Hmm I would get stuff for other classes just in case lol! But I'm going for all 80s
#questions-and-help
solemn delta
mossy tartan
Is it possible to queue for an incomplete dungeon where another player has left?
I never joined a dungeon to replace a player so I’ve been wondering
open coral
You can queue for an incomplete dungeon.
solemn delta
If you don't activate the setting you will never enter an incomplete dungeon
Eh?
How lol wtf
ionic hazel
whats the difference between Selene and Eos
faint flare
Nothing
median locust
They do the same exact thing
open coral
If you activate "in progress dungeon" setting in your options, and queue for the specific dungeon, you'll have almost 100% chance of getting into the group you're trying to get into.
mossy tartan
Nice, thank you
solemn delta
Ah right got ya. Thought you meant an actual setting to join incomplete dungeons lol
radiant sierra
If I were to start right now, how fast would I hit the content that they are condensing with the new patch?
just wondering if I should wait till then
open coral
Since the condensed content will at least in part be part of the 2.0 content, pretty quickly.
solemn delta
Depends on how much you play but yeah fast especially with road to 70 you won't have to level up on the side
ionic hazel
fae union makes ur pet stick to another party member ?
cosmic token
I have a question regarding trial and subs and owninc xpacs.
So, with the trial changes - if you upgrade to ARR lets say, would you have to sub from then on?
If yes, is there a point in doing that, now that the limitation has been lifted to lvl 60?
open coral
We don't know exactly which quests are having steps removed or which are being removed entirely, only that it's mostly ARR content that will be affected.
!action Fae Union
radiant sierra
ok thank you for the info
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solemn delta
And likely quests that have no relevance to story etc
faint flare
Fae union forces the fairy to heal 1 person
tidal yarrow
what was the site to see all Sam abilities? someone linked me that the other day
open coral
Ah, no, Fae Union will cause your fairy to channel on the target.
solemn delta
@tidal yarrow you mean the guide?
obsidian patio
solemn delta
The sheet guide
obsidian patio
This?
tidal yarrow
yes ty
sick osprey
is it possible to hide the FC name next to player names like you can hide titles ?
open coral
Only if you also hide the player name
tidal yarrow
what abbreviation is HoH? something related to having floors I think
solemn delta
Heaven on high
open coral
It's actually a MacBook, but yeah, I have a real keyboard 😄
solemn delta
But yeah, if your first character I wouldn't bother with it, for now.
civic finch
hii i am leveling botanist(level24) , and I only have lvl 10 leve quests. I have finished the level 20 class quest already. How do I unlock fieldcraft leve quests of higher level?
open coral
You'll need to go to a higher level area
solemn delta
MSQ will take you to 80 no problem at all
open coral
Not for DoL lol
civic finch
but when I go to the lvl 15 and 20 leve NPC. They don't give me anything.0.0
open coral
Check different zones
solemn delta
If an Alt character it's great, HoH. I'm actually doing it right now lol.
open coral
Not all levemetes have the same leves available.
solemn delta
There's guides out there. That's what I did for leve grinding tbh
Just Google it and there's tons of updated guides with areas npcs and which leves to do
civic finch
sure thank you ill go check somewhere else
solemn delta
Please don't get the wrong impression I'm trying to send you away, just most of the guys on here would likely have to Google themselves to remember the exact places and Npcs to go to.
civic finch
its ok i am just checking with you guys to see if I forget to unlock anything.
solemn delta
I found the guides very useful with lists of progression areas where to go next, leveled very fast but yeah if your the right level you might just have to do a quick quest the npc that's all.
Like all leve guys
open coral
I just know that some of the levemetes don't have either DoH or DoL leves. I don't know which are which off the top of my head though.
normal breach
how do i see a treasure map? im trying to open a new one and it says i already have one active but i cant get to it
open coral
It will be in your Key Items inventory @normal breach
solemn delta
Yeah that's all I meant about the v guides mate, just didn't want him thinking I was punting him off lol cause he asked a question lol
calm phoenix
My sister said that she may get me a copy of Final Fantasy XIV and a subscription for my birthday in August. Her and her husband knows that I wanted to play since last September. I know have a gaming laptop. It is not the newest one on the market so I am asking
How well would Final Fantasy XIV run on an HP Envy 17 j177nr? It has upgraded ram (to 16 GB) and an upgraded to 2 TB hard drive. Everything else is stock
normal breach
ok ty
solemn delta
Cause some leve are DoW/DoM etc aren't they
open coral
That might be a better question for the #technology-discussion channel @calm phoenix
normal breach
ive got a terrible gaming laptop and it works fine for me
open coral
They'll be better equipped to handle hardware questions.
calm phoenix
@open coral Okay. Thank you
simple shore
TL;DR the HDD and RAM that you have are complete overkill and contribute little to the performance anyway. What matters is GPU and CPU really.
solemn delta
simple shore
Neither of which you specified.
solemn delta
That's an official link to the FFXIV website.
2gb download will benchmark give you a score
calm phoenix
8 core processor at 2.5 GHZ Nvidia GeForce 840M
open coral
If you're NA, you can replace the eu in that url with na
simple shore
you did what now?
normal breach
whats the command to dig for treasure again
simple shore
@calm phoenix run the benchmark but that should be able to handle FF14 fine.
