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lv59 mobs are your best bet though
@zealous phoenix yes
that's in the uh
azys lla
the map with a ton of flying islands right
the final hw area
right, big thanks
Sweetness. I also wanted to ask how would I transfer my character from free trial to full game. I also want to know how to change data centers as I want to play with a friend
If i have game on pc and connect my ps4 with free starter pack will i get free sub month?
how much would it be
From free trial to full game, you just log in with the same account and your character will be there
18 usd
i think the transfer is like 18 dollars or something
you will get the free 30 days from registering a new platform license to your account iirc
so guys
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is fisher a good profession to play?
Do you enjoy fishing?
very much
then do it
Is it a fun minigame or is it just like mining and botany
its different from mining and botany slightly
do I get anything out of it tho
fish
since you can't know what you're yoinking out of the water
lol
Fish which go into cooking recipes
besides knowing what fish are in what loot tables
And some minions apparently
Fishing is relaxing
there aren't that many fish related culinarian recipes
Then what else do you use fish for lol
Making singing wall mounts?
Or you can just release after you catch them
you desynth fish
Lol the frames are expensive though
Interesting
Ive been avoiding fishing and cul and alc at the moment
But ill keep that in mind
Is it just me or is there no Shiva Discord?
World specific discords aren’t really a thing. You can try asking in this EU specific discord or in #retired-eu-datacentres https://discord.gg/GEDcKJx
can I solo farm for Night Pegasus Whistle or do I need a group for it? seen posts about it that go back to 2017 so wondering if a level 80 can farm it, looks cool
you can solo potd yes
You do need to go to 150+ for it iirc
To solo, you need to choose 'Fixed party'
So would need a red mage or something
I have a question, if I unlock summoner and scholar at the same time at level 30 and then scholar level up lvl 31, the summoner will level up too or not?
Yes
Yes, they level at the same time because you earn "arcanist xp" instead of job specific xp
They share xp due to having arcanist base
You will need to do the others job quest to get skills
But its extra xp as well
Okay thanks!
Will deleting the game on PS4 delete any save data?
Can I delete my character to make a new one to change data centers?
i'm not satisfied with the one I had first time, and I want to make a new one
you can just make another one on another data center
i'm about to add A realm reborn onto my account and I just want to be sure I can delete the character to make a new one
@patent tusk It shouldn't. You can try the backup function just to be safe https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/game_manual/config/#entry-backup_server
yes you can delete it
Nice
@strange coral Ok thanks. I was about to buy PS+ to back it up to the PS cloud but hopefully that's not necessary
I don't have XIV on PS4, but other games' saved data (saves and settings) are typically kept when you delete digital downloads. I imagine XIV keeps your settings in the same place.
I hope it works like that. I wanna upgrade to the standard edition but to do that I have to delete the free trial version first
Also characters are saved on the servers, so don't need to worry about them
what happens if you switch class/job mid fate?
does the exp just go to the class you're on when the fate finishes
Yes
when I do my relic quest do I have to do a specific fate or just fates in that area?
For crystals? Any in that area
hey guys, I thought frontlines best strategy is to bunch up and run for objectives, is it not?
someone said it's not, I was wondering what's the best way to approach it to have the max chance to win
It heavily depends on what the other teams are doing
the one that requires teh least amount of coordination is zerg the objective pinged
but its game state dependent
that's what I do 1. explain rules quickly b4 match 2. post coordinations and group up then zerg the objectives
generally speaking though you're more likely to win fights if you group up and focus targets being marked
but not everyone wants to group together
but we lost a couple of times cuz enemy team had 3 objectives spawn on their side
Thems the breaks
even when we followed this strategy and someone said when we chase objectives all game we don't build something
and we lose
that's what I was wondering about
in some maps splitting your group off to do other objectives can be vital to a comeback
objectives matter about as much as kills do in Onsal Hakair as well
since killing someone gives your team points and punishes the enemies by causing them to lose points as well
hmm okay
You're best bet is to follow your team and any instructions people give
its your item level
a straight average of item level across all slots
notably, double handed weapons count for both main hand and offhand slots, in that average
ok cool ty
is there a site for marketboard prices which are up to date?
to check for whole data center?
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There was but the guy who owned it got banned iirc
there's also universalis but that's manually updated
meh:(
so not always super up to date
still can recommend? does it have a lot of users?
On FF logs how do I look at actual DPS it's just showing numbers up to 100 like 99.58 etc
Wanted to look at actual numbers
with lvl 80 nq crafting gear (the non master recipe kind) + fc buffs + food, would I be able to to reliably hq the best crafting gear? or do i need to farm out the scrip gear
nq crafting gear...?
yeah lmao
Hell no
ok ty
NQ is trash
Click on the job
I'm wanting to get a third Job going but I don't know what one to pick. Right now I'm deciding between Dark Knight, Monk, and White Mage. Anyone want to help?
click on the "aggregate using normalized scores" and change it to per second amounts
That's the job rika thanks
Oh does that table break down percentile parces? Ex the average output of the median player and all?
what kind of playstyle are you looking for?
Me? Right now I have a War and Dancer at 80 but I don't have the MSQ for Shadowbringers done
So I'm going to get a 3rd job ready to be capped by the MSQ. I'm just having trouble picking a Job
I'm not a fan of OGCD so I don't want to do Gunbreaker or Astrologan, I'm not sure if the classes I listed as interest have OGCD abilities
What's rdps and adps?
