if you join crystal we can be friends tho :)
#questions-and-help
unique oasis
cursive niche
Raiding with degenerates when everyone is having fun is probably cool
unique oasis
my static on crystal has some new raiders
there's one guy whos playing his first mmo and started like 7 or 8 months ago
on the other hand we have people who cleared the tier on their characters on other datacenters
so its a pretty big spread but yeah
and thats just my group
i do see groups for raiding up in party finder when i check during peak hours
so it def exists on crystal
cursive niche
It would probably take me some time to reach a raiding lvl, how big your band is?
remote lintel
they're 8 man
unique oasis
its just, aether and primal are established raiding communities and crystal is still growing
as a former guild wars 1 player i felt right at home with 8 player format :)
zinc orbitBOT
unique oasis
if my static wasnt here on crystal i'd probably transfer back to aether myself
cursive niche
It would make sense to join some group with new people already in it so I wouldnt feel locked out
Static you mean main character?
cursive niche
Ohh
mortal fulcrum
how do I show my fflogs percentile in kagero?
unique oasis
instead of like, using party finder or forming a new group with randoms every week
mortal fulcrum
(Also, are we allowed to talk about logging?)
cursive niche
Ye-ye, I'm just not used to english term
remote lintel
yes you can
unique oasis
i don't know if you can even show percentage like that
@cursive niche tbh idk if they even use the term static in other games
mortal fulcrum
there are older plugins but they're outdated https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/9pr7lb/act_plugin_to_show_real_time_fflogs_percentiles/
unique oasis
even in english
im watching a video on youtube where a group formed an alliance before entering the content
like 3 parties and it showed alliance panes while in eulmore
how did they do that?
remote lintel
you can PF for alliance raids
unique oasis
so its some kind of tickbox tha tconnects the parties?
unique oasis
pretty interesting
tulip urchin
Hey guys, I started like a week ago and got a lvl 60 bard, just finished Singularity Reactor.
I noticed there's like 50 more quests for lvl 60.. Do I have to do them all? Would like to get towards 80..
Is there any change of pace compared to grinding through the main story quest line?
remote lintel
yes you have to do them all
unique oasis
a lot of the content that you want to do is locked behind the main story quests
so there's no point rushing to 80 via some other method
tulip urchin
Oof, doing all the level 50 quests this week was challenging on the mind, haha
unique oasis
might as well actually earn the xp rewards from the quests themselves since you gotta do em anyway
faint meadow
Well if that was burning you out
may want to take a slight break
Cause yea, the road from HW to SB isn't as long as ARRs but
remote lintel
only the post ARR is grindy and has filler
delicate stone
Taking it more slowly is definitely worth it especially if you're entering HW
faint meadow
It's still lengthy
tulip urchin
Alright, perhaps start another job at this point?
unique oasis
@delicate stone he's just finishing HW
remote lintel
I mean if you want
delicate stone
Aren't the lvl 50 quests ARR to HW?
faint meadow
Yea
unique oasis
yes, he said he just finished singularity reactor
tulip urchin
Yeah, I did those a few days ago, now I'm doing 60 quests
unique oasis
the fact that the level 50 quests were long seemed to be a seperate thought
faint meadow
but HW also has a middle point between it and SB
delicate stone
ah, i missed the part where he said he did the reactor
unique oasis
yeah basically what all those level 50, 60, and 70 quests are, are the quests that were released during the patches between the base expansion storylines
they connect the stories of the xpacs all together, so they are usually important too
scarlet arrow
the post-60 quests in heavenward are part finishing the heavensward story and part setting up for Stormblood
unique oasis
yep
tulip urchin
I guess it makes sense to experience the whole story, just depressing not to level for like 50 quests 😛
scarlet arrow
^ you'll probably enjoy this batch of quests much more than the the level 50 quests
tulip urchin
That's good at least 🙂
If I'm going to level a second job, what do I do? (Say I want to go dragoon) Spam dungeons?
scarlet arrow
job quests, hunting log, roulettes, highest dungeon available
remote lintel
!faq altlvlguide
zinc orbitBOT
quasi spire
can you add someone as a friend from inside a dungeon?
scarlet arrow
optionally palace of the dead if you've unlocked that
twilit arch
not from inside, no
tulip urchin
Thanks for the link to the guide 🙂
twilit arch
you'll have to wait until you get out of the dungeon to add them
delicate storm
hey I dont know if anyone knows this yet, but if you start the free trial now, will it still get upgraded when the free trial gets upgraded on the 11th?
remote lintel
probably
unique oasis
it would be weird if it didn't
but there's a lot of weird things about this game so...
idk can't be sure
cursive niche
Which class is the least mobile?
white sierra
How do I get this boi, I need him
whole lagoon
@cursive niche tank paladin
remote lintel
black mage
raw solstice
white mage, actually
scarlet arrow
least mobile? BLM
unique oasis
@cursive niche it's kind of a mixed answer. technically black mage is the one that wants to move least, because it has a strong desire to stay in place in it's ley lines
but the real answer is pretty much white mage
black mage technically has some mobility abilities
whole lagoon
Yeah i agree
unique oasis
a teleport... kindof, to allies, and one back to your ley lines which you want to stay in
whereas white mage has nothing
but black mage has more desire to remain in one place due to said ley lines
and white mage can go anywhere
unique oasis
but white mage is a caster and has no movement abilities
scarlet arrow
(except for sprint)
lime geode
Isn't that the same with all the healers?
unique oasis
everyone has sprint
remote lintel
@white sierra complete 4 different lord of verminion tournaments with double digit victories
unique oasis
@lime geode yes, but ther's reasons why white mage is less mobile than sch and then ast respectively
for sch, you have ruin 2 to help you cast while moving and maintain uptime
raw solstice
scholar has ruin 2 to fall back on, AST casts are shorter than GCD so they can move a bit more freely, and they also have lightspeed
unique oasis
white mage doesn't have this tool so you only have traditional slidecast
and yeah what rika said
twilit arch
@white sierra https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/The_Road_of_Verminion_I its from this achievement
lime geode
and sch has the ground slapping skill 🙂
unique oasis
so i think white mage is the least mobile class, but black mage wants to move the least
lime geode
I usually use that while we're collecting trash mobs
unique oasis
does that make sense @cursive niche
raw solstice
again, not necessarily the case
you overstate "wanting to stay in ley lines" a bit
it's only 30s of every 90s
unique oasis
just because ley lines isnt up 100% of the time does not mean that BLM doesn't still want to move the least
raw solstice
and even then you can often move within your LL and still be fine
cursive niche
Yep. This all sounds awesome, I'm looking at class list right now. Paladin can heal too!
