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so am trying to go from free version to subscription and on mogstation it has said servers are down for mx, but its been saying this for like 7-8 hours. is this just happening to me or am i just really unlucky 
I currently have a nexus weapon. However, I can only get a replica of this stage of the weapon when I complete the zodiac zeta, correct?
yes
gotcha, many thanks
my friend has a trial account, he just bought FFXIV, it won't let him upgrade, any suggestions?
is he getting an error of some kind
what trial version did he do and where did he buy FFXIV from
lvl 30 cap one and from steam
And he's using the code he got from the cd key section of steam?
yes
and he's selecting the "Transfer to full game" button
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Does Fists of Wind stack with mounts?
nop
TY
there is no transfer to full game button
hmm, can you ask him for a screenshot of the service account page
aquare enix
What code did you buy?
So, i notice that over in Stormblood zones, Fate start to have an XP Bonus
How do they work out?
Do you have the base game?
no
It aint gonna work then
They just have an exp bonus sometimes randomly. It’s fine, not majorly significant.
Still not an amazing leveling method.
Still good to do during queues
Shadowbringers is the expansion
I have a question on chocobo racing/breeding - do the abilities you can teach them via tombs carry over over multiple generations? I'm just starting and want a good chocobo at high pedigree, but wonder if I can teach them useless racing skills during the early pedigrees like increased exp to make the breeding go faster
Sometimes a forlorn maiden mob will appear during a FATE.
I’ve only done up to pedigree 3 but so far it looks like that
Killing it will give you a buff that will grant bonus exp from the following FATE
Yes, taught abilities can be inherited.
My initial understanding is that abilites can carry over generations, but not from 1 to 9 so I'm hoping that the early pedigrees can use those non racing abilities
I didn't realize racing chocobos had this much under the hood
I don't want my pedigree 9 chocobo to have extra exp ability, is it safe to have early pedigree chocos with those abilities assuming it won't be inherited from 1 to 9 that much?
When retiring your chocobo you can choose whether to have it pass on it’s inherited ability or its taught ability.
Then the chick has a 50/50 chance to inherit the ability being passed on by the mother or father.
What does racing chocobos get you?
Uh, once you get to pedigree 9 that’s not typically the end of the breeding process
Oh, I wasn't aware you could choose to not inherit an ability, that's good - I just don't want to screw myself over by giving them exp boosting abilities when it would be useless for a ped 9 choco
Once you’re there you begin to fine-tune what stats and abilities they have with more breeding.
Chocobo Racing eventually is one of the best methods of grinding MGP
But it requires a lot of investment
You cannot choose to not inherit an ability.
I've been to the Golden Saucer once. It wasn't really explained why I would want MGP though.
From a player perspective
Glamour and minions/mounts
For cosmetic etc. rewards
I thought that's what you just said though, is it a bad idea to give them abilites like increased exp early on in breeding process?
Always the same ones, or does it rotate them in and out or something?
It’s not what I said
The stuff available is constant
A chocobo can pick which of its two potential abilities to pass on when retiring.
Then the chick will randomly inherit either the one the father is passing on or the one the mother is passing on.
And no it’s not a bad idea in the slightest
So if you have two chocobo with the same ability and pick both to pass on, it's guaranteed which one you'll get?
As I mentioned, breeding for abilities doesn’t end at pedigree 9
Yes that would be guaranteed afaik
Getting to pedigree 9 is just the first half of the process of breeding a good choco.
I see, I realize its not the end at ped 9, I just don't want to screw myself over early on in the process - I've read you can mess it up to the point of it being better to start over
can someone tell me how to deal with Heavensfall phase 3 transition in second coil turn 4?
it drops a thing in the center, and it either 1 shots me, or pushes me into the wall
I really don’t think it’s possible to screw up to that extent Xeby
heavensfall does proximity damage and a knockback from the center, as you've found out
you have to mitigate and be a bit far away from center
but not far enough that you get knocked into the wall
well its dealing 80,000 dmg if im in the center
You must stand at the ideal distance so that you will be knocked just shy of the edge.
Ok, that's a relief- thanks @jade quartz
That’s because it 1-shots if it squishes you
“Enter recruitment code” in the mogstation
thank you ❤️
ok i got to the dragons phase... im guessing u cant 2-man second coil turn 4 😂
I have a small question about the Level Boost items?
If I buy the one for Machnist for a character that's not at HW yet(I have it purchased but this specific character isn't there yet) then does it still let them use the class and unlock it for them, or will I not be able to use it until I get to HW?
the level boost items don't care about your msq progress or level
all it cares about is whether you have the appropriate expansions tied to your account
so, as long as you've got heavensward registered to your account, you can use the machinist level boost at lvl 1
is blade of early antiquity still once a week
nope
No, uncapped
you can farm e4n as much as you want for as many blades
The only weekly capped instance at the moment is Copied Factory
thank you!
how much is a fantasia on mogstation
10$
so if i bought steam version, i login to my square enix account and it tells me i dont have a valid soemthing or an expired subscription, i go to the mog station link, i enter the product key i got when i launched the game under registration code it gives me an error i2501. the error code seems to be completely unrelated to anything since i bought the game off steam and it is an error with a card being declined or something.
What do the symbols next to player names mean? Flag, leaf, sword, and so?
TY
@jaunty ledge error i2501 is a general catch-all error. It can also be caused by a VPN, unstable connection, and too many failed attempts
Hm. I’ll retry tomorrow. I don’t have my VPN active rn, but my internet is p bad due to my current living situation
Might wait till Monday too, just put in a support ticket
so where do i start on some resources for this game. literally just starting lol
!faq newplayertips
👍
so when I am leveling desynth for CUL, does it matter what level fish I use?
