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LOL
you have to apply it before you make your first official subscription payment yes
this is part of the free 30days included in the Base Game license
but if you used the wrong code i'm not certain they'll allow you to input another
right, I have not officially subscribed yet. but used the wrong recruit code.. but I dont see the option to apply it again
I see.
it doesn't affect your rewards as the person being recruited
applying the wrong code only impacts who gets the recruiter rewards
yeah :/ I wanted my wife to get the mount after 90 days.
I will email support and see if they will apply hers. can't hurt to ask 🙂 thanks for the replies!
if you both haven't bought time yet you can enter each others codes
she did. she used another friends code, and I was going to use hers, but grabbed his by mistake
you can buy the mount from the calamity salvager if you've recruited 2 people
it's 8 chocobo feathers iirc
Can someone direct me to a guide for the plate system? I heard there's a way to like glamor plates or something so you don't put it on your gear, but im not sure what that all entails
Yeah if you go to an inn, there's a glamour dresser and you can store glamour plates, which are like "loadouts"
Go to inn > open glamour dresser > put stuff in the dresser with prisms > press edit platea > put your glamour on the plate > save > apply plate
Dullahans start spawning at 18:00 Eorzea time, correctt?
Optional: link plate to gear set to always apply that glamour whenever you swap to that job, provided you're in a major city
kinda silly question
The main purpose of hunt trains, is to get as many Hunt Seals, right?
With bonus Poetics and Phantasmagoria?
Other way around
To get all the currency
Hunt trains are to farm tomestones, and the hunt currency is bonus
unless youre trying to get the mount
Seals, Poetics, Phantas?
Yeah
Allegory
S Ranks i imagine?
A and S
the S ranks are bonus
...I suppose its a Shadowbringers hunt only thing
Well if you encounter one someone spawned
Did a Stormblood short one, which is why i got confused
some trains do Sb first then SHB
Hi, I’m trying to post a hunt, but I get the message: you are not authorized to participate in the hunt. What should I do?
Is this chat for both questions and duties?
@lavish vortex you mean youre trying to get a hunt?
did you unlock them?
@stark garnet if you mean asking for help with duties then recruitment channel
Okay thank you
You need to be at least level 50 and reach 2nd Lt rank with your GC to unlock the hunt board.
if you're over leveled for a dungeon and get synced down, is there a way to find out what ilevel you've been synced down to?
character
Whats the quest? I am level 60 and have reached 2nd Leutenant rank
"let the hunt begin"
I’m at Limsa liminsa upper decks, but cannot find the quest giver
where?
to find synced down ilvl?
Duty finder > bottom-most button should show the details of the duty, with ilvl sync at the bottom of that
For when you’re in a duty
oh, if it's not a synced dungeon symbol, only your level gets synced down?
not your gear?
Not quite
If you sync down in level, it syncs your gear to the best possible stuff you would have at that point
so if synced down to a 60 dungeon, it would be like full augmented shire gear
Yep
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Finally got my game downloading and such. Starting playing as a Conjurer. Plan on becoming a White Mage. Right now I'm wondering what would be a good sub class for gil gain
all crafters
Aren't they only really good at the end game?
you dont really have many options till endgame
all
most use stuff from other classes
Oh damn, gotcha'
Right now I'm just a fisherman and selling crap for 2 - 3 gil feels totally nice I swear
fisher sells worst
^
Yeah I'd imagine
fisher generally isnt worth leveling in terms of gil making cause its not used by many crafters compared to the others
there are things here and there that sell well from FSH, even at low level. like coral
if you enjoy fishing sure, but id recommend doing the other stuff first
I'm lvl 25 right now, still haven't gotten my first mount so you could guess my general play area.
with a fsh retainer
Should I go crafter / miner or something then
sure
in terms of gathering you for sure need botanist/miner cause those are what gather hte materials for recipes
I mean at lvl 60 you unlock an area that can speed level crafters and gatherers
like get to 80 in a day
White coral and Red coral are each going for almost 2k each on my server right now
and those are pretty low level
how frequently are they selling though?
there might be some niche fishing markets but youd have to check your server
recent sales shows today and yesterday, so they're moving fast
though they haven't been 2k the whole time
Perfect, thanks!
can we spend allegory tomes on the totems needed for alexander ultimate gear ?
You beat E4S
lol ooooK
I have no idea which NPC to talk to to get Alexander Ultimate after you cleared E4S
Where's the Odin totem exchange?
mor dhona?
Ok thanks
Odin totems are in Mor Dhonuts, yeah.
TEA is unlocked by talking to the Minstrel in Kugane btw
Mor Dhonuts
But, yeah, requires E4S clear.
is lucid really that important in the smn opener?
Not at all
alright
hi_im_fox has it after his 5th gcd
idk how strict these rotations are tho
it's hard to memorize
I've not played tank other than PLD, do other tanks have ranged attacks with high attack power/potency like PLD's Holy Spirit and Confiteor?
yes
No.
not sure about war
PLD gets that little bit of ranged privelege
which is nice if requiescat lines up with melee downtime away from boss
but that's niche.
