And not to mention the side content
#questions-and-help
mossy current
little swift
thats assuming you include all the sidequests too
the main "campaign" is still 4 storylines
and its like at least a couple hundred depending on your speed
fringe spruce
As someone else who is new, I can tell you that the amount of content in this game surprised me, big time. There is so much.
mossy current
Multiple jobs use a sword
little swift
3 jobs use sword
fringe spruce
Also, the game can start off just a little slow, but it picks up in a hurry, and the story is amazing!
mossy current
And "Fist" is monk
violet sequoia
which classes are pure offensive
mossy current
DPS roles
little swift
everyone is responsible for DPS
mossy current
Jobs are split into 3 roles, tank, healer and DPS
hoary storm
little swift
dps role classes just tend to do more
mossy current
All DPS, but DPS is best at it
grizzled mist
What do I do with my excess Phanta tomes?
I already got enough tokens for a weapon, and all the armor I need for my main job
faint flare
Buy and sell crafting mats
stable hinge
Is it still possible to get stuff from the ffxv collab?
little swift
nope not at this time hikari
grizzled mist
Oooh, is there any of them that I should be buying over the other?
Like which crafting mats
little swift
check your market
stable hinge
Rip
grizzled mist
Got it. Thanks!
little swift
the stuff used for the 3* crafts are good
things like dwarven chromite
its the 20 cost phanta ones
little swift
nope
play what you like the look of
the racial stats are irrelevant when you have hundreds/thousands of stats
1 point won't make a difference
violet sequoia
should i start with the starter pack?
remote lintel
@violet sequoia if you want a purely offensive class with no supportive skills then black mage or samurai are those classes
mossy current
If you want, it has base game
"A Realm Reborn" is base game, "Heavensward", "Stormblood" and "Shadowbringers" are expansions
remote lintel
I'd recommend doing the trial and if you like it just buy the whole thing
violet sequoia
where's the trial
remote lintel
it's either on steam or the SE website
violet sequoia
found it
pale light
hey, do you need to have a pyros weapon the buy the elemental armor?
mossy current
To get the elemental armor, you must have gotten 50 different logograms
To augment the armor in Hydatos, you must have found all 56 different logograms
faint flare
You need ar least a pagos weap
pale light
I see
mossy current
Yeah iirc, the pagos weapon is before you can even get the 
for the armor
zinc orbitBOT
blissful rune
I've been telling myself to quit this game for more than 6 years @violet sequoia but there are still too many things in the game for me to do.
forest lark
Are rhere any easier dances to unlock? All need certain doh, dol level Y.Y
Apart from gold dsaucer
mossy current
Emotes?
forest lark
Yes
mossy current
strange coral
3 easy ones at level 14 if you don't already have them https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Guide:Progression_and_Level_Locked_Content
mossy current
Though some of the newer ones don't have descriptions
Gamer escape also has a list of emotes
violet sequoia
Question 7: how friendly is the community?
fringe spruce
Again as someone new, this is the friendliest, most helpful community of any MMO I have played.
violet sequoia
Oooooooo
fringe spruce
And I have been playing lots of MMOs since Everquest.
mossy current
But it has its problems
fringe spruce
Every community has bad apples, but this one seems to have far fewer than other games.
mossy current
It can get toxic at times, but it's generally nice, as channy said
forest laurel
it is pretty nice ye, but as with every multiplayer game, there are toxic ppl
knotty owl
Hola everyone! A quick question, since i can't decide for myself and need some advice. I'm a level 67 DRK and i love the job but i kinda want to play dps, specifically the ninja because it looks really fun. my problem: the queue times are killing me, which is also the reason I've decided to abandon my DRG at mid 50's so i can actually play the game and don't have to wait too long for queues to pop. So what do you guys think should i do? Should i switch to ninja and level it up, even though it might take a lot of time considering the queue times or should i stick with my dark knight?
TL;DR I'm a 67 tank, kinda want to switch to dps but the queue times scare me. should i switch regardless?
little swift
just know that you're unable to create the expansion races while on trial
forest laurel
^
little swift
so no au'ra no hrothgar no viera
faint flare
There is plenty of things to do while queing
Like fates, side quests, crafting, gold saucer stuff
Watching netflix
little swift
as inane and unhelpful this answer could be, its really a play what you want kinda deal
the side effect of playing dps is that there are lots of them
so you do end up having to wait longer for queues
but there are other activities that vinyl has outlined
forest laurel
@knotty owl if you want to, then play DPS. you can do other things while waiting in queue for dungeons or anything.
if you're leveling an alt job, then the best option is to just do Palace of the Dead Floors 51-60 until lvl60, then Heaven on High Floors 21-30 until lvl 70 or so
fringe spruce
Been doing unlock quests and playing Ni No Kuni on switch while in queue, but have yet to hit a queue over 20 mins as BRD.
little swift
that you can do while waiting
knotty owl
@violet sequoia Go with your personal preference but take the running animations into consideration since that's what you'll see most of the time. I personally think viera and miqo'te (botz male and female) have the best running animations
crimson wind
Why isn't my WXHB being saved to my equipment sets?
forest laurel
out of curiosity, does each race have their own idle animations for weapons as well?
like for example if I were a male roe DRK, would I have the same animation or a different one?
knotty owl
thanks for the help, guys!
crimson wind
It's male/female
little swift
its gender based
remote lintel
yes
forest laurel
crimson wind
Only XHB 1 is being saved to my equipment sets
robust crow
how often does preferred server status change?
remote lintel
not often
faint flare
On patches
robust crow
I see right now Adamantoise and Siren are preferred servers
sick zenith
@crimson wind what do you mean about wxhb and equipment
robust crow
and what exactly affects character creation openings?
faint flare
Amount of people on
robust crow
I heard it's mainly affected by time of day and server activity
remote lintel
yes
forest laurel
yeah, during prime time you most likely won't be able to make a character
sick zenith
Are you trying to have the wxhb keys change woth your class? @crimson wind
robust crow
seems a little silly that they would restrict new players during peak hours
sick zenith
Are you trying to have the wxhb keys change woth your class? @crimson wind
little swift
its based on population online renaulte
crimson wind
Yes
little swift
you can't jam more people into a full server
crimson wind
And my wxhb is bound to xhb 8
remote lintel
your hotbar 8 is by default shared
sick zenith
So bars 1 through 3 are the ones that change with your class
faint flare
Turn off sharing on whatever hotbar its using
sick zenith
Everything else is shared
crimson wind
Oh
faint flare
Or just turn off sharing
vocal spoke
Are houses destruction still on hold rn ?