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clever cave
@normal breach /dig
normal breach
says /dig doesnt exist
clever cave
Oh /ac dig ?
open coral
@finite swift Can you explain a little more? You bought a boost... for yourself? And you're trying to level your retainer as MIN?
simple shore
Yeah i really want to hear this story.
normal breach
ac dig worked ty
calm phoenix
@simple shore Thank You. Will look forward to playing.
simple shore
This feels like its gonna go poorly
open coral
I'm not sure how you're trying to connect those two concepts.
civic finch
found it i didn't know that leve has to be unlocked with a dom/dow class first lol just an update
open coral
Oh, yeah, you have to do a DoW/DoM leve to unlock each levemete
solemn delta
The benchmark can be a bit iffy. Wouldn't run on my PC so don't freak if it doesn't run lol
solemn delta
Doesn't mean anything, I downloaded trial and it worked fine
simple shore
Shoulda read the page first
"A retainer's class or job level cannot exceed that of their owner. In the event this item is used by a character that has not yet reached level 70 with the selected class or job, the retainer's level can only be increased to match the character's current level."
Yes it is
open coral
A retainer's level with any job cannot exceed your level with that job, including DoH/DoL jobs.
simple shore
Correct
open coral
Right
solemn delta
Is the duelists armor RDM 70?
simple shore
Yes
solemn delta
I really should have just googled that after telling someone else to look up a guide 😂 my bad
But thank you.
thin siren
Is the Free Trial "Upgrade" happening today or in 5.3?
simple shore
5.3
obsidian patio
5.3
thin siren
Thank you!
solemn delta
Yeah you can level up to 60. Pretty crazy
static yacht
@thin siren so 3 weeks
solemn delta
Would be pointless if you knew you were gonna level multiple jobs but you could get most jobs to 60 before even buying game soon lol
simple shore
Honestly, i'm fairly concerned about the botting that may occur with HW unlocked.
solemn delta
Like multiple char fish botting etc?
static yacht
like RMT
green raft
free trial accounts can't trade. they were buying accounts either way
leaden ginkgo
If I buy shadowbringers before the free trial but want to play the free trial first is that still possible or no?
I'm trying to play through the end of heavensward and then buy shadowbringers so I can finish that and stormblood within the free month
open coral
As long as you don't activate the Shadowbringers license, yes, you'll be able to remain on the free trial indefinitely.
obsidian patio
Do note you need to register the base game to use the Shadowbringers license
hollow birch
Zodiark is up for char creation, Lich still locked :/ . Let me try this game already 🙂
obsidian patio
Unless you bought the complete edition
noble ember
I'm confused on chocobo coloring. I'm using a website and putting in my current color and my desired color and following their feeding order and the color still comes out wrong.
faint flare
Its still rng
noble ember
Oh, so just keep trying basically
faint flare
Yes
lilac mulch
hi im lvl 71 weaver and need Bright Flax where do i find them?
static yacht
market board or gather them in lakeland
lilac mulch
meh no botany lvl lol
simple shore
Right right for whatever reason my brain exploded
ionic hazel
Can i wear lets say
Augemented Scaevan ring
and then wear the un augmented version
faint flare
Yes
ionic hazel
will it stack?
faint flare
Cause they're separate itens
static yacht
what is the badge of shame role?
shrewd owl
I think its for people who used to have the nsfw role
obsidian patio
Yep
mossy tartan
I still end up starting the dungeon normally with a party, even though I set the “Join party in progress” option on
static yacht
there's a NSFW channel? I thought that was #archived-lore-spoilers
@mossy tartan it'll only let you join a party in progress if you can normally join it / there is one that needs a person
obsidian patio
The channel got nuked a long time ago due to TOS and Discord being vague on TOS changes
static yacht
otherwise it'll make you join a fresh dungeon
ah ok
@mossy tartan also it's not that it lets you join a dungeon from a PREVIOUS run
it lets you join someone ELSE'S dungeon run
if someone leaves, gets kicked etc.
mossy tartan
I understand that
upper prism
hey im a new player and i need some help
open coral
What can we help you with?
upper prism
i want to store some items in my armoire that i want to later transform into transmog
but its not letting me and theyre all at 100%
open coral
You will need an item called Glamour Prism for each piece you want to store.
obsidian wren
armoire also can only store very specific pieces of gear
upper prism
so instead of storing i should just transform into glamour
obsidian wren
like event stuff
static yacht
no you should store
but don't store it in the armoire
store it in the glamour dresser
obsidian wren
you can store almost all gear in the glamour dresser
open coral
Oh, yes, armoire can only hold specific types of gear. You can use the Glamour Dresser to store anything else.
obsidian wren
aye
upper prism
where can i buy them? im in ul dah
open coral
The Glamour Dresser is what requires the prisms
obsidian wren
theyre cheap from the grand company if you got some spare seals
open coral
You can purchase them from the Market Board, or from your grand company
obsidian wren
or if you've the gil from the mb
upper prism
alright so gotta grind some seals then
obsidian wren
you could craft them, but nobody does that
upper prism
alright, thanks guys!
leaden ginkgo
whats the best gear for an 80 crafter? the facet stuff on the marketboard?