PLD is really the only one with a strong ranged GCD
I see, thank you
at the end of it
Near the end, yeah.
as long as you do not bind it to you it can be traded again
so yes you can buy it for them
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so what does one do when the tank and everyone else are taking so much damage and you burn through all 3 aetherflows
succor spam?
depends on what level
assume by you only mentioning 3 total aetherflow its sub 60, as you lack dissipation to refresh your aetherflow
if you have access to emergency tactics, you can use that on your succor to give it a mroe powerful aoe heal
You can sacrifice your fairy to refresh your aetherflow at level 60
It caps at 3 but you, yeah, get a skill to eat your fairy.
is this a case of the tank being bad or undergeared?
!action Dissipation
Orders your faerie away while granting you a full Aetherflow stack. Also increases healing magic potency by 20%.
Duration: 30s
Current faerie will return once the effect expires.
Summon Eos or Summon Selene cannot be executed while under the effect of Dissipation.
Can only be executed while in combat.
maybe?
I put galvanize and looked away for 3 seconds and looked back and he was dead
seem like undergeared
and pull too big
if it were me I would tell him to only pull pack one by one or I will just leave him to die
Don't intentionally let people die
Thats a fast track to getting kicked from the party
And even if you don't, It's just going to make the run take longer
of course, if tank bite more than he can chew once I would try to save him
but I would tell him to stop pulling big after that, if he doesn't listen, ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Does the Elegant Bustle item that you need to craft for the weaver quest have a use other than for the quest or is it strictly for the quest.
strictly for the quest
Ty!
did I bug this? Doing unsynced and he won't aggro on to me or lose invulnerability on the crystals
he just keeps spinning in circles
You need to stand in the blue circle to open the door to the boss room.
He'll then fly to the next room and you fight him for real.
Remember that you can't damage him when he's outside of the purple lights.
what’s the difference between need and greed on items
and is it random who get if both roll need ?
need takes priority over greed
if two people roll need, then it goes to whomever rolled higher
wym roll higher ?
ok
Rolls never tie btw.
what's going on with bahamut?
sometimes after I do deathflare it doesn't let me summon
what lvl are you
no you need to be 72 to get 2 stacks of dreadwyrm aether
That explains it. Until you unlock the trait at 72, I think, you have to trance twice.
so before then you need to use trance 2 times before you can summon
oh wat
!trait Enhanced Dreadwyrm Trance II
how do I know I've gotten 2 stacks
by the job gauge
is it extra glowy?
First the icon will glow blue. That's one stack. Once the eyes turn red, that's two.
oh
I'm new to the game, how do I respond to a "tell" without having to click their name on the chat box and clicking "Send Tell"
that's subtle
O: Thank you!
Will I unlock the red quest aether current nodes in the MSQ or are they in side quests?
If I remember correctly, two of the aether current quests in each map are specifically MSQ quests and the others are side quests.
Yeah I think so too
The final HW zone being the sole exception.
Most will be
side quests and you can see the aether current as a reward
Gotcha, thanks!
the top row of diamonds in the aether current window is
or 
the bottom row of diamonds are open world currents
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if I attended a wedding and did not get a demon box even tho they did buy the biggest pack an dless than 80 attended where do I get it
I talked to the lady but nothin
outside
the invitation automatically turns into the minion
does anyone use teamcraft crafting simulator? anyone able to tell me why I can't generate a macro for a specific recipe? the part where you can usually click to do it is grayed out 🤔
it should? ok
maybe if I log back in I still had the invitation lol
@twilit arch still got the invitation lmfao
Is there any SEA or OCE based FC in aether datacenter?
lmfao I still have the invite and when I enter I get kicked out and it never goes away cri
you didn't leave before the ending of the ceremony right
I think the wedding dorks screwed up the last cutscene so I think so
they skipped the cutscene basically by having everyone walk out before it I believe
so if so then yah that must of been it
it was a botched wedding but funny
thats most likely it, afaik you need to ring the bell to end the ceremony
or let the ceremony naturally end on its own
ye Im stuck with the invite unless I discard it but eh ill keep it
it did end on its own but still got it
the invite
by naturally, i mean the timer running out and you're all kicked out regardless
oh no we literally all went outside
lmfao
before timer
they didnt ring the bell
yeah so you left before the ceremony was ended
yikes oh well
can you be any gatherer/crafter for Moogle Beast Tribe dailies?
moogles are crafter only
any crafter?
Is there an objective cheapest way to acquire G7 dark matter? Between GC seals, gemstones, gil, etc?
Is there any reason why they gave me both healer set and cleric set at the same time?
Is there any reason why they gave me both healer set and cleric set at the same time?
how to translate chat?
@oblique yew you can hit tab to open up the auto-translate menus or type a word and hit tab to open up options related to that word if you typed a correct keyword
How do I know my anima weapons current Aetheric density?
How do I know my anima weapons current Aetheric density?
@thick bolt open your key items and you should have an advanced anima glass you can use
How do I know my anima weapons current Aetheric density?
@thick bolt open your key items and you should have an advanced anima glass you can use
Is there an objective cheapest way to acquire G7 dark matter? Between GC seals, gemstones, gil, etc?
@halcyon sleet probably gil or bicolor gemstones
http://puu.sh/FXEYw.jpg all I see is this how do I know how much I have?
Hey so what are some tips to keep in mind for a returning lvl 50 black mage? That hasn’t really played much sense ARR?
you'll know you have 200 points when one rune is fully lit up @thick bolt
So I have no idea on the new battle mechanics
ty
Is there a guide on where to find cheap gear for alts <50?
@twilit abyss if you have to gear some alt classes, grab some cheap vendor gear from the city. no reason to try and arm yourself to the teeth when your gear will be outscaled by how fast you level.