Heard plot destruction were on hold until the end of the epidemic or something similar
hot eagle
Are houses destruction still on hold rn ?
@vocal spoke yes and will probably stay for a while
spark crow
in golden saucer should i put my mgp in triple triad cards
strange coral
If you want to play TT, sure
spark crow
can i make a lot of mgp from it?
strange coral
Not a lot. Best ways to make MGP are fashion report, weekly challenge log, and cactpot lotteries
spark crow
okay thanks
strange coral
Some challenges are for TT though, like win # games, but I believe you can do those against an easy npc
fathom dove
hi just bought the game and was trying to buy something form the marketplace, is there a way to buy a # qty of a item? For example I see a stack of 99 but only want to buy 10 of them.
strange coral
No. Players can decide to sell items in stacks. You can't split them. You'll have to either buy the whole stack or look for smaller stacks.
fathom dove
I see thank you
mental swallow
Hey, is this the correct place to find people for mission queues? I need to do Whorleater and I've been waiting for a bit
slate arrow
Extremes or normal/hard
Extremes don't pull people from anything but mentor roulette while normal/hard is in roulette
If you want to do an extreme I recommend you make a party finder listing for it
mental swallow
Hard and I actually just got into one lol
Thanks for the heads up on extreme, I did not know that
next wind
guys, apart from alexander and CT, which is the level to start raiding?
forest laurel
uh
what do you mean exactly
Crystal Tower and Alexander are completely different types of raids
next wind
yea I thought so lol
mental swallow
First raids are unlocked at 50 I thought
forest lark
Is it possible to get 100 on roll?
strange coral
50, 60, 70 and 80 all have raids
next wind
I mean which is the best serious beginners raid and what level would you recommend to start?
really just don't know how to approach it π My FC is pretty active but they're doing eden mostly
forest laurel
at the moment everyone is doing eden
forest laurel
because no one really cares about the previous 8-man raids anymore
next wind
alright π
compact pond
Void Ark at 60 I suppose if you want to learn more mechanics, but even that gets easy after a few runs if you have good parties
remote lintel
@next wind the lvl 50 and 60 raids are super easy because everyone is high level
forest laurel
but ye
pale minnow
@next wind If you're at least 50 with (i think) ilvl 90 you could do Crystal Tower, added bonus is that the story is pretty good
indigo orbit
Alex normal raids yeah
gloomy scroll
and light farming in alex savage
next wind
I mean exactly, alexander and CT is just super easy, mechanics don't matter
next wind
Yea I'm almost 70 and did alexander and CT many times
indigo orbit
Coil synced is still a bitch
next wind
but they're quiet easy
compact pond
the third lv60 raid can be pretty mechanic intense I think
next wind
tower of darkness? yea that one was fun
indigo orbit
Are you talking dun scaith or pepsiman
compact pond
Dun Scaith
mossy current
World of Darkness is 50, Bruce
indigo orbit
Pepsiman usually gets blown up before he does his third transformation
compact pond
my first run of Dun Scaith I read a guide and still had no idea what was going on
mossy current
Void Arc, Weeping City, Dun Scaith for alliance
Alexander for 8-man
indigo orbit
Yeah Dun Scaith is a pain
compact pond
Ozma hard in Weeping City is also fffff sometimes
indigo orbit
It's not a steamroll because it came at the end of the expac, so being fully ilv synced isn't much
compact pond
mhmm
zinc orbitBOT
indigo orbit
Same goes with Orbonne Monastery
Although Ivalice in general still wrecks people
They just really upded the ante on mechanics that kill you instantly
next wind
ok thanks
compact pond
I actually haven't unlocked Alexander yet, are the drops worth it still?
indigo orbit
only for glams
wild imp
Hi, I've started healing on WHM (m&kb) and up until discovering that macros prevent you from queueing actions I was mouseover macroing my heals. Has anyone got any tips for target switching between enemy and player rapidly other than tab targetting and clicking party frames? Is there a way to cast on focus target whilst also targetting players without macroing for example?
indigo orbit
I think the gordias stuff looks cool
faint flare
Use the F keys to target people
compact pond
^
indigo orbit
Numpad up/down cycles party members
faint flare
F1-8 targets that respective slot
indigo orbit
and that
faint flare
You can easily press a F key while you're mid cast to swap then tab back
indigo orbit
The numpad targeting is like a soft target in that it will snap back to your actual target once you use the action
Like let's say you've got the tank targeted but Slappy the SAM stands in fire and needs a quick top off, you use the numpad to move to him on the party list and cast a heal and it will then go back to the tank
spring belfry
I have the cycling rebound to my mouse 4 and select target rebound to mouse 5, itβs worked great for me ! Very quick
wild imp
ahaa ok I'll give it a go
and that sounds interesting @spring belfry maybe I can bind the numpad targetting to my mouse wheel instead and cycling that way?
