiting the potion?
green grail
yeah
proud willow
You can. You won't get the potion back, but the remake popup will be there every time you log in until you use it
green grail
also you won't be able to use it without logging out properly, aka naked
green grail
it's your class questline, you need it to unlock skills or summoner and scholar jobs
just skip the cutscenes if you're bored
thick flame
I see
keen bison
as someone who has never healed in a game and has always been a dps whore, is there a fun healing job?
green grail
if you find a job that's fun to you then yes
open coral
^
keen bison
what do YOU find fun
open coral
All three healing jobs have their own gimmicks.
WHM is all about reactive healing (my favorite), and has a high level of mana efficiency.
green grail
just do a cointoss, you'll find about as many healer mains of each job
pick the one you like the looks of most
open coral
SCH is a proactive healing job, with an emphasis on preventing damage rather than reacting to it.
AST is a support healer, balanced between reactive and proactive healing.
open coral
Personally, I find WHM the most fun (as a healer main), but other people find it boring.
rare sable
Highest personal damage amongs the 3 healers
keen bison
thank you @open coral, thats the kind of information i was looking for
you too @rare sable ty
open coral
I just like being able to toss out big AoE heals for no mana cost.
rare sable
Personally I like sch better cause I'm too selfish to play whm.... and tank just die cause I'm glaring for one too many gcd kek
open coral
Then go back and keep spamming Glare
The tank can use their cds
I need to cast more Glares
whole wasp
Paladin can self heal right. back to glare
open coral
Yep
rare sable
"Stop getting hit by raidwides! I dont have time to heal you! Muh deeps!"
twilit arch
ok, i think they've got the idea
open coral
WAR basically doesn't need a healer. Moar Glares
rare sable
cough sorry (got too enthusiastic in spreading green dps gospel)
gritty oracle
Can you "cheese" the World Transfer Service by making a character with X name on A server, then transferring your already existing character with X name from B server so your already existing character gets a completely free name change?
twilit arch
yes
that said, you need to be on standard sub to do it
since if you're on entry, you won't be able to transfer
gritty oracle
that's like 2 dollars from Entry instead of 10 though
whole wasp
oh. late image rip
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toxic perch
why bard dps is so garbage ?
stray saffron
ranged phys are on the low side bc they have full uptime always
you never have to stop attacking even while dodging for mechanics
green grail
also it's not that bad, there's a bunch of lower dps jobs 
rare sable
Bottom 3 are... brd, dnc, rdm I think?
fresh lodge
Plus player skill matters so much more than what job you are
A good bard is better than a mediocre BLM
south marlin
^^^^ job dps is only really important at the top end of player performance
the game isn't balanced around doing top 95% dps so it doesn't matter too much
plain zephyr
But shouldnt the game be balanced around the top 95% because they represent the jobs potential
And SE has already dumbed down the healer and tank jobs
south marlin
no, as in you can clear content without being in the top 95% even on the worst dps jobs
everything except ultimate is pretty lenient
stray saffron
even world first ultimate clears had people picking jobs that are suboptimal in theory just because they wanted to
remember in stormblood when WAR/PLD was The Shit and then world first ucob had a DRK off tank
when asked why DRK he was like "i like dark knight"
fresh lodge
Ultimate shouldn't be used as a reference for how jobs perform in other content
And this is getting a tad off topic, so I think we should drop it
shut panther
is there no quest completion after whorleater ex?
ebon kindle
Is the Draught Chocobo from recruit-a-friend given after its 90 days paid, or 90 days played? Just wondering about buying more sub time to get it sooner or something if that's doable
ebon kindle
Is it instant once the times paid or will it take a while?
shut panther
all sub rewards are based on what's paid
not played
so if you pick up a 6mo sub you'll get everything up to that immediately
gritty oracle
How can I disable all emotes in gpose? I just want my character to stand there, weapon sheathed, but I think I goofed something up big time, because now she repeats the emote animation on loop and goes into battle stance between each loop.