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faint flare
For now
leaden ginkgo
is it worth to wait till 5.3 and the new gear then?
static yacht
it'll be very expensive at the start of 5.3
faint flare
At this point probably
static yacht
it depends on what your goals are
faint flare
Get white scrip gear for now.if you want
faint flare
Stuffed Highland cabbage unless you need more piety or speed
signal garnet
Does the nightmare horse drop from ultimas bane?
faint flare
No
signal garnet
Which of the fights is it easiest to drop from?
signal garnet
Also if I happen to get a horse whistle from those fights, can I give it to a friend?
faint flare
The immune is hardcoded
faint flare
Dancer and their steps nuke them
Like hard
A direct crit technical basically does 80% of their hp
signal garnet
Im in the middle of leveling it
the dps I do have leveled feels like they need time to ramp up
which are BLM, DRG and MCH
humble maple
When do you unlock the Tomestone Exchange of ShB? Only after clearing all of the ShB main stuff?
open coral
After you finish 5.0.
humble maple
damn, but thanks :D
ionic hazel
What races are locked behind expansions
only aura?
can you be a Hrothgar with the free trial
open coral
Viera and Hrothgar might be
leaden ginkgo
nope
ionic hazel
asking for a friend
leaden ginkgo
viera and hroth are shb
ionic hazel
ah
half kraken
I can pretty much ignore energy siphon and only use energy drain can't I? It only beats out energy drain at 3 enemies, and the potency is so low with such a high cooldown the difference should be negligible
faint flare
Energy siphon is used in aoe
leaden ginkgo
^
faint flare
Its FREE potency
And vs 3 mobs its 120 potency
And more if there's more mobs
Small things add up realllll fast
queen cove
How do people see all other people's buffs/damage numbers when they get it?
I only see my own numbers and teamwide buffs like battle voice
half kraken
So will I ever be using carbuncle after getting SMN?
faint flare
If you want to glamour the egis into them
shrewd owl
lvl 50 quest at the (arcanists guild?) gives the egi glamours ye
half kraken
Huh you can glamour egis onto carbuncles? That's cool
faint flare
You get ifirit egi for Summon 3, garuda as summon 1 and titan as summon 2
And can glamour any of them into any of the 3 Carbuncles
Topaz, emerald or ruby
agile laurel
if you want to be really weird, you can even glam the wrong carbuncle onto summons
i've seen people with ruby carbuncle glammed onto Garuda for some masochistic reason
wanton shadow
so a friend and I want to start playing now, is there any real things that should factor into which server we go into
some of them say preferred etc
remote lintel
preferred gives a big exp boost
scarlet arrow
you get double xp on preferred servers
remote lintel
but theyre usually closed because too many people are online
other than that all servers are pretty much the same
faint flare
Yes
scarlet arrow
then unless you have friends who already play on a different server definitely pick one of them
wanton shadow
I don't have any friends in the game rn
remote lintel
aether and primal have bigger raiding populations i believe
unless you don't care about that
faint flare
If you want yo hardcore raid
remote lintel
endgame content typically consists of doing savage raids for the best gear
unless you really don't think you'll be doing that then i suppose it doesnt matter
leaden ginkgo
if you're interested in the challenging side of games then you probably wanna get on aether/primal if youre NA
wanton shadow
ok wait, so how do these servers work because I see 3 sections, aether, crystal and primal
but lots of servers under each
remote lintel
those are data centers
faint flare
Those are data centres
leaden ginkgo
these are data centers, servers under them can play with each other, but not with other data centers
remote lintel
the servers are the listed worlds beneath them
faint flare
You play with every server on that data centre
wanton shadow
oh I see
leaden ginkgo
so you can't play with someone on primal if you're on aether
remote lintel
data centers = group of worlds/servers
wanton shadow
ah I see
so if me and this girl both make characters on crystal, regardless of server we can play together?
faint flare
Yes
scarlet arrow
yes
faint flare
One of you would need to.world visit to be on the same server but yes
wanton shadow
what does that entail?
remote lintel
world visit just means hopping onto another world
solemn delta
Nobody in my FC is a higher rank than me. Generally would there be any issue in me activating FC buffs?
Or are they very easy to get
faint flare
You temporarily transfer to another server with a very few restrictions
wanton shadow
I guess if we're both starting together we may as well just pick the same server
faint flare
Mainly no retainers while visiting, no buying houses, no joining fcs or accessing mail
remote lintel
if you two plan to join the same guild then you need to be on the same world
you can't join a guild that isn't on your home world
solemn delta
Think I'll just execute the buffs if I'm not allowed I'll find out tomorrow lol
scarlet arrow
if you plan on playing the game casually and don't care about the most challenging content then definitely pick one of the preferred servers on Crystal
faint flare
Crystal is the RP data centre
wanton shadow
well we're both brand new to the game
faint flare
Unofficial
wanton shadow
she has experience with wow but I've never played an mmo before
remote lintel
if she likes raiding then probably don't join crystal
she would be hard pressed to find people to raid with there
scarlet arrow
well regardless, the game is very friendly towards players new to MMOs
wanton shadow
how much is it to transfer data centers?
remote lintel
18 USD
wanton shadow
I guess that's not horrible
remote lintel
there are preferred worlds on every data center
and even if you don't get one it's not horrible
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heady flare
I'll say that the reputation about Crystal is overblown. there are plenty of people who enjoy raidingand it wouldnt be too hard to find folks to raid with if someone wanted.
faint flare
Its community is just smaller and less established
heady flare
Thats because Crystal is just generally less populated than other Data Centers
scarlet arrow
but if you're brand-new you have quite a ways to go before you have to worry about raiding
static yacht
since a lot of the preferred worlds have people on them, it'll lock you out of character creation when there is high traffic
You'll be able to enter he world any time once you have the character made but before it'll be a doozy
wanton shadow
oof good advice
static yacht
typically, you'll want to create your character in the morning / evening
wanton shadow
I guess when my game is done downloading I'll set aside a few hours to get my character just right and save it as a preset I guess?
remote lintel
it asks you if you want to save your appearance data after you click done and just click yes
scarlet arrow
if you're not on a preferred server the story quests will give you enough experience to keep one job at appropriate levels. With the preferred server buff you can probably keep 2-3 jobs at appropriate levels.
