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potd is slower than dungeons
you just grind floor 51-60 over and over
but potd queue time might be faster than dungeon queue time
they said other than dungeons
its a tradeoff depending on your dungeon queue time. its faster if your dungeons have long queue.
p a i n
the class quest could have atleast given me some gear beyond chest and pants
you need to be 50 for prae don't you
oh i forgot about that, then frontline dr (especially when you win) and leveling dungeon dr. I really don't like potd because of longer queue times lol
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whats the frontline?
PvP content
i dont see front line anywhere lol. must have nkt unlocked it
How do you get this item? Wiki doesn't say.
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Sunflower_Bouquet
go to your grand company and there should be a quest named "like civilized men and women"
yoyo
is there any trick to beating siegfried
over @ the blu mage place
ive had that on the backburner for a while
oh yeah i havent unlocked it
!faq bluguide
can some help me i a miner lvl 55 did all the quest and i have like 4 skill lock at lvl 50
Collector Glove?
scour, brazen prospector, meticulous, and scrutiny
did you do the quest in ishgard? the collectable quest?
something like that
Inscrutable tastes is the quest you want to do
thanks that was it
Damn....
Thanks for the reply though
If you defriend someone, can they tell that you did it?
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Hey im a new player but all the extra xp servers are full in NA should i join non xp bonus servers ?
its not the end of the world to not join a preferred server, but that said if you're willing can wait like an hour or two
most should be open
what materia 8 sells like hot cakes right now? need some quick buck to buy skins
its all sever based
crafter and gatherer materia is pretty safe, as well as crit materia
If I can beat savage can I beat ultimate
not necessarily
not including time restrictions
ultimate requires a bit of a different mindset
If you apply yourself 
for one, you really want to have a static for ultimates because pugging while isn't impossible
is very unlikely
and two, generally requires more endurance than savage does
I've no doubt I can find a static for ultimate
I am trying to find an old edens gate savage kill on fflogs that I parsed and uploaded but I have no idea how to navigate the site. Halp please.
and I have the endurance, that I'm sure of
Ultimate is more difficult in terms of mechanics and incoming damage, and has the endurance tax of getting through a single 15–20 minute fight with no checkpoints
But yeah
Go for it man
on your character's FFLogs page, there's a drop down menu at the top for each content section
oh uh
was talking about on this page
atleast this is how i look at any old logs that are uploaded with me in it
but should be under reports, no?
welp, i'm unfortunately unsure of how to go about finding em cos i dont really use fflogs much myself :c so someone smarter than me will hopefully be able to help
Hopefully. It's not a huge deal, I just wanted something to look at comparison wise.
Question. We have an upcoming patch in a bit?
5.41 should be soon ish
yeah
Kinda sitting here waiting for a pref server to open up, and I'm not certain if it'd be in a few hours or not. If so, then they usually stay locked
Resourceful
character creation locks for preferred/standard worlds are based on how many characters are currently online
so yeah, NA servers should be opening up soon ish as more people go to bed
Couldn't quite confirm it, but I don't think I've ever had much luck with a patch and pref server coping when near the time. I'll wait it out though
keep in mind you're assured 90days with the road to 70 buff
so even if the next patch changes the server's status you'll still have road to 70 for awhile if you make it now
After patches, I think they change around to other servers. Definitely taking advantage of that buff though, regardless.
Ah, Lamia's open. So I guess they will have periods of being up. My point is disproven :p anyway, I'll leave space for the next people
yes....
as i said
character creation lock is based on how many people are currently logged in
You say that yet sarg was locked at 6 am
The only time the character creation lock doesn't lift is if the server's status is Congested
which means it locked to both character creation and world transfer
Does the Callback campaign mail expire, as in, specifically the email itself? Could i hold onto it for a few days?
Isn't transferring to a pref server free
I think that's just new ones
if its from a congested server
New servers get 1 mil gil bonuses at level 30 at least once too, I believe
there's no new servers
I know :V
There was some in EU I tested with back then though. Was kind of neat to get more benefits there
I think it was Spriggan/Twintania
that was like a year ago
yes
Is it me or is Hades EX super easy now?

Like the 1st to 3rd Phase is super easy
but then final phase hits
Can someone help me how do you survive the Final Phase?
ohhh
nvm
I got the fight done
wdym? we cant unsync it right?
do ex still have max ilv syncs?
not to my knowledge
hades ex doesn't have an ilvl sync
and no, you can't unsync current expansion content
BLue mage bomb toss . I get the circle on the ground but I dont understand how to get the spell tp work. I have the dumb
Do you mean the targeting circle when you use it?
aim where you want it then click to cast at that location
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Press l2 or mouse1 by default to place targeted spells
how do i use the imperial smoke signal thing?
@languid elbow if you can't use it out right, target the ground sparkles and then use it
what to spend poetics on when i have all the gear for main and alt?
