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hey guys is there a way to have different controls for when in combat?
like i want the default A and D movement binding, but when in combat i want them to turn into strafing
Any tips on how best to set up party finder? Want to keep doing EX primals but duty finder is unreliable
don't do extremes via duty finder
you dont queue for EX or savage
ever
So to answer the actual question
Just hit recruit members and then put up settings you need!
If you want to do them synced, mention that
might be hard to find people to do synced primals
As people will assume unsynced most of the time for old primals
Just check the setting, see what does what, and go from there
more like, it may take several hours cause no one wants to synch old as hell endgame content
Is there any significant thing I have to look out for if I start on an entry sub with plans to move to standard whenever I feel like making a toon?
entry has 8 characters
It says moving to standard will charge me on a prorated basis, but I'm not sure what that means
Monthly
Entry has 8, with the restriction that they cannot be on the same world
Almost everyone goes entry
there is honestly no reason to move to a standard sub
There isn't a lot of reason to run alt characters on XIV
Unless you have too much time and don't want to play anything else
(even then you could have just grind ex or savage with that one character...)
I know its off topic but I hate that wow players call their characters toons
Guess I'm just being unlucky. I haven't had much of a problem with duty finder. Sure, like, it probably is unreliable from an effectiveness standpoint, but i kinda just like learning the fights. Me and a friend got Titan down like that, and no one else no what we were doing :^)
which primal are you trying to do? you can solo earlier ones too
i was soloing titan ex at 70
Titan Hard or Titan EX?
titan ex?
@remote lintel ex
A sub allows you to access the expansions, retainers, the marketboard,FC's, housing savage,and a few other things. Its well worth it to upgrade at one point.
how much does name change cost
thats because they were all mentors @azure frost
shouldnt you learn the fight with your statics?
not everyone has one
Static?
@sharp spire 10 usd
a group of people that do endgame content together
or any hard content
This is not other AAA games
I dont even know if I'd call XIV AAA
Is it? I don't remember that being a thing in like WoW or something.
you mean name change?
I cant think of any game that had a free name change, unless it was something against ToS
You cant compare non mmos vs mmos
uhm for name change price yeah
those are usernames
yeah they charge less and dont have subs
i thoguht so
because theyre not mmos
seems delusional statement lol
not really
What game are you referring to that had free name changes?
paying a subscription fee is not unusual for mmos
usernames shouldnt even be changeable
nickname change for your Pokémon is free
Most (Good) MMO's require a sub
this seems redundant.
or any hard content
@remote lintel ah i don't really have a static. First time playing this. Due to the weird nature of the game's progression i haven't felt much inclined to branch out besides my one friend who is at heavensward's endgame
the rising only has the minion and the item, no glamour right
Correct
correct
cool thank you :3
XIV is more of a JRPG first before an MMO. I felt no need to make friends in XIV until I hit endgame back when Stormblood was new
And the game for the toybox
Weird in the sense it's very.....selfish? That's probably not really the word I'm looking for. I've been told the philosphy behind the game is FF first, MMO second
The game has decent match making stuff for all the crucial contents
Or would you like to wait days and nights for 3 other players who also needed Satasha like you do? Or manual recruit people to help out.
Or just let high level player sync down and get your through it?
because the game starts slow
That's the RPG part
A lot of new players at the moment. I imagine a lot of people need sastasha lol.
Of MMORPG
Game's story doesnt really pick up until near HW content
I haven't gotten around to my GNB yet, but I should get it tonight - from what I've done in the raids & dungeons starting at 50, seems like there's a lot tanks need to know, that I don't know right now. Is it a bad idea to hop in on my gnb?
Not really saying that it's necessarily bad and i understand the fact that old endgame won't be very common in parties
!faq tankguide @keen fable
Just read tooltips and practice your GNB on a striking dummy first
Don't queue into a dungeon, and use dungeon to practice
Old content is always run thanks to roulettes, just not savage and EX
Don't jump into a dungeon immediately, practice on a training dummy first @keen fable
learn the class skills first
Are you allowed to choose between the characters you've made when you first sub to an entry sub?
you wont know the mechanics for tanking in a dungeon without knowing what your skills are
I meant, for the mechanics of the dungeons
@keen fable does it hurt when you don't move out? Yes: move out next time.
Only the first character made on each world. @thorny bluff
(Though i do feel a little sad that I'll probably struggle to get a "genuine" version of some fights when playing them.)
@warped nest fair enough. thank you lol
Anyway to make the Aether Compass show you the Nearest Current instead of going down a list? Ive had to backtrack a bit in 3 zones now >.>
Oh, wow. That's unfortunate. Is there a way to delete a character outside of the game?
I made a dummy character just to test my specs before I made a real one
@keen fable The only big differences between tank and DPS in a dungeon:
- tank need to manage their defensive cooldown very proactively when they are pulling mobs
theres a character select screen
What's the quill icon on party finder?
If you have an entry level sub, you're limited to one character per world, but you can make more than that on the trial, I think.
- tank need to keep an eye out on boss mechanics, and try to make it easier for their party member to reposition if possible (move the boss around, bait certain boss attack etc)
The entry sub only allows one character to be playable on a world, ad I made 2 during the free 30 days after I bought the game.
@remote lintel
Everything else is pretty much the same, kill shit, don't stand in AOE
oh i see
So the ones not in the first position become unchooseable.
then you just delete the one you dont want
theres no real reason to have more then one character
other than RP
since everything can be done on one character, since this is an FF game
Yea, you can delete the dummy character in the first position, I believe.
