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There's a bahamut rotation on Akhmorning.com
Just use Recitation lmao
On how bahamut should play out
Are races class locked or can one race be all classes?
all classes
recitation on summoner
All race be all
All races can be all classes
Nice. Haven't seen an mmo where a race could be all
also crunchin if you stay on the free tiral til august 11 theyre expanding the free trial to encompass the entire base game and first expansion
well technically 2 races are genderlocked.
Hrothgar are only male and Viera are only Female
Lalafell are cute :3
Didn't Painflare used to be literally just aoe fester
It is
With potency increase per dot
Uhh no
painflare was always just damage
Unless its heavensward time
Oh
It was just damage
didn't have anything to do with DoTs
SMN doesn't gain any buttons from 70-80 right?
No, everything is a trait or a button that turns into another
Pog
Do I need 2 bracelets for the marriage? I equipped my bracelet but it says my partner needs one as well. Do I get another platinum bracelet for him?
he needs to buy it
himself
maybe you can gift it? i havent tried
yeah you can gift
Will it work if he got the free one while I use my platinum one?
oof
If I augment my artifact gear (I want a dyable version for glams) can I still put it in the armoire?
Easily one of the best hair customizes in any mmo I've ever seen
@versed bridge unfortunately no
Rip. Think it's worth doing then?
Of course, just use the glamour dresser to store the items
I gotta pull em out of my armoire to augment them sigh* oh well, do it later
Does adamantoise usually have a waiting queue?
During peak hours it's not uncommon for every server to have a queue.
the queue is like 10 seconds
Yeah, unless the count is in the hundreds (which usually means a mass boot) you won't be waiting long.
Ah OK. I was expecting wow timers lol like 20+ mins sometimes
I keep getting an error on installation. Unable to download patch files. [30413][25008][20495]
And after this error I get
Check and see if Internet Explorer needs to be updated, as that launcher uses that to download the patches.
The game doesn't have like a random name generator?
Ah I see it. Thank you very much :)
Just want a good name that fits in the world you know :)
I fixed the second problem, it's cause I was using a vpn
Wow miqo'te names are hard to pronounce xD
:O oh no I can't make a character on adamantoise it says
I have been trying to just download the patch all day and it refuses to let me. It starts downloading pretty quickly but then it slows down after a 100mb and then just stops and give the me the error in the title.
I tried changing my DNS and running as administrator but it ...
Well darn. Guess I'll do a different server
@austere spruce wait awhile
The server isnt "full of characters and nobody can make one". Its a bit deceiving in that way.
The inability to create character is based on how many people are currently logged in, not on how many people have characters
So if you want to get on Adamantoise for that sweet sweet Preferred bonus, wait a few hours until the NA people start going to bed.
Meh already chose the legacy server
Which tank class becomes interesting to play earliest? My paladin is currently lvl 40 and its incredibly boring atm. It feels like I'm just pressing 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 with some buffs layered in for the majority of the time. And it's honestly incredibly miserable to do all these main story quests like this, though I'm not sure if that's a class issue or a quest issue. I'm completely willing to level a new class if it makes the questing/early game experience better
The xp bonus would be nice but not concerned about it
Up to you, but the xp bonus is ridiculously good
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what are FATE ?
@primal steeple Unfortunately you're not going to get much different regardless of which tank when outside of dungeon/trial/raid runs. It's in that stuff when you start seeing the really fun stuff.
Random happenings on the open map
@primal steeple are you set on Tanks? If not, I find healer to be quite rewarding as there's not a rotation. It's preparation and reaction.
They are like mini battles/quests you can do
It is hard to gauge what is fun and boring for another person
If I wanna try to make one on adamantoise in a few hrs I can right?
If it is not busy, yeah
Yeah that's true Lchronos - I'd say try jobs till you find one that's interesting, but I'm sure there are a million other things to do in the game.
It is not hard to level another job to feel it out
OK np then I'll just try to make it when it's not busy maybe at 2 a. M or somthin
I guess I'll just power through with paladin then if the experience is more or less the same until later in the game
We can, however, break down each jobs and how they play at high level and see if it is something you want to go for
Do the quests get less tedious?
Paladin do get to cast offensive magic later at lvl 60+
At lvl 80, Paladin damage is broken down to melee phase (buff with Fight or Flight), magic phase (buff with Requiescat), and a filler melee phase (waiting for Fight or Flight to be ready)
What qualifies as tedious?
Dialog boxes and helping villagers?
Idk i feel like I'm playing unpaid intern simulator in between beating up primals lol
At low level, you are a nobody
Bruh i got 4 of these crystal thingies I should be a somebody by now
not yet
Later you will promote to a high paying intern doing errands so local villagers will trust you
if you did the sidequests in your starting city you would feel like a somebody
is bard able to play music in game through a midi controller?
@primal steeple You won’t start to feel like your Job is coming full circle until you get to level 60, and between 70-80 is when they’ll start to feel complex
I did a couple sidequests but many of them seem like they give really meh rewards so I've been putting them off for now
because theyre just world building stuff
@wanton shadow Yes, I learned how through some youtube videos
And a midi translator to keypress
Yeah, there's some pretty impressive performances on youtube.
is it like...functional? can I play a full song with my piano?
ok cool because I've been learning piano over quarantine
I'm on a preferred server so I'm gonna level an archer too 🙂
@warped nest can you give me a late game rundown of warriors and dark knights? Your paladin rundown was very informative
Gladly
@wanton shadow There are only 37 keys ingame
can I shift the octave? 🙂
So a mini-sized keyboard works really well, but a regular sized key keyboard will only play the center 37 keys
hmm maybe it'll be good enough
probably better for bands to play together I imagine
You have to also know that you can only play a single note at a time, but with enough practice you can make chords sound as if they are being played together
oof that sucks damn
nevermind then
that's so weird it doesnt support midi properly
so i am going through the free trial and doing the first 3 dungeons using the Duty Finder. If anything, I'm a bit more confused, so after certain key fights, there's a loot box that people can pick and roll (need, greed, pass).
