I'm in the White Mage Job Quest gears
#questions-and-help
clever quiver
twilit arch
pretty much at max lvl
SE doesn't really want people going thru the msq to have to worry about getting gear until they're at end-game, so the msq will pretty much keep you geared until then
vagrant copper
The only upgrades you can get right now are ironworks and augmented ironworks. Which are good but eh. You'll be doing level 50 quests for a while still now
mossy current
Focus on being an adequate ilevel for instances, MSQ will help, and go out of your way for extra gears if nearby subquests offer some
livid oriole
I want to be a dps probably, and have rewarding/fun gameplay with cool animations 😆
mossy current
Up close or ranged?
livid oriole
i dont really know
clever quiver
Thanks for the help 
mossy current
Summoner, Dragoon and Ninja are my recommendations
Since you're Arcanist, you're on your way to summoner already!
livid oriole
what level does the gameplay start to get faster
i know all the classes are slow at the beginning
mossy current
Around the time you get your job crystal it starts to speed up a bit
Do 
as well, especially your class quests
zinc orbitBOT
vapid scarab
Has anyone else gone through the process of refreshing the world servers to see if one of the preferred ones open up? 😭
On my 4th refresh...I know it’s silly but it would be nice to have that good boost to leveling..
vagrant copper
Which data center you going for?
vapid scarab
Aether...are there preferred servers in every world??
Or is it just siren and adamantoise currently?
vagrant copper
They all have preferred servers but they're also all closed (in NA)
spiral scroll
do i need a macro to keybind quest specific actions?
late temple
Is there any hope of Male Viera
vagrant copper
Fall, I saw something in there called "duty action" that I'm guessing is what you want
vapid scarab
Closed meaning just full until someone deletes or something? Or closed for good for now lol
twilit arch
!faq serverlock
zinc orbitBOT
vagrant copper
Just closed until the server is less full. Which given that it's Sunday, might be another couple hours or so
spiral scroll
u know which tab LostDragonist?
vagrant copper
Nope. In a cutscene right now
vapid scarab
Ohhhh...that makes a lot of sense. So basically I’d have a better shot of that server later tn or tomorrow early morning
spiral scroll
np
twilit arch
@late temple ¯_(ツ)_/¯ but its unlikely to be any time soon. its possible they might get added with 6.0 but i wouldn't get your hopes up
cunning palm
which one is the best gear set for level 80 DoH / DoL ? Whats the name of the recipe ?
vagrant copper
@spiral scroll Bottom of the hotbar tab
I haven't tried them but wtf else are they going to be for? lol
twilit arch
Facet is the current best gear for doh/dol, but only if you're going to meld it
white scrip gear is perfectly fine, especially if you're not going to be doing master recipe crafting
cunning palm
how do i get the recipe for Facet?
pine onyx
Is there a way to view a FC through a chat command, in order to submit an application to join? Or is right-clicking on a player the only option
jade quartz
@late temple if ever
vagrant copper
Gotta find a player or get an invite
pine onyx
Dang, thanks
twilit arch
you need master VII books, you can buy them from yellow scrips when you've unlocked the eulmore house of splendors @cunning palm
cunning palm
thanks, do i need to get all the books? Like master VIII books
twilit arch
if you're going to craft your own facet gear, you're going to need all but cul's
spiral scroll
if u have legacy movement and auto turn and u back pedal do u stop AAing?
vapid scarab
Sorry, last q about this but is it worth waiting for a preferred world or just hopping in to level on a standard world? I’m willing to wait a few hours to play but if there isn’t a significant exp boost, than I’ll just join a standard one. Thanks for the advice 🙂
olive lintel
Whats the best class for soloing unsynced trials?
vagrant copper
The boost is double XP up to level 70 for at least 90 days. It's pretty nice.
twilit arch
the road to 70 is pretty heft boost
spiral scroll
this made me curious about that
mossy current
Any jobs can solo level 50 trials
twilit arch
but that said, you're not hindering yourself a great deal if you play on a standard world
vagrant copper
FF14 doesn't really do facing @spiral scroll so I wouldn't expect auto-attack to cancel unless you ... lose the target or get out of range or whatever.
twilit arch
but if you're willing to wait, then i'd say wait a few more hours since its definitely getting to the point where the servers should start opening up
olive lintel
@vapid scarab id wait for the level 70 boost. Its will save you alot of time manual grinding. Know that even quest rewards are doubled. I started 2 weeks ago and i didnt wait, and i regret not taking it
jade quartz
@spiral scroll your facing doesn't matter. You can be facing the opposite direction from your target swinging your weapon in mid-air and the autoattacks will still hit.
It used to matter, but it was changed some time ago.
spiral scroll
ok so theres no drawback in using legacy mode
actually its even better than standard mode
olive lintel
Thanks @mossy current
spiral scroll
cuz if u standard mode u walk back slowly
jade quartz
Standard mode is no hindrance if you're used to it.
vagrant copper
Sure, but legacy is weird when turning. Just depends on what you like
olive lintel
@vapid scarab and it lasts 90 days i think. Super worth it for leveling alts
jade quartz
Just generally moving around with legacy is feelsbad to me
remote lintel
standard mode is better for controller
the one with the no turning
whatever that is
spiral scroll
legacy i think
jade quartz
You probably mean legacy.
remote lintel
you said in standard mode you walk back slowly
vagrant copper
Standard = tank, legacy = go that direction
remote lintel
legacy is terrible for controller
spiral scroll
but i feel like slow backpedal is such a drawback
even as a mmo player
i always felt weird about the slow backpedal
remote lintel
turn
vagrant copper
Just means I go sideways more than backwards 🤷♂️
remote lintel
^
spiral scroll
i know
jade quartz
I use standard but I can't imagine possibly using it on a controller
spiral scroll
im used to turning
jade quartz
that would be busted
lavish vortex
is there a good place to look for good controller configs for dragoons?
remote lintel
"legacy is weird when turning"
jade quartz
Legacy plays like most games do with third-person analog stick movement.
spiral scroll
just play early 90s games and u ll know how it feels to play standard mode on controller lol
jade quartz
Standard is tank controls.
remote lintel
so the one that turn the camera when your character turns is legacy mode
spiral scroll
exactly
vagrant copper
Cerberus, when you press left on your "move" thing, what does your character do? Strafe to the left? Rotate to the left? or Run to the left?
remote lintel
strafe
mossy current
That's standard
jade quartz
that's not helpful either.
spiral scroll
ez
vagrant copper
The default on anything but controller is left and right rotate your character left and right
spiral scroll
when u press the walk back button are u fast or slow
remote lintel
when i walk backwards my character slowly walks backwards without turning
mossy current
Default on controller/console is legacy, which rotates and moves your character
remote lintel
i keep facing the direction
spiral scroll
thats standard for sure
jade quartz
Then Cerberus you're just incorrect to say that most games control like that.
