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simple shore
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Its not.

solemn karma
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Literally this channel
@simple shore oh lol

simple shore
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I'm 99% sure you're trying to log into Not Trial Client

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just based on the message

gloomy mortar
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199% how?

white gorge
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welli didn't know that the website didn't link me to a free trial client

solemn karma
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any tips from someone who has never played this kind of game?

white gorge
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i had to look up a client to download myself

obsidian patio
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You repair it at 99% condition, which bumps it to 199%

white gorge
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also finishing signup says "technical error" everytime

obsidian patio
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as self-repairing adds 100% condition.

white gorge
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website's buggy

gloomy mortar
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Any downsides to repairing own gear?

obsidian patio
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nope

gloomy mortar
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Where do you get the dark matter

white gorge
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oh cool complete edition is 50% off rn

obsidian patio
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vendors or your grand company

gloomy mortar
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How do you get Waterproof Cloth? Retainer ventures? Which ones

obsidian patio
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For Waterproof Cloth, that comes from Gazelleskin maps

gloomy mortar
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Treasure hunt maps?

obsidian patio
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yes

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the first one is used for the raincoat glamour set, second one for the coeurl beach bikini stuff

gloomy mortar
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Are there others besides those ?

obsidian patio
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do note that for the first one's treasure map, you'll need a group of players for it, as treasure dungeons will always sync you down to their level.

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That's the only way to get those two cloths

white gorge
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are all FF14 game time codes the same and will work on your account no matter what region?

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cuz they sell FF14 here physically but they keep saying it's EU version.

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does that mean the gametime code only works if ur account is on EU?

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when u registered?

obsidian patio
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they need to be from the same region your account is based from

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so EU timecodes only work for EU accounts

white gorge
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i ssee

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thanks ;;;

limpid lantern
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Local store bought codes always work roght ?

white gorge
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geez

quick notch
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Never use steam for ff14

white gorge
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why is this game complicated to register and play lol

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quick notch
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Back in my day (early SB) it wasn't

white gorge
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or is it just the game time code on their website that's NA?

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I mean

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it says here the gametime code they sell is NA only

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but what about their complete/starter editions?

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are they NA only?

fresh lodge
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Yes

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The NA SE store only sells codes from the NA region

white gorge
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omg i see

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okie

obsidian patio
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@limpid lantern for the most part, yes.

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unless your store is shady and sells other region codes for some unknown reason

white gorge
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yeah the physical code they sell here in my country is only EU

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so im being careful

fresh lodge
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:/

gloomy mortar
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If you don’t renew the subscription, are other people able to tell? For example your FC or friends list

fresh lodge
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!faq gameregions

zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
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No

limpid lantern
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What is the "best" way of renewing gametime ?

fresh lodge
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There is no way to tell the difference between someone who doesn't have sub and someone who hasn't logged in

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I just renew through Mogstation

simple shore
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Yeah, it just does it automatically, i dont have to think about it at all, which to me is the "best"

white gorge
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sounds to me like suspicious transaction if u can't tell the difference

and ye sorry i dont mean to jab at SE, but this process of just wanting to register and buy the game is just complicated for me rn

gloomy mortar
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There’s no way to look up when the last time someone logged in?

obsidian patio
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unless you're in their free company, then no.

fresh lodge
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Yeah

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FCs show how long its been since someone has logged in, and thats pretty much it

gloomy mortar
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How do you tell if in the same FC?

obsidian patio
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you look at the members list

gloomy mortar
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Anyone or just the FC owner?

fresh lodge
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Anyone

gloomy mortar
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😮

fresh lodge
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The FC member list is available to everyone

gloomy mortar
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Can anyone tell how many hours played?

tidal yarrow
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type /playtime

leaden ginkgo
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I don't believe others can see how much time you have on the game, no

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tidal yarrow
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I was at Yanxia near the river and there was someone (like an npc) but I couldn't interact with. she had like cute cat ears and was saying things like "people.. what are people?".
I joined a dungeon and when I came she was not there anymore :(

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who was her

gloomy mortar
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Can you craft Gyshal Greens for your Chocobo?

fresh lodge
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No

twilit arch
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she's an npc part of the foxy lady fate chain @tidal yarrow

dreamy shuttle
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so I just unlocked grand companies - should I be doing anything with them right now?

wintry chasm
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You should unlock your mount sidequest just about now

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So do that

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Other than that you can rank up and unlock different features from the grand company and get emotes and stuff from there. Otherwise I wouldn't call anything there an immediate need

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Just check in time to time and rank up

gloomy mortar
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How does the Adventure Squad Recruitment Scroll work? Use it, complete a challenge log and you’re guaranteed to get a recruit?

wintry chasm
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Oh and PvP is unlocked by ranking up in there

twilit arch
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pvp doesn't require a specific rank

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you can unlocked it shortly after joining

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and no, the recruitment scroll simply increases the chance of getting a recruit when you complete a challenge log

wintry chasm
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Oh I thought it was a low rank requirement

gloomy mortar
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So how do you know if the scroll worked or not? For example, I have 4 scrolls. When do I determine that the first scroll didn’t work and to use the next scroll?

fresh lodge
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#kupo-bot-spam

white gorge
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Oh sorry

twilit arch
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@gloomy mortar the scroll will be consumed when you find a recruit, so there's no way for the first one to "not work"

limpid lantern
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Can i put target selection to enemies only if im in combat ?

rich bay
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@tidal yarrow

That is Mikuzume, like Kael said, she is part of the Foxy Lady fate chain. (To be more precise, she is the Foxy Lady herself.)

dreamy shuttle
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Thanks! Yep, I got the mount

rich bay
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@limpid lantern

Yes, you can edit the targeting settings in the character configuration.

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There are 2 standard options, weapon drawn and weapon not drawn.

limpid lantern
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Would it be unsdviseable to put it on enemies only when weapons drawn ?

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I mean obviously as a healer you need the yargeting but as a tank or dps

simple shore
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Depends on what you're playing

leaden ginkgo
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What is a good crafter to level with my GSM?

simple shore
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All of them.

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You should level all crafters together

leaden ginkgo
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I want to lvl them one by one

simple shore
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Well, then that's a pretty bad way to do it, so i have no advice.

leaden ginkgo
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Any reason why I should do them all same time?

obsidian wren
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they share gear

simple shore
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Crafters all require materials crafted by each other. and they all share gear.

gloomy mortar
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Can you modify how your arms move when you run? I’ve notice that some people’s swing side to side and others up and down

obsidian wren
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so you don't have to juggle all the items

leaden ginkgo
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Good point

obsidian wren
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depends on race/gender i think

rich bay
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@limpid lantern

If you play with controller, you can use D-pad up and down to select party members, regardless of setting.

nova umbra
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did we do something wrong? We did great gubal library hard synced with 4 blue mages and we didn't get Magic Hammer from the apanda boss

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we saw him cast it and then killed him

rich bay
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@nova umbra

Maybe you already have it?
You need to be standing too, when the boss is defeated.

limpid lantern
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@rich bay ok so autoselection on enemies only for console would not be detrimental at all ?

nova umbra
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I don't have it, and we were all alive

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none of us got it :x

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do you have to get hit by it?

limpid lantern
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Since in combat when i try to quick switch to specific yargets its very annoying to select npc allies

twilit arch
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no you don't have to be hit by it

rich bay
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@limpid lantern

Yes, i also use the same setting.
When weapon is drawn, i can only select Enemies and objects.

