#questions-and-help
38 messages · Page 102 of 1
does anyone know if you need to complete the "soul without life" anima weapon quest as the same class you started the quest as? i havent been able to find anything online about it
meaning specifically can you grind out the fates as a different class
and if not do you need to have a relic weapon equipped
I think you can only grind the crystals on a job you have the quest for
ah alright ty
The only mandatory requirement is that you must have an active "Soul Without Life" quest in order for Luminous Crystals to appear. You can choose to be on any job or use any weapon you like.
Seems like it's not the same as for Atmas
yeah, anima just requires you to have the quest active
technically, for atma you don't need to be on the job either
you just need to have a zenith equipped
WHM will get a few more healing tools, but DPS wise, that's pretty much it, you will upgrade your stone and aero spell, and there is a big attack at lvl 70+, but the basic rotation is the same
does the ARR MSQ skip (the cheapest one) also skips all of the quests at the end of ARR ?
Yes it does complete the patch quests too
early june iirc
they aren't being deleted, just changed
oh okay
they're just being shortened
I imagine to roughly the same amount as post-HW and post-SB
is there some actions you can do that cancels out the survival manuals? I keep using them during the gathering duty for the isghard thing and at times i notice that it is gone
The only thing that should be cancelling them is getting enough experience to use them up
If it’s the ones that give x amount of bonus experience
oh, did not know they had such a limit
also I find it interesting that you find whm boring at lvl 60 jace
for me WHM is so boring at low levels
the amount of healing tools I have at my disposal even at 60 is so nice
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
Guys, I'm probably being an idiot but I can't even get the game to run.
I created my account for the free trial and started the install, but it won't allow me to log in. I click the button and nothing happens. Sometimes it won't even bring me to the login screen at all
Extremes are easier than Savages? Or the difficulty is the same?
easier than savage but still a bit tough
Extreme trials are usually around the same difficulty as the first fight or two of a savage tier
Depends on the fight themselves though
Like Ruby IMO is one of the easiest extreme primals they ever added that wasn’t an expansion launch primal, like susano and Lakshmi
The only Extremes I've done so far were Ultima's Bane and Shiva back on level 50 (synced)
!faq blm
But i wanna start raiding, so maybe ill start with Ruby Ex to get used to the difficulty
#kupo-bot-spam , please
sorry forgot about that channel
what's the best spell to use with BLM's Sharpcast ? I'm guessing Fire ?
(I'm just level 54 if that helps)
sharp on thunder is slightly stronger than sharp on fire. But the best practice is to generally use sharpcast roughly on cd at the next available weaving opportunity, on whatever comes next rotationally between thunder/fire
okay, thanks !
Generally, don't hold on to oGCDs for a long time just to squeeze out a bit bigger number
is there any way to listen to the music scrolls you collect without having to be in an inn room?
except youtube 
nope
well, going to your house/apartment
but listening music scrolls out in the world etc, gotta use youtube for that
ruin 1 (and eventually 3) uses less mp (which at lower levels doesn't matter much yet
r2 is good for shoot and scoot
Yeah, r2 is for weaving and dpsing on the move when you have no egi assaults
is POTD -really- the best way to level alts when dungeon queues are long?
it seems so slow
Best way to clean up your armory chest?
Spamming floors 51-60 specifically @unreal badge
Just...trash what you don't need however you want and keep what you want and put anything you want but not need now in your retainer or something @shrewd crescent
Depends on what you want to do
why those floors specifically?
because you can reset and start at 51-60
oh ok
also is the best for time/exp
so when I want to alevel a new class I have to start at 1 again though, right?
For all non expansion jobs, yes
DRK, AST and MCH start at 30, SAM and RDM at 50, DNC and GNB at 60
I mean floor 1
no, once you've done floor 50, you're given the option to start at 51
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
!faq altlvlguide
Anyways, Main Scenario gives the most if you’re fine with the cutscenes
most per unit of time or per queue?
so waht gives most per min/hour
ok cool
whats the current BiS for GNB atm?
If you want more BiS/optimization stuff go to the balance discord
!faq balance
thnks
UGHHHHH failed POTD run -_-
also is it worth spamming alliance roulette to level once at that level?
You don’t want to run roulettes more than once a day.
The majority of their experience comes from the daily bonus
After you’ve done your roulettes you either spam POTD/HOH or the dungeons closest to your level that are 50/60/70
HOH?
Heaven-on-High, the level 61-70 version of potd
where can i get gear for a level 68 weaver? If possible without buying it of the markert or with crafting scrips. Been using this guide that says that i need like 2-300 more stats compared to what i have already
Kugane should have it in their marketplace
e1s i thought it was 1 chest 1 drop, 2 chest 3 drops. but e5s is 1 chest 2 drops, 2 chests 3 drops?
!faq savageloot
use a blank macro with just something like /echo
My chocobo is level 5 and it's saying training won't do anything unless his cap is raised? I thought you only needed onions for level 10-20?
Your chocobo can’t level up inside the stables
You’ll need to take it out and kill a monster for it to level up
This patch can you no longer gather the normal skybuilders materials?
Yep. All the phase 1 nodes have been removed
the materials that used to be in the source can't be obtained anymore
You’ll have to go to the diadem to gather phase 2 materials
they can still be crafted if all you want is xp
This hurts my soul immeasurably.... I gathered 600 of 2/3 welp that’s down the drain
Thanks guys I thought I was crazy and the nodes disappeared
wow I'm done with POTD for a while
just got to 50 and wiped to a group one-shot mechanic on the boss?
