Not ride em
#questions-and-help
flat summit
remote lintel
ah ok
slender sphinx
I'm a level 75 White mage and I'm just slogging until I hit level 80. Are there any tips on which ways are the fastest to acquire EXP, I'm just going through stormblood that's my main source of exp and the dailies. Is there anything else I should be doing? I also eat food and I am apart of an FC
remote lintel
grind dungeons
obsidian patio
Since you’re still in stormblood roulettes will probably be your biggest daily EXP
With the usuals of Main Scenario, Leveling, and Alliance Raid. Trials is also decent too with how fast that is.
slender sphinx
My apologies I meant shadowbringers
crimson wind
About how many MSQs should there be between level 20 ARR and 50?
obsidian patio
Ah, then You want to grind the highest level dungeon you have unlocked/able to do so
After roulettes of course
slender sphinx
Alright, I'll see which one that is for me at the moment, thank you
hazy harbor
np
echo tapir
@crystal bluff gunbreaker isn't really complicated, but you definitely need lower ping if you want to hit 2 insta buttons within the GCD ticking window
crystal bluff
nice
echo tapir
or you'll just forever be worse than other gunbreakers who can do it, same as machinist tbh
crystal bluff
i usually have good ping
echo tapir
it is a busy tank cause you're always slashing and blowing shit up but it's not that busy
i played DRK first and then i maxed gunbreaker and i was like 'oh it's the same, just more BLOWING UP'
and i put all the buttons almost in the same spots
and drk is slower
new gunbreakers going into savage are usually pleasantly surprised at their dps
they got this now
this looks simpler once you dick around on gunbreaker for a while yourself, dw
wild canyon
Hey all, a complete newbie here
Was just wondering how long would it take to hit the level cap of level 80? If I did nothing but grind all day haha
slate arrow
you're going to be locked by the MSQ
obsidian patio
Depends on how much you play per day and if you skip dialogue/cutscenes
I’d say about 2-3 weeks if you focus on it? Really depends on how active you can be
wild canyon
well i'm under lockdown now due to my country's laws
zinc orbitBOT
hazy harbor
there is no way this guy can get 1-80 MSQ in 2-3 weeks
unless hes going 12-15 hours straight
in which case he will just quit the game 😄
obsidian patio
If you skip cutscenes and don’t read text it’s pretty plausible
wild canyon
yea i can actually go 12-15 hours straight... haha
obsidian patio
Moreso if you play a tank or healer for faster dungeon queues
hazy harbor
you will get burned out and prob just quit after ARR post 50
crystal bluff
i did all of StB in like 4-5 days
wild canyon
i heard its possible to hit level 50 in a day
hazy harbor
easily
crystal bluff
yup
hazy harbor
leveling is not the challenge in ff14 its the MSQ
faint flare
Especially if you join a preferred server
dry tree
when using a fantasia, would I be able to load up a saved appearance? or do i only get that option when creating a character?
faint flare
Which doubles all xp
crystal bluff
@dry tree you can use a saved appearance
faint flare
Yes shloop
dry tree
sweet
crystal bluff
i still havent used my fantasia yet
ive made a thighlander design i like am im debating doing it
soft pivot
Hi Everyone, i just got a level boost and (2.0/3.0) boost, is there a list of things you should do before kicking off all the questing?
crystal bluff
learn how your job works first and foremost
soft pivot
Cool i went WHM, and did the trial of the novice stuff, basically teaches you to spam Cure... not the most helpful lol
crystal bluff
because thats meant for level 15 characters
soft pivot
ah okay that makes sense 🙂
crystal bluff
all it teaches is the basics for the 3 roles
leaden ginkgo
what do i do with the materials i collect in the diadem
crystal bluff
watch like
a rotation guide on youtube or something
faint flare
Give them to the guy next to the entrance guy to approve them
obsidian patio
Get them approved by talking to the NPC by the person that took you in.
crystal bluff
and figure out how you want your hotbar configured
faint flare
Needs to be in stacks of 10
soft pivot
Thanks @crystal bluff, hotbar is always difficult when you have a new class/ps4 so much muscle memory lol
crystal bluff
mhm
leaden ginkgo
do i need 5 bars of aether in order to take out the level 80 mobs in the diadem ?
obsidian patio
Just one bar
leaden ginkgo
ok bet
obsidian patio
@soft pivot Here are my tips I have from maining WHM.
- Cure 1 stops being good when you have Cure 2 for the most part. WHM’s MP efficiency is the best of the 3 healers so they don’t need to rely on cure 1 for the most part.
- Treat Afflatus Solace as a free+instant Cure 2 and use it instead of that for the most part when they’re up. At 76 you do the same for Afflatus Rapture and Medica 1.
- Regen is a super efficient GCD heal and I like to keep it up on the tank for the most part.
- Lucid Dreaming should be first used when you hit 7k MP or so and then whenever it’s ready after that to keep MP high, no reason to hold onto it for when you get low.
- Assize should generally be used whenever it’s up for the damage and 5% MP. I generally only use it for the healing if I don’t have to hold onto it for too long.
- Thin Air is very powerful for when you need to use a lot of expensive spells like Cure 3 and Raise.
- Holy is a super powerful mitigation skill for dungeons. It stuns all nearby enemies for a total of 7 seconds before they become immune to stuns.
sturdy spire
I need help, I've downloaded the PS4 trail but my enix account log on I cannot change, its stuck with another name thats not mine. I've tried everything I can think of but nothing has helped, I've contacted enix but will probably take a while for a reply
hazy harbor
unless you run in to those moron tanks
that make you spam cure 2 constantly
because they pull too many
and then you have 2k mp left and then go to pull next wave
kindred nimbus
guys can I ask, which are the 2 seated mounts from the mogstation that I can get? Only the whale?
obsidian patio
Whale and Fat Moogle
faint flare
Fat moogle
queen cove
What's the point of getting "Soul of a (Crafting Class)" ? Its been so long since I leveled a class so I dont remember
faint flare
Extra stats, access to special receipes and a special skill
soft pivot
thanks @obsidian patio big help!
kindred nimbus
Thanks guys!
celest bison
Can someone pls help my friend who has her game crash out of nowhere at any time without giving her error status? Her game crashes started a few days ago and it has been like that since then. We dont know what the cause of her game crashes is.
hazy harbor
windows computer? or mac?