spring belfry
Yes you can! I used to do that but switched so I can keep mouse wheel on zoom out/in
I think you can assign that with a Shift+mouseup/ shift+mousedown if you prefer that
@wild imp it is still a soft-target so if might want assign a select target keybind to your mouse as well
little swift
its ctrl scroll up/down by default for soft targeting party members
wild imp
i'll see what I can make work, thanks for the advice @faint flare @indigo orbit @spring belfry
wild pumice
So all I need to buy to get into the expansions is shadowbringers right
Has all of them included
clever cave
yup
knotty kraken
do fishers make money??
little swift
you also have the 100 post ARR story quests
latent prism
for e5-e8 if I don't get the loot i want can I pass on all and then run it again?
little swift
normal mode yes
slate arrow
@knotty kraken yes, but mostly via selling aethersand
left cedar
What would be the best way to make money in this game? I know you have to sell stuff on the market board, but.. What stuff?
slate arrow
@latent prism once a week on all loot
remote lintel
whatever is in demand @left cedar
slate arrow
@left cedar crafted endgame stuff, mainly
left cedar
How do you know what's in demand?
remote lintel
if it's expensive
slate arrow
you check the marketboard
Generally though glamours, endgame gear/weapons, and materia sell well enough to justify grinding them
left cedar
I mean.. What am I looking for on there? lol
remote lintel
materials needed for crafting endgame things
clever cave
look for yourself!! lol
left cedar
Right. Well, I'm just at the end of stormblood, so maybe I have to hold off a bit then
remote lintel
or the endgame items itself
slate arrow
Neo-ishgard, level 1 gear that isn't racial gear, and tier 7 and 8 materia
left cedar
But I don't know what to look for! lol
remote lintel
what industrial said
remote lintel
and glamour
clever cave
yea for sure, some older items still good but those you can take note of as you go
remote lintel
and mats to make glamour
left cedar
Yup
nova umbra
if he says that they're not ready for the mission even though the attribute requirements are really close, will it still fail?
remote lintel
possibly
little swift
if its a flagged mission it needs all three stats
twilit arch
yes, when they say they aren't ready for it, it means they need all 3 stats to be hit
faint flare
Your grand company barracks when you're high enough rank
rich orbit
im trying to write a macro that uses Egi Assault... but i cant figure out how to get it to work - anyone done this successfully?
remote lintel
never played but this game is hella active
static yacht
@rich orbit what are you trying to macro? you literally press the button and the pet uses the skill
twilit arch
you're asking in a 14 discord...
also probably better to ask that in #video-games-general since there's likely to be more people who've played eso down there tbh
rich orbit
@static yacht basically trying to write an Arcanist macro that will pop all the random things i have to do when their cooldowns are up
rich orbit
im lv 24
next wind
I think its relative... I mean I have no issues with the amount of peeps playing in my server
twilit arch
combat macros are not recommended at all
rich orbit
i think the other problem im trying to solve is targetting
next wind
yep, gotta learn those skills
brazen hawk
But .. maybe .. some people want those for the lazy hours?
faint flare
Arcanist/summoner is very cooldown reliant and need smart use of skills
knotty kraken
which server has the most players?
next wind
if you have a mouse with 2 extra buttons I recommend to set up one button as a control and one as an alt
regal musk
argh, help. How do I disable automatic /cpose when sitting/standing?
static yacht
@rich orbit just use one of the crafter macros but replace the crafter name with egi assault
remote lintel
preferred ones @knotty kraken
regal musk
I remember there was an option for this.
rich orbit
FYI - im maybe 3 days in to the game
static yacht
the only limitations are that you'll have a 3 second delay between using skills
and the only other limitation is it only works on instant cast skills
faint flare
!faq macrogcd
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
See this why you shouldnt macro gcds
twilit arch
using macros is basically teaching yourself bad habits, for the most part
they do not queue, and they can break easily
next wind
archtos you'll get better at mouse targeting as the time goes by, I didn't like it and now I can do with a mouse
twilit arch
you should build the muscle memory
static yacht
it'll cancel your macro
nova umbra
if gathering retainers only care about the gathering stat, does that mean they don't need any accessories?
static yacht
IE: if you try using rune while your skill macro is going off
next wind
a nifty trick though to make aoe targetting easier, tag one mob and cast AoE skill
static yacht
it'll cancel you're rune / skill macro
next wind
this will mark all the enemies in your list
obsidian patio
You can meld gathering to accessories, though Iβm not sure how needed that is.
next wind
and then just click on the list
twilit arch
it can be a good idea to give them accessories anyway and meld gathering onto the accessories to help them meet certain requirements
though its not too terribly needed iirc
nova umbra
what about perception? Do I need head, belt, boots for them?
faint flare
They dont care for it
obsidian patio
You want those anyway for the natural gathering on them
rich orbit
alright, sounds like ill ditch my macro idea
faint flare
Only gathering is important
static yacht
are gathering retainer affected by ilvl like job retainers are?
regal musk
Character Settings > Control > Character > randomize idle animation
faint flare
Only gathering matters
regal musk
thanks, I guess :D
faint flare
only gathering
rich orbit
i just have so many buttons to click and keep track of
faint flare
Thats part of learning the job
next wind
arch as I said setup your mouse buttons as alt and control
rich orbit
and was attempting to automate a bit
next wind
it's very useful
obsidian patio
Yeah Summoner can get very confusing/overwhelming at the higher levels.
quiet crystal
The only proper way to macro skill is to make a raise macro with shitpost in it
obsidian patio
One of the few jobs I just suck at.
static yacht
@rich orbit which skills are you having trouble with?
faint flare
Summoner follows strict cycles and trying to automate stuff is bad
static yacht
that is making it overwhelming?
little swift
macros do not necessarily optimize
next wind
go hit a striking dummy then lol
rich orbit
since targetting in this game isn't as good as some of the others i've played
static yacht
Are you using PC or PS4?