deft quiver
is there a guide to machanics to know while doing unsynced trials for stormblood?
cursive niche
I'll look into whitemage
raw solstice
you want to stay still on other casters just as much as BLM, realistically
remote lintel
@cursive niche you rarely ever self heal on paladin, in fact it's discouraged in team play
raw solstice
just, for different reasons
unique oasis
but the other casters are more mobile nonetheless
deft quiver
cause im sure theres mechanics that can be skipped with a lvl 80 party
raw solstice
not necessarily
cursive niche
But he heals others, right?
whole lagoon
Yes paladin will but in like lvl 55 or so
faint flare
It varies on fight Ace
unique oasis
like rdm which is using an instant every other gcd and has some in/out movement abilities and summoner which has a full instant casting phase
whole lagoon
And healers will get offended if you used in dungeons
raw solstice
BLM has a bit more on-demand and extended mobility options compared to the other two dps casters
unique oasis
compared to black mage, i would say rdm and smn are both more mobile
faint flare
Mostly know thr "big" mechanics of fights
lime geode
Offended? Really?
fresh lodge
RDM is the least mobile of the 3 casters imo
scarlet arrow
usually you want to be doing damage and not healing as paladin
fresh lodge
Its mobility isn't easily controllable
raw solstice
RDM has a lot of mobility but it's relatively constrained in how it can be used
unique oasis
?
lime geode
Do they get offended if the dancer uses their group heal? I find it useful when other people heal.
unique oasis
you get to move for free every other gcd on RDM
remote lintel
@lime geode it's bad when the pld self heals
fresh lodge
And if you need to move for more than a GCD, it can be quite limiting
faint flare
Because thats a free heal
fresh lodge
Yeah but you don't often need to move every second GCD
faint flare
Clemency is a gcd and costs mana
cursive niche
BLM sounds juicy too..
faint flare
Which could have been spent killing stuff
fresh lodge
Just because you can move doesn't mean you need to
unique oasis
you can cover quite a lot of ground in an instant gcd
the question is how mobile they are
not how often you need to move lol
faint flare
And the heal probably means the cooldown the healer used is probably now wasted
whole lagoon
Man as paladin i thought I'll ease the healer so i used clemency next thing i know i got a message do your own role
unique oasis
how often you need to move varies with content
fresh lodge
There are plenty of mechanics that require you to move for longer than a GCD
faint flare
And done unnecessary overhealing
raw solstice
when you're looking at movement concerns you can run into issues where RDM will have a much worse time at it than BLM will
remote lintel
@whole lagoon it doesn't help the healer and that self heal could have been used to deal damage
fresh lodge
I'm not saying that RDM isn't mobile, I'm just saying that double cast isn't as mobile as people think
unique oasis
yeah but it costs you less if you have to move for longer than a gcd if you got to use at least 1 gcd while you did said movement
lime geode
Interesting, I'm not at end game but that sounds silly to me, especially if it's AOE dmg.
unique oasis
hard disagree meara
faint flare
Healers can handle it
unique oasis
i consider you wrong
fresh lodge
Thanks
faint flare
You kill the things so they stop hitting you
unique oasis
no problem! 
remote lintel
@lime geode silly how
faint flare
They keep you alive
whole lagoon
Yeah i guess you are right
unique oasis
I consider Clemency to be kind of like Rescue in a sense. its a utility you shouldn't have to use but if you're on the ball you can save a life with it at times
lime geode
@remote lintel if there's a big AOE one succor or whatever isn't going to heal the whole group, if a bit of healing from others keeps us alive, why not?
unique oasis
it's more of an emergency utility than a core skill
lime geode
Same with the DNC heal
remote lintel
@lime geode because it takes a huge chunk of mp and the paladin needs mp for their magic dps phase
dnc heal is free
it costs nothing
unique oasis
like for me, our weakest dps player with the least health can sometimes suffer a lot during a back to back mechanic and i have saved him once with a clemency
remote lintel
it's an ogcd
faint flare
Clemency cost resources, dancer heal doesn't
lime geode
Ah, didn't know that - I don't play pali.
remote lintel
ya thats why
lime geode
ic
unique oasis
also yeah the cost
faint flare
And the resources can be allocated better
lime geode
makes sense
faint flare
Healers have plenty of resources to handle anything thrown their way
lime geode
yeah but we all screw up sometimes 🙂
unique oasis
although if requiescat is down and you're past your magic phase you can regen a clemency cast by the next requiescat so there are times it won't truly cost you, except for the gcd that it cost you
faint flare
If not, mitigation skills like reprisal and stuff help
unique oasis
but like,
good luck having the timing where you might use a cast of it lining up with the downtime of your casting phase lol
the stars don't align so frequently
remote lintel
i mean if the paladin is like 5 hp away from death then yeah they can self heal if they don't have invuln
cursive niche
It's amazing that you have so much to discuss, this game must be even more fun than it looks
signal mist
I’m looking to buy a small house for the first time and I’m kinda lost as to how (I meet all the requirements for a personal house btw). Is there something on the maps that tell you if the house is being sold or something like that? 😅
faint flare
There's alot of stuff in the game
cursive niche
Usually with badly balanced games everyone sticks to popular opinions
unique oasis
@signal mist pretty sure you buy houses at the placard of empty lots
faint flare
Which you can chexk at the aetheryte
glad comet
There are semi-popular opinions, like how lalas are the bane of evil @cursive niche
faint flare
Housing is extremely difficult at this time.due to auto demolish being turned off
cursive niche
Who are lalas?
faint flare
So houses aren't opening often
faint flare
Lalafells, a race
twilit arch
on the map houses that are up for purchase (thoug not necessarily off their timer) will have an auctioneer's gavel icon
cursive niche
I thought catgirls are the scum
faint flare
No just overplayed
quasi spire
Where can I see players I recently ran dungeons with?
faint flare
Lalas are lowkey evil
remote lintel
i used to hate lalas and now i think theyre kinda cute
twilit arch
in the contacts menu
cursive niche
How are they evil?
