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Yes. FCs are locked to their home servers. FC buffs don’t carry over if you visit another server in your data center but FC chat will still function.
Correct
Thanks
as a DRK just starting ShB after not playing for quite a long time, and DRK being the first time I have ever tanked in an MMO, how am I expected to do duty roulettes for 50/60/70 dungeons and remember the boss mechanics? are they all just basically don't stand in the bad kinda stuff? since it's random I can't even look up a quick guide. just seeing if there are any tanks out there with advice, thanks!
most dungeon mechanics are extremely evergreen
generally, just don't stand in AOE. Say in chat that you welcome any tips for fights before starting the dungeon.
yeah tb then roomwide or the other way around
you should be fine.
circles, towers, stack markers, spread markers, puddle markers, etc. almost every dungeon mechanic is a variation on like 5 or 6 themes that appear everywhere in the game
that is what I was hoping for, thank you!
yea and I remember all of those
I never tanked in MMOs because of my obvious anxiety of wiping a group haha so that makes me feel better
and the new trust system should help with ShB
nah just go for it
if you point out you're new to a dungeon or tanking people are usually fairly forgiving
ok I will do that
got ya
I've been relearning the class entirely before jumping in to any dungeons
since DRK is basically entirely different now
tanking is slightly easier now
you don't need to swap stance
just keep tank stance on all the time, as long as you're damaging every mob, you should never lose aggro.
ok thanks again
About how many lvl 80s would I need to clear A8S?
iirc Alphascape is SB so you'd still probably need 5-6 people for a SB savage raid, could be wrong tho.
A8S is Alexander. Shouldn’t be too bad I think. 3-4 should be fine.
O8S would be Alphascape (O for Omega)
Oh then yeah, what Eton said, I was thinking Alphascape not Alexander tbh o-o not 100% fluent in raid terms since I'm a dirty casual 😛
😄
Is endgame better than the main story content ?
better how?
kind of depends on whether you like raiding and/or pushing the most difficult content or not
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there's an ingame report function
maybe try that
or just try log out and log in?
try relogging first
if that doesn't work, send an in-game report
actually, try teleporting first
hey guys anyone free to help me understand the job system? im new to ff14
do you have a more specific question about it?
A job is just an upgraded form of your class that you unlock through your level 30 class quest
well my endgoal is to be a dark knight but from what ive heard its different from other jobs
so im wondering does it matter what i start with
It's only different from other jobs in the sense that when you unlock it, it starts at level 30. Doesn't matter what class/job you were to start.
Its an expansion job, so you have to reach Heavensward before you can switch to it
it's as simple as swapping a weapon
and most jobs have their unique style of fighting
dark knight is different from other jobs, but all jobs are very different from each other.
how difficult is it to get to the expansion?
you just have to reach to that story progression
aka, finish A Realm Reborn.
depending on how much time you spend on playing, and whether you read/watch every cutscenes and dialogues, some take 1 month, some take 2 weeks, etc.
It isn’t particularly difficult. Just a little time consuming at first.
but it isn't difficult at all, just your time.
hmm okay
story content is expected to be cleared with minimal performance. you just need to understand the very basics and hit buttons.
well im kinda torn now between marauder and lancer
i enjoy tanking which is why im looking to be dark knight
if you don't have a preference, and would like to go a little slower, you can choose Lancer.
DPS is a little harder to level
MSQ (main scenario quest) gives a lot of EXP.
so leveling a DPS with MSQ is basically a free DPS. Tanks and Healers are easier because they can queue for dungeons and get in rather quickly.
DPS wait time is somewhere around 15-25 minutes. Tank is around 5-8 mins right now.
Once you have a taste of the instant queue
Healer is often instant.
should i bother trying to get eden savage clears since new tier is coming soon
they'll be catch up gears, but i'd say probably wait? it depends on whether you have a good team of people to practice with.
if you have a good group of people to practice, you can farm the gears quickly.
i dont have any team to practice with and i dont have clears on any savages, im trying to use pf but having little luck. im ilvl 465 but i need eden pieces for bis
i would wait then.
idk the ilvl requirement for the new raid tier, but i'd imagine you're fine for at least the first raid?
wont i need eden gear anyway though?
but worst of all, swap out some gears with catch up gears.
you won't need eden savage gear
get some crafted ilvl480 gears to swap out some lower ilvl ones and you're probably fine to start the next tier. i think.
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i should probably get my crafters maxed before i even try savages anyway
since ill need foods
it'l be my first tier
what level are you crafters?
58-61 doh with gatherers being 56 bot/min and 52 fish
if you ignore fish, you might have a chance of hitting lv80 on all and prepare for next tier. only if you focus all of your time on crafting and gathering.
and play every day
lol
like i said whenever i start will be my first tier so im not in a huge rush
that's good. 🙂
but yeah thats actually what i think ill do is just keep doing ish restoration stuff until im all 80s then try and find a group for my hours
So I'm doing MSQ while 35 (I'm on Trial so am lock out of xp) I really don't get back all the XP am getting from the quests right?
you want to craft your own food because you wanna save some gil right?
correct, any exp earned while you're capped is wasted @leaden ginkgo
Hi, as a new player (me and my partner both intend to get started) would we feel we were missing out on content if we both just got the Final Fantasy XIV - Starter Edition to begin with?
Is there another way to start that you would reccomend?