Because that's patently nonsense.
remote lintel
it felt way better
spiral scroll
or u never played a video game since the 2000s
warped nest
it depends on personal preference
remote lintel
i'm not just talking about 3rd person games
mossy current
This is turning into a #general-discussion thing
warped nest
agreed
jade quartz
Wow, I didn't even notice this was #questions-and-help
twilit arch
yes it is, i think its best to either let it drop or take it there
warped nest
it is personal preference, so yeah... personal choice and whatev
jade quartz
Yes, let's please discontinue this conversation here
remote lintel
ok but i wasn't just talking about 3rd person games so it's not nonsense because plenty of games control that way
lmao
warped nest
question: i assume that there isn't any officially announced changes to the fanfest yet?
twilit arch
yea they have not announced yet whether fanfest is cancelled or not
warped nest
ok, just need to be sure, thanks, Kael
twilit arch
i think we're likely to hear something probably at the next LL
spiral scroll
ok i just tested on a dummy if ur using legacy, ur character still AAs even if u back pedal
i think ill stick to legacy now
remote lintel
aa?
spiral scroll
auto attacking
remote lintel
all controls do that?
warped nest
is your character a ranged physical?
spiral scroll
im on mouse and KB
warped nest
and how far do your character move?
remote lintel
yeah but both movement types do that
spiral scroll
i tested on my nin
twilit arch
they changed it a long time ago so that you'll still autoattack even if you're not looking at the target
warped nest
melee range is actually a tad further that you think
spiral scroll
i see
mossy current
Just short of MM and you'll still be auto attacking
warped nest
better have characters with slightly longer melee range than listening to players complaint about certain attacks not reaching ¯_(ツ)_/¯
this is more of a game design thing
not a XIV exclusive design
clever quiver
oh i just realized i have a magitek armour mount. Does everyone get one from the dungeon or is it random?
warped nest
completion of story
twilit arch
everyone gets it from the lvl 50 msq
jade quartz
It's a reward for quest completion.
spiral scroll
i think its from the quest
clever quiver
cool!! Ty
spiral scroll
ye
warped nest
off the top of my head, you get 3-5 mounts from story
spiral scroll
wish u could shoot lasers like the dungeon ver tho
clever quiver
NICE! I have the unicorn as my fave so far
warped nest
some mounts do have special actions, but i don't think magitek armor has it
twilit arch
you can actually unlock the mount actions for the magitek
warped nest
well there you go
twilit arch
they don't deal any dmg, tho
spiral scroll
the flight form is neat tho
twilit arch
its a side quest in mor dhona to unlock them
jade quartz
There are six mounts total from MSQ completion.
Oh, no. Five.
I was counting the base chocobo, but that's not technically from MSQ.
obsidian patio
(but soon will be)
spiral scroll
if ur playing a FF game and dont have a chocobo down the line
remote lintel
wow what happened
spiral scroll
ur playing it wrong
jade quartz
It is, however, necessary to have before you can use any other mounts.
So same difference.
spiral scroll
oh ok now i know why u guys feel weird about leagacy, the camera controls like shit if ur not holding the right mouse button
jade quartz
The degree to which the camera shifts when you move is customisable.
remote lintel
but im also on controller
jade quartz
You can have it not shift at all.
remote lintel
if you have it not shift at all will you be able to run backwards?
ebon kindle
Bit of a weird one, is there anyway to gpose the jumping animation?
jade quartz
@remote lintel yes
remote lintel
oh so that's how people do that
twilit arch
I don't think so, you'd have to make use of like one of the various actions that have you jump @ebon kindle
ebon kindle
Bugger, trying to make a propoganda poster for my FC that needs an airborne person cutout
And I think the one lala we have doesn't have much unlocked so I'm boxed in on ideas
cunning palm
I was trying to get a Collectable as a Botanist, why was my Discerning Eye greyed out and wasnt allowed to use ?
little swift
did you hit impulsive appraisal before?
cunning palm
yes
little swift
if you did, it probably procced discerning eye, meaning you don't need to press it again
and you can use single mind instead
little swift
warped nest
Legacy is for people who have played MMO and basically nothing else
little swift
i find this picture helps me figure out what im supposed to use @cunning palm
jade quartz
Other way around?
Standard is classic MMO controls
Legacy is ordinary third-person top-down game controls
spiral scroll
hey is this on pin already? this stuff is super useful to new and returning players imo https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1qqe2k/ffxiv_arr_lifehacks_tips/ .Check it out
warped nest
then i am confused with what's what then
burnt wraith
Am I able to transfer gil from one character to another ?
jade quartz
Standard is the one where you slowly walk backwards.
Legacy is free movement, moving immediately in whatever direction you press the joystick.
warped nest
are the camera and movement control separate?
jade quartz
Yes
obsidian patio
@burnt wraith the only convenient option is to use a free company chest if both of them are in the same company
warped nest
i was thinking the one where the camera always look at what you go
spiral scroll
legacy feels better if u hold the right mouse button pressed imo
burnt wraith
@obsidian patio but I can't invite my other character into the FC 😂 cause they both gotta be on
jade quartz
In standard mode, the camera snaps to behind you when you walk forward, unless you hold down rmb.
spiral scroll
if ur on mouse and KB of course
obsidian patio
You have to have someone else invite them into the FC
burnt wraith
@obsidian patio is there any other way? Besides the FC
warped nest
not really
your characters can be each other's friend
and you send stuff over?
wait, i don't think they can be
obsidian patio
Nope, that requires both being online, which is impossible
solemn delta
Is blizzard III important for recovering mp or just more dps to start with before BI?
burnt wraith
@warped nest they both gotta be online at the same time anyway to add eachother
jade quartz
Standard controls are tank controls, i.e. controls that are relative to your character's current facing.
