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I think that's what he meant
yeah
Potd is only good if your roulette/dungeon queue is worse
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If you are getting around 5 min wait time for roulette/dungeon, I'd go with roulette/dungeon
What is Potd?
Palace of the Dead

more rng
NG+ in the context of FFXIV is a way to replay MSQ
It is not higher difficulty stuff
Well what did you expect
It is for people to replay the story with low commitment, by giving them many choice of starting point
I expected to get exp
nothing more, nothing less
same, a bit less. Doesn't matter
cuz now it's probably most useless feature in the game
I am fairly sure that the game has mentioned that NG+ doesn't have any reward
If it doesn't state this explicitly, then you can bring it up to SE
Because lack of information has misled you and this is a room for improvement
Unable to create new gear set. in game on a new alt on european datacenter I made wont let me creat any more sets even though I unlocked the abilty to join other guilds and even got a second class, i was able ot update that other job but gladitor I an unable to even do anything
Take a screenshot
BTW copied my setting from my main NA over to the european one and I have done this before on my alts on NA with no issue
Just take a screenshot
sure...
I wasn't confronting it that game stated otherwise, just the fact that it's super whack feature
its not really...plenty of people have requested the ability to replay thru without having to level a new character
on the other topic:
Is there any site that shows optimal rotaions for classes? (Working on skillbar setts for X bar)?
!faq balance
So because I am still locked to one city its locked how many gear sets I can have?
Well that is stupid
you unlock more gearset slots with each class/job you unlock
!item gyr abanian plait

its from HoH sacks
You've been able to buy it on the market board for a long time now, I believe
ye, can buy it off the marketboard as well
You should be able to find it in the market board under miscellany. If there are none listed, or too expensive, can be found as a rare drop from silver treasures in Heaven on High.
O just discovered you can have a companion chokobo
But now I'm lvl 15
Do I still go get one?
That quest unlocks at 30 and is called "My Feisty Little Chocobo"
You get the companion chocobo as a mount at 20-ish, when you choose a grand company through MSQ
@oak ice ty
What's an "Omega train"?
I think that was it! I don't have many flying maps so it's a no for me ๐ฆ can't keep up!
does the game still have a recruit a friend system in place?
Must take hours to get all the Aether Currents!
If you use the aether compass liberally, you will come close to every current in the open world as you do MSQ
Being level 25, im still on tier one achievments and hunting logs, should I stop and catch up?
not really
Hunting log isn't very helpful for xp at higher levels and it doesn't really give anything helpful for completing it
It's up to you. The hunt logs are basically just a low level xp supplement.
The only remotely helpful thing about hunting log outside of low level xp is that you need to do the grand company section a bit to rank up in your grand company when you get there in main story which is nice to do but not necessary right away
I mean you do get an achievement for completing a full hunting log but other than that it's just good xp for very low lvls
That implies achievements are remotely helpful
I usually use them if I need a last burst of xp to get to my next level.
hi, as a new new I am curious how important is grand company missions
Okay because i read that hunting logs were awesome for exp
Unless the guide is outdated
It is awesome for xp
in the low levels
@hot crane the crafting and gathering missions are fantastic for xp absolutely do them if you want to get into those
The expert delivery is just a nice way to trash old gear and gives you lots and lots of seals
@wintry chasm up to what level? So since my main is 25, I should save the logs for a different job?
Every job has its own logs
^
You can't do a different job's logs with a new job.
If you're 25 as your main job, it's still worth it to go back and unlock the log tiers.
For that job.
also for "up to what level" I always feels like that depends on if you have the preferred server xp boost and frankly I think it's kinda flexible. I just stop when I feel like it's not worth it
The xp will be decent within the ranges until you complete the level 50 log.
Aura
I disagree with that
It's a nice thing to do while you're queuing for content I guess
But I wouldn't call the xp decent past like, 30
That's fair.
I usually use the 31-40 and 41-50 logs to get the last burst of xp I need to reach the next x0 level.
and there's the gc logs too
I do them all at once, and it's a nice way to help level your choco.
So basically use google to find out where the mobs are?
just because its meant for 1-50 doesn't mean its that great of exp after a certain point
You cant even level your choco until level 30 i thought
leve quests for combat are meant for lvl 1-60 and they're pretty awful xp
Correct, you can't level your choco until level 30
The first time you get to level 30
you get your chocobo around lvl 20 in the msq
but the quest to make it a companion is lv 30 yes
With subsequent classes you can use your chocobo from level 1 once you've unlocked it as a companion.
Guess ill save logs for level 30. I just got my chocobo, when i get 30, do i level his heal first?
That's up to you.
Don't save the logs to 30 though if you're still in the 1-10 log.
Your chocobo gets xp based on your level.
So if you're killing level 5 mobs at level 30, neither you nor your chocobro will get much benefit out of it.
Okay, should i level his heal first?
That's a personal choice. If you're currently leveling as a healer, having the chocobo healing isn't as useful.
Can I suggest not leveling his tanking first, because that's what I did and he dies too fast, I love you my chocobo baby but-
Yeah, choco-tank isn't that great.
Put my first 4 levels in tanking F
Healer tree first is the typical recommendation though, as Kale said.
Lol, im a Dark mage so standing still i believe the heals would benefit
Ultimately you'll gain the ability to unlock all of the trees though.
Though its usefulness slides down the higher you are
I'll usually do up to Choco Cure, then switch to the dps tree through level 10.
what's the highest level a chocobo can be
so it would be possible to have every single tree upgraded then?