And no exp for a failure
for the floor 50 fight, the more that people make mistakes, the more damage the raidwide does, to a point that it eventually just kills everyone
it's usually not an issue but it occasionally can be, especially if dps is lower
it's kinda infuriating that there's -no- reward for a failure
30ish minutes down the drain
is second coil of bahamut turn 4 soloable?
is there any channel to look for activity team mates?
of course there isnt reward for failing
thatd be like rewarding a driver 1st place yet they crashed out in a race
encouraging rewarding behaviour for failing content would just lead people to fail it for the easy way out
@dusk raven yes, but you may need to save your cooldowns for after the mega flare to ensure you kill it fast enough
@random warren that logic is so flawed it doesn't even make sense lol
its really not
you shouldnt be rewarded for failing to achieve something
you should be rewarded because you did it
🙄 looks at FATES awkwardly
alright thanks!
if potd rewarded you for failing people would take the easy way out
You still get something
people dont EVER fail fates deliberately
...OK
some require success or gold for things such as relic
and what kael said tbh sorry
how do you commend players when they already quit the dungeon
seems like others can do it
You can't.
Odd
Under what circumstances do you think you've seen people be commed after quitting?
If you're confusing the notification after you leave for the actual commendation then it doesn't tell you until you leave
Because unless they're getting an achievement, there's no way to know who else (if anyone) got a comm.
And yes, as Tessiachan says, you get alerted to any comms when you leave the instance, not before.
Quick question if somebody is able to answer. I’ve been reading old Reddit posts and there’s a mention on a free fantasia potion at the end of ARR msq? I’ve bought the game nov 2019 last year and completed til 5.2 as of recently, and I’ve never seen it in my inventory. Did they remove it or....did I stupidly discard it at one point?
Did you buy a main scenario quest skip potion?
if you already completed The Ultimate Weapon or skipped
then you dont get it
its not retroactively applied in those cases
Nop. I’ve never bought anything from mogstation before and I’ve diligently completed all msqs without skipping
Now I’m worried I might have discarded it presuming it’s discardable
I started playing late Oct last year and definitely got mine from that quest.
Oof just tried that and “No matches found containing “Fantasia”.”
it is given away as part of the quest reward
if you complete the quest and you don't have it
I don’t suppose I could send SE a help mail or something?
then chances are you discarded it by accident
you could try contacting support but not sure if they'll restore it
I’ll give it a go and fingers crossed. Thanks guys!
if i queue for a dungeon at the entrance by pressing the swirly thing, i get ported back to that area when i finish it right? and if i queue from the duty journal i dont?
You'll always be ported into the dungeon when que pops
Pressing the entrance button literally opens the same menu
I think they mean for when they exit the dungeon
What does it mean "2 chest clear" on raids in party finder?
@twilit arch i meant for the fate after the thing gets full
You typically get teleported to the entrance after finishing if there's some sort of story attached to it
and i believe it doesn't matter if you use the dungeon entrance or duty finder window, you'll be ported back to where ever you are when you accept the queue
My point still stands tho
oh
For leaving you return where you were last time
restoration, even the fate, is for crafting/gathering
Unless story demands you be elsewhere
why everybody showing off machinist/drk.other stuff messing with me than
What does it mean "2 chest clear" on raids in party finder?
@glad pewter A 2 chest clear means that it's a Savage run where nobody in the group has completed that particular fight for the week.
some people just like hanging around the firmament as combat jobs
Anyone here happen to know how often the light bonus for the anima weapons changes? I hear it's supposed to be possible to get sturdy from brayflox hard and that which bonus you get is attached to some timer, not random.
Windows change every 2 hrs
I was doing the shisui dungeon with the quest there, queued up, and fairly sure I went somewhere else and when i was done i got back to the outside entrence of the dungeon
Is it an on the hour type thing or do we not know when the actual change occurs
That happened because of the quest
It'll be on the hour
Cool, thanks
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
how do you message people from r/ffxivrecruitment on discord if there are no mutual servers? is there a way via discord that I don't know of?
what is the best way to make money in this game?
craft/gather things
if you only needed a few mil, and you have only DoW/M, then you want to do the highest tier of Treasure Maps
if you needed more than a few million gils, then you want to invest in DoH/L (crafters and gatherers)
idk what those are i just started game
DoW/M are battle jobs
DoH/L are crafters and gatherers
Disciple of War: tanks, physical melee, physical range
Disciple of Magic: healer, mages
Disciple of Hand: 8 different crafting classes
Disciple of Land: 3 different gathering classes
interesting..
so thats the catch
and having millions of gils in this game is optional
you don't need ridiculous of money unless you want to do week 1 progression on the hardcore raids
What's the point of a hunt train or whatever if the rewards are pretty small?
or you want to buy fashion stuff
rewards are pretty big in tomes tho
You go through hubts rapidly and those small rewarss adds up fast
Hunt train in ShB is a great way of getting combat materias as well as upgrade gear for tomestone equipment
its also super easy to cap allegory for the week
Only a few hours for hunts to cap tomes
Hunt Train and Savage is the only way to get the thingy for your Allegory gear upgrade for now
oh, they added in for hunts already?
you can trade them with alliance raid coins in the next ish patch
You can't get upgrade items for aleggory with nuts yet
ah i see, usually takes a couple of weeks after so the savage raiders can flex a little
Pretty sure it won't be til 5.3
Iirc they're added together, upgrades from hunts and 24man
since sacks of nuts go up to like 10K, not a bad idea to preemptively stock up too
I want lots of money for house and fashion stuff
also i was told that crafters are only way to get glamour as well
I tend to like to be able to do stuff myself then to beg others for things
where can I get level 20-ish gear from vendors?
the main city-states sell gear from 1-50
@leaden ginkgo best way to make money as a combat class is to run treasure maps, with Zonureskin being the main one that people run.