Well, I was asking if I could do that besides the game, as I didn't want it to risk it designating my level 1 generichyurdotjpeg.
As a tank, please dont spin a boss around or point the boss directly at the party.
Those should be covered in the tank guide faq
btw as a tank, i should dodge aoe as well right? 🤔
Yes
that aspect im also confused
@thorny bluff before you sub delete the character
tanking doesnt mean take avoidable damage
Just try to dodge it without moving the boss too much
ah yeah, im afraid when there's monk in my party haha
You dont always have to strafe left/right to dodge mechanics
@remote lintel is there a place on the site I can do that? I'm not seeing an option.
sometimes i just tank it
Going forward/away is just as good @patent citrus
i mean the damage
Monk losing some potency for 2 skills is better than you dying and causing a wipe
is there something worthwile i can spend seals on before i reach the rank of buying glamour prisms? i haven't completed the level 44 dungeon yet, but I need it to rank up, and i'm capped on seals. i keep losing potential seals cause i'm always capped
i get ventures
Ventures
ventures?
!faq retainer
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)
Do the HW job quests unlock right after the "coming to ishgard" quest?
Ventures are used for that. They can sometimes get you really good stuff or in some cases minions/mounts. Mostly it will just be crafting materials.
@thorny bluff Right click your character to delete them.
Oh, you meant the lvl 50-60 job quests for other jobs
I think it also depends on where you send them as well.
You didn't meant the Heavensward Expansion jobs
@halcyon oyster I was saying on the site. I cannot log until I sub
Wait, so what's the issue?
delete them on the char slecet screen
I cannot access the screen because I don't have a sub that will lock me into the character I'm deletingso it doesn't do that exact thign
you're on the free trial?
no, I bought the game, but am buying the sub for the first time
Ok, well, after you do that, you don't mind deleting those test characters, right?
You can still just sub and delete the character though
if you haven't gotten to heavensward on a new character, can you not fly in the base zones?
no just 2.0
Hey guys is it possible to be do the hardest content with a controller or will I be limited?
got it, ty!
Alright, thanks for the answers everyone. I hope deleting the character won't keep my character inactive.
How do I send a retainer on a venture?
Static?
group of people who run savage and ultimate content together
and ex
Ahhh ok cool
@keen fable I think there's a quest you need to get after you get the retainer system in order to send them on stuff.
Was worried being on ps4 would make me unfavorable or something
No
platform doesn't matter
What are fellowships and how do I interact with them?
@keen fable yeah, looks like each major city has the quest "an ill concieved venture" that you must complete. You need a bit of MSq progress to unlock it, though.
fellowships are like bulletin boards @woeful halo
Is there an LFG channel in this discord? cant see it if so
up to which crafting materia grade can I unmeld with 100% chance?
JP Games mostly about console
majority of the playerbase in general is on console
this is very likely a dumb question, but here we go. I'm getting back into the game after about a 4 year hiatus. I'd like to make a new character, but I'm not good at it. That being said, I found a blog post with someone's character I love the look of.
Is there any way for me to make a character based off of a character profile photo?
I doubt that's a thing but gotta ask!
the best you could do is try to copy that character. I dont think you can just download someone elses character profile
6, 7/8 are 80/40% @violet star
where do you guys recommend to farm fates for a lvl 70?
@wispy parcel didn't think so. shoot
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is there any fast-ish way to get allied seals?
BLU stuff
Roaming ARR areas and taking down A ranks also works
Assuming those haven't been killed already
Weekly B rank hunt could also work
Masked carnival
You get seals for each stage you complete the first time. Then there are weekly challenge stages
aight
Fastest would probably be an arr hunt train, but I don't know if anyone still does that
how do you redeem the first mount for the youkai event after obtaining all of the medals?
ive just ound the masked carnivale stuff to be pretty challenging, but i might also just be kinda baddd
The weekly challenges gives quite a bit
found
You go to Jonathas in Gridania for the mounts
Some of them can be really fucking hard
Especially when you do the achievements, too
There are guides on YouTube for those
So if you just can't figure out a good way to beat the BLU challenge
You can always check those out
phase 1 is ez and phase 2 i can manage but goddamn phase 3 is a nightmare lol
Only way I could beat stage 30 was to save burst for the fire weak knight or they would send the Ascalon AoE to cover the only safe spot during the ice
Im at the right coordinate at the right place
how long does it uusally take for server to accept new characters agian?
When did Yshitola become blind? Or is she blind? She still says things like it’s nice to see you
Is that considered as a spoiler?
||She's blind but she uses her Aether to see the Aether of things around her||
Im at the right coordinate at the right place
@lone zephyr do you mean the WHM job quests?
On the top left of your screen, by default, there is a Main Scenario Tracker UI with
icon
Do you see it?
They should show up under your MSQ header
Yea
Beneath it is an exclamation mark
That's your job quest for your current equipped job
Oh thank you so much
If you don't see an exclamation mark, it means you got nothing for the moment
Have fun
@gloomy mortar ||She became blind after she used the Flow spell and you used the elementals to drag her out of the lifestream. Like Vinyl said, she uses Aether to sense people and things around her||
what are quests in the crystal tower series?
It starts with Legacy of Allag
i did that one
Then continues down that line
It starts with Legacy of Allag in Mor Dhona
is there more?
where do i find the quest giver?