twilit arch
should in the social menu section iirc
glad comet
Oh right yeah, contacts whoops
faint flare
They'll bite your ankles
remote lintel
@cursive niche there's a bunch of evil/questionable ones in the main story
faint flare
But you'll see why we say they're evil in the story
fresh lodge
Alright hold up
cursive niche
Ah lmao
fresh lodge
@cursive niche Lalas being evil is a meme in the community
remote lintel
yes it is a meme
quasi spire
thanks
remote lintel
damn no fun allowed
cursive niche
Making one and RPing an evil goblin must be fun
glad comet
fun in the #general-discussion
remote lintel
a majority of them
remote lintel
you want to level them all at once white wolf
quasi spire
is there any way to restore orchestrion rolls short of levelling alchemist yourself?
glad comet
Trends will constantly change in the market board
whole lagoon
Man i guess im late then any tips for lvling Crafters
faint flare
You can find someone.who levelled alch to do it for you
twilit arch
ask an alchemist to craft it for you
faint flare
If you give them the mats
glad comet
levemetes in the beginning as a recommendation from me
beast tribe
custom deliveries
unique oasis
@cursive niche be a little bit careful about hating on lalas/miqote/any of the playable races in the in-game chats. Someone I know used the auto-translate (like tab completing pre-made words/phrases) to spell out something along the lines of "purify eorzea, kill order: lalafell, hrothgar, one after the other" and he got some reports that lead to a warning on his account
glad comet
diadem
remote lintel
that sounds extreme
unique oasis
@cursive niche in general, things that can be construed as harassment can be reportable and can get you in trouble
fresh lodge
Jesus christ
quasi spire
I've been following ffxivguild.com guides for crafters and gatherers
cursive niche
Oh I try to act questionable only in tight communities
glad comet
@whole lagoon I think its more, if you have the patience to level them.
fresh lodge
Pro tip for interacting in an online game, don't make jokes about genocide
whole lagoon
Ok i guess now im through heavensward all these things have unlocked will try it
unique oasis
agreed that it was going way too far and that he shouldn't
i'm not saying his warning was unjust
im just... warning a new player before S-E does, so to speak lmao
glad comet
As a recommendation, start levelling your gatherers first @whole lagoon
you'll save a lot of money
on materials
unique oasis
I kind of only half agree with that
whole lagoon
Oh thx will do that then as noob in crafters any tip is good
quasi spire
I'm facing a terrible inventory spot crunch levelling botanist and fisher together
glad comet
sell your stuff lol
unique oasis
while its true you can gather yourself some materials, you won't necessarily gather enough from 1-80 to like, fuel all your crafter levelling, so then you'd have to go out of your way to gather what you need and it won't be fast. it'd probably be faster to turn around and find another money making method to feed levelling the crafters afterward
glad comet
that's the boon of every crafter/gatherer
glad comet
yeah.
Retail server price or marketboard
depending on...
popularity of the item
sometimes, its better one way or the other
fresh lodge
You should keep your gatherers ahead of your crafters, but you don't have to level them to 80 before touching crafters
Keeping gatherers at least 10 levels ahead of your highest crafter is fine
You can also pretty much skip fishing
whole lagoon
I'm sure all Crafters and gatherers with max level have there name as Pablo Escobar
glad comet
@whole lagoon what JP server? just out of curiosity?
whole lagoon
Elemental
whole lagoon
Oh good
cursive niche
Question: why black mages are not some black thing with big yellow eyes?
remote lintel
what
glad comet
Let me just move to #retired-jp-datacenters-eng
cursive niche
That's how I remember them from other games
cursive niche
Oh, that would be nice. Can f2p player access transmog stuff?
remote lintel
if you play a lala and dress up in the black mage gear you can look like that
cursive niche
OH that's nice
faint flare
When you unlock glamour
fresh lodge
!itemglam Dwarven Cotton Petasos of Casting
zinc orbitBOT
Images of glamour items by Gamer Escape.
fresh lodge
Well thats a terrible image :/
cursive niche
This will be my own little goal lmao
Yea image sucks but I can imagine it being cool
remote lintel
yeah there's a lot of gear that imitates older FF games
theres also the black mage minion i think
tulip skiff
In hydrotos is where@you get the final version of artifact weapon?
tulip skiff
How long it take you to get there?
faint flare
About 4-5 days
tulip skiff
You made it that far
faint flare
And pretty much just fate trained my way there
frigid cedar
Hello o/ Does anyone know why when I play in Borderless Windowed mode I get less FPS than in fullscreen?
tulip skiff
Oh I see I guess I’ll just do that, fate train give more then challenge logs yes?
faint flare
Challenge logs give more since they scale
frigid cedar
shouldn't it be using less resources than fullscreen?
fresh lodge
No
tulip skiff
oh I did not know it scaled
fresh lodge
Because Borderless is still rendering the other screen
faint flare
Fates give less rewards until you're within their range
remote lintel
fullscreen lets the comp do less work
fresh lodge
Its why you can swap between screens instantly
faint flare
But its still sizeable
fresh lodge
Yeah
faint flare
Some people stick around slightly longer so they can get aetherytes in pagos
cursive niche
Um, do servers have different locations? I noticed you have pictures of US/EU/JP in roles
remote lintel
yes
twilit arch
all of the datacenters for a region are in the same location
faint flare
But you can go on
twilit arch
so NA is all located in cali, EU is in germany, JP is in tokyo
halcyon glen
is 567 roulette worth doing for the exp buff?
cursive niche
That's a shame, I was hoping it's only for timezones. I hope EU servers are cool
halcyon glen
They are, from the people I've met that play on them
twilit arch
no, 50-70 roulette is pretty much if you need tomestones
or you need a bit of exp
but its really not that good for experience in general
slate crow
Do you still get a penalty if you suddenly lose connection in a duty queue?
halcyon glen
If you're in the world-selection menu, the only EU related advice I've heard is that Moogle and Shiva are the unofficial French and German servers, though I can't remember which is which
faint flare
No
faint flare
You only get penalty if you willing leave a full party
halcyon glen
if you fail to accept a duty after it popped you get a strike though
slate crow
My PS4 being a PoS won’t screw me over then.
cursive niche
Which datacenter Mana belongs to?
remote lintel
jp?
twilit arch
mana is jp yes
remote lintel
you can't visit other data centers if thats what youre wondering
zinc orbitBOT
cursive niche
You all have been very helpful. From here on I'll try to annoy my future guild. Thank you very much, you're all great!
remote lintel
you can still ask questions here 
fresh lodge
Don't worry, you can continue to annoy us in the future
oak ice
(They like it)
cursive niche
Aight, what's the difference between healing classes? I assume one is buff invested, the other is more heals and another is more dps-sy?
faint flare
White mage has upfront heals and regens..high personal dps but no dps raid buffs, scholar is the shield healer (uses shields to mitigate raid damage)...has alot of free healing with its fairy and aetherflow skills...has a crit up raid buff for the team..