As for glamour, yes, most stuff is crafted
i rather be a fashionable crafter/gatherer
live out my dream as a tailor of sorts
until i log off that is..
You're gonna have to run a combat class regardless if you want to get anywhere, everything is locked behind progressing story and that needs a combat class
Misery already knows that
but he said best way
not only way
Should I spend poetics on warriot gear again? I sold my stuff but didnt know u could gear retainer;-;
If you aren't using it for anything else, yeah
Oki n can I like
Let it borrow my lvl 80 stuff
While I switch or it
Not allowed
you can, but I'd personally find that a bit cumbersome if they were a class that I played somewhat often
I generally just hand them old dungeon gear for the most part
or the previous tier of gear whenever an even patch happens
Ok n final question
Do u think it's fast lvling crafters n gatherers? I got to lvl 50 fast but friend told it gets harder oh and are theres other crafters/gatherers harder than others?
Seems like cul is easy
For most part
Also ty
Crafters can be leveled up super fast if you're willing to spend a lot of gil on leve items
Like, from 15-80 in an hour or two fast
Wow
It basically consists of buying leve items/paying someone to make you leve items and then you just spam leves
though this can easily cost into the millions depending on how low of a level you're starting at and your server's economy
It's what the channel is for 😃
What are best classes to like make stuff eaise for me time wise
I'm always on but
Wnat to be as efficient
Ty:)
Easier*
I chose to start off with a combat retainer and miner. Botanist is also an option instead of combat, though some combat materials can be annoying to get a lot of.
As for fishing retainer, they don't really get much useful materials and have more of their value in their retainer-unique items from the 16 hour ventures
^Agreed, I started with a fishing retainer because I hate fishing and didn't understand how retainers worked, and she's been largely useless.
The main handicap of the fishing retainers is that they only get a small selection of fish per level bracket, unlike miner/botanist who can gather everything you can.
So... combat n bot maybe?^^
yeah, either combat + min/bot or min + bot
Hi friends what's the fastest way from 60-61 on an alt class
do roulette, then lvl 59 dungeon
Ty u three :))
Challenge log if you have it
I assume it's the same from 70-71
yep
challenge log iirc, doesn't scale after lvl .... 50?
so i personally won't chase after it
would still do it if it happens to line up
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
Does anyone else's ps4 pro overheat when playing ffxiv?
is it surrounded by dust? when was the last time you aired it out?
I actually just got it back from repair
I left ffxiv on afk tho
Normally it tends to overheat when it's afk but when I'm actually playing it doesn't. Just trying to see if it's normal
sometimes my PS4 gets a bit loud but I never had it overheat
I wouldn't say overheat but it's pretty hot
It's cooling down tho
is there an orchestrion roll for the music that plays during hades EX phase 1
and the dungeon music for hullbreaker hard
Neither of them have an orchestrion yet
Though if they do come out, Hades Phase 1 is "Who Brings Shadow" while Hullbreaker Hard is "Holy Consult"
If it gets loud then that's because it's overheating 🤔
how do trusts work? why cant I enter a higher dungeon, how do I lvl up my trust characters
you run trust dungeons with them to level them up
What baits should I be holding onto? Just a small/medium/large for each water type? Or should I actually hold onto the lower level bait
just use the versatile lure
unless you're having issues catching a particular fish just use the versatile lure
Guys I can't find anyone to do thok ast thok extreme with
Is nobody doing that dungeon anymore?
Hold up
if you're trying to find a group via duty finder, then yeah you're not going to find anyone. Easiest to make a party finder group to do it unsync, with something like first timer bonus
Can I skip bismark and ravana for warring triad?
Do I need to have Master rank to buy our FC house or can I do it with Officer rank?
NA/EU doesn't do extremes or savage thru duty finder, especially not older ones that can be done unsync
Doesn't matter what rank you are so long as the rank has permission to buy land @leaden ginkgo
bismark/ravana ex aren't required for the warring triad, so yes you can skip them
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
I know this sounds cringe af, but would anyone be willing to help me with the eternal bond quest? I’ll pay for your $10 fee, i just really want this glamour lol
there's a free eternal bond
The dress is undyable for the free tier
What is the best way to find someone to marry u in the game without it being awkward? I dont have any friends in the game nor a FC
I can see how that'd be cringe, but also, mad respect for your dedication to glamour lol
My guess would be some sort of public discord, so you're on the right track
And also, join an FC, even if only to leech off the free company actions
is there any channels here that can look for treasure hunting partner or soemthing?
Huh. Now that you mention it, this server really should have some sort of LFG channel to make friends and/or do content with
This one's the closest I can think of though
Can't find much else on the sidebar
I mean, there's the in-game Party Finder for general LFG stuff. 🤷♂️
Oh yeah I forgot about that lol
You can also try in your datacenter's recruitment channel or datacenter lounge
Never learned how to use it, so I forgot about it
I still think it wouldn't hurt to add one here though
¯_(ツ)_/¯
So uh... Assuming everyone else is done asking their question:
Was there any reason I was put in a dungeon I hadn't completed/unlocked before? I queued for roulette yesterday, and was put in Copperbell Mines (Hard)
Hadn't completed/unlocked it before AFAIK. Had the first-time cutscenes and all
You can't be put into a dungeon you don't have unlocked. 
