are right, ultros is suddenly listed as open for character creation as of like 2 minutes ago
#questions-and-help
little swift
just be patient tbh
gloomy mortar
🍺
little swift
it'll open
distant oxide
so if it was congested it would say so here? https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/worldstatus/
glad comet
yes
leaden ginkgo
Oh yeah, 1 more question about survival guides for now then im probs done for a bit. When it says up to i imagine its a scaling effect, so how far could i realistically go from level 35 botanist?
hey guys I have maybe a silly question, but i'm stuck. How / where can I get the iL required for this quest?
pure flower
Hi 👋 noob coming in from WoW can you suggest me on what server to play (Europe) or does it not matter at all in ffxiv?
faint flare
Buy poetic gear in rhalgars @leaden ginkgo
I390 gear
@pure flower server choice doesn't matter, the data centre does so pick Chaos or Light then pick whatever server (preferred server for XP bonus, they have stars next to them during character creation)
pure flower
will the data center choice limit the pool of available players to do content with?
pure flower
I see thanks mate
faint flare
And you can do everything with people in the data centre
leaden ginkgo
@faint flare yay thank you (:
pure flower
does one datacenter has a substantially larger amount of high-end players?
pure flower
thanks 👍
faint flare
Both are good data centres
leaden ginkgo
a friend told me some servers are known for specific things like rp or raids
idk how true that is
faint flare
Thats more NA stigma
little swift
thats an NA stereotype
leaden ginkgo
ah im na
faint flare
eu doesn't have much stigma in rep
little swift
its not impossible to find the other side of stuff on those servers
white ether
Don’t you get a exp bonus after 80?
faint flare
Different buff
pure flower
but from what I understood server doesn't matter - just datacenter?
remote lintel
you mean armoury exp?
white ether
Yeah
remote lintel
that's not after 80
little swift
!faq armouryexp
zinc orbitBOT
remote lintel
it's any level
faint flare
There's no dead servers really
leaden ginkgo
also any way to get cheap leveling gear
goons keep selling for like 1k on market board
faint flare
You can world visit servers on youe data centre to do overworld content with people on other servers
With very little limitations
remote lintel
dungeons, vendors
leaden ginkgo
oof
faint flare
And all instances are cross server
pure flower
Also I know in many MMOs this question will rise an unpleasant mood, but I need to ask: raiding META class for meele DPS? 😄
faint flare
!faq anoteonthemeta
zinc orbitBOT
zinc orbitBOT
remote lintel
@leaden ginkgo for your first class or alt class
remote lintel
yes
faint flare
Yes
leaden ginkgo
first
remote lintel
do msq
glad comet
if you like the class
remote lintel
stop buying stuff
faint flare
Balance exists surprisingly
glad comet
go play it @pure flower
faint flare
Yes
pure flower
that's crazy
glad comet
pretty much
pure flower
that's really nice
little swift
its hard to wrap around at first
but you really can play what you want and complete all content
faint flare
Every job can clear every content
leaden ginkgo
i saw big boom mage im big boom mage
glad comet
If you're really looking for a beginner class, Yoshida Naoki mentioned Lancer, Pugilist & Conjurer as great starter options. Otherwise, choose what you like best.
leaden ginkgo
bet
faint flare
So can swap whenever if you dont like something
glad comet
Yeah, you can change between jobs seamlessly.
faint flare
You LITERALLY cant go wrong
pure flower
in WoW you can create any class at near-end-level and try it out for a few hours without having to level it, to quickly figure out if you like the class or not - does FFXIV have something similar?
remote lintel
no
faint flare
Sadly not really
leaden ginkgo
oof
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
can you revert an not re level it
remote lintel
what
remote lintel
when you change class you'll be whatever level that class starts at
if its a base game class you'll be lvl 1
leaden ginkgo
like say i want to try out another class and then i want to revert to my original
glad comet
You can.
remote lintel
your level stays
faint flare
The levels are retained
pure flower
I don't have to create multiple characters to play multiple classes?
faint flare
Nope
remote lintel
no you don't
leaden ginkgo
cool
glad comet
Nope! @pure flower
pure flower
nice
faint flare
Alts aren't a thing really
Unless you wanna play on other data centres or raid with others without screwing up loot locks for people
leaden ginkgo
so i can hoard gear and swap bet
little swift
nah leveling alts is only if you want to play elsewhere tbh
glad comet
You'll have many chances of getting loot, so hoarding becomes more of an inventory waster
leaden ginkgo
well i only plan on having two jobs
remote lintel
you may only plan on having 2 jobs but you'll eventually want more
i can almost guarantee
faint flare
Nope
pure flower
so I can create any character and be everything on it
faint flare
Race and shit doesn't matter
pure flower
are there racial abilities at all?
remote lintel
all abilities come from your role and class
pure flower
alright - cute elf it is then
faint flare
Anything you see in character creation is all fluff
pure flower
😄
faint flare
And doesn't matter
faint flare
You'll have the same abilities as everyone else
glad comet
^
glad comet
There are some stat differences, but it's like a 1 point difference. It's barely even noticeable.
glad comet
Yeah, literally no difference
pure flower
is there any level of hardcore where this one-point minmax is asked?
glad comet
So choose what you want your character to be.
left moth
Might have a couple points stat difference in different race and subtype but youll forget that exists around lv50
glad comet
Not really, no.
faint flare
You only "minmax" gear when you're at the highest item level
glad comet
Early game is a bit obvious, but later, it'll be almost non-existant
remote lintel
races give like 5 stat points and you'll literally have thousands of them in end game
so it makes no difference
pure flower
I see
faint flare
Best in slot gear is mix of gear that has stats your job loke
Bit prior to cap, item level is king
white ether
So the exp bonus for me now? I’m level 60
left moth
There used to be a blm theory build around lala but that was back in stormblood and probably questionable even back then
remote lintel
you would have 100% exp bonus for alt classes
glad comet
Uh, specify question please @white ether
white ether
I was asking about the Armory bonus
glad comet
Ah
woeful nacelle
Am I crazy or did Synastry use to have a healing buff on it?