rich orbit
PC
quiet crystal
You can adjust how tab cycles thru enemies in settings
next wind
you said you're 3 days into the game? you'll get better at it trust me
obsidian patio
You can use the aggro list as a way to target enemies
remote lintel
how can targeting be bad if you just click the enemies
rich orbit
yea, i've been doing that too
next wind
I like to use AoE skill and then use aggro list
quiet crystal
I use tab
rich orbit
i eventually want to be a healer, so i think that may become simpler
next wind
how does this tab thing works?
static yacht
if someone is aggroed press tab and it'll change targets
faint flare
Tab cycles through mobs
next wind
oh but they need to be in the agro list right?
faint flare
Usually left to right
static yacht
yes
faint flare
No
remote lintel
healing is harder than dps
rich orbit
i really wish i could target a party member and hit my action to attack their target
next wind
so yes or no? xD if no, then it's great
static yacht
AFAIK, you cannot tab target a boss in savage without clicking on them first?
faint flare
Target them then press T
twilit arch
yes you can
shrewd relic
Is there a way to target lowest hp thing
static yacht
you can? o_o
twilit arch
so long as you're in visual range of them, you can tab target to them
shrewd relic
Would help in FL
static yacht
does your camera have to be pointed at it?
faint flare
T is the default to target whatever your target is targetting
twilit arch
Yes
rich orbit
the 't' thing is cool
faint flare
They have to be in visual range yes
rich orbit
i'd much rather keep the player (tank) targeted and it attack whoever they are focusing on
quiet crystal
You can modify tab settings to scroll enemies via distance I believe
rich orbit
that way i can heal them or attack whoever they are attacking on free cycles
faint flare
You can use the F key
little swift
also you can assign a focus target
quiet crystal
F2 will usually grab tanks in 4p party
faint flare
Tanks are typically slot 2 so F2 will target them
So you can F2 while casting, heal then tab back
next wind
I've gone over the settings and it's possible to change keybind to target nearest enemy
so that's great
next wind
guys, what's the alternative to an egg (food from vendor) for healer?
I bought tons of eggs for my ranged dps lol
cuz they give 3% exp + 8crit
twilit arch
if you're leveling, egg is fine
twilit arch
yeah even for healers
next wind
really okay
twilit arch
crit affects both dps and healing
vagrant copper
I like OJ from the GS but π€·ββοΈ
twilit arch
but sub stats don't really matter that much while leveling
next wind
alright
rich orbit
where does one buy food?
quiet crystal
Culinarians in market
next wind
in any big city at vendor market
little swift
jus tbuy boiled eggs for now if you're just starting
strange coral
You only get +2 crit at most from the egg anyway. It's nothing at 50-80 even for ranged. The value is the exp bonus.
next wind
I think it's 8% crit? which is not terrible
strange coral
8% (Max 2)
quiet crystal
It also has max value
next wind
oh okay
little swift
8% of 10 is like barely 1
brazen hawk
Hey, long lost player here. I have A Realm Reborn registered on my Account, but never played more then the free 30 days back there. Now i entered a RAF-Code and its look like its registered now with the Account. Now the Question: When i now buy the Shadowbringers Complete Edition, will i get another 30 days ?
remote lintel
dlc doesnt come with days
brazen hawk
Even when i buy the complete edition?
remote lintel
complete edition comes with days because it contains the base game
zinc orbitBOT
twilit arch
complete edition would only give you the 30 days if you register it for a platform you don't own ARR on
brazen hawk
Hm, well okay. Then i add another account to it and activate it on this
leaden ginkgo
arr isd 10 bucks
same as the 30 days
might aswell just buy the complete edition again
leaden ginkgo
its 10
next wind
I would suggest to look at ebay too, you can get a good price
remote lintel
next wind
but starter edition does not include Shb does it?
brazen hawk
But why? I could buy the complete edition with all addons and the 30day
next wind
on ebay I bought everything for 20Β£
twilit arch
unless you can find the complete edition for cheap, you're honestly just better off buying shb + sub
leaden ginkgo
dude its 10 euros on steam lol
brazen hawk
I have the keys, not activated
remote lintel
then you would be wasting money?
next wind
you could buy shb + 30 days for 10 bucks on steam? lol oh well I wish I knew it earleir
twilit arch
steam does regional pricing, so its not necessarily going to be 10eu for him
next wind
oh gotcha
twilit arch
also i assume you're playing on pc
you'd have to make a new service account to use the code which honestly seems more work than just buying shb and paying for a sub
brazen hawk
Yeah PC. Maybe i miss something, but why the starter edition? That should be 10β¬ + DLCs, when i need them.
I would just create a second account, activate there a complete edition and should have all dlc with 30days
more work? depends π
remote lintel
why do you need a second account
twilit arch
60$ for 30 days extra when shb + sub is going to be a bit cheaper
unless you're buying complete on sale somewhere
leaden ginkgo
pretty sure complete edition doesnt come with newest expansion
twilit arch
yes it does
knotty tartan
When leveling the arcanist as an alt does it level as dps or healer
twilit arch
thats kind of the whole point of complete edition, is giving you everything
faint flare
Arcanist is a dps
twilit arch
arcanist itself is a dps, but at lvl 30 can become either a healer (scholar) or a dps (summoner)
brazen hawk
@remote lintel Because i have already a copy of a realm reborn now on my account. If i buy now the complete edition, i would get all dlc, but no free 30 days. Because of this i create another service account and acttivate there the complete edition -> dlc+30days
remote lintel
why don't you just buy the dlc
knotty tartan
Thanks
sage plaza
is it cheaper to buy shb + sub?