Maybe you just unlocked it and forgot about the quest?
but yeah, 50/60/70 roulette can put you into duties you haven't completed
Trials/Alliance/Normal Raid work the same too IIRC
Ah, yeah, I think I was doing random sidequests, and skimmed past the unlock notification
I wasn't doing any of the blue marker ones, so I assumed it wouldn't unlock anything significant
Thanks for the help!
is each treasure map reward going to be the same every time u use it?
yo if anyone is a dps or healer and wants to casually play w 2 chill ppl on crystal dm me
There are a variety of things that come from each treasure map, it's not the same reward every time
oh okay so u gotta be lucky then
Yeah, there are some map drops that are rare and thus worth a lot of money
ahh i see
What would be my fastest way to unlock first lieutenant with the squadrons?
make sure you're always doing missions, trainings if you need more levels/stats
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
training just seems to balance out their stats so it doesn't matter though
are there any items I'm supposed to use that I'm not using?
There's a training that doesn't change their stats but gives more experience
not really, unless you want to change the class of one of your recruits
max lvl for squadron is 60 right?
yep
Only 1 dungeon per patch now
So what shape is this suppose to be? A heart?
Looks like a stylized version of the job icon to me
most of the time the shape of the job stone doesn't mean much if anything
the job icon itself? a stylized heart if I had to guess. Can't remember if they gave a reasoning for the exact shape.
I know GNB's is a crosshair with a slash through it, symbolizing the mix of gun and blade
Dancers clean impure hearts.
Hello! So my gathering is at 2178 and my perception is at 2151, I want to try and get to 2435 for bonus nodes in Diadem... can food get me there?
Penta melding seems so stupid for this place, it’s kind of a bummer 🙄
food won't cover that gap
biggest Gathering food is Mushroom Saute and gives +76 (HQ)
Rip, I was trying to meld everything how you’re supposed but it’s so expensive -...- i feel like gathering is so slow in there if you aren’t penta meld. Makes it impossible to even want to try for scoring at that point
I recommend going only for Gathering OR Perception and GP
GP bonus is the biggest boost in terms of points when paired with King's Yield II
Is there an actual team craft for gathering? The one in gathers is kinda useless
It doesn’t break down gem count or anything
What was the name of this hairstyle from the Firmy? I don't wanna get the wrong one, considering how long it's taking me to accumulate the scrips
Sasuke hairstyle should be the modern legend
Hokay!
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
for the base game jobs, yes
i'ma ssuming it's a quest?
!faq job
To unlock your class' job you need to be level 30, complete all of your class quests and the main scenario quest 'Sylph Management' (lvl 20 quest) to be able to pick up your job unlock quest. Once you've done the initial unlock quest, you will be given a soul crystal which you must equip to become your class' job.
yep!
Is there a mod that hides all quest thumbnails?
I am really tired of these thumbnails spoiling the quest 
"new quest! Wonder what's going to happen... Oh never mind, thanks game for spoiling me"
Probably no
Surely it's an easy fix...
I found a texture editor, which might have the tools to replace/remove them
Was hoping someone worked on this before
it's a vague screen shot of a location/npc that you should've seen coming if you're paying attention to the story in like every case
does anyone know the store/mog station well?
I played a trial account, and just got full version of the game
but the way the store worked it made me register a different name to buy the full version
i want to be able to xfer my trial character over
@green grail not always and I would very much rather not have them at all 
@proud grove you can't transfer characters through accounts :/
I believe I got it. Just had to add the code to the correct account
I'm seeing someone in ShB with a sprout... How?
Most certainly they bought a story skip, right?
under 168h of playtime so probably boosted yeah
Oof.
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
You can't get sprout back if you lost it through Story+playtime
Kinda feel bad for people buying the skips. They're missing out on some good stuff and they're most certainly going to be kicked from duties a lot 😦
nobody kicks en masse from duties for skipping
dont spread fearmongering misinformation
especially here of all places
I've seen it first hand and also reports from many people with thousands of hours on this, so don't tell me what to do pretty please 😄
its also not really a necessary comment here in this channel, because its neither answering anyone's question or really being helpful 🙂
nor does it have any major truth to it and quite frankly is just minakos usual shitposting about the game which can be considered fearmongering towards newbies thinking about a skip. Your shitty anecdotal evidence isn't "many".
anyway ill leave it at that sorry Kael
Anybody that knows if, when you get the premium version of the companion app
You can’t access your stuff if you don’t pay for that month?
you mean the extra retainer?
i dont think unpaid retainers get deleted just put in a box until you resub
The retainer is frozen until you start paying for the subscription again
Please refrain was passing off flimsy, anecdotal infomation as fact in the future @leaden ginkgo
But you also get an extra bag for your chocobo, is that locked as well then?
Is the premium version worth getting then?
ehh, i personally don't think so but that's kind of up to you to decide. if you're a hoarder, the extra 5$ a month can def be worth then
Ouch, don’t attack me like that
the app isnt very good in general imo nexel but its your money mate
if you just want more storage
you could hire 3 retainers
for the cost of a monthly app
in terms of effective inventory space, buying 2 retainers is more cost effective unless you think you'll make big use out of the 2nd page of the chocobo bag
this
Ehh, I guess I was just interested by the apps premium functions.
if you're going to make use of the market listings and stuff
then i guess it would put a bit more value on it since the extra bag space and retainer would then be a bonus
tbh nexel
the premium functions imo arent worth
but as i said my opinion
its your money
if you think it is go for it
unless you're someone who is constantly updating the marketboard, i don't really see those being worth it
Alright
Are there 70-80 quests for fisher?