faint flare
It didn't but its still a buff in a sense
woeful nacelle
like a healing potency buff
woeful nacelle
If you heal that target does it still get it
faint flare
Yes
woeful nacelle
ah that's nice
left moth
Zesh: if main/first job is lv60 armoury bonus only means other jobs get more xp until they reach same level
faint flare
Thats why we calp it a 40% heal buff
But its only for upfront heals
It doesn't buff regens
patent trellis
Hi guys, i'm new to this game and i wanted to start with a BLM but the gameplay seems to be really slow and repetitive, where other classes seems to be fast and "skilled" any thought on BLM here to help me pls ?
woeful nacelle
gotcha
heady flare
everything is slow at the beginning
remote lintel
^
heady flare
you dont really start to pick up speed until later, but blm becomes much more active later
left moth
Most classes are slow feeling until you get a more complete kit and the gcd reduced through stats
low sun
i'm almost done with the ARR storyline, so almost at the "breaking point" of 100 walk&talk quests, those are the ones getting condenses on tuesday right?
remote lintel
yes xenonic
low sun
ok perfect thanks
faint flare
And the rest of arr
remote lintel
yeah all of ARR
pure flower
download finished 👌 thanks for answering all the noob-questions - I'll give that game a try now 🙂
white ether
Do I have to equip the friend circuit to have the effect of it?
low sun
didnt mind arr much, but really not keen on doing the 100 quest thing 😄
heady flare
everything is getting condensed to some degree.well arr
faint flare
Yes
heady flare
to be fair if youve gotten past arr the 100 quest thing really isnt that bad imho. id dint even know people had a problem with it until i already cleared it
glad comet
Enjoy man @pure flower
low sun
@heady flare i did it once on another account and it made me quit the game, so i'll just wait for tuesday to be safe
still a lot to do aside from msq anyway
heady flare
but i also spaced it out wwith the raids and stuff
ionic hazel
What does the yellow crtystal stand for in the aether tracker
vocal shell
It means you unlocked the current
ionic hazel
are those quest tied
vocal shell
The ones above are quest tied
fringe bone
How do u fast travel in maps ? do i like right click double click ? i cant seem to make it work
vocal shell
the 2nd row are ones you attune to in the area
fringe bone
how do u open the telprot menu
obsidian patio
It’s the action on your bar that looks like a guy surrounded by blue
remote lintel
go to the big aetheryte
fringe bone
Yea
warped nest
small aetheryte in the big cities are only accessible by using the big aetheryte and open up a inner-city teleport UI
while big aetheryte on the maps can be clicked on the map UI and open up the option to teleport there
queen holly
hi guys, any idea how to join a raid? im new and wanna start raiding but idk where to start since i cant acces novice network
faint flare
The first proper raids are 50
remote lintel
a normal raid I take it
faint flare
But no one does those properly (outside of 24mans)
Relevant raids which are part of raiding content are at 80
fringe bone
Is there a auto run option in the game ?
faint flare
Auto run forward yes
fringe bone
how ?
queen holly
my auto run is on my middle mouse click thingie
faint flare
R by default
shrewd owl
R and middle mouse makes you run forward automatically
queen holly
@faint flare so i cant do lvl 80 raids? (since im level 80)
remote lintel
you need to complete the story
queen holly
yeah im almost done with that and then finish tank role quest line
but where do i join one?
cuz in wow im used to looking in lfg
remote lintel
normal mode raids are casual content
faint flare
Before unlocking savage, the proper raids which need communication
remote lintel
savage mode raids are the endgame content
queen holly
is there a lfg of some sorts to find a party?
remote lintel
you join normal mode raids the same way you join any other dungeon or trial
faint flare
Yes
queen holly
ah nice
faint flare
Party finder
Party finder is used for extremes and savage, and ultimates
!faq contentunlock
zinc orbitBOT
faint flare
To can see how to unlock things here
lavish vortex
what can i do with low level market prohibited items that i have no more use for??
faint flare
If its gear, desynth or throw at grand company
warped nest
desynth, sell for gil, sell for GC seal, put on your retainers
lavish vortex
its gear so GC Seals sounds great!, thanks!
strange wedge
Hi, I have been bugging a friend for a while to dig out his free trial version for the upcoming patch, but he cant log in.. he can log into his mogstation acc but not into the game for some reason.
" This service account does not have a valid FINAL FANTASY XIV license for this platform or your subscription has expired. " is the message he get apparently.
he is still on free trial so I dont get why he would get an error about a license or subscription.
he did manage to play normally a few months back and got to lvl 34, but he told me he had some trouble logging in back then aswell. he doesnt remember what he did exactly to get it running tho 😅
he plays on the windows pc version if I remember correctly.
hope someone here can help us
obsidian patio
@strange wedge that usually appears if a non-steam PC player tries to log into the steam launcher and vice-versa
leaden ginkgo
Hey so quick question about the ARR revamp - do we know if the ARR alliance raids are actually being made MSQ quests or are they just going to be a requirement before accepting specific MSQ quests aka technically "optional"
twilit arch
just a requirement
leaden ginkgo
Oh gotcha
Was hoping theyd be adding them as main story quests you could story skip them
making alts be like
strange wedge
thats weird I dont think he ever tried the game on steam
I told him back then to get the non-Steam version since I dont have that either and to potetially help out at occuring issues
would it help to just reinstall the client from the official website ?
obsidian patio
Can they take a picture of this part of their mogstation? Just to double check for other possible issues
novel parcel
Anyone can recommend a good video or guide link about housing?
