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and all jobs are easy to learn
thanks for all the help! i should probably play the game now, i've probably spent more time asking questions than playing at this point
Sorry! Just joined
all good
If you divorce, you only lose the ring right? I married a friend for stuff but now i want to marry this other friend-
Lol
You dont lose anything but the ring
you lose half your level
lol
and your morals
your ex receives the other half towardsa nother character
You money too
wait what
your house
I-
half your real life bank account goes to them
I'm just trying to figure out the purchasing process going from free trial to a paid account... I don't need to buy the base game/heavensward right? I can just buy Stormblood and Shadowbringers?
no but it's just the ring lol
you gotta pay half of their subscription
you still need the base game @heavy talon
No you gotta buy the whole game
trial does not give you ownership of it
If you're free trial and want to go past 60, you want to buy the Complete Edition
Is there a website for controller wxhb layouts? I'm trying to find DoH/DoL ones that match this guide's for DoW/DoM
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q_i5_X01hecbCOZOIN_71zceuSjWSuaN-OJdU6ZPV6s/edit#
Complete edition gives ya everything
Ahhhh gotcha.
what classes are the least beginner friendly
capital d colon
Black Mage has the highest skill cealing due to your DPS being cut in half if you move
Most beginner friendly classes you can start as are Archer or Lancer
Arcanist isn't bad either
Summoner at lvl 50+ has 3 things to juggle, DWT, Ruin/pet management, dot stuff
But the easiest DPS overall are Red Mage and Dancer, but you need to own the game and the expansions, as well as reach 50 and 60 respectively, on another class
to unlock them
does doing dungeons while unsynced advance the progress for achievements like "to the dungeons"?
It should yeah
thanks!
can small house transfer to medium or large house?
Yes
thanks bb
Hm I Guess no way to toggle on/off Other player names
character settings -> display name settings
in fact there are a lot of options for this kind of thing
well holding down x will do that
Hi! I used to play this game a few years back and I used to play on PC. I want to get back into it but in PS4. Can I use my old account and do I need to spend any money to start?
whats the command?
/showplayernames is the command I think
it's "target filters" under the system section where you rebind keys
@opal bolt you will need to buy the PC starter edition + expansions
just use whatever
I mean PS4
/showplayernames is the command I think
@slate arrow doesno't work
@glossy flare I've rebound that one but it doesn't work
User macros > show text commands
It's definitely /show(something) so just scroll down until you hit the S section
My friend is on free trial and is wondering, if he buys the game, will his progress carry over from the free trial?
yes
how do i clear sastasha if no one is playing? can it be solo-ed?
queued for 1 hour 😦
they released a 9gb patch last night?
@slate arrow not found 😭
is there a best lv 50 dungeon to do for exp? Just hit 50 with an alt class
ooo
Best to do aurum vale instead of the level 50 dungeons, as the experience from level 50 dungeons got tacked on when heavensward was added
@hasty reef aurum vale
Same for gubal normal at level 60 and Castrum abania at 70
good to know ty
@slate arrow thanks!
so i use challenge #4 in lord of verminion for quick challenge log completion
is there a better minion to use than wolf pup?
Okay, ever since I moved on from Enma to Ananta, I have yet to get a single medal in eight FATEs. I gotta be doing something wrong.
So im a bard now, but it won't let me play music?
I never went two or three FATE's without getting a medal for enma.
Eight FATE straight?
That can't just be bad luck.
it is just bad luck
Why is my performance tab locked when i go to traits and performance and stuff, im a level 31 bard
you need to do the unlock quest for perfomance
its in gridania, near the amphitheater
@karmic light if youre on Japan server open up your duty finder settings and make sure you have the japanese language enabled as well for possible party members
Nine FATEs.
Or the game will only attempt to match you with English only players as well
do you need soil every time you plant a new seed
yes
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Why is getting grade 3 thalanan topsoil so hard then? it takes so long to just get 1 soil
Seems like a waste of time
you can use poetics to buy unidentifiable ore to trade for grade 3 thanalan topsoil
Ten FATEs.
Gato, its rng. Yo-kai has always been a grindfest
Can someone please explain greed and need
Is there a list anywhere of the average damage by class? Seen some for DPS only, but like I want to compare the healing classes or the tank classes?
you can only roll on items that you can personally use as your current class/job. can greed on all items. Need takes priority over greed
can sort of think of greed as like 1-100, and need as 101-200
Ohh okay, thanks. So greed is basically rng for whoever gets the item ?
whoever has the higher roll gets the item, yes
So I need help. My friend is on free trial and someone gave her a code for the game. She plays on ps4 but the code is 20-digits long. We don't know how to redeem it
its a door, it open/closes when something is near
@chrome needle Sounds like a steam code for ffxiv
@chrome needle did you try reedeming it on the square Enix store ?
I don't see anything on SE store.
Well there's a spot on mog for a 20 digit code. Which makes me think they were given a time card
So turns out Ananta can only be obtained in 3.0 areas, peopel in here kept telling me Peaks and Fringes.
So it's not RNG, i was tdoing it wrong.
A Note for Steam Users
Steam users can find their 20-digit Shadowbringers registration code
Part from searching ffxiv 20 digit code
I wanted to unlock Wind up Succ. Is the hunt reward turn in system not available until after the ARR story?
Ok, I'll have my friend ask the stranger when they log back on. Thank you all
Guessing this means I can farm in Azys Lla?
you need to be 2nd LT in your grand company to unlock the Hunt @gleaming garnet
Question, if I started a free trial before it was expanded, do I get the extra content?