Astro is the "jack of all trades", having a regen and Shield stance..
Dishes out cards to buff peoples damage and has a aoe damage buff ontop of it..its heals needs abit more planning to make full use of them
remote lintel
white mage has more regen, sch kinda has more shields, ast has a lil bit of both and buffs damage
cursive niche
Scholar sounds hype, oh god damage buffs with planning sound juicy too
stable hinge
Is there a good way to get lv80 gear without getting bankrupt by the market board?
remote lintel
running eden verse
faint flare
By going about it the "normal" way, by doing eden and nier raids while farming tomestone to buy more gear
gloomy mortar
Craft and sell stuff on the MB so you can afford the lvl80 gear on the MB
stable hinge
Ty
heady flare
Could also farm Memoria
cursive niche
Do you wish there were more good Astros or BLM in the world?
faint flare
Both
cursive niche
But probably Astros?
faint flare
Good healers are always very welcome
gloomy mortar
I’m still on Stormblood and have a few lvl 80 characters, so I took the crafting route. Can’t farm eden if you haven’t unlocked it 😛
faint flare
Especially when they feed me cards
unique oasis
@cursive niche ah sorry for assuming you were na
cursive niche
Many people can dps, but effective damage buffer sounds hyper, no?
heady flare
as a DPS it always feels good when ASTs gift me some cards
unique oasis
i was an AST main for years
enjoy and good luck
oh im sure you have learned you can't start as AST
once you're into HW though you can unlock it
slate carbon
I miss old AST
unique oasis
me too in the sense that i found it more fun
but i think current AST is healthier for the game
leaden ginkgo
how does embolden work on rdm exactly? bit confused when reading the skill description
unique oasis
i just found that old ast had like... more excitement/hype
@sour forge it buffs everyone with 5 stacks youll see it in the party window
and you'll see it count down
the fewer stacks the weaker the buff
slate carbon
Yes! I love how the cards did smth different. Then there were different buffs that u can put on the cards
faint flare
It gived the full effect to the group then every 4 seconds it decays slightly
So the party buff gets weaker and weaker until it fades
whole lagoon
I heard old ast was tough to learn
tulip skiff
What do you do when you have so much materia? Sell them to vendors? Are materia below VII even worth keeping?
leaden ginkgo
so it goes down from 10% to 8% every 4s and so on?
leaden ginkgo
tyty
slate carbon
I dont think old ast was had
unique oasis
actually AST is harder now than it was back then
slate carbon
I feel like its similar to learning ninja ninjutsu
unique oasis
the current AST opener requires you to double weave several of the gcds with a target selection to party member and back to boss in every gcd of the opener
whole lagoon
Oh well i just started 2 months ago so don't know much but ninja is tough is heck
unique oasis
before it was easier cause you didnt actually have to play any cards to set up your aoe damage buff
so its like way busier now to do that
halcyon glen
potd 51-60 spamming is more time efficient than moving up past 60, right? for exp.
slate carbon
What did divination do on old AST? Was that even on ast?
unique oasis
it didnt exist
the cards had different functions, a different buff of each type
and there was also royal road which ate a card to provide an alteration to the next card
so the goal was to royal road a spire or ewer in order to get an effect that the next card played would be 50% effective but apply in AoE
slate carbon
I remember the there was a defense boost which was bole?
unique oasis
and the card Balance was a damag ebuff
so you wanted AoE balance
so lots of drawing and redrawing was the rng but
unique oasis
it was less busy in terms of all the weaving and targeting because
whole lagoon
Well they are revamping many classes before next expansion so anything can happen
oak ice
Except Bole was bad
unique oasis
now in the ast opener you gotta throw 3 cards on allies in the space of lightspeed
in reality you throw 5
in like just a few gcds
in the opener
so it's really busy cause that involves double weaves and targeting changes every gcd
whole lagoon
Damn I'll stay away from ast i dont have that good ping to play it
cursive niche
Whatever you're talking about sounds hard and that's hype
unique oasis
but old ast you used to wait to pull aoe balance before actually pulling the boss
which was like
not very healthy for the game
last shard
Was it a mistake for me to choose Lalafel?
unique oasis
people would wait as long as it takes to get aoe balance and a half before pulling the boss just to get a good parse or w/e
and that was bad for the health of the game
plus it was rng whether you got aoe damage buffs at all
now you get them no matter what, with card seals being about how strong the buff is
last shard
I feel like Lalas are the butts of every joke and there seems to be open hostility toward what I think should be the master race of FF
whole lagoon
Just be ready to be called potato
unique oasis
so basically before, it was more feast or famine
now it's more consistent
but the excitement of pulling aoe balance was massive compared to divination and seals
so its cool but its less like winning the lottery
so yeah
last shard
The warning is too late. I've already been called a potato and my heart was not ready.
unique oasis
better for the game's health but less fun to me personally
slate carbon
There are two types of people in ffxiv people who love and adore lalafells and people who hate them
unique oasis
a lot of ast players are really happy these days though so
i wouldn't discourage picking AST
oak ice
People being racist towards lalas are weird and should be disregarded
whole lagoon
Well they call it casually it is a nickname for your race
jade quartz
If you’re upset by harmless memes then I guess? You made a mistake?
unique oasis
in fact even better if you never played the old version cause you aren't familiar anyway
whole lagoon
Never take offense
jade quartz
No one really cares
unique oasis
so you won't have that comparison in your head when you play it
slate carbon
YESS I REMEMBER how happy I would get when I got aoe and balance
oak ice
Potato is a cute nickname
slate carbon
Did the king of crowns like give a massive damage buff to people?
unique oasis
not even just aoe and balance but when you had balance in the spread and pulled ewer while you already had a royal roaded ewer at the start of a fight
so you drop aoe balance and immediately royal road your next 50%+aoe
it felt godlike
slate carbon
Now it's just a simple damage buff ):
unique oasis
sometimes if rng blessed you you could be putting up another aoe balance as the last one was falling off
cursive niche
I like being abused
scarlet arrow
o.O
whole lagoon
Damn you guys are nerding out (no offense)
slate carbon
I love RNG classes. AST, Bard and Dancer are my favorite
unique oasis
i still play AST from time to time but i guess i'm a PLD main now... i think
slate carbon
Ast WAS my favorite
slate carbon
Idk tbh
I'm new to raiding (despite being level 80)
I found a FC to raid with, so now I just gotta get my bard and either monk or samurai up to max level
last shard
last shard
Prejudice! Discrimination! Fear!