@steel wedge keep playing msq for now, lots of mechanics will be revealed to you slowly as you go through the game's content. if anything you can remove your skills from your hotbar, slowly add them back in and learn your rotation by slapping a training dummy
!faq blmleveling
here's a rotation by level range for both single target and aoe
the important thing currently is to make sure you can gear yourself correctly, there aren't too many mechanics for you to have to remember other than don't stand in bad and keeping your gcd casts rolling
Is there any reason why they gave me both healer set and cleric set at the same time?
@primal relic are you referring to teh level 50 white mage job quest?
if so then one of them is a stronger more powerful version of the set
at item level 90 instead of teh mishmash pieces at i45/50
Is Mewrilah a common fem suncat surname or do people just really like Lady Mewrilah?
It's one of the autogenerated names and therefore lore appropriate.
i ain't no lore mentor, but it might be some sort of common family name
Yeah, it's a common moon name but suncat naming conventions are different.
@little swift ty that helps a lot but I have one more question or it’s going to bother me how does this gauge thingy work?
that is your black mage job gauge
I don't see it often but it's one of the more common surnames I've seen in suncats
it keep tracks of a couple things
- what phase you're in and how much time you have in that phase (either umbral ice or astral fire)
Ok how do I read it and Utilize it?
Desperius...wonder why everyone hates him
Ok
- your number of umbral heart stack
Why not thunder?
- the timer on your next polyglot stack
- the number of polyglot stacks you already have
at your level, all it keeps track of is number 1
you use thunder after blizzard
Astral fire and umbral ice phases are illustrated on the top left. The number next to it on the right is your time remaining for your ice/fire. Thunder isn't tracked on the gauge.
@steel wedge hope that helps break down the job gauge for you!
It does ty
do i need to worry about 5.3 crafter gear update if I only care about raid stuff like neo-ish/consumables?
Last question I think... What are polyglot stacks again?
they let you use your instacast aoe or single target
since rn they can be hqed from nq mats with food
which are your most powerful
Is that my Insta cast?
polyglot stacks are the stacks you build up when you're under enochian buff that let you cast some powerful abilities
like foul and despair
You'll unlock those later. But to explain, they let you use Foul and Despair, yeah.
despair doesn't consume polyglot?
Got ya ok then
Just hit 30 rouge/ninja, When do i unlock the gauge and the other bar for this class?
You don't get Xenoglossy, your instant cast polyglot spender, for quite a while. Functionally it is your Foul gauge until 80.
Ah i see, thank you
when you unlock your third mudra
it's foul and xenoglossy
Right my b. Thanks. \o/
right wrong word in my brain
And what build should I have to be a bad ass BM? Critical hit and spell speed I think? Ya?
just focus on increasing your item level for now
item level increase will let you increase your main stat
which is intelligence
when you get to end game you can fiddle with some meld builds
Ok so worry about stats when I get to the end game basically?
like super sonic spell speed
I'll also add that BLM has changed the least of perhaps every job in the game. Just had more added to it.
crit > direct hit > determination
you're worrying about substats right now, which are less important
is the general dps stats
mainstat/weapon damage are the ones you're looking for at this time
cerb blm also want as decent amount of SpS
that too
Ok i’ll just keep that in mind as I go... focus on item lvl for now
even the slowest builds have like 2k+ iirc
BLM changed a lot from 50-60 but from there is refinement
Enochian was a big one, yeah. But it's general structure is the same more or less.
Well I’m lvl 50 😅 @halcyon sleet
basically the thing to keep an eye out for for blm is how often the rotation changes
as the image above illustrates
it changes like every 10 levels
but it's still fairly straightforward and self explanatory
Right ok ty
and either way those are things to slowly take in, just play the game and enjoy MSQ for now!
Ok! I’m going to do a quick detour and get done with my relic quest first because that looks useful
uh which one
old relics are just for glamour
A relic reborn
Just grab all the Ironworks stuff
i wouldnt do that
the only relic that is ok to pursue for use is the shadowbringers one right now
like people have said
ironworks is the way to go
!faq poetics
first link shows you what you can get
Ok so I am second lieutenant and above lvl 50... and still the hunt quest is not showing up, what should I do? Am i missing something?
Should be near the entrance to the Maelstrom HQ. It's not from the billmaster.
Oh? There is no point In doing them at lvl 50?
@little swift yes, I was wondering why they gave me two set at the same time. And why not just one over the other.
i strongly discourage doing them at lvl 50
they are EXTREMELY grindy
and don't give you good gear
the ARR relic is notoriously grindy
Where can I find the monster “Kobold pitman”?
Storm hunting log (2)
While I wait for queues
if i recall correctly, the i90 set was something you had to grind out through lv50 dungeons through the antique relic items @primal relic but they ended up just giving it to you instead
Well, theoretically they could potentially be best in slot for that particular level but relics are completely outclassed once you're past its iLvl threshold.
just toe speed thigns up
Ah ok good to know thanks for helping me not waste my time 😅
Should be near the entrance to the Maelstrom HQ. It's not from the billmaster.
@gloomy ice it’s not 😦
Oh I see lol cuz cleric is vastly superior in stats and color over the healer set.
@mossy tartan
@little swift thank you!
