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twilit arch
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the only way you would get the 30 days free is if you buy it for the platform you don't already own it on

peak bear
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Ohh. Well thank you! If I get back in to the game, this probs wont be the last question I post here, thanks once more

tight holly
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Is it worth doing all the different dungeons or should I just focus on MSQ

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Just finished heavesward and there's an overwhelming amount of side dungeons

deep hornet
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How hard is it to get a house in a busy server?

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did they ever start releasing dead accounts from houses?

gloomy ice
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Unlocking side dungeons can be saved for later. There are a ton and they’re not going anywhere. @tight holly

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High pop servers likely have no plots left to buy. Auto demolition timers are still inactive but will be turned back on starting with the next patch.@deep hornet

deep hornet
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So you're saying its not worth it to start in a high pop server atm?

tight holly
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sounds good

deep hornet
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@gloomy ice

bitter pivot
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If you want to play on a high population world (friends there, an FC you want to join, etc) then best to just start there and fight for a house when they start to trickle open up as demolition restarts

deep hornet
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my friends play on famfrit xD

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highest pop primal serv

gloomy ice
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Depends. Population doesn’t matter too much on a per server basis, since matching is across the whole data center. But yeah, if you’re looking for a house, high populations more than likely won’t have any housing open.

deep hornet
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ah

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will people across the servers on a datacenter be able to enter the house

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or only on lets say

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famfrit

gloomy ice
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World hoppers can visit houses yeah

deep hornet
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aye so it dont even matter

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ty

jade lava
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i downloaded this game before but i had to delete because of an issue with my hard drive. i was free trial but i can't get the launcher back now because if i try and login it says that the account is already registered

gloomy ice
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Unfortunately, trial accounts seem to be locked to a single device. If you no longer have access to the old account, whether through hard drive failure or a new computer, etc., then you can’t access that old trial account sadly.

jade lava
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what if i download the launcher with a different account and login with my old one? it's the same pc, i just uninstalled the game and now want to reinstall

polar hound
gloomy ice
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Everything I’ve looked up says it wouldn’t work that way, sorry to say. @jade lava

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polar hound
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did you download the free trial client? it's seperate.

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!faq freetrial

jade lava
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i can't get the ft launcher without my account, but if i do get it then im hoping i can use the login on there

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jade lava
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i'm downloading ft client now

polar hound
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as long as you didn't purchase the game on the account, it should work afaik

jade lava
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yeah i never purchased

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got my account back thank god

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did not wanna lose 100 hours of gameplay

gentle seal
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I'm curious, what are people's solutions for finding inactives in Fellowships/CWLS to remove?

gritty oracle
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player search and check last online?

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idk

wanton lintel
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How do I make the chat window text bigger in the bottom left corner on ps4

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Like the actual text

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Not the window I know how to resize that

faint flare
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Character config > chat settings > log details > font sizes per chat tab

normal tusk
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If anyone knows 14 am I better off downloading that again on my PS5 or can I just transfer that off my PS4

cedar compass
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Why is piety materia so cheap

faint flare
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Because piety isnt a good stat

cedar compass
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Is it always cheap or jumps up in price at patch start

faint flare
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Always

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Because you dont really meld it if at all. Just grab piety pieces it you need it

cedar compass
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So basically only crit and DH are worth it

faint flare
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And det

shy gull
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Any materia is always worth about 1/5 of a good materia since you can merge 5->1

And this game is really damage focused. So any stat that doesn't affect your damage isn't the greatest.

Crit, DH, and Det all directly affect damage.
Spell/skillspeed are lightly used, but tend to result in less dps than the above 3
Tenacity and Piety do not affect damage at all, so are kinda not worth it.

raw solstice
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Tenacity does affect tank damage, though it is a small effect and thus very low on the list for secondary stat preference.

Piety can indirectly affect damage in that you might need more MP in a given fight for healers to allow for full dps alongside healing requirements, but with how healers are currently you'll generally get more than enough from gear itself--melding piety is generally not a common thing

manic flare
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What's the craftsmanship and command stats do for crafters

faint flare
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Craftsmanship increases how much progress you get via synthesis. Control is how much quality you get via touches

manic flare
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So control is most important?

jade lava
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this is gonna sound really dumb but, in terms of like ultimates and savages, how much of the really advanced optimization for my specific class do i need to know compared to mechanics for the bosses?? i look at guides on the balance and some of it seems incredibly complicated for what are very small optimizations.

storm galleon
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Guys my machinist is at item level 491 with the following stats:
Crit: 3006
Det: 2422
Direct hit: 2201
Skill speed: 938
Is it alright if Invest the rest of my materia stats to crit alone or equal between determination/ crit?

remote haven
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Hey ... this might sound weird, but I have a problem (Hope I can ask that here). I wanted to test out the game, but the game asks for my Square Enix ID, which I cant find anymore and the support isnt really helping.

jade lava
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you can always just make a new one if you have an alt email

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i think there's a reset password if you know the email you used it with

remote haven
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Why would I reset the password?

jade lava
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oh you mean you don't know the username

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right

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yeah im not sure

little swift
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Optimizations to that level become fight specific

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And can go down to the second on what you do

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Because of how scripted the fights are

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Just follow the priority on melding musashi

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If you can jam any more crit then do dhit then det

remote haven
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oh you mean you don't know the username
It isnt the normal Username that is there when I log into the Square Enix site, so I dont know where to look

little swift
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The breakpoint for when crit starts to outscale dhit is 3500

raw solstice
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no

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not correct

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3500 is a made up number

little swift
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Isnit?

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Hmm I stand corrected

raw solstice
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there's not some magical discrete breakpoint where crit overtakes dh

storm galleon
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I am planning to achieve higher crit rates with high crit dmg.

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I checked that Determination actually gives more dmg than d hit

clever cave
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Depends...

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little swift
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Thats not super strictly true

raw solstice
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dh on average will be stronger than det but it depends on the tiering you get, along with just looking at the overall damage multiplier

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as a rough rule of thumb you can just go with a recommended stat priority pre-BiS, and when you're looking at BiS go for the recommended set/melds

storm galleon
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I don't think currently I have the recommended BiS gear since I'm mixing in between bozjan gear and also crystarium

raw solstice
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yeah that's what I was saying, then you can roughly just follow the recommended priority

little swift
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Bis includes pieces of edenchoir

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No point in committed to that when the new tier is so close

storm galleon
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I'm now working on Eden savage with my static. I hope that I won't fall behind in terms of dmg.

little swift
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You won't

raw solstice
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it won't be a stats-related thing, if you do

little swift
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Youre well above the minimum ilvl to run the floors

robust crow
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worry less about ilevel and stats and more about playing optimally

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I 100% guarantee that there are things you could absolutely be doing right now to squeeze out more damage

raw solstice
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as long as you're not like, straight up melding for sks or whatever you're fine haha

robust crow
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that isn't gear related

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things like timing your GCD for e5s's knockbacks

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or aligning your burst windows with raid steroids

gentle seal
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player search and check last online?
@gritty oracle Care to elaborate?

robust crow
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or being closer to the raid so that you receive raid buffs

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or heck, even just doing your rotation 100% right

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very very very few players can do a perfect rotation on a savage fight with no mistakes

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those that can parse in the top 1%

storm galleon
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I see okay, so what's important is to play optimally. To be honest, playing machinist is really daunting since it is high APM class

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I am very stress haha

robust crow
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there are pros and cons to playing every class

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play a different one if it stresses you out

elder sinew
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Does anyone queue for "Seat of Sacrifice" trial or better to go PF?

raw solstice
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the nice thing about MCH is it's very static with what you're doing in a fight

robust crow
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machinist has no movement restrictions

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so you trade the stress of dodging shit for a high APM rotation

storm galleon
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I do like machinist as a class. Skills are very adaptive and very mobile.

split isle
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its only really high apm for like 8 seconds, after that its basically 123qe

storm galleon
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I will take heed of your advice and work on my rotations

little swift
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@elder sinew just queue if its normal mode

robust crow
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if you aren't already parsing yourself

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I recommend you do so

elder sinew
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Yea, doing for MSQ only

little swift
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Its in trial roulette tig

robust crow
elder sinew
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Ok that's good

robust crow
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and see where a machine thinks you messed up

storm galleon
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I see, sounds like a good idea.