What confused me is how fast my party member click on that box. It's like the moment the boss dies, someone click on that box, I see the message, but it takes me like a minute to find the treasure box to click on it
but they "look" likes beginner too, their ID has the green leaf icon that denotes new players
Only one person has to open it for everyone, so you don’t actually have to click on it as well
Warrior
Warrior has a key cooldown, inner release (it start out as Berserk, turns into Inner Release later.) Berserk buff your crit rate and stuff, while Inner Release buff crit rate and make any action that cost Beast Gauge cost nothing, this allows you to spam some seriously powerful damage. Beast gauge are generated from your combo, and an Ability Infuriate can generate Beast Gauge too.
So the gameplay loop is to attack, and use beast gauge to do Fell Cleave or Decimate, then use Inner Release every 90 second to do a lot of Fell Cleave or Decimate.
At higher level, using Infuriate will gain Beast Gauge and temporarily buff your next Fell Cleave and Decimate.
How do I turn off my name showing for myself?
@primal steeple read up for warrior, sorry, I can't make it as clear cut as Paladin. Tldr: attack, get gauge, spend gauge for pow pow. Every 90s, use inner release to pow pow for free. Infuriate give gauge and make pow pow stronger.
i have another question, let's say i'm at higher level and learn all these cool spells, if I do lower level contents, i get level synced to the lower levels, but do I get to use those cool spells too?
@austere spruce character config > display name settings
no
You do not. Level sync makes those spells unavailable
ah, i see
Is the free one time password app worth installing and using? It has 2.7 star reviews
i wouldnt
I mean as long as I don't click dodgy links and I can't get key logged or anything like that right?
I'm sitting at 361 iLvl on my fisher. Anyone know what melds I should be using? And should I focus on getting the relic rod?
Hello, I have a question about crafting
Nice tyvm
well people have went on hiatus in the game and came back and can't remember their one time password and get screwed
Well one benefit from it is that you get to choose an aetheryte to teleport to for free as much as you want, along with account security @ebon trench
@ornate fable Do you use the IOS app?
Yes
@warped nest I think that's a good description. If I'm understanding correctly, every once in a while I can buff myself and just smash things really hard for a while?
@ornate fable no issues for you?
Reviews for an authenticator.. who does that..?
idk lol
Yes it does what it needs to
@ornate fable alright ty
I mean as long as I don't click dodgy links and I can't get key logged or anything like that right?
@ebon trench Not necessarily. Things can happen, even on your phone. I recommend the authenticator 100%. Don't skimp on account security my dude.
@leaden ginkgo yeah better safe than sorry, ty
just don't ever forget your one time password or youre going to have a bad time trying to recover your account
Keep it on your phone, remove it only if you're switching phones and you're fine.
it just gives you a thing to enter everytime right?
Yes
so disable it if I get a new phone and I'm good
@primal steeple Dark Knight
Dark Knight plays with MP. You use MP to attack, maintain attack buff (by doing one of two attacks), and to use your signature defensive skill, The Blackest Night.
The Blackest Night block damage, and if it breaks from blocking enough damage, it makes your next "attack buff" attack free.
You have a skill that massively increase your MP regeneration and a skill that works like Warrior's Inner Release.
Your gameplay:
- "warrior inner release" skill every 90s for big pow pow
- make sure MP doesn't cap at maximum (MP regenerated are waste), use Blood Weapon every 60 to massively generate MP
- spend MP for offense and defense
SqEx is pretty good about removing it if you own the account and can verify ownership. I've never had an issue. I had 2 iPhones and a Samsung quit on me and they were able to remove it every time.
Yes-ish on what you understand on warrior
good to know tyvm artemis
I now have it on my Razer Phone 2 and I've never had any issues with it.
Oh man i really messed up starting paladin lol these two sound way more fun. Paladin sounds more like a long strict rotation than these two
Another thing I didn't mention on warrior, everytime you use Fell Cleave or Decimate, Infuriate cooldown time is cut down. And when Infuriate can buff FC and Decimate, you don't want to do that inside a Inner Release window
You need to juggle around and make sure that your Infuriate timing is efficient and avoid lininig up inside Inner Release
Hello! im looking for a rarefate/hunt disc, anyone knows of an active one? or do we have channel for that purpose in this disc?
Gunbreaker (the last tank you can get, at lvl 60) is on strict rotation like Paladin. Gunbreaker combo give Ammo (you can have 2 ammo max), and every 30s you can spend 1 ammo to do a very damaging combo. Every 60s you get to buff you damage. Every 90s you can get 2 ammo for free
Personally, I found them all fun.
@obsidian patio Ty so much! o/
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
It’s important to note that at level 80, they’re very similar. Endgame right now, all of the tanks possess very similar toolkits that make them all viable in high-end content, with none having a specific advantage over the other. Gameplay-wise, it is a matter of preference. Do you like tanking but enjoy hammering tons of abilities in high burst windows like a dps? Or do you like having extra utility and and completely mitigating boss attacks to negligible numbers?
I'm a big fan of the 'me have big weapon me smash' school of thought
Paladin: 60s schedule.
Warrior: 90s schedule with an ability you want to move out of the way.
