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!faq newplayertips
o boi
Probably easier to find something to help if we know what exactly your looking for. leveling, gear, what to buy, what to play, what content to do....
@ornate folio I wouldn't try to 'read up' on the game like a manual, just experience it slowly at your pace
and then if you come across anything you don't understand, well that's what this channel is for
basically the most important ones are do your MSQ
and do your class quests as you unlock them 
also not all
are class quests
Game also has some short but informative pop ups when you get introduced to something new.
alright kk
also don't skip the active help green โ
since tehy answer a lot of the questions you might end up asking :^)
^ which is what Fissie mentioned
^, I'll also add, some of them seem less important then they are.
If you want to be thorough, read through all of them and try to remember as much as you can.
If you don't feel like it that's fine too of course. But I would have wanted this advice given to me when I started, which is why I mention it.
Guys, I'm a veteran Wow/Aion player that is starting fresh on FFXIV. Any tips referring to questing ? Do I stick to main quests only and not the side ones ? Thanks.
@safe niche just read up a few posts I think
you can get the leveling you need solely via msq
check
for sidequests that unlock something
^
Main Story unlocks 99% of content and is mandatory. Side quests are usually poor in exp so they're not really worth doing.
could be a hat, could be a dungeon
And yes, do sidequests that unlock stuff with that icon
Hello, anyone doing the Fox Lady quest? I did the three quests and now waiting the heron to see if the elder spawns.
thanks a lot guys
@leaden ginkgo probs best to check your local hunts discord/linkshell, most cover achi/unlock FATEs
is it here on this server?
It's cool, can you invite me there, then?
Oh no yeah it's absolutely in #resources
ok thanks
http://centuriohunts.com/ is usually very active. It's also in resources, yeah
location wise, any good suggestion for gpose shots for blm or drk?
I really like Mor Dhona, right behind where you unlock the Labyrinth of the Ancients, personally. Looks pretty with the Crystal Tower in the background
Especially at night
No prob :p
is there a reason why the ShB deliveries don't appear on the list?
Because they're not custom deliveries, they're effectively just job quests you do once and then you're done
Nope!
neat, thanks :3
There's only one custom delivery client in Shadowbringers right now, you unlock him after beating the 5.1 MSQ
Hi there, everyone ๐ a bit new here lol had a a dew questions if thats alright?
few lol
thats what this channel's for!
I recent got the starter edition for free during the promo thing last month. does that mean I get to keep the whole base game for free or will I need to actually buy the complete edition if I wanna play after the free trail runs out?
You keep the whole base game for free, but you'll still have to pay a subscription once the free 30 days end to keep playing
alright thanks! so if i wanted the expansions which are on sale I can just buy shadowbringer?
yep
Yep, Shadowbringers includes every expansion so buy Shadowbringers and you're set
hey! should i get the gathering/crafting relics? my current gear has identical stats excluding the extra 6 cp i have
If I want to contribute to spawning ghost currents and use baits instead of the vers lure, how much am I supposed to buy of each?
Also, does friendship circlet affect fishing xp?
According to consolegameswiki, it does, never tested it myself though
Does someone knows exactly by how much % the Road to 70 Buff is
oh woah nice
yeah double xp and generally doubles any xp boosting effects
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It does stack with the Aetherite Earring right?
What the hell is up with this game and throwing random cool trailers at you
It stacks with everything
Man i wish i could use that for DoL and DoH
wdym Booty?
Like i put my gamw on sleep and turned it on and this cool trailer was playing showing off all thr cool classes and the fact you can change classes
oh
a lot of games have that when you afk on a main screen
least they did back in the day
is there any gear I can get for level 60 sam at the very early parts of HW? I know shire stuff is much later
we all go through the struggle @tulip plover
Ishgard vendors sell iLv255 NQ gear for gil, I don't think that's MSQ locked as long as you can reach Ishgard
hmm ok, I guess that'll have to do for now
And the title screen song is cool as hell
btw @tulip plover just letting you know before admins get mad at you, this channel is very strictly for question + answer only
Ok
what does that last heart + shirt icon mean?
the shirt icon means you can glamour them
You can put glamour on them at that point
it unlocks once you hit max rep with them
oh.. lol
Accross the 3 NA data Centers they population its balanced right? i just made a Character in Crystal and just wondering If it's not like dead or something
ive seen people talk about like '2.34' sks, where do you go to see what your sks is?
character profile
all I see for skill speed is '422' which seems different
2.34 is the GCD recast that is scaled to that sks tier
hmm so how do you calculate it?
!faq stats
you can also see what your gcd is when you mouse over a weaponskill/spell
Recast time is your gcd
ohh ok 'recast'?
question for a friend, there's no rar/torrent for patches for this game right? told him probs not but he's on hotspot internet atm and the patch isn't really going at a reasonable speed
right ok
!action true thrust
bah thats right it doesn't show recast
@dim ridge no afaik
got another quick question, which server should I go in to look for people to play with? I'd like to make some friends and start running through the game together ๐
Uh so i died and waited for someone to revive me but he wqlked past me how do i revive myself
On ps4 btw
there should be a popup you can bring back up to go back to town
look at the bottom right
Press and hold the release/return button
Its doing nothing
You hit the stat cap on the gear
And extra determination via materia is lost
oh ok how can you tell that?
It says om the meld window
as in how can you tell before melding it?