slate carbon
Speaking of that monk or samurai? I'm dont know which I would like to level first to do savage raids?
unique oasis
our monk recently swapped to samurai
he says its just less stressful and more straightforward
he's now topping our dps chart
oak ice
Monk rework in 5.4
unique oasis
except when the SMN is going off
slate carbon
Wait isnt monk getting a rework soon
unique oasis
but yeah, the rework
slate carbon
Oh dang let me not learn monk only for it to get changed
whole lagoon
@last shard damn buddy you got it rough
oak ice
Yeah, he's in the novice network 
oak ice
For every weird racist towards lala, there's one who will move closer to you to sneak pats
unique oasis
it kinda depends
on who you are
the dancer and smn swapped in my static
the new smn picked it up really fast
oak ice
It's less a rotation and more a priority system
unique oasis
but he and the old smn/new dnc are a couple and spent a lot of time together working on it
whole lagoon
Man wait till you end post ARR you'll understand lalafell jokes
last shard
ARR?
last shard
Oh, yeah, I did finish
unique oasis
no
whole lagoon
You have to buy the steam version for them if there is one
unique oasis
steam version players have to pay for their sub via steam
but game time isn't a product int he steam store, it's accessed by the mog station
so i don't think it's possible
wait i might be wrong
i think steam payment might not be the only option when im resubbing in the mog station
maybe we'd better wait to hear if anyone else knows better
last shard
I am in Shadowbringers
whole lagoon
@last shard oh nevermind then
remote lintel
does vivere militare est do magic dmg
obsidian patio
the pulsing aoe damage? pretty sure, yes.
honestly I think attacks are only physical damage if they actually hit you with a physical object.
remote lintel
alright
obsidian patio
which makes 99% of aoes magic damage
oak ice
Alea Iacta 
noble ember
Is ilvl being raised in 5.3? Or is that 5.4
leaden ginkgo
does putting items into the glamour dresser cost prisms? or am i doing smth wrong
i think i want to start on rdm after finishing dnc but all the skills i get upon unlocking is intimidating
yes it costs prism
dumb
does it cost money to fire then hire a new retainer because mine is ugly
remote lintel
no
leaden ginkgo
that i have no idea..altho i know u can have 2 retainers
zinc orbitBOT
oak ice
It costs one prism to put it in and then never again
You can flip plates however much you want for free
faint flare
@noble ember 5.4 is when ilvl goes up. Ilvl goes up every major even patch
cursive niche
Kawa said something about a starter job for AST but I can't find it
remote lintel
ast doesn't have a starting class
cursive niche
Actually tried googling and it's hella confusing. Which starter job goes into AST?
cobalt narwhal
will i get the mount quest following the main story or no? someone told me I would but im lvl 24 and havent seen it mentioned yet
shrewd owl
you can get astrologian once you reach heavensward
remote lintel
you unlock the mount quest viq msq but it's a side quest @cobalt narwhal
obsidian patio
The sidequest becomes available at your chosen grand company once you pick one.
cursive niche
Yeah, at lvl 50 which should unlock when they launch next patch. I'm starting Arcanist
remote lintel
expansions jobs don't have starting classes
leaden ginkgo
where can you get gear for a level 31 machinist
my recommended is using my gathering stuff and i feel like thats not a good thing
obsidian patio
you can buy level 30 stuff from the main-city marketplaces.
leaden ginkgo
xD
remote lintel
@cursive niche it's also story locked since you need to get to the main city of heavensward
ishgard
oblique delta
Is there going to be new DOH/DOL gear with 5.3 that is better than overmelded facet gear ? Trying to see if I should hold on to my gil or not.
karmic niche
is there a better way to level up the chocobo?
leaden ginkgo
last question for a bit. whats an efficient way to farm gold saucer?
lavish vortex
where can i see the average dps that a certain job is doing or has to do in E6S?
obsidian patio
@oblique delta based on HW/SB patch trends, yes they'll very likely add the next (and last) set of crafted crafting/gathering gear for shadowbringers in 5.3.
pure oasis
want a house but ive been visiting each plot and war in each of the resident areas is there an easier way to do this? Is there a way to see if a plot is for sell?
obsidian patio
@karmic niche basically make sure to do the challenge log for the chocobo each week and (if you have housing of some type, including an apartment) make sure you and another person (other people can't feed for apartment) feed them krakka roots or another non-dye chocobo food every... 1 or 2 hours?
@pure oasis You can look at all the houses of a housing district at once with the menu that lets you look at each ward when entering through that city-state's aetheryte. Plots that aren't owned by anyone will show a gil value
@leaden ginkgo after doing the challenge log for the gold saucer (except for the mahjong challenge), the mining/botany minigames on the top floor where chocobo racing/LoV is are your best bet. Chocobo Racing can be better but requires a lot of time and effort to invest in order to reach that point.
mental garnet
is there a per level roulette xp table?
obsidian patio
None that I know of that are up to date.
mental garnet
dang
obsidian patio
@lavish vortex You can try going to FFlogs and look at the various parse percentiles for E6S.
lavish vortex
and how do i get the average damage from that? i dont know how those percentiles work
i dont understand them lol
obsidian patio
to put it simply, percentiles are basically a grade of "out of 100 people, how many are you beating?"
So a percentile of 70 means you're better than 70% of others who also submitted their parse.
lavish vortex
ohhh i see, and then is there a way to see what was the rDPS from people that is sitting at 50% or 60% for example?
or any percentile
obsidian patio
starting from here, you'd click on "All Percentiles" and choose the percentile you want to look at.
royal pelican
can someone link me to where i can buy 30 days entry subscription?
i really cant find it
only 60 day non entry
lavish vortex
@obsidian patio nice!!!, thanks!!!
royal pelican
thanks man
lavish vortex
that was exactly what i was looking for
how did you get there from the home screen?
obsidian patio
click the 3 bars at the top left, and then click "statistics" by the thing you want to look at.
lavish vortex
you are awesome man, thx again!
red junco
here asking as a newbie to endgame BLM, am I doing alright by saving my sharpcast for fire so I can have a fire III?
