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hey im a bit confused. lvl 70 whitemage confession, how exactly does that stuff work? it says it grants a stack of confession which triggers additional healing, but then on the internet there people saying it actually uses up confession stacks?
It's just a buff for a few seconds
it's just a healing potency buff
There might have been stacks before? But not since shb for sure
confession stacks were stormblood crap
ah ok so basically: use it then heal and you heal more
Yeah
SHB came out July 2019 anything before that might not be up to date
the stormblood version was like horoscope that upgraded 3 times or something gigabrain like that
In terms of guides you read online etc
tyty
@scarlet arrow so if i decide to do crafting can i get better gear from that then from leveling dungeons and from story?
I hadn't read the spell after the change, so I was using confession all wrong for a while...
I wouldn't say better, since many story missions basically reward you with HQ crafted gear
@scarlet arrow i kinda wanna know if its rewarding enough to put my time in cos i played some mmos and i have done crafting but it wasnt worth the time most of the things i could buy off auction house or it just didnt bring any upgrade to my gear/power
actual crafted gear is basically only relevant at the level cap
crafting housing items/glamour gear/minions is where the real money is made
or atleast if it gives any glamours that you can obtain thru crafting?
Thanks for help ❤️
also keep in mind that crafting in FFXIV is not something you do on the side, it has its own classes, skills, quests, endgame content, etc.
I’m lv 66 (I already have a lv 80 job) what should I be doing in between dungeons. I feel like I’m wasting time just standing waiting to queue.
You can do FATEs or sidequests or even consider leveling crafters
Okay thanks
Kojin and Ananta beast tribes if you haven't already done them for the day
Why do people grind out relic weapons when you can craft and buy a higher item level weapon for debatably less grind?
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Ahhhhh
ppl do a lot for glamour, be it eureka or bozja, arr/hw relics also if you are waiting for new content and don't have much left to do
crafted gear is mainly a catch-up/starting set of gear to enter savage
Relic is a fine alternative choice
truthfully i500 is enough to do e9s, which is this tier's first boss
i510 is overkill
but some players need that overkill
can you switch grand companies immediately, or is there a cooldown after doing it?
500 will be enough for the normal content left this expansion
15 day cooldown @nova umbra
daaaaamn i forgot to buy the serpent chocobo minion T.T
hello, i'm new to ffxiv, and from south-east asian. is there any fellow SEA player here? which datacenter should i choose?
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)
Typically sea players pick the Japanese server
who tf thought making a a white mage throw rocks for 80 levels was a good idea
Huh?
Tonberry/kujata are the English speaking servers
#rantsis not here
If you don't have any actual question
Hello all, I’m a ninja and I want the elemental gloves and boots. How do I get them? I know it’s eureka. But what do I need to do to get them? I want them to glow also
sea player here, and yeah kujata/tonberry is your best bet.
in the level 35-50 zone in eureka, you get crystals with every fate you complete
you need hundreds of these crystals to craft the elemental armor +0
you need to get it to +1 before it will glow
to get it to +1, you need to do lots and lots of fates in the 50-60 eureka zone
in addition to all this, you need to discover almost all of the eureka skills starting from the 35 zone
which may cost potentially a few hundred thousand gil
Do HQ items for Levequests also give double the exp?
Yes
bear in mind level 1-60 in eureka can potentially take a month or longer depending on your pace
CAn you private message me these. So I can look back for future reference please
Should I be maining one job until I beat the msq or running one of each type? Does it really matter? Right now I got a lancer at 34 and a tank at 25 but no healer
It doesn't matter
wait, i've seen this in the website, so we can change our data center anytime, as long as it is in the same country? am i get this right?
Question, can you buy a dark knight's journey for a brand new character who hasn't done the MSQ yet? or do you have to buy the adventure and the dark knights journey?
What’s the best stat allocation for the new PLD relics?
The MSQ gives you enough exp that if you also do your leveling roulette everyday but not grind outside of that, you can basically raise 3 jobs simultaneously
Is squadron dungeons worth it to level up alt jobs?