obsidian patio
@sturdy spire can’t say that I’m familiar with this kind of error. It sounds like your PSN or SE account already got linked with another one?
narrow glacier
Specialist used to be for special recipes, but that's not longer the case
obsidian patio
Specialist recipes are still around, but now they’re mainly just crafted primal stuff
queen cove
oh okay
obsidian patio
Or glamours
queen cove
So just treat it as a niche/small boost in stats
narrow glacier
You also get access to careful observation which is very niche
sturdy spire
Yeah thats what I've come across @obsidian patio , but I'm unsure how to unlink, I'm guessing it'll have to be through customer services?
obsidian patio
Yeah, though unlinking is generally pretty rare, so don’t hold your breath. :/
narrow glacier
Yes, Sashtasha
prime pendant
Do you know how much longer after the mission where you meet the sultana it is
hazy harbor
square enix support is actually the worst ever
sturdy spire
Yeah I've seen, looks like I won't get chance to play then unfortunately
hazy harbor
you are better off making new account
obsidian patio
If you did the fancy Ul’dah dinner at level 15 you’re only a handful of quests away
prime pendant
niceee
narrow glacier
You also need to be level 15
prime pendant
ye im lvl 18, we overleveld the main quest line a lot
sturdy spire
Yeah it sounds it but I'm not arsed with that, seems a bit silly to make a new account just for ff14
narrow glacier
Make sure you have all class quests done up to 15 before you hit it as well
Especially if you're a tank
prime pendant
theres only 3 right
obsidian patio
Class quests are every 5 levels to level 50, and then they’re every 2-3 levels to 70
prime pendant
nice
narrow glacier
Basically level 15 has core skills for many classes unlocked
Also the hall of novice, as you get an EXP ring from it that works up to and including level 30
prime pendant
Hall of novice?
narrow glacier
Check the city inn, there should be a Smith or something like that NPC
It's basically a series of instance battles for the basics of your class
Even if you already know the stuff, the gear alone is worth it
celest bison
Btw
narrow glacier
You don't have Brand-new Ring anywhere?
celest bison
My friend is using pc with cyberpower
narrow glacier
Should have it at the last exercise
hazy harbor
tell them to roll back windows updates
since it was working previously
pre configured pc comes with pre configured win 10 which auto updates asap every patch
celest bison
Ah ok ill ask if she updated her windows a few days ago
flat summit
Hey guys
hazy harbor
it would update automatically even if she didnt manually do it
faint flare
If you're out of an instance, a small message appears
Otherwise you'll have to check your retainers
sinful pewter
ive just started using ACT, do many people here us eit?
sinful pewter
yeye cool
i wanted to know, on multiple phase fights, like memoria misera, are all the phases always seperated into their own logs?
is there no way to group them all together for each pull?
faint flare
No, people put the reset timer longer than the downtime
carmine laurel
Hey winners, as a returning player, I started a new character and just got myself to lvl 45 WHM. I have no tree thingy on my hudl anymore.... Is that right or am I missing something? TIA
sinful pewter
like i have a set of logs for phase 1 + burn phase + phase 2
faint flare
Llus Fflogs usually sews them together
flat summit
@faint flare i check my retainer in the city I sent her or any is fine?
faint flare
Any
sinful pewter
cool just wondering if there was a setting i have missed that would do that for me
obsidian patio
@carmine laurel the lily gauge? That’s at level 52
flat summit
Thank u cuh @faint flare
carmine laurel
@obsidian patio okay, cherrs
sinful pewter
for now im just using all to see my avergae dps across all of the pulls
tho that isnt too great
lone venture
I'm just trying to get the bot to post in my discord. I'm very confused as to where/how to do that.
severe siren
at what level do i become a black mage from a thaumaturge?
hazy harbor
30 for every class advancement
proud willow
level 30, assuming you are at least up to the level 21 Main Story Quests
proud willow
all foods give the same exp bonus of +3%, so any food vendor in any town is fine
you'll find one near the market boards
severe siren
ooo okaii
solemn delta
With a lower class than your main you get +100% exp right?
carmine laurel
1 last question, I am a lvl 45 WHM, are there any core skills from other classes that I should get my hands on that will be useful going forward? Tia
summer haven
When do we lose the new player seedling icon?
obsidian patio
After 168 hours of playtime and starting shadowbringers story
faint flare
Cross class skills dont exist anymore
proud willow
It's no longer possible to use skills from other classes
carmine laurel
Ah, okay thanks
shell arch
chocobo can travel only to big towns?
celest bison
@hazy harbor
She said
She always have her windows automatic update off
So she doesnt know whats wrong
proud willow
the rental chocobos? they should be able to go to other places
shell arch
why I can't go there? https://i.imgur.com/sQOuKhX.jpg
summer haven
but you have to unlock them by talking to the porter (which really sucks)
obsidian patio
Make sure you talk to each Chocobokeep to unlock them
shell arch
I think I did
shell arch
there is literally only one spot
summer haven
have you talked to both of those guy sint he past?
obsidian patio
Hmm, what does the chocobo porter at Ul’dah say?
shell arch
ul'dah is a big starting city
proud willow
I checked the same person and it gives me 3 options
as far as I know, the only requirement is that you have to talk to the Vesper Bay chocobokeep if you want to ride there
shell arch
seems like I forgot to check, yep, my bad
okay, I'm having another, yet slightly more complicated problem
sometimes exiting sub-area from map leaves it centered at absolutely random location
sturdy spire
Ok, so I've linked my account to my actual PS4 yet it still says its a completely different name?
obsidian patio
And you can’t edit the text box?
crimson wind
How hard is Ifrit? In the MSQ ofc
leaden ginkgo
Hey! Does FFXIV have a vsync option? I can't find it in the graphical settings.
