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if got from se store check the order details for a reissued code
if got from a 3rd party you're screwed
se support may or may not issue something if can show proof of purchase
well I have a receipt and everything I just didnt buy it online
So my friend bought me the ARR story skip and he was thinking I could get started right away at level 30 with astrologian
but I can't get into foundation
do I have to buy a level boost or are we missing something?
Keep playing until you enter Ishgard via the MSQ
The story skip will put you right at the start of HW so you still have like a quest or two to do
The first quest of HW will bring you into Foundation
Get to level 50 then :p
the first quest of AST also has a level 50 level requirement
Oh you got the story skip but no level boost
ya
what level are you?
1
You will have to level up a class before you can continue the story
Or buy a level boost if you want
and enter Foundation
so I was just given a bad code only because I bought it in person and not online
nice
YEAH?
actually, you can't you are lvl 1
ok
then my advice for you is
remove all skills from your hotbar, find a striking dummy (summerford farm, south), open Action and Trait window, add skills back to your hotbar as you use them on yourself and or the dummy
remember to read tooltip
have fun
Thanks
same goes for AST too when you unlock it since it starts at 30
started this game because my bf wanted me to so it'll be fun
feel free to drop by and ask any questions you have
Good luck have fun!
more follow up (?) tip: if you are more comfortable with controller, this game works very well with it
Wait story skip and level boost are separate? LOL
Yep
yep
That's so scummy 
since there so many jobs and only 1 MSQ
not really
it lets people choose
and ironically its still cheaper than a entire level boost in WoW which is £49
does WoW have MSQ?
no but still £49 for 109 levels is yikes
or its just attunement quests to unlock the various raids?
I mean... What's the point in skipping story if you'll have to grind all the way to 50
AAA games are cheaper than that
It's really dumb and scummy
its not
🤷
it makes it absolutely clear what each boost does on the store
it makes no effort to mask anything
and even if it was 1 boost alone it'd just be £37 like they are combined now
The effort is to make you buy both 
you do realise itd be the same damn price if they were 1 sole thing yeah?
they wouldn't suddenly just offer a 2 in 1 boost for £18.50
and theres no make at all
nobody has a damn gun to your head
If you agree that's fine, but for me it's abominable 
you're free to think that but don't think it'd be cheaper if it was 1 sole boost
because it wouldnt be
they'd either combine the price or it'd be £30 at most
and yeah my bad
is there any good website for shadowbringers treasure maps? i cant find this one.
cant find it on here
Can lvl 60 savage content be unsynced
yes
Mk, I wanted to try and get these bard gloves but I wasn’t sure if I had to actually learn the fight in all of its entirety
:))
Is ff14 on steam and on pc different?
in game, its exaclty the same
they're two different license that fill the same slot, but beyond that they're the same functionally
same game but registration licenses are different
outside of the game, theres steam wallet, seperate sales etc
Ty
do you guys mix skills from different roles?
For the fury’s fourteen do I need to use arms length?
no and no
not sure what you mean shida, cross-class skills no longer exists, only shared role actions
For some reason I’m still dying even though I use hollowed ground.
so all casters have the same set, all healers have the same set etc
Is the savage content doable for Alexander blind? Lmfao
Hallowed Ground does not prevent instant death from being inflicted
it only prevents most regular attacks from dealing damage
What seems to be the problem then? Everyone is in their position and I’m in front of Ramu yet we’re still wiping
Remind me the text command for dig again?
/ac dig
None of the websites with text commands listed includes that among them
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But it's not listed anywhere.
it is inside /Action
/Action probably doesn't have an exhaustive list
cuz it is basically ALL clickable button
ohh
Also the only way i can get whistle for my cute chochocobo is from company?
never mind
IS FREE
But can i disable chocobo music?
system config > audio > untick "play music when mounted"
what kind of materia can i meld onto this hammer ?
don't really worry too much about melding materia to leveling gear in general, unless you specifically need to meet certain thresholds for craftsmanship/cp for something you wanna make
no its for a quest and it wont let me meld all my materia onto it, im assuming its too high level but i need to know which materia actaulyl work
what quest?
BSM level 15/20 quest
specifically what did the quest say
deliver a materia enhanced cross pein hammer
look for craftsman on the marketboard, it is blue color
it doesn't matter what type of materia is melded to it
just find a cheap grade 1 to use
just use anything that's a I or a II
ah aht worked, thanks, jstu had to use a level 1 materia
So how good is chochocobo to farm with alt jobs?
I would say, take it out everytime you do overworld content, but no need to specifically raise it (unless your fc have a stable and members regulary feed them)
Yes to both
@odd bobcat raise as in, like battle class; you can go out to grind exp for your chocobo and they can level up (and have more points for their skill tree)
if your chocobro's hp reaches zero, you can resummon them again if its the healer's raise
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So I’m looking to power level my character to 80 tonight, (Dragoon lvl 77) any tips of the best way to go about it?
not much you can do other than the usual
queue for highest dungeons. do beast tribe(pixie) and FATEs while queueing
do roulettes as well
Okay, thank you c:
where do i go to change PVP actions/skills?
on wolves' den pier u can work on your pvp hotbar/chotbar
tp to it if u are atuned allrdy or use the ferry from moraby drydocks
hello ! I just finished MSQ - how do I find a group to do eden's gate with? no one is joining duty finder QQ
Normal mode? Try queuing during prime hours of your data center. Its in normal raid roulette
For savage put up a party finder
Yeah it's a little late on na
How do you rank up in Grand company?
