questions-and-help

[wheat plume]

Or the $2 retainers are activated with another NPC ?

[short sparrow]

With regards to the MNK tips above, I'm also attempting to play MNK. I'm still not sure on what situation Perfect Balance is good for and I don't... really understand the two job power gauges yet...

The other... minor thing for me is that sometimes it's hard to remember what buff I have activated but that's something I'm just gonna have to work on. Learning to recognise the icons at a glance.

[faint flare]

Again. Perfect balance is for rapidly generating GL stacks at the start of the fight (or.if you lose it) or for spamming Dragon kick and bootshine

Monks gauges just show how many GL stacks you have and how much chakra yoy have for forbidden chakra

[short sparrow]

One of them is just for something you can already see in the buff list? Interesting.

And... I guess I thought there might be more to the chakra one than meets the eye. Not sure why I thought that, but

[warped nest]

Perfect Balance let you execute all your weapon skills without needing the correct stance

[little swift]

It can be considered part of your burst window

[warped nest]

So this has three benefits/uses:

1. Quickly generate Greased Lightning
2. Refresh your Twin Snake buff directly
3. Combo Boot shine and Dragon kick for meaty damage

[hardy swan]

can anybody help me figure out what quest i'm thinking of? I remember doing a quest (i believe it was part of the MSQ, around level 20ish) where you had to go into the Lominsan jungle and interact with an object on a rock and were ambushed? I think coeurls were involved.

[little swift]

@wheat plume speak to a retainer vocate to create one after you have paid

[verbal rune]

Is there any way to show help windows regarding gauges and such? I accidentally clicked out of the one of MCH before reading

[leaden ginkgo]

if you're on PC

press P

and then click this

assuming you haven't changed bind for it

[silk summit]

It's in the actions and traits window, to add on to that

Oh right, p brings that up on pc doesn't it

[leaden ginkgo]

yep

but if you're not on pc look for the actions & trait window

[verbal rune]

Oh, I was looking for it in the wrong window, I tought it was under active help

[glacial isle]

in terms of treasure maps, how decent is this haul?

[verbal rune]

So, basically MCH is use main combo to gain heat gauge

Then throw a mech when the mech gauge is up?

[vestal needle]

@glacial isle useless

[faint flare]

Under raid buffs

[glacial isle]

can't even use the eagle feathers, as its beyond lvl 60

[wheat plume]

@wheat plume speak to a retainer vocate to create one after you have paid
@little swift I'm doing that, but it still says I only have 2. Should I logout and login again for it to make effect?

[little swift]

Probably

[fast talon]

So my FC recently built our first voyage thing, a submersible, and it came back with the mats to unlock airship prototype II. since we have Prototype II, is there any reason to still build the first kind (Bronco-type) or just go straight for the Invincible-type

[little swift]

Different parts offer different stats

You can consider making copies to replace broken ones you don't want to repair

And it gives you some modicum off customizing

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[fast talon]

Different parts offer different stats
@little swift can you mix and match parts? they dont all have to be the same type?

[gloomy ice]

Some parts also have minimum rank requirements. You'll have to start from one iirc.

[fast talon]

also since we just got our first submersible, is repairing them such an issue that its better to just get replacements? 'cause we're a small FC and it took a while to get everything just for the first submersible

by rank is that the company rank?

[little swift]

Rank of the sub

Iirc

[fast talon]

i see i didnt know about the rank thing, im seeing it now

okay, so regardless, we have to at least start with the most basic type first

so we can rank the airship up?

[gloomy ice]

And there is an equip load for parts. Before long, you're unable to use the highest rank parts as a complete set.

So you're sort of required to mix and match

[fast talon]

man ffxiv's "side" content sure gets deep

[remote lintel]

its a story based game

[gloomy ice]

Repair kits are bought from MB or made by level 50 crafters. It's somewhat time consuming to get the materials for the kits but much cheaper to make them yourself.

[fast talon]

like cuz my fc just got a house i started looking into gardening as well

and wow that stuff is in depth too

well i am the appointed crafter of our fc so i guess i can look into repair kits

what are they called if you dont mind me asking?

[gloomy ice]

Magitek Repair Materials

It's in the level 50 master 1 recipe books.

[fast talon]

well its only dark matter and dark matter clusters, this aint too bad

[gloomy ice]

The dark matter clusters are on timed nodes but they come up fairly often.

[fast talon]

yeah i have a couple from before i knew what they were for

not too much of a bad thing to mine for, especially since it seems i need a lot of darksteel for the voyages anyway

quick segue to a new topic, is there some event or something going on that involves dragonskin maps? for some reason their market value became a lot higher in my server

[gloomy ice]

Not that I'm aware of

Might just be a swing in your server

[rigid narwhal]

anyone know how I'd go about finding an LGBT fc either on hyperion or kujata?

[manic flare]

what do the stars mean?

[remote lintel]

basically higher level roulette

@rigid narwhal recruitment channel, community finder

[fast talon]

Might just be a swing in your server
@gloomy ice might be, not like i can pretend to understand how the market works both in-game and in real life

[rigid narwhal]

yeah, there are a few LGBT friendly ones, as opposed to purely LGBT

I've had a look around a bit

just don't know how to find more specific stuff

[remote lintel]

use the recruitment channel

[rigid narwhal]

kk

[agile night]

any tips on leveling from ~10 to 16? I know early levels probably aren't much of a grind compared to later, I'm just not sure what I ought to do. did job quests, and first hunter log. At 16 I know I can do dungeons

[steep pelican]

Hey I have an MSQ that I need to unlock. I have to unlock 3 hard primal fights, I have the first one unlocked but idk where to find the others, The Navel (Hard) and The Howling Eye (Hard). Where do I find these two?

[twilit arch]

did you complete bowl of embers (hard)?

[steep pelican]

@twilit arch Not yet no, am I supposed to do that?

[twilit arch]

yes

[steep pelican]

Alright, I'll get to it then

[twilit arch]

you need to complete the instance for howling eye (hard) quest to unlock

it'll be the same thing, complete howling eye and navel (hard)'s unlock quest will be available

they'll all be in the waking sands

[steep pelican]

idk where to find Howling Eye or Navel (Hard)

that's what I was trying to do

[twilit arch]

once you've cleared The Bowl of Embers (hard), "In For A Garuda Awakening" will be available at the waking sands from papalymo

[gloomy ice]

@agile night At such early levels, there's FATEs, challenge log, and levequests/guildhests. You won't need many however.

[twilit arch]

then you need to clear The Howling Eye (hard), once you do "In a Titan Spot" will be available from Y'shtola

[agile night]

alright thanks

[lavish vortex]

how does materia transmutation work? i give the npc 5 and he gives me 5 different ones? or just one every 5 i give him?

[little swift]

1 for every 5 you feed him

[lavish vortex]

k, thanks!!

[little swift]

can be 1 of similar grade or higher grade but not of the stat type you submit

[fringe whale]

How does one transfer money to an alt (on same account)? By buying my own stuff on market?

[lavish vortex]

yeh, still, 5 per one doesnt seem to be convenient, thanks though!!

[remote lintel]

@fringe whale selling trash on the mb and buying it

having someone mail it to you

[fringe whale]

Alts on same account don't share retainers right

[remote lintel]

no

[outer plank]

the only way to get dreadwyrm weapons are from the raids right? like as a drop?