Ifrit is easy.
crimson wind
kk
obsidian patio
The level 20 one is brain dead easy, just make sure to kill the nail
leaden ginkgo
It's the first trial and you shouldn't have any problems in normal mode.
slate arrow
@leaden ginkgo only a framerate limit option
shell arch
why it does this? https://streamable.com/82d0t8
leaden ginkgo
Gotcha! I'll force it through my GPU settings then. Thank you :) @slate arrow
sturdy spire
Nope, can't change it at all
proud willow
I've never noticed that with the map, but there's probably not much you can do about it
shell arch
you can't even understand what it connected to because it is just says "western thanalan"
thats small building where minfilia is located in vesper bay
sturdy spire
Going to try restoring the license otherwise eh, waiting
shell arch
problem is I don't
unfixable?
not the first time this happens (there were other small buildings connected to something making no sense)
proud willow
I don't know if there's a way to fix the map, but the building itself is in the northwest corner
shell arch
I know (by now), just it takes a while to figure out when there is new "weird" spot is found
fine, I'll deal with it
unreal aspen
like 50% of the time when i try to click on something it doesnt work, does anybody know what could be causing this?
like when i click map on a quest it doesnt take me to the map, couldn't click yes on skip cutscene
queen cove
Should I do the normal 80 or the green 80 item for restoration if Im just farming scrips?
unreal aspen
i could click to select a trial, but i couldnt click to expand the heavensward trial list
shell arch
are u sure that your mouse is fine?
unreal aspen
yeah i was playing another game and didnt have any issues
shell arch
maybe something stealing focus from ffxiv window?
unreal aspen
i tried restarting the game
shell arch
trying to pop up
onyx kiln
so got Summoner to level 70 and just curious. when you are in Dreadwyrm trance, you are supposed to spam ruin 1/3. But once you summon Demi-Bahamut. is it better to spam Ruin 2/4?
unreal aspen
i installed a dps meter thing could it be that?
proud willow
I was about to say that, I wonder if it's the game losing focus
and then the first click is just to get focus back onto the window, so it doesn't register
unreal aspen
ahhh yeah that sounds like that might be it! bc it'll work like 10 seconds later
leaden ginkgo
do trials give xp?
unreal aspen
ill try closig other apps ty
onyx kiln
@leaden ginkgo yes
leaden ginkgo
much?
onyx kiln
don't think they give more than a dungeon or a raid
faint flare
@onyx kiln during dwt, you set up for bahamut. Once you have 4 ruin stacks you end it early and immediately summon bahamut. Then you use. Ruin 4 to weave both enkindles, spam ruin 3 while waiting on its cooldown and finish with a ruin 3 and 2 ruin 4
Looking like Ruin 4 > enkindle bahamut > ruin 3 until enkindle is back. > ruin 4 and enkindle > ruin 3 > 2 ruin 4s
The final 2 gcds must be instant
Or you lose Wyrmwaves
solemn delta
Is there any way to get the regalia mount? Assuming not since it was an event
faint flare
You want 8 Wyrmwaves per bahamut
zinc orbitBOT
onyx kiln
does Bahaumt use Wyrmave only after i use spells or does he use it after using skills like Energy drain and/or Fester?
faint flare
Only spells
No off globals
He used to attack from off globals but they removed that to only be spells
onyx kiln
so don't use off globals while he is out
faint flare
You can
Because in theory, raid buffs should be out
If you're doing normal 2min cycles
So you should throw Festers in with enkindles
Or energy drain if its up
You have a weave spot with each ruin 4 so you can toss in there
You can get a extra weave slot if you swiftcast a ruin 3 with an enkindle
onyx kiln
so to sum things up. Use Egi assullt 1 and later 2 to build up ruin 4 stacks>use DWT and spam Ruin 3 untill the end and then use Death flare> Summon Bahamut and use Instant cast spells and enkindle Bahamut as often as i can.
is that the sum of it?
faint flare
You dont need to sit in dwt the whole duration
Once you have full stacks, end immediately
Dwt offers no dps benefits unless you need.to move
onyx kiln
is it more efficient that way? sounds like a waste to lose that haste effect.
faint flare
During normal 2min cycles, you'll end dwt early
Again, dwt offers no dps benefirs
Unless its during a movement section
onyx kiln
okay.
faint flare
Ending early lets use get bahamut under raid bufds
And bahamut is one of our big bursts
Which we want under raid buffs
onyx kiln
also another thing? Physick. Is that skill of any use at all?
onyx kiln
yeah figured. don't think i ever used it and having it save me in time
onyx kiln
okay. will take those things and try them out,
vivid dagger
I'm having some major trouble getting an item to float. Is anyone experienced with interior design that could maybe lend a hand?
Trying to float the Mounted Bookshelf using a stage panel and either a wooden loft or riviera wall shelf.
the wooden loft will not lift it, and the wall shelf just lifts my stage panel
uncut girder
whats the best bufffood for DoH/L?
obsidian patio
Depends on the stats you need.
Craftsmanship/Control/CP
Gathering/Perception/GP
There’s more foods if you don’t need as much stats
split shell
Is there anyway to only have a hotbar for a specific job? Say I have a Hotbar 6 on my Arcanist, but I don't want that to show on different jobs that I switch to. Is that possible?
clever river
Is it possible to get exp in azys la on normal jobs like on blue mage?
or you dont get exp when a mob is too high level?
twilit arch
you can definitely power level someone like blue mage, but its kind of pointless on anything but blue
karmic birch
@split shell you have 4 HUD profiles that you can use, but not specifically for a certain job
split shell
Darn, Thanks tho.
fringe gulch
Hi, I just unlocked my Resistance Weapon for PLD, but Wandering Dramaturge doesn't give me the option to unlock Memoria Misera Extreme yet. Does anyone know what I am missing?
Maybe ilvl?
faint flare
Talking to the right one?
twilit arch
you completed the quest in its entirety?
fringe gulch
Yes I did and I got the weapon
twilit arch
and after talking to the dramaturge, you're looking in the high end duty section of the duty finder?
faint flare
^
fringe gulch
There's no option to talk about Varus with him so it doesnt unlock yet. The high end dungeon doesnt show it.
karmic birch
its another guy you need to talk to, to the right
fringe gulch
Yes on the same island
karmic birch
yea
fringe gulch
it could be my ilvl is not higher than 470. I will check back after.
twilit arch
ilvl is irrelevant for unlock
faint flare
Ilvl doesn't matter
twilit arch
can you screenshot his dialogue options
twilit arch
you're not looking at the high-end duty tab
fringe gulch
Ah Got you
... Thanks
Found it
So they grouped together high end duty on trial but not raid so I thought I didn't have it.
twilit arch
current savage and extreme trials get placed in the high-end duty tab
once its no longer current extreme/savage, it gets placed it the appropriate trial/raid tab
fringe gulch
Ok thanks
twilit arch
and memoria is a trial anyway, so it wouldnt be in the raid tab
leaden ginkgo
Hey! What does "Wanderer" mean? That's not my FC name.
