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#questions-and-help
faint flare
teal isle
that's not bad at all hot damn
wintry chasm
Also crafting and gathering does level up much faster than combat jobs
obsidian patio
Do note you need to unlock it first, which requires completion of patch 3.3 MSQ
teal isle
Oh for sure, that's not a worry
mint moss
So how does gear work in this game is raid gear the best kind of gear
wintry chasm
@mint moss if you start on a preferred server you get a double XP gain buff up to level 70 which lasts at least 3 months. Also when you level a class lower in level than your highest level class you get the armoury bonus
!faq armouryexp
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
No
mint moss
Cool
dim ridge
which titles are leaving on the 11th for ishgard restoration? or are they leaving when the next 'season' for it officially starts a few weeks later? trying to see what i can still gun for
wintry chasm
@mint moss yeah usually for endgame it's a mix of raid gear and upgraded tomestone
wintry chasm
I assume they meant retainer
onyx kiln
do i gain less EXP from the challange log if i work on it in the early zones in Eureka?
lavish vortex
Where do I deliver gathered collectibles in shadowbringers areas?
faint flare
Eulmore
obsidian patio
@dim ridge you probably have until the 3rd phase actually starts, but the titles that are probably leaving are “The Nests own...” for each of the classes
faint flare
No jon
mint moss
Are there like specific gear stat rolls u need for the right class
agile laurel
random rolls aren't a thing
faint flare
Some jobs prefer certain speed thresholds but you worry about that at cap
wintry chasm
Stats on gear aren't randomised so you don't roll per se but different jobs do want other things
thorny bluff
Equipping a weaver needle unequpped all of my clothes. Do I need to relevel this profession in order to equip them again, or are they flat out unequippable?
While I have it equipped of course, I know I can jsut swap back to staff any time
mint moss
So how would u yo about putting stats on gear
agile laurel
you need level 1 gear if you're level 1
wintry chasm
^
mint moss
U get materia from ?
faint flare
Alot of things
agile laurel
plus if you weren't just on a crafter, the gear you were wearing might be for combat jobs too
wintry chasm
Almost all the stats on a piece of gear is just from gear itself not materia
faint flare
Game throws materia at you
mint moss
Oh ok
quasi widget
for a very very small amount of time 4 years ago there was a mode where you could get random stats BiS but you'll never get random stats at max level now
mint moss
So different raids and msq give different types of armor
faint flare
Msq is entry stuff, raids is for higher end gear
quasi widget
msq will give you gear as you level now, but until max level you'll be replacing it. you can keep some for alt jobs
mint moss
Hm ok
faint flare
Item level is king
agile laurel
or regent of your preference
mint moss
Can every class equip the same type of armor or is it different?
little swift
what you equip is dependent on your mainstat
in sub50 levels this is largely irrelevant anyways
since its either disciple of war/magic or the tank specific stuff
faint flare
Until 80
mint moss
Ok
little swift
as you become more familiar with your class/preferences
faint flare
There's spikes at 50/60/70 where you can buy gear with special currency for a large jump
novel parcel
Are prices/items on market board universal, or does each mb has its own economy like you can move retainers between ul'dah gridania and limsa is it so they can specifically sell there?
little swift
mb prices are the same across the board on your world
but between servers its different
faint flare
But all market boards on your world are.the same
novel parcel
ah alrighty good to know ty
little swift
the only thing moving your retainer does is affect how you get taxed
wheny ou sell things
novel parcel
(here I was thinking to sell mats specific to where guilds are located since demand would be higher, but guess not since its universal haha)
mint moss
I’m still confused about gear do the bonuses not matter only the level of the gear?
faint flare
Substats dont affect you much at lower level
The main stat ajd weapon damage are much more of a bigger deal
Things with higher weapon damage and main stat, like intelligence for casters, will pretty much always beat out substats like Crit, determination etc
mint moss
Ohh ok
faint flare
You only compare substats when they're of similar item level
faint flare
14 is more vertical in progression than Horizontal
quasi widget
theres nothing like set bonuses or anything like that.. for now
little swift
there are set bonuses
but not important ones
the GC uniform pieces do have a bonus
as well as some of the cosmetic cash shop sets
but they're not anything mindblowingly amazing
nothing to worry about
faint flare
Well no meaningful set bonuses*
thorny bluff
Does getting HQ crafting materials affect the quality chance of the items used to craft them in any way?
wintry chasm
Using hq crafting materials fills out the quality bar while crafting before starting so it kinda gives you a headstart in a way towards hq %
mint moss
There are two types of gear right one for disciples of magic and one for the other one right?
agile laurel
yes.
thorny bluff
Oh, okay. Thanks for answering.
faint flare
There's more later as it splits of into respective roles
agile laurel
Most MMOs have different main stats for gear for casters, healers, melee - all XIV does on top is enforce who can wear it
faint flare
There's Fending for tanks, maiming for Dragoon, Striking for Monk/samurai, Aiming for Ranged dps, scouting for ninja, Casting for Casters and Healing for healers
mint moss
Those are types of gears for classes?
agile laurel
and ninja takes aiming accessories, best not to ask
yes.
once you pass level 50 or so you'll see
faint flare
Yes, every job in that role shares that armour
Aka all tanks use fending
All casters use Casting gear
Etc
mint moss
Ok
agile laurel
@tidal yarrow East Shroud, 17-16
tidal yarrow
thanks
faint flare
Oh where
remote lintel
i think so
agile laurel
it's a really obvious location above the hawthorne aetheryte
ionic hazel
how do people mark instantly via waymarkers
little swift
they save them for specific instances
if you open up the waymarks menu
you can save up to 5 layouts
then next time you load into that instance
you can automatically place them
for example liek this
faint flare
Do fates/nm
The fates
They give them
You can try and help spawn them
There trackers and occasional fate trains
You can look at trackers to see what fates are spawnable and what mobs you need to farm
If there is a fate train, yes
fast hawk
my server ping is 80ms; I can't consistently double weave. Should I level a ninja or dragoon?