Thanks
@lavish vortex go to the npc named trachraet and take a screenshot of him
if the quest isn't showing up
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I have all these old lvl 30ish side quest... is there any real point to doing them or should I just focus on the MQL?
Ok
do mobs do more damage to tanks when youve got your back to them as tank
Found it!!! Thanks! Back to the topic of doing hints... is it worth it al lv 60 while waiting for queues?
for exp no
Oh hahaha ok, then I wasted my time 😩
You can, however, unlock the level 60 hunts in Ishgard.
You can, however, unlock the level 60 hunts in Ishgard.
@gloomy ice how do I do that?
Ok thanks guys very informative 😊
finish the hunt quest at your GC and do the hunt quest at ishgard
in the forgotten knight
@lavish vortex Go to the Forgotten Knight aetheryte in Ishgard and look for Aytienne in the tavern. She'll have another blue quest called Let the Clan Hunt Begin. Once you unlock that tier, talk to Eustacia who is right next to the board to unlock the next. Thirdly, you'll have to talk to Yloise in Idyllshire for the third tier. Then Eustacia again for the weeklies in Ishgard.
Awesome!!! Thanks guys!!!
does yda ever take off her helmet thing
No.
!action Fuga
!action Gekko
@junior tundra yes
No Spoilers please but Do the MSQs of the expansions get interesting?
!action Mangetsu
at a certain point
@steel wedge Yes
With 3 enemies, you are looking at 300+480 potency with 2 AOE weapon skill
!action Tenka Goken
@steel wedge Heavensward is a tremendous step up from base ARR. Stormblood is pretty good as well. And Shadowbringers is regarded as one of the best.
Tenka goken is 360 per enemy, so 3 enemies is 1080
Midare is 1.2k
This is before Kaiten
Well I have kaiten
Tenka with Kaiten is 540 per enemy, 3 makes that 1620
have to factor in the aoe rotation as well not just goken vs midare
I did
I bought my brother a complete edition of ffxiv and i received the Friendship Circlet, but never recieved Aetheryte Pendulum
Can anyone tell me why?
3 enemy AOE is 300+480 in 2 steps
Single target is dunno+dunno+480 in 3 steps
when does the ff11 event end?
do we have to do each savage to unlock the next 4 ?
No
and is it worth for gearing up ?
You just need to clear normal versions to get savage
@gloomy ice thanks 😊 do they get less fetch questy as you move forward? Because 2.0-2.5 feels REALLY filler to me
The current highest tier is E5S-E8S, you just need to do E5-E8 normal
You don't need to touch E1S-E4S
@shrewd relic Pendulum won't arrive until they subscribe for at least 30 days, not including the free time.
@gloomy ice ah okay that makes sense ty
Tldr on AOE: 3 is almost always the cutoff point where AOE beats single target
@outer plank june 22
Only a few exceptions at 2 or 4 enemies
does it take long to do?
Just do 3 if you aren't sure
@remote lintel
no
@steel wedge They do. The early parts of the 2.1-2.5 stretch are brutally slow but they gain huge momentum on the return trip to Coerthas as that begins the lead in to HW.
Ok cool ty... even getting the stupid ||airship|| felt like a grind to me... I know it’s a MMO but I guess I’m just impatient lol
hmm sam single target seems to beat aoe with 3 targets by about 400 potency, but ofc when we factor the time it takes to do single target the aoe wins it seems
what
@crimson wind Lol thanks it also doesn’t help that I can’t remember much at this spot because I took a long hiatus lol
it doesnt take that long to do single target
single target 9 gcds, AoE 5 gcds
aoe doesn't apply dot
Samurai dot is 60s
SAM dont apply dot in aoe scenarios
There is no point in doing dot unless it is a fight with 2 bosses
you were talking about single target potency vs aoe potency?
Tldr: do AOE when there are 3 enemies or more
only thing you need to do is get your buffs going then spam aoe
Reyes was responding my respond on Wolf's question on AOE, Midare vs Tenka goken
well
In almost all cases, 3 is the cutoff point where AOE wins out on potency per GCD
Is there something I can use to summon a npc to hold my gear or act as a bank? To lessen the load on inv?
midare is for single target so why would you do it in 3+ enemies?
I seem to remember there was something like that
Ask Wolf
@steel wedge retainers
Don't ask me
@steel wedge Summoning bells in major cities/inn rooms call your retainers. Your personal bank/storage.
assuming you have them unlocked
But you can’t summon them in the feild
The reasoning was, Midare + Kaiten buff is 800x1. 5, but Tenka is just 360 per enemy.
somehow Kaiten buff wasn't include in the AOE calculation, but if it does (and it should), then Tenka dish out 360x1.5 per enemy
no you cant
Ok ty
You can only summon them with the summoning bell
Which is placed inside cities
And houses
Got ya ok ty
If i buy the base shadowbringers dlc can i ever upgrade to the complete edition?
i mean if you bought shadowbringers then the complete edition wouldnt be an upgrade
it'd be the same thing
Yup
i meant can i upgrade to collectors edition my bad
You can
like 40 usd
i only have base now
can i still play paladin or any upgraded ver. of the base classes even though i'm on free trial?