twilit arch
it means you're currently visiting a different world
graceful bronze
Can you upgrade the current relic further after you obtain it?
steady tiger
5.35 i hope.
pseudo reef
accidentally got rid of my teleport hotkey where can i find it?
pseudo reef
ty
dry tree
I just met up with Cid the Engineer on the msq, and now idk where to go from there
twilit arch
clear your selection
faint flare
You have a roulette selected
dry tree
^
faint flare
Clear selection
twilit arch
can't queue for a specific duty when you have a roulette selected already
dry tree
its under the question mark tab
faint flare
The first tab
faint flare
Just use the clear.selection button
At the bottom
@dry tree look at your main scenario tracker, it shows current msq
dry tree
there's nothing thats the thing
faint flare
Did you turn it off
pale minnow
What's the deal with queue times (reserving server) for Amdapor Keep?
dry tree
nope
leaden ginkgo
Not sure if this is the place to ask, but my game has been randomly crashing with no error/warning. Not sure if theres a log file i can check
dry tree
there's nothing in my journal
faint flare
Screenshot
twilit arch
@pale minnow sometimes bots like to run that particular dungeon so they basically take up server space. "reserving server" is basically the game waiting for a new slot to open up
dry tree
leaden ginkgo
do i have to complete the lvl 30 arcanist class quest to unlock sch? i have done msq req
twilit arch
yes
delicate solstice
is the copied factor coin a weekly reward?
leaden ginkgo
ty^^
faint flare
Move your journal
pale minnow
Ah I see. So I guess no choice but to stay in queue? It's been nearly an hour, kind of crazy
twilit arch
nope, the only thing weekly come copied factory is the clusters
delicate solstice
awesome, thanks 🙂
lapis cave
So i got my summoner to level 70 and i’m trying to find a guide for a good rotation. all of the ones i find are either to confusing to understand or mention spells i don’t have (unless i missed it) does anyone have a good rotation i can use for casual play and one for dungeons?
faint flare
Just follow prioties
Keep dots up (priotirise tri diaster and resets from dwt)
Keep energy drain on cooldown
Dont overcap egi assaults or ruin stacks
Spam ruin 3/outburst when nothing to do
timid pivot
What's the point of ruin 2?
faint flare
Weave with assaults or ruin 4 stacks
timid pivot
Just a faster, weaker version of ruin 1?
faint flare
Weaving...yoy ideally never use it and use.ruin 4 instead
timid pivot
Welp, into the bin it goes.
timid pivot
The bin being the other side of the hotbar.
timid pivot
Oh.
faint flare
So you need it close
timid pivot
Welp, out of the bin it goes.
faint flare
Plus sometimes.you fuck.up and.need to ruin 2
Ie mess.up your bahamut and not have enough instant casts for it
As bahamut requires 4 instants
To get all Wyrmwaves
timid pivot
Hmm.
rich heath
Any advice on picking a server for a noob. Balmung seems to be the most active according to data. thoughts!
faint flare
Go for preferred server if you can for double xp and other perks
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
Its.not required but its very helpful
leaden ginkgo
how come my friend has 30 dungeons whilst i only have 12? he's also lvl 50
faint flare
He did all the side blue quests
leaden ginkgo
oh they give dungeons?
leaden ginkgo
cool, can you specifically choose one? or do you have to do most of them?
for it to unlock
faint flare
Be it dungeons or otherwise
They're all open to you
In later level caps, some side dungeons require another dungeon to.be done
Ie need to do fractual contiumuan (a lv60 side dungeon) to do the hard mode at 70
So pick them all up if yowy want
leaden ginkgo
ahh i see
oh are there hard mode dungeons too? i thought that was only a thing with primals
leaden ginkgo
are there also extreme dungs?
faint flare
No
Hard.mode doesn't.mean anything
Other than its a different take of a dungeon you've been.in before
With new routes
And stufd
leaden ginkgo
ah i see
faint flare
They're still dungeon tier difficult at base
steep surge
Hello guys, I'm hunting for any further info I can find regarding archaeotania as I'm struggling, and need my frog head, thanks.
crimson wind
Do classes like DRK and RDM come at level 50?
indigo orbit
DRK starts at 30
crimson wind
ok, thanks because i saw GNB started at 60
faint flare
Both require you to be lv50, but DRk needs story progress to ishgard
indigo orbit
DRK, AST, and MCH all start at 30 and start in Ishgard
The others start in non-expac areas so you just need to be lv50 or 60
last cape
whats the most a large plot can cost
naive seal
Is there any effect that birthdate has?
indigo orbit
Nope
obsidian patio
@last cape 50m
naive seal
Patron deity as well?
indigo orbit
More or less
faint flare
Doesn't do anything
naive seal
Oki ty
faint flare
Everything in character creation doesn't do anything functional
Just.looks and RP stuff
indigo orbit
Originally patron deity gave you a slight increase to certain elemental resists but elemental damage isn't a thing anymore
But it still shows on the character creation screen
Actually I guess technically there is still elemental damage but the resistance is gone so it all does the same
crimson wind
How can i repair my equipment?
indigo orbit
You can either have a mender NPC repair it
Or level up a crafter high enough and use dark matter
crimson wind
Where can I find the NPC
naive seal
all right time to pick a class i'll see you in like 3 hours
echo tapir
@steep surge i recommend joining hunt linkshells for that FATE
cause it hasnt been popular since the beginning of the expansion and end of summer really
or discords that do hunts
people have to spawn it on purpose
steep surge
Yeah i've been here all day running it in hope, but not knowing when he was last killed etc, has made it a bit repetitive aha
indigo orbit
Theres at least a couple in every city
steep surge
But okay so linkshells specifically for that fate or just fates in general?