Dark Knight: 90s / 60s schedule and make sure your MP aren't capoing
Gunbreaker: 60s /30s schedule with 1 90s offensive ability
Dark Knight or Warrior then
Yeah it seems like those two are my style based on the description
DK is also especially good vs magic damage.
dark knight is edgy and warrior is just angry
Dark Knight have the coolest LB3
too bad youll never use it 
I'm a big fan of the 'me have big weapon me smash' school of thought
Then you want Warrior. Have giant axe to chop people with. Then use the blood of your enemies to heal
You slash the sky and open up a rift and let dark dimensional power flow out
People say WAR is a good start, as its rotation has little weaving between globals, making it very accessible. Its downside is that between burst windows it can feel slow and lackluster
What does lb3 refer to?
And use it to form magic shell
the 3rd limit break
for tanks its basically useless exept for that 1 thing
Some fights require it not to die
Very few tho
And some people use it to cheese a few mechanica
The opportunities a tank has to save their party from death with limit break are few, but it has its moments. Have it somewhere on your hotbars just in case.
But not somewhere you frequent. Its definitely a "click in case of emergency" not "accidentally hit this keybind" thing.
I put mine on the mount / tank stance section
Thanks for the help. Hopefully the anticipation of smashing stuff can help get me through this painful main questline slog
you can just switch to warrior
It's getting trimmed a bit in August
Very easy to relevel a new job and use it as your story progression job
The armory bonus grants you an xp boost of 100% on combat jobs lower level than your highest
More so for tank/healer
If your highest combat job is a lvl 21 whatev, then every other combat job is buffed
TBH a tank lv3 at the right time is worth more than a Healer 3 after half the party died. But very hard to make the call.
Is there an uninstaller? I need to do a fresh install to fix my game
in the game files
Unless steam version
screenshot
hi, how do i put materia in lvl 60 gear?
do i need lvl 50 disciples of hand?

Its not under boot either
idk why your game folders look different from mine
could just go to control panel and uninstall a program
There isn’t an option on the bottom of the launcher?
@hoary wigeon any level 60 crafting class.
but if you just want to meld into the visible slots, you can use the NPC melders found in the city states, marked with a blue materia icon on the map
@obsidian patio thank you so much i will check it now
Is there any unwritten rules if you joing a group as a regen or shield healer?
not really?
im samurai, what materia i should focus on @obsidian patio
Just know that Scholar Shields and Astro shields don't stack at all.
if youre ast pick the opposite of whatever the other healer is
yeah was just wondering if one or the other main heals
no, both healers should do both healing and damage
Main healer/off healer puts unneeded stress on one healer
@hoary wigeon melding materia below lvl 80 doesn't change much
it doesnt really help
oh thanks inadvance, but what materia should i focus on for samurai, det/crit/skill spd?
This is the materia melding guideline you'll want to follow at 80
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wonderful, thanks
materia for black mage ?
SpS to comfort > Crit/DH > Det
Depends if you want to focus more on lots of crits or lots of spellspeed
BLM works at pretty much any amount of Spell Speed past 558
can u make a full sps build and still do fine
your damage wont suffer that much?
The actual damage variation between what you meld isn't that major for the most part, assuming you're already at an ideal GCD for your job if it has one
as long as you're melding something that isn't losing too much from overcapping a stat you'll be fine for the most part

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This is the JP opener and works once you're past 3,600 SpS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6HBt-b7yrw
Recorded example of the JP Opener performed by Strawberry at 3881Spell Speed.
• Prepull Sharpcast @ roughly -12s.
• Prepull Fire III @ roughly -4s. Adjust with SpS and ping in mind.
• Enochian (hardclip)
• GCD 1: Thunder III
• GCD 2: Fire IV + Triplecast (hardclip)
...
The times for marriage reservations are based on the server time, not local time. Right?
AKA, very fast
omg 3600 sps
@mossy tartan I think so? but once you have the actual invitation in your inventory to give to others it converts to your timezone
Because I’m marrying someone who follows GMT+8, while I’m on GMT+3, and the server is Europe so idk if it’s EST or GMT
is there even a rotation for black mage when you get scaled back to lev 50?
and now I’m confused.
yes siobhan
!faq blmleveling
So I reached 80 on SAM. Got a full set of idealized gear + Neo-Ishgardian with the relic weapon. And now I need to add materia. Is Crit > DH > Skill Speed the best for SAM?
check how much skill speed you have without melds and see how much you need to meld if any to be within any of the listed skill speed ranges
@mossy tartan all servers use UTC as the in-game server time
Ah I see. Thanks!
Yeah I am right at the middle one, with 2.07 after Shifu, without any skillspeed materia. So I should be able to just skip that then and focus on crit/DH > Determination
yep
@obsidian patio thank u
Thanks for the help earlier, the internet explorer settings worked

I open character screen and try to equip a new item. Let's say I click on helmet to replace it but I 'pick it up' which is kinda annoying. Is there an option to lock it like action bars?
anyone know if there's a nun's hat (habit) in the game?
what you got
!iglam Chimerical felt klobuk of healing
he's dead jim
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also the star velvet hood can be dyed black
it upgrades from your lv70 artifact weapon
wher do i get my lvl 70 artifact?
from your level 70 job quest
if you threw it away, you can buy it back from the calamity salvager
i equip already but still red icon
Do you have a protean crystal in your inventory?
this is the job quest wep?? i gt it after i finish lvl 70 job quest
because that quest wants you to have one
nope i don hav it
You get them from chaining kills in Eureka Anemos, along with exchanging Anemos Crystals earned from FATEs/NMs in Eureka with Gerolt
I'm currently on my initial playthrough at lvl 61 with warrior. I figured once I reach lvl cap I was gonna bri g up another job and probably dps. What would u guys recommend.
so i jus use my own weapon and kill stuff 1st?
proteam crystal is from the mobs?
yes
you want to kill ones equal to your level or 1/2 levels higher
As extra help, you can buy Eureka Potions from the merchant in the camp area to use for some beefy healing
@idle sentinel If you like the big bursty moments from Warrior then you'll probably like Samurai, Machinist, or Black Mage with their big hit attacks
Honestly them 3 all had my attention
Machinists sounds unique and I hear black mage is an aoe monster
All the jobs are pretty decent at AoE but yeah, BLM's is pretty flashy and fun. 