you buy the rank with grand company seals, which you get from that hunting log and fates. when your level is high enough you can sell old gear (not white) to them for seals
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So I’m on Born Again Anima, and my weapon said “shows vague signs of ...etc” does that mean I can go to another place and farm light or do I have to do it in some order? Lol
Also the guide said 2,000 light but comments said 1,000 light >_>
Light farming is just about doing content over, and over, and over, and over again until you get to 2000 points
Doesn't matter what you do, so pick what's the quickest
If you're solo, Brayflox hard, if you have a group or are willing to make one, A9S
Hmm okay ty lol some comments and guides are all over or a old guess of how long and what to do takes
The comments about 1000 light was just bullshitting, it has always been 2000
A9S is I think 13 total runs or so
And with a full party, each run only takes 2-3 minutes
Ahh okay! I’ll have to try them both out tysm
Do you know an estimate of how many solo runs it would take for the dng 0.0
Sorry, I don't know
A9S is miles better
Pretty sure it's 24 points without bonus for 42 total runs
42 runs, avg around 15-20 mins?
Yeah but like finding a group seems meh since I’m sure there aren’t a lot or people who want to do that haha
Brayflox hard at 80 takes like 5 minutes
Ahhh
Only need to equip the anima weapon for the last boss
Oo
You can advertise A9S as get best lvl 60 accessories for GNB/DNC
Or just advertise it as light farm, lots of people still need it
I keep forgetting that we are already in ShB
😂
Won’t hurt to try it seems xD there is always the second option lol
for raid loot is it one per stage again? for e5 and up
normal mode: one token per floor per week. Savage: one chance at loot per floor per week, whether you win something or not, with number of coffers appearing depending on number of people with first clear for the floor per week
It's the same as last tier, you can roll once a week but you can roll for everything.
you can win everything or nothing for each savage clear but only one try each week for each instance
you always get a page though, one per week, assuming you don't skip any floors (or have full inventory that prevents the direct drop into your inventory)
If you skipped to a higher floor, the game take it as forfeiting the lower floors for the week
So if you clear E7S on reset day to help out a friend, your E5S/E6S roll attempts for that week are gone. You have to wait for another week.
(can't even get weekly pages for 5 or for 6 from the above scenario)
Oh yeah
Hello guys, is there a DPS meter for FFXIV
3rd party and technically against ToS (but more of a don't ask don't tell and they dont' care about it) but people mostly use Advanced Combat Tracker
No, people do often use Parsers but yeh it’s against tos
Like they know we use them but just being toxic it’s really punished 
Only if you talk about it in game mostly
just don't mention it in-game and zero punishement at all
Yeh
okay, well
if you mention it with people you trust only in-game it's fine too
it's not too bad, just a few specific things to take note of (unblock files when you download, run as admin, allow through firewall)
Nah not hard and yes act it’s what’s used most
okay greatr
advanced combat tracker is really the only up-to-date and used one
okay i see
Firewall it’s most for posting parser if you just want to run to optimize rotation then I don’t think you need it (to go trough firewall)just look up for the HDU you like
because i really wanna see if i am doing a good job in my dungeons etc
thanks for the help
I don't quite get that last comment about firewall, ACT uses network data so if you want accurate data you have to whitelist ACT through your firewall
i have to whitelist the app?
it's generally a recommended thing yes to get more accurate numbers
from a purely rotational standpoint it's not a big deal but if you want to upload/rank against other parses it's an important step
and certain tools for analysis might not work as well without network parsing
Yeh short answer is yes aside little details I think new version of ACT even shows you when GCD and oGCDs are up right?
If I try the free trial with the square enix launcher and not on steam, can I buy the game on steam after the trial and continue where I left off please?
Im not sure
Don’t think so Because each one has a different key like ps4 pc keys
Don’t know on which one the square is label
Should check your account on Mog station to see what key it’s the one you have
So you don’t end up buying something that you might not need
@winged cobalt do you know by any chance
Cuz I’m not sure 
if you use SE Store you cannot use Steam Launcher for FFXIV
and visa versa
the accounts would be entirely different accounts
Dank so it is different keys
trial -> full version is a bit more flexible
it's only full version that starts that incompatible bit
^
Didn’t even knew and been playin since 2.0 
thanks everyone
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What's the fastest way to level dol? Leves?
Along with collectables past level 50, yeah.
if you're a fisher then ocean fishing is very good to do.
I heard of people in the lower levels getting multiple levels per boat
Do I have to do fishing if I want to be an omnicrafter?
well no but yes since there's one aethersand you can only get as a fisher (if you don't want to spend an absurd number of white gatherer scrips)
Oof
You can just skip fisher, and solve the sand problem with the power of gils
What does each stat do for gatherers?
gathering if u even can gather it, perception is for high quality chance
Gathering = higher success rate
Perception = increased chance of HQ items up to a natural cap of 15% (skills/node bonuses can boost this)
GP = your resource for your skills
exactly what i was looking for ty
So my anima message said hardened, then it said sturdy but that seems backwards to me lol
not particularly, just buy new vendor sets ever 4-5 levels or so until 50.
which vendors?
the gear vendors in the main city-states have a majority of the gear from 1-50
oh okay! I'll look there
@leaden ginkgo if you were doing the same duty then that means the bonus window changed and that duty is no longer on bonus
Oh, so am I on sturdy now then the next rank would be stalwart?