At the bottom
!faq melding
How do I unlock melding?
Complete Forging the Spirit (materia extract/npc melding) and Waking the Spirit (player melding) in Central Thanalan.
How can I get my gear melded?
To meld visible Materia slots a NPC melder in any major city will do (marked with a Blue Materia icon on the map). To overmeld gear 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.
The secondary stat with a higher number is already at the cap and cannot be further melded.
right.. I should read before melding huh, haha
it'll say xstat/ystat
@leaden ginkgo Your answer highly depends on whether you're looking to play on an NA, EU or even JP server! If you're EU and looking for a high-pop server, I can recommend Odin or Shiva.
Do skills level by themselves?
Can you elaborate on that? Skills don't level.
Oh ok you answered it
population of a specific server isn't too important in the grand scheme of things. all instanced content is matched across the entire data center
if you don't have any requirements like joining friends' worlds you can join a preferred world for the sweet double exp gained from all sources on all jobs/classes under level 70
^ what they said
Is there a section on here to find other new players or people with newer characters to play with
I don't think so? You can check people's discord roles to have a vague idea of where they play and what they play, but i don't think anything indicates their veteran status
except maybe the Mentor status
Ah ok
if you know your datacenter
you can check #retired-na-datacenters or #recruitment-primal
and other similar channels
see if there are otehr new players around
Ok
I'm a new player as well. I'm playing on ps4 so I think it's on a NA server. double ex for everything sounds awesome! which server doesn't matter to much as long as I got a group to play with ๐
List of IP Addresses for each Datacenter
Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158
how do I ping the IP?
Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Away from the side with the most balls
@magic light Are you talking about Sofia NM or EX ?
you can use the !preferred command in #kupo-bot-spam to check it out
nm
@magic light The balls (blue ones that is) have a weight of 1 in NM (this changes in EX), so the side with the most of them will be the heavier side, which will tilt in that direction.
So which floors can i get the HoH hairstyle from? I've looked and haven't found any definitive answers
Any floor as far as I know, but it's extremely rare
silver sack drop from accursed hoard from floor 1-29
How can you tell what part of the map leads to what on thr mini map
I don't quite understand your question ?
@tulip plover there's no auto-pathing, it's mostly just trial and error
Um
You can press M to open the map, and see which entrance/exit leads to where on the maps
If you're close enough/open up the zone map it tells you what leads where
can you report someone for being afk
not vote dismiss
are there like actual consequences for leeching
Yes, you can.
how?
If you mean AFK in a dungeon, like praetorium, you can bring up the party member window with O on keyboard or Party -> Party Members menu, right click and vote kick, choose AFK reason
Hey, just hit level 60 and am wrapping up the 3.0 content after taking a multi-year break. Should I be spending my poetics on Shire gear? Anything for me to keep in mind?
Yes Em
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You can also buy Shire gear upgrades to 270 with the selfsame poetics
Ok got it, a lot has changed in a few years ๐
One thing to keep in mind : the NPC that sells Shire gear ALSO sells Primal Gear which is the same price but 30 ilvls lower than Shire so don't mix them up and spend your poetics on the wrong set.
.... too late ?
!faq poetics
xD
all the poetics info is in here
Do the side quests in the waking sands reward you with anything important?
Define "important" ?
if it's blue yes
If it's got a Blue + on it it unlocks a HM or EX trial
You're required to do the quest line that starts with "a Recurring problem"
For story
Otherwise you'll get locked
At some point
It has ifirit, garuda and titan hard mode
I now have my first 80 job, should continue doing my duty roulette with that 80 job or start leveling another job?
I*
if you want to get better gear you need to get tomestones
If you're looking to gear up the lvl80 job, you should try and get endgame currencies (tomestones of Allegory etc) from the roulettes I think .
lvl 80 roulettes give tomestones
Just buy Neo Ish imo
@spice stratus well what I mean is, if I skip out on them will I be missing out on anything that's like exclusive to those quests
there is still this thought of not being sure if dragoon is really the one i want to stick with haha (thats the job i got 80 on first)
its not cheap depending on where you live but Neo Ishgardian is an option (crafted 480 gear)
but you still need to do roulettes for allegory
Because getting Crystarium gear will take a really long time
will check that out
@patent tusk they're the only way to unlock the Hard Mode & Extreme versions of the ARR lv50 primals so, yeah, if you want to go through the story further (requires HM mode primals) or even just get the EX mounts, you might want to do them.
Im still playing through pre-ShB msq as well
pre or post?
tho I will definitely continue playing the msq on a different job
to gain the exp
pre
If you're not at Shadowbringers yet then yeah, Neo Ish gear for the 80 job + level another job through MSQ is probabyl the sensible option
he doesn't need 480 ilvl if he's not done with shb
there's no content that requires it then
I must say I breezing through msq very quickly, basically started on 12th may to play ffxiv
It might ease his transition from 430 (Shb end of msq) to the endgame treadmill (450-80-90 etc)
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
and like you said, the Neo ish stuff will last him long enough until he either gets better (allegory) or 5.4 drops.
should i look into neo ish right now?