I was looking for something that compares houses in all 4 areas, house sizes and plot grade
Can't seem to find material that visually compares and showcases different options
warped nest
Last possibility is your friend is not longer on free trial, but they didn't know it
strange wedge
oh he went to sleep, I just tried to get some info since it got pretty late for him
warped nest
For example, getting the 1 month from twitch last year
strange wedge
oh
I remember that
For example, getting the 1 month from twitch last year
@warped nest
twilit arch
Not sure exactly what you're wanting for a comparison video, Encryptor
strange wedge
I think I got him a code back then but I'm not sure if he actually used it back then...
warped nest
I think we should stick with what Wynne said
twilit arch
Main difference between the housing districts is how they're set up and background looks
strange wedge
I'll have to ask him about that tomorrow
novel parcel
Like a visual comparison of how the sizes differ, and what different locations/plots look like
warped nest
Taking a screenshot will clarify everything
twilit arch
How the house looks is entirely dependent on what you decide to put up for the walls/roof/fence
faint flare
And what you decide to build
warped nest
The layout is the same for houses of the same size
elfin edge
should I try to spend all of my moogle tomes before the event ends? or is it worth holding onto for the next moogle event if I can't make up my mind about what to get?
novel parcel
oh fair enough, I thought different areas would have different architecture but I see
strange wedge
alright I'll get that and check about the free month thing to make sure! thank for the help o/
novel parcel
so the only thing to compare is the location I guess
elfin edge
yeah, but it sounds like you can still get the previous stuff with previous tomes
twilit arch
no
warped nest
@strange wedge I'd say take a screenshot and let Wynne take a loot at it
twilit arch
well you can, if you already have the tomes
twilit arch
so if you're not entirely sure what you want to get you can take a bit of time to decide
riding maps aren't really worth it
faint flare
Again. No reason to save tomes
twilit arch
given 5.3 is adding flying
warped nest
The top recommendations are the mounts
twilit arch
to ARR zones
elfin edge
oh
faint flare
Get mgp or mounts
warped nest
👌
strange wedge
is DMing ok or should I just ping here? never used this server much except for live letter
warped nest
Just ping
twilit arch
The evenstar set can be gotten from allied seals, which is the lvl 50 hunt currency
warped nest
Wynne helped Stein on a friend's account, but said friend is asleep right now
twilit arch
that said, there's also the lvl 58 vendor/crafted set that uses same model
which is easier to get in general so can use that instead
warped nest
Only issue would be you cannot make weaker gears look like it
nova umbra
why can't I cast some spells here with like 9k mana?
warped nest
So if you want to go that look right now...
halcyon glen
or invalid target
leaden ginkgo
just wanted to confirm but in cases where you clearly move out of aoes before cast finishes but still get hit is due to high ping?
deft quiver
twilit arch
ya, someone waving and someone saluting
mossy tartan
Does each stack of vulnerability increases the damage I receive by 5%? Or 10%?
halcyon glen
case by case but go with "enough that it makes your healers mad"
twilit arch
also cap on how many stacks varies by fight as well
faint flare
Unless its a dungeon and the healer has a brain
twilit arch
though iirc highest currently is 16 i think
cloud lake
Can you trade collectible items? Trying to help a friend out get gear for crafting
twilit arch
no
sullen pulsar
1st time this happened in crafting. I started Carpenter today and I just finished all the recipe up to level 30 and am at lvl 26 but the level 31-35 recipe did not open up. The next level group of recipes usually opens up before I finish the previous group on my other crafting jobs
faint flare
You need to be higher level
warped nest
@cloud lake if you are trying to help them get gear, why not just craft some for them?
finite ferry
how many days do moonfaire events last
warped nest
Yeah, recipe don't unlock by completion of previous recipe, it is unlocked by your level
warped nest
You gonna be at lvl 30+- to see lvl 31-35 recipe
I think
If you aren't doing this already, check your GC, every day they accept turn in items from crafters and gatherers for exp point
twilit arch
should say that at this point you should really be doing leves or restoration (if you've got the main scenario quest progress far enough)
warped nest
Yeah, was gonna talk leve and Ishgard Restoration
twilit arch
at 20+, crafting one of each recipe is not really worth it
obsidian patio
@finite ferry 14 days for this one
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
Hai! Im currently lvl 51 and in the side quest "Welcome to Morbol Country" (lvl 50). I only have a few dungeons unlocked so far and my friend told me i could unlock lvl 50 dungeons with side quests is that true?
twilit arch
yes
glad comet
yep
twilit arch
there's a bunch of blue quests in mor dhona that unlock vll 50 dungeons
leaden ginkgo
Okay thanks!
I will try find them so i can unlock more dungeons
So
For the ARR relic weapon, you had to get gems from Fates
Does it matter on w hich Job you do em?
AkA: Can i Blue farm them
twilit arch
you need a zenith equipped to get atmas
so no you couldnt use blue to farm fates
but technically can be another job so long as you've got a zenith
native ferry
Does anyone know if the free trial level increase is live? a friend of mine will start playing soon and wanted to have some info about it
twilit arch
no, it will be live august 11 @native ferry
halcyon glen
it's actually 24 hours
polar cairn
anyone in Aether here? whats the best world to transfer too
halcyon glen
sometimes more if something goes wrong
native ferry
@twilit arch ty
halcyon glen
@polar cairn Any work thanks to cross-server play. Gilgamesh is known for having the second largest population of any NA world iirc - and the highest percentage of people who complete current savage content.
rich spruce
I just finished the 3.x patchs of heavensward and plan on trying the alexander raid before getting too deep into stormblood. Is there anything special i should do for it (like bahamut coils) or can i queue for it normally
halcyon glen
Alex is normal
rich spruce
Cool
simple shore
That said, even with it being normal, its not just a "free win"
halcyon glen
Sargatanas is the second raidiest server on aether, i've been told we have a reputation for having more content creators and Ultimate proggers than we should
It's also my home server, so am a liiittle biased
simple shore
I mean
simple shore
just hit 80
spam Eden until 500
You're leaving out about 20 steps in between, lol
simple shore
Yeah its just more of a
ionic elbow
Hello , so I wonder what is the best way to level gathering ? ( miner and botanist ) currently i'm at 70 for miner and 56 for botanist
simple shore
I'm assuming you dont know the fights if you're asking the question? "Spamming it to 500" may not be so straightforward
lol
halcyon glen
Nope
copper pasture
are 2 retainers free
halcyon glen
There's currently two ways to get i500 gear: Savage Eden drops and Augmented Allegory gear
@copper pasture yes
ionic elbow
@copper pasture Yup
faint flare
First 2 are free, rest is paid
copper pasture
i have to pay 1 euro to activate them right?