marble pike
Hi, This isn't really a In-game related question but my friend is having major FPS problems with his High-end pc and I can't find anything that works online so you guys are my last hope...! He's got a 2060 super and and I-7 9700 and he's running the game on 8-10fps
fast hawk
I leveled a SAM to 80, but they're boring af, trying a different class
faint flare
Spawning fates is just: go find the required mob > kill over and over until it spawns > kill fate
Rinse repeat
Make a new anemos tracker when you enter anemos or ask if there's one already
To see what's open
If there's one you just put the ID in
nova umbra
wtf is this drop rate? I did like 30+ maps and haven't gotten one
quasi widget
@marble pike reinstall drivers, restart computer... is ffxiv the only game that runs poorly?
nova umbra
it's like 170k on the market too
vagrant scroll
@marble pike check if the game is actually using the gpu or if it's using the CPUs integrated function.
faint flare
Then make your own and go pick something and hope its spawnable
Anemos is more dead than the other parts of eureka personally
quasi widget
my server ping is 80ms; I can't consistently double weave. Should I level a ninja or dragoon?
@fast hawk ninja should be the more engaging of the two, but 80ms is more than fine for all the content
marble pike
@quasi widget He reinstalled drivers, restarted the PC and yes, it's the only game running poorly on his system. @vagrant scroll We're doing that RN!
vagrant scroll
Should be able to force it in nvidia control panel if need
open coral
Double weaving is basically just min-maxing your dps anyways. It's not required.
marble pike
Yea, he's got some weird NCP tho.. Only option he has is "Manage GPU performance counters" and nothing else
nvm, solved one problem.. Back to FPS solving :) Thanks for the help though!
zealous phoenix
What's it called when someone uses a bot in XIV? and where can i report it
twilit arch
Support desk >contact us
zinc orbitBOT
tidal yarrow
so apparently you can't leave the wedding as a normal duty
after a bit of trying I found out I had to go and leave from the door
who would have thought..
keen dagger
Hello, I main on mouse and keyboard but i noticed when i switch to controller hud and set it up on a different hud set. #1 for mouse and keyboard and #2 for controller. However, I noticed as i was doing my hud on #2 when I move my abilities around on the bar for it also moves #1 abilities. Is there a way i can just not move them for different huds? Cause i was trying to put some cds onto the bar like seraph, chain strat, etc so i know if they're available, but my hud layout #1 got moved too.
faint flare
Use a different hotbar like Hotbar 6 when using Controller
So it wont interfer with keyboard hotbar
Or whatever hotbar you're not using
faint flare
All 10? 
keen dagger
Let see here I have stuff for food and role abilities, four for job changing, and two for ast cards and macros, and three for job abilities
little swift
you may need to reorganize a tad
remote lintel
you don't unshare the extra ast hotbars?
remote lintel
did you not put those on your job ability hotbars?
also i just use food directly from my inventory
keen dagger
I do but some it’s a oh crap and bam mouse macro got it
remote lintel
do your job changing hotbars include all crafters and gatherers?
remote lintel
i mean role abilities are usually lumped in with the job abilities hotbars
you could just put the character menu on the hotbar and switch crafters/gatherers from there
remote lintel
along with the inventory menu for food and stuff
remote lintel
you would be freeing up the bar that you use to switch crafters/gatherers and the space you use for food
keen dagger
well my food is with my role abilities
faint flare
Instead of hiding bars and reshowing with macros, you can use Hotbar copies and copy from class hotbars
faint flare
You can use /hotbar copy and copy hotbars from class hotbars instead of hiding and showing hotbars that have your utility stuff
And only have like 2 hotbars actually Being used
open coral
Cass, what are you even doing.
You always make things more complicated than you have to. 🙂
keen dagger
i know Shiro i'm sorry
open coral
pats It's okay. You're a lalafel.
tidal yarrow
how's the hs snowy drk area called?
keen dagger
so i'm trying to like uh set up controller bar for cooldowns on Hud Layout #2 and i'm out of extra bars since i use them. I noticed i moved my abilities from hud layout #1 which i use on mouse and keyboard.
remote lintel
heavensward?
tidal yarrow
yes
remote lintel
coerthas western highlands?
tidal yarrow
the big city
remote lintel
heavensward is HW btw
wintry chasm
Ishgard
remote lintel
ishgard
wintry chasm
Ishgard is city and its in the region called Coerthas
tidal yarrow
mild folio
"dark knight area"
Dragons: am I a joke to you
silent pike
Are there any cost-effective ways to grind out yellow scrips besides deliveries?
I already did mine for the week and I spent an awful lot of gil on my crafter gear so I'd like to get my master recipes without destroying my funds more
faint flare
Only other way to get scrips is collectibles
Sooooooo
Oh and facet deliveries if you haven't done those yet
silent pike
Oh no I haven't done those. Are they repeatable?
silent pike
Oh that sucks
silent pike
I was trying to pick out a collectible to craft and the ingredient prices can get a bit nutty on mb
so
faint flare
I think lemonade is good since it doesn't require much
violet star
refined natron, cunning craftsman's syrup are pretty good
silent pike
But the collectibles the NPCs take rotate, no?
zinc orbitBOT
signal rover
faint flare
Not all are lookout
violet star
yes, you just wait for it to come back in rotation
faint flare
Some are /pray
silent pike
Oh. How often does that happen?
faint flare
They change daily but its random
silent pike
Yikes
faint flare
But yeah, do your facet stuff
And turn in HQ items
Gives tons of scrips
There's 3 facets for crafters
vivid thorn
is Ravana a heal check steep enough to require 2 healers?