echo tapir
yea people can spawn it in any of the servers in your datacenter too
indigo orbit
And usually near any aetheryte outside a city
steep surge
Okay cheers pal, since returning the other day and then finding out about the frog head I've been on a bit of a hunt
Sadly missed the rush back then
indigo orbit
Mender NPCs are marked by a hammer icon on your map
faint flare
If you want to repair yourself, you need to level crafrers
And have the correct grade.of dark matter in your inventory
indigo orbit
It's really not worth leveling a crafter for the sole purpose of being able to repair gear
faint flare
Self repairing flat out adds 100% durability so you can go to 199%
indigo orbit
But it is a benefit
echo tapir
they have EU roles
steep surge
Okay I shall take a look there! Thanks for the help
naive seal
is there a recommended class for people new to the game? As a long time WoW player I'me leaning towards/Archer/arcanist/lancer
echo tapir
what did you play in WoW
faint flare
Just pick what you like the look and and go
faint flare
The game eases you into it
steep surge
It's the same as wow really, try the class
naive seal
All right ty :)
steep surge
There are a lot of 'crossovers' but htey don't necessarily play in the same way
echo tapir
archer and lancer both start in Gridania town btw
arcanist is Limsa, a different town
steep surge
especially seeing as spell rotation size in the two games are very different
shy monolith
are free companies locked to specific worlds?
indigo orbit
Yes
echo tapir
yea
naive seal
Does gladiator force you into tank because I like the appeal of single one-handed weapon
crimson wind
Yes
indigo orbit
Yes
faint flare
Yes
echo tapir
so if you want to talk to people regularly from another server you should make a cross-world linkshell to do that
faint flare
No cross roling here
crimson wind
But you can change classes
indigo orbit
GLA and MRD are tanks
crimson wind
Down the line
summer haven
do bards macro their songs? saves 2 buttons
shy monolith
ah ty
faint flare
Very big no
naive seal
bummer :c probably go with lancer then
shy monolith
can you search for fc in game?
faint flare
You shout for one
faint flare
No search function
indigo orbit
You can fit most class actions on 3 bars
echo tapir
this discord has recruitment channels down below
indigo orbit
For most classes
naive seal
So my friend's home world isn't accepting new characters. Should I wait or would I be able to play with her anyways
summer haven
what's the reasoning behind not doing it? from what i'm reading songs have priority and the cooldowns line up. obviously not including wait in the macro
faint flare
Because macros dont skill que
echo tapir
@naive seal might have to log on at 3am to see if it opens up
faint flare
Which makes skills come out slower
echo tapir
otherwise it's not gonna open up
shy monolith
no recent ones for adamantoise 
echo tapir
worlds are all very full
summer haven
yea but its the songs
faint flare
In addition, macros dont use skills when you're using skills
So its going to fail
ALOT
as you're using alot of skills
subtle marten
ok so im at the story point where i meet the scions, how far away am i from my chocobo
faint flare
The lack of skill queing makes 99.9% of combat macros trash
echo tapir
yea
even the "im doing a thing!" shouting macros are garbage
they sometimes won't actually use your ability
then you die.
faint flare
As i say always, trying to press less buttons make you do less dps
indigo orbit
I only have one of them and it's for my limit break
echo tapir
@subtle marten chocobo is level 20 ish
summer haven
ahh. sounds strange that they would incorporate a whole mechanic in the game only to have it be garbage. So its not the songs specifically. Just that macros in general suck
neat agate
Wait what
subtle marten
fuuuuuuuuckkkk
echo tapir
macros are fine for crafting
neat agate
What the fuck
echo tapir
basically
subtle marten
im level 29 help
echo tapir
gathering also
faint flare
Macros are mainly for QoL non combat stuff and crafting
twilit arch
you do @neat agate
faint flare
Macros are.used alot in crafting
twilit arch
everyone gets 2 retainers
faint flare
As stuff is easily reproducible
neat agate
Wtf
shy monolith
you'll get your chocobo right after
you get to msq where you join a grand company
echo tapir
To obtain your chocobo mount, you must be level 20+ and have progressed through the main story enough that you have joined a Grand Company. To unlock the mount, you need to complete the quest My Little Chocobo. In the quest, you need to purchase a Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster for 200 Company Seals. @subtle marten
twilit arch
if you're trying to use a retainer past your 2nd, you need to pay for it
echo tapir
buy the thing
twilit arch
all retainers beyond the first two are paid for
subtle marten
ok
summer haven
yea it wasn't really for put hitting fewer buttons, just saving space on the bar. knowing the same button would rotate through the songs instead of the button, alt+button, and ctrl+button
but i get it
point taken
indigo orbit
It's not like WoW macros where it will cycle through skills
It'll keep trying to do the first one and fail
faint flare
Crafting is fine cause you have all the time in the world
echo tapir
yea they didnt want too much automation anyway
summer haven
never played wow so dunno. And I assume creating your own macros that DO work are a nono
faint flare
And yeah, makes botting harder
indigo orbit
There's a lot of stuff you can macro it's just not necessarily useful
outside of crafting
Most actions in the game have a text command that can theoretically be used in a macro
faint flare
Macros to hide/show hotbars for like job swapping is great
Those type of QoL stuff is great
echo tapir
oh
i dont need those tho
never did
if i job swap it's already gonna change everything
neat agate
Uhhhh so
Does entry level really give a retainer
Cause my free two ones
Say suspended
My stuff on the marketboard
twilit arch
which sub type you have does not affect how many retainers you have
the only retainers that can have their contract suspended are the additional ones via the mogstation retainer service
prime pendant
yo
Do yu need to do all side quests in an area
Im overleveled for the main story but i still have a lot of side quests
faint flare
No
twilit arch
no
faint flare
You can ignore them.completely
twilit arch
side quests are largely for world building/story
the only side quests that are strongly recommended to do are 
since they unlock things
heavy lichen
Will playing on a controller be a set back for playing scholar?
twilit arch
no
heavy lichen
Okay neat!
subtle marten
i dont think controllers set you back that much really
faint flare
They dont
heavy lichen
I can’t manouvre well with a keyboard so i have a controller for pc
faint flare
Controllers are extremely viable
For all content
Many prefer controller over keyboard
And they clear high end content
prime pendant
Fuck sake
I wanna ignore the side quests but my mate insists on doing every single one
Actually a fuckin joke
heavy lichen
Thats good to know im not letting people down by playing controller
obsidian patio
Only thing controller feels bad in is 24v24v24 PvP
Since it can be hard to target precise people in a crowd
steep viper
Should I join a random company ASAP if im just starting out
twilit arch
its up to you, you can get some nice buffs from being in a free company (provided they put them up) like more xp from combat kills or lower teleport costs
There's no real downside to joining a free company, and you're not punished if you leave one
quick oriole
Any way to increase render distance ingame? As in have things far away render like in a housing ward so you see all yards instead of faraway yards not showing up.
flat summit
Hey guys
For solo msq dungeons
If u select easy/very easy do they affect xp and rewards and shit?
steep viper
Okay, thank you!
twilit arch
no, the difficulty setting is just there if you need it
flat summit
oh ok
Very easy then 😂
Oh dang wtf
It gave me 150k hp and all hits do 10k dmg
But then I got 1 shot?