@rugged flicker yeah azys lla is fine. It shows in the medallium where you can farm, but in this case it's any HW zone:
So yeah any advice on my Anima Weapon Light grind?
Several people in here kept telling me all 4.0+ weapons were Fringes and Peaks only.
Cus right now its looking like 40 Brayflox runs
gnb/dnc are stormblood zones
If you can get a group going then A9S (Eyes of the Creator Savage) goes by very fast
rdm/sam are heavensward
I think it’s 21 runs of that which are 2-3 minutes each
That would require unlocking A9S though right?
Yep
Meaning Id have to run through all the previous ones
Which would probably take awhile <_<
Not the previous savages, if you’re thinking that
@split rapids pretty sure you do
Just have to beat Alexander normal and then unlock the savage raids from the minstrel in Mor Dhona
Roger that, thanks
and how many raids is that?
12
Im doing the weapon on a 78 Pala so I cant solosunyc
and I have to use the 60 wep aswell
Can definitely still solo unsync Brayflox
Yeah Ive been doing Unsync Brayflox
About 4-5 minutes per run if I get the boss skip
You wouldn't want to do a9s solo anyway
plenty of people are willing to hop into a group for it
and can kill it in like 1min or something
Im just wondering if the time commitment to get that going is worth me doing it
vs 3 hours of Brayflox spam
Or if there was a different method, I heard something about getting a "boost" from some content
Yeah but thats if I unlock a9s and then can get a group to do a9s
Which probably wont happen considering Im on EU and my play hours are usually 1-6am =p
if you're going to be doing more animas, i'd recommend atleast unlocking it eventually
Yeah Id just like to get this one smashed out asap
But yeah whats this bonus I heard about?
Read it doubles the amount of Light, but everything I found out was outdated
every 2 hours, the light bonus window changes
certain instances have their light raised to the next light tier
So if an instance gives gentle light, if its bonus for the window it will give bright instead
and is there anywhere I can find that out or is it just random?
no way to know which instances are in bonus until you run them
since the light trackers these days aren't kept up to date
Hm could I run A1S solo savage as a 78 and would that be faster?
Or would I have to unlock all of Alex to unlock any Savage?
you would just need to do the first alex raid series (gordias) to unlock a1s
Whelp looks like Brayflox it is then
just going to note, that while brayflox is the general recommend
if there's another 50 dungeon you find yourself able to do faster, can do that instead
cos if you can't do the final boss skip on brayflox consistently, may be worth looking at something else
Well I doubt any other dungeon is going to get close to 5 minutes right?
I cant think of any off the top of my head
ak is usually pretty quick tho i don't bother paying attention to the end-time when i run that for WT
When were these given in-game as rewards? https://store.finalfantasyxiv.com/ffxivstore/en-us/product/610
I think I asked earlier but I fell asleep.
I dont think so.
pretty sure they weren't given as rewards
hmm..I see. they are ultra fancy.
If they were they'd have to have all been between 4.3 and 5.2, which i doubt.
Nah AK is MUCH slower than Brayflox
I will buy them. They're too fancy to not own.
Hm saw a forum post about people wanting fat characters ... after seeing some in ShB ... i gotta say that would be a clipping nightmare O.O
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hello is there a way i can further zoom out? and where can i see my total character recommendation i recieve after i dungeon?
Your commendations are in the reputation tab of the character menu
Where's the best place to ask for help on a quest or two?
How do I bring back the overlay on PS4?
L1 and middle pad
Thanks
When I look at puppet bunker in my duty finder it says rewards already recived 2/3
What rewards is it referring to
at the end of your first successful clear for the week, you get 2x cracked stellaclusters and 1x puppet's coin
the 3rd item is winning a piece of gear
Ah ok. Ty
I know I didnt el on anything on my first playthrough
So couldnt figure out what the 2/3 was
Tyty
ShB is officially the evilest xpac so far ... it made me get out a calculator :p
Is there is quick way to get to the walking sands or do you just have to walk from Horizon?
msq gives you teleport tickets
but once you're out of those, have to tp to horizon and run/fly to it, or use the ferry in limsa near the arcanist guild
How is there not an atherite here
lore reasons, plus once you finish 2.0 you get flying
so its really not that much of a bother
For command missions is it better to full clear or just rush dungeons everytime?
most of the EXP comes from the bosses
I'd say just rush it
but this only applies to ARR dungeons
since HW dungeons lean towards being more linear
yeah i'll try that, Thank you
MSQ ends up giving you more then enough Vesper Bay tickets, unless you use them for non story stuff
is there anything to sort of "invest" gil in for a FT player that's hit the cap, and might potentially buy the full game
leveling crafting class would be a good investment for later id think
Wuts the difference between the astro cards? Dont all of them do the same, increase dmg?
They give different seals at 50
Ahh kk
And the buff it gives depends on which role it is given to
There's 3 melee cards and 3 ranged cards
The original Arr primal weapons dont upgrade, the glowing version is crafted
gotcha
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So just got carried through Syrcus Tower, and after reading the wiki like 3 times, I am no closer to understanding any of the mechanics lol. Steep learning curve for noobs, I can only imagine how much my parties are going to hate me when I hit 80 and they are like "Wtf tank!?"
The crystal tower raids are pretty face rolly and the game gets better at telegraphing and standardising aoe markers
that is good to know
would my retainer be reset if I transfer to another dc?
