questions-and-help

[faint flare]

You can be every job

[autumn oriole]

Try to start in a server with preferred state for the road to 70 buff, which makes switching classes a lot easier

[faint flare]

With no drawbacks

[wispy parcel]

Only thing is that they all level individually

[robust crow]

except summoner and scholar

they're the one exception

[wispy parcel]

Except those 2 yea

[robust crow]

they level together

[wispy parcel]

Only thing Id have to warn you about is that you gotta take this game slow

U camt just power level here like other MMOs

[leaden ginkgo]

Sure

I'm playing bless unleashed atm too and played a bit of teso and other mmos

[wispy parcel]

The story is the main thing in this game and is pretty much 80% of the content

[autumn oriole]

msq is very long and most features are locked by msq progress

Msq is a very big part of the game

[oblique trellis]

Can't power level? I can't not power level 😄 So far above my MSQ

After Road to 70 buff is off, maybe..

[autumn oriole]

You can get a level 80 very early yeah. But that won’t give you any real benefit

[wispy parcel]

Well u can but ur constrained to what ur MSQ is at

[oblique trellis]

I'm not doing it on purpose lol..

It's the buff

[autumn oriole]

I got level 80 crafters before I started stormblood lol

Combat jobs can use roulettes to easily over level

But msq still determines which fights/zones you have access to

[oblique trellis]

My main class got to 63 while my MSQ was 51...so I started a second class, leveled it to 51, did my MSQ, and now IT is ahead of my MSQ

[leaden ginkgo]

I don't know what msq means. And I can't decide the class xD. Like what to start with. Is there not some kind of first look before picking?

[wispy parcel]

MSQ = Main Scenerio Quests

[leaden ginkgo]

Ah ok

[wispy parcel]

What your going to be doing for like 80% of the game

[autumn oriole]

Watch some “which class should I choose” videos on YouTube I guess

[wispy parcel]

Uhh if anything Id say

Start with Lancer

[glossy flare]

there's a video pinned in this channel that gives an overview of all the classes

It's a bit meme-y but also quite informative

[wispy parcel]

Its one of the easiest to learn amd becomes Dragoon at level 30

[leaden ginkgo]

Lancer looks cool

[autumn oriole]

I started as arcanist. But I don’t think that affected my overall experience with the game at all

[oblique trellis]

I started as Pugilist, went to Rogue as soon as I could..Rogue to NIN..and NIN still my main

[autumn oriole]

DRG’s problem is they get their first aoe at level 40

[robust crow]

where's larryzaur's video

[faint flare]

Pins

[robust crow]

there's a command for it

or pins yeah

https://youtu.be/k_vH-1WZQ3A

[oblique trellis]

Oh, another "tip", imo - dodge sidequests 😄 They'll def help you overlevel

[robust crow]

@leaden ginkgo watch this

[oblique trellis]

Unless it's a which are content unlocks

[little swift]

!faq newplayertips

[zinc orbit]

Terms & Tips Guide for New Players

reddit post
image

[robust crow]

https://youtu.be/jaGxC7wnBDo

[oblique trellis]

holy cow

[robust crow]

alternatively watch this

if you just want to see what the classes look like

[glossy flare]

Just be aware (when watching those videos) that Dark Knight, Machinist, Astrologian, Samurai, Red Mage, Gunbreaker and Dancer are not available at lvl 1

[leaden ginkgo]

I don't have shadow bringer I think

I use the free game

Or play the free version

[glossy flare]

Yeah then Samurai, Red Mage, Gunbreaker and Dancer are off the table completely

[wispy parcel]

Free lets you play up to the end of Heavensward

[glossy flare]

Even when you meet the lvl requirements

[leaden ginkgo]

Yeah

[oblique trellis]

I'm kinda glad I didn't see that new player guide myself...that seems like a smattering of info at once

[wispy parcel]

So you do have access to Dark Knight, Machinist and Astrologian

[leaden ginkgo]

I'm not gonna buy it for now too. I heard you don't need subscription if you don't have dlc

[glossy flare]

Correct

Well... not exactly correct

[leaden ginkgo]

Great

[wispy parcel]

If your a f2p player there are a few restrictions

2 of them are pretty big

[glossy flare]

Free trial has no time limit but as soon as you register any license (even just the base game) you gotta susbscribe. But the starter edition comes with Heavensward these days anyway

[oblique trellis]

You can definitely decide if you like the game or not with the Free Trial

[wispy parcel]

No retainers so no extra storage and you have a gil cap of 300K

which in XIVs hyper inflated economy is poultry

[glossy flare]

You can't use the market board on free trial anyway

[leaden ginkgo]

Can you buy subscription with cards?

[glossy flare]

So spending even 300k gil is actually a challenge

[leaden ginkgo]

I don't have a bank acc that's why I ask

[autumn oriole]

Buy dark matters I guess

[faint flare]

Time cards yes

[leaden ginkgo]

OK good

[oblique trellis]

wait, you can sell MSQ gear on Market? (glancing at new player guide)

Interesting

[autumn oriole]

Yes

I sold them for a lot of gil

Some sell slow though

[faint flare]

Msq gear is mostly just crafted gear given to you

It doesn't bind immediately

[oblique trellis]

Wouldn't ppl that can use it already have it?

[autumn oriole]

People are also leveling alts

[faint flare]

No, cause they could take other options

[autumn oriole]

Those who level alts sometimes choose to buy gears on MB

I only use poetics gears and dungeon drops though

[oblique trellis]

I mean it's an idea...my SAM is waaaaaaaay behind on gear I learned yesterday. 1 piece of Doman gear is +120

er, not Doman, Shire

[autumn oriole]

Using poetics plus dungeon drops saves you a lot of gil

Compared with MB gears

[oblique trellis]

yeah but the main issue I'm running in to with that is overleveling cause of roulette for poetics

[autumn oriole]

Then you don’t need high level gears anyway

You only need lvl 60 gears for lvl 60+ fights

[oblique trellis]

My sam is 60, with only 137 iLvl

[autumn oriole]

Good enough for HW fights

[oblique trellis]

I got yelled at for not doing enough dmg on Garuda EX 😄

[autumn oriole]

The duties sync your ilevel anyway

If you already finished main HW, just get shire asap

[oblique trellis]

Not yet

[leaden ginkgo]

I think I'm gonna start Lancer

[oblique trellis]

checks how close he is to finishing HW

[autumn oriole]

Only the main HW(3.0)

[mossy current]

Once you reach Idyllshire you can get HW poetic gear

[autumn oriole]

Shire should unlock once you finish that

[mossy current]

You don't have to finish MSQ to get it

[oblique trellis]

11 quests until I hit Dragonsong

[autumn oriole]

You have to reach post HW

[mossy current]

Nope

[twilit arch]

no you don't

you can access the vendors that sell the poetic gear once you enter idyllshire

[oblique trellis]

No, I'm def in Shire pre-finishing HW

[twilit arch]

you do not need to complete the main scenario quest "heavensward" to do so

The ishgard splendor vendor, on the other hand, does require it

[oblique trellis]

already leaving Shire too

is Dragonsong "post HW"?