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I will check it out then

robust crow
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this is an xivanalysis of one of my parses

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that's a top 4% parse

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and there's still shit I messed up

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I wouldn't worry about gear until you can at least get the checklist part 100% green

storm galleon
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Man this looks competitive to me

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The analysis is really deep

little swift
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The point renaulte is making is that you can always find something to improve

leaden ginkgo
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Do you think there will be more levels in future like maybe lvl 90?

little swift
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A lot of those suggestions are surface level

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But pretty immediate on what to do better

faint flare
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Next expaw should take us to lv90

storm galleon
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But pretty immediate on what to do better
@little swift yes, I agree with this 👍

robust crow
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xivanalysis suggestions are things that you can immediately work on

leaden ginkgo
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sigmascape v4 is taking very long to duty match

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should I just make a party?

robust crow
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always be casting not at 100%? that's something that doesn't take a deep analysis to see

little swift
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After a certain point improvement becomes knowing how to adjust to tthe fight in question

robust crow
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one thing that may help you

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there is no excuse for any serious player not to be able to do a perfect rotation on a target dummy

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parse yourself on a dummy

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if you don't get like 100% of things right

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then keep working at it

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if you can't do it right on a dummy, how can you do it right when you have savage mechanics to deal with

storm galleon
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Okay 👍

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heady knot
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so what do dailies weekly do?

manic flare
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Aren't all the ranged non caster dps classes pretty mobile

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@heady knot bonus gil

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U can get 110k a day

heady knot
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ok

manic flare
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From roulettes

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Not even counting treasure map

heady knot
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so i can use it to level new jobs i guess

manic flare
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Which u can make ~500k from one

robust crow
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generally yes, but dancer likes to be in melee range if they can

manic flare
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@heady knot level 50+ jobs for all except the leveling roulettes

robust crow
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and bard just does less damage than everyone else

lyric flume
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woops i think i misposted wanted in discussion sorry o/

lost grove
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What gear should I grind for or buy for drg?

open coral
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At what level?

lost grove
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60 but trying to prepare his gear for 80 so I won't have to later

leaden ginkgo
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balance discord has progression and BiS sets afaik

gleaming mist
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if you're at 60, just buy the augmented shire gear in idyllshire

open coral
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I mean, if you have a level 80 job, you can farm allegory and YorHa coins to upgrade it.

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For when you get to 80

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But until then, you're looking at Shire and Scaevan augmented gear for 60 and 70

leaden ginkgo
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^

lost grove
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I have full shire on him rn

leaden ginkgo
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then ur good to go till level 66 or so

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then u just pick up stuff from dungeons and get the 70 scavean armor later on

lost grove
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I have about 1352 poetics tomes on me rn

open coral
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Then Scaevan for when you hit 70, and... actually we're getting the next patch in like, four weeks give or take, so you might want to just hold off on the 80 gear. Maybe pick up a Crystarium ring and augment it, and otherwise just grab like, E5-8 tokens to hold you over until you can farm enough of the new tomestones for the last tier of gear.

lost grove
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I'm still doing normal eden quest is there a 2nd option for normal eden

open coral
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That... is Normal Eden?

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It's the 5th through 8th bosses.

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Just roll Need on all the tokens until you have enough to pick up a full set of gear.

lost grove
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Only have early antique ones

open coral
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Have you gotten through all of the Eden bosses that are available?

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Or are you still working on the first four?

lost grove
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First 4

open coral
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So finish unlocking the rest of Eden, your role indicates you're on JP, and my experiences getting through all 8 Eden raids on Normal there were pretty smooth, so you shouldn't have issues, even late to the game like this.

lost grove
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I'm on crystal

open coral
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Oh right, that's Crystal color now

lost grove
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Lol

open coral
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You should still be able to get clears pretty easily.

little swift
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Thats been the crystal colour for months

open coral
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I didn't have trouble on Crystal either 😄

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I don't pay that close attention to these things!!!

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Also to consider: if DRG is just going to be a secondary job that you don't plan to play often, you can go lower ilevel and just pick up like, Copied Factory gear (slightly harder to target pieces since they're random drops and you can't need for jobs you're not in the instance as) and use that to hold you until the next tier comes out.

lost grove
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I have 2 dps at 80 he's my 3rd

frank walrus
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quick q: is there an orchestrion roll for the morin khuur music in steppe?

twilit arch
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no

frank walrus
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too bad, thanks for the quick reply o/

open coral
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In that case, use current tomestones for your main, and stick to Eden or CF/PB gear for your DRG.

lost grove
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Sam is main then smn n drg

open coral
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My personal strategy is to basically go one armor set at a time. I'm also cheap, so I never spend gil buying crafted gear - which is also a valid choice if you don't want to take your time gearing up every job.

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Just make sure to buy the HQ versions

lost grove
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I have neo ish on sam

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With relic weap

verbal rune
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can free trial players join fc or not?

open coral
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As I am a cheap bitch, I recommend finishing unlocking the Eden fights and just grabbing full E5-8 gear for all of your jobs since that's the highest ilevel uncapped gear you can get right now.

lost grove
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Ok

little swift
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Savage is uncapped

open coral
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Just run 5-8 until you're sick of them and you'll be set. You can even get accessories and belts from that too, which means you only have to buy two rings (one for SAM/DRG, one for SMN).

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I never recommend Savage for casual players.

leaden ginkgo
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Is new fashion report theme out yet?

open coral
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But it is, indeed, an option.

twilit arch
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no, judging starts tomorrow morning

leaden ginkgo
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Oooh ok

lost grove
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K

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lost grove
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@open coral how many runs of eden will I need btw

open coral
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As many as it takes. Everyone can roll on everything, so it will depend on your luck.

gentle seal
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can free trial players join fc or not?
@verbal rune No, they cannot

verbal rune
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rip

open coral
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I think to gear one character completely it took me about two or three hours of farming Eden to get the right number of gear tokens for each gear slot.

lost grove
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Ooof so for both sam and drg gonna take hrs huh

open coral
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Again, depends on your luck.

lost grove
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Ik

open coral
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If you win everything off of a boss, it could take you only a handful of runs to get a full set.

leaden ginkgo
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you still get loot if you unsync a savage raid right?

open coral
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My luck is just really terrible.

leaden ginkgo
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you just don't get exp?