But yeah the "cheap" option is just to keep playing MSQ and then worry about gearing up later.
if you can get it cheap sure
otherwise a waste of money imo when you can get decent gear for 0 gil
alright, i will check it out the next few days but thx this cleared up a lot!
sorry guys.. but why no one is chatting on chat in ffxiv? ๐ is everyone so busy?
most people don't use /say
they're either chatting in their free company chat or private linkshell channels
that said, if you're a new player I would suggest /shouting (if not in trial, use say if you are), in one of the starting cities (limsa is popular place) for an invite to the novice network
novice network being a channel similar in idea to this one, but a lot of servers also use it as a bit of a global chat channel when things are quiet
Oh.. in fact, i was curious why there is so quietly for hours..
Yep. In theory, NN is the "newbie help & social" chat
the /shout chat is the global map chat if you want to try letting everyone know you want to chat but you might be surprised by the answers :'>
thanks for anwsers ๐
hello i just joined a fc and i was curious on what the fc tag does? :0
It lets everyone know whose FC you're in
when you visit another server your fc tag automatically gets replaced by <<Wanderer>> so there's no confusion with the existing FCs on the server
ooh i see thank you!
Is anyone able to help make a free company on ather jenova
im lvl 56 where do i find the summoner skill quests for 50-56
From your heavensward job quests
If youโre still doing the patch story for the base game you canโt access them yet.
ah yup still doing that
(Like the game says it to you when you finish the L50 job/class quests)
You are close to
Before the Dawn then, that is the final 2.55 MSQ. (Coming to Ishgard is the one after that and that is 3.0)
youre right at the point where skipping would fuck over your understanding of what happens when HW starts
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is there any way to dye lvl 60 alliance raid gear
not that gear specifically no, but there is crafted gear that shares models with it
void ark shares models with Nightsteel/Slothskin/True Linen
Facet is a mixed bag
thanks a lot! im looking specifically at diabolic helm of fending
What level should you stop using POD to level?
depends what floors you use
Fending/Aiming/Striking are Weeping City. Healing/Casting/Maiming/Scouting are Dun Scaith
you should stop using potd to level at 60
use roulettes/beast tribe dailies/hunts to hit 61 and then switch to heaven on high
Because heaven on high requires lvl 61 to enter
Ah okay
you can use potd to continue to 61 but the exp doesn't scale like previously
Yeah.
@kind burrow A useful tool to know if something has dyeable versions is http://www.garlandtools.org/db/. Look up the piece you want then click "Shared Models" and you'll get a list of pieces with the same model, that might be dyeable
thanks
I wana level 1 class only with palace just for fun. Since it can also make good money if you are lucky
What is the server time in GMT?
i think it IS GMT, not entirely sure though
is there a class discord ?
!faq balance
has channels for every job
How does people copy a map link?
And how does people link their skills?
(Im using pc)
Ctrl + Click to put down a flag on the map. <flag> in chat to post said flag's location. <pos> to post your own location
That I know but during the hunt, i see people copy the location
I'm not sure how to explain it but i know that ctrl+ right click = mark the map, i just dont know how people copy the flag link
They click the link to place the flag on their mao
Then use <flag>
In chat
Which puts the coordinates of wherever the flag is on your map
Do "glamour weapons" (aka fancy weapons you can equip at lv1) exist?
When you control+ right click to mark the map yourself, it should automatically put <flag> in chat for you
Not super shiny ones, but yes
also they don't link their skills. They begin typing it and then press Tab, which will bring up the auto-translate function and put the name of the skill into auto-translate
Check the market board, select something like "Thaumaturge Arms" then go all the way to the bottom. There might also be some on Mogstation like Edda's Scythe
auto-translate means that people with different language clients can read it as if it was their own language
Okay thank you
also you can quickly link your own location with <pos>
What gear should I get at level 80? Iโm a dragoon
Click the 80 link for what gear there is and how to gear up
Ofc the shortcut is just buy HQ neo ishgardian
Thanks!
Finishing 2.0 gives you one free, otherwise $10
anyone good with macros?
What kind of macro are you looking to make?
one for limit breaks... mostly curious if you can use a trait icon for the icon of the macro
i think i got the rest down
[/ac "Limit Break"]
[/p insert line here]
@oak ice including post quest ?
No, just 2.0
The Praetorium quest (not called that, but no spoilers from me) awards it
@gentle oyster it should work to just do
/micon "Limit Break"
fair, i was just trying to do something that would make it stand out a little more
Oh, try just changing the name, but keep multiple words in quotation marks
shame, can't use trait icons for them. Love the look of Oath Mastery
there any way or place i can go to test them out since they are limit breaks?
Only 4 man+ content as far as I know
You could do a wild one and just try using it on a mob without having any LB
ill give it a shot
ok so, i've got a question. what is the best (solo) way (except a the materia money sink method) to grind out the sands for the anima weapons? i hear moonstones, but its 20k for 2 stones, i hear crafting materials and the leve method for the amber crystals
maybe arr ex primals?
Why canโt I meld materia from the vendor to the staff โmadmanโs whispering rodโ?
Does it need a max level weaver?
hmm, i've never done them solo tbh
Materia melders can meld anything that the gear can accept, as long as it's in a "legal" slot
aka the little green circles
wait
hmm
misread the question
no idea
Is self repair better than npc repair? I see i have 195% durability now.