!faq fflogsdps
- RaidDPS (rDPS) is: Your TotalDPS minus the damage from buffs you received plus the damage from buffs you contributed
- Personal DPS (pDPS) is: Your TotalDPS without being adjusted for buffs.
- aDPS is: Your TotalDPS minus single target buffs applied to you (devilment, dragon sight, astro cards, etc)
it is not ranged dps, or added dps
Cause rdps clearly isn't ranged since SAM are top for E7S
Yep, deleted because faq
whm definitely will have ogcd spells
Do any of the healers not have off gcd?
Bleh. I know all tank jobs have some.
in the sense that you're not like constantly trying to have uptime and theyre more situational
Oh so more like instant casts
yeah
with longer cooldowns
I havent leveled astro a ton but i know with whm and scholar most ogcds are like instaheals
Sorry I've played a lot of wow but not much 14
no worries!
ff14 runs around ocgd
theyre sort of a mixture of o-shit buttons and things to use to keep your dps up
i'm pretty sure every class in the game double weaves
Warrior doesn't or didn't for me. Maybe I was playing wrong.
Dancer definitely does, that's like it's thing
Yeah CDs but I mean more like hitting fans and all for Dancer
you might like redmage tbh?
Which you may end up double weaving with something else depending on fight
I feel like as a class it only has a few ogcds
and most of the focus is more on dualcast/bw mana management
I've not even looked into it honestly.
how do I get or farm Irregular Tomestone of Law?
So it has Mana management like Dark Knight? I'll probably have to watch a video on it to get a better idea
Do these instances
Moogle heads are the tomestone one's right?
no it's a different kind mostly
Yes
you have two types of mana, black and white
and certain spells give you certain amounts of one
and you have to keep them as equal as possible until they reach a certain level
at which point you have a melee combo instead of casting like previously
also the other main part of the class is dualcast, which means that once you hardcast one spell the next one is instant
Alright so I need to look more into Monk and Red Mage. Are there any other classes that are on the simpler side like Dancer and Warrior? That's what attracted me to them in the first place
rdm is def a pretty simple class
I think it's very easy to pick up
I would say dragoon is also pretty simple
but it has a lot more ogcd weaving
what's the hardest jobs
It probably is but I'm kinda dumb when I'm playing so simple is my go to.
nothing wrong with that haha, every class is viable in this game so you should just pick the one that's the most fun
From what I've seen getting good uptime in Black Mage is the hardest thing to do @pine bluff
cause you have to run around so much in the game?
I might be missing something, why are the Itinerant Moogle vendor empty ?
i would say smn is pretty hard in regards to learning the rotation but once you do it's on the easier side
Oh Dancer is super fun and Warrior is all about smash which I enjoy. I just don't want a but load of xp going to waste.
And it's learning how to move as little as needed while dpsing, like a traditional Mage the more you move the less you cast. Less cast means less damage. It's a player skill thing that takes a lot of puls to learn
Thanks @unreal aspen
Imo easiest dps is brd mch or dnc
Dumb question; can I set certain hotbars to only appear in combat?
Do I have to grind every beast tribe individually all the way to bloodsworn?
If you want to yes
Ah thought there was a quest to help with that
@frank anchor make sure “Show only recently added items” isn’t checked
There's a quest when you max out all tribes of that expansion era to get the final rank
No
You don’t have enough tomes
You just dont have any
You dont Hve any points to buy
ok so in order to get the currency for this vendor I just run the dungeons with the moogle icon next to it correct? do I get it on every run or is it a chance per run kind of thing
@static yacht probably, I just got like halfway through a guide for Monk and it made my head hurt.
With ranged you dont have to worry about positionals, cast times or anything
And machinist is literally the same rotation everytime because it uses combos instead of procs
The only thing I have to worry about as dancer is hitting the shiny buttons, not standing in fire, and getting my steps off quick.
just to be sure, if I go into an iLVL synced dungeon, it doesn't matter what gear I wear, right?
bc I have lvl 75 gear rn and I wanna go into the lvl 79 dungeon to get to 80 faster
75 to 79 isnt a huge ilvl gap.
yeah but I'm a tank so the gear kinda does matter
I just don't wanna go in there and end up dying to wall to walls much quicker than expected
Proper mitigation usage should still allow you to wall to wall
Especially if you are DRK or WAR
guess I'll just go do the dungeon then
and ye I do use my mitigation one by one
TBN whenever I can
Gear doesn't sync up
aight then
Only down
Lesser gear makes some larger pulls more sketch but proper mitigation cycling helps
Just do the 79
Just do 79 and be abit more cautious
aight
No sense in spending hundreds of K on a set that you are about to replace. Do the 79 bow out if you are getting rekt
when can I get to limsa lominsa to get rogue, if I started in uldah?
Use abyssal drain as a heal rather than damage
ah ok
Oh I didnt know he wasn't there yet, sorry
ShB tomestones are unlocked right at 80 yeah? No story completion needed?
Yep
neat
Guys where can i buy the registration code?
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does the ARR story boost also complete the crystal tower raid quests?
No
strictly does the MSQ ones only
is there anything else to do with old outleveled gear other than selling them?
Im a returning player and trying to create a new account, am i supposed to buy a copy online to get the registration code?
I have over 600+ points from the Fashion Report, but the Spring Bottoms don't appear in the Boutique.
I don't know why this is
@tawny dune yes
so what the end game activate in this game?
one question about the free starter edition on the PS Store
when I tried to acquire it, it said that it can't be done because I already have it (since I've downloaded the free trial)
Am I unable to claim it?
how do i turn off auto next for story text
ok thanks!