!faq Poetics
is there an allagan for DoL or Doh
not really since those use Scrips
what are scrips
dol/doh tomestones, basically
can I glam a one-hand wand on a two-hand cane for WHM? 😮
yes, but you can't glam a wand + a shield on a two hand
thank you
battle stance/victory emote still treats your wand like a cane?
always
two hand stance has always been a 1.0 thing
It'll likely never come back unless they get to do a full engine overhaul
For my first and primary job, is Augmented Ironworks Magitek Gear the best first upgrade? I have 1200 of the currency (Tombstones?)
it's the best stuff at level 50 yes
It'll carry you all the way through 2.5 and most of 3.0
best lv50 stuff. If you don't play unique-gear job like Dragon and Ninja, the gear can be shared to some other classes too (like Monk and Sam)
And should I try to get the whole set? Or will the quest fill out other armor pieces? My job armor set seems decent
you don't really need to go out of your way to get a whole set
weapon, chest, pants are more than enough since the msq will provide you gear
Job quests will give you a decent set of ilvl90 left side gear so focus on the weapon and accessories
Prioritize Weapon and large body like Chest and Legs
Cool. I didn't realize one downside of Arcanist was that I had to buy the weapons twice, if I wanted to pursue scholar. I haven't practiced it at all, however, yet
you can safely ignore the other job if you don't want
If you want to gear both, focus on Scholar since you'll probably be taking that into Duty Finder content
I'd like to learn to heal, and the ability to do both was enticing for my first job
you can just either play scholar or sum. Don't need to play both of them at the same time.
Yeah, it'd be nice to get into duties faster
Then yeah, gear up Scholar first and just use the MSQ goodies for summoner, or spare tomestones from Roulettes
if you only desire to gear two classes and do MSQ routtle in daily basis, you have all tome in the world to gear both classes
Yeah, I'm feeling like at this point, summoner, scholar, and maybe one tank class down the line would give me a view of the different roles.
tank job
or you can tome-gear scholar, and MSQ/quest job gear sum, or the opposite, up to you 😮
A poorly geared DPS can still do stuff assuming you're over the ilvl limit, a poorly geared healer will be crying from their lack of mana, assuming the tank isn't already dead
The Heavensward stat curve is fucking harsh from 130 to 150
It's like a good 30-40% increase last time I checked
Yeah, I've been taking gear for a future tank, but am starting to realize that the gear for summoner and scholar are different enough (especially in regards to focus stats)
Int vs mind, right?
don't worry about the main stat too much after ARR
Since the gear gets role locked in HW
But yeah Healers want Mind
OK, one last question. So, when you level sync, does it just scale down everything proportionally? So really good gear is still good, just in proportion to the temporary level?
for the most part yeah
That and missing actions
So a piece with maximum crit will have max crit at that level
The main stats like vitality and strength and etc are always capped out on most pieces of gear so you can just directly tie that to item level for the most part
(unless you're using NQ crafted gear but the MSQ almost always rewards High Quality and/or Blue Rarity gear)
(both of which should be maxed out, main stat wise at the item level.)
nope
no
RIPP
I would discard it and write support. I read a post on Reddit once that someone did this and support sent them a coffer. That was savage gear tho, not tome.
Helpful people ;-;;
Catching up on job quests., and I'm wearing a mortarboard now. I guess that makes sense consider the class is called scholar. I am unreasonably excited about my new head gear.
🙂
Thanks again for feedback and help in this channel
by default, is there any other button that brings up chat aside from Enter? I keep getting locked in it during combat but im not sure what im pressing
which materia effect should i priotize when choosing my reward for doing the MSQ? i am maining summoner
i need some assistance
if it's tier 7 or 8, then crit > direct hit > determination
otherwise it probably won't matter since you won't use them
since while levelling you're changing gear so often there's no need to meld them
after only playing for around 2 weeks i was really starting to get the hang of things, now that i took a few months break i feel like i might aswell start over since i feel like i have no idea what i'm doing...
which part specifically are you confused about?
if you forgot the story or something, starting over might be a good idea, they have shortened the early story parts to make it less boring
i knew my way around but now i'm struggling with lodestones, forgot how to fight (use the abilities), forgot how to quickly change classes, forgot how far along i'm currently in my questline and moving forward is very confusing, no idea what to do with anything in my inventory
tl:dr everything
This is definately the wrong channel
and yes, definitely forgot the story which i was really into
I have no idea where you'd want to put this, but yeah, not here
i personally would recommend starting over tbh
had a similar situation when i began playing and started over to refresh my memory
So guys i reached a point where they ask me to equip lvl 5 gear . . I bought some and im out of gil now ~.~ any way to get gear other than shops
Dungeons
Im lvl 9 and cant progress story quests
play some sidequests to get a bit of gil, iirc it's really early in the game
so should i just delete my class or just go ahead and make a new one and come back to it?
Iirc that quest is basically just asking you to put on a helmet
Yeah
do you lv5 job quest for the chest piece
So probably very stupid Noob question but how is Trick attack supposed to work I always tried doing it with bosses and it just dissipates whenever I get close
there are some sidequests at the adventurers guild of your city that gives some pieces
up to you, i grew attached to my new char and deleted the old one lol
!action suiton
Deals water damage with a potency of 600.