Ya, fisher has its own facet quests
Where does it start cuz I'm already almost 80
And I'm not getting any prompts for the next set of quests
in the crystarium
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
The crystalline mean, i wanna say it has a aethernet shard, but its between the rookery and amaro launch
it does ye
Another question, should I just empty my retainers of gear that I have collected?
Half of it is old gear for my highest level class.
Sure I could save it for a class that it also works on, but at this point it’s just in the way.
if you wanna use it for glamour down the road
you can always use the dresser in inns
You can get vendor gear up to lv 50
So can drop anything you dont wanna use for glamour thats below 50
At 50, 60, 70 you can get gear using tomestones of poetics, that usually last you 5-7 levels
Good point, so if I throw all away, when I want to focus on another class, I can just buy new once from a vendor.
Right?
Yeah
If you are reluctant to throw em all
Just keep gears with levels at multiple of 5
5, 10, 15, like that?
ye
Neat idea
What are these bonus points?
That's the increase from the last time it updated
it's showing your point growth
so before it updated you were at 34,490 points and between then and when it updated you gained 27,609 points.
I see ty
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
im just trying out diadem and i gathered some random stuff to text it out, how come i cant turn any of it in?
You can only turn them in 10 at a time
are you talking to the npc next to the dude who lets you enter diadem?
Do you have at least 10 of the item you're trying to turn in?
OOOOH
OH MY GOD
im braindead ooOOPS
ok ok i didnt have 10, and i was putting min mats in the bot section
god i actually am stupid im so sorry KJANSLDSA
Lol its ok XD
In terms of pure AOE damage, which job should I choose among the 3 casters?
I'm assuming it'd be BLM...?
also oof what do i do with the approved mats? discard them??
use them to craft the grade 2 stuff to turn in or sell them on the marketboard if you're not going to use them yourself @leaden ginkgo
like what you guys do on cutcenes without 2 monitors
Put on a youtube video and do this
or just play in borderless and don't put up other fullscreen stuff over it
Read a book or play a game on my Switch is my usual way to go during MSQ roulette cutscenes.
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
@open coral switch looks kinda expensive to play msq haha
I mean, if you don't already have one, and if you only played it while doing MSQ cutscenes, sure.
anyone else having issues with mogstation?
to clarify, i'm trying to do a homeworld transfer but every time i've tried to it's said it's down for maintenance or not working
hm, have you tried using a different browser?
i havent yet, lemme test it out
still not working
i didnt see anywhere that mogstation was under maintenance
yeah, unfortunately, i'm not sure what else to suggest beyond maybe try clearing cookies/cache for mogstation?
!faq poetics
As an AST, or some other support class, should I be buffing the summoner themselves, or their pet?
anybody knows why I can't open ffxiv as an administrator?
the summoner
the summoner
Got it. Thanks!
any buffs they receive, the pet will receive
what error are you getting crying?
Oooh didn't know that. Neat!
i dont even think you are able to buff the pets
You can target them, so I kinda just assumed you could
thats basially just for markers and ease of finding them
ok so I posted this yesterday too- I have wireless wifi, and ever since I changed from wired it says unable to download patch files- AND I JUST BOUGHT SHADOWBRINGERS!! well and I did try some things but my monthly subscription already expired and I can't try to download it again to see if it works now
oh don't let me forget my 1 month subscription went to waste
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/4j7vaj/resolved_unable_to_download_patch_files/ do you get these error messages?
9 votes and 47 comments so far on Reddit
could try this
or some of the solutions in the comments
I imagine an error code would help too but yeah
And also, I wouldn't say it went to waste, unless you spent a whole 30 days troubleshooting, but that's besides the point
Sounds like you're in luck, since that's the exact title of the reddit post lol
Still, you should've seeked help earlier if that's the case
If the channel doesn't help, maybe Square Enix's Support might
¯_(ツ)_/¯
if i where to buy another retainer, would the money needed be pulled automaticly each month?
the extra retainer sub gets tied to your game sub @onyx kiln
Yup
so how does that work if i use the sub that is for half a year? do they add half a years worth of payment for the retainer then?
ok so how do I get this code
yeah
so that be around 8.40 extra on top of the regular sub then
@vagrant patio What do you mean get the code 🤔
Also I found a thread with the exact code, though the consensus on the solution is still the same (DNS or VPN)
https://old.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/8jx2hv/unable_to_download_patch_files_304132500810009/
1 vote and 26 comments so far on Reddit
So should I do 3 training sessions per day for fastest possible squadron xp or do I just send them away on missions?
if you're going to be on long enough to get all 3 sessions in, then yeah
but if you're not, then i'd just do as many training sessions as you can and send them out
Is there anything I can use to help me pick a job easier? It'd be nice if they had some quick "job identities", since I imagine those would remain after patches
Alright good to know
Things like:
WHM - High burst heals and burst damage
SCH - Heals and shields/Damage prevention
AST- Heals and support buffs
the internet explorer thing is weird lmao
there's a video in the pins that is mostly still accurate
gives a brief overview of the jobs (with exception to gunbreaker/dnc as the video was made before shadowbringers)
Pre-shadowbringers? Would it still be accurate 🤔
That's like a whole major expansion behind, no?
it's kinda 50/50
Like i said, its mostly still accurate since the core of a lot of jobs didn't change with shb
like, sch is still the shield healer, whm raw/regen and ast has stances
any ideas when there might be a discount for ShB?