Because I did all the other ranks 0.0
Sturdy and Stalwart are just adjectives/nouns telling you how many light you are getting
They aren't ranks
Vague 4
Meagre 8
Vigorous 16
Robust 24
Sturdy 48
Hardened 64
Stalwart 96
Rune 200
Anima / Nigh unyielding 2000
estimated light amounts from the old anima live thread
How do one get Rune?
runes are the things that light up
Lololol
as a way to track
Oh okay, so how do I even know when Im done wtf lol
When all 10 runes are glowing a lot
Take a screenshot of the UI
Also when you get the Nigh Unyielding text
Ohhh omg >_< I didn’t even know I had this
error i2501 is a general catch-all error. It can also be caused by a VPN, unstable connection, and too many failed attempts
I'd contact support then.
How do I start my hunting log on hw? I did it all in ARR with my bard
But in the log it shows nothing afterwards
there's no hunting log after A Realm Reborn
Hunts in general have effectively replaced the log after ARR, according to the development team.
(To unlock hunts in the first place, you need to do some progression with your grand company.)
I see
How can I tell where I am at on my gc before I can unlock hunts
I remember I was trying to do them but got stuck on some extreme version of a boss raid
Which was part of getting to unlocking the Hunt
So I gave up
None of the GC stuff requires doing any Extreme or Raid content
Hmm I’ll have to look into it again
So I just got empyreal arrow for bard do I replace a previous skill with it
Is it good
at level 68 it gives a proc for the song you're currently using
Also it's free damage
What’s a proc
term used to denote when RNG activates something
It fills up one of the charges on your job gauge when using a song
in this case, proc refers to reperitoir
Hey, wanna change race, at which lvl do you get a free fantasia ?? (I heard you get one further into the msq)
after the lvl50 msq with the duty the praetorium which is the end of base arr without patches
Is there like miner job quests i should be doing as i level?
yes they're back at the miner's guild in ul'dah
glad i asked lol
past level 50 a few of them will unlock traits and a skill IIRC
70 unlocks the GP regen trait
gathering jobquests give a lot exp so its worth to do them for that and they give some free gear too, miner is in uldah like wynne allrdy said, botanist in gridania and fisher in limsa
Jobquests for doh/dol give over a full level if you do them as you unlock them afaik
Are the hunts worth it?
Forgot where I can use chocobo feathers
Hunts can also be done to work towards getting upgrade materials for endgame gear
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I forgot how do I edit this bar to show different actions with a controller
use virtual mouse ( L1+R3 ) to drag actions to it.
they should all be at your grand company
it might be hiding under another quest at the base
But I just get these two if I go there
How do I level up to chief serpent sergeant
Have you completed your grand company hunting log?
hunting log > click the grand company icon
what does the personnel officer say when you try to get a promotion?
Then you need to get more seals
complete fates near your level.
from hunting logs, guildhest, FATEs etc
also leveling roulette should give some as a daily reward
Also levelling and Guidhest roulette gives you some
anyone who knows if when ever the next part of the restoration project starts if there will still be job for crafters to do?
Where do I go see my guildhests, and levelling roulettes?
duty finder in the first tab
you can also hand in weapons and gear with colored frames for some seals aswell
You don't see Duty Roulette: Leveling or Duty Roulette: Guildhests in this part of the duty finder?
Can I accidentally hand in equipped items too? I have loads to hand in do I need these?
can't hand in equipped stuff AFAIK, but make sure to change the filter at the top to only show items that are not in your armoury
that way you can't accidentally turn in gear you may be using
Then you can sort through the armoury slots and put the gear you're not using into your inventory.
Oh I can see the duty roulettes through that option
What do these icons mean and why are there two icons for each?
Sorry for the questions but I’m kinda overwhelmed by this game lol
Like I can see the middle one is money
But dunno what the first is I think the third is seals?
first one is EXP
third one is seals yup
the line underneath adventurer in need is the bonus you get if you join as tank role
unlike the daily bonus you can get the adventurer in need bonus as many times in a day as you want
the arrows next to the glowing EXP and Gil symbols
you get large bonus exp and gil once per day for that roulette
How can I see this once a day bonus
The once a day bonus is the first line. A blue arrow means there is a bonus but it depends on what duty you get.
You can't see the actual bonus in numbers till you do the roulette
It says reward already received for guildhests does that mean I’ve gotten the daily bonus
Yes
I don’t even know what the bonus reward was lol
xp, money and seals probably
So basically do guildhest once a day for the bonus?
Can’t get the bonus any other way?
ehh, its pretty tiny but yes, that bonus is daily
You can still get the adventurer in need bonus, but iirc it's way lower than the daily bonus.
you get roulettes with better bonuses as you level
When you unlock leveling roulette, it also gives seals and way more xp. You should unlock it around lvl 16 or so in the main story.
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Levelling roulettes?
You currently only have "Duty Roulette: Guildhests", right? You will unlock more duty roulettes as you progress. One of these is "Duty Roulette: Leveling"
what is the ealiest level you can be to do the isghard jobs and do them with some ease? remember needing a lot of skills to boost the quality and all
Are the elite marks only completable in a group?