wanton shadow
wait I thought you only need 1 character
scarlet arrow
you do
static yacht
you can be every job on the same character
solemn delta
Every job 1 char
static yacht
you change jobs by changing the main hand weapon equipped
teal sapphire
how do preferred servers work? Is there any indication in game or only on the server page?
tidal yarrow
can I use custom keybinds on console right?
remote lintel
they have a star on character creation
solemn delta
And have saved "loadouts"
weak wharf
Does the steam free trial now include the expanded gameplay too?
remote lintel
no
wanton shadow
so what does "With the preferred server buff you can probably keep 2-3 jobs at appropriate levels" mean
heady flare
when you are making a new character it will show you which servers are preferred
remote lintel
thats in august
static yacht
@weak wharf that'll arrive in 3 weeks roughly
wanton shadow
sorry for all the questions!
static yacht
once 5.3 drops
remote lintel
@wanton shadow means you can level 2 to 3 jobs at once
weak wharf
remote lintel
on one character
solemn delta
Because you get such a huge boost to exp
scarlet arrow
^
teal sapphire
i dont see any in game notification at the moment for any servers
wanton shadow
maybe I'm misunderstanding lol
static yacht
@wanton shadow the amount of EXP you have will be so much that you can level 3 jobs at the same time and they'll be roughly at the correct level of the main quest
IE: if the level of the content you are doing is 55
teal sapphire
though I've already created one character on a normal server, not sur eif that matters
static yacht
with the preferred server status
you can have 3 jobs @ level 55
with the ridiculously large amount of EXP you get
solemn delta
So, ideally you want to level 2-3 jobs so your not mega over leveled and wasting quest exp
remote lintel
@teal sapphire if youre not on a preferred server then it won't show you any buff
teal sapphire
right, I wanted to make a new character on a preferred server some some friends are starting new
static yacht
no its the same
remote lintel
then on that character creation screen it will show you the star next to it
scarlet arrow
there is no "character exp"
solemn delta
Nope
remote lintel
all your jobs are separate level @wanton shadow
you can be a lvl 50 black mage, lvl 30 paladin, lvl 10 rogue, etc
static yacht
so once you change jobs you reset to level 1 / whatever level the job starts at
solemn delta
It shows as the original class exp but that's irrelevant you won't use the class ever again after you get your crystal
wanton shadow
when someone said it was 1 character for all jobs I assumed you leveled one time for everything
remote lintel
nope
scarlet arrow
oh lol no
solemn delta
Like as a NIN you get "rogue exp" right up to 80
wanton shadow
ok I see
remote lintel
if you got to lvl 80 as one class and wanted to start an archer you'd be a lvl 1 archer
static yacht
certain jobs started at levels that aren't 1 though
wanton shadow
so if I'm fairly unsure of what job to pick, I should 100% go preferred
since I can pick 2-3 of them
remote lintel
not necessarily
static yacht
there's 3 jobs from an expansion that start at level 30, 2 jobs that start at 50, and 2 jobs that start at 60
solemn delta
I would say go preferred for sure
scarlet arrow
I mean even if you dont go on a preferred server you can swap jobs pretty easily
static yacht
Preferred will give you more leaway if you suddenly hate your job
remote lintel
^
scarlet arrow
but preferred helps a lot
solemn delta
In 4 months I've got nearly all jobs to 80
static yacht
If you end up hating your job and you aren't on preferred
solemn delta
If that's your thing
static yacht
you'll have to level back up
scarlet arrow
it depends on the pace you knock out your storyq uests
remote lintel
if you really tried
static yacht
it's like... an hour to get to level 15? without the boost?
solemn delta
No you can be in endgame content within weeks if you play enough
static yacht
It's been a very long time
solemn delta
More with quests I would say
remote lintel
also @wanton shadow if you level one class up and switch to a lower level class you will get an exp boost for that class
so it's not as painful
to lvl alt jobs
wanton shadow
ah ok, so if I did preferred, I'd basically swap weapon types every quest so I level more than my first job?
static yacht
yeah pretty much
scarlet arrow
pretty much
remote lintel
you don't need to have several jobs to play the msq
remote lintel
but if you really want to sure
static yacht
just have 1 super overleveled job
but eventually you will hit the "can't get exp" wall
if you don't have the expansions
wanton shadow
right
static yacht
etc.
wanton shadow
ok so for instance, lets say I'm having trouble over picking summoner, monk and white mage, on preferred server I'd swap between the weapons so I level up all 3 during my story quests?
remote lintel
yes lumi
solemn delta
Sorts all my bars out etc
wanton shadow
ok cool
remote lintel
but thats if you really cant decide
static yacht
Unfortunately for you
solemn delta
What do you like?
remote lintel
^
static yacht
in order to change jobs you need to be level 10 iirc
scarlet arrow
word to the wise: choosing a tank or healer job will make dungeon queues much faster
remote lintel
thats for job stones i think
solemn delta
Would need 30 for SMN
wanton shadow
well I've not played an mmo before except old maplestory
heady flare
the xp boost is only up to 70 btw and it ends after 90 days if the server you're on loses preferred status
static yacht
@wanton shadow its similar to how
wanton shadow
and I usually played dps, but I dunno how similar the games are
wanton shadow
right I understand that aspect
remote lintel
it's not hard to learn
wanton shadow
in maplestory the most fun I had was with an assassin/night lord but I played a lot of stuff
static yacht
ye just take it for a spin
wanton shadow
just never a priest
solemn delta
You won't have to dungeon much as a dps as your first char tbh
wanton shadow
and I think most classes in maplestory were simply dps anyway
static yacht
the best way to find out / learn is play 🙂
remote lintel
summoner is kinda hard at lvl 80 tho
probably the most complicated dps
since it has a 2 minute long rotation
wanton shadow
is there a video/guide to picking a job 🙂
remote lintel
remote lintel
the memes enhance the experience
static yacht
@wanton shadow if it makes you feel better
at the core of this game
every job is a DPS
remote lintel
thats very true
agile laurel
yeah lmao
wanton shadow
how do you do solo content as a white mage?