[twilit arch]

yes

[autumn oriole]

Then I guess HW is different. Because I’m pretty sure scarven needs 4.0 clear

[oblique trellis]

Ok, def close to finishing HW then

[twilit arch]

yes, scaevan does need sb msq completed

[leaden ginkgo]

I need a cool last name for my character....
Any recommendations?

My first name gonna be Vermina or Evelyn.

[oblique trellis]

https://worthstart.com/dragon-names/

[leaden ginkgo]

Thx

[oblique trellis]

since you're Au Ra

[mossy current]

...

Normal au ra naming conventions are cool too

Well, xaela

[oblique trellis]

I don't know any off hand 😄

[leaden ginkgo]

Hm

[oblique trellis]

"Shyrlonay, Destroyer Of Life"

I'd use that for a last name, minus the DOL part

[glossy flare]

Xaela names are mongolian...ish afaik

[oblique trellis]

more of a description

[leaden ginkgo]

Idk if that works good with Vermina as first name

[oblique trellis]

Oh, right, I remember someone mentioning light au ra are Japanese based, and dark are Mongolian based

[glossy flare]

Raen are japanese though, if that works better

[leaden ginkgo]

Now I'm confused

[glossy flare]

There are 2 aura "races" basically

[mossy current]

Raen and Xaela

[glossy flare]

Light (Raen) and Dark (Xaela) ones

[oblique trellis]

Raen are "light" and Xaela are "dark"

[leaden ginkgo]

Mine is xaela

I don't care if it fits the lore. Should just sound nice

[oblique trellis]

So lore wise, they're based off Mongolians, I guess

[glossy flare]

Yes and lorewise those tend to borrow from mongolian culture

Not that you have to care about that

But it is nice for inspiration

[mossy current]

Adarkim

[leaden ginkgo]

Something that translates to bloodmoon or something

Would be nice.

[oblique trellis]

idk Vermina Shyrlonay sounds ok to me... but not my char 😄 idk, when I have issues picking names, I usually just google cool names

though to be fair, my IGN is "Cinque Attraverso" which is this name in Italian

(Five Across)

[glossy flare]

Red moon (just in japanese but my japanese is bad) could actually be a legitimate female Raen name

afaik they are more nature oriented

[leaden ginkgo]

Yeah i like last names that translate to dark stuff

Like bloodmoon or else.

The problem is. If you Google the translations are wrong most of the time

[glossy flare]

or too literal, I don't even know if the japanese call a bloodmoon an actual bloodmoon in japanese

It's just the english word for a red moon after all

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[glossy flare]

Anyway if you wanna be edgy why not just go for "Bloodmoon"?

You did say that you don't care about all that lore anyway

[leaden ginkgo]

Yeah you're right

[oblique trellis]

You can also unlock edgy titles with some classes too. My current title is "The Darkest Shadow"

[leaden ginkgo]

Nice

Vermina akai tsuki (Japanese version)

Hm...

[glossy flare]

That title is tied to your Ninja level btw

"the darkest shadow"

[oblique trellis]

Figured as much

[glossy flare]

or not level but Ninja quests, i don't remember

[remote lintel]

there's a bunch of other edgy titles

[glossy flare]

obviously all the Dark Knight titles are pretty edgy

[leaden ginkgo]

Can you write blood moon together?
I just saw it is separately.

Are Lancer / dragoon titles edgy too?

[remote lintel]

not really

[oblique trellis]

Lancer\Dragoon get a ..limited? Title

IDK the word I need

[glossy flare]

isn't "The Blood Dragoon" a dragoon title?

That one's pretty edgy

[wintry chasm]

Yes

Each job gets...several titles

[toxic ridge]

Is there any possible way of getting the Makai Moon Guide's Gown? It's sooooooooo pretty.

[wintry chasm]

Not anymore

It was an old event that ran for years

[oblique trellis]

The Azure Dragoon was the one I'm referring to

[remote lintel]

that's not limited

[glossy flare]

that's just for the lvl 50 job quest

or was it 60?

[oblique trellis]

Limited wasn't the right word

[leaden ginkgo]

wanted to setup a Limit break macro for fun but the action itself doesnt come out...

/ac "Limit Break" <t>

is what I got rn

any idea what the mistake here is?

[agile laurel]

that looks correct

sure you're not trying to queue it?

[twilit arch]

are you in a party and actually have limit break built up

[leaden ginkgo]

well yeah had lvl 2

also wdym with tryin to queue it?

[remote lintel]

macros don't work if you use them too fast

[crimson wind]

Most people don't like chat macros.

[remote lintel]

you have to spam the button a bit

[leaden ginkgo]

hm

[crimson wind]

Unless it's something simple like "LBing" or "Raise <t>"

[remote lintel]

also just write out the entire macro

[lavish vortex]

Hi! Is there a web or iPhone app where you can check all the available gear for glamour purposes?

[remote lintel]

#glamour-discussion pins

[leaden ginkgo]

the entire macro I have rn is

/micon "Limit Break"
/p
/ac "Limit Break"

removed the t gonna see if that does anything

[remote lintel]

no

put /ac first

then /p

then /micon at the bottom

[leaden ginkgo]

hm

Alright

[remote lintel]

you want it to do the action first before all else

[lavish vortex]

I mean like a database site where you can se all the gear available in the game and browse like tank bodies, or sam legs, etc

[remote lintel]

yes

#glamour-discussion pins

[lavish vortex]

Nice, thanks!

[normal adder]

Hi, was just wondering which is better on EU light or chaos? would prefer the one that is more popular/more English-speakers

[crimson wind]

Actually can i make a raise macro for all classes rather than having 4? Like
/ac Verraise
/ac Ascend
/ac Raise
/ac Ressurection

[remote lintel]

no wol

@normal adder all

[crimson wind]

sad

[remote lintel]

only moogle and shiva are the unofficial french and german servers

[leaden ginkgo]

can confirm lots of germans lol

[normal adder]

@remote lintel ok, one last question if you will, do light/chaos have the same ping? do they have different locations?

[faint flare]

Same ping

[remote lintel]

they're in the same location

[faint flare]

Sane physical location

[remote lintel]

each regions data centers are in the same place

[granite gull]

How to add Ser Aymeric?

[normal adder]

wait, wait... one more question, are transfers free?

[faint flare]

Only from Congested to preferred servers

[little swift]

18usd otherwise

[normal adder]

Oh ok, kind of useless.. ty

[faint flare]

There isnt much reason to transfer unless you want to change data centre

Or REALLY wanna be in a specific FC on a different server

[little swift]

Ser aymeric isnt supported by this server@granite gull

[granite gull]

What is it supported on? @little swift

[remote lintel]

what

it's a bot

this server just doesn't use it

[granite gull]

Sure

[acoustic copper]

hey guys I haven't really been using my retainers much but what classes should I be assigning them to

rather I already have a miner at lv50 so what should my other one be?