sinful breach
just /sit and get up
that should be the workaround but just in case check the gpose menu that you don't have an emote selected and active
gritty oracle
When I try to select the sit emote or /sit, it writes "the emote cannot be applied at this time"
sinful breach
exit gpose first
eager saffron
is there a faster way to get to the waking sands than tping to horizon and walking¿
stray saffron
limsa, aethernet to arcanist's guild, take the ferry
eager saffron
i see thanks!
sinful breach
hello mods
zinc orbitBOT
vestal cargo
leaden ginkgo
How fun is Stormblood compared to HW and SHB? Just got to Kagune
obsidian wren
I'd say a bit below hw personally
Imo the story suffers a bit from being split between 2 regions
green grail
generally considered the meh expansion
bit of a valley between two high points of HW and ShB
whole wasp
there are some bright spots in between as well
leaden ginkgo
damn well looks like its speed running time
whole wasp
Post-MSQ is good. Azim Steppe is good.
obsidian wren
Much better than arr
leaden ginkgo
what is the fastest way to level up in shadow bringer as a red mage?
green grail
msq > roulettes > pixie dailies > dungeon spam
leaden ginkgo
alright, thanks
ebon kindle
So my recruited friend just subscribed for 90 days, how long will it take for me to get the 2 person mount then? Like a day or two or the full 90 days?
twilit arch
The full 90 days
ebon kindle
So would we need gametime cards to get it instantly or?
fresh lodge
How long does it say they've been subscribed for Mogstation?
ebon kindle
0, just realised that we've been on the 1 free month or whatever, started the sub, but guessing it won't charge us til 7 more days when it runs out
So thinking of cancelling the sub if it won't charge, then buying gametime cards off the store
Just hard to think when had to murder a massive spider a moment ago and still shakey from it <.>
fresh lodge
It won't count as gametime until your current time runs out
Unless you use a timecard
twilit arch
you'd have to wait for the free month to be over
but yes, if you use time cards it'll count it immediately
ebon kindle
and this ones the time card yeah? 2 of these and it'll insta-count 120 days even before the free month?
green grail
yeah
ebon kindle
Sick. It'll email the code or whatever?
Never used a timecard cause they're never available in any stores here lmao
twilit arch
should, yeah
ebon kindle
always been subs so this is unfamiliar
green grail
probably depends on where you're buying it, dunno how SE store does it
ebon kindle
Yeah buyin it from SE's AU Store
vernal surge
How do I know I got a rez off? I feel like I use swiftcast into ascent and then nothing happens half the time
raven sage
SE will email confirmation and then send you to the page with the code
green grail
make sure it matches your account region then
twilit arch
ye, what tess said
whole wasp
the target you were ressing will get a raise buff
ebon kindle
Yeah, triple checked the account region. Au accounts are in Europe and other regions apparently
Which is different lmao
vernal surge
What does it look like?
Raise
green grail
!buff ressurection
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green grail
rip
open coral
!buff Resurrection
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rich bay
@vernal surge
It can clip, when it clips the 2nd action doesn't work. So wait a few moments when using raise.
whole wasp
!buff raise
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whole wasp
here you go
open coral
There it is
vernal surge
I read about that and specifically waited this time
The healer died and I rezzed him, so was it just him not accepting?
whole wasp
yea, theres nothing you can do if they AFK
open coral
The other way to tell if yours went off or not is to see if your Swiftcast buff is gone after you cast your Raise
If someone else got the res off first, then you'll keep your Swiftcast until you cast another qualifying spell
hot eagle
sometimes people wait to take the rez so they dont die to mechs asap again too
open coral
^
vernal surge
Ok, because we wiped and I was thinking maybe it was on me or something
open coral
No. If you were in 8-man content and the other healer sat out the entire raise timer, then the wipe isn't on you.
twilit arch
that's definitely not true aura
you can waste a swiftcast raise
if someone else raises
open coral
That's not common.