Imo, Dancer stands out in that they are so heavily on priorities and RNG/proc, would be a pretty different experience from playing warrior
Is machinists range or melee
Ranged
How do u go about lvlin another job up
I assume it starts at either 1 or 30 and then u just do roulette or something for xp?
Machinist starts at 30, yeah.
how do i do the extreme trials? duty finder? party finder?
Daily Roulettes > highest level dungeon are you main go-to for leveling up alt classes
Party Finder.
Alright ty
@trail prairie party finder
I still have a bit to go before I start a mee job, just wanted a heads up
okay, ty
Machinists sounds intriguing
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Hey so, if my friend wants to play play samurai and he bought the complete edition and he buys a level boost for samurai
will samurai be unlocked?
or will he still need to level a lvl 50 class
all the class quests will be completed for him as well
and he will be given a set of gear for the samurai
So for clarity, he will have samurai
yes
alright pog
he wants to play with me and he said he doesnt care about skipping levels
but im making him do msq
good
so he doesnt screw anyone over in dungeons lol
then he might as well just play without skipping levels
being 70 on lv1 msq is the same as being lv1 on lv1 msq
he'll be synced down on the dungeons and solo instances anyways
Yeah, Sam starts at 50 anyway.
Skipping is recommended only when doing alts.
And even then SAM only skips 20 levels
if my retainer is a warrior, can he exceed my warrior class level even if i have another class that is higher? or is it that he just cannot exceed my highest dps class?
He can not exceed your Marauder level
even if i have dark knight thats hgiher?
Correct
can i change his class without resetting level?
You can upgrade them from a class to a job without losing levels
where would be the best place to find people to run all the lvl 70 raids unsynced... party finder?
yes
eureka can use any wep to farm the crystals?
technically no, as you need the antiquated weapon from the level 70 job quest
but you can stockpile the materials for making the weapons
do people think we'll get a new playable race in the next expansion?
it's very unlikely
I'm about to finish base ShB MSQ. After I do so, should I keep doing the patch MSQ or should I start settling in and begin farming/working towards something?
No need to farm for anything until you finish story
Okay, which
Spell speed, skill speed, tenacity, piety
I was thinking piety
since it's still good, right?
Any? They're not even rank 8
Also none of those are crit/dh/det, aka they're pretty worthless
Alright
spell speed and skill speed sometimes have ok value
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIk4u9aNmm4
anybody know the name of this song?
how does one make artificial ceiling in apartment?
More than piety and tenacity that's for sure 
Isn't piety responsible for mana regen?
Only for healers
piety is for comfort for mana regen on healers
Yeah
its up to you
and nobody really cares about it
thats not true?
how does one make artificial ceiling in apartment?
@celest bison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59wDeDQqt4
basically you float the item you want to use as a ceiling up to the preferred height
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piety is definitely used
do you get job exp for doing eureka?
No
Sadly
Eureka is a timesink where the only thing you get out of it worthwhile is a chance at money because some stuff in Eureka is worth millions and millions of gil
I think like an accessory goes for 40 million gil
Also, glamour
The stuff you get from lockboxes is nice to glam with
once you get it to the preferred height you need to rotate it and rotate it back to lock it into place
you also have to make sure grid snap is off
I don't think Cassie Earring goes for that high anymore
Let me check
but yeah, it's a place that you can definitely make a profit off if you're willing to grind for it
The mounts from eureka are the safer bet but also have dropped in price massively
@little swift im trying but im struggling to do it right
the timing on the on loft glitch is sorta tight
I have no idea about the other server/worlds too
How do you unsync alliance raids, like make an alliance party. I dont have 8 people per party.
does anyone know what time 5.3 releases?
is it at 1:00 AM PST?
yes but, how do we make an alliance raid.
we have 6 people, so thats 2 people per party
so how do we turn us into a raid party?
don't know but im assuming theyll shut down the servers at the end of august 10
@stone tartan tonberry is the biggest english-speaking world in the Japanese datacentets
For eu servers you got Moogle as the french and Shiva as the german one
Servers relate to their general position in the real world, so aether primal and Crystal are all na servers. If you're not in na you'll have a bit of lag the further you are from there. Same with the others.
I dont know much about languages tho /shrug
I live Malaysia, so I just picked a Japanese server because its the nearest one to me. Should I go to another data center?
No
Their positions in the Data Centers screen is where they are more or less in the real world
Well
is rested xp different for each class? like if i logoff as botanist does the rested xp only go to that class?
I'd day go to the DC that has tonberry in it
do you lose a sub day during maintenance?
To get good ping and english speaking peeps
its showing i have like 10M rested xp on my culinarian but i only have like 500K for my dark knight
Servers become unavailable periodically. If tonberry isnt available now, try later.
They are like this to try and balance new player traffic
And it can change literally MINUTELY.
Doesnt rested xp scale with level?
Yep
@blazing vigil yes
Either way, main patch maintenances are only around 8 hours long or so nowadays
is rested xp different for each class? like if i logoff as botanist does the rested xp only go to that class?