Oh thanks for that
i see the collectors on sale
Do we just unlock more dungeons from msq
Yes
I hate how its lvl synced down.i wanna use mynew 30s kills ):
Most dungeons are from msq, a small handful comes from 
Which site is that?
greenmangaming
gmg is ok
you buy the collector's edition on mogstation which is like 20 bucks or something
i think
Upgrading to and buying collector are two different thing
well they were asking about upgrading
then sure
You can buy Shadowbringers standard now, upgrade to Collector Shadowbringers in mogstation at a small cost
Or just get Shadowbringers Collector right now
Up to you
53.99 is a good deal
it comes with every other dlc right? im only lvl 50
yes
Both Standard and Collector edition do
Collector give you a few vanity item in game to look cool, that's all
yea i think ima just do the base and if i really wanna spend the extra ill upgrade to collectors
thanks for the help
you get like 3 little items for an extra 20 bucks which is kinda eh imo
yeah thats what i realized
unless you really like the mount
Personal opinion: Griffin mount from HW collector is cooler
i do but is it really worth 20 vs the others ?
up to you
like i get the car without buying right?
The car is not part of that
Hi, i have a question regarding buying lands.. When I want to buy a land, an error message came out "This plot of land is not yet ready for purchase" Why is that?
Quick Job Question; Summoner - Ruin I for Hard Casting, Ruin II for movement casting?
Unless they rerun the event, which we have no idea when or if they would
can i buy it lol
@lethal schooner houses have an invisible timer when they go up for sale so that might be it?
like i wanted that one xD im kinda hurt finding that out
Ruin II doesn't trigger gcd?
@lethal schooner Housing plots each have a hidden randomized timer before an individual can purchase them. If you're buying for a FC or relocating, you can bypass the timer. Individuals have to wait until the timer expires. There is no way to see the timer and no average. It's completely random.
It does, but its instacast gives you window to use Ability
Egi Assault - Ruin II - Ability is a thing too
Basically, full GCD spell - insta spell - Ability
Ahh holy crab. No wonder someone easily snatch it from me even though i already spam-click buying the plot for 1 hour
Gotcha.
why do so many people say "o/" at the beginning of dungeons? what does it mean
This is also why people stream themselves clicking for 4-5 hours
hilarious
Raised hand to say hi
O is your face, / is the hand
oh ok
why would you egi assault > ruin 2 > ogcd
i only played fps games before this, so people being nice to each other was kinda rare
Should I still think of trying savage content when I occasionally die in e4n+ raids?
Is Egi Assault not a 2.5s spell?
they're both instant casts, there's no point in doubling up like that
Oh, my bad then
egi assault is instant
egi assault are insta
So Ruin I - Egi Assault - Ability?
@mossy tartan if you really want to? but savage is way way harder
I don’t want to, I just want some gear from it, that’s all
if you know why you're dying its fine to learn how to do savage
Doing it for fun? never
Clearing difficult content is very thrilling and satisfying, I suggest testing the water with one of the new EX first
actually i also recommend watching a video guide on an eden savage raid to see what youre getting into
Then if you want to go harder, try Savage
how are you dying to ramuh
Which Ramuh?
eden
It happens
I keep forgetting to collect the orbs + missing the tribunal safe spots
I’m hopeless xd
Practice until you beat it into your fingers
Practice makes perfect
idk what to tell you except that you should have more awareness of the battlefield and the boss casts
and the other nocturnal ast had to take all the weight, poor guy
you really need it for savage
I’m still not sure where to actually improve my awareness + dodging skills
Except “getting good”
Yeah just keep practicing tbh
Awareness: you shouldn't think which spell is on which button
You should be thinking, who needs help now, who needs help soon, what's coming soon
What healing spells do I have now
make sure you're watching the boss bar, make sure you know which phase you're in, pay attention to what your teammates are doing
Eden verse was VERY hard for me the first few times I did it, now I like to think I got it down really well
Tip: Focus target boss if you don't already do that
Focus?
Right click on boss, Focus Target
Is the game balanced enough where I can just do the main story quests and not have to worry about missing out on something or if I am not optimizing my character correctly?
What does it do?
@steel wedge yes
Focus targeting keeps their health bar on the screen even when you're not targeting them
Ok ty
Press square, focus target. That way his bar is always visible, even when targeting someone else
Right
You cannot messed up character optimization because your character don't gain stat from leveling up
that sounds good, often times when I target the tank to heal him, the boss already finishes casting something
I need to get to The end of 2.5 before I can do my next job quest
You cannot become suboptimal for a Mage because you played a tank for 30 levels
All stats come from your gears
Yep exactly why you focus target. Never get caught off guard
@mossy tartan if you're a healer i also recommend paying attention to the boss animations so you have an idea of what hes casting when youre not targeting him
but i guess if you focus target its w/e
Press square, focus target. That way his bar is always visible, even when targeting someone else
@crimson crystal I’m playing on PC, which makes it all the more embarrassing for me as I have faster turns
Right @warped nest so I don’t need to worry about having the perfect gear?
Not until level 80
Even at lvl 80, it doesn't matter much
Unless you are doing the hardest content
Ok so focus on that then got it
@mossy tartan if you're a healer i also recommend paying attention to the boss animations so you have an idea of what hes casting when youre not targeting him
@remote lintel will do, thank you
Also is the Garo gear still available?