@leaden ginkgo It SHOULD have converted your free trial into the starter edition
@unkempt oasis not sure on what you’re asking, Do you want to know what endgame content is at 80?
whats gonna happen to the ishgard restoration dyes ?
but I haven't received any code :(
oh well the game is downloading again cuz I'm stupid and thought that if I deleted the game it would fix
I'll try to log in when it finishes
i'm in love with the turquoise blue, but the only way to get some is from scrips, and they'll be gone one day
@leaden ginkgo Did you search it on the store and press download? And then it said you can't install it?
Cause if so, when you log into the game, it will ask you to register the full game
And it's just there for you to select
I thought you download the full game with the free trial you just can't unlock anything past 35
You do
@lime sphinx there’s no evidence that the restoration will be removed entirely when its ‘done’
By "Downloading" the full game, you're essentially just removing that barrier
At the bare minimum I expect the rewards to be moved to somewhere else
is there any specific place to look for social linkshells? 
Or for the turn-ins to simply stay and it just doesn’t advance the restoration anymore
Hello, was wondering if i NEED to hand in HQ items for airships building. And what happens if i do not.
FC airships? They can be NQ
well I can install it, but when I clicked "buy" when the free trial was installed it said that it wasn't possible 'cause I already had it
You just randomly sometimes get materials back when you use more HQ stuff
anyway, thanks for answering anyway and I'll update you guys when it finishes
Your just basically getting the "keys" you need to unlock everything. Kinda like the difference between a disc game and digital
Does it effect the quality if the airship ventures etc or is it just to make the materials less for it in the next phase
@leaden ginkgo It should just let you register the full game once you next log in, let us know
it doesn't affect quality of ventures or anything, just can reduce materials required to build
anybody got a spreadsheet i can search for food stats?
How do you calculate the overall potency of a regen?
Divide the duration by 3 and that’s the total number of ticks for a heal or damage over time
^ since both HoTs and DoTs tick every 3s
So Regen heals for a total of 1,200 potency over 18 seconds
Trying to install the game and "The server is not responding" comes all the time
way to fix this or wait
@pine bluff late, but you can desynthesise the gear when you unlock that and get some materials that you can sell, or you can give it to your retainer when it's high enough level to wear it. for ventures
or you could store it on a retainer for the future when you're levelling an alt job
Yeah, Cure III often just isn't helpful when it should be due to the colossal mana cost and the godawful range. It's even less helpful because XIV is ass at tracking moving targets, so if you needed a big panic aoe heal, well.
Cure III often ain't gonna do jack diddly shit unless the group is actually COMPLETELY STACKED.
Just bought the game 10 mins ago, do you guys know why do i keep getting the entered code is invalid
Just bought the game 10 mins ago, do you guys know why do i keep getting the entered code is invalid
@tawny dune *
Same shit happened to me
Keep trying and eventually it might work
+wait till you try to install the actual thing thats the hardest part of the game
Its trial and error until maybe finally just Maybe it downloads itself
Oh god, it worked after i did it from mog station
Ah yes, didnt thought i would be able to play the game that easily
That generally appears if you try to play on the steam launcher with a non-steam license or vice versa
@grim shell entirely community done, you’ll have to ask the people that do them
Actual concerts or just some dude spamming perform in Limsa
Should i install the game from the website instead of steam then? @obsidian patio
Could also be the ensemble fearure as well
@left sapphire for combat or crafting/gathering classes?
combat
i want to focus on lvl 50 and completing story after
(bought the ARR skip thingy)
i'm 27 atm
Mostly just vendor gear and dungeon loot then
The gear vendors in the main city-state marketplaces have gear from 1 to 50
okiii. what dungeons should i do also?
the ones that match my level more or less ?
or is there a specific one?
@near meteor dungeon learn rate is only guaranteed if you do it synced, meaning you'll need a full party
Pretty much, queue for the dungeon closest to your level and maybe the one before that if it helps speed up queue time
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Get a full light party, turn off undersized party and que in
Yes
Blue needs a full party to que in synced
But it makes all spells guaranteed to learn
In any instance
Great for doing primal spells
what channel do i ask people for raids n stuff
What kind of raids?
You could try party finder in game
If you are looking for a regular group to attempt savage, then that is #603040697884475393 or #reddit-recruitment-feed
I have a question about the free ARR base game on PS4 right now, if anyone is familiar with how PS4/PC account linking works
So I'm new and i keep getting kicked out of the server in ff is that normal or should i be fixing something?
can you give mgp cards to others?
@vocal roost definitely not normal! You shouldn't be getting kicked, I would look up the error code it gives you
It's either 9002 or 9006
@errant palm you have one mog station account, and you buy a license for steam, pc or ps4
@pearl wharf nope
You cannot play on steam if you have a pc license etc.
If you buy the expansion for PC, you still need to buy it for ps4
@static yacht do you know if the 30 days you get from the free ps4 version right now adds to your current sub on pc? it should right?
90002 is a general connection error from the client side
I believe so, sub is independent from license
And various threads on /r/ff14 have confirmed it
Thats great! Welp, time to link my accounts
Yeah top comment in the thread for the free starter confirms
I'm not really sure how to fix because I'm not very pc savvy but I'll poke around
@vocal roost something is cutting off your connection to the server, thats why it kicks you out...
Are you using a wired connection or wifi?
damn
Wifi
Hi im looking to get back into the game what is the dungeon content like is it still braindead easy? Because thats what made me quit last time as im not interested in raiding and ended up being disapointed with the dungeon content because of how easy it was
Dungeons are still casual content
Just nore 24man raids which are also casual content and normal mode 8man which are also casual content
And eureka at 70 which is a big, open area dangerous zone thats a call back to old mmos
What do the stars mean next to the items?
does it go like 1-5 or even higher later on?