twilit arch
if the person accepted the raise, then you cannot raise them
raven sage
It happens all the time
open coral
Typically when I Swiftcast + Raise someone with an active Raise buff on them, it won't waste the Swiftcast
raven sage
Sounds like you're just clipping
eager bear
anyone wanna do eureka ?
fresh lodge
Raise has a slight activation time
vernal surge
Also how does surecast interact with ascend?
open coral
I also have mine on a macro, so it automatically does a /wait 1 between Swiftcast activation and Raise activation.
fresh lodge
Ask in #603040858782040095 @eager bear
open coral
Which might play into that interaction
raven sage
Surecast is knockback prevention
twilit arch
surecast just ensures that you won't be interrupted by knockback abilities
in addition to not being knocked back
vernal surge
Oh I figured I could run and cast spells as well
whole wasp
nope. but you wont flinch or get knockback/get interupted.
vernal surge
Thx
open coral
It's best for if there's a forced movement mechanic coming (such as E3's Tidal Wave), but you need to raise a tank/healer and know you won't finish the hard cast before the mechanic happens.
Or, if you're a BLM, you use it to prevent your healer from Rescuing you out of mechanics.
vernal surge
Lol
hoary storm
Or prevent them from yanking you out of leylines
open coral
Same thing
whole wasp
same CD, checks out
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languid kernel
my salted earth macro wont work
fresh lodge
don't have an empty line
languid kernel
ya that worked thanks
twilit arch
Just as a suggestion, put micon on the bottom
and then add a bunch more /ac "Salted Earth" <t> lines to make sure the macro goes off
languid kernel
whats better about having micon last?
twilit arch
macros are read from top to bottom
it helps make the macro go off a bit faster if micon (which doesn't need to be read first) is last
its not that much of a difference, but since macros are finky having it being last, and having a bunch of extra /ac lines just helps make sure that the micro does what you want to do
lilac void
hey im a new player, my friend (who quitted) gave me 5mil gil, is there anything that can make my life easier with that money as a lvl 21 conjurer?
fresh lodge
No not really
topaz elm
Start your crafters honestly
lilac void
its probably not even much money i guess?
fresh lodge
There isn't any point in buying gear because the MSQ will keep you geared
Its a pretty good chunk
lilac void
alrighty
wind geyser
I bought the gold ceremony of eternal bonding plan for me and a friend who now doesn't play anymore. Is that money just wasted? I never started the quest but,,, how would it work if I wanted to marry someone else? I bought the package for both of us so I'm confused about all of it 
fresh lodge
Did you give them the item?
wind geyser
The item? Was it not mailed to them? It was so long ago I'm honestly not sure how it went down. I just know I only have one wristlet I can equip, so I assumed they had the other.
fresh lodge
Oh did you give them a mogstation gift code?
wind geyser
Ah, yep. Just checked. I know at this point I can't get the other promise band back whoops. But if someone else has any promise band, how would that work?
twilit arch
it'd work as normal, though if they have a silver(I think it is?), you won't get any of the benefits from the gold package
fresh lodge
It uses the lowest value one
twilit arch
so make sure you find someone who has gold atleast
wind geyser
Ah ok that answers it then. Thank you all
stray saffron
it's in actions and traits in the general tab
leaden ginkgo
What tank is good to use
thick flame
ok
fresh lodge
All of them
thick flame
thanks
leaden ginkgo
Between paladin and gunbreaker
leaden ginkgo
Just unlocked GB so not sure if worth leveling crusader
fresh lodge
If you've never tanked before i'd recommend not starting as GNB
thick flame
wat does aetherflow do
thick flame
i see okay
last thing
how do i customise my hotkeys
like i see streams have really personalised ones
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uneven reef
How much can you donate to Doman reconstruction per week and how much is it total?
fresh lodge
The max you can donate goes up as you rank up
smoky lintel
I've just unlocked the Samurai class, would there be anything I'd need to know about using them?
thick flame
@fresh lodge I mean like some people have 3 hot ars
Bars"
Some people have like big icons
fresh lodge
Hud Layout
eager saffron
can i turn off the mount music but keep the zone bgm while mounted?
