left and right directional buttons might help you target them
#questions-and-help
light gull
untold ermine
yeah I am on controller. I have alka zolka focus targetted. but how do I swap to the other marines?
left/right swaps through enemies
or something
light gull
and npcs I believe
untold ermine
this quest isn't hard, i just can't target the npcs to esuna them.
wintry chasm
I believe by default it's for NPCs as well
light gull
unless you specifically turned them off
wintry chasm
tbh I have custom controls for targetting NPCs so I don't quite remember defaults
leaden ginkgo
how do i do this?
untold ermine
do I need to activate "npcs/objects" in the targetting settings, will that allow me to do it?
leaden ginkgo
the ship?
light gull
yep @leaden ginkgo
untold ermine
there isn't an option for "duty npcs" or whatever
light gull
That sounds like the one
leaden ginkgo
we just opened a ship, how does it work?
light gull
Though it can take awhile if your FC didn't unlock all the voyage areas
untold ermine
hmm. I had my filter set so that I can only cycle through enemies. I guess that's from when I was tanking.
velvet night
Yo I came back after not having played for a while and now there's a bunch of abilities crossed out on my hotbars
What gives 
I felt so useful as a bard when I cast palisade on the tank lmao
wintry chasm
Job changes when Shadowbringers came out
It's very normal
Just get them off your hotbar, look through your skills for any new moves, put them on, and reread your skills in case they got changed
light gull
They kind of went back to ARR style bard play, no more cast time right?
warm raft
hey guys! I tried the game with free trial and I like it so far. I want to buy the game but i'm not sure about the order of expansions, I gotta buy complete edition and it contains everything for 60$?
light gull
I believe so, it is called the complete edition after all with all the expansion icons on the cover
wintry chasm
^
You can buy the complete edition which is everything or buy the starter edition (the base game) and then Shadowbringers (latest expansions and comes with all previous for free)
You can't really buy the older expansions by themselves anymore
since it's all rolled into Shadowbringers
warm raft
gotcha so first base game then shadowbringers saves me 10$
junior yacht
🤔 unless something's on sale complete edition vs base + expansions should be the same overall price
wintry chasm
Yeah I can't really speak for that so I'll just let your crunch those numbers
bitter plaza
invite her to a ceremony of eternal bonding
leaden ginkgo
WAIT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO IT
gloomy ice
Wish I could help you there mate 😅
obsidian patio
You can’t.
leaden ginkgo
FUCK
obsidian patio
Perfect pls
velvet night
@wintry chasm thank you bb
leaden ginkgo
So, quick question, I stopped leveling my WHM at 48 because I was told Arcanist could be both Summoner or Scholar
My Arcanist just got the soul of the Summoner
How can I get the soul of the Scholar?
I wanna be like pretty Boi Alphi so bad
light gull
Scholar quest is in Arcanist guild isn't it?
leaden ginkgo
Let me see, so far it's only telling me to go to Old Grindania
light gull
Gridania is for SMN
placid sleet
What can I do to get i460 gear?
placid sleet
Other than phanta
obsidian patio
Yes, just unequip your soul stone and do the first scholar quest in the arcanist guild.
light gull
SMN and SCH quests are in separate places
placid sleet
Is it hard to be a crafter?
untold ermine
this quest is aggravating and it doesn't need to be. if duty npcs were added to the party list, there would be no frustration at all. bah.
light gull
The NPCs being in a party thing is a pretty new thing
untold ermine
i know
obsidian patio
@placid sleet I’d say more grindy than anything in terms of leveling them up
untold ermine
just saying.
light gull
If anything, I'd kill to have NPCs in the main scenario roulette
So I don't have to run those anymore
obsidian patio
Since ideally you want to level them all up together in steps so they can share gear and make materials for each other
untold ermine
no, I'm just taking about Duty battleds where you fight alongside the story npc
specifically the level 60 Scholar quest where you have to esuna the marines, but targetting them is ridiculous.
light gull
He's concerned about not being able to target them when they're not party members
placid sleet
Wait I need to level up something?
untold ermine
exactly
obsidian patio
Yes, crafters have levels just like the other classes
light gull
Crafters have their own levels
untold ermine
it's gets pretty ridiculous once all the tonberris show up.
placid sleet
Jeez.
light gull
Well, not all different
Crafters have the same skills generally, they just make different things
near path
Should I worry at all about the current holiday or this moogle treasure event until I hit max level / complete Shadowbringers campaign?
twilit arch
the valentine's day stuff is really quick so can get that done with in like 10minutes
indigo comet
can you buy the fruit that changes a chocobo's feathers?
twilit arch
The moogle event its kind of up to you, but the only thing that's event exclusive is the namazu necklace and the mastery fireworks
obsidian patio
You can buy the seeds from the allied hunt vendors
raven sage
@untold ermine That fight used to be much easier when Selene was different from Eos. What you're experiencing is them not rebalancing the quests after that change
obsidian patio
But the fruits themselves need to be grown or bought from other players
untold ermine
@raven sage lemme guess, Selene had an aoe esuna before?
twilit arch
yes
raven sage
mhm
untold ermine
well fuck.
light gull
Honestly, I'm not sure why they remove the ability to do that
gloomy ice
@untold ermine you’re on controller? Turn on the Allies Only targeting filter. Allows your Dpad to focus only on allied NPCs.
light gull
But then he won't target enemies lol unless he sets up his up and down as enemies too instead of party members lol
gloomy ice
You’ll also be able to use the quick target switch thing to go back to enemies. Tap L1/R1 while holding L2/R2.
light gull
I feel like the trade off isn't worth it in that case lol
obsidian patio
You can also set Alka Zolka as your focus target and then make a macro that switches your current target to your focus target
light gull
NPCs are rare, enemies are in everything you do
and adding another button to that would be a pain
gloomy ice
The targeting filter will turn itself off once you exit combat.
obsidian patio
\o/
atomic echo
how can i get the irregular tomestones of soldierly?
or better yet, what dungeon/raid gives the most?