If it’s too low of a level you won’t get any desynth levels
I think ideal is like 20-30 or higher than your current level
what level you get a chocobo?
!faq Mount
!faq mounts
'When can I get my first mount?'
The quest that allows you to use mounts, 'My Little Chocobo' is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest 'The Company You Keep'. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose and you'll need to buy the Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 needed Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes after 'The Company You Keep'.
'Are there any differences between mounts?'
Besides looks, all mounts are the same speed along with being able to fly in the expansion zones. Some mounts allow multiple people to ride at once.
'Can I make my mount faster?'
Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.
Go to the calamity salvager and spend the gold feathers on the draught chocobo
“Deal in spoils”
Your friend needs to sub for 90 days to get the Yellow 2-seater chocobo.
The draught chocobo needs 8 golden feathers Wynne. Not enough when you only have invited one player
Wynne do you have any tips on how to make sure I get the right fish as I level?
I'm OK buying fish just need to know what to buy. On the fish description it doesn't say a level
Tbh I just bought a bunch of i300+ fish off the marketboard
It should say “desynthesizable” on the tooltip somewhere
so I'm looking for 300?
ah cool i got it
Just high enough to get the max leveling benefit
Which is 30 or so levels above you
So you could be lazy and buy a ton of one fish, or buy different kinds of varying levels if that’s cheaper
how am I supposed to do picking up the sledge
I went to the destination and said tataru and nothing happened
did you include the capital T?
Why run things unsynced? You don’t get exp and drops from mobs anymore right?
you get loot like normal
drops from mobs are pretty whatever in the long run
extreme trial mounts or just completion for wondrous tails
you still get chest loot
Oh so basically only con is no exp? But you still get loot chests and boss drops?
and you can ignore most mechanics instead of having to learn a whole fight and bother with dps checks on butchered rotations on low level jobs
and if you're doing stuff like extreme trials, then the exp is whatever
its a lv15 side quest in vesper bay, western thanalan
Baelsar was the one who brought down Dalamud in 1.0 right?
no
Gaius was actually helping us in a way to advert it, Nael van Darnus was the one who was leading the operation to bring down Dalamud
I'm gonna have to rewatch every cutscene at the end of ARR to understand anything. Ah well.
So wait
For seiryu ex, if you're going solo healer, who will get the last line aoe's (supposedly) 2 healers stack marker? A tank?
@rare sable it targets the healer again
I see, thanks wynne
I keep getting sacrified and was like
"Do I really have to die ....???"
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I forget, what's the Tomestones of Goetia used for?
I440 gear and crafting materials in Eulmore
It can also be used to upgrade the i450 crafted gear to i460
The level 80 Dancer Job armor is super skimpy thotwear just like the 60 and 70 armor right?
Mmk, would i460 even be worth getting at this point with 5.2 being almost a week away? Asside from the obvious EX farm for mounts and the Copied Factory. Like should I bother with doing Eden Savage before 5.2 or should I go through Normal for the story and call it good?
There is no 70 dancer gear and the 60 gear isn't skimpy
^
Oh you are right. My 70 gear is augmented Scaevan.
how does one change thiere hair?
need to unlock the aesthetician with this quest https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Scalp_Deep
tyty
after that you can interact with the crystal bell at any inn room
So im having problems with last Gladiator class quest. I need to gather some papers but the area is filled with too many mobs for me to even kill them. Am i doing something wrong? The quest is called "The Rematch"
tryna look for the Velantione's Day quest in the upper decks
can't seem to find it anywhere
wtf so I got baited
@sleek peak You should be able to walk around most of them
That’s just telling you the quest you need to unlock the quest for the event
oh, so have to have that quest unlocked/done
basically if you're above 15 lol
thanks again
hi! im trying to create character and get in server that isnt welcome new toons (famfrit) on prime. will it lift soon like in very late night time? or its just restrict for a few months or something like that
!status famfrit
ah off
i'd say try in like a couple of hours
sound good! it got bonus exp so imma get in!
since the lock on it right now is a temporary one based on how many people are currently logged in
i see
i thought it based on how many character in it
nice
high likely to have queue wait right?
Will this work?>>Moving to a diff server and getting free name change if I make a charcter with my same name beforehand?
yes
but just make sure you're on standard sub
if you're on entry, you won't be able to transfer
Entry meaning free days?
entry meaning the 13$ sub
oh? What's the diff ? Havent seen them yet because I have 30ish days still (am on tt so got more days)
I didnt even know there was diff tiers?
!faq subprice
Hm worth it since dont have to pay name change too ^^ ty!!
Oh wait
So I need standard because its having two characters?
Should I ask someone to make a charcter with same name then? Or I have to do it?