[patent citrus]

your main class

[acoustic copper]

does it matter if it's a dps or healer at all

i'm assuming not

[patent citrus]

so you can just put your old equipment in your retainer

no hehe

[faint flare]

No

Combat retainers get the same items

[acoustic copper]

oh okay cool

[patent citrus]

@storm stone grats 👍

[oblique crypt]

Hi. What's the most important stats as a paladin? GCD should be 2.40 or something? And the rest? Crit >hit>tenacity or determination?

[remote lintel]

not tenacity

[faint flare]

Sks to around 2.4 > crit > dh > det

[glossy flare]

avoid tenacity actually

even tanks are all about the dmg

[sinful breach]

my mogstation is not adding sub to my account even when i "pay" with my visa?

[radiant summit]

how do I get alexandrite as fast as possible?

[oblique crypt]

Oh I meant determination. Thx

[remote lintel]

@sinful breach what do you mean "pay"

[twilit arch]

use poetics to buy mysterious maps and do those to get alexandrite @radiant summit

[sinful breach]

as in it verifies my card

but no sub is added

[radiant summit]

cool so 15 of those?

[sinful breach]

so far its done 3 test transactions and no sub to be seen

[finite trout]

Guys the most efficient way to get sand crystal without gathering?

[remote lintel]

@sinful breach do you have sub left?

[sinful breach]

nop

[twilit arch]

yeah 15 maps iirc

[leaden ginkgo]

I'll send a screenshot of the macro now , cuz the limit break action itself just wont come out

[radiant summit]

you need *15 alexandrite

and its 5 per

[remote lintel]

@sinful breach does it say an error

[sinful breach]

nope

it just says "payment method added"

like i went to update my sub from the renew sub button

[twilit arch]

there's the issue

it needs to be /ac "Limit Break"

[leaden ginkgo]

oh

my

god

[patent citrus]

succor vs adlo + deployment tactics

[faint flare]

And /p

[leaden ginkgo]

Man I see spelling errors as well as I see Aoes as dragoon

[patent citrus]

what would be the pros and cons

[faint flare]

Deploy adlo is stronger shield

And less MP

[patent citrus]

oh correct 🤦‍♂️

[finite trout]

Guys the most efficient way to get sand crystal without gathering?

[leaden ginkgo]

does it matter if I put <t> behind the LB?

still not quite sure what it means tbh

[faint flare]

After

[twilit arch]

t = target

[remote lintel]

@sinful breach like you chose the number of days and clicked buy and entered your card info and everything?

[faint flare]

@finite trout hw leves to get amber vileskin from chests or poetics, aint much you can fo

[patent citrus]

make sense since the aoe dps is target aoe

[sinful breach]

yes

[patent citrus]

yeah, put <t> after it

[leaden ginkgo]

alright

I use it for salted earth as well so I thought it is just for putting down aoes on the center of a target

[remote lintel]

can you use a game time card or crysta

[magic wren]

For the relics in HW, when you’re doing the fates to get those stones, is it one of each or multiple?

[leaden ginkgo]

afaik one of each

[magic wren]

Afaik?

[leaden ginkgo]

as far as I know

[magic wren]

Ah I see. Thanks!

[leaden ginkgo]

I believe it is also possible to farm more than just the 20 needed

so if u plan on doin another weapon that may be worth doin

[magic wren]

I see thanks.

[patent citrus]

do you still use physick as a sch? 😂

[storm stone]

What can i do with 2b's outfit boxes ?

[faint flare]

No

[storm stone]

I did 2 times the raid and i dropped it 2 times

[patent citrus]

or you replace it with emergency tactic + adlo?

just cosmetics 2b glamour

[faint flare]

Open it for the gear...excess are trash

[patent citrus]

you can throw them out if you want

[slate arrow]

Usually Excog/Lustrate replaces Physick

[storm stone]

I can't sell them or trade them ?

[slate arrow]

no

[patent citrus]

don't think so

[slate arrow]

since everyone has 3 chances to get it with the raid

and most people already have it if they want it

[lone spruce]

Can you get kimono in Kugane? 👀

[storm stone]

Sad

[patent citrus]

i see, it's better if you time the aetherflow correctly than just looking for alternative

[lone spruce]

I’ve seen screenshots on twitter of people wearing kimono, I figured you’d get it at Kugane if anywhere

[patent citrus]

i was jsut thinking that there's a case where no aetherflow available and you are forced to use physick

i guess that scenario doesn't exist

[storm stone]

How do you level up a 2nd job ?

[patent citrus]

just wear your 2nd job weapon

[faint flare]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for Alt jobs 🍻

Level 1 to 70 in five days (Stormblood)

[patent citrus]

and equip the soul crystal

[storm stone]

Thanks Vinyl

[patent citrus]

after lv 30

[faint flare]

@lone spruce the kimono is crafted

!iglam Ao Dai

[zinc orbit]

**Ao Dai** **:** Body

Images of glamour items by Gamer Escape.

[twilit arch]

thats not a kimono though....

[patent citrus]

waitt

[lone spruce]

Is that the only one?

[storm stone]

Vielen i didn't meant how like that

[patent citrus]

that isn't kimono 😂

[faint flare]

Well its kinda close ish

[patent citrus]

oh sorry, ok ok

[lone spruce]

It’s not a kimono lol

But yeah it’s eastern

[patent citrus]

noo it isn't 😂

[carmine palm]

For some reason I need to download some files for the game and now my download speed is at 0

[lone spruce]

It’s closer to qipao than kimono

[carmine palm]

Why is the launcher doing this

[patent citrus]

i think it's this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam

[lone spruce]

Yeah qipao is cheongsam

[patent citrus]

i see, i don't remember the name 😂

[twilit arch]

either way, there's no kimono's in game similar to the ones the npcs in kugane wear

best you can get is the mogstation moonfire stuff

[lone spruce]

It’s just that cheongsam was the word Americans used for it because of an old racist cartoon that called them cheongsam

[magic wren]

ilv 270 is max for HW?

[twilit arch]

yes

[magic wren]

Thanks

[patent citrus]

oh sorry, didn't know

[carmine palm]

can someone help me

[lone spruce]

I mean most people still refer to it as cheongsam

[verbal rune]

Speaking of which

Of much space does SB and ShB require? I already download all ARR and HW (free trial)

[obsidian patio]

The entire game is like 46gb last time I remember

Can’t remember how much SB/SHB adds onto the base game+HW

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[little swift]

Whole game is currently about 49gb

[carmine palm]

Does anyone know why it's acting like this

I was playing it just fine yesterday

[obsidian patio]

Bad routing is usually the cause, using a VPN can help speed things up

[short sparrow]

Is the next patch (5.4 I believe) drop date official yet?

[obsidian patio]

Unknown

[mellow dirge]

Started the game a few days ago, am I supposed to be leveling all the gathering professions or just the ones that support my crafting professions?