brazen hawk
dlc 35, complete 39
remote lintel
i mean sure if you want
leaden ginkgo
but no 30 days right
remote lintel
complete has 30
leaden ginkgo
just buy complete then lol
sage plaza
for me shb is 40 and complete is 60
leaden ginkgo
shb plus starter is 50
complete is 60
idk i just bought starter and shb on steam for 45 combined and im happy idc
brazen hawk
Thanks for the Infos. Prices are from the Eu Sqaure Enix Store
sage plaza
shb plus starter is 50
@leaden ginkgo looks like you got a sale
since starter normally is 20, with shb brings it to 60, price of complete
sage plaza
then that's definitely good arbitrage
leaden ginkgo
remote lintel
wow they actually use commas
i always thought it was some weird punctuation mistake
leaden ginkgo
silly americans
i actually play on na servers
so i can actually like
understand everyone
devout salmon
Someone explain. Says it sells in shop for 20k, but really sells for 42?
junior yacht
devout salmon
Ah I see...
leaden ginkgo
Is there a discord of groups that runs Eden's Savage?
devout salmon
I was looking at it as.. Selling to the shop, not the shop selling to me.
twilit arch
shop selling price = what a vendor sells it for. sells for = what a vendor will buy it from you for
agile turret
is there a way to force the game to hold down right click until i tell it to stop? kind of like a toggle? do i need macros?
gray tree
How long does it typically take for the support team to reply back to email tickets these days?
remote lintel
screenshot?
leaden ginkgo
I'm level 66, I haven't touched Heavensward MSQ at all, can I buy and use Heavenesward weapons from the Wolf Marks vendor at all or not?
strange coral
Mogstation let me get my recruitment code. I'd assume we would have heard about it if they shut it down.
remote lintel
@leaden ginkgo you mean you havent gotten to ishgard?
next wind
can I use my retainer to sell in the other world and my world at the same time?
strange coral
Only your home world
next wind
okay I see
leaden ginkgo
@remote lintel nope still working on ARR MSQ
twilit arch
you can buy the wolf mark gear if you want, sure
past flame
what level do you get the flying mount quest
remote lintel
what do you mean flying mount quest
leaden ginkgo
I seen a "buuuut..." @twilit arch
remote lintel
the black chocobo?
leaden ginkgo
sense**
past flame
like to be able to fly your mount
remote lintel
when you get to heavensward
twilit arch
If you're picking it up for the stats, then i don't really see it as worth because most of the stuff you'll be fighting is going to be 50~
twilit arch
can just use what you get from the msq, it'll cover you just fine (or pick up rdm/sam to soak up the exp until you get to idyllshire to get shire gear)
remote lintel
you have to unlock all the aether currents
which includes doing quests
and usually a msq
it's not something you unlock in one fell swoop
past flame
so there wont be a specific unlock quest in heavensward
leaden ginkgo
what does RDM/SAM mean?
past flame
for it
twilit arch
red mage and samurai
remote lintel
no, there is no one quest that you do and it suddenly unlocks all flying
twilit arch
they're stormblood jobs that start at lvl 50
remote lintel
melee is ok
last vale
PotD: if I reach lvl 30+ with a starter class, e.g. THM and want to upgrade to black mage- how do i do that? do my real class lvl has to be 30 also?
twilit arch
red mage is a caster
past flame
@remote lintel is it far into the expansion
static yacht
@last vale you need to do your class quests
remote lintel
not really
static yacht
until you hit level 30
remote lintel
they're talking about potd
last vale
@static yacht my thm is 17, my thm@potd is 36
twilit arch
Your class outside has to be lvl 30
static yacht
potd level is different from actual level
twilit arch
to get your job
twilit arch
potd lvl is irrelevant for that, because potd's leveling is a separate system
static yacht
potd resets your level every floor
remote lintel
did you register them from the free trial website link
oh god
for the windows version?
not sure but you can try it
^try clicking "sign in"
lapis cave
heyo hope this is right chat does anyone have a link shell or group i can join for elites and rare fates? iβm tryna get odins mantle
fervent oar
Hey all, PotD question here. I understand that you can get weapons within the PotD that can be carried into the regular play. A video I'm watching said that therefore be careful you're not wearing the same low leve gear forever. My question is, how do you know you can get a new piece of gear, and how do you get it? Thanks.
proud willow
I'm not sure I understand what that video was trying to warn you about
what's the video?
faint flare
Its basically saying dont lower your aetherpool levels too low
To the point you cant do higher floors
fervent oar
Here, check out the 4 minute mark on this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdRz5DH2irc
slate arrow
making pommanders reduces your artherpool levels in both weapon and armor by 10 each
faint flare
You talk to an npc outside of PotD and trade 10/10 aetherpool levels for a grip
And 3 grips get you a pajadli weapon
Then 6 more gets you a kinna
faint flare
That too
slate arrow
basically, don't dump your aetherpool if you want a glam
proud willow
What he's saying in the video is, you don't get any loot rewards for doing PotD. So you could go from level 20 to level 50 by running PotD over and over, but still have only level 20 gear
and then get destroyed when you try to do actual content
random oxide
Is there a way to get the platinum wedding attire back without breaking the ring and re marrying?
remote lintel
calamity salvager?
vagrant copper
Calamity salvager might have it...?
random oxide
Oh?
remote lintel
probably
zinc orbitBOT
pseudo crescent
I tossed away my beginner's machinist weapon on accident, how can i get it back and start the class?
remote lintel
buy another one?
pseudo crescent
where can i do that xD
pseudo crescent
ohh it's the machinist base in ishgard or?
obsidian patio
Yes
pseudo crescent
thanks alot!
wind thistle
Anyone know of quick ways to join a free company?
vagrant copper
Shout in limsa looking for an invite?
wind thistle
Do people actually invite people like that?
faint flare
Yes
remote lintel
you might not get a good one but it's something
vagrant copper
I get 10 invites a day just running around lol
wind thistle
Well crap, I should've tried that lmao.