[plain python]

how do you transfer unbound things between alts?

[twilit arch]

yes, you have to do t13 for the weapons @outer plank

[faint flare]

You need a middle man, either a friend to hold the items or free company chest

[glacial isle]

when transmuting Materia, do they transmute into different kinds of the same type or is it completely random>

[outer plank]

this is gonna take awhile

for the cane

[plain python]

you can manipulate the outcome of materia transmutation. Let's say you put in Materia A, B, C and D. The result with be E. Whether it is an upgrade to next tier or not, depend on your luck.

[glacial isle]

nvmind, got the ones i needed

[molten surge]

Anyone happen to know the best stats for a Paladin?

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[steep pelican]

@molten surge Gladiator Stats

Strength, Vitality, Skill Speed I believe are the main 3

[faint flare]

Only skill speed to a specific GCD

@molten surge

[sly crest]

So im new and I will start by saying I paid for level up since I want to play with my buddy (the logic was paying subscription would have been about the same since I dont play daily). anyways I really like the play style as the dancer, im currently level 67 and I feel like I cant do much solo. Ive looked up several guides, my hot bar is set, I know the main rotations, dances, heals, buffs etc. should I be able to solo lvl 62 fates as 67? what else am I missing?

[faint flare]

Fates sync you down so level doesn't matter tooo much. Make sure gear is up to date

Boss fates may be hardee to solo

[obsidian patio]

Boss fates aren’t designed to be done solo, for the most part

[faint flare]

Also use your chocobo for additional healing

[sly crest]

oh maybe I did hit a boss fate then

[faint flare]

Boss fates have an angry face on them

[sly crest]

i always forget about chobobo too

[faint flare]

And usually just 1 big thing in the area

[sly crest]

is there anything in general that im missing?

or dancer specific tips?

[patent citrus]

999x boiled egg, 999x gsyhal green, healing skill tree chocobo 😂

and go ham on dps

the chocobo will heal you

[sly crest]

wait wat?

this is way above my knowledge lol

[patent citrus]

but i'm not sure what's your chocobo level since you paid for your levels

[faint flare]

Partner your chocobo and stand with it whenever you use curing waltz

[sly crest]

oh dude i usually forget to summon chocobo.

[faint flare]

It really helps

[patent citrus]

gsyhal green is the item to summon chocobo 😂

[sly crest]

how do I view chocobo level?

[faint flare]

Companion window

[sly crest]

ye I know the items i just forget 😆

[glacial isle]

Question: I need a Pinprick Pebble from the Wanderer's Palace dungeon. Is there something special I need to do or is it just a random drop from loot chests?

[faint flare]

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/bf437a6e26b/

Just a crafting mat

ARR lv50 dungeons drop crafting mats in some chests

[glacial isle]

Thx

[fringe whale]

How long does it take to max out Zodiac weapons?

The book thingies I'm doing for Animus isn't hard but it takes time.

[remote lintel]

probably 2 weeks

depending on your motivation

[fringe whale]

Oh that is so sad.

[remote lintel]

its the grindiest relic out of all of them

[obsidian patio]

Remember you’re doing an entire relic at once when it was originally released in steps

And also heavily nerfed from the original state of grind it once had

Also I must note that at the bare minimum you will need 400k Gil if you want to complete the whole thing

[fringe whale]

Oh, the things I do for a shiny weapon.

[obsidian patio]

If you want an immediate shiny weapon there’s the crafted primal weapons on the market board

[fringe whale]

Are those level 60?

50*

[obsidian patio]

50/60/70

Depends on the primal

[fringe whale]

Oh excellent. I'm sorry wallet.

https://tenor.com/view/thanos-avengers-infinity-war-im-sorry-little-one-gif-12454554

[obsidian patio]

The level 50 ones should be fairly cheap at this point

Like I’d be surprised if any are over 150-200k besides a lack of supply

[fringe whale]

Are anima weapons also as grindy or easier?

[remote lintel]

easier

just needs lots of poetics

can do them in a week

[obsidian patio]

As in tens of thousands depending on the methods you do

When I made my last Anima Weapon I think I used around 15k poetics?

[fringe whale]

Is that to max tier or per tier?

[obsidian patio]

Max

[fringe whale]

Not bad.

[obsidian patio]

Basically if you keep up on your Alliance Raid and MSQ roulette you’re good to go

[remote lintel]

and hunt trains

[obsidian patio]

Maybe 50/60/70 roulette too

[gritty oracle]

I think I did the math a while ago and if you procure everything you can with non-poetic sources, you will spend 10.4k poetics, while with procuring everything with poetics will land you around 14k

I don't remember if I calculated the mist and ink into it, and I thiiiiiink I calculated with around 50 umbrites

[obsidian patio]

Bare minimum is 60 Umbrite if they’re all +3 in the 2nd half

[gritty oracle]

Alternate sources for some of the stuff:
Unidentifiables - ARR beast tribes (only if you already have them at Friendly, don't bother otherwise. In the 10k calculation they were bought with poetics.)
Allagan oil - repeatable quest in Mor Dhona
Pneumite - GC seals
Crystal sand - scrips, also if you have random crap lying around, check if you can turn them in

[obsidian patio]

More realistic is 70-ish

[gritty oracle]

I guess. I just calculated with 50 because I kind of lost track while I was doing mine and 50 sounded aboput right-ish

[queen cove]

just to confirm, 5.4/New tier = new food + new potions correct?

I have only played 5.0 and 5.2 late so

[faint flare]

Probably yes

We've gotten grade 3 pots earlier this expansion which is weird...and pots usually come on new tiers

So kinda up in the air

[gritty oracle]

will making the new potions and foods be possible without full pentamelded aesthete?

since iirc we're not getting more crafting gear this expack

[faint flare]

You'll probably want Aetheste for the new stuff

Scrip gear next patch will be a stepping stone to help you make aetheste

[cedar compass]

is the gatherer relic good / worth?

[faint flare]

Its just about equal/slightly worse than pentamelded Aetheste iirc

[gritty oracle]

I already have aesthetes (for the most part) I was just wondering if I need to pentameld it to make my own stuff next tier.

[faint flare]

But will eventually be better as it upgrades further

[gritty oracle]

it's already fully melded, but barely any overmelds

[faint flare]

Depending on the stats needed for the new receipes. You might need abit extra

We'll see

[magic wren]

Is ilv 400 the highest for SB gear? Which is Scavean, or however you spell it.

[faint flare]

Yes

[manic flare]

what are pots

[faint flare]

Potions

[gritty oracle]

but expect your ass to still get kicked when you head into shb. I tried to fight two lv70 mobs in Ahm Araeng once on summoner. Promptly died. In early ShB just run for your life.

[manic flare]

even with scaevan gear?

[gritty oracle]

that was with full aug scaevan

[manic flare]

wtf

[magic wren]

dang

[faint flare]

Did you have your chocobo

[queen cove]

that probably shouldn't have happened

[analog gate]

did you use titan

[queen cove]

I take on 71 ish mobs just fine on my blm at 398

[faint flare]

You should be able to easily burst one down

[gritty oracle]

maybe I just suck then

[faint flare]

Even if you did pull extra

[manic flare]

isn't scaevan gear the best gear for level 70

[gritty oracle]

yes

[queen cove]

multiple at the same time might be why

[gritty oracle]

also used emerald not topaz
anyways I spent the first half of shb just running for my life in the open world

[faint flare]

emerald

There's your problem

[magic wren]

@gritty oracle are you a tank?