Hello guys, what is the fastest way or right way to level the alt job. I want to have caster with me so, I will be playing THM from 1 to 60
which i already have my main at 65
I am now at the start of Stormblood
And where do I find these hunts I go the area but are they random or rare spawns? How would I know where they appear
I’ve accepted the marks
One says to go to south shroud but have no idea where in south shroud lol
usually there are some people who shout out when there is a hunt train going on
but that is usually for the newer expansions
So they are random spawns not guaranteed to be there
They can spawn in everynow and then at different places and some people form groups to track each one in every zone down
B ranks are solo able and always up
But you have to have the hunt bill to get rewards from killing it
B ranks respawn somewhere else on the map about 5 seconds after they're killed
Hey guys, Faerie crashed earlier but my friend had just left the dungeon at the end of SB and saw maybe two seconds of the next cutscene; now she's glitched, the journal still saying "Use the Duty Finder to enter the dungeon" still. We ran it again right after but the quest just isn't progressing. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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@onyx kiln I don't follow
You're talking about Ishgard jobs and then talking about quality
Are you asking about the HW jobs like Dark Knight and Astro and stuff or are you talking about crafting?
@tiffu thats weird.... never happen before, but maybe try canceling the quest then retake it?
And are you sure its the right dungeon and difficulty?
Yeah, I'm sure it's the correct dungeon and difficulty. We actually ran it twice, first unsynced, then synced. It's MSQ; I don't believe she can cancel it? She tried earlier.
Last dungeon of Stormblood, Ala Mhigo. There's no way she has access to any other version of it.
Are you sure shes still on there and not royal menagerie?
She can't progress to unlocking Royal Menagerie. The inn doesn't have the replay for the cutscene that plays upon leaving the dungeon. I tried queing us for Royal Menagerie, she's definitely not there.
Here's a screenshot.
Uhhh
I kinda want to say relogging and doing it one more time might do something but I'd also send a bug ticket
(contact gm/customer support maybe?)
not to distract from this mystery but i have a quick question. is there some reason that Cure 3 can't be cast on NPC's? every time i target an npc and cast it, it casts on me instead
When the server dropped, she exited the game completely. But yeah, she also relogged again when we were trying this.
Cure 3 is an aoe
Alright, she's responding the current open ticket.
How do we contact a GM in game...?
so does it only self cast and heal nearby allies or can i cast it on someone that's far away from me and it goes in their area?
@thorn yoke only around you
@idle salmon I'd go to The Balance for that since that is where all that stuff gets crunched
!faq balance
@icy quiver should be in the support desk section
i joined
Thanks guys!
A psn question: can i buy shadowbringers from another psn account which i didnt buy AAR with ?
Since what matters is my SE account
nope u can only bind 1 psn account on your se account
^ kinda
You can move the PSN account your SE account is tied to but it's a headache and you have to buy the game again
I have the trial currently on PS4 - when I buy the complete edition, will it register it immediately when I first log back in when I start the game and start the 30 days?
What are the little signs besides your name ? sometimes its a little flower, etc...
are ARR sightseeing logs bugged? am at the correct spot with correct weather/time but I'm not getting the vista
Unless you need to unlock all of these first
does item lvl increase in .3 patches
ic
@rare jetty that symbol means they are currently queueing on the Duty finder
For sightseeing logs you do the emote when you get the prompt in chat log (for arr might bee wrong weather)
a flag means that they are in a party etc
you have unlock all 1-50 to do 51 onward logs in ARR
HW,SB,ShB doesnt have those requirements
The central shroud ones are really picky with the direction youre facing
Lodd: the sprout is the icon for new players (168 hours and story completion to start of current expansion)
@wicked edge yes when you log in again
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So there’s no way to prolong it once you’ve bought it - buy when I’m ready to jump in straight?
(Thank you)
@scarlet fable Someone told me that that event has a small chance of coming back once in around 4 months. However it's just a rumor so take from it what you will
Does Ten Chi Jin add much difficulty to Ninja? In general, does it change dramatically from 62 to 70?
Can a Warrior main DM me and mentor my action choices
@leaden ginkgo
Me no comprehendo 😳
What does the number seconds question mean?
The timer left on your Storm's Eye buff
Very helpful thank you both
Does Ten Chi Jin add much difficulty to Ninja? In general, does the class change dramatically from 62 to 70?
not too difficult but it switches up your rotations
It doesn't become Dragoon rigid, right?
since tcj's flexibility allow you to choose to suiton with it instead of hardcasting it normally
Ahh
So it's still just TA whenever you can?
since TA window is longer now
yup TA every 60 seconds as much as you can
and dump all your skills in the 15 second window of TA
Should I be doing something to get TA more often? I'm just: maintaining huton, maintaining sf, dropping lightning, and running my combo otherwise. That sound right?
outside of it, dont overcap your ninki, dont drop huton
TA is on a hard CD so nothing much you can do job wise. it becomes fight based where you decide when to drop TA.
yea, that sounds right
Oh good. It felt fairly reasonable so I thought I might be being neglectful.
If 70 is similar, that's doable.
you can also choose to memorize an opener then adjust afterwards as the fight continues
to get into the rhytmn easily
Yeah, I know it's an opener heavy game which is why I felt guilty being looshish with NIN
Out of loosely related curiosity, my only 70s are SMN and MNK and my only 80 is DNC. Of those or the other DPS classes, are any significantly better up at 80? I feel like I never hear about how easy or difficult MCH is, in particular.
its fine. openers only really matter at 80
Oh, that's good.
im not very sure about that, i mostly play healer. have to ask one of the mentors
Sure, sorry, no worries at all.
Probably dumb question, I purchased the complete edition of FFXIV on my ps4, however when I log into my account it still says I have free trial? Do I have to transfer to regular service* first?