static yacht
you use your DPS skill
wintry chasm
Doing damage
static yacht
in maple story
agile laurel
!action stone 4
wanton shadow
oh you actually have damage eh
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static yacht
priest had that holy arrow skill
agile laurel
no, bot
wintry chasm
Well yeah Lumi
agile laurel
!action stone IV
static yacht
but they also had that heal ability
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static yacht
its similar in this game
wintry chasm
Can't heal enemies to death
agile laurel
picky-ass bot...
remote lintel
all classes have dmg skills
static yacht
healers have damage abilities AND heal abilities
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remote lintel
white mage has the highest dps of all healers actually
agile laurel
which is one of the nastiest aoe abilities in the game currently
wintry chasm
Subjective Dakaalim
wanton shadow
alright I'll brb after watching this video
agile laurel
eso exists
remote lintel
wintry chasm
Depends what you like
static yacht
If you like final fantasy games, this is probably the best MMO to play
considering... final fantasy
agile laurel
yeah, no other mmo... is final fantasy (?)
static yacht
aside from 11 
remote lintel
are the other mmos final fantasy? no? bam
wintry chasm
FFXI technically but it's old school
remote lintel
there's that one sega is making
static yacht
eh that's not entirely true
remote lintel
not pso2
static yacht
KR / CH / JPN always churn out MMOs
wanton shadow
I think I'm hesitant about playing a healer because of how playing support in league is ass if your team sucks
remote lintel
this isnt league
wintry chasm
What new MMOs are coming out isn't really the point though
solemn delta
FFXI was godly. But only for the true hardcore grinder
wanton shadow
yeah it's just a past trauma to get over LOL
remote lintel
a healer's job is to spam dps until you need to heal
static yacht
^
solemn delta
Took me over a year to hit level cap playing every single day lol
wanton shadow
haha
static yacht
the way healing works in this game, you really don't need to be healing every second of every fight
its typically mapped
wanton shadow
in league playing support is mostly like trying to keep your infant from trying to kill itself
solemn delta
I think if healers and tanks didn't optimise their dps too savage would be nearly impossible
remote lintel
that's a little bit of what healing is like depending on the content and how bad your teammate is
static yacht
yea, FFXIV doesn't really try to enforce a meta AFAIK
like league
in fact -- they pushed hard to break the meta
wintry chasm
Yeah XIV actually keeps itself balanced
agile laurel
honestly calling whm/sch/ast 'healers' is a habit i always try to beat out of people, i always feel a better term is 'support dps'
wintry chasm
Especially with Shadowbringers
wanton shadow
is there a dps tier list like wow has to get an idea of damage levels?
solemn delta
Very balanced compared to other MMOS I've played
agile laurel
Barely. the balance is much more stable than wow
solemn delta
Yes FFXIV logs
static yacht
ye but typically the dps % differences are like 10% at most
remote lintel
are we allowed to post a meme in here
wintry chasm
I guess you could look at FFlogs
solemn delta
But that's end game so I wouldn't really worry about that for now
static yacht
in the grand scheme of things, being more comfortable on the job will typically allow you to out damage people who aren't comfortable
wintry chasm
are we allowed to post a meme in here
I....guess if it's somehow super relevant?
And means something
remote lintel
it kinda was
agile laurel
wow has 'let's all laugh at shadow priest for the entire expansion, except for that one bit in eternal palace where method WF cleared with 17 shadow priests'. XIV, not so much
scarlet arrow
!faq meta
remote lintel
zinc orbitBOT
wanton shadow
true ok
remote lintel
that was it
wintry chasm
That wasn't quite what I was expecting 
wanton shadow
I dont know what any of the stats on this site mean lol
static yacht
the only "meta" the game sorta pushes is 1 tank 1 healer 2 dps for 4 person content
wanton shadow
static yacht
and 2 tank 2 healer 4 person for 8 person content
wanton shadow
what's the score based on?
remote lintel
just know that there's no meta
agile laurel
Lumi, fflogs is made by the same guy who made warcraftlogs
static yacht
but people have done runs with no healers, no tanks etc.
remote lintel
that's really all there is
agile laurel
if you can navigate one, you can probably navigate the other
scarlet arrow
anyway the short answer is that all jobs are viable in all content
wintry chasm
^
agile laurel
!faq metameme
zinc orbitBOT
remote lintel
we dont talk about the meme job
wanton shadow
?
remote lintel
blue mage
agile laurel
haha blue boi
scarlet arrow
Blue Mage
wanton shadow
oof
scarlet arrow
not a real job
agile laurel
yeah
wanton shadow
my favorite ff5 class
scarlet arrow
dont worry about it
remote lintel
blue mage lives matter
wintry chasm
There is a side job thing that isn't an actual job but more of a side minigame
static yacht
but they can do all level 60 content and below
wintry chasm
It's not meant to be an actual job
agile laurel
XIV tried to implement a proper blue mage, which you might understand means vastly too overpowered to ever balance
So they can't do current content
wintry chasm
^
agile laurel
Or group finder content
wanton shadow
so what do the scores here indicate? https://www.fflogs.com/zone/statistics/27
remote lintel
those are for dungeons lumi
halcyon glen
Refer to: Sir Gamestien’s Guide to BLU
agile laurel
it's BLU done right /shrug
remote lintel
i dont think they reflect very well on jobs
wanton shadow
ok so what page should I be looking at on fflogs?