[obsidian patio]

Fisher can be left alone for the most part

[magic wren]

Is there anyway to get barons helm? Other than it being an pre order item?

[faint flare]

Mine/bot support majority of the crafters, if not all

[obsidian patio]

Miner mainly supports BSM/ARM/GSM, while BTN mainly supports CRP/WVR/ALC/CUL

LTW is mostly monster drops

@magic wren nope, pre-order stuff can’t be obtained anymore

[mellow dirge]

is culinarian worth it at all?

[magic wren]

Figured thanks!

[faint flare]

It makes raid food

Which is basically near mandatory for high end raiding

[mellow dirge]

I'm a long way off from that, plus I'm on the free version for now

assuming the food buffs the whole party?

[faint flare]

Only you

[mellow dirge]

can you give the food to other players?

[faint flare]

Yee

[mellow dirge]

and what the main way to make money? obv I really cant until I start paying but I'd like to know

[faint flare]

Crafting

[carmine palm]

Make stuff and then sell that stuff

[ember moth]

Anyone know if all the GCs have different emotes and stuff? Or all the same? Also can you use things like the barding regardless of GC?

[faint flare]

Make whats in demand

[carmine palm]

Rinse and repeat

???

Profit

[faint flare]

Raid consumables always sell well like food and pots

[carmine palm]

And then buy several houses and piss off the community

[faint flare]

And crafted gear is decent for people who want to catch up

[mellow dirge]

is housing the main endgame money sink?

[carmine palm]

Flip those houses for Mad Money

[short sparrow]

How exactly can you tell what's in demand? I never cracked that particular secret code.

[faint flare]

Pretty much

[carmine palm]

And then congratulations you just made the economy your bitch

[mellow dirge]

is housing "optional" or not really

[faint flare]

Optional

[short sparrow]

It seems super optional to me.

[outer plank]

@mellow dirge completely optional

[faint flare]

Only opens gardening for a few things

[short sparrow]

Which is good since plots are limited.

[mellow dirge]

so basically dont worry about money that much? sounds good

[faint flare]

Gil is the lazy man way to do things

[short sparrow]

But you can get a room in a Free Company house if you can't get a plot of your own.

[carmine palm]

Is there a way for me to download the update with my D: drive instead of C:

You could also get an apartment for 500k

[mellow dirge]

Is it relatively easy to keep my crafting level on pace with my character level? Like will I actually be able to use the stuff I make or will it lag behind

[faint flare]

If you put effort into it

[short sparrow]

They're almost like two separate games.

[faint flare]

You dont havr a "character level"

You have job levels

Which are seperate for each job

[short sparrow]

Crafting / gathering is so separate from combat, even if you make things with the one you can use for the other.

[carmine palm]

You could probably even buy all of the materials you need for crafting off of the market board

[ember moth]

Anyone know if you can use the barding, or glamour items from a different GC? Like is it worth changing GC at all to collect the aesthetic stuff?

[short sparrow]

Cost a LOT tho.

[twilit arch]

no, you cannot use barding/glamour items GC you are not currently part of

[carmine palm]

@short sparrow that's what you'd call "investing"

got to spend money to make money

[ember moth]

Ahhh so GC switching is almost irrelevant unless you like the particular colors of one more basically

[mellow dirge]

yeah I accidentally leveled way past the story missions so I want to try crafting to get up to date gear if possible

[carmine palm]

And plus it's a good way to have high-quality items which has improved stats when compared to its original

[mellow dirge]

I took weaving and goldsmithing as an Arcanist, do I need anything else?

[carmine palm]

Heck for example if you have a high quality weapon we're talkin like a +2 to 8 increase in damage

[faint flare]

Ideally you do them all

As crafters play off each other

For various materials

[radiant sierra]

I love the valor set and the ironworks XTENDER sword-shield combo. How bad am I at fashion?

I think I'm going to stick with that set on a glamour plate for the rest of the game

[mellow dirge]

how exactly do dungeons work? I've only ever played WoW and am used to that system

[faint flare]

People get synced down to the dungeon and you just do it

[obsidian patio]

You’re not excelling at Anti-glamour until you dye each piece of gear a different metallic color

[faint flare]

There's trash and 3 bosses

[onyx kiln]

how do i change it so that if i am a Tank, all non-tank related gear pieces are shaded in the inventory?

[faint flare]

1 tank, 1 heal and 2 dps

[obsidian patio]

Like Spinglebab Scrubungas

@onyx kiln should be in item settings in the character config

[mellow dirge]

How do you queue up for one? Is that what the levehests are or w/e its called

[wispy flare]

are Puppet’s bunker gear one of the best ones available as of latest patch?
I just finished SHB with Neo-ish gear on my DRG

[faint flare]

Duty finder

No, puppet isnt

It isn't i500

Augmented Allegory and Savage gear is best

[leaden ginkgo]

And bozja is up there now too

[faint flare]

Only for healers

In weapons

And tank helmet

[ionic hazel]

whats this

[leaden ginkgo]

I just mean for ilvl

[obsidian patio]

i500 = Augmented Allegory/Eden averse Savage
i495 = Bozja
i490 = Augmented Neo-Ishgardian/Puppet’s Bunker

[faint flare]

Its worse than savage weapons

As they're 505

[obsidian patio]

@ionic hazel you melded a piece of gear and didn’t update the gear set

[ionic hazel]

ah

thanks got confused there

[spare hinge]

yo anyone here a veteran gunbreaker

[glossy flare]

Not a veteran but I'm decently skilled I'd say 😅

[spare hinge]

is it useful to use bowshock and sonic break on a single boss at the same time

[faint flare]

Yes

Ita free damage and lines up with no mercy

[spare hinge]

okay because i always do that but i never see any other gnb do it

[faint flare]

You use them on cooldown

[spare hinge]

yeah thats what i do

[magic wren]

Why can’t I do clan hunts in Ishgard? I completed the story.

[faint flare]

Those gnb are shit if they dont

[glossy flare]

^

[spare hinge]

okay dope

and i should always no mercy + bow shock + sonic break whenever i can?

on bosses

[glossy flare]

@magic wren did you unlock the ARR hunts?

[ionic hazel]

Yes, because they snapshot

[spare hinge]

what does snapshot mean in this context?

[glossy flare]

no mercy window also includes your cartridge combo and blasting zone

[spare hinge]

yeah

[faint flare]

It retains the damage buff for duration of the dot

[ionic hazel]

A buffed Dot will stay buffed long after a buff is gone

[faint flare]

Even if the buff falls off

[spare hinge]

oh fr??

thats dope thank you

[glossy flare]

Yes, all dots in this game work like that

[magic wren]

No I haven’t @glossy flare

[glossy flare]

hots too

[spare hinge]

i may be level 80 but i still dont know how this game works

[magic wren]

Ul dah I’m guessing?