That Fire III is there for when I need to move from an attack and I have more time to do fire IV
jade quartz
Not exactly
jade quartz
Generally you should try to use sharpcast on cooldown
obsidian patio
The damage difference between T3P and F3P is small enough that you just accept whatever Sharpcast lands on.
jade quartz
When optimising a fight you may encounter a situation where you want to delay sc very slightly to get a proc at a certain time
But it’s not something you should do as part of your regular rotation
magic beacon
the answer is: it depends
do you need the extra movement for a movement phase? yeah sharp that fire1 fuck it
red junco
mainly it's always been preferred on fire for me because it helps me have extra time for my Fire IV's so I can not waste MP when I go to Despair/have time to use a Polyglot
magic beacon
i fyou dont, then sharp thuinder for more zap zap
obsidian patio
it also doesn't help that Sharpcast slightly drifts from your rotation since a full fire/ice cycle isn't exactly 30 seconds.
assuming you always use it right on cooldown
magic beacon
Maybe you went crazy with the extra GCD cast in your fire4 phases and you need the extra second to pull off despair
karmic niche
ohh
raw solstice
sharp thunder can be good for movement too, sometimes even better than a sharp fire, so even in that facet it depends a bit
magic beacon
ah tru tru
jade quartz
If delaying SC, you’re usually doing so for movement purposes
Not to specifically get a fire or thunder
raw solstice
well, not really
magic beacon
but with a comfy SpS, you have room for 1 GCD in your Fire4 phase
so you gotta save the 2nd one for Despair
cobalt narwhal
how do cosmetics work, if i buy a pumpkin head can i use it on accounts i make later
raw solstice
even with base sps you have enough room for an extra GCD on both sides of F1
magic beacon
unless you have that f3p and then its just 15s of cushion
cosmetics are like any other item, you can Glammor it onto whatever yorue wearing
jade quartz
@cobalt narwhal no, only Mog Station items labelled as “account-wide” will go to all characters (including ones created in the future)
cobalt narwhal
how does glammoring an item work, does it cost a lot
jade quartz
No
magic beacon
nah its almost free
cobalt narwhal
and if u undo it do u lose the item?
magic beacon
you by these little crystals that allow you to put the outward appearance of one item onto another
jade quartz
!faq glamour
zinc orbitBOT
magic beacon
nothing is lost but the little crystal
cobalt narwhal
so i buy an item, glamour it and keep both items?
magic beacon
yes
cobalt narwhal
k thanks
jade quartz
Correct, though both items will become bound to you and untradable
magic beacon
even if you change your mind and switch it to something else, nothing gets lost but Glammor prisms
cobalt narwhal
account bound or character bound
magic beacon
character
jade quartz
So you can’t just buy an expensive fashion item, use it as glamour and resell it
Character. There is no method to transfer items between your characters without an intermediary.
No shared inventory.
jade quartz
Having alt characters in this game isn’t incentivised
cobalt narwhal
so alts are pointless besides restarting a class u like more?
cobalt narwhal
are jobs the same as a class
cobalt narwhal
is it expensive to reroll?
cobalt narwhal
and u keep ur lvl?
jade quartz
You can switch jobs with the click of a button
Yes
I am max level in all jobs on my character
Can play any of them as I see fit
cobalt narwhal
oh so u do have to re level tho
jade quartz
Switch instantly as long as I’m not in combat or an instance
Each job levels independently yeah
cobalt narwhal
hmm does it save gear presets?
jade quartz
Yes
You click a single button to switch classes to a different gear set and you’re ready to go
Your class is determined by your currently equipped weapon.
So gear set switching is the most convenient way to class change
And can be done anywhere as long as you’re not in an instance or in combat
cobalt narwhal
i see
jade quartz
The main reason anyone would make an alt would be if they had friends on different datacentres and wanted to play with both
cobalt narwhal
im still trying to get my mount too idk if i missed the quest or not cause the bonus xp is making me overleveled
obsidian patio
Have you joined a grand company yet?
jade quartz
Have you joined a Grand Company in the main story?
jade quartz
It’s level 20 in the MSQ
cobalt narwhal
ive done the first 3 dungeons
zinc orbitBOT
zinc orbitBOT
jade quartz
80
simple shore
I mean, you have to be 80 to finish it so
oak ice
It goes all the way to 80, but there are some walls here and there
jade quartz
It’s pretty much the core of the game
cobalt narwhal
o
oak ice
It's a Final Fantasy first and an MMO second, so story is tantamount
jade quartz
Paramount
cobalt narwhal
well when should i start doing dungeons
jade quartz
Dungeons are mostly part of the MSQ
oak ice
Yes, paramount lol
white gorge
how long can i stay in the novice network?
oak ice
It's 6 am
jade quartz
Until you’ve both
- accrued 168 hours (7 days) of playtime
- completed the Stormblood post-story (i.e. reached right before the beginning of Shadowbringers
red junco
thanks for the knowlegde but i might stick to how I play BLM, I think I'm at least okay enough to parse green :V
cobalt narwhal
are guilds home world only or cross dc
oak ice
Home world only
cobalt narwhal
rip
simple shore
home world only. but they dont really mean as much in FF14 as you might be used to them meaning in other games.
oak ice
You can chat in them even if you jump servers
jade quartz
Free Companies are mostly purely social groups
simple shore
Endgame tends to be done with "Statics", which is not necessarily (and usually not) anyone from your FC.
oak ice
Someone always has a tendency to leave the FC when people suggest doing savage raids 
simple shore
Most statics will set up a Cross World Linkshell as well so they have their own chat channel and such.
cobalt narwhal
if i keep all my junk weapons from lvling can i use it in blacksmithing or something later
or should i just vendor it
simple shore
You can desynth unwanted items to get crafting materials - but low level stuff (basically anything below 30. probably below 50) is going to be a such low value that it isnt worth holding on to.
jade quartz
Only real use would be to equip your retainer
cobalt narwhal
speaking of which do retainers come before or after mounts
remote lintel
I can't seem to fit 4 edges of shadow into my drk opener
hollow mesa
Question! So.. I'm almost at level cap for my BLM but bad news.. I just started HW.. :c I don't want to waste EXP from MSQ on a cap class.