midnight slate
https://youtu.be/Be_VMwRqpvE
His gunblade is glowing green lighting in this video
I have the same one and it doesnβt glow
Is it melded? Do I need to put materia on it
brazen hawk
I can't create a Hrothgar ingame. Google says: You need the Addon. I bought the Complete Edition, Account Panel shows Shadowbringers active. Do i need to do something ingame like in WoW to unlock the race?
twilit arch
you let the game download the expansions, yes?
little swift
https://youtu.be/Be_VMwRqpvE
His gunblade is glowing green lighting in this video
I have the same one and it doesnβt glow
Is it melded? Do I need to put materia on it
@midnight slate that one is the shinryuu crafted not the dropped one
brazen hawk
Hm, let me check. I could click play and saw no download infos. I look it up
twilit arch
@midnight slate no, materia has nothing to do with the glow. Weapons only glow when they're unsheathed if they have a glow (also make sure you have Shinryu's Ephemeral Gunblade and not simply Shinryu's Gunblade)
midnight slate
Oh it must be glamour cause it said neo Ishgard
pallid patrol
Mind if I ask a question or would you rather I wait until the others are answered first?
faint flare
Just ask
twilit arch
Did you rename the macro
faint flare
Double check the names
pseudo crescent
no i didn't, just used this
twilit arch
er not macro, the gearset
pallid patrol
I've been trying to do the Zodiac Relic Questline and I've just finished up the books to get my Zodiac Animus, the next part seems like it's an even longer slog than the last and I was wondering if there's a way to get Alexandrite quicker than just doing one daily quest?
obsidian patio
Buy maps for poetics from Auriana
pallid patrol
From what I understand I need to do a daily for a map, then do said map for Alexandrite
Ah, thanks
faint flare
Cant you buy them with allied seals as well?
I remember seeing them in a shop somewhere
pallid patrol
I did see that part, I just dont know where to get them from
I've not been playing very long
obsidian patio
You can buy the alexandrite directly, IIRC
brazen hawk
@twilit arch Thanks for the hint. I was logged into the launcher while i bought the dlc. Annnnnnnnd another 2 hours download time.. i might go to bed.
twilit arch
ya you can buy alexandrite for 50 allied seals
pallid patrol
So Allied Seals are from the hunts, is there a way to find hunts quicker? I've only found a few by chance
faint flare
Look up locations and go there to see if its there
pallid patrol
The books were hell
pallid patrol
Doing fates for hours to spawn a specific one
compact pond
ran CT raids to get poetics
pallid patrol
Numbs the brain
compact pond
100+poetics a run, pretty fast duty q
still brain numbing, but I did that whole step in a day
open coral
Spamming Castrum Meridianum takes about the same amount of time as doing a CT run, and gives twice as many poetics per run.
compact pond
I sit in q for twenty minutes or more for Castrum, only five minutes for CT, and the MSQ quests are long with unskippable cutscenes
pallid patrol
Do you get the poetics from undersized party?
compact pond
I fall asleep XD
pallid patrol
Doubt you would
open coral
You do not unless there's a first-time player.
pallid patrol
I guess I'll get some people from the FC to do some runs :P
compact pond
I only do MSQ once a day
open coral
The only rewards in undersized come from chests.
compact pond
also 24man raids are fun XD
open coral
lol
pallid patrol
Thank you, sorry for all the questions, I'll get to it :P
open coral
"Fun" is relative.
compact pond
oh god I had an Angra wipe four times earlier it was... ... painful
open coral
Oh no. Angra wipes are expected. I've seen wipes on things that there should never be wipes on at this point in time.
compact pond
haha
open coral
I will die mad about it. π
wind lark
Is there any specific setting that will make shadows in cutscenes less utterly shit? I have all my shadow settings maxed.
zinc orbitBOT
twilit arch
Roulettes then either queue up for dungeons and do fates/pixie dailies/hunt bills while waiting in queue or do trust dungeons
mild ermine
Pixie dailies?
faint flare
Beast tribe
modest gust
Guys road to 70 exp will stop in everything if i only get one class or job to lvl 70?
twilit arch
no, so long as your server is still preferred/you're within your 90 day window
mental garnet
hey yall, just came back after a couple years hiatus and i'm really addicted again. i started a new character because i wanted to relearn everything from scratch, but at level 46 i'm finding myself underleveled for msq
twilit arch
the buff will return once you switch to a job below 70
mental garnet
and the answer i found to being underleveled for msq is to do my daily duty roulette, but that's only once per day
so what alternatives are there for a fresh character to get to, say HW content fast?
modest gust
I see thx @twilit arch
slate arrow
you can't get to HW fast without grinding the MSQ or buying an ARR skip
the latter I don't recommend
wind lark
the msq overlevels you easily in ARR
slate arrow
well if you need levels grind your highest level leveling dungeon
there's a level 44(?) dungeon named dhzamel darkhold you can unlock
mental garnet
i also read potd is fast but only if you're leveling alts with armory buff
gotcha, i'll just spam runs of that
mental garnet
thanks for the help @slate arrow
sick knot
do people still work on relic weapons from previous expansions?
slate arrow
of course
sick knot
so for Eurekan weapons, they farm the Eureka zone or something? I haven't been there yet, I don't know how it works for Eurekan weapons, haven't looked into HW relics or ARR relics yet to see what they require.
slate arrow
eureka requires items which only drop in eureka yes
leaden ginkgo
around what level do you start getting decent-looking gear
slate arrow
50+
well, your job gear which you get at level 45 is pretty decent
but the vast majority of ARR content uses 1.0 resources
due to well
making a game in less than 2 years
normal oasis
hey all, I'm a returning player and I was wondering where can I find level 69 gear vendors?
normal oasis
ok, what should I buy? I have very bad gear
slate arrow
if you need gear, get to level 70 and buy poetics gear from rhalgr (i390) or go to Idllyshire to buy Shire gear w/ poetics (i260)
hasty spade
So what are good Goldsmith things to sell on Brynhildr?
