If you want to play an aimer, I'd recommend bard. There's lots of ogcds, but unless you wanna do current, high end content, you can probably get away with single weaving
#questions-and-help
gritty oracle
faint flare
Though dualcast can be iffy at higher ping 
gritty oracle
Meanwhile dancer actually requires you to double weave feathers with fan dance 3 if you get lucky with procs
Yeah, that's also true
faint flare
I lean towards dancer more cause you can just save 2 feathers over 3 to give an extra buffer during flourish windows
What I've been doing on my NA alt
And been mostly fine
gritty oracle
Huh, that's something to consider for me as well.
tidal yarrow
what's step of faith?
faint flare
Lv50 trial
carmine oyster
I started playing as conjurer as i wanted to be a healer. I changed my mind and i dont want to be a healer. I want to be archer. I am currently lvl 27 conjurer. Can i respec to archer? if so, how?
faint flare
Go to the archer guild in gridina
And do the blue quest
Then equip the weapon
Boom, job changed
faint flare
Your weapon defines your job
carmine oyster
how should i level up then?
faint flare
!faq altlvlguide
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
Tldr hunting logs, fates and palace of the dead and dungeons
carmine oyster
can you do dungeons as lvl 1 archer?
half kraken
If I don't get a raid after being in queue for 50 mins do I just restart the queue
Trying to do orbonne
quiet magnet
so i was in a discord call and when i opened up my game their names and stuff are on my game how do i make it so that i dont see that on my game
grim trout
Hi guys, im making a character and i want to join the server my friend is in. But the server is full and tells me to try another time. Do i need to wait a lot before i can join?
quiet magnet
yes you need to wait zushi
little swift
!faq serverlock
zinc orbitBOT
little swift
Wait until early in the morning or super late at night
@quiet magnet its turned off in the discord overlay settings
quiet magnet
where can i find those settings
little swift
In your discord user settings
quiet magnet
oh thankyou
grim trout
Ah thanks for the info!
leaden ginkgo
so, are questions about technical support welcome here?
median locust
Yes, sometimes #technology-discussion might give better results though
leaden ginkgo
oh snap, didn't see that there. shanks fam!
well... perhaps it's a software issue, not a hardware. relating to FFXIV, of course.
leaden ginkgo
so even issues about, like, the game starting and running properly?
at level 70 what shall I use tomes on? I already have the highest armor I can get with tomes
faint flare
Yes, usually something you can do. Doesn't hurt to prod tech people
median locust
!faq poetics
zinc orbitBOT
signal mist
I have a silly question: if you decide to get married in the game, does your partner need to have an active game subscription, or can they be on their 30 day free trial and have the required level?
robust crow
someone is talking about putting their rotation into a macro sequence
I recall that being a terrible idea
but I don't remember why
can anyone elaborate?
leaden ginkgo
because of skill queue times iirc
like, you can queue skills up if you hit press the button while another GCD is something like 3/4s finished with its CD. macro'd skills require the CD of GCD skills to be completely finished, adding on time to an otherwise fluid rotation.
median locust
!faq macrogcd
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
^
Lack of skill queing and general overall unreliability, and the fact waits only work in whole seconds
So Macroing combos lose minimum 0.5s+
simple shore
If you're going to macro at all in combat, NEVER use a wait.
median locust
Plus you can only delay skill activations with full seconds rather than decimals. With a 2.5s GCD you can see how that just doesn't work lol
simple shore
waits are absolute cancer
onyx kiln
where can i spend my Brass sky pirate spoils?
robust crow
that's what I thought...
i'm in a tiny pickle
there's an FC member in our novice network
giving some...poor advice
faint flare
Show them that video
simple shore
I use some macros because its literally faster for me to use the macro than to do manual targeting (Dragon Sight for DRG, TBN on DRK, etc.), and i recognize that no amount of me "trying to get better at manual targeting" will make it overcome the macro delay.
oak ice
!faq macrogcd
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robust crow
and on one hand, I want to call them out, but on the other I don't want to antagonize them lol
faint flare
Call out bad advice mentors
leaden ginkgo
what Balmrick said; I only macro certain skills that would require moving my focus from the fight.
simple shore
Like the DRG opener you're literally double weaving when you hit Dragon Sight. I will never be fast enough to not lose time there anyway.
median locust
Yup, that's the only time using a macro is ok. If using the macro will be faster than manually targetting, where even with practice you won't be able to do it easily
Aetherial Manipulation, Rescue, Dragon Sight, Nascent Flash
leaden ginkgo
^^^
robust crow
i normally do
simple shore
TBN is like that for me too because you cant predict who you might need to use it on.
simple shore
Honestly, best advice that can be given? Leave novice network.
It will make you better at the game.
faint flare
As always, pressing less buttons means you're doing less dps
simple shore
In-Game Mentors are meme'd as being a joke and terrible at the game for a reason.
median locust
all you need to do to be a mentor is to play the game a lot, not to know what you're doing
so it makes complete sense lol
robust crow
yeah
i know my mentor tag is a joke
but I still try to help where I can
there's way too many people in novice networks trying to advise on how to play class
when they don't play that class optimally themselves
...like the macroing your rotation guy
leaden ginkgo
okay, I'll just ask a simple question since #technology-discussion is rather quiet. if my launcher is stuck on Checking Final Fantasy XIV, does that require a reinstall?
frank wigeon
hey wahts the best dps in eureka for bunny fates farming in pyros?
steel wedge
Is echoes of a falling star the final MSQ quest until the newest update or am I missing one?
