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slate arrow
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it turns blue when it goes into the next level

frosty badger
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any specific reason why someone would need facet gathering gear when slightly lower level gear can do more than enough?

whole wasp
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Need facet crafting for 3 stars

frosty badger
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sorry, gathering

whole wasp
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Without food

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Oh. More yield probably.

frosty badger
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how big

slate arrow
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max out the pick clean skill

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!action Pick Clean

frosty badger
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i already get 2-3 per hit on lv80 nodes

zinc orbitBOT
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**Pick Clean** : lvl 77 MIN (250 GP) (0.0 second cooldown)

Reduces the chance of obtaining HQ items to 0% but increases item yield by up to three. Number determined by your perception rating.
Does not increase item yield if all gathering node items start at 0%.

frosty badger
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hmmm

whole wasp
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Im still wearing dwarven mythril. Not hitting max yield but good enough for me to craft my gear.

frosty badger
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does it really warrant just having 1 extra yeild?

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i mean would it also help for collectable gathering?

whole wasp
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Definitely. Less appraisals needed = more collect

frosty badger
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so i just need to boost perception?

whole wasp
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Gathering to whatever breakpoint you are comfortable with.

frosty badger
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hmm idk

whole wasp
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Some like to 100%. Some like to 95% and use the 50gp mastery

frosty badger
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i dont see a strong point to do it

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unlike crafting

whole wasp
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Balance would have the numbers.

frosty badger
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i hit 100% gathering on all nodes

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already

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not even using facet

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so i guess it's really optional

whole wasp
frosty badger
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only upgraded my gathering tools using the new scrip gear

whole wasp
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Yea. Facet seems to be overkill for now.

frosty badger
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owo thanks for this

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what is bh2?

whole wasp
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Bountiful harvest 2

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Pc is pick clean.

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!action bountiful harvest 2

zinc orbitBOT
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**Bountiful Harvest II** : lvl 68 BTN (100 GP) (0.0 second cooldown)

Increases the number of items obtained on your next gathering attempt by one, two, or three. Number determined by your gathering rating.

whole wasp
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Miner is king's yield i think

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Cant remember

frosty badger
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i can't use both at the same time, can i ?

whole wasp
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You can

frosty badger
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lol what i didnt know

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i should have thought about that

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does it matter which one i start with?

honest island
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does anyone may know what may cause shadows to perma-break

frosty badger
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PC or BH2

honest island
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if you're asking me I'm on PC

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my shadow settings

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It looked normal earlier today but I messed with the shadow settings a bit and they're now permanently low-res

whole wasp
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@frosty badger shouldnt matter.

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@frosty badger shouldnt matter.

nimble holly
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why is raid finder greyed out?

slate arrow
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do you have any shadowbringers raids or EX trials unlocked

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raid finder is only for the latest raids

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namely, Eden's Verse (Savage) and the Ruby Weapon (Extreme)

jaunty matrix
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was it after getting 100 points 3 times u unlock new stuff in the boutique for fashion report

nimble holly
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how do i get ruby weapon EX in that case?

slate arrow
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you need to do ruby weapon normal and then go and talk to the ironworks guy

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somewhere thereabouts

lament goblet
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Hello I'm new to the game and I wanted to buy it and get started was it worth spending the $60 for the full collection or just get the base game I was a little confused

slate arrow
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Base game gets you A Realm Reborn which is the full game 1-50

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the Complete Edition gets you both A Realm Reborn and Shadowbringers, which comes with all previous expansions.

honest island
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but if you get the full collection, it's already benefitted you as it gave you more starting race options

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I will warn you @lament goblet most people hate the 1-50 grind... trust me when I say, pull through and get to Heavensward

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the game really opens up when you get there

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Heavensward is the first expansion, and immediately follows level 50 content

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it won't take long if you focus the story quests

lament goblet
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Lol aw boy a leveling slump classic mmo lol 50-75 in world of Warcraft when in played lol

honest island
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you're looking for quests with flames like this

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you're in for a treat if you pull through

delicate elk
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(they won't have a duck in them)

sage plaza
honest island
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idk what the emote is lmao

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couldn't find it

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If you like story FFXIV has a lot to offer

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but it is a little long-winded and filled with filler quests up to level 50

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Makes sense... they rushed to redo the mess they caused with the original FFXIV 1.0... and in 2 years while they were still fixing 1.0 at the same time

slate arrow
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:msq: is the emote name

honest island
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yeah I see it now

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thanks

jaunty matrix
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once you unlock the boutique in fashion report can u unlock more items in it

flint pollen
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hope this is ok to ask here

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about the fc leader and how can one lose it if that is possible ?

robust crow
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how do I do a low level dungeon at max level?

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i'm not sure how to unsync

flint pollen
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you go to the setting on the party

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i forget how but it will be in the hold up let me log and find out

whole wasp
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open the party finder, click the cog on the top left of the window. select undersized party

honest island
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In any case, thought I'd ask again because my question was buried....

flint pollen
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yeah that

robust crow
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oh i see

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thank you

lament goblet
honest island
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Anybody know what may be causeing my shadows to become permanently low-res?

whole wasp
honest island
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oh wasn't aware of that channel ... thanks

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I figured it would make sense to ask here.. lol

lament goblet
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Odd in the discription for the regular one as long as I have a monthly payment set up I still get the previous expansions??

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Oh waot

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I just can't buy that it does not come with the base game lol

whole wasp
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yes. getting shadowbringers gives all previous expansions

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the base game only has the base game

lament goblet
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Ah ok so what makes this different from buying the collection edition?

whole wasp
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collectors edition just gives more goodies

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mount, minion, some exclusive gnb-weapon

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basically some extra cosmetics

rugged flicker
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What's it mean when "the fish sense something amiss?" o.o

blazing lichen
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After I get lvl 35 in free trial do I just buy base game + subscription and I can continue ?

whole wasp
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@rugged flicker just get up and move a step

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anti-botting feature

rugged flicker
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I literally just got there XD

whole wasp
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@blazing lichen thats right.

rugged flicker
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I was fishing there about 30 minutes ago then left to upgrade my gear.

lament goblet
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Ah ok I'm new im trying save a lil money lol I'll get the regular one

blazing lichen
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If I don’t get the expansions before lvl 50 do I miss out on anything

whole wasp
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@lament goblet yea, most get the regular one. you can always get the collectors edition later.

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@blazing lichen other than the three expansion races and the expansion jobs, nope

lament goblet
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Ahhh ok

blazing lichen
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Ok thx

whole wasp
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you cant start expansions jobs without hitting 50 so that point is moot too

flint pollen
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all the stuff you have to do all quests before you can go further

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you cant advance another quest w/o completing one unless you get a lvl promotion thing from the game store

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for example you can by like something that get you to lvl 70 and it will complete all that for you but you will start at what would be at lvl 70 and so forth

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not sure im helping out

blazing lichen
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Na why would u pay to not play content lol

flint pollen
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some ppl cant wait of they already did it and maybe fast track when they go to another server

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or world
i guess

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any how does any one has info how can you lose leadership in the fc ?