Well might as well wait for Saturday then
First off the free trial. After that you don't really lose anything by starting with the stater edition except not having access to expansion races immediately which could suck. Really you only need the expansions when you hit level 50 since you're at the base game level cap then. @rancid vector
@rancid vector 40$ for the complete edition is really a catch, doing only 9.99$ for the base game is a bit of a waste since you need to spend 34$ after that
Play the Trial, get the feeling of the game and then if you like go Complete
^ the pricing might be worth getti g the complete off the bat
But I'd say getting the starter edition first after the free trial is probably the safer option if you aren't sold on the game by that point
Ah, I assumed the trial was just for subscription and you still needed to buy a base,
I will try that then, many thanks ~
You have tons of content to do with Trial
Yeah once you buy the game and register, your free trial goes bye bye @rancid vector
So uh
@wintry chasm Ah fablous, i was just looking for that, the steam store had a subtle demo option but i was unsure
I'd do the Non-Steam free trial that I linked
Non-Steam and Steam licences for this game aren't the same and are incompatible with each other. If you get the Non-Steam trial you still have the choice of going the Steam or Non-Steam route but if you go for the Steam free trial you HAVE to go the Steam route
If that makes sense
i managed to buy the game from my region, thanks to all that helped on here!
my friend switched mains from dragoon to dancer at 64. his retainers are dragoons. he's upset. do dancer retainers start at level 60, or level 1?
lv60
heck yeah
lol
probably lv1
i've never heard of any retainer starting at higher level.
why would he want to reset the retainer's job?
he can't level them past 64
You can change their jobs but make sure you don't reset their level.
Costs 30 ventures for a retainer job change iirc
Talk to the retainer vocate and ask about assigning a job. They should be able to purchase a license to turn them into a dancer.
no you can't switch a retainer job after it's set
if you want to reset it it's back down to level 1
unless you buy a skip potion
@rancid vector kinda, it just lets you keep that choice for a bit. If you actually buy the game Non-Steam route you're stuck using Non-Steam and vice versa if you go the Steam route. It's just in terms of free trial you have more choice with Non-Steam
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If the retainer is a lancer it should work
i think they are dragoons.
retainers don't show advanced job titles
Yes they can
wait really
they can have jobs
lol
The only thing it does for them is let them wear job-specific gear
So you don’t miss much
and it makes them cooler
ah okay
once you hit level 30 for a base class you can upgrade it to a job, but it effects nothing besides giving them the ability to wear job gear
that said it's nice to be able to give them the free 430 left side gear
you can even buy multiple copies of it
you have to get them to level 50 for all expansion jobs up to stormblood, or level 60 for ShB jobs
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Where do I input the recruitment code I got from a friend? 
Mogstation. There should be an option to enter a referral code on the Additional Services page
Awesome, thank you!
Hey guys, going through stormblood here; I really want to see the flavor text in cutscenes that happen to be gender/race specific (apparently my guy friends didn't get to hit on magnai?), is there anywhere I can look?
do I only need 1 umbrite to pass the a dream fulfilled anima quest?
60-80 depending on your luck
Do I need crystal sand too
@icy quiver you can rewatch custscenes in your Inn Room. Forgot exactly what it's called. It's one of the interactble item in your room.
@icy quivertry the inn at the book in the room you can view cutscenes
You need both
Have to use both the sand and umbrite
Mmm yeah, but I kinda wanna see what dialogue would be like if I was a guy or an Au'ra, does it give me that option?
fantasia into one lol, even then, i'm not sure if the flavor text changes? I'd imagine it would. I don't think they store them specifically how you watched them the first time.
Itll change
It only reflects current character settings
No way they have the storage for such a thing lol
Mmm, garland tools showed me the options guys got for this particular dialogue; though it happened in a cutscene. I've seen garlondtools not show the cutscene dialogue before... but oh well, this works for now. Thanks!
o7
debuffs
Stuff like paralyse, slow, heavy, damage down
I think damage over time counts too
So I’m plotting out what content I’m doing post-HW. Normal raids past ARR have a roulette queue and people do them, correct?
Yep
Ok ty
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It's in the main central building with the 3 girls. You want the Shire gear @silent pike
I just finished HW yeah
Since there isn’t a nice google doc guide like there is for post-ARR I’m planning things out myself
So I don’t miss anything
It's not super difficult
do 8-man raid
do 24-man raid
after a few patches I'd probably do the HW 3.0 story retrospective in the manor because it's really nice
and well...it's not hard to find all the optional dungeons
They are just everywhere as 
Yeah I’ll do all that and hildy. But he doesn’t come back until 3.2
As a gladiator, which of the attacks (up to level 25) will cancel the enemy's attack? Like when the enemy has an orange attack zone
I tried the newer stun and it works
But the first stun attack (3) doesn't seem to work very well
And I get hit
Also! Is there a world on Aether that's best for people who like to craft and sell?
I'm on Cactuar and stuff doesn't sell too good

You’ll just have to take a look through the marketboard and see what sells well
Nooo
Activity will definitely pick up in 5.2 when a bunch of players come back
Same thing, go to other worlds and look at their markets
🐩
Though I do notice Gilgamesh and Sargatanas usually at the lower end of prices for the most part
can someone please help me out :/
i don't really know what to be doing
Stick to the story quests (
) for the most part and do most
for the content they unlock
Normal sidequests can be avoided for the most part since they don’t give good experience except at the low levels
!faq newplayertips
This has a bunch of other general tips in it
which tank do you find has the most keybinds between pld and drk?