No
ty
Why the fuck does it give you the option to decide how many cards you can buy with moogle tomestones when it won't let you buy more than one?
You can't even buy one if you have the card in your collection, god forbid you trade it in for tokens <.<
Can you take stuff like this https://store.finalfantasyxiv.com/ffxivstore/en-us/product/667 and put it in a picture frame?
no
You could probably do floating glitches to make it look like it does on the angler canvases
Damn, looks so lame without fancy frameage
So, forgive me for asking this if this is a bad topic, or something. But is there any way to recruit people? My friends and family are uh, not the type to be into this kind of game
is it for a FC/guild, a party, or just the recruitment code?
are there new cities in later expansions?
The recruitment code. Like I just want to get golden chocoabo feathers
each expansion has new zones, and yes new cities
The recruitment code. Like I just want to get golden chocoabo feathers
@halcyon willow you can try https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxivraf/, no promises tho
Alright! Is there any other method perhaps?
Are game setting save locally or on server?
Does Crystal Data Center have an active raid scene?
is there any way to see or any sites where i can see armors with dyes?
like i want to see this armor https://www.ffxivcollection.com/ウルダハンルテナン・アタイア/ in white dye
well for one, that set isn't dyeable
Nvm I don’t think settings are saved online servers GG
also not aware of any set that shows off armour and how its dyed
you have to back up your files via the backup setting at the character select screen @primal relic
fashion accessories in the actions and traits menu
general iirc
It was moved to the character menu tab
This is a long shot but maybe someone is a glamour expert here.
So im in ishgard now and i like to rp in my head a little bit at least. So i want some cold weather glamour for my char.
The ones ive identified so far are:
whisperfine woolen coat
Urban coat
the sweater
the long thick coat that the NPCs wear in the cold
the santa coat
and the poncho.
Is there anything else i can get? im 56 atm.
once you get to post heavensward you get a nice coat
Why does Ixal require more ranks than the other beast tribes to get the combined story? 😑
ARR is filled with weird archaic decisions like that
I think all of them were originally like the Ixal. Then the combat ones changed to start at rank 3, then they shifted them to start back at rank 1 but only go to rank 4.
no
ixali is the odd man out and started at rank 1
well actually no you're right ARR tribes do start at neutral
but they cap out at trusted
ixali is weird in that it caps out at 7
A lot of ARR's stuff is...weird and they were experimenting with how they wanted to do things
Trusted goes to Respected, then Honored, Then Sworn (Max), which means I’m not doing it.
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Is there a way to copy my HUD layout and keybinds from one character to another?
C:\Users\yourusernamehere\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn and then find the appropriate FFXIV_CHA## of the ui you want to copy, copy the dat files and then paste them into the FFXIV_CHAR folder of the alt character
though this only works for pc, ps4 you're sol
How do I know which number is for who?
@slate crow Only the Ixal goes to Sworn. The combat tribes cap at Trusted until you do the Allied Tribe questline, then all tribes go to Bloodsworn (rank 8)
either look at the creation date or log into the character that's your main and mess with it to change the modified date
Ah, I figured it out. The main has a bunch of logs.
@slate crow Only the Ixal goes to Sworn. The combat tribes cap at Trusted until you do the Allied Tribe questline, then all tribes go to Bloodsworn (rank 8)
@plush hound
Which seems lame to me. Why just thar one? 🤦♀️
Are there any .dat files I shouldn't copy?
Can copy them all to be safe, but the main ones to copy are hotbar and addon
Probably to incorporate as many facets as possible. Some quests require combat and some require gathering jobs
like i said, ARR was just a weird experimental time for them
HW is when things became a lot smoother and consistent
And I don’t feel like starting new classes just for one particular Ixal quest
Which means ranking up would take longer
if you're talking about the gathering ones, you only need the appropriate gatherer at lv1
but either way, its something to slowly work on unless there's something you absolutely need at the higher ranks
Just wanting to see the Allied quests. If they’re even worth it.
@halcyon oyster since no one answered this, crystal has the smallest raiding scene out of primal, aether and crystal
Is it like, anemic, or just smaller?
the allied tribe quests are cute little wrap up quests. while i enjoy them, they're not something would force myself to grind beast tribes for unless you really want the glamour/emotes they give
Uhhhh... probably anemic tbh
I remember someone saying that on one of the tuesdays, there were like very few savage parties up
when tuesday is typically peak party finder day for savage raiding
since that's reset day
Oof.
black mage is fun but also so immensely ordinary and basic
where do I turn in raw triphane and beech branches? rhalgr's reach and idylshire don't seem to take em
Any world in a data center can raid with people from the same data center, right?
yes
Is there a reason why the Weapon Coffers don't work when you change your class? (Atleast for me.) I was a bard and the coffers worked fine for me and then I swapped out to Samurai and they don't work anymore, stating the coffer contains gear unequippable
are you not supposed to be able to fly when i first enter heavensward expansion?
if i have 50 poetics that i have to spend before reset, what’s the best thing to get?
Alright, thank you
no? i see a timer on the currency page?
that's the weekly reset for when you can get more of the allegory ones
you see it's capped at 450 a week
so when it resets you can get another 450
@honest anvil if you ever find yourself reaching 2k poetics: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/ahgd6j/how_to_spend_poetics/
on the XP bar what does the blue bar mean, like i have 90% exp so what does the blue mean
the gear from poetics is also quite good while leveling
I think you're referring to rested exp @true forge
what does that do?