Does the MSQ lock me as BLM? Or can I play as other classes for MSQ? I heard that MSQ (sometimes) require me to play as my starting class?
heady bramble
Is it possible to transfer the FFXIV installation files to another computer and still have it run? or is a clean install needed
- This is for Steam
oblique delta
They said new recipes will come out with the 5.3 patch, does that mean new potions and new food ?
plush hound
@heady bramble yes, but you'll still need to launch through Steam.
wraith whale
Hey guys I'm a new player, should I buy the starter edition or just go to the complete? On steam
simple shore
@oblique delta primarily its going to be new Crafter/Gatherer gear and intermediary materials for them, most likely. Maybe some new crafter/gatherer food.
heady bramble
nicee, so just copy the FFXIV folder in Steamapps/common?
oblique delta
oh but it won't impact the DPS potions and food
remote lintel
yeah just copy the files
simple shore
@oblique delta It's unlikely - but not certain. We wont know for certain until it actually releases.
heady bramble
cos i would really rather skip the whole dling process. I had to use a vpn to dl my files :/
plush hound
Yup, copy to the same pathing.
oblique delta
@simple shore cool, thanks!
heady bramble
cool cool thanks guys
ah quick question, does it matter at all if my current one is using Windows 7?, new one will be windows 10
plush hound
Make sure you backup your system and character data to the server first though!
heady bramble
will do
plush hound
@heady bramble won't matter. There's nothing OS specific in the folder.
little swift
!faq retainers
zinc orbitBOT
little swift
@cobalt narwhal
if you're past that particular quest
you can just go talk to any retainer vocate
heady bramble
@plush hound and by backing up the system/character settings, you mean the gear next to the character right? (at the selection screen)
Sorry currently in 1st month of subscription so still kinda new to this
cobalt narwhal
and the first 2 are free right?
obsidian patio
yep
remote lintel
@heady bramble there should be a cog icon at the top of the character select screen above your character name, as well as one next to your character name
click both
they back up different htings
plush hound
@heady bramble the double cog at the top right covers system backup and the gear next to your character name covers the character backup.
remote lintel
yea that
heady bramble
ahhhh okay so there's another cog. Alright thanks a bunch guys
pure oasis
um I've really been trying to understand summoner staring at a guide and im just not getting it. I dont really understand what to do outside of DWT or what makes summon bahamut proc. The opener i get lost and I think im just frustrated but any advice would help alot.
plush hound
You are not alone on that.
remote lintel
summoner is one of the most complicated classes in the game
pure oasis
I watched that one hour guide on summoner and it kinda helped at least understand skills
Still i feel lost lol
remote lintel
!faq smncycle
zinc orbitBOT
pure oasis
Thank god a short video that my pea brain and squirrel tier attention span can handle
thank you @remote lintel
remote lintel
np
leaden ginkgo
So the new crafter set coming next patch
Anyone knows how many meld spots it would have?
oak ice
2 guaranteed, 3 hidden
obsidian patio
same as the facet stuff
leaden ginkgo
Hidden?
oak ice
Overmeld stuff, like all crafted gear
obsidian patio
You generally need to overmeld to do endgame crafting
leaden ginkgo
Those people who overmeld are the same people who will be buying me the FC house next patch
warped nest
Just want to point out that some players do go for cheaper over meld
And compensate for the slightly lower stat by using more HQ mats
leaden ginkgo
Can I meld the 2 for VIIIs and overmeld VIIs?
plush hound
If Advanced Melding is allowed you can.
warped nest
The first overmeld slot will still take VIII, @obsidian patio this correct?
obsidian patio
yes
warped nest
Yeah, assuming said gear isn't tagged with Advanced Melding Forbidden
obsidian patio
grade 6 can also be used for the first overmeld and has more stats than a grade 7
zinc orbitBOT
unreal sierra
my game has crashed to desktop 2x in the last ten minutes, anything going on?
hasnt done that before now
simple shore
Probably worth a reboot, maybe you've hit a memory leak of some sort.
If it keeps doing it after that, then can look into it further
leaden ginkgo
Are you sure you have the required specs?
In the next patch, that crafter set.
What does "set" include?
obsidian patio
an entire set of gear
leaden ginkgo
Armor + accs?
simple shore
Everything
leaden ginkgo
Tools too?
hollow birch
I'm trying to buy the game but there's no UK for a billing address
unreal sierra
oh yeah I have a 1080ti and ryzen 7. the specs are fine
im on max settings
borderless windowed. just crashed again talking to a quest guy
obsidian patio
yes dan
white spruce
I just logged in.
leaden ginkgo
Aite thanks
knotty reef
🤔 If I bought the game. Is the population good in oceanic regions? 🤔
leaden ginkgo
Last question. Is there a way to know the stats of said items before the patch goes live?
leaden ginkgo
Guess I will just have to buy 26 of each crafter materia
honest cedar
just unlocked black chocobo and finished attuning all the aether currents, how the hell do i fly ?
leaden ginkgo
does the durability of crafting materials changes randomly?
halcyon glen
@knotty reef Oceania lacks a data center of it's own, so its population tends to spread to JP and NA regions
NA's data centers, while across an ocean, are at least not across an ocean and a continent as they're all on the west coast. They're also all mostly English-speaking, which leads many to take the ping loss. If I recall correctly, and this could be wrong, Adamantoise on Aether has a decent Australian population at least.
On JP, I recall there being a server or two in particular which are the unofficial English servers, one of which may or may not be Kujata. Check with someone who knows.
slate arrow
@honest cedar check your Aether Currents menu under Travel
you need both all field currents and sidequest current
honest cedar
halcyon glen
Quests!
honest cedar
?
leaden ginkgo
you need the quest ones too
slate arrow
you didn't get your sidequest currents
halcyon glen
You're missing 5 aether currents, which are quest rewards
simple shore
Or the MSQ current
paper torrent
I'm having some trouble with the Shadowbringers healer quests. Is there a way for my scholar fairy to heal a non-party member?
simple shore
One of them is always MSQ
slate arrow
@paper torrent I'm not sure. They do have special statuses for healer specific instances in most Scholar quests
paper torrent
my fairy doesn't seem to want to heal giott and it's annoying me
paper torrent
80
though I may just be doing something wrong because I don't actually play the class
grim adder
Whats the fastest way to level miner?
remote lintel
can you target them and use the fairy healing beam thing
you should be able to do that
slate arrow
Focus Target Giott, use Recitiation > Excog, lustrate as nessesary
sweet pasture
What's the best thing to send my retainers out on now that they're level 80? I always forget what to do with these two gals. Do I beef up their ilvl and spam Quick Exploration or do I just continue to do Field Explorations every day?
slate arrow
@sweet pasture Quick Exploration for rare loot chances, mainly
@grim adder Leves > Collectibles > Ishgard
paper torrent
ah thx
grim adder
Oo do leve quests have turnins for mining or is it straight up just mining?