Prolly stod in some orange circle
wtf lol
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
whats the easiest DoL to 80?
furthermore for crystal sand farming who would have the easiest time :o?
twilit arch
botanist or miner
though technically for leveling, fisher is the easiet because you can just buy leve fish to turn in
but its more annoying to get yellow scrips for
leaden ginkgo
alright, and i assume botanist would be the most useful overall since potions?
twilit arch
they're both equally useful
since even potions are going to need some things from miner, like the water and such
pseudo reef
im trying to get vouched for the adventures guild but momodi doesnt have the quest for me
leaden ginkgo
hmm, alright
thank you for your input
Hey guys was just wondering if anyone has had an issue with npcs not showing up, I’m currently doing Ye of little faith and the starting npc is not in the building specified, any tips?
strange coral
Did you check every floor of the building?
earnest field
speaking of controller users, does anyone have any idea how to make friends while playing ffxiv without a keyboard? Sometimes I see someone and I'll emote a wave but it takes so long to chat on the virtual keyboard so they usually go away
faint flare
Definitely make use of favourite emotes
And put the emote window on a hotkey somewhere
earnest field
yeah it's something like L2 + ⬆️ or something
I'm low level, just 15 or so and mostly it's been a single player game
which is fine, but i wonder if i'm missing something
also, how do I find a mentor? I just found the guy who introduced me to the Hall of Novice
faint flare
Most people chat in FCs or Linkshells
earnest field
I want to join the Novice channel but I heard you need a mentor
faint flare
You shout/ask people
Look for people with crowns
Those are mentors
Go to limsa and you'll see tons
And just shout in shout chat for someone to invite you
earnest field
i'm still low level in Ul'dah, never heard of limsa
faint flare
You'll go there soon
earnest field
i love it though, I love FFXIV so happy when I get to play it 🙂
earnest field
my highest level class is miner (lvl 20), my main class (thaumaturge) is only 15
fringe inlet
Miner specifically
earnest field
mining is easy to kill time lol
scarlet arrow
you're about at the point where the MSQ will lead you to the other cities
earnest field
cool cool no hurries
earnest field
I've been taking my sweet time -- every time I see a❕ I'm like "oh shiny quest, must complete it"!
scarlet arrow
so 
quests don't really give you that much tbh
earnest field
I know but they are there 🙂
earnest field
yeah
faint flare
Story and job.quests are.top priority
fringe inlet
Blue side quests are important tho
earnest field
I know. but still --- = fun
actually many are not fun, just tedious, but it's still fun to complete them 🙂
sometimes I switch to another class to get the XP, although with road to 70 I'm never starving for XP
heavy lichen
Is ruin 2 a direct upgrade to ruin on scholar or do they have different uses?
heavy lichen
Ah i see
faint flare
Ruin 2 is for dpsing on the move and for weaving off globals
heavy lichen
Alright, thank you!
leaden ginkgo
I've heard machinist needs decent ping to be used effectively, what would be the ideal ping? sub 30?
hearty orbit
scholar or darkknight?
faint flare
Whatever you like
hearty orbit
true
silver plinth
How many people minimum for the Shb group maps?
Been meaning to get those mats but looking at dead friendslist lol
drifting burrow
anyone have tips for finding a good glamour for fending :c
little swift
maps are completable with 3 to 4 people
@drifting burrow try our new #glamour-discussion channel!
silver plinth
Hmm I might be able to scrounge together two more people. Tank, healer, dps I suppose
little swift
if you're having trouble finding people try putting up a party finder!
zinc orbitBOT
dapper knot
anyone wanna run Limitless Blue unsynced 😮
meager tendon
So i'm making a character and on the last step of choosing the world. On Crystal & it says that goblin, mateus & Zalera are full, but they are also the XP bonus servers for new characters. Do they update often & should I wait, or just pick another server?
little swift
you can try again when its not peak population hours
someone in the ballpark of like 2/3am
meager tendon
EST?
little swift
yea that works
meager tendon
Sweet! I'm sick anyways so I'll just sleep until then, Thank you so much!!
leaden ginkgo
So what's changing for the new ARR?
little swift
so with the details they've given us, approximately 13% of the quests have been cut out and the story quest experience streamlined
a lot of the fetch quests have been removed
and flying will be available in ARR zones
leaden ginkgo
if my goal is to get blue scrips as fast as possible, i need to level a gatherer so should i just do expery delivery and leves or should i go through the quests?
That's really cool
little swift
you should also know that the Crystal Tower Alliance Raid questline will become mandatory to continue MSQ as is the quest My Little Chocobo
@leaden ginkgo you should spend your leves on levequests
if you have progressed past patch 3.3 you can also enter Diadem to farm exp as well
leaden ginkgo
okay, so i don't need to do the main quests u get at botanist npc then
like farming for 99 crow feathers :|
now, does it matter where i get the leves from or can it be anywhere
little swift
just do the leves that are on your level
that said going through the class quest line for BTN will eventually yield you skills and traits that are helpful
leaden ginkgo
mmm okay
mild ermine
How do I know when I have enough DH on my DRK?
little swift
try looking the balance DRK resources page to see what tiers you need to meld to
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
lethal mural
anyone know why this happens?
I had the glamour on and it was fine, then changed to sam and then back and it showed this
little swift
https://etro.gg/gearset/744ca6b2-d002-4931-ab3b-8cb5ef4934b6 for example this set uses 17 DH 8 materias
what pieces were used for the glamour @lethal mural
little swift
your job stone is missing
lethal mural
nvm fixed it
I just equiped the items then equpied the glamour ones and it reset
idk weird
little swift
your job stone was missing in the post
you can't equip the artifact gear without it
hence the error in the glamour
drifting burrow
tips for farming poetics besides dailies, eureka?
leaden ginkgo
do any npcs sell food for chocobo?
little swift
yes
you can buy them from vendors in the main cities
for example closest one is Bango Zango in Limsa
he's literally in the plaza you spawn in when you teleport
leaden ginkgo
nice
gentle leaf
is i possible to have act on when hitting dummies?
lethal mural
I just got samurai level 50 adv class is there a good place to get equipment?