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meaning no longer a guild leader

junior yacht
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you can be demoted if you don't log in for too long, similar to getting your house demolished

flint pollen
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ok well this is what has happened

junior yacht
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that's the only way i'm aware of, but there may be some shenanigans possible if multiple people hold top rank

flint pollen
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we our elite group on discord and we got the info to log or lose the fc

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and one of us did log in but our gl is no longer a gl and far as i know she is always on

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or a lot

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im like ok we save our fc but how could she have lost it

junior yacht
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🤷

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manic oasis
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is to okay to meld materia v crit into scaevan gear?

robust crow
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what's the best way to get company seals before you can turn in gear

manic oasis
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optimal*

robust crow
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also what rank is it to start turning in gear

twilit arch
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Sergeant Second Class. make sure you do the grand company hunting log, after that do fates or grand company leves, leveling roulette and guildhest roulette should also give you some

robust crow
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it seems like I will have enough seals for 2nd class after I finish the level 2 hunting log

remote lintel
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do you pay the aesthetician with gil

robust crow
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yes, gil

remote lintel
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ok ty

tribal wave
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for tank sets, what would be a good number to stop melding direct hit materia?

fervent bloom
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is there an issue with buying the expansion with paypal?

ivory atlas
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I know it is currently probably a frequently asked question but I was wondering if it is normal that if I test my ACT parse connection it says "Failed: Found FFXIV but cannot detect one or more FFXIV memory signatures. IF FFXIV was recently update, thiy max require an update to FFXIV_ACT_Plugin". I used to think that the ACT data which you get would just be incorrect.

warped nest
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You need to check the ACT and make sure it is updated to handle 5.2

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If not, you just have to wait until it does

leaden ginkgo
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Hi I was wondering, between control and craftmanship, which one is useful? and what's different between the two?
I tried to google it and search about it but it didn't make sense to me.

warped nest
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Craftsmanship = more progress toward finishing

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Control = more quality added

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The general consensus is craftsmanship to hit a certain threshold, then jam as many CP / Control

ivory atlas
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@warped nest I was referring more towards the specific error since ACT currently isn't working

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But the term isn't working is quite broad

leaden ginkgo
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Thank you so much ^^

ivory atlas
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So wanted to kno which error other people experience

warped nest
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Quick follow up on craftmanship: a craft has 750 progress and your current gears give you 251 per synthesis, so you need to synthesis three times to finish, then there is not a lot of reason to add more craftsmanship to get a 260 synthesis, you still need to do it 3 times, that's kinda sorta is what it is meant by threshold and cutoff point.

It is gets a tad more complicated at higher level, but for now, don't worry about it too much.

ivory atlas
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Nvm I found an answer.

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Still thx

leaden ginkgo
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Oh... Okay

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Ha, >> and i thought got more craftmanship is better than having control. Thank you for clear up info ^^

pearl wharf
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is there a job class where it focuses on AOE based attacks?

robust crow
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what are the biggest benefits of ranking up with your GC

rare sable
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@pizza Not exactly...? I mean some class (like blm) have stronger aoe, but all class have single and aoe rotation (no class that specifically made for aoe-ing)

robust crow
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i unlocked 2nd sergeant and got a million seals

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70 levels worth of quest gear

rare sable
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You can trade those seals for sellable mats

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Or venture coins

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Then you can eventually unlock squadron

robust crow
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i'm almost 3rd lieutenant

rare sable
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Which is great for leveling alts

odd bobcat
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why doing class quest is important?

twilit arch
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because for 1-60, they unlock skills and the lvl 70 one also unlocks your lvl 70 skill

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so if you don't do them, you miss out on several important skills

leaden ginkgo
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Any black mage tips?

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leaden ginkgo
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I wanted to ask

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I play on ps4

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And I have a k55 keyboard

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How can I play on ps4 and use my keyboard for typing or inputting macros and stuff

odd bobcat
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when do i upgrade to a warrior?

rugged flicker
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Uh... this is weird... I can't find just regular flax on the marketboard. What the Hell?

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Ah there we go, I put a space in at the beginning

odd bobcat
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when do i upgrade from maruder to warrior

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also

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there is no class job under my main questiion window

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why?

obsidian patio
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You’re able to upgrade to Warrior after the level 30 class quest and after completing a level 20 Story Quest

odd bobcat
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@obsidian patio there is no class quest for me to follow under my main question window

obsidian patio
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What quests do you currently have accepted? It may not be showing it there if you accepted it.

odd bobcat
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@obsidian patio every "purple" mission is a class one?

obsidian patio
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not all of them, but it might be one of them

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bluequest just means quests that unlock content of some kind, like dungeons, class/job actions, daily/weekly stuff, or things like the Dye and Glamour system

odd bobcat
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@obsidian patio

leaden ginkgo
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That unlocks housing

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There's one for ul dah & Gridana

obsidian patio
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Have you completed your level 10 class quest? if so then you're caught up for now

odd bobcat
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yes

obsidian patio
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You get one every 5 levels until 30, where it switches to your job trainer for every 5 until 50.

odd bobcat
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ohh i thought it was that

obsidian patio
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and then past 50 it's every 2-3 levels until 70

rugged flicker
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Why is it that level 1 bait can't be sold? NPC's sell it, see no reason why we can't sell it back. :x

cosmic reef
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And then at 71+ they say screw job quests. And then make a nice one at level 80 that nets you a title

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And tbh. I kinda like that.

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I don't have to run all the way back to [enter location here] to get a skill

obsidian patio
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@rugged flicker my guess is that it's bought with one-two gil and don't want it to be a way to stockpile gil as items? 🤷‍♂️

leaden ginkgo
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I want to lvl up my job like tailor... But i'm losing a lot of money. There is a way to stabilize that...?

obsidian patio
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gathering your own materials is a big gil save.

shy vigil
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anyone find out how to get the new hairstyle?

leaden ginkgo
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Wym?

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Do you want a new haircut or anything?

twilit arch
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not currently available, its most likely going to be a reward from the next part of the restoration @shy vigil

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random wren
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For the Doman Reconstruction, if you reach the weekly budget, will any further donations still count towards the total for the next part of the quests?

warped nest
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NPC won't accept further donations

random wren
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Okay

obsidian patio
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And any donations made over the cap are not counted

warped nest
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Say you have 100 gils quota left, you can't make more counted by selling something that's worth 2500 gils

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It will still count as 100 gil

kindred siren
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im a completely new player to FF14 and MMOs in general, leveling a ninja. just got the ninja unlock; I'm wondering if someone might be able to help me with an efficient keyboard/mouse layout to use before i start building terrible habits lol

rare sable
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Sorry late reply

warped nest
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Controller player here. I don't think you can get into any bad habit unless you are really stubborn

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Plus jobs are changed every 2 years

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Most of the layouts are gonna be obsolete then

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I can give you some tips to get started

leaden ginkgo
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@rare sable You're so sweet omfg

warped nest
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For your primary weaponskill (single target combo**, you want to make them the easiest to access and you want to make them usable while moving your character

rare sable
warped nest
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Then you look at Ability, any damage abilities should be just as easy to access, the shorter they come off cooldown, the easier to press they should be

rare sable
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Blm at 80 would want a lot of spellspeed, but before (and after too really) you'll want to do your best to memorize (or at least know) boss's pattern so you know where to stand and how to cast/use your skills optimally (which tbh goes for every class, but it's harder on blm - at least how I feel)

warped nest
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Then stuffs that are very situational or stuffs you don't want to press by accident, you want to make them the hardest actions to press

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If anyone want to share their kbm setup for Ninja, that would be great, but the info I provided you is more than enough for you to work off on.

kindred siren
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yeah thanks for the detailed reply :), if anyone does have a good setup for ninja also def let me know.

warped nest
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Same tips apply for all jobs btw

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Always make the stuff you press often the most accessible

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Pre-emptive tip for a future issue you might encounter: go to settings and make most of your hotbar not Shared. By default, 1-3 are not shared, 4-10 are shared. You can go 5/5 or 7/3

kindred siren
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what does not shared mean and what do you mean by 5/5 and 7/3

obsidian patio
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shared hotbars stay the same when you change classes

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non-shared are class/job-specific

warped nest
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5/5 means 5 not shared (so you have 5 hotbar for all your job actions and job specific items/mounts/macros etc) and 5 shared.

dusk zenith
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how exactly do you get further ruin as smn?

kindred siren
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gotcha, thanks for clarifying

warped nest
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Egi Assault

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!action Egi Assault I

zinc orbitBOT
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**Egi Assault II** : lvl 40 ACN SMN (30.0 second cooldown)

Orders your Egi to use Slipstream if Garuda-Egi is summoned, Flaming Crush if Ifrit-Egi is summoned, or Mountain Buster if Titan-Egi is summoned. Maximum Charges: 2
Can only be executed while in combat.

warped nest
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!trait Further Ruin

obsidian patio
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!trait Enhanced Ruin II

zinc orbitBOT
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**Enhanced Ruin II** : lvl 62 SMN

Grants Further Ruin upon using Egi Assault.
Maximum Stacks: 4
The Egi Assault used must be an attack action.

dusk zenith
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ohhh okay thanks

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so i basically just need to use egi assult 4 times?

warped nest
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Referring to the second line, Titan's Egi 1 is a Shield. So that won't give you Further ruin.