What is it, a belt?
yeah
oh
anyone know whats the best armor for bluemage rn?
@leaden ginkgo https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f0Kkc20VaasVx_LHBMG9QP4vNp_N2QD7bBx8SqW2P2M/edit
Mix of augmented Shire, Alexandrian, Whalaqee accessories, and Incendiario
from the balance
The exact stats you want depend on the role you mainly play.
DPS BLU doesn't really like Spell Speed, but Tank and Healer BLU do.
@static yacht would this be a dps set?
uhh this what the full post says
"Crit/dh and Crit/sps are roughly equal with proper play (crit/sps must use swiftcast in moon flutes). Sps/dh is behind the others, but may be better for tanking and healing (unconfirmed as of yet). Materia V is used. "
What's WAR meld priority?
I unlocked SMN/SCH, but i now have a problem. I play on PS4 so using a controller i usually switch, while doing random stuff, between Hotbars with R1 taps. When the pet is up, it only switches between Hotbar 1 and Pet (or 2 and Pet), but never cycles the second hotbar. Anyone knows how to fix?
how do i choose a dungeon cause it just keeps putting me in random ones
change your duty finder tab to guildhests
Click the icons to change categories, the first one is randoms/roulettes
Why does my calamity salvager only have some gearsets for some classes?
thank you
It has my brd, pal, and smn, but not my other lvl 80 classes like dancer
im trying to gear up my retainer 😦
I don't think DNC has any class sets other than the ShB one.
The ones from the DNC quests are crafted iirc
no
ahh is it only for legacy classes or something?
DNC does not have relic gear at 70
if you're looking for the 80 relic gear
You need to go to grendolt
grendolt has all the 80 relic gear for free provided you've completed the relevant role quests and have the job at 80
ahh i see thank you!
If a job didn't exist when that particular expansion was introduced, then the job don't have relics from that expansion
For example, Dark Knight is introduced in Heavensward, so it has relics in HW, SB, and ShB, but not ARR (ARR is not expansion but that's not the point here)
Another example, 6.0 Jobs will not have relics in ARR, HW, SB, ShB at all, only in 6.0
Samurai that came out in SB doesn't have a ARR or HW relic
etc etc
Another example, 6.0 Jobs will not have relics in ARR, HW, SB, ShB at all, only in 6.0**+**
:D
please explain
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Used to augment non combat gear
wuuuut
is there a way to save configs for clothing so you dont have to switch armor everytime you switch classes?
Use the gear set function. In the character window there's a button for it above your gear pane
It lets you save gear sets for quick switching. You can also drag a set from the list on to hotbars
thank you
Hi guys, do i have to be lvl 80 to see the weather nodes in diadem?
easiest way to level an alchemist?
Spam 1 recipe to 15 then ^^^
if I already have 1 star in riding in a zone, will purchasing the riding map from the moogle vendor make it 2 stars?
What different betwern stormblood bard and shadowbringer bard ?
Not much, stormblood bard was heavy reliant on crit
Due to repriotre requires dots to crit
To get the stack for songs
And straight shot was a crit up buff
the days go by as I continue to wait for the game to be on sale again 
But bard causes carpsl tunnel.doesnt it ?
@frank anchor Yes, for ARR the first star is from MSQs and the second is from riding maps. Bear in mind that you can gets those easily with allied seals outside of the moogle event, and with the next patch ARR zones will have flying so they will be somewhat obsolete. So I recommend prioritizing the more rare stuff from the moogle event such as mounts.
do we have a date more or less of when 5.3 is coming? I wanna know if I have enough time to farm everything in that vendor :P
oh cool, more than enough time to get all the mounts and cool stuff
do the dungeons that give moogle tomes change, or are those the ones until the end of the event?
They stay the same for the event
they are the same until the end of the event
This S*it Right here is the hardest thing to beat
I have a bunch of spare tomestones and I don't know what I could spend them on
I have like 800 extra and I've already gotten the armor and weapon set
Poetics or others?
Poetics
!faq poetics
Sorry I should've specified
is the facet coat of crafting better than the scrip gear with materia melds even though its 10 ilvl lower?
yes
What does "Demicrystals to vendorsell - 25 poetics for 500gil" mean exactly?
ya, scrip gear is fine to continue using
ok ty ty
you buy demicrystals with poetics and then sell it to a vendor
they have a vendor price of 500gil
they're from hismena in idyllshire, under the (Other) section
Ohh alrighty
https://gyazo.com/7d567d7923351b7d2ac3c595ebacceaa Does that mean I get to fly that early in HW as soon as I collected those aether things?
Once you get all the aether currents in the zone, yes
The last current is the last MSQ of that zone typically
Is there an order for what gear slots gives most stats?
In the process of being stingy with buying upgrades
I know body is well up there
weapon > chest/pants > helm/gloves/boots > belt > accessories
pants i wouldn't have assumed. cheers
What does that icon mean? First time I see it
for that NPC in particular it's for taking you through the closed door
Thanks!
just in case you teleport out and didn't attune to the aetheryte across the bridge
👍
Am I blind or is there no market board in Eulmore?
Theres not
huh
Eulmore serves the same function as Rhargl and Idyllshire
I cannot find the quest words of wisdom from ardashnir
I have my Cronus equipped but no quest, anyone know why?
is this your first anima?
to continue blue mage job quest do i need to complete the book?