Yes
That's a B-rank hunt mob.
absolutely not
You can't take him.
You will get slaughtered
Do not touch mobs whose name are jagged flowery lol
/don't touch mobs whose levels are clearly way higher than yours
Mobs with those special icons (you'll see ones later that have similar icons in orange instead... keep your distance from those) are Hunt mobs, meant to be killed either once you're at that level or in parties at that level.
Or higher level.
Not really unless they're for a quest.
What kind of mobs?
Quest mobs will always appear as little Q icons on your map and minimap.
Hunting log always gives you a little area you can look around in
Otherwise you can google the mob name and find the coordinates.
Quest mobs show up as a ring on the minimap and have the icons on it too
Mobs for hunt log.
The hunting log tells you where
which chat channel does the orange font represent?
/shout
I click the mob says black brush but they are nowhere to be found
The Black Brush area is pretty big.
What is the mob specifically?
Spriggan graverobber
Hunting Log Guide
Ooooo thanks guys! That guide is nice!
hey can i dm someone about a techical issue with downloading the game, the explanation is long and idk where to go for help
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PS4 still having issues?
can someone briefly explain how to mine? why theres nothing shown on the map when i use Prospect ?
Whats prospect... sounds familiar but cant remembe uu
!faq mining
!faq prospect
If still nothing appear, then that zone doesnt have gatherable for you(r level)
oh right, makes sense thanks
Yeah prospect only shows nodes on the minimap if they are close by but lay of the land/ arbor call just shows the nearest node in the zone
your gathering log should also give you a rough area where a node should be
like bone chips IIRC can be found at "hammerlea"
Which is the southern area of central thanalan
Do you get the Fantasia at lvl 50 immediately or is it gated behind a MSQ?
MSQ
yikes
thank you
np
kinda reminds me to the werewolf skirt
checking the thread where the pic is originally from tells me that this is a mod
Hello again!
Since my t-shirt request went so well I thought I could make another. I really love frilled skirts but the only one in the game with the right length is kind ofโฆ revealing (and only for DoM). The only skirt with full length tights is the ALC ones. So why not co...
ugh I was thinking so too
or rather, something someone threw together to make an example
Yeah, the leggings (without skirt) are from the alchemist's trousers. the skirt itself is brand-new waistwrap
but alchemist trousers (on females) does have a small skirt so could work as a replacement all in all
downside is its alchemist only
is there "basic" or "normal" attack in this game?
you mean auto attacks?
hmm I dont know what that is but I guess yes?
I don't even know how to do the auto attack
They happen automatically, so you're probably not going to notice them unless you're not actively using your actions
As the name implies, auto attacks are done automatically
Go up to any enemy and just do a standard right click on them
Or maybe it's left click
default is right
It goes out automatically as long as you're not channeling anything
Do red mages need to be a certain distance awaay from a boss or something?Why do they refuse to stay in asylum even if I resue them into it
Rescue*
some people are dumb and think they need to stand in the bumfuckofnowhere
Because they're doing the standard pug thing of ranged classes standing at max range
"Oh, no, maybe the boss will step on me if I stand near it"
Just a warning, people don't like being rescued.
even if its for good
especially tanks
was thinking if I can increase dps by doing auto attack when skill cd
Well, technically
They don't like making my life easier by me healing them through asylum? that's stupid
The auto attack is a not-insignificant portion of DPS
I just thought it was something with red mages because I've only had that problem with red mages
the dmg auto attack provides is so bad
If they want to stand out of aoe healing range you can just let them die tbh
Which job are you on?
autoattack doesn't do that much damage yeah but afaik it can be important
especially for paladin bc the oath gauge is charged by autoattacking
auto-attacks are realistically not something you would be worrying about
its extra dmg that happens automatically provided you're within range of the boss (melee/casters, physical range automatically do their attacks at range provided they aren't channeling something)
Where do i find my daily list at? I dont see it inder journal
Press U
ty
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Totally being rude and stealing someone else's parse
Auto attacks are a big chunk of damage
But like Kale said, it's automatic and you can't stop them from happening without sheathing your weapon between every GCD or unless you channel something, and for those jobs the auto attacks don't matter
@mellow cargo So after we talked last night, I watched the Immaculate's Trial Extreme guide
That fight looks like utter hell
Make a single wrong step and it will spiral into a wipe
Question I'm at the main story quests and at the sastasta dungeon, it won't register that I did it and will prompt me do to it again through the duty finder
lol no, Innocence is easy as long as you don't get the line AoE that targets DPSes to cleave the team
The falling sword tethers?
Ye, I think, the ones that split off to the sides when they reach where you were standing
I mean it's hard when you approach it with a WoW mentality since I am a WoW refugee. There while positioning is important more often than not fights come down to - How Much Damage? And do you remember to interrupt? - There were Mythic Bosses where I barely moved
Other than that, the only brain power needed is to aim the laser to the big shiny balls towards the end
There was a fight in Legion's First raid where I remember only moving twice
to drop off a negative effect
Anyway so far I am having a blast
Level 20, got my airship ticket
progress is nice and steady
@native ingot Unfortunately I cannot say I've ever encountered that issue, you've done Sastasha twice and it won't register?
Yes

Only thing I can think of is to either try and talk to the barkeep in Limsa again to report it or contact support
Ok will try it a bit more before doing that
@oak ice at the duty finder it says duty roullete: guildhests
Is that what it should be writing
No, guildhests are a separate thing entirely
Aaaaa I see I'm just dumb
If the hospitals weren't basically shuttered I'd go there for mental retardation
Anyway ty
Are you doing guildhests instead of Sastasha?