faint flare
So should be able to get a fair few master books
vivid thorn
the MSQ one
faint flare
No
silent pike
I'm CUL so I guess I'll do the CUL one
silent pike
I'm only really interested in getting them for a few classes anyway
faint flare
The facets alone should get you more of less all for 1 job
You get like what
4k or something scrips
In total
Give or take
If you submit HQ stuff
vivid thorn
so the second healer I had for Ravana sucked...
faint flare
Per facet
vivid thorn
from a medical standpoint*
novel girder
I just downloaded the game via steam, but the launcher is glitching out. My mouse doesn't work in the active window and all the text is yellow over a white background making it impossible to read anything. Has anyone seen this before?
cloud badger
Anyone think blue mage has a good chance to break out of limited job someday?
obsidian patio
I highly doubt it
rich bay
@cloud badger
Blue mage never will be a normal job, too OP.
obsidian patio
They’d have to rework the job entirely into something new
cloud badger
Ahhh they're breaking my heart
I was hoping there would be the demand. That's my only hope lol
I'm new on Blu, so I don't think I have that yet. But I wonder if they'd blacklist and whitelist moves for balance
I may have to try to find a new class lok
onyx kiln
would be intressting to see if they had some PvP event between different bluemages
rich bay
@white sinew
Limited jobs are not allowed in Ultimate content afaik and they never will, the Devs want to keep that content the most difficult.
Savage is allowed, but the bosses are immune to Doom, Tail Screw, L5 death and Missles. So there goes the easy route.
little swift
i mean i can see them implementing the possibility of ultimate, just no use of the strong spells
the boss will definitely be immune
ivory iris
I'm on ps4 and find it hard to type alot with the DS4, is it possible to play with the controller and then plug in a keyboard to type stuff? Like between pulls in raiding and stuff?
rich bay
Yes, the PS4 version does supports keyboards.
ivory iris
Is there a way to have the controller and keyboard plugged in and when I click over to the chat I can just pick up the keyboard and start typing
or do I need to desync the controller and replug them each time I want to switch
rich bay
Just enable direct chat in the chat settings. (Found in the character settings)
And you can just start typing without moving any cursor if you have a keyboard connected to the PS4.
@ivory iris 
ivory iris
alright sounds good
dry prairie
any white mage willing to help a newbie conjurer to get started into some mousover healing macros and stuff? uwu
plain python
for crafting lv15+, in case I want to craft for the sake of filling the recipe book, do I need to go getting materials from hunting/other fieldcraft/market? Or there are places where I can just buy materials from suppliers like the first lv1-15?
crimson wind
It's modded
obsidian patio
You can’t get that version
open sail
Anyone know if the SE store just sends you a registration key if you buy the complete edition? I'm thinking of trying FFXIV out with the new expanded free trial but the current 50% of deal seems like a great price.
I'm planning on playing the trial for a bit and if I decide to play more use the key, otherwise I'd just sell it at cost.
plain python
@open sail I asked a similar version. You are free-trial until you apply a key
which just lies there
zinc orbitBOT
plain python
is there glamour exclusive to end-game?
solar surge
Is there a support-ish class that also deals damage? Heard Bard is kind of a support/damage class, but are there any others?
Obviously not going to be dishing the biggest DPS, but a friend is hoping there's a class that's an in-between of the two
little swift
there are some endgame exclusive glamours
savage armor pieces and ultimate weapons are an example of those
all jobs but like 2 have supportive elements
dancer is another one that might peak your interest
solar surge
Ahh okay, thank you
magic sandal
Hi Guys, sorry this prob get asked a lot but if I have a steam version is the only way to upgrade to shadowbringers through steam itself by paying £30?
I don't mind paying the price but thought I'd ask first to see if anyone knows anything I don't.
magic sandal
Yea found out as much, doesn't look like I can try and get codes anywhere other than steam either without risking the account, guess I'll have to do it there just a slight vent.
night iris
Can you trade unsellable gear? For example I got a bunch of pld gear I crafted but am done using and have a friend who could use it.
obsidian patio
Nope
leaden ginkgo
i dont think u can
halcyon glen
crafted gear usually can be sold until bound
but if you;ve worn it, nopt
sold on the MB that is
open coral
Once something is bound to you, you cannot transfer it to another player. This applies to both crafted gear and gear obtained through other means.
halcyon glen
Sold on the MB is trading, so the items you can't sell on MB are because they cannot be trded
If you have crafters levelled you can craft them a new set of gear though!
leaden ginkgo
Do u have to pay to play this game if u bought the pc starter edition
ionic elbow
Anyone know a decent fc in hyperion ?
gentle marten
is anyone else having troubles with beast tribes?
my namazu tribe has been at 0 allowances for 2 days in a row and the moogles tribes aren't even popping up
whole wasp
@leaden ginkgo yes, there is a monthly sub fee.
leaden ginkgo
@whole wasp thank u i just started playing today im kinda lost i never play an mmo before
whole wasp
@ionic elbow try the recruitment channels below.