light gull
I think people were spamming praetorium for them, not sure though as I haven't tried farming them. Just passively with roulettes
zinc orbitBOT
gloomy ice
This link has a list of every duty that gives moogle tomes and how many https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/mogmog-collection/202001/
light gull
Or maybe it was castrum, can't remember
atomic echo
thank u guys
obsidian patio
Praetorium/Castrum/Dun Scaith are probably the best duties to spam with random people
Hidden Gorge is pretty fast too but it’s PVP so it’s up to you if you want to do that
Fastest farm with an organized group would be 4 blue mages in Aurum Vale
light gull
I know that alisae is from khloe books
obsidian patio
Wind-up Alphinaud comes from the 2.4 story 3.0 story
And according to garland tools that’s the only Alphinaud minion
leaden ginkgo
I managed to buy Thancred and Alisaie was a gift, Alphinaud I was told it was MSQ related but weren't sure
Ouh :(
light gull
Ah, apparently a lvl 51 MSQ quest
strong falcon
as lvl 65, i can do lvl 61 dungeon? or not worth it? (like for multi queueing, to get in dungeon faster)$
obsidian patio
A bit slower, though I generally just stick to the highest dungeon
Shouldn’t be too big of a difference
strong falcon
other thing, i played a few dungeon with drk, paladin, and gnb, and i feel like with the gnb, i can't do shit apart mitigation. like with drk, tbn does all the work, paladin, in emergency i can just clemency out of danger, but as gnb... i don't feel i can do anything except praying for my healer to burst heal
(in case i pull too much) for example
obsidian patio
You got Heart of Stone as your “always available” mitigation
light gull
GNB has a self heal on it's main combo
obsidian patio
Aurora is also good to keep up
strong falcon
actually 34k hp, the self heal heal for 1000 o,o
light gull
I haven't had issues running as GNB, in face I feel like GNB feels like a dps at some times
fact*
obsidian patio
Never turn down free healing. 🙂
light gull
Also if you're clemencying yourself as PLD, that's on your healer lol or you not using defensive cooldowns correctly
crude relic
Does the free trial have a time limit? Asking for some friends xD
light gull
I only use clemency if I want to divine veil on demand
obsidian patio
Free trial has no time limit
strong falcon
i actrually ask all the healer, and they all said i wasnt taking damage that much, and doing fine, but i panic a bit when my life goes at middle o,o
light gull
SCH has a skill that heals you if you drop to 50%
obsidian patio
!faq triallimits
zinc orbitBOT
light gull
So as a SCH I purposely would let you fall under 50% lol
Plus this game revolves around DPS, if your healer is doing DPS and letting you fall under 50%, that's a good thing as long as you don't die
wary swallow
which is the dps class with the biggest upfront burst?
gloomy ice
If your HP drops to three digits, then you can panic lol. But for reals, GNB only appears less durable than the others but it manages just as well.
wary swallow
think war's inner release burst but on dps
light gull
WAR is pretty insane for a tank lol
I usually seem them burst at top 2 DPS in the opener if they get good crits lol
wary swallow
so they actually surpass dps in burst?
obsidian patio
I’d probably have to say something like Samurai or maybe Summoner if the windows line up right
light gull
I believe DNC has good burst as well
obsidian patio
There’s also Machinist with Drill+reassemble
light gull
I'm not caught up on other dps classes, but BLM was usually the king of burst for awhile
unless something changed
Granted you don't move much that is
slate arrow
BLM is now the king of sustained DPS
Since you're in your burst phase every time you're in fire
obsidian patio
Yeah the only real burst BLM has is Xenoglossy
quasi tendon
whats the best way to level crafters from 60-70
slate arrow
leves
obsidian patio
Which they can theoretically use 3 times in a row
light gull
Best way or fastest way
slate arrow
leves
light gull
Because I like doing GC turn-ins, pretty easy daily chunk of exp
Usually a free level a day
obsidian patio
All mounts work the same underwater, if you mean that
leaden ginkgo
Yeah i wondered since
It felt curious they gave you a ray as a 'hey could use this', but you can still mount either way
light gull
No one bats an eye when they see a flying elephant
I think them letting you mount it is just a "tease" for you to want to get it
winter ingot
Hey guys, I have a question about beast tribe quests
Do they get any easier in the expansions? 😂
The grind was real doing the Sylph tribe quests
gloomy ice
They all take roughly two weeks to complete. It's just that for HW and onwards, they redid the numbers so you only have to do the three allowed per day instead of dumping nine allowances in one spot. Lets you spread them out and push multiple tribes at once.
crystal bluff
oof i thought i was in there lmao
honest ocean
Anyone know which races were added in which expansions?
sturdy mason
Wait, to get this you desynth seafood?!
twilit arch
yes
sturdy mason
It's like 500k a pop so I was gonna try desynth, not sure how expensive these items are yet
rare sable
Pretty $
slate arrow
1.0 but yes
all the base races have been in 1.0
2.0 just added genders
like male miqo'te
quaint nacelle
anyone know of any treasure hunting discords or groups? Im looking to make money doing maps and getting a few materials for myself. but it seems like a dry spell for maps lately.
slate arrow
and female roderegan
carmine coral
Guys is Bard hard to master if im new to game? 😄
sturdy mason
@twilit arch which of those 4 is easiest to fish for?
twilit arch
honestly, i'm not sure
the lone ripper isn't a mooch like the others, so i'd probably go for that one?
near path
Where does rested exp cap?
gloomy ice
Two full levels worth. However much that may be.
zinc orbitBOT
twilit arch
its 1.5
gloomy ice
Oh dang my bad. Thought it was two.
leaden ginkgo
I just finished Shadowbringers, but the vendors in Eulmore are still not available to me, what gives?
mortal root
is there no one in the crystarium that sells dyes?
slate arrow
yes there's no dye vendor
mortal root
fml
sturdy mason
how can I see which master books I have acquired for each DoH job?
gloomy ice
There's a Master Recipes tab in your crafting log.
slate arrow
you can't buy multiple master books so don't worry about buying a second one
sturdy mason
I'm asking so I know which books to set in my teamcraft profile. I do see the section in my crafting window but it doesn't seem grouped by book
slate arrow
The game literally won't let you buy the same master book after you've used it
raven sage
It is grouped by book
sturdy mason
no it isn't because I know I bought the first book for WVR but all that stuff shows up under "other books", not "Master Book (1)" that one is empty
raven sage
If you have other master recipes then you bought the demimateria book
The list goes in order of books 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6 ,7 and demimateria
languid kernel
At what level should I stop doing potd?
twilit arch
60
languid kernel
nice thanks
untold ermine
Healing takes a whole different skillset man. I've never failed so many Job Quest duties before lol.
so I'm fighting this Job boss in Amdapor Keep with Alka Zolka, and everything is cool..then out of the blue, he starts taking a metric shit ton of damage that I can't heal through.....what am I missing?
hard junco
And here i think SCH and WHM are far easier than GNB or PLD...
untold ermine
i figured it out. he kept getting Vulnerability stacks on him from the lightning balls. how do I get rid of that? I can't Esuna that right?
gloomy ice
The status icons will have a white bar above them if they can be esuna'd. Used to be ambiguous, forcing you to guess.
untold ermine
i see.
gloomy ice
But usually vuln stacks can't be cleansed.
untold ermine
sooo...how do I deal with Vuln stacks? just screwed, depending on how high the stack gets?
zinc orbitBOT
green grail
figure out who the balls target when and don't let him get vuln stacks
untold ermine
how do I prevent the npc from getting vuln stacks? do shields block such things?
i'm not running in dungeons yet, hell no, not till I learn what I am doing.
green grail
looking at a youtube vid of the quest the balls spawn on you, so don't put them in range of the npc
untold ermine
hmm. so stay away from the Tank NPC, but still in range to heal him.