fresh lodge
System Settings > Audio
thick flame
Ok thanks
But the 3rd hotbar is empty
Oh nvm
Figured it out
what does linking do
fresh lodge
What context?
whole wasp
It lets you put the item in your chat
So others can click it and see what item you are talking about
It also allows them to use the try on option on it.
leaden ginkgo
Soo like lvl.60 scholar
How would I level up my lower chars
Like conjuree
Or how to get my sader to 15 easily
open coral
Start with the hunt logs for the job you want to level. That will give you pretty good xp.
Leves are also an option before level 15 (they don't really give very good xp after that point), and as Meara mentioned, FATEs are another option.
hot eagle
don't forget to use the exp ring u get from doin hall of the novice, gives u 30% more from mobs till lvl 30
little walrus
can someone explain what this means please?
recast is the global cooldown, or the cooldown of the skill itself? and if its the skill itself, why does it matter, 99% of skills dont share CDs with eachother
fresh lodge
Hot Shot isn't on the GCD
little walrus
with the exception of skills that specifically say they share a cd with another skill (bloodletter rain of death)
thick flame
do i still use bio 1 even if i got bio2?
and whats a good rotation for scholar
little walrus
@fresh lodge it definitely is though
fresh lodge
So its on the GCD, but you can only use it every 30 seconds
thick flame
mmhm?
little walrus
so... why does it even specificy it doesnt share a recast timer?
like, they dont say that for empyreal arrow or sidewinder
and neither of those share a recast.
fresh lodge
Its to indicate its a GCD with a separate cooldown
Sidewinder and Empyreal Arrow are abilities, not weapon skills
fresh lodge
Weaponskills are on the GCD
thick flame
uh guys?
thick flame
should i ever use bio1 or just stick w bio2 then
little walrus
bio 1 is replaced by bio 2
little walrus
when u level up
little walrus
as for rotation, i assume ur low level just get dots up, and cast ruin
fresh lodge
Healers don't use rotations
Keep your dot up, keep the party alive, and use Ruin whenever you aren't healing
thick flame
i see okay
so just miasma and bio
then just spam ruin
ok
thanks all
theres so much to digest tbh
@>@
little walrus
dude ive been playing this game on-and-off since 2015 and i still dont know the difference between Weaponskill and Ability until today
open coral
If you're healing you should always be prioritizing the health of your party over doing damage.
But yes, there's quite a bit in this game. The deeper you go, the more you learn.
open coral
It's a well-made game with something for almost everyone.
little walrus
what i like is that this game respects your time, unlike WoW which makes u feel like you must play 9 hrs a day, i can get what i need to get done in 30 mins each day
slate arrow
yoshi "please unsub and take a god-damn break jeez" p
slate arrow
you can do it
just be prepared to hit a wall sometimes because of Rushed/Experimental 2.0 Content™️
little walrus
just finish MSQ and hit 80 tonight, obviously.
slate arrow
2.0 has a notorius quest chain at level 30-40 or so that's just
long
2.x is long in general since it came with 20 quests per patch
*20 MSQ quests
or some thereabouts
open coral
Level 40
little walrus
i for one, enjoyed the quests where i spent a week of free time making soup for a army
open coral
The MSQ goes from requiring level 37 to requiring level 40, so you have to figure out how to get 3 levels before continuing.
open coral
Just do some dungeons and sidequests, you'll be fine.
fresh lodge
If you made you character on a preferred world then you're fine
little walrus
its not that bad
thick flame
can i just grind dungeons
fresh lodge
Just do your levelling roulette each day
slate arrow
yes
fresh lodge
Yes
open coral
Yes, if you want.
little walrus
if ur not rushing story, ull out level the requirements always
open coral
But you'll still need to to the main story quests (the ones that look like 
) in order to progress through the game.
little walrus
@thick flame unlock them later (i think after u get 2nd dungeon?) random dungeon queue
open coral
Roulettes are basically a way of doing random instances in a specific category.