I used 500 allegan tome of poetics just for the level 50 iron works blade
but it was slightly better
hollow pebble
Hey all, Im feeling a bit confused about end game content. I know theres the gear climb with raids and DoH/DoH stuff. I was wondering if there is an easy way of finding things like glamours, minions, other end game content?
hope that kinda makes sense. the gear climb is all well and good but other games kinda make it easier to see things i might want to go and get in the down time
maybe im just missing something
dusk merlin
I'm trying to get the anima step 1 crystals via the fates and for whatever reason nothing is dropping for the Churning Mists one. Is this quest currently bugged or something?
faint flare
@gentle leaf yes, no reason you cant
shrewd relic
Is there a way I can save my UI settings and import it to another character?
faint flare
If you're on PC you should be able yo copy the UI files onto new characters
Along with other studd
faint flare
No
bronze sorrel
my documents/my games/final fantasy x|v - a realm reborn/chr(something)
faint flare
The backup settings thing only saves for that character and doesn't allow transfering settings
proud willow
@hollow pebble almost all of the stuff that you get from trading in tokens from any endgame content will be on the Eulmore vendors, so you can view all of it there
solemn delta
Quick question. Is where someone is threat wise always a sure sign of the dps they are doing?
shrewd relic
Ahh so thats the base slot -> new slot thing?
bronze sorrel
yea
proud willow
Enmity can compare dps to dps for the most part
but healers will generate a lot of extra enmity due to heals
raw solstice
I wouldn't really say a lot extra
proud willow
if someone pops a self heal or a party heal, that will also push them up
raw solstice
the enmity gain from heals is less than the gain from damage
solemn delta
Yeah. My brother is absolutely destroying me in damage on monk when I'm Sam with same gear. I think i need to hsve a look at my rotation
raw solstice
sure you can rack up enmity with excess AoE heals but yeah
bronze sorrel
but then sometimes u have mechanics like white hole or almagest
then ur enmity just goes brrrr
solemn delta
Sam has no support but should be near top dps if gear is similar right?
hollow pebble
@hollow pebble almost all of the stuff that you get from trading in tokens from any endgame content will be on the Eulmore vendors, so you can view all of it there
@proud willow i'm looking for game content outside of that because its all just gear
thick bolt
Can I get savage alex loot more than once per week
raw solstice
sure can, it's fully farmable
thick bolt
YES! GLAM TIME
raw solstice
only the current tier is on weekly lockout
solemn delta
So my bro shouldn't be ripping my dps if we have identical gear lol
solemn delta
I don't even know what the rectangular things under my kenki gauge are I've leveled up so fast lol
leaden ginkgo
@hollow pebble Thanks for the link, I was wondering what I should do now that I beat Shadowbringers. :P
bronze sorrel
!faq samguide
zinc orbitBOT
hollow pebble
@hollow pebble Thanks for the link, I was wondering what I should do now that I beat Shadowbringers. :P
@leaden ginkgo no worries im exactly in the same boat. Its for the last expansion but it still counts i guess
bronze sorrel
@solemn delta check this out
leaden ginkgo
Hello!
Quite new to the game and I wanted to hunt Odin. Is there a tracker that we can use for Kujata? Or is there any linkshells for it?
hollow pebble
@hollow pebble Thanks for the link, I was wondering what I should do now that I beat Shadowbringers. :P
@leaden ginkgo im a bit of a collector, so spending the time going and picking up mounts minis whilst do the gear grind makes me happy 🙂
cyan locust
So I’ve been getting poetics but I went to Rowena for the first time but I don’t see an option to buy anything. I used the story skip to skip the 2.1-2.55 content so I can start HW. But I guess I missed something. I heard you can buy gear with poetics and I thought it was through her but I’m at a dead end. Help?
fringe inlet
You dont buy it from rowena
You buy it from her vendors
Auriana and the other 2 well 1
they’re on the path from mor dhona artheryte to coerthas
You’ll notice the one part of town where your frames start to drop
tame wave
hello all! new player here, about a week in, already level 80, and im super confused on how ot gear up. bought the crafted ilvl480 gear, how do i go about getting a better weapon? and how do i push into the higher tiers? thanks
faint flare
Did you buy a weapon as well
tame wave
you can buy weapons? i could find anything. i have the 430 weapon atm for my scholar.
tame wave
im not new to mmos, but super new to FF14. googling gives me alot of outdated info
well i feel..specials, thanks i shall go get a better weapon. so do i just do dailies and duty finder for those tomes?
tame wave
no i ahve not, how do i find it?
faint flare
Cause then you can start the relic quest line for Shadowbringers
little swift
7 weeks still for crystarium weapon without savage
faint flare
And get a free i485
little swift
Do relic
faint flare
It starts in kugane
little swift
Or ruby weapon ex
tame wave
kugane, got it thanks! so glad i decided to ask discord lol
faint flare
Only gear higher than crafted is Allegory gear (time locked, i490, upgradeable to.500 via savage), Savage gear (weekly locked, i500) and relic weapon (i485, do lv70 24mans then quest line)
random kindle
am I suposed to understand what all the cut scenes mean right off the bat from previous ff games? or do they explain this stuff later
never played ff before this
faint flare
No cutscene is from previous FF
little swift
This is its own game
tame wave
@faint flare Thank you! imma copy this info and keep it close to help me along lol
faint flare
The game is its own story
random kindle
ok thank you
little swift
There are references but those are jusr nice touches
little swift
Event unknown if itd coming back
But regalia will probably make an appearancw on migration eventually.
Most event items do
faint flare
Almost a year
cunning palm
any ways to increase the efficiency of getting monster drops?
little swift
No
faint flare
Not really
cunning palm
thanks
devout salmon
Do we have any sort of way to store items in this game to not fill up inventory space?