Additional Effect: Grants Suiton
Duration: 20s
Suiton Effect: Allows execution of actions which require the effect of Hidden, without being under that effect
Mudra Combination: Ten→Chi→Jin or Chi→Ten→Jin
Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
I mean I meant hide using hide as trick with trick attack
Okay thanks guys..
you can't bosses have true sight
i'm letting the more experienced players guide me so nothing is up to me until i know what i'm doing haha
I see people always wait for me until I use hide at the start of a boss so I assume it's necessary
hide resets your mudras
So the tooltip says I probably should read these things
Okay though I get it now though since it's not to use trick attack on the boss using the hide though I feel like I was just messing something obvious up with that
it doesn't really serve a practical combat use outside of opener shenanigans
any recommended races or do they have no bearing? forgot that too
Just whatever you think looks cool
the difference in stats are so miniscule it literally won't make a difference
thanks guys
How do you know when houses go up for sale? Do you just stumble upon them or?
yup
how long roughly to earn enough to afford one?
Yikes
depends on how much effort you put into making money and what your income avenues are
but a small costs at minimum 3.5mil
and a large can go for as much as 50mil
oh wow
almost reached lv 10 chocobo
what should i do next with him
hoping i could level the dps tree as ewll
You can but you'll need to feed him thavnairian onions in a chocobo stable to increase his level cap
(max level 20)
When the choco reaches level 10, you either stable it and feed it a thav onion, or summon it and just use the item. It will increase its level cap to 11. You have to do it every level. There's two quests that offer thav onions, you can buy it on the MB or garden for it, and some FCs offer it to their members.
Also I recommend maxing out the healer tree first, especially if you run map or fate parties.
yeh it's healer 10
yeah tank tree is trash, leave it for last
Also, how does server transfer work with a house owned? I assume the house will be relinquished automatically, but what will happen to the contents? I have a house with over 100 items in it. And what will happen to my retainers?
you cant transfer if you have a house
how about the starting world? any significance or
nvm ill go witj the one with an exp bonus lol
!faq worldpick
You can play on any world on any datacenter within FFXIV. Aside from the languages spoken, the physical location of the servers, and the status of each world, there are no major differences.
The majority of content is cross-world, with the exception of Free Companies, Linkshells, and restrictions when visiting other worlds.
If you don't mind where you play, choose a world that is Preferred or New for character creation bonuses. Check world status by using !status <world name> or via the Lodestone. For information about the status types, use !faq worldtype.
Notable worlds:
- Balmung & Mateus (Role-playing)
- Tonberry & Kujata (Large amount of Oceanic players)
- Moogle (Large amount of French players)
- Shiva (Large amount of German players)
oh ty Kael! But what will happen to my retainers?
thanks
nothing, they'll be as they are
oh nice
So I can finally use Holy in dungeons now (the dzamael). How often should I use it? Or rather, how should I balance it between attacking and healing from a distance?
Will using it mess up the tank’s aggro?
Heal when the tank is 2 gcds away from dying.
you shouldnt be trying to keep the tank at 100% hp
Any decent tank would have tank stance on and generate enough aggro that there is no way they could break away from them. Enmity generation has been simplified greatly in ShB and should never be an issue anymore.
Oh
you should also think of holy as a defensive cd of sorts
the fact that you can stun mobs with it means the tank will be taking no dmg for a several seconds
I prefer to keep the tank around 80% so I don't overheal, but the tank is never in danger of dying. Keep a powerufl ogcd (Lustrate/excog, benediction, ED) in my back pocket just in case.
So...I should run in and Holy, and then run back out?
yeah but diminishing returns means the mobs will eventually become immune to the stun
Then attack with Stone?
Thank you for the input as well
Always keep your GCD rolling. Ideally you stand in the middle of the pack and spam holy. Obviously dodge aoes if you're in danger of dying as well.
just position yourself where you're not going to be hit by the aoes or adjust appropriately
but just stand near ish the middle of the mobs and holy away
But I was getting hit too in the mob D:
Oh okay. Thank you. Clearly I must practice this greatly
also I'm in favour of the opinion that eating one aoe is not the end of the world if it means the mobs die one gcd faster. Just don't die. You can heal yourself up while the dps are finishing the last of the pull.
@twilit arch so holy spam instead of stone now?
for AoE situations, yes
Holy at 2 or more targets
single target, no you're still gonna stone spam
Ah okay
Thank you both
I really appreciate it
again, I play sch that also has a point blank aoe, but no stun and instant cast, so I just weave in and out of aoes
like a dancer
also iirc Holy also has a 600 mana cost, so make sure to hit lucid at 7k mana
you're right tho, that eating one aoe isn't gonna be the end of the world so its ok to take one or two depending on how much dmg it'll do
I think I saw Gravity for the first time in that same dungeon.
Oh okay got it. I had been doing lucid at 5000 prior
also the stun may interrupt the attack the aoe is telegraphing
One more question - how long until Holy can stun targets again? I don’t see the duration in my action menu
so basically like 5s total stun
Oh okay. Thank you
good question though, does resistance wear off over time or does it last until the mob resets or is killed?
If it’s the same from what I remember, it’s about a minute after immunity starts
"Each time stun is inflicted, the monster gains some resistance to the status effect; the first stun is ranted the full time of stun duration, the second stun is effective for only half of the stun's standard duration, and the third stun for a quarter of the standard duration. As soon as the third stun lands, the monster is immune to all stuns for 45 seconds, at which point the resistances reset. If two players stun a monster in rapid succession, and the second stun lands while the first stun is still in effect, the second stun does not refresh the monster's stun debuff and it does not count towards the monster's resistance."