@normal breach rested exp is 1 bar shared between all your jobs/classes. you end up having less if you use it up on a lower level job
it banks up no matter what job you're on as long as you're inside a sanctuary
up to 1.5 levels
takes about 4 days to cap out
and yes it's scaled to your level
you only consume it on earning exp through combat/crafting/gathering
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How do I get the super-far east aether in The Tempest
It's my last current to get before the last quest
Nvm... I think Is ee how to get in
I had to zoom into the map to see the path from above leads straight down to it
Damn
yea it can
though in general gatherers will get less gil for their efforts
since mat prices are pretty low when they're uncrafted stuff
but if you check markets for what's selling well/at good prices then you'll be able to make a fair amount
In e8s, is it only possible to do uptime scythes if she uses axe kick before light rampant?
Is thereba way to turn off weather effects ? Lightning on ps4 looks horrible
Looks more like a texture bug than actual lightning
on PS4: no
Well shit, its giving me a aheadache
well, you can send a support desk request to SE but as far as I know there's no way to turn off weather effects by default
Might be the area im in rn
Hello
Since i had lightning before and it was fine but right now im in east shroud foresty area and it looks crappy
Is it cheaper to buy stuff using the companion app?
off the marketboard: no
last time I checked tax is charged to the seller rather than the buyer so
It only really affects you if you do a lot of selling
I think
They changed that with 5.1 or 5.2 with the whole retainer EXP changes though iirc
It's been a while so I might be wrong

As a frequent merchant I noticed that tax is collected from both
Buyers always pay higher than face value and sellers recieve deducted amounts
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's been a while
But anyways the easiest way would be to check the listing both in game and via the app and see how much you pay total
Plus you do have to spend a kupo nut to actually buy off the app so
it's a trade off
Hello! This is not gameplay related, but I hope it stays in the limits of this channel, so sorry if it doesn't... Has SE released the official 5.3 key art in high res?
Not that I know of, but you can watch these sites for when they eventually come out.
Alright, will keep an eye of these, thanks a lot 😄
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So my in game is full screen but cutscenes are 4:3 is there any way to fix that?
are there relic weapons for ARR and HW so far in the game?
what extremes have echo and when would ones that dont currently have echo get echo?
All extremes not part of the current patch get echo
so all extremes would have it when 5.3 drops save for any 5.3 extremes
yep.
Extreme Echo goes up by 5% per wipe that lasts more than 3(?) minutes, capping out at 25%
Is there a way to fix my cutscene problem?
No idea, never had issues on PS4. :\
Lol
not seeing any setting in the game
make it so your graphics drivers dont auto report, have them set to always desktop program. at least for nvidia. i havent had that issue
Where can I see if I have it turned on in my computer
in your driver control panel. are you on an nvidia card?
Amd
ah that im not certain, but its "content type reported to the display" on nvidia, instead of auto recommend i have it desktop program
Do you know about the 4:3 problem at all?
sometimes when cutscenes happen in games, that setting trips on auto and it tries to resize
that's all i can think of, first time ive heard of it
Is there a way to fix it?
Oh
Well I just started having this problem when I adjusted the screen
have you closed and reopened ff14?
I should do that lol one sec
sometimes resizing while its open messes with that
typically i get wrong mouse reporting in game, i'll hover near the top of the window but in game its center screen
the biggest issue i get tends to be audio driver switching crashing the game
o/
aight sooo
sometimes after i activate fang and claw or wheeling thrust
the game will let me do the other one
is that rng?
or is there something i can do
to make that consistent
!trait Lance Mastery
ah
so i just haven't been doing that usually because i've been in lower level dungeons
Is there a macro I can set up to quickly change classes?
So that makes your rotation become Chaos Thrust Combo > Wheeling Thrust + Fang and Claw > Full thrust Combo > Fang and Claw + Wheeling Thrust
@white ether add your gearsets to a hotbar
How do I do that
by the wayyyy
Thanks
im right at the end of heavensward and the game tells me that once i complete "the final steps of faith" i can get more dragoon skills
roughly how far out is that?
depends what your quest is
im at the quest called heavensward
like 20+ quests
ite tyty
@cold crescent uh wait hold up. That's not true
completing the final steps of faith won't give you more DRG skills
i think it's when you enter stormblood
well i certainly cant do more dragoon quests rn
Not until you get into storm blood no
i dunno i was told i gotta do that quest before i can do more
ah
gotcha
stormblood gaaang
we'll get there
ty fellas
Final Steps of Faith is only halfway between "Heavensward" quest and Stormblood.
You're 44 quests away
You're gonna be waiting for the quest "The Far Edge of Fate"
not "The Final Steps of Faith".
aight i managed to power through the seventh astral era questline i can do this i guess lol
That's the last quest before the beginning of Stormblood.
This is much better than 7th Astral Era
GOOD
sickkk
will 5.3 release a new crafting gear set thats better than facet, or do we not know? wanna upgrade my gear but dont wanna waste monies on it if 5.3 releases a better set
Probably
5.4 will see a new tier of crafted DoW/M, along side with a new tier of tomestone / savage gears
So 5.3 might see some new doh/l gears
i see, will that get announced a few days before release or do we have to wait for launch to know for sure?
It's almost a definite yes looking at heavensward and stormblood
Best they will do is show you some render
but we'll know for sure when the prelim patch notes hit
Won't tell you name, stat, etc
aight gotcha, in that case would it be better to not up my gear yet as i dont really have a need for it, or is it still better to get it just so that i can craft the newer gear on launch and make bank?