Legacy controls are third-person top-down controls, like you're playing any action game.
solemn delta
And more dps I'm assuming even though it's your mp recover
jade quartz
Relative to your camera's facing.
vagrant copper
You could transfer gil on the market board (and pay tax). If you have a house, I saw something about using a mannequin to transfer gil (basically same thing as the market board strat but no tax). @burnt wraith
solemn delta
I'm just wondering if I should replace blizzard with BIII?
jade quartz
They have different functions.
twilit arch
Blizzard 1 doesn't get replaced by Blizzard 3
at higher levels, blizzard 4 effectively replaces blizzard 1
jade quartz
Blizz3 is for going immediately into Umbral Ice 3 stance.
twilit arch
but you should still keep it on your hotbar if you get synced below blizzard 4's lvl
solemn delta
It's similar to fire III, main idea is to proc your higher astral?
jade quartz
So when going from Astral Fire into Umbral Ice, you no longer use transpose.
warped nest
Blizzard 1 is your filler spell once you have Blizzard 3
jade quartz
It's not a proc.
warped nest
Blizzard 4 is a better spell than B1 because you get Umbral Hearts from doing B4
jade quartz
Now that you have Fire3 and Blizz3, you no longer use transpose except to keep your stance up while moving between pulls in dungeons.
solemn delta
Yeah I got used to that cause its only a 5s timer
jade quartz
When you're in fire mode and your mana is exhausted, you use Blizz3 to immediately enter Umbral Ice with max stacks.
When your mana has refilled, you use Fire 3 to immediately return to fire mode.
solemn delta
Ah. So BI gives more mp
warped nest
your Umbral Ice 3 gives most MP
you can either do B1 3 times to get to Umbral Ice 3 (actually... 2 or 4?)
or you do B3 once and hit Umbral Ice 3 directly
jade quartz
The key to understanding this is in the fire/ice buffs themselves.
In fire stance, Fire 3 has a very long cast time.
In ice stance, Blizz 3 has a very long cast time.
So you should not use these skills while in their associated phases.
solemn delta
Oh i didn't realise that
jade quartz
Their function is for switching phases.
You can also use Fire 3 when you get a Firestarter proc which gives you an instant-cast free Fire3.
But otherwise only for switching.
solemn delta
Not sure i hsve that trait yet I'll check
warped nest
if you can get up to AF3 / UI3, then you have the trait
spiral scroll
cries in overlapped Fs proc
solemn delta
Half a level lol
gritty oracle
Is Balmung still open?
twilit arch
!status Balmung
zinc orbitBOT
solemn delta
No mp no cast time ooff
gritty oracle
Oh cool thanks
jade quartz
So your single-target rotation at the moment is basically
warped nest
!faq blmleveling
zinc orbitBOT
queen cove
How do I get the best crafting accessories?
crimson hemlock
Help me pick a server in EU, please. Light? Chaos? Ping? What does each server have to offer? (do you have any links to resources pls?)
queen cove
Besides the marketboard ones
warped nest
you craft it
queen cove
Sorry I meant like are there anything better than the 430 ilv accessories?
warped nest
read the condition for t3p / f3p
jade quartz
@crimson hemlock all EU servers are located in Frankfrurt, Germany; there won't be a ping difference between them.
warped nest
nope, tay
queen cove
Huh
twilit arch
no, lignum accessories are currently the highest
queen cove
Okay, thanks
warped nest
when it comes to XIV rotation, always is rarely thrown around
crimson hemlock
@warped nest Is there any difference by how old x server is? (or how things are done in a particular server?) (players picking a specific server?) I'd like to be able to pick the newest server.
warped nest
F3P v T3P have exceptions/priorities
i think you want to do T3P if either your dot or your t3p is gonna expire
@crimson hemlock Age of the World doesn't matter
spiral scroll
btw about dots whats a safe recast point(i normally dont used dotting classes in mmos...)
warped nest
for new players, we do recommend picking Preferred World (marked with a Star) because next characters will get to enjoy exp boost
solemn delta
What's the p?
spiral scroll
proc
warped nest
Proc
solemn delta
Ah
spiral scroll
i normally do 5 secs
whole wasp
thats fine too
spiral scroll
cuz my internet dealy
warped nest
Yellow dotted line on the action
spiral scroll
delay
solemn delta
This is so different from FFXI sorry for the barrage of questions lol
warped nest
np
marble drift
yes its meant to be different from XI. It has elements of it but is functionally a standalone story
whole wasp
5 seconds might miss one tick but 1 tick of dots is usualyl pretty minimal. as long as you are comfy
marble drift
Comfy-ness is key to succesful endgame raiding
warped nest
there is a small window of leeway there
solemn delta
Oh of course. XI was simple but blm but very important in the OG days
marble drift
where that be dot refreshes or speed tiers or uptime
solemn delta
Skillchains? Lol
warped nest
i have successfully refresh Bard Dot with Iron Jaw when they just dip into 0
but it is too close for comfort
spiral scroll
i meant more as the hardcast version, i normally used t3p procs whenever they come up if i dont have a f3p
marble drift
for those type of questions if you want a definitive answer you should check out The Balance discord
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
mossy current
I find it comfy to refresh brd dots at 1 or 2 depending on my gcd
marble drift
Those boys n girls are your 1 stop shop for class advice
queen cove
Ive casted it as soon as they dipped and still came back
I use it when I get a big Pitch perfect proc at the end
normally though
jade quartz
There's a magic 0.7 second snapshot delay on a lot of things in FFXIV.
spiral scroll
it depends on ur ping doesnt it?