Play what you want but the msq usually funds enough exp to level a couple of jobs for a while
If you level 1 job only you will be like 15 levels over leveled
The game is basically designed to have fast leveling as to encourage multiple jobs
Ah ok. Right now I'm about 15 levels over msq
They're ok. The ai stupid so they increased exp gains per mob to compensate
Red text refers to swapping data centers to play on another data center with another character. Transfers are a different matter
I recommend leveling 3 jobs, mostly even, with 1 job at least 1 level ahead of the others at any given time. Do your 1 leveling roulette per day. Then prioritize MSQ
I let my weaker jobs soak up the passive MSQ rewards
That sounds like it would've been a good idea had I known that two or three months ago
.>
Weaker as in less geared
how do the purple quest markers differ from the regular ones?
so... weird question... since it's pretty hard to find someone to recruit and none of my friends are interested in playing mmorpgs, is the only way to get the 3 recruit-a-friend mounts by having a second account?
Blue? The blue ones mean they unlock content
Dungeons, trials, raids, or something cosmetic like emotes, glamour items,
there's a subreddit dedicated to posting recruitment codes you generate
@little swift If I just wanted to unlock squadrons & jump straight into trying to level with them, would that be possible? Or would I have to do a bunch of stuff beforehand like level them, etc?
Kinda sick of PoTD/HoH for DPS so... Hoping to find something else temporarily to level with
do people actually go there though? 👀
You have to complete the first flagged mission to advance the squadron to rank 2 before command missions become available @leaden ginkgo
Thats not intended to be a quick process
It takes 18 hours to do the flagged mission
Its been a while since I touched squadrons
But it will take several days or a couple weeks
Regular missions are 18 hours too
To level them them lv1 to 40
The first flagged mission is lv40
Honestly squadrons in dungeons suck
I would rather just queue up for leveling dungeons with people
And find stuff to do during your queue times
Beast tribes, crafting, gathering, etc
Anyone able to help with stat allocation on new relic?
What job
PLD
Follow your melding priority
If you plan on using the relic its fine to cap out 2 stats like crit/det and then funnel a bit into the third
Crit > dhit > det for paladin
If you skill speed already good
Ty
Does anyone know what white mage weapon this is?
Should I go speed over tenacity?
Quick question: Should I assume these are bots?
Yes
They don't even try to disguise lol
DH isn’t an option, so I’ve maxed crit and det, then I can pop the remainder in speed
Nice names
Thanks guys
omega rod @gray saffron
do you know the best place to get gashyl greens?
brugaire consortium is the one I remember
im resistance rank 10 in bozja but i had no idea what lost action are lol, anyone can reccomend which one do i need for dps or samurai in general
in main cities
okay cheers
you want skirmisher for dps as "stance" and for the 2 duty actions depends on if want to do extra damage or a cure as a panic button for lazy healers (or a lack of a healer )
an action like Bloodsucker isn't available yet otherwise would want it more since extra dps and self sustain
@left moth probably extra dmg
alternatively if you're worried about dying run Platebearer essence
lost focus and slash are a good dps pair (of duty action-actions)
platebearer like effects are good for learning although wont do much than protect from death to an extra hit in an aoe
So I recently finished stormblood and I was told that one of the sidequests gives you access to this zone called Eureka, which is supposed to be like an alternate progression, mmo within an mmo kind of thing. My question is, as someone who enjoys collecting things like mounts/minions and engaging in harder content close to the way it was originally intended, would it be worth bothering sith Eureka? Because I know that in Shadowbringers they added another zone that's supposedly like Eureka, so I'm unsure if I'm just going to waste time.
I don't think people do baldesion so
eureka is 5.x relic weapon and optional. it still has a lot of grinding even with echo but also has exclusive minions/mounts so it's a matter of if really want it
If I diamondback phantom flurry, will I survive the big final hit? Devour+Dragon Force+Chelonian and dodging the big hit still brings me below like 25% HP and I feel bad for my healer.