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or poetics?

lost grove
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Rip u

open coral
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Correct @leaden ginkgo

leaden ginkgo
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has anyone here done sigmascape v4? wondering whether I should wait out a party find for unsync or just do it synced

lost grove
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If someone runs unsync norm eden with me will I be able to get what I need

open coral
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O8 was... which boss again?

leaden ginkgo
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I've never done a savage raid apart from alexanders unsynced

little swift
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You weren't meant to do savage for exp

open coral
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Kefka?

little swift
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O8 is kefka

leaden ginkgo
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ye kefka

little swift
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You can't unsync Eden or any current expansion content @lost grove

leaden ginkgo
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wondering if it would save time just to do it synced

open coral
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I mean, you can get a group. It's in the Duty Finder.

lost grove
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Rip

leaden ginkgo
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is it that hard?

open coral
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On Normal, no

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Just have to watch the boss.

leaden ginkgo
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on savage I mean

open coral
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On Savage... it was.

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idk how it is now.

leaden ginkgo
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like if I just follow the other players in what they're doing will I be good?

lost grove
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I love my sam n dragon I wanna gear then since I don't rlly play my casters

open coral
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On Savage Kefka's p2 is kind of monstrous.

leaden ginkgo
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I'm a tank so I can take a lot of hits

open coral
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If you're a tank, you're going to need to know what you're doing ahead of time.

leaden ginkgo
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fugg

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I just want diamond cuirass

open coral
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You might be able to get a group for it unsync

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It shouldn't be too bad that way

lost grove
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I have 2 tanks at max I know what I'm doing a bit but still suck

leaden ginkgo
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I mean I am not that bad at tanking, but it's just the mechanics for this one are weird

open coral
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I'd still watch a guide before attempting O8S or O12S, even unsynced

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They both have pretty nasty mechanics to deal with.

lost grove
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Is the gear even worth it?

open coral
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For the glamour, sure

brave sky
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hi I don't know if this falls under help but - I'm in the beginning of heavensward, does estinien ever get over the whole "i am entirely unreasonable and hate dragons" thing?

open coral
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Omega had some really nice glams

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But sort of

brave sky
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gotchu ty

lost grove
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Well I do wanna glam my sam n drg

leaden ginkgo
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@open coral lol fugg this is intimidating I dunno if I should try it I don't wanna piss off my team

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I'll be ot

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but still

open coral
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There are some really nice glams out there. I still need to finish collecting the caster and healer Alphascape glamours.

lost grove
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Nice

open coral
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@leaden ginkgo Seriously, just look up a guide. I personally like Mizzteq's guides (part 1 of her Kefka guide can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB6cCfBSdqE), but there are others out there too.

::Final Fantasy XIV- Sigmascape V4.0 (SAVAGE)/O8S Guide::

This is PART ONE of the guide and only covers the first half of the encounter. GOD KEFKA is covered in the next video! [Coming soon]

Watch us raid LIVE!
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leaden ginkgo
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lool there's so much to memorize

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how tf do people memorize this shit?

open coral
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Practice, honestly

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And also you can trim down what you have to remember to the things relevant to your role.

mighty acorn
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Unless you are a tank or healer you don't have to memorize, just kind of remember the big stuff

open coral
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Like if you're not dps you don't have to remember the dps-specific mechanics.

leaden ginkgo
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I'm a tank

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but I do ot as a pld

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so I can heal the mt once in a while where needed

open coral
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No

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You should not be EVER prioritizing healing as a tank.

leaden ginkgo
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I know lol

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I am saying if he's like 2 hp

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and about to die

mighty acorn
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if main tank dies you are main tank now lol

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let healer handle that honestly

open coral
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Unless your healers are dead, there's a reason that they've let the MT drop

leaden ginkgo
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ye I know lol that's why I might just do the unsynced

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because it will take me a looong time to memorize all this

open coral
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Like... either SCH or AST (I don't remember which) has a heal that does more healing the lower the target's HP is.

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fallen niche
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Would turning in collectables made by a different class grant xp for the class you turned it in as or as the class that made it?

twilit arch
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it'll be the class that made it

fallen niche
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Darn,

spark igloo
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What’s the difference between buying/downloading FFXIV on Steam and the Website

twilit arch
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buying the game thru steam means you're locked into steam for any and all future expansion purchases

open coral
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Effectively there is no difference except that you'll be permanently locked into whichever version you choose.

twilit arch
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so if you're a bargain hunter, steam may not be the best choice since steam doesn't go on sale that often

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whereas if you buy from the website, you're not quite locked into buying strictly from one source

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so you could buy from amazon or newegg if you found the game cheaper on those sites

gritty oracle
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Every expansion has two minstrel ballads, right?

twilit arch
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yes, except for shb

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and ARR

leaden ginkgo
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anyone here up for savage sigmascape v4?

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loool

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unsynced*

open ember
leaden ginkgo
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will do

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if i craft a high quality weapon to turn in for the ARR relic will it give me back a high quality version of it?

elder sinew
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Once you buy everything for MGP that you want, is there something to buy that can convert to gil?

little swift
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No @leaden ginkgo

quiet wing
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how do i put the glasses on my eyes

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because rn they are on top of my head

little swift
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Also no tig

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Use the /visor command

quiet wing
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thanks!

leaden ginkgo
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thankschanny

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dense hound
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This ain't super important, but I got a question about MP regen as a Healer. It always comes up some weird numbers whenever I'm mid combat. I thought MP regen mid combat was like 200 every server tick?

little swift
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Piety increases it

faint flare
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Healers have Piety stat which increases MP Regen slightly

half kraken
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Can you go any housing area without having done the quest?

remote lintel
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yes

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the quest just unlocks the teleport from the aetheryte iirc

dense hound
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Oh, huh

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Nice

half kraken
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Cool thanks

potent shale
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How do you get shiny dyes

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🤔

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I've been wanting to get some

remote lintel
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ventures, ishgard restoration, buy on mog

jovial tide
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Is there a way to rebind left clicking to i.e. spacebar for MGS minigames?

honest cave
#

If I previously made a character on a preferred world, but never got to level 30 to get the free 15 days, would I get the 15 days if I made a new char on a preferred world do I get another chancec to reach level 30 for the 15 days, or is thaat chance used up regardless of whether my first character actually reached level 30

remote lintel
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yes you would get the 15 days

cloud lake
#

is FFXIV a free upgrade to ps5?

faint flare
#

Its backwards compatible

cloud lake
#

Oh alright cool then

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elder sinew
#

Oh you dont get the MGP bonus from doing chocobo challenges? Was waiting for the event to do it =/

honest cave
#

Thanks Cerberus

crimson wind
#

Is there an efficient way to do Zodiac books or something

short sparrow
#

There seems to be one of the Aether Currents (the optional "compass" ones) in Ruby Sea that is really hard to reach. Will something change later, or am I just missing the obvious?

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It is the last one I need for that area other than the quest ones.

robust path
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Missing the obvious. All the ones in the Ruby Sea can be gotten once you have diving.

short sparrow
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Oh. "Once you have diving."

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OK then.

#

Hehe.

robust path
#

It's probably the one in the beast tribe area. The MSQ will take you there.

short sparrow
#

I figured I'd go round and get all those ones first but back to the MSQ I go.

robust path
#

Yeah, in Stormbringer you might as well do all the MSQ quests in each area until you get the five Aether Current quests finished. Then you can get all optional ones and fly.

#

Unfortunately you usually get the ability to fly right when you're finished with the zone.

short sparrow
#

Yeah, it's not really great, but it is what it is.