rich spruce
Your chocobo also has a saddlebag that can store things
simple shore
You're also assuming that you're just going to oneshot Savage Eden, lol
faint flare
And ultimates use old tier gear (primarily ultimate Alexander
rich spruce
So you sort of get 2.5 retainers for free
halcyon glen
You can only receive loot from the current savage tier once per map per week. It's a sloooow process to i500. Also there's the small insignificant issue of beating Eden Savage.
halcyon glen
Roughly 10% of max level characters on our DC have completed E8S now 6 months after launch
remote lintel
i mean
simple shore
Yeah like.....you might want to temper expectations a bit. Savage isnt something that you just walk into and win at.
halcyon glen
^
remote lintel
its tomestone gear
faint flare
Allegory tomes
faint flare
You upgrade it via savage currently
But the upgrade mats are gonna be added to Hunts and 24mans
Next patch
remote lintel
those are unaugmented
halcyon glen
and you get a free one every week with 24 mans
remote lintel
augmented is 500
halcyon glen
yep
simple shore
That said, "full Crystarium" is not ideal for basically anyone
remote lintel
^
faint flare
2000 nuts for accessories, 3k for left side (minus belt and weap)
simple shore
Your ideal gearset is always going to be a mix of augmented tomestone gear + current tier savage gear
halcyon glen
More relevantly, if you just hit 80 you have more pressing issues than getting i500
like catching up on story
faint flare
Do extremes
remote lintel
that's assuming you beat the msq
ionic elbow
At 80 : eden , eden savage , trials , trials extreme
faint flare
Go unlock everything
simple shore
because if you JUST got to 80 you arent done with MSQ yet
faint flare
Go do whatever you want
remote lintel
if you haven't completed shb you have to do that
halcyon glen
and getting flying in alll the shb zones
simple shore
and MSQ gates the dungeons involved in Duty Roulette Expert, which you 100% will want available
halcyon glen
You say "unlock all the things" like that's trivial. It's not.
ionic elbow
Should I relay on leves and Gc for gatheres ? ?or is there any other way ?
faint flare
Ishgard restoration after 20
remote lintel
the diadem but i'm assuming you havent gotten that far
faint flare
Its ok
ionic elbow
My miner is 70 and botanist is 56
remote lintel
how far are you in the story
ionic elbow
fully completed
remote lintel
do the diadem
ionic elbow
Just spam gathering in diadem ?
remote lintel
pretty much
sturdy mason
Patch notes for 5.3 say collectable synthesis is removed? What about Rowena exchange then? Does it accept normal crafted items now?
faint flare
Collectibles will be their own receipe
simple shore
wrong channel
faint flare
Nothing is changing
twilit arch
yeh there's going to be collectable specific recipes
faint flare
Just you dont have to put it om anymore and casually forget it
twilit arch
and it won't be a daily rotation anymore
ionic elbow
Alright will try that
sturdy mason
Same items get accepted all the time now?
twilit arch
yes
sturdy mason
Wow thank goodness they simplified that
What is everyone spending time on in FFXIV before the patch drops? I just don't log in tbh. I want to... but there's just nothing to do I think.
faint flare
Eureka 
sturdy mason
MEME
faint flare
Its good cash money
And you know
A ton of poetics
Just casually buy all Shadowbringers relics
sturdy mason
Only reason to have poetics is for relic weapons I think. And doing just one of those burned me out...
simple shore
I mean there's plenty to do for most people.
There's alot of prep you can be doing pre-5.3 depending on what you do in game
faint flare
I just turn brain off and pew pew as mch in eureka
sturdy mason
I'm not looking forward to the cost of DoH materia after 5.3
simple shore
Well
sturdy mason
I'm sure prices for them have already started to go up
simple shore
Then why not go start grinding it now?
No reason to buy when you can just grind scrips
sturdy mason
Yeah true
sturdy mason
I sort of realized that leveling crafting was a pass time for me. Now that I"m omni, I rarely use it. Biggest benefit I get is repairing my own gear. So I guess that's why I haven't started prepping yet
simple shore
The thing is, crafting at max level (at any max level, whether its *now or back in Stormblood, etc.) isnt really a thing one does halfway
You either go all the way with it, or its....not very useful
crimson wind
Is there any way I can get an AF coffer if I threw it away without opening it
simple shore
Nope. You can get the gear still, but you cant just get a replacement coffer
crimson wind
simple shore
Which one did you throw out?
simple shore
That'll be hunt currency to replace those sets
crimson wind
Thank god I hop on hunt trains.
Also, how many poetics does an anima weapon cost in total
twilit arch
around 13k~ give or take
simple shore
That's variable, but yeah
crimson wind
kk
simple shore
Some massive number
twilit arch
inland kayak
did they improve the lvling story ? I played this game back then and I mean I really liked the gameplay and stuff but the story bored me to death really quick only made it to like lvl 32
crimson wind
And that would translate...to how many Aetherochemical runs?
twilit arch
would recommend bookmarking it if you're interested in anima
faint flare
They're streamlining story on Tuesday
simple shore
@inland kayak there are some changes coming in 3 days but its not a "change to the story" as much as a "slight streamlining"
crimson wind
I already have a finished Anima, was just wondering how many total poetics it was
Probably gonna go for the Helicopter book now
inland kayak
so they are making it like more straighforward ?...
simple shore
TL;DR if you found the story to be absolutely insufferable these changes arent going to help you.
faint flare
They're reducing the amount of quests by 13% and streamlining the rest
And adjusting EXp so you shouldnt need to do too many side stuff
inland kayak
it wasnt so much the story but the very repetitive quests like go here , go back there, go back to the same other place
faint flare
And cover weird bumps like the 46 > 49 jump
inland kayak
oh i see
frigid gyro
I signed up with the game and I'm on free trial account; can I still buy Starter Edition to activate the 30 day subscription, or can I only buy Complete Edition?