Yes, all the way until Light of Hope
after legacy of allag
The guy you ended at has it
Contains 3 24-man raids
So a bunch of minions, glam, a whole queue for massive exp
And probably lots of dying to your first few runs of them
:)
excuse me, where do i go to view my achievements? i went to jonathas and i couldn't find the whisper mount. should i look elsewhere?
Accept achievement rewards > questd
Choose accept achievement rewards and it should be in the quest section
For the mouny
Make sure you've used all the minions. Just having them in your inventory doesn't count if I remember.
i've used them all! i'm really sorry, i'm still trying to get used to the ui and everything.
i found i! thank you. apologies again. i wasn't being thorough enough.
I know that for a standard account that allows you to have up to eight characters per world is $14.99 a months. Is there any tax or anything added to that in the United States? I have 30 days paid (not trial) that came with the purchase of the complete edition and I need to inform the mrs of the final cost each month
anyone know what these are?
Sightseeing logs
/lookout
ah okie ty
some have other emotes like /pray etc
Every one of those you do unlocks a painting to buy
You look in the sightseeing log
I bet most of you have that type of account but still are ignoring the question that I asked
You can't, but like 97% of them is /lookout lol
theyre usually kinda obvious like vista infront of a statue
but if not theyve been out awhile, im sure theres a sightseeing log guide/w.e
I have that account but not in the US, I doubt there's extra tax on top, though
@calm phoenix no tax for subscription, at least that I’m aware of.
Moltres, all day people have been helping you, you wait 1-2 mins before guilting into an answer ,please. some of us dont know the answer and wait for someone who does.
Are there any mounts similar to Aiatar (boss from Brayflox Longstop)?
there are a couple dragon mounts, not sure about that particular model though
There’s a dragon mount from the story, but none that use his type of model
No super chonky dragons
big dwagon
Oh well, that dungeon is full of monsters that I liked and thought that the boss would have better odds of being a mount, oh well
Is it possible to change from an entry sub to a regular sub or do I just have to wait out the sub?
is there any way to increase chances of finding maps? i mined for hours today and didn't find any
You can change the sub as soon as you want, but there isnt much of a point
Okay, so how do I do it and why to your second half to your response.
@frail plume not sure if accurate, I don’t think you can find maps in nodes until you do the quest that lets you use them
What map are you going for and what level nodes are you mining?
You have to go to mogstation and just go to manage your subsciption you can change it there
They start randomly spawning in nodes at 40 and above
@frail plume you don't need more than 8 characters really
ohhh i was mining at like the nodes near copperbell
ANd there isnt much of a point cause you can already make 8 characters on entry sub
and entry is cheaper
alright thank you, wynne
and you can do everything on one character regardless
Basically the recommended level of a map tells you the node they appear in
I have other reasons besides those two.
!item timeworn zonureskin map
i see
So this spawns in level 80 nodes
does your retainer's class matter?
In terms of combat classes, it just decides what gear they can wear
And retainers cant be higher level than you on the job
So, having one retainer being a combat and one being a gatherer would work best?
Usually
@frail plume garland tools is the general database for a lot of resources. Just search for the keyword “timeworn”
thank you
@opaque pewter you may need to click the “cancel subscription” button (NOT CANCEL SERVICE ACCOUNT) and then set the sub back up as standard
How does one get to "The Prima Vista Tiring Room" ?
In the Kugane airship landing or a npc near the npc that would take you in there
How do i go to falcon's nest?
Thanks for an actual answer Wynne. 😄
@lone zephyr talk to the chocobokeep near the MCH guild to ride there
O
If they can’t then you need to do more story
So I hit level 30 on my Rogue. What else do I have to do to unlock Ninja class?
I'm a free trial player currently
!faq job
To unlock your class' job you need to be level 30, complete all of your class quests and the main scenario quest 'Sylph Management' (lvl 20 quest) to be able to pick up your job unlock quest. Once you've done the initial unlock quest, you will be given a soul crystal which you must equip to become your class' job.
Once I assign a venture, I don't need to tell them to go do it right?
once its assigned they start
Do I just recall them when they're done?
is it practical to do wanderer's palace (hard) with adventurer squadrons?
or does the boss mechanics make it impossible for the AI to do
or should i ask, which dungeons are actually practical to do with squadrons
you just go to the venture option once their done
and you get the rewards
same place you assign the ventures
You get a text notification that the venture is complete
Assuming you're online when it finishes
wait, so you are saying u dont actually need to physically run the dungeons with the squadron?
to get the exp (for the player) and rewards?
They’re talking about retainers, not squadron
They are talkin about something different
you just go to the venture option once their done
@wispy parcel cool thank you
Anyone know if you still get exp from frontlines even if you did the roulette already?
From what I heard about Wanderer’s Hard, just make sure your healer doesn’t have a damage strategy active so they deal with the doom
And use the recall button to move the tank to you for the totems
You may need to bring along potions as a just-in-case
Is there any way for me to create a character for server thats restricted thru real cash? i'
i've been waiting so long
gotcha thanks
no server is restricted with money
anyone got any tips for the siegfried boss fight for blu mages?
phase 1 is easy and phase 2 is doable but phase 3 is just overwhelming for me
Use elemental spells that the clones are weak to to kill them quick. With just the main guy left, it's easy. He just reuses attacks from the first two phases.