sweet pasture
Should I buff their ilvl for increased loot chance or something? I'm not sure what incentive there is for ilvl otherwise.
remote lintel
I think ilvl caps at 430
simple shore
!faq retainerbp
zinc orbitBOT
slate arrow
@grim adder straight up mining
sweet pasture
Really...? you get welfare 430 gear from the blacksmith in the tempest but okay
slate arrow
they make it so that you never have to raid to maximise gear on retainers
grim adder
Tyty!
slate arrow
plus, the current crafted gear is so cheap you might as well just buy the accessories from there instead of farming the initial endgame dungeons for retainers
@paper torrent If you want a detailed SCH healing guide, #healer-lounge should have it in the pins or something
or here
!faq schguide
zinc orbitBOT
valid pecan
Where Do I get a quest for ninja
slate arrow
have you done all the prereqs
valid pecan
I think so
warped nest
Look at the top left of your screen
There should be a UI with 
icon on it
Red with footstep
warped nest
Does it have a line of text below it?
The line below should display your next class/job quest for your current job
valid pecan
Yee I know, I probably should of composed by question differently
jade quartz
If you have completed all rogue quests up to level 30, and completed the level 20 MSQ “Sylph-Management”, the NIN unlock quest will be available from the rogues’ guild.
gloomy mortar
I bought facet primary and secondary tools for my retainers plus lvl 80 dwarven Lignan gear. Gathering stat is about 2250
jade quartz
The hideout south of Wineport is for NIN quests after the initial one.
warped nest
!faq retainerbp
zinc orbitBOT
gloomy mortar
Am level 50 Fark Knight, Paladin and Marauder. Which tank Is the most fun to continue with ?
jade quartz
Entirely subjective
warped nest
Fun is very... Subjective
slate arrow
i find all of them fun in their own way so
remote lintel
whichever one you enjoy more
gloomy mortar
Dark Knight it seemed all I did was spam the aoe attack
slate arrow
you need to be more specific
jade quartz
They all play rather similarly
slate arrow
also: if you're not 80, it's not complete
jade quartz
On AoE situations that’s what every job does
remote lintel
unless youre monk
jade quartz
Spam AoE attack
slate arrow
talk to the chocobo porter
valid pecan
Thanks ^^
strange yarrow
What r the healing classes
cloud lake
Does anyone else have this problem. Not sure if this is my controller or not. When I first start of the battle and mob and or boss I go to cycle to my second hotbar. Only for it to be reverted back to hotbar 1. making me use skills I don't want to click at that time. Not sure if its a system thing or not but it only does it at the start of battle
valid pecan
and understand general playstyle of each
remote lintel
scholar, astrologian, white mage
@cloud lake do you have the option ticked that makes you switch hotbars when drawing your weapon
remote lintel
character config > hotbar settings > custom > enable auto hotbar switching
uncheck it
arctic holly
Hey so my friend just started the free trial and I'm on siren but when he made his character he can't join siren or adamantoise
zinc orbitBOT
cloud lake
Alright cool
remote lintel
if he's on the same data center you can world visit
arctic holly
But I want him to join one of them so they can get more exp
remote lintel
then he needs to wait until off hours
obsidian patio
!faq serverlock
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
How much is an extra retainer?
obsidian patio
$2.50 per month
mild ermine
What should I do for level 60 crafter/gathering gear? MB?
Is there a poetics option?
obsidian patio
Crafters and gatherers use yellow scrips and white scrips instead of tomestones.
mild ermine
But all that gear is 65+
simple shore
Get to 61 and buy vendor gear
obsidian patio
nope there's the level 60 stuff from the scrip vendor in idyllshire
thought all of that gear is job-specific
mild ermine
Mining tools are 65-66 for yellow script. And all the DoL gear is 65.
I do see some gear below 60 though.
58 gear.
unreal sierra
is there any way I can debug crash to desktop?
like a log or something that says what I need to change?
leaden ginkgo
does melee jobs get more loot from minion kills compared to ranged?
or am I hallucinating
I've farmed bombs both with my ranged class and melee class, and I feel like I get more loot when I kill the mobs with melee
raw solstice
I assume you mean random mob kills but nah doesn't make any sort of difference other than I guess mug on NIN
leaden ginkgo
yeah, random world mobs
raw solstice
but even that's not really all that big of an effect at all
leaden ginkgo
I see
warm token
Will people be my friend on here? I just bought it but I feel lonely
leaden ginkgo
what would be the best class/job to farm world mobs?
mobility and abilities that are off the gcd
blu?
raw solstice
there's not really a best one for farming really. Whatever has the highest level/most gear for you that can nuke stuff fast
also consider using retainers to help farm mob drops
leaden ginkgo
yeah I can one shot most of the things I'm currently farming
also consider using retainers to help farm mob drops
@raw solstice you can ask retainers for something specific?
raw solstice
yeah, if they have a battle class assigned to them they can do hunting ventures and bring back mob drops
leaden ginkgo
hmm, I'll give that a try
raw solstice
it doesn't have everything but it has quite a bit that you might want to farm
just might have to level them/gear them a bit so they can go on the venture you want to send them out on
leaden ginkgo
my retainer has the same level and ilvl as my main
it usually returns with random lvl70 gear for other classes
raw solstice
yeah that'd be because you're sending them out on quick ventures
there's two other options for ventures, exploration or whatever (18 hour ventures) or hunting ventures (1h ventures as well like quick ventures, but you choose from the list of items for them to bring back)
zinc orbitBOT
gloomy ice
Yes folklore tomes are permanent unlocks once used
round trail
is it a sin to skip cutscenes
little swift
is it a sin to skip cutscenes
@round trail no. if you aren't terribly interested in the story itsnot a sin
clever cave
Lolss no not a sin
little swift
just play the story your way
granted you still have to play or pay for a skip
but its fine to skip cutscenes if they aren't for you
round trail
ive skipped cutscenes up until MSQ lvl 19, just went back and read a quick ARR lore recap
my FC giving me shit about skipping lol
simple shore
People generally will give shit about it because it usually leads to "What is X?" "Who is Y?" type questions constantly later on, imo
round trail
yeah thats why im trying to touch up on the lore recaps
i want to know the story, but my biggest problem so far is remembering all the weird names
little swift
If you're interested in the story then maybe not skip as many cutscenes some are nice to watch
And important to plot
obsidian patio
lots of lore-related pins in #archived-lore-spoilers if you want to take a look there