70 scholar too as well, obviously, though I have not played it since SHB
i think so, on the mogstation
Ahh alright
you purchased thru psn store?
Yep
!faq mogstation
handy link for you
hm, cos for ps4 digital, its basically an automated update
not 100% sure on how it works exactly, but i think you might need to log out complete if you aren't
and then log in to get the game to update?
it was thinking it might be because my PSN email is different to my Enix account email
oh maybe
cos ps4 digital doesn't have a code to input into mogstation
same here
Let me experiment a little before worrying lol
Nevermind now it worked when I logged in again
Thnx
np!
takes notes for when I buy complete on thursday
Honestly I’m a bit dumb for not thinking re-logging into my account lol
lol, 👍
do you still get gil if you replay the story
no, ng+ gives no rewards
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Hello, I'm downloading the game but for me the download is very slow. I have 500mb/s down but I'm only getting about 4MB/s while a friend of mine downloaded easily with 20MB/s. Is there something I can do to increase the speed?
Where do find rotations for collectable crafting?
@pallid tide crafting rotations change with your lvl and stats so we cant rly say that or that works if we dont know your stats/lvl u can try to make a rotation that works with your lvl and stats on https://ffxivteamcraft.com/simulator
thanks!
and here is a guide for ishgard restoration with macros and the infos what stats u need for them, wasnt sure for what u need a rotation normal collectible or ishgard stuff
Ishgard Restoration guideBy I’nanghal Shikhu(Shikhu#3190) and The Balance discord: https://discord.gg/thebalanceffxiv Updated to 5.2 skill changesOverviewConcerted WorksCraftingGatheringMacrosIshgard Restoration is a new piece of content added in 5.11 that allows you...
At around level 40, retainers seem to not get 1 level per hunt anymore. Is that supposed to be the case or am I doing something wrong?
Leveling them has really slowed down
They won't always get a level from doing the latest hunt etc, no
its normal and later it will take even longer, same as when u level a class/job they need more exp to level on higher levels
I think someone told me gear doesn't affect EXP so maybe nothing I can do to make it faster
fastest was to lvl retainer is send them on quick venture every hour when u are online and on the longer stuff when u logout
but costs more ventures and can be a pain to send them out every hour
Im trying to make collectables for Ishgard
What dps classes bring a lot to parties? I'm new. I can read the wikis but the buff names etc. don't really mean a lot to me now. I've started the game with 3 other friends and I'd like to play something good for playing with them. Maybe not RDM though.
AND level crafting lol
http://puu.sh/Fg4fJ/6700e8dd1d.jpg what does this symbol mean on a mob?
@tough wolf Why not RDM? They bring extra heal and raise. Really though any dps is good. If one has lower dps output than others, it's usually because it has more party buffs or utility..
Doesn’t RDM only unlock at 50 though?
@leaden ginkgo That means it's not hostile (blue), but a difficult fight
Yes, RDM requires lv 50 to unlock. Can still plan to switch to it if you want to try it
SMN would be good
@tough wolf Why not RDM? They bring extra heal and raise. Really though any dps is good. If one has lower dps output than others, it's usually because it has more party buffs or utility..
@strange coral I've tried RDM. I'm not really fond of the in/out rotation. It's not hard or anything, I just gave it a go and it got old quickly.
Valid question!
big booms, can raise, can switch to healer anytime too
if you dont mind being a caster
Hey everyone, so arcanist unlocks Summ and Scholar. But when you get to 30 and spec, do you for example go to level 50 as a scholar and still be 30 on the summoner or do both level up at the same time please ?
Both at the same time
SMN does look cool and I guess levelling it quickly via SCH is a bonus.
When you gain exp as either, it's actually arcanist exp iirc, which counts towards both
I suppose it'd just be painful learning all of the SMN abilities at later levels if it was ignored all the wya.
oh ok thank you very much, I was restarting the game on a new character cause my friends are on another server and the fact that both level at the same time is a big plus
It all depends on your skill level but SMN is probably one of the harder classes to master compared to a few others. NIN has a large number of buttons to press in a short amount of time to fit all your abilities into the debuff "trick attack" which is 15 seconds of 5% vulnerability so its a pretty good party buffer
Moon
I get that these are subjective newbie questions but I'd think some consensus is out there...
!faq meta
I can't speak for NIN, but BRD is decent. Their song party buffs are a bit weak atm, but they do also have other party utility, like damage reduction for party, remove debuff from party member or self, increase healing to party member or self
Ah that sounds good. That's they type of stuff I'm looking for.
Their playstyles ARE different so you might wanna just pick one to go through and see what you like leveling later on
You want a buffy job?
Those things are on CD though, so can't spam them like a healer could
I've heard DNC is good for buffs, haven't gotten around to trying it myself
DNC is by far the most buffy job in the game
I don't think it's rotation is super fun though since it's a bit of a slow procing thing
Dancer is THE buff job as at lvl 60 (when you start the job) you can select another person and they get a damage up buff from you performing Standard Step and the party at 70 can obtain buffs from Technical step which is a whole other move
And the step finishers do beeg damage
Then you got some other skills that buff up people around you and your dance partner
And heal and damage reduction aoe abilities
Is there a wiki that explains the inventory grid in detail? For example:
- What the colors of the dots mean
- If I can tell when I need repairs
- If I can tell when a piece of gear is at 100% spiritbond
if you turn on the inventory tab, idk where from
your spiritbonded items are white
hard to see but the green dots is my equipped items
blue dots are normal items in my 4 tabs
Orange is Gear/minions/mounts
maps too
and i think collectables are red?