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Yeah the key is definitely killing the clones ASAP
Same
noted tyty
If you have primal spells those are good for taking care of them quick
i have a couple of em, i'll go get the others real quick and see if that helps
tyty
is the fat cat mount only available via mog station?
yes
aw
you have to finish SB to unlock merchants to buy scaevan gears right?\
yes
What does Twine do and what does Glaze do?
specifically "Stormblood" the quest
Augmenting my Crystarium gear ror savage
@crimson wind glaze for accessories twine for armor
ok ty
if you're absolutely not sure, be sure to check where you exchange, first
What percentage is the damage down from Stepped Leader in E5S?
what's the fastest way to level your FC?
hey, i noticed that both n'nago and zhole didnt reset for my custom dalies even though i clearly remember doing them before the reset (started leveling gathers last week), ehou and what his face reset there deliveries just fine
You can only do 12 total deliveries a week
ah
So if you did 6 for Kai-Shirr and 6 for Ehll Tou then you can’t do anymore that week
i didnt know that there was a limit
so im leveling up bard
and there are instances where Bloodletter is resetting itself after i use it
Are there any good E6S guides that aren't Mizzteq's?

Mizzteq makes me zone out
@pearl wharf that’s the proc effect from mages ballad
ooooooooh
Resets the cool down for bloodletter and rain of death
Rng
pfft my bad
If you poison/wind using mage ballet your bloodletter will reset
Nah, it just give cd
Haha PP
does desynth stops working on items that are much lower level than your desynths skill?
the ala migan earrings work on doh/l classes right
i still get that 30% bonus up to 50
seems like the other 2 are dow/m locked
how do i see my squadron rank?
@outer plank Correct
how do i see my squadron rank?
You mean the levels of your squadron members?
well i want to get commaand missions
but it says i cant do so until i reach squadron rank 2
Oh I see
There should be a flagged mission somewhere you can send your guys on
Doing the flagged mission will rank them up
But you're going to need to pass all 3 attribute requirements
They need to be Lv 20 before you can get the mission to unlock Command Missions
You need all 3 stats met
Generally just level them up more or see if there's a better comp
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Check to see what stat do you have over the requirement and decrease that through training.
@wintry chasm does that hurt their stat growth if t hey were npcs?
since if i want a certain npc to be a powerful mage
if he gains levels as an archer
wouldn't that decrease his magic potential?
No
or is that not how it works?
what kind of job would you describe blm as
That's not how that works
Also squadrons can't take jobs.
@gusty storm big damage, wants to stay as still as possible, rotation changes a lot whole leveling
@wintry chasm so it's ok to change class willy nilly with no penalty?
Stay in one place and make your enemies explode. Also it's a huge mess at low levels.
ok so this isn't like tactics ogre then
is it like
Really it's better than swapping classes on your character since the different classes don't level independently
more methodical then 
than tactics ogre?
tactics ogre is the most methodical game i know
u have to prepare their class change years in advance
Not you Snack
Imagine Megumin but after you use up your mana, you switch to ice mode and refill it. Switch back to fire, rinse and repeat.
@wintry chasm really? so i change my level 70 summoner to saay, conjurer, the levels don't reset?
For your squadron members
Not for you
If you want to unlock conjurer then that's starting at level 1
Of course you can swap back to level 70 summoner when you want
But for squadron members changing their class just changes their class. They keep their level regardless
@wintry chasm so if i change cecily (squad member who is level 21) from conjurer to arcanist, she wouuld be back at level 1?
but she would have the stats of an arcanist as if she was an arcanist from level 1 since the beginning?
No
damn this is confusing
There is 0 penalty
It's very straightforward
You're ONLY changing their class
And thus stat distribution
For example healers have more of the uhh, blue stat, whatever it's called
Tanks have more of the red stat
so how does the game determine their battle stats when they are dungeoning with u?
do i have to finish the msq to to attune to Eulmoire
You're greatly overthinking this by comparing it to a Tactics game
Eulmore*
The game easies you in nice and slow, just read dialogue and the help boxes when they show
Lv 15, in Aleport or something, you can do a Dungeon Tutorial type thing that teaches you alot
One could argue it's a little too handholdy
game is very forgiving to newbies
Sweet. Are there dungeons/raids in this game?
I forget the name of the training place tho
Well yeah Deft
you won't have any isssues until u get to like level 50 quests
Hall of the Novice @granite swan
even level 50 quests are incredibly easy
Is there an invulnerability buff after accepting a battle raise? Seems like I have it some of the times or I die immediately from a boss AOE after accepting
@keen fable no, nabriales or w/e his name wiped my party like 10 times
What's the max level?
interesting
There is but it's cancelled if you take an action other than moving. @brazen dawn
Like attacking
Ah ok ty
Spoilers there
do you have to travel to matoya’s place a lot after base HW?
i've wiped on one raid since hitting 50, and i'm a new player, and that was because we just blatantly disregarded a mechanic, but that was in an alliance raid. i haven't wiped in any of the dungeons or 8 mans so far (except ||moogle king|| bc we forgot a mechanic there lul)
i've gotten wiped on titan
The buff is called... transcendence, I forget how long it lasts exactly but it's fairly short @brazen dawn
Does each server have a discord server?