Yes lol
lmao
I would imagine in descending order of housing popularity it's Mist, Lavendar then Goblet?
Shirogane first and then that order, most likely
Shirogane and Goblet also depends which house you get
Shirogane beach houses and Goblet swimming pool houses are the most popular
Oh that makes sense
I was always confused why Goblet seemed to be dead by comparison of demand
It's not on the agenda for now, especially since I'll probably end up moving to EU datacenter (where i really should be) eventually and it looks like some of the worlds there are smol
just don't know whether to settle for a small plot or hedge my bets to get a medium
What's the most Efficient way for you guys to farm Allegory in a week?
I mean it's capped at 450, so how many days do you farm it the fastest and how? ๐
Hunt train gives 160
you can do it in a day, provided ofc you can hop onto 3~ full hunt trains
wow, I never knew hunt gives you allegory, thanks for the info!
Only A and S rank hunts give allegory, you can also get allegory from doing maps.
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yes, you have to complete all books

FATE timers are the worst
so this is a phenomenally dumb question but
what exactly do you even get for doing gc stuff
i'm doing it but i don't really see the point
also is there any worth in maxing out all three gcs
No for that last bit
good to know about that last bit
But ranking up in your GC can give you new items to get, some of them equipment that can look cool, you'll unlock squadrons which is nice for xp and you can get some rewards from it. Both the squadron and getting highly ranked in your grand company can get you a lot of emotes
Getting high enough in your grand company can unlock expert delivery which is a really good way to trash old gear
hm
Do Garleans use Eorzean Gil or do they have their own currently?
Makes sense to be the latter
hi me and my friend are new, but we don't quite know which server to choose from either chaos or light
thanks for the info
It is an Eorzean Gil
Also on your question Drive, being a higher rank with your GC makes your seal cap higher so you don't have to spend it too often
Shiva is unofficial German, Moogle is unofficial French, other than that I'd pick a preferred server since they have an insane xp boost buff @leaden ginkgo
Chaos Omega is huge on roleplay, that's the extent of EU servers I know
Really? The Chaos RP discord is almost entirely Omega
I think that was the plan when it came out but I don't think it actually really came out to be an RP server
Regardless I don't think that matters much anyway
EU server population is even and content is done across entire data centers so server population doesn't matter anyway
Yep
oh ok thx ๐
if im level 70 with a premade level 16 queueing duty leveling does that work?
but ill still get as much exp reward as if im soloing right?
The EXP scales with your lv
okay so that works with party as well then
The mobs won't give much but roulette bonus compensates the difference
Are mouseover macros a thing for healing?
Kinda???? But macros are pretty trash in the game so you'll be abit slower than manually targetting people
I personally woundt use macros for healing
Not using macros will very generally be superior then using them
if you're more comfortable using mouseover macros, then its alright to use them but like vinyl said, they're not as efficient as manually targetting someone
ideally though, should learn to manually target to heal
Just click lifebar. Once. Then cast spell. You default healing whoever's lifebar you clicked.
Hello new player here lookin for server recommendations and sorry for the noob questions in advance
server doesn't really matter
if you have a friend that's already playing join their server
otherwise just go for a Preferred World
Seems suboptimal to not be able to have your target on the boss for AOE/tankbusters having to spam click people instead. was mostly thinking about that
Nope no friends
You can put the boss on focus target to keep an eye on them
Tanking isn't easy. I had no idea til I tried.
Hardest thing as healer for me is the whole party running like maniacs while I am the healer. I can't heal you if I can't see ya.
Do you click their names in party or where they are in game?
Nsme..
@dawn mountain
- Macroing GCD skills is generally a bad idea because of skill queuing.
- Just hover your mouse over the party frames and target enemies by tabtargeting
- The only healing skills I'd macro is ground targeting ones, which I put on "cast under the target" instead of mouseover, and resurrection for the text for fun
For example /ac "Earthly Star" <t> will put an Earthly star square under my target, who's probably going to be the tank. I should really macro sacred soil as well tbh
And fairy
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I was tab targeting but the tab targets are quite brave in this game
If I am tanking, how should I target mobs or add on monsters? I try using tab to change enemy lifebars. Also I just have no idea how to get the best aggro because the mobs attack the others. It's always a pleasure when one of the DPS is a arcanist or summoner.
Just spam aoes
I put tabtarget on middle click tbh, and yeah sometimes I have to click multiple times to get a decent target. I use enemy list a lot tbh.
Also, enemy list.
Also that
I try. Enemy list?
I have a tank question of my own. After I stop spamming my AoE skill and start doing my 1-2-3 thing, should I keep rapidly switching targets during the GCD to see if I have sufficient aggro on everyone, or only react if something breaks away from me? Or periodically "refresh" aggro by inserting an AoE skill after an 1-2-3?
I see that.... But I don't get all the monsters to attack me
shouldn't need to switch targets to maintain aggro because by the time you stop doing your AoE rotation, you should be down to 1-2 enemies
and have enough of an aggro lead
You can literally afk after like 4 attacks and not lose aggro
On my gladiator
Cause of aggeo changes
Eh pack mobs are not often less than 3
3 and more you just spam aoe
Tl;dr just keep aoe-ing
Your group isn't killing mobs at all to drop them to 2 mobs 
I am talking GNB
And dont forget to turn on your stance
sure, I get reminded thaw tall the time..... turn tank stance
I'm not sure I get the question
I noticed some dungeons i'm in are lvl 50 but "rough divide" is over lvl 50 so I can't use it.