but drk doesn't work around dark arts, tank stances are gone etc
spring sale maybe but other than that, hard to say if/when it'll go on sale @ember ferry
Hello everyone and good mornings, I just bought the game suscription and shadowbringer, still finishing the download, but before start the game, I were wondering if anyone would know what server should I choose, I hear there are some that boost XP is that right?
how long would it take me to get to first sergeant? first session of the day just started and haven't sent them on mission yet, all on 28-29
Pick a server that has a star on the side of it's name @main geode
really want to get it fast
Awesome, thank you very much @hybrid hamlet
is it possible to download and patch the game without an active sub?
bah
so i tried to buy some items of the mogshop and now i can't because the site says i have no character
Um, am trying to run Royal Menagerie as DRK for MSQ (Stormblood) but no one seems to be queuing it... Is it dead or something?
could be a bad time. not sure where you are from but maybe most players are at work/school ATM.
if anything try the party finder.
this is a pretty dead hour to be queueing for royal menagerie
its 7am CST, so most people are either asleep or getting ready for work/school
Ahhh, that could be it. Am from EU but playing in NA server so I’m not too familiar with the dead/active hour.
Thanks though. 
@onyx kiln so lodestone is currently having an issue with EU character data, i think it might be affecting mogstation as well but i'm not 100% sure
why Dont I receive company seals on some msq?
i don't think any msq rewards those
some do, some don't
really? have no memory of that
closest you can do is the roulette that rewards some
it gives me a message" you wont receive any company seals , still want to accept?"
that or hand in items to your GC
oh
So if you accept, the overflow will just be gone
how do I increase?
go up in rank
Talk to your GC officers for promotion
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
Read what I said
talk to your grand company personnel officer at your grand company headquarters
ask for a promotion
In the beginning, you just need to ask for promotion by submitting some GC seals
how important is completing the main scenario questline? im at level 32 and the quests are like level 24 lol
Main Scenario Quest gates almost everything
Think of this as a single player RPG (like Pokémon) with co-op dungeons
You can't do the next gym without doing more story
ah, ok. i'll keep trucking through it then. thanks for answering
Np, good luck and have fun
Can I recruit a friend that started playing a week ago?
people who are currently on the free 30 days you get from purchasing the base game can be recruited
can't be recruited on free trial, and if they buy subscription and get charged after the 30 free days end they can't be recruited
only that 30 day window works
what about if you've gotten 15 more days from levelling to 50 or whichever one it is
should still be recruitable i think
as long as they never got charged for game time, or added a game time card
got it
how do i get to other levels on gc like geting to captain?
1st Lieutenant and Captain require you to do squadron missions
Do we have a faq on this?
Anything below that is gotten from promotions, which simply require grand company seals and for certain ranks a quest
how to do squadron mission? is the hunt log?
Once you hit a certain rank in your GC, you will be able to lead your own suqadron
You can recruit squadron members and send them out for training/missions
with the officers?
by the rank you mean the ones i buy with seal?
Yes
how important is seals beside geting glamour?
Just use them
I think after 3-4 promotion you will be able to turn in dungeon gears for GC seals
People usually use seals to buy Ventures (for their retainers) or Cordials (for their ~~crafters/~~gatherers)
So if those are important to you, then yeah
Earning seals will be much easier then
what is ventures and cordials?
Cordials restore GP, which is basically MP for crafters and gatherers
Ventures are token used to send retainers out for missions
Not crafters
Crafters run on CP, and CP is reset on a new craft
There is too much info for you shida
Just spend GC seals for promotion
You can earn it back later
Having trouble deciding between bard and dancer. Which one is better for buffing damage?
Dancer
Most videos/guides talk about vague things such as mobility, or utility, or just general all-around buffs, so I couldn't find much there
Any AoE buffs? 🤔
AFAIK dancer only has a single target buff/dance partner
devilment for dmg buff, shield samba for defensive
!action Technical Finish
Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Potency varies with number of successful steps, dealing full potency for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies.
0 steps: 500
1 step: 750
2 steps: 1,000
3 steps: 1,250
4 steps: 1,500 Step Bonus: Grants Technical Finish and Esprit to self and party members Damage bonus of Technical Finish varies with number of successful steps.
1 step: 1%
2 steps: 2%
3 steps: 3%
4 steps: 5%
Duration: 20s
Additional Effect: Activates the Esprit Gauge
Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
!action Technical Step
Begin dancing, granting yourself Technical Step.
Duration: 15s
Action changes to Technical Finish while dancing.
Only Technical Finish, En Avant, step actions, role actions, Sprint, and Limit Break can be performed while dancing.
Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
What about bards, do they have any good damage buffs 🤔
Their songs has natural buff
I always thought they were the rival to dancers, but I can't find many damage buffs on the job guide
passive 2% crit buff from songs and battle voice for dh increase
!action Wanderer's Minuet
!action Wanderer's Minute
2% sounds awful oof
I am just gonna cut to the chase here
You won't even notice these buff unless you use damage meter to measure it
Just pick whichever you think is cool
You are overthinking this
My coolness factor depends on what the jobs do :(
!faq meta
Bard: shoot different arrows
Dancer: Dance, throwing rings, throwing feathers
Machinist: fire red hot lead, shoot drills, spray bullets
and the robots
All bard songs provide a small dmg buff and at high levels a song should always be in effect. There's also the Battle Voice buff that increases party's DH by %20 on a cooldown.
Machinist has no RNG, Bard is a lil bit of RNG, Dancer is a whole load of RNG
Thing is
You will always be providing a buff as a bard
That makes up for the low values, i guess
They nerfed bard dps to bring back the song buffs, a little too much for how little the buffs are 😐
sooo
i spend all my selas and still do not unlock the second a third bar
@warped nest
You need to go higher
apply for more pormotion?