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Egi 1 and Egi 2

frozen tulip
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Hey peeps, I am trying to install the game and all day I have had this issue where it comes up with a message saying "Unable to download patch files" with codes like 30413, 25008 and 20495, I have used VPNs, DNS, changed my Internet Explorer settings and still the same thing.

twilit arch
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wait nvm ignore me

dusk zenith
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im only level 70 smn and it seems like i only get ruin 4 when i use assault 1

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o - o

obsidian patio
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the level 74 trait makes it so Egi Assault 2 gives it too

dusk zenith
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ohhhh

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i see thanks

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is it best to save them with bahamut stance?

warped nest
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No

frosty badger
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how much scrips does ocean fishing give on average?

warped nest
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You want to make sure that the Egi Assault aren't full.

fresh lodge
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Depends on your score and what kind of fish you catch

obsidian patio
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From what I can tell it seems to be based on how well you score.

frosty badger
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like max?

warped nest
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Therefore you need to insert Ruin 4 here and there to make sure you aren't going over 4 stacks of further ruin

frosty badger
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500?

dusk zenith
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ohhh okay

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but whe n igo into bahamut stance, should i have 4 ruin 4 stacks?

twilit arch
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yes

dusk zenith
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to optimize my dps

warped nest
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Example use case of Ruin IV: cast Ruin III or Outburst, Ruin IV, use Ability (Fester, Painflare, etc), then go back to Ruin III or Outburst

obsidian patio
dusk zenith
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ohhh okay

warped nest
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Or Egi Assault, Ruin IV, Ability, Egi 2

dusk zenith
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also for dreadwyrm

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do people jsut instantly use deathflare?

warped nest
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Basically cast spell, Ruin 4, Ability, then cast spell

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For opener, maybe

dusk zenith
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ohhh

warped nest
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Take note that it won't speed up your rotation

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But it does let you fit Bahamut in sooner

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So there's that

dusk zenith
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why does it allwo you to fit bahamut sooner?

warped nest
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Another possibility is boss becoming not targettable very soon

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Oh, at lvl 72, you get a new trait

lyric breach
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quick question and i'm not certain this is the right place for it, but I've only just started, but I'm not certain of something.

warped nest
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1 Dreadwyrm Trance will give 2 Dreadwyrm Aether

twilit arch
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there's no reason to go full duration of dreadwyrm once you're 80

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even after opener

warped nest
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Throw us your question Harmonix

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Not even the insta cast, Kael?

lyric breach
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so I've only just started leveling, but I'm not certain that the server i'm on is the right one for an australian playerbase, i'm on Elemental Atomos currently

twilit arch
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like sure you could go full duration if you need the movement

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but all in all, ending early is generally better

warped nest
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Ahhh, so TA/Buff window

leaden ginkgo
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Can I log into my pc for ffxiv?

dusk zenith
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ohhhh

leaden ginkgo
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If I play on ps4?

dusk zenith
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i see

warped nest
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You need to purchase the license

slate arrow
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if you own the PC starter edition yes

warped nest
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But yes

leaden ginkgo
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So I just need the base game or the complete edition

slate arrow
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yes

warped nest
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It need to match what you have on PS4

twilit arch
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http://www.akhmorning.com/guide/rotation/ is a good read thru and break down of the rotation

leaden ginkgo
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Fuck

slate arrow
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no it doesn't

warped nest
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Or you will need to log out on different level job to be able to go in

dusk zenith
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thanks, will check out once i get to 80

slate arrow
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however you won't be able to log in if you're currently using expansion content

leaden ginkgo
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Damn alright

obsidian patio
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@lyric breach Elemental for the most part is the main English-speaking JP datacenter, though most english speakers play on Tonberry and Kujata

warped nest
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So if you have Shadowbringers stuff on PS4, you need to log out on a lvl 50 job or lower in ARR zone to go into your ARR PC

obsidian patio
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but you can always use world visit to go to those worlds without paying for a home world transfer, unless you want to

slate arrow
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no you can be above level 50

lyric breach
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both of those servers prevent character creation

slate arrow
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but you might be locked/synced to level 50?

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I'm not sure

obsidian patio
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!faq serverlock

zinc orbitBOT
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Why can't I enter this server?
Info

Standard, Preferred, and New Servers will dynamically open and close themselves from newly created characters depending on how many players are online. To ensure you're able to make a new character on your server try waiting or doing so at a less active time of day.
Congested Servers will not unlock for new players or transfers until Square Enix removes the Congested Status.

obsidian patio
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Tonberry/Kujata are only under temporary locks due to people logged in

lyric breach
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Oh I see

obsidian patio
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if you wait for a quieter time of day you can make a character on them

lyric breach
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so it isn't permanent?

obsidian patio
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correct.

warped nest
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Congested is semi permanent.

slate arrow
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congested is a manual toggle

warped nest
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Those two are simply crowded with players for the time being

lyric breach
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so would it be better to continue leveling on Atomos or try and get into one of those servers, i'm level 11 currently

warped nest
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Best server for new players will always be Preferred Servers

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The Road to 70 buff is very very good

lyric breach
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I'm still doing the trial at the moment

slate arrow
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Does road to 70 apply to trial accounts?

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I wouldn't assume so, anyways.

lyric breach
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it has been so far

slate arrow
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Oh alright

dusk zenith
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yeah it applies to trial accounts

lyric breach
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its silly, but will I have a good idea if I want to buy the game come 35?

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I have heard the beginning is quite slow

slate arrow
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yes

dusk zenith
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yep

warped nest
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If you like the combat flow and the story, then yes

dusk zenith
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the gameplay and story gets better but the overall feel is similar

warped nest
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Even liking just one is good enough to warrant a commitment

slate arrow
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alternatively, if you still don't enjoy it enough, you can wait for 5.3 in a few months.

warped nest
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(I barely paid attention to ARR story)

dusk zenith
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also the 2x buff expires within 90 days of creating yoru character

slate arrow
#

not exactly

dusk zenith
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if that matters

slate arrow
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it's 90 days or after the server is no longer preferred, whichever comes last

warped nest
#

It is whenever the server lost it, and if your character is 90 days or younger, you still keep it until your character is 90 days old.

frosty badger
#

what is the maximum desynth level needed for anima weapons?

lyric breach
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I've been playing Thaumaturge currently

frosty badger
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i mean recommended

obsidian patio
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none. Desynth isn't required for the anima weapon

rare sable
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Why do you even need desynth for anima

obsidian patio
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If you mean the desynthesis option for Ulan's Notes, then you only need around 40-50

rare sable
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?___?

frosty badger
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how come?

slate arrow
#

you can get crafter scrips absurdly quickly and as long as you remember to spend poetics you can get umbrites fairly quickly

frosty badger
#

there are a set of desynth mats required for anima weapon quest, no?

slate arrow
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nope

frosty badger
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was this removed?

slate arrow
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you can buy all of them from your Grand Company, Poetics, or Scrip vendors

rare sable
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?__? It was never there?

frosty badger
#

oh...