Thats a dash
^
sure, gets me into the thick of things faster.
oh well, I gues I keep practicing.
I'm new here
Can someone tell me if there is a better way to farm exp and Gil aside from the main quest and dungeons
For lower levels
exp-wise
is still the best for your first job
You... dont
Time wise, tis better to get somewhat higher first
then figure out how to make gil...
gil-wise, there isnt any fast way other than just acculumating and not spending too freely. You could try crafting and gathering but those take time and effort to get into in the first place
to get into a position where you can earn gil instead of spending gil
Its very common to see people complaining about being "broke" cause they're raising doh/l

To be fair if you're efficient you can very easily make Gil throughout the crafting and gathering leveling
"I dont know how" - this is their reply, like, 95% of the time TT___TT
Is that a joke or a question?
It feels a bit hard to tell with the conversation at hand
I'm sorry
No but seriously if that's a question I'd love to answer it
Where can I find a good categorized (e.g. ranged DPS, melee DPS, healer, tank) list of all the classes in the game with their full name + 3 letter abbreviations?
Uhm, on your character window?
Rip, sure, lemme look one for yah
Disciples of Magic (DoM)
ACN = Arcanist
CNJ = Conjurer
THM = Thaumaturge
SMN = Summoner
SCH = Scholar
WHM = White Mage
BLM = Black Mage
its missing expansion jobs unfortunately
oh here we go, this has expansion jobs http://chrysaliswiki.com/jobs:classes-in-ffxiv
Oh excellent list thank you
I said classes I meant jobs, Just realized that
but this covers that
weirdly its missing dancer (dnc)
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/battle/
This list is nicely organized but missing the abbrevs.
is new game + released yet?
Uh huh
Though arr is not there
So far only the 3 expansions and alliance raids I think
Yeah
So I can replay through all the expansions besides ARR? How do you access it?
Finish...2.0 and then there is an old guy at vesper's bay
and then it's from a menu after you do the unlock quest you get from the old man
okay nice, thank you
it wont be available until you do 3.0 or further iirc, since ARR is currently excluded from NG+
just remember though, you dont get extra rewards from replaying them
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what does marking ' target to ignore ' means?
Usually means to not hit that target for reasons
^
Oh
Um
They could be doing it for shits and giggles
goodness knows I've put bind icons on people
i sometimes put it on the tanks so that the DPSes know not to stand with them and get hit by boss attacks
at what level do you think its worthwhile to play MSQ to level up ? since it takes like 45mins ish
or MSQ roulette?
duty *
but isnt it better to just spam dungeons at low levels? like 40-50 ish you still get one level per dungeon that takes 20mins but one MSQ duty takes 45mins?
hey im a ps4 player but for some reason its not letting me play the game without paying 12.99 idk whats wrong with my account
@jovial stratus FF14 is a subscription game
purchasing the game comes with a free month, but beyond that requires a subscription
ohh shit i didnt know that i mean fuck its worth it
xD
did... did you read the description on the PSN store before buying it?
and i was wondering if i decide to play on pc does all my stuff transfer?
Includes 30-day free play period.
*User Registration and Service subscription required to play the Game.
yes and no on that
You'd need to buy the game again on PC but everything transfers
^
Your character is useable
@cunning palm that may be so but
gates all further dungeons. if you are level 30 doing level 20 dungeons because you havent unlocked higher dungeons. its unsustainable.
But you'll need to redo most hud/keybinds
oh so all my saves and dlc transfer?
Only character
saves yes dlc no
there are no saves
You'd need to buy the game again on PC
You need tk rebuy the gamr and dlc over agaib
This includes DLCs
oh ok
Including all future dlc
You can back up your ps4 settings to apply them on pc
So you're double buying all the time
for hud, etc
so my friend bought the game from Steam and when he got to the part where he had to input the mail confirmation code, the launcher spits i2501 at him
oh ok well thanks for the help @everyone
is there any remedy for this?
Are trust duties considerably slower?
Ah OK, thanks!
As for the i2501 error, the only thing that seems to work is to give it a break for a time and try again later.
how do i open this window? nothing in menu, or am i blind?
weird, he literally doesn't even have an account yet and they nuked him
@uncut girder click on your crafters under the classes menu
man I don't think he'd like being told to just not play after shelling out his money, but thanks anyway
Mogstation is kind of cobbled together. Takes some patience. Doesnโt quite excuse the errors however but there isnโt much more that can be done but wait.
yeah, I'll forward it to him
he'd probably google it and try some dumb crap about registering with phone 4G but eh
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
do Qitari Daily give you quests for normal battle classes since it needs to be unlocked by diciple of land lvl 70
no, it's gathering only
yes
hey im trying to help a friend install the game for few weeks already
we get an error on his pc that we cant solve
please help
It sounds like windows itself fucked up
You might need to reinstall Windows?
@tender estuary
maybe :\ but he says he installed the windows 2 months ago
@slate arrow ty4m
I've had it happen before where my windows install made it so I couldn't install steam for the longest time
I wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility
if you ask me i think that he installed windows badly and something messed up in his system but he insist he installed it fresh 2 months ago :<
i've tried many solutions online but none helped
you could try repairing windows
do 2 of these commands
open up an admin command prompt
type sfc /scannow
let that run, then run chkdsk /f /r
chkdsk will make you restart if it finds faults and will repair it before it reboots into windows
@analog elk that's what happened with me as well. Computers are fickle things and people aren't perfect. There's nothing wrong with reinstalling windows
alright i guess no other solution
@analog elk pls do what @tender estuary suggested first
alright we are trying it now
Hi, I'm lv 56 and I have 2000/2000 alllagan tomestone of poetic
What can I do with them and can I increase the capacity?