Yes
they changed how the song buffs worked when they brought them back, by the way
Look at those yellow/red icons on the left
Those are the rank you need to reach to access those additional items
it's not just a 2% crit on each, minuet has 2% crit, paeon has 3% dh, ballad has 1% damage buff
okk thanks
I don't think anything exists that does that
The journal lets you list the ones you have already completed, but that's it
Hi. I'm a level 77 SMN and I'm wondering what my rotation should be for questing? I've looked at endgame rotations but when pulling 1/2 mobs what would people generally do?
I generally tri-disaster, EA1/EA2, R3/R4 procs. Most of the time I won't ever DWT/Bahamut
doesn't really matter, just press your buttons and open world mobs will die
apply dots, get aetherflow, use fester/painflare and egi assaults
Alright. Maybe I'm just worrying over nothing then. I just feel like I'm pressing stuff cos it's off cd! Feel like I've not learnt my class yet, even at 77.
well if you're just going for open world mob rotations then there isn't much to learn, but spending some time on a dummy learning the proper 2 minute rotation would probably help
to know what you're doing in dungeons/raids/trials
It's a difficult one. Stuff just gets destroyed in MSQ roulette and alliance raids. I've not really had time to do the proper one, even though in theory I can follow the flowcharts. I'll spend some time at the dummy when I ding 80.
Thanks.
72-80 summoner doesn't change much so the earlier the better
Where / on what do I spend white crafter scripts
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
Hey so if a friend recruits me can I recruit them or is that not gonna work?
@green grail
Uhhh, I don't think you can since you need to buy a sub to make a recruit code
^
Is there any specific date where the Spriggan bottoms will return to the fashion report shop?
It was never available through them so never
Oh
It'll be on the mogstation when the next easter event rolls around
Damn, that reaaally sucks
Someone told me that girl sold it
So the only way to get regular clothing shorts/jean shorts
is paying on mogstation?
wait, spring, yeah n.n*
And those become available after you get a certain amount of points in fashion report
I'll have to see if this week's fashion report is enough for it
how am meant to read this? Some of these items does not appear in the ingame list of items needed to make this item
the first one is the full list of materials if you crafted all the intermediary materials such as the grade 1 mind dissolvent
you can view the same list in game by right clicking the doublet and selecting raw material list
They are items needed to make the materials needed to finish
you can see which items are intermediary by clicking recipe tree
Basically, other + gather is your full shopping list
If you already have some of the items in Craft subsection, check them off and the required materials for those will be checked off in Vendor/Other/Gather
if you mean the job armor then you need to go to idyllshyrie, buy a item and trade that alongside the basic armor in for a augmented version
you get the item in the central builing, rowanas or something, you should see 3 NPCs. the middle one is the one i think you get the item for, but after that you need to go to a seperate store slightly to the right if you leave the building from the main enterenace
Go to Garlandtools
Type in item name, click it, look at Source and Use subsection
Find the upgrade, click the related icons
how to unlock halatali
That's not true
as well as the 
It's a side quest
You need that quest to unlock it is all
But yes there is a MSQ requirement for that side quest to show up
the questgiver is in vesper bay
If I have the daily bonus, queue and pop before the reset, but complete the DG after reset, will I get the old or new bonus?
Ah, thanks!
how come there is 1 skill you have to complete a job quest to get for weaver after you gone passed lv 50 while every other skill so far have been learned through leveling?
New to FF14, been completing the MSQ on one job so far. Is the best thing to get to max level before starting to play with other jobs?
what does party finder do
you put up posts for specific duties and people can join your parties
New to FF14, been completing the MSQ on one job so far. Is the best thing to get to max level before starting to play with other jobs?
@robust lodge nah
Swap whenever you feel like it
how come there is 1 skill you have to complete a job quest to get for weaver after you gone passed lv 50 while every other skill so far have been learned through leveling?
@onyx kiln /shrug
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There ya go
wait weren't the skybuilder tools supposed to come out?
not yet
im guessing that's for 5.25 then...
probably
does anyone know how to unlock E5n?
Starts in Mord Souq if you did the previous quest line
talk to the guy in Mord Souq
thanks
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
guys i have this but i dont understand how to work
Go to the specialist guy outside the astro guild in ishgard and he'll turn them into crafter soul stones...you can only have 3 of them at a time however
Hello! I have a question when it comes to getting ff14 on ps4. If I just purchase shadowbringers, do I get all the previous expansions?
Note it doesn't give you the base game
So you need starter edition and shadowbringers
Complete Edition is ARR (the base game) + Shadowbringers
Or you can do what Vinyl said and buy Starter Edition which is ARR and then buy Shadowbringers
I see this thing called the "complete edition" which seems to have both
Yes
and it's 60 on the playstation store
Separated they are 20 and 40 bucks
I think they're roughly the same price when compared
You don't save or waste money with either purchase method afaict
sick
on that note, I've never played a traditional mmo like ff14 before, so what should I expect? I only played for about an hour or two making a dragoon on the free to play version
Ummm
I dunno what info to give you cuz there are so many
What do you want to know?
Story? Game play?
Combat?
Dungeons/raids?