Like a chest or something?
little swift
That said you should not have to fill your inventory
tame wave
how do i get those retainers? i saw i can pay $$ to obtain more, but how do i get the free ones
devout salmon
Don't you get them in Ishgard?
leaden ginkgo
Hello there guys ^^/ I have a question. For the Pal-less Palace II achievement in PotD, do I have to reset from 1 if I die?
open coral
Free ones are unlocked pretty early in the MSQ. Around level 15 or so
little swift
!faq retainers
zinc orbitBOT
open coral
After you unlock them, speak to a Retainer Vocate in the market of any of the major cities to hire a retainer
devout salmon
Haha.
lethal mural
what is the purpose of true north? sam skill
devout salmon
True north isn't just for Samurai.
raw solstice
it doesn't have use until higher levels where you gain kenki from hitting positionals
and then at that point it's very useful
little swift
52 is when you unlock kenki
leaden ginkgo
Hello there guys ^^/ I have a question. For the Pal-less Palace II achievement in PotD, do I have to reset from 1 if I die? (Repost)
little swift
Yes
little swift
Yes just play it safe
leaden ginkgo
okay, I'm in 51 and I already died once, would you reccomend getting to 101 to learn the bosses mechs and stuff or just reset from 1 and try again?
little swift
Minion hotbar is for the gold saucer minigame
obsidian patio
You can’t go past floor 100 if you ever wipe on that save
leaden ginkgo
I know, but the achievement is this: Clear the 1st through the 100th floors of the Palace of the Dead solo.
little swift
The only checkpoints you are able to start from is 1 and 51 so if you die youd have to restart
leaden ginkgo
but I can restart from 51 and still get the achievement?
obsidian patio
Nope
leaden ginkgo
okay, okay, ty ^^
mortal ibex
I just completed ARR MSQ and am about to tackle the 100 or so quests which follow. I hear these are pretty bland. Are they important to the expansions storyline? I'm debating blasting through without stopping for cutscenes/reading
wintry chasm
Very much so
little swift
They are plot importabt
wintry chasm
They aren't that bland exactly
mortal ibex
ah fair enough
wintry chasm
It's a good story but it does suffer from the same issue 2.0 has where while there are good parts there are some slower parts put inbetween
If you didn't mind 2.0 you won't mind the patch quests
and tbh I like the patch quest story more than 2.0
silver plinth
it drags on forever
wintry chasm
Not really
silver plinth
disagree
open coral
Depends on how you approach it
silver plinth
every player I've referred to this game has either quit or almost quit during the arr slog lol
it's a pita
wintry chasm
Just don't think "can't wait to hit Heavensward"
open coral
If you break it up into smaller chunks with to unlock additional content in between it goes easier
hazy harbor
i finished MSQ post 50 and almost up to level 60 and im still barely hanging on
there are maybe 2-3 rewarding plot points in between 30-40 quests
little swift
Form your own opinion about it too btw! It's something worth experiencing imo but you should try it for yourself
hazy harbor
everyone told me it gets better in Heavensward and I did exactly that "cant wait to hit..."
mortal ibex
yea, i'm glad I asked. Will just play it how i've been the rest of the game
silver plinth
I've just started buying friends ARR skips when they finish 2.0 core
mortal ibex
If I'm made to complete them, may as well go all-in.
Oh I already did Crystal Tower 🙂
hazy harbor
levle 1-50 took me a day but now its been aweek and im still doing MSQ
little swift
Take your time there's no reason to rush
silver plinth
That 24-man wont be optional for much longer anyway
wintry chasm
Yeah well, for now it is so might as well do it
He isn't going to take like, 4 months
olive lintel
Is DRK difficult to use? I noticed that he is very dependent on The blackest knight being triggered. Im still at low level and im worried that the rotation might be difficult for me
faint flare
No
wintry chasm
It's fine
little swift
No
wintry chasm
Just don't be reckless with all your MP
hazy harbor
people that dont know how to use a calculator play FF14 - im sure you will be fine with DRK
olive lintel
Thanks for the encouragement. I just started last week and was worried messing up my combos in the future.
faint flare
You pretty much only use Blackest night on busters and large trash pulls
Which are guaranteed to break it
olive lintel
Is there a way to hide the shield when not in battle? For glamour purposes
hazy harbor
Z is default key
olive lintel
I mean when its sheathed, i want to hide my shield haha
little swift
Character menu there's a button that looks like a sword
Click that
Bottom of your character potrait
left moth
the old rule of thumb is keep 4k mp for an emergency TBN otherwise mash blood weapon and Edge of Darkness/Shadow/flood when you feel like it since it's extra dps (waiting for darkside to be available to spam better gauge skills)
hazy harbor
FYI @little swift is on their phone and still typing like a maniac #dedication
olive lintel
Thanks for the drk tips. Its 15 sec cd right so messing up may not be the end of the world?
hazy harbor
dude ive been with tanks that dont know how to pull aggro
faint flare
Its a 500 potency lost
hazy harbor
why are you so worried about messing up one rotation lmao
faint flare
For it not breaking
left moth
rayu: yeah it's pretty available. for more serious content will want to rotate normal cooldowns first (and reprisal for raidwides) until you learn tankbuster cast names (or the visual tell)
blissful matrix
What do you guys use as a "completionist checklist"?
open coral
For which content?
blissful matrix
All..
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
I also use this website https://ffxivcollect.com/
jaunty ledge
dunno if this is the right place to ask, but i recently hit lvl 80 and i wasnt sure what the best way to acquire lvl 80 gear was. Ive not quite finished Shadowbringers which i assume would be the first step in getting gear, but i saw there is no vendor to buy gear from with Tomestones of Poetics. Any advice?
faint flare
It does alot of damage to you
blissful matrix
@obsidian patio thats a good start ty
faint flare
Thats a tank buster
You see what skill does a ton of damage to only you then remember it for next time
twilit arch
@jaunty ledge make sure you pick up your job gear from grenodlt as a starting point. After that use tomestone of phantasmagoria to boost your ilvl (vendors will be in eulmore once you finish "Shadowbringers"), then work on unlocking the lvl 80 dungeons and raids
you can also look at the marketboard for neo-ishgardian gear
And buy that to skip most of the gear grind to be able to do the latest content (make sure its HQ though!)
jaunty ledge
is neo ishgardian gear expensive? i ahve about 5m gil atm
obsidian patio
You can definitely buy a full set unless your server has like no crafters
twilit arch
it'll depend on your server/data center, but on most servers its decently cheap ish nowadays
obsidian patio
Though it never hurts to use world visit to find cheap stuff