Found it on the fandom page but it also referenced class specific skills so might be outdated
Hello! Total noob here. I'm planning to buy ff14 bundle on steam. I have a couple of questions.
1st - Do I need to buy other expansions? Because I heard that you can't play classes that were in those expansions.
2nd - Can I prolong my subscription with steam? Because I didn't find any in steam store.
if you're buying complete on steam, then you don't need to buy anything but future expansions, as complete comes will all current available expacs
and subscription is paid for thru the mogstation, not steam itself
Thank you!
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Thank you!
Where’s the next NieR quest after To Make Amends?
Oh thank god I can’t sit on this cliffhanger
I have trouble gearing my two combat retainers past lv50. My ironwork gear are all gone, and my alliance seal gear seems only help them up to lv53 in term of total ilv
any tip? I don't have any gear lv50-59 anymore
ilvl is the only thing that matters for combat retainers
so just grab them some vendor gear
from ishgard
haven't personally bothered to really look at the new experience numbers, but could also just do quick ventures
since they made quick venture exp a flat amount, rather than based on what was brought back
What’s the best thing to mine, to make Gil at the moment?
how do i get master recipes
Varies. Either from scrip vendor, or the masterwork book trader at Mor Dhona
1,2 and demimateria are from talan in mor dhona
3+ are all from yellow scrips
though you need to have unlocked the appropriate house of splendors to buy them. 3+4 = idyllshire, 5+6 = rhaglrs, and 7+8 = eulmore
well that depends tho
Any tank is a good tank
Does anyone know what happened to the heavensward ephemeral nodes? They weren't spawning
but if you want a Tank that you could level very quickly is Gunbreaker
nah
Nah
gunbreaker has a lot of buttons but isn't really a difficult concept
surprisingly GNB is very easy
it has many moveset because it starts at level 60
where the moves are more or less complete
Every advanced class has some sort of systen like thaumaturge or black mage right?
gimmick? yeah
Yeah
blm is odd because it gets its gimmick VERY early
yes, but you can learn it very easily. Though some classes takes learning it a bit longer than others, while there are some that are easier
DNC is actually pretty straightforward
I started of as thaumaturge and got to lvl 30. But dps queue seems really long and I love doing dungeons and raids...so I thought to maybe roll a tank or a healer
Hmm you can always do Arcanist
if you're extremely lazy at levelling
its the two in one class

I dont even understand how to level up besides main quest and fates
Im like very new
Tanks by far are the easiest role
Yeah i tried arcanist for awhile..not really into summoner things but i liked the heal
Physick isn't something you should use regularly as a summoner
Yeah that happens, Arcanist starts off as a DPS
but once you get to level 30 you can choose between Summoner or Scholar
Yeah saw that. Just not interested in summoner
What I really wanna try out is machinist, gunbreaker, dark knight, red mage and astrologist
All of those are available later
sorry kid, do your MSQ and unlock them
Yeah seems like lvl 60
😂
Lol kid 30
Machinist and dark knight need msq progress to unlock
AST needs it too
!faq expacjobd
but GNB, DNC, SAM and RDM just need their respective levels
yall
Rouge can be unlock at level 10 in Limsa
if i simply queue into e10s, do i lose my loot for e9s for the week
No
we're just trying to prog e10s
You dont
Yes you forfeit your loot roll for the week
but not clear-
o h
what?
!faq savageloot
Per tier:
First floor: (Belt/Earring/Necklace/Bracelet/Ring) x3
Second floor: (Head/Gloves/Boots) x2 + Weapon Tomestone + Glaze
Third floor: Head/Gloves/Boots + Legs + Twine + Solvent
Fourth floor: Weapon + Chest + Random single weapon + Mount + Minion
Loot Rules: Following each weekly reset, every player has a chance to obtain loot from the Savage encounters of the current raid tier. Upon clearing each floor, you will obtain 1 book specific to that fight (e.g. Book of Anamorphosis) and a chance to roll on the loot from that floor. Regardless of if you obtained loot from your weekly clear, you will be barred from rolling on loot from the same encounter until the next weekly reset.
Entering an encounter before clearing the previous floor(s) will relinquish all rewards from previously uncleared floors. (e.g. Entering E12S before clearing E9S for the week will relinquish loot from E9S, E10S, and E11S.) You will lose a chance to earn a book and your chance to roll on any loot that drops that week.
The number of players in your party that have cleared/skipped the encounter for the week will also affect the loot you will get after clearing the encounter.
0 players cleared: 2 chests
1-4 players cleared: 1 chest
5-8 players cleared: 0 chests
I forgot about that
So best way to level up is msq?
You lose your book chance too
leveling roulette and hunting log
Also if im a thaumaturge and got to lvl 30 I can become black mage....is there any point in continuing to level up thaumaturge?
You get thm exp while playing black mage
Ohh
Black mage is a direct upgrade to thm
@jaunty crow not anything specific but you can check out your relevant data center channels and recruitment channels
Okay but if I get to lvl 50 with black mage and then go red mage...then what? Black mage stays 50?
okay
But skills from.one job cant be used on other job...or passives?
So basically only play black mage to 80 if i wanna play that
Yup but leveling alt jobs on the same character is really easy
Just clear the floor?