median locust
Red Mage is probably the best DPS to solo Eureka with
short jasper
It is--and you can confirm that using the MSQ tracker.
median locust
Echoes of a Falling Star is the final MSQ yes
If it says To be continued..., you're done
steel wedge
ah ok
short jasper
If you follow the tracker, you literally can never miss any msq
leaden ginkgo
is it known yet how much of the ARR story will be removed with the next patch? im at level 50 and finished 2.0 I think and I still have a lot of quests to go, im thinking of just getting a story skip at this point
simple shore
Story skip is a pretty bad idea tbh.
short jasper
There isn't an exact percentage, we're really expecting to find that out tomorrow, really
short jasper
Okay but does that mean 13% of your time or just 13% of raw quests?
short jasper
Cause the former is what people give a shit about and the latter can mean anything
I suggest if you're gonna do ARR post story, do one patch a night
Do it in five nights
Don't force yourself to binge it, but ffs don't get into that trap where you spend your time levelling and doing unnecessary roulettes instead and making what should take one week max, while dogfucking it, last over a month of slog--do yourself that favor.
white star
I hope it's more than just 13% for new peoples sake
short jasper
It doesn't matter. Time is.
white star
Delivering a bottle of wine to 5 different NPC is not funny engaging or entertsiingt
leaden ginkgo
I'll just take a little break for a few days then, I've been playing it a lot and I'll probably get through it after I take a break then, just kinda burned out now I guess
halcyon glen
13% of quests are getting the axe, the rest are getting streamlined
faint flare
Thats what was explicitly said
halcyon glen
yeah, just looking for places that make 0 sense to have quests I'd say they could easily cut the time requirement by 25%
short jasper
Literally my thought
Exactly. But you're never going to get away from those KINDS of quests. Like 'go here, talk to guy, go here, talk to guy, no combat, quest complete' like, sorry to say, this goes all the way to level 80 post-game
You're just going to get better, more interesting pacing during those
halcyon glen
At 70+ they do like to throw in "stop and fight some vilekin along the way to talking to X" though
short jasper
Like 5.2's first quest is literally 'Okay go over to Rhalgr's Reach, talk to a guy, talk to another guy, okay come back, okay now go do First things'
BUT
halcyon glen
The level 0 quests of each expansion are a lot of that
short jasper
It's interesting
steel wedge
I’m doing the newest relic quest chain atm and Somebody refresh memory on the Bozja incident I feel like we went over this before in past content but I’m having trouble remembering where
halcyon glen
This is a lore spoiler
short jasper
Level 0 quests are also designed around people having low-ass-ilvl and getting them caught up
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twilit arch
bozja incident is an event that happens before 2.0
steel wedge
Ahhhh ok That’s what I thought thanks
twilit arch
gnb quests go over a bit of it
steel wedge
Ah ok
crimson wind
The relic quests will revolve around the Bozja Incident and teach you more about it
simple shore
Not really sure what else there is to learn at this point, tbh
agile cliff
is there a table somewhere that shows what gear gives +craftmanship?
im going through my leatherworking skill and i dont see many peices that give craftmanship
although i am only lvl 50 in ARR
agile cliff
thanks! ill check it out
simple shore
Though it may be fastest to just look on the MB while on your crafter
it by default will only show items you can wear
agile cliff
ah it looks like i should be leveling up a weaver
median locust
^
agile cliff
ah ok
leaden ginkgo
10 levels on one, 10 levels on another, so on and so forth.
median locust
All crafters make materials for each other so you'll save a lot of gil
agile cliff
i see i see
median locust
Rather than have to buy all of those on the marketboard anytime you need materials
simple shore
The only one you can realistically skimp out on is Culinarian
But at that point, you may as well do it too
simple shore
Eh
agile cliff
ty
simple shore
Alc still pretty important for the "stat alignment" items
if you want to be able to craft any sort of Battle gear
rich bay
Yeah, ALC is needed for Alkahests.
wintry chasm
Among other things
rich bay
@agile cliff 
still pagoda
to unlock TEA can i just skip e1s-e3s and do only e4s?
still pagoda
awesone
teal sapphire
New player at level 45, what's the best way to manage my inventory? Do people sell most things? Keep for crafting?
Other than extracting materia and saving gear for potential alts, not sure what else to do with gear at my level
median locust
You'll probably need to do E1-4S for the BiS pieces anyway though @still pagoda
Not a good idea to go into TEA with synced down pieces
still pagoda
i may just wait for the dungeon gear
faint flare
No
People just find warrior boring
It hasn't changed much
Plus warrior has plenty of mitigation tools
It doesn't only have nascent
Plus nascent is damn good
little swift
nascent is good
faint flare
Also mitigates for the co tank
edgy gate
nascent gives 10% mitigation to ur target and gives them partial heals
little swift
!faq rivsnf
faint flare
Nascent is basically always better
little swift
!faq nfvsri
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
Unless the attack kills you
faint flare
More gauge you spend, better it is
little swift
ideally you have at least 1 50gauge spend when you use it
for more value in the heal
faint flare
Tbn is just one if the best cooldowns
little swift
well now you're comparing 2 different scenarios
also tbn is good
drk is now using 2 defensives
and war is now using 1
of course theres a difference
also no
!trait enhanced thrill of battle
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little swift
if anything warriors are easier to heal
because of all their own personal healing tools
edgy gate
when u pull the entire map, NF with inner release feels pretty dam good
little swift
nascent + chaotic cyclone
is so good
no
i'm saying in general warriors are easier to heal
because you can do less of it
edgy gate
cuz u dont have to heal them for awhile
little swift
since they can do it themself
simple shore
DRK is more "tanky" due to TBN, but you also dont have TBN yet so that wouldnt apply.