@honest anvil ||weird question but no||
On puppet bunker 2nd boss. The 3 flight units. When the do the linked attack, free turn I think it's called I cant for the life of me ever tell where it's going. I've ran the dungeon. Like 10 times and read the guides on it and still in dungeon I cant tell
Going to be perfectly honest, only done that once and I didn't get it either Crow
@wintry chasm ||just so i know if i should unlock flying there||
You should always unlock flying everywhere
I usually just follow the group. But to me it looks the same everytime
Hell even for just the optional content. You're going to do it one day
Ye i know but i’m just rushing through msq. Stuff like that i’ll do later.
You have patch stuff as well
Do the flying while there
I cant stress enough how much it helps
It makes doing MSQ faster too
For everything
There is 0 reason not to grab flying ever except if you hate yourself
You're going back to the Hinterlands
Patch quests exist
sure ty
um I need help for some reason I can’t get passed character creation
Idk how to do that 
Does anyone just randomly lose game audio?
everything else is fine, spotify, yt, discord
but ffxiv audio just cuts out for no reason
what's the difference between logging out in the bed at the inn v
logging out in a sanctuary vs
just exiting the game where u are at
logging out in the inn is the same as a sanctuary log out
logging out in a sanctuary builds up ur uh
rested exp bonus
If you log out in an inn, you get an adorable cutscene of your character getting up when you log back in
that too
Wish we had that with our houses/apartments
why cant i put certain items on the marketboard
even when i obtained some of said items from mb
If you have any amount of spiritbond with an item you can't sell it on the marketboard
You don't
well damn
prevents you from buying something expensive for glamour
using a prism
and selling it again
question
can I sell my items in other server's market
as long as its one data center
dont think so, but you can buy from other dc
from other server sorry o_o
is pvp alive? as in are there ques etc for it? or would i have to wait an hour or more?
If so which mode is better for earning marks?(the only reason im interested is to get the pvp only gear and stuff).
Frontline is active through Duty Finder
it's 24v24v24 king of the hill
and boy is it An Experience
Feast will pop at prime time sometimes
Rival Wings there's a group that specifically makes it pop, usually on Saturday evenings
Which DOH job has the best yellow script farm recipe?
As in easier to farm the materials
@halcyon glen thanks! il give it a try.
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what are the best crafters to specialize in?
other than whatever you happen to need right that minute lol
would higher level monsters has better chance to drop HQ materials? Like a lv16 wolf vs a lv46 wolf for wolf fang
is this the right place to ask about a bug?
would higher level monsters has better chance to drop HQ materials? Like a lv16 wolf vs a lv46 wolf for wolf fang
@plain python probably not
what are the best crafters to specialize in?
@elder meteor the consensus is to be good at all of them
specialist choice is just for whatever you want to have a little more of each stat
What raids still have gear lockouts?
and for you to craft the most recent master recipes
I mean yeah I have them all at a decent level. but 3 specialists. not sure which is more generally useful
Barely matters
It is just a small stat increase and access to some specialist recipe
What raids still have gear lockouts?
@frail sapphire Puppet Bunker, Eden's Verse Savage
Any experienced players feel like helping a newbie out ? Just started playing this month and have just been grinding the main quests to get through them. Feel like I'm prolly missing alot if stuff lol
@little swift ty 🙂
!faq newplayertips
Plus you can swap up to 3 times a week
how do toggle hotbar sharing
in case you haven't seen that yet @icy dome
Character configuration, Hotbar
I understand that specialist recipes tend to become 'everyone recipes' after a few patches, too.
yes thats correct soluzar
but its easy to switch specialists
so it matters much less
I vaguely remember a while ago when they brought this in that people were worried it would be the end of omnicrafting.
That didn't happen.
i've had a bug twice now where randomly after a fight i can't move, type, or use actions. if a window opens, i can't click to close it or choose something from it. the only solution i've been able to find is exiting with control panel. has anybody else had this issue?
How do I level BLU at 40 without wanting to jump off a medium sized bridge
go to azys lla and have a friend kill the monsters after you tag them
have a friend
@static yacht welp
Ooofta, that's a lot to take in lol
I started a couple weeks ago but be playing on and off. I think I'm on lamia
Is Black Mage more of a methodical playstyle
What is the level cap for this game?
I am level 70 and I feel like I did it with not much grinding
80
And still not done with ARR msq
Just roulettes
wew
is there any way to lock my pet hotbar and set a macro to display on/off like hotbar?
One MSQ roulettes gave me like 5 mill exp
Is it possible to have private ceremony for eternal bonding? It doesn't give me the option for private ceremony
The reddit post says that i don't have to have guests, but i hope it's true
Being a guest at a bonding ceremony requires an invitation handed out by you. Hand out no invitations = no guests.
Well you and your partner
So is it okay to not hand out invitations and proceed to the ceremony then?
does lalafel warrior not get big axes 😦
Yeah. It's your bonding ceremony, you do what you want. (As long as your partner agrees.)
They do, it's just a smaller big axe
Proportionally it's the same size as on other races
If a weapon is 1.5 your height as a roegadyn, it'll be 1.5 your height as a lalafell.
ohh thank god i thought i wouldnt get a cool axe
It tells me to complete the ceremony of eternal bonding, but how do I complete it? My partner and i already made a reservation
Attend the wedding?
You just show up when the wedding is gonna happen. Idk never actually got married
Go to East Shroud, Sanctum of the Twelve
Turn north at the bramble patch
How am I meant to level my alt class to level 10 when I've already completed the hunting log
so just wondering, if ffxiv had 384 songs up to patch 3.45, what's the new total as of 5.3?