Yeah im yet to see this. In just a noob so still leveling my first job
we're just trying to prog
well one of our healers is MIA
so we can't clear
bro i just
why doesit work like this tho
what were they trying to achieve, genuinely curious
It basically assumes you don't need that floor anymore
At least for the week
Lockouts are in place to also prevent people from cheesing lootdrops
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@leaden ginkgo also, once you get a job to level 80, all other classes get 100% bonus exp
Until level 70, which then becomes 50%
you don't need a job at 80, just higher than the other class you are leveling
Oh really? I always just assumed it was 80
Neat
can you queue for dungeons as a blue mage ?
booo lol
well darn , that makes me feel like the last few hours are just wasted getting the blue mage spells and whatnot
than you tho
They have their own content and stuff like the carnival which has good rewards
thank**
but like, if you expected it'd work like any other job RIP
Rip in peace 😦
Does anyone know how to get this?
or one that looks like it? also pink?
What is the quickest way to get from level 60 to 61?
Roulettes, Gubal normal or PotD
Is PotD still effective even being level 60?
its ok xp
Yes, the exp will just stop scaling with your levels
Thank you for the help
@fiery falcon try Thornmach trial
Thanks @plain python
no matter which one drops if you only want it for glam 😄
So it doesn't matter if it's the hard or normal one?
Anyone here is a monk player on controller?
I want to try mnk, but I have no idea how to set up the hotbar
a little disappointed about an answer i was given in here
i asked if servers matter and was told no without any mention of joining fc's
Servers does not really matter unless you are joining a specific fc
yeah that wouldve been helpful since i just tried to join an fc and was turned down due to wrong server
when did you create that character?
around 4 hours ago
did you progress alot on it? if not, then just make a new one
yeah i was thinking about it, all this i could probably get done in half the time now
just thought id say that in here so that they remember to add that info when answering that question for others
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👍
well.
are mounts attainable after I join a grand company?
Yes, thats when you get your company chocobo
'When can I get my first mount?'
The quest that allows you to use mounts, 'My Little Chocobo' is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest 'The Company You Keep'. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose and you'll need to buy the Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 needed Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes after 'The Company You Keep'.
'Are there any differences between mounts?'
Besides looks, all mounts are the same speed along with being able to fly. Some mounts allow multiple people to ride at once.
'Can I make my mount faster?'
Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.
thanks
once I do that can I use mounts I already have
assume it unlocks all of them
Yep
I'm a new tank and I was wondering, what's the rules/etiquette for Raids? I know in an 8-man group one tank mains and the other off-tanks and usually this is denoted by who uses their Enmity ability... but what about raids?
Do you mean alliance raids?
generally alliance B gets MT by default (on JP) no fucking clue about the other branches
usually its who ever pulls is main tank
I do mean alliance. The 24+ person raids
Then yeah its usually just whoever grabs aggro first
why does it seem that party finder is spread out and only shows me a few at a time?
Like right now it showing me 10 parties for the first page, then 8, 5, 2 then 3 parties, and I cant find a rhyme or reason why its ordered like that
is this just how it is?
oh wait
I just realized I hid the locked duties, thats why there were large gaps, nvm
on jp in syrcus tower, the tanks stare at each other for a minute or two on who's going to tank. 
if not that, its a silent match of "aight, whos dropping their stance first"
Okay going to be playing the game for the first time a little later today should I focus missions mainly when I get in or can I mess around?
This game is 90% story
And all content is locked behind it
So that's ur main focus
As they say this is a Final Fantasy game first and an MMO second. Gotta be willing to enjoy a several hundred hour long JRPG to get into it
Ah okay thanks for the tip
How long will it take for ffxiv support to change my date of birth?
i can't change my passcode otherwise and i can't log in
I had that happen a few years ago. For me they said they couldnt change it so they just emailed me the DoB I set when the account was made
i talked to the support
they said if i fill in the form, submit my id
it should be ok
but my friend says the support can take weeks to do anything
Hello! I have a character I created 3 years ago, but I can't find his server anymore :v
It was on free trial, but I got him to level 29 I think, so I don't want to lose him
is the battlecraft gear at lvl 60 at ishgard worth to buy? its like so much higher power than my current gear
I am still doing the heavensward MSQ
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If youve gotten to Idyllshire then get the tomestone gear from the vendor there
ok
Nvm! I found him
hmmm so at the point where I unlock the "trust" system butI have a question is there any reason besides queue time to favour it over normal matched parties?
you also get all of the loot so if there's something you want from that dungeon and you don't want to necessarily fight pugs, then trusts can be decent choice
but generally the instant dungeon queue is the main reason
gonna of course do the first one with trusts to try the feature but was askinf in case of future groups
thanks a ton didn't think of that
Trusts also more or less do the mechanics correctly
oh wait... they drop less loot
You get a neat title for bringing everyone except ||Lyna|| to 80
So you can watch them and learn
The less loot is just going from 2 gear pieces per chest to 1
Since you're getting everything
Although don't bring both Alphinaud and the little girl into Mt Gulg. I heard neither of them can do the tile puzzle mechanic, which is kind of ironic in Alphinaud's case.
they can
honestly, what other people have dealt with in their trusts runs may not exactly be what you deal with
is there a way I can check the height/muscle percentage of my character aside from the initial char. customization?
i always have atleast one of them run straight into the first aoe for the final boss of malikah's but other people don't necessarily have that
If you have the appearance data saved, you can boot up character creation and load up the data.