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my bad..

twilit arch
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the demimateria

rare sable
frosty badger
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i mean

warped nest
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I don't even think desynth is the only source of anything post ARR

twilit arch
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crystal sand stage, but that's not really "Required"

frosty badger
#

zodiac lol

slate arrow
#

oh

frosty badger
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XD

twilit arch
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its zodiac that has desynths stuff

warped nest
#

If you can get something with desynth post ARR, you can get it with other alternatives

frosty badger
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sorry

rare sable
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namazuthink hmmm

frosty badger
#

items like aged velum

slate arrow
#

GC vendor probably has it

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wait nope

frosty badger
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yes these are desynth only

slate arrow
frosty badger
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so that's why i was asking about desynth level

slate arrow
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you just need a desynth of 56

rare sable
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Thats.... going to be awfully expensive....?

slate arrow
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(to get the maximum chance of getting the rare materials)

frosty badger
#

nice

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thanks!

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i only have alc below recommended level

slate arrow
#

desynth level is always equal to item level

frozen tulip
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@obsidian patio Sorry for late reply, yes I did

frosty badger
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guess i need to do aged phial since it's the fastest way it seems

slate arrow
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if you need to level it up real quick just spend a few sacks of nuts on 440 gear from the nuts vendor

frosty badger
#

ooo

slate arrow
#

each desynth will give you abour 4 points each early on

frosty badger
#

forgot to check nuts exchange, were they updated?

obsidian patio
#

Something that sometimes works for patch errors is to switch to the old launcher and downloading it from there instead of the new one.

slate arrow
#

yes

frosty badger
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let me check

obsidian patio
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but yeah, there's dozens of possible solutions to patch download errors and it almost feels random in what works.

slate arrow
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there should be a second nuts vendor near the hunt boards afaik

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frozen tulip
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@obsidian patio Okay so I am using Google's DNS server 8.8.8.8 and its going really fast! I am from Australia and I am aware that the Telstra ISP does have problems with the ports used by FFXIV

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It's almost done now

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And it did it again!

frosty badger
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thanks @slate arrow

frozen tulip
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switchting to the old launcher now

frosty badger
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seems like there are only 2 alc items there

slate arrow
#

yw

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yeah just buy the books and desynth them

frosty badger
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problem is i only do weekly hunts

obsidian patio
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if old launcher doesn't work, try asking in #technology-discussion , as they may have more possible solutions there, since I play on PS4 and never personally had to deal with PC issues. :\

frosty badger
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too lazy to do daily hunts and higher marks

slate arrow
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idk if there's a light DC hunt discord but definitely see if you can join in on a hunt train every now and then

frozen tulip
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@obsidian patio Thanks for your assistance regardless

frosty badger
#

do hunt train give quite a lot of nuts?

unkempt marsh
#

has anyone been having big ol' mid-game connection hiccups since the most recent patch? The -only- reason I don't start with "it's probably something on my end" is that I've had streams and VoIP conversations rolling while these drops are happening, but it doesn't affect anything but the game (and it doesn't seem to affect anything but -this- game). I've asked in-game if anyone else was having any issues in DF but the only response I've ever gotten is "this dungeon puts me to sleep so I wouldn't have noticed, sorry"

frozen tulip
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Just wanted to try this out, haven't played a MMO since Wildstar and everything else is boring

slate arrow
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that's an easy 480 nuts a day

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if you manage to catch a train and do all 12 marks

upbeat storm
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why does the party member list not show class

frosty badger
#

nuts...

upbeat storm
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the one thats always displayed

slate arrow
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(and there's at least one a server daily)

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(also La-hee is also instanced so that's 3x the marks in Ratika)

frosty badger
#

even if i keep getting wiped?

upbeat storm
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seems like its there just to force us to press o to open the party tab

frosty badger
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happens a lot to me

slate arrow
#

as long as you participate and get the maximum reward and you're in the instance while the mark is killed you'll get rewards

frosty badger
#

does the reward affected by performance?

slate arrow
#

also there's at least 10 healers usually so someone will rez you eventually

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yes, but it's measured per party most of the time

gentle marten
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Are ther any type of long gloves for casters?

frosty badger
#

is there such a thing as a perfect advance meld?

obsidian patio
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@gentle marten There's a decent amount, most of them have the word "armguards" in them if you want to check the tradeable ones on the marketboard

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@frosty badger can you give an example of what you mean?

frosty badger
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like a piece of gear which is optimally melded to perfection

obsidian patio
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Of course.

slate arrow
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yes but it's like

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1% chance since it's all grade 8s up to the 3rd slot

frosty badger
#

does the order of materia matter at that?

slate arrow
#

yes

frosty badger
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or type

slate arrow
#

namely you must meld grade 8s first up to the first overmeld slot

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and then 7s for the rest

frosty badger
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yes

slate arrow
#

and the meld chance is like

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10% max

obsidian patio
#

Bottoms out at like 7% for the last slot

frosty badger
#

luckily, i got successful attempt of 5% meld from first time

warped nest
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No worries it will be balanced by failing 20 tries on a 45% meld

frosty badger
#

XD

warped nest
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I had a 30 tries 15%

frosty badger
#

wow

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it kinda hurts

warped nest
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Yup

slate arrow
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sobs as he misses a 50% chance 20 times in a row

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melding is ass

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RNG is ass

frosty badger
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i hate overmelding sometimes i try to avoid if not really necessary

slate arrow
#

unfortunately if you wanna craft

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🎵 gotta meld 🎵

frosty badger
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yes only for crafting min stats

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and some for gathering

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(not all pieces of equipment for doh/dol)

warped nest
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For DoH, you max meld if you want to HQ from 0 percent

frosty badger
#

i can still do that with just hq matcha

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and not fully melded all gear

fresh lodge
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Not the new 3* crafts

frosty badger
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yes even those :p

fresh lodge
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What are your stats?

frosty badger
#

for spec or non-spec?

fresh lodge
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Spec

frosty badger
#

2506 crafts/2289 control/556 cp

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taking note? :p

rough anchor
#

Aetherial reduction is desynthesis, right? I heard people throw the latter around so just want to make sure I’m not missing some other system

twilit arch
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no

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aetherial reduction is like desynthesis, but its for gatherers

rough anchor
#

And desynth is for crafters?

twilit arch
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its where you break down specific collectables into shards/crystals, and aethersand

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yes, desynth is crafters

spring raft
#

Hey guys! Brand new to the server! Long time Final Fantasy fan, but I’ve never played an MMORPG. Looking to get into FF14. My best friend is on PS4 and I’m on PC. Any advice? I am leaning summoner in the free trial and he’s looking at a Paladin. Any advice or good videos to look at? Thanks so much!

stiff zephyr
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Both are wonderful classes!

obsidian patio
spring raft
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Random question - a few more friends are thinking about hopping into this as well. What’s a good party line up? As far as tanks to DPS to healers?

proud willow
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Dungeons are 1 tank, 1 healer, 2 dps

obsidian patio
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8-man trials/raids are 2:2:4, and 24-man raids are three parties of 1:2:5

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(Tank:healer:dps)

proud willow
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There aren't any specific sets of classes that go well together anymore. As long as you don't have duplicate classes, you'll be totally fine

spring raft
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Perfect thanks so much! Will keep that in mind when talking to friends.

hot eagle
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and u aren't bound to 1 class/job on your character

proud willow
#

and even with dupes, it wouldn't matter at all until the really hard endgame stuff

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kindred siren
#

trying to plan out my hotbar at the moment, and a weird thing is happening where it wont let me assign anything to the last two spots on my 2nd hotbar

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i can use all slots on hotbars 1 and 3, but on hotbar 2 the last 2 slots arent lettting me put anything in them

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any clue why this might be happening?

hard kettle
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is ACT updated yet

kindred siren
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im not sure what that means

hard kettle
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he doesnt parse

twilit arch
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don't think so

left moth
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act plugin beta is out

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not uploaded to github yet

leaden ginkgo
#

should i always toss meikyou in when it's off cooldown?