Nope
No unfortunately
😓
Mounts too
maybe one day
Is playing DPS easier than playing healer in raids? healing is getting too difficult the more I unlock trials and raids
I think that really depends on player preference to be honest
if healing normal raids is too difficult for you then maybe switch roles
current normal raids*
I want to learn how to dodge and increase my awareness first, before committing to healing and wiping raids with my ignorance
Based off My experience: Stick with Healer and you'll get good. I used to be garbage, but stormblood whipped me into shape and now I know my spells really well
so thought of playing DPS for the current time period
i guess dps is easier cause you dont have a bunch of stuff to pay attention to
Easiest role to learn awareness on is a tank
where did you put your party list in the hud Remilia?
default - on the left
Try to get it a little lower and closer to the middle of the screen when you play healer
Really helps to keep track of hp and mechs at the same time
will try that, thank you
Yeah up to you, whatever's easiest
Mine is off to the left still, but is pretty large so easy to see
i have my party list on the left and the boss hp on the right 
Oof
My small brain could not handle lol
I know for me I tend to go DPS in games
Dps can be really fun
Even if ppl are like it's "less work" rotations are fun to get into and work on
I enjoy healing more than everything, it just gets tiresome to die all the time when you should be keeping others alive lol
I can understand that
You play on keyboard and mouse?
Hence why some parties have two healers 😉
Of course, I love getting carried by my fellow healer : D
And feels bad too for him
You play on keyboard and mouse?
@hoary storm yep
do you have macros to heal specific party members?
nope
maybe you should consider it
I can’t understand a controller set up for the life of me I need to have a mouse and keyboard on my PS4 which always seems like the most awkward thing lol Because I only use that for final fantasy
so you can just click next to their name and heal them
Since you mentioned dodging, not sure if you did this already but changing your camera mode to legacy can help you dodge stuff
This might help: read over your spells to see what they really do. That will help you know what to use in a certain situation
My reaction time is fine, my only flaws are awareness and dodging to some extent
as a person who's only used controller on this game idk how people play with mouse and keyboard 
honestly, awareness and dodging comes with practice and comfort with the fight in general
Since you mentioned dodging, not sure if you did this already but changing your camera mode to legacy can help you dodge stuff
@hoary storm don’t know what that is but I’ll give it a try
the more you do the fight, the easier it gets imo to remember how to do the dance
but i would also recommend moving your party list to somewhere where its easier to see
^
Go to your char config > there will be 2 options on the first page, camera mode and legacy mode, try legacy and see if you like it and it helps you move around easier
Yeah honestly sounds like practice is best if your main concern is learning the fight
like i personally keep my hotbars/party list in the middle bottom
honestly, awareness and dodging comes with practice and comfort with the fight in general
@twilit arch I never thought of that, one fight I sometimes do out of boredom (castrum fluminis) the pattern got engraved in my memory that I never get hit by anything, I know it’s very easy but still
i died so many times on eden titan my first time
pretty much every fight in this game is just one big dance
that once you've learned it well, you can do it in your sleep
and now i've done it so many times that i can basically predict the whole fight
I do want to play the hard dances, but wiping raids to increase my experience fills me with guilt for the others
how do I leave after front lines? do I need to wait the 1 minute+? If I try to leave before, it asks me if I want to "abandon duty"
@tight yarrow just click abandon/leave
there's no penalty in that case?
no
its ok to mess up and make mistakes while you're still learning the fights
Castrum fluminus is not the easiest fight... so good job learning it. That same idea applies to everything else; the more you do it, the more comfortable you'll get
cool
everyone gets their own chest
and by everyone i meant every alliance
so its the same odds as a normal party
last boss have one chest that is available to the whole alliance to roll
I'm learning tank rn for the first time ever, and I just tell ppl I'm new, I do maybe not the greatest, but most ppl don't get salty and be patient to let me learn
tank ez
is there a way to make your chance of roll higher?
no?
Nope, random
why would there be?
Pray to RNJESUS
damn
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so i'm just incredibly unlucky then
I'm learning tank rn for the first time ever, and I just tell ppl I'm new, I do maybe not the greatest, but most ppl don't get salty and be patient to let me learn
@crimson crystal good luck with it : D I know you’ll get the hang of it
did nier 10 times today no drops 😦
what are you trying to get
just gear for my main
i'm trying to get a coffer
though that's what i really want
yeah good luck getting the individual gear pieces
make sure youre playing as the class you want the gear for
yup
Is it still one piece per week?
no
Okay, wasn't sure if that changed already
it stopped being weekly locked when we got the new raid tier
is that normal cereberus should i just keep grinding and hope for a drop
@remote lintel
rng is rng
ok
what kael said
there's literally nothing you can do but hope it drops and be on a job that can roll need for the gear you want
when you count the fact that every piece of gear for each class in your party has a chance to drop
thats a lot of gear
Btw nier gear is not the meta lv80 gear rn
In case that's why you're grinding for it
Alright, just checking
Because I know people who grind every dungeon they unlock until they get a full set of gear 

How do i unlock memoria misera? Does it require relic weapons or eureka? I dont think im far on relic, havent done eureka either
You don't need to touch anything to do with the 50 relic, 60 anima, or 70 Eureka weapons.