slate arrow
these
thick flame
i got them from the leves?
little walrus
this window, if u have it
slate arrow
they provide rewards once a day
thick flame
are those like daily missions
slate arrow
yes
thick flame
i MUST CLEAR?
slate arrow
no
thick flame
oh ok
slate arrow
optional but give good rewards
thick flame
i just have the lv10 ones
leaden ginkgo
They just nice to do
open coral
They're not required.
thick flame
i finished the tutorial from the leves
slate arrow
namely big dumps of EXP and a decent sum of gil
open coral
They're basically a good way of getting extra currency and xp rewards.
thick flame
i guess only dungeon grinding is worth at lv80?
slate arrow
no
open coral
Nah
little walrus
^ can be
open coral
There's a ton of non-dungeon stuff to do at 80.
slate arrow
dID SOMEOME SAY CRAFTERS
open coral
lol
open coral
Do your
thick flame
should i sign up for one?
slate arrow
yes
open coral
You can.
slate arrow
classes are just nerfed jobs nowdays
open coral
Basically, you can learn to be every single class in the game if you want.
thick flame
which do i pick im lv20
slate arrow
none
fresh lodge
You should always unlock your job as soon as possible
little walrus
its based on ur class @thick flame
open coral
My recommendation would be to stick with the one you started with unless you really hate it.
thick flame
im arcanist
little walrus
arcanist does get two however, and is unique in that
Summoner = DPS caster, Scholar = Healer (Shield based)
slate arrow
it's the only class to have two jobs because Experiemental 2.0 Shenaniagnssn
little walrus
but leveling either, levels the other
thick flame
uh huh
open coral
Basically, at level 30, all ARR jobs (and Rogue) get a quest to upgrade them into a job, which has access to more abilities which make them more useful in combat.
slate arrow
oh that's not needed
open coral
You don't have to do that.
slate arrow
mostly just Qol stuff
thick flame
i should have 2 classes on a char right
slate arrow
nah
open coral
You can have as many classes as you want.
thick flame
instead of just the 1 i started with right?
slate arrow
you can get by on just one
open coral
Some people specialize in a single combat class.
open coral
It's fine
slate arrow
yeah
thick flame
just being w scholar
open coral
This game is all about doing what you want to do, how you want to do it.
thick flame
and only choosing other classes if im ever bored?
oh
i see
ok
who are ur fav utubers to watch for ffxiv
i wanna consume ffxiv content
slate arrow
shenpai
open coral
Some people (like me) will level one job at a time, while others will just go all out and do ALL THE THINGS
little walrus
@thick flame Each base class, has a associated Job. Marauder becomes Warrior, Conjurer becomes White Mage, etc. Arcanist is unique in that leveling the class/jobs levels TWO jobs. (Summoner & Scholar)
Leveling a second job, or other classes is purely a side-thing and isnt required to complete game
slate arrow
sadly most of the youtubers who make FFXIV content tend to lean towards the serious side
muh raidingz
little walrus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BtIO_vMNvds5sgE-JI6KA if ur interested in raid/dungeon guides
slate arrow
i just watch people because I need to play with friends again sometime but
datacenter shenanigans
thick flame
ah yes
thanks dud
damn i just realised
ffxiv has rather alot of female content creators
thats p cool
little walrus
its a more casual friendly game
thick flame
🤔 muh gaem w actual girls
little walrus
like i said, it respects your time
marsh eagle
Does anyone know why no one's coming to chat even though I've been waiting like this for half an hour?
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slate arrow
morning hours + probably working through backlog i guess
upbeat storm
Is there any reason to fight mochi monster again if I've already bought one of everything from the event shop?
upbeat storm
I dont even have a house yet
fresh lodge
The point still stands
thick flame
guys if i upgrade from trial to full ver do i get a way to move worlds?
upbeat storm
If you recruited someone do you only get the subscription rewards when they actually start using those days?
thick flame
mmhm?
fresh lodge
You can already use World Visit
upbeat storm
Recruited friend.