Feel free to ask questions. FF is a great starter MMO becuase it really holds your hand through the starting levels.
halcyon glen
@gentle marten Have you unlocked moogles through the prerequisite quest chains?
gentle marten
yeah i'm rank 4
halcyon glen
And have you done other beast tribes today?
gentle marten
i haven't been able to do any ever since 2 days ago
halcyon glen
that seems wrong
gentle marten
actually the quests for the moogles decided to appear just now but i have 0 allowances
i don't have a single beast tribe quest on my journal either
halcyon glen
do quests appear and it just says "allowances: 0"?
halcyon glen
and are you absolutely confident you haven't done any beast tribes in the past 12 hours?
silk stump
Does anyone know what mount this is?
gentle marten
completely absolutely sure since it's been like this for a bit now
obsidian patio
Can’t remember the name but it’s from a previous PVP season so it’s unobtainable
silk stump
ahh okay, thanks!
obsidian patio
@gentle marten do you have any beast tribe quests not finished in your quest log?
gentle marten
i've done all my rank up quests too 
so im not capped up in reputation or anything
no i dont have any
copper pasture
how do i unlock trials roulette
halcyon glen
And ilvl 90
zinc orbitBOT
lavish vortex
can you get HQ gear from vendors?
faint flare
No
leaden ginkgo
How do i find a mentor in game?
halcyon glen
👑
junior yacht
anyone with a crown next to their name
remote lintel
how long does rezz invuln last
faint flare
About 5 seconds
remote lintel
oh
halcyon glen
5 seconds or until you take an action afaik
faint flare
Or until you use a skill
remote lintel
that explains a lot
faint flare
Or attack
spring oasis
best thing to use skybuild scripts for?
simple shore
Whatever you want
spring oasis
was thinking of making a possible gil profit off of them tbh then
twilit arch
materia, imo, if you intend to get the new crafted set and are going to meld it
spring oasis
ah yes
twilit arch
or the rare dyes
simple shore
Yeah. Other than materia is pretty much all cosmetic stuff so if you're looking to convert to gil you'll need to see what sells on your MB
spring oasis
yah im checkin right now
simple shore
and of course the materia isnt exactly unique to that as a source
spring oasis
honestly not worried about materia currently
and ik buying the most expensive mounts is actually less gil on market
well script to gil ratio
simple shore
Mostly because Kupo of Fortune spams them at people
spring oasis
ah yah I should check out kupo of fortune
warm aspen
So
i upgraded my version on steam
from standard to complete, how do I activate the dlcs or my account
was I supposed to get a code or something?
simple shore
i assume yes? I dont use Steam so i dont have firsthand experience.
(for FF14, anyway)
I know for normal PC accounts you'd get a code which you would have to go enter on Mog Station
twilit arch
in steam library, there should be an option for cd key
leaden ginkgo
Where can I find competitive builds for each class at level 35 or above?
warped nest
Gears are normalized in PvP
In PvE, before max level, just go for higher primary stat (reflected by item level of a gear, with small exceptions)
leaden ginkgo
I'm still learning and I don't know how to use these things called materia
I'm assuming I can use them on armor somehow
simple shore
materia can be safely ignored until level 80
junior yacht
here's how you use materia:
warped nest
For dow/m, it doesn't matter
junior yacht
ignore it until level cap
zinc orbitBOT
simple shore
But in all seriousness - dont bother with materia until 80
Its a waste of time and more importantly, money
warped nest
For doh/l (crafter/Gatherer), you can use them to skip some gearing
half kraken
Is nidhogg ex impossible to duo?
half kraken
I tried it with a tank + healer and the adds destroy us
leaden ginkgo
So let's say I've finally reached Lv.80
remote lintel
which tank
half kraken
I tried turning my stance off and having the healer get aggro on one of the adds so I get less stacks
But she died
leaden ginkgo
What materia should I use for each class?
warped nest
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
warped nest
Read that, saga
remote lintel
depends on the class
faint flare
Guides in there
half kraken
We were gnb and whm
simple shore
Its different for everyone, but TL;DR -
For most jobs, its going to be (Skill Speed / Spell Speed to whatever your classes optimal GCD is) > Crit > DH > Det
lean locust
sorry to interrupt but i just wanted to ask if party invites are still disabled for the f2p trial after the most recent update?
simple shore
Yes
The most recent update you're thinking of hasnt actually happened yet
but they'll still be disabled
warped nest
Take note that stats are tiered. Example number (not accurate at all), if your GCD drop by 0.1s per 100 skill speed, just adding 100 won't drop it by 0.01s
half kraken
Wait f2p can't party? Or is it just party finder?
simple shore
Trial cannot initiate a party invite
lean locust
f2p can't send invites out
leaden ginkgo
Is there any real use for gil other than teleporting?
simple shore
But they can be invited
warped nest
You can join party
half kraken
Ah but they can get one that's fine then
simple shore
@leaden ginkgo I mean, tons? Have you looked at the Market Board?
warped nest
@leaden ginkgo buy cool cosmetic stuff off the marketboard
lean locust
thanks for answering my question guys, have a good day :D
leaden ginkgo
okey, I'll check that out
Is it just cosmetic stuff?
what does BIS and GCD stand for?
simple shore
No
remote lintel
best in slot, global cooldown
simple shore
@leaden ginkgo Market Board you can buy weapons/equipment for your character, consumables, cosmetic stuff, crafting materials, etc
remote lintel
literally anything that you need to buy is a use for gil
warped nest
Global cooldown are basically your real time turn, when it is your turn, you can perform spell or weaponskill
plain python
is earning Gil in this game difficult?
warped nest
There are actions marked as ability, you can use them in between your GCD, these ability are referred as oGCD
simple shore
Not really
remote lintel
if you leveled crafters no
faint flare
Not really
warped nest
Depends on how much gils you want
faint flare
Depends how lazy you are
plain python
already wasting it
simple shore
You know, the classic, "I'm poor all the time!". "Did you just buy another jet black dye". "Yeah, so what?"
simple shore
Yeah but you get the point
half kraken
I nearly spent a million gil buying a jacket for the glamor when starting lol
My friends convinced me not to
warped nest
I picked up crafting exactly because I didn't want to spend half my fortune to get a cool sword
simple shore
Dont spend gil on frivolous things, and you wont be poor. And money tends to be able to be turned into even more money.