wintry chasm
Yeah don't look at dungeons
remote lintel
people tend to look at the raid stats
not dungeons
since dungeons have lots of trash mobs so people can't get in their proper rotations
young fjord
Do we have any 5.3 patch notes for PvE job changes?
heady hedge
Hello everyone. Are there any resources for macros?
wanton shadow
so which raid should I look at, there are a ton of them on this logs site
remote lintel
savage i suppose
static yacht
@wanton shadow
halcyon glen
No notes, but some general overview
remote lintel
@young fjord ast mana cost is getting lowered, 2 other things that i forget lol
halcyon glen
Tldr Light buffs to MNK, AST, something else
wintry chasm
Patch notes will be a good while from now
halcyon glen
Light nerf to SMN
static yacht
@wanton shadow
halcyon glen
Oh yeah bard
static yacht
green if you want to look at actual damage numbers
halcyon glen
So buffs to BRD, MNK, AST. Nerf to SMN.
wintry chasm
That's a bit unfair Takkun
wanton shadow
what's rDPS vs Adps?
wintry chasm
rdps is really important for Dancer
obsidian patio
!faq fflogsdps
zinc orbitBOT
remote lintel
rDPS is raid dps which is more than just personal dps
agile laurel
General potency buffs across the board to BRD, AST actions tweaked to add MP recovery and rework to Sleeve Draw, buffs to MNK in anticipation of a 5.4 full rework, and nerfs to SMN Tri-Disaster
static yacht
Is actual damage numbers****
"normalized score"
means that if you set the best job at 100%
how many percentages less damage
you would do playing another job
agile laurel
if I had to guess, ast will probably regain its MP restore on Play
static yacht
if you were equally skilled
wanton shadow
so rDPS sounds more encompassing ?
wintry chasm
It is
remote lintel
rDPS counts the buffs that you bring to the entire party i believe
halcyon glen
As a dancer I only look at rdps because the other numbers make us feel bad
wintry chasm
Yes
agile laurel
rDPS is basically your contribution, minus how much you got buffed by others
warped nest
Can I ask why SMN/Tri-Disaster is getting nerf?
agile laurel
I have no idea.
static yacht
Cause SMN is too strong
wanton shadow
ok so it seems like rDPS is more of a "total you've contributed"
wintry chasm
rdps is really important to some jobs like dancer since it relies heavily on party buffs Lumi
remote lintel
basically
agile laurel
yeah, dancer is 'support dps' incarnate
wanton shadow
Shouldnt rDPS be the only real important stat?
static yacht
ye
wintry chasm
I would say yes
agile laurel
I can only assume they'll tweak 3D reset on Trance to be cooldown-reduction on trance
remote lintel
some people don't like rDPS because it can throw personal dps for a loop
static yacht
the only bad thing about rDPS is that
if you're a job like dancer whose damage comes from buffs
you will do less damage in something like a dungeon
where there's less people to give buffs
agile laurel
so probably you get a full 3D reset from DWT and phoenix
idk though, they could do anything
wanton shadow
ah I see ok
static yacht
cause 8 people vs 4 people
wanton shadow
is there a reason that a lot of classes are missing from the rDPS page?
static yacht
depending on the view more part you clicked
one is for DPS role
one is for tank role
one is for healer role
warped nest
Noted, thanks.
wanton shadow
oh true
agile laurel
Pure guess but idk how they could nerf 3D while still being reasonable, so
remote lintel
you can't really judge healers that well based on raid stats
since the whole idea is to take as little damage as possible
wanton shadow
hmm shit this is gonna take me awhile to decide
remote lintel
i wouldn't decide on a class based on stats
faint flare
Probably just removing some on hit potency on 3D
wanton shadow
I dunno if I'll find tanking/support boring or not
static yacht
I recommend just picking what looks coolest 😎
wintry chasm
If you want to discuss 3D changes you can do that elsewhere
remote lintel
healers arent boring
agile laurel
healers really ain't boring yeah
a 3rd of Astrologian's ability kit is managing an arcana deck to throw out raid buffs
remote lintel
tanks might be a lil boring depending on how much action you want
agile laurel
plus astrologian's really pretty
sick hornet
I would love to try healer out, but I'm also afraid of msq being affected by it. Does it have enough damage to do solo content?
faint flare
Dps wise its boring but the other parts of their keep try to keep you busy
remote lintel
@finite swift aggro
halcyon glen
easily
faint flare
Its aggro
remote lintel
@sick hornet the msq is designed to be playable on all classes
wintry chasm
I would love to try healer out, but I'm also afraid of msq being affected by it. Does it have enough damage to do solo content?
Yeah
faint flare
What makes things want to hit you
remote lintel
why would they make it impossible for some classes
obsidian patio
all jobs can do the story
halcyon glen
Healers do more pDPS than tanks in most cases
obsidian patio
Healers arguably have the easiest time doing story instances assuming no hard DPS check
faint flare
And healers are expected to Dps when they can
obsidian patio
And even then you just need to make sure your gear isn’t falling behind
wintry chasm
Healers arguably have the easiest time doing story instances assuming no hard DPS check
Because "haha I can heal myself to full"
remote lintel
also why would the devs design an msq that's impossible to beat on some classes
halcyon glen
disclaimer Holy is not in fact the best move in the game BUT IT'S A BIG OL FLASHBANG
remote lintel
best move in the game is self destruct
halcyon glen
side effect: may blind allies who were silly enough to leave your animations on
wintry chasm
all right that's enough Holy jokes
halcyon glen
fair enough
Point of them was: Healers do damage. And other stuff. And heal sometimes.