@quasi cosmos please, look up the Active Guide section and Lodestone
havent tried tanking yet
It explains that :p
Active guide can be accessed within the game and has all you need to know. If not, check out Lodestone website - official guide

PLD and DRK are pretty equal in keybinds
@leaden ginkgo I have noticed that the stun ability does stop enemies from casting their special attacks. However, using the skill that says it prevents actions does not seem to work for me at all. Each and every time I have used the ability that stops an action it has failed to work properly. I basically just removed the action stopping ability from my bars and I only use the stun ability.
Interject/Interrupt only works if the cast bar is flashing
I have been unable to make it work under any conditions at lower levels. Maybe at higher levels it will be more useful, but it does not work all that well at low levels and it makes more sense to just blanket stun the target at that point.
dont try at lower levels
the bosses cast stupidly quick
in like tam tara
the interrupts more for higher level content
there are a limited number of abilities that interject can be used on. Best example I can think of atm is the final boss in the Sunken Temple of Qarn has a Paralyze attack that can be interrupted
earliest you can interrupt mindflayers water/thunder in tam tara
but you wont
unless you flat out pre empt it
Thanks for the information. I was beginning to worry maybe I was just really bad at using the ability, lol.
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As a gladiator, which of the attacks (up to level 25) will cancel the enemy's attack? Like when the enemy has an orange attack zone
@leaden ginkgo interject
oh they answered you already
sorry
which do you find typically more in demand, healers or tanks?
it seems to be tanks in most MMO's
i havent experienced end game yet, going through MSQ at a leisurely pace
bit less than halfway through stormblood
which do you find typically more in demand, healers or tanks?
um...
both I guess
the only exception being ARouls
at least for me
im 52 scholar and i cant figure out how to get aetherflow guage
i cant use lustrate and idont understand how to get the resource
Aetherflow @languid kernel
That and dissipation later is the only way to get aetherflow stacks
!action Aetherflow
oh
the skill says nothing about that damn
@patent cave Healers are more in demand than tanks but compared to DPS yeah they both are generally "in demand"
I mean...that's true iqqdq but I'm pretty sure the game told you how to get aetherflow when it gave you the gauge
ya i didnt read that popup xd
Well...that's your fault
np i know now
Hey guys, I am stuck at a quest where you need to kill Ifrit in the story (Lord of the Inferno quest) and nobody has been queueing now for about an hour. Is there anything I can do to get through it alone somehow?
ok, so you should have every language checked in duty finder settings
Oh, thanks, and for future reference, what is the most popular English heavy EU center?
I managed to find it, thank you so much
i would imagine they're about the same overall, but some individual servers on EU have high numbers of french and german speakers. i don't have any hard numbers, but there should be a lot of english speakers on both DCs
Awesome, thanks for the info
Also its like 2 am in germany
@night minnow Yeah it shouldn't matter
Not only is Louisoix not really an unofficial non-english server like Shiva or Moogle
But also queues for content are done across the datacenter
My assumption on why it's taking you so long is because you're
A) a DPS which would make it take like 15 mins normally, maybe a bit shorter
B) queuing at 1/2AM when people are asleep
Both of which don't help at all Retrace
Tfw a mmo discord is roasting your sleeping habbits 😦
It's just looking out for you :3
😄 I'mma chilling with an 103F fever on a sick leave , people sleeping slowing down my God killing smh
Not to tell you what to do, but you probably shouldn’t be playing with a fever that high, it’s almost high enough to warrant a hospital visit.
He is a Slav, we Slavs can handle that. Warm milk and honey.
And keyword there being almost 😄 On a serious note it's coming down right about now it seems so I am free to sleep without worry, thanks for the concern though, have a good night all
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Real quick what does the in game error message of "This plot of land is not ready for purchase" actually mean?
is it like...not available for private buyers or??
means it still on its hidden timer
and Im assuming that because its hidden, there isnt a way I can find out how long it will take for it to go up for sale
plots that have already been purchased once go on a hidden timer once they're relinquished or have been auto demolished
correct, just have to keep trying to buy it
do we know the maximum and minimum durations of these timers?
no
so I could be sitting here for a straight week
It generally opens after 24 hours at most
its really unlikely to be a straight week, but the timer can exceed 24hrs
so I just unlocked the swimming mount and cant dismount
im stuck and cant dismount at all
The action to dismount should be on a bar that temporarily replaced your first one
i saw it there before, but now its gone
What swimming mount do you mean?
If you’re on pc, dismount should be on the last button of your hotbar 1
I.e. the equals key on your keyboard by default
Is there a way to turn in the quest early without finishing all the nodes once I reach max?
k
you can also right-click on the "mounted" buff to remove it
which causes you to dismount
i changed the = to something else awhile ago so no go
so im jstu sitting on the fking mount
you can also right-click on the "mounted" buff to remove it
which causes you to dismount
Can you show us your hotbar?
Show us your hotbar
i dont even know ehre screens are saved
Documents -> My Games -> FFXIV -> screenshots
What does this icon mean?