Rested Experience FAQ
'Why does my EXP bar have some blue or faded yellow in it?'
That's Rested Experience, which is an extra source of bonus experience shared between all of your classes. You gradually earn this while inside a sanctuary (town or area with a major aetheryte), regardless of whether you're online or not. Sanctuaries are also indicated with a crescent moon icon near your experience bar.
'How much of a boost is it?'
The most amount of rested experience you can have at once is one and a half levels of experience. That means that lower level jobs use up the rested experience faster than higher level jobs do.
You get the bonus when you earn regular exp
ohh so thats why i was able to level when offline lol i was wondering how i got that extra level
Basically, when you earn regular exp from killing things, you also convert some of your rested exp to regular exp
Do you get more stuff to buy with achievement coins the more you progress ?
It's also consumed by crafting / gathering
Do y'all make extra characters, or just have one main?
oh okay make sense ty
1 alt
Yea, I kinda wanted to make an alt, and then I did it and I remembered how much I've actually accomplished already, even w/o being in current content.
not having the stuff I accumulated sucks but it's w/e
are ast's cards all the same now?
Well, I meant more unlocking everything and doing the MSQ and having other jobs leveled.
Was thinking of starting a new character on another data center, since apparently Crystal has no one doing endgame stuff there?
oh they changed it?
Yea. I kinda preferred old Ast.
an easy way to tell if it's ranged or melee is look at the color of the border of the card; im color blind so idk which color is which...
yeah i guess it's easier now? but the old one was definitely more fun tryna remember all the colors
sleeve draw also only gives you one card now :<
yeah, tbh it's a good change cuz old sd was hell for controllers
what's with the game gradually making it "easier"
but i do wish we got to sd more often
they made it so that rng didn't dick us over as much as old ast
but that's what made ast fun no? hahaha
mhm, it used to be like 86% chance of the 3 seal div opener, now it's 99% i think
yeah, i felt the business of ast was fun, but i can see it being unfairly hard for controller players to have to pull that opener off
the old opener?
nah
i never played on controller, so i can't say personally; maybe ppl just wanted to see the silver lining the day the patch hit xD
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What’s the gameplay of crafting like? Are there a lot of fetch quests? What’s the grind like?
crafting is like combat in that you use skills on your hotbar
the class quests arent bad
you can level all crafters from 20-80 in several hours with the firmament
Gathering quests are all fetch quests, but they're not that bad and if you want to spend gil you can buy most of the class quest turnins
'fetch' in the sense that you have to gather and deliver lol
Crafter class quests also have you craft certain items and turning them in
im in ul'dah doing seasonal quest, and suddenly there's fireworks in sky
what event is that?
so nice
moonfire faire i believe
no
wait no
rising
thats just the rising
what's that?
anniversary event
the ff14 anniversary event
Crafting is pretty fun, you have a rotation like cerberus said, but you can make a crafting macro to automate your rotation
i hate crafting 
What's the firmament?
Gathering doesn't have as much of a rotation, but it's relaxing
Is there a more in-demand crafting job? or just, easier to start with?
Firmament is Ishgard restoration
you level all of them at once llauqs
self-contained source of leveling for gatherers and crafters
^ most people will level all crafters at once, they compliment each others crafts and you can share gearsets as you go
leveling one at a time is more expensive
since each crafters uses resources from the others
you gather items that are only used for firmament crafting, and firmament crafted items are turned in for firmament currency
Oh neat. Do you have to be in Shadowbringers content to unlock the restoration?
yeah all the crafters are interconnected and share the same gear (aside from main and off hand)
restoration is HW content, but it has turnins that scale up so you could do your entire leveling there if you wanted
er, i should say different tiers of turnins
you need to be 20+ for firmament is all
15+ for gatherers
and have it unlocked of course
that music that plays in the rising, what is it?
answers - reprise
Also, don't forget to do hq gc turnins, those give a ton of exp
can someone link me to the most up to date guide to crafting? pls
get the doh/dol role
10 for gatherers
oh wow
oh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEg0Hy77yuo I think this is for firmament only guide
Here it finally is...Sorry for that long waiting time
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there are more fun ways than firmament only tho
i recommend doing beast tribes when you can as you level your crafters
the ones you want anyway
then you can get mounts and stuff while leveling
thank you all
https://www.ffxivguild.com/ i use this site for my gathering leveling, havent checked out the crafting part but id assume it's also not bad
site loads a bit slow tho :/
Is Egi short for something?
I wouldn't worry about crafting and gathering until you finish the msq though cuz it can cost a lot of gil... the msq gives you a good chunk of change that you can reinvest into doh/dol
@halcyon oyster egi means "essence of something"
and crafting can be very expensive if you dont gather your mats
egi is an allag word that translates to pure/essence
so ifrit-egi means essence of ifrit basically
i always thought it was pronounced edgy
whats a good thing to donate to enclave now that the demicrystal price was nerfed?
So what's this anniversary event? I don't remember seeing it on the launcher.
any1 have any better suggestions for better hotbar setup? i feel like im missing out on not having q and e in hotbar
How long does the Road to 70 buff last?