Yes it is
No, you only need the spells they ask you to grt
you just need the skills that the quests tell you to, you don't need every skill
Do more job quests
Do I need to get a soul stone or something?
i got azulmagia and he stopped
you should already have one @atomic jetty
you get a soul stone after the first blu quest
Idk why the quest does not pop up from her then
Hmm, did you use the anima minion?
that may be part of it
No, should I get the minion first?
What does he say
actually yes, according to garland tools you need to do the quest that gives the anima minion
for words of wisdom
Okay thanks gonna do it now
i got it nvm its cuz i needa finish heavensward
I just bought time for the first time, is there a way to make the cloud set not.. Ass?
Well FF starter is free what do I get from it?
I assume shadowbringer pack doesn’t give you anything free?
Unless I get collector?
@leaden ginkgo You can dye it? 🤷♂️
Collector's stuff isn't really "free", but it's a good deal if you like the items in them
I meant stat wise
You can use the glamour system to make your equipment look like it.
Ahh, I see. Do I get that at a certain level then?
!faq glamour
'What is Glamour and how do I unlock it?'
Glamour is the process of changing an equipment's look into a different item with the use of Glamour Prisms. You can unlock the ability to glamour by doing the level 15 quests 'If I Had a Glamour' in Vesper Bay, West Thanalan. Although not required, you can unlock the ability to dye gear with the nearby quest 'Color Your World'. You can get the Orange Juice needed by talking to the nearby Merchant & Mender. Items used for glamouring are not lost upon use.
'How do I glamour? Where do I get more Prisms?'
Glamouring is done by right-clicking (Square or X on controllers) on the equipment you want to glamour and choosing the option 'Cast Glamour'. After clicking this you choose the item you want the appearance on the right half of the menu that opened up. You can get more Glamour Prisms by either crafting them after completing the quest 'Absolutely Glamourous', buying them from your Grand Company Quartermaster, or buying them from the marketboard.
I don’t know anything so not sure what these are. Like says I gain Grani Mount, Wind-Up Fran, and Revolver Gunbreaker Weapon(does that mean I can get gunbreaker early?)
no
it is for fashion only
you still need to unlock gunbreaker like how everyone else does it
grani mount is something you can ride around the map, once you unlock the option to ride mount at lvl 20-ish
Wind-Up Fran is a minion, it is just a lil toy that will follow you around
if you aren't sure, you can just get the standard edition
Is grani mount anything great compare to what o get normally? Excluding looks that is.
then paid the difference later to upgrade to collector in your mogstation
all mounts are the same speed and all can fly
it is just for looks
I currently have standard for os4 that they gave away for free
So I’m asking question atm debating if I should just buy dlc separately, bundle or in collector
Shadowbringers include all previous expansion
you don't need to buy Heavensward and Stormblood seperately (you can't anyway digitally)
Just Shadowbringers would be the cheapest
don't get complete edition either, it is just ARR (which you already own) + Shadowbringers
Yeah from what I see that extra from collector doesn’t seem much
Can always upgrade to collectors later
i know, first time collector edition in ages to just include cool freebie, not game breaking advantage
Do I unlock new race right away? I assume I can only make a single char?
the base subscription let you make 8 characters, but they cannot be on the same World (server)
Registering Shadowbringers letd you use expansion racrs
!faq subprice
Alright I wanna try a female au ra and heal ppl
if you finish the base story for ARR, you will get a potion to race-change as completion reward from the quest
Oh that’s good to hear, but isn’t that long?
to get more , you will have to purchase them in mogstation
Also when does my 30 day sub start?
??
have you grab your free PS4 ARR, launched it, and register with your email?
I’m not sure, I have tried the trial back then around 2014 maybe?
that has nothing to do with this
It starts on the moment you link the PS4 to the game and start the game up afaik.
And just recently got on cuz of free standard
So I’m at char creator
That’s all I know
so your 30 days has already started
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don't write in acronym
RAF code?
refer a friend code
anyone know the fastest way to farm allied seals?
it is a thingy for people to claim nifty freebies in game (again, nothing advantageous)
I did not get far back in 2014 only got to lvl3? So assume I know nothing
How do I equip materia to armor? I’ve done the quests to extract materia and transmute materia
i am assuming you don't know anything or remember anything
Yus
just ignore your 2014 experience and just stick with being a new player
!faq melding
How can I get my gear melded?
If you only need melds for visible Materia slots, then any NPC melder in any major city marketplace will do. They're marked on the map with a Blue Materia icon. If you want to Advance meld your crafted gear, then you'll need to request another player to meld your gear or to do it yourself.
Why can't I meld this Materia to my stuff?
Every Tier of Materia has a minimum item level requirement that gear must meet to allow melding of that Tier. Tier 6 Materia requires an item level of 290 while Tiers 7 and 8 require an item level of 420.
Why is my meld giving +0 stats?
Every item has a maximum amount of stats that can be given through melding and the natural stats found on the gear. This can be seen at the bottom of the Materia Melding menu, as seen in the picture below.
As a rule of thumb, the secondary stat with a higher number is already at the cap and cannot be further melded.
Let’s say I have my freebie 30 and get another 30 will it replace or stack?
stack
Neat
I have like 3 friendship circlets from RAF. (Only need one! 😁)
The 99 aetheryte tickets from RAF are gold for new players btw. Free teleports.