Then quit creation
hmmm I play a tank and alting a healer so queue times were never a problem for me xD
Okay i got to lvl 30..how do i go on about becoming a black mage?
Have you completed the main sorry quest where you meet the sylphs?
!faq job
To unlock your class' job you need to be level 30, complete all of your class quests and the main scenario quest 'Sylph Management' (lvl 20 quest) to be able to pick up your job unlock quest. Once you've done the initial unlock quest, you will be given a soul crystal which you must equip to become your class' job.
Sweet ty
tysm!
can we change retainer's appearence? i mean their race and body shape, not glam
yes, there's retainer fantasia on the marketboard
then you unequip all their gear and change appearance through the retainer vocate
oh nice.. ty
Does it feel dynamic to play monk? I'm only level 28 pugilist, but it feels a bit... boring (for now)
I have no idea how the gameplay looks high level, so I was wondering if it felt right c:
Monk gets alot faster
It has one of the lowest gcds out of the jobs due to greased lightning trait
And you're moving alot to hit your positionals
monk is fun
If I play monk, will I be able to find groups relatively easily?
Yes
I have no friends playing this game (they all are on WoW)
!faq meta
Was hesitant to play healer, since it's what I play in most mmo
But the healer leveling alone kinda scared me
oooh
cool then!
Healers are fine solo
You literally cant die outside of insta kills
And healers do, and are expected to do, very respectable damage
In XIV healers are expected to DPS
I play hpriest in wow, and I've been traumatised by solo content lmao
A lot
You quite literally put your dot up and spam your nuke
The way you heal in XIV is you want to actually heal as little as humanly possible to DPS more
For 80 levels
there is no way to get the dyeable makai gear anymore correct?
correct
quick question, did eden's promise I guess I should be farming tokens now right ?
450 every week
520
ahhhh
Haha you made me want to play healer now
If you do eden's promise normal you get 510 gear
I see
you can farm tomestones(tokes) every week to get 520 gear
Savage gives 530 gear and upgrade tokes for the 520 gear to upgrade it to 530
okie dokie I will do my dailies for tokens then
You don't have to do dailies for tomestones
there are other activities aswell
Like Treasure Maps, Normal Modes, Farming EX modes (good for getting a better weapon) and ofc dailies
You get that from clearing Eden's Promise 12 on Savage difficulty
You are pretty new right?
I am still using the relic
If I’m an omnicrafter returning to 5.4, should I just make 510 gear as a stopgap to gear up DoW/DoM jobs? I have melded aesthete’s set
You either buy it (510) , farm it from Ex Mode (515), buy it with tokens (520 and need 7 tokens you get from clearing the 4th edens promise fight on normal) and clearing Savage (530)
That is probably the fastest way the gear isn't very expensive to make either
the exa something weapon is 510 ?
I think so?
that
Is it faster to level up a class when you already have one max level?
Thanks! 👍
only 600k gil tho
You get bonus xp for jobs under your highest level job
Yes
great!
@faint flare which vendor gives eden's promise gear ?
Yes
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Normal rewards only upgrade the yorha stuff I have
anyone willing to help me setting up my samurai stuff i just transferred to pc
Does anyone know if anything happens to your FFLogs if you change your in-game name?
The reset happened just now right? so why did the allowance not reset?
You still have beast tribe quests from the previous day
Huh, I can't find any though
post a screenshot of your journal
wonder if I can pick a NIN brain for some advice about e9s
!faq Balance
Go to the ninja channeld
ah thank you
As long as you hit the minimum ilvl for the fight you can try it
First fight requires i500
ahhhh
Extra gear is just extra leniency for dps checks
true
You'll still die to mechanics if you fuck up so
I guess I go off to grind tokens then
Not just this there will also be times where you will die to raid wide aoe's if you go in with min itemlevel if you don't mitigate them
I mean you should always be mitigating raid wides in savage
that's a given but just wanted to add that
dumb question but how exactly do you get there where i am pointing ? i am so lost
Second floor in the tower where the aetheryte is
yep, has a bridge into the caves
You go into the mountain
I just watch some videos about jobs, I like the support dps role of the ninja!
Is it fun to play?
Yes
it's quite heavy on APM at higher levels, but it's nice
It's one of the more difficult jobs but it's very rewarding and satisifying once you master it
Well its not really difficult
Just play the piano every minute
Outside of trick its just 1-2-3
You could say that about almost any job now that I think about it
I thought it was made much more ping friendly when mudras got on the gcd
It is
Also made it alot easier to play
shoudl be 3
thanks
how does blacklisting works?
you won't see the blacklisted player's messages, their party finders will be grayed out and they can't join your party finders, they can't /tell you and I think that's about it
so in DF blacklisting doesn't do anything?
nope
it would mess with queues too much
if the game had to constantly check everyone's blacklist
Is it possible to have just a part of hotbar enabled?
like 6 tiles instead of all 12?
you can set empty slots to hide
How do you get the Allagan Node mount?
pvp iirc
yeah, i think it's from that map with the bullshit that spawns in the middle
anyone on aether can help me with copperball doungen pls?