!faq altlvlguide
My partner and I set up the wedding on September 6, so am I good to go until the 6th?
Sigghhhh. Thanks
Yep Evelyna
Thank you very much for your help, Vie!
Dont classes have their own hunting logs
Yes
You might need one or two of those rings crafted by GSM
But hunting log doesn't give all the exp in the world to let you hit max level
It is just some bonus exp
Probably a stupid question but interrupting your animation attacks with weaving is bad right
animation locks exist
Okay, that's not 100% true. All abilities and spells and skills have a ~.65s hard animation lock, where you can't use anythhing else
like its not a bad thing, no
but animation lock exists like xaviell said
so it is something to keep in mind
but interrupting the animation isn't going to like make the spell deal less dmg or w/e
Is it still 50% off to upgrade to collectors edition?
Generally on kb+m you should smash the ability button right after you finish the cast of a spell until it goes off, then you smash either your other ability or your next GCD
anyone know why this item has higher item level than my currently gear but it said Defense and Magic Defense -1?
no, that sale ended @cosmic pilot
Ah..
Dungeon gear is very good compared to crafted/class reward gear
Damn, I miss FFXIV 
At low level, gears stat and whatnot are all over the place
Don't over think it, the issue will no longer exist once you got into lvl50+ gears
hello i completely forgot where the npc for the warrior class is, the one that teaches me new skills for 35, i remember he's in a waterfall but i forgot where that is, can someone refresh me?
Costa Del Sol
there thank you
Walk north, while staying on the beach
For future reference, if you are looking for job quests, look at the main scenario tracker (the one with
icon) on the top left of your screen
If you have job quest, there will be an exclamation mark + quest name beneath it
Take a screenshot
is there like a dps tier list or just play whatever you like?
!faq meta
There is a tier list
Measured off player performance
But all of the jobs are viable
So you are free to play whatever interest you
alright that's good to hear
How do i get the astro set? The level 45 and 50 quests don't seem to give it
You get it from 60
ast/mch/drk don't have an job set at 50 because they didn't exist in ARR
If you need gear, just get the Ironworks stuff with poetics
Like wise, samurai/red mage don't get relic gear at lvl 60.
Neither will gunbreaker/dancer at lvl 70
idyllshire is HW content?
yes
i guess i need to finish msq now
Is there a confirmed height for Ryne? Wanting to make a "cosplay" alt, but don't know her height at all
quick qn on e8s drops. If 8/8 is 1st time entry for the week, it means there will be 2 chests. So does this mean the 2 chest will always be 1 class specifc weapon + 1 chest coffer?
its 2 chests
but multiple drops
one of the "2 chests"
ONLY contains a body piece
the other chest contains the weapon, the weapon coffer, the minion, and the mount
so every time you do a two chest you get everything
but when you do a 1 chest, you either get ONLY the chest piece coffer
or the weapon coffer, the weapon + everything else
tks @static yacht so there will always be ONE chest coffer, ONE weapon Coffer + 1 class specifc weapon , minion and mount
correct
ooh ok tks for the heads up! Very clear
What does it mean by "character created in a new world"
Does it mean like a new game I don't understand
is potd 61-70 the most popular floor?
51-60
go out delete your save and start fresh from 51
yes if you are a dps and have wait times of 15min+ for dungeons, for healer or tank u probably want to run your highest possible dungeon and dps also if the wait is less then 15min
yeah..trying to lvl my red mage atm but queue times are so damn long
do i have to get scrips for gathering?
what is there to do once you beat the game? i started playing the game 3-4 months ago and have solely been playing main story for 80% the time (other 20% is basically leveling a 2nd class and leveling up crafting / gathering classes too)
it doesnt feel like theres much to do besides leveling other classes once the games finished - im like 40% through shadowbringers atm
Does anyone have a diagram of how the blades work on the 2nd bosses of Puppet's Bunkers? Whether you go In or Out?
I swore I saw a diagram on Twitter in Korean or Japanese somewhere and I never saved it.
!faq contentunlock
@normal breach
Lots of stuff to unlock and complete
Endgame raids that are relevant become available
Is this a good time to pick up the game?
Bet
When does dusk in ishgard happen?
why does mainstory give so much DOW items, when im magic?
Should offer both
It usually goes DoW / DoM every other time
iirc any quest that offers only DOW will follow it up with a quest that offers only DOM items
Then i think ShB just gives you an item that opens as whatever class you are
Yep, ShB gives you coffers
Which kinda sucks if you have no crafters because you can't try on the item for glam
Can talk to the vendors in the area to see what it'll look like
roughly how long does it usually take to save enough money for a plot of land? just trying to learn what to expect
ive had the game for almost a week, im a level 40 carpenter, and level 40 botanist, ive made about 120k mainly from selling furnature, and certain materials. im just curious because i know sometimes its hard to even find a plot if u can afford it, along with actually having to earn yourself the gil
Small houses usually cost roughly 4M (3.5M for house, 500k for permit)
The best tips to make money is to sell glam/glam mats, and not spend any Gil you already have
Or find your niche market
F.e in my server for some reason grade 3 orchestrion rolls went up to 7.2k from 6k, so I'm milking that cow for however long I can.
Just for levelling what is the most efficient dungeon to run lvl 50 ?
aurum vale
What are the abilities needed (strenght, mind, tactics) for the squadron mission to promote captain?