also, I need to get better and mixing dps and heals, so the boss dies faster..
hushed girder
Im trying to find and NPC Disreputable Priest in Wolves Den Pier does he unlock after playing PvP for a while?
hushed girder
Where can you get the Makai Moon Guide gown?
wintry chasm
^
green grail
you can't anymore
wintry chasm
If you got the achievement tied to the outfit calamity salvager. If not you can't get it anymore
dawn rune
So came back after a 2 month hiatus and just now completely rusty. On top of that I'm also want to try my hand at tanking as a pally but sort of confused on some terms and already being lvl 50, know I have to learn things like tank swapping and the like. I was wondering if there's anything folks do to shake off the rust or any advice on tanking that can help.
obsidian patio
I run roulettes to warm myself up, generally
Also tank swapping isn’t really a thing in casual content
It’s more in extreme/savage/ultimate duties
leaden ginkgo
I just started to download and i keep getting stuck at around 2.33% and the download just stops
obsidian patio
That should be Mastercraft 4, which can be bought for yellow scrips from the scrip exchange people.
solar sparrow
oh, thanks
rough anchor
Whats the best dump for poetics tomestones before I get to the heavensward vendor that would trade demicrystals I could sell for gil?
warped nest
!faq poetics
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
Not much to really dump them on before getting to Idyllshire
Could see if the music rolls from mor Dhona sell decent
warped nest
You can worked on ARR relic as a side project
You will end up with a cool glam weapon
rough anchor
You mean the gae bolg and the like?
warped nest
Yeah
rough anchor
How would these take tomestones tho?
Or can you exchange them for materia or something?
neon sky
Just wondering, did they ever release crafted Zurvan weapons? The only discussion I see about it was in mid 2019
dapper hill
What does the purple questmarker mean?
warped nest
Not yet, Sakura
leaden ginkgo
Does dark knight become available as soon as HW starts?
neon sky
That's a shame, thanks
leaden ginkgo
Ok thanks
warped nest
!faq hwjobs
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
@dapper hill you mean these? 
obsidian patio
They’re quests that unlock content of some kind
Like other classes, class/job actions, dungeons, or other things
!faq contentunlock
zinc orbitBOT
dapper hill
Oh thanks, also the DLC, if you get shadowbringers do you get the rest
obsidian patio
Yes
twilit arch
yes
dapper hill
thanks for the help!
onyx kiln
how accurate are sites like https://xivhunt.net/ and https://ffxiv-eureka.com/ in tracking Fates or Monsters that are occuring ATM?
obsidian patio
They’re both player-run so it entirely depends on who is keeping it up to date
onyx kiln
okay
untold ermine
ok. got the Scholar questline to 70 done. Now I'm gonna run command misions till 71 and then trusts until I feel comfortable enough to get into an actual group and heal. Any tips/tricks for managing Command Missions as a Healer?
near path
Does the game have a way to prevent griefing of limit break? Or does each person have their own meter?
obsidian patio
Limit break is shared between the party
No real way to stop others from using it
@untold ermine none that I can really say, other then that most mechanics will target you
slate arrow
The most you can do is report those who use lb3 in savage and hard instances but otherwise no way to prevent lb use with others
untold ermine
on an unrelated note, which is better for Gathering Retainer XP, gathering the highest thing they can get, or Quick Exploration?
slate arrow
it's in your best interest to save it otherwise
obsidian patio
Highest level thing
Quick ventures give random experience based on what they give back for the most part
untold ermine
same for combat retainers?
near path
So if you have a queue for something like Tam-Tara. Do those queues get added to Leveling and other Duties to keep them filling?
obsidian patio
Yes
near path
Thought so, ty
For positional attacks, is the position measured based on where your character si when you hit the button, or when your character actually does the animation?
zinc orbitBOT
near path
Also, what is the rotating icon above a target mean?
near path
Only when it's actively rotating, or it just signifies my character is auto-attacking in gneral?
obsidian patio
In general
dawn rune
@obsidian patio Ahs, alright thank you.
gritty oracle
Is there any way to remove the under eye tattoo thing from male miqo'tes?
obsidian patio
If it’s not in the customisation options then no
gritty oracle
:(
royal flicker
Hi All, I'm new to the FF world (moved over from WoW), currently sitting at lvl 56 on a Summoner. It's only been a week but I'm sold and have enjoyed the journey so far. I'm playing on Pandemonium and am now stuck on the Operation Archon MSQ, I've queued for hours but this quest never starts. Any advice how to get this moving or should I just get a lvl boost to 70 and take up the game from there?
obsidian patio
Make sure your duty finder is also searching for Japanese players, that will help speed up the queue if you don’t have that enabled
ashen crescent
hello how is the pvp on this game? is it only about pve? how is compared to wow? thank you!
obsidian patio
PVP is instance-based and is unlocked at level 30 when you upgrade your class to the job version
near path
@obsidian patio How do I do that?
obsidian patio
!faq job
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
After unlocking your job there should be a quest at your grand company
near path
Not hte job, thing, including Japanese players
ashen crescent
istance based so like battlegrounds on wow?
obsidian patio
Click the cog at the top of the duty finder menu and make sure the J has an outline around it
Yeah
near path
TY
ashen crescent
2v2 3v3 don't exist?
obsidian patio
There’s the Feast which is 4v4
ashen crescent
wow is better in pvp aspect?
sturdy canyon
Absolutely, in my opinion. Ffxiv PvP isn’t bad and I’ve definitely played MMOs that were less balanced, but it’s not a huge feature in ffxiv
obsidian patio
I never played WoW PVP so I can’t compare them
Rarely play much PvP to begin with
stable lance
is there a way, when making a macro, to have the sound effect to play for only yourself?
ashen crescent
so is like learn the tattic and beat the boss?
ashen crescent
in wow there is like the lich king that do some damange and you can avoid it by for example move to a zone etc
the pve is similar to wow?
stable lance
ayyyye thank you @obsidian patio I was messing with this for like an hour
obsidian patio
There’s raid fights yeah
This is the end boss of the current raid tier https://youtu.be/Z_P0TIHdbcI
leaden ginkgo
Regarding POTD
I soloed up until floor 40 where I got completely demolished
I lost all progress and accursed hoard right?
obsidian patio
For that floor set, yes
obsidian patio
Correct
leaden ginkgo
...
Man
I'm done with this game for a few days.
Might as well before I throw the console out the window
obsidian patio
Gotta play it safe and take things slow
Hug the wall and fight enemies in the hallways
leaden ginkgo
This boss seems impossible... I swear
obsidian patio
What is your Aetherpool?
leaden ginkgo
I noticed that while playing and moving through floor sets my accursed hoard went back to 0 in-between sets, is that normal?