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pretty hard learning 4 different combos

obsidian patio
#

!faq samguide

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obsidian patio
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Meikyo has a bit of finesse around it based on your higabana and buff timers

rough anchor
fresh lodge
#

Does GNB even have the poweder gauge at level 50?

rough anchor
#

Yes, I can use burst strike

fresh lodge
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Look through the list to find it

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"Current UI Elemental"

rough anchor
#

I looked on the list

fresh lodge
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You could have hidden it by mistake

leaden ginkgo
#

the kenki gauge is unlocked above lvl 50?

fresh lodge
#

52

leaden ginkgo
#

ty

rough anchor
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It was on the list but selectibg didnt highlight anythibg

obsidian patio
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try making it maximum size

rough anchor
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Ok, I finished the dungeon, reset the game and it’s back

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tough wolf
#

What's a good crafting rotation for low level?

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I want to do levequest turn ins for XP but struggling to get HQ

#

Level 30 LTW for reference

#

I do Inner Quiet > Hasty Touch > Master's Mend, using ToT when it procs

obsidian patio
#

You probably want to try to fit in Innovation somewhere for the Touch boost.

frozen tulip
#

What servers do aussies play on? Tonberry is full but I heard Behemoth in NA is full of us?

obsidian patio
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Yeah, they're a good alternative if you prefer a higher ping instead of playing with Japanese players.

frozen tulip
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Yeah I'll go with Behemoth then

rough anchor
#

I went back and unlocked binding coil of bahamut, should I queue for all 5 at once or is it recommended to do them in order

jade quartz
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You're unlikely to get results from queueing for them. Content of that difficulty level is not done through duty finder queue.

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You'll need to make a party finder ad. Unsynced, poetics bonus.

obsidian patio
#

The Binding Coil of Bahamut was tuned to be what is now considered Savage Difficulty

jade quartz
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Use the undersized party option on the duty finder to enter once you've got a party.

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I'd recommend going through all of them one by one

#

though technically you can skip straight to turn 5 to unlock 2nd coil

rough anchor
#

I mean, people also said that alexander and extreme primals don’t get queues for and I did all them via the duty finder, so I have some hope, haha

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Don’t want to bother people who’re long done with it

slate arrow
#

you're not bothering people at all in party finder most of the time

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they queue because they want to

obsidian patio
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The difference is that alexander is in the normal raid roulette, while the extreme primals are in the mentor roulette

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Coil, along with the other savage raids, aren't in any roulette

rough anchor
#

Oof

leaden ginkgo
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lol where dafuq do i assign the numbers for the third hotbar

obsidian patio
#

Your keybinds? in the keybind menu

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System > Keybinds

leaden ginkgo
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oh i thought it was in the hotbar tab

#

ty

rough anchor
#

Oh and already found a coil game via DF

slate arrow
#

prepare to suffer

rough anchor
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That’s the best part!

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And yeah the entire party is first time

slate arrow
#

oh god

#

i fully expect to see people quit after the first wipe

rough anchor
silk summit
#

Every time I tried queuing for anything at savage or extreme levels of difficulty the timer went for over a day

#

So go play the lottery now I guess

hot eagle
#

lol for ex or savage u use partyfinder

whole wasp
#

NA & EU dont do savage or extremes using duty finder. They use the party finder.

All thos queueing then are newbies or mentors gambling on the mentor roulette.

#

Thereotically its possible but it can easily be miserable.

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onyx kiln
#

is there a way to change what music plays at inns permanently? Kinda sick of the usuall melody that plays

obsidian wren
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Dont think permanently, but there should be an orchestration machine in each inn where you can play music you unlocked

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Might be permanently actually, if you set up a playlist to repeat

onyx kiln
#

the orchestration machine i know of. havent seen a option to set it on permanet though

whole wasp
#

Create a playlist. Set it on loop. It works in FC house. Idk about inn rooms.

onyx kiln
#

according the wiki, Playslists can't be accessed from Inns 😭

whole wasp
wanton ice
#

anyone willing to help a noob out just need like a 15 min call to anser some questions i have

slate arrow
#

ask away young one

wanton ice
#

shoot me a call

slate arrow
#

no

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just put it here

onyx kiln
wanton ice
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i onyl have use of one hand im not typing that much

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thanks though

slate arrow
#

Because I don't want to accidentally give you bad information on obscure content LOL

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ah understandable

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Well I have all the time in the world at the moment so take your time

wanton ice
#

its okay ill find another disc thanks

slate arrow
#

oops

wanton ice
#

let me try voice to text

slate arrow
#

I didn't mean to be rude like that sorry it's just it's 6 am and I don't wanna wake my roommates

wanton ice
#

same here

unborn light
#

How long is Hildi chain..? Not including 3.0 onwards

#

Is it the same as a patch MSQ worth

onyx kiln
#

the ARR is the longest one out the the 3 we have

slate arrow
#

yeah since each patch gave like

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10 quests

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Give or take

unborn light
#

In hours?.?

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I could do it in an evening

slate arrow
#

Maybe 5-ish hours? Maybe more if queues suck?

wanton ice
#

So im level 64 i left the game for 2 years i have been just doing my main quest to level thats not my issue. what things should i be doing when it comes to classes i play a paladin and my samurai thing is level 50 i dont know why what do i do with that what do i need to change and if possible can i do a full reroll without having to get a full new gear set and weapons

onyx kiln
#

wouldn't bet on it

wanton ice
#

and how do i prepare for endgame and use materia

unborn light
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@slate arrow ok thanks! Will split it over the week

slate arrow
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@wanton ice to play samurai: take your existing character, go to Ul-Dah, and pick up the samurai bluequest

unborn light
#

La Hee..La Scree questline is shorter though right

little swift
#

Dont bother with materua rn either

slate arrow
#

For stats, your stats are entirely dependent on your gear

unborn light
#

That worm thing reddit is obsessed about

onyx kiln
#

materia is pretty much for the extreme/savage trials

little swift
#

For samurai you grab striking gear

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With slaying accessories

obsidian patio
#

Yeah the Serpent of ronka questline is much shorter

wanton ice
#

hah you guys are spekaing aonish

obsidian patio
#

only 7 quests in total

wanton ice
#

spanish

slate arrow
#

Until you're level 80, just make sure your gear is on item level. At level 50, pick up the i120 gear from Mor Dhona

wanton ice
#

ill just start a new character

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thanks anyway

slate arrow
#

oh

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good luck then

wanton ice
#

yep

little swift
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No need to but if thats what you want.