[glossy flare]

@verbal thistle Then do that, that's a requirement

Depends on your GC

uldah if you're in the flames

[magic wren]

I see

[glossy flare]

also need to be 2nd lieutenant in your GC

[patent citrus]

huh weird

why the gnb saving bowshock

[magic wren]

Damn lol

[spare hinge]

idfk i was confused too

[patent citrus]

is this in dungeon context where you fight adds between bosses?

[magic wren]

Okay thanks

[patent citrus]

in what situation did you observe this behaviour

[spare hinge]

no it was the final boss of shadowbringers which doesnt have minions

[glossy flare]

Even then, saving it doesn't make any sense because it fucks up your alignment with no mercy

[patent citrus]

yeah

[glossy flare]

You always want it aligned with it

[spare hinge]

thats what i thought

thank you for confirming lol

[patent citrus]

o_o

when you say you saw no other gnb means just 1 example? lol

i see

i think i misunderstood it

[short sparrow]

The MSQ in Heavensward took me via Airship to a new area in Sea of Clouds, then I died, and uh, I don't know how to get back there. I just know the game can't be that cruel... haha.

[simple pine]

how do i unlock splendor vendor in eulmore?

do i need to do fates in shb to unlock gemstone trader first?

[faint flare]

Get rank 3 in all zones

Aka 66 fates per zone

[glossy flare]

@short sparrow There's an NPC in Ishgard that lets you get back there iirc

[twilit arch]

no no, splendors vendor has nothing to do with gemstone traders

[glossy flare]

at the airship landing... I think

[twilit arch]

assuming you've done the quest "go west, craftsman", you need to also complete the main scenario quest "City of Final Pleasures" before you can unlock the quest "the boutique always wins"

[short sparrow]

The "Airship Ticketer" only takes me me to the first part of Sea of Clouds, this is my second time going there in the story.

[glossy flare]

no, next to that one

I forgot the name of the npc though

[short sparrow]

Oh!

You're very much correct! That NPC isn't really labelled with anything other than their name so I didn't assume they were anything too important.

Thanks!

[glossy flare]

You'll unlock an Aetheryte in the northern part soon so the NPC doesn't see much use after that

that's why it's not labelled

[short sparrow]

Yeah, I wasn't even far away from it, I just got distracted and died.

[errant ginkgo]

in lord of vermillion on PC, is there a "select all minions of one type" or select all minions quickkey

[obsidian marsh]

Im looking for a discord community so i can meet some cool people where should i head to?

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[magic wren]

Should players strive to obtain Alexander weapons/armor once HW is finished?

[faint flare]

No

[magic wren]

Or just do msq and level up

[faint flare]

Only if they want it as glamour

[magic wren]

Okay

[faint flare]

MSQ is always top priority

[magic wren]

Thank you.

[oblique trellis]

When would I use Midare opener over Higanbana? The level 80 guide (which I'm not yet) mentions an "earlier Tsubame" - but Tsubame is in neither opener

[agile laurel]

when the fight timing specifically allows you to get an extra midare by doing it

[oblique trellis]

idk how to tell that... so guess I'll stick with Higanbana

[faint flare]

It goes down to optimization

[normal adder]

Does classes matter much? like is there a class that no one wants in their party?

[faint flare]

No

[stark sleet]

Balance is pretty good overall right now. I don't think there's any class in particular that people don't like seeing

[faint flare]

All jobs are balanced

!faq meta

[zinc orbit]

How FFXIV's Meta Works

All jobs are good and viable in all content. The difference between meta and non-meta is minor, to the point that player skill is a significantly more important factor. Play what you enjoy/what interests you most, and you can make it work.

[oblique trellis]

Depends on your level I guess. For example, nobody wants a Marauder in their party when they should be a Warrior at that level

but if MRD is level appropriate, should be fine

[normal adder]

Oh ok nice. Thank you, I usually play what I like but there are so many good classes and I'm confused

@oblique trellis Yeah, but that applies to every class, right? so that doesn't really matter in this situation

[oblique trellis]

You would think so, but someone the other day was telling me they had an MRD in their level 50 dungeon

[normal adder]

But from what I've understood is that MRD can be a warrior, and if he is a warrior, he is going to be fine. which means that he is underleveled(?)

[faint flare]

No

[mellow dirge]

one more thing, is there any point in keeping gear that I don't need anymore (sharding, etc)?

[faint flare]

Jobs are advancements of classes

And you dont lose levels when you advance

Classes are just baby jobs and the words are interchangeable

Cause they're the same thing

[normal adder]

Oh so If I chose an arcanist for example.. It's better to be a scholar than a black mage (for example)

[faint flare]

You cant go to black mahe

[normal adder]

or does black mage use a staff?

[faint flare]

As a arcanist

You need to be thaumatugre

[normal adder]

oh yeah.. I understand now thank you

[faint flare]

For black mage

Arcanist goes into Summoner and scholar cause its special

But they share xp

[oblique trellis]

For example, ROG advances to NIN at level 30.. so ideally after level 30, you'd go in to dungeons as NIN not ROG

You have the option to go in as ROG, but wouldn't make much sense

[normal adder]

Yeah, now that makes sense..

[faint flare]

There's no reason to go back to being a class when you get access to your job crystal

Dont confuse him

[oblique trellis]

I'm expanding on why MRD would be a "disliked" class in a level 50 dungeon

[normal adder]

No, it's not confusing at all.. that's sounds simple

[strange shuttle]

Hey there! Started recently as trial (lvl28 Thaumaturge currently) and i really like the game so far and i decided that i want to subscribe eventually. My question would be if i should do it right away, or level to 50 with the trial first. Thanks in advance! 🙂

[gritty oracle]

The twins were born in 6AE 1561, right?

[hasty musk]

@strange shuttle that depends on how much you want to use certain features that the trial doesn't allow for

[gritty oracle]

The trial lasts until level 60, and honestly, I think it depends on how badly you want to join a Free Company, or hire retainers.

[hasty musk]

that's what I mean

[robust crow]

be aware that if you purchase the starter edition, you cannot play for free anymore

as soon as you register the starter edition to your account you have to pay the monthly fee

so if you want to wait until after beating the level 60 story content to keep playing for free, you can do that

but if you decide you want to trade other people and join a guild now then you should buy the starter

[shrewd mirage]

what is "tank buster"?

[robust crow]

a big move that chunks your tank

it's a single target damaging move that does a high amount of damage

the damage is enough that normally only a tank will survive

so the tank is expected to use a mitigation move to reduce the damage

[shrewd mirage]

oh i understand thank you for explaining!

[proven sparrow]

can eureka be used for leveling like bojzan is?

[robust crow]

no

you have to be level 70 to enter eureka

and you don't gain normal exp in there

[proven sparrow]

damn

[normal adder]

I have a lot of questions today, sorry, hope you don't mind.. a Pugilist can be a monk/ninja/samurai, right?