2000k is your lot
thanks a lot!
hi im creating a character but i dont see classes like bard, dark knight etc ( PS: im new so i dont understand the job system haha)
the classes have a job advancement quest at level 30
once you get past the lvl20 MSQ as well
here's a list of the classes and the jobs they become
every other job like dark knight/red mage don't have a related class
of those you can't start as a rogue because you need to be lvl10 and finished a class quest up to the equivalent level
so if you're interested in rogue (and by proxy, Ninja) start as Arcanist or Marauder, they are in the same starting city
oh cool! also i'm playing with a friend of mine and we'd like to be in the same'' city ''as you've mentioned before
is that possible? or only if we choose classes that start in the same city
if you want to start in the same city, you needt o choose classes that start there
that said, the story does meet up at around lv 15 or so
ohhh alright
Question, can i get edenchoir with the tokens i get from normal eden gate?
do they share the same tokens
Ugh, my question is too complicated, ican't think of a good grammar for this @_@
Eden call is from normal mode of "Verse" ?
yes, edencall gear is from the normal version of Eden's Verse
edenchoir is from the savage mode of it
Thanks for clarification,
where can i get neo-ishgardian gear?
Can i craft them?
is edencall best for taking on e#s actually lol
market board or craft it yourself
where do you go to augment the ironworks armor to make it dyeable
hyrstmill
which is where
north shroud
so far
For DoH/L job quests, quality doesnโt matter unless they specifically ask for it right
I know it matters for leves
ya unless the class quest specifically asks for HQ, it can be NQ
Cool ty
me and bf about to make characters, should we do preferred server on crystal group? does it matter? id rather a populated one
Preferred means a larger bonus to EXP
Any server is populated, but some places are almost always bare tbh
Preferred servers give a 100% bonus to experience gain
^ all the way up to level 70
I'll never forget when I joined Midgard. And it became preferred right after smh
you can choose from crystal aether or primal btw
what's the grand company pick based on?
all are the same
@severe night based on what you like more
they're the same other than location of the HQ
!faq grandcompany
'Which Grand Company should I choose?'
The only differences between the three Grand Companies are the looks of the equipment and where they're located. The story doesn't change in regards to the Grand Company you chose beside the quest that comes after "The Company You Keep". Here are two links leading to sample sets from each of the Grand Companies
'How do I get Grand Company Seals?'
You can get more seals mainly by completing your Grand Company Hunting Log (Go to the Hunting Log and click on the GC icon), completing FATEs, and turning in crafted/gathered items to the Personnel Officer if you have crafting or gathering classes unlocked. Once you are Sergeant 2nd Class you can turn in Pink/Green/Blue-rarity gear in for more seals.
oh i was reading somewhere that primal or aether is better cause its easier to find pf groups, idk though, im just reading stuff on reddit, and its a post from 10 months ago
its all the same
Well don't worry about that unless you want to get deep into end game content
@little swift Thanks. I'm a rogue NIN which one is closest to limsa
So ekhem...
I'm new to the game, i've asked today a lot of question and compared FFXIV to many games, but i decided to give it a try anyway, as a Conjurer
And I think...I kinda hit the wall now?
Like, i'm literally at the begining but fighting mobs takes ages - and to add this, solo leveling feels kinda like a chore without end?
I really liked or even loved the world, design, music - or the community at first
but that damn thing, it scares me

Any...suggestion what I could do?
Mostly, and side quests too
I see,
The quests amount is kinda overwhelming tbh
And the fetch quests here are not that enjoyable like in any other, even more "wodden" games because of loadings between areas or travling from one end to another
1: side quests are not for leveling
I saw that there are some Chocobo mounts, once you hit 10 lv? or at least they have services of some kind
exp gains in dungeons used to be worse off before now
so before they may have been viable
but nowdays you just want to follow the MSQ
and unlock dungeons for EXP
don't do every sidequest you see
that's an easy way to burn out
I see, so focus to main quests
Also, chocobo porters are unlocked at a fairly early level, but getting a chocobo itself is locked behind the MSQ
So you can't skip this anyway then, nice
everything is locked behind the MSQ
so the sooner you knock that out of the way the more access you get to everything else
are what I should be interested in?
blue unlock quests are content unlock quests

anything from unlocking other classes to unlocking dungeons and misc. content
like the Gold Saucer
or the Challenge Log
Hm hm hm
Okay
last questions for now?
Should I find some kind of guild? how to they exactly works, these Fellowships and Free Companies?
What's the difference?
And about xmogs/glamour - where and when?
Free Companies are the equivalent of a Guild from WoW
Fellowships are just messageboards
glamour is unlocked when you get to the Waking Sands
well, can be unlocked. It's behind a level 15 
whats a good/cheap food i can make for a rogue friend? am lvl 14 cul
he is lvl 26 atm
anything really. the stat bonus is barely noticeable, so you might aswell just eat it for the bonus exp
^^ oki ty
once you take a thingy out of your glamour dresser can it be traded?
no
blehhghhg
it automatically becomes soulbound if you stuff it in
@leaden ginkgo just buy them like 1000 boiled eggs from the limsa culinarian npc
ty channy^^ lol
Is there a resource to find the hunt bills for ARR
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I am wondering, how do you go about leveling other jobs?
There's a finite ammount of quests, right? so how do people level their 2nd, 5th, 10th job...?