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Try a preferred world

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Its got a star next to it

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Double exp on everything until lvl 70

wanton ice
#

thanks guys im sorry for seeming like an asshole

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but the more i type the worse the pain gets

warped nest
#

Remove every skills off your PLD, go find a dummy, add your skills back one by one as you read the tooltip and use them on the dummy

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This will simulate leveling up a fresh PLD

wanton ice
#

pld?

warped nest
#

Paladin

wanton ice
#

how to remove skil

warped nest
#

Keyboard mouse or controller?

wanton ice
#

i thought u meant unleard

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unlearn

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since i have 50 points in sam do i have to get all new gear and stuff to play that jo

warped nest
#

If you get Samurai

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Only thing you need to get

#

Is to get some accessories

little swift
#

You start with some gear. Its not amazing but Its a start

warped nest
#

Samurai starting quest only give you weapons and armors

#

You still need to do this step for samurai

Remove every skills off your PLD, go find a dummy, add your skills back one by one as you read the tooltip and use them on the dummy
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Because the default layout of the skill on your hotbar is chronologically order

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And you don't want that unless you want to cramp your fingers in 2 hours

wanton ice
slate arrow
#

nono what he means is

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Find a striking dummy,

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remove all your skills

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open your actions and traits menu

wanton ice
slate arrow
#

add your actions back one by one

wanton ice
#

ok ok

#

and how do i find the job trainers again

#

?

slate arrow
#

your job quest will display right under the MSQ indicator

#

click that, and it'll show a map of where you need to go

old gyro
#

i can't equip blacksmiith hammer, coz i am not blacksmith but I have already taken blacksmith as Class. How do i change it?

warped nest
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Equip the tool

slate arrow
#

@old gyro equip the blacksmith hammer

warped nest
#

Then save your equipment as a gearset

#

Button to save gearset is on the top right on your character in the character UI

slate arrow
#

Unless there's a blue X on the item, you should always be able to equip whatever main arm you need to given you're at the right level

#

(or was it a red x)

#

(I don't remember)

warped nest
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Both, Red X is nope, can't equip

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I think Blue X is you can equip this as this job, but your level ain't high enough for now

old gyro
#

I bought this Bronze Cross-pein Hammer but I can't equip it says, I am not Blacksmith. BSM in red on Item Tooltip. I have already took the BSM though, I can see in Profile Class List

obsidian patio
#

Is your blacksmith level 8?

warped nest
#

Do you equip the level 1 BSM tool, talked to the guild people, and finish your registration at the BSM guild?

slate arrow
#

also that

#

Crafters have their own gear treadmill and experience

warped nest
#

Take a screenshot of your DoH/L section in your character info

slate arrow
#

and you have to level them up

old gyro
#

@obsidian patio Thanks Wynee, my FC has helped me with it as well. Turns out it is for level 1. Sorry, it didn't red highlight the level and didn't say that i m too low to equip. Thanks a lot.

obsidian patio
#

👌

leaden ginkgo
#

Is there a way to make the lock on good?

#

I want the camera to lock on but my character walks backwards when pulling back :(

obsidian patio
#

Can't change that. :\

leaden ginkgo
#

Well that sucks. Especially for a bard

#

Might even be impossible to dodge some AoE

#

...Or most

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leaden ginkgo
#

Nahh it’s easy you just need practice

#

You can also attack while turned around too so your camera faces that way

obsidian patio
#

I generally don't use the lock-on anymore

leaden ginkgo
#

...With the lock on camera?

#

You don’t need lock on tho

#

I want to use the lock on

obsidian patio
#

I only used it for physical classes back when you needed to face the enemy to have your auto-attacks hit

leaden ginkgo
#

But while keeping my character free

#

I use legacy controls

#

Why do you want to use lock on pepeothink

#

...Because I don't want to move the camera all the time?

#

I want to use it for the camera but I can't use it because it locks my character movement

slate arrow
#

Most of the time you don't want to have to look at the boss

#

because some mechanics are controlled based on where you are looking

#

and your movement is absurdly restricted

#

it's dumb

#

Please don't use lock on modern encounters are straight up not designed around them

#

(And yes, lock on is an after thought because it's basically a legacy mechanic from 1.0)

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rough anchor
#

Is this a gunblade that I can get, or is it only this NPC’s?

leaden ginkgo
#

Yeah lock on just sucks as it is wearycarby

#

Wish it had Dark Souls' lock on

jade quartz
#

@rough anchor NPC-exclusive. You'll notice it's actually used more like a DRK's greatsword.

#

It's the same model as the weapon used by ||Regula van Hydrus|| from the Heavensward/||Warring Triad|| storyline.

leaden ginkgo
#

Can I buy specific quantities on the MB?

#

Or I'm forced to buy the whole stack?

jade quartz
#

Must buy the whole stack.

rough anchor
#

😦

jade quartz
#

Choosing what quantity to sell your items in is a deliberately designed part of the marketboard system for sellers.

#

Knowing what quantities people want, selling bulk stacks for a lower price, etc.

rare sable
#

When you only need 1 but everyone listed 99 99 99 99

#

@__@

rough anchor
#

Ask someone in your FC if they have 1

rare sable
#

Or giga brain-ed

#

Buy 99, use 1, put 98 on fc chest

leaden ginkgo
#

The seller could allow it

rare sable
#

X'D

ionic estuary
#

It it possible here to raid savages without statics?

rare sable
#

A lot harder, but yes

ionic estuary
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who's in more demand right now? DPS or tank? I have 80 blm and drk. (tho i know the answer is probably a good healer!)

rare sable
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Actually in crystal, its tank for savage & ex

elder merlin
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can i join duty queues as multiple roles ?

green grail
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i saw like 8 ruby weapon PFs at once all filled except for healers on chaos yesterday

leaden ginkgo
rare sable
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@elder merlin no

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Guess it depends on the dc then

elder merlin
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Eeeh, that's a suggestion to change to the dev camp

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😄

rare sable
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Not the channel for that but uh, probably not going to happen

elder merlin
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Yeah I wanted to if I just didn't know how to, didn't want to lose hope 😄

rough anchor
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Am I doing something wrong or is the lvl70 GNB quest steel against steel really fucking hard

oak ice
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It is tuned higher than the others because GNB had access to Scaevan gear from the start, but it shouldn't be hard

leaden ginkgo
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I have all my DoH at level 50. What's something I can get that sells well?

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My crafters aren't all that high for now

tardy patio
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Im on NA whats up

rough anchor
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Well I figured out my issue

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Just had to buy the best gear I could from the MB

leaden ginkgo
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Are gear sets client side or server side?

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If client side then perhaps there is a tool to edit them offline...?

lament goblet
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What's a good server US wise

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Or it don't matter

heady peak
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Does getting the complete edition give me any extras compared to just buying Shadowbringers? (I own the Starter Edition currently)

warped nest
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Nope

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warped nest
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Are gear sets client side or server side?
Gearset, hotbar, inventory and armory sorting, and UI are client side

heady peak
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Thank you

warped nest
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But the inventory and armory data are server side

oak ice
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If you already own ARR, you do not want to buy the Complete edition, since it also comes with ARR

warped nest
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What's a good server US wise
For new players, just pick Preferred Server. All NA data center (collection of server) are in the same physical location.

mint shale
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can i haphazardly use materias and retrieve them back later?

green grail
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up to materia 6, yeah pretty much

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7 and 8 have retrieval chance below 100%

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like, 60% and 40%? i think?

warped nest
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/\

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I forgot tbh

mint shale
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ooh

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cuz i am only in HW but i have a whole bunch of materias, i know there's no point in purposefully melding them to my current eqp, but wondering if i can just use them and remove later on so i can sell the materia or meld to another gear

green grail
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you can yeah but it's not really worth the hassle

latent sluice
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I could have sworn there was a channel specifically for finding parties. I don't need a static, so it's not recruitment. Is there an alternative?

mint shale
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i see. thanks!

vocal basin
leaden ginkgo
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Dropping glamoured items into the dresser dispels the glamour?

inland scarab
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guys, wanna ask: which squadron dungeons fastest to spam? on any level that is...

icy finch
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Is this ffxiv worth playing in 2020?

leaden ginkgo
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I started one month ago and I'm enjoying it contentcarby

vocal basin
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DOes anyone have an answer to my question a couple posts above?

uncut girder
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In E5S, what is the 3x2 strat?

mortal current
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I assume that's referring to chain lightning. You split up in 2 groups with a healer, melee, and ranged each. Then you pass the lightning between them. On primal the order is typically healer, melee, then ranged, but I don't know what it is on light.

uncut girder
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ok, but what does the other 2 ppls? nothing?

mortal current
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The tanks are typically there as back up in case something goes wrong and someone dies. They can take the place of the missing person in the chain.