Is that 1 dot I have red or orange?
orange
Orange is gear too? But I see green dots for inventory slots
I thought green is gear
or equippable
wait gear is green my bad
yup, green is gear
in my case the 1 red dot is this
It's to obtain something when you use it
white, green, blue, red are the only colors I have to worry about then?
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red I mean orange
it looks red to me
Thanks everyone
Oh one thing I didn't get an answer to I think, unless I missed it: Repairs?
Can I see when I need repairs?
The green/red bar next to gear in your character screen tells you the condition of your gear
The game will also warn you if you start an activity with really damaged gear
Yeah I know that, I was just hoping I didn't have to open my inventory to tell when my gear is getting low
I want to say your gear icons next to the inventory icons might turn red but I'm honestly not sure
I don't know what the threshold is for when the game warns you
One way to find out. Don't repair I guess lol
Otherwise it's just opening your character screen or the game warning you when a piece of gear is <10%
Do you actually have to do fishing/mining guild quest like you do for job quest?
it seems all it gives me is a better weapon
Do them because sometimes they unlock traits
Some 50+ miner quests give traits yeah
!trait enhanced gp regeneration
darn, the mining quest is so long and dumb
Plus they are good exp
If you think that's bad, try doing 11 DoH/DoL quest lines from 1-70
!trait stone whisperer v
Only DoL/H quests that bothered me were like 2 or 3 fisher ones tbh
they allow your nodes to get random bonuese too
Honestly fishing quest aren't bad they don't expect 99 of something while also not taking your HQ items
Quantity is easy
not when rocks give me 4 and they're asking for 99, yes it's easy but it's just really dumb ya know?
It's 6 of a specific HQ fish that has a 10% catch rate with 5 other fish which gets annoying
"!!!" = Strong bite
"!" = Weak bite
?
Let's not lie. Getting this 500k rare cloth which has 3 nested levels of RNG is where the depression is
HQ fish -> mooch -> desynth
FML
and the time & weather only match like once a day or once a week
@young fjord yup
What is "!!"?
@young fjord That's essentially it yes. If using Patience, ! uses Precision Hookset, while !! and !!! use the Powerful Hookset
! = small, !! = medium, !!! = large
!! = medium but powerful works on it
powerful hookset is for !! and !!! though I believe
basically, what hachidori said, you want to use precision for ! and powerful for !!/!!!
there are some troll !!! that wants precision but they are rare
this is why everyone hates fishing
wow
is Ishgard the best way to level crafters, or was that only temporary?
cool beans. most of mine are sub 50 currently
It's just a grind of the same items hundred times over. But if you gather it all yourself it's free. So there's that.
Hey everyone, new here and new player in general. I'm playing with a controller on PC and I was wondering if I could change the camera controls? Currently, whenever I move my character with the left stick, the camera moves as well, and I wish to lock the camera controls to the right stick only
Retainers let you store items, gil, sell items on the market and can also be given a job for them to gather items in your stead ye
@narrow parcel I don't have the gather option
It's called Ventures
ventures require you to do a side quest called "An Ill-conceived Venture" to unlock
Free Companies are the player-run, social organizations. Guilds are NPC-run organizations devoted to specific jobs
there is no guild from players in this game?
player guilds are free companies
ohh
FCs are what other games might call guilds
what are the advantages besides the social aspect?
The social aspect is the main thing
no guild run or guild war?
yeah but i mean is not exclusive
No
on some games there are exclusive runs for guilds and stuff like that
which require more organization etc
The only content I can think of that’s exclusive to guilds is the crafting workshops
Guilds can have a special room in their guild house that you can’t get in a personal house- the workshop. From there, guild members (with appropriate rank permissions) are able to build and send out airships and submersibles on gathering missions for rare items and materials
Can also do research with some of the acquired materials to unlock unique exterior house customization
You can earn riding maps to increase riding speed to a certain point, but you cannot make your chocobo dance
You don’t need an fc for faster riding though
fc is free company?
Yes
faster riding you mean reaching end game faster?
where do i buy stuff to use chocobo as a summon?
also is worth it?
the lookout command is not working at one of those spots
You need to complete the level 30(?)
“My Feisty Little Chocobo” from Docette in the south shroud
what do I do
Faster riding won't really make any difference in getting to end game content quicker
Its only really relevant in ARR zones, but you can't buy the maps until at least level 50
so milkroot of syphs is like a drug?
Or if it’s an ARR spot, it may require a specific time of day or type of weather
any1 know this one?
@fresh lodge what is arr zones?
Just try all the emotes
sylphs
Pre Heavensward Zones
The common ones are /lookout and /pray
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Its useful for all open world content
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yes with a Regen pepper
is it possible to remove the swirling 3 orbs while "sneak" is active?
the graphics are making me nauseous
Not without turning it off
Is there a place where we can have a list of guilds from a region? By example, guilds from Adamantoise?
I'm looking for a noob friendly guild that's pretty active
How do I even begin to assign moves in controller mode? I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how to play warrior (and I guess FFXIV)
I'm level 70 😬
booo
Go to the skills menu and press Square on the ability you want to add
Thank you @fresh lodge. I guess what I'm struggling with is understanding where to map what moves.
Thats personal preference, so I can't help with that
Interesting.
what sword is the dark knight holding in the Shb cutscene
for story reasons, does it matter whether I do the alliance raids from stormblood before or after "emissary of the dawn"?