thorny spruce
is Levemete important?
faint flare
For non.combats yes
thorny spruce
is guildhests important?
remote lintel
the hall of the novice gives a lot of exp and gear
faint flare
Guildhest are tutorials
calm flame
i need help.
ive bought ffxiv a long time ago and i still cant play.
it says i need a registration code
remote lintel
how long is long ago
faint flare
You were given a code when you Brought it
violet sequoia
One last question! What does NA Legacy mean for the world section thingy
remote lintel
it just means that server has been there since 1.0
faint flare
Means irbwas around for 1.0
remote lintel
it does nothing
violet sequoia
Oh it doesnβt matter much
remote lintel
nope
tidal osprey
says seraph will auto cast seraphic veil when set to guard. Should I always keep her on guard then? Does using it mean she stops using other abilities?
faint flare
No
Its basically her embrace
You command it to.use other stuff
Guard is the default stance anyway
tidal osprey
So i should always set her to guard? and manually use her other abilities?
faint flare
All her other abilies need to be manually activod
She doesn't automatically.use them
You need to command her to use constellation, angel whisper and seraphic vale
sick knot
are the only relic weapons for DNC and GNB the resistance weapons? or do they get relic weapons from previous expansions added in ?
faint flare
Only resistance
sick knot
ok
so all new classes added in a new expansion never have any new relic weapons added to previous lines of relic weapons I'm guessing
faint flare
Basically
static yacht
don't they have eureka weapons?
faint flare
Nope
static yacht
I'm dumb. I forgot dancer and GBR was SHB
fervent oar
Hey all, question here: I know I can level another class pretty easily, but how do I get gear and gil go get gear to stay cought up with my level?
remote lintel
dungeons
solemn delta
Hey wondered one thing about my BLM single target rotation at 52. I'm using the guide you guys gave me but why start wth BIII and not FIII for max dps only using blizzard for mp tick?
crimson wind
I need 4 more ilvl but i can't buy any gear that'll upgrade my Ilvl what do I do?
crimson wind
61
fervent oar
Yeah, they'd give gear, but man, I was wondering about how to get gil (or I can use what I already made, I suppose, from my other class).
faint flare
You start with bliz 3 so you can throw thunder out for free
solemn delta
I bought neo stuff at 80. Hmm dungeons then best bet
faint flare
And enter fire with full mana
crimson wind
Dungeons I don't believe will upgrade my Ilvl
remote lintel
@crimson wind did you get shire gear
hot eagle
why not use poetics and get shire gear in idylshire
solemn delta
Oh yes the leveling ones will. But yeah 60 poetics too
crimson wind
I've got augmented shire fending
solemn delta
If you have
crimson wind
And a couple pieces from early SB
solemn delta
Got it @faint flare
raw solstice
@solemn delta few reasons, really:
- Ideally you precast the B3, so the initial cast time is eaten up
- Starting in UI means you can apply thunder and then have a cheap (and later, free) F3 to have more MP for your AF phase.
- It's especially important when you get blizzard 4 so you can apply umbral hearts before entering AF
pseudo crescent
can i farm mounts from EX trials unsynced?
remote lintel
yes
raw solstice
you can, yeah
pseudo crescent
niice ok
forest laurel
yeah I did that with ARR extremes and some HW extremes
maybe you too can also get an inside joke going with your FC about mounts 
crimson wind
oh i had a ring from Aery. Just upgraded by buying a ring from MB
pseudo crescent
they all have them already and i'm not that good talking to ppl and asking for help xD
hot eagle
can i farm mounts from EX trials unsynced?
@pseudo crescent yes and no, can farm all unsync till stormblood latest expansion u can't unsync
solemn delta
Gonna practice it not hard really the aoe is so easy until 59
raw solstice
you can't unsync shb content, I guess is the point of that comment
but that's not really relevant anyways haha
crimson wind
They said till SB
raw solstice
by "till" I assume they meant including, since that's what it is
Freeze is essentially your B3 for AoE, except it's even nicer since it's a GCD cast. And later on even better since it gives you an umbral heart
solemn delta
Will freeze max my mp in one cast though?
remote lintel
no
raw solstice
no, but you're not looking for max MP
remote lintel
for aoe you dont need max mp
raw solstice
you're looking for enough MP to sustain your AoE rotation
solemn delta
Just to be able to recast flare
raw solstice
which doing what's listed allows you to do
zinc orbitBOT
lavish portal
guys just unlocked glamour and i want to have cool outfits, but i am poor and lvl 20
how long before i can start getting nice outfits
cos i had a look at some items on the market and they cost like
remote lintel
depends what you mean by nice outfits
static yacht
in game, you get relic armor which looks decent @ level 45
lavish portal
some decent looking robes
remote lintel
probably around lvl 40 or something
static yacht
you get cosplay glamour @ certain break points for time subbed I think its like 120 days
sick zenith
What class are you
static yacht
realistically you're SoL if you're poor for the popular ones
lavish portal
conjurer
static yacht
IE: rebel coat
hot eagle
hall of the novice has some nice looking gear for low lvl
little swift
keep in mind some stuff is mogstation sold
sick zenith
@lavish portal do hall of the novice all the way through for a really nice looking robe
lavish portal
is that the green emblem things? the quest givers
sick zenith
!myglamour
zinc orbitBOT
solemn delta
Yeah @raw solstice you max mp after thunder anyway so it works perfect π
little swift
its a goodset for use for a while too
sick zenith
Thats the robe you get
sick zenith
Yep i used it up till i got the battlemage set on blm and i use it on cnj
The hats all me
You can use glasses
lavish portal
btw how much variety is there with glamour? i have no idea how many items there are for it
faint flare
Tons
remote lintel
a lot
faint flare
Literally every item is a glamour
lavish portal
is there leather jackets?