90 days unless your world is still preferred after 90 days
Do they add new tiers of materia just at the beginning of expansions or will they add another tier in a coming patch?
is there anyway to make it so a button/icon/sound-play when a proc on an ability occurs during combat? Constantly looking at the ability bar during boss fights is diverting too much attention
at the beginning of expacs @woeful nacelle
put a copy of the skills on an extra hotbar and make it huge
Speaking of making things more visible is there a way to make personal dots more apparent to keep track of?
you can split the enemy HP bar, take the buff/debuff bar and enlarge it
basically change your HUD layouts
what is road to 70 buff?
its double exp for new accounts
oh yeah that was the distinction
Even if you have sub for 3-4 years
If you make a new character right now on a preferred world, you still get it
anyone know where I could trade a PC complete edition key for a steam shadowbringers key? Sites or people they might know.
Best recommendation I can give is to ask in r/ffxiv
Do whatever is necessary to make sure the trade is honored
@warped nest , Thanks, i'll give that a shot and put a post there
yea i'm a little bit iffy about it but want to try and cut my losses
Like checking and making sure the reddit user is active on r/ffxiv etc
i'm not super active on there since I don't know much about it so i probably look super suspicious also xd
Fair, but it is worth a shot.
yea. Might as well post and hope for the best
so confusing with the steam vs pc edition.. since steam is on pc
lol
Good luck
thanks!
So, in the lore, are there a bunch of these Souls that give Jobs? Or is the WoL the only one who has them?
hey guys, I'm new to FF and my inventory is finally starting to fill up. Should I be keeping my ingredients or just sellf them off? (sinew etc.)
Idk what I should be keeping
Potions, you can sell.
Food, you can use if you wanted the 3 percent exp buff, even if the food is buffing stats that doesn't benefit your current class, the small exp boost is good enough
sell the crafting mats you dont need
Btw
@halcyon oyster blue mage and red mage atleast show them, blue mage even sells em to random npcs :p
!faq retainer
Retainer Guide
What is a retainer?
A retainer is a private NPC that will act as a personal bank for the player, holding up to 175 different items, that can be summoned to any of the Summoning Bells around the world. Retainers also act as your means to sell on the Market Board.
How to unlock a retainer
First, you must complete the quest The Scions of the Seventh Dawn then go to speak to any of the Retainer Vocates located in the market district of any of the major cities.
What are Retainer Ventures?
Ventures are the means to send out your retainers on missions to bring back items for you and can be unlocked by completing the quest 'An Ill-conceived Venture' (Ul’Dahn), (Gridania), (Limsa Lominsa)
Yeah I've been keeping the food and using them, but i have like 10 other meats idk what to do with
sell them
@halcyon oyster no, soul stones are like uhh...a rosetta stone or a youtube video. Most of them have like memories and information on that job on the stone
a flash drive directly into your brain
you don't technically need to eh soul stone to be a job, for most of them. its just a quicker means of learning the tricks of the trade
Soul stone is the FF equivalent of a wuxia martial art scroll?
@heady bramble read up about the retainer
They are NPC you hire to keep items/gils for you
Ah I've been using them, but mainly to store my equips
Cool cool
when should I start sending them out for ventures?
asap
O..
Whenever, sending them out for venture doesn't stop you from accessing their storage
Take note that they cannot out level you in the same class
So if you have a Gladiator Retainer, they can only go as high as your Gladiator/Paladin
Does it matter what class they are?
Does bard have solid support or is that kinda a nobody has that situation
not for combat
I only have GLD/ROG/FSH
1 combat and 1 gatherer
@warped nest Does it say that in game? I thought it was weird my chibi never went past 1 lol
@bold flume it has raid buffs yes
Combat retainer are all the same
Bard has good support. If you're looking for a more supporty job that isn't a healer, I'd say Dancer.
Miner, Botanist, and Fisher retainer are different in what they can bring back
About to unlock it and I see “1 % damage buff to teammates” and I’m kinda like really?
Is there one I should aim for firsT?
Oh shit true
@heady bramble whichever
I’ve only been doing 4 player stuff so far
Does winning a greed roll in a weekly award limit count as your item for that week?
yes
Yes
crap
Rolling need/greed has nothing to do with the loot limit
Getting loot does
Doesn't matter how it is acquired
should have checked before I ran puppets bunker for the first time...
Isn't weekly reset happening like in a few hours
yes
Is that a raid or dungeon or something?
24 man raid
Alliance raid
for shadowbringers
^
Lvl 80
Ah, the Yokotaro one?
yes
If... my aim is minions, is there a specific venture I should choose?
or do all the gatherer ventures reward the same?
it depends on the minion, tbh
There are 3 types:
- normal (?) venture: you commissions the retainer to go hunt specific resources like ores, or plants
Then there is quick and 18 hour ventures, with RNG reward pulled from a pre-made list
thought technically you can pull minion from quick venture, the 18hr ventures are probably better idea if you're hunting for the retainer specific minion as its less of a pool to draw from
Take note that in normal venture, retainer cannot gathered items you haven't gathered yourself
So if you want say... Silver ore, your Miner retainer can't be sent out to gather them until:
- you gather it once
- the Miner retainer need to reach a certain level to see the option
O..
hmmm, i might as well start with combat first then
is there much point to the combat classes then?
since there's so many options
it doesnt matter what job they are
I can just stick to one the whole playthrough
Take note that your retainer cannot out level you in the class/job
Retainer doesn't follow the same class - job promotion restrictions either
Ahhh okay thanks guys
Your Gladiator Retainer can just become any Job
But there is a trade off
To "swap" job, you need to reset the retainer to a lvl 1 class, and level them up again
ah damn, so it loses all progress?
if you want to change its job again
hang on.. i don'thave any low level equips cos i sold them all. And my retiner is level 1.