Nvm found em
even though its a lvl47 dungeon?
yes, lvl 50/60/70 dungeons just have exp tacked on
I think it was mentioned xp is bad in 50 dungeons cause it was tacked on later
they're n ot very good for leveling
its an alt im levelling
Hi, running on 4k on a 2080 super right now. Been able to get consistent 60fps that is until I enter a crowd heavy area like limsa - would that be more of a CPU issue?
what does "the fish gets away..." mean?
I'm in the right location and using the right bait...
Anyone use the beta lokyst optimizer? How do i change the durability from 40 to 70 and 80?
it means you don't have enough gathering, yue
ty!
also some fish have lower catch rates (namely the big fish)
@stiff fiber giant crowds/hunt mobs are usually ram speed limited (ps4 simply hard caps number of players tracked locally)
is there a setting for me to limit that on PC?
What exactly are the Nier Coins used for now that the older stuff is pre-augmented?
Augmented Crystarium
One manufactured and one puppet's for a Crystarium upgrade if you don't do savage
Ah
I got a non-augmented Scavian gear from a Venture. Can I upgrade it?
Yes, for 100 poetics.
You don't need to buy the upgrade item anymore, just do it directly
Do it meaning what
Upgraded at calamity salvager
Thanks
How difficult is it to get the 2b glamour now days?
Thanks
Instead of buying the upgrade materials and trading the piece and the item for the upgrade
If I replace a neo ish piece with yorha/Crystarium, should I grind the neo ish piece for tokens to upgrade the rest of my gear?
@granite swan not that bad considering 3 chests drop and most people have it now
Do you know if the glamour goes in the armoir or the other thing?
It doesn't
when transferring worlds do your retainers keep items in their inventory?
Regarding replacing your pieces its up to you whether you want the upgraded piece
The only gear that goes in the armoire is the 45 AF armour, seasonal event gear and achievement rewards
Since neither are bis
Ah
AF armor; what is AF
Yes lota you take whatever they have with you
Artifact?
Artifact
@stiff fiber System Configuration>Other Settings>Character and Object Quantity (reducing battle effects, non party character nameplates, and movement physics also helps)
Af means artifact
Lv 45 Job Armor pretty much
Gear you get from class quests
Refers to job specific armor sets
Idk why 50/60/70/80 AF gear doesn't go in the armoire
Hm, would the lv 50 stuff go in also or is it not considered AF?
Only lvl 45 and under?
Ah :p
The i90 versions cannot go in
darn i like the colors on 50 better, ah well
They can still go in the glam dresser
when transferring worlds do your retainers keep items in their inventory?
True but i have a feeling 400 wont be enough once i start leveling multiple jobs rofl
@left moth that seems to have increased my performance, thank you!!
What is the dyeable armor version of the Dragoon Wyrms Mail called?
Maethil you're 100% correct
At this point I just store ugly non-replaceable glam on my retainer, and throw away the replaceable ones
@fervent silo
Your retainers bring your stuff
I said it earlier too btw :P
!faq afgeardye
A Realm Reborn i50/i55 set: Done in Mor Dhona by talking to Kakalan at x22, y6 after completing the quest 'Simply to Dye For' located at x22, y9. Augmenting a set of gear requires a total of 7 Augmentations matching the name of the set. Augmentations can be crafted or bought on the marketboard.
Heavensward i200 set: Bought directly with Centurio Seals in Ishgard at the Forgotten Knight by talking to Ardolain in the 'Exchange Centurio Seals (Advanced)' option.
Stormblood i290 set: Done in Eureka Anemos by exchanging Protean and Anemos Crystals with Gerolt to upgrade the set. Eureka is unlocked in Rhalgr's Reach with the quest 'And We Shall Call It Eureka' and is accessed in Kugane by talking to Rodney at x9, y14.
Shadowbringers i430 set: Obtained from Idealized coffers in the trial Memoria Misera (Extreme). They can also be bought with High Legatus Idols obtained from the trial in Mor Dhona by talking to C'intana.
Were you always able to see Kholusia's sky above Amaurot?
idr it being there back in 5.2
@little swift Can you craft it or buy it?
Yes, you can craft/buy the augmentation items
Heyy! new to the game and wondered if there is a community for new players to group up, I've been waiting to enter a dungeon for an hour now and can't progress the main story
The Life of A DPS
Yea, and its so sad cause im 2 levels from speccing into healer I think
cause somebody told me it was at level 30
Yup 30 is when you get your job
damn while I was writing this message the dungeon readied and I didnt accept : ^)
If your on US, though, you gotta remember its 2am here
I'm on Europe but yea people probably working or at school rn
I would also suggest looking at your duty finder language options
language options?
Yeah, i tick all 4, the most ive seen ppl talk in a dungeon anyway is "Hello" Lol
and make sure you've got at the very least E and D enabled
the lil cog in top left of duty finder
at the top of the duty finder window, there's a cogwheel and then to the right "Language J E D F"
depending on which languages you've got ticked on, it'll search for other players with those language options enabled
how long is stormblood msq?
what should i use my allagan tomestone for?
Gear? Money?
!faq poetics
When I use the Arbor Call for Bot/Min, it usually only locates the highest node, ignoring the others. Is this what is supposed to happen?
You using Arbor call 2?
I got my WVR to 40 using Ishgard Resto and I was going to make Grade 2 Skybuilder's Cloth but it needs Woolen Yarn and those are super expensive on the MB should I just keep making Rope?