Battle mentor
Implying there are other mentor types?
my dismount action somehow disppeared
because i got off the swimming mount through right click but im trying to find the dismount action that goes on the hotbaer
It’s not a quest-specific mount that needs a dismount button
There is no such thing
I’m not sure what swimming mount you’re on about
All mounts can swim
dismount is only for quest mounts or specific mounts that come with actions
the stingray you get the first time when you unlock diving
that's a quest mount
You don’t have that mount
for all other mounts you dismount the regular way
You were put on it for a quest
o i see thats not an owned mount
yeah those were introduced with the HW beast tribe quests where you can mount a mount you don't own for a quest
Have you never used a mount until now? 👀😰
SB is the first instance where it appears in the MSQ I think
It’s assumed you put your mount on your hotbar somewhere
Press button to mount
Press the same button to dismount
Unsheathe weapon key also makes you dismount
is cdkeys ff14 game safe to get? any get it from there? want to buy for a friend
Would not trust.
ty 🙂
is this true? i need eu money? cant i buy with us money? XD srry
old post so idk
Not even true
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Is Samurai as overly complex as it seems?
ty 🙂
Its dummy easy but to get max dps you're on a bit of a schedule with your rotation
Learning the rotation is easy and it all comes down to lining up your oGCDs/midare/tsubame with other raid buffs
Otherwise its mostly muscle memory
Ok,. Is it “any idiot can do it” easy,. Or “Any Savage Raider can do it” easy? There’s levels to this shit....
Its "a person who can read tooltips and look up the rotation" ez
Like my mother telling me something she cooked isn’t spicy but it burns my mouth when I eat it lmao.
I see
Id say its confusing but eventually itll just click
Like I said, I literally unlocked it and then ignored it for a whole expansion
I have a thing about unlocking things ingame and then not doing them. Just to get the Blue exclamation point off my map
Just know what the middle hit of each combo gives, keep those same buffs up and use midare setsugekka with e sens and keep up dot with 1 sen
And eventually when you unlock kenki, know where on the mob to hit the positional requirement of 2 of your combo finishers
Again, very confusing at first but if you put in effort to learn what each ability does and get the muscle memory down, itll feel better
I see. Maybe I’ll give it a shot for S&G.
Most jobs boil down to "read your tooltips and then implement" so after your 4th/5th job it shouldn't be too hard learning any new job
Make sure to reread, or at least skim through, everything. RDMs received 2-3 new aoe skills that were unlocked before 50 so that threw a lot of RDMs into the low dps area for a few weeks.
That and the mp shortage of 2019
You rezzed like 3 people in a fight and you were low mp for the rest
Yeah, that was super rough for them. Also, if the fight starts lasting for 10+ minutes, you were slowing bottoming out as if you raised.
At least they learned, not nearly as bad now
Is ARR the longest of the expansions?
Yes
Kinda, 2.0-2.5 has the largest number of fetch quests
Since it IS the base with 50 levels and over 100+ quests in post game
Notorious post game is for being the "Gauntlet" to Heavensward
Also, the credits for 2.0 currently holds the world record for longest game credits.
Which has less buttons to push at max level: Paladin or Warrior? This is purely a curious question more than anything else.
Common saying: “Your last chance to quit this game is the 2.x quests, after that, this game owns you.”
They did do a LOT of work to make 2.0 WAY better than 1.0 after they royally fucked up so it seems about right the credits take another umbral era
Warrior
WAR has less buttons to press
If you arent using a 3 button rotation youre spamming fell cleaves
Sounds like my kind of thing then, lol. I find I have a hard time concentrating on mechanics if I am worrying about long rotations. So, I want to ease myself into the game a little better by starting with the one which has less buttons to push and I can expand from there when I get more comfortable.
WAR is the perfect "watch your enemies" tank while PLD is a more " watch your friends" tank
Get past the conal aoe starter jank and youve mastered this class
Is there a reason I can't overmeld Shire gear?
Definitely, one of the world racers for ultimate made a similar comment where WAR’s kit is simple enough that they can spend more time watching the boss.
It is not an unaugmented craftable set
The only things you can overmeld are stuff you can make your own self
You can’t overmeld non-crafted sets period.
Oh.
Its most common to see overmelders in current unaugmented crafted gear or crafter/gatheres not using script gear
Thanks for the information guys. I will finish unlocking the PLD job just because I am level 29 on it and then I will switch over and start working on unlocking WAR. Looks like WAR will be better for me and I can pick the PLD back up at a later time.
That's insaneeee lmfaooo
world record? Nahhh
You usually see overmelded gear on serious endgame crafters or serious raiders during the first month of a raid tier roughly.
hmm ok, thanks 
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Store related question again srry; can I just buy shadowbringers for my friend to play? Says it requires a realm reborn to play but i remember buying this one only? Unless i have forgotten?
@leaden ginkgo yeah, that's how it is for me, too. I try attack number 3 (first stun that you get) - it works at times but it's a little weird. Then the next stun works very well and that ability you mentioned - I don't see what it does. Maybe it needs to be timed perfectly?
@leaden ginkgo ARR is the base game. Shadowbringers is all the expansions until now.
So it has arr? ^^;
No, you need ARR since it’s the base.
Shit lol
ARR is 2.x while Shadowbringers contains 3.0-5.x.
Seems about right. Complete edition contains everything from 2.0-5.x from the looks of it, so definitely worth it.
Ty^^!
Am I allowed to gather more than one timeworn map in my inventory?