Doesn't really matter
Oh
If you need more gear to meet item level requirements later on
they can do the low lvl ventures practically naked
Just buy from npc store
cool cool thanks so much
I am having trouble with trying to open ff14. All I get is a black screen after logging in. I am also on mac
@tender estuary
My specs are
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
processor 1.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
memory 8 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4
graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics 1536 MB
do you need any other specs? Also how do I check if it's 64 bit or 32 bit
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Question: is there any way to get white scrips outside of custom deliveries?
there is conflicting information
from lvl 80 house of splendors turn ins
How many weeks does it take to max out a custom delivery client's satisfaction
can I get some help to get the PLD relic weapon
@leaden ginkgo that mac probably isnt fast enough to run the game
I've seen a lot of people say they couldnt run the game cause they didnt have a dedicated graphics processor, only the integrated intel one
Gotcha. Thank you
you can try contacting SE officially and see what they recommend but yeah I dont think a MacBook Air can really run the game cause it probably isnt supported
Great. I will look into later today
there's a lot of blue lvl 50 quests at Mohdona, should I be doing them all? (in the new waking sands area)
most of them unlock hard mode dungeons
Can I please have some help, I can't find a mentor
I'm on aether and really would appreciate if anyone can help invite to NN
use shout chat to ask for invite in a populated area like limsa
is it random who gets chain in e8s for LR?
Does materia melded into elemental eureka gear affect stats while in eureka at all?
Is it possible to reattain Anima weapons once youve progressed to the next tier?
I want to finish my Aettir Lux but I prefer the look of Aettir
yes, you can buy replicas of previous stages from the restoration node in azys lla
Nice, ty
Yes, that highlighted option should uncap frame rate. As for the second picture, the top determines how many PCs, NPCs, pets, companions, etc. can be displayed at once. The bottom is the limit for how many in game windows you can have open. Things like your friend list, quest journal, and so on.
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FPS is shown in the System Config window but I don't think there's a way to display it anywhere else. Ping isn't shown in game.
thanks!
@leaden ginkgo @tender estuary hm weird cuz my Macbook Air can run the game fine. its a bit slow so i had to modify graphic settings, but other than that the game runs fine for me
But does yours have anywhere near as low specs as his did?
uh
lemme check
sorry, took me a while to find the screenshot
hmm, im curious what OS version are u using? @leaden ginkgo
cuz depending on which OS version, it sometimes doesnt work with some games so idk
Give me a second
hm i really need to get a new laptop huh, my laptop is like 5 years old now lol
ofc... Catalina...
idk if the game can run on Catalina OS
but ive heard that some games cant run on Catalina OS
Just my luck. I am assuming that their is know way to revert to an older system. Or do I just have to hope the next update supports Catalina
so in case the game cant run on Catalina OS, there are few options: downgrade it to previous OS version that supports the game or run Bootcamp Assistant for Windows and get Windows version of FFXIV
Is bootcamp basically wine? Or is that a different program?
For the Best Friends Together Anima Weapon step for the Lux version
Im assuming I can solo all of the content unsync?
kinda, but Bootcamp Assistant is included on Mac so you can go to System preferences and you should see Bootcamp Assistant then click that to begin the process
Can always group for those I guess
oh apparently, i just looked up on their SE website and OS Catalina does support Mac
so idk whats the issue
I aint giving up until I get Lux now, did 3 steps today god damnit, even grinded all the Light in Brayflox
._.
Maybe I downloaded the wrong file on accident. Which would be just wonderful. Time to check
hey if i just got to max level 80 crafter but have no gear will a ilvl 430 be enough tos tart getting yellow crafter scrips?
You can get those before you hit 80 I believe
actually for Lux do you have to exit with the weapon or kill with the weapon
If its anything like the Gatherers
where do i get them?
While equipped for the Lux
I do it in Idlyshire
I mean it says "While equipped overcome" which if its similar to the other completion steps, might only need it on exit
any ways to regen gp somewhat?
u can use GC seals to purchase Cordials to regen GP
You can buy them from GC vendor and the fate vendors
urm what are they called
cordials
u just said Cordials lol
No I mean the name of the currency for the Fate vendor
It's completely gone out of my head
gemstone?
Yeah something Gemstones
bicolour gemstone traders
^
close enough
Can i solo all of this job type quest thingy i need in ShB?
Ah
Its entirely soloable yes
another question does teleporting to home cost gil?
You mean with Return?
ye
No
Return to your Home Aetheryte
well then here ive wasted 500-600gil when i teleport to my grand company
What to spend excess Tomestones of Phantasgoria? Megalania skin for astethe tools?
I zip around the map all the time and always seem to be making profit without putting any effort into making money
What is veneration used for?
@gloomy mortar good choice
is there no such thing as a hunting log for Astrologian...?
Nope
:/
Hunting log only exist for ARR classes
hey i just unlocked true north for my drg i main tank what does true north do?
then how am I supposed to level up now that I just unlocked it
healers have quick queues
Give positional bonus
so do your daily roulette once a day for the daily, and then spam highest lvl dungeon
man.... really?
I would say Dungeon spam is best bet though
that sounds tediously boring
Hunting log never give enough exp to level anything to max
Welcome to alt job leveling for Final Fantasy?
I dunno how you get that idea
😐
It's kinda boring, then you get to 50 and everything gets okay
You will do most alt jobs on the side as you play
i didnt understand the purpose behind true north why would i use it?