plain python
but those frivolous things are pretty
half kraken
Now I buy gear from other servers and resell on my own for easy cash
remote lintel
i should pick up crafting so i can get 7 million gil so i can finally ride a dodo
plain python
riding an extinct bird sounds cool
remote lintel
bro
simple shore
Extinct
Despite my best efforts in WLN, they persist.
plain python
look chonky
leaden ginkgo
old bag
tiny heath
when using the legacy mode camera is there any way to make left click change the view instead of turning the character while moving other than while using auto-run?
copper pasture
how come no one queues for potd floor 11-20
twilit arch
because 51-60 is the most time efficient floors to do
plus its a check point so you can start at those floors
plain python
let's say I target a boss which targets a tank. Can I heal the tank without having to change target?
zinc orbitBOT
twilit arch
no, if you have a non party member targeted when you use a healing spell it defaults to healing you
so you will need to either target the tank or make a target of target/mouseover macro (which is not recommended)
hazy shadow
I am intending to change servers as the one I am on [Goblin] seems relatively dead for just about everything, specifically FCs. What server would be recommended? I'd like to get into end game content, and want to keep away from the rp shenanigans as much as possible.
simple shore
Then get off of Crystal
hazy shadow
That doesn't quite answer my question.
remote lintel
aether or primal
hazy shadow
Any recommended servers of those data centers?
remote lintel
doesnt matter
simple pine
when does blm get that fire can proc fire 3?
twilit arch
the firestarter trait is lvl 42
static yacht
@hazy shadow in regards to raiding
typically most raiding is done in a static - a group of 8 people on a data center
twilit arch
it makes it so that there's a 40% chance fire 1 will make fire 3 require no mp or cast time
simple shore
@hazy shadow Sorry was in the middle of something and wanted to give a fast answer. TL;DR because of world visit and PF being cross server, DC matters alot more than server, and very few servers are "dead"
static yacht
not a server
most FCs don't do end game raiding
so FCs are usually left as "fun community type stuff"
while end game stuff is deligated to the statics
simple shore
But if you're trying to get away from the RP, getting off of Crystal is your objective. Aether/Primal are pretty equivalent in most aspects.
static yacht
so basically, choose any server on Primal / Aether for raiding
tulip skiff
Where do I get heat boxes in pyros?
static yacht
but for the community aspect, GIlgamesh is the most populated server on aether
and I believe... leviathan is the most populated server on primal?
hazy shadow
Ah, I see. Thank you. And to move dc/servers you have to pay the 18 dollars?
simple shore
Yes, transfer is a fee, no way around that.
Unless your world goes congested on the 11th, which is doubtful
twilit arch
according to luckybancho it'd be lamia at this point
simple shore
Huh, that's interesting.
hazy shadow
It's a boosted xp server so it might, but I don't know.
twilit arch
but thats a bit inflated due to preferred status being in effect for 6mos
simple shore
Like, real advice
Famfrit is fucking packed but
The FC situation on Famfrit is not good right now
static yacht
IMO look through XIV recruitment and find an FC that seems interesting
twilit arch
doesn't really matter all in all, they're roughly close in size
static yacht
and then join the server its on
as long as its on primal / aether you are good to go
twilit arch
just look at either the recruitment channel or subreddit
simple shore
It'll be a bit easier to judge next, too.
hazy shadow
I think that's the route I will take. Now, given that Goblin gives boosted xp, should I wait until I hit 70 on my scholar or just go for it regardless?
simple shore
because right now, alot of people arent playing
remote lintel
up to u
simple shore
*next week
static yacht
Up to you.
simple shore
Honestly if i were you
static yacht
End game raiding starts @ 80
remote lintel
getting 70-80 on a healer isnt hard even without an exp boost
hazy shadow
That's fair. That's the new expansion that comes out, right?
simple shore
Right now is a very low activity time for the game in general because its the longest patch cycle we've ever had due to Covid
No, not a new expansion, just a new major patch
hazy shadow
Oh, I see.
simple shore
but its taken twice as long as usual to come out
hazy shadow
Makes sense.
simple shore
So activity is much lower than average
hazy shadow
I will hold out for now, thank you.
simple shore
Once 5.3 drops you'll see a surge of activity - and that will make picking a new server easier
remote lintel
they better drop one hell of a phat update to make up for it
tho i'm pretty sure they are
hazy shadow
I had one other question in regards to the market place.
I tried to up the amount to what matched previous prices, but it wouldn't let me type it in. I would have to manually click up the price.
static yacht
uhhhh you should be able to
simple shore
That doesnt seem right
static yacht
are you on PC or ps4?
simple shore
You should be able to type a price manually
remote lintel
did you press enter?
static yacht
are you hitting enter?
hazy shadow
.. Oh
remote lintel
pats you
hazy shadow
That makes much more sense now.
plain python
is it worth to play the PC version with a gamepad?
remote lintel
if you wanna
simple shore
"worth" is up to you.
twilit arch
if you're more comfortable with a controller, yeah
remote lintel
it doesnt really make a difference
leaden ginkgo
When should I buy dlc ?
remote lintel
when you feel like you want to play the dlc?
fervent silo
is it possible to use the housing menu in a friends aprtment to design it for them or is that only an fc house thing?
simple shore
Presumably, yes
simple shore
That's not confirmed.
simple shore
Again
Presumably yes
We dont know
If it follows previous cycles, 3-4AM EST is likely.
remote lintel
@fervent silo i dont believe so
keen fable
is it a super bad idea to boost a job
simple shore
I would say yes, particularly if you're new
because you'll have a very bad experience
remote lintel
if you already got to 70/80 then not really
keen fable
i have a job at 40, but i dont feel like leveling another dps job, but i want to play monk at the same time
remote lintel
i wouldnt
simple shore
Dont do it
remote lintel
if you did msq on lvl 70 monk itd be a waste of exp
junior osprey
has anyone queue for "crown of the immaculate" lately? if so how long was the wait? i've been queueing for 30 minutes as a healer......