Arm 25
Armor 18
obsidian patio
Yes, because they get moved to you’re inventory
Yeah that’s why, you need to be overleveled in Aetherpool to solo
leaden ginkgo
How do I do that?
obsidian patio
Keep grabbing silver chests
leaden ginkgo
Y'all seem extremely knowledgeable compared to me
Does it carry over from run to run?
obsidian patio
Yep
leaden ginkgo
This was my first solo attempt and by the looks of it, last
obsidian patio
What class were you?
leaden ginkgo
Scholar! I tried to solo as soon as I unlocked it
Figured a level 48 WHM wouldn't get fsr
And that's my best
Turns out Scholar didn't get far either
sturdy canyon
The level you are in PotD is independent from your actual class/jobs level
obsidian patio
Level outside doesn’t matter
leaden ginkgo
Anywho, I really appreciate your help throughout these past few hours, I'm going to leave now, I need some time away from this game, I've been playing for the past 11 hours and it's starting to take a toll on me mentally
Bye everyone!
untold ermine
ok, squadron npcs never aoe, right?
zinc orbitBOT
long charm
scrips gear is only lvl 50 and 58?
obsidian patio
If you mean actual gear the level 60 set is at Idyllshire, the level 70 and 80 sets should be available from any scrip exchange person
long charm
maybe its blocked by blue quests ?
obsidian patio
The level 61 and 70 gear exchanges are unlocked from a quest in Rhalgr’s reach
long charm
tyvm
obsidian patio
And level 80 in Eulmore
robust magnet
How many quests is there to unlock ShB custom Delivery npc?
robust magnet
I hadn't touched 5.x story, just what came with the xpac
twilit arch
its basically the 2nd to last 5.1 msq that unlocks Kai-Shirr, and there's only 10 5.1 quests
so 9
robust magnet
Ah okay. Nothing crazy, I assume none of those are super long, is there a dungeon in those?
twilit arch
yeah they're not too long
robust magnet
Oh no, haha. Dps Queues might make this take awhile then. Just that 1 dungeon I take it?
obsidian patio
Yeah, but you can use Trusts if you want to
ivory gull
Is NIN's Doton a DoT skill ?
potent anchor
Anyone want to level with my 67 red mage? im doing dungeons n chill
plush pebble
With the mentor system do i have to find a player to invite me to be mentored?
obsidian patio
You’ll need a mentor to invite you to the novice network, yes, but it’s not like you’re paired with a mentor
The novice network is basically a chat channel full of mentors and other sprouts and returning players
General good places to ask for an invite are the main city marketplaces
wispy niche
How much is the world exp bonus? Friend of mine plays on a server which does not have the exp bonus. Is there a reason why I would join his server and skip creating my char on the server that has the bonus?
wispy niche
It's up to level 60..is there are reason why I would skip this and create the character on my friend's server instead? What restrictions will we have if I play on a different server?
obsidian patio
Up to 70
slate arrow
the only restriction is you can't get married, you can't access your retainers while world visiting, and you can't join an FC together
obsidian patio
Assuming you play on the same datacenter, you can use world visit to visit each other with few restrictions
slate arrow
otherwise you can do everything
wispy niche
How about housing etc
slate arrow
you can only buy a house on your home server
and you can't use the tenant system on cross world friends
wispy niche
ah okay, found a link with all the restrictions
untold ermine
hmm...where do I get the Lali-ho emote?
slate arrow
in tomura
wispy niche
Any EU players here who know the state of the different servers? I am planning on playing on Chaos datacenter. Currently between Ragnarok and Omega
twilit arch
Its a quest chain in tomra, the initial quest is an aether current quest
its the one with the angry dwarf boy who has trouble with his lali-ho
untold ermine
gotcha
sand ermine
how would I make an account on ffxiv if I buy it though steam?
plush pebble
is crafting important?
spring fog
For glamour and housing i recommend but not necessary for msq
plush pebble
like if i invest the time will people care about the things i make?
slate arrow
no
twilit arch
crafting and gathering is entirely optional
queen flame
im trying to join a party farming the wreath of snakes extreme and it says i cant join because duty is not complete. do i need to it first via matchmaking?
plush pebble
I think the crafting system is really awesome but a lot of mmos just make it useless with quest rewards being 10x better
twilit arch
if the party leader has set the requirements of the group to "duty complete" it means you have to have done the instance atleast once, so find a different group then
queen flame
gotcha, thanks
plush pebble
im not sure what that means sorry
spring fog
Oh uh crafting and gatherinf gear sorry
plush pebble
so crafting is only useful for crafters?
spring fog
Stands for disciples of hand and land
twilit arch
crafting, in general, is not going to get you best in slot gear but you can make gear that some will use for catch up or to get a leg up in savage raiding
spring fog
Nono its useful for your dps so like for food and gear. Also good for making money. Again nothing made that u cant buy but things can be very expensive
twilit arch
but that said, if you're looking at it to make your own gear its really not that great for atleast your first job
plush pebble
say you are dps and i make weapons, are you going to buy playermade weapons?
twilit arch
since the main scenario quests give you most of your gear
spring fog
I first startwd to make money but I fell in love lol
Not rlly no
Eventuallt you get tomestones to buy best gear in slot
Then get by with gear from the dungeons
plush pebble
aww
spring fog
But honestly sometimes you might be able to make better gear cause finding accessories may be hard
Honestly try it and if u dont like it scrap it
untold ermine
So...I got the Healer Barding by maxing out the Healer spec on my Choco. I understand that I will not get the Damage or Tank barding if I respec. However, if I respec, and then level up to 20 with the Thav Onions, will I then get the other barding if my spec is already 10 in that tree.
twilit arch
yes
zinc orbitBOT
untold ermine
like, if I respec and do 10 in Damage, I don't get the barding now. but if I level up to 10 while being fully specced into damage, i will get the damage barding?
erm, 20
twilit arch
yes
untold ermine
ok
plush pebble
how do i get to the gold saucer?
twilit arch
technically, you'll get the 3rd barding at 20
untold ermine
hrm? I've only got one.
twilit arch
you get enough points to max out all of the trees
untold ermine
at 20?
twilit arch
yes
untold ermine
i see.
can you feed multiple onions at a time, or do you have to feed, level up, then feed again?
twilit arch
the second
obsidian patio
@plush pebble sidequest in Ul’dah near the Aetheryte
plush pebble
ty
wary eagle
can you solo 70 maps and is there still a cap on those or only the 80 ones?
velvet night
Is there a healer that's easiest to play?