[halcyon ivy]

how active is famfrit?

[faint flare]

You use Ifirit for 2 or less targets

[remote lintel]

all worlds are active

[gritty oracle]

I was on summoner, later switched to rdm/sch

[halcyon ivy]

are other players hidden at the very start?

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[magic wren]

Why were you pulling on a summoner?

[remote lintel]

yes @halcyon ivy

[halcyon ivy]

ohhh

[faint flare]

Yes because you're in a solo instance

You leave it pretty early

[halcyon ivy]

yeh i've just been chilling while i wait for my friend

[cedar compass]

iican you upgrade the tool with amrketboard items?

or you need to grind them yourself

[faint flare]

Relic? No

[magic wren]

Whats a solo instance?

[gritty oracle]

I wasn't pulling, I was walking around and some of those scorpion guys decided to aggro me and in my infinite wisdom I decided to face them instead of running for my life.

[remote lintel]

an instance where only your character is

[magic wren]

Ah ok

[faint flare]

A instance where you're on your own

No other people

Usually there's a prompt for them

[magic wren]

Those were introduced in shb?

[remote lintel]

no

literally the tutorial at the beginning of the game is a solo instance

[faint flare]

No

They're literally everywhere

In the story

[remote lintel]

and theres one at like lvl 8

[magic wren]

oh lmaoo

I guess I never realized it lo

lol*

[gritty oracle]

it's the one where the quest guy is surrounded by this kind of pillar of yellowish light

[left cliff]

Quick question which mmo mouse you guys recommend

[gritty oracle]

redragon perdition 2

[heady knot]

trying to find fc

where is a good spot

[gritty oracle]

it's the one I have, the side buttons are kinda weirdly shaped and take getting used to but it has an autofire button which makes for a great autorun button

community finder

or shout in a major city

[remote lintel]

recruitment channel

[left cliff]

Thanks for the recommendation

I was actually looking at that one and the scimitar

[remote lintel]

razer has good mice

[left cliff]

So many options lol

[gritty oracle]

you kinda have to have a numpad for the redragon because you can't bind the buttons directly

you gotta download the software (from the official site for free), bind the side buttons to actual keys or key combinations, and then bind the ffxiv hotbars to those combinations

[red junco]

question, how much oddly specific materials are needed for a single skysung tool

31, right?

at the minimum

i can get 4000+ quality

[gritty oracle]

uugh, I think 18+21 minimum

[red junco]

39, okay

[gritty oracle]

18 for aug, 21 for skysung

[red junco]

YEAH! 39, okay

[left cliff]

I see damn so many steps for a mouse

[red junco]

i was sure itw as in the 30's couldn't remember what tho

[gritty oracle]

but I'd get some extra in case of Poor byregot accidents

[leaden ginkgo]

hey is there a way for the anima aetir and priwen to retain their silver look but keep the yellow effect of lux?

I'm not really that big a fan of the gold

[silver ruin]

no

[remote lintel]

wym retain their silver look

[flint bay]

like, if they’re dyeable?

[halcyon ivy]

which starting class is ideal for healers?

[little swift]

the only healer you can absolutely start at lv1 as is conjurer

which becomes white mage

[open coral]

Which is incidentally also the easiest healer to learn to play, since it's just straight healing with no special gimmicks like SCH's shields and fairy or AST's card buffs and horoscope.

[little swift]

otherwise your other healer options are scholar (from arcanist)

and astrologian, which requires you to be deeper in the main scenario quests

[hoary schooner]

Hi guys, New to the ffxiv world. Im playing the trial Mode on ps4 and i loved the game, so I bought it. My question is if the 30 days free will work on my trial account. Thanks and good gaming

[remote lintel]

the 30 days get added when you buy the game

at that point youre not on the free trial

[leaden ginkgo]

@remote lintel they become gold after you do the lux

[hoary schooner]

But i still didnt installed the game (its on DVD). So when im done with the trial, and put the CODE in ill get the 30 days anyway?

[leaden ginkgo]

or so it appears in the try on

[remote lintel]

the weapon itself?

[leaden ginkgo]

both weapon and shield

like when you're not wielding it

[remote lintel]

@hoary schooner yes the 30 days comes with the starter edition

@leaden ginkgo you can dye it

[hoary schooner]

@remote lintel thanks 😁

[leaden ginkgo]

@remote lintel really? damn that's awesome so I guess the previous look would be silver?

[remote lintel]

I don't have the pld anima weapons so idk what they look like sheathed

you can just put silver dye on it

doesn't change the glow though

[leaden ginkgo]

ok thx for info

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[spare plinth]

what was protect even?

[little swift]

basically extra defense

you needed it at the start of every instance

[open coral]

Protect was a 10%(?) persistent damage shield.

[little swift]

and it lasted for 30 minutes

unless you died

so when they removed it in 5.0

[spare plinth]

oh

[little swift]

they just scaled everyone's defense upwards

to compensate

[open coral]

As opposed to Stoneskin which was a 100% shield, but only absorbed a certain amount of damage before vanishing.

[spare plinth]

and for ast, i imagine they reworked the card system because one of them, spire does tp and its gone in 5.0

[open coral]

Yes. AST was completely reworked in ShB.

[little swift]

not so much just that

but because in general, you weren't really using other cards primarily for their base effects

most of teh time (read: basically all the time)

you wanted to play the balance (damage boost)

so they made everything the balance

[spare plinth]

i imagine yoshi p noticed ast were constantly trying to farm balance

or try to get balance

[open coral]

Now half of the cards are physical damage boost and the other half are magical damage boost.

[spare plinth]

so he reworked it so all of them does balance but depends on which class

[remote lintel]

you mean ranged

[open coral]

I thought they were split physical/magical. Is it melee/ranged?

[remote lintel]

yes

[open coral]

(I don't play AST for a good reason)

[severe tusk]

Are there group that kill old raid fates or try to make them spawn? I keep seeing them and can't get anyone to fight them with me.

[open coral]

Hunt linkshells for your server/datacenter.

They usually track zone boss FATEs and relay when they're up.

[severe tusk]

Do you have to be invited to them?

[open coral]

You do. Usually if you find a hunt train around, you can just /shout and ask if there are any hunt linkshells you can join.

And someone will toss you an invite or three.

[severe tusk]

Ooooh. Ok. I guess next time I see one roll through Lakeland

[remote lintel]

or centurio hunt discord

[open coral]

Ooh, that's right. There's that too.

[severe tusk]

Googling

[remote lintel]

https://discord.gg/dZTgnpv

[severe tusk]

Ty!

[mossy tartan]

What do I do after a SMN opener? For BLM after I finish an opener I cycle ice then fire phase as normal. But what about SMN? I’m new to it (lvl 50)

[silver ruin]

balance discord is your best friend

[mossy tartan]

Didn’t know they do guides for low levels, but I’ll check them. Ty

[remote lintel]

!faq smncycle

[zinc orbit]

The two minute cycle by Edyis Darkbane and Elevation Xx (Faerie)

[silver ruin]

snt that for 80

isnt*

@mossy tartan https://www.akhmorning.com/jobs/smn/guide/ check the levelingpart, this is written by people on the balance

[red junco]

basic question i never figured out

when i do a triple-turn in crafter leve, do all those turn-ins work as one leve?

or does each turn-in eat up a leve

[silver ruin]

1 leve

[red junco]

okay, so 9 coffee biscuits per leve...got it.