idle sentinel
I havent had a chance to use any other jobs as I'm new. But at lvl 52 I'm liking warrior
little swift
until TBN, drk isn't more tanky
and you're also comparing 2 different skills
TBN is a lv70 capstone skill
its supposed to be significantly better than a level 76 leveling skill
that said, NF is still really good
simple shore
TBN is most comparable to Insight, not Flash, anyway.
in terms of how it functions
Err
Intuition
that's definitely what i meant
not Insight
lol
little swift
no idea why they share a cooldown
simple shore
Probably because if WAR had access to both it would be too strong
little swift
probably to force decision makinginto your play
having both would be really strong
since oyu could just constantly double weave them both
and be 20% with tankiness AND healing
simple shore
WAR would probably be able to tank all dungeons without a healer if they had both.
little swift
but there's not really any decision making to do
if it doesn't do more than your HP
just NF
still pagoda
TBN is god
simple shore
Eh, Intuition is still preferable vs. a tank buster that can oneshot you.
agile laurel
i int if I don't expect to heal through the damage
simple shore
So there's a little bit of decision
faint flare
Basically
Does this attack kill me? If yes: Initiation, if no Nascent to heal up
little swift
^literally what i said
faint flare
Self heals is its own form of mitigation
Yeah im set to 5% but lul equilibrium and Nascent and im Ok and the healers have been dpsing
little swift
i think the thing to wrap around is how different the usages are. we're trying to compare PRE-damage mitigation to POST-damage mitigation
the end result is the same though
not dead
and thats what matters
delicate stone
are rdm melee or ranged for ast cards?
raven sage
ranged
faint flare
Not always
faint flare
Cooldown and fight depending
simple shore
They dont really benefit each other so there's not a particular motivation to be using them together
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little swift
if you thrill first then your equil heals more
little swift
pretty fight specific
but mostly its just don't overcap infuriate charges
since NF with FC is also fine
since you get this at 68
!trait enhanced infuriate
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little swift
meaning every FC you use lowers the CD of infuriate
so you'll more often than not have more infuriates than you have NFs
and need to spend to not overcap
plus your gauge is building when you roll your GCD
the math does check out there
but you'll usually have at least an FC available
since every 3 GCDs you're getting 20-30 gauge
definitely play what you find fun rather than whats good
since everything works
faint flare
Nothing is a bad class
People dont play a specific job cause they personally dont like it
🤷♂️
simple shore
WAR gets a bad rap because it used to be the "god tier DPS tank" and it isnt anymore, imo
little swift
it has had its identity sorta changed to be a too angry to die tank
healing by smacking things super hard
so understandable
faint flare
It also didn't get too much in the expansion so it hasn't changed thaaaat much
Pretty much just visual things in a sense
And more unga bunga
idle sentinel
I heard warrior was bad to as a new player that picked warrior that made me sad. But up til now I enjoy warrior quite a bit
idle sentinel
Yeah i have no complaints
simple shore
I feel like WAR also is....more demanding? Compared to the other tanks, particularly while levelling
idle sentinel
Just gonna learn how to set a macro on ps4 for shirk and NC when I finally get nc
Never did a macro before but I heard they work good on them 2 skills
simple shore
I assume you mean NF
idle sentinel
Question about macros. Do u lose access to seeing thier cooldown if u dont have the base skill on the bar
simple shore
/micon "Skill Name" will set the icon of the macro to that skill
faint flare
With
/Micon "skill name"
little swift
put /micon at the bottom of the macro
idle sentinel
Hmm lol I'll have to investigate thatm I'm a noob with that stuff
idle sentinel
How should the whole. Command chain look so I can screenshot it
little swift
by having it try to read teh dead line first
faint flare
So shirk macro would look
/merror off
/ac "Shirk" <2> (repeat line as necessary)
/micon "Shirk"
little swift
^
stiff coyote
alright im halfway through the level 20 sylph questline and the game starts running like doodoo garbage, what went wrong?
faint flare
Oh yeah that to
little swift
at the top so you don't get error messages
faint flare
Edited it
idle sentinel
Then how do I add that to my bar. Or will it just override the base skill
little swift
@stiff coyote without more information its hard to tell. also maybe #technology-discussion will have a more specific answre for you
faint flare
Drag it from the macro list
little swift
it can be its own button
faint flare
Or square and add to hotbar
faint flare
Yes
idle sentinel
In that command line
little swift
yes
idle sentinel
Alright very good
faint flare
Pro tip: use auto translate for the skill name
little swift
use it for 13 of them
faint flare
Much easier to put in
idle sentinel
Sry. Super noob never did stuff like that , always a console player lol
little swift
so in game it should look something like this
faint flare
^
mental garnet
higher chance of going off
idle sentinel
Ah got ya
little swift
macros don't queue like other skills do
static yacht
^
little swift
so you want to make it so that they try their hardest to work
faint flare
So it mostly replicates it
idle sentinel
Very good. Appreciate it
faint flare
In a small sense
static yacht
you can do the same thing with sprint
and its recommended you do the same thing with sprint
because you can't double weave it otherwise
static yacht
yep
faint flare
It lets you use sprint as L3
static yacht
sprint has a weird thing where if you spam click it it has a weird delay
faint flare
Or r3
static yacht
so its better to macro it
faint flare
Which helps save a space
idle sentinel
The skill sprint where u can run for 20 seconds?