Thx
if you get say a PC/Steam license later this week, they should just add on top of each other
noob qustion my freind thinks that having more int on his white mage will give him more dps is that true the charcter sheet says only in dps role so im confused
INT has zero effect for healers. MND is their main stat, increasing both healing and damage
if your friend is not convinced, ask them to search for high level (like lvl 70) white mage gear and weapon on the marketboard
see what stats are on it
sounds like they may be an old player or read up on pre-4.0 healers as back then healer damage did scale based on int and they used a skill called Cleric Stance to swap their INT/MND amounts
I assume as a newbie I can’t use RAF? Unless I have a friend playing?
low level ARR gears have a lot of mixed stats
you can use anyone's RAF code, they don't need to be a friend.
that is what i thought so clarify one more thing he seems to think that if he does not q as healer like unsyeced his role is not a healer i was under the impression that white mage is always a healer role just hard coded
people offer their RAF number on reddit or even here for players to grab
You can't change the role of your job.
A Warrior is always a tank, a Red Mage is always a DPS, and a White Mage is always a healer.
open character window, look at Job and Classes
this game doesn't go with mix skill/function design other games have employed
you cannot build your custom healer with DPS emphasis
But I want to be a drk dps
Put that big ol sword to good use
ok ty for clarification i figured as much but i am new and dont know all the systems yet so i wanted to be sure
yea that what i thought lol
What makes dragoon easiest dps class ?
It's honestly all subjective
i would say it is easier to practice and track your resources (just among the melee DPS), seeing that at lvl 80, you are alternating between 2 different 5-hit combo and you only have 1 gauge to maint (which is super easy)
but in real combat scenario though...
How long does it usually take to go through all of coil unsynced? Wondering how long I should set aside
Probably wouldn't be a full party
if everyone done their homework ... probably half a day ish
The fights themselves go by super fast, but if you're watching cutscenes then maybe 2 or 3 hours
assuming this is like a party of level 80 people
So with skipping cutscenes, prob under 2 hours?
definitely.
it'd be lvl 80 people probably, but maybe just a few. IDK how many ppl would come along thru PF tbh
tbh you just need one or two level 80 people
just make sure to advertise that you have first time bonus and that you're doing all turns and people will flock for those poetics.
(just don't bother with Binding Coil turn 3 as that has no rewards at all)
I don't need to do all of them to "finish" it?
You only need to do the last one of each section to complete it.
So binding coil turn 5, second coil turn 4, and final coil turn 4
otherwise known as T5, T9, and T13
oh I see
Only coil is like this since it gives all the parts of a tier at once.
do I need to do quests between the different turns/coils to unlock further parts?
Alright before I start making my char, and spending the rest of my quarantine in FF, is there anything I should know as a newbie?
The game starts off fairly slow mechanically but can snowball for newbies
Normal sidequests are pretty poor for experience and not worth doing for the most part once you have dungeons unlocked at level 15 in the story.

Blue + Quests means it unlocks content of some kind, like class/job actions, dungeons, or content like dyeing gear and the glamour system

Main Scenario/Story Quests is the game's main storyline and are mandatory to do, as a majority of content is locked behind it like expansions and endgame content.

Hmm so now DRG/BLM is up there
I will probably try to do everything in an area and side line main.
Since I tend to ignore MQ most of the time.
combat tips: read your tooltips, potency of a skill is their power relative to each other.
so 100 potency skill is half the power of a 200 potency skill
biggest thing IMO that a lot of players miss, is leveling your Grand Comapny, which you'll be introduced to during the main story quest (MSQ)- they do mention it, but don't put much emphasis. Particularly pay attention to your hunting log, which can be accessed in the lower right- you'll have one log for the class you choose, and one log for your grand company (eventually)
do your Hall of Novice stuff, it should be available very early on, it will teach you about the basics on combat, and you get decent gears that will last you a while
to add on Wynne's advise on doing your
, your class/job quests are just as important
doing them sometimes unlock new skills
final tip: seeing that we are talking skills, all skills are useful (ignoring the 2-3 exceptions) so don't remove skills out of your hotbar because you think it is weaker
Alright so is hall of company like one of those squad micromanaging mini games? Where you send em off to do stuff for x hrs or something?
^ some skills will also seem weak for a time at points, potentially too weak to last long into the end of the game. However, (at least for PLD, and what I've seen in research), they will usually be upgraded later on to make up for that. Basically just reiterating, don't remove skills because of that too
hall of company? is that hall of the novice or grand company? 😛
and no, neither there
Grand comp lol
hall of the novice is whbere you learn stuff basically
whereas grand company things you basically just level through gameplay
Grand Companies are the 3 military forces of the 3 starting cities
^
you will join one of them (personal choice, don't even need to be the same as your starting city) and rank up
ranking up gives you a lot of convenience and resources
it is important, but for now, just do
and 
and due to how the Hunting Log (an integral part) is designed, it's much easier to do while leveling, rather then having to go out of your way later
^
Yeah I may be forgetting how long it takes to unl;ock
Oh I think I get it a bit, in a way it’s like faction and I’m doing X to gain loyalty points. And will playing mainly healer hinder me in anyways as I play?