idle sentinel
What's the difference between lvl 80 dungeon roulette and expert roulette. I know they are differ sets of dungeons but they all 80?
keen fable
i see. i guess thats true. getting up to 40 keeps burning me out on characters. i lose the motivation to play the job
idle sentinel
I'm still relatively new so just wondering
remote lintel
get your main class to like 70 and then boost if you really want
@idle sentinel different dungeons
and slightly different rewards
idle sentinel
Yeah u get quite a bit more from expert
But what deems them expert vs the other dungeons
remote lintel
recency iirc
keen fable
is there any way to speed up levels 10-15 without fates
hunting log doesnt do much for me
remote lintel
hunt logs, challenge log, potd
keen fable
thats another thing - potd seems icky, i keep dying on floor 7/8
remote lintel
are you trying to solo it
keen fable
yeah
remote lintel
thats your problem
keen fable
should i not be
remote lintel
for higher levels yeah
cyan kettle
how can i make money as a newplayer?
remote lintel
doing the msq
simple shore
There shouldnt really be anything you need money for as a new player.
Just keep working on MSQ and it will provide nearly everything you need
cyan kettle
okay thanks
leaden ginkgo
hii, So I want to buy the complete edition but its asking me for an address to ship to, is the code I receive going to be in a physical copy of the game? CD Manual reg code type ? (I thought it was going to be emailed to me or something)
remote lintel
are you buying the digital download?
remote lintel
yeah I think they just need an address for businessy purposes
leaden ginkgo
oh okay, so I will get it emailed to me or itll appear on my account or something then right?
just want to make sure
remote lintel
i forgot the exact method but yes the code will be available to you somewhere
not a shipment
leaden ginkgo
yay, thanks so much
remote lintel
all NA servers are in cali
hexed surge
Ok thanks
gusty star
Hey,
i've got two questions, where can i report people ingame and if a spot is overfarmed, where can i instead go?
stark bronze
anyone lvling wanna be frens?
simple shore
@gusty star what do you mean by "if a spot is overfarmed" - what are you specifically trying to get? Also, what are you trying to report for?
mossy tartan
Not thinking of trying BLM anytime soon. But I’ve been wondering does ice BLM actually work? Or is it just a meme?
simple shore
Its literally a meme only
gusty star
I'm trying to do "The Drake Exception" and here are 5 or 6 bots stacking into each other killing the stuff before i even got a chance to come near them
crimson wind
So should SCH just not main heal since using aetherflow on heals is a dps loss?
lavish vortex
hi!, im capped on yellow gatherers scripts, what should i trade them for? if theres nothing worth spending them for... im really low on gil, so if theres an option that would give the that...
keen fable
how do i do specific floors in potd
simple shore
@gusty star in that case - you'll need to look elsewhere in the desert area. Bots are annoying, but generally dont last very long, they get banned relatively quickly. You can report if you want via System -> Support Desk -> Contact Us -> Report Cheating, but the automated system usually nukes them once a week.
simple shore
@lavish vortex Materia to sell on MB, or you could use them on folklore tomes to unlock other nodes.
@keen fable Once you complete floor 50 once, you will have the option to start from floor 51. So you do 51-60, and then reset the save.
keen fable
ah so once i get there and do 51-60, delete the save, then que again?
simple shore
Yes.
keen fable
okay cool thank you
along those same lines, can i use a job stone in potd evenif im not 30 in game?
simple shore
No, because you wouldnt have it yet
keen fable
once i get it, i can though?
simple shore
I mean, sure, but you'd be 30 in order to have it
keen fable
kk ty
river oak
How should I spec my Chocobo to be a good leveling companion?
simple shore
Up to you. Alot of people spec Healer + DPS.
warped nest
Healer first
zinc orbitBOT
twilit arch
i generally recommend atleast getting choco regen from the healer tree. After that you can either focus completely on the healer tree, go up to choco cure and then go into attacker tree, or go into attack tree
warped nest
Even if you are playing healer yourself
junior yacht
healer until choco regen
full dps
finish healer
tank
simple shore
I personally spec Tank+DPS first so that it double dips the enhancements from both and maximizes its output. But Healer is very good for if you're new.
low swallow
just to make sure we use the recruitment tab for like statics right?
junior yacht
yes
low swallow
ty
river oak
Next, is there an in game Free Company finder?
simple shore
Nope
low swallow
also in the recruitment tabs how can i tell which one is brynhilder?
simple shore
Finding FC's is a bit of a weakness in the game.
junior yacht
your eyes 
river oak
Yeah, I don’t want to be in one with a buttload of people but I don’t want to be one of like 5 ppl. Haha
junior yacht
@low swallow recruitment is divided by data center, not server
low swallow
how do i know what data center im in \
junior yacht
how did you know which role to sign up for
low swallow
what?
warped nest
Do you know which world you are in?
low swallow
no
junior yacht
you have the aether and primal roles
which would suggest that you're on either aether or primal
warped nest
It is picked by user on this discord
I can even get a Crystal role if I want to, it doesn't mean anything
simple shore
also in the recruitment tabs how can i tell which one is brynhilder?
@low swallow
Bad news buddy, that's on Crystal, not Aether or Primal. Your roles are wrong.
low swallow
ok ya lost me
warped nest
When you make a new character
Do the game make you choose a world to play in?