Dungeon spamming, for the most part.
Jobs below your highest level job also get a 50% or 100% experience boosting depending on your level
how many legs from the edens verse u need for the legs at the vendor and what ilvl are they?
you need 4 tokens to trade for the legs, and normal mode gives 480 gear
ah ty is there a site that lists the stuff since im not at the vendor atm
Like the gear stats? Garland tool can do that
nah the stuff that the venodor has like xitems for next gear set and so on
Since shafowbringers is on sale rn
If i buy it will it give me additional play time ?
nope
only the base game had 30days as free gametime, the dlcs dont
the complete edition does as well iirc, but tbf that's because it also includes the base game
Hello! I'm having major trouble trying to get my CD key to work I purchased through Steam, can anyone help me?
@leaden ginkgo what issue exactly?
Whenever I try to open the game, it brings me to a screen that tells me to enter my registration key, but when I enter either keys it says invalid, I don't understand why though
Can you take a screenshot of this from your mogstation?
And are you trying to enter a code for the starter edition, shadowbringers, or the complete edition?
I don't understand how to get to there, and Shadowbringers or starter edition, I bought the bundle
Complete?
Just log onto the mogstation and itโs under โmy accountโ
"Buy FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Complete Edition" this is what I bought
Alright, but my account says this
I bought the game through steam
Are you able to do โtransfer to regular serviceโ?
It says I can, and I go through the steps til I reach here
But when I enter either key, it says they are both invalid

God I wish I was more knowledgeable about the mysterious workings of steam and game registration. ;-;
PS4 digital made it easy as hell.
Ah, I don't have a PS4 lol... So did I completely waste my money for no reason?
No, Iโm currently searching on what the issue could be.
Alright
If you got a non working key contact steam support and request a new key
I also think if you are upgrading the trial account it has to be a steam trial account too
no
oh alright
you can be non steam account and go to full steam
its only steam trial that locks you into steam
then yeah just contact steam support, if you right click the game and view keys I dont see why it wouldnt work but I've gotten a bad key before on origin so its possible
Googling isnโt being much help as itโs mainly showing non-steam users with the base game trying to register expansions from steam
I dont own XIV on steam but
if you go to support
then it should have an option "I am having problems with a CD key"
if that doesnt work you will have to contact SE and provide them with the cd key steam gave you
I contacted them at 11am, its been hours and no one has answered me
@twilit arch is SE support still going? I dunno if they shut everything down cause of covid 19
NA i think is still up
Only text and chat support are down IIRC
SE Support don't work for EU
Because of Covid they stopped their service for some time
NA is currently email only as far as I know
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How long do you figure it'll take for someone to respond? Been over 6 hours now since I sent in a ticket about it
really depends, can take an entire business day or longer
Ah...
Even few days i think?
Depends on how many tickets they have
yeah, figures
SE is the only one that can help
sorry you'll just have to wait for an email response
Okay. Thanks for trying anyways.
np
Does anyone know what magicked prism (indigo star) does?
Hi, I'm looking for a group of people to do trials and dungeons at lv.50, some of them are really impossible to do with the duty finder, for example I waited like 100mins the Binding Coil of Bahamut. Should I join in a free company? But I'm afraid to join a company that will focus on lv.80 stuffs, I have no idea how FC usually organize their plans etc. Any advices?
Moreover, any italian community out there?
@twilit minnow It puts an indigo star above your head for a few seconds. It's a firework
People donโt really run extreme/savage raid content in the duty finder. Youโre much better off trying to do it in party finder.
As for an Italian community, Iโm not personally aware of any โunofficialโ server for them
can someone please hlep me with my last duty
no one is queueing for it and i just want to finish the story ya nkow
well..., when exactly is that the game will stop asking me the "one-time" password? X_X
Noob question but new to the game...
I arranged my hud to my liking, but now i don't see the lock on my skillbars anymore.
How can i rearrange my skills onto my newly set bars?
I have the "drag and drop repositioning" enabled but it doesn't do anything
if i log in right now, then logout, it will require the password once again....., it doesnt make sense....
If you have the authenticator registered youโll always need to use it
wtf, then it isnt a one-time password..., its more like "always password"
@proven finch the lock is located on your first hotbar so search for that one in the hud layout
Itโs one-time as in you generate a password thatโs only used once.
kay, thanks
Sorry if this is the wrong channel, I donโt see a server question one, are we allowed to advertise FCโs in the recruitment channels?
@obsidian patio ah i accidentally arranged my first bar so that the lock fell of screen, found it thanks!
Yes @long glacier
Sweet! Thank you :)
Can you marry someone cross-world?
Nope, they have to be on your world
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why so many recomend buying ff14 outside of steam? steam would be easier for me...
If steam is easier, then get it on steam
Hey folks, currently in Twintania but looking to transfer to Spriggan. Are they still classed as new worlds? If so can I transfer for free even if I am going from one new world to another. Not currently subbed to be able to check so wondering if anyone has any information, thanks ๐
You have to do everything on Steam or nothing on Steam, you can't mix them.
Since you have to use the Mogstation on the site anyways it's usually easier to just do it standalone.
But I can not stress this enough: If you buy it on Steam, buy everything on Steam .
Standalone codes do not work on Steam, Steam codes do not work on standalone.
@cloud oak nope, theyโre not considered new worlds anymore.
Ahh rip, thanks
is their a way to disable the additional random damage numbers? just have mines and my healing numbers?
Disable pop-up text in character config.
is there an option to only show status ailments you inflict?