that's also zone control
if you can play frontline dr everyday for 100 straight wins i think you can get it.
Can someone help me with the fastest way to make gil?
join the coffee biscuits gang
Crafting and selling stuff on market
What's that?
it is basically a levequests at level 78 CUL that can give you 1.5m - 1.8m per 100 leves allowances
pretty tedious but the mats are really easy to get
What about the fastest way to lvl a weaver?
ishgard restoration
I am little lost
how can I get crafting materials apart from buying?
I am thinking of basic ones like maple logs etc.
are there some threes I can cut
or places I can mine ores?
you use either the mining or botany class to gather items from nodes in the wild
ok thx
botany you get from gridania and miner in Uldah
ok thanks
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I just got to Gridania so I just have to find it
Old gridina botanist guild
"botanist guild"
see it thx a lot
Hey im new to the game and just got to the first raid of the game. I was just wondering about the best way to find people to play with
Hey guys, i'm going currently leveling a conjurer and will be going white mage at lvl 30... how hard would it be to get the other 2 healer types on same character fully lvld?
Not hard since they'll still have quick dungeon ques
And dungeons are the primary way to level alts
so say i have a 30 white mage... if i switch to another healing class i can still be viable in dungeon?
If you mean the Bahamut raids you want to put up a party finder
so i have all my spells even though im brand new to that job?
If anything isn't viable its shit game design
ok
You'll have whatever spells that job has at whatever level you are on that job
thx
Each job is seperate on levels
Which mat should I be buying with tomestones of allegory to sell?
so if i switch to another job i go back to lvl 1?
on same toon
so how is that different from just rerolling another toon?
just trying to understand
It won't go back to one
You'll already have gear and content already unlocked
And not every job starts at lv1
Astro starts at 30
You'll only get scholar after getting Arcanist to lv30 to which its then lv30
Making an alt means you have to do EVERYTHING again
All story, all unlocks etc
but would it be easier to do on same character vs creating another one?
Yes
oh, so it took me 2 days to get to 26 on conjurer
how long would it take me to get this guy to 26 on arcanist
!faq armoryexp
if i play same amount
!faq armouryexp
'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.
I would recommend finishing MSQ before leveling up multiple jobs
How can I unlock the chocobo? I got it with my monk yesterday but switched to white mage. Now I am Lv 50 but still can't summon it
If you already unlocked mounts then you already have it
Do the Feisty chocobo quest in Bentbarrow
what level do I get retainers?
Around like 17 story or something
Bentbarrow? I am not playing in English but Google also doesn't know it 😅
Central Shroud
is feisty chocobo quest a part of main story? or do i have to finish something in the main story to get it? i'm lvl 26 and still don't have mounts
Feisty is side
Unlocking mounts is also side but ita blue and it should be shown under the main scenario tracker
As its a mandatory quest
what do I do with non-rareified collectables? they don't seem to be able to be turned in...
It's at your grand company HQ
do i get that grand company quest automatically when i finish the progression of main story quests before that?
i just finished that dungeon in the desert
Picking a grand company is part if the story
for main progression
once u get your mount are there cool mounts you can purchase for real money?
just wondering...
There's a few on Mogstation
Most are still gotten ingame tho
I bought the steam version and got an EU code but my account is NA
how boned am I?
You can't use the code boned
that's maximum boned
If you already revealed the code then chances are low for a refund. So best bet is try to find a trafe for a steam NA code
yeah, sadly thought so
Those are part of custom deliveries
i'm wearing mostly unique items i've gotten in dungeons but when i try to dye it says i have no dyable items. am i doing something wrong?
Some items are undyable
i see
thanks sakna... TIL about custom deliveries =\
to get a samurai job at 50 do i become a gladiator?
oh it's above my level
oh wow, so at 50 white mage i can just learn samurai job?
Yes
that's really cool
Provided you own Stormblood
i own the whole game + newest expansion
You'll be fine then
awesome
Just be lv50
right
Same for GNB / DNC except you gotta be lv60 for those
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so if I gathered the wrong collectable, its worthless and I should toss it?
the rarified ones can be, but I don't think the non-rarified
Players who have gathered these items and still possess them in their inventories may submit them to the collectable dealer in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:22.3 Y:6.7).```
that said if you recently gathered it, then it wasn't a collectable and either has to be sold on marketboard if its used in a crafted recipe or to a vendor since it likely doesn't have any other use
when does a BLM want to use flare?
I assume its just for dungeon aoe mobbing then you swap back freeze to gain mp back, rinse and repeat?
Aoe rotation
had anyone had a good experience with the square support?
For the ninjas out there, should I huton-hide before entering the boss arena?
genrally how long does it take for them?
wait - collectables can be ingredients? I swear the game told me collectables have no other use >:(
You can throw a doton down as well before hiding for free damage if the tank pulls the boss into it
Items that used to be collectibles are no longer able to be gathered as collectibles
before 5.4 several of the items that were gathered as collectables were used for recipes
I did collect this today
the new set of rarefied stuff is not, and is only used for collectables
duskfall moss specifically
duskfall moss is not a house of splendors collectable, its a custom delivery collectable
and turned into zhloe assuming its being requested for the week
ok, I'll toss them as they're not being requested. thanks all!