Guy bought subscription.
I didn't get any of the bonus and neither did he other than the initially sign up
upbeat storm
Is there anywhere else you can buy it with credit card?
fresh lodge
!faq worldvisit
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fresh lodge
If they're still on the free 30 days with the base game, they have to wait for that to be up
upbeat storm
Even if hes already charged?
fresh lodge
They shouldn't have been?
rich bay
@upbeat storm, the rewards are send when the subscription is extended, so when the sub is payed.
The first 30 days don't count.
When you use a gametime card, 60 days are instantly added and that counts as an extension too.
fresh lodge
Did they buy Crysta?
smoky lintel
For the BLU class, do we have to use the class itself to beat the enemies?
upbeat storm
What is crysta for? The mog station uses usd
rich bay
1 Crysta = 1 cent.
smoky lintel
So basically, we'd have to level up our BLU to 'learn' the skills easier?
stray saffron
its a store specific currency for the s-e store
fresh lodge
Yeah basically
upbeat storm
Wait how many stores do I need to keep track of
fresh lodge
Only Mogstation
upbeat storm
so what's the point of crysta then?
twilit arch
its just a different means of paying for sub/optional items
fresh lodge
Its also the only way outside of Steam that you can pay sub with paypal
upbeat storm
So it's just needless complication
fresh lodge
Just don't buy crysta then
thick flame
where do i go for my resubscription?
fresh lodge
!faq mogstation
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smoky lintel
Other than Mateus, are there any other worlds which are RP-oriented?
open coral
I think Balmung might also be. Don't quote me on that though.
twilit arch
balmung and mateus are the two major rp servers
but since they're both congested, best to just make a character on one of the other crystal worlds and world visit to them
tough solstice
can you only meld materia if you have the skill for it?
Or can you take it to some npc to meld it for you
twilit arch
for the assured slots, you can have the npc melders do it for you
open coral
There are materia melder npcs in the major cities for each xpac
tough solstice
what's an assured slot?
twilit arch
just need to do the quest "forging the spirit" in central thanalan
the green slots on gear
since for crafted gear, you can overmeld (going past the assured slots) for a total of 5 materia
lilac flume
so do you only need one of each fishing tackle?
fresh lodge
No
Bait will be used up each time you cast
Lures have a chance to get used up if a fish gets away
lilac flume
ill just get 10 then
twilit arch
that said, you generally only need one of the mechanical lures
stray saffron
@smoky lintel there's RP everywhere on Crystal these days since Balmung and Mateus are both capital-c Congested
you can also world visit to mateus and balmung anytime as long as you're on any world on crystal
little walrus
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Makai_Moon_Guide's_Gown can someone help me fidn the NPC selling this?
i dont see the disreputable priest, unless im doing this wrong idk
fresh lodge
You can't get it anymore
twilit arch
she no longer exists
fresh lodge
It was from the old Garo event
twilit arch
as the GARO cross over event has ended
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fresh lodge
Completely unavailable
little walrus
wow... what the fuck
fresh lodge
If you didn't get it during the event, there is no way to get it now
little walrus
thats kind of stupid
fresh lodge
Its just how it is
upbeat storm
Just time travel
verbal hound
Hello. Recently went back to FF14 and who is Ga Bu again?
little walrus
hes the goblin from the TItan storyline
fresh lodge
Kobold, not Goblin
clear bronze
how does the echo buff thing work in dungeons
do u get automatically under certain conditions or do u have to opt for it
junior yacht
generally the echo is activated either automatically at the beginning of a duty, or after a wipe
with that being said i don't really recall that being a factor in dungeons
it's usually more of a trial/raid thing
lilac flume
are leve allowances used when you accept or turn in a leve
topaz elm
Accept iirc
twilit arch
yep, its when you accept it
upbeat storm
Is there a significant difference between starting cities for msq?
round crag
The quests leading up to like level 14 are different but that’s about it
upbeat storm
Storywise