Ah, figured out that materia have levels and so do items
I got the correct materia level for the itemโs needs
What level do I unlock the pvp feature
30
to your gc
Gc?
grand company
Oh
immortal flames, adders or maelstrom
You get wolf marks to buy glamour, emotes, minions etc
should specify which one in the book or quest log
do you use neutral sect basically every time it comes up
I got an extra retainer a few nights ago and today it says contract suspended 0-0
I am confused ;-;
Did your sub run over (aka running in the next 30 days)
I have 100k on my other Player, where is the bank?
When getting another retainer, their contract goes until your next sub pay
There's no storage shared between characters
You would need a middle man or an FC chest
Retainers are basically banks but don't work cross character
Someone told me that if I had a lot of gil, I can just store it in a bank
That's the retainer, it can hold a lot of gil
You can put it on your retainer
But you said it won't go between players
But those are character dependant
Does anyone wanna middle man for me? It's only 100k
NOTHING is cross character
The retainer is basically an NPC you own
Thank you, I appreciate the info
Would anyone be willing to hold it for me and let my other Player get it
If not it's fine, it's only 100k
Not on Aether so can't help
you could use your fc chest if you have one
But you need permissions in your fc to access it
Assuming they let people take out money
you could also put somethint up for sale for 100k and buy it with the character the money is on, the only downside is that there will be a 5% tax
with i lv 480 crafted do i need penta melds to start progression or at this point can i go with 3-4 melds on some of the less used stats?
One question not really related to ff, how do i view past vods on twitch ? site changed quite a long since i visited it
Pentameld is never required
whats the general amount to get started?
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dont need any advanced melds on neo ish for raiding
which server would you guys recommend for a new player from the UK?
the ragnarok server says its legacy. does that means its starting from fresh?
No
how do i tell which server is preferred?
the star next to it
ok, thank you guys
how many ishgard scrips do you need to get all the glamour items + emotes?
10000+
is there an in-game company recruitment tool? or is it mainly done through the forum?
Hello, I need to ask something because I don't understand. I did the Eden runs and unlocked the savage ones, supposedly, but when I go to do them only the first one Ramuh I think, is available for me to do, and even then as a DRK, I am waiting hours and hours to no end to find people to que, is the game dead or people don't like to do eden savage anymore? Because if either is the case, I am screwed, I won't be able to get any piece of eden..
never queue for eden savage in duty finder
only use party finder
in order to unlock the next eden savage you need to clear the one before
Makes sense.
there are tons of people who do eden savage still but they do party finder parties
can I check ingame how for example a relic weapon would look on my character?
I doubt anyone would want to play with me though...
Amendment, from what I know, never que for Savage period in duty finder.
Likewise for Extremes I think, iirc
anything extreme / savage is always done via party finder
just find a party that says "learning party"
and join it
learn the fight
and then join a "clear party"
Will I still get an eden gear piece or since it's learning I won't be eligible?
there are tons of people who are still learning, trying to clear etc.
you have to beat the fight in order to get gear
and its random like in normal where you roll for everything
Learning is what people call the party, not a definition of what it is
No, I mean, if i join a learning run, will it still yield drops?
it depends
if you actually clear it
there's a very good chance you just repeat a mechanic over and over again
I memorized some of their mechanics, some others are still hard for me to understand them and I already start to feel useless in this game..
Takkun, I think agios is asking if "learning" is an actual party type.
Like alliance, or light party
and never actually clear it
No, say we clear it, completely.
then yes, you'll get loot
the caveat being that
if someone has already cleared
it reduces the amount of chests you get
typically you'll get 3 drops and everyone rolls
hmm..
If someone has already cleared for the week
it reduces the amount of items
anything > 5 people have cleared
means you get 0 drops
Learning parties are functionally identical to normal parties.
They're just called learning parties so that people know players who are "learning" are playing it
this resets every week on tuesday
I just find it extremely tiring and limiting to have such a limitation on a sub game, if it was f2p then yeah, I would agreed with that logic.
I guess they really want players to be invested.
They typically
remove the weekly lock out
the patch after the content comes out
so in 5.3, the weekly lock out will be gone
(for the 5.2 content)
5.0 content is already unlocked
Oh wait, really? I read the new patch upcoming now will just remove some MSQs from the starting game, didn't know it will remove the limits, too. That changes things.
yes, odd number patches are typically the "catch up patches"
Main reason for the loot lockout, from what I understand, is to try to prolong the period before a person solves the fight perfectly.
It isn't to retain at time, neccesarily
Hmmm, then the question of mine wouldn't be "how am i gonna get all of the gear each week?" anymore, instead it will be "will people still want to play with a bad tank like me?" lmao
I mean technically, you can still run it until you do the fight perfectly
it's just you get no drops
Yeah IK
dw about it and just learn the fight and improve
Another option is always finding a static I suppose, but idk how possible that is
I am just worried about the community, had so much drama yesterday on Mt.Gulg. For no reason, and on another dungeon. People really like to tilt each other in this game.
(for a new person I mean)
In all games @leaden ginkgo
It's demotivating.
I know, it still is.
FF is arguably better then other MMOs generally :p
Especially when everyone just keeps pushing you.
The party finder is in the game, correct?
If... everyone seems to take issue, it would be good to triple-check that you aren't doing something wrong
Yes
Not necessarily chill, but they don't usually call people out for doing poorly
Unprovoked bad incidents still happen but they're quite far from the norm, in my experience
Hiten, the issue was that I was hard pulling after a warning, we all died because dps and healer were either new or just jerking their meats together. Then I started pulling less so we can all survive, and the dps started harassing me like "zzzzz" and all that. Then we died after one big pull I did for them to get the to stop it, and the healer was complaining about the big pulls. It was like a double edged sword.