Alliance raids in SB have nothing to do with MSQ
They WILL tie in a bit with the ShB artifact weapon
ok so I can do them after and not have a weird inconsistency/plothole issue
ye
okay ty
o7
Hidden FATEs in general has a 36-72 hours between kills
They might also reset after maintenance but idk for sure.
best u can do is try to get in cwls/ls for your dc/world so u know when it spawned
Anyone know the name of this chestpiece?
How much is Vigorous for anima light farming 0.0
Looks like scorpion harness dyed black?
Similar but doesnt seem to be scorpion
No idea sorry. Is it an NPC?
Or you notice any NPCs wearing it?
Can check their gear on garlandtools
yep seems to be that one ty
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How do I get both hotbars (controller mode) to display simultaneously?
Hotbar settings > Cross > Always display WXHB
Perfect thanks
Yup
Hmm... that got my right side of set 2 to pop up on the left and right... confusing.
Have to customize it in the custom tab of the hotbar settings
Thought I had 🤔 I'm doing it wrong
If they're displaying the wrong sides then you need to swap them there
when does DNC gear start to show up in quest rewards? In SB?
DNC wears aiming gear
I know, but Chakrams
It's not that they're the wrong sides, it's like it's taking half of each side and joining it with the same as the one on the other side
Enabled. It's as if cross 1 and 3 are on the left and 2 and 4 on the right. Odd.
Check what you have it set as in the cross tab
No problem I forgot that was even an option
This game has so many moves to memorize 😩
new to playing stormblood -> shadowbringers blm
am i supposed to use flare during umbral ice or only during astral fire but with umbral hearts
and am i supposed to only use flare with umbral hearts so i don't hit 0, or what
blond best album
you basically have to find people who want to do it
21-30 or soomething has the most people queueing for it, i heard, so probably
that would be easier
but 1-10, it takes me over 30m sometimes
Only during fire since it gains the astral fire buff (80%) and you should use it as your aoe over fire 2
so just use it when there are more than a few targets
is it a dps loss to use it twice in a row and hit 0 mp?
people only do floor 21-30 for hoh and 51-60 for potd for the others u are better to open a pf and try to find people @leaden ginkgo
What kind of duty is hoh?
its called a Deep Dungeon
you go in with a group and when everyone dies, you get kicked out
its got unique mechanics, and the floors are randomized
@barren holly I wanna say at 5+ enemies just double flare, when you get to 2-3 do 2 fire 4's flare fire 4 flare ice phase
you also level seperately inside of a deep dungeon. you start at level 1 and gain levels inside of it as you go through it
Does anyone know if theres a way to disable autorun completely when using a controller? i tried to set it as left shoulder button as something else but that just swaps autorun with another controller button.. i want autorun gone completely 😦
Auturun helps me out so much but I do remember seeing an option for it gimme a sec
I selected Deep Dungeon and it just says POTD, I don’t see an option for HOH
in System Configuration go to Controller settings and turn off L1+L auto run
@fleet moth
under my MSQ i have a little arrow that says tournament of the century what is that ? am i behind MSQ? or is that like newx expansion stuff?
The little text under the window? That's your job quest
You're supposed to keep up on those so you have all your abilities for your level
ok thank you ^^
o7
so i should go and do them then? i came back on friday so still extremly lost lol
Yes
ty
yup
Is it just crazy to quest as SCH instead of SMN?
Always thundercloud if you have proc, so you don't have to recast the dot since it's doing a bit less than a fire 4 but it's also renewing the dot
The only time you shouldn't is if you're about to run out of fire
@tough wolf its just slower
@leaden ginkgo but what if i get like 3 thundercloud procs in quick succession? at that point it seems redundant to renew dot at a loss of potency compared to fireiv
SMN is fine since Echo in instances is really good with it's regen so you should have no troubles surviving
he said as SCH
Well then I don't get what question he's asking, like crazy as in what?
I just get sick of applying DoTs, spamming pet cd's/procs.... on SCH I can just biolysis and spam Broil... is it gonna be massively slower?
basically he's wondering if the dps loss from going scholar instead of summoner is going to make MSQ into a drag
I mean, I'm jus tbeing lazy and I feel bad.
frankly i think if you dislike summoner's rotation but you enjoy playing dps, you should pick another dps
ohh
Oh, well I did go through as SCH during SB and during the last solo instance I actually couldn't meet the dps check and had to go for SMN to beat it so..
And I had some decent gear for the time
If that's different, I dunno but I had struggles with it during the last part of 4.5
This is just me needing to do MSQ. If it was for leveling I'd just spam dungeon but I dislike SMN rotation to the point I don't even want to quest with it.
I would greatly suggest leveling another dps, try Samurai it's a bit easier on the brain when you're just going through
Thing is, I'm selecting the healing quest rewards (meaning my SMN ilvl is getting further behind) and I'm questioining if I'm being silly.