jade quartz
I mean to a small extent of course
alpine shadow
well, the worse the ping the worse it will be
jade quartz
But regardless of ping, there's a built-in 0.7s bracket.
warped nest
a lot of game have these "close-enough" designed into them
solemn delta
When I got manafont I got so excited thought it was like an ultimate haha
warped nest
it is your Fire combo extender
solemn delta
Yeah it's a nice oGCD
thought I was getting unlimited casting for like 20 seconds though 😂
spiral scroll
does this work with the duty action keybind for example?
marble drift
the .7 cutoff? should do
warped nest
nope
marble drift
ohwait you mean the duty action keybind? no
warped nest
that's just an item from your key item section in your inventory
jade quartz
Just target the target and click on the tiny icon of the item there
that's the fastest way to do it
marble drift
yeah the duty action keybind is for specific things in certain duties
spiral scroll
i mean
warped nest
it doesn't
spiral scroll
are there really NO macros that do it?
jade quartz
You're using an item.
warped nest
it is a 5s action
jade quartz
The "traditional" way is like. Interact with the target, get a prompt to select item.
But the shortcut is to click on that little icon.
spiral scroll
i just wanted a keybind for those quest things...
twilit arch
there is none
spiral scroll
warped nest
depending on the quest
you can right click the target to "shortcut" the item use
but it is not even faster than
just press the icon on the duty list with a mouse
(faster on controller though)
solemn delta
I was quite surprised when I learnt that a lot of my FC use controller on pc. Shocked more like.
spiral scroll
thats way more smooth than clicking the quest item
warped nest
game works like a dream on controller
aside from not being able to type and mouseover
spiral scroll
i still cant get my head around playing a mmo with a controller tbh
warped nest
everything else is surprisingly comfy
spiral scroll
maybe im a boomer already
warped nest
it comes down to personal preference
spiral scroll
yeah for sure
subtle marten
does it work like dota's invoker, where you combine shit and get different abilities?
subtle marten
ok
spiral scroll
iirc only the end and beginning matters rt?
warped nest
yes on part 2
spiral scroll
or is it only the end?
warped nest
not even the beginning
warped nest
!action Raiton
spiral scroll
that made much easier to understand the mudra system imo
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warped nest
!action Doton
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warped nest
it is easier for the game to type out all the combinations
jade quartz
But it's probably simplest to think of, say, Suiton and Huton as being "123" and "321 respectively
mossy current
2 actions ending in Chi = Raiton
3 actions ending in Chi = Doton
warped nest
you can even remember them in shapes or flow
mossy current
Doton is DoT right?
warped nest
mine is on a controller
Ten is Triangle, Chi is Circle, Jin is Cross.
my Huton motion is just going up: cross-circle-tri
my suiton motion (i am thinking waterfall) is going down: tri-circle-cross
there are many ways to remember the mudras
spiral scroll
it feels scary and complex at the beginning but then u realize u just need to remember the number of items in the combination and what mudra to press at the end
warped nest
yes, Doton is the ground AOE Dot, Azalea
subtle marten
hows the ninja questline in terms of story? the job seems pretty fun
warped nest
its not bad
mossy current
The story is nice
jade quartz
it's fine
mossy current
Bathing ninjas
jade quartz
Most job stories aren't exactly mind-blowing
warped nest
except DARK KNIGHT
mossy current
I liked the Monk 60-70 questline
subtle marten
ive heard good shit about drg
mainly because of heavensward and how it ties into it
warped nest
Samurai job story is basically the ye old samurai/wuxia drama
mossy current
DRG 50-60 is alright
jade quartz
DRG story itself is fine
mossy current
30-50 is alrighter
jade quartz
it's just that how it ties into HW's storyline is interesting.
spiral scroll
Samurai job story is basically the ye old samurai/wuxia drama
@warped nest IF UR NOT SOLVING UR PROBLEMS WITH CULTIVATION UR NOT CULTIVATING HARD ENOUGH lol
warped nest
it is actually ||you are the last disciple of a disgraced master, and you took on his once-prided/treasured disciple who had turn to the bad side||
mossy current
Gunbreaker job quests were pretty similar, but with different reasons
warped nest
it is the other typical wuxia story
mossy current
Heck, you even end up in Coethas Western again
crimson hemlock
(new player) Do you know anything about Lich or Zodiark? Trying to pick a server.
thin abyss
so the bow attributes that are better for me would be less delay and higher damage. what is auto attack stat do?
also when I hold ctrl it increases its stats? what is that all about
spiral scroll
thats HQ rt?
obsidian patio
Holding control shows the stats as if the weapon was high quality
leaden ginkgo
i just unlocked the squadron barracks mission
thin abyss
hmmm ok? How is the HQ stats helpful to me?
thin abyss
is there anyway I could get them? and does the +1 or +2 stats help me?
warped nest
if your weapon is HQ, then it uses the HQ stat number
thin abyss
is that gonna make that much of a difference?
leaden ginkgo
how can i start doing dungeons with them and can i even do stuff with my level 12 gladiator ?
warped nest
if your weapon is NQ, then it uses the NQ stat number, which is lower
you need to reach lvl 15 
spacekid
obsidian patio
lowest dungeon available to squadrons is halatali at 20
warped nest
oh, squadrons
obsidian patio
and you need to complete their first flagged mission to take them out to dungeons
thin abyss
ohhh ok it is showing me NQ numbers which I don't understand
warped nest
is that gonna make that much of a difference?
@thin abyss low level, nope, lvl 50+ onward, yes
leaden ginkgo
flagged mission ?
scenic orbit
What is a squadron?
obsidian patio
Basically important missions that unlock stuff
The first flagged mission is at 20.
thin abyss
aha ok. And can I make them HQ or NQ?
or is it simply showing me the highest perfect roll on the weapon?
warped nest
doesn't work that way
obsidian patio
Squadrons are a grand company thing that lets you send them out to level them up and get things back like GC seals, gil, and other various currencies. They can also get items that mimic level 3 free company actions
obsidian patio
And as previously stated, you can run a handful of dungeons with them
warped nest
or is it simply showing me the highest perfect roll on the weapon?