If you forgot which it is, you can check by... Ummm looking at your In-game clock? I think it shows your current world
leaden ginkgo
yes, but you can change it before you finish making the character
twilit arch
you don't choose a server before you make a character
you choose it after character creation
low swallow
ok guys im not that great at this game with all the details all i did was make a character get it lvl 80 an try an max out the gear i dont really know what youre referring to
junior yacht
the servers are organized into groups called data centers
low swallow
ok
junior yacht
the roles you selected, Aether and Primal
are the names of two of those data centers
warped nest
The role in this discord means you marked yourself as a player with characters in Aether and Primal
junior yacht
the server you are actually on, Brynhildr, is on the Crystal data center
low swallow
can i change it?
warped nest
Go to #612757637813239808
Unpick aether and primal
Pick Crystal
But this is only for this discord
I dunno why we are talking tbis
Oh, nvm
Static recruitment
dry hill
What’s the best method of farming phantasmagoric tomes?
junior yacht
daily roulettes, then spam level 80 dungeons
spring oasis
i maxed goldsmith a while ago, what shud I go for next
warped nest
The recommendation is to do them all
spring oasis
yah ill do that when I feel like dying
over the years
for now, I have miner and botanist maxed for gather
and have goldsmith for craft
wanna do another craft sometime is all
elfin edge
maybe weaver next?
warped nest
You are aware that if you don't have all of them
elfin edge
since you can make the needles
warped nest
When you want to craft stuff you'd need to buy from other crafter?
warped nest
Culinarian doesn't need materials from other crafters because Culinarian cook food
elfin edge
all depend on each other
warped nest
Goldsmith for example, sometimes need thread from weaver
Or ingot from blacksmith/Armorer
Or catalyst from alchemist
simple shore
Basically, having a max level crafter by itself with no others, you wont be able to do anything unless you spend a large amount of gil, and you will lose money on your crafts
Near impossible to turn a profit except on low level things
spring oasis
yes I know you should max everything but Im not going to be a crafter
i just want to do it in my spare time
level another
if anything ima be selling mats for gil
warped nest
Then what's wrong with flip a coin?
simple shore
Yeah at that point its irrelevant what you pick
spring oasis
wanted opinions, still relevant to me
warped nest
If you want to sell mats for gil
spring oasis
may not be relevant to you
warped nest
Then maybe alchemist
magic beacon
Or cul
warped nest
Alchemist relies more on your gatherer for mats, which you already maxed
spring oasis
and cult for food then ye?
warped nest
Yeah
simple shore
I'm saying that if you're not going to actually use it, why does it matter?
simple shore
Pick whatever you like
warped nest
Alchemist only need stuff from other crafter if you are making books and gears
warped nest
If you are making catalyst, alchemist doesn't need material from other crafter
spring oasis
ill prob do alch quest while I wait for 5.3
elfin edge
I buy so much glue from MB lol
magic beacon
Junkie
spring oasis
also kupo of fortune is a gross addiction to just do
warped nest
If I needed a lot of something and it is expensive, I would go spend the time to gather and craft double what I needed
Use half, and sell half
crimson wind
but muh deeps
warped nest
Doing nothing is always a DPS loss
Unless the boss is gonna fly away in 5s
Then you pop your ID or delirium
simple shore
If delaying causes you to lose a usage across the fight, then its always worse to delay.
crimson wind
if I wait like 5-10 secs for a 90s I most likely won't use a delirium usage
warped nest
Then you might miss the upcoming 60s buff window
simple shore
You'd be surprised.
warped nest
Assuming they are on time and you are not
If everyone is late, then it doesn't matter. But if you are but everyone else aren't...
dreamy pier
Anyone know what materia is BiS for Astrologion ?
warped nest
Respectfully speaking here, you probably ain't on the tier where you can be this severely affected by small misalignment
So just do it on time, assuming you get full use out of it
crimson wind
yes
simple shore
I'm a bit confused
spring oasis
ayeee 
alch it is
simple shore
Why would you say that rdps is bad on tanks, but adps is somehow good
crimson wind
tanks provide 0 raid buffs
simple shore
....not really
crimson wind
since it measures damage done inside raid buffs
warped nest
@dreamy pier piety to comfort > sps if you want to hit a specific tier of GCD > crit > Det/DH > sps if you don't need to change your gcd
For more info, Mithos
!faq balance
zinc orbitBOT
simple shore
A tank is not going to "do better" against another tank by switching their rdps with their adps. Tanks dont input anything into the rdps or adps formulas except for their own damage.
and parsing on tank is always against other tanks of the same job
warped nest
I can't remember any off the top of my head tbh
twilit arch
chain is 120
twilit arch
devotion is smn buff
little swift
div is 120
twilit arch
devotion is 180s
halcyon glen
Dancer buffs are allll 120s
signal garnet
What does true north mean in raid?
little swift
means north side of the arena
for specific strategies that call for it
your alignment with the mechanic will begin from the north side of the arena
simple shore
It's.....something that there's alot of disagreement on.
quasi widget
when you have true north, abilities that say "rear attack bonus" wont need you to hit them from behind
simple shore
in terms of if its a good idea or not
little swift
i'm assuming you're not referring to the role action
because the role action is pretty self explanatory
quasi widget
same thing with the side one
little swift
chanson i'm pretty sure they're not asking about the role action
simple shore
Chanson they're likely referring to how in Savage PF's, you will see it listed as "true north strat" etc.
acoustic osprey
can i use the steam FFXIV account to play on JP servers,am intending to start now and continue with the heavenward free trial update
simple shore
boss relative superior go away true north
little swift
you can play on any data center azure
spring oasis
is skybuilder craft turn ins a daily reset?
simple shore
Nope
little swift
no
you can turn in as much as you want
it'll always be the same items
based in your level range
acoustic osprey
so even if i play using steam i can play on JP servers eh
spring oasis
wait the crafts are always the same?
simple shore
Yes
little swift
steam is not a relevant factor here
spring oasis
alrite
simple shore
All platforms can play on all DC's.