You can hit positional stuff, but doesn't need to stand in those positions
it give you positional bonuses even if you aren't able to hit the proper positionals
It get useful later on
If you can't hit your positionals or fancy being lazy
so if you're forced in front of the boss, you can pop true north
Good True North usage is a good DPS gain
Also for soloing stuff its just a flat damage boost
Especially on a DRG
i main tank and do end game stuff so if im understanding true north right now it lets my use my close range abilitys far away from bosses right?
No
no
and a damage buff?
!action twin snakes
**Twin Snakes** : lvl 18 PGL MNK (2.5 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)
Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
170 when executed from a target's flank.
Can only be executed when in raptor form.
Additional Effect: Increases damage by 10%
Duration: 15s
Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl
Duration: 15s
Do you understand Positional?
No, it lets you use abilities that have bonus effects from the flank or behind anywhere and still get the bonus
!faq Positional
if you notice on this skill, it says "170 when executed from a target's flank."
No, some skills are dependent on hitting from the side or behind. True North lets you get the bonuses from hitting back or side without actually being in the right position.
so if you use the skill while at the flank, it increases the potency of the skill
Range still applies but where you hit will not with True North
oh that makes perfect sense now got it
if you don't hit it from the flank, its 150
true north would make it so it doesn't matter if you're flank or not, you still get flank bonus
Basically, under True North, you just get Positional bonus right away
The reason I said it was a damage boost on DRG for solo, is because 2 of your hardest hitting abilities get bonus damage from the flank, which generally isn't possible to hit when you're solo leveling ect
yep lets me get better backstab or side stab now
True North lets you get that positional bonus when soloing
Btw bosses that have closed target circles generally have positional bonuses always applied.
gotcha
Hello, thinking about coming back to the game (last thing I remember was fighting Bismarck, and amazingly enough, managed to avoid all story spoilers all these years).
I've heard about the over-simplification that Storm/Shadowbringers brought to the game. Is this over-simplification enough to where I can do the 24-man casual Raids:
-
Without any UI?
-
If UI is turned completely off, do I still see ground indicators?
-
If no UI is still difficult even in 24-mans, what turning off all damage numbers should be ok at least, right?
-
All the above + controller?
This assumes no 8-mans
does leveling involve a lot of open world mob-killing? and does going long range classes have any advantage early in the game?
Range advantage is a thing, but not worth picking a class over
It gets almost completely removed by midgame imo
How do you unlock vendor to Phantasgoria tomes? I’m in Eulmore and he says go away
How do you unlock vendor to Phantasgoria tomes? I’m in Eulmore and he says go away
@gloomy mortar finish shb
There is a fair bit of mob killing but the game is a Story MMO
is gladiator/paladin a good starting class
They are a good start class yeah
Tanky, okay damage and eventually you become unkillable with your self heals
But I would reccomend checking out all the classes, most of them are new player friendly
and some of them are only available after you've hit certain points in the story
is the trial now level 60?
sweet ty 🙂
So currently
What can you not recover, gear wise, if you delete it?
I imagine a mix of mogstation and event items?
yes i'm mostly interested in dragoon, paladin and bard
Anything thats super important you can get back from a vendor in the game
Or not even super important, job gear, quest rewards, event items can all be reobtained
What cash shop item would you delete?
I dont even know if you can delete cash shop stuff
Is there a point where the game introduces crafting/gathering to me or can I do that at a point where I have the resources to invest?
crafting and gathering is entirely optional
Cool, then I'll do it when I find time.
is it possible to have a macro show the description of the ability I have macrod?
@woeful knot depends on the boss but for the most part past A Realm Reborn only Interrupts can effect the boss
@plain sky no
😦
They completely remove the ability to stun bosses in post-ARR do they not?
for the most part yes
the first time stun immunity comes up is vs garuda
And then it's just kinda permanent from then on since you could skip a few health checks
I know ifrit's raidwide you can stun to skip
Coming from WoW you couldn't stun anything in a dungeon except trash, and silences or interrupts didn't effect any boss. Was curious, as a tank if that something I need to be concerned about
Just make sure you have interrupt and you should be good
There is
There is substantially less interupting of bosses in vs WoW
One boss you can stun in HW Dun Scaith, but its more than anything, a call back to its Dungeon Appearance
Just dun assume you can stun
uh what is lodestone and what is mogstation
Bosses has attacks that can be interrupted, but these are few and far between
too many websites
!faq interrupt
Tanks and Ranged Physical DPS can interrupt specific casts though. You'll know which if their cast bar is pulsing.
are both official sites by se?
yes
Yes
Can I return to the game without a subscription and play up to 60? I was subscribed before
thats sad
can two tanks queue together into a 24-man so they get in different alliances?
dont think so
you might need to form an alliance before queueing
but you need 3 people for that iirc
maybe through a private 24-man PF lol
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Hello so I'm lv 55 DRG and haven't started any other classes, is it ok for me to switch to gunbreaker and continue playing and the msq with it as my main class? Also is tanking hard ;-;?
if you wanna play it then play it
Tanking isnt hard
start with hall of the novice for tanks, try some guildhests, lower level dungeons
yep play what you want
Just needs to know fight mechanic
Ohh ok so then I can learn most of those in the hall?
well the basics, yeah
Another more crude, but effective method to learn Gunbreaker, on top of the previous written advice
Would be going to a striking dummy
Cos I don't want to ruin any raids or dungeons in the future >.<
yep some mechanics will be dungeon wise exclusives
And practice your skills while reading tooltips
I started playing ffxiv with paladin tho. Feels alot easier
are there other options to auto run other than holding down LMB and RMB
R key is auto run
The r key
You can rebind it in Keybinds
Okie anyway thank you guys! ♥️
hmm i see. you still need to hold down rmb
How diffrent is a paladin compared to a gunbreaker? Planning on switching soon but but hesitant on re-learning a job
Level 53
Coming from BDO, and WoW... FFXIV community appears to be alot more unique and sincere. Sorry for the off topic comment!
the tanking basics are generally the same with tank stance and an aoe combo but the single target rotation is widely different
Up until the mid 60s they're practically identical imo. Some slight differences here and there but they don't become too pronounced until you get closer to your full kit.