Just need to pick up the level 80 quest "Hail to the Queen" in Kugane
and follow it through.
that said, "Hail to the Queen" requires you to have completed the Return to Ivalice alliance raid series to unlock
Yes
Ok i did those, just need that kugane quest then
Which are the two servers with the biggest AUS playerbase, thinking about getting a server change
what class should i make my retainers
@stiff stag Tonberry and Kujata
Is there a big diffrence or no?
generally recommend atleast one combat retainer and one botanist or miner retainer
Tonberry is bigger and Kujata is the overflow server when Tonberry is full
that said, your retainers can only level as high as you are in that class so make it something you're interested in leveling
If you can get into Tonberry you should, but if you can't Kujata is fine
Do you need to be the owner of an fc to buy a plot?
no, but your role needs to have permission to purchase land
thanks
where do I find the dungeon warnings? Like sometimes people or enemies have numbers on their heads, I remember there was a page that each corresponds to a certain mechanic
nvm found it
I can farm bird mounts unsynced by myself right?
I'm quite confused with the skill interject, i've tried using it on enemies while they're gunna cast something like an AOE attack but it doesn't seem to interrupt it.
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you can only interject casts that have a pulsing castbar
@lofty pulsar yes though some fights might be a bit rough to solo so its recommend to be a pld if possible since hallowed/clemency lets you cheese a fair bit
ok
ohhh no wonder, thanks for clearing that up
is keeping food buffs running really all that useful in the early levels?
i think its more about the exp boost than the stats tbf
...ah right. forgot about that note lower in it
for early lvls at least i can imagine it helps in a dungeon like that bc its stacks up pretty fast
yeap..and ..grapes apparently are really cheap..
can you guys help me out ?
im trying to find the song / orchestrion roll at the near end of HW trailer
the song used in the heavensward trailer is called Heavensward
np
apparently RMT is bad what does RMT mean akjndskdsadsa
Real Money Transactions
OOOOH ok tyvm
RMT is fine..if your using the games store...using it between players is not (and a great way to get scammed/banned/etc)
oh dam
noob question, I wasn’t paying attention when GC was explaining I can trade pink gear in for seals, where do I trade in pink gear?
the personnel officer, select "expert delivery"
First, you need to be Sgt 2nd Class. Then, yeah, talk to the Personnel Officer and go to Expert Delivery tab.
Ty Ty ❤️
Also when I unlock the lvl 30 dlc class ast/etc will they provide armor? So I can sell some of these old armor.
They give a chest and leg piece iirc.
the heavensward jobs only provide weapon/chest/pants
Dang, was hoping they give armor like samurai and red mage. Ty
what's the fastest way to level up an alternate job?
!daily
Depends on the role. Generally, the highest level dungeon is the fastest but that's not always an expedient option for DPS jobs. Dungeon queue times are generally much slower for those. Tanks and healers tend to have shorter dungeon queues as they're usually in demand. Palace of the Dead/Heaven on High is a decent alternative for DPS jobs.
What are centurions seals mainly used for? Are the 2 vendors in forgotten knight all there is?
There is a vendor in Kugane as well once you reach SB. Both take the same seals and have different stocks.
So that stuff is mostly outdated/for looks now
ya
Ty
Are there any mounts that look like traditional airships
Like the one in final fantasy 3 for example
Is there any reason other than glamour to keep augmented ironworks gear when you out level it?
Thank you, I’m running through to the game with one character and once I’ve done the msq I’m gonna start on other classes
@sick zenith Sort of? They look funny however. One is a small platform you stand on. Another is like the one from FF6 but it's more motorcycle than zeppelin. Although there are two FF6 mounts that are lifted directly. There is also the manacutter mount. A smaller personal airship. Resembles a flying sailboat.
Yeah if you plan on leveling other jobs in that same role, it’s useful to have the gear already so you don’t have to repurchase it.
Yeah I have the mana cutter. I was thinking one you would be all the way inside
What are the names of the mounts you mentioned
is there a way to get on the fist of rhalgr's reach?
like where the cinematic happens
No
that's a shame
Gloria-class Airship, Falcon, Magitek Predator, and Magitek Sky Armor in the order I listed. @sick zenith
Ty
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Hi - looking to try out the game. Is the starter edition from Steam a good place to start? Or is there somewhere else better to purchase?
I'm in Australia so I imagine I'd have to play on NA.
Yes, just be aware that buying the game on steam means you can only buy the expansions on steam and have to launch the game through steam.
I downloaded the installer from Square Enix but it requires a registration key. So wasn't sure if I should try to buy one from an online site or just go with Steam.
Ah, didn't realise there was a trial, thanks.
Does it let you play through a few levels?
it has a level cap of 35.
Trial has no time limit. Just a level cap of 35
Oh, that sounds pretty generous.
Note: for us aussies (hi! :3) our best servers are Japanese
most of the time. it varies from person to person
but almost all of us sensible folk use a VPN
Hi! Interesting. I assume most people are chatting in Japanese then?
Its generally a 50/50 split
Huh, I speak Japanese but my reading has deteriorated. Might be ok.
at least on the 2 majority EN servers in the JP Data Center of choice (Elemental)
And I have to VPN to Japan then?
Or NA. like I said some people just get weirdly bad connections to JP and not to NA
I'll check it out
everyone with a lick of sense runs a VPN however.
Why is that?
because if you do. 300ms is the norm
Right, and it's not a FPS or anything.
and FFXIV is not going to be nice with 300ms.
Ah, but isn't your connection worse with a VPN?
No?
It's making another bounce.
Yeah but often it already bounces you on default lines
I generally go from 30ms to 200ms through my VPN.
on which game? o_o
League of Legends
thats cause League has australian servers
We've been begging for years but unfortunately no
If your VPN is a bit sus. I'd reccommend Mudfish
I'll try mine out and see how it goes.
data based VPN. but FF doesn't use any data (outside of patching so yeah turn it off before)
Thanks for the tips
@obsidian patio Thanks for the trial link - downloading now. Wow 31GB
Trial shouldn't be that big. 