FFXIV combat is tab target, so you uses skill near an enemy but you don't need to physically lands it yourself
Then skills are categorized as GCD and oGCD, global cooldown and off global cooldown. Global cooldown is a 2.5s timer (this can be reduce, but that's not important now), everytime it is up, you can use a skill/spell
One quick side note. Because i'm playing on ps4, would you advise that I use a controller? Or use a keyboard and mouse?
oGCD are Ability you can use in between your skill/spell
The game works very well with controller
Aside from text typing
You can either get a cheap Bluetooth keyboard
Or built some pre-made messages and prompt those as necessary: thank you for party, sorry about that, first time in this dungeon, etc etc
Or just type with controller
Controller is 1000% viable for gameplay
Some players even use controller on PC
Typing is annoying but just plug in a usb keyboard or something
Game is very well designed for controller, aside from chatting
Going back to combat, combat classes are played by doing rotations.
Rotations are the sequence / priority you press your GCD/oGCD skills
The actual meat of the gameplay is actually doing mechanics
I mainly get the gist of basic stuff. I'm more so curious about how midgame-endgame looks
Some bosses might want to you bait a fire puddle to the edge of the boss room
Like whether there's an overabundance of one class that could affect raid wait times
oof
DPS is everywhere
Like any mmo
But thats cause there are just so many DPS classes
maybe I'll be a healer and decide who lives and who doesn't xd
Do it
A there are more choice of DPS and B new player lean toward DPS cuz they look cool and they assume DPS has less responsibility than tank/healer
that's interesting, I didn't think that people would assume that there's less responsibility
I mean, your job is to do damage when it's necessary
People were scared that they would heal poorly
People are small brain most the tine
ah
Which is not wrong for early contents
I actually don't know what class to choose tbh. There are so many and they all look pretty interesting
Btw
except bard because bows are for casuals /s
This game let you play them all on 1 character
Tank/healer might be best for your fist job because you can get into parties nearly instantly
dark knight it is then
Err
Cant start ad it
Do take note that expansion jobs can't be acquired right away
Darknight you need to doa lot before you get the class
o0000f
Base game, you can be a warrior or paladin for tanks
Then, as you level and complete more parts of the game, you can pick up darknight and gunbreaker
New players can choose
Gladiator - Paladin
Marauder - Warrior
Conjurer - White Mage
Arcanist - Scholar
Arcanist - Summoner
Thaumaturge - Black Mage
Archer - Bard
Lancer - Dragoon
Pugilist - Monk
(after lvl 10) Rogue - Ninja
I'm surprised that you can play all classes on one character. In the other games that I played like DFO and Elsword the main gimmick was just to make alts
over and over
it was true pain
I think it didnt use to be that way
Yeah, XIV is slightly unconventional this way
Regarding expansion jobs imma use some faq now, so there will be a bit of a text wall
I only know of 2 games with class swapping, this and Eden eternal
!faq hwjobs
Heavensward Expansion Jobs: Dark Knight (Tank), Astrologian (Healer), and Machinist (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 30 and require ownership of the Heavensward Expansion and the completion of the level 50 main scenario quest "Before the Dawn".
Job Unlock Locations:
Dark Knight - Ishgardian Citizen at The Pillars (13,9), quest name is "Our End".
Astrologian - Jannequinard at The Pillars (15,10), quest name is "Stairway to the Heavens".
Machinist - Stephanivien at Foundation (8,10), quest name is "Savior of Skysteel".
!faq sbjobs
oh god eden eternal
Stormblood Expansion Jobs: Red Mage (Caster DPS) and Samurai (Melee DPS). These jobs start at level 50 and require ownership of the Stormblood Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 50.
Job Unlock Locations:
Red Mage - Distraught Lass at Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (14,12), quest name is "Taking the Red".
Samurai - Ul'dahn Citizen at Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (9,9), quest name is "The Way of the Samurai".
!faq shbjobs
Shadowbringers Expansion Jobs: Gunbreaker (Tank) and Dancer (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 60 and require ownership of the Shadowbringers Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 60.
Job Unlock Locations:
Gunbreaker - Gods' Quiver Bow at New Gridania (11,11), quest name is "The Makings of a Gunbreaker".
Dancer - Eager Lominsan at Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (9,12), quest name is "Shall We Dance".
makes sense
Stormblood and Shadowbringer classes are much easier to get then Heavenwards
Im assuming that race doesn't matter too much either?
Just keep that inmind if you aiming for one of them
Last thing I want to mention before I head out: Main story gates almost everything in this game. So you want to do your main story, don't waste time grinding level to make things easy
Except looks
Racial stat is there, but at endgame, you just need 1 Crit to overcome any racial disadvantages
So, technically yes, practically lol no
coolio
well, ima probably try to work online to get enough money to buy this stuff xd
Player preferences >>>> everything else.... Except for how to play your job
or take risk and work at a restaurant again
This is a subscription based game bte
But you can just sub 1-2 months every year to catch up if you are low on expendable income
Are you locked to ARR areas?
You can't log in
You get some extra days becase on reaching ome milestones
Good luck with your work, I hope that you will be able to enjoy this game
Now that my laptop is on the verge of dissintegrating, I cant play league anymore
i know u get 15 more days for getting to lv 30
I just received 15 days for hitting lv30
Also, it helps a lot if you get the road to 70 bonus
so, if there are preferred servers on your datacenter, make a char on there
Hey, I wanna start leveling a dps, would the fastest way be to do PotD ?
becasue dungeon queues are long
2,548 votes and 311 comments so far on Reddit
I found this really useful @rich flume
thanks !
Is there a place or discord channel to know which server on my data center has ishgard restoration fate up? I wish to participate but I don’t want to stay logged into the game all day waiting
Any info would be appreciated 🙏🏻
You can only do the fate on your own server
This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions and discuss Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!
Dressed to Deceive