#

I just wanna be able to farm fates for the last two Yokai weapons.

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And for that I really need flying.

olive nebula
#

Hey guys I know the free campaign of 5.3 ends this weekend but I was wondering will I get the full 4 days if i join at the end?

twilit arch
#

yes, you are assured 4 days of free time from when you log in to the game

olive nebula
#

Ah so I can come back on the 23rd and be able to play until the 26th?

twilit arch
#

so even if you login in like a hour before the campaign ends

#

you'll have 4 days of game time

olive nebula
#

Thanks you.

sweet leaf
#

how do i move my chat box?

faint flare
#

Click and hold the general tab

#

And drag it

sweet leaf
#

thanks

lone spruce
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Can you trade MGP like you can trade gil?

twilit arch
#

no

finite trout
#

Guys how can i remove a glamour applied on the item?

sweet leaf
#

glamour dispeller

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manic flare
#

why is mercy staff (fish) so expensive?

#

is there a particular popular recipe that uses it?

raw solstice
#

can put it on a canvas, but that's nothing super special. In general it's just not a fish in very high demand, so people probably aren't really buying/selling and prices just get set to whatever

patent citrus
#

is there any way to skip the password / login screen?

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so i don't have to type password everytime i login

raw solstice
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never logout/close game. Otherwise, no

manic flare
#

well u can log out

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but not close the game

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and never have to type the password

patent citrus
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waste of electricity -_-

manic flare
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just minimize it

raw solstice
#

alternatively it's not too much time/effort to just log back in

manic flare
#

does a move like arm's length prevent the seduce (the move used by shisui second boss) from affecting the player?

remote lintel
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no

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arms length is for knockbacks

manic flare
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is there a way to prevent the seduce move from taking affect?

open ember
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Uh for seduce on 2nd boss you have to go to the boxes

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And turn old

remote lintel
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^

manic flare
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i know but what if you are the tank

open ember
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And step out of the aoe

remote lintel
#

you still go to the boxes?

open ember
#

You do the same thing

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Regardless of class

raw solstice
#

there's four boxes, and the boss stays stuck in mid regardless of what you do

remote lintel
#

tanks still do mechanics

raw solstice
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so you just do the mech like everyone else yeah

open ember
#

Yep

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You're not excused from mechanics just cuz you're the tank

remote lintel
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the boss doesnt follow you if theyre casting something

manic flare
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i know i was just wondering, since i've seen tanks not be affected by seduce

open ember
#

Huh

remote lintel
open ember
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Where did you see that

manic flare
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hmmm

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is it possible to dodge it then?

raw solstice
#

only way to avoid it is to run into the box

patent citrus
#

yeh, just go to the box 😂

raw solstice
#

no other way to avoid the mechanic

leaden ginkgo
#

please how do I check how much bonus exp i am getting ?

remote lintel
#

chat log

leaden ginkgo
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lol ok

#

does armoury bonus shows anywhere ?

remote lintel
#

its included in the bonus in the chat log

#

!faq armouryexp

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Armoury EXP bonus FAQ

'How do I get the bonus experience from the Armoury?'

As long as you're playing a Disciple of War or a Disciple of Magic class that's a lower level than your highest level class then you're able to benefit from the bonus experience. You do not need to have a class at level 80 for the bonus to be active.

'How much is the bonus experience?'

You get +100% experience from levels 1 to 69, which then reduces to +50% for level 70 to 79. The difference in level between your current class and highest class does not change the amount of experience you get.

leaden ginkgo
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yeah I know all that, just wanted to know if the game show it anywhere

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just interesting to know where the info is, nothing else 😄

raw solstice
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do you mean like, visibly showing that it's active, information in-game about it, or something else?

leaden ginkgo
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yep

raw solstice
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I asked three options and you said "yep" haha

remote lintel
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its not a buff

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not like road to 70

raw solstice
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for the first it's just a passive thing, you don't get a buff or anything. You get extra exp bonus in chat when you get exp, but that's about it

leaden ginkgo
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an ingame information I mean

remote lintel
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iirc theres a tutorial that pops up when you first switch to a lower lvl class

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that tells you what armoury exp is

raw solstice
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yeah, I think there might be info in the active help menu

leaden ginkgo
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just found it in the tutorial menu yep

gritty oracle
#

how did people make hq aesthetes components without hq aesthetes? I have fully melded hq aesthete (even with some overmelds) and can't do it

remote lintel
#

syrups, potions, food?

raw solstice
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syrup, food, some HQ mats from the subcrafts, and a good rotation

gritty oracle
raw solstice
#

sec

manic flare
#

what's the purpose of a buying a level skip?

do people who buy it use it for their second accounts that they are trying to get up on par with their mmain?

raw solstice
twilit arch
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or to level up alt jobs they don't have the time/interest in leveling normally @manic flare

manic flare
#

oh, level skip doesn't advance u into the msq?

twilit arch
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no

raw solstice
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there's a separate one for that

twilit arch
#

thats a different potion

leaden ginkgo
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is there any reason to stay gladiator after level 30 or should I start the paladin quest asap?

twilit arch
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do paladin asap

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no reason to stay as the job except for one small quest as a conjurer which is to get the unicorn mount

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but once that quest is done, should put on the job stone

leaden ginkgo
#

ah

manic flare
#

what's the gameplay reason for not allowing your adventure squad access to the advanced combat jobs?

#

will they make them available in next expansion?

leaden ginkgo
#

so gladiator becomes paladin? it doesn't stay as a separate class?

manic flare
#

paladin utilized gladiator exp

remote lintel
#

a paladin is an upgraded gladiator

manic flare
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u level both up at the same time

remote lintel
#

paladin exp = gladiator exp

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leaden ginkgo
#

oh I see thanks guys

raw solstice
#

@manic flare as far as the rotations in the doc you linked, you have to make sure you match the stats listed for each recipe, in order to do them.

They haven't said anything as far as letting squadron get jobs, that's just kinda how it is. Doubtful they'll expand that in particular moving on, since it seems a sort of intro to dungeons with trusts that we have now

gritty oracle
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ooh ty!

manic flare
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@raw solstice so it's just another glamour sink?

tame plinth
#

is it possible to allow a specific person into your private FC room and not other people?

polar hound
#

no

raw solstice
#

you can get scrips with good chemistries, and those weekly scrolls which work as personal rank 3 FC buffs which are kinda nice. That's the biggest reason for squadrons really

manic flare
#

are their bosses for which arm's length is necessary?

polar hound
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plenty

manic flare
#

i haven't really used that move much and i wonder if i really need it in my hotbar

raw solstice
#

there's no case where it's hard required but it's exceedingly useful decently often

polar hound
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arm's length provides a slow effect on enemies for 5s after being struck also..if you're a tank you should be using it for that alone regardless

raw solstice
#

at least, no case that I can think of offhand that you absolutely need it

#

but plenty of times you'll want it. Alongside that, as a tank yeah^

manic flare
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are there bosses immune to arm's length?

leaden ginkgo
#

Is it possible to block someone in a game so they cant message you or things like that?

manic flare
#

@leaden ginkgo blacklist, maybe?

polar hound
#

every boss just about will be immune to it..but for group pulls it's great

hasty musk
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you don't use arm's length for bosses, you use it for dungeon trash

raw solstice
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other than super early bosses, bosses are mostly immune to cc stuff

leaden ginkgo
#

I hope they cant message you while blacklisted?

polar hound
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not unless they message you from a different character

leaden ginkgo
#

Ok, thats great then

manic flare
#

if you make another character on your current account, would a friend be able to use that character while you are logged in?