I use D-pad up and down for selecting party members and L1 left-right for alliance members. (In alliance raid.)

twilit arch
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just have to see the spell cast

nova umbra
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is it 100%, or is it lower?

limpid lantern
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Kool ty !

twilit arch
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you're absolutely certain that you were doing it sync'd?

nova umbra
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mhm

rich bay
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Depends if you do it synced or not. 100% learn rate when synced.

limpid lantern
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@rich bay do you have any other/more tips or tricks for a fellow console player in terms of settings :)?

nova umbra
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that's why I'm confused, it was synced, 4 man blue mage party :c

twilit arch
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double check duty finder settings

nova umbra
twilit arch
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otherwise just have to run it again, but dungeon spells are 100% learn rate when you're sync'd

tardy patio
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Do I need to get a full set of lv50 dom gear to level blu from 51 to 60 or is there a 1k needles method to solo leveling

rich bay
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You can use Assist target too, that targets the target of the current target, useful for quickly selecting the MT and when you use it again, you go back to the enemy. (The MT should target the central enemy ofc.)

I also have macro'ed sprint and set it as macro #98.

/merror off
/ac sprint
/micon sprint

In the controller configuration, i have set L3 to macro #98 and R3 to Assist Target.

@limpid lantern

obsidian patio
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@tardy patio if you have the spell Missles, kill mobs equal to your level

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If not then kill like one or two levels higher

limpid lantern
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@rich bay so l3 press becomes sprint if i do that !? Thank you !!!

tardy patio
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I don't have that trial unlocked

obsidian patio
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But yes you really want to keep your gear up to date for BLU as they scale a lot of damage from the intelligence stat.

limpid lantern
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I am so used to l3 being sprint xD

tardy patio
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I'll grab new gear then. I'm using level 1 starter gear. Does the blu trainer give lv50 AF gear

obsidian patio
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Yes.

gloomy mortar
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Is there a list of all the emotes you can buy in game for Gil/seals?

tardy patio
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Awesome saves my poetics then

obsidian patio
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You’ll still need a belt and accessories

tardy patio
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Thats fine I just didn't want to spend poe before 60

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I can craft those no problem

rich bay
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@limpid lantern

Yes, L3 would activate macro 98 in that case, so it executes the sprint action if it is not on cooldown.

oak ice
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BLU has no weapon damage so they really only get from the intelligence stat

gloomy mortar
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Do Achievement Awards give anything useful or just glamour items? Should I be trying to do achievements regularly?

rich bay
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@tardy patio

There is also special L60 blue mage gear you can buy for Allied seals.

tidal yarrow
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@tidal yarrow

That is Mikuzume, like Kael said, she is part of the Foxy Lady fate chain. (To be more precise, she is the Foxy Lady herself.)
tysm, I found her so interesting. what's that fate chain thing?

oak ice
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There are some achievements that give mounts and minions

faint flare
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Its a fate chain to spawn the Super fate, called Foxy lady

rich bay
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@gloomy mortar

Yes, they do. Check Jonathas in Gridania, he should be north of the theatre.

faint flare
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Which doesn't appear on the map

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And rewards fragments for a fox minion, fox ear glamour and housing item

rich bay
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@tidal yarrow

There are 2 fates you need to complete first, Freedom Flies and More to Offer, from NPC's Kinko and Ginko.

After that the trigger fate spawns, Outfoxed, that one has a 2 hour cooldown.

If you are lucky, Foxy Lady spawns at one of the 5 fixed points, because it is a world boss fate, it doesn't show up on the big map.

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The WB fate has a 36 hour cooldown and spawns at random.
(5 to 45 minutes after outfoxed)

tidal yarrow
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that sounds complicated

rich bay
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I do it sometimes it is a fun chain to do.

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@gloomy mortar this

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He also has the equipment/mount/minion rewards you get from achievements.

tidal yarrow
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I didn't even know fates have a cooldown

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what's the reward of that?

rich bay
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Like Vinyl Tails said: A Fox Kit minion, the Tanamo headband glamour and a Fox Kit furniture.

tidal yarrow
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oh I missed the msg

rich bay
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The world boss fates all have a cooldown.

gloomy mortar
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Can you put achievement reward items into the Armoire?

warped nest
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Yes

grave thicket
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Could someone who understands Triple Triad explains to me how his moogle won over my bottom right card?

gloomy mortar
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Do you think with the next patch more Achievement things will be able to buy? Debating whether to buy now or wait. Have only limited coins

grave thicket
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I simply can't beat this npc because his moogle always do bullshit wins over my cards

vital lichen
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Is it "reverse"?

grave thicket
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and I really don't see how the rules applies to that

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swap >plus >descension

vital lichen
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There's some modifiers in the upper left corner.

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That's the reason, though. I have no idea what each means.

grave thicket
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I've read then

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about 40 times

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Swap just swaps a card of me and the npc right at the beginning
Descension makes a card rank decrease in proportion to the number of cards of the same type already played

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and plus

rich bay
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@grave thicket

The plus rule was in effect.
Both sides were 12, so it matched and that means Plus triggers and turns both cards.

vital lichen
grave thicket
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A + 2-1 = 11

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they're not both 12

rich bay
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A+2 = 12 - 9+3 = 12.

grave thicket
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it has descension

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it applied right when he was played

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But I guess the rules are specifically made to f#ck us over and make this grindy bad game mechanic even more sufferable.

rich bay
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Descension is applied AFTER plus took effect.

vital lichen
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Moogles cheat. Flick it's pom.

grave thicket
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and this bs npc has FOUR cards I still need

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Bravo Yoshi.

rich bay
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Descension and Ascension takes effect after plus and same are triggered. So first the game checks if Plus/Same has effect and then it applies +1/-1

median locust
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It's Plus to me.
2+A(10)=12
3+9=12

grave thicket
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Well, it shouldn't apply after

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that just makes it's pointless after all

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and that happened

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5 times.

rich bay
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It does. The FF8 version does exactly the same when Elemental is in effect.

median locust
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And Decension is -1 to everything so Plus still applies regardless
1+A=11
2+9=11

grave thicket
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now he flipped both squall, Argath and charibert

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with moogle

median locust
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2+6=8
0+8=8

grave thicket
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THREE CARDS

rich bay
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A+2-1 = 11 - 9+3-1 = 11 too, so it doesn't matter much anyway.

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@grave thicket

That is Combo, when plus or same takes effect, the game checks if there are cards weaker then the flipped cards and those are flipped too.

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@median locust

Card values never go below 1, but the moogle was placed to trigger the plus rule looks like.

grave thicket
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oh look, the game swapped her moogle with my card now, and I won

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They pretty much scriped this npc to do bullshit wins via moogle + plus

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even added descension to assist it

rich bay
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You can use it to your advantage too.

grave thicket
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Guess i'm never farming those 4 cards anw.

rich bay
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A pro-tip, always play defensive with closed cards Gazerockf!

grave thicket
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mm

median locust
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Then Plus applies before descension, makes sense

charred rain
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Should i play dungeons when leveling second class?

grave thicket
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Yeah, I usually don't go only for big number flips, I try to win territory slowly, and then do flips

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but srsly

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i've never had so much trouble

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with a npc

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specially because her cards weren't even that good

rich bay
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That NPC uses the plus rule very well.

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grave thicket
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yeah, I did got btfo

valid pecan
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can I do dungeons with people who are within light but not on my server

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if I visit there server

tidal yarrow
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anything important I should know before queueing for tsukuyomi?