My friends and I started the free trials and got to the first dungeon, would someone be able to help us make the party? (Adamantoise)
Form a party with just you two, party leader open duty finder, queue in and let the game match make you
we have 1 tank and 3 dps xD
queueing is matchmaking
unfortunately you and your homies gotta queue in 2 groups
this game does groups of 4 for moooost basic dungeons
all dungeons except 2
I mean if someone parties them altogether they can queue on their own and bypass party restrictions
Depending on which dps it is they can clear the dungeon just fine too
they CAN but i wouldn't start by making a habit of that on the first dungeon lol
or tell one of em to change to a healer
If one started arcanist theyre fine
Physick does ok at thar level
And then they can transition to scholar after
assuming they want to
Hello, will we get a chest like 2B's Fit All Glamour in the coming Nier Raid?
I don't think so?
no way to know for sure
Unfortunately
I saw the trailer yesterday and I wish I didn't 😫
It's so Amazing I cant wait
I'm sooo worried
I think it said on the translated info that there wouldn't be coffers or something
But I'll stop now, Thx 4 Answering
Can some one link the alt@leveling guide?
!faq altlvlguide
At what point can I choose different jobs? Is it 10 to freely switch or just go to the next version of the job I already chosen?
Complete your level 10 class quest for your starting class
Then you can unlock other classes by going to their guilds
Cool. Thank you. Right now I'm a gladiator
“Jobs” are just the upgraded versions of the base classes. There unlocked after completing your level 30 class quest
Ok
I.e. after completing the level 30 gladiator quest, you will unlock the next quest which upgrades you to a paladin.
Cool
Ill probably be playing gladiator as my main. And maybe might switch to samurai later at 50 idk yet
I like you can switch jobs without making a new character though that's neat
oh man you are gonna hate dps queues 
And the same role usually shares the same gear. Your Gladiator gear will work on a Marauder or DK as well. Same for healers.
Except melees. Only 2 share gear.
Enjoy those tank queues while they last lol
if I change my retainer's class from BRD to RDM, do I have to level it from 1 all over again
i like caster glamours more than BRD glamours
that's the only reason
Whenever I go into a cutscene my screen goes to 4:3 anyway to fix that?
Stormblood mount
You got it after collecting all 7 Kamuy mount from Stormblood EX trials
u get it after clearing stormblood?
im still doing stormblood
ex trial is when completed right
Yes
But it is recommended that you unsync these EX trials to farm them quickly with lvl 80 party
1 seater
You can get a 4 seater from E4S
Ummmm.... I cannot give a clear answer on that, so Imma wait and let
Is greed that you roll for it of no one needs it ?
E4S?
But the other multi-seaters are eith RaF or Store
E4S
Eden’s Gate: Sepulchre (Savage)
damn savage
There is a multi-seater from completing 2000 mentor roulettes
Oh yeah
This is an immense grind and very few people have it
Just think of Need having a +100 hidden value
Good luck with that
You also have to become a Combat Mentor before even being able to do the roulette
The easiest multi seater is probably the XV car
Which is currently not available
You need to wait for them to eventually re-run the event again
Assuming they do rerun it
Yeah
I am trying to log in the game for the free trial but only played the beta way back then so I don't remember my ID. Are there any GMs to help with that or the only way is with tickets?
The only way would be to send in a ticket, but is there any reason to not just make a new account?
You also might not be able to get the trial because you already had an existing account
Not really, it's just the account that is linked to my steam.
Really, they should allow people to try the game even if they had an account before. I will just make a new one I guess
It's more that the old free trial had a time limit, and if you hit that you got locked out of the trial
unlike the current version which lets you play the trial as long as you want
i'm lv52 but for some reason the lv52 dragoon quest isnt available...is it because i havent reached the lv52 quests in MSQ?
Prrobably yes
yeah you gotta reach heavensward to do those quests
what lv does heavensward start at? OTL;
50
50, but it comes after the base game patch story, which is 100 quests long.
so i have to finish all the patch quests before unlocking the skills.. i see. a pain, but tysm!
What’s the macro for first person on pc?
Main story quest is essential for everything anyway
@white ether it’s defaulted to HOME key iirc
if the entire party disappears during a trial does that mean you were kicked?
Do I need to put a one-time PW if I don't have one? Managed to log on the website no problem but when I tried to log on steam I got locked out...
No.
One-time is only if you have the authenticator enabled for your account
@trail prairie like inside the duty or outside it?
that just sounds like everyone else leaving the instance/party and not you being kicked if you're alone in the duty.
nah
sounds more like people who don't want to give the group a second chance
and got frustrated
hm
Is desynth affected in any way if materia is still attached?
Well, usually what happens in that situation is
Someone leaves
and the other 6 are like "sweet no penalty" and bail immediately
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a'ight ty
What trial was it?
@gloomy mortar I don't think so anymore, it used to increase success rate but now that's always 100%
I'm guessing that everyone but you that was there got there via a roulette queue and given that even for DPS roulette queue is like 5 minutes they just decided to try and get something less shit.
How do you get your game to run smooth on pc?
idk, what's your current FPS showing as? what kind of hardware are you running on?
Are you more likely to get good mats if materia is still attached?
It’s at 72 FPS
From all of the testing I've seen, no.
72 should be pretty smooth. What's the issue exactly?
But I’m watching a leveling video and his game is running smooth
But you do get a better chance at the 'rarer' stuff when your desynth level is above the recommended of the item
Like, can you give me some sort of comparison point?
https://youtu.be/UDUzsguKt-I @simple shore
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like primal materials from primal weapons
@white ether what's your monitors refresh rate?
Where do I check that at?
Oh it’s 1/1 refresh rate
Well yeah, but that's the point im getting at. Go to that link and see what it says your refresh rate is
Kk
Just so that we're sure that FF isnt somehow confused
59.939
So basically 60. That means that the highest FPS you can be actually seeing is 60.
Even though you're getting 72 according to you
That’s what it says in game but I think it’s 60
Yeah
Can I move my map? Adjust it more so it's on the left edge of my screen?