Somehow lol
entry only allows you to have one character per world. So when you go to transfer, if you're on entry, that world won't be available to transfer if you already have a character
OHHH
that's why you would need to be on standard. You could ask someone to make a character with the same name as your character so when you transfer it'll force a name change
np
I didn't found rogue job in character creation. So how can I choose it and lvl up it to become ninja ?
you can become a rogue by leveling any other job to level 10
you can't start as a rogue, you have to start as another job and swap over to rogue (you can unlock and level all classes/jobs on the same character). If you want the fastest path to unlock rogue, you have to pick a job that starts in limsa lominsa (marauder or arcanist) and get them up to level 10
do the class quests and then you can pick up the rogue class
Ahhhhh , I got it
any other job, you can start as, but then you'll have to get to level 15 where MSQ will take you to the other starting cities (in this case limsa) where you can pick up rogue
Does the SB crafter quests need more material farmin?
stormblood crafter quests, they give you the material for free
Or do they come like the deliveries, i.e. material for you to process
oh thank god
and the recipes are in a speicial menu
The ALC is already driving me a bit loopy
no more master recipe books required
alc has a great story
will famfrit really lift restrict new character in overnight like late night etc? i felt like will never happen lol
It is a Saturday night
Highly possible
I don't know the activity of famfrit but it'll definitely open up eventually
Do you specifically have to use /say for the quests that ask you to type something in chat, or does party chat or something work too?
It will always tell you what chat to use
you have to use /say if it says to use /say
ugh
It will always be /say
Exactly as the quest prompt instructs you.
You can just /s for short
Assumed so but I really don't get why it's even a thing at all
It’s a fun time when there are other players about.
Just ends up being unneeded anxiety for me and my partner >.>
I don’t see why that should be.
Definitely don't worry about it
Everyone has to do it and no is paying that much attention to it
now fall
And ||dear loveliest of all branches grant me your succor!||
I saw someone mispell that line 4 times lol
smoked fish from Isari
I often forget a punctuation
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what's good materia for pld?
The balance doesn't use a melding priority for Paladin, just make sure you get your GCD anywhere between 2.45 and 2.38, and then just make sure your melds are getting their full value
(though you still don't want to meld tenacity unless you're progressing through ultimate and want the small amount of extra comfort)
!faq meta
Thanks
Hey guys, for the level 50 weapons. (Zodiac) I've done the Atma farm, but cant figure out how to upgrade Zenith to Atma
can anyone help out
Up in Arms shows complete, and i even tried equipping Thyrus Zenith, but cant find a quest or anyone to talk to to upgrade it
It looks like you just talk to jalzahn with it unequipped
If that doesn't work then I hope someone can tell you what's up
i tried that 😦
You're 100% sure you have all 12 atma?
That doesn't mean much
That means nothing.
Check your inventory for all twelve unique atmas.
The quest just unlocks the ability to do it.
hmm. fuck
i 100% remember having them, and spending forever for the one in north thanalan lol
guess ill check retainers
/isearch atma
Have you upgraded another zenith weapon to atma?
You could have thrown them out or used them for something else
The atmas are consumed in the process.
i joined thebalance to learn about pld end gear but none of it makes sense, is their an easier guide?
no, never upgraded any
or else id have had a weapon result for the atma isearch lol. well shit maybe i threw them out forever ago
last time i looked at this was pre-HW 😦
Well if you need to grind again they did make it significantly easier
Shouldn't even come close to how you remember it
most zones only take me a handful of fates at most
@leaden ginkgo for each slot, the one with a blue dot on the left hand side is the best in that slot
my worst drystreak was like 10 or so
OK
Opinions on where I should set my homebase as?
for my return crystal and stuff
Is there any place in the game that is just better/more convenient than the others
I generally recommend wherever the story takes you so can take advantage of the free teleport when needed
Outside of that I have mine either at Limsa Lominsa for the proximity to the marketboard or Eulmore for the tomestone vendors
Can you have a private room in an FC house and a small personal house/plot?
yes
Yup~ I have an apartment room, fc room, personal house, and 2 friend's house share
How do you decide which one to sleep in and which one to go to the bathroom in? If I had that many houses in real life I'd definitely have individual actions in each one 🙂
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is there not a cool down on teleport
correct, you can teleport as often as you want, you just need the gil for the teleport
huh
I swore in the beginning, it said something about every 15 mins
the tutorial
might be trippin
thanks
There's a cooldown on return
That is Return, which is a free version but only goes to your home point
is it possible to /t to someone on different server?
should be /t firstname lastname@servername
so sending a tell to me would be /t Wynne Yilmaz@Gilgamesh
So just tried out trusts for the first time. Will tank allies only ever single pull?
yes, unless you pull more and lead the monsters to them
how do i leave a fellowship?
Ah well. At least if I really wanna get a dungeon done I won't have to wait on queue
What’s the best way to level up? I usually focus on the main story with a few side quests here and there. And I do the challenge log. Just wondering if there are other things I could be doing that would help more. I’m only level 53
@little walrus should be in the info section of the selected fellowship
nvm found it
Main Story is the biggest source of experience. You can also run some daily roulettes such as Leveling, Alliance Raid, and Main Scenario for further daily EXP
Fates are great too and fast
FATEs aren't particularly great or fast
but they are an option if you have nothing else to do and are queued up.
i mean with forlorn you get good exp
It's not that large an increase.
that's not that much, and you don't get forlorns on every FATE.
ye but doing it while lvling 70-80 after doing tribes and roulette and just waiting for random dungeons etc
plus it's good to rank 3 them anyways per region
how do you edit your character’s info box in ffxiv
the little details underneath another chars name on examine
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Right-click your character and it should be "edit search settings"
Thanks
what is the most efficient gil/time wise to level DOH beyond just doing daily maelstrom turn ins?
Ishgardian Restoration is pretty good exp. Especially above 40. Might need a gatherer to get materials however as it uses mostly unique mats. Levequests are probably the best for exp yield but usually require time and effort to get the most of it (all HQ turn ins ideally).
hmmm HQ seems very difficult to do.. i guess i should level LW to make my own gear for crafting first?
getting HQ is inconsistent without using full high-quality materials until the later levels
with the old system I usually managed consistent HQ crafts in the mid 30's, but that was with cross-class crafting. So I can't say for sure when you'll be able to do it.
so you level them all up at the same time, or keeping them close together?