@warped nest you would answer far better there^ iirc it does, but I don't know specifics at all xp
and it's still totally doable, from what I understand
I had just heard that sometimes solo encounters can get a bit tedious is all
kk cool
Probably over emphasised when i heard that then
worth noting there are boons to healer too, most notably in that your ques are often instant. Like, literally instant, you click the button and go xD (assuming it's a popular enough thing)
tbh, in doing the msq whatever time you lose in having slightly slower solo fights is probably made up with that ^
Oh I heard MQ is solo only? And that I can do anything else w/ peeps?
sort of. The MSQ is solo only yes, but it has a ton of dungeons/trials (the latter you'll understand soon enough) that require multiple people
^
But generally questing is easy enough to be solo and there are solo only instances in it
you can form a party with a friend to explore the open map and what not
but within your MSQ cutscene and what not, your friend doesn't exist
basically, much of it is solo only, but it would be essentially impossible to avoid what, a fourth of your enocunters being with other ppl?
maybe more like 1/6th 1/5th or so
depending on how you break it up
however, the party finder is good enough, and old content popular enough, that you can make do with random groups for all of that just fine
Okie dokie does the RAF have to be new player? Can it w/ existing players.
don't be shy in stating in dungeons that you are completely new to this
Hi guys! Random question: I'm a level 70 weaver so I went out and updated my gear, bought the master weaver VII but i cant open it without an item level of 380. I'm wearing all level 70 gear and I'm nowhere close. Is there a specific gear set or should I just max out my weaver and get the level 80 gear?
just level up your weaver
not worth getting the higher tier lvl 70 crafting gear to unlock a book
Darn. Was hoping to craft a coat in that book. Okay thank you!
for blm ?
crafter/gatherers have their own endgame progression too, @vivid cosmos
so there are multiple tiers of lvl 50, 60, 70, and 80 gears
your all level 70 are probably on the lower end of lvl 70 crafter gear
@pallid eagle what's the question?
what stats in order should i priortize as a paladin
Yeah I have goldsmith at 80 with the best gear atm. I was just trying to be lazy shrugs I'll just have to buckle down and level up I guess
assuming your new, you can just hit the "recomended gear" button and get going as long as you always choose gear usable for your class @fluid tinsel . stat prioritization is much more of an endgame content thing
oh im just asking cause i m attaching materia
At what level do I get to raid dungeons?
lvl 15 
oh raids aren't until level 50
Raids start at 50
leveling dungeons start at 15
I'm level 20 and still doing fetch quests
when we refer to level, we're usually referring to MSQ level
your level means jack squat unless you also finish the relevant MSQ
you can level your pokemon to level 30 by killing bugs and birds, but it mean nothing if you don't finish the first gym
same deal here
also, in my experience the MSQ had much more interesting quests too :p
Is there a faster way to get levequest(idk what's it called) allowances?
you really don't need them :p
like, I've done levequests like, once or thrice? and never even needed that
which?
I'm those levequest for gil
oh you don't need gil either
certainly not at your level
you get more then enough in the msq
you only get 3 levequests allowances per 12 hours
they're not very good for EXP as a combat class
since they buffed dungeon EXP way back when
(and get like, quadruple whatever your getting by the end of msq)
for combat class, they are fine if you only needed just a tad exp to level up
but levequest are significantly more useful for crafters/gatherers
Ahh. Okie
Ok so question, what stats are really good for a DRG to materia meld? And I know its crit first and foremost, but what if your weapon is maxed out on crit?
yeah, do the MSQ and you'll be fine :p. the most complex thing outside of that is the Grand Company tbh I think
So as you progress through the game, do you buy weapons or do you just get them as quest rewards?
just ge tthem
you don't need to buy anything till like, end game basically
(again, outside of crafting)
quest rewards are good enough
dungeons can drop weapons
that too
you can get weapons from your GC too
at lvl 50, 60, 70
, we recommed getting the poetic tomestone gears because they last a good while
What is grand company?
Is there only one instance in the Nier raid chain so far?
you'll encounter them in the msq @oblique yew
Okie
They're NPC factions
How do you pentameld something
when you choose one, let us know and at that point we'd likely give specifics
I have the crafter levelled
then it's a % chance of having the materia slot in after the green slots
Aye aye
Can I like use a bunch of 7s
did you do the overmeld unlock quest as well
it is RNG
what does this mean? 95~105. i thought max level is level 80
item level
item level
that's item level
iLvL for short
oh got it thanks
item level is the power level of your gears and your character
Isn't materia melding universal across all crafters?
yes
(it's hard to see, but theres a small "I" nect to the word level @desert ravine )
you just need one at 80 now
hey debating on buying this game, is there a yearly version of this game? if not how much is it a month? also how is the "guild system" look for a new mmorpg
up to 14.99 dollars a month
down to 12.99 per month with the entry sub or buying 180 days in bulk
yeah, that small I is so hard to see, my eyes just ignored it! currently item level 71. guess im good for some hard stuff
Mind, you don't really need to worry about ilevel at your point @desert ravine - your ilevel should be fine till end game, as long as you buy poetics gear when you get the chance and even if not it should be a major issue
i prefer guilds, i like being apart of little groups in mmos like this, is there any way to play the game likea trial if i've already played for only an hour like months ago?
would I have to make a new account/
(assuming you upgrade your gear with quest rewards whenever you get them)
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new accounts can access the free trial up to level 35 on all jobs and classes in the base game
are there events for free company?
with some restricted social features
oh cool
no
so whats the use of free company?
thanks for the advice, dont really know what poeitcs is for now, will read about it later!
convienence
Free Companies have access to 24 hour perks which increase EXP gains and other stuff
@desert ravine I mentioned it since in your image it says "level 50"- your first poetics stuff should be pretty soon assuming your close to that level
also, you can use Airships and Submaries to fetch rare materials if you own an FC house
However, Free Trial characters cannot join a Free Company
basically poetics are the currency to get end game gear, and since there is an "end game" every ten levels (for each expansion), theres poetics gear you can get fairly easily at levels 50/60/70/80
oh ok
(well, at 80 you'll probably be looking for higher end things too unless they pull a miracle and release the next expansion within 2 months, but you get the idea I think)
I just reached the 3rd to last rank of my GC
and I am a commander of some squad
how do i send people out
All I see in here are enlistment papers, 3 soldiers that show me their gear
go into your squadron room and talk to the person next to the table
once you complete the tutorial you can send them out on missions every 18 hours
im not getting the ability to do a tutorial from him
he's just telling me complete more challenges, get new recruits
entlistment papers are empty
oh then do your challenge log
every challenge you do on your challenge log has a % chance to get a recruit
easiest way is to spam the Gold Saucer a few times
You get recruits by completing your challenge log in most of the categories.