delicate stone
did they show what the sleeve draw and mp changes were to ast?
halcyon glen
Nope
halcyon glen
MP regen is removed from Lightspeed and spread out across the entire kit, apparently
for a net gain in MP regen
wanton shadow
oh yeah, any "big" settings I should change?
remote lintel
what you mean
wanton shadow
like when I briefly tried wow there were a bunch of settings I was told to change right off the bat
and it made the game better
remote lintel
i mean i'd turn off my name from showing all the time lol
agile laurel
you may want to preemptively turn off ability effects for people that aren't you
halcyon glen
Ally animations can be yikes starting around level 46 (when your WHMs get Holy) and become a major issue if your computer is as trash as mine in 24-man alliance raids, which start at 50/
wanton shadow
haha ok
heady flare
WHM does have the best move in the game, but its Assize
halcyon glen
Fair
remote lintel
also i'd rearrange the hud to something you like since the default is kinda gross
agile laurel
sadly that doesn't affect limit breaks, so while it does mean you're able to see the boss despite 2 astrologians spamming malefic IV, it doesn't stop you going verblind
remote lintel
and make sure you have your minimap turned on all the time
halcyon glen
And then there's a setting to auto-skip cutscenes you've already seen in dungeons
I highly recommend that one
agile laurel
yeah, saves good seconds honestly
heady flare
aoe damage and heals and it has a cool animation chefkiss
remote lintel
earthly star better
agile laurel
celestial opposition. that is all
halcyon glen
okay limit breaks are cheating
agile laurel
you're thinking of astral stasis
celest jolt
gloomy mortar
All Adventure Squad is at max level 60. What should I do with them now?
faint flare
Send them on the lv40/50 missions to get you stuff
versed bridge
Is there a way to place just the pet command sic on a controller crossbar? Trying to keep to just 32 actions and don't wanna open up a third crossbar just for pet actions.
gloomy mortar
Can someone who is blacklisted still visit your apartment or FC room?
versed bridge
Oh, does that apply to summoner summons too? Thought that was just for the chocobo.
remote lintel
yes it applies to pets
oblique geyser
Hello!
agile laurel
hello
oblique geyser
Oh wow. is this the official company server?!
faint flare
No
obsidian patio
No
remote lintel
no
agile laurel
uh, no
faint flare
Reddit server
remote lintel
lmao
agile laurel
this is the server for the subreddit
remote lintel
there is no official ff14 discord
oblique geyser
OH! Someone pointed me here, so I was confused a bit, because companies usually don't have those kinds of servers.
agile laurel
Well this's the best you'll get
faint flare
This is one of the biggest 14 servers
oblique geyser
Hello 😄
gloomy mortar
Which is the other one
faint flare
Next to the balance discord (theorycrafting and guides)
remote lintel
this is specifically for ff14 questions
for just chatting go to #general-discussion
remote lintel
thats what i meant
mossy tartan
I’m confused - what does Aetherpact do?
remote lintel
auto heals a target
oblique geyser
Oh, naturally.
agile laurel
For scholar or summoner?
oblique geyser
I'm REALLY new to the game.
mossy tartan
Scholar
faint flare
It uses fay union
oblique geyser
I've been curious and have been playing the demo
faint flare
!action Fae Union
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wanton shadow
is 50k gil a lot?
agile laurel
Fey Union basically tethers your fairy to the target and funnels fairy gauge into healing ticks
remote lintel
no Lumi
gloomy mortar
no
wanton shadow
I found my old character, 37 ninja
faint flare
It forces the fairy to heal a target
mossy tartan
How often does it tick?
agile laurel
It's basically good for warding off auto attacks
wanton shadow
should I remake my character or just go to the city with the job I want and swap over?
remote lintel
if you want to play the story again then make a new char
oblique geyser
Can someone in the demo join an FC?
agile laurel
no
mossy tartan
Every tick consumes 10 faerie gauge, correct?
faint flare
Yes
gloomy mortar
Yes
mossy tartan
ok, thank you all
oblique geyser
Thank you.
agile laurel
most social options are disabled for trial version
faint flare
And you can still generate gauge while its draining
agile laurel
mail, sending friend requests, sending party invites
faint flare
Do note you cannot generate gauge while your fairy is dismissed
agile laurel
you can receive all of the above which is novel, but
oblique geyser
So, please don't ban me for this question, but being a furry.. and uh.. being LGBT.. which serve would be the best to meet up with my fellows?
remote lintel
are you on NA?
agile laurel
you US or EU based?
remote lintel
there are lots of guilds and social things for LGBT people on all servers
oblique geyser
I'm US.
agile laurel
If US, you want Crystal datacenter for RP > content progression
faint flare
Then probably a server on crystal
remote lintel
if you're looking to RP then the Crystal data center is known for RPers
faint flare
But people are generally spread out everywhere
winged cobalt
did someone say... Ban?
oblique geyser
I'm fairly casual.
zinc orbitBOT
remote lintel
but do note that the raiding scene there is smaller
winged cobalt
jk jk
faint flare
No cleave 🔨
remote lintel
then crystal should be fine
agile laurel
and then either Mateus or Balmung specifically for RP, but there'll be LGBT friendly companies on most worlds
oblique geyser
Nice 😄 I'm more Eastern time in the US too. I don't know if that matters.
faint flare
Eh not particularly
oblique geyser
You are all super helpful.
oblique geyser
Thank you ❤️
agile laurel
oh i'm british time on US, i might be the only mfer online sometimes but there's still folks about
oblique geyser
Gaming related question -- How important is Race to the game? Can I choose an unusual race/class combo and not be hindered heavily? Is it mostly a matter of style and look?