That is arguably different depending on server network. But shouldn't be by a huge amount
Don't know what to do in that situation.
That was one dungeon though :p
oof
I know healers having it the hardest and then the tanks, but I don't see much respect for either in this game, no matter what everyone says, kind of reminds me of TERA days.
I would struggle in that situation too
Eh I think it depends
ikr
Like I've ran into parties that are extremely nice
If it's my first run though something, Or the healer is new, everyone compensates and its a clean run
That said you'll always run into jerks
I'm just following a logic of my own like an evangelion or something. I am always like "new here" or "want hard pulls?" I am always trying to communicate with my team.
Yeah that's generally what I do and about 80-90% of the time it works out great
It isn't this game that's the problem, is the point.
I just hate when ppl say things like that due to anecdotal evidence xp
^
If it's working great for you 80% of the time
There isn't an issue
I mean, Part of it is I'm a tank and I generally run the rules "If you pull faster than the rest of the party can deal with, then you can tank the mobs"
20% of people being bad doesn't mean "not much respect in the game" lol
If anything it means the opposite
If bobo the clown doesn't want to wait up for the other 75% of the party who all agreed on a speed, good for him, that being said I'm not humoring him.
Personally, after having 250+ hrs in this game - I know, I know, not much, hear me out - I think the game on its own, overall is just decent. I have some very mixed feelings about it, both good and bad, but maybe because I am also old and can't seem to accept it/appreciate it completely. I think the community is another part which of course we have to deal with since it's an mmorpg, it still can be demotivating if you have some jerks in your party. Unless someone has such a thick skin and don't give a rat's ass.
It can totally be demotivating to have jerks. That's true of every game in existence.
But don't blame the entire community for those few people, is my point
Oh boy this is interesting for a change
I am blaming that specific part of the community based on my own personal experience. For someone else it might be better or worse, everyone has their own experience and logic. I think what I am trying to achieve here is make my case being heard, although this is not a question thread anymore, sorry.
Yeah that could work.
This is starting to be less of a question and more of a discussion
And here come the good bois messing it up
Yeah, which is why I feel bad and apologized. lol
So semi-legitimate question, What do DPS jobs do to level
Generally I play tank or healer, so I just Duty spam
Dungeons
But that's not really effective on DPS where queues are extremely long
Isn't it like Dungeons/FATEs/Leves?
Roulettes, dungeons/palace of the dead, beast tribes
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Potd sucked for me I just waited the queue for dungeons near or at my level and leveled up every two to three dungeons
I got a few classes to 60 with PotD
Easy to just chill out with some music and grind
The exp it gives stops scaling at 60, so at 61 heaven on high takes over
Roulette: msq, leveling, Alliance are your best 3. Trial and raid is good too
Dungeon: highest level dungeon, but not lvl 50, 60, 70
Potd/Hoh (up to lvl 70): only if roulette and dungeon has significantly worse queue time
Supplement exp:
Weekly challenge log, Fate, beast tribe, hunts bill
Yeah, I was thinking about just HoH spamming
Ah, I wanted to ask : Do we know when will the 5.3 will come out? Guesstimating is good, too.
No clue
Guess? Late July by earliest
Estimated mid July but corona delays everything
they said it was delayed to at least July so dunno
It was mid June until the first delay
I don't think it would be that late
Alrighty, thanks. In the meantime, I am still gonna try to grab any Eden gear I can..
Gear won't be "upgraded" until 5.4, so you have a few months
Excellent.
Eden gear look cool tho
^^^^^^
I just hit lvl 70 DRG. I dont really understand how to change my dragon form to life of the dragon
Every time you use Jump, you get the ability to use Mirage Dive
Does anyone have that weird problem where your with other people or npc but your lockon keeps clicking them instead of the enemy
2 uses of Mirage Dive causes your next Geirskogul to change you into Life of the Dragon
Do I need to use dragon sight? The description says something about gaining a right eye
It's a damage buff to you and the person you use it on, not a requirement for LotD
Oh, I didnโt know if gaining a right eye meant I gained one half of the glowing eye bar thingy
No, the glowing eye on your job gauge is from Mirage Dive
The eye in your Dragon Sight is just flavor text
Your tooltips are usually very explicit on what they buff
!action Mirage Dive
@tulip plover I assume you use a controller, so can't help, sorry
Sorry, last thing, which option should I pick from all of those? The yellow ones. I am lost and anxious about which one to pick or not.
And once Iโm in life of the dragon I should try to use nastrond as much as possible?
Yes
Dont que for savage
you can use nastrond up to 3 times every life
You'll never get in
You are unlikely to get a group that way @leaden ginkgo
use party finder @leaden ginkgo
and if you do get one, you are unlikely to clear.
Ah yeah, they told me to use party finder, how do I do that?
under party
@leaden ginkgo use party finder for savage, only JP servers really use duty finder seriously
Ctrl t
party > party finder
Please read the party description before you join them, don't join a "farm" or "1 chest" party when it is your first time
You will get yelled at
Ye
Nice.
Yes, find learning parties for Fulmination
The purple mean face is high end duties like Savage
got it, if there is no one can i create one and wait?