General recommendation is to keep them around 5 levels or so of each other to share gear and crafting materials
with Culinarian being a special case as it can level up completely isolated of the others
heheh.... im doing it wrong XD
only managed wvr that high by losing millions of gil :X so i know im doing it wrong
yeah you'll lose tons of money by not gathering your own stuff unless you know how to take good advantage of daily/weekly experience sources and leves.
Like something you can do right at the tail-end of level 59 is to do a Castle Leve from Ishgard, which will shoot you from 59 to something like 65 with a single leve (that costs 10 leves)
oh damn wow
ive never done any sihgard stuff, can i start restoration with, say the 9 alchemist?
Level 20 is the lowest level crafter at which you can participate
ok, so ill get them all 20, and that would be a good way to level them all?
I can't personally say, had all of my crafters nearly maxed out by the time it came out.
Ishgard Restoration guideBy I’nanghal Shikhu(Shikhu#3190) and The Balance discord: https://discord.gg/thebalanceffxiv OverviewConcerted WorksCraftingGatheringMacrosIshgard Restoration is a new piece of content added in 5.11 that allows you to craft collectables for peopl...
should help u if u want to lvl with ishgard
from what I heard it's about as good as leves
but they're unlimited in how many you can do
did lvl my alt with it, its a good alternative to leves even more so since u dont need to gather so much stuf for the leve items
Also you don't need to keep swapping materials/make other things as often @obsidian patio
Is savage coming out the same time as the normal raid this next patch?
Thank you!
anything such as referreal links? i think im about to try this game out
Can't use recruit a friend until you pay for the base game. :\
are there any glowy sch weapons that glow when sheathed?
^
no
If you get a glow weapon and draw it out and /sit really quickly the effects go onto the weapon while sheathed. Works for everything
without glitches anyways
none of the weapons glow when sheathed, but there is a bug you can use for most glowy weapons that lets them glow on your back
There's also this macro
/bm
/sit
@bright junco Yeah have to buy the game but before you pay for a sub to input a refer a friend code
what are the benefits to it?
i just quit WoW go figure so im hoping i can get sucked into this game
Differs a bit between the person who uses the code and the person who gives the code but uh
for example, glowy SCH book
ah ok
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ight
im gonna go buy a visa gift card real quick so i can buy it
who wants to refer me?
oh okay
You at least might as well use the free time
!faq gotrial
hmm how long will it take me to get the eureka scholar weapon if ive never done eureka before?
as far as end game content goes
depends on how much you no-life Eureka, since the entire relic is located in there
what are the challenging things to do
The raids
you have to level from 1 to 60 which takes a good while already
you could try just getting the anemos weapons, only need to level til 20
yeah the anemos weapons glow right?
is there a eureka guide? ive been there once before but got confused and noped out
This one wasn't updated past Anemos but it's still pretty accurate https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RlJEf7Q-HOWwJ3C9u-4d3Eyq0kB6DjEx06vrs9qNxrc/edit
Make sure to take full advantage of the Eureka section of the challenge log, which will give tons of experience
There's also the eureka discord which is a giant treasure trove of information
At which point you get the free apperance change thing?
Afaik after ARR storyline right?
upon completion of ||The Ultima Weapon, which comes with doing The Praetorium||
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howdy, Dumb idiot I am I somehow deleted my FFXIV client. I'm currently downloading a trial client, is the transition smoothly from trial to full client? Would it need to download a bunch of extra stuff?
I think in terms of the base game there's not much extra you need to download if anything
if you mean the expansions too then you'll need to download all of that, which is like 20+ gigs
ouch damn. That sounds like it will take me a while. Ty.
Than again, the trial will let me see if I can fix my problem before I pick up a sub again.
Speaking of trials and subs... I’m a new player, like I’ve barely played this type of game before. I got the free trial but I know a bunch of things arent available, like marketboard. I like it so far but I don’t know if I’ll be super bad at it eventually and waste the purchase. I’ve heard that you can’t really unsubscribe or something?
Any advice on how far I should go on the free trial to switch over to the full version?
You're definitely able to unsubscribe at any time through the mogstation by clicking "Cancel Subscription" near service account status
I believe the free trial lets you play any class up to lvl 30. The game does pick up after lvl 50 (imo) but at 30 you should know if the game is fun enough at its core. You can sign up for 1 month at a time if you want.
the cap is now at 35, but yeah
oh is it 😄
I looked at the packs and got the spinny eyes. Which things would I need to buy to play normally?
I saw one only goes up to level 50.
Would I be able to join guilds and parties on a free trial?
you can't join guilds, but you can be invited to parties while on the trial
The Starter Edition is the base game which is the level 50 cap. The expansion Shadowbringers raises it to the current cap of 80.
If I were to want to keep playing id buy starter edition +shadow bringers?
yes, though you don't need to buy shadowbringers right away unless you want to play as one of the expansion races (Au Ra, Viera, Hrothgar) or the stormblood expansion jobs at 50 (Red Mage + Samurai)
or the complete edition
😵 does the complete edition substitute all other things?
complete edition is the starter edition and shadowbringers bundled together
If you wanted the other races you’d have to create a new chara and start over at level 1 right?