#

like run dungeons together

remote lintel
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no

manic flare
#

is there a way to get more treausre maps than your current number of retainers + 2?

verbal rune
#

so

#

if I bring rogue to potd

#

it doesn't upgrade to ninja, right?

manic flare
#

no

verbal rune
#

F

gritty oracle
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Is 92% HQ good enough? I modified one of the macros Rika gave me.

verbal rune
#

so If I want to try ninja I have to level rogue to lvl 30

manic flare
#

yes and do all the class quest for rogue

raw solstice
#

assuming the +2 is unopened on one hand and one opened, you can also store in chocobo saddlebag, FC chest, mail/trade to other people to hold onto for you @manic flare . Otherwise that's about it for what you can do to hold onto the same type of map

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@gritty oracle depends on what you think is good enough really. If you hit that 8% and get NQ it's a bit unfortunate. Depending on your gear/rotation for the final product you might be able to get away with a few NQ mats here or there and still have guaranteed HQ on the end product

gritty oracle
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I'm using all NQ mats. Want me to link my rotation?

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well the modified rotation

raw solstice
#

nah like I mean as far as the merimbau lumber itself. It might not matter for the finished product as much even if you end up with one or two as NQ instead of HQ

gritty oracle
#

ah I see

manic flare
#

how many leve allowances do you get / day?

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twilit arch
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6

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3 every 12 hrs

manic flare
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ok, because i heard someone say 8 hours before

twilit arch
#

you can see when your next leve allowance is in the timers menu

manic flare
#

every item that you sell/discard/get rid off you can buy back from the calamity salvager?

twilit arch
#

no

#

calamity salvager only lets you buy back certain items, namely quest specific rewards, event gear or the 50/70 artifact sets

fallen niche
#

So how do I unlock Ishgard resto for my other crafting classes? Only my GSM has ishgard restoration recipes unlocked

open ember
#

Reach lv20

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In that class

#

It should automatically appear in your crafting list

#

Or er

#

Menu I mean

fallen niche
#

ahhh level 20

#

Any tips for easy leveling up to there?

twilit arch
#

craft the items in your crafting log

open ember
#

You craft the same collectble over and over again and turn in for exp

leaden ginkgo
#

^

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and do leve quests if you’ve ran out of options

twilit arch
#

the mats for 1-15 are sold by the guild vendors

#

so can get most of the way to 20 with just those

open ember
#

Oh wait

manic flare
#

beast tribe quests are an excellent source of exp

open ember
#

I'm thinking ahead

#

Whoops

manic flare
#

and you dont have to spend any money

#

since beast tribe quests you get the crafting items as part of the quests

#

also the downside is that you can't spend any money to speed up the quest

fallen niche
#

Yeah I did my ixal quests

manic flare
#

also if you do a GC HQ provisioning turn in, that usually nets you 2-3 levels, especially in the early levels

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4-10 levels if you have road to 70

kindred minnow
#

anyone have any gil making tips? im currently trying to get enough for my FC to possibly get a home (currently have miner at 40 and BSM at 60 if that matters)

manic flare
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do all your daily roulettes with AIN bonus

kindred minnow
#

and also have stuff on the MB on the side as well right?

whole wasp
#

Play the marketboare. Do treasure maps. Do eureka and pray for rare items.

kindred minnow
#

ive been trying to find stuff to sell (mainly just selling weapons and tools at lvl 50) but i barely get any sold

whole wasp
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Also take care of your expenses. Use the teleport tickets from GC for example.

manic flare
#

also what kind of weapons are you selling?

kindred minnow
#

ahhhh i hadnt thought of that ty

manic flare
#

the only weapons that sell well, at least in my server, are the ones required by levequests

kindred minnow
#

mythrite weapons and tools

manic flare
#

like people just wanna be lazy and level up their crafters quickly

remote lintel
#

its harder to make gil if your crafters arent 80

manic flare
#

so they just do a bunch of leves

kindred minnow
#

oh would u suggest getting it to 80 then?

manic flare
#

so stuff that sells are the ones needed by levequests

remote lintel
#

yes

#

all of them

#

you should be leveling them all together

kindred minnow
#

and off of ishgard right?

remote lintel
#

thats one option yes

kindred minnow
#

cuz thats what i used to level

#

ty all for the suggestions

whole wasp
#

Thats the cheaper way

kindred minnow
#

yah i kinda dont have that much for the expensive way

whole wasp
#

Get to 80. Get all the mastery books.

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See if theres any niche you can fill in your server

kindred minnow
#

is BSM good as a money maker?

whole wasp
#

Furniture, glam etc

#

Idk

#

Depends on your server

manic flare
#

are almost all the in demand glamour pieces require level 80 crafters?

jade quartz
#

Nothing's really an amazing money maker if you don't have all the other crafters leveled too.

whole wasp
#

Right now for gear i assume its the shiny weapons

kindred minnow
#

ahhhh ok but that sounds like a lot of investment lol

jade quartz
#

You can get all crafters to 80 through Ishgard in under three weeks

remote lintel
#

crafters are an all or none package

fallen niche
#

If you need Gil and have a level 80 class, do stuff like Shinryu and Tsukuyomi unsynced

jade quartz
#

gatherers too

manic flare
#

@kindred minnow how much money do you need. you can make 110k/day just by doing daily roulettes

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that and doing treasure maps,

#

u can just net a million a week

kindred minnow
#

yah i make that much daily

manic flare
#

without any marketboard

kindred minnow
#

is that rly enough for ishgard?

#

maybe i did ishgard wrong then lol i bought mats off mb

manic flare
#

does doing shinryu give a ton of money?

jade quartz
#

Gather them in the diadem

#

then you level your gatherers at the same time.

honest anvil
#

not wrong but you took a more expensive shortcut

whole wasp
#

The rare mats that drop from shinryu and tsuki are worth alot right now since they are required for the shiny weapons.

kindred minnow
#

hmmmmm ill give those a try

#

what r the items that drop?

manic flare
#

@whole wasp can u do the normal version of shinryu and grab tbe mats?

whole wasp
#

No

#

Extreme

#

All primal crafting mats need extreme

little swift
#

normal shinryu doesn't drop anything

kindred minnow
#

jheez 739k on my world

#

for shinryus scale

remote lintel
#

because people like the weapon

kindred minnow
#

and how rare is the drop?

remote lintel
#

rng

whole wasp
#

Its pretty uncommon

obsidian patio
#

When I was farming for the mount it felt around 1 in 10-15

whole wasp
#

5-10%

#

Yeah feels like it

kindred minnow
#

oh thats not that bad

whole wasp
#

I felt the same thing for tsuki cloth

obsidian patio
#

You can also desynth the weapons for a chance of scales

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Which increases the overall rate

kindred minnow
#

should i do it on BRD or GNB?

remote lintel
#

doesnt matter

kindred minnow
#

ok ok

remote lintel
#

just get a group

obsidian patio
#

You can’t solo it, if that’s what you’re asking

kindred minnow
#

oh lmao i thought i could solo

#

yah ill look for groups

remote lintel
#

you cant solo high end SB content

#

also you need to know a few mechs for shinryu EX

kindred minnow
#

ill watch a guide on it beforehand

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ty all for the info tho!