You can have multiple types, but not more than one of the same kind
You can stick them in the saddle bag and retainers and gather more though
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I haven't been able to get any maps in a while
Even tried teleporting around, looking for all the unspoiled locations I could find
But nothing >c<
Oh, it's daily? :O
And yeah, I'm sure that I didn't have any maps when I was looking :c

can an exterior wall for a mansion be usable on a smaller house too?
or is it set in stone that it NEEDS to be a mansion
It has to be a mansion
But I don't think any walls are exclusive to any size unless I've been living under a rock so there should always be smaller sizes of them
SAM gear is Slaying, right?
striking/slaying
both?
Striking for Left-side, Slaying for Right-side
weird
Yeah they divide leftside among specific jobs but just divide right side by mainstat
You want to get additional accessories for your SAM/DRG alt to raid?
holdover from when they wanted drg to be really tanky vs physical damage because flavor or something
Also gear appearance
Whats the deal with drg having its own left side? Just appearance?
Yes, mostly nowadays
how long do you have to wait to sell something you buy on the marketboard
There's no lockout like that, you could resell it immediately if you want
But if it's equipment, and you start to soulbond it, you can never sell it on the MB
Can someone give me a heads up on why 2.1-2.5 is so infamous?
you're looking at 100+ MSQ quests in that chunk
each patch has like
20 MSQ quests
and 80% of the quests are very insignificant
it's also the reason to blame why we have like 20 level 50 dungeons
and like 10 level 50 trials
They're all lvl 50 tho right?
yes
2.1 to 2.5 will be mostly underwhelming until 2.5 or so personally
there's just too much filler and not enough plot besides alphy going "haha look im a grand company commander now"
Ikr
90% of ARR is fetch quests and I've been fed scraps of the story throughout the entire 2.0
oh and "hey i'm second in command now so go run and do WoL stuff for me ty"
doesnt most of post-ARR also help set up Stormblood?
bits and pieces but not majorly
So far ARR is a solid C tier
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ok so here is a dumb question. how do I revive a squadron member on a command mission?
there's an item you can buy from your GC
dumb ass me let the healer get ganked by the giant tonberry.
so i am just screwed at this point?
How many msq's does 2.0 have?
no attack
ok thanks
about 100 give or take
I'm about to play a second ARR 😭
eyup
the leveling MSQ is around 181 according to my calculation
give or take a few quests since each of the starting city's MSQ for 1-15 aren't the same quest amount
you can buy these from your GC shop
functions like a stackable phoenix down
however you can only use them on your GC
Marauder Squadron dudes suuuuck
switching mine back to Gladiators.
MRD only has holmgang which only works with a coordinated party
and squadrons are
not coordinated
was just running a mission to try the Samurai lol.
i kinda get the basic combo, but i don't think a command mission was the best idea to try it.
Does your damage matter have something to do with dungeon loot? I’m better gettin loot as a healer
nope
its your role
do you know how the need/greed system works?
chances are if you're a healer everyone else is passing on loot
especially at low levels
slight correction
only able to Need if you can equip it on the class you are right then

also an exception on ARR and HW loot where it's based on if it's your primary stat instead
especially for HW accessories
since for some reason accessories are not job locked until stormblood
Wait so why is the loot mostly not healer?
so at its base level, the main idea with SAM is to keep the two buffs up, and then build Sen to use on the the 2-Sen attack (for aoe) and the 3-Sen attack (for single target, and weebness)?
while doing mechanics and not standing in stupid
that about right?
yes
also, your AoE combos add 15(?) seconds to both buffs so you do the 2 single target buffs and then just use AoE to maintain the buffs
for aoe, I am not finishing the single target combo, because the aoe combo adds the SEN i need to do the aoe finisher
i'm just getting the buffs up then switching to the aoe combos?
either or
personally i'd still finish the combos because hey it's a free sen instead of going like 5 GCDs without getting a sen
basically 3 combos and a finisher, with the finisher depending on how many of the combos you execute first.
So I need to activate something to getTmaps? I've explored 10 different unspoiled locations and no maps @_@
later on you get the ability to convert your sen into a resource called kenki which you can spend on a single target or aoe ability
Keep Higanbana up
(which is also generated on landing weaponskills as well)
yeah I see those skills coming up as I level (not even sure I AM going to level this tho), and that's where i think I will be extra confused.
for level 50
exact worth depends on level and how many targets but not a bad strat in aoe to use meikyo to grab shifu+jinpu buffs then start aoe spam
do Single Target to get both buffs and 2 sen
spend sen on midare
do AoE, keep using midare
repeat
for single target only: just repeat your combo, midare, apply higanbana once every minute
and of course my first DF run for Sam had to be aurum fuckin vale. smh.
oof
I think you get synced to 49
2 targets: build 2 sen with single target skills > Tenka
3 or more targets: Fuga > Oka/Mangetsu until 2 sen > Tenka
so, i'm a bit colorblind. can someone tell me what the colors are for the tiers on fflogs? i'm not sure if there's blue/purple or yellow/green or... yeah
they represent percentiles
Grey <- Bad
Green
Blue
Purple
Orange
Gold <- literally number 1
I'm trying to level my SAM doing duty finder lvl 50/60/70 dungeons. As a DPS this is obviously a nightmare. Is there an easy way to level or find groups?