static yacht
yep
faint flare
As macro 99 and macro 98 can be assigned to L3/R3
idle sentinel
I've been using it on a seperate bar lol
faint flare
So you can put a sprint macro thete
idle sentinel
Same with my mount summon
static yacht
ye even on a separate bar it has the delay
faint flare
And use it with those buttons
little swift
sprint is useful in combat
faint flare
Same as mount
little swift
10 seconds of running is good in combat
static yacht
its a lot of information, baby steps
faint flare
You can be cheeky and put them in the same macro
idle sentinel
How does that work
faint flare
But personally i put mounts down normally
You put the mount action first
So if you can mount it does that
idle sentinel
So I assume in battle it will skip mount
little swift
well the macro will still try to read for the mount
idle sentinel
I'm learning!
idle sentinel
I think I could manage with that
faint flare
Hanfy controller QoL things
idle sentinel
If it's not a huge pain could someone do the command line for adding mount and sprint to l3
I'm still honestly kinda lost with the stuff. I get the jist
But :/
upbeat iris
So I'm a returning player after like 4 or 5 years and I was wondering if it would be worth making a brand new character just to re-experience and re-learn things? Also my old character is kind of ugly and I'm not sure I want to pay for a fantasia.
little swift
depends on how far into the story you are
if you're almost done ARR, you'll be rewarded a fantasia anyways on completion of "The Ultimate Weapon" MSQ
upbeat iris
I was a little ways into the stormblood story.
stiff coyote
im back and have discovered that the issue was epic games launcher DEVOURING disk usage
little swift
interesting @stiff coyote i'll kepe that in mind the next time this comes up
@upbeat iris if you're interested in the story and want to replay it, by 5.3 NG+ will be available up to current content
but starting anew isn't awful
due to preferred servers being available
upbeat iris
Yeah I also played back when cross-class skills were still a think and that really destroyed the fun I was having while playing.
haughty finch
If I'm playing as a healer is it better to take attack chocobo?
for leveling / questing***
faint flare
Can do healer birb as well so you literally can jusy keep dpsing
And let the birb do the healing
haughty finch
yeah I've heard about that too, and it's flexible for dps classes in the future
or all classes
little swift
healer is definitely the stronger of the trees
midnight slate
Will I get my money back if I cancel my sub
prisma anvil
No
little swift
no, if your sub has already started it won't
you just won't be charged for next month
and when it ends your sub ends
Yeah I also played back when cross-class skills were still a think and that really destroyed the fun I was having while playing.
@upbeat iris a lot has changed since then, if you really don't want to play the character you have, it might be worth it to hop into a preferred server witha new character
upbeat iris
That's kinda what I was thinking. with that in mind, is there any good info on the communities on the different datacenters/servers?
wispy shard
I have inhereted a dead free company. Do I need to make someone else the leader of the FC before I can leave it?
static yacht
are you NA/EU or JP?
upbeat iris
NA
static yacht
Crystal - RP oriented
Aether - Raid Oriented
Primal - Raid oriented slightly less than aether
little swift
@wispy shard if your FC has stuff like a house that you want to give away then sure.
upbeat iris
aite, one more question; I know PvP is far from being the main focus of the game, but it was a really fun side activity for me, is there any server / datacenter that has more of a PvP population than the others?
agile laurel
square doesn't like it, but FC house trading can be worth a mint
static yacht
Not too sure, but I there's a rival wings PvP discord
for aether primal and chaos
faint flare
Pvp just exists tbh
prisma anvil
How often can you change worlds/DCs? Is there a fee involved?
upbeat iris
Cool, I'll look into it! thank you so much for taking the time to help.
faint flare
Fee
wispy shard
Doesn't look like the FC has a house, but the bank's full of a bunch of stuff. No one's been on for 40 days or more.
faint flare
With a 3day cooldown
static yacht
also FWIW
little swift
what do you want to do about the FC? do you want all the stuff
static yacht
there are technically still "cross class skills"
but they're all called role skills now
and you don't have to level other jobs to get them
they're skills that every "role" gets
IE: every caster will get the same role skills
every physical ranged, every melee, every healer etc.
wispy shard
It's more trying to figure out how to get out of it.
It won't let me leave because I'm the Company Master
and I don't know if I can give the Company Master title to someone else, since not one person has logged in for quite a while
hallow bloom
is there a way to turn off the name of my minion and just my minion?
little swift
in character configuration @hallow bloom
little swift
@wispy shard try going to the grand company your FC is associated with and see if the OIC admin lets you disband the FC
latent prism
does diurnal ast have differen BiS than nocturnal ast?
raven sage
You would have to turn off all minion names
little swift
did you press apply? txep
hallow bloom
raven sage
You can't just do it for yours
vagrant copper
Minions are under NPCs I think. They're certainly not pets
Though, yeah, don't think you can do it for just yours
hallow bloom
if i put this to never it turns off the name of every minion not just mine
little swift
little swift
you can mine is off
raven sage
I said "just your own"
hallow bloom
huh
little swift
i also have everything set to when targeted only
wispy shard
@little swift Thanks, looks like that's an option. Looks like I ALSO have the option of changing a lot of things about the FC. Maybe holding onto this is a worthwhile endeavor. 🤔
static yacht
@latent prism no
BiS are based on rDPS and not the amount of healing required IIRC
because majority of your healing on all the healers should primarily be done through oGCDs which don't have a mana cost, the BiS for diurnal / nocturnal should be the same in theory
and it looks like balance also does not specify the different BiS for the two sects
silk summit
How much experience does the alliance raid roulette actually give? Is it on par with leveling roulette?