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bronze plover
#

Hello Im new to the game and enjoying it so far at level 30 rogue. Right now im using the free trial is it worth it to purchase the starter edition? Am i missing out on much or should I wait until i level up more and purchase the complete edition

remote lintel
#

both the free trial and the starter edition include the base game and heavensward

#

the only difference is the free trial limits your social options and you cant use the market board

#

and the starter edition will require you to pay subscription

sonic hemlock
#

so I recently went to log back in after a while, and found that for some reason it seemed that my mouse and keyboard weren't able to be used on the main screen -- it looked like a controller was attached. I do not use a controller. Anyone know what this might be?

bronze plover
#

How important is the marketboard for gear?

remote lintel
#

for leveling, not important at all

midnight laurel
#

Returning player, last ex trial I'd beat was Sophia EX and last raid fight was A10S. Are ex primals and raid tiers roughly the same difficulty back then, or easier?

remote lintel
#

the gear you use comes from the main story quests and poetics, which you start earning at lvl 50

slate arrow
#

Returning player, last ex trial I'd beat was Sophia EX and last raid fight was A10S. Are ex primals and raid tiers roughly the same difficulty back then, or easier?
@midnight laurel more or less

midnight laurel
#

thanks

bronze plover
#

Ok thanks. I will level a bit more then and purchase the complete.

remote lintel
#

@sonic hemlock can you still move the mouse

sonic hemlock
#

There is no mouse cursor except during the cutscenes that play after being idle on the menu for too long

#

I am not able to, essentially

remote lintel
#

are you launching the game through steam or windows

sonic hemlock
#

Windows

#

Not even logged into steam

gritty oracle
#

Does Addle lower magic resistance?

remote lintel
#

how did you log into your character if you cant use the mouse?

slate arrow
#

Does Addle lower magic resistance?
@gritty oracle no

sonic hemlock
#

No, I mean, I'm stuck on the main menu

remote lintel
#

oh

#

and you tried restarting?

sonic hemlock
#

Yes

#

Not my computer, but the game

gritty oracle
#

thanks! Friend kept saying it was part of the rdm opener because then your melee does more damage and I was like wtf

raw solstice
#

numpad can act as a controller for inputs, if there's something actively being pressed then it might just keep trying to swap you to controller mode or something

sonic hemlock
#

It wouldn't possibly be tied to any virtual joystick software I had installed for another game, would it?

remote lintel
#

is the software active?

sonic hemlock
#

I don't believe so, but I'd have to check the task manager

remote lintel
#

the game might think you have a controller plugged in

sonic hemlock
#

Possibly, yes

full trail
#

Hello, how is the role play in ffxiv?

remote lintel
#

theres a lot of people who do it if thats what youre asking

full trail
#

Yes, that what I meant. Sorry if I was not clear.

remote lintel
#

there are unofficial RP worlds and you can even set your in game status to RPing

jade quartz
#

The RP community is mostly based on Crystal datacentre, particularly on Balmung and Mateus worlds.

remote lintel
#

^which is NA

jade quartz
#

there are smaller communities on the other datacentres.

manic flare
#

i dont understand RP'ing. How does one RP in this game. Can you give an example?

remote lintel
#

you act out what your character would say and do

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with other people

manic flare
#

so only RP'ing can see other RP'ing I assume?

remote lintel
#

no

full trail
#

Okay, well I am na so that won't be an issue. I am just worried if I go to a role play server I'll lose out on raiding and that sort of thing.

remote lintel
#

its just a symbol next to your name

#

it doesnt actually do anything

manic flare
#

sry, i meant, RP'ing people can only see other RP'ing people

#

since seeing so many non RP'ers would probably break their immersion

remote lintel
#

no

#

you would jsut ignore them

manic flare
#

what if they interact with u?

agile laurel
#

they likely wouldn't

manic flare
#

non RP'ing people

remote lintel
#

then you just talk to them like a normal person?

#

or move somewhere else

manic flare
#

i dont know maybe i just dont understand it

agile laurel
#

a lot of RP is done via DMs or in housing venues, basically for that reason. it's just easier to hold full immersion

remote lintel
#

yeah people dont usually RP out in the open

agile laurel
#

without Sponge Bob the hrothgar running past spamming memes in chat, so to speak

manic flare
#

are items supposed to be discounted at the gold saucer right now?

#

if so, i dont see which ones are

#

they all seem to be at normal price to me

remote lintel
#

the attendant person

plain python
#

oh items get discounted? 😮

remote lintel
#

yes

#

for this event

manic flare
#

not the mounts

plain python
#

minions?

manic flare
#

they seem to be at their regular price

remote lintel
#

the event attendant person has all the discounted items

jade quartz
#

Speak to the Make it Rain Attendant

remote lintel
#

if they dont have it then its not discounted

manic flare
#

where is that

jade quartz
#

they are selling some items at discounted prices.

manic flare
#

where is the make it rain attendant

remote lintel
#

near the prize claim

jade quartz
#

Literally feet away from the prize claim desk.

plain python
#

the npc that gives you the question mark emote?

manic flare
remote lintel
#

turn around

full trail
#

I havent made a character yet. I am already confused on what to play.

remote lintel
#

theres a video in the pins about each job

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but you can be all of them so it doesnt matter too much

full trail
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That is a very nice factor.

plain python
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try whatever you want. Generally, tank and healer have it easier finding party. Arcanist is a special case where you level both healer and DPS at the same time.

full trail
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I usually play melee dps but mosy of them look like they are tank classes

plain python
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also, summoner doesn't have have tanking pet, btw.

jade quartz
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There are four melee dps classes

remote lintel
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melee dps are dragoon, monk, ninja and samurai

jade quartz
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Two of them you can start as: pugilist and lancer.

remote lintel
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tanks are gunbreaker, dark knight, paladin, warrior

plain python
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and stay away from blue mage until you at least clear ARR 2.0 😄

remote lintel
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blue mage aint a real class

full trail
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Lol

plain python
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it is real, just limited lol XD

jade quartz
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If you want a melee dps to start as then I'd recommend picking lancer

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which becomes dragoon.

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Pugilist, which becomes monk, is also an option but its fast-rolling lots-of-positionals style is a bit more unique

full trail
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I play with that but is it odd for me not to want to play a class because of its weapon? Xd

plain python
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ninja is cooler, but it is subjective 😮

remote lintel
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thats not odd

fast talon
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saw this post on reddit from three years ago saying that you get more FC points via expert delivery when there's less people in your FC online, is this still true?

jade quartz
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Or you can start as, say, marauder and then you'll be able to become a rogue (becomes ninja) at level 10.

plain python
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some people play classes cuz the class weapons

jade quartz
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That is true Rudolf

fast talon
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what a weird system

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but okay thanks

jade quartz
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Yeah

full trail
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I never really been a fan of spears to be honest

remote lintel
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the skills itself are fun tho

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dragoon is known for its jumping attacks

plain python
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play Ninja for an in-combat mini game of memory

jade quartz
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Then go for pugilist (fists/fist weapons), or rogue (twin daggers)

fast talon
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i just wanted to be a dragoon cuz its an iconic ff class for me

jade quartz
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When you get another job to 50 and own the expansions you can also play samurai (katana)

fast talon
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tho from the melee dps i'll say that dragoon is probably the easiest imo

remote lintel
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i recommend rogue a bit over monk since monk isnt exactly in the greatest of places right now

manic flare
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is make it rain an annual event?