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she cute as hell

simple shore
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@valid pecan you dont have to even visit their server

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@tidal yarrow When the ground goes black/white, dont stand in one for too long. 4 stacks = you die.

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So swap between them

tidal yarrow
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4 stacks of what?

limpid lantern
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Hello im in the 46-49 gap now, esarlier i was recommended duty finder and PotD would unlocking and doing beast tribes also be a good choice ?

tidal yarrow
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oki thx

simple shore
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You'll see. Its a debuff you get as you stand in it

tidal yarrow
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I see

simple shore
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@limpid lantern What do you mean by the "46-49" gap?

scarlet arrow
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@limpid lantern there are also a couple of optional dungeons unlocked in the Central Highlands to use as well

limpid lantern
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The gap in MSQ levels where i need to be 49 for the next quest

simple shore
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Go queue Dzemael Darkhold until 47 and then queue Aurum Vale until 50.

limpid lantern
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But the last one was 46

simple shore
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However, the fact that you're having a problem makes no sense

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Ive never heard of someone getting stuck there

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Well, clarification - havent heard of someone getting stuck there for several years

twilit arch
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its pretty common place to get stuck if you're on a standard server

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especially if you're just focusing on msq/job quests

simple shore
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In the old days that was a thing, because in the old days MSQ gave garbage exp

scarlet arrow
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I mean if you don't have the preferred server buff that's a...yeah what Kael said

limpid lantern
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Yes i am, the +exp one was full when i was making a character

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And when i found out i could make a new one at a different time i was already lvl 37

scarlet arrow
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make sure you unlock Dzemael Darkhold and Aurum Vale, the level 44 and 47 dungeons

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do your daily leveling roulette

limpid lantern
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I think i have aurum vale but not dzemeal

simple shore
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If you have Aurum Vale...what level are you?

scarlet arrow
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Fort of Fear is the quest that unlocks the Darkhold

limpid lantern
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I am lvl 46

simple shore
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if you're 46 you cant have Aurum Vale

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because it requires 47 to unlock

scarlet arrow
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actually nvm, go back to your grand company to do that

simple shore
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Err, no

limpid lantern
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I have it, i cant queue for it though

twilit arch
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for some reason, you can actually pick up and unlock aurum vale before you can run it

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but you have dzemael

simple shore
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That makes no sense, the quest is listed as requiring 47 to pick up on every site

twilit arch
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so just run that until you are 47

simple shore
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Ugh i hate when the wiki is wrong

scarlet arrow
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oh yeah you do

limpid lantern
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Yes i just checked ^^

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I was in a movie about the beast tribe when i was asking

simple shore
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Then yes go queue Dzemael if you've already done your levelling roulette

twilit arch
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I mean the wiki's technically aren't wrong

simple shore
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as soon as you're 47 spam Aurum Vale

scarlet arrow
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so yeah just dive into that dungeon until 47, then do Aurum Vale until 49

twilit arch
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its just that quest for whatever reason is weird

limpid lantern
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Gonna take a while to queue, should indo random side quests while i wait on the queue ?

simple shore
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I mean

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This is pretty categorically wrong

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Side quests or Coerthas FATEs while in queue

scarlet arrow
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if you want to. you can also do FATEs and even combat levequests (this is the only time where combat levequests might actually be useful)

limpid lantern
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I can also insta queue and level with my gf but that would let me do lvl 30 dungeons only

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Bu that would be inefficient i geuss ?

simple shore
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Yes, it would

scarlet arrow
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but the real-life benefits of playing with your gf might outweigh the inefficiency 😉

sudden aspen
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hi, is there a way to assign saved macros as well as load gear sets into the /hotbar command? Trying to write few macros that load different hotbar items in one hotbar and it would be nice if there's a way to do that. Read the help text and it doesn't seem to suggest anything. Have something like this so far:

simple shore
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Not really following exactly what your objective is

sudden aspen
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oh like

simple shore
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What do you want to happen when you click the button

sudden aspen
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show saved gearsets as a first

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kinda like how you drag a gearset into a hotbar

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but make it dynamic like in the gif

simple shore
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Gearsets can be dragged onto hotbars, or you can make macros for them in this format :

/micon "Black Mage" classjob
/gearset change 9

median locust
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The way to do that is to have a macro to copy a hotbar from a dead class, like Gladiator or Conjurer, then copy that hotbar onto the hotbar you see

simple shore
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where "9" is the gearset number

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I dont really get what you mean by dynamic though

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Or is that GIF not you

sudden aspen
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that gif was mine

simple shore
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So you already have it set up?

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I dont get what you're trying to get then

median locust
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Me neither

simple shore
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Explain what you mean by dynamic

sudden aspen
median locust
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Can't you put gearsets or macros directly on those hotbars? Do they just not copy for some reason?

sudden aspen
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how I pull it off is like this

simple shore
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oh geez you're manually filling the bars

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that's why

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okay

median locust
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there's a more efficient way to do that

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/hotbar copy Weaver 1 Carpenter 1

simple shore
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Refer to Fissie's earlier suggestion

median locust
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use a macro like this

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Like put the icons you want on a Gladiator hotbar

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then have a macro copy it onto your current bar like

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/hotbar copy Gladiator 1 Current 6

sudden aspen
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oooh

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I actually didn't think of that

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hahaha

median locust
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Current = your current class, dunno if there's a command for a non-shared bar

sudden aspen
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I'll try that out, thanks!

median locust
sudden aspen
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yeah I was kinda confused on what does the [class 1] mean lmao

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I originally thought it's something like

simple shore
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Every class and every job has its own set of hotbars.

sudden aspen
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copy [hotbar #] [#] [hotbar #] [#]

median locust
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First class is the one you want to copy from, second class is the one you want to copy the hotbar to

simple shore
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But combat classes are dead the moment you get the job, so you can abuse that

charred rain
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What duty should i be in queue for when leveling a second class??

median locust
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Highest level dungeon you can queue for that isn't lv50/60/70, as long as you have good queue times

leaden ginkgo
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whats the etiquette for fates? is it alright to aoe mobs currently agrod to someone?

charred rain
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Thanks

median locust
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No etiquette really, just go ham

twilit arch
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sure, there's no way of like "stealing" mobs from people

charred rain
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Why no lvl 50 60 70 tho?

twilit arch
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because 50/60/70 dungeons don't give good exp

leaden ginkgo
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okay thanks

median locust
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Old level cap dungeons give less exp than the previous levelling dungeon

twilit arch
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its just tacked on so you get something when you run those dungeons

charred rain
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Oh ok

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And how do i level when i reach the 60 mark then

median locust
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Highest levelling dungeon you can queue for

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which is Gubal Library

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and not the hard mode

twilit arch
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no, but it doesn't get used up until you confirm the changes

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so you'll always have the option to edit appearance until then

median locust
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iirc it puts a "can be edited" tag on your character and you don't lose it before you decide to edit it

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Like you can login and all

opal bough
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Can I redo the alliance raids quests? I skipped the cutscenes and now I want to do it again

median locust
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The potion will only be consumed if you right click, Re-edit character appearance then confirm the changes

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@opal bough Yes, check out New Game +

open coral
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@opal bough If you're just interested in the cutscenes, you can also check the "Unending Journey" on the desk in any inn.

opal bough
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Thanks guys

open coral
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You can save created character profiles to reuse @finite swift

median locust
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Note: Nier raid won't be in New Game+ till it's over at the very least

vocal canyon
#

is there any notification for when you're at a sightseeing location?