acoustic osprey
oh ok, cause i was confused when steam stated free trial is for the NA version
little swift
steam just impacts what regional pricing you get for purchasing it
you can just choose "Data Center"
in the main start menu
and choose Mana/Elemental/Gaia
instead
zinc orbitBOT
silver ruin
for learning blu spells fromdungeons/etc does having all blus synced give it 100% learn rate? or does it not matter what classes just so its synced?
twilit arch
it doesn't matter what class, just needs to be sync'd
its beneficial for everyone to be blus because it means everyone will learn the spell
low swallow
what level gear is recommended for UCOB and should i meld my gear?
clever cave
You know ucob is an ultimate? If youre asking if you should meld idk if youre ready lol
But you can use current bis if you want
low swallow
its not that im ready i just dont know everything about the game yet
clever cave
Yea ok then you shouldnt be thinking about doing ultimates...
mortal ice
so i hit lvl 35 on one of my characters, just wondering what happens to the exp gained since i cant lvl up any further. Does it just disappear or is saved somewhere so once you buy the game it's applied to you character?
twilit arch
it goes poof
quasi widget
you just wont get exp
low swallow
ok is gear lvl 450 sufficient for that ultimate?
clever cave
Caps at 345 i believe
leaden ginkgo
When is Name of the Elements + Brand of the Elements useful?
simple shore
Almost never. There's some very niche scenarios, but that's rare.
little swift
when you don't have a lot of tools for progress its not awful
leaden ginkgo
lvl 80
simple shore
At 80 its basically useless
leaden ginkgo
<Lvl 70 items I just use groundwork
simple shore
Groundwork is core to most 80 rotations as well
Though in some cases, particularly at bad gear levels, combo'd Focused Synth's can be very good too.
low swallow
astro should be melding: Crit > Determination > Spell Speed in that order correct?
little swift
you want to hit your desired GCD tier first
then its also desired piety
then the usual crit > dhit > det
but usually your gearset should provide a decent amount of piety to run off of
low swallow
whats GCD Tier list?
little swift
gcd is your cast and recast time
low swallow
this game has so many term and angles been level 80 for almst a year an its like i know almost nothing
warped nest
Tier means that you need a specific amount to reduce your GCD by 0.01s
So if you are half way there, it won't do a thing
little swift
stats work in tiers in this game
you need a certain amount to increase it enough to do something
!faq stats
zinc orbitBOT
low swallow
so is there like a raid chart i can check to make sure my melds are right for UCOB?
warped nest
Then it won't do a thing even if you meld to 1099
I thought for ucob, you can just overgear it
little swift
when you get level synced down your substats will be set to the maximum there is for that ilvl
warped nest
And get synced down to the correct stats?
little swift
so just going in overgeared is fine
simple shore
It...worries me that you dont know the basics of AST melds but want to do UCOB.
warped nest
That's fine, people gonna start somewhere
little swift
its quite ambitious to start with an ultimate raid
warped nest
I do suggest getting yourself comfy with EX trials and Savage raids first
little swift
i gave you the stats faq
low swallow
ignore that last question**
warped nest
Before you put together a team to try and prog UCoB
twilit arch
At this point, ucob you can use gate or verse BiS
little swift
you can peek in there if you're curious how much you need to get to a gcd tier
low swallow
i have a team
twilit arch
ilvl difference is high enough that you don't need to use a ilvl appropriate set
low swallow
i just wanna make sure im pulling my weight
warped nest
I do suggest getting yourself comfy with EX trials and Savage raids first
I assume you have done this too?
low swallow
yes
warped nest
👌 Good luck and have fun
leaden ginkgo
Whats difference between Ryumyaku and Scavean?
little swift
ilvl
leaden ginkgo
Which isb etter?
little swift
ryumyaku is 360 iirc
warped nest
Scaevan has more stat
little swift
scaevan is 400
clever cave
Scaevan >
little swift
augmented it si
carmine bobcat
are you supposed to level all jobs to max on 1 character?
leaden ginkgo
Is Ryumyaku cheaper?
warped nest
Augmented Scaeven is 400
low swallow
so just to verify i dont need my gear (which is currently 450) to handle UCOB
little swift
you don't have to @carmine bobcat
warped nest
Just get Scaeven if you want function
little swift
you can just paly 1 if you wnat
simple shore
@carmine bobcat if you want to. You dont have to, but most people do if they want to play everything.
leaden ginkgo
I dont need them for the gear
warped nest
If you want fashion, you can get Ryumyaku later
leaden ginkgo
I just want to spend my maxed poetics
zenith kestrel
im a level 75 miner with all my mining quests complete and i have a few skills not learned, any idea whats up?
carmine bobcat
yeah but is it more worth make a new character to play a diff job or just change and level it on 1?
simple shore
@zenith kestrel Are they stuff like Collector's Glove? If so you need to go unlock those via a seperate quest.
warped nest
Do it on 1 character
zenith kestrel
oh snap
little swift
no reason to make an alt to be honest
zenith kestrel
where do i do that
carmine bobcat
aight sounds just about good to me
leaden ginkgo
The collecter's glove you can unlock in Ishgard
carmine bobcat
just wanted to clarify lol
leaden ginkgo
x:10 y:10
twilit arch
buy scaevan if you're gonna turn in for gc seals
leaden ginkgo
Foundation
twilit arch
its a higher turn in
leaden ginkgo
Sure
zenith kestrel
im 75
warped nest
If you want Gil, you can buy demicrystal with poetics in Idyllshire
And sell those for gil
little swift
so just to verify i dont need my gear (which is currently 450) to handle UCOB
@low swallow what do you mean you don't need your gear? of course you do
leaden ginkgo
Is there anything important I can buy from the (others) section?
warped nest
Not really, dan
clever cave
Not rly..
low swallow
@low swallow what do you mean you don't need your gear? of course you do
@little swift i dont need my gear melded for that encounter