I mentioned the harder content thing just give more of a perspective to what kind of player I am, so I wouldn't just be asking if it was worth doing with no context, bit thanks for clearing that up. Much appreciated
I recommend you at least do anemos. It gives you the option to make your lv70 class gear dyeable.
suzi's final hit is a knockback so might die anyways
oh do i need to keep apraising forgotten fragment to reuse the skill?
diamondback nullifies "most" knockbacks
or i just need to get them once
Depends on the skill. Duty actions are either infinite use or have charges that are displayed. But replacing it in the duty actions destroys it. Items are one-use, but a lot of them have either very long or infinite duration
Ok ty
appraising the skills stocks them for future use. discovery of the skill/first appraisal is less important than in eureka since there's no action combos
What would be some fun Valentines inspired gifts for my fc? There aren't many in it so a slightly higher budget would be fine
how do i increase the level for daily duty roulettes like leveling and guildhest?
and should unlock all optional dungeons like halatali ?
you mean leveling? It’s always 16 psure
the level indicated in the menu is not the lvl of the dungeon you'll get when you queue for the roulette
its the min lvl you have to be to queue up for that roulette
and yes, no reason to not unlock the side dungeons seeing as it'll give you more options for the roulettes
got it 🙂
unlocking all dungeons anw too; for both fun and faster queue time
also is it me or gearing up warriors is much easier than casters?
i main summoner and my glad 24 glad is mych better geared that lvl 40 summoner thanks to dungeons 😄
Not really
dungeon drops are rng, though you're assured a gear from the end of the dungeon (if its a leveling dungeon)
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got it 🙂
@open ember I know Blue Academy has the BiS sets
Discord link?
It's in #resources
Thanks~
im considering buying 14 on my pc. If I buy it on steam, do I just log into my main account and add it onto my service account which my ps4 version has it tied to
also my sub would pay for both platforms its not 2 subs is it?
ah sweet thank you, I am on the move so I thought I would get it on pc
so I have both
How do I know when I've completed the Level 10 quest? I am Level 14 right now, and just been doing main quests, but I still can't learn any crafting
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if you've just been doing the main scenario quests, then you probably haven't done your lvl 10 class quests
below the main scenario quest tracker, there should be a second quest name
would that be the gladiator guiild quest line?
ahhh ok
hrm, I did a 1-50 potd run it seems that my aetherpool weapon is +12, which is right below the 51-60 cutoff of +13. Since it seems that silver chests no longer do anything to my weapon in question, is there any way for me to like, actually get myself to the cutoff other than to run 1-50 all over again and hope I get more silver chests this time?
In that example way of the lancer is the class/job quest available
the most irritating thing is that my aetherpool armor's at like +18 or something
Make sure to keep up with those. They give abilities you typically need as the job you play
yeah, i've been trying to make sure i dont skip the guilds or crafting early on
but man is there a lot of stuff happening lol
Aetherpool upgrade is rng. Going to upper floors at that level increase the chance of up to a +3 upgrade but its mostly a matter of grinding
will the post shadowbringers stuff be added to new game plus before 6.0?
Likely in 5.5
just to let you know, crafting/gathering is entirely optional
also is the story pretty much done until 6.0?
Nope
you don't have to worry about it at all if you don't want to. tbh its also recommended to level them when you're 80 as it'll be a lot easier
We're in transition mode msq wise for 6.0 story
okay nice so if it gets added in 5.5 i can just get caught up before i do that msq?
i skipped everything and regret it big time i wanna know how we get to the moon
We dont know that yet in game
right i just wanna be caught up for when 6.0 drops
but was worried post 5.0 stuff wouldnt be added ot ng+ by then
5.5 msq will probably hint it more otherwise the moon stuff is trailer material only
nice ty!
so i heard about the Bozja instance areas and just wondering if thats the most efficient ways of leveling nowadays from 70 to 80?
dungeons are still going to be better
if youre a dps and dont want to wait for queues its alright
but if your queue times are 15+minutes, then bozja is gonna be pretty decent
It's less effective than trusts, yeah. But then again, fuck trusts
Bojza is pretty damn good for levelling however
also allows you to earn mettle for later
And the rare occasional memory for relic
sounds good. Thanks!
i just need to just kill 2 birds with one stone on this one then
before bozja instances die down >.>
wanting to get a few resistance weapons at prime
yeah dr is fun
just takes a long ass time lol
And still out dps everyone
DR?