Or better question: is it more beneficial to buy subscription to get the pre-lv30 bonuses? Or it's more beneficial to buy the package?
simple shore
There will be less of that but it will still exist.
If you cant tolerate "go here, go there", i dont think that its going to be enough for you.
inland kayak
I guess I can try again then, i mean I already own the game lol, only need to pay for a month again
crimson wind
The go here and there quests will still be there in every expac, but HW has a much much better story
faint flare
@frigid gyro start edition gives you Arr (and heavensward on the 11th), complete edition gives you EVERYTHING
simple shore
If i'm not mistaken complete is on sale still is it not? So it would be financially smarter to buy that.
inland kayak
okay
simple shore
if you're going to buy anyway
faint flare
Yes, still on sale for abit
slate crow
Am I the only one who doesn’t see a point in having Ironworks, Gerolt and whatever else in Mor Dhona if Ironworks is always the better choice?
faint flare
Glamour
simple shore
You're misunderstanding why those are there.
Ironworks was the final set from ARR
but that was like
a year later almost
those other tiers of gear were added along the way before ironworks
But they're on the vendors still so that people can still collect them for glamour, etc.
slate crow
I can see that. Ironworks is strong, but it’s design always bores me.
lofty pulsar
where can I get white oak earrings other than mb?
faint flare
Craft it
dusty shell
Is the novice network available for free trial members?
twilit arch
yes, just need to be invited
simple shore
You'd be better served asking questions here though, more likely.
dusty shell
cool just wanted to know before I went around a city asking for an invite
zinc orbitBOT
inland kayak
Can I link my square enix account to steam and then download the game on steam?
remote lintel
yes but you'll be locked to steam
meaning you won't be able to buy dlc from the SE store or take part in their sales
inland kayak
who has better sales?
remote lintel
SE has them more often
simple shore
Generally Steam is not the recommended platform choice between the two options.
halcyon glen
it's roughly a toss-up afaik
warped nest
I dunno why the sales made up to be this important
inland kayak
I see, and then one more thing lol, i been looking for the client download for a while smh, can someone guide me ? xD
warped nest
Are you gonna buy the expansion again?
halcyon glen
Steam has more payment options and stuff, SE is less of a pain
warped nest
Most of them share gears
simple shore
Uh, with gear sets
warped nest
And we use gearset
inland kayak
and I mean right now I only got the standard edition
remote lintel
@inland kayak download for the windows client? or steam client
simple shore
I mean, there's more slots in the armory chest than there are bis sets so
frigid gyro
So I guess it's better to get Starter, start 30 days and then buy Shadowbringers CE separately?
FAQ also talks about subscriptions being on sale, but is that only visible on MogStation?
dusty shell
Can someone explain the difference between putting stuff in the glamour chest vs. applying it as a glamour in inventory?
remote lintel
@inland kayak wait you already bought the standard edition for windows?
warped nest
Glamour dresser is a one time process
inland kayak
yes, I already owned it , bought it in 2018
remote lintel
then you can't use steam anyway
warped nest
Once a gear is put in there, you can just apply the gear as glamour without spending more prism
dusty shell
So then why would you ever do it the other way
remote lintel
without making anew account
faint flare
Because glamour plates can only apply in cities
simple shore
Not really? Some people will have an Ultimate set specifically for that, but its not like i'm switching gear between the first fight in Savage and the last fight in Savage
warped nest
The only trade off it you have to visit the glamour dresser personally
hard elk
what can u do with the alexander drops
inland kayak
Ohhhh okay
faint flare
You cant apply them outside of cities
warped nest
Then the glamour plates, built on the glamour dresser, like what vinyl said, only works in cities
inland kayak
im probably gonna restart my characters tho since I will be super lost
remote lintel
@hard elk trade them for gear which is more of glamour at this point
simple shore
@hard elk turn them in for normal Alex gear in idyllshire if you want for glamour. But more likely, like everyone else, throw them on the ground.
hard elk
ok thank youu!!
dusty shell
Only works in cities as in you apply them in cities? Or like you literally only see them on your character in cities?
faint flare
Apply them in cities
dusty shell
ok thanks!
simple shore
Any time i get one of those in roulette its a mad dash to hit Leave as soon as the boss dies to make sure i dont get the chests looted to me, heh
faint flare
Theyre visible everywhere but gotta head back to city to apply it if you change gear
warped nest
Plates can only overwrite inside cities
And if you link plate to gearset
Changing gearset will automatically attempt to apply the linked plate
If you change outside a city, the plate just don't overwrite the glamour (assuming the gears are shared by multiple gearset)
remote lintel
basically
if you have black armor on healer 1 and white armor on healer 2
and you last equipped healer 1
warped nest
Just use it and see what it does
warped nest
Assuming both healer have the same gear
remote lintel
yeah
warped nest
Plates are a mean to make shared gears in different gearset look different
zinc orbitBOT
simple shore
As a note, the devs have mentioned that they want to remove some of that restriction in the future.
remote lintel
thank god
dusty shell
Soooo do people usually use the dresser or carry around glamour images? Sorry it's p. confusing
simple shore
Dresser
inland kayak
also is ping important in this game?
simple shore
Dresser is by far the superior option
remote lintel
they just travel back to a city to change
simple shore
because it costs you prisms once and never again
warped nest
Depends on what you want to do with this game
faint flare
Not particularly unless you're machinist. Even then you'll just do something different in the rotation
warped nest
If you want to do hardcore stuff, you want to have manageable ping
simple shore
and the dresser itself essentially functions like a gear bank
inland kayak
hmm okay
dusty shell
Huh good point, it's gear storage. Is there any item storage in this game outside of inventory?
faint flare
Retainers
remote lintel
retainers, chocobo saddlebag
faint flare
Are banks
warped nest
As a note, the devs have mentioned that they want to remove some of that restriction in the future.