[proven sparrow]

nope only monk

[faint flare]

Pugilist goes into Monk

[oblique trellis]

ROG is it's own class that starts at level 15

[faint flare]

Rogue goes into Ninja

Samurai is its own job and requires lv50 in any job to unlock

[twin fog]

As a bard, do Mage's Ballad and Army's Paeon stack? Or can I only have 1 active at a time?

[faint flare]

Only 1 active

[twin fog]

gotcha, thanks

[normal adder]

Rogue? I have only Gladitor/Pugilist/Marauder/Lancer/Archer.. I have to get the shadowbringers expansion right?

[faint flare]

No

You need to complete your lv10 job quest then you can pick it up in Limsa

Its not a original starting job but you can pick it up early

[glossy flare]

It also starts at lvl 1, like all the other "early" jobs

[normal adder]

Oh ok, thanks.

[proven sparrow]

if i'm sick of dungeons and don't have aetherpool to solo potd are there any good suggestions for leveling 50-60 and 60-70?

doing daily beast tribes as well

[glossy flare]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for Alt jobs 🍻

Level 1 to 70 in five days (Stormblood)

[glossy flare]

tldr: spam your highest leveling dungeon unless the queue times are terrible

[obsidian patio]

Not really any good options if you exclude both dungeons and potd/HoH

[proven sparrow]

i specifically am looking for something around those levels that isn't dungeon findering if it exists

damn

[glossy flare]

Well those are the most efficient options, yeah

[obsidian patio]

Unless you’re fine with daily roulettes

[leaden ginkgo]

how much gil does MSQ give? like if you complete the whole thing

[proven sparrow]

i do get all my dailies done just very sick of queuing highest dungeon

[leaden ginkgo]

is it in the millions

[proven sparrow]

by the end i'd guess 1.5M-2M ish but honestly wasn't even close to paying attention super rough estimation

doesn't include me doing dungeons and duty grinding (which i did a lot)

[oblique trellis]

Having trouble with (what I assume) is the last HW class quest for SAM, not really trying to spoil... but the giant AOE part is wiping me out

any tips

[glossy flare]

Often it's weird ilvl for those level cap job quests

What's your current ilvl?

[oblique trellis]

144

[glossy flare]

Yeah, that is super low for a lvl 60 quest

[oblique trellis]

Yeahhhh

[glossy flare]

Did you unlock any HW poetics vendors already?

Like Idyllshire or the one in Ishgard?

[oblique trellis]

yes, but not much poetics to work with

in fact, only 20 poetics rn 😄

[glossy flare]

Well you could also just craft some lvl 60 gear

[oblique trellis]

I can't... but suppose I'll hit up MB

[glossy flare]

Or buy the vendor gear in Ishagard (though that's honestly a waste of money compared to poetics)

[gentle grail]

is blue mage easier to due fates with?

[empty pecan]

Do you get the dye back in your inventory if you use a terebinth to remove it or is it just gone?

[glossy flare]

It has some overpowered abilities that make fates a joke, yes

Well... the fates it can do at least, BLU levelcap being 60 currently

[twilit arch]

its just gone @empty pecan

you use up the dye the moment you apply it to the gear

[empty pecan]

Alright then definitely not buying jet black dye lol.

[crimson wind]

Do I prioritise getting GL3 over Twin Snakes

[gentle grail]

It has some overpowered abilities that make fates a joke, yes
@glossy flare how do i unlock it and get those abilities i never tried it haha, doing fates with RDM is killing my brain xD

[faint flare]

Yes wol

[glossy flare]

unlock quest is in Limsa

right next to the aetheryte

[crimson wind]

Kk

[faint flare]

Cause its haste as well

Ontop of damage

[glossy flare]

But leveling BLU is pretty different from leveling any other job

I do believe we have a guide in the faq here but I don't remember the command :/

[crimson wind]

So Demolish > PB > Snap > Snap > Twin > DK > BS > DK

[gentle grail]

But leveling BLU is pretty different from leveling any other job
@glossy flare oh, so it is faster to just do the fates with my RDM u reckon?

[faint flare]

Blue can destroy fates but they don't get much xp

Cause blue keeps all its spells even when synced

[split fiber]

Hello, what doeshappen to the exp you receive from any source in a lvl 60 capped character ( free trial) ?

[faint flare]

Gone completely

[twilit arch]

the exp goes poof

[split fiber]

......

[gentle grail]

oh i dont care much about exp just want to end fates fast xD

[split fiber]

oh well

[leaden ginkgo]

it is a trial after all

[glossy flare]

Well once you're at the point with blu where you can just annihilate fates it's easy

[leaden ginkgo]

if u like the game u might as well purchase it on sale, im almost certain its going to be discounted within a month or so

[glossy flare]

I'm just saying, getting there takes some time

[split fiber]

i just wonder how many jobs ill burn out just to finish ARR x)

[glossy flare]

Steam summersale should start tomorrow btw

So keep an eye out for any sales

[split fiber]

oh and im totally planing to purchase it on sale or not 😄

[gentle grail]

Well once you're at the point with blu where you can just annihilate fates it's easy
@glossy flare how long avg u reckon?

[glossy flare]

I have no idea, my BLU is level 1 😅

[gentle grail]

Ah XD

[glossy flare]

But the issue is that levelling it to 60 is not enough, it has to learn skills from specific enemies

[gentle grail]

Oh

[glossy flare]

Which is obviously a process

And it involves some rng

BLU is not like the other jobs basically, it is its own thing

[gentle grail]

yeee might as well spam my level 70 drg on those fates better xD

ah

Also between DRG and SAM which is more forgiving for mistakes and easier to master?

coming from RDM

[autumn oriole]

Sam is easier imo

Different people might have different opinions though

[glossy flare]

Personally I'd say DRG

[gentle grail]

dammit

XD

[glossy flare]

SAM has a higher ceiling to master compared to DRG imho

Both start relatively simple but DRG just doesn't evolve much over the levels

It's very static

[gentle grail]

hmm I see, do both have positional attacks?

[autumn oriole]

Sam has slightly easier positionals and no animation lock

That’s why I think Sam is easier

[glossy flare]

All the melee dps have positionals btw

[autumn oriole]

And Sam also has no team buffs

So one less thing to worry about

[gentle grail]

ah, hmm tho how is the rotation? complex?

[glossy flare]

For Sam you have several combos you use to generate different colours of Sen

Depending on the situation you want 1-3 of them because your Iaijutsu skill will change according to that

[little swift]

you don't really worry about raid buffs

in general if you use them at the right place in the opener they line up for every other instance oyu need them for

[agile laurel]

sam is difficult-ish to learn but once you know it it's huge sleep with no variation

[glossy flare]

Though for bosses you really only care about the 1 and 3 Sen moves, 1 being a dot you wanna keep up and 3 being a ton of single target dmg

2 is an aoe move

But still, there is a sort of priority system baked into SAM... kind of

[little swift]

sam has a lower confusion bar to entry

compared to ninja or monk

[glossy flare]

While DRG just does the same 2 combos over and over again

[gentle grail]

im having a hard time to decide which to commit to and focus to gear and not suck at dammit xD

[little swift]

if it helps, monk and samurai share gear

but only share accessories with dragoon

[glossy flare]

I think he was undecided between DRG and SAM tho

[little swift]

which uses different equipment

i'm aware its mostly to help him decide should he want to level other jobs later

[glossy flare]

fair

[alpine heath]

Is monk the highest damage melee job atm?