The new bojza exclusive raid
ah
Has the new hair stylr
And golden Gabriel mount as rare drops
For a large chunk of money
oh really? i thought gold gabriel was a savage drop
neat
lucky
oh right i want that gabriel mount xD
based on their usual routine, they'll offer a free week soon..right? I haven't subbed for +40-50 days so I think I qualify
Its hard to say
There's no real routine
Might be another month or 2 off
For it
The returner campaigns aren't set to a schedule
I see..well i'll just wait for that. looking at the next steps of relic..i'm good 🙂
#Casual
Old gabe has dropped to around 600k on my mb so if you need that you might get lucky
what do u mean by 600k ? sorry been awhile with the terminology lol
600k gil
ah nice!
i should check the marketboard! thanks :v
well im in Gilgamesh server
so it might be different lol
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Just world visit other servers and check their prices to see if its cheaper
last time i played i remember there being like, very very short, like 3-4 man little instanced quests, what were those called again?
dungeons?
not dungeons, it was alot more casual than dungeons
this was like 3 years ago
or so
Guildhests maybe?
maybe lemme go google
i found one at 400k :v
got to level 50 not its aleast 1 million exp per level? thats like 25 main quests for me right now FML
The patch quests don't give a lot of XP on purpose
once you hit HW quests it catches up
if youre overleveled consider levelling a 2nd class
You're in the patch quests that didn't use to give any exp, since they're level cap quests
You're not meant to get a lot of XP from those quests, as Bro said the HW quests will give a lot more
my account has just been suspended and i really don't know why, i haven't violated any rules, I just logged onto the forum for the first time but I didn't even post anything so i really just don't know
would i have gotten an email anywhere? i can't find one if so
Are you sure you logged in to the forum
thanks do I need to do all the MSQ before i can unlock the HW quests|?
And it wasn't a scam site made to look like the forum
Yes
Msq is linear in that manner
is there a difference between the gabriel mark III and the other gabriel aside from the gold scheme?
No
Its very glowy but thats about it
there goes the camoflauge :v
did you login to the forum in response to an in-game message about a gil giveaway? Because that's a common scam going around right now. You'd need to contact support.
shit.
i also changed wifi
Never trust in-game messages with links. Ever.
support can help, after that's done I'd highly recommend using the 2 factor app they offer.
could the wifi be it?
unlikely. contact support.
If you went to a link that was posted in-game and this happened shortly afterwards, you are probably compromised. Only SE can help you now.
The SQUARE ENIX Support Center is a centralized support site that provides product information and solutions to the frequently asked questions and issues with our products and services.
under the login restriction section.
Just gotta change your password and get otp
And then wait out the suspension
Because you got hacked essentially
And used as a bot like the message you received
the valentines event this year will not include the valentione set correct
valentione set is on mog now
Generally speaking, if an events rewards get onto mog station, it will never be in-game event available again
is there any easy way to make a loft in an apartment?
ive only found this guide, which looks a bit cumbersome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLbnswqTBA
Forget about trying to float beds over your house's windows. See how to float entire furniture arrangements on the new Wooden Loft item in FFXIV. It's pretty exciting. And easy. And it works with the latest patch.
is it hard to get lieutenant rank in gc?
whats the best way of getting it?
Just seals and do your hunting log for the company
Thats for putting stuff on lofts. Thats really the only way tbh
You'll need more seals
i need like 15k for outfit
Each rank requires some
@little swift ah, so otherwise it'd be an empty floor, then?
Plus ranking up unlocks expert delivery to let you turn in dungeon drops
omg.
Yes lofts mount onto walls pretty easily
you need to spend that many seals
Yes you buy the rank
thanks
Do you get gil back for releasing an apartment?
no
a very quick way to get seals is do any of the level 50-60 dungeons unsync'ed with a high/max level character and turn the loot in
each loot is worth around 600-800 GC seals
there's also a decent first-time poetics reward for doing a 50/60/70 dungeon for the first time
Braneric is saying you could use poetics to trade in gear to trade for seals
Can anyone point me to "the Skysteel workshop"? I'm trying to do my skysteel final step, but the quest is bugged. The hand-in location is not marked on the minimap or when I open the map, and when I click on the quest to see, it points me roughly to the Congregation of Knights. Then when I click on the Foundation map, the marker disappears.
anyone have this?
@gritty oracle its in the firmament
try logging out and log back in
Is there really no other way to get wolf marks. No matter the time of day, the pvp frontline daily has an average wait time of more than 30 mins
i had already 3 time didnt work
9m at the server's time (not ST, but like when the people of the region have 9pm) seems to be peak time for frontline
what's the biggest change from patches from about a year and half ago?
any quality of life that made things easier for a new account?