static yacht
IIRC normally its on par? but there are niche scenarios where it might be greater
faint flare
Next to scenario and levelling
static yacht
IE: being level 79 and getting satasha / ifrit in leveling
robust oyster
My friends just got me to buy the game, and now i made my first char. Problem is that i cant pick the server ''world'' they're on. Is this something that goes up and down during the day or is the server perma full`? (Light, Eu, Lich).
faint flare
!faq serverlock
zinc orbitBOT
silk summit
Right. I usually just don't bother because it feels like it takes a lot longer than leveling. Thanks.
idle sentinel
/micon "mount roulette"
/mount "mount roulette "
/ac "sprint"
Would that be the right command chain to set mount and sprint to L3 with the macro?
faint flare
!status Lich
zinc orbitBOT
static yacht
@robust oyster too many people are on rn
robust oyster
I see, tyvm
static yacht
you might need to try creating a character in the morning / late at night
faint flare
Creation of characters on Lich is temporarily closed, wait until people are offline
Aka what takk said
static yacht
once you have the character created, you can log in whenever
robust oyster
Sounds lovely, first time i see this version take place, but good to know i'm not ''locked out'' from the friends who made me buy this 😄
faint flare
You'll get xp bonus when you create on lich as.well
static yacht
so you can save the "look" of your character
faint flare
As its preferred
static yacht
and then later tonight / in the morning
you can just copy over the "look" of your character
in one button press
robust oyster
It was at the end of making my char that i had to pick the server > So i already saved the apperence. Ty for thetip though
latent prism
@static yacht theres some guy that refused to switch to noc when theres a whm in the party whats up with that?
static yacht
@latent prism depending on the fight / ilvl its not necessary to have noc
generally because regens are so much stronger than shields, if you aren't dying to the raid wides, it may be better to ahve double regens
simple shore
Unless Noc's shields are going to prevent death, its the inferior stance
faint flare
^
static yacht
this only applies to WHM + AST
simple shore
Which basically means its inferior 99% of the time
faint flare
Diurnal is flat bettee in 99% of situations
faint flare
If the fighr REQUIRES shields then they should have swapped
static yacht
since everyone's gear out levels the content
faint flare
Otherwise they're fine
simple shore
I die inside every time i get a noct ast in my levelling dungeons
because it means they have no idea what they're doing
delicate stone
are hero in need bonuses dependant on when you join the queue? like if it says dps and i join, but then becomes tank, do i still get the bonus?
simple shore
It locks in as soon as you join queue
delicate stone
ah, thanks! ouo b
median locust
It also checks when you clear the duty
So if you're lucky you could get the bonus even if it wasn't there when you queued lol
delicate stone
:o, neat!
idle sentinel
Sry for the repeat just trying to figure out and learn some of this macro stuff.
/micon "mount roulette"
/mount "mount roulette "
/ac "sprint"
Would that be the right command chain to set mount and sprint to L3 with the macro?
median locust
^ macros are weird
sometimes they just won't go off for whatever reason
having the command more than once in the macro gives it more chances to work
idle sentinel
But that command as it's set there will summon a mount while standing or sprint whilenin combat or moving right?
Like its coded right?
faint flare
It tries to summon the mount but if it cant then you spriny
idle sentinel
Very good. I wanted to make sure I had it done right so I can get it set up correctly
median locust
It basically goes through all the lines extremely fast
if the moment it ran the sprint line, you were in animation lock, then it won't work
zinc orbitBOT
median locust
yes or else it'll spam "That action is unavailable at this time" or something in your chat
gritty oracle
We're trying to enter a zonureskin dungeon but it writes "[PL also owner of map] does not meet all the conditions required for this duty." Any idea what's wrong?
we're all 80, everyone from malboro
nvm they forgot to take down pf
median locust
that's why then lol
idle sentinel
Where do u put the /merror line. At the top?
faint flare
Yes
little swift
no worries
just remember to /merror off at the top and /micon at the bottom when you make these kinds of macros
idle sentinel
Ty for the tip!
faint flare
Putting it before the action makes the skill come out slower
So its highly preferred at the bottom
gritty oracle
huh
faint flare
Due to macros reading each line individually each frame
median bane
What is a good server choice for NA, for a healthy PvE dungeon/ raids/ help etc to pick for a new character?
faint flare
Aether or primal
gritty oracle
server doesn't matter, datacentre does
faint flare
Aether is more raid focused
gritty oracle
aether is pretty harcore from what I know, Crystal is more casual and rP oriented
little swift
/micon is a dead line since its whole purpose is to make the macro have the skill icon picture
But the macro reads from top to bottom so you're delaying what you actually need executed having it at the top@gritty oracle
median bane
so you pick any server on either aether or primal, it doesnt matter?
faint flare
Yes
As you can play with anyone on that respective data centre
For any piece of content
World visiting basically make server choice irrelevant
Outside of friends and housing
Or specific free company
median bane
ok tyvm
median locust
Pick a Preferred server if you can, they have a nice exp buff
Otherwise it's not the end of the world if you can't
warm sierra
Has anyone had the issue when playing PC FF14 with controller and your character will randomly move by itself without you wanting it to?
warm atlas
I it too late for me to get into FFXIV? It is three expansions and 7 years old tbf
median locust
Never too late
Controllers commonly get this issue called drifting where the default position on the controller is registered as extremely slightly angled towards a direction
that might be what's causing it
I don't know much about controllers but I don't think you can fix it
quasi mulch
Hello everyone. Is someone familiar with Eureka and the armor ? I want to get a specific elemental jacket and I got 50 Logos Actions unlocked but the vendor still doesn't want to sell me stuff..