@thin abyss not a roll either, NQ uses NQ stat, HQ uses HQ stat
it is not a range
crafting is optional btw, just making sure you are aware of that
obsidian patio
Also in terms of weapon comparisons, don't worry about the autoattack delay, just worry about the Damage stat.
warped nest
a lot of things are whacky at lower level
scenic orbit
Anyone here use controller?
thin abyss
hmmm. So does items not have any random rolls? Do they drop the same way all the time?
obsidian patio
Only Aetherial (pink-colored) items have random stats, and only for the secondary stats (Crit/determination/direct hit/ etc etc)
thin abyss
also I am at lvl 24 msq and lvl 30 arc? Is that OK? Or should I try and bring them both at the same lvl?
thin abyss
aha ok
warped nest
btw, you should upgrade Archer to a Bard
seeing that it is already level 30
!faq job
zinc orbitBOT
thin abyss
how do I upgrade it
austere gull
question
warped nest
go to the NPC who give you your class quests
austere gull
do people run alexander, non-savage, on DF?
warped nest
yes
scenic orbit
I could use some help. I'm having a very difficult time with cycling through enemies/teammates. My filters seem to change without me knowing. My filter settings may not even be the right fit for me. I just copied a guides config. Anyone able to help?
I did my first instance. So easy I didn't need to be there but still, I was trying to heal my teammates to see how it worked and I couldn't manage it
thin abyss
so I have already done Sylph-management
crimson hemlock
||(new player)|| Do you know anything about Lich or Zodiark? Trying to pick a server.
"Shiva is the German server
Odin/Phoenix is "Hardcore raid" servers
Zodiark/Lich is smaller community, Lich have RP
Twintania is new server"
obsidian patio
Sounds like custom filters through the L1+face buttons. See if any of those are enabled
But your target filters also change when you have your weapon out or sheathed
warped nest
Waly, if you look at the top left of your screen, there should be a UI with there by default
thin abyss
yup
scenic orbit
Do you use controller wynne? If so would you mind sharing your filter config?
mossy current
Haru, when it comes to Instanced Duties, they pull from the entire data center. As for specifics you might be able to ask in your regional channel, like #retired-na-datacenters for aether, primal and crystal
thin abyss
And how do I upgrade my archer to bard?
warped nest
below that UI, there should be a quest there
thin abyss
actually it is lvl 31 arc but the quest is lvl 30
warped nest
that's your class/job quest
warped nest
don't remember, but keep going until it does
thin abyss
aha ok. thanks. I just wanted to make sure soo that I don't have to go somehwere else to get the quest to become bard
vital crown
Hello, I just got my DRK top level 80 (my first class at 80) and Im looking for some guide on gear, mainly what ma materia should I put into my Gear (I bought from market) ??? Can someone post some links. please?
thin abyss
ok thanks. I am new to MMO, this one is my first one sooo I have a ton of questions
warped nest
no problem
remote lintel
also you can get ilvl 480 gear from duties
warped nest
Comfy SkS > Crit > DH > Det
remote lintel
you don't need to buy it
warped nest
different 480 gears
vital crown
ok, so crit it is 🙂 thx All 😉
solemn delta
@warped nest thanks for advice blm dps seems pretty crazy even at 50 when using F3 and B3 correctly!
solemn delta
Cheers mate night folks
crimson wind
How hard are the extreme trial mounts to get?
little swift
unsynced? the ARR ones are just rng
but the HW/SB ones are up to maximum of 99 runs
because you earn a totem with every clear that can be used to redeem for the mount
crimson wind
Do you know the ARR drop rates?
obsidian patio
estimated to be like 10% or so, except for Nightmare which is still like 1-2%
gloomy ice
Pretty generous, all things considered.
little swift
sounds about right ^
obsidian patio
There's no official drop rates shown for stuff.
warped nest
Additional info, Nightmare is not needed to get the Kirin mount
Kirin is a mount you can get after collecting all 6 horse mount (not nightmare) from ARR ex trials
mossy current
Does the level 70 doggo special mount play prelude as well?
Firebird and Kirin did, so I'm curious
thin abyss
can someone tell me what I should be doing regarding my old gear? Should I just sell it?
mossy current
Or Kirin to play Answers
warped nest
If you don't need it as hand-me-down for other classes or your retainer
mossy current
Ah well ty for the answer
warped nest
You can either sell them to NPC for gils
Or trade them to your GC for GC seals (requires reaching a certain rank in your Grand Company)
thin abyss
ahh ok
warped nest
Oh, third alternative
If they look nice and you want to keep them as glamour piece, you can tuck them into your glamour dresser
!faq glamour
zinc orbitBOT
little swift
or into the armoire for select pieces of gear
limber axle
?
Just remember the glamour chest thingy only holds 400 items if you can put it into the other chest in the inn do so
severe hornet
Extremely newbie question but I was curious what jobs should i be leveling up? I’m currently do the rouge guild and msq but have been seeing other jobs like cooking and Smithing and etc. Should I go ahead and start learning them up, focus on a few of just wait for late game?
obsidian patio
Crafting/Gathering classes are completely optional
mossy current
Honestly, whatever you want to do is fine, as long as you know what you are doing with the job somewhat
gloomy ice
Getting into crafting/gathering classes can be quite an investment in both time and gil so I'd hold off for a while. You can still do them of course but, yeah, it's purely optional.
limber axle
Honestly what everyone is your highest beat the game and all expansion with it you get an exp boost to all jobs afterwards but me my first was blm when I came back than sam.
potent tapir
It gets easier too if you've already completed 3.3?
mossy current
It's quite easy to spend a bunch of gil on something you don't need
potent tapir
So crafting and gathering later is always an option
alpine shadow
like crafted gear which you gonna loose anyway
bad waste of gil
unless you are using it
limber axle
Wait the took scared soil healing away and made it into 76 trait that's messed up
obsidian patio
Sacred Soil never had a regen until shadowbringers.
twilit arch
until shadowbringers
twilit arch
no
limber axle
Damn lol
hard elk
ast users whens the time to use minor arcana
twilit arch
when you don't need to gain seals
hard elk
ooooo!!
twilit arch
so if you already have 3 different seals but divination isn't off cd, use minor arcana
twilit arch
it buffs the card's dmg effect but it doesn't give you a seal
limber hamlet
when i go to a new town, should I do all the leves?
twilit arch
that's not necessary
limber hamlet
but what about the exp etc?
twilit arch
combat leves aren't that great of exp
marble drift
you should have all the xp you need for your first class from the MSQ
hard elk
is there an easy way to make more money
marble drift
Are you 80?
limber hamlet
i am 13
hard elk
65
lofty eagle
what should i do with collectable items from ishgard restoration that have too low a collectability score?
twilit arch
toss them
lofty eagle
nice
leaden ginkgo
Quick question, how does the ffxiv trial work? A friend of mine wants to try it out
gloomy ice
Unlimited play time but hard level cap of 35. Communications are somewhat restricted and you can't use the Market Board.