vocal shell
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I think it’s “you have arrived at a vista”

median locust
#

^

vocal canyon
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thanks

vocal shell
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some sightseeing logs have different actions iirc

median locust
#

Otherwise, in the expansions, there will be a big blue orb at the sightseeing spots

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It's just ARR sightseeing spots that are invisible

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They also usually require a certain time of day and/or weather

vocal canyon
#

so when im going for legendary fish/sightseeing log and i see "days" in terms of how far away it is

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is that in-game days or real time?

median locust
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Real time

vocal canyon
#

what the fuck

median locust
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The ARR Sightseeing log really is something

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The expansion ones are much easier

#

95% don't have required times and are /lookout

twilit arch
#

its namely the weather requirements

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that make ARR sightseeing log be tedious for the most part

vocal canyon
#

like is that just an arbitrary timer they put in? or is it just an unfortunately rare combo of weather/time

median locust
#

Sometimes you need rain in a desert-y area which is just rare

halcyon glen
#

The latter

twilit arch
#

its the combo of weather/time

vocal canyon
#

i would have thought that you wouldnt even be able to predict that far ahead

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unless its been following the same regular pattern so long that people have nailed it down

twilit arch
#

you can, the weather is pretty static

median locust
#

Weather forcasts are known way in advance by multiple websites, I always did wonder how they could get that information lol

twilit arch
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twilit arch
#

its basically taking the information from the skywatchers in game

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also helps that weather is sync'd across servers

limpid lantern
#

Currently playing ninja

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I got told ninja LB by my tank

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But before i could ask what it was they were gone after the boss was dead

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What would he mean by that

median locust
#

Limit Break, it's an all-class ability that everyone can use

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But its resources are shared between all party members

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If you've seen a yellow bar with 1, 2 or 3 bars, that's it

halcyon glen
#

Usually defaults to top left

limpid lantern
#

Ah yeah, ive on purpose not used that yet because shared resource

halcyon glen
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As a NIN, you are a melee

agile laurel
#

melee dps have priority

limpid lantern
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Dont wanna use it at the wrong time

halcyon glen
#

Therefore on single enemy you get priority

open coral
#

Usually melee dps are asked to use it on the final boss of a dungeon

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Although ranged dps are occasionally asked to do so at strategic points

limpid lantern
#

Alright, any patricular moment or just whenever on the boss ?

agile laurel
#

Melee dps should use LB on the boss always, range should only use LB on trash or multiple healthy mobs of high priority, healers should only use LB3 to avoid a party wipe

median locust
#

Melee LB: Strong single target damage
Caster LB: AoE damage, it's a circle
Ranged LB: AoE damage, it's a line
Healer LB: Useless heal, but at level 3 it resses all party members in range.
Tank LB: Strong mitigation, not really used outside of extremely rare cases

agile laurel
#

When available

halcyon glen
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Use it when it’s full if there’s only one baddie

agile laurel
#

If it's going to charge to 2/3 bars, let it and then do it

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if it's not going to finish charging, just use it whenever it's reached whichever bar it's gonna

median locust
#

The maximum level is 2 with a 4-man party, 3 with an 8-man party

agile laurel
#

there's a moronic rumour going round new players that 'oh ypu've got to use it on bosses' and 'it does more the lower health the boss is' which are both just that, moronic

median locust
#

It's a flat amount of damage

limpid lantern
#

Alright ^^

median locust
#

iirc melee LB is like 9000 potency or something

agile laurel
#

lb3, yes

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and regarding it being a flat amount of damage, buffs do nothing

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so don't bother

open coral
#

When in doubt, just use it when the boss is around 10% hp. That will more or less kill it.

limpid lantern
#

Pfff thats a huge amount

open coral
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At least near enough that it makes no difference.

simple shore
#

I mean

agile laurel
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With some specific exceptions, the only reason to not use melee LB3 on availability in 8man content is if there's a possibility the healers need it to offset a full wipe

simple shore
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dont fall into the dumb trap

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of "wait until the boss is nearly dead"

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if it looks like you'll get LB2, you can wait but

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if the boss will get below 6% before you can get LB2 just LB1

open coral
#

^

simple shore
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There is nothing more stupid than LB2'ing a boss at 1% HP because you had to have the "anime finish"

agile laurel
#

With DPS that aren't phoning in, you won't see limit break charge to 3 until Stormblood

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everything from ARR and HW dies too fast

simple shore
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An LB that overkills is an LB that's wasted

median locust
#

Can get it pretty often in Ifrit Hard

agile laurel
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alexander 12 is an exception

simple shore
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Actually

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The first exception they will encounter

open coral
#

A12 is always an exception

simple shore
#

is "The Chrysalis"

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When you unlock that

median locust
#

yeah because you need Tank LB3 to clear the fight so... you gotta

agile laurel
#

Yeah, Chrysalis (ARR trial) requires specific targeting of the LB

simple shore
#

There is a specific target to LB

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Its the very first time it happens for new playrs

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So its often done wrong

agile laurel
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usually results in at least one person being clowned on

little swift
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Its clearable without lb3

simple shore
#

Yeah it is its just a pain in the ass

little swift
#

Chrysalis has always been clearable

simple shore
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When LB3 could just remove it

agile laurel
#

Yeah it's doable, but are DF sleepers gonna do it painlessly?

little swift
#

You could theoretically tank lb3 it

simple shore
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LB3 = it doesnt matter if your tanks are clueless and dont soak meteors

#

because its already over

little swift
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And people will have infinite time to fuck it up

agile laurel
#

Whatever, this is irrelevant though

simple shore
#

Either way, as a melee, the LB is yours to control 99% of the time

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Dont waste it

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If a ranged LB's before you - usually a sign you waited too long

agile laurel
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if a healer/tank LB's = they're being passive aggressive and you really waited too long

simple shore
#

Yes

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I regularly do this

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because im that kind of player.

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lol

faint flare
#

SAFETY DOORS

simple shore
#

I'm 100% willing to do things that will be to my own detriment to punish stupidity

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Like if i have a stack marker and there's that one guy who refuses to run to the stack? Aetherial Manipulation time.

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WE GO TOGETHER

leaden ginkgo
#

dumb question, can Deep Shadow gear be dyed?

twilit arch
#

yes

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but you need to augment it first before you can dye it

simple shore
#

Woah, this guy, he doesnt wash rice. How unclean.

charred rain
#

Any reason to level gla if i swap to pala?

simple shore
#

They have the same level

open coral
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You have to level GLD to become PLD

median locust
#

Paladin is Gladiator but better

open coral
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So yes

twilit arch
#

You gain exp as gla regardless

nova umbra
median locust
#

No reason to play Gladiator anymore

twilit arch
#

because you don't stop being the class

charred rain
#

Aaah yes

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The soul thingy?

twilit arch
#

that said, there's no reason to take off your soulstone once you have it

median locust
#

Yes, equip it

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Never take it off

charred rain
#

Okay okay

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I get it now

open coral
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Save your gear set with the soulstone

charred rain
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Thanks peeps

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Yeah yeaj

simple shore
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Dont be that guy who shows up in Brayflox as a GLD

charred rain
#

Lul

simple shore
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i encountered that guy 5 times levelling my alt jobs i swear

open coral
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You lul, but it happens. More commonly than you'd expect.

charred rain
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I sometimes just forget ton turn on things

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It could be me in the future

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💩

faint meadow
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But i'm a GLADIATOR NOT A FILTHY PALADIN

faint flare
#

Just remember to save the gear set again

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Once you equip the job stone

simple shore
#

Gear sets prevent you from doing dumb things, provided you set them up properly.