Yes
Yes
We also recommend watching a video guide
I think I might...
This is what I did for Titania.
The ONLY dungeon that gave me trouble.
Going blind for savage isnt recommended unless you clearly advertise it and get people together for it
What Vinyl said
are airships/subs worth investing in? what kind of loot do you get from them?
Savage is basically the point you SHOULD know what you're doing job wise
I am a weird mechanical player myself, usually I learn and memorize by experiencing it, but I think a video will seriously help me.
And just learn mechanics through learning pulls
Hmm..
I'm a tank and I just got to the first 8 player trial but I have no clue how trials with 2 tanks work. I know what tank swapping is but I don't know when I should do it
That would be tough though, since I am also the tank, if I fail this then everyone will get mad at me.
On Savage difficulty, watching a guide doesn't give you a clear automatically
Savage is very punishing
People get mad at anyone who fails
I'm a tank and I just got to the first 8 player trial but I have no clue how trials with 2 tanks work. I know what tank swapping is but I don't know when I should do it
@patent tusk if any attack hits a tank super hard, and give that tank a debuff
Videos will give you the basic understanding in how shit works
That's your signal to swap, usually this comes with experience
Okay, that's enough about my queries, I have to focus on learning the savage runs now, hopefully I can understand them.
After that its down to memorization and getting shit into your muscle memory
For lower level/difficulty 8-players content, tank swap is not very common
heavy use of signs and waymarks helps
And occasional macros
Oh ok thanks
Thank you for your advice, everyone. I am going now before I keep talking and make this question thread a discussion thread, again. lol see you later.
If you are not certain, just let the other tank play as MT (main tank)
You can be the off tank (make sure your aggro isn't higher than MT) and give some defensive support for your MT
So like how do I know if im supposed to be the off tank or main tank?
Like when the trial starts
It is done by calling dibs
Whoever has their tank stance on/pulls is MT
Oh ok makes sense
If you don't want to main tank, just politely say "XYZ, you can MT if you wanna"
Off tank also serves as a backup MT, in case the MT dies or DC
So make sure you are ready for that
Ok thanks for the help!
is there a minimum amount of time you need to play before the referral code option becomes available? I've been on maybe 4 hours but I can't find it in the Mog Station
you have an active sub right?
What is enmity
no, no active sub yet
Ah ok so use it in dungeons
Tank stance is basically on 24/7
then thats why, you need an active sub to generate a RAF code
ah, sorry I spoke incorrectly. I can't find the spot to put my friend's referral code ๐
ah
do you have the full game or are you still on trial?
and if you've got the full game, have you already subbed once
I'm still on the trial atm. I'm gonna sub as soon as I can get my friend his free items tho
it only works if you are on starter Edition and have recurring subscription
The only Account Service Option available in the Mog Station is to upgrade to Regular Service
So buy the base game, then do the referral, then pay for monthly? ๐
For the lone hero title, do you have to start from floor 1, or can you start from floor 21 and still get it?
have to start from floor 1
Why tf did they put the enmity bar in such a weird place
is there a way to effectively clean out your armory chest without accidentally ruining some gear sets? I'm starting to level a lot of DoH now and I just have tons of random tools and shit I crafted and I don't remember which ones are currently equipped. They're trash items so i dont want them in my retainer storage, and no one wants to buy them on the MP nor would they sell for any decent amount regardless, so I was thinking of selling them to vendors just in case I need to buyback because discard could ruin gear sets. But even when I sell to vendors it's a pain in the ass checking every single set.
Is there something like supply and provisioning for grand company where you can hide all items currently in a gear set?
items that are on a gearset have a paper icon on them in the armoury
and yes, you can hide items that are in a gear set for expert delivery by clicking the dropdown menu above all the displayed items
nope :\
Move your gear from armor chest to investory
Then sell from inventory
That's the best you can do
!faq allagan
!faq tokens
And I have one very very strange question but I am not sure if I may..
Allagan tomestones also don't work?
No, just poetics
allagan tomestones can refer to many more things
a Polish word "Polak" that means "Pole" (Polish person) is censured in the game on chat, why?
including allegory and phantasmagoria
How to farm these poetics?
do lvl50 content
Do 50/60/70 content
you should have access to a whole bunch of
that unlock some 50 dungeons for you now @oblique yew
Can I spam the daily roulette for such rewards? Or is it a one time per day kinda thing?
roulette rewards are a 1/day bonus but doing level 50/60/70 content for the first time will award you with bonus poetics
as well as attending them with someone else who is new
also completing the content itself outside of a roulette can give poetics as well
namely dungeons
Ok. Will check out
Theyve changed the colour of the name/hp bar
Its a setting in character config
In like name display stuff iirc
Yes
yes
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That
Ok im stumped how tf how can i move the enmity thingy
The list that shows all enemies you're currently in combat with?
that's your job gauge
I just unlocked enmity and they put it in such a wierd location
it should be called beast gauge and it's at the bottom of the dropdown menu for hud layout
Waaaait. Does riviera, glade, and oasis == Limsa, gridania, and ul'dah
yes
Wow just made that deduction lmao
Hey folks - I've got a question about the paladin quests that I'm following. I'm level 54 currently, and I think doing the Heavensward quests now. However, I cannot do the relevant quest to unlock Goring Blade, even though after just dinging, it mentioned another class quest being unlocked.