TL;DR upgrade your monitor if you want to be able to see FPS returns above 60. Refresh rate is very important on monitors.
So it’s a monitor thing?
Like i said, if your reported number of 72 is accurate, then yes
Gotcha
@austere spruce You should be able to just grab it by the top and drag it around. You can also resize it via the bottom right corner and dragging that.
Thanks
Unless you mean the minimap
in which case, you would need to go into HUD Layout and move it there
If I drag it will it stay wherever I put it for the next time I open it?
Yes
Do you know any videos on guides to level from 50 to 80
Also how do I enable to pointer on controller I forgot
there we go
that should have all the info you need
@austere spruce No clue, someone else will have to answer that. I play on MKB.
Ah yea I'm talking about the mini map not the one in the top right but the one u open to veiw
L1+R3 should be the command/buttons
Uh, the one in the top right is the minimap
or L1+L3 
What's the one I open with Square then?
That's what I'm opening
Ah well it doesn't go full screen so I was assuming it was another mini map haha
How do you get the mining nodes to show up on the regular map? I only see it on the mini map
They dont
However mining nodes general locations are completely static
i.e. if i want to mine copper, there's a specific small area that has that node
and nowhere else
Is there a button to quickly turn off name icons so you can take a quick picture ? Or do you have to go through the menu each time to turn them off and on
Scroll lock turns off the entire HuD
is there any use to dungeon gear I don't need other than glamour and expert delivery?
alt jobs? unless you have them all at 80 then yes
Desynth
it seems to me that the poetics gear is good enough for alts
that too, you can get some nice stuff from desynthing
I desynth every piece of dungeon loot i touch.
Except for 1-50 but i dont really even bother rolling on that
hmm
poetics gear augmented normally lasts until 55/65/75
dps can use it all the way to the next milestone bc it's more lenient
but healers and tanks NEED the dungeon gear
I can't desynth yet, my crafters aren't high enoough
What kind of stuff can you get from desynth?
crafting mats for the most part
crafting materials, elemental shards/crystals/clusters
Base materials mostly. Vendor trash items that sell for a good amount too.
Dementia
!item Clear Demimateria III
so I'll save my dungeon loot for tank and healer
it's just, my storage is overflooding with dungeon loot I don't use
even my chocobo saddlebag is full of dungeon loot
turn them in for seals then
you'll get the gear back when leveling thru dungeons anyway
so maybe I can save a couple sets for healer/tank
levels between the poetics sets
55/65/75 ok
thanks for the tips
yeah that can help
especially the 65 set bc the lvl 65 dungeon hits like a fucking bitch
for crafters, do I start with the job quests or ignore those and grind the leves?
do job quests, they're good xp
Both
also yeah tbh, both
Ah I got my lvl 70 class gear as soon as I got to stormblood, so I think I'm good till poetics whenever I get tehre
yeah, 🅱️ardam's with anyone at level is so unfun it's not even words
I did mine all until lvl 50, then I got my crafters to 70, and finished the job quests
is there a way to separate my MP bar from the HP bar?
no
pfft
you can do that for the target bar
Yes, 273 is higher than 270
ye
so i gotta start collecting
ilvl above all else when leveling
How do you even place this stupid fake window called Fool’s Portal on partition? Its not letting me place it at all
ty
Hi i'm starting today with 2 friends. What would be a good 3 man comp? I will probably go with the guy that uses summons
@celest bison this'd be hard to describe. I believe you need to place from storeroom, but you need the prompt menu for it. The toggle might be number lock, but you aim it at where you want to go, hit enter and a window comes up with 'Place' on it. Hit Enter again and it should just place, regardless of the fact it says it can't
well you could get a tank healer and dps, but that'd likely be a bit much
really just go whatever, imho
Have one of you be a tank or healer
Yeah, as long as you have one not-a-dps you'll get quick dungeon queues, plus you can't have 3 dps in dungeons
Dragoon is a dps.
yeah they're saying tank+dps+dps
Is there pet guy with heal?
yes
One tank OR healer, and two dps
level arcanist to 30 and it branches out into summoner and scholar
Either of those two comps will ensure you can all do dungeons together
Thats just another disappointing news. I never thought decorating would be such a mess in this game
Okey
Decorating is kinda a mess, but there are a lot of tricks to do what you want to do
Like, you can do what you want to do
it's very easy if you know how
as above. but you'd think you'd be able to do it conventionally, and nah chief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyZtNfzgdIU @celest bison
By request, a quick tutorial on how to float imitation square windows in Final Fantasy XIV housing! It's actually two easy glitches in one:
✅ The storage/subcommand glitch
✅ The wall item floating glitch
I tried doing those tricks and nothing happened. I even rotated items, tried to height enough to float items and such
Thats what im saying. Idek what im doing wrong every time i try so hard to make it work
Its so frustrating
floating ground-based items is tricksy cause it requires you to find the centre of the hitbox on what you're floating
so it IS trial and error
i mean, unless you use a loft or something that's so big it's gonna find it no matter what
and then you need to do it little bit by bit
Honestly the window trick took me a hot minute to get to work myself, in which I thought 'oh it's patched' and then I realised what I wasn't doing and then it worked
I still need to refresh my memory whenever I need to do it
so i'd recommend watching the video guides again carefully
or finding different video guides
Point is, im just disappointed with how decorating works here. I wish it wasnt so difficult with so many tricks to do cuz its not supposed to be like that.
Revised survival manual is only better than commercial when I hit lv70, correct?