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Never manually equip gear, and you dont have the problem

median locust
#

Brayflox: ok maybe they're new and forgot
Cutter's Cry: why
Stone Vigil: now you're just trolling

open coral
#

Gear sets prevent you from going into content without your soulstone. They do not, however, prevent you from not turning on your tank stance.

simple shore
#

you mean every gunbreaker in the 61 dungeon

scarlet arrow
#

there is I believe is exactly one instance where you need to unequip a job stone after you acquire it

faint meadow
#

Hmmm today I will play gunbreaker in the level 61 dungeon as a new tank

simple shore
#

Yes, exactly one. And its a dumb one too.

median locust
#

2 or 3 instances

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Well, nah, 2

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Conjurer quest to get a unicorn

simple shore
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The unicorn mount is conjurer only quest

twilit arch
simple shore
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why does that exist i dont know

median locust
#

And the class you didn't get between Scholar and Summoner, you need to be arcanist to pick em up

charred rain
#

Nah i think its good info

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I learn a lot of things

open coral
#

It's info, but only tangentially related to your original question, so Kael is technically correct. 😄

charred rain
#

Yeah it doesnt help me now

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But it will in the future

simple shore
#

This is what happens when i have a 30m estimated wait time queue and nothing to do.

charred rain
#

😋

tidal yarrow
#

what is an ascian?

simple shore
#

Did you skip all of MSQ?

opal bough
#

Best way to get viii materia?

simple shore
#

Because that's.....kind of really really emphasized

faint flare
#

The big bads guys

twilit arch
#

hunt trains @opal bough

tidal yarrow
#

mm..

simple shore
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Combat = Hunts + Pixie Dailies + Run Expert + (some other stuff). Crafting/Gathering = Scrips

twilit arch
#

you can also buy them from pixie beast tribe, or have a chance at getting them as drops from the lvl 80 dungeons, but hunts are by far the best way to get them

#

since A ranks are a good chance to drop clusters, S ranks are assured

scarlet arrow
#

the actual question of "okay but what exactly ARE they" won't be answered until much later Yuuko

median locust
#

50% chance I think, so you get 6 T8 materia per train or so, plus a ton of sacks of nuts which you can also use to get T8 materia

opal bough
#

Thanks

simple shore
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2.5 ARR quests explains alot about them.

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That's sort of like....if you skip that quest, you're gonna be totally clueless about the main baddies

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2.4 also

tidal yarrow
#

I skipped basically all arr and hw cutscenes so yeah that's prob why

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lol

simple shore
#

oh good lord

open coral
#

Lore questions like that are part of the reason why we always recommend that first time players watch all the cutscenes.

#

There's a lot of information in there.

tidal yarrow
#

oh well I bet since they were sooo many :x

simple shore
#

I cant even imagine how confusing ShB has to be for you

tidal yarrow
#

now I'm on the last stormblood quests, I watched all of this expansion cause they were actually so nice

open coral
#

I feel like this is a job for Rommie...

simple shore
#

This is a job for the inn room, tbh

open coral
#

You're really going to need the backstory provided through ARR and HW in order to understand wtf is happening in ShB.

little swift
#

does this mean I Just have to complete it?
@nova umbra depending on the rank of the challenge you may have extra objectives like complete in certain amount of time. But c rank is usually just complete it

scarlet arrow
#

^

open coral
#

So I would recommend, as Balmerick just alluded to, going to the inn and using the Unending Journey to watch through the ARR and HW cutscenes.

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That will at least give you some idea of what exactly you missed.

vocal canyon
#

is there a WHM or even BLM staff that looks like yuna's?

tidal yarrow
#

uh, won't promise anything.. it's so hard for me to stay and watch for hours. but I get how much would it be useful

vocal canyon
#

sorry asked in wrong channel

tidal yarrow
#

is it possible that for my msq I must have unlocked flying?

open coral
#

No.

tidal yarrow
#

I don't see any other way to reach where I've to go

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mm oki

median locust
#

Post-expansion MSQ, maybe?

simple shore
#

I dont think so

tidal yarrow
#

I'm on post exp of stormblood

simple shore
#

Where are you trying to get to

open coral
#

You unlock flying by a combination of bluequest and overworld aether currents that you have to attune to, but you don't require flying to do any part of the MSQ.

simple shore
#

Also just go unlock flying its really important

median locust
#

It helps save SO MUCH TIME

tidal yarrow
#

I'll still look around a bit there must be a way

simple shore
#

Where. Are you trying to reach.

open coral
#

What zone are you in?

tidal yarrow
#

and yeah I know, I'll do it soon

#

Yanxia near the aetheryte

open coral
#

And where are you trying to get to?

median locust
#

Screenshot would help

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including your current location and destination

tidal yarrow
#

Hien on top of something. actually give me a sec I might find the way myself

open coral
#

Oh.

#

That bit.

tidal yarrow
#

found it

#

I knew it was just my bad, didn't see the road before

faint meadow
#

Wait...are aether currents still a thing in SB zones...

#

Nooooooooo

open coral
#

Yes

tidal yarrow
#

they're supposed to be not?

median locust
#

Shadowbringers too

open coral
#

And ShB ones too

faint meadow
little swift
#

They've never stopped being a thing

open coral
#

At least this isn't WoW

little swift
#

Theyre not even mildly inconveniencing

median locust
#

But Aether currents are fuuuun... flashback of that one Lochs current

quick notch
#

Someone skip cutscene? Heaten

little swift
#

We dont shame for that here thanks

distant ridge
#

Unlocking flying in WoW is such a pain

faint meadow
#

Aether currents aren't hard, they just make me wanna commit die

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I could be doing anything else

#

Literally anything else

open coral
#

Trust me, it could be much worse

faint meadow
#

Than finding magic wind pockets

open coral
#

They could have locked it behind beast tribe rep AND made us wait two patches.

distant ridge
#

They could've locked it behind endgame achievements too :^)

open coral
#

^ this guy gets it 😄

faint meadow
#

Hey fuck that just give flying

#

If I got flying mount I fly

#

Simple

open coral
celest bison
#

the sale on mog station lasts till aug 11 or 27?

distant ridge
#

27

celest bison
#

o good, got that mixed up with the other

open coral
#

Patch is on the 11th

celest bison
#

ik

#

but im talking about

#

those dlcs

#

which lasts till aug 11, right?

scarlet arrow
#

most of the aether currents have been changed so that you come across them naturally while doing MSQ

limpid lantern
#

Is there like a generic tank tactics master guide for dungeons?

open coral
#

Mogstation sale is from 7/28 through 8/27

gritty oracle
#

or while doing aether current quests

distant ridge
#

I'm so lazy about Aether Currents that I don't even pick em up when I'm next to them, lmao. I'll just do it when I unlocked all the Aether Current quests

celest bison
#

okioki got it, thanks

little swift
#

!faq tankguide

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little swift
#

@limpid lantern

#

3 links to start you off

limpid lantern
#

Thx !

gritty oracle
#

I scored 5k points in ocean fishing. Where do I pick up my minion?

twilit arch
#

jonathas in gridania

tidal yarrow
#

what fills the limit break bar?

#

damage you done to enemies?

median locust
#

also healing done

#

Healing done at low HP especially

#

Interrupting a target's action also fills it up a little

tidal yarrow
#

oh cool

#

any dps has the same lb?