What's your current story quest called?
Coming to Terms.
you're still in teh post ARR patch quests
close to the end of the patch story, though
Ahh really? Sucks.
you'll know when you're in Heavensward
LARGE LETTERS TELLING YOU HEAVENSWARD
Big giveaway then huh?
yep, every expac will have a title screen
Ah, okay. ๐ First time through the story, so a bit confused as to when I start the content. I thought that when levelling past the ARR cap, I'm in the next expansion -.-
nah, every expansion has a main story
and then a set of post patch quests
about x.3 is where that wraps up
Is it okay just to get rid of the beast gauge
No
and x.4 onwards is where it leads into the next expansion
Cuz i cant move it
Its important later
Also wondered why I was getting bugger all XP from the quests too. ๐
Thanks all!
yeah post patch quests weren't designed to give exp
Of the drop down list
All it lets me do is make it smaller or larger
You can move it
How tho im on ps4
excuse me, i'm trying to set up my follow macros
but /follow <t> doesn't seem to work
And move it with the right stick
despite me selecting someonei
Then move your joysticks, one of them is going to move the UI around
can someone confirm the correct script?
Clicking your joysticks will cycle the beast gauge size too
You can also click the cog to turn it into Simple mode to make it cleaner
Can you go simple at lvl 30?
But the beast gauge expands at 35 to show additional information
When you acquire Inner beast
Job gauges in general are decently important to keep an eye on
Ok i moved it to the bottom right
where/how to find that option to have more slots?
Just turn on more hotbars via character config or hud editor
That photo is from a video, so I was curious why I don't have one it
I will check it
Character config > hotbars
You can have up to 10
Hotbars
And you can change how they look, from stuff like 12x1 or 6x2 etc
Do remember to hide unassign slots for cleanness by toggling the option as well
Omg! It looks now good, thanks you!
I always stop and tweak my hud every few days
Seems like theres always a way to make it better
Id recommend visiting the hud options often
UI customization is always the secret endgame
If you are very confident, you can even tuck your combat hotbar to a corner
And just open up more space to see the combat
As a matter of fact its time to tweak my hud now
How do "statics" work exactly?
Same group of people that schedule times to play together and run specific content, usually savage and ultimates
Rules vary from group to group
And how often they go
How to tell what stage of the game i'm at? like, "E8S" or something like that, i'm currently post-ARR and on my way to Heavensward
Raids have nothing to do with your story progression
Its nothing for you to concern youself at this point
Not until you're 80 with decent gear
If you want to tell other players where you are at in your story, just tell them your
level
And/or the name of the quest
"my MSQ have hit lvl 53 and I finished the lvl 53 dungeon"
They will know where you at
Thank you so much bros
Is there a specific way to post in the recruitment channel?
I can't remember the main rules but at the bare minimum you need to state your server for Free Companies
Ah. Thanks! For answering all my questions.
I may have another question, though should be relatively easy. I notice when I join duties that some party members have greetings surrounded by red/green arrows. Is this some sort of macro/functionality that I can enable?
Thats auto translate
press tab while typing to bring it up
If you're already typing something it can basically auto complete it with stuff thats in the auto translate dictionary
Nope
Though you can make a chat macro for it
And press it whenever you load in
To send whatever message you put in the macro for you
Hmmm, does sound useful.
ie a chat macro of
/p Hello
Will automatically say "hello" in party chat when pressed
Where are these set?
System > macro editor
Thank you very much. ๐
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How do I start the relic reborn quest for DRK?
just finished it with the NIN/Yoshimitsu but its not giving me the option
Do "An Unexpected Proposal" if you haven't already from Rowena in Idyllshire
And then follow the questline through for the anima weapon
Thanks
Where can i find people recruiting for guilds on ps4
I plan on redoing Praetorium quest, do I tell people to not force DC to skip the cutscene?
that shouldn't be a factor unless your in a premade party
I rarely ever see people do the cutscene skips
DCing is not the norm. The people that DC do it because they don't care
Do I get the the poetics as a class other than the one in need?
usually some people just change their client's spoken language to get through cutscenes slightly faster, but that isn't that big of a deal.
@oblique yew only the rewards directly below "Adventurer in Need" are from adventurer in need
the poetics are given regardless of what role you are
Is there anyway to fix my ping in ff14? I get like 140+ and the only way ik is to hook my pc up to ethernet.
140+ is fine
If you want faster you could consider a vpn for more efficient routing
and of course ethernet will always be a slight improvement over wifi
But 140+ is perfectly fine and average
then is it the server that's lagging me bc I would craft and every skill is like 3 sec delayed
Crafting skills have an animation lock of a bit under 3 seconds
but it sounds like what you're talking about is packet loss
Which is not on the servers' end, but likely due to some node on the route between you and the servers crumbling under heavy traffic or something.
Could consider a VPN.
Do u have a vpn that u can recommend that's free?
So there's a waiting list inside a waiting list?
Mudfish is basically a few cents a month as long as you correctly set it up so that it only handles FFXIV-related traffic
I don't know what other newer options are available recently
Is there a way to bring the client on screen when it finds the match/party?
No, but you can have the sound cue play when the game window is inactive
Hi
So I just bought the game on ps4 and need help
Downloading now
Just need help with a class and that
In System config -> Sound, ensure that an option for playing a system sound when duty finder matches is enabled (by default it is)
And then under sounds to play when client is inactive, ensure "system sound" has its box ticked.