0-24 is grey, 25-49 is green, 50-74 is blue, 75-94 is purple, 95-98 is orange, 99 is pink, 100 is gold
great, thank you
i was getting the green and orange confused and thinking one of them might be yellow, probably lol
oof
and blue/purple as well
yeah, just go off by the numbers then
also missmalevolence, i believe lv50/60/70 dungeons don't give much exp compared to others
you're actually better off doing the 59 than 60, 69 better than 70, etc
the level cap dungeons give terrible xp
^
that said i think for dps what i've heard is you might want to try to get deep dungeon parties?
i also have another question: if i use the "live logging" thing on ff logs uploader, does it upload every run, even the wipes? or only clears?
You can upload wipes, but the only ones that show up on your profile are clears
ah ok
A bit of an odd question, does anyone know which soundtrack disc the stormblood patch content music is in, e.g. ||Tsukuyomi||?
oh, i have one more question. so i just did a raid and it got uploaded. on my summary page for the trial (eden prime) it shows me as a 21. but when i click that 21 and see the damage list for that run, it shows 25. why are they different?
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it's not out yet, released soundtrack only goes up to 4.3 @bright badger
and that is 4.4
The list in the damage dealt tab is last 2 weeks and iirc sorts by parses
Your profile is historical (all time) and sorts by uhh what's the other version of ranking
25 is comparing your parse with all parses within the last 2 weeks
21 is your parse being compared to all parses since the tier's release
5.2 when?
18th
Feb?
almost there
But the 18th is the most likely
what does a basic BLM rotation involve?
At what level?
70
!faq blmleveling
cant access for some reason
blizz 3+thunder, fire 3, spam fire 4 with a fire 1 to keep AF up until you run out of mana, repeat
set up enochian asap
and use foul preferably in ice phase when you have it
aoe is freeze f3 flare flare repeat, keep thunder dot up and use thundercloud procs
Hello, I live in the middle east, I'm thinking about a server transfer to an English Speaking server in Asia, what are my options ?
thank you pile of cats and swordsmaster for answering my fflogs question. was in raid so didn't reply
Tonberry and Kujata on Elemental @blissful lava
Those two servers are the primary English speaking servers on the Japanese Datacenters
Mind if I DM you about this ?
Just ask here
Oh
Well... I'm oh Phoenix EU, my Console, Account, FFXIV Account/User is EU too
Will these two servers match my situation?
You can play on any server/datacenter regardless of your region
I heard about connectivity and Ping something?
Yeah, JP datacenters are probably further away from you than EU
Is the next Ultimate more likely going to be after E5-8 or E9-12 ?
Probably after E8S
Which means you’ll likely going to get higher ping and possible packet loss
they still haven't said for sure whether they're doing 2 or 3 so they're almost certainly gonna leave that open by doing the next in 5.3
You can try pinging the IP addresses for the EU and JP datacenters to see how they compare
@leaden ginkgo im more confused now
@obsidian patio oh
why not just start with Blizzard IV instead?
Mind guiding me if it's not too much to ask?
you can't use blizz 4 without enochian
or freeze
What type of computer are you using?
oh you do use a blizz 4 for single target
In terms of operating system
I forgot that one >.>
FFXIV? On console
Do you have a computer you can use? Can’t check ping from console
blizz 3->enochian->thunder 3->blizz 4->fire 3
My laptop but it's not a gaming one, regular work stuff
All 3 datacenters in NA are located in west coast, correct ?
That’s fine
Oh okay
Yep
I open that link? And
Do you have a windows or Mac?
Windows
Open up Command Prompt
ping IP address of whatever server
the lower the ping, the better
@leaden ginkgo you mean Fire IV?
fire 4 is after that
@shy vessel okay
I'll watch out for that one
Thank You
I'll check when I leave office

Ara Ara..
after what
blizz 3->enochian->thunder 3->blizz 4->fire 3->fire 4
that's the basic opener, not including ley line, swift/triple etc because I'm not qualified to say exactly where they should go
@leaden ginkgo hella late reply, but no one answered you afaik- to get maps, you dont need to go to unspoiled nodes. ANY node works i think. you may or may not have done the quest to unlock them though.
@frosty badger https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/c9mfec/a_personal_and_detailed_overview_on_50_blm/
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Quick question: Can these Ishgard crafting quests be used for any crafting job at any level?
which quests?
if you're talking about the ishgard deliveries: above level 20 yes, but they're best done above level 40
Why's that? I was thinking of using these to level some ones I haven't done yet.
leves are stupid easy to begin leveling them with
Yeah but I figured I could at least do something that would get me cool shit while I do 'em 😛
the rewards/craft ratio below 40 makes them just not worth
especially when even NQ turn ins give a dumb amount of EXP per leve
Should I use it for levelling higher level jobs though as opposed to using a fully-leveled job?
yes since the EXP means it's easier to gather for in comparison to leves however I used leves the entire time since I had leveled gatherers and simply just crafted the leveling gear i needed
for some crafters, leves are stupidly faster than trying to use ishgard too
really it just falls down to how much effort and/or gil are you willing to put in
Alc was....... stupidly easy
I was originally planning on doing carpentry next, but I kinda wanna knock out one of the other crafting stories, and both of the jobs I have fall under that same one. So I'm gonna do culinarian.
eh, skip CUL
It'll go good with my character RP-wise too.
cul has absolutely no cross crafts
even the quests CUL shares in the Facet quests almost all the crafts are ALC iirc
unless you're willing to pump a lot of gil into it, it's going to take a while to level, and it has almost no tangible benefits
Why does it take so long to level?
it doesn't but food tends to be expensive and annoying to craft
most leve turn ins can be anywhere from 3-6 items a craft
it's less about the time involved gato
and then you have fish
it's the fact there's almost zero profit to be had out of it
unless you're on the bleeding edge
for raid foods
The start of a raid tier is always the most lucrative time to craft
gotta take the advantage if you want the big gil
I mean, I was gonna do it more for fun than profit, I'm already making an okay amount through my weaver and leather working jobs.