inland scarab
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replying Jaqen, newly crafted DoW/DoM from newest master recipe would do, with pentamelds. If you often join hunts, you should be swimming in materias to spam overmelds.

fresh lodge
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You only need 3 people per chain

uncut girder
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do i need a stack from orb?

inland scarab
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if u have craft classes, those recipe not rly that hard to make into hq as well. just search for online macros

mortal current
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It does reduce the damage, but you don't need an orb to survive the mechanic.

uncut girder
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and how do i share the chainlightning? the nearest? or position?

fresh lodge
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Nearest

mortal current
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It will automatically pass to the nearest person at set intervals.

inland scarab
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anyhoo... i'm still waiting for my answers as well, if any could help

fresh lodge
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Repost the question

mortal current
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Note that the lightning will produce a small aoe on the person when it passes, so don't stand directly on the person.

inland scarab
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ok, reposting:
guys, wanna ask: which squadron dungeons fastest to spam? on any level that is...

dense torrent
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Hi, new player here (almost lv29) and wanna know, when I should start "focus" to glamours. I have 13 glamour prisms or something like that

fresh lodge
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What role? @inland scarab

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manic oasis
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holding my left or right mouse button does the same thing (able to move the camera angle), should i make one of the buttons something else? since it seems pretty redundant

inland scarab
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you could npc spell prisms, they're cheap nowadays

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I like DPS more, though I can also heal/tank as well

dense torrent
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Yeah. I want some nice glamours but I think im way too low level to do that 😄

fresh lodge
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Tank would be the quickest

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Then just take double archer

inland scarab
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only think glamours when u have at least a capped job & loads of free time

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ok, but which dungeon though

fresh lodge
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Is Satasha an option?

inland scarab
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nope.

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halatali the lowest

fresh lodge
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Actually Tam Tara would be quicker

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Urgh

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Well not that one

inland scarab
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not all dungeon available for squadron runs

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i already cleared all of em btw. think wanderer palace HM defo not the one since the hardest

leaden ginkgo
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TIL if you're not on Road to 70 with a job you won't get double exp on leves :(

idle salmon
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can i open the benchmark n the regular game at the same time

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or only one

fresh lodge
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Why are you wanting to speed run them btw?

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Also Toto-rak would probably be quickest as a tank

inland scarab
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u can, tho bench would get affected on it's performance score if u have something else running

tired vector
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Hey, quick question - me and a few friends decided to start playing FFXIV and are now wondering which server we should roll on? Any specific suggestions for EU players? Based on an old Reddit thread, Odin and Phoenix sounded quite good.

inland scarab
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for 100x squad achievement runs

fresh lodge
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Any of Cerberus, Louisoix, Spriggan, Odin, Phoenix, or Zodiark @tired vector

dense torrent
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I would say Spriggan cuz road to 70 🙂

inland scarab
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i guess not much ppl have knowledge of squad dungeon runs... :?

fresh lodge
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All of those servers are preferred and give road to 70

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Toto-Rak @inland scarab

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Or just use it to level up and kill 2 birds with 1 stone

inland scarab
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thx. i actually already did toto-rak awhile ago. not rly that fast. but i'll try with tank role next. thx tho 🙂

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all job capped. 😅

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guess that 1 bird already flown away long time ago... lol

hoary storm
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Can you shuffle WT with 6 or 7?

faint flare
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7

hoary storm
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ty

inland scarab
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max shuffle is 7, will not allow above that

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& u shud shuffle @ exactly 7 anyways, unless any can argue if better reason shuffling below 7

strange coral
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Are the blades of antiquity from E4N still only one a week, or is that restriction gone by now?

inland scarab
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gone

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spam away

strange coral
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Ok thanks

inland scarab
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tho u have newly crafted i480 hq

strange coral
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Yea, I've seen it, but crazy expensive last time I checked

inland scarab
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i made mine. 4 sets for each role i play

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so i don't have to be bothered much with new weekly tomes

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crafting r much easier than before 😉

strange coral
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I don't have any crafter jobs yet

inland scarab
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ah k. guess blade spam then

strange coral
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Just looking for an easy upgrade from my 440 weapon. Everything else is 460+ by now so it feels a bit behind

green grail
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do eden's gate sepulture 4 times, buy a 460 weapon for 1000 phantasmagoria and upgrade it to 470 with a coin from the nier raid

strange coral
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That's the plan

inland scarab
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lol... drama mentor

rare sable
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Or you can trade 500 phantasm to a crafter and have them make you a 480

inland scarab
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that works, tho u probably would require pay service gils as well

fresh lodge
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You need a hell of a lot more mats than just 500 Phanta

rare sable
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Thats my rate at least?

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500 phantasm is around 600k? fair enough (for me) (the extra phantasm mats to cover the working fee and other mats)

inland scarab
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might not be that much. i did say i made 4 sets of i480s 😉

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nq from newly legendary nodes also fine

fresh lodge
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The 1k Phanta would be the easiest and most straightforward

inland scarab
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true, especially if u're on a budget

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tho ppl on OF seems to complain alot having too much gils & not much to spend ^^;

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... which i always find those statement kinda absurd... like how ppl have ever so much gils anyways... 😅

strange coral
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Nice problem to have

wet hollow
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Hi I’m new to the game anyone got a guide to being a machinist I’m on PS4 btw great game

inland scarab
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my advice is to read your skill description & my 2nd is test them on practice dummies, can easily find them on some aetheryte camps, or better: Free Company houses. imo, ff14 already being very user friendly on explanations & pop-up helps. can try The Balance discord since they have dedicated guide for each jobs.

whole wasp
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!faq balance

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wet hollow
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@inland scarab thank u fam

inland scarab
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np 😉

wet hollow
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Do u have a company I can join ?

inland scarab
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i'm @ masamune server. best ask that in novice network for starters 😉

wet hollow
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I gotchu okay thank you

subtle harness
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if i bought the game on steam (base game) can i download and use the stand alone launcher or am i forced to always use steam

inland scarab
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can't. u have to use steam.

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highly suggest against steam version if possible

ocean tusk
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Hey I’m in one of those choose your answer things can someone tell me the name of that huge town where Fordola is being held prisoner

subtle harness
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I already have the steam version. guess I am stuck

jaunty matrix
inland scarab
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hope u don't need to play on several pc then, coz steam can't

subtle harness
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why can't it?

inland scarab
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it's a huge hassle, plus steam alone could bog down performance on low-end specs

subtle harness
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yeah, right now i launch it without steam overlay and junk. that helps. but it is kinda annoying to have to launch steam just to play

inland scarab
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& i have at least 2 low-end specs i play ff14 on

hearty garden
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When should i start worrying about gear and materia?

inland scarab
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job caps

subtle harness
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i was actually hoping to use one of the standalone community launchers... since they add a few things

inland scarab
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standalone, u can just copy-paste entire installation game data & play straight

west dew
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So wait, buying through steam only allows play on one pc? Or is that one at a time?

inland scarab
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which a huge breather especially with huge patching on every major patches

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i'm not steam user, but from what i heard, even tho u pasted from completed patched game, steam still ask for more patching. cmiiw tho

west dew
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Oh so just a patching hassle

inland scarab
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there's also portability issues, especially when u installed on different drive between pcs. again, steam users would probably give better answers

leaden ginkgo
west dew
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Okay, I have another question off topic from that. I haven’t played this game for a few years it was still vanilla ARR and I have a hard time with knowing what’s complicated or not just from playing mmo’s for so long. I’m wanting to try to introduce my fiancé to the game, how beginner friendly is the game to new players? Not only new to mmo’s but new to pc gaming in general. I can get her through the finer points once that time comes I just don’t want to get her started if it’s going to be impossibly frustrating for her.