green grail
you can probably solo the mobs that spawn from the map easily, but the treasure dungeons like aquapolis and uznair have an ilvl sync so you probably want at least 2 or 3 people if you wanna get through it @wary eagle
velvet night
I'm a novice healer and ast seemed kinda complicated pre-shadowbr. Now it seems like it's changed and I don't wanna relearn it lol
green grail
and there's no cap other than the 18h per map gather, which applies to all maps
spring fog
@velvet night def WHM is your way to go
green grail
whm is the most straightforward
velvet night
Das what I need. thanks bbs
spring fog
@green grail what is the way ppl use to gather parties? Party finder? Also if I do old content like aquapolis is that Ok
obsidian patio
I mainly see people use PF for maps
crystal bluff
should i be looking to get new gear at level intervals of 10? im level 68 and still in heavensward using 60 gear
obsidian patio
As for the older maps, they’re more rarely run due to the stuff in them generally not being valuable
spring fog
Ya cause then u can use shire. At Least thats what i do
But like the minions and shit
obsidian patio
If you’re still in heavensward don’t worry about getting new gear
Just use whatever the story gives you
crystal bluff
aight
well im in the "dragonsong war" arc if that still counts as HW
crystal bluff
kk
near path
What is a "Light Party"?
dusty jungle
A four player party
near path
So if I enter with a different number it's called something else?
dusty jungle
4-7 is light, 8 is full party
near path
So is 8 what's used for the raids or w/e they're called?
dusty jungle
yes, most raids and trials are 8
with alliance raids being comprised of 3 x 8 man parties
sand ermine
If I have a trial account, can I just upgrade to a full account?
obsidian patio
Yes, by registering the base game or the complete edition
zinc orbitBOT
sand ermine
How would I do this?
raw solstice
purchase the game -> log into mogstation (account management service) -> apply the code for the game to your account
obsidian patio
Note that if you started the trial on steam, then you must buy the game and expansion from steam
If not then you can buy from steam or non-steam
sand ermine
i've started the trial from the square enix website
near path
Does Thancred appear in every MSQ, or only if you start in Ul'dah?
obsidian patio
Only the level 1-15 MSQ is different based on what city you start in
Players who start in Limsa get Y’shtola and players in Gridania get Papalymo and Yda
They’ll all appear in the later MSQ
muted vault
hey, haven't played since early stormblood. which tank job has the fewest buttons these days? might buy shb and get back into it but don't really want to deal with keybinding 30 things
whole wasp
they trimmed alot of the button bloat in ShB
muted vault
is there somewhere i can read about the button trim? the actual number is kinda whatever
basically just don't want to deal with an entire hotbar of cooldowns like in early SB because it was a headache
obsidian patio
crude relic
I think WAR and DRK have the least amount of button, I think GNB ends up with just a little less skills than PLD iirc
warped nest
Well, it is not easy to talk about this in details. Some players needed macros and buttons for potion and stuff
obsidian patio
In terms of WAR, the only combat-related macros you’d really need is a call out for Holmgang and maybe one for Nascent Flash which auto targets x-slot in the party
crude relic
True, I like to macro the melee DPS combos into one button press on my controller so I have anywhere from 4-8 more buttons freed up depending on the class stares at SAM turning 3 combos into 3 buttons
obsidian patio
That’s extremely suboptimal.
warped nest
Anyhow, WAR is without doubt, the tank job with least buttons to set up
obsidian patio
You’re losing a ton of damage from constantly having space between your GCDs
warped nest
6 of their skills are packed into 2 buttons
Yeah, please don't macro your combo
Unless you have actual physical disability preventing you from pressing buttons in rapid succession
raw solstice
!faq macrogcd
zinc orbitBOT
muted vault
thank you for the info
honest ocean
I’m confused about beast tribes max ranks in the expansions .. pixies final rewards are at 7 (Sworn) and stormblood tribes final rewards are at 8 ( bloodsworn)? Should i keep doing pixies dailies after i get the mount?
warped nest
Pixies can't reach 9 for now
8 to 9 is accomplished by doing a side quest involving all 3 ShB beast tribes, which will be released next year.
honest ocean
Isn’t the allied rank 9 the one that drops next year?
warped nest
Ahhh
upper jackal
Does Light have a higher population of English speakers compared to Chaos? And which server on Light would have the biggest population?
warped nest
Let me correct that
obsidian patio
They’re both fairly equal in English speakers, you’re mostly just swapping out French for Germans and vice versa
whole wasp
i think Odin has the biggest pop on Light?
upper jackal
I've just heard that the French players are less likely to willingly speak English
warped nest
Just keep doing the pixies beast tribe quest, they offer good exp anyway
No comment on French players, there are so many stereotypes about them, I don't even know what's real and what's exaggerated
honest ocean
Thx i see i see
near path
There's no alternate route right? I have to join the Scions?
warped nest
This is a linear story line
upper jackal
Chaos is the more raid based DC out of Light and Chaos though right?
leaden ginkgo
Do you guys have all of your abilities in hotbars and use them all? Or do you find that reaching a certain threshold some abilities become obsolete?
warped nest
Only 1-2 class has 1-2 useless ability
obsidian patio
For most classes you use pretty much all of you’re skills except maybe 1-2
warped nest
High level skills don't render low level skills obsolete
That's not how this game works
obsidian patio
Healers don’t really need Repose, BLM doesn’t need Fire/Blizzard 2+Sleep+Lucid Dreaming, WHM doesn’t need Fluid Aura, AST doesn’t need Undraw
... and those are the immediate examples that come to my mind.
raw solstice
lucid has niche optimization potential for BLM
blizzard 2 technically for high end optimization opener memes
obsidian patio
Oh, Shirk! You don’t need that for casual stuff on tanks
raw solstice
but not for actual use but more for MP timer plugin
obsidian patio
Unless you like trolling
warped nest
Thanks for the compliment
leaden ginkgo
Swear i'ma be the one answering that way someday 😤
warped nest
Anyhow, short answer: all of them for all jobs is useful, aside from like 3 of them
leaden ginkgo
Thanks! I'm having a hard time assigning my Scholar to my ps4 controller
It's just way too many skills and he got to level 57 only
warped nest
Look into WXHB and Expanded Hold Control
These two helps controller players to double/triple their button
WXHB allows you to double tap to pull up a different hotbar
crude relic
Do you use the double trigger tap bars and the LT+RT crossbar options? It really REALLY helps alot.
warped nest
Expanded Hold Control does the same but with Hold LT + Press RT or Hold RT + Press LT
Using just one of them is generally enough for all jobs
crude relic
Mhmm, I use the expanded hold controll just cuz it's easier for me to memorize with muscle memory.