Do I need an EU or US address if I purchase from the SE web?
no
Not if buying digital product
The three regions are NA, EU and other regions, and JP
EU covering everywhere that isn't NA or JP
hey , wanting to get into this, not played before, does this give me all content? https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/product/565209/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download
im in UK
yes
or are there more expansions not in this one
it'll give you two codes
the Starter Edition and Shadowbringers
if you read the desc. of shadowbringers you'll see it grants you all previous expansions
so why there are limit beside blue magic?
pardon?
Blue Mage is a limited job
do i need a sub too? like wow etc.
it's more like a side minigame sort of content
yes
@cunning tapir yes
Starter gives 30 days free
your game purchase comes with 30 days to get you started though
ok so ill get evreything i need for 30 day all unlocked
i think there 15 says free when u get lvl 15
thanskf or the advice appreciate
that's for preferred server characters only
Blue mage can currently only go up to level 60 (the cap for regular jobs is 80), has to learn its skills by fighting monsters and build up its spellbook, and cannot enter instances via random matchmaking--only premades.
preferred?
prefered whats thios? :_
there are four statuses a server can have
Standard, Preferred, Congested, New
These statuses are applied at Square Enix's discretion
Both Preferred and New grant bonuses to new characters made on those servers
Congested servers are closed to new characters because of overpopulation
Congested you cannot make a new character or transfer to that server until the status is changed.
The preferred bonuses are an incentive to populate less-populated servers.
Don't worry that you'll end up in a dead server because of this.
though, preferred does not mean underpopulated
the population is pretty even nowdays anyways
Yeah
The incentives work
Servers seldom stay preferred for more than one major patch
the populations are always sorta going up and down slightly in step with one another
whats best for new player, are pve spots oversued
pve spots?
ill just play it and find out 🙂
Majority of PvE content of any significance is instanced.
For new players, a preferred server is recommended
for the exp bonus.
!faq drgleveling
RIP
#kupo-bot-spam if just pulling up an faq for yourself
@clever rune you were right, the game registered my PS4 license as soon as I logged in
B u t
@@jade quartz yea i got lvl 40 in less than a 2 days
We don't have leveling rotation guides for jobs other than BLM, because it's the only one that has such drastic (and frankly unintuitive) changes
I want to die
@pallid eagle just as an FYI, only BLM has a leveling rotation guide because it's dumb
everything else you just use your combo actions
any time savers or stuff to buy?
Like ingame items?
Not recommended
unless you're a type who just really doesn't care about story experience at all and purely wants to do endgame raids with zero distractions.
I wouldn't recommend it for the vast majority of people.
For ingame, follow your Main Scenario Quests
with this icon
and also keep an eye out for blue quests with this icon 
as they unlock features or content.
Hi! I just accidentally equíped a weapon for a different class and all of my crossbars and hot bars changed, is there any way to get them back as they were? 😩
Regular sidequests
are unimportant
@lavish vortex equip the weapon for your original class.
and job stone
Your class is determined by your currently equipped weapon.
any good professions to do as you level? like resource gathering stuff?
completely optional
Remember to always save your equipment as a gear set.
@cunning tapir yes theres mining fishing and botany
In this game we have crafting and gathering classes instead of professions
personally, I wouldn't recommend leveling crafters and gatherers until you reach the end of the MSQ first
Theres also crafting classes
also called Disciples of the Hand/Land
@jade quartz already did, but everything changed
@slate arrow why is that?
Crafting and gathering classes are their own game.
Indepth, with their own quests and stories, their own skills and rotations, and their own gear.
They don't really provide significant benefits when you're still leveling
and are a time sink
are there any mods i should get for levelling you recon? 🙂
also, crafting and gathering become significantly easier to level once you finish 3.3
They're for being self-sufficient and money making
mods are against TOS
Ahh well im investing little bits of time as I go
ok ok
This game doesn't have addons except for ACT (parser)
Why does 3.3 unlock a place to turn in crafts?
yes
Yes, Ishgardian Restoration
Ishgard Restoration
Hi! I just accidentally equíped a weapon for a different class and all of my crossbars and hot bars changed, is there any way to get them back as they were? 😩 I already equipped my original weapon
@lavish vortex did you equip your job stone again?
Bottom-right gear slot in your character sheet
The job stone did it! I love you man!!!
Make sure to save your gear set.
Make sure to save that set
Changing classes normally is done by switching gear sets.
And then you can apply it to a hotbar for easier switching later
You can put gear sets on your hotbar.
Done, and the hot bars and crossbars are linked (and automatically saved) for those ser gears?
I have 1 specific crossbar set thats just gear sets for all my classes
hotbars are tied to the job or class unless it's set to shared
Got it
So set your gearsets to 4 or up
Half and half should be fine
@sick zenith you mean 4 or down, no?
The default is 4 to 8 global