@obsidian patio ooh thanks
You can use a Fantasia to change your race. One is obtained for free through the story.
no, you could also use the one free fantasia you get from the final 2.0 quest
I'm deciding on server after the game finally downloaded and i'm unsure. Which EU server would be great to join? English speaker, high pop and doing endgame too?
EU servers are well balanced in their population. Moogle is the unofficial French server and Shiva is the unofficial German server.
Yeah
I'd pick a preferred server though since you get double xp up to level 70 for ages
It's really good
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Yeah preferred servers would have star next to them in character creation
...because your server choice is done in the character creation
not there
If theres MSQ that requires me to do a Dungeon, can i enter it with Undersized party with somone thats max level and complete it this way a lot faster?
You won't get the EXP from killing mobs, only the newbie bonus, but yeah def possible.
Still i wont possibly find anyone bored enough to boost me this way lol
Im kinda losing my mind since its been 20+mins waiting for MSQ dung as tank ._.
what duty? idk what dc you're on
Should I hold onto my tomes of phantasma for the new content or spend?
None of the new gear will be bought with Phanta,so there isn't any point
Maybe save them up for the new tomestone materials?
if you're geared enough and don't mind making some gil
will I get banned for naming my character "smelly thot"?
probably not banned, but if someone reports you you may be forced to change your name
Ok thanks
if you don't have a fast dungeon queue, yes
for dancer so ye
Does the play dead emote have multiple cposes, like sitting?
No
It does not. It does, however, vary by race and gender.
using /doze on a housing bed or similar furnishing that can be lain down on does have cposes.
Does it vary by clan or do f.e seekers and keepers have the same?
clans don't change it
Does anyone have a picture of a female miqo play dead?
/daily
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I'm getting "Unable to register Class/job requirements unmet" for HoH on my DNC -- what could trigger that?
being lvl 60 not 61
Pretty good. I assume you mean the quests in the crystalline mean?
I think so. I assume levelling 70 to 80 is relatively painless?
Tho my perspective maybe diff as I levelled via Namazu
Unfortunately the quests are shared between 3 dol each and all 3 doh
I did mostly custom deliveries, grand company turn-ins, and challenge log
u can use customs, gc turn-ins, leves are easy and give a lot exp too or u do ishgard
The landking and handking are respectively the highest 70 gear, right?
yes
Time for some scrip gathering i guess
Landking/Handking can pretty much last you all the way to 80, with some tool replacement in the second half
So when i'm dancing, I just press whichever ones light up?
maybe replacing the accessories sooner since they're not great
yes, part of your job gauge shows you the order to press them
Just left with the tools to get, but I guess if I wanna get scrips, apart from customs, I gotta look for the mats?
yep, though you get a good amount of yellow scrips from the Mean quests
As in, for Rowena, i hav to find/gather the mats?
Oh. Thats nice
But what do I need for 80 gear?
the starting level 80 set is the dwarven stuff, though it's probably cheap enough that you're better off just buying the set
Ah. What do I need for current tier gear then?
Facet is the most current set, which can be crafted with semi-melded dwarven stuff
Theres no way to test/trial how a job plays at 80 yet like what potd/hoh do for 60+70 is there
correct
(also POTD/HOH is bad for testing jobs at max level since everything dies so fast)
Got it. Got a bunch of jobs in the 60s-70 range and no idea what I'd find fun at 80. Heck
Weird question but, something in FFXIV strains my eyes.Weirdly its only FFXIV, Ive tried a bunch of things including flux, anyone knows of something perhaps?
So, if I wanted to get into ultimate content, where would I look for people to do it with?
@leaden ginkgo not sure if they have something that can help, but you can try the stuff in this message and see if there's a filter that's easier on the eyes. https://discordapp.com/channels/100463940835762176/118084982311747585/530177914562412556
Just make sure it's one suited for gameplay.
So like
I have Gshade and playing around with a few things. Thank you, i'll have a look.
you go there at the end of the base game patch story
but you don't need to go to ishgard to become a dragoon
huh
!faq job
To unlock your class' job you need to be level 30, complete all of your class quests and the main scenario quest 'Sylph Management' (lvl 20 quest) to be able to pick up your job unlock quest. Once you've done the initial unlock quest, you will be given a soul crystal which you must equip to become your class' job.
the quest to unlock dragoon should be at the lancer's guild once you've done the level 1-30 class quests and completed the listed story quest
After the unlock quest they should mainly be in the southern part of the Coerthas Central Highlands for 30-50
Yeah
You are probably being confused since Coerthas is the area around Ishgard
In the same way that Thanalan is the area around Ul'dah
anyone know how to moderate the ffxiv steam group? https://img.thaun.dev/z6dgh.png
Friends, how do people get screenshots midfight? Do they just screenshot and hope for the best?
F12?
They'd have to just hope for the best basically
Everything is scripted, so just wait for when it's supposed to happen and get ready
how do i make ffxiv friends?
Play with us
how odd, I'm trying to login to renew my sub but the website doesnt respond? Am I doing something stupid?
Oh. No way to replay fights?
A "duty recorder" function exists, for certain current-content fights only
it is a pretty obscure feature
Judging by the amount f people with in-fight screenshots , i assumed that was what was happening
That won't be what most people are using.
I was doing something stupid, cant be logged in on phone and pc at the same time. d'oh. nvm.
Can just toggle off HUD and take a screenshot of the fight with your shader preset.