[autumn oriole]

imo the difficulty order is mnk > nin > drg > sam

[little swift]

no monk is not the highest damage

[alpine heath]

Samurai?

[gentle grail]

I think he was undecided between DRG and SAM tho
@glossy flare it was DRG or NIN but i gave up on NIN afrter someone linked a document to read, i read it and was like nope xD

[little swift]

monk isn't super hard to learn either

[autumn oriole]

Sam the best melee DPS atm

[alpine heath]

Okay

[glossy flare]

To be fair, that doesn't mean the others are bad

All of them are viable

[alpine heath]

Ofcourse, every job is

Was just asking

[little swift]

and best is relative to skill

just picking it won't make you a god gamer

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[alpine heath]

Mhm

[glossy flare]

I think DRG definitely has a less confusing rotation if it is just about understanding it (compared to SAM)

But both are about equal in difficulty imho

[alpine heath]

Samurai is pretty easy tbh lmao

Well "easy"

[autumn oriole]

SAM only takes a hour or less to understand the basics

[alpine heath]

Exactly

It seems like the hardest job at first

Then you get used to it

[glossy flare]

Oh yeah it starts of simple and straight forward, totally

Just optimal SAM involves learning when to weave what and why is what I'm saying

[autumn oriole]

Just make sure you get a nice hot bar setup and it will flow easily

[alpine heath]

Well I think that's the same for every job

[glossy flare]

while DRG just does the same thing over and over again

True, yeah

Again, both are pretty equal at the end of the day imho

[gentle grail]

Just make sure you get a nice hot bar setup and it will flow easily
@autumn oriole for SAM or DRG?

[glossy flare]

For every job 😄

[autumn oriole]

^

[gentle grail]

o sorry

[autumn oriole]

Sam isn’t really harder to get into at all

I personally find Sam easier but the difference in difficulty isn’t huge

And for optimization, every job can be hard

[glossy flare]

At this point you should really toss a coin I guess 😄

Does it help that I personally find NIN easier than any of the two?

[gentle grail]

haha

XD

[autumn oriole]

Might be. They are pretty close

Mnk is the hardest

[glossy flare]

Also it might be a bad time to get into monk. We don't know how big the rework will be, but it will receive some changes in 5.4

[little swift]

monk is really not the hardest

it just needs a lot of qol

[glossy flare]

Yeah

It's the weirdest

[autumn oriole]

I found MCH to be the easiest job in the game personally

[gentle grail]

i do have DRG and SAM at 70, i dont remember why i stopped sam when i tried it and it came out

haha, but i guess it comes down to do i want a spear or a katana xD

[autumn oriole]

Monk has glowing tonfas

[gentle grail]

noo stop selling me on more jobs

XD

2 is enough difficulty to decide haha

[glossy flare]

You could decide by what current relic weapon looks cooler to you

[gentle grail]

oh? u mean eureka?>

[glossy flare]

no, the resistance weapons

[autumn oriole]

Tonfa it is

[glossy flare]

eureka is lvl 70

[gentle grail]

oh my bad

is there an imgur gallery of them?

[glossy flare]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/i9joiy/spoilers_53535_new_glowy_relic_weapons_bozjan/

Those are all the glowy versions

The current glowy versions that is

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Resistance_Weapons

[autumn oriole]

Gonna wait until 5.4 to try out the tonfas

[glossy flare]

The ilvl 485 versions linked there each include a picture in their own articles

for the non glowy versions

Whatever you prefer

[gentle grail]

well RDM one looks yuck to me jesus xD

glowy one looks like a glowing peach xD

[autumn oriole]

I got the dancer one first

It’s the first relic for dancer

And for gunbreaker

[gentle grail]

ooo how is DNC gameplay wise rotation and such?

[glossy flare]

very rng dependent

[gentle grail]

nvm

XD

[glossy flare]

You have multiple layers of procs basically

Like you do 1-2 which may proc another skill which in turn can proc another skill

[faint flare]

You literally press the glowy button

[glossy flare]

^this tbh

Just press whatever glows and you'll be fine

[faint flare]

Dance on cooldown and press glowy button

Go brrr

[leaden ginkgo]

can some1 link me 2 the minimum specs?

[autumn oriole]

Dancer, Machinist and red mage are the easiest DPS jobs imo. Very good mobility and easy rotations

[leaden ginkgo]

?

[crimson wind]

Dancer is the easiest job

By far

[gentle grail]

oh?

[glossy flare]

https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/media/recom/na/pc.html

[crimson wind]

Tanks have some amount of complexity to them

[leaden ginkgo]

my processor is 1.7 ghz instead for 2.7 will the game still run ok if i make all the settings crap?

[gentle grail]

does DNC have cast time?

[obsidian patio]

No

[glossy flare]

It's a ranged physical like BRD and MCH

[leaden ginkgo]

was the no answering my question?

[glossy flare]

So free movement and instants

see my link @leaden ginkgo

[leaden ginkgo]

ik

[gentle grail]

ah i see

[leaden ginkgo]

i saw the link

[obsidian patio]

My no was for den

I know nothing about PC specs

[leaden ginkgo]

Was im saying is my processor is 1.7

and im asking if it'll still run ok if i turn my settings all the way down

[glossy flare]

1.7 is a bit rough but it might be okay for super low settings

[leaden ginkgo]

or maybe overclock it

[glossy flare]

no guarantee though

[leaden ginkgo]

k

ill try it

wish it didnt have like a 7 hour download time

[glossy flare]

the game will look like a potato though

FYI

[obsidian patio]

!faq benchmark

[zinc orbit]

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers Official Benchmark

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/

[woven night]

is there a how to guide on managing an FC, i got mine for the house but i dont have anyone to share it with and im the only one in the fc

[obsidian patio]

Try this first

[magic wren]

Is the emperors shield still available for purchase at the the golden saucer? (Currently away from game)

[glossy flare]

yes

[leaden ginkgo]

lol why is the benchmark 2 gigabytes?

[glossy flare]

Because it kind of runs the game on your machine

models, textures and all

[leaden ginkgo]

kind-of?

[glossy flare]

Well it's not the whole game, it's just a demo of the graphical side of things basically

[leaden ginkgo]

o

ok

[glossy flare]

That's why it's only 2gb instead of 47gb which would be the whole game

[leaden ginkgo]

welp thats gonna download ill brb 🙂

[open ember]

Keep in mind that if you have any tech inquires about equipment or PC specs #technology-discussion channel is available

[leaden ginkgo]

How long is this benchmark test supposed to take?

[open ember]

Probably 15min

[leaden ginkgo]

How many people is needed for the Formidable boss fate?