warm sierra
I am using a new controller :c
median locust
and have you advanced in the story enough?
warm sierra
Is there another fix?
quasi mulch
Why would I need a weapon to buy an armor ..
little swift
you attempt unplugging and replugging your controller
make sure the thumbsticks don't have any dirt on anything pushing on them
warm sierra
Yep. I even bought a new one and its fresh out the box.
quasi mulch
I dont get it .. I'm watching an "Updated Eureka Armor Guide" and that guy says: "The elemental armor becomes available once players have discovered at least 50 logos actions"
He doesn't mention a Pagos weapon with a single word..
median locust
But you do need it
They might not know because usually people do grind for the weapon alongside the armor
bronze sorrel
have u finished the pyros quests
quasi mulch
No
...
I was told that I just need to get to pyros
WHEN I got to pyros I was told that I need 50 logos actions
I paid 800k to unlock 50 logos actions today and I was like: "YES FINALLY I CAN GET THIS ARMOR"
And now I get told that I need a fucking weapon ..
Sorry.. I'm a bit annoyed..
bronze sorrel
and/or finish the pyros quests
median locust
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/hed93l/the_way_to_eureka_in_52/
This guide mentions it
If you are only going for armor glamour, you will STILL have to progress your weapon up through Pagos. Gerolt will not acknowledge you in Pyros, and you cannot unlock armor.
fair grail
hey, potential new player here - how significant is latency to my gameplay experience? I'm at 90 to NA servers (east coast) which people are saying is fine, but I see others saying that something called "double weaving" isn't possible with higher latency
fair grail
ok cool! thanks
median locust
150+ is where it might be a problem
And the game is designed to be played at up to 200 ping iirc
zinc orbitBOT
bronze sorrel
i know of a pretty good player who plays at like 300ms
but adapting to that is pretty yikes
acoustic lichen
What’s the average time req to go from fresh 80 to BiS raid gear?
Completely a discussion
Curious on opinions
fair grail
I've got another quick question, is there any reason to get shadowbringers before I start? like some kind of boost or content I wouldn't otherwise have access to while leveling
median locust
Minimum 8 weeks unless you're really lucky and assuming you can learn all 4 fights in a single week and cap allegory every week
median locust
There's little reason to get Shadowbringers before lv50
median locust
Shadowbringers includes every expansion and it's impossible to buy expansions individually
lol
twilit arch
only reason to buy shadowbringers is if you want to start out as an au ra, viera, or hrothgar
median locust
But managing to learn and clear the fights all in a single week at this point in the tier will be extremely hard
twilit arch
but even then, you get a free fantasia from the lvl 50 main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon" which would allow you to race change
median locust
Extremely hard AND dependent on luck with who you manage to find in party finder
fair grail
ok cool, so all I'd be missing is leveling to 1-50 as a certain dlc race, no biggie
acoustic lichen
Assuming you got decent raid group together weekly
And maybe adding two weeks to learn the mechanics
median locust
And this is assuming you win either the weapon or body then buy the other one with books
(if you need the body)
acoustic lichen
Yeah I’m kind of assuming most ppl have the bis at this point
So they don’t mind raiding
acoustic lichen
Oh really
Expected actually
So maybe double the time
I actually quite enjoy the roll anticipation
median locust
anyway, I don't think this is the channel for a discussion so that's all I'll say, lol
acoustic lichen
True
woeful nacelle
Is there a healer that is less preferred this tier?
faint flare
No
median locust
you can definitely get all the BiS Allegory pieces you need with 8 weeks of allegory
that's 3600 tomes
faint flare
Mmm trueee
fair grail
ok maybe my last question for now, is there a recommended server for newer players? I want to push whatever the hardest content is eventually, but also have no connections/knowledge of FF14 at all so dodging elitism would be preferable
I was checking out a server guide on reddit but i'm not sure if it's up to date
faint flare
Any server is fine
Preferred for the xp bonus
But otherwise pick any server
Thats on a data centre of your region
agile laurel
if you're US, you want anything on aether or primal
definitely not crystal if you have interest in hard pushing endgame
fair grail
great info, thanks guys
civic finch
does crystal have less players?
twilit arch
you can find people do to end-game with on crystal
its just not as active raid scene as primal/aether
yes it can be, redalos
civic finch
awe thanks
white ether
Whenever I try to log into the game the camera is permanently facing the ground any help?
twilit arch
do you have a controller plugged in?
quiet magnet
SO i have leoformic acid i put it in my bar to use on the rockskin for easy use
but i can only use it in the invintory
how do i use it from my hot bar
little swift
@quiet magnet drag it to a hotbar slot
@white ether are you looking to make tab a modifier? Not sure you can do that
white ether
Modifier?