fast talon
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well monk is supposedly getting an update in the next major patch that hopefully makes it better

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or at least more fun to play

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man i hate greased lightning

remote lintel
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yeah i know

obsidian patio
full trail
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I actually love rogues/assassins but I watched a video on ninja and omg I swear it has the most conplicated rotation in a tab target mmo I have ever seen xD

remote lintel
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its not complicated

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its looks more complicated than it actually is

wintry chasm
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There are worse tbh

full trail
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Maybe video just make it seem that way because you gotta do combos to enter a mundra or whatever it's called then use specific abikities while in it.

remote lintel
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you dont start out with 3 mudras

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they give you 1 at first

jade quartz
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Job rotations in this game are generally rather complicated compared to the rest of the MMO genre

remote lintel
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then build it up

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so you get used to using them

jade quartz
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but it's easy to get used to

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Mudras are very simple, just takes a bit of muscle memory practice

full trail
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Also isnt maruader the axe class? That turns into rogue?

jade quartz
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No

fast talon
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Rogue is a class you can't start as

full trail
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Wait nevermind I'm thinking of warrior xD

remote lintel
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marauder and rogue are both base classes

jade quartz
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Marauder is a tank which wields a greataxe, and becomes warrior.

fast talon
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But once you hit...lvl 10 i think you can become a rogue

remote lintel
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marauder > warrior
rogue > ninja

jade quartz
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However, marauder starts in Limsa Lominsa

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the location where you can unlock rogue at level 10

fast talon
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So you want to either start as a Marauder or an Arcanist, the two classes that start in Limsa

jade quartz
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So starting as a marauder gets you access to switching to rogue slightly earlier.

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Arcanist too

remote lintel
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marauder is also a tank

full trail
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Ahh I see. :)

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Is there any reason to not upgrade a class? Like if you wanted to stay a rogue or marauder forever?

remote lintel
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no

fast talon
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No

remote lintel
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you should upgrade asap and never look back

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except for that one conjurer quest

fast talon
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You eventually stop learning skills as a class and can only learn new ones as a job

full trail
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I thought class was job in ff

remote lintel
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technically a job is an upgraded class

fast talon
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Class is what you start as

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Job is the upgrade

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You get jobs for your class at lvl 30

full trail
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Oh okay.

fast talon
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and once you get far enough in the story

boreal storm
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Class skills stop at 50, if you were wondering

remote lintel
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i thought they stopped at 30

fast talon
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and even before 50, theres usually a large gap of skills from 30-50

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Some classes still have a skill at 50

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I think that one paladin AoE skill is a gladiator skill? dont remember

agile laurel
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jade quartz
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Your job is the progression of your class.

fast talon
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If you want to hear a rather unique case, the class Arcanist can actually branch into two possible jobs, one being a DPS and the other a healer

jade quartz
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If you go into level 30+ multiplayer content without being upgraded to your job then you're gonna be kicked from party, and rightly so.

full trail
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Yes I see. I was just curious is all.

agile laurel
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yeah, your job is just your class upgrade, it isn't like a choice

fast talon
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small anecdote, was doing side dungeons with friends and it was a lvl 30+ dungeon, our WM was wondering why he didnt have regen. Turns out he wasnt a WM, he was a conjurer lol

agile laurel
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it sounds more different than it is

sonic hemlock
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Finally freaking fixed it -- uninstalled the joystick emulation sofware and had to restart my computer. Then I could finally untick the "enable gamepad" button

full trail
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The biggest question is. I play on ps4 and I know I have the option for both controller and mouse amd keyboard. Can I play just as good and comfortably on a controller or should I forgo it for mouse n keyboard?

remote lintel
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yes you can

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im on pc and i play controller

fast talon
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Just pick whatever you're comfortable with

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I've wanted to make the transition to controller but I think I'm too used to keyboard by now lol

full trail
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Controller is great. Its just a pain to chat with

fast talon
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well yes there is that

remote lintel
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i would connect a keyboard to your ps4

jade quartz
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Controller support is very robust, probably the best in the MMORPG genre without debate

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Players play successfully with controllers at all levels of content

fast talon
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are there even other MMOs that support controllers i genuinely dont play the genre much

jade quartz
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Not well

remote lintel
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^

carmine oyster
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elder scrolls online

remote lintel
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its usually vastly inferior to mkb

agile laurel
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yeah, it's hard to believe ffxiv controller support is as good as it is, with experience in the genre

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but it honestly really is

jade quartz
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FFXIV's controller support is excellent.

full trail
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Eso cant be considered a mmo mostly. Since you can't group play well unless its a dungeon

agile laurel
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i know i certainly raised an eyebrow at first but it's perfectly viable

fast talon
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i would guess it's because it's a japanese game and in japan console is way more popular than pc, at least back when ffxiv came out

remote lintel
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also the game was made to be played on ps4

fast talon
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that too

full trail
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Wasnt it originally on ps3?

agile laurel
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anyway

jade quartz
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It was.

fast talon
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heck i found out recently this game was on ps3?

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oh there it is lol

agile laurel
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Yeah but they dropped support for... stormblood?

jade quartz
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Yep

full trail
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The technical restraints and graphic restraints was probably too much.

agile laurel
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it's partially why a lot of stormblood zones scenery has a 'wheeee look what we can do' look to it

jade quartz
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Loading limitations were a major restriction when PS3 was still supported

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Like, data that could be displayed onscreen at once

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limited the UI

full trail
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If ffxiv goes for many more years. I'm sure one day it will drop ps4 for ps5 only

fast talon
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have the graphics changed from ps3 to ps4

jade quartz
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There wasn't a graphical overhaul no

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but more graphically intensive features and content have been introduced since

fast talon
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honestly makes me happy cause a worry i had was that this game was gonna be more graphically intensive once the ps5 version hits

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since even now i only get like...48 frames in larger areas

warped nest
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They need to consider the players

remote lintel
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the engines old so i doubt it

warped nest
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Just that a new console is out doesn't mean every single player will upgrade

full trail
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The abilities are already too graphically intensive. When someone uses a skill its like boom fireworks and blinding lights xD

remote lintel
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its a flashy game

fast talon
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if you want to you can disable effects from other players

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particularly useful when youre in like 24 person content

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where shit goes cray fast

full trail
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Yea I watched a random raid. And you cant even hardly see the boss or the telegraphs on the ground . ita hard to tell whats going on

remote lintel
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you get used to it

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WoW looks really underwhelming to me now

full trail
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Is there a option to tone down other players skills instead of turning them off completely?

remote lintel
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yes

manic flare
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really? WoW always looked to me very flashy

warped nest
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Limited

remote lintel
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you can have full effects, limited, or none

warped nest
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Choose Limited

fast talon
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isnt the only difference between none and limited the ground skills?

warped nest
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Yeah

fresh lodge
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Limited will only show ground party effects

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So stuff like Doton or Sacred Soil

full trail
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Yes Wow isnt even in par with ffxiv in terms of flashyness

fast talon
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which are important cuz you either wanna keep enemies there if they're damaging or keep yourself there if they're healing

fresh lodge
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You're pretty much gimping yourself if you can't see those skills

remote lintel
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you should be fine if you just set other players to "none" and yourself and party to "full"

fast talon
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didnt know you could do that

fresh lodge
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Eh

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You should have other players set to limited for 24 mans if you're tanking

remote lintel
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limited?

fresh lodge
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Yeah that

patent citrus
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yeah limited is nice, only showing important skills

fast talon
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since we're on the topic of 24 man, i know you can't receive buffs from people in other alliances, but do debuffs on enemies placed by people from other alliances also help you?