[remote lintel]

many

[leaden ginkgo]

I got a Slightly Low

What does that mean

[urban bluff]

I still can't find this frontline roulette for my life :~: in duty finder or how to unlock it

[remote lintel]

did you do all at the wolves den

[open ember]

That probably means your pc is may not be well suited to run ff14 graphical components

Run the benchmark at lower settings

Then try again

[urban bluff]

I dont see anymore

[twilit arch]

you need to do the quest "Like Civilized Men and Women" which is unlocked at your grand company headquarters

[open ember]

Did you accept "a pup no longer"

And that quest above

[urban bluff]

yeah

I havent done that

though

[open ember]

Do it

[remote lintel]

then do it

[open ember]

Then go to the airship landing in limsa

If I remember correctly despite doing it 3 times lol

[obsidian patio]

@leaden ginkgo

[onyx kiln]

is it possible to get Alliance raid gear from quick ventures?

[leaden ginkgo]

hey the new trial to 60 what does it prevent you from doing?

[faint flare]

!faq freetrial

[zinc orbit]

Free Trial Limitations

Limitation details
Download

[faint flare]

See limitations

[hasty musk]

all social functions, basically

[leaden ginkgo]

Is the Formidable fate spawned often?

[faint flare]

It has a lengthy cooldown

[leaden ginkgo]

I know it's 24-48 hours

okay im just gonna try remember my email cause i got locked out, any idea on how to get passed my security issue

[terse field]

hi, what's a good server for a total newbie? i want a server with a lot of people, preferably. i live in the US.

[faint flare]

Any US data centre

[fiery falcon]

So I've seen people buy houses (?) and turn them into public cafés and stuff. How do you visit them?

[open ember]

Any server with the "preferred" status

Which rn is only on Crystal

[faint flare]

Go to that housing ward and travel to the house

[terse field]

can you switch them after the first time you choose?

[faint flare]

And just go.in the door

[open ember]

No

You have to pay

To transfer

[fiery falcon]

housing ward?

where's that?

[terse field]

ah, i see

[faint flare]

You can pay for a hard transfer or world visit for a "soft" transfer

[open ember]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/worldstatus/

[faint flare]

Housing wards are where houses are...you can access them via main city aetherytes

[open ember]

You'll want "preferred" status world

[fiery falcon]

ahh alright, thanks!

[hasty musk]

you have to unlock them first though

[open ember]

Because road to 70 exp buff

[terse field]

thanks, @open ember!

[faint flare]

The mists, Goblet, Lavender beds and shirogane

[open ember]

Np

[twilit arch]

you dont have to unlock the original 3 housing wards, you can enter them provided you can go to the zone they're located in (central shroud, western thanalan, and wester la noscea). shirogane is the only one that absolutely requires an unlock quest

[leaden ginkgo]

Im more of a raid/Dungeon player whats the best DC/Realm to choose?

[karmic veldt]

When you say "unlock" what do you mean?

[leaden ginkgo]

I am EU but idc about region

[faint flare]

Any except Crystal

[leaden ginkgo]

hey

[faint flare]

Pick Chaos or Light

[leaden ginkgo]

where do i found goldsmith guild

[faint flare]

Servers are equally balanced

[hasty musk]

goldsmith guild is in Ul'dah

[leaden ginkgo]

cause i originally chose zodiark/light

[karmic veldt]

Because if you're part of an FC that is located in Shirogane, you actually do not need to be in Stormblood to get to it.

[faint flare]

Thats fine

[twilit arch]

I mean that you don't need to do the quest "Where the Heart Is" to enter the goblet/mist/lavender beds

[zinc orbit]

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[faint flare]

Light is fine for raiding

[karmic veldt]

Provided they have an aetheryte on their front porch.

[leaden ginkgo]

ok

@faint flare thanks for you help 🙂 time to return to FF14

[twilit arch]

whereas shirogane (ignoring being in an fc with a house there) absolutely does require you to do the quest before you can enter it

[urban bluff]

wasnt there use to be a tank action where it would provoke in an aoe

?

[twilit arch]

yes

[open coral]

There still are.

They're just not role actions anymore.

[urban bluff]

oh

[twilit arch]

ultimatum

[open coral]

The ability you're thinking of, however, is Flash

[faint flare]

Ultimatum

[twilit arch]

no, ultimatum was an aoe provoke

[faint flare]

Actually

[twilit arch]

and no longer exists

[raven sage]

Yeah no they're thinking of ultimatum

[hardy gazelle]

how do you equip the lost find actions

[faint flare]

Put them in your holster via the Cache

Then use them

[open coral]

I don't remember ultimatum. I do remember Flash being a Big Deal at lower levels.

[leaden ginkgo]

big question cause im only lvl 22

Are guilds actually a thing i should think about cause I've heard there is no point cause most guilds dont actually play together most of the time

[urban bluff]

cause I am a returner some skills or actions disappeared and Im trying to figure out how to replace them

[hardy gazelle]

i have them in the cache

i dont know how to access them

[open coral]

FCs (guilds) are a thing, yes.

[twilit arch]

Ultimatum basically only existed during stormblood

[urban bluff]

yeah

[faint flare]

Go to the cache

Click on them to put them into your holster

[hardy gazelle]

yep

[leaden ginkgo]

FCs (guilds) are a thing, yes.
@open coral oh i know there a thing but I heard free companies are just a waste of time nowadays

[raven sage]

Flash was pld's aoe pull

[faint flare]

Then open it

And select it

And assign it the duty action slot

[twilit arch]

Flash isn't the same thing really since while it generated aggro, it did not put you at the top of the enmity list

[open coral]

@leaden ginkgo It really depends on the FC. Some are very active and will have people who are willing to run assorted content. Others are more just a social place to park your character and maybe leech some company action buffs.

[remote lintel]

its not a waste of time unless you want it to be

[open coral]

It also depends a bit on what kind of content you're trying to do that may or may not require other people.

[polar hound]

@urban bluff they buffed the living shit out of enmity generation since shb so Ultimatum is kinda..useless now. just spam your aoe abilities/combos in aoe pulls.. 3 or more, aoe.

[urban bluff]

oh ok thanks

what are the most important skils now for drk

?

[faint flare]

All of them

[leaden ginkgo]

It also depends a bit on what kind of content you're trying to do that may or may not require other people.
@open coral okay that makes sense, im just making looking for dungeons/raids/boss fights you know typical mmo stuff

[urban bluff]

Also I was told anima weapon now are just used as glamours now

[faint flare]

Yes

[polar hound]

all relics aside from current are glamours

[faint flare]

Old relics are purely glamour

[polar hound]

new expansion gear has way more stats

[urban bluff]

so what is the best weapon for drk should I focusing on in end game?

or armor in general

[polar hound]

I uh would focus on muscle memorizing your rotation first

!faq balance

[zinc orbit]

The Balance

Discord

[polar hound]

this is an optimization discord, they have rotations, BIS lists etc.