warped nest
Move your teleport, return, sprint, auto attack to the shared hotbar
Don't keep them on your hotbar 1
leaden ginkgo
I had no idea about any of these
chilly garden
Hey guys! I've been playing FF14 on the trial up to level 35 and I decided I want to purchase the game. I'm confused on which I should buy, so I have a few questions. What is the point in purchasing the complete addition over the starter addition/shadow bringers separately? From what I can tell there's no benefit in buying the complete bundle so I'd be better off buying the starter pack then buying the expansion once I'm level 50. Am I seeing this wrong? Any suggestions? Thanks! :)
crude relic
I find no use in Auto Attack honestly, pressing X on a PS4 controller on a hostile enemy initiates the auto attack anyways so I replace it with my mount lol
warped nest
They are the same, Ethan
warped nest
Complete edition is just starter + Shadowbringers
leaden ginkgo
If you're not sure if you really want this do as I did
Buy base game and play
Reach level cap and buy shadowbringers
Best money I've ever spent
Fu** POTD and that level 40 boss though
whole wasp
thats perfectly viable if you dont really care about the expansion races
leaden ginkgo
Yeah... I'm still salty my girl isn't a Viera
warped nest
It only matters in 3 situations:
A not wanting to commit fully yet
B no money to buy expansion right now
C new expansion is coming next month
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
You get a free fantasia from completing the base game story, so you can race change later
crude relic
If you think the level 40 boss it tough wait for Floor 50, if you screw up the mechanics too much it's an instant wipe ^.^ just a tip, do the mechanics correctly on floor 50 of PotD no matter if it's solo or in a group.
leaden ginkgo
Are you serious?
chilly garden
wait is there a new expansion next month
warped nest
No
warped nest
I mean, in theory
leaden ginkgo
@fresh lodge i don't know you, but I will find you and I will hug you
crude relic
Yeah, completing the quest The Ultimate Weapon rewards you with a fantasia :p
warped nest
If 6.0 is coming next month, then I would suggest getting starter for now
fresh lodge
warped nest
Then wait for 6.0 so you don't waste money on ShB
chilly garden
Ahhhhh
warped nest
Seeing that 6.0 would have include previous expansions
Was talking why would one buy Starter / Expansion separately
Those are the 3 reasons I can think of
Complete doesn't actually save you money
crude relic
6.0 isn't coming until probably later this year/early next year though by my estimate, unless they announce it during the live letter this month XD
chilly garden
And just to confirm complete doesnt come with any special item or anything?
it's practically useless
other than those 3 points
whole wasp
yea, also the expansion races. thats about it
buying them seperately is not more expensive either
crude relic
Complete=Full Game+All Expansions
Starter=Full Game and that's it.
warped nest
To be more precise
Complete is Starter + Shadowbringers (which in itself, contains previous expansion)
New players not familiar with how XIV do expansion would assume that complete edition save money because they don't need to buy Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers separately
chilly garden
Yeahh that's exactly what my first impression was
but tysm for clearing everything up
I've decided
fast replies and detail, really appreciate it!
languid kernel
Im trying to use this site to calculate what I need to buy to finish a crafting page. But its suggesting things I don't need like moko grass and I don't understand why. I just want it to add up the materials for each recipe. https://ffxivteamcraft.com/list/IOn7Xk26UlmTVU2qO6mV
green grail
it's a tier 1 base mat, it's needed for the hempen yarn from tier 2
whole wasp
if you fill up hempen yarn for example, moko grass will automatically be greyed out
languid kernel
ya but i can buy the hempen yarn
green grail
if you tick that you already have the hempen yarn then all the materials needed for it from tier 1 will be marked as completed
little crane
If palace of the dead isnt popping, what's the best way for me to my lvl 30 job?
Ive heard I should unlock squadron dungeons, should I?
verbal sierra
I dunno if it's the best, but I just ran dungeons and did leves while I was queuing
obsidian patio
Squadron dungeons take a while to unlock, and also require you to be 2nd lieutenant in your grand company
crude relic
Spam the highest level dungeon you have access to at your level is probably the best bet. More people do roulettes/queue for MSQ dungeons more than they do PotD. Plus like Wynne said Squadron Dungeons take a bit to unlock, which you can't even get to 2nd LT till mid 40s cuz of the dungeon quests given by your GC iirc.
verbal sierra
What Athos said
royal flicker
@obsidian patio Thanks for the tip on enabling Japanese, I'm progressing again.
green grail
go to bed
little crane
already woke up
verbal sierra
I'm in the process of levelling all my jobs. I do hunt logs and leves while I wait. From 30-40, I had to take time out of dungeon grinding to catch up my hunt logs
green grail
go back to bed
verbal sierra
hunt logs, leves, fates
obsidian patio
At your level pretty much
verbal sierra
in that order, imo
crude relic
Challenge Logs too if you have access to those, I forget when they unlock tho
little crane
hunting logs are only good for 1 to 20 I've heard
also Im a machinist so I aint got one
I alreay have one lvl 80 btw
verbal sierra
yeah, but if you're a machinist you're already lvl 30 :p
little crane
so I just spam FATEs and leves?
I just need a definitive answer so I can rest my mind and grind hehe
crude relic
Challenge logs, do challenge logs cuz most of those activities give EXP already so you're getting more EXP by doing them, especially the FATE challenge logs, got like 2 mil EXP from one FATE Challenge at level 70 so even at lower levels it should be decent XP. Unless you have to be a certain level on that job to be able to do Challenge Log stuff.
little crane
Is the XP synced to the job you're doing the challenge log on?
So if I do 2/3 objectives on my level 80
And I swap to my level 30
I lost my train of thought
obsidian patio
The exp is based on the job that finished it
placid sleet
Is the sharpened cane of the white tsar still obtainable?
placid sleet
How can I obtain it?
obsidian patio
The quest to start your first relic is in Idyllshire in the big building, past that they’re all in Azys Lla
placid sleet
Is she Rowena?
proud willow
Rowena gives the first quest for HW relic, yeah
obsidian patio
If it’s the quest “An unexpected proposal” then yes
south plank
Is there any other way besides the duty finder to find a group for a dungeon? Not having a whole lot of luck with it
obsidian patio
Not really, if you’re just trying to get into regular dungeons
whole wasp
you could try talking to people and asking them to queue
zinc orbitBOT
untold ermine
I have a question or two about summoner skills
little crane
Flash on D
untold ermine
does Painflare turn into deathflare, or do they need to be mapped separately? Same question for Summon and Enkindle Bahamut? do they replace a Summon, and Enkindle?
slate arrow
they need to be mapped seperately yes
untold ermine
ok
slate arrow
the only skills that automatically change are egi assault 1 and 2, and ruin 2
untold ermine
wait wait...egi assault 1 changes into what?
slate arrow
egi assault changes based on your current egi summon
untold ermine
ah right.
slate arrow
combat levequests drop off in efficiency once you get past level 20
slate arrow
no, do your highest level dungeon
little crane
Idk Im just trying to level but everything seems slow
slate arrow
dungeon exp beats everything
placid sleet
How can I get an ilvl 450 weapon and ring? I already have edengate ring btw.
slate arrow
there's only a 450 crafted weapon at the moment
and you can buy a 450 crafted ring from the marketboard
smoky glade
are wolf marks rewarded at the end of all pvp instances, win or lose?
slate arrow
yes
smoky glade
oh cool thank you
slate arrow
no but like if you have to sync it's awarding exp you'd get at that level
placid sleet
Can I ask a crafter to craft an ilvl 450 weapon for me?