No you know how you hold ctrl and you can use the ctrl skills from 1-12
I have a third hotbar I want to use
little swift
Yeah that's what I'm asking about
vagrant copper
Also how to I change tab to be my hotbar 3?
little swift
You're trying to make it to tab1-12
white ether
Oh yeah that
vagrant copper
You might be able to do something funky with Autohotkey or keyboard remapping software but there's nothing in game to help you with that
white ether
Yeah it’s to cycle through enemy’s but can’t I change that since I have e as my cycle?
plain flower
Easier to just change the hud and show your other hotbars
little swift
You can rebind tab to something else
plain flower
Instead of cycling through the,
little swift
That's not what they're asking about
white ether
I got it thanks mate
crimson wind
What are viable GCD speeds for NIN? At 2.06 at level 71 and it's pretty comfy
polar cairn
best place to get some level 60 gear for retainer?
little swift
Vendor gear is fine, or old gear
Poetics stuff if you have some of that
@crimson wind the balance suggests 2.12 to 2.1
crimson wind
Oh ok
gritty oracle
Should I report this scammer for RMT, harassment or cheating? They private messaged me with a scam site and told me to vote for whatever.
hallow lodge
RMT got its own report option
if you want to send another for the pm, go ham though
void fossil
can you hunt in parties if you are sub lv 80?
obsidian patio
Yes
barren sage
what are typical rules for treasure map parties? is it typically a free for all or do you just roll during your own map?
barren sage
ive never done one before but I ahve a few maps, curious whats typical
faint flare
Or its in the PF
obsidian patio
Depends on what the PF leader wants, but I usually see “your map = you get priority”
barren sage
I see one up right now for lvl 70 maps. Any reason why they're doing just 70s and not 80s?
faint flare
Money
obsidian patio
The loot from the level 70 maps are still pretty much only from them
obsidian patio
So they can sometimes be worth more than stuff from the level 80 maps
faint flare
But demand is the same
barren sage
aight thanks everyone
still scarab
4 more crafter relics and I'm done til 5.3
elfin wagon
does buying shb pc edition also include all the previous expansions or would i have 2 get the complete edition?? nd how often does it go on sale 🔎
zinc orbitBOT
proven bay
I just hit level 53 as a leatherworker and got a prompt that I had a new class quest, but I don't see it anywhere?
Not in my quest log, not in my scenario guide
Not where it usually is in the leatherworking guild
Do I need to do something beforehand?
obsidian patio
The level 53 quest is in Ishgard.
cunning basalt
which of these sets do we believe will be the tank set from the new dungeon.... the white one?
faint flare
The middle
bronze sorrel
black
still scarab
Under top left below red quest should see a smaller one click that
cunning basalt
so white set is dragoon?
agile laurel
i'd go for middle or third from left, whichever it isn't is gonna be drg
proven bay
There isn't one @still scarab that's the problem
agile laurel
cause drg always gets nigh identical to fending sets
cunning basalt
i was hoping fending was the white one with the crown 😦
still scarab
Uhh you got to ishgard yet?
bronze sorrel
white one with the crown is probably drg
proven bay
So I guess I need to get to Ishgard in the main story first?
agile laurel
yeah
still scarab
That's why have to get there first
faint flare
You need to be in heavensward to do any 50+ job quest
warm atlas
How did you "meet" your FC?
bronze sorrel
i got cold invited one day
then i didnt know shit so i just joined
been friends since
warm atlas
Oh nice. Btw I have a question: When will I "learn" the game? Like when and what to craft, raiding and all that? Because rn I just quest (and have fun) but I feel like I'm slowly just running into a wall if that makes sense?
bronze sorrel
for crafting you can just start whenever, it doesnt really matter
dont worry about raiding until you hit endgame
just following the main story for now is fine
still scarab
Crafting is hitting your head against a wall til you find something that works
I'm still hitting my head
halcyon charm
this might be a weird question, but im playing on a trial account through steam. im going to upgrade today, should i buy the game/dlc through steam or on the square enix website?
halcyon charm
alright sounds good i was just making sure thanks 🙂
slate oak
can you do group main questing?
open coral
Yes and no.
slate oak
no?
open coral
You can do "public" objectives like killing mobs or running MSQ dungeons as a group, but things like speaking to NPCs, locating items, or solo instances you must be solo for.
slate oak
hmm
bronze sorrel
isnt it only instances
slate oak
what if we are in a party and both take the same quests? the progress wont be shared as we will be doing the same thing
bronze sorrel
p sure you can still talk to npcs in a party
slate oak
i am sure i am not making sense...
bronze sorrel
you ur ok
open coral
If you're on the same step of a quest that requires you to kill specific types of mobs, then all members get credit for those mob kills
open coral
Yes
slate oak
kk gotcha
and what if i am in a party with someone who has already done it all,he/she then only tags along and does nothing right?
open coral
They can help you kill the mobs and you'll get credit
gritty oracle
are there replayable snipe quests? I just really like the mechanic.
wintry chasm
Only two I can think of are the Namazu beast tribe quest where you do archery and the Ananta one where you fire cannons
oh and the pixie beaver one
open coral
^
warm atlas
Will I have the possibility to replay the story/MSQ? I feel like I've missed a lot of things from level 1 to 50 because it's been over a long time I've played those levels.
open coral
You can "replay" everything except for ARR MSQ right now using the New Game+ feature
woeful nacelle
What would you say is an average dungeon completion time ?
open coral
And it's expected that they'll be adding ARR into the NG+ some time following the upcoming patch.
obsidian patio
15-20 minutes depending on the exact dungeon, assuming no wipes
warm atlas
You can "replay" everything except for ARR MSQ right now using the New Game+ feature
@open coral and it has something to do with that SE is reworking the whole ARR right?