@simple shore some "after the patch, if you change gearset with plate, outside cities, only the boot and glove will change"
novel parcel
I'm an idiot and wanne know if I can salvage this situation:
I made a ton of Collectible Archaeoskin Codex' instead of Grimoires. But when I go to Collectible exchange, I can't hand in codex' anything I can do with them instead now?
remote lintel
what is the point
inland kayak
interesting, its telling me i dont have the game 😦
remote lintel
simple shore
Cerb that was clearly a troll 😛
inland kayak
novel parcel
Does it change daily?
faint flare
Yes
warped nest
Yup
novel parcel
ah thank god, alrighty ty haha
remote lintel
do you have a sub @inland kayak ?
inland kayak
I need a sub to even download the game???
simple shore
@novel parcel just to further detail your situation
You have.....3 days to get rid of them most likely
faint flare
Well
simple shore
based on the patch notes
faint flare
2
remote lintel
i mean if you download the game then you intend to play
faint flare
Minus maint day
simple shore
Yeah, 2 actually
inland kayak
I see lel
twilit arch
patch n otes mentioned a turn in npc for old collectables
simple shore
because in 5.3 the way that all works is going to change
faint flare
They will be their own receipe
warped nest
There will be collectible only recipes
twilit arch
it'll function like the restoration
warped nest
So people won't craft normal functioning items as collectible
twilit arch
a static list of collectable only recipes
warped nest
Or like the custom delivery NPC stuff
faint flare
Aka forget collecter synth
warped nest
Don't we have a channel for this?
remote lintel
i do :)
twilit arch
no, we dont have a channel specifically for recruitment codes
remote lintel
2G3E8GKR
remote lintel
discord doesn't delete messages?
simple shore
Discord doesnt, yeah. Though there are some specific things that the bots will autodelete on this server. I wouldnt suggest trying that one out to find out though.
remote lintel
brittle iron
Returning player having trouble figuring out how to level up to First storm lieutenant? Is it locked behind MSQ? Im somewhere in heavensward atm
twilit arch
you need to unlock and progress squadrons
you can unlock it at your grand company HQ
when one of your squadron hits lvl 40, the flagged mission for 1st LT will unlock
though its unlikely you'll be able to the flagged mission at that point
brittle iron
Hmm I don't see an option to enter the barrack or anything in the aft castle
When I left there were no squadrons
twilit arch
"squadron and commander" is the unlock quest for it
karmic niche
so...
i am still on free trial i have all my class job to 35 and my msq stuck at lvl 22 should i continue my msq or not?
glad comet
you could
glad comet
Also what chronos said
remote lintel
or level another class
warped nest
Umm, do the 5.3 free trial change applicable to existing free trial players?
glad comet
yes
remote lintel
probably
karmic niche
<.< well... i dont want to lvl crafting cuz i hate crafting lol
warped nest
So, raised cap for every existing and future free trial Players then?
glad comet
yep
warped nest
Cool, nice to hear a confirmation
karmic niche
oh!
remote lintel
you can level another combat class
karmic niche
i guess i will wait and play other games until that day
all my combat classes are lvl 35
karmic niche
alright
remote lintel
they said they don't want to
faint flare
All combats 35 and story so far behind? 
lavish vortex
hi!, im having a very hard time figuring out where in the rotation i am after a few mechanics in the SAM rotation, cooldown phase, filler phase or burst phase. Is there some visual guide to help me know this? for example, black mage comes to mind, you always know where in the rotation you are because you can check fire or ice phase, and if you are in fire phase, you can see how many umbral hearts you have, so if you have 3 you know the fire phase just started, if you have none but you have MP, its kind of in the middle of the fire phase, etc... is there some similar visual guide on SAM that im missing?
lavish vortex
im doing the balance rotation guide
warped nest
The visual guide for samurai, is how much kenki/Sen you have
And how far away you are from your next Higanbana and/or Senei
remote lintel
your cooldowns should also line up
lavish vortex
yes, that one
warped nest
The one thing people probably didn't figure out is that they need to use Hagakure to align their Sen generation
Everything else should line up naturally once you learn to use Hagakure for realignment
remote lintel
there's also certain "landmarks" you reach in the rotation
so you have the opener, then do midare twice the long way, then filler, then into burst
lavish vortex
the long way means that i dont use any Meikyo Shisui shortcut right?
so you have the opener, then do midare twice the long way, then filler, then into burst
@remote lintel this is kind of helpful
lavish vortex
The visual guide for samurai, is how much kenki/Sen you have
@warped nest this is not helping me very much, cause im not that into the keki bar yet, im still practicing the general flow, i guess learning this comes later?
and the burst phase should always start when Meikyo Shisui is close to being ready, correct? lets say for example, when there are 9 seconds left to being ready, you should be starting the burst phase... does that make sense?
lucid birch
what should i do now that i beat base arr and lvl 50
cloud lake
As a dancer when would you use technical step? Would I use it whenever I have it or should I save it? Also what does it really do?
remote lintel
@lavish vortex i don't know the exact timing but yes it would be close to ready when you start burst
cloud lake
does it just give me more of a damage buff?
remote lintel
basically you should have a road map for what you're going to do and you can tell which phase you're in by what you did last
yes its a damage bonus
raw solstice
tech step is both a damage buff for you and your entire party, as well as a very strong hit by itself
as well as allowing your entire party to contribute towards esprit generation
lavish vortex
@remote lintel thanks a lot!! "so you have the opener, then do midare twice the long way, then filler, then into burst" this is just what i needed, the basic rotation explained very simply..., ill practice that flow and then ill start adding kenki attacks when i feel more ready
warped nest
@lavish vortex at lvl 62, you will get a new trait that massively boost your kenki generation
remote lintel
yes you'll need to hit your positionals while doing your rotation
(which isnt that hard)
warped nest
So the things to watch out for are
- save enough kenki to boost your iaijutsu (Higanbana, Tenka Goken, and Midare)
- save enough to do Guren or Senei (use 50 kenki do deal massive damage)
Then if you are doing to cap on kenki, or you are inside a burst window (but will generate enough to do the things mentioned above later)
- do Hissatsu Shinten or Kyuten to spend Kenki
unkempt hatch
So is Kai-Shirr kinda like where all the level 70 large scale leve's are?