Yes, but I personally donโt recommend it so you can know when your party members are using their group damage/mitigation skills.
Should be in UI settings.
Also your buffs/debuffs are always the first ones on the target.
is there a way to flip stairs
i cant rotate them but id like them to be oriented in the other direction
Talking to NPCs? Should just be left-click or X for controllers
Cross or A on controller to be clear.
But if there is anything specific about the quest, be specific yourself please
Hi I come from Classic WoW and I wanna get into this game. Is there a class I can play that is similar to combat rogue? Like a sword fighter that relies more on agility and cunning than brutish strength.
Is it possible to make a whole different HUD layout? without sharing it with the other layout i already have?
Layout, yes, under HUD Layout. You can size things as you want and place them wherever
Ohh
Nvm
I see what you mean
Macros maybe?
Macro-ing the entire layout? O_O
Not completely sure but I've seen some people do see neat HUD changes with Macros
I have a question, If I own up to stormblood on pc, and I upgrade it to shadowbringers on pc. Will I have to buy shadowbringers on ps4 to play my account? I currently own a complete edition of neverwinter disc for my ps4
I forgot the name of the original expansion /facepalm
A Realm Reborn
@timber condor since the mechanics of the game are different, i think you're looking for Ninja if you want movement
There's also Pugilist/Monk if you want a class with a pretty fast GCD
They sit around a 1.9 second GCD once they got their full toolkit.
Once you go there, GL3 in Level 70 below content hurts
@devout dock but ye you need to buy Shadowbringers again on PS4
@devout dock yes you'll need to buy the expansion again for PS4, as liscenes are platform-specific.
You can still play on the account, but you can't do anything ShB-related
So i'm guessing there's no way to make a completely new HUD without touching my main one ๐ฆ
is shadowbringers worth hopping into currently? or should I wait for the next big thing?
You can save it to one of the 4 presets and then mess with another preset
Next expansion won't be until like june/july of next year.
You definitely have more than enough time to enjoy it.
When do you think they'll reveal it?
@timber condor For combat Rogue? Honestly you'd probably enjoy SAM or DRG more than NIN or MNK.
The issue with NIN is that it's visually similar to Rogue, but it's very high APM and more of a party support. It also has Invoker's skillset tacked on as a bonus. MNK is super positional heavy so you'd like it as a Subtlety Rogue.
reveal the next expansion? probably not until like the middle of 5.4 at the minimum
But some of my hotbars are shared, is there a way to make another HUD without touching my shared hotbars EX. HUD 1 (my main) i want to make a HUD 2 for my crafters but when i touch my other hotbars they get removed from HUD 1 ๐ฆ
The main story arc for this expansion isn't even done yet.
DRG has a bit more static of a rotation and SAM has a really free flowing rotation especially when you're working up in content, so that's your big choice. Either way I'd just start DRG on your new character.
I guess
I was thinking in terms of vibe and aesthetic too in addition to play style
Well if you also happen to like Invoker from DotA or Nine from BBCF, you'll like NIN for sure.
Either way you can't start as a ROG => NIN, you have to start as another job until 10.
Is SSS (the dummies in kolusia) a good way to measure DPS for current tier fights?
!faq sss
- SSS does not account for a jobโs RDPS contribution via skills like Battle Voice
- SSS is a 3 minute burst window where you adjust your rotation to fit in that period and does not reflect a realistic raid scenario
- Different jobs will be in peaks and troughs of their burst windows
- Different jobs have different SSS dps requirements
- SSS is not accurately tuned for the jobs they are supposed to represent in most cases
- 3 minutes is short enough to be able to be affected by lucky DH Crit bursts
- Certain jobs gain dps by having additional party members like Dancer/Monk
Ah ty
It's good for practicing rotation on, though.
Seems so
but yeah, some SSS are seemingly overtuned/undertuned for their fight.
its good for trying out openers on since you can reset cooldowns by leaving and going back in
other than that not a good measure of anything
I remember Shinryu normal SSS being very overtuned for most jobs if you did it at the minimum ilvl
I think one of the Auspice dummies also was stupidly overtuned for tanks
I see
Ya, 5.0 introduced potency increases across the board
On that note, what would be a good way to measure DPS?
Downloading ACT and testing yourself in raids
Get a friend on PC 
does act work everywhere?
What do you mean everywhere? In sub 80 content? Yes
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ACT takes the battle log and runs calculations on it to determine what the current DPS is
does newgame+ let you replay class quests? I just finally decided to do my 60-70 DRK quests for the ability and oh my god i want to spend the next 24 hours replaying the 70 quest over and over and over and over and over and over
Not currently, but they have mentioned it as something they want to add.
My personal guess is that they're also reworking ARR Class quests with the 5.3 ARR quest rework.
ugh, i shouldn't have clicked complete on that quest
I'm not going to lie, ACT is the only thing that makes low level duties bearable for me. lol
Is it possible to stop the chocobo assist timer without dismissing him entirely? I like having him in combat sometimes, but not like... when I'm standing around doing dialogue and whatnot
it pauses when you're mounted and I think in cutscenes.
Though considering the price of Gysahl greens and how long they last I don't personally see it as a big issue
Thanks, just making sure I wasn't missing anything. It's just kind of annoying losing time when I'm walking around doing fetch quests and whatnot
Ok so I'm almost max, where the flip to I get materia and what kind for bard?
Marketboard if you want it quick, otherwise you can idly get some from level 80 dungeons. You can also do ShB A and S rank hunts for materia tokens to trade for Tier 7/8 Materia.
for BRD melding priorities.
Ok thanks!