(also SE please explain this in game >:( )
Like most MMOs they do kinda expect people to read the patch notes
I mean, I'm new. How many patch notes am I supposed to read to start playing?
Don't recommend if you are not caught up with the story
how many of the same item can I turn in each week with custom deliveries?
6 per custom delivery npc, for a total of 12
Is crafting worthwhile in the game? like if i'm an armorer can i make cool armor for my friends that is worth making or are drops still way better?
Crafting gear is a very good stepping stone to help you catch up
But its typically not the best
HQ crafted gear is the same as other ilvl itens
so what are the advantages of learning to craft
Usually you can deliver 3 before you rank up and they change
unless you're still ranking them up, yes
Yea but its not recommended until you catch up with the main story. Plus you have to level all of the crafting and gathering jobs at once
Its a commitment
by saying catch up, what do you mean?
first rank up requires only 3, with the 2nd+ being 6
Catching up to current item levels at cap
making money and melding materia are the main reasons to craft I think
im looking for things to do when my kid can't play, she doesn't want me to outlevel her
I will level um gathering and then crafting
no idea where I will put the materials tho
oh and repairing gear
As at 80, you're put at 430 ish but current ilvls is 530
so i'm looking for useful things to do
Crafted gear will help you catch up and out you at 510
Ofc you'll also make money and your own consumables like food and potions
so i'm an mage and she is an archer for us i would assume i would have to be a tailor
Along with quite of life like self repair and seld mekd
You want them all
Crafting and gathering is one big package
They all use mats and stuff others make
oh, so i can make plate to?
And gear is spread out acrosd them all
gear types for each role isn't really broken down into cloth/leather/plate like in other mmos, for instance wow
While weaver is going to make most of the gear that white mage wears, its not going to make all of it
some pieces are going to be leatherworker, or armourer
it depends on the gear itself as the game leans a bit more towards realism
so if the outfit is mostly leather, but for white mage, its gonna be made by leatherworker
but the main reason why you generally want to level all crafters is: a, they all share gear so you save on space and b, most of them require intermediate mats from the others
i.e weaver will need leather from leatherworker and potions from alchemist, etc
thanks for the info
hello, I was wondering how to know when a server has the 100% exp boost for new players ?
I heard that was a thing
preferred servers are indicated by a star next to them when you're at server selection after character creation
!faq worldstatus
can also look at this page
tyvm !
where do I get new dances?
can someone explain to me how the fc schematic board works? like are all of these active projects, just the one on the top or all they just all potential projects
There is a side quest in gridania outside of CRP guild that gives a dance + beast tribes quests + golden saucer
Also for real money from the store
DPS queues take a while especially if it is not during prime time
Hi guys! I'm wondering if anyone knows how it works if I have all the CE editions on ps but want to play on ps4 aswell (pc gone T_T)
pc*
i notice if i change to another professions weapon it strips me naked, how do i get my guy dressed quickLY?
is there a fast way to do it?
cause its a little annoying dressing and undressing all the time
lol
how would i do that?
You can cross play but have to buy the game on ps4 again
in your armory screen, there should be a button on the top right
@glass oxide yeah I figured. but do I need to buy all the CE editions again or can I just get the complete edition for ps4 and still have access to my CE stuff on ps4?
@drowsy stream sorry, not top right. here
New player here, are there any holiday things I should do for limited time mounts/pets? Got the snowman in Gridania already.
I don't think so ? As you already have the items in your game
if you own the CE on pc then you dont need to buy it again on ps4
CE is account bound so it only needs to be bought once
Alright, thanks a lot for the info guys
The seasonal events are limited in when you can do them
If you finished it you get to keep the reward forever
There is another one incoming right after this one
whats the one coming up?
Thanks for the heads up, didn't wanna miss something cool just cause I was overwhelmed with everything else to learn in the game 😅
ah
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Hey guys I have a question about housing timers?
Basically if I choose to move my house will my old plot have a timer on it? basically im trying to get an FC house while I own a personal estate on Lamia
yes
any plot that is either relinquished by the house being demolished or relocated will go on the hidden timer
RIP me I guess
i guess wait until the housing demo timer kicks back in
tbh
they should somehow solve the housing
well, at first it was controlled by price
but as more people gain money, over time, its harder to get a house, with a growing playerbase
They said they were going to update Party Finder to handle these 48 man instances right?
it already has, the duty that requires it is not implemented yet
are some houses harder to get than others?
Does it work for Castrum?
it shouldnt
large/medium houses generally are harder to get as there's less of them with bigger demand
smalls are arguably easier to get because there's more of them, but when its on the hidden timer they're all kind of equal
if you have ever been to a small house buying party, its packed
Is there a channel here that serves like the PF in FFXIV?
ok another dumb question, once i get my needle and materials how do i actually start crafting clicking on the action tells me it is only available while crafting
Thanks @marble dome
open the crafting log (on keyboard it's n)
you have to select the item from your crafting log
and choose the recipe
So that party finder update won't apply to Castrum?
quick question will the snow effect in the cities still be there for Heavensturn?
how do i get the housing stuff for the starlight event