Can i do nsync for lower level dungeons and party up with low level to complete msq?
Ah
@loud patio make the yarn yourself.
Unsync*
Yes enles you can but they miss out on the exp from the dungeon
@loud patio go to Coerthas, kill Krakaus for fleece, make woolen yarn
Ok I'll give it a shot thank you.
Mhiachi Penny and Schillings worthless now?
how do i stop my armoury chest from turning into this after a couple gear set swaps
What can I do with 2000 Tomes of Phantasgoria if I just started Shadowbringers?
!faq poetics
And Allegory of allegory
Enles thats for poetics
Rip
Allegory grab crystarium gear
I am bad
Phanta grab materials and sell them
The 20 phanta materials are the ones used in current endgame crafts the most
The ones at the top of the menu
I haven’t finished Shadowbringers.
Oof then you gotta wait
then you can't do anything with it
you have to finish ShB before you can see the vendors
They don't explain crafting very well, do they?
I'm sitting here staring at the "Synthesis" screen looking for the button to craft and apparently you have to open that menu, and THEN hit a hotkey command.
And why does my character have to be in their underwear to leatherwork?
Synth skills increase craft progress and touch skills increase quality
crafting/gathering has their own set of gear too
Because you don't have any gear for them
its no different than switching to a different combat class for the first time, you need to put on some gear
Crafting gear uses the stats craftsmanship/control/cp
Gathering gear uses gathering/perception/gp
And when you switch back to your DPS class it doesn't remember what you were wearing. Neat >.>
make a gearset
Are there any really essential tips for healer? I picked up astro the second i got into heavensward and in leveling roulette things have been going mostly fine, but every now and then I get parties and dungeons that devolve into chaos, utter shit shows, and full party deaths... i ask because I dunno if its me or just rotten luck, ive only had like 2 tpks when I was summoner but ive had a few more in quicker succession as a beginner astro
You should be using gear sets
What can I do with 2000 Tomes of Phantasgoria if I just started Shadowbringers?
@gloomy mortar that's impossible
open the character menu and click on the little plus sign
Do not change classes just by equipping a weapon
You can earn it from roulettes
oh
I got 2000 Times of Phantasgoria by doing Hunt Trains
You get phantasmagoria from SB trains?
Yes
10 per Stormblood mark, 40(?) for ShB Mark. Hunt trains usually kill 8-10 marks
Astrologian question here. Is there any point of having Undraw and redraw in your hotbars? to me these feel kinda useless.
undraw no
Redraw is useful
redraw is useful
at 50+ when you get divinity, and the seal system gets added to your cards
So to get divinity do you need 3 different seals or same ones+
Undraw is yeah useless
you need 3 seals, period for divinity. How many different seals you have when you use it increases the dmg boost it gives
It was useful when Draw's cooldown started when your card got used or undrawn
!action divination
Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members.
Duration: 15s
Can only be executed after obtaining three Seals of Arcana by playing at least three arcanum.
Effectiveness is determined by the number of different types of seals in play.
1 Seal Type: 4%
2 Seal Types: 5%
3 Seal Types: 6%
so if you have 3 seals that are all the same type, it'll give 4% dmg boost
At lv70 you'll get sleeve draw which always gives you a perfect seal
if 3 seals are all different then its 6%
the coffers on savage drop only for the class you have at the moment?
Sleeve draw has pretty long cd though
What item you get from the coffer depends on what job you open it with
Sleeve Draw is a "cheat" ability to get the seal you need
You know
Like hiding a card in your sleeve in a poker game
how do i change my settings between legacy and standard?
So is there point of using "play" ability if you have Minor Arcana?
you still want to play cards normally for the seals
You use minor arcana when you don't need the seal
is using trusts + daily + faerie tribe the best way to go from 70-80?
if your normal dungeon queues are 15+minutes long then yeah trusts are fine
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if I'm queuing up, should I just do w/e dungeon is highest?
perfect, ty a bunch
@soft bough should be in character configuration in the tab it opens
Are there any really essential tips for healer? I picked up astro the second i got into heavensward and in leveling roulette things have been going mostly fine, but every now and then I get parties and dungeons that devolve into chaos, utter shit shows, and full party deaths... i ask because I dunno if its me or just rotten luck, ive only had like 2 tpks when I was summoner but ive had a few more in quicker succession as a beginner astro
(Asking both here and in HLR lounge, DM me if you want, or dont. I just wanna improve)
a dungeon gone south might not be always your fault
There are punishment that are designed to... Well punish hard and cannot be carried by a healer
That said, general tips for learning healer
If you aren't confident yet, be more proactive in the beginning of a mob pull
Can you place items on top of an aquarium in a room?
Be a bit more aggressive with your heal, then adjust based on how the tank HP fluctuate:
- drop hard and healed hard: keep doing what you are doing
- drop slowly and you heal always heal to max: slow down those heal
- barely drop and in no imminent danger: start killing shit yourself
Is gunblade the hardest tank to learn? Or all the tank have equal learning curve?
Equal ish
Some tanks have a tad more tools to be more comfy while learning
Gunbreaker is usually "hard" because the player themselves probably haven't tanked before
Ok, it just everyone i watch in yt said gunblade have the weakest defensive toola than other
Its risk/reward
I see, i want to try gunblade since my paladin about to hit 80 lol and my msq still at level 57 haha
o_o