It's not very silly to go through SCH first time, no one will really bat an eye
if you don't like playing a job, just don't play it
I mean I did, I just used SMN for that DPS check
talking to moondoggie
Yeah, so am I
o
Just when you struggle meeting a dps check just take a break and do roulettes and go buy the best gear for that expansion
A general question. How important is Gil? currently have 440k, am I going to use it alot at max level or something? I dont have any professions
And to the thunder proc thing, that's totally up to your discretion, it's not stronger than fire 4 but it's about as strong as a fire 3 in fire phase so just use the proc for dot management @barren holly
Weeeeeell gil is important for keeping up to date with the ABSOLUTE best gear that ISN'T time locked, otherwise it's literally just a glamour/housing currency
purty much
iirc there's always going to be better gear but it will be hard to get due to raid difficulty and weekly limits on tokens
So if I want the best possible gear im going to need alot? Can you farm Gil without professions or am l toast
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You don't need the best possible gear unless you're going hardcore raiding, and even then the raiding gear is usually better. It's just there for stuff like Week 1 new stuff
if i am remembering this correctly
gil is just like a shortcut to get closer to the item level cap
without farming tomestones and raid tokens
The currently best crafted gear is 480 while the best ACTUAL gear is 505, it's just a shortcut to getting caught up
So I could spend Gil on crafted gear when I get max level for example?
ye
At endgame you can just farm the non-poetic non-weekly locked tomes (Phantasmagoria) which, augmented, will be 470 and that's just enough for anything midcore at engame
by farming gil, i'm not sure what you mean specifically
there's different ways to get gil, it just depends on the market
You can do daily roulettes for the daily bonus and it's pretty good at 80, and even better if you're in need, but the best money is always in crafting
for instance, you can "farm gil" by getting tomestones via DoW/DoM duties and selling the items you exchange
but yes, having max 80 in DoL/DoH will lead to the highest profits
it's a big investment of time and energy though
it has become a lot easier since they introduced the firmament and maybe ocean fishing (idk if it's better for levelling than other activities)
a friend purchased the 10$ "skip ARR MQ" thing - he didn't receive it in game even after 1 hour. He bought the game and the 10$ thing trought steam wallet. Any ideas?
just completed Satasha my first dungeon and the loot system is so confusing random pop ups of loot comes up on my screen what does greed need and pass mean?
Basically you roll a number from 1-99
Greed is anyone can roll on it and just in general rolling, Need is when the class you are can use it so your roll is higher priority and pass just passes the item so you won't obtain it
Need beats Greed
So an 11 Need will always beat a 99 Greed
You can only need a piece of gear if you can actually equip it on your currently equipped class
And everyone can greed
So if you need the gear you Need it
Otherwise just Greed it
@rapid patio he just got it damn
Pass if you don't want it
what do the item colors mean like green or pink
It just indicates item rarity, it's completely redundant past the base game
Oh ok thx
Also should I leave 2x xp server cause I’m kinda over leveled and I only did msq
Where is the best place for a returning player to find people to play with
pro greenie srat would be to join a preferred server (x2exp) because thats where all new people are gonna go and alts are gonna be made
You can't leave a preferred world for 90 days since character creation

You get it back when you're on a job thats under 70
So, i have this "Soul of the Crafter" and im talking to Alderan, but he aint doing anything
what do i do?
No, you're straight up wrong @rapid patio
@alpine shadow Have you done the unlock quest?
i dont think so

check what fact?
I don't have to prove anything
You're wrong and thats the end of it
So I strongly suggest you drop this and stop giving incorrect advice
have you tried switching to another class?
There should be a quest in Mor Dhona that will give you 3 Soul stones and take you to the NPC
oh right, i do have a quest there now that isnt done yet
why did i buy one then...
@alpine shadow You can use it to swap specs later
does "Careful Observation" just allow you to wait for procs? without losing waste not
what is a yellow and red icon, in the monsters name?
this one? that means it's aggressive
if you get close enough to it it will attack you
yeah
it will attack you if you attack it first
anyway, what kind of FC should I even be looking for? I feel like the ones that are spammed in shout chat and with ppl sending random invites aren't gonna be any good
@alpine shadow it basically just rerolls the status
I remember reading there was some gatherer/crafting stuff coming up around 5.21/5.25 - does anyone know anything about that and what I should be preparing to be ready for it?
ishgard restoration + qitari beast tribe
qitari already out though?
It is
should i transfer to a new xp server?
Did you start on a preferred world?
Hey everyone. I have an FC room, but decided to buy an apartment. I figured the storerooms would not be connected in anyway, so I’m gonna have to take some time to move my furnishings over to the apartment, but if I were to just, relinquish my FC room, would it destroy my furnishings or can I pick them up from escrow?
@fresh lodge i started on adamatoise it looks is not xp bonus
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You won't get the xp boost from transferring
I cant really decide on what to play next (Main MCH)
I am thinking about Ninja or SMN
what would you all say 😄
@fresh lodge is adamatoise a populated server one?
So I am trying to get to gold saucer x-x I am level 55 and it says I have to take quest in Uldah but that npc isnt there x-x
am I not getting smth xD
Triangle is for chain lightning, means 2 groups of 3 passing the lighting
True north is for Fury 14, regardless where Ramuh goes, you'll always go to the same spear
Opposed to seeing where he goes and counting from there
Ie if you're spear 3, you'll always go to the 3rd spear from the north side of the arena regardless where Ramuh jumps
that doesn't sound very dps efficient
Cause it isn't
You're screwed as melee but its brain dead
And PF needs braindead strats
I thought chain has to be passed around the whole group tho?
Nope
Only needs 3 people.per group minimum
Cause thats the time it takes for the debuff to fall off
With Triangle, only 1 person really needs to move of you position properly
In each group
how does a new player with a lvl 60 fisher unlock yellow gatherers scripts?
i can get them, and get like 300 per boat run, but my bf doesnt get any
so its like 2 groups of 4 to the north and south of boss?
how do i increase chocobo speed?
Especially since a buster happens