Can't join a free company but can use linkshells.
leaden ginkgo
you still able to party up?
gloomy ice
They can accept party invites but can not form them
leaden ginkgo
Can you upgrade to the full game before reaching level 35?
gloomy ice
Certainly, yeah.
leaden ginkgo
Alright I’ll try explaining it to em; it’ll be a bit confusing for me considering I play on the PS4 And they’d play on Pc
hard elk
ull get 15+ @leaden ginkgo if ur chara reached lvl 30
scenic orbit
What is WXHB?
bronze sorrel
gloomy ice
@scenic orbit Enables you to use a second hotbar by double tapping L2/R2
leaden ginkgo
Wdym 15+?
scenic orbit
Ohh right
hard elk
free 15 days
leaden ginkgo
Ohhh thank you
gloomy ice
All new accounts get 30 days of sub time for free on purchasing a license for the full game. If your sub is active and you reach level 30 on a preferred server (exp boost for new characters), you also get an additional 15 days of sub time.
Those bonus days are applied only once per account however
silver iris
like the road to 70 hours thing or no
gloomy ice
Yeah
hard elk
yer
hard elk
yuppers
scenic orbit
Dps can be chosen for a mechanic.. soo what does that mean exactly :S
What is a mechanic even
gloomy ice
Some bosses will target specific players with certain markers and they'll have to move or do a specific action.
"DPS chosen for a mechanic" means you could be targeted by that specific function.
vagrant copper
"Mechanic" is a generic term for something you have to pay attention to during a fight. Something more than "kill" and "don't die."
blissful lava
Hello, is it possible to know how many days since my last login to FFXIV after your subscription has ended?
silver iris
@blissful lava i mean if you got your acc it should tell you when it ended on the ffxiv website
gloomy ice
They vary wildly as well. Things such as "you get chained to another person in your party and you must run away from the person you're chained to".
vagrant copper
You know how a tank usually prevents things from hitting you in the face? An enemy might have a mechanic where it picks you out and decides to hit you in the face no matter what.
silver iris
the last login im not sure
blissful lava
Mogstation?
gloomy ice
It depends on the encounter as well
cold crescent
yoooo
saw a homie of mine get autocast sprint set up somehow
is autocasting a thing in this game?
obsidian patio
nope
scenic orbit
Maybe he set it up so when you're holding the movement key it also tries to cast for sprint
obsidian patio
You can macro abilities and stuff but they're not recommended for things relating to combat
gloomy ice
@blissful lava Mogstation, yeah. It's been a while since I've seen it but it should tell you how long your sub expired.
scenic orbit
GCD?
gloomy ice
Global cooldown. When you use a weaponskill, all other weaponskills go on cooldown with it.
scenic orbit
Ah ok
gloomy ice
Basically, the amount of time between your primary attacks
jaunty crescent
no way to unlock the xylem lift in eulmore? the npc says nothing but this for me
obsidian patio
Unlocked through Shai-kirr's custom delivery quests IIRC
violet quail
Is there a way to leave PotD and keep your progress without killing a boss?
obsidian patio
(or whatever name the ShB custom delivery person is)
jaunty crescent
Oh, well still working on his levels
obsidian patio
@violet quail nope.
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
heck
marble drift
heh
violet quail
so, basically, if i can't complete a level im fucked?
obsidian patio
you can still restart from the beginning of the floorset with that file.
violet quail
but progress won't kept
obsidian patio
that progress goes by pretty fast.
scenic orbit
You can save in this game?
whole wasp
only for the deep dungeons
scenic orbit
Deep dungeons ay. How long do they take on average with an average team
gloomy ice
About the same as any other dungeon. 10-15 minutes per set of floors.
obsidian patio
If everyone has capped aetherpool for that floorset a good group can clear a floor set in about 15 minutes or so
assuming you don't explore the entire floor and just beeline for the exit on each floor
clever quiver
i probably should google this but is there any difference between the 3 beast tribes or it it just different looking stuff you can buy?
scenic orbit
What's the benefit of exploring the dungeon?
obsidian patio
Alternative to normal dungeon grinding for experience
marble drift
there are way more than 3 beast tribes fyi
scenic orbit
So no real need x}
obsidian patio
since it makes a 4-man party out of any composition
clever quiver
oh.
obsidian patio
which makes it great for DPS queues
clever quiver
my bad
gloomy ice
@scenic orbit More chances at upgrades for your weapon level and more chances to find the loot bags that need appraisal.
scenic orbit
Oh I don't know anything about that stuff yet lol
How does killing random monsters in a dungeon offer possible chances at upgrading weapon lvls?