I'm going healer
trimmed ARR
they trimmed it
Head to your equivalent of C:\Users\Vie\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn. Then, you'll see a bunch of files named something like "FFXIV_CHR004000174BAC365E". Cut and paste it to your desktop. The game should try and succeed to make a new one. Mind that unless you back it up to the cloud and download after, your hotbars will all be lost.
no
also now you can fly in ARR areas after Praetorium
and is smithy what I should be still doing
wil try thx
at 15?
Hall of the novice is still what you should do yes
If it fails, you can still put the old config file back, but if you succeed, just yeet it to the trash bin.
oh hall of novice 
It gives you a ring that gives bonus exp until 30, so yes
quick question, if I wanted to opt out of crafting can we still make money from weird mods like palace, tower, and eureka?
or did they not add some viable form of money making?
is that content doable through party finder or duo?
PF
thank ya
will do
so lemme confirm, to do crafters to the full extent, you can have 1 or 2 assigned as the primary and leveled if you wanted to main a specific craft? or would leveling all them give you a passive
sometimes treasure maps sell for quite a bit of gil, check the marketboard in your world
and treasure maps sell relatively quickly too
unlike some of the loot u get from treasure map dungeons
is there a live chat support i can access?
Leveling all of them is so they can make materials for each other theres no other bonus
so i need this on my desktop?
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@gritty oracle sry for the ping but idk anything else
Sorry, misspoke. You need to yeet the folders named such, not files
does anyone have a link for a Chaos DC Bozja discord?
so like the notepad folders?
this?
i cant see that
it's in the main FFXIV folder. Can you screenshot that?
Is my friend are on steam if they buy during the sale will it transfer?
All my new friends are still on free trial
I'm not sure what you're trying to ask, but Steam and standalone are not compatible. You buy one, you stick with that for the rest of your playing time.
no data transfers?
can you paste the address where you're standing? Like "C:\Users\Vie\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn" for me
Your screenshot should look something like this
wait does it matter if the launcher is on a diffrent drive then the game itself?
It will probably still generate the FFXIV folder in Documents
Does the road to 70 buff end precisely 90 days (like, exactly 2,160 hours after you create the character provided the buff period is over) or is there anything that extends it (other than the buff period still being active--for instance, maintenance?)
I have the exact day it would end if it's precisely 90 days but I am wondering if there is anything that might extend it. If it works, for instance, like house demolition in that it's only counting time the servers are up?
Sorry I know this is a vague question that few people will think or ask about. But I'm curious!
it stays active for as long as the server is preferred > or at least 90 days from chacter creation
or as long as the server has the preferred status
For E9S Happy Brambles, for the towers (2nd forest) phase, is it always Tanks/Healers North and DPS South?
since they only change with maintenance, if you have road to 70 on a preferred server it'll stay till most likely april 13th and 5.5
Also it is exactly 2x experience for all sources isn't it? Provided you are under level 70
Yes
Oh so it only changes on maintenance?
What do you mean?
Like it ends with a major patch?
awesome, thanks; I got confused because there's no tethers so I wasn't sure if everyone just agreed to a particular orientation
90 days from character creation for me is February 19thish
So that buff will stay active for that alt for a while after that exact day potentially?
basically when a patch/maint happens, there's a chance that server status can change
Server status changes on maintenance
You lose the buff if the server loses preferred status
My server is Mateus and it was a fluke it was ever preferred to begin with

The buff is still active because it's within 90 days
i mean, if SE decided it needed to be preferred status then it wasn't a fluke
I'm being tongue in cheek ^^;
but regardless, if the server status has changed before your 90 days are up
then at the 90 day mark, it'll go poof
So it's exactly 90 days, nothing extends it like things do with housing demolition?
nothing extends it
Thank you then that's what I expected
I can live without it, it's just an alt... but I want to make sure I get as much out of it as I can
I can at least powerlevel my crafting and gathering
@gritty oracle imma ask for ur help tommorow again cuz is installing
Also, I'm stating the obvious but that road to 70 is a flat 200% experience boost to all sources isn't it?
I mean that in the sense that, every source of experience is doubled multiplicative not additive
It's hard to find information on how it works but that seems to be it
'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 mean a +100% boost
Not a +200%, 200% total
As if it would be triple, that's crazy o.o
'just' double
I think armoury exp bonus is only for kills/crafts/gathers, right? (basically anything that can be affected by food 3% boost?)