Or do I have to to it myself
slate arrow
yes and there's some rewards you need for optional content
in ARR you need to do fates to collect crystals for the relic weapon
and for your weapon question
just buy it off the marketboard
it's a hassle to get the materials, doubly so if you don't have crafters and/or gatherers leveled
make sure it's HQ or it'll be an i400 weapon or worse
robust magnet
is there a write up for what to spend company seals on?
obsidian patio
If you’re not Sergeant 2nd Class prioritise that to unlock the ability to exchange gear for seals
After that see whatever sells the most in terms of how much seals you spend on them
Glamour Prisms and Glamour Dispellers are staples and have good demand
robust magnet
I think I only have the last rank to unlock (somehow) for my Grand Company.
empty stirrup
Currently working toward relic weapon(s) and I'm looking at the materia step and was wondering if I could just skip straight to using materia IIIs or if I had to use Is and IIs first?
obsidian patio
You have to use the lower grades up until it forces you to use the next grade
wintry chasm
@little crane To go back to that xp thing, when they say dungeon XP beats everything that's true and you should do that for tanks and healers (after you've done your roulettes of course) but it's not so good for DPS since they have long dungeon queue times. If you can get someone to party with you to make them quicker to queue for you should do that but if not you should do your roulettes still since it's just that good and then do something like Palace of the Dead that doesn't have role restrictions on the party
Also regarding fates syncing is just for balancing
Imagine you're doing a level 5 boss fate and then someone just one shots it as a level 50
Not so fun
zinc orbitBOT
sick idol
can MDR calss go to Ninja ?
whole wasp
nope. NIN starts from ROG
sick idol
rip , someone told me do any class to do ninja 😦
whole wasp
Rogue can be started in limsa lominsa as long as you have a level 10 character
sick idol
so mdr what can go ?
whole wasp
MDR becomes WAR at level 30
because you cant start as ROG from character creation
they probably told you to get MDR to level 10 then become ROG
since they are at the same starting city
whole wasp
To become WAR, you do the MDR class quests until level 30
and complete MSQ until "Slyph Management"
then a new quest will show up near the marauder's guild call "Pride and Duty (Will Take You from the Mountain)"
complete that quest and you can become a WAR
sick idol
ok
wintry chasm
Or if you really want to be ninja you can just go rouge. Game has an alt class XP boost to help level other classes
Wouldn't be too much work
obsidian patio
You'll only need to complete the level 10 Marauder quest to unlock the ability to become other classes
wintry chasm
!daily
zinc orbitBOT
Tick, Tock, Kupo!
wintry chasm
Whatever that time is for you
timber fossil
can anyone help me remember how to use Mooch as fisher again? haven't fished for a long time and don't remember how. I tried simply press Mooch when a fish is hooked and don't work.
near geyser
I need to farm raids
obsidian patio
Mooch only works if the fish you caught is HQ
You'd need to use Mooch 2 for NQ catches
near geyser
Are the soldiary rewards one time?
for the dungeons and such
or could you do the pratorium 5 times and get 50
fresh lodge
You can farm them
obsidian patio
you get them every time you run the duty as long as you don't do it undersized or in-progress
near geyser
Oh shit
so I can just farm that dungeon
Hell yeah
I'm getting that bird mount
with the sephi themesong
timber fossil
is mooch only on certain fish as well? got an HQ of Yugr'am salmon and still can't mooch
obsidian patio
yeah, not all fish can be used for mooching
timber fossil
got it. trying to do lv25 leves that required black ghosts.
apparently need battle fish as bait
fighting fish
little crane
wtf the challenge log restarts every week?
oh my gawwwww
i was afraid of abusing it cause i was afraid i would grow used to it and not learn how to level other ways when i ran out of challenges
warped nest
On the bottom of the challenge log UI, I believe there's a reset clock
little crane
yeah there is, I just never looked
but how come my challenge log doesn't have a dungeon category?
obsidian patio
Top one or two should be dungeons
gloomy ice
Challenge Log was condensed with 5.0. Dungeons, Fates, and Levequests are all listed under the Battle tab now.
Still the same challenges, just recategorized to make room.
shell dagger
How often does the "unable to create new characters" server status change?
Like, if I wait until 3am on a NA server, would it change?
obsidian patio
!faq serverlock
zinc orbitBOT
shell dagger
Ok, so it's worth a try.
obsidian patio
they update like every minute or less if they're not a congested world
gloomy ice
Unless your target world is Congested, yes.
shell dagger
Fingers crossed then 🤞🏻
little crane
what's the requirement for getting highest possible reward from a FATE?
like what % do you have to contribute if that's what it depends on
little crane
but what's a bit
little crane
bruh
wintry chasm
I bet it depends on the fate
I feel like compared to how long they take some fates are just quicker to get gold with
obsidian patio
I can generally join a fate around 50%-66% done and still get gold depending on how fast it's being completed
little crane
do I have to stick around for the FATE to run out or can I gtfo to another zone and get the full reward for doing "a bit" ? :p
fresh lodge
You don't have to be there at the end to receive the reward
obsidian patio
You have to stay in the zone to get the credit, if you mean going to another zone entirely like North Shroud to Central Shroud
fresh lodge
But you may as well to ensure that you get gold
slate arrow
yes
wintry chasm
Gold is the highest yes
obsidian patio
It's mostly a gut feeling, I like to stay until it completes
wintry chasm
bronze silver gold
obsidian patio
that's there so players can't carry low levels in high level zones
since your party can help you get gold
little crane
If it's a level 38 FATE do I need to be level 38 to get full reward?
It was 39 and I was 34
obsidian patio
I think a level or two below is fine
gloomy ice
Couldn't hurt
warped nest
Take note that Level 50/60/70 give less exp than 48 (?), 59, and 69 dungeons
little crane
well that's very specific how odd
wintry chasm
47
That's because 50, 60, 70 are level caps and thus those dungeons didn't even have xp when they were new. They don't give much now when it stopped being the level cap to prevent you from ya know, getting 20 levels above what you should be
It's a bit odd on first look but it makes sense when you think about it
upbeat storm
at what point do player commendations matter?
warped nest
Never
gloomy ice
You can get mounts from commendations but they don't really do anything.
obsidian patio
You do need 1500 if you want to be an in-game mentor
gloomy ice
Was increased with 5.1
whole wasp
there is that 2 person mount from commendation but it takes 3000 comms
obsidian patio
parade fat chocobo is 1-person
you're probably thinking of Astrope which is from 3k Mentor Roulettes
zinc orbitBOT
ornate mango
Alright, question. My sister cannot input any codes on Mog Station (game/expansion/sub) or buy anything from it and always gets an i2501 from her desktop. Every time she needs to input codes, she has to do it on another device or I do it for her on my desktop. Both of us are in the same household.
How do I resolve this?
obsidian patio
error i2501 is a general connection error. It can be caused by using a VPN, public/unstable internet connection, or trying too many times.