Hmm. I used the link you sent and it uninstalled the full version I had started.
Then started this one up and logged in using my account info.
Not sure if it should go here, rants or general discussion but have SE ever given a reason for the 'no two rings of the same type' restriction? It seems so arbitrary
Heya, what time do I start to pick my class?
on character creation
its the unique tag that causes issue with that
its not specifically "no two rings of the same type"
!faq job
To unlock your class' job you need to be level 30, complete all of your class quests and the main scenario quest 'Sylph Management' (lvl 20 quest) to be able to pick up your job unlock quest. Once you've done the initial unlock quest, you will be given a soul crystal which you must equip to become your class' job.
@median inlet
seeing as you can wear two crafted rings of the same type, no problem
why the unique tag is a thing, no i dont think they've ever stated why that exists
Ah i see. That makes more sense and is a bit more reasonable. Thank you.
Perfect, thank you
when do i get flying
!faq flying
'How can I unlock Flying?'
Flying is unlocked through the collecting of a zone's Aether Currents, with every zone having ten 'green' Aether Currents found in the overworld and five 'yellow' Aether Currents obtained through the MSQ and side quests marked with a plus sign. Azys Lla is the only zone to not have any green Aether Currents. You must collect all Aether Currents in a zone to be able to fly.
'Where can I find the green Aether Currents?'
Upon obtaining the Black Chocobo mount you are also given an Aether Compass, which is a key item you can use to locate the nearest non-quest Aether Current. This can be set to your Hotbar for ease of use. Alternatively, you can use this website to show the location of all Aether Currents for a zone. http://heavenswhere.com/
'What zones can I fly in?'
Flying is only possible in the expansion zones.
You unlock the ability to start working towards unlocking flight at level 51 in the MSQ
is there any use for leves once i have all my crafters/gatherers to max lvl, im back up to 100 now
outside of achievements, not really
However that use is quickly supplanted if you're able to get scrip tokens.
there is a trick you can do with alot of leves to get an item you need for a step in the anima weaponry chain
if they have crafters/gatherers leveled
then there's no point in doing leves for anima
thus. minor
Is binding coil worse doing? I only ask because it’s my favorite summon in Final Fantasy
unsynched with friends for the story
sure
synched? no
also maybe for a blue magic spell or two. also glam
i wonder is gil from leves worth it?
I'd say no.
eh not really
Where is a good place to meet people? I need to find some game friends 😊
Gil from leves is decent? But not, like, a spectacular money maker. Odds are you'd spend more on materials than you'd make in profit.
unless you can find something super cheap to do
@steel wedge most people hang out in the main cities, namely the marketplaces (area with lots of NPC vendors and marketboards)
Ah ok
coffe cookie looks pretty cheap to make
Hey, is there any way to improve overnelding chances?
I am level 80 weaver and trying to overmeld my Neo-ishgardian dancer gear, but damn materia are expensive at this level lol.
Nope
Rip, that’s what I feared. Oh well, just gotta brute force it then I suppose
I just want to point out that it is no longer worth overmelding neo-Ishgardian gear as there are higher ilvl stuff available
when i buy the DLCs, do i get some gifts/rewards? (e.g: cosmetics, minions, pets, or anything vanity wise)
Standard edition of the expansion gives you new quest lines, dungeons, etc, with many earnable vanity items from various in game activities
Collector edition will give some exclusive pets and mount on top of the standard edition stuff
ohh i see, thanks
@warped nest yeah but consider this: I am terrible and can’t seem to actually get the hang of Memoria Miseria to earn idealized gear (which means savage raids are just out of the question).
There is allegory tombstone gear but due to the cap that’s slow to earn, and I’d prefer to use it for white mage rather then dancer
overmelding isn't really going to help you that much
5.3 will introduce an upgrade to Neo-Ishgardian
(based on previous pattern)
And it will probably outclass base Neo-Ishgardian, despite not being able to overmeld
how to turn off novice chat sound it's annoying (please)
Eh true. Thought it would be fun but it was very expensive to fully overmeld a single piece. I’m just running normal dungeons and occasionally normal raids anyway so I suppose I’m already well equipped for that.
It is simply not worth spending your Gil on overmelding dow/m in this point in time
Just meld the visible slots for a lil extra
@wispy basalt /nnetwork leave should work
You can also change log filters to have the novice network be its own channel without notifications
Is there a way to turn off the mount music that plays while you ride
I just want to hear the area music
you are not a metor
Yeah you are right, I’ll just leave it as is.
On a related note: Crit > DH as a dancer is the right materia choice right?
@obsidian patio
oops sorry, command should be /nnetworkleave
Yes, Crit > DH > Det, don't add any SkS
@stable hinge audio settings I believe
unavaiable
Ty
xD
Kk that’s what I have. put as much crit as I could then put DH anywhere I couldn’t put crit
what does the yellow circle mean? they're online but not playing or..?
it means they're onnline
online and not in an instance
but are they actually in game?
yes
ohh okay
there's no way to be online but not in-game
The grayed out one means offline
yeye okay! thanks.
After opener, should I save No Mercy for Bloodfest or is that a dps loss?
don't save it.
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ok that's what I've been doing