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like a trick attack from a ninja in a different alliance

fresh lodge
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Yes

patent citrus
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for alliance raid definitely need limited 😂

full trail
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I mean I just like to admire the bosses and monsters that I'm fighting. Its hard to appreciate the awesome designs when their cloudee behind blinding lights xd

patent citrus
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you'll start noticing it at lv 70 alliance raid, that's where i couldn't take it anymore

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and learned how to set it to limited >.>

remote lintel
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at higher levels the bosses are usually huge enough to still see

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like engels

warped nest
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The bosses are designed with player visual effects in mind

fast talon
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quick question, theres no way to speed up quick synth right, this is the fastest it goes

warped nest
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If you still think they are very distracting, just go with limited for all of it

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Yes, Rudolf

patent citrus
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yeah, i think i only remember lahabrea being not big sized boss 🤔

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but i don't even know if you count that as a boss 😂

agile laurel
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but yeah especially at later levels with your akh morns, malefic IVs, verbullshit etc, bosses can get chaotic to look at

fast talon
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i have been quick snythesizing mats for an airship for like the past 20 mins holy shit its so slow when youre mass producing

remote lintel
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the "human sized" bosses are still scaled up a bit

manic flare
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wait dont some bosses have attacks that don't have AOE markers? Like the boss in amdapor keep that summons the spinning swords....would setting limited prevent you from seeing those attack effects?

remote lintel
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to make them easier to target

warped nest
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No

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Visual effects are for players stuff

fresh lodge
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That doesn't affect enemy effects

warped nest
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The game is not that customizable

fast talon
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lol "human" bosses, i legit dont know if allagans are supposed to be giants or that was just to help the player

fresh lodge
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Xande is, most are just normal people size

manic flare
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at that point those allagans aren't strictly human anymore

but then that is a lore discussion

fast talon
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true true

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but yeah first time i saw a "human" boss in a raid and its damn giant

manic flare
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and we dont have those discussions here

fast talon
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like whoa

full trail
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Hmm , I think I am either going to give dragoon a shot or go for ninja. Uncertain, may watch youtube videos on it

remote lintel
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the video in the pins gives a good overview

manic flare
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do dragoon....they have cool looking armor

fast talon
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i personally like dragoon but i wont deny that ninja is probably more exciting/versatile

remote lintel
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dragoon's rotation is a bit simpler than ninjas

manic flare
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or do ninja....they have cool looking jump animation

fast talon
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also trick attack is a really good skill

agile laurel
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expect ninja to be extremely burst oriented

full trail
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Ok ty I'll go check on that video

fast talon
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i dont know if hes considered good by other players standards but i use a youtuber called weskalber when i was starting out, since he basically gives an overview from levels 1-80

full trail
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When have a rogue /assassin type class ever not been burst oriented? Xd

remote lintel
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weskalber makes good leveling videos

agile laurel
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fair point

manic flare
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what's burst oriented

remote lintel
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their rotation has a burst phase

full trail
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Burst damage

agile laurel
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y'know how ninja uses literally no abilities when not under trick attack

manic flare
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what's burst

agile laurel
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that

remote lintel
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a lot of classes have burst phases tho

fast talon
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basically IIIIII

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well that didnt work

fresh lodge
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Burst is a large amount of damage in a small time frame

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fast talon
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basically a time when you do a lot of damage in a short window of time

agile laurel
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yes but none of them have them so overtly as nin

manic flare
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@fresh lodge oh like the beginning of the ssummoner rotation?

remote lintel
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machinist?

fast talon
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i mean machinist

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literally like 8 seconds

manic flare
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where you are just egi bombing the boss

remote lintel
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@manic flare most openers are a burst phase

manic flare
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and then getting bahamut

remote lintel
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if not all

agile laurel
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Ninja played optimally at 80 uses literally no mudras and no abilities not under trick attack besides suiton to set it up

fresh lodge
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Yeah sure

agile laurel
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Because all of its damage is best used under TA for burst

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Sure most jobs have burst, but ninja has it most overtly

remote lintel
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well you keep your mudras from overcapping

fast talon
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warrior is another class thats more burst than anything else i think, basically just doing fell cleave during the window that you can use skills without resource

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https://youtu.be/7YYzAH83M4g?t=512 idk what skill is this

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fast talon
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it is weird that despite playing warrior i always forget what that resource is called

patent citrus
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semi kage bushin (ninja skill)

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looks pretty cool, lol

fast talon
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Bunshin

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lvl 80 i think?

little swift
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Mhmm

remote lintel
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beast gauge?

patent citrus
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oo the name also bunshin? 😂

fast talon
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thats the one

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beast gauge

patent citrus
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nice

fast talon
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i keep thinking its like rage or something

agile laurel
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The spinny one is hakke mujin

little swift
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Wrong warrior

remote lintel
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ninja uses a lot of actual ninja techniques

agile laurel
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but the one with the sound effect against it that starts shadow clones is bunshin yeah

fast talon
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literally the first ninja skill you learn is a fuma shuriken

manic flare
#

what does it cost to initiate FC actions?

fast talon
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and then katon/raiton

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to initiate them? nothing, but you have to buy them first

little swift
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To initiate ones you already have? Nothing

remote lintel
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buying them costs stuff

little swift
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They cost fc credits

remote lintel
#

yeah that

little swift
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Buy them at your affiliated grand company

manic flare
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so having no FC actions for the past few days even though we've had them before just means who ever in charge is just gone?

remote lintel
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it means people arent activating them

little swift
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Means people haven't gotten around to buying more

manic flare
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oh so u use it up

remote lintel
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yes its a consumable

glacial isle
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do I need to complete the Crafter lvl 50 quest in order to buy the Mastery I book for that class?

fast talon
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you can check yourself, go to the actions menu of the free company window (; by default on PC)

glacial isle
#

excellent

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Its from the guy in Mor Dhona right?

little swift
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Yes

fast talon
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the first two yes

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but to get those you need to trade in an item that you craft

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books 3 onwards are bought with scrips

glacial isle
fast talon
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no, if you can see it in your crafting log to begin with then you dont need a master recipe

glacial isle
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Ok

fast talon
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the star is just a difficulty rating i think?

glacial isle
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was confused if the item needed for GSM Master I needed GMS Master II to craft

fast talon
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as in to get the book? usually the Master II book needs something from Master I

bright badger
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Whats a good job to pick for Frontlines right now, I never feel like I'm doing enough damage as DPS

patent citrus
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afaik dragoon is really good at frontlines..

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but imo just pick anything that you need exp on (if we are talking about roulette)

full trail
#

Speaking of I read a twitch streamer got banned from ffxiv for saying someones damage was low . like what? O.o

leaden ginkgo
#

dragoon is great yeah

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same with bard

remote lintel
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@full trail they were probably using ACT, a damage parser

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talking about it in game can lead to a ban

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its a big no no

full trail
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Ah, yea I think they was using something like that

remote lintel
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technically you can use it if know one knows youre using it

fast talon
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its what i tend to do