Do the monsters in dungeons drop things you can't find anywhere else or something
marble drift
no exploring can find you chests
gloomy ice
In the deep dungeons, at least, weapon and armor levels are tracked separately and are upgraded by finding blue/silver chests.
marble drift
chests can contain upgrades
scenic orbit
Ah ok cool
vagrant copper
Deep dungeons don't really get special things until you get waaaay deep in them. Like past the "random group of people" phase
At least all the special things that people talk about
scenic orbit
I'm lvl 15
obsidian patio
!faq potd
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
Palace of the Dead is different from normal dungeons
misty rivet
The feast. I understand ffxiv is not to popular. But how do i get the fastest queue for trainking or ranked feast? Healer? tank? dps? times of day?
vagrant copper
#archived-player-vs-player might have some idea
leaden ginkgo
Excuse me. I am somewhat new to the game, I need help on how to get a Retainer. Can someone explain it to me in DM's? Thanks
vagrant copper
!faq retainers
zinc orbitBOT
vagrant copper
!faq retainer
zinc orbitBOT
scenic orbit
What does static and non static mean?
whole wasp
static is a group of randoms that meet up regularly to do content
gloomy ice
So non-static would be non permanent.
whole wasp
or just a one-off most likely
little swift
@misty rivet feast PvP is susceptible to role priority and Primetime for your server impacts queue times as well
misty rivet
Oh so its not that pvp isnt popular? it is server specific??? like i thought Feast was cross server?
limber pilot
So
little swift
@misty rivet its still datacenter wide on queues
limber pilot
Anyone know how I can use my laptop keyboard as a keyboard for my PS4?
Because the controller scheme for FFXIV is not where it's at
little swift
PvP is easily less popular but you'll find more success queuing during peak hours
obsidian patio
Turn on the "Enable Direct Chat" option in the character config settings
little swift
And often if theres no ranked season training will pop more freuquently
obsidian patio
should be in the first window of the settings
misty rivet
gotchya
obsidian patio
in terms of connecting the two... not quite certain. 
I just use a general USB keyboard
gloomy ice
As far as using a whole laptop as a substitute for KB+M, I don't think the PS4 can do that. You'll probably have to buy a separate mouse/keyboard.
limber pilot
Argh
See, I would do that
But I can't
Because friend is using my other PC
For online classes
little swift
And feast will have less popularity compared to frontlines, which has its own roulette, and rival wings which has a weekendly community revival effort
misty rivet
how come the roulette map does not change from day to day? or FFXIV doesnt thro in feast duty roulette once and a while?
little swift
Nope only frontlines has the roulette
At the moment its just the new map onsai hakair or whatever its called
twilit arch
5.3 will have frontlines rotating daily between all maps
little swift
But next patch the ither maps are coming back
gloomy ice
Frontline roulette has been on Onsal Hakair for a while now as that's the most recently added map and they wanted people to try it out. Next major patch will bring the other maps back into rotations
twilit arch
for the roulette
misty rivet
oh ok
thats y cool, i bet some people like it cuss they can get their achievemnet in by ramming that one map over and over for a while?
little swift
Yes but keep in mind how you want to play and win won't always be how your team cooperates
Especially if they're 23 other randomly grouped people
That's the challengr of frontlines
scenic orbit
Without this do you have to aim your spells such as aoe healing. Many of you guys have this set up?
whole wasp
yes i also have 3 buttons for sacred soil for example
gloomy ice
Very few skills actually use the ground target. But that macro does help a lot.
whole wasp
one on target. one on me, one normal
scenic orbit
One normal?
whole wasp
you can have mutiple buttons for your ground aoe skills. dont feel that the macro is the best or good enough
normal ground targetting
scenic orbit
3 buttons for sacred soil. On controller?
whole wasp
on PC but it's probably more useful on controller
scenic orbit
Don't all the buttons on controller already do something. What would one link all of those to
gloomy ice
Controller can be set to access three crossbars with various combinations of trigger holds, no need to switch bars manually. You'll def have space if set up that way.
shell arch
I think it should be 40 buttons controller can hold
gloomy ice
48, in fact.
obsidian patio
48 without manually switching to another crossbar set
native ingot
scenic orbit
The default for aoe spells are done on yourself right
twilit arch
not necessarily
obsidian patio
@native ingot what's the exact item name? cloth oil has 0 results on garland tools
twilit arch
some of them are based around the caster (i.e medica, medica 2) and some of them are based around the target (fire 2, painflare)
obsidian patio
unless you mean Clove Oil, which is crafted by Alchemist with 2 Cloves or can be bought by Smydhaemr at the BSM/ARM guild
scenic orbit
What healing spell of the white mage is an example of one where you have to select a destination for it to be launched into
obsidian patio
L1+Up/Down for enemies you're in combat with
L1+Left/Right for Alliance members.
normal up/down for party members
scenic orbit
I was in a daily roulette thing with people
obsidian patio
Alliance isn't the same as party, those are for 24-man content at 50/60/70/80
scenic orbit
Yeah I was using that my mistake
I get too overwhelmed when I can't target what I'm trying to target lol
A teammate died because I couldn't target him even though I was right next to him soz
Wish I could keep doing that quest over so I could try and get used to it
Is there a way to cycle through npc teammates?
zinc orbitBOT
robust crow
can you pick your apartment room number?
obsidian patio
Pretty sure not, renaulte
obsidian patio
@scenic orbit Try setting a custom filter to only be npcs and use left/right
robust crow
but I guess I ain't that lucky
scenic orbit
there's supposed to be a lvl 15 dungeon. Anybody know the name of the quest? I'm supposed to stop when I get to that point so me and my friend can do it together
I'm at this one now
robust crow
first dungeon is at level 16
can you put a retainer in your apartment?
i know you can for a house but I don't know if you can for an apartment
muted sierra
Sastasha quest is called "It's Probably Pirates"
scenic orbit
Ty
high hawk
hi, returning player here, haven't played since heavensward,
how do i get back into the game?
robust crow
log on and start up your MSQ
this quest in the top left
that's really all there is to it
muted sierra
make sure you update your job ability hotbars too, if you haven't already
robust crow
ff14 is defined by its MSQ all the way until 80
robust crow
landmark levels of 50, 60, and 70 allow you to unlock that expansion's raids and shit
there's a pack
muted sierra
you just need to buy shadowbringers and you get stormblood with it
vagrant copper
Buying the latest expansion gets you all previous expansions
robust crow
you only need to buy shadowbringers
high hawk
oh? then i'll get all stormblood content available?
scenic orbit
there's a pack for all the expansions and game on square enix store 40% off
high hawk
icic
robust crow
yes
scenic orbit
That's what I got
scenic orbit
I'm brand spankin new lvl 16 so don't look at me
dim ridge
it's always a good time to come back
game's still very active
the next 'major patch' is gonna be a bit delayed from the covid-19 lockdowns but they're being really good with communicating about it
silver iris
yes and come back as a crystal
high hawk
Oh
silver iris
unless.. youre an aether 
high hawk
Was in carbuncle I think. It's been almost 5 yrs
obsidian patio
5.3 is the end of the main shadowbringers story arc
with 5.4 and 5.5 setting up for the next expansion
thin abyss
Does a thaumaturge upgrade to black mage? is that how it works?
rough jolt
Is there a guide, that kinda tells you what to do after main quest Shadowbringer? I mean Dungeon-wise?