sick zenith
At higher levels you start getting more handsome gear
remote lintel
kind of
faint flare
Theres some jackets
lavish portal
i see
sick zenith
Lighting is weird there
lavish portal
well its kinda too small ngl but its nice that its there
sick zenith
Usually looks better
Go on MB and search it then hit 'try on'
You can test how it will look
lavish portal
holy crap some of the coats look slick
i'm glad there's a big focus on looking cool
ESO everyone looked kinda lame tbh
remote lintel
there is a leather looking coat but it's long so idk if that's what you want
faint flare
Glamour.is the true endgame
scenic kelp
Glamour is the game
remote lintel
is there a way to gpose without doing an emote
mental garnet
ok scratch that, just checked. my next quest requires level 49 so i guess it's time for a couple more dzemael darkhold runs XD
why does that gap exist π
remote lintel
because you arent on a preferred world
midnight slate
How do I unlock Lyhe Ghiah
I just got the wonderful tails
remote lintel
thats a treasure map dungeon
hot eagle
why not unlock aurum value the 47 dungeon 
crimson wind
How can i turn hud off without gpose
remote lintel
scroll lock
crimson wind
Controller
mental garnet
oh true
midnight slate
How do I get the treasure map for the dungeon
mental garnet
i recall hating that dungeon though
indigo orbit
You find treasure maps randomly when gathering
remote lintel
@midnight slate zonureskin maps i think?
faint flare
Yes Zonureskin
Whenever you complete a Zonureskin map, there is a random chance a portal to lyse ghal will appear
scenic kelp
@leaden ginkgo not sure about this but try it, and try to update nvidia driver and directx
faint flare
Its a party map so its recommended to bring people
hot eagle
from mb or gather it from a lvl80 node
midnight slate
Either I buy it or find it from a gathering job
Cause I donβt have any crafters
remote lintel
@crimson wind what controller
scenic kelp
@leaden ginkgo if you have overlay apps, close them
(nzxt, discord overlay, msi afterburner, nvidia overlay ..etc)
ask him to try closing the overlays first, then go for the drivers updates @leaden ginkgo
crimson wind
Dualshock
faint flare
Iirc L1 and touchpad
remote lintel
yes
crimson wind
Thanks
midnight slate
So what happens after I decipher this zoneurskin map
faint flare
You go find the location it shows
You then use dig
Then kill stuff that spawns
Then open the chest and hope you get a portal to the dungeon
midnight slate
Itβs not matched?
I need to find 6 other people
faint flare
No
remote lintel
you need a preformed party
faint flare
You need at least a tank and a healer
remote lintel
minimum of 4 people
faint flare
Nah minimum 2
remote lintel
bet
faint flare
I do maps with 3 people
midnight slate
Oh thatβs fin
faint flare
And they're both in starter job gear
So
And someone in my group duos map with a BLM friend of theirs
Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
midnight slate
So itβs not hard
I can do it with 2-4 people
faint flare
At least a tank and a healer is recommended
remote lintel
you just need to do the dungeon you don't need to get all the way to the end
which you probably wont anyways
by that logic you could just go in yourself if u only want to get it done
faint flare
The mobs would probably kill them
remote lintel
doesnt it register as complete as long as you just get in
faint flare
Im sure talking the mobs you need to kill to open the chest
remote lintel
so you need to open the chest to register it as complete?
faint flare
Need to get inside the dungeon
And the mobs outside will probably kill them so someone else needs to tank them and get some form of healing
nova umbra
... I think I messed up. Is there a way to extract the general purpose white dye from my gear? I think I used it on my gear instead of the glamour piece
nova umbra
well rip 200k
midnight slate
Should I open the map now or wait till I have people
remote lintel
doesnt matter
midnight slate
Do they need a map to join to orrrr
faint flare
They dont
But generally its recommended to bring at least a map to map parties so you're not just leeching loot and free money
And plus more chances for portals
clever cave
general rule is to bring 1 map per person, then loot will either be free for all or loot goes to map owner
finite ferry
what level can one solo an 8 party level 60 map. i soloed a level 50 one at level 60 no problem as dps
carmine gazelle
anyone wanna be my friend and help me learn the game
static pasture
ive just accepted 12 side quests and can only see a few locations on my map for the quests, is there a way to display them all at once so i can go out, do them all and then come back and turn them all in?
without using the journal
faint flare
The tracker can only show 5 things at once
static pasture
aw π¦
so ill just have to do 5, block them from the map/tracker
then do 5 then 2?
clever cave
yea it sucks
can look in your quest menu and track some on your own
and maybe do those first
static pasture
thats what ive done before i just thought id ask if the tracker can get more hehe
im used to the wow ways of like
accept everything, do it all then give it in
clever cave
yea ppl like that
static pasture
it makes the gaining exp much.. not quicker but smoother even though it isnt
weird to explain but it makes it feel better than 1 quest at a time but i really enjoy the MSQ feature
proud willow
The quest targets will still be marked in the world, just not on the map
also, if you're used to WoW, sidequests here are a LOT less useful for leveling
at this point, with XP boosts to all the other activities, the main reason for doing sidequests is just for the lore
static pasture
this is the first time ive been doing them really, at lvl 78 atm and i just know ill get level gated at 79
proud willow
Ahh okay, understandable
They serve a little bit more purpose in ShB
Just... a lot of new players come in and think they need to clear out every quest they see
faint flare
Yes
little swift
yes no reason they wouldn't
static yacht
how do you
lock your hud so that you can't click move it
specifically the hot bars
finite ferry
roulette can have 50-100 waiting list because lack of healers/tanks
static yacht
oh is it that simple?
little swift
and lock it so the icons don't come off
proud willow
static yacht
ah ty
proud willow
uncheck 3rd box and/or 6th box
little swift
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