PLD and GNB are basically the same except GNB you want to remember to use burst strike to not overcap and gnashing fang combo on cooldown
I just hit 50 and trying to do the MSQ but my ilevel is to low? Any quick ways to raise it? Are there any class sets I could glamour as well, at this low of a level?
Buy the Ironworks set from one of the poetics vendors
I see, thx guys!
Either in mor Dhona or near one of the big city aetherytes
Fresh, fresh new here. Only been playing a week. Ah more dhona poetics vendor
Currency, poetics?
What is Solarite and Thunder Rock used for? There’s no entry on the wiki. Just collectibles?
aetherial reduction
mainly used to get aethersand required for level 80 master book crafts
oooh i get noice lv 80 gear for doin the role stuff? I thought i got jipped since it never gave nothin lol
Where do I accumulate poetics?
Is there a list of which SE Store item-codes are still valid (& available from the SE Store)?
Oh I see the 50 dungeons drops poetics, Just got to get the ilevel up to join in
You should be able to unlock The Wanderers Palace, which was a 2.0 dungeon
The item level requirement for that dungeon was 45, I think?
If you've been doing your Job Quests, you should have a set of item level 90 gear for your left side
Trying to do Castrum Meridianum, ilevel 42
Oh, gotcha
What Industrial said about Job quest
Well, shortest and easiest way is to just buy some cheap stuff off the marketboard
That and doing your Job Quests
Do Job Quest first
which grants ilevel 50 gear, and a coffer with item level 90 gear when you use the coffer
I had forgot about those, got so lost in the MSQ. Thanks!
the i90 armors should be more than enough to push you to the average i42
Please don't skip your job quests
Unless you wear no accessories (even then...)
Oh I guess I did do them... im on my level 50 Job quest
Okay, so just do the quest and turn it in
Then open the coffer and equip the ilvl 90 set
Please don't skip your job quests
Don't look at my charsheet then
btw. about the hw soundtrack, it says on the SE Store page the niddhogg minion code is only for first-print.
I assume that means if I were to order now I don't get a code with it?
jet black dye is only buyable via mogry kiosk or for to much money in auction house right?
it's a green rarity dye so only via retainers, FFXIV Online Store, Gold Feather RAF exchange, or the Marketboard, yes
Is there any skill that replaces total eclipse for PLD?
No
Once ive done the role quest, is that lv 80 gear for every job of that type?
yes
Circle of scorn is part of the AOE rotation then?
Ability are used in both AOE and Single Target rotation
Even if they are single target or AOE
The only exception are abilities that shared resources or cooldown as they are the aoe/st counterpart of each other
!action Edge of Shadow
**Edge of Shadow** : lvl 74 DRK (3000 MP) (2.0 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 500.
Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%
Duration: 30s
Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.
Shares a recast timer with Flood of Shadow.
!action Flood of Shadow
**Flood of Shadow** : lvl 74 DRK (3000 MP) (2.0 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)
Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%
Duration: 30s
Extends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.
Shares a recast timer with Edge of Shadow.
like those 2
Thanks Silverhand
Ah
Otherwise, Ability are free damage you can squeeze in
There is no need to consider if they are AOE or single target, usually
Thoughts on samurai? As a first DPS?
You will be fine...
Read your tooltips
As long as you practice and read tooltips
SAM is almost 90% self explanatory
Like any other jobs
I would also say its pretty easy to play
Whats the exp food I should be using and where to get it?
Any cheap food will work as exp food
any food. it all has the 3% buff
Sam give big damage and no teamplay utility
So for the selfish, in essence. Are any Jobs a higher priority for end game content? Or is it all mostly equal?
Is there a place in the discord for partying up?
Dungeons/leveling
I mean duty finder exists for dungeon matchmaking
should i be picking up and doing all the quest i come across
and leveling is unfortunately a mostly solo experiance
Yeah, every class are equal dw
Unless you want some minions there are specific side quest to do that
Or other emotes
I mean you can do it with your other job but it just a waste of time
What crafting class is the easiest/cheapest to power level. As in buying the items needed for leves
Oh I skipped a lot of + quest
Then I’ll prob go weaver just because I like it lol
you should level them all
but I guess if you just want 1 for weekly deliveries
and melding
I need one at 50 for the Moogle stuff so atm I’m focusing one
then I suppose thats fine
don't forget the dwarven beast tribe in shadowbringers
for your sweet mount
But I’m gonna start focusing on crafting while I wait for my friends to catch up in levels
You'll need to be 70 for that and get a ways through Shadowbringers MSQ
you should get them all to at least 15 for GC turn ins
Main reason was lazy but I should probably get the materials myself yeah
GC... that's something I should be paying attention too. Any suggestions for what I should be doing while grinding through my 80 MSQ quest?
yeah.
doing the quests.
they flow into one another cleanly
there shouldn't be downtime really
Ah


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