I guess im not gonna do that
Is it worth doing whole Hall of the Novice on tank? Or is it for every class ? Any nice rewards for that?
there's 3 unique sets you can get from hall of the novice
Physical DPS, Caster, and Tank
You get a ring for completing the entire thing on one role that gives 30% extra exp until 30 and then remains as just a generally useful stat stick until 50
There are separate gear set rewards for tanks, physical dps and disciples of magic.
Oh cool
Recommended to complete on each role for those, they stay viable until like level 30
So it doesnt matter at which point i do this?
and then the ring is 👌
Im currently lv37 but do MSQ at lv30
do it when you unlock it
Oh ok
Which was at level 15
Well it won't be useful for your current class any more.
I cant pick it up
I wanted to swap to DLC healer/dps class when i can, should i rush all these then?
Right click.
Like talking to an NPC.
DLC classes start at at least level 30
so won't be useful for that either.
Yeah I've been doing that
Have you been waiting for the cast bar to fill?
What do u guys do for the dps 30 to 50 slog?
PotD?
I'm gonna level my MCH and MNK up, since im running outta inv space
Is Doman Enclave Reconstruction useful to unlock?
Yeah I'd do it just for the nice little story at least
and it is free gil every week
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When do you start getting some decent looking clothing/armor? i am at level 22 but look like i jumped into a pile of clothing and jumped straight back out with whatever.
you can get some cool looking gear from hall of the novice at 20, then just keep that as glam till 50-ish when stuff stops looking like potato sacks
what's max level? asking because level 50 seems like a long way from level 22.
But thanks for the advice.
80
Are XP bonus fates and Forlorn maidens pure RNG or is there any trigger for em?
@rustic moth no, they are just an appearance put over the gear
pure RNG
^
Got it, was just wondering cause gotten a streak of 3 maidens here and im going 🤔
hey, i didnt buy shadowbringers until now, i am in the 3/4 of my lvl 50 MSQ between ARR and HW and I am still lvl 50. will I have a lot of struggles now?
when I enter HW I mean
yeh I didnt do them cause I didnt level up
i didnt think about needing HW
I thought its in the free game
and shadowbringers is the DLC
If you go through HW really fast you might get level gated
But the best you can do right now is be sure to do your roulettes each day and don't pass up on excuses for xp
Like unlocking the optional level 51 dungeon in Heavensward
yeah no the latest expac is functionally an "expansion pass"
the base game only comes with the base game
i thought its like WoW
@wintry chasm Thanks.
at 110 and onwards you need BfA
this ain't WoW
Its only recently WoW changed to that kind of format
and WoW only goes to level 50 now anyways 
You did need to buy every DLC except the DLC like 2 ago
But yeah its every DLC needs a purchase here
no
only the latest DLC needs a purchase
it comes with both previous expansions as a gift
Yeah it's midnight sorry haha
It's also an anti-botting measure.
now I gave up on so much exp D:
eh it's not a lot in the long run
If it makes you feel better
Patch quests don't give you a lot anyway since it is at the level cap

You're probably only like, two levels under
aight
literally one day of roulettes or two dungeon runs will get you caught up in terms of EXP
Not really but sure
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Hey, i am currently doing Zeta relic, i am on Novus step, so light farming. Does anyone know if Light Bonus for some activities still exist? If so can i track is somehow?
only way to check is run the duties and see if it's on bonus
Hey, is the patch/download speed in the launcher always so crippled? my connection could handle 24 Mb/s but all day only had 2 mb/s
can I just buy shadowbringers or do I need to buy the £40 package with all the expansions?
Lots of people experience that. So far I haven't seen any explanation as to why it is
Buying Shadowbringers will give you Heavensward and Stormblood, too
But you need the base game installed
so £10 base game + shadowbringers. Alright thank you.
@queen scaffold i think the launcher shows in MB/s, so if you pay in Mb/s you would have to divice that speed by 8
@alpine shadow u know what you mean i got up to 30 Mbits per second and only get still 2 Mbs from the launcher
i mean i have google if people expierience the same stuff, and apperently they do so.
Never had back then the problem downloading ff14 on the fly
anyways was just out of curiousity D:
i mean, i get 20MB/s when i pay for 500Mb/s
that has to be a problem with the launcher
I downloaded the game with 4MB/s
while I download any game on steam with 30+
hello, can someone tell me if it is possible to transfer character from legacy server to a standard server
yes?
probably limited from se, which changes with how many download atm
can a newly created character be transfered or there must be some time elapsed before the character can be transfered
no, newly created characters cant be transferred
@queen scaffold restarting launcher sometimes can improve download speed
you would have to wait 90 days until you can transfer, if you have created on either new or preferred server
Btw, is there a beginner guide for healer?
!faq healingguide
!faq healinguide
You had the right one lul
what
!faq healerguide
bot smh
Thanks, mate
One thing I’m still struggling on is making money :/ all I do so far is mining and sell supposedly “demand” item for some gil
Does the endgame of making gil is to have DoL and DoH to craft equipments and sell it?
Spam dungeons, need/greed on everything, decompose and sell
Decompose?
Desynthesize
Again, what’s that? 🤣
You break down gear into materials
How?
By right clicking on a piece you don't want to keep and selecting desynthesize
It might need a quest to unlock, I don't remember
.... how the fuck did I miss that completely????
Oh .. cause I don’t have any DoL 🤣
So with said mechanics we basically can have more or less profit by breaking down locked equipments? Locked to character
Equipments that are market probihited
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or u turn it in for gc seals and sell stuff u can get with seals
^
seals
What are the most profitable items from gc seals?