remote lintel
race is cosmetic
agile laurel
Race doesn't matter at all
obsidian patio
Race is basically for looks
agile laurel
Pick what you like the look of
remote lintel
basically everything on character creation except your class is cosmetic
halcyon glen
and even your class can be changed at will
agile laurel
You do get a free appearance change for completing the base game's story, so not the end of the world
oblique geyser
Woo!
faint flare
You basically cant do anything majorly wrong and screw yourself over
oblique geyser
This sounds cool.
halcyon glen
and essentially only affects the first 15 levels of story
agile laurel
(I also mention this because Hrothgar require DLC ownership to make, and based on what you've said you may find that notable)
oblique geyser
I'm super nervous about playing in groups, and love to know that I can contribute to the group without messing up too much. What jobs would be best for this?
remote lintel
and viera
faint flare
Well he can fantasia later should he buy the game
agile laurel
Exactly, that's what I said
remote lintel
prettyy much all jobs contribute to the party except samurai and black mage
faint flare
Whatever you're comfortable and enjou
oblique geyser
I like the Hrothgar, but also like the Roe..
gloomy mortar
DPS
faint flare
Every job is heavily viable
oblique geyser
Nice 😄
faint flare
Again, you can't go wrong in this game
halcyon glen
honestly you'll contribute the most on whatever job you're most comfortable with
faint flare
Except by doing VERY BAD rotations
agile laurel
All jobs have viability and all have party utility except for sam and black mage, who make up for it by doing stupid high dps
faint flare
But i digress
halcyon glen
and like I said, you can change at will
somber mesa
Hello, returning player here, need help understanding why I can use any of my attacks.....Anyone willing to help?
halcyon glen
They probably got removed in Shadowbringers
agile laurel
mind posting a screenshot?
faint flare
If it has a red line then its gone from the game
halcyon glen
check your actions and traits and try out the fun new stuff
faint flare
Alot of skills have been removed
Over time
And rearranged
And have different functions
gloomy mortar
Early on, people don’t care. But mid levels, about 40 on up, if you’re a tank or healer and not good, they kick you out of dungeons. So DPS has it the easiest
agile laurel
yeah, if it's something like 1ip or time dilation, it's gone-gone
halcyon glen
even then, at least in my experience with the exception of high end content
somber mesa
If someone wouldnt mind I can stream I feel like im missing something super simple....
halcyon glen
unless you're not listening
agile laurel
there's a very casual playerbase in everything outside of savage raiding
especially compared to other MMOs
halcyon glen
we ain't gonna kick ya
as long as you've proven responsive to advice
like, only times I've kicked a tank were a completely silent tank who never AoE'd in a dungeon and two tanks who refused to put Limit Break on their bar in A12
agile laurel
so yeah in summary, if you're awake and not being a tit you'll be fine
faint flare
As long as you have at least 1 functioning brain cell and capable of pressing buttons, you're fine
agile laurel
i was gonna say something like 'and we call those red mage mains' but no
oblique geyser
So now it's just finding out what Job to start off as. Paladin, Lancer, Bard..
faint flare
All of then
remote lintel
paladin starts as gladiator
agile laurel
When you've got your starting class to level 10 you can switch freely
remote lintel
and bard as archer
agile laurel
So don't fuss it too much
strong sphinx
the stone sky sea dummy...the only way to reset cd is to leave the instance and re-enter? or is there a different method?
halcyon glen
the classes that actually do shit must be even more fun
agile laurel
I started as conjurer too, and switched to archer at the first available opportunity
so yes, i can vouch for that
halcyon glen
though CNJ is super safe early on thanks to healz
gloomy mortar
Arcanist
robust crow
can loot be received from the nier raid multiple times a week?
remote lintel
yes
agile laurel
The only other consideration is your starting class affects where you start
robust crow
nice
agile laurel
Which can limit what other classes you can pick up at the early points
remote lintel
^
robust crow
yeah but the old one is unlimited for now right?
remote lintel
yes
faint flare
Yes
agile laurel
that likely to be 490s?
remote lintel
for always
faint flare
Yes
halcyon glen
yes
faint flare
Its 490
agile laurel
aight
faint flare
24man gear pretty much always matches the capped tome gear
strong sphinx
the stone sky sea dummy...the only way to reset cd is to leave the instance and re-enter? or is there a different method?
any idea?
halcyon glen
i just hope the aiming gear is the one I think it is
strong sphinx
from within the stone sky sea dummy area?
strong sphinx
i mean
im inside the stone sky sea area where the dummies are to practice roations, isnt queuing into a unsynced dungoen taking longer than leaving the stone sky sea and re enter?
faint flare
Well you can enter dungeons anywhere and you can use any overworld dummy to practice rotations without being limited to the 3min timer
strong sphinx
ahhh okay now i get you, makes sense
wanton shadow
how do I upload a character's appearance to the cloud and then apply it to another character?
faint flare
When you make a character you're given a prompt to save ot
remote lintel
save appearance data
halcyon glen
I believe character appearence saves locally
faint flare
Alternatively if you already made it you can right click the character in the selection and save appearance data
wanton shadow
think i got it ty ty
pulsar jackal
how can i make friends
halcyon glen
I made most of my in-game friends through my Free Company
but that's certainly not the only way to do it
pulsar jackal
so i must get a loan from the government to start my company ?
faint flare
No
pulsar jackal
???
faint flare
Free companies are guilds
pulsar jackal
ah
faint flare
You can shout in a populated zone like limsa for a social free company
nova umbra
faint flare
They had a machinist leave