I feel like a complete idiotโwhere/how do I add cross class crafter skills to my hotbars? Iโm following the Bro Jobs guide on Jenova but donโt have the โadditionalโ tab on my actions and traits menu.
@clear pier what do you need help with exactly?
@wise portal crafter crossclass no longer exists. You're reading something outdated.
Go to #612757637813239808 and give yourself the doh/dol role
then you'll be able to access #doh-dol-lounge where we have up-to-date resources in the pinned messages.
Dooooooh. Thanks
@clear pier Any class is fine to start with. Gladiator and Marauder are tanks, Conjurer is healer, the rest of the starting classes are dps.
Thank you
You can play all classes on a single character, and switch them at the press of a button
Basically I want to start off and get ready for raid and such
Because I want to use it as a main
Always want to be a wizard or something idk why
Thaumaturge, which later advances to become Black Mage, is the standard "Wizard" class. Big fire explosions.
In my honest opinion, don't worry about raid from the beginning
It is very easy to level a new job to be raid ready, if you will
Arcanist is also a caster dps, which later branches out into both Summoner (dps) and Scholar (healer)
Plus you have 4 expansion worth of content to go through before you can raid current contents
Do listen to Lyon's recommendation on Mages
I'm excited because I may be getting house arrest next week and want to do a lot
And I shall ^_^
Yeah your priority at first will be going through the main story
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It's the main core of the game, and goes all the way to cap.
Thank you
I'll try not get side tracked by side missions
Hopefully itll be easy to get main missions done
So just make sure to follow the main story, do your class quests which you are notified about every 5 levels (mandatory), and also keep an eye out for blue quests
as they unlock features and content.
Regular yellow sidequests
are totally optional, only really offer a bit of story and area lore.
You're in it for the long haul on the main story, by the way.
Playstyle overview
THM/BLM: you spend MP to deal damage with your fire spell (elemental damage in XIV doesn't work like Pokรฉmon, fire spell is not stronger against tree nor it is weaker against a water enemy), then you build MP back with ice spell. High level BLM controls and maintains their Astral Fire buff (more damage) and their Umbral Ice buff (faster MP recovery), doing so let them build toward very powerful spells.
ACN/SMN (ignoring SCH): you inflict poison on enemies (damage over time, DOT) and you can give orders to your pets to attack your enemies. High level SMN get to control one of three standard pets, and can special summon 2 special pets once you built certain resources in combat.
Two reminder: Arcanist is unique in that it is the only class that can branch into two jobs (Summoner and Scholar, DPS and healer respectively). Jobs have a predetermined role, so a healer job cannot be spec to be a DPS job.
Apart from Black Mage and Summoner, there are two more Mages: Red Mage and Blue Mage. Red Mage is an expansion job, which you can only unlock at higher level. Blue Mage is a limited job, as in it plays more like a side content, and it cannot participate in any current content.
Thank you so much
While I go through levelling I encounter this type of quests. Should I do them, or stick to the main story ?
Alright thanks
That means itโs reserving an instance for your party or it still needs other people to fill the rest of the slots
how do you turn off auto lock on for PS4 controls?
it's difficult to look away from bosses or avoid backpedaling when everything auto locks on
got it
thank you
where's the nearest marketboard to an inn?
or marketboard to a glamour dresser
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they're all in seperate zones unfortunately
gridania is the closest foot travel wise
ul'dah is the shortest if you consider aetheryte travel
but no marketboard is in the same zone as an inn or squadron room
yeah, foot travel
then gridania, probably
Hey guys I just started trying out tank in duty, currently failing at it, but I just got a skill call interject. At first I assumed it disrupt some mobs special attack/aoe like how stun does, but doesnโt seem to be it.
was the cast bar flashing
Only skills with a flashing red cast bar can be interrupted with Interject
Is that a thing?
one second
Interrupting attacks somehow never really became a core mechanic so you will not see a whole lot of them
and some that you do see are just S-E trying to be consistent even when that makes it more confusing
that kind of cast bar
like elemental sprites having "interruptable" attacks with a 0.5 second cast bar, just because *shrug* seems like a spell cast so we might as well give it the Interruptable tag
Oh I never noticed that bar huh
i recommend you split the enemy UI element and dragging the enemy cast bar somewhere near the middle of your screen
that has saved my ass multiple times in extremes and savages
system > hud layout > target status and healthbar/ target info
press the gear with that element selected
you'll see an option to split the elements
select that, and you can drag each element around individually
Oh **** wow it does
Does it also apply w/stun also? For the bar to flash? I just kick w/e I see anything AoE like sometime it works sometime it doesnโt.
no, the pulsing bar is specifically for interject
stun is stun
interrupt is interrupt
(though, interrupt does cause the mob to freeze for a few seconds, which is a 'stun' for casts but ymmv)
(see: eden 1 savage add phase)
Is that another game?
no it's a raid
Oh
dont worry about raids rn, you have plenty of time before them
but yes, split that element. seeing when the boss is doing something fucky is good
What are those dots at the bottom of the screen
the menu?
Well alright thnx guys for the clarification.
Fashionreport!
Like the ones in the bottom right
!fashionreport
ye, those are menu buttons
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