Last I checked, nothing was profitable, but there are some nice xp buffs
at least not on mateus.
Nothing? 😦
What's the cheapest source of materia? I've got the quest objective to meld materia before mutamix 8 times, but dont want to waste all the high level materia I've got from msq
any hard dates for the 5.2 patch?
u can make a lot gil in endgame from doin treasuremaps, best to spam these when they got new items for new glams
5.2 comes on the 18th
and materia u can get cheap from the market board not like most is worth a lot with how easy it is now to get some
@lyric warren 2.18 is the hard date
thanks
and materia u can get cheap from the market board not like most is worth a lot with how easy it is now to get some
@hot eagle how easy? I thought we basically just use said equipments a lot to convert it
You can get battlecraft materia from basically every level cap dungeon
lvl80 dungeons drop grade 7 and 8 materia, u can get token for grade 7 and 8 as in need bonus for leveling and alliance roulette
And from your first copied factory of the week
wondrous tails can get u some too
You can also buy materia from the Fairy beast tribe vendor and the Clan Nutsy vendor
can i just go and try catch big fish or do i need to do a quest before, google said theres a quest but i dont see one where its supposed to be
you should just be able to go catch big fish, what quest are you looking at that seems to be required?
I know it's required for the feast of famine quest but that's about it. It shows up after doing your other FSH class quests
aight i did my quests until the stormblood ones, ill finish everything and see if i find something
are you sure you don't have it already/didn't do it yet?
shouldnt have done it
checked my journal cant see it and theres no active help entry on big fishing either which im assuming should exist
nope
game doesn't really give you any info for big fishing, you just kinda have to go figure it out haha
pretty sure it's not gated by anything
oh ok
is there a way to force doors to be open without the help of a npc standing near in the house?
where can I buy more FC actions?
from the grand company your free company is associated with
talk to the OIC quartermaster
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only works if u got the rights to spend fc credits too so not everyone can get these
if I have the rights to use them, can I also buy them?
those are two separate permissions
check your rank in your fc if it's says company credits under actions u should be able to get them
You would have to check
yeah it does. Cool thanks so much
How do I quickly get back to the FC house when I'm in the housing district?
If the house has an aetheryte you can teleport straight to it
From the teleport ability? Yeah but it costs gil even though not much
Just wanted to see if there was a different way
I mean you can walk
if you're in the housing district itself, just use the aethernet to teleport to the nearest aethernet to your house
You just need to know the ward and plot numbers
Can someone give me an idea of what exactly gnb does
like its gameplay stuff
I see it has a 123 combo
and a 456 combo locked behind ammo
and then a big hit also locked behind ammo
am I missing anything
my friend has a problem with his lauching, he is trying to lauch but there is an error appearing saying" unable to complete version check 30419, anyone who can help? he just spent money on buying the game and subscription
gunbreaker has a huge burst window that comes up every 60 seconds on the dot. the gameplay is basically timing everything so that you can go john fucking madden as soon as No Mercy is up.
wtf
@tender estuary can you help out Algumar
thanks @twilit arch
yes np
so is there a way to scale the UI down or move the action bars around?
been forever since i played
annnnnnnnnd i found it
nvm
so I'm looking over the tank classes because I wanna play one, which one has the most buttons to press?
Gunbreaker plays the most like a DPS. Got combos, oGCD attacks, and two DoTs. The other three tanks have similar stuff but not as many and definitely not all at once.
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They all play the same roughly but PLD has the most tools. Including a full on heal spell. DRK has maybe the strongest mitigation tool in the Blackest Night. And WAR can sustain itself pretty well in a party with Nascent Flash.
GNB has the most satisfying combo tho
now if only they fix GNB’s Solid Barrel combo SFX
As for which is the most forgiving, I'd say PLD? But it's somewhat subjective as all four can do crazy things in the right hands.
so like canonically, in boss battles, are we fighting alone?
or would this question go to lore-spoilers?
If you read the duty descriptions
With few exceptions, yeah, the story is written as if we've done everything by ourselves.
They sometimes stated that you do the duties with your fellow adventurers
ah okay, ty ty
I think that’s the descriptions for pretty much all Stormblood duties
Is Bardams Mettle soloable
Oh right. Yeah that would be practically impossible solo
yes it is
Current WR. I was interested to see if this was possible as I thought boss 2 would still summon 3 towers 2 of which would hit me. I'm going to keep running this dungeon throughout ShB as it's my 2nd favourite after Wanderer's Palace.
Dang lol. Stand corrected.
there's nothing about the second boss that requires multiple people
not sure why you would assume it did

Is there a way to launch FFXIV steam version without steam?
Add -issteam to the location, afaik.
Oh thanks/
Uh one other question - I enabled the setting to keep my gamepad enabled even when FF isn't my active window, but it's not working. Is there a fix for this?
@indigo comet @patent pendant @gloomy ice it's actually a really vague scenario
The game almost always comes up with some excuse or straight up reference of not doing it just by yourself and you do always see party members in cutscenes in the dungeon except Castrum lol
But at the same time
It's hard to buy into some scenarios having multiple people
And it's never been said either which way
Journal and occasionally dialogue will mention our numerous "adventurer friends" at times but just as often say that we killed x thing by ourselves.
It's a common question and the answer isn't clearcut whatsoever
Bardam’s Mettle is pretty much one of them
The lore requires you to do that alone
I mean
But you basically cheated it with 4 people
Like for Steps 1, the dialogue implies that our forces are bolstered by actual FCs meaning we are canonically fighting with other players at our side if that part is, you know, taken at face value.