[silver ruin]

yep

300 crafts/900 biscuits total

[red junco]

yyyes, oh boy

[mossy tartan]

thank you, I’ll check it now

[red junco]

so 300 times 7 is 2100...times two is 4200 for that many coffee biscuits, wowzers.

[left cliff]

I’m about to enter post SHB what should I do ?

[red junco]

just finish everything up to the Shadowbringers MSQ, then go unlock the two post-game dungeons and Eden.

also make sure you get your artifact armor

[silver ruin]

^ really depends what you wanna do, theres extreme trials,raiding, housing (shitshow but apartments are a thing)

gearing up with allegory or neo isghard (market board) would be a good start

[red junco]

the final dungeon of the game will help you get your starting accessories figured out.

[silver ruin]

^

[left cliff]

Thanks for the starting point will do

[red junco]

generally speaking, you should go with the 3 5.0 dungeons to get your accessories and also make progress unlocking your expert roulette

[faint flare]

!faq gearguide

[zinc orbit]

Gearing up by level

Click on a link below to view the gear guides on consolegamewiki.

Level 50
Level 60
Level 70
Level 80

[faint flare]

See lv80

[silver ruin]

yea after gearing up its really up to what you wanna do inthe game

[red junco]

then use the tomestones you get from your roulettes at 80 to buy tomestone gear

or do Eden to get gear without grinding lots of tomestones

also uh, poetics are like 90% useless in endgame, have fun getting your new tomestones ;P

[remote lintel]

@left cliff do the stormblood alliance raids

theyre required to get your shb relic weapon

[left cliff]

😂😂 I noticed that

@left cliff do the stormblood alliance raids
@remote lintel what is it called

[remote lintel]

the quest line is called return to ivalice

the first quest is dramatis personae in kugane

[left cliff]

Ahh I see

[fallen niche]

What's the best way to level a crafter from 70-80 without spending tons of money on materials? I have a level 80 miner.

[remote lintel]

ishgard restoration

[fallen niche]

alright.

[silver ruin]

you're gonna need miner and botanist if you dont wanna spend a bunch of money

most use mats from both

but yea ishgard restoration is good, materials should be fairly cheap and they're easy to get

[fallen niche]

Not the skybuilder's stone.

I can mine everything.

Also when I get to 80, what collectable should I spam for white scrips?

[faint flare]

Diadem has everything for ishgard restoration

Except the 1 standard mat

[silver ruin]

lemonade

is what most people do

[fallen niche]

I'm a goldsmith, and my only other leveled crafting class is like a 25 CRP

[remote lintel]

you should be leveling them all together

[fallen niche]

Well any good goldsmith collectables I can spam?

[manic flare]

what is more important for crafters, control or CP?

in terms of crafter materia

[faint flare]

CP is king. You only need Craftsmanship and control to hit the minimum required to start the receipe

Without CP, you cant use you stats effectively

[lofty moon]

how tf do you beat legend of the note so-hidden temple

every time I fight the last guy

it just goes duty failed

fucking a minute in

[potent lava]

Does engineering manual affect ishgard turn ins

[faint flare]

Only what you craft iirc

[manic flare]

why do every AST i see like nocturnal sect

[pine tartan]

Would it be a waste to drop gil on crafting gear right now? Is something better coming in 5.4?

[silver ruin]

no and no

5.4 is combat gear

[pine tartan]

good to know, thank you!

[naive kraken]

@lofty moon there's a stack mechanic people seem to miss that kills an NPC you need to keep alive

[lofty moon]

yup figured it out after the 8th try

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[gusty mango]

Got a question

[alpine heath]

No way

[gusty mango]

How do I get to kugane from thanalan

[remote lintel]

doing msq

[gusty mango]

I’m now in hevanesword

Heaven*

[remote lintel]

keep doing msq

[gusty mango]

I c

Okay

[remote lintel]

kugane is stormblood content

[gusty mango]

Got you

Thank

[dreamy tartan]

anyone on maetus up for coppermines?

[spare plinth]

How come scholars heal less? Is it just me?

Or is scholar more focused on reducing dmg

[remote lintel]

most of scholars powerful heals are ogcd

meaning you only get 3 max in like a minute

[spare plinth]

Like lustrate?

[remote lintel]

yes

well you get the fairy eating skill that gives you 3 more aetherflow

[spare plinth]

Or emergency tactic adlo?

EAT THE FAIRY

[remote lintel]

no

thats one that doesnt cost aetherflow

[spare plinth]

How powerful is emergency adlo?

[remote lintel]

its an extra 125% on top

[spare plinth]

So decent?

[plain python]

so after you eat the fairy, you are supposed to swiftcast her back?

[remote lintel]

yes its good

and no

the faerie is gone for the duration

it comes back automatically

[manic flare]

how do you get this pillow?

[plain python]

is it a two-seat mount?

[manic flare]

it's not a mount

this is in limsa lominsa

i dont think u can ride mounts in that city

[bold mica]

yeah cities do not allow mounts

i think it is a minion actually

[remote lintel]

its a minion

theyre doing the sit emote

you can craft it

!item plush cushion

[zinc orbit]

**Plush Cushion** **:** Minion : ilvl 1

*Ever ready to shield your buttocks from the hardest of places.

Use item to acquire the plush cushion minion.*

Obtained From

Crafted by Weaver (Crafting)

Minion Type

※ Movement: Stationary
※ Type: Gadget

Verminion

※ Cost: 10 | HP: 390
※ Attack: 30 | Speed: 4
※ Defense: 40

A Moment's Respite (Cost: 20)

Removes all effects from all enemies and allies within range.

Powered by XIVAPI

[left cliff]

I just got to the first post dungeon in shb any idea how to get to itl 430

[bold mica]

buy 480 crafted gear from marketboard

[left cliff]

Thanks 🙏

[leaden ginkgo]

how do I ask in the #603040765723148289

[left cliff]

Holy crap went from 417 to 476 Ivl 😂

[little swift]

cheaper option would have been to catch a couple hunt trains

and buy phantasmagoria tome gear

[left cliff]

What’s a hunt a hunt train

[leaden ginkgo]

I was thinking of moving servers or to whole new data center, is there any servers that anyone would recommend to go to?

I’m sorry if I’m asking in the wrong place.

[faint flare]

!faq worldpick

[zinc orbit]

Which world should I pick?

You can play on any world on any datacenter within FFXIV. Aside from the languages spoken, the physical location of the servers, and the status of each world, there are no major differences.

The majority of content is cross-world, with the exception of Free Companies, Linkshells, and restrictions when visiting other worlds.

If you don't mind where you play, choose a world that is Preferred or New for character creation bonuses. Check world status by using !status <world name> or via the Lodestone. For information about the status types, use !faq worldtype.