I don't think armoury works for crafters?
armoury doesnt apply to crafters/gatherers
I mean they don't really need it thanks for restoration
I guess just kills then?
Virtually everything is just kills
I don't think anything increases quest turn ins and the like except for this road to 70 thing
oh road to 70 increases quest exp?
whoa
I've been inactive but I want to make the most of my last week or so
I may or may not be online. Best to ask it as a general question.
oki
what level do you get access to hall of novice/smith gear?
15
is that in the starter town's tavern
yes
thank ya
any of the starter towns
Or outside the first dungeon
anyone know the name of this fencing? https://i.imgur.com/80MO1gH.png
it's a default fence for shirogane housing
(trying to find the name)
I can't find it but it shows if you remove the fencing included with a house/walls package
gotcha, thanks
is it worth it to get poetics for the shire gear? i just finished heavensward and was wondering if i need to upgrade for stormblood msq
Yes
shire gear will last you to around level 65
augmented shire is highly recommended unless you're good with the msq handout equipment
Its ironworks of lv60
often times, you won't meet the minimum ilevel requirement for stormblood dungeons without at least some shire gear
(even then there's a lot of missing equipment since sidequests are what gives accessories and the like)
and if you are a tank, you should sport full shire gear immediately
less important for dps and healer
(for reference the lv65 dungeon is where physical def ramps up for no reason so will want to replace equipment around then)
well people going into the lvl 65 dungeon will be sporting at maximum ilevel 270 gear (which is shire gear), since the previous dungeon (shisui) gives ilevel 270 gear
ironworks/shire/scaevan gear are the primary things to spend poetics on
Quick question, do I get a month of subscription if I buy an extension?
If you mean expansion then no
And I guess I cant buy a complete edition if I already have the game?
Correct.
Welp, wanted to get a Month of subscription, and was curious if I could get Shadowbringers alongside it
Can somoene confirm for me If It does work?
Hiya!
Thinking of getting the game.
Are there like 'grinds' or something in the sense like BDO/Maplestory where you have to keep grinding to upgrade ur gear?
no
unless you want to
the only "grinds" are for relic weapons which are just for fashion basically (except the newest one)
If there's no grind, how does getting the BiS work here?
time gating
How seasonal events work? There are changes in cities, and where do you punchas those limited time items?
@worthy rain old gridania at mih khettos amphitheater next to the gate
Ok, anything more a seasonal event do?
its just a side quest that gives you rewards
last year there was a maze thing that you could do with your friend but they didnt add that this year
Ok quests also
do the POTD memories have a chance of dropping from floors 1-10?
Yes
Talking about purchasing items, there is a note also about new items added, where do you purchase new gear or items?
(I only bought in merchants in a city state)
there was new items added to mog station
other than that its just items at the event vendor
Event vendor for limited time items
Mogstation for added new items
Ok thanks for commenting 👍
they usually add last year's event items to mog station
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"Last year event (not plural) items", you mean all item events from last year are eventually added?
I’m new and did the event for fun and can confirm the gift looks as absurd as it appears.
yes they added the 2020 valentine event items to mog station now
I saw a new emote I'd never seen a day ago
they'll do the same thing for this year's event
It looked like a cat about to pounce... I am not sure how to describe it. Have any new emotes been added in the past 2 months?
its called malevolence
Oooo
you get it from bozja
Thank you!
I also saw one of my dream emotes, sweeping with a broom. I am guessing that's from the restoration
yes
Yay
thank you
Also, did they finally add the missing ishgard restoration music themes?
I really loved the music for the completed area
The one that played when it was finished entirely last time
Hey is my pc good enough for xiv online? i5-8400, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5) , 8 GB DDR4 RAM
It was so calm and soothing
How do I upgrade my anima weapon? Just got ukonvasara.
@leaden ginkgo you can look at the system requirements on the steam page
Do the last skysteel tools really glow? Anyone got a video?