Hello
Is there a way to make the boss casting bar a bit bigger and more noticable so i stop gettinf one shot by attacks im supposed to see them casting?
you can separate the target bar into 3 bars
You can go into HUD layout > highlight the target bar > go into the settings for that UI element > there is an option to separate it into three separate elements
so that you can enlarge the castbar itself without enlarging the target bar
YES
Oh. Nice
@gritty oracle fairly certain revised is perfectly fine to use before 70, but there's no reason to use commercial after 70 since the effect gets halved
I JUST FINALLY PLACED MY FOOLS PORTAL ON PARTITION YAY @agile laurel jfc
commercial gives more of a boost pre-70 than revised
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Is Progress bar the casting bar you're talking about above @jade quartz
There's HP, Progress Bar and Status
Which one fills when the boss is casting something nasty?
how many people minimum could you do alexander savage unsynced?
progress bar = cast bar
kk
though if you break the target info into 3 pieces
it'll be the "Target info (progress bar)"
progress bar by itself is your cast bar
yeah ill try it at double size
Is there a special quest to become the next job or is it just the lvl 30 guild quest ?
it's just the 30 quest
after you do it you get a stone that you equip to change jobs
bottom right of equipment inventory
Ok ty ^^
Hello!
Is there a rough equipment guide for a max level AST?
I just reached 80 last night haha
Is it okay to use dps meters in this game? if yes, can somebody help me on how to set it up??
So I started my free trial with steam but since it's half off, I plan to just buy the windows account. Can i still buy it on this account?
Do we know for certain if free trial players will get upgraded on Aug. 11? I may wait to start my trial then if not.
@weak wharf no, if you started the free trial on steam, you'd have to buy the full game from steam. if you want to make use of the SE store sale, you'll need to start a new account
ughhh idon't have another email, can they delete my account so I can just redo it?
@misty spire possible, but unconfirmed either way
black mage question - assuming I have either a xeno or a quick 3 to weave with, is there any actual pro's to sharp anything other than thunder?
Can you change a retainer's battle class? I levelled another class than I expected I would and hope to change it s:
I assume you'd need another copy of the modern vocation thingy
but wasn't sure if you could do that after you did it once already
you're going to have to reset it if you're switching from class to class or job to job. but if you're simply changing it from a class to job, you just need the modern vocate
@weak wharf i'm not sure that'll work or not :\
okay, that's too bad :/ thanks for the answers tho
No worries, I'll shoot support a message and see what they can do. Thanks for the answer
Any chance it's a gmail address?
It is, does the +1 trick work?
With gmail you can put a period anywhere in the email address and it still goes to the same inbox. test@gmail.com is the same as t.est@gmail.com
te.st@gmail.com, etc.
Useful for setting up email rules, but I'm guessing you could use it to register another account with Square.
Seems like an answer if you're set on using the same email address.
Otherwise get another email address and forward it to your gmail.
So I have an @live.com email address and I have it forward all email to my gmail. I can reply from gmail and it will look like it came from the @live email box.
are there quests for crafting classes in shadowbringers? when i google every single site only states the quests up to lvl 70.
There's a different sort of quests
the Crystalline Mean has 5 questllines for you to complete
You can complete one with Fisher, one with Alchemist/Culinarian, one with Carpenter/Weaver/Leatherworker, one with Blacksmith/Goldsmith/Armorer, and one with Miner/Botanist.

and im assuming the crafting items you make and what not in those quests are untradeable just like those in stormblood correct?
Correct
is there a way to avoid getting fish amissed? i normally don't mind but im fishing on trackpad in the diadem and it's annoying to fly across the zone just to reset it
like if you walk a little and cast your line a few feet away every once in a while, does that make it less likely?
Yes
Its really only if you just stand in the same place casting for an extended period
You dont have to fly across the zone when it happens though
Just like....go to the other end of the pond
yeah thats what i nomrally do but for some reason it's been giving me the message no matter where i go if its on the same island
ty!
can trial users join crossworld linkshells?
i believe so, since they can join normal linkshells
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anyone around here into home decoration? could use some help furnishing my apartment
do you have to fill in "one time password" everytime? i hoped it would be once considering the name
if you use the diadem to level gatherers do you still have to upgrade your gear
@simple pine Yes, every time
@junior tundra Yes, you will need to upgrade your gear, but not very often
There's no reason to stop
I am 44 atm
my friend told me it might be better to wait since questing will be faster with the new patch
Its not going to be that much faster
~10-15% trim on the total quests, mostly eliminating unnecessary fetch quest type things. By the time the patch comes out you could be long out of ARR.
Hi! I'm new to Final Fantasy 14, came from Monster Hunter World and got my copy from 2 months ago when they gave it for free on the ps4. If it's alright I have a few questions. What class will give me the job ninja and does the free trial start at the beginning of the game or after level 35?
ninja's base class is rogue
Rogue. You cant start as Rogue though, so if you want to play as ninja, i suggest you start as either Marauder or Arcanist
So that you're in the city that Rogues unlock in
why do people say to use whistle + final sting? isn't final sting unaspected damage?
Thank you very much!
oh wait nvm, it is indeed physical.. wiki is outdated o.o
Yeah, you can't start as rogue but you can switch to it after completing your level 10 class quest
Let's say I started out as a Lancer, is there any way for me to swap my class without redoing my character?
which will take like... an hour if you're brisk
Yes, there is
reference what I just said, basically
@crude vortex You can be all classes/jobs on one character. But they have their own levels.
How?
the game kind of intends for the player to do every job and every class on one character. alts are discouraged
So, what class do you want to pick up?
You unlock a new class and are given a new weapon
Complete your class quest at level 10 and then accept the quest from another guild
Switching to that weapon changes your class
"So you want to become an X?"
Yeah I've got the weapons for let's say Rogue, where would I need to go?
Limsa