Notable worlds:

• Balmung & Mateus (Role-playing)
• Tonberry & Kujata (Large amount of Oceanic players)
• Moogle (Large amount of French players)
• Shiva (Large amount of German players)

[faint flare]

Tldr: doesn't matter where you want to go, not many servers have a reputation

[silver ruin]

in terms of na data centers though, crystal has less of a raiding player base than the other 2 it seems

[faint flare]

Aether/primal have more raiding pop than crystal so

[little swift]

a hunt train is basically a player run event where tehy travel through the maps kill giant monsters known as a ranks

the ones in shadowbringers award phantasmagoria, allegory, and nuts

each server runs a bunch every day

so if you can catch several servers worth

you get a lot really fast @left cliff

[manic flare]

Is there a discord for this

[little swift]

tehre's a couple

aether has its own

and there's a general one

both #resources

[left cliff]

I see thanks for info

My FC is heavily into raiding

[leaden ginkgo]

Thanks, I only went NA due to having my former friend wanting me to go there.

(I’m South Australian) but Aether/Primal or Tonberry I may look into and thank you very much for the info ^_^

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[leaden ginkgo]

so uh

my BF trashed his SCH level 50 AF gear before finishing all of his ARR job quests for SCH

and they don't show up at the calamity salvager

what is there to do besides poking sqex to retrieve the stuff back?

[faint flare]

The i90 gear needs the antique items from lv50 dungeon them you trade them to a guy in mor dhona

[leaden ginkgo]

i thought you need the entire AF set for arms/legs to progress that quest

[glad comet]

if you see antique stuff from lvl 50 dungeons

[leaden ginkgo]

not even antique

so first you would pick up the gear, then finish the quest. then afterwards, you have to be dressed from head to toe (cept chest) to progress it

oops, i meant to say the level 45 gear where you can throw them into the armoire

[plain python]

do synced BLU party has 100% learning rate?

[glad comet]

yes

[plain python]

you gotta go full BLU? Or it can be mixed with other classes?

[glad comet]

can be mixed

[faint flare]

Any

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[little swift]

the blus just need to be alive on kill (after the boss has casted the skill you need)

[remote lintel]

how hard is alphascape v4 savage unsynced

[green grail]

still pretty hard, a lot of mechanics can't be outgeared and you insta-wipe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjErgIoyqng

[remote lintel]

:(

[little swift]

i'd go with azuristsky's 2-part guide

clearly shows how to do hello world correctly as well as box strat for fundamental synergy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0rXCDZ-Mw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrERUqchkhg

also demonstrates goodbye world

[green grail]

nice, haven't seen that one

[remote lintel]

how long would the fight take?

[green grail]

prooobably around 2-3 minutes for the door boss and maybe 6-7 mins for final omega? mostly just guessing by what mechanic the guide ends on tho

[remote lintel]

so possibly 10 mins

and id have to do it 8 times for the logs 😔

[green grail]

basically

or just wait until next expansion

[bitter pivot]

In terms of powerleveling DoL, is gathering in Diadem still the fastest thing to do?

[little swift]

diadem has never been the fastest

levequests are

diadem just has teh advantage of you never having to leave

[regal summit]

and money i suppose

[bitter pivot]

Is there a level range where you would recommend transitioning from one to the other (leves vs diadem)?

[little swift]

not really, just do whatever's more comfy to you

leves are limited in allowances after all

[silver ruin]

actually id recommend doing diadem earlier levels cause it seems to be better exp then (keep in mind this is anecdotal) maybe around 50?

but yea leves are limited in allowance, but at 50+ collectables are also a thing

[bitter pivot]

Ok that makes sense, I'd assume the payout from the higher level leves in gil are also better, so more mileage out of the limited quests that way?

[woven night]

what rank do you need to reach with ARR beast tribes to buy the dyes?

[bitter pivot]

Respected Rank I think

At least for the Ixal black/white dyes

[silver ruin]

uh some of the leves give better exp compared to the same lv counterparts so id personally spam those unless its a minor difference

might mean more porting though

but 70+ (Crystarium leves) is where the difference for leves gets way more obvious where you wanna stick to the top one and just spam it assuming small porting fees arent an issue imo

@bitter pivot use these, https://tinyurl.com/y395o33a> they're the leve leveling guides for gatherers done by people on the balance

for exp tho, not gil

thats for 70-80, idk if theres one for 15-70 for gatherers

imo diadem to 50> collectables/leves till 70> then you got crystarium deliveries as an option (only enough for fisher + gatherer or miner)

[bitter pivot]

Thanks, thats a huge help and feels like a solid gameplan to start making progress on

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[open rivet]

so, for leveling DoH, I'm not in a rush (all crafters in 50s and I'm in Heavensward content-wise),
would it be fine to just "push" them with GC Turn-Ins by buying HQ items at the Marketboard?

[silver ruin]

i mean if you have the gil you can sure

but theres more cost efficient ways to do it, but honestly its probably better to finish msq so you have access to all the areas for materials

[dry jolt]

Can I craft custom deliveries on one job and turn in on another?

[gusty mango]

Anyone that can help with the “Lord of the Hive” quest, I was inside the dungeon they ask for, but haven’t found Ravens as we go through the dungeon

[gentle quarry]

Hmm? Have you actually fought Ravana?

[hasty musk]

@gusty mango Ravana is a trial, not a dungeon boss

[gusty mango]

Well that’s what it’s telling me to do

[gentle quarry]

So you need to queue up for it

[hasty musk]

you're queuing for it right now

[gusty mango]

Yea I’m

Ik*

[gentle quarry]

no he's queueing for a roulette

[hasty musk]

oh, that's allaince raids

[gusty mango]

I was inside once already

[hasty musk]

nevermind

you need to queue for the trial

[gusty mango]

Wait what lol

[hasty musk]

you're queuing for alliance raid roulette, not Ravana

[gentle quarry]

You need to queue for Thok Ast Thok (Hard)

[hasty musk]

^

[gentle quarry]

Go to Duty Finder window, select the Trial Icon (the angry face) and scroll down to Heavensward Trials until you see it

you'll need to leave your current queue to requeue

[gusty mango]

Ohhh

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[little swift]

@dry jolt yes you can, provided the class you want to turn it in own is high enough level

[gusty mango]

Like that ?

[hasty musk]

no

[gentle quarry]

no

[hasty musk]

that's trial roulette

[gentle quarry]

Duty Roulette picks a trial at random

[hasty musk]

I'm curious as to how you got this far without knowing how to queue for a trial

[little swift]

You're queuing for the roulettes

[gusty mango]

Obviously I bought the skipping 🤦🏻‍♂️

[little swift]

Theres a bunch of tabs you can flip through

[gusty mango]

I played wow for years

[little swift]

One of which looks like a red angry face

That one lists all your trials

[gusty mango]

And came here a week ago

[little swift]

The tab you're currently on has a question mark

To denote random chance on what you get

[hasty musk]

it's the one that looks like this

when you mouse over it it'll say trials

[gusty mango]

Stupid idea but yea I’m here lol

[gentle quarry]

haha all g

[patent citrus]

did you tick all language 😂

25 mins alliance raid, forreal?

[gusty mango]

Yea Im on it now

[gentle quarry]

ok you need to clear your selection first

[patent citrus]

must be using french client and not ticking english

[gentle quarry]

see at the bottom it still says Duty Roulette?

[patent citrus]

yeh, gotta clear selection first

[gusty mango]

Oh got you

Damn

[gentle quarry]

yeah if you select Duty Roulette you can't select other stuff for some reason

[gusty mango]

Well if any of you need help in wow/dekaron lmk 😂

Thanks a lot

[gentle quarry]

so just make sure the selection is empty then click Thok ast Thok again

Should look like this

[gusty mango]

It’s just annoying on the ps4

To do all that

But I got it so thank you 🙏

[gentle quarry]

yeah soz lol

[patent citrus]

@gusty mango can you check your language on the settings

that 25 mins alliance raid roulette queue gives me ocd 😂

[gusty mango]

Lmao

Why ?