lavish vortex
but if i miss positionals, the rotation stays the same, just without the buffed higanbana and midares right?>
warped nest
Yeah
warped nest
Positional generate kenki, and spending kenki is a direct potency increase
lavish vortex
great, you've really helped me think and understand the general flow, thanks a lot!
warped nest
Don't miss positional if you can nail it
But never delay using skill just so you can hit positional
elfin wagon
how many quests r there post stormblood
lavish vortex
got it!!
warped nest
Good luck and have fun
twilit arch
40 @elfin wagon
warped nest
Unrelated Note, if you are practicing on striking dummy, zoom in and enjoy the samurai animation
They are immensely satisfying to watch
remote lintel
first person mode??
elfin wagon
gotcha
warped nest
Over the shoulder third person XD
lavish vortex
@warped nest ill try that! lol
dusty shell
how do you get into first person mode ?
remote lintel
you enable a thing that i forget in settings and zoom all the way in
obsidian patio
Home key is the default keybind
Also Pressing in the Right-stick for controller players if you haven’t changed that
dusty shell
home key worked, pretty trippy
remote lintel
now play the game like that
dusty shell
Will definitely try it on some mobs!
tulip plover
Does anyone know if ps5 will play ps4 ffxiv
gloomy mortar
Are NQ Fragrant Logs useless? It says HQ Fragrant logs can be traded for items, but. I thing about NQ
noble pollen
How do you use SMN? Ite been a while and i forgot lol
Idk if ive unlocked bahamut yet im at lvl 70 story content do you think i can unlock it now?
polar hound
@gloomy mortar I'm reading you can trade them in Mor Dhona, 10 for 1 cordial
remote lintel
you unlock bahamut from job quests
polar hound
!faq smnguide
zinc orbitBOT
noble pollen
Yeah idk how to summon it lol
polar hound
in your actions & traits, at the bottom, click the ? job guide
remote lintel
use dreadwyrm trance and at the end of dreadwyrm trance you get 2 stacks of aether and then you summon him
assuming youre lvl 72+
polar hound
Np, lots forget that buttons there haha...popups pfff
dusty shell
what does the chair next to people's name mean
polar hound
AFK
dusty shell
and the film icon?
polar hound
Group Pose
simple shore
Watching a cutscene
polar hound
or that
dusty shell
cool ty
remote lintel
the camera icon is group pose
polar hound
oh right
remote lintel
the old timey film thing is cutscene
polar hound
mixed them up mb
simple shore
Soon people will ask "Whats that weird square with two dotted lines on its sides."
remote lintel
noble pollen
Where a dummy i can practice on? Im on end game stormblood
twilit arch
there's lvl 70 dummies at Porta Praetoria
ancient sorrel
its a long shot but has anyone seen a hunt train on Malboro?
remote lintel
theres a discord that can ping you if theres a hunt train on your DC
noble pollen
Oooooh i want to do a hunt, never done one lol
polar hound
hopefully you're melee/fast load time or you may have a hard time >seeing< it 😄
ancient sorrel
thanks you
leaden ginkgo
Where do i buy level 60 gathering stuff?
leaden ginkgo
ty
polar hound
seems updated from skimming
leaden ginkgo
do vendors sell all this?
polar hound
Not all, no. and the pieces you'll find on vendors won't likely be HQ. There is scrip gear and such...but you'll replace the stuff pretty quick with how fast leveling them is now
leaden ginkgo
I assume i should just wait till 80 to worry about HQ gear yeah?
gloomy mortar
I went on a centurio hunt train.. Bad idea. About 40 participants, so only got 1 Phantasgoria, 3 tombstones, 4 centurio tombstones per Mark. When did it with only 8 and below, you’d get 10, 30 and 40; instead of 1, 3, 4
leaden ginkgo
Also i'd imagine i only need 1 set of gear for all my gatherers?
polar hound
Ehhh...Kinda. But you'll need a certain GP threshold to at least power through a bit
remote lintel
@gloomy mortar were you in a party
gloomy mortar
Yes
remote lintel
were you in a party with a tank and healer
gloomy mortar
I was in a party of 8, but at least 30 others showed up
polar hound
Yeah it's advisable to level BTN/MIN together to share gear..also recommended to level all crafters (cept maybe cul til later) to craft gear/items for each other etc
twilit arch
sounds like your party was either afk or not putting any effort in
gloomy mortar
And it was a speed run. Mark killed in about 2 mins
twilit arch
you can easily get full credit even if there's like 30people
remote lintel
sounds like a below 80 train
polar hound
Also what role/job are you doing them as?
if you're a healer spam some heals instead of damage for cred, used to be that way anyway
tank aggro etc
leaden ginkgo
@polar hound yeah im leveling all my crafters cause i want to be omni so that works fine
gloomy mortar
I believe they weren’t slacking, but the 30+ others doing all the damage and pulling early
polar hound
Nice yeah, Ironworks set is nice at 60 but i wouldnt spend too much on it
gloomy mortar
Why would it matter if in a party or not? Maybe there were 5 parties of 8?
remote lintel
because 8 people gaining enmity is more than 1 person gaining enmity
polar hound
contribution is weighed differently in group
gloomy mortar
So it’s based on enmity not damage?
polar hound
it's job based last i knew
twilit arch
yeah because healers/tanks can't complete with dps if it was based strictly on damage.