CUL's gonna suck out any profit xD
ultimately it's up to you
I just leveled all my crafters out of sheer boredom if I'm being honest
(and fisher)
Well the only other thing you can do for nourishing is alchemist.
By the way, culinarians can also do table foods and stuff. Could see my self wanting to use that.
So.. I'm not sure but.. I heard there is an attempt to make players able to transfer from different DCs, is this true?
Fuck it, I'mma do it.
World Visit*
yes but not for a while
no concrete plans, but it's something they want to do
they said it's planned but it's like a surprise at best due to the overhaul of server architechture they'd have to do
Yoshi plans to someday create a mega-server. A single DC. But it will be years before they get to it. It's an idea at best for now. Something they aspire to. Not in the workshop quite yet.
all the servers per zone are already in the same building
Oh... that would be nice
basically it would be like eureka if they did so
Kinda like rejoining the World
since eureka laid the groundwork for cross world functionality
I thought Eureka was Nice, instance wise anyways
eureka was actually the first time players could play with people across the DC not just their server
Oh
wow, whoo shit...
I loved that concept from Eureka
and then they applied eureka to DF and other servers and now we have world visit
you think that's a big number?
Direct Crit Foul is the real stuff
i'm usually a tank.
also, i have basically no gear on SAM at the moment.
just the crap they give you to start.
6 digit hits with Quad Technical Finish is a regular occurrence with the right party comp
think the highest i've personally had so far was just shy of 145k
so yeah, the first time i used it i was like "ooh damn." lol
this is a level 50 sam mind
true xD
the number only get higher from here
i'm so absolutely not used to having to switch targets to aoe tho...lol, used to just being able to spam aoes and hit everything, regardless of who I am targetting.
or even if i have nothing targetted.
Just want to point out that Diadem was cross World before Eureka
isn't diadem coming back as like a gatherer thing at some point?
Kind of miss the original version of Diadem now that you mention it. Brachiosaur was a thing to behold.
Also DF has been cross world for years so I have no idea what you're on about Eureka being the first
DF's an instance 'field'
who o ps i forgot about diadem
eureka's a full on map though, isnt it?
it's still an instance
diadem is also a full map but they're closer related to dungeon instances
there can be multiple instances of an area of eureka
it's how BA groups 'cheese' the queue to make new instances just for them to run in peace
Eureka works the exact same way as Diadem and dungeon instances
I thought DF used to be server only at one point?
Yeah like back in 2.0
ah, i see.
Party Finder was added in 2.1 IIRC, if you were thinking of that.
But PF wasn't cross server until mid HW
How do I level up a crafter from 70 to 80?
Namazu is kinda useless atm
and... Welps, I just reached post SB
So grind till I reach ShB?
is there anything further that goes on the Kenki Gauge at higher levels, or is it always just the Sword and a Number? is there another element that gets added later?
Nothing gets added to it visually but at higher levels you generate much more kenki way faster.
You even get a skill that gives you 50 for free.
Hey! So I'm downloading the game rn
arranging my Gauges on the HUD, so was just wondering about the visuals, pretty much.
is being stuck at 1mb/s normal?
actually, at level 70 you get a skill which allows you to spend 50 kenki for a 800 potency attack
every 2 minutes
yes, depending on your internet
the server connection can be bad sometimes
sounds like the FFXIV download servers are just being slammed ATM then
cool. was just curious, cause i know that other jobs had gauges that had additional elements that you only see at higher levels.
nice to know that's not an issue here.
yeah stormblood and beyond they're relatively consistent in terms of job gauges
SAM's is pretty simple in that regard, yeah.
unlike dragoon where there's literally new elements every 10 levels
BLM where your rotation changes every 8 levels until 60
item level
Block rate and block strength isn't that important. Just go with the highest level shield you can get for now. Stats aren't that important until end game.
also everything gets standardized past 50
so until then just go with the highest HQ item level
Alright
Where exactly does the Ring of Fortune come from?