#

with the same dmg?

median locust
#

Melee LB: Strong single target damage
Caster LB: AoE damage, it's a circle
Ranged LB: AoE damage, it's a line
Healer LB: Useless heal, but at level 3 it resses all party members in range.
Tank LB: Strong mitigation, not really used outside of extremely rare cases

tidal yarrow
#

so every melee lb has the same damage with it

twilit arch
#

yes

median locust
#

Yes

tidal yarrow
#

difference between lb lvl 1-2-3 is only damage?

#

still talking about melee dps

simple shore
#

Yes. LB3's have unique animations per job though

twilit arch
#

yes

median locust
#

Also the size of the AoE if caster/ranged

tidal yarrow
#

oki thx

median locust
#

Healer LB3 resses all party members in range, but level 1 and 2 is only a heal

tidal yarrow
#

oh ya I knew that

median locust
#

Tank LB is more mitigation the higher the level is

#

80% at level 3

tidal yarrow
#

basically on trials only the dps use it

#

or healer if everyone dead?

median locust
#

Pretty much

#

Save for healer if you think you might all die

#

else, melee LB

tidal yarrow
#

what is mitigation tho?

median locust
#

Reduces damage taken by 80%

#

for the entire party

tidal yarrow
#

ahh

median locust
#

for a few seconds

tidal yarrow
#

damn

median locust
#

Which is useless in most cases

#

But some fights require it

tidal yarrow
#

ye it sounds pretty situational

median locust
#

Like Alexander: Soul of the Creator

#

You NEED to tank LB3 to survive its big attack

#

or you instantly die

tidal yarrow
#

cool

median locust
#

some other fights do that but that's the only "normal mode" fight with that mechanic

tidal yarrow
#

interesting

#

pld wings ability wouldn't be enough for that dungeon u mentioned?

twilit arch
#

you wouldn't have wings for soul of the creator

median locust
#

Nope, not enough mitigation

#

and yeah, it's a level 60 raid

#

Wings are 70

tidal yarrow
#

Ah oki

twilit arch
#

unless you're doing it unsync which then it doesn't matter

agile laurel
#

in unsync 80 a deployed critlo or whm wings is sufficient

#

but at level you need tank lb3

tidal yarrow
#

what if none in the party knows about it

#

must have happened

simple shore
#

Then you wipe

#

and you probably didnt get that far because if you got 8 brand new people who didnt look it up ahead of time then you're probably fucked

twilit arch
#

for normal mode...not really

#

its pretty easy to realize "Hey we need tank lb for this"

simple shore
#

I mean, you certainly wipe the first time

twilit arch
#

yes, you would

#

but you wouldn't "be fucked" if you were with a full group of newbies necessarily

tidal yarrow
#

makes sense

simple shore
#

and im saying that if you have 8 brand new people you probably lost half the party to the "directional shots" leading up to it since thats a mechanic that's never appeared before

#

Its very rare to have groups other than week 1 where everyone is new though

mossy tartan
#

I’m a bit low on materias, and I’m getting a crystarium gear piece each week. More often than not I’m capped on determination / critical hit. Should I go spell speed or direct hit rate? I play both WHM and AST equally

twilit arch
#

personally i would go dh because i think more damage is better

#

but it's entirely up to you at that point

simple shore
#

Damage is the best form of mitigation.

mossy tartan
#

Thought so, after looking at spellspeed’s numbers it seemed to require a lot of points to be effective

#

For at least a reduction of 0.01s

grizzled vault
#

Question.. what do you guys think about hitting level 50 from pvp (frontlines - started at level 30) and just buying the ARR msq skip from the optional items store? Would it hurt me at all.. the msq seems verryyy boring lore wise so far.

#

Also my msq is back in the early 30s, :/

agile laurel
#

yeah that'd be dumb. the late ARR msq provides literally the entirety of the context for heavensward

#

plus you'll need to go back and do crystal tower anyway so you'd not be free of it

twilit arch
#

personally wouldn't recommend it, since ARR sets a fair bit of things up

#

Plus you'd also lose out on the free fantasia

gritty oracle
#

is it true that crystal tower will get slapped on the msq itself (like the msq will send you there)?

agile laurel
#

uh

simple shore
#

CT is supposedly becoming required

twilit arch
#

but if you're really not having fun playing thru ARR then may as well buy the skip

grizzled vault
#

Okay. Just figured I'd ask before pullin the trigger on it. Guess I'll tough it out.

agile laurel
#

no, msq will just say 'fuck you, go do CT'

#

and stop you

gritty oracle
#

ah

agile laurel
#

CT will not literally be an MSQ

twilit arch
#

it'll be similar, most likely, to how in post ARR

gritty oracle
#

I've heard rumours

#

guess they're untrue

twilit arch
#

you can't pick up one of the msq until you've completed Titan HM

simple shore
#

"rumors" are bullshit.

#

We have facts from the LL and official SE posts. Anything other than those is people just making shit up.

median locust
simple shore
#

Its still extremely advisable that you do CT before reaching 5.3 quests. Before reaching ShB at all.

grizzled vault
#

Is CT hard or something?

twilit arch
#

no

#

Crystal Tower is an alliance raid, which is casual content

grizzled vault
#

Oh hmm. Sounds fun for a pally

scarlet arrow
#

yeah at this point the CT raids are facerolls

#

and they tend to pop up for alliance raid roulettes so queue times are generally not bad for them

grizzled vault
#

Thanks for the info. New player here so still learning everything 🤔 so far loving frontlines. Could literally just frontlines to level 80

#

(But I'm a PvP nut, don't mind me)

scarlet arrow
#

if you find it fun great. just be warned that PvP is very much a low development priority

grizzled vault
#

I'm aware. I did a trial back in 2015 or 2016 and found wolves den extremely boring. There seems to have been a lot of revamps since then though. Besides, I have a pvp partner so it makes it way more fun together ^-^

viscid gull
#

Is there a guide explaining how attributes and potency and such determine damage and hp and all of that?

green grail
#

it's a lot of complex math formulas outlined here http://allaganstudies.akhmorning.com/guide/damage/

#

but if you're not looking to make large rotation theorycrafting datasheets all you really need to know is that weapon damage is king, then mainstat, and your job's secondary stat priority after that

scarlet arrow
#

FFXIV obfuscates its combat calculations (we never really know what our exact critical hit chance is)

green grail
#

with enough data sampled by math wizards like the allagan studies people it can be figured out though

scarlet arrow
#

sure

tidal yarrow
#

"savage" means hardest difficulty of trials?

green grail
#

of raids/raid tiers

#

like alexander, omega, eden

#

harder trials are called "extreme", but they're easier than savage raids

tidal yarrow
#

ah.. okay.
so trials stop at extreme?