!faq benchmark
run that to get a feel for how the game will run on your PC @leaden ginkgo
I could explain but I think you should just use the benchmark program
I am not a PC expert by any stretch but I'm 99% sure that's good enough to play FFXIV for a certainty
you'll get actual numbers at the end
It may not get 60 FPS at maximum graphics settings but it will probably be very good
The only thing I might say is that... ram is funny. 8 GB might not be enough 100% of the time ^^;
But it also might
I doubt it will impact you much
yes
yes
Also, having this game on an SSD instead of an HDD will dramatically improve load times in such a way that can't be expressed well enough
So if you have that option, I recommend it
I totally reinstalled my game for that and the difference was night and day for me
I guess technically you can play the free trial forever but... it's not recommended if you want to actually play ^^;
To access the full game, a subscription is required but they have multiple options. I think there is still one to play just one character at $10 a month? Or was it 12... either way this game is designed to be played entirely on one character so you can at least save money if you need to
($15 is required for 8 characters per server)
ty!
I think it's $12.99 per month for the cheaper subscription plan, but it's also average $12.99 per month on the more expensive plan if you buy 6 months at a time.
!faq subprice
isnt it smart to put all language in duty settings? wont this decrease queue taime?
i just discovered u could change it
no
what are u opinion
if youre in eu it will be faster
i am in eu
oh thats what you said
that's usual recommendation. to enable all of the language settings
yes toggle D and F
because of your client settings prob
ive been playing months on english server only
hey sorry I just started, are you able to change face paint in the game if you wind up not enjoying it?
When is the /greet emote unlocked in terms of the story patches?
@lost spade yes
thank you 🙂
I totally forgot
you can change face paint, eyebrows, hairstyle, hair color and facial features
and tattoos/whatever your race has
4.2 story
Is there a filter to remove all the messages about points and stuff like “no longer occupied” and just see messages from my alliance/party in Frontlines?
untoggle system messages i think
Ok I’ll give that a try!
Oh um, I never really thought about this before and it's a minor thing but... does taking both Choco Slash and Choco Drop result in a damage increase? Or do they share a cooldown or something else I am not thinking of?
so long as your chocobo is in free stance, it'll use all of the skills its learned
Will taking both abilities result in more damage than if you didn't?
yea, more damage skills means more damage done
I just ask because I've heard odd things about chocobos in the past
For instance I heard that taking choco medica will make the chocobo worse at healing for you specifically
that was fixed quite some time ago
ayep
Does this also mean free stance will always result in higher damage than aggressive stance if you have all abilities?
chocobo's not really going to be able to pull aggro from you tho
realistically there's no reason to put them in a specific stance, outside of healer stance if you just want them to focus on healing and not get hit tho in healer stance they put themselves right next to you so...
basically just keep them in free stance
Good to know!
I do know that healer stance can get them out of harm's way
I actually have a rank 20 chocobo on Mimia Mia, but I never thought much about it. So now that I'm playing with an alt I'm looking at things differently ^^;
Do people still run memoria misera
Not as much, but I still sometimes see a listing for it in PF.
It doesn’t have a mount drop so most people stopped once they got their AF gear
Can you invuln pyretic
Pretty sure pyretic affects through defensives.
Its debuff dmg so no
sometime in stormblood
I haven't played much since 5.4... so I haven't really looked into things in detail. How exactly has the change of the greased lightning mechanic affected specific monk abilities?
What has been removed or fundamentally changed?
They basically play the same now, but they’re always at max stacks
Tk is just damage
A few abilities got changed to reflect the removal of GL
I am not being elaborate so I apologize
I mean to say that there were a lot of mechanics specifically designed to help with greased lightning stacking and maintaining and with that mechanic gone, these abilities have also changed
For instance perfect balance, even though it's the same as it was mechanically, I am sure is used differently to some extent now
PB is your burst phase
Perfect Balance has a longer duration but only works on 6 GCDs, meaning you no longer need to be a specific GCD to squeeze out an extra one.
Form Shift is basically Perfect Balance but only for one GCD
Anatman preserves Twin Snake’s timer now
Wait does form shift have a cooldown now?
Nah it can still be spammed as desired
And does seven sided strike still exist?
You just no longer need to use it multiple times to be in the right form
or whatever it was...
Yes, it boosts Movement speed now
See I didn't know that, that's great ^^
What's the benefit of seven sided strike now?
And how is tornado kick different?