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tl;dr it first checks your current position in the queue and then once you hit #1 it then looks for a healer and tank
I'm thinking about canceling the quest and rejoining but idk if thay would make it take longer
so, where the fuck is the story skip and job boost i've bought?!
like i waited 24h
and i've nothing in the mog courier
and it'
clearly appears in payment history
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Send in a support ticket through the mogstation
https://support.na.square-enix.com/contact.php?id=5382&la=1
Select "Official Website" and then "Mog Station"
did you also try relogging into the game?
try emptying out your mailbox and requesting for items too, just in case that works
if not then send in a support ticket
requesting for items?
it's a button at the top of the mail menu
i mean i ordered the thing yesterday, and just logged back in today
@obsidian patio gonna try that
called "Request Delivery" IIRC
empty mails will prevent delivery still though iirc, so delete empty mails you dont need
if you have too many
i actually have no mail ^^'
is there an easy way to find what mats are in demand as a gatherer?
other than checking prices yourself or relying on something that is.... less than morally gray, not really
is there any moeny to be made as a low level gatherer?
the assistance chat telling me "you've reach the maximum number of promotional object"
I NEVER bought anything to you before yesterday xD
a little bit here and there, but you'll have to look at your server's marketboard to see what sells good.
in terms of pre-50 as a miner there's these that I find to have good demand
Granite
Limestone
Silver Ore
Effervescent Water
Mythril Ore
Cobalt Ore
As for Botanist I found these to be pretty decent
Oak Log
Mahogany Log
Rosewood Log
Humus
Flax
but as always, check your marketboard first
@strong falcon Check the second tab in your mailbox. If that's full, it prevents you from receiving anything from the cash shop.
i bought the game yesterday
i don't have ANY mail, yet, they are saying it's the problem
wtf
That's definitely odd. Support might have to take over from here in that case.
i'm actually speaking with them in chat
okay thanks
and now, they are asking me what i bought, like, WTF you have my account, you have it in front of your eyes, seriously, this is fucked up
did you actually get an email saying you had bought stuff?
it appears in my payment history on my account in the mog station
do you have more than one character?
nop, only one,
i was careful to send it correctly, i watched some video guide, im a pretty careful person, but seriously, all their systeme, square enix account, mog station, and so on, it's so complicated
if the suggestions we gave arent working, there really isnt much else we can do to help beyond saying "talk to support"
yeah, sry guys, i kinda delivered my shit here, sry for inconvenience ^^', thanks for your support anyway, you guys and really supportful, really appreciate 🙂
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so I got to the Drowning City and it requires ilv 370 but the only i370 set I got was a casting one while I'm playing ninja
should I have picked the aiming set or something? or should I go somewhere and find the i370 gear for ninja?
well i300+
If you have spare tomestones of Poetics you can spend them in Rhalgr's Reach for i390 Scaevan gear that upgrades to i400
I heard EU got low population should I play NA instead with some VPN?
Who told you that?
it's not low population
uh um I'm new here but I just looked into rants lmao
and scrolled in active members currently on discord and seems not too much eu folks
I just ask what's your guys opinion
NA population isn't going to mean much if you're not in the timezone
it's very much alive, smaller than NA but not a reason to shoot yourself in the leg with unnecesary lag and that^
I wish we had a single SA server 
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can I see a dispersion anywhere ?
but yea I'll stick to EU
just wonder what's the difference in playerbase
jp:na:eu populations is like 5:2:1
but the bigger the population the more divided it is by multiple datacenters anyways
so you end up with the same amount of players you can play with either way
Whats the best solo dungeon to farm Anima light in?
@green grail you play on Chaos, which server would you recommend?
Omega
its one out of two preferred servers
the other one is Louisoix
but that is the french server?
@fresh lodge I prefer Brayflox Hard, but any level 50 dungeon in the lower end should do
ty
louisoix is not the french server, no
is there a more condensed guide for e4s cause mtq's is so long i forget half the stuff she says
Moogle is unofficial French @alpine shadow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Z5eCMgeMo @mortal root
A fast-paced guide for E4S.
--Gameplay from FFXIV version 5.05 ~ 5.08.
What's inside:
🚗 A Speedy rundown of the fight
✅ Quick & Easy references and solutions for the key mechanics
⚔️ Strats that are common in PF right now--as of 10/8/2019 at Primal Datacenter
⭐...
as condensed as it can get, considering it's a complex fight
ty
What materia should I use for SAM and DRG? I'm thinking skillspeed and determination or strength but idk what's the best for those two classes.
SAM at least is a bit complicated with the sks it wants
So I suggest you go to The Balance where you can find all this super endgamey fine tuning information
!faq balance
and you can't meld strength cause it's capped on all sam and drg pieces
Just a quick note though you can't meld strength to gear, "main" stats just ate always capped yeah
I gotcha.
(also main stat materia doesn't even exist anymore)
I was thinking it did cuz I think I have some on my retainer XD
They’re still around, they just do nothing for melding
But you can still use them to transmute into other materia at mutamix
Serious Question - How do you keep ERPers away until I can afford to transfer off of Goblin?
Block of all /say chat and put yourself on /busy to block all /tell
other than that, i dont think you are able to hide player characters
without modding
yeah, but as long you dont affect anyone with it it should go fine
(and if you dont tell anybody)
thanks!
depends on what mod you are talking about ofc
For....leveling?
Yeah
Stone vigil it is
I'm struggling with the quest acting the part
I'm one level under the enemies so maybe that's why
You're just taking a lot of hits and almost dying?
Yeah
How do I check that?
Right
cool
I'd say that's a bit low but not horribly
Is that even after you've done the level 45 job quest and got your most of your job gear?
Well I have a full set of mythril gear
So I figured it'd be enough until I reach level 50
So I can get the full paladin armor off the jump
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Yeah you're right
Wait
If all jobs have job gear
What does the drk gear look like?
Jobs get AF gear at every level cap basically but I'll get it's first one
drk doesn't get gear from the 45 quest\
^ that too

and the gear from the 50 quest is just generic set since they dont have an AF1
What's AF1?