Although I recall Yoshi mentioning that the scenario is written as if we handle almost everything alone.
NPCs: asking WoL to create a diversion in Castrum Albania
WoL: proceed to kill every single one in the Castrum
So which instances we have others and which we don't is still relatively unclear.
The only exeception is ShB MSQ dungeons
I just wanted to bring it back up because someone just said "you do it yourself" which is quite not right
And there is a big grey zone besides
Even Susano’s description says that your adventurer friends “happened to be in the area (Far East)” to help you
What's the best way to interact with people in game? I'm used to ESO where you just type "Yo Bitches!" Into zone chat, but FFXIV seems to have a completely different system going on
Zone chat is called shout chat here. You'll see it used most often in the major cities.
:< when I change to new class , my level becomes to 1 , and I can't do story quest anymore ... How can I lvl up it faster ?
Is it a faux pas to shout in shout chat? Or is it something people regularly do?
Hunting log is a very very good way for leveling starting at level 1
It's not great for higher levels but for those low levels it's amazing
Do hunting logs until you’re done with them all
After that prob PotD
If you’re a DPS
For general discussions I'd limit it to /say which is a localised chat and /tell which is private messaging. I guess it kinda depends on what you are using the chat for @gritty flame
@patent pendant and your roulette
And don't do *all the hunting log
I'm just looking for other new people to play with, essentially
Again, it's not good for higher levels
So like an FC then Snow, people tend to ask for those in shout yeah
For tank/healer you can just queue the highest level dungeons that you can take since them both have fast queue time
... My main quest stopped at lvl 15 .
It didn't stop
So I can do hunting log , right ?
And continue your MSQ
Mmm
They give you enough exp to level up
What's a hunting log?
Better to use a food item whenever you’re in a dungeon
It's basically a log of mobs and when you kill X of them you get a billion xp
Oh cool! I see it! Thanks!
Food item in dungeon for a bit of exp boost
Im not in FC to get exp boost from them so...
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Thanks a lot ..
They would be yes
You can use alt + r to reply to them. Alternatively you can type /r before your message in chat.
There any way to make the Dialogue bubbles bigger?
I’m playing in a smaller screen for the moment and the bubbles are really small and hard to read.
Try right clicking on the dialogue box. I think that's an option but I haven't tested that in a while.
yeah just right click it in a cutscene and scale element or whatever
or interacting with an npc, not sure if it works mid-cutscene
I just got both MIN and BTN to lvl 70, and I want to get them a lvl 70 set of gear. Should I get the scrips gear and if so, what's the best way to get scrips ?
yeah scrip gear should be ok enough for the rest of leveling, unlock custom deliveries and do those for a bunch of scrips or just spam some collectables
he could try to get to 71 for the npc gear too, should be less of a pain as to get scrip gear for all 3 gatherer
Is there any particularly good collectables, or should any do the trick ?
Custom deliveries will give you specific ones to gather
whatever's easy to get and gives a good amount of scrips
Alrighty
Hey. I’m a returning player. I’m looking to play WHM and learn to raid. Intermediate experience. Any suggestions on server?
any preferred server
Ok. I’ve always played Faerie so I might start there.
whats the point of mug and why is it a 120 second cooldown
Gives you ninki at higher levels
for low levels it's basically just a small dps skill
is there a setting where I dont have to click "space" during the voiced cutscenes? So they would just play like a movie?
there's an auto play keybind, i think its shift+spacebar to activate
ooh that would be neat, ty! 🙂
Hi guys i'm a returning player, and honestly I don't remember jack shit of what is where, and apparently everyone in my company is also gone, so now I am the FC master, how do I go to my free company building?
just wanna check the chest before leaving it
@static yacht That's aetherial gear. Has random stats.
Why does Void Ark only give 3 tomestones for the current event? Seems a minuscule reward for a 24 person raid
ok nvm I found the company chest, how do I disband a company if I am the only member?
talk to one of the OIC npcs at the grand company your FC is associated with
they should have an option to disband it i believe
thank you 🙂
@red bloom because void ark is relatively quick/easy compared to the other instances (in aurum's case people tend to leave because it can get messy fast and don't want deal with it)
what'S those items with little shiny lights on them?
shiny light?
yeah. and the next to the item name there is a logo that looks like a halfmoon+ another small halfmoon in it
oh this?
yis
it means the item is high quality
ayt, does that mean it sells better in the auction house?à
generally yes
though for some crafting materials, they don't sell that much better since they're so abundant (usually its low level crafting stuff that's not going to sell that well in general)
shop selling price is the auction house price? or it's something else?
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The "auction house" is the player market
Shop selling price means it can be bought from an NPC vendor.
ah I see, thanks!
for custom deliveries
i already gave 3 crafting turn ins
but it says I have 6 left
are the gathering turn ins separate from crafting turn ins?
to zhloey
You can't have turned in just 3 and have 6 left
If Zhloe is the only one you have unlocked you should only be able to turn in 6
I ranked up tho
it was 3-3 rank up and now it says 6
left
ah I see so there are other people
mmm
then you should be able to turn in 3 more to her for a total of 6
but you have a total of 12 turn ins
so you can do 6 turns to 2 people
is there any benefit to glamouring kai-shirr / kurenai?
(be nice to them thanks)
I had 800k company points, so I used them by buying random shit, aka carbuncle round table, says I can desynthesizable at the weaver for 90 points
where's the weaver?
Weaver is a class
you are the weaver