That’s too much ?

[patent citrus]

tooooooooooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuch

[silver ruin]

yea you're gonna wanna have all languages checked in df since you're in eu for faster queue times

[gusty mango]

Where do I change my language again, I was on it yesterday but forget it

[gentle quarry]

Open duty finder it's teh Gear cog icon on top left

[vocal shell]

Go to the gear icon at the top right of the duty finder

Then click all the unchecked languages

[gusty mango]

Thanks again

[half kraken]

Is there any in game way to know someone is eternally bonded or who to?

[forest laurel]

don't think so?

[outer plank]

is there a way to make a macro image copy an item icon?

[jade quartz]

Yes, /micon "item name" item

Only works if the item is currently in your inventory though

[outer plank]

its not working

[jade quartz]

missing a space between "item name" and item

[outer plank]

theres a space between them

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[outer plank]

ah

@jade quartz figured it out

i had to have a

normal quality one

[leaden ginkgo]

I dont remember, is xsolla required when purchasing on mogstation?

[green grail]

never heard of xsolla so i'd assume no

[leaden ginkgo]

I think its mostly european thing when purchasing online

And its so annoying

[green grail]

i'm in europe and never used it

[leaden ginkgo]

Reqlly?

[green grail]

so its probably not connected to mogstation in any way

at least as far as i know

unless its some unlabeled system i use without knowing its name

[leaden ginkgo]

I cant really remember if it was ffziv, but I think it asked to pay through xsolla once

Thats why Im asking, you need postpay authorization code to make purchase, but Ill try and see maybe they removed it

[green grail]

there's like zero google results for "ffxiv xsolla" too so

probably thinking of a different game

[radiant brook]

for the zodiac weapon quests, do you have to have the previous weapon step equipped to progress?

[wheat plume]

How can I obtain demimateria?

[jade quartz]

For most of the relic steps, yes you must have the weapon equipped. For the actual upgrade moments you have to have it in your inventory so you can hand it over.

Demimateria is obtained via desynthesis.

Or just buying off the marketboard.

[wheat plume]

I've leveled a crafter to lvl 50 for the first time and I'm with npc Talan, is there anything I should do first, or anything I shouldn't to?

[patent citrus]

eh? just keep going on and don't skip job quest 🤔

that's about it I think

[jade quartz]

Talan's stuff is all fairly irrelevant today.

Get the mastercraft books if you want the furnishing recipes etc. in them

easy to go back and do later.

[wheat plume]

Are mastercraft books all items he sells? The items with Master in the name?

[jade quartz]

Uh

He sells various things other than mastercraft books

[wheat plume]

Which ones are the mastercraft books?

[jade quartz]

Mastercraft books are "Master Carpenter I" "Master Carpenter II" etc.

they unlock a tab of master recipes for that crafter

nothing you absolutely need

old level 50 gear and cosmetic stuff

[wheat plume]

And the items with "Demimateria" in the name, are they also masterbooks?

[jade quartz]

Master Carpenter: Demimateria etc. yes

[wheat plume]

ah, then everything he sells are mastercraft books ?

[jade quartz]

No

He sells various other things also

[wheat plume]

but all he has are demimateria and Master Carpenter 1, II, etc

[jade quartz]

That's only one tab of his shop

[wheat plume]

how can I unlock other tabs from his shop?

[jade quartz]

Talk to him again and select a different option

[wheat plume]

oh, ok

so after buying a masterbook, I must obtain recipes for crafting more things?

[jade quartz]

No

A master crafting book is a single-use item that unlocks a tab of recipes in your crafting log.

There are eight of them for each crafter currently

1 and 2 at level 50, 3-4 at level 60, 5-6 at 70, 7-8 at 80

[wheat plume]

And with those 8, I get to craft everything that crafter can do, right?

[jade quartz]

not including the demimateria ones and the glamours ones

[wheat plume]

Is there only 1 demimateria and only 1 glamour per crafter?

[jade quartz]

yes

and culinarian doesn't have either

[wheat plume]

where can I get the glamour one?

[jade quartz]

Buy from Goberin in Vesper Bay or Tataroga in Mor Dhona

300gil each

unlocks the ability to craft glamour prisms for each crafter

[wheat plume]

Is there a requirement for buying or using?

[jade quartz]

which is fairly useless as it's cheaper and more efficient just to buy them for gil or seals

Level 15 for Master xxxx: Glamours

50 for Master xxx 1 and 2

60 for 3 and 4

etc.

[wheat plume]

Ah, I already have it, I tough it was a book with recipes for crafting glamour gear

If I want to craft casual clothes (coats, dresses, non medieval clothing), should I only level up my crafters? or are they in a master book?

[jade quartz]

varies

usually those desirable glamour items are in master books

[wheat plume]

which master book? 8?

[jade quartz]

All

[honest anvil]

when will crystarium gears be purchasable with poetics? 6.0?

[jade quartz]

The appropriate master book for the time that they were added to the game

[wheat plume]

ok

[jade quartz]

6.0 yes

though we will have a better tomestone set in 5.4

[honest anvil]

better? is crystarium not the ironworks/ shire of this expansion?

[jade quartz]

No

It's the Soldiery gear/Hellfire gear/Ryumyaku gear

The final raid and gear tier of Shadowbringers is still to come

in a bit under a month's time

[honest anvil]

@@

so will the new set be purchasable with poetics when 6.0 comes?

[jade quartz]

Yes

assuming SE sticks to the same pattern

[honest anvil]

i see

tks fren ^^

[wheat plume]

why some lvl 50 items in crafting log have 1 or 2 stars?

My GC rank is Second Lieutenant, how can I get the other 2 ranks?

[jade quartz]

Stars indicate the relative difficulty of the recipe.

Ranks above Second Lieutenant are earned by ranking up your GC Squadron.

[wheat plume]

what's the maximum number of stars?

[jade quartz]

four

[wheat plume]

how can i buy Animal Fat HQ? lodestone says its int GC, but I can only find non HQ

[heavy fjord]

can anyone help me why i cant glitch the windows? i've just glitch em few mins ago and now i cant- is it a bug?

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[wary swallow]

how much health does the lvl 80 dummy have?

[gleaming mist]

7.4 million

@wary swallow

[wary swallow]

any comparison to any mobs/bosses of note?

[gleaming mist]

not really

[wary swallow]

i feel like it's close to a dungeon boss's worth of hp

[obsidian patio]

Definitely not

[jade quartz]

it's not

[wary swallow]

less?

[jade quartz]

much less

not even in the ballpark

[wary swallow]

well it def goes down slow

[obsidian patio]

Level 80 dummy is probably comparable to a Level 80 B-rank if anything

[wary swallow]

nah b ranks go down wayyy faster

i can fit in like 2 rounds of wildfire on it with a decently geared mch

if not 3

[gleaming mist]

the level 80 dummy's hp is comparable to like, A11S/A12S hp values

[vagrant tulip]

is it smart to save my materia for end game gear?

[gleaming mist]

yes

[vagrant tulip]

oki

ty

dam tht was F A S T

[jade quartz]

Only if it's endgame materia

[vagrant tulip]

How does one find or farm end game mat?