faint flare
Yes
obsidian patio
@cursive wind
cursive wind
ty
patent cave
i havent played a melee dps job and im curious about picking one up, out of curiosity
how do postionals work on the "wall" bosses
cursive wind
they're are none iirc
bronze sorrel
you just always get the bonus
patent cave
oh cool
bronze sorrel
you see how it has a full circle instead of a 3/4 circle with a penis
yea
those enemies are omnidirectional
and they just always give you the bonus
patent cave
ive gotten a fuck load of jobs at 80 and feel a lot more confident in the game but havent tried any of the melee's yet so figured id give it a whirl
agile laurel
mnk theme is dope... but mnk is not
my quote is 'everything about mnk is cool, except having to play it'
patent cave
ninja is unappealing simply because of that damn frog that always comes out of nowhere when im tanking
agile laurel
if you want a first melee i'd say go nin or sam
lmao hellfrog
yeah, sam or drg then
drg is a little finicky in its average-optimisation at 80 but before that it just works
patent cave
i played sam and got it to 60 i think but that was when i started didnt really play much of it
agile laurel
yeah sam doesn't turn up for a few levels imho
patent cave
ill give a little look around
agile laurel
but it's quite fun at high level
it's the melee equivalent of blm
in utility levels and in rotation style imho
patent cave
the unappealing aspect of sam is how much i see it being played
fair grail
are sidequests required to keep up with the main story quests? or is the strategy to just beeline main story
patent cave
do the roulettes dont bother with side quests
but do em if you want
but its far from necessary
fair grail
i'm sorry, what is a roulette?
obsidian patio
Make sure to keep up with your class/job quests, as they give actions for your job
fair grail
thanks!
hitting U doesn't actually do anything, is there a level requirement for that? I'm only level 4 atm
leaden ginkgo
@fair grail just noticed we're on the same data center, feel free to hmu if you have any questions!
merry torrent
is there a tracker or a schedule for fates (either in-game or on a site like ffxivhunt has for hunts)?
obsidian patio
I think most groups use discords nowadays, haven’t heard of any recent tracking sites
merry torrent
@obsidian patio ok thank you
zinc orbitBOT
compact rose
So I am in dravania forelands and I am supposed to meet someone at Mourn for MSQ but I can’t seem to get there. I get lost in the mountain there
Is there something I am missing here?
obsidian patio
You enter the mountain through the lower bridge accessed on the 2nd floor of the tower, directly above the Aetheryte.
scarlet agate
obsidian patio
Run Grand Cosmos and Anamnesis
compact rose
Alright I found it. Thanks.
agile laurel
There any way to save a character's appearance settings without having access to aesthetician or fantasia?
little swift
Right click the characters name in character select
agile laurel
ooh. yep, found it
little swift
Backup character appearancw data
agile laurel
ta
leaden ginkgo
SO 👏
I was wondering a few things
first, does server or data center or whatever they're called matter at all in this game?
i'm on aether jenova
agile laurel
data center does, everything within data center is crossworld
leaden ginkgo
oh nice
polar hound
You can world visit/travel on the same datacenter
polar hound
aether isn't bad, it's known as one of the 2 raiding datacenters on NA, primal the other
faint flare
Yes
leaden ginkgo
ya
agile laurel
if you wish to push content at high level, it's good
leaden ginkgo
I left off at level 28 last I played so i'm gonna be lost all over again 
polar hound
i've heard a lot about toxic gameplay on aether...but take that as you will, i dont play there lol
agile laurel
if you wish to rp, should've gone crystal
leaden ginkgo
MMO RP has always been something i'd like to do but I know i'd always want to do raids and stuff instead 
polar hound
Some worse than others, and posts to prove but regardless -
faint flare
Easiest role
agile laurel
pretty easy yeah
polar hound
They made it much easier to get into with shadowbringers
aggro is a nonissue so long as you have stance on, etc
leaden ginkgo
cause I chose marauder to start with and I enjoyed it
faint flare
Turn tank stance on, hit things, rotate defensive cooldowns and you're automatically better tha 60% of Tanks
leaden ginkgo
i've always been either tank or DPS in MMOs, healing never interested me
agile laurel
warrior at high level is pretty nice, monster of a self healer and the rotation is fun if you think pressing the big move 6 times in a row for burst damage is fun
agile laurel
i mean, end of the day
faint flare
Its fine
agile laurel
!faq meta
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
they changed the commands on you
zinc orbitBOT
agile laurel
there you go
basically everything is good
it's only in the bleeding upper echelons of gameplay balance starts to show itself
leaden ginkgo
I play DK in WoW so i'm kinda used to not being that great in most situations, just wondering what meta stuff is like in FFXIV
agile laurel
yeah xiv has much more reliable balance than wow
polar hound
drk/gnb/war will be main tanks generally in end-game, with PLD typically being the offtank. This does not mean PLD never "main tanks"..simply means they generally wont inititate pulling (way later in savage etc anyway)
agile laurel
xiv doesn't pull a 'spend the entire expansion laughing at shadow priest, except for that one bit where everyone was one'
leaden ginkgo
what's the raiding like compared to other MMOs?
polar hound
but other than that, all viable tanks
leaden ginkgo
icic
agile laurel
Raiding is a different vibe to wow
polar hound
healers are expected to dps here for starters
agile laurel
mechanics tend to boil down to safety dances and brutal dps checks
faint flare
And more invidiual responsibility
agile laurel
yeah
leaden ginkgo
I heard tanks also do a decent amount of damage along with DPS but not as much obviously
woeful nacelle
so weird thinking about the shield job is an off tank heh
agile laurel
i mean, raids have 8 people in
leaden ginkgo
is that true
faint flare
Yes
polar hound
Yes
leaden ginkgo
nice
agile laurel
discounting alliance raids with 24 people cause that's LFR levels of content
agile laurel
8
polar hound
alliance raids are 24
agile laurel
discounting alliance raids with 24 people cause that's LFR levels of content
so yeah
polar hound
yea
leaden ginkgo
are there separate difficulty levels?
faint flare
Yes