#

gotcha

scarlet arrow
#

to differentiate to the "normal" version of the raid, which is essentially story mode

tidal yarrow
#

I thought they were trials cause when I look up for savage stuff in YouTube I always see 8ppl killing a boss

green grail
#

8man raids are the norm for challenging endgame content

scarlet arrow
#

so savage raids and extreme trials are both 8-person single-boss encounters

green grail
#

24man raids are only one/casual difficulty

tidal yarrow
#

ahh I see thx

scarlet arrow
#

there are also additional even harder versions of certain bosses called Ultimate difficulty, but those are only for the truly hardcore

river oak
#

How many jobs did you try before you found “the one”?

little swift
#

1

leaden ginkgo
#

7

median locust
#

They're boss gauntlets that are 16+ minutes long with extremely unforgiving mechanics

#

also uhhh

open coral
#

All of them except tanks

median locust
#

like 6 or 7

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river oak
#

What level did you guys usually get them to?

open coral
#

max

river oak
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Before trying something else.

leaden ginkgo
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80

open coral
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Max. Because I'm a little ocd like that

leaden ginkgo
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must try everything a job has to offer before deciding whether I wanna main it or not

median locust
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WHM -> NIN -> DRG -> DRK -> SCH -> SMN -> BLM

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yeah 7 here

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Been playing BLM for nearly 2 years so I can say this is the one

river oak
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I just hit 30 scholar and I’m fighting against trying something new hahah.

open coral
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I think I went SMN > BRD > DRG > NIN > BLM > WHM if I'm being 100% honest about it.

little swift
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You're only scratching the surface at what scholar can do

open coral
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But practically speaking I have a policy that I'll try everything at least once.

little swift
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Most jobs don't feel complete until 50+

magic beacon
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1 or 2. I main BLM but then switched to DRK for the magic greatsword. But then they just made it a Warrior clone and now I play Gunbreaker, the 3.+ DRK clone

median locust
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The only job I haven't properly tried is Machinist, only because my ping isn't good enough to do Hypercharge correclty and it's feelsbadman FeelsBadMan

magic beacon
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Eh just single weave it

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Its not that bad

median locust
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I single weave and clip to hell and back

magic beacon
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Oof

median locust
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I can fit in 3 heatshots, 4 if I'm lucky, when you're supposed to get 5 from my understanding

agile laurel
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You're not trying to doubleweave, right?

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It's heat gauss heat rich heat gauss heat rich etc

median locust
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Nope, because of the 1.5s GCD, I clip a lot

agile laurel
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Ooh

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okay

little swift
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Its 5 heatblast forgo the ricochet gauss round weaving if you cant do it

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Just try to fit the heatblasts in

leaden ginkgo
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How are the queues for ARR raids right now? Just realised I still need to do them on one of my alts 😩

unborn fox
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is there japanese / original voice-lines and if there are is it possible to use them on eu server?

warped nest
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Alliance raid: normal

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Bahamut raid: use pf

junior yacht
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there aren't really "original" voice lines

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all of the languages are written and prepared more or less at the same time

twilit arch
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You can change the audio dialogue in the system config settings

junior yacht
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with that being said, yes there is an option to change the audio language

open coral
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@leaden ginkgo If you mean Crystal Tower, they're fine because they're in roulette.

junior yacht
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^ what kael said

unborn fox
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finishing up the first storyline and it finally starts to interest me :O. now if i only knew which class to play past 50

leaden ginkgo
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That's true, I imagine after 5.3 hits they're gonna be packed

scarlet arrow
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so the ARR story is very vanilla

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not terrible but not exactly earthshaking

left moth
scarlet arrow
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it gets much better as you head toward Heavensward

unborn fox
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@left moth thanks

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thats nice to hear! i kinda like the empire theme with magitek etc but i hate this endless stream of fetch this or that quests, its way worse than in any mmo i ever played

sturdy mason
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Are there any restrictions on applying glamour to gears with level gap? For example a lvl 80 on 70 gear, or vice-versa, as long as it is equippable?

leaden ginkgo
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Omg can you only change screenshot formats on pc? If so that's BS

twilit arch
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you can't glamour higher level items onto lower level ones

left moth
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if you can equip it you can glam it

median locust
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Has to be equal or lower level than the piece you're glamouring it to

twilit arch
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so a level 70 item can't be made to look like a lvl 80 one

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but you can make a lvl 80 item look like a lv 70

scarlet arrow
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patch 5.3 is going to trim down some of the excess fetch quests

sturdy mason
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I feel like I just got mixed answers

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lol

median locust
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You can't use a lv80 glamour on a lv70 piece

open coral
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The equip level of the piece must be greater than or equal to the equip level of the glamour.

zenith karma
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Anyone know where storage is? Inventory and armor chest are getting too full

scarlet arrow
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retainers

twilit arch
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retainers are your bank

sturdy mason
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Perfect, TY

warped nest
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!faq retainer

zinc orbitBOT
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Retainer Guide

What is a retainer?
A retainer is a private NPC that will act as a personal bank for the player, holding up to 175 different items, that can be summoned to any of the Summoning Bells around the world. Retainers also act as your means to sell on the Market Board.

How to unlock a retainer
First, you must complete the quest The Scions of the Seventh Dawn then go to speak to any of the Retainer Vocates located in the market district of any of the major cities.

What are Retainer Ventures?
Ventures are the means to send out your retainers on missions to bring back items for you and can be unlocked by completing the quest 'An Ill-conceived Venture' (Ul’Dahn), (Gridania), (Limsa Lominsa)

left moth
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or chocobo saddlebag

zenith karma
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Aight ty

warped nest
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Btw, if you have food and potion in your bag, just sell them for Gil

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You can keep some food for the exp boost

scarlet arrow
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you can hire up to two retainers for free and you can get a third if you subscribe to the official app. beyond that you have to pay extra dollars (or whatever your local currency is) per month

atomic turret
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Can you have 2 different accounts on the same PS4?

open coral
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FFXIV accounts? Sure. I don't see why not. Those are tied to an email address, not your console.

median locust
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With 2 different PSNs I think

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Because your SE account is tied to your PSN

raven sage
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You would have to buy the game twice then

open coral
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SE account hasn't been tied to PSN for awhile.

raven sage
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It always has been

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And still is

nova umbra
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wtf I didn't get the 4 faced mission complete... Which one of these is not a face direction skill? Surpanakha, Glass Dance, Bad Breath, Faze? For blue mage

faint flare
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Glass dance

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Thats clearly using a bow

feral yoke
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Hey I have a BLU question too :P

nova umbra
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-_-

feral yoke
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Been trying to wrap my head around this Blue Mage "10 Ways to Die" weekly thing. I've used tons of spells on the fight in question but I can't get it to complete. Is there a list of spells that will work or something? Thanks.

nova umbra
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you're probably using more than 10 different spells lol

feral yoke
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Oh you might be right peepodetect

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but I take it all spells count towards it. Like it doesn't matter if it's two ice spells or two thunder spells?

nova umbra
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hm... it says unique spell types, so maybe you're right there? Idk, I just removed everything except 10 spells lol

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just to be sure

feral yoke
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yeah I'll try that, now that I think about it I've definitelly beeen whacking all those buttons.