[jade quartz]

Materia of like grade V and lower is basically trash

[vagrant tulip]

ah

[obsidian patio]

Level 80 dungeons give semi-random grade 7/8 materia from killing monsters in it

[vagrant tulip]

so shoot for those when I get there with any class ?

[jade quartz]

Endgame materia are obtained through various methods

but you have to actually be at level 80

[wary swallow]

iiirc there's some demand for rank V or lower materia on the mb for certain quests

i think even relic ones

[wheat plume]

Where can I buy or get animal fat HQ ?

[obsidian patio]

1-4 are used in the Zodiac Relic

5 aren’t used for anything special AFAIK, besides BLU melds

[jade quartz]

I don't think animal fat HQ exists?

[obsidian patio]

In terms of a vendor, no.

[wheat plume]

its sold in market

how can I obtain it without buyin in market?

[jade quartz]

oh, treasure maps

[wheat plume]

how does that works?

[jade quartz]

it's rewarded from ARR treasure maps

[obsidian patio]

Peisteskin maps

[wary swallow]

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Timeworn_Boarskin_Map

[wheat plume]

what are ARR treasure maps?

[wary swallow]

and https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Unhidden_Leather_Map

[wheat plume]

I've never used treasure maps in the game

dont know how they work

[jade quartz]

Timeworn xxxxskin Map

they're obtained via gathering or from the marketboard

[obsidian patio]

Exactly what they sound like, they’re basically maps that spawn a treasure coffer that spawns mobs to fight to open it

[wary swallow]

you gather for em/buy em off mb

[jade quartz]

you open the map, find the location depicted on it, and dig for a treasure map and kill the mobs that are drawn to it.

[obsidian patio]

The quest needed to do them is in Wineport

[wary swallow]

decipher em then find em based on the small image of a map in the area it's shown to be

what do you need it hq for if you don't mind me asking?

the animal fat

[wheat plume]

Is it from the quest Treasures and Tribulations?

[wary swallow]

if it's a blue quest, yea

[wheat plume]

lol, ok, I've had it in my journal and never did it

thxs

[wary swallow]

only thing i see craftable for it is hard hippogryph leather and high allagan chimera leather

that'd require HQ mats anyway

[fiery fjord]

This might be a dumb question. But I see with the relic weapons you have to trade in your old one to get the newer one.

Is there anyway to save the glamour appearances of gae bolg ect.

[wheat plume]

I'm not doing hildibrand quests until I finish shadowbringers so I can do all of them together (Im in HW). Am I missing too much content besides the plot?

[obsidian patio]

Not really

[wary swallow]

iirc some emotes and a couple of trials

a minion too

[obsidian patio]

@fiery fjord If you do the option of trading in the Zeta Weapon for the first step of the Anima you’re allowed to buy replicas of all steps of the Zodiac from Drake in North Shroud

[fiery fjord]

Ohhh ok so at least you dont lose them that's good

[obsidian patio]

If you don’t do the turn-in you need to keep the original Longinus Zeta (not a replica) in order to get replicas

[fiery fjord]

Does that apply for all the stages of the ARR relics?

[obsidian patio]

Zodiac works different from the other relics for replicas

You can only buy replicas at the very end

The other relics let you buy them generally around the first model change or glow

[wheat plume]

Should I finish FFT and FF12 before doing Return to Ivalice? Is it needed for better understanding of the plot? Return to Ivalice spoils FFT or F12 endings? I played FFT until ep4 but lost my save file, And I'm 3/4 of FF12.

[obsidian patio]

Completely unnecessary

[fiery fjord]

You should play FFT

Because it is an amazing game

And the most underrated in the whole series.

[wheat plume]

I absolutely want to finish it, I love it and its director, but I dont have time

[fiery fjord]

With the best story

[obsidian patio]

In terms of understanding Return to Ivalice it’s not needed at all for understanding what’s happening.

[wheat plume]

And I want to know if its mandatory to finish it before Return to ivalice

In terms of understanding Return to Ivalice it’s not needed at all for understanding what’s happening.
@obsidian patio And for enjoyment? Do you recomend me to finish FFT before it?

[fiery fjord]

@obsidian patio thank you for your help.

[obsidian patio]

I never played FFT or FF12 so I can’t answer that

[jade quartz]

Nothing is mandatory.

[obsidian patio]

The only FF games I played are 14, 15, and the first half of 7R

[jade quartz]

My answer to whether you should play FFT first is a resounding "whatever"

Playing FF12 is definitely not required.

[vagrant tulip]

finished the through the maelstrom quest and I cant see a diff between the noct and gloam earrings lol

[jade quartz]

There isn't one

[vagrant tulip]

lmao

[jade quartz]

Noct is for tanks and Gloam is for melee DPS

Upon release they had different stats

[vagrant tulip]

oh so they changed uit?

[jade quartz]

However, in the expansions since then there have been several changes to stats

[plain python]

do I need to do anything to learn lv50+ BLU spells? I try to learn a one-star skill but keep failing

[jade quartz]

including some stats being entirely removed from the game or replaced

[obsidian patio]

Removed stats being replaced for newer ones

[fiery fjord]

What would you say is the most difficult relic to complete?

[jade quartz]

and stuff getting reshuffled

The level 50 Zeta relic.

It's just the worst grind.

[obsidian patio]

Zodiac > Eureka > Anima IMO

[fiery fjord]

Damn. That's the coolest one lmao

Longinus and gae bolg are both nice

[obsidian patio]

@plain python not that I am aware of. might need to do the quest that comes after beating stage 25 of the Carnivale

[jade quartz]

@plain python don't unsync

Synced clears have a near-100% learn rate

[plain python]

no it is open world

[jade quartz]

if not 100%

oh

no

what's the skill

[plain python]

Chrip from Sea of Cloud. One star

[jade quartz]

sometimes there are conditions required to make the enemy actually cast it

[plain python]

well I keep seeing it casting 😄

[jade quartz]

then keep at it

[plain python]

hm ok

[obsidian patio]

And you’re killing it after it does the cast, right? :p

[plain python]

yeah

[quaint flicker]

is flamethrower actually worth using? my dps always seems to take a hit when using it over spread shot or crossbow

[jade quartz]

yes

it is part of your AoE rotation

it is superior to spamming spread shot.

it is inferior to crossbow.

[quaint flicker]

oo i ser

see

[twilit arch]

Yes for AoE, except if the fight is about to end and you have to choose between Flamethrower and Hypercharge, then Hypercharge wins out.

What is the AoE priority?
1. Bioblaster 2+ targets
2. Auto Crossbow 3+ targets
3. Flamethrower 3+ targets
4. Spread Shot 3+ targets (2+ targets below lvl80)

[quaint flicker]

ah there we go

thx

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[verbal rune]

Speaking of which

At low levels, in MCH

When I overheat, do I just spam heatblast and gauss/ricochet?

[agile laurel]

before crossbow? yeah

oh do you mean on aoe

[verbal rune]

On single target and before crossbow

[agile laurel]

single target hypercharge is always heatblast weave heatblast weave heatblast weave etc

[verbal rune]

Kay

[vagrant tulip]

not able to see the quest giver or A Fitting Tomestone for SMN is there another pre req I might need to do?