subtle harness
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ok i got it... so the only thing i am locked to on the steam version is actually buying the expansions and such through steam. it looks like i can use the stand alone client

inland scarab
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well... from that daddy of light jp-dorama, seems elderly can get in ff14 pretty easily. imo, like i said not long ago, game already very user friendly 😉

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yea, can only buy expansion per steam only, which could be sux since they usually came much late than their non steam counterpart

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hope ur gf don't mind reading though...

leaden ginkgo
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@west dew it couldn't be more beginner friendly, although it takes time to adapt and learn jobs, they're still easy to get down and play really well if you just take the time to read tooltips. As far as main scenario quest progression goes, for the most part it's talk to some people, do some chores, then eventually a dungeon/trial boss fight

inland scarab
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msq gating can be kinda sux tho... since u can't access latest content unless all msq cleared

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unless using jump potions

leaden ginkgo
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Until you get to some of the endgame of each expansion, it's really chill and most players will forgive a sprout player (new player, indicated by an icon) and tend to be more patient with them

inland scarab
leaden ginkgo
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It should be indicated by your msq icon wherever you put it, it'll be the little text right under it. If you don't have that up then check the journal in your job questline and figure it out, or go to the wiki

inland scarab
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i could rly use some achievement grind guide, which i'm afraid there's little to none. 😅

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leaden ginkgo
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I would assume because all the achievements usually are just what it says on the tin unless it's an outdated achievement, like seasonal/crossover event stuff

dim ridge
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does anyone know actually how those achievement points are earned for sure?

inland scarab
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i meant best/fastest way to gain them

dim ridge
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yee

inland scarab
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there's achievement in-game menu

leaden ginkgo
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How they're earned? In the achievement menu they all have points assigned to the achievement

inland scarab
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like how i asked fastest way to spam squad dungeon not long ago...

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yes

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just open & look em

dim ridge
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ohh okay!

west dew
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@inland scarab @leaden ginkgo appreciate the responses. Hoping to get her into this as I remember really enjoying this game back when I played.

leaden ginkgo
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Glad to hear it

west dew
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Also, how potato of a machine can run this game? I have my gaming rig which shouldn’t have a problem but then I have a laptop with Intel i5 6series I believe with 6g RAM and Intel HD520 integrated graphics, would this be able to run it?

green grail
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try the benchmark

west dew
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Thanks

thorny nacelle
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Hello guys, quick question, does anyone knows if the sks tiers and recommended materia are the same for 5.2 as they were before it?

grizzled summit
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Hey I'm new to the game and all, and I hoped someone could help me with the first steps of the game! I'd understand if you are all too busy haha

tired vector
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What's the "Road to 70" buff that was mentioned earlier?

inland scarab
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well...
i also still ran this on my 10 years old ASUS UL30VT with nvidia g210m. defo need ssd replacement & only limited to casual stuff, but i do lots of crafting/hunts anyways

leaden ginkgo
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gives you increased xp until your class hits 70

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and @thorny nacelle I think now a days, from personal opinion, it almost depends on your playstyle/what gcd's you want lining up with what. I've heard of high sks DRG's that don't double weave and very low sks DRG's that do double weave, both are arguable in effectivity and sometimes down to a matter of playstyle. if you can find the Balance discord it should have more info on BiS materia

alpine shadow
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Are the Master <Crafter Job> books for individual recipies?

leaden ginkgo
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No, just generalized into each tier

alpine shadow
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so if i choose VIII book i will get the 5.2 tier crafting you mean?

leaden ginkgo
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Yes, all of the recipes just released for that specific job will be made available to you with the one book

alpine shadow
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oh, so why do the vendors sell all the previous ones then 😐

leaden ginkgo
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Because they were books available at the time of that patch

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I might of misunderstood you lol

alpine shadow
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wait wat

leaden ginkgo
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the VIII unlocks only the 8th tier, VII unlocks 7th and so on

alpine shadow
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oh

leaden ginkgo
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That should make it clearer, my bad

alpine shadow
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yeah me too, i didnt ask the question clearly either

leaden ginkgo
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No worries, happy crafting ^-^

hollow nimbus
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yo, I was checking out the game and I can't seem to find any prices aside from the monthly sub

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there's no yearly sub prices?

twilit arch
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!faq subprice

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Subscription Prices
twilit arch
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the highest sub you can do is 180 days

hollow nimbus
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for 13 bucks

thorny nacelle
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@leaden ginkgo do you by any chance have de balance discord address?

hollow nimbus
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why would anyone pay for 30 days, if 180 days is the same price?

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or you pay 13 bucks per month?

twilit arch
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its 13 a month

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so the 180 days is paying that up front

hollow nimbus
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oh so im paying the equivalent of 180 days directly

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okay

twilit arch
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yes

hollow nimbus
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that is very expensive lol

leaden ginkgo
#

It's better to desynth or turn stuff in for seals?

tardy patio
#

can anyone tell me why this isnt working? Ive tried cait sith doll without quotes, without auto-translate, with the brackets around pet

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I have no idea how to get this icon to show cait sith doll

twilit arch
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cait sith doll isn't a pet, its a minion

leaden ginkgo
tardy patio
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Oh there we go...

twilit arch
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desynth vs seals is pretty much based on what you need/want

tardy patio
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I didnt see minion below it because I stopped at pet and assumed thats what it was

twilit arch
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if you need ventures or whatever, then go with seals

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if you don't, go with desynth

leaden ginkgo
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I have way too many seals I had to buy 200 ventures to make room for more

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I guess I'll desynth

tardy patio
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I assume icons of removed actions like Thrill of War or Heavy Thrust are gone forever? Cant be used in micon?

leaden ginkgo
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ye

tacit bobcat
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hi guys. about to start the free trial now. is there a recommended NA server that I can join? depending on how the trial goes, i am looking to buy into the game

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-SN9zGzOyM&t=687s can someone tell me if the combos here are good for samurai, the combos are in 8:50, 9:25, 10:05, 11:00

UPDATED-Some Rotations altered, May NOT reflect what is on video.
0:00 Disclaimer - Warning
0:15 Intro

0:55 Hakaze
1:04 Jinpu - 1of 2 Buffs
1:23 Third Eye
2:04 Enpi - Ranged AA
2:22 Shifu - 1 of 2 Buffs
2:59 Gekko - Combo Finisher
3:34 Reasoning behind mixed
3:56 Kasha - Comb...

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ocean pivot
#

@tacit bobcat If you go to a server with preferred status you will get a 100% xp boost. Other than that it doesn't matter that much afaik.

fresh lodge
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You want to start with the Kasha combo not Yukikaze

tacit bobcat
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ty

leaden ginkgo
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@fresh lodge you mean hakaze-shifu-kasha-higanbana?

fresh lodge
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Yes

leaden ginkgo
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it maximizes the damage?

fresh lodge
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Shifu increases attack speed by 15%

leaden ginkgo
#

the AoE one is good?

fresh lodge
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Didn't check but its pretty hard to fuck up SAM AoE

leaden ginkgo
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@fresh lodge last question, the single target one is kasha one and then the yukikaze, or after the kasha one i instantly go to gekko combo.

jaunty matrix
#

whats the best way to get behemoth horns it seems fates hard to come along

obsidian wren
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I believe fates are the only way lemon

fresh lodge
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Kasha > Gekko > Yukikaze

leaden ginkgo
#

so i only use one yukikaze

fresh lodge
#

Yes

leaden ginkgo
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ok ty

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Hakaze > shifu > Kasha >hakaze >Jinpu > Hissatsu: kaiten > Iajutsu> Gekko> Hakaze >yukikaze

jaunty matrix
#

dam

leaden ginkgo
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don't have hissatsus yet but i'll keep it in mind ty

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yup, kaiten is just used from your kenki guage to make your iajutsu's hit harder by 50% so it's just thrown in there right before any of them