If you keep getting it you'll just need to wait.
wispy niche
Any EU server recommendation on Chaos? Not interested in RP, mostly just raiding. Would be fun to play on a populated server also.
ornate mango
She doesn't use a VPN, nor has she done multiple failed attempts. Our connection to the servers is very stable.
warm raft
Speed of a mount is affected by my race? For example for dwarves the mount is scaled for their size
ornate mango
No
leaden ginkgo
good way to make some quick gil? not an boat load but just a bit extra?
obsidian patio
If you have spare grand company seals buy glamour prisms or glamour dispellers and sell them on the marketboard
wintry chasm
@wispy niche Moogle is unofficial French
Other than that wouldn't make a difference
wispy niche
I prefer an English speaking server. Got a friend on Ragnarok. Do you know how the housing situation is on the popular servers? I heard that it's limited in FFXIV
gloomy ice
On the more populated servers, the prospect of getting a plot for housing is... unlikely at best. Even with the recent additions, there simply isn't enough. It sells quickly.
And as for that error code on that one particular desktop, I haven't the slightest. That is an unusually specific thing to happen. Wouldn't know where to begin, unfortunately.
wispy niche
Interesting. What would you say is a good reason to choose a popular server over a preferred one? I am not too into housing but thought that it might be fun later on perhaps. Mostly looking at FFXIV for the dungeons and raids.
I like seeing player activity in popular areas too, not too fond of empty cities etc
wintry chasm
There isn't really a reason Ferazu
Besides
EU servers are very evenly spread population wise
gloomy ice
Also preferred servers are slightly better for seeing a more populous world as the higher concentration of newer players usually equates to seeing more people in the field instead of settled in the major cities or being a hermit in their houses.
At least in my opinion
wintry chasm
Not wrong
gloomy ice
Looks good so far. You can also add Swiftcast to the macro if you'd like as well.
white tapir
Ah sweet. I kept swiftcast out in case I needed it for smth else
gloomy ice
Oh wait let me double check mine.
white tapir
when it sends the message, does it also mention the resurrected player or do I have to put it in manually?
obsidian patio
for the text line, you can use <t> again to have it state their name assuming you keep targeting them
so something like
/p Raising <t>
white tapir
o and the username automatically gets inserted?
obsidian patio
yep
gloomy ice
Also I think the /ac raise part needs to be /ac "Raise"
obsidian patio
capitalization shouldn't matter for that command, but to be safe you can always use the auto-translate for it
white tapir
:000
obsidian patio
works the same
white tapir
tyyy
wispy niche
I also heard that the double exp does not really help you since you still need to finish MSQ which more or less takes you to max level
obsidian patio
It takes away pretty much all the grinding you would need to do to stay in level with the MSQ
wispy niche
I actually don't want to outlevel content since this will be my first playthrough of MSQ
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obsidian patio
It's not unheard of for players to hit level 80 while still progressing through the stormblood story if they do daily roulettes
wispy niche
That was my plan, going as a tank so will do that also
cold crescent
Are the Resistance weapons going to be the RElic weapons of ShB and do we know anything about them?
gloomy ice
They are, yes. Presumably the first step won't be unlike Eureka in that we're upgrading our AF gear as the base. Beyond that, nothing yet. We'll probably hear a little more during the live letter this week.
cold crescent
I hope it's not like Eureka. Anima relics gave me a reason to keep logging in for a bit, Eureka was just.... ugh. Even trying to do one in 4.55 was too much
gloomy ice
It is confirmed that Bozja will be instanced like Eureka but this time it's solo. Hopefully the grind won't be anywhere near pre-nerf Eureka.
cold crescent
That could be either good or bad, I guess we won't know for a few more weeks
cerulean wraith
So I haven't played in years and I'm sure I'll catch flak... What're the indications of someone boosting a character, other than the Shire gear and like crappy performance? lol
gloomy ice
Level boosts now start you at 70 with Scaevan gear.
rare sable
Doesnt know mechanics, "free style"
lucid hill
tbh 70 is a tough place to start
obsidian patio
Friendly reminder that non-boosted players can be just as bad or worse than boosted players. 
obsidian patio
I don't know for JP, but EU I heard is mainly on Omega and Louisoix
gloomy ice
All data centers have at least one RP focused server as far as I'm aware.
obsidian patio
and for NA it's mainly the Crystal datacenter with Balmung and Mateus as the main worlds, though with world visit all worlds on crystal are good
gloomy ice
Which, I couldn't tell you.
cerulean wraith
Was on Balmung back in the day.
lucid hill
gilga has a pretty steady rp community in limsa
idk if it's THE BEST but they're always there
cerulean wraith
Just curious what visual/character indicators ya' can see if I boost. lol
gloomy ice
None, really. If someone inspects you, they may see. But to most there isn't really an obvious visual indicator.
cerulean wraith
Inspect for gear?
cold crescent
When you trade the Zeta weapons for the first stage anima, you can still retrieve the replicas, yes?
gloomy ice
Yeah. Level boosts always give the same set of gear. Full Scaevan with I think a 385 ring? Might be 375
And, yes. Once unlocked, the replicas are always available.
wispy niche
Do I get one character appearance change for free during my playthrough? chose tattoos that I might end up hating later on.. same with hair 😅
gloomy ice
Yes. You get a free appearance change upon completing the last 2.0 story dungeon, the Praetorium.
wispy niche
okay cool. thank you for the answers btw, very much appreciated ❤️
cerulean wraith
A'ight, cool. Didn't want to be a total scrub and have people see "Oh you didn't complete X dungeon..." lol
I played before a Realm Reborn, I've been through pain. lol
lucid hill
i'm sorry
cerulean wraith
But yeah, so gear will be the only indicator? lol
cerulean wraith
A'ight, cool. I can grind for gear with some of my old crew.
lucid hill
i mean
certain people might judge if you're just lvl70 with all scaevan
but
who cares
scaevan is good gear for the level
cerulean wraith
I'll regale them with stories before a Realm Reborn and they'll judge me for suffering through the game back then and I'll just cry behind my keyboard.
And emote some crappy tavern RP in a corner.
And continue to cry.
lucid hill
i bought my whm to 70 after I read the changes to AST and didn't get judged
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lucid hill
OK
near geyser
!daily
zinc orbitBOT
Tick, Tock, Kupo!
lucid hill
i thought i was being judged for buying whm boost. 
wispy niche
Now I just need to figure out my last name 😅 Usually only have one name in mmorpgs
gloomy ice
You can hit the name randomizer if you're stumped then change your first name back to the one you want.
cerulean wraith
lol Log in Restriction since I haven't played in like 8 or so years... lol Wtf
lucid hill
@cerulean wraith what server, btw?
wispy niche
Ferazu Ferazu 😄 Or maybe just Ferazu Fe
I guess you can't toggle of your last name right? I wouldn't mind just showing first name
cerulean wraith
I was Balmung
lucid hill
raid popped bbl