[jaunty gorge]

So when do Patches go live usually time wise and why do I feel like I gotta stay up late as a european for patch 5.4

[green grail]

usually on weekly reset so around late morning for eu

9-11am something like that

!weekly

[zinc orbit]

Tick, Tock, Kupo!

Time Until Weekly Reset:

5 Days, 19 Hours, 16 Minutes, 22 Seconds

[twilit arch]

This concludes the summoner quests for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. In order to undertake the next series of quests, you must first meet the following requirements:
※ You must have completed the main scenario quest “Before the Dawn.”
Once you have done so, the next summoner quest will be available from Y'mhitra. ```
Have you completed the main scenario quest "Before the Dawn? @vagrant tulip

[vagrant tulip]

let me check

[green grail]

you need to have access to ishgard basically

[jaunty gorge]

Oh, 9am ain't bad at all, thanks

[vagrant tulip]

@twilit arch tht would be why...only on The Great Divide. Just thought I missed something

I noticed I was missing some skills but im past the lvls for them so I didnt know were to get them

[open coral]

Being significantly over level at certain points in the MSQ can be like that since each chunk of job quests is locked behind (at the very least) reaching the first zone for a new expansion.

With 70+ being the exception since they chose to make role-based quests rather than job-based ones.

[potent nebula]

do people still run eureka

elemental

[agile laurel]

yes

not everyone has the weapon glams

eureka's still pretty popular

likely regaining a bit of popularity now the novelty of bozja's wore off

[potent nebula]

how hard is it to attain the ozma mount solo

[agile laurel]

you uh, can't

you will require a group for baldesion arsenal

[jade quartz]

Literally impossible

The most impossible

[agile laurel]

and i'm not sure how it is on elemental but I highly suspect that BA groups are heavily moderated by the community, so you'd need to join your local discord

[potent nebula]

that sucks

[jade quartz]

Join your datacentre's BA discord

[potent nebula]

how do i look for that

[jade quartz]

it's still run regularly and new players clear all the time

[agile laurel]

cause if US has hydatos warlords, i'm almost certain JP would

[jade quartz]

#resources

[potent nebula]

alright

[jade quartz]

hmm

I'm not really sure how it's done on JP but if you ask on Eurekan Explorers Discord someone may have links

[ebon plaza]

Is there any way to currently get Noctis' hair in the game?

[twilit arch]

nope

just have to wait for the rerun of the 15 cross over event

[ebon plaza]

That likely to happen?

[twilit arch]

yes

they already said they'll rerun it, its just a matter of fitting it in

[ebon plaza]

Well hope I don't gotta wait too long, thanks

[jovial tide]

Strictly in the context of duty finder matchups, is it standard for both tanks to flip on TS and go with whoever has the aggro = MT, or is it more proper to communicate on MT/OT expectations beforehand, so that the OT will keep TS off until a tankswap mechanic?

[hasty musk]

I mean I can't really think of any reason you would need to tank swap in anything that you'd be queuing in duty finder for

[jade quartz]

whoever pulls is the MT

[open ember]

The only actual duty in DF that needs maybeee a tank swap is ultima but that's all I can think of

[jade quartz]

or whoever puts their stance on first

in a display of dominance

[hasty musk]

Tank stance chicken is my favorite part of playing tank

[cedar compass]

where can i see the materials i need to upgrade my botanist relic?

[verbal rune]

What MSQ I have to clean in order to get HW job quests?

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[hasty musk]

Before the Dawn is the last quest of 2.55, after which you start the Heavensward MSQ quests

the first HW quest will give you access to Ishgard and subsequently the HW jobs

@verbal rune ^

[jovial tide]

I'm just concerned about the boss bouncing back and forth between two tanks who want to assert dominance without communicating

I know it's really rare but the thought of it bothers me

[hasty musk]

Then the MT is whoever pulls first, like Lyon said

if the other tank is constantly pulling aggro, then they're an asshole

if the MT doesn't just turn off their stance and let the other person have it, then they're both part of the problem

are you one of the tanks in this context?

[jovial tide]

Yes

[hasty musk]

yeah if the other person's taking aggro from you, it's probably best to just turn your stance off and let em have it

worst case scenario they die and you get it back

otherwise, whoever pulls first is MT 90% of the time

[jovial tide]

Alright

[verbal rune]

I see

Guess I have to finish that quest

[deep hollow]

so um question, how do I position my character direction on controller, without moving my character

like how its in keyboard and mouse xD

[mossy current]

Move their face?

Ohhh

You mean via standard controls

[deep hollow]

yeah

[mossy current]

Character Config > Control Settings > Standard Type

[deep hollow]

oh no, I am aware of that lol it didn't solve my problem lol

[wintry chasm]

how do I position where my character facing in controller without moving my character around?

The easiest method is just first person mode and spin but frankly idk how this could ever be an issue for you

[deep hollow]

I had a trouble doing portals on controller for E7 cause it require me to move my character direction

[jade quartz]

just move slightly in the appropriate direction

[deep hollow]

and its hard to precisely aim it

[jade quartz]

it's not like you need to stand stock-still for that mechanic

[deep hollow]

especially if I get the edge tethers

[wintry chasm]

What Lyon said

[deep hollow]

I always teleport out ;w;

[wintry chasm]

You can move and move a pixel to change direction

[deep hollow]

yeah but I am used to how fluid to change camera like how my keyboard and mouse do

[vestal needle]

Does the master carnvial give exp?

[deep hollow]

I have a very limited time to do all these adjustment tho for controller and I don't want to change my camera just to position that

I think there is a way tho but idk

[jade quartz]

masked carnivale doesn't give exp

[verbal rune]

Aside the winning prize exp

[restive grail]

I'm not seeing the quest for "On the Threshold" and I've completed the main quests, is there something else im missing?

[jade quartz]

On the Threshold is several quests into the NieR questline

Starts with Word About Komra

[restive grail]

thanks!

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[carmine oyster]

i have problems downloading the game. it often jumnps to 0/0 speed, is there some maintenance or problem going on?

[silver ruin]

no, thats your net most likely then

or something wrong with the connection between your net and the servers

[twilit arch]

the downloader is a bit notorious for being not the greatest

basically just have to let it do its thing

[open ember]

Ff14 can take all day to download depending on your net

Just give it time, it'll work out

[carmine oyster]

yes but it jumps to 0/0

not happeened eearlier

[silver ruin]

just give it time and leave it alone probably

[hollow wraith]

Hey, I got a question about tanking, specifically as WAR. When pulling a pack should I start with ranged skill and then aoe or go straight for aoe?

I've been doing the former since that makes them grouped for aoe but I'm not sure if that's the best

[outer plank]

@hollow wraith if its more then 1 enemy and they're closely grouped together, don't waste the gcd on tomahawk

just runn up to them, press overpower > mythril tempest

continue to pull

[hollow wraith]

I mean mainly when they're spread a bit and op won't hit them all

[outer plank]

or overpower twice if you dont have mythril yet

it gets easier if when you get the 2nd part of the aoe combo, mythril tempest

[little swift]

Can cover stragglers with provoke as well

[leaden ginkgo]

is there currently a free week or something, because i was able to log in and play without having a sub active ?

[hollow wraith]

Ok thanks

[outer plank]

@leaden ginkgo are you on the free trial?

[twilit arch]

yes, there's a free login campaign running @leaden ginkgo

[outer plank]

oh

[leaden ginkgo]

nah also im not free trial 😄 i have a character