Current Item Level is 480, and i wanna go for the dungeons that give you higher item levels
@thin abyss Yes
silver iris
@thin abyss yes
rough jolt
@thin abyss https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Job
thin abyss
ok thanks, so I now understand how the tool system works
obsidian patio
!faq gearguide
zinc orbitBOT
rough crane
490 only crystarium :/
obsidian patio
it's a bit outdated on some spots (namely tomestones of Goetia not being a thing and the ronkan stuff being moved to Clan Nutsy)
silver iris
bonjour
thin abyss
I am kinda dying a lot while trying to complete my bard quest. Should I just farm dungeons to level up a bit?
silver iris
@thin abyss wouldnt hurt
obsidian patio
Check your gear and see what slots if any are lagging behind
vagrant copper
Might also look at your equipment. Level 30 is usually a good time to buy new stuff
rough jolt
@thin abyss Hmm. Normally you shouldnt have problems with leveling through main quest. I mean you always have to be main quest Level.
thin abyss
ok
rough jolt
Do you use the Company Chocobo to fight by your side? Also Gear? @thin abyss
obsidian patio
outleveling the story means your gear can be outdated in relation to your class quests
obsidian patio
If you're talking about the solo duty, you can't have your chocobo help for that.
rough jolt
🙂
high hawk
is bard your main? as in your main quest reward gear goes to bard
rough jolt
Yep. But you normally shouldnt have any problems. I didnt have any so far, like. At all.
thin abyss
I am on the quest that allows me to become bard
rough jolt
What Level is your Armor?
thin abyss
So should I buy from the market some gear?
rough jolt
Aw man... Sorry im on Eu
thin abyss
I have 32k gil
silver iris
thin abyss
that should be enough?
silver iris
Well for npc merchants
shell arch
should be enough
high hawk
might be able to buy some gear from npcs too?
rough jolt
Yeah possibly.
silver iris
yeh
thin abyss
aha ok
high hawk
they sell the low level stuffs, you just need to get through the duty anyway
or do some dungeons and pickup the gear
silver iris
^
thin abyss
ok. The reason I was asking because all the guides state that I should just do msq and class quests. And I have been doing that and not doing the daily roulette or whatever that is callede
thin abyss
aha ok. I will look into it
high hawk
oh, that could be the reason your gear isn't up to date
silver iris
but dgns might drop gear on your lvl but msq gives you enough gear to move on
high hawk
msq for main class tho, if he's leveling second job without dungeons then gear would be sorta behind
high hawk
thats what i thought
they give you a lot of gear for MSQ no?
don't remember any issues with my main
silver iris
They give you some throughout but they are sufficient
high hawk
only 2nd job and onwards, had the same problem, outlevelled my gear
obsidian patio
if you outlevel the MSQ you can fall behind for your class quests
vagrant copper
Also depends on where you are on the MSQ. Level 15 quests only give level 15 gear
high hawk
makes sense
silver iris
Yeh what he man said
dusk zenith
is craftsman syrup still in the rowenas house of splendors rotation?
havent gotten it in a while
ever since 5.25 came out
leaden ginkgo
ummm
I'm new to the game and I'm confused about the Hunters Log
How would I redeem for these rewards
obsidian patio
you get them automatically when filling it out
wintry chasm
Really good low level XP mind you
polar bay
I've currently got my Home as Limsa, my One Time Activator free stone is Mor Dhona, and my half price teleports are the capital cities. I'm guessing that will change once I get into the expansions?
obsidian patio
You can freely move them as needed, if you're asking that.
nocturne wasp
So I joined the Twin Adders in Grinadia Grand Company.
Who do I talk to to get Company Seals, and what missions/dungeons/fates give me company seals?
obsidian patio
But yeah, it's good to move them whenever you go to new areas. Like moving the free teleport to Ishgard once you get to heavensward since you'll be teleporting there a lot.
polar bay
Just wondering which places are good to have, as I'd be visiting them often.
silver iris
you go to twin adders but if youre new you gotta complete some msq to the part to unlock the company
iirc
obsidian patio
Grand company hunting log, FATEs near your level, and the leveling roulette are the main early sources of GC seals.
nocturne wasp
can I just do any dungeon and fate for seals?
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
dungeons don't directly give seals, until you unlock the ability to exchange dungeon gear for them at Sergeant Second Class
keep doing the story
the next quest or two gives 200
silver iris
i forgot of the name of the people you talk to when you have seals
nocturne wasp
Oh nice, thanks.
high hawk
is it the same if i buy an expansion on steam and the square enix store?
drifting burrow
does it cost money to transfer to a different world in the same data center?
vagrant copper
Permanently, yes. Visiting, no
wintry chasm
@high hawk that you can't mix and match? Yes it's still the same you're stuck to whatever account you are
vagrant copper
Transfers are like $18 or so...?
obsidian patio
$18 for a home world transfer
drifting burrow
oki
silver iris
@high hawk its the same account so if you buy it on steam it will say the same on your mog acc
silver iris
You also gotta register it witha code if you havent
leaden ginkgo
Yo, can you not use undersized parties for "A Relic Reborn: The Chimera"?
I get an error when I try to run it with a level 80 player
vagrant copper
Is that a 24 person one?
hot eagle
probably dosent have it unlocked
vagrant copper
I guess a good question is "what's the error?"
hot eagle
most ppl don't have it since not rly many did a arr relic
leaden ginkgo
Damn, I should have checked that.