which is why you can easily get full credit as a healer so long as you've hit the hunt once and then spam medica 2
because it generates a lot of enmity
polar hound
yeah that's what i remember
If you're tank just throw provoke out and keep stance on..chances are you wont end up tanking it unless you're reallly trying
if so, drop stance 10s lol
gloomy mortar
I was in a party of 8. Sometimes the mark was killed before all the party members arrived at the location. Could that be it?
remote lintel
yes
gloomy mortar
Unfortunately, that can’t be helped; everyone is speed running the Hunt Train
remote lintel
marks don't die that fast in lvl 80 hunt trains
gloomy mortar
So like I said, never again lol
remote lintel
so it sounds like a SB train or something
gloomy mortar
I believe they said Mark S or A
remote lintel
all trains have A and sometimes S marks
gloomy mortar
It was The Stepps and Ruby Sea
remote lintel
thats stormblood
polar hound
Yeah..SHB hunts wont go like that
people will early pull but they wont die that fast lol
inland kayak
so, can i buy the FINAL FANTASY® XIV ONLINE COMPLETE EDITION if i got the starter edition already? its cheaper this way for me to get all the expansions
gloomy mortar
🍺
polar hound
I'm 99% sure yeah wouldn't see why not
remote lintel
is it really cheaper 
inland kayak
hmm okay just checking in case the system would break out
polar hound
It's on sale rn 50% off so probably
inland kayak
yeah its
remote lintel
shadowbringers is 20$ and complete is 30$
gloomy mortar
I unlocked Eureka. I’ve read that you’re supposed to go there as a party. I’ve never been. Is there any reason not to just go there alone? Are you limited in the number of attempts or something?
inland kayak
wait, where you see shadowbringers for $20, i see it for 29.99
remote lintel
what region
inland kayak
nvm I see it
warped nest
@gloomy mortar safety in number, for the most part
remote lintel
you can join a party after you enter
polar hound
Eurekas difficulty is based on how many are active in that zone, you can solo it if you wanted to.. no number of attempts, it's a big ole grindfest
inland kayak
actually its cheaper for me to buy shadow bringer, because it includes heavensward and stormblood
polar hound
you can lose exp if you die though, thus levels or Elemental Levels as they're called in Eureka
opal ether
Hey so i was wondering if anyone experienced this before, but i had a lvl 1 alt on a server i want to xfer to. I deleted the alt and for awhile it showed i had 1 char on that server with that name. My main has the same name so it was telling me if i wanted to xfer id have to name change. so i waited and the mogstation no longer shows that char on that server when i select my servers, but it still tells me id need to name change?
dusty shell
Can someone explain the difference between "Home Point", "Favored Destination" and "Free Destination" (which needs a security token?)
twilit arch
their system can take a bit to realize that the character is deleted and the name is free, i would give it a bit before trying to transfer @opal ether
remote lintel
home point = where you go when you hit return
opal ether
Aw damn 😦 iwanted to try to do it before the patch
ya think it'd be sometime tomorrow or tonight?
remote lintel
favored destination = teleport cost is half
twilit arch
by a bit, i mean like a couple of hours
opal ether
oooh ok
remote lintel
free destination = teleport is free
opal ether
yeah cuz i deleted the alt around like 8-9pm and its now only almost 1am
dusty shell
oh neat what's the limit on favored dests?
remote lintel
3
twilit arch
hrm
remote lintel
i think 4 if you have the app
dusty shell
👍
twilit arch
just giving a quick search, it looks like it may take up to a day or two for the name reserve to wear off after character deletion
glad comet
Is there a better way to get AST from 48 -> 50 without AV 
twilit arch
palace of the dead
twilit arch
could also do ARR beast tribes though they're not the greatest exp like expac tribes
or fates if you can stand that
twilit arch
but potd would be your quickest choice
hearty basin
So does your character's race and deity still cause a small difference nowadays?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/wiki/general_information/faq
Or do you need to pick a specific race and deity for bonuses/advantages nowadays?
obsidian patio
Diety is purely fluff now
twilit arch
and racial stats are a drop in the bucket compared to what you get from gear
hearty basin
Alright, just wanted to make sure if its still fluff
Guess your character's birthday isn't a big deal either?
hearty basin
Cool, thanks guys
solid heron
When will cactuar be open to creating new characters?
worldly plinth
Hi everyone, so I have a question. I just got to heavenward and created a dark knight, but I have no gear and not sure the best way to go about gearing and levelling him
Wish I had kept all the old rings and such now never realized I would have. Nothing when I started at level 30
simple shore
Just buy vendor gear in one of the ARR main cities to start out
You should be able to get a full set of level 30 stuff or around that
@solid heron character creation is restricted based on how many people are online, not how many characters exist on the server. 5AM-7AM EST is a good time window to aim for.
solid heron
okok, thank you. Also, what's a good strategy for leveling new jobs?
simple shore
!faq altlvlguide
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
Im at 352 iL, where / how can I get to 360 for Ghimlyt Dark?
mossy tartan
Should fire III be hard-casted midfight? Or do I rely on Fire procs?
simple shore
Scaeven gear from poetics is the easiest.
Fire III should only ever be cast while under the effect of Umbral Ice III / Firestarter.
Refer to this to know what to do
!faq blmleveling
zinc orbitBOT
leaden ginkgo
Vendors in Rhalgrs?
mossy tartan
Refer to this to know what to do
@simple shore thank you
latent prism
only hardcast* fire 3 if u need astral fire 3
leaden ginkgo
wait I just realized I am full Scaevan lol
white sierra
So im getting into heavensward soon and wanna switch to dark knight, what's the best way to grind up the class to be competent for doing msq
raw solstice
scaevan is 390 upgradeable to 400. So if you're full scaevan you'd be more than fine on ilvl, shouldn't be 352
junior yacht
daily roulettes -> spam highest-level dungeon
raw solstice
make sure to replace any lower ilvl pieces that might be holding you down. Vendor is indeed in rhalgr's
cold crescent
simple shore
Define "running like ass"
simple shore
Which DC are you on.