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trying to get it

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Thanks for the help :)

nova umbra
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does anyone know if using mimicry before you go inside count towards the 10 ways to die?

little swift
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I'm pretty sure it only counts things casted inside the carnivale challenge

tidal yarrow
strange coral
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TP doesn't exist anymore

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It used to be like MP, but for physical dps

delicate stone
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does sleep work as an interrupt? ik some classes have stuns, but what about sleeps?

tidal yarrow
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ahh okay

raw solstice
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sleep can work as an interrupt but majority of things (especially non-trash mobs) are immune to sleep, so it's not really used

open coral
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Sleep/Repose are mostly for when you've pulled too much in the overworld and need to get a mob or two off you so you can kill their friends.

stark delta
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In amh ararng truing to get aethet currents. Beat main story already. Cant het the one near the dungeon is the far sout west how do i get in that area?

delicate stone
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ah, so should i learn to use it in dg's or do people just not use it

open coral
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You aren't going to use it in dungeons

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Only in the overworld, if at all.

simple shore
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Realistically

twilit arch
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there's an npc in twine that lets you use the trolley

simple shore
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You can safely just not have sleep on your bar

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also scathe because scathe is trash

stark delta
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Found it. Sorry im dumb lol

raw solstice
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you should still have scathe on your hotbars, especially at low level. While it gets increasingly less favorable to use as you get to higher levels, it can still occasionally be the right choice in a given situation

nova umbra
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I'm sooooooooo confused.. why can't I ge the 4 faced mission for the blue carnivale??? I'm using Kalstrahl, Bad Breath, Aqua Breath, and Flamethrower. All of them say "to all enemies in a cone before you"

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I even swapped out the primal cone attacks because they wouldn't work before

gritty oracle
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I can glamour my retainers by taking their gear off, equipping it myself, glamouring it, then putting it back on the retainer, correct?

median locust
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Yes, if they can equip the glamours

junior yacht
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if they can equip the base gear the glamours wouldn't be an issue

magic beacon
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i mean, once you have Triplecast there's very little reason to ever use scathe

gritty oracle
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thanks!

median locust
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Even using Scathe instead of just walking is a DPS loss most of the time

simple shore
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Right

median locust
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Because Scathe costs mana which might lose you a fire IV

simple shore
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That spell will not occupy a valuable spot where a keybind could be

median locust
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If the boss is leaving, you don't have time to cast any spells, and you don't have any other instant casts, then that's where Scathe is good

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extremely niche case

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lol

simple shore
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That's like a

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"I need to get from 99.9 parse to 100 parse" level stuff tho

median locust
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100 potency versus 0

simple shore
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A 100 potency attack is not gonna make any functional difference except for that

median locust
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It's a no brainer lol

magic beacon
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i would say it's more like a "the boss is at 1% and theres a lot of movement, AND triple is down, AND Xeno is down, AND Swift is down"

median locust
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scathe is a disgrace

magic beacon
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i mean, if it crits and it procs then it's...okay

simple shore
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Even then, isnt it still worse damage than a opposite aspect 3 spell

magic beacon
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but you cant make it do that

simple shore
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which unless you're literally being forced to run non-stop, you can easily get off

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It is a bit silly though

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when you think about it

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Thaumaturge has 12 buttons associated with it. 5 of them are literally useless at higher levels

half kraken
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Is the next patch the last main story update before the next expansion?

simple shore
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No

median locust
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No

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It'll conclude the Shadowbringers story

simple shore
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Generally there is X.0 - X.5

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this is X.3

median locust
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There will be 2 more patches, which will be the setup for the next expansion

half kraken
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Ah ok

median locust
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Blizzard 1, Fire 2, Blizzard 2, Sleep... what's the fifth? @simple shore

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Scathe is still worth a slot because of what I said, I think

mossy tartan
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I have overflowing Allagan tomestones of poetics, any useful things to spend them on?

median locust
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!faq poetics

zinc orbitBOT
mossy tartan
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ty

turbid crystal
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i'm in the free trial right now, and if I am interested in getting everything, i should get the complete edition right?

and it seems like there's a 50% off right now?

median locust
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Complete Edition is everything yes. Base game + all expansions

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Starter edition is just the base game (will be expanded to also include the first expac on Aug 11) and Shadowbringers includes every other expac (besides the gase game)

turbid crystal
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cool and there's a good sale to boot

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thanks

nova umbra
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an update, the 4 spells I used to complete the four-faced mission for the blue carnivale were: Bad Breath, Northerlies, Aqua Breath, and Flamethrower. Kaltstrahl and the primal attacks did not work for me.

opal bough
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why is necessary to use armor for disciple of the hand what does it do

nova umbra
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armor is for the stat bonuses

magic beacon
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it boosts your crafting stats

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and its not really armor, it's just clothes and mayeb some protective gear

nova umbra
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accessories increase CP, while armor + tool/offhand increase your craftsmanship, control (and sometimes CP)

limpid lantern
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How do you search for a active and good free company ?

nova umbra
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if you don't upgrade your armor, eventually it'll become impossible to high quality an item, or even just craft the item itself

magic beacon
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you kind of cant

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just join one until you love it and stay

nova umbra
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that's pretty vague lol

opal bough
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Thanks

turbid crystal
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can I buy the Complete Edition, but don't apply the code and continue to play my trial until I hit lv 60, then use the code?

median locust
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Yes

remote lintel
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on pc?

turbid crystal
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yes, on pc

median locust
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Oh yeah, if you buy it digital on PS4, it applies automatically

limpid lantern
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If you play on ps4 it gets linked to your account automatically i think

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Since its on sale now

remote lintel
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yeah you can just hold onto it on pc

turbid crystal
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awesome, thanks

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btw, anyone play this game on pc via a controller?

remote lintel
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turbid crystal
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is it better than a keyboard?

median locust
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It's preference

remote lintel
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well

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actual gameplay feels more comfortable and stuff but for things like menus and the chat i'll use my mouse

median locust
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People play up to a very high level on either keyboard or controller

turbid crystal
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besides typing in chat (keyboard will win everytime)

simple shore
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I'd argue that MKB is objectively superior for certain roles.

remote lintel
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yeah lol

simple shore
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Namely healer

remote lintel
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i do fine as a healer with controller

simple shore
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"Do fine" is not what i am saying

turbid crystal
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thanks

kind eagle
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how do i add hotbar

turbid crystal
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this is good, i am just a lv27 free trial now and it's boring as hell, but looking at high level gameplay it seems fun, i really hope it gets a lot better

remote lintel
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i meant i heal savage and get purple parses

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so i do fine

simple shore
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Okay? Still not the point im making

remote lintel
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idk how it can be "objectively better" if both ways work well for what they do

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its just preference

simple shore
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Whatever im not arguing this because you want to argue a different point

remote lintel
scarlet arrow
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no class truly begins coming into its own until it upgrades to a job at level 30, and they all continue to evolve until you reach max level @turbid crystal

remote lintel
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mnk pretty much has a full kit at like 50

half kraken
#

Uh are skysteel tools any use when the ilvl 470 tools with white scrips are almost the same and much easier to get?

kind eagle
slate arrow
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the upgraded skysteel or the base skysteel

kind eagle
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how to add small hotbar

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at the side

slate arrow
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@kind eagle system > HUD layout

half kraken
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Upgraded ilvl 475 skysteel is only barely better than ilvl 470 white scrip tools

median locust
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Both healers and both tanks in my TEA group played on controller, so you can clear whatever you want on either control scheme

remote lintel
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you can go into character config and hotbar settings too

slate arrow
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Main reason to have skysteel is that you can upgrade it

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In later patches

half kraken
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But max upgraded ones don't seem worth the effort from how much it takes to do it for the bare minimal improvement

slate arrow
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It's not going to be as good as a pentamelded crafted tool but it'll be pretty damn close until the final ishgard patch

kind eagle
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i mean add hotbar

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not move it

remote lintel
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character config > hotbar settings should have it

slate arrow
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@kind eagle HUD layout > right click to toggle a hotbar

remote lintel
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those are the default hotbar shapes

hearty garden
#

@kind eagle there are multiple different ways to do it, but you can follow what cerberus or Industrial revolations are saying

delicate stone
#

trying to level a new class, should i be doing potd 1-10 or 51-60?

faint flare
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!faq altlvlguide

zinc orbitBOT
delicate stone
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ah thanks!

median locust
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51-60 over and over is what's optimal, if you wanna level through PotD

faint flare
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51 to 60

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Floors

upper prism
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leveld from 30 to 50 in one day

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spamming dungeons