Their is suppose to be some kind of white mage staff I can get for reaching level 80, anyone know?
looked like an achievement
You can get 430 weapon and left side gear from grendolt
oh right I forgot about him
Would anyone like to form a blue mage group with me during the weekends?
whats the most efficient way to level gatheres in the 70-80 range?
thanks!
You can do every job on one character
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do fate chains break? or do you have to wait a long time for the next fate to spawn?
People usually just have 1 character, sometimes they have an alt or 2 for other data centers or just for RP, but hardly anyone has more than 1 serious character.
Since, as Azalea mentioned, you can do everything on 1 character.
@polar cairn Some fate chains parts have a long respawn timer on them
lol it popped up as soon as you said that
@forest inlet Not directly, however you can put them on a partition and then "float" it by placing it where you want, select the stairs, Disable Wall Placement, Deselect the stairs, and then moving the partition away.
how many people are needed for Archaeotania fate?
Hi
probably like 50+
If I buy the steam bundle can I gift the base game if I already own the base game
You can't separate the complete edition into pieces, if you mean that.
I never bought a bundle-bundle on Steam so I can't say for sure.
Because the bundle is cheaper than the shadowbringers alone
I wonder what happens to the base game that included with the steam bundle
Steam typically doesn't give you an extra copy of stuff you already own from bundles
It'll usually tell you that at checkout
I'd hate for it to screw up something in my account
@leaden ginkgo the only reason to have more characters is for RP, other servers, or multiboxing (multiple accounts) to control markets
as to your most recent Q, most people going in blind just make a character they like the appearance of. Many of us didnt know the games lore going in. For example had I known I might have used a miqo'te tribe name in my own name, but it hardly matters
i guess to answer your own question, id have to ask how hard-core of a in-lore RPer are you, and based on that you might want to have some lore knowledge to make a specific type of character, though you could always use a fantasia later if u felt the need
^^
I must have fantasia'd like 4 times before landing on my current character that I've had for a solid year and even have emotes of.
Don't worry about getting it perfect first try.
why do fate chains repeat?
so other people can experience them as well
wait are you talking to me
no i mean like
there are 7 steps in a fate chain
but after the 5th it repeats
why does it do that
so how in the
Is there a better way to farm seals for ARR mount speeds?
Hunts are confusing, especially searching for elite bills or having to find mobs that spawn only through fates
if you get blue mage to level 50 you can do masked carnival that gives you all the seals you could ever need
omg
but you need to learn specific blue mage skills to do some of the carnival fights
You have...what, 25 fights?
I don't know the exact number but you can literally buy all the ARR maps with it
if you finish it all
It should be 30 now
Ooh okay so I saw a picture
At least if you go all the way to 60
typically 100 each?
@wintry chasm you're a lifesaver
this is exactly what I needed to know
The first 5 give 50. Then 100 for the others except the 25th which gives 200. That's for first time completion. And then the weekly challenges give 100, 150, and 300
@strange coral wdym weekly challenges? Even after I complete all of the I can redo them for more seals?
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There is a
in the Adventurer's Guild in Limsa Lominsa which will unlock a weekly challenge log.
There are a variety of objectives which can be completed each week (they're always the same objectives for each category) for experience and various relevant currency (gil, wolf marks, GC seals, etc.)
Yes. The challenges add extra requirements though, such as take no damage, use no healing, use less than 5 spells, etc.
Ahh okay I see
So when I unlock masked carnival will it add that to my challenge log?
Although the one for 100 seals always has no extra requirements.
Those aren't in the challenge log
The BLU stuff is in its own log, the BLU log
Which can be found in the Blue Magic spellbook
I see okay that makes sense!
The challenges that Aril'thae was talking about though, I think are the ones that you can see in the Masked Carnivale fights list. Fights with a challenge have a special mark next to them in the list.
Nice okay I'm gonna start working on that asap
I know that gems are typically pretty easy to get mount speeds cause you can just farm fates
But how are centurio seals?
Also pretty easy. Just do daily hunts.
you get those from the HW and SB hunts
So you have two expansions to work with
not like they are important for expansions since you just fly everywhere though
^
Okay thats awesome
I'll skip those then LOL
Do mount speeds also affect flying speeds though?
Nope
smh sry noob
nope, only ground speed
Flight speed is fixed.
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I bought a sds fenrir and i swear it flies faster
but if its fixed im wrong right?
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The sds fenrir just adds 1 star to the ground speed?
The motorcycle goes max speed on the ground regardless
Flight speed is always at max for all mounts
It gets the main story speed increase by default
motorcycle goes max speed even in places i have 0 stars?
Not max speed
just that first main story increase
Once you get that for the rest of the mounts they all go the same speed
and flying is flying
sorry a bit confused
You can't go faster than the normal fly speed
so
after finishing ARR i got +1 star
how does that affect motorcycle?
in Mor Dhona i still have 0 stars I think
So if i have 0 stars in a place, will it go the same speed as my other mounts?
Mor Dhona should have one star from memory if you did 2.0
okay sorry not mor dhona maybe im thinking of another map LOL
I guess i just don't understand the speed buff on the sds fenrir
but right look maybe this will help explain it
Completing the MSQ should give you 1 star ground speed in all zones.
There are two speed increase boosts, one from main story and one from hunts
The fenrir basically gets the main story speed increase even if you haven't gotten far enough to actually get it
But once you do the main story and get that all the mounts would go the same speed
since they all get the main story boost
so i'm just imagining things when i think my fenrir is faster?
since i've finished msq
Depends on the area
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