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Use when you need to disengage from the boss for more damage
Also why is this bot posting, I hope I'm not doing anything wrong o.o
And Tornado Kick is basically just a stronger Steel Peak
He does it automatically every hour
Yep
Thank you this is interesting to know
Does seven sided strike have any other benefits, such as increasing the duration of buffs?
No
Just the movement speed boost.
Oh I didn't know it had that. Thank you
!action six sided star
Delivers an attack with a potency of 540.
Additional Effect: Increases movement speed
Duration: 5s
This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
The trait that also generated Chakra stacks is now 100% chance at level 74
And the level 62 version is 80% chance
That's really helpful
Monks sound a lot easier to play with now
And like they might even use more abilities than they used to. I look forward to testing things a bit
Very interesting!
Yeah overall they’re doing the same damage or slightly more than they were before the rework, but with a lot less fuss
Does um
i might give monk a go then, i didn't like the stacking back at shadowbringers launch
Fists of Wind I think it is, still give a greater attack speed?
No
Fist of Fire is back to being the default
any summoner here? whats a good spell speed to aim for at 510 item level
0 or enough for 2.48s gcd
There's no benefit of speed on smn
what materia should i go for
How many hours should i expect the MSQ to be as a new player ?
Alot
hi there friends. I've joined this server to ask a question because I have the game, I just ran out of my free 30 day trial period and I needed information about if paying monthly will charge the credit card everytime the days run out?
If you set it as Recurring
okay so there is in fact a way to not set it as recurring?
you can cancel sub after you've paid for i t
to stop it from entering recurring payment
That to
Also, since i have to do the msq, will it bring me to max level or even more than that? I have double xp on malboro
ya
It goes to cap
road to 70 will likely mean you hit 80 well before you finish msq
Anyone have an ariyala link to the preferred DoL/DoH melds?
fair number of people level 2 (or potentially more) jobs while working on msq with road to 70 buff
Good to know !! Thanks
fate has brought us together againn
when endwalker comes out, you know how the ironworks, scaevan and the shire are the best gear for those who finish the main expansion msq, what's the best gear for those who finish shadowbringers when endwalker comes out?
should be augmented cryptlurker
i think the next nier raid armor will be 530 as well? iirc
ah
24man gear is always equal to unaugmented tome gear
how does Monk play with the current expansion, and is it fun to get into?
was wondering, because debating about Machinist and Monk
its rework came out about 2 months ago
and it brought a lot of qol/smoothening changes
so do you think it's a lot more enjoyable than at the release of shadowbringers?
because it looked kind of odd seeing it change like that during the release
^
hello i tried resume my download progress but i keep getting this error any tips?
Not in any notable way IIRC
I think only Reassemble getting a small recast reduction so it always pairs with Drill
In terms of non-potency changes
yeah mch didn't rly change after shb release
@fallow cave check if internet explorer needs to be updated, as that is what the launcher uses to download the patches https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/357457-Unable-to-download-patch-files-30413-25008-10009?p=4558827&viewfull=1#post4558827
I have been trying to just download the patch all day and it refuses to let me. It starts downloading pretty quickly but then it slows down after a 100mb and then just stops and give the me the error in the title.
I tried changing my DNS and running as administrator but it didn't work.:mad:
if i want to grind a level 60 dungeon for glam, is it better to solo unsync with paladin or summoner
Assuming equal gear then Summoner assuming there’s no stream of constant/high damage
it's pharos sirius (hard)
Yeah SMN should be just fine.
What is the most efficient way to get grand company seals before you can unlock expert turn ins?
Are those the only options?
what do you mean by turn ins
turning in gear
Pretty much, yes.
do you mean provisioning, or the turn ins when you reach sargeant
alr in latest version it seems. if i reinstall the launcher will i lose the download progress?
Also the hunting logs for the grand company
Expert deliveries trivializes grand company seal collection but I need about 4,000 more on my alt
I forgot how I got through this the first time
That's true, sadly I have already done those
Pretty sure. You can also try this unofficial launcher which usually avoids a lot of the general launcher issues https://github.com/goatcorp/FFXIVQuickLauncher
is it safe?
Yes.
Hmm the adventurer in need bonuses for the roulettes, they remain no matter what don't they?
Anyone know how to setup a decent U.I?
Also how to have my hotbar have constant 1 moves I see on livestreams
what does the declutter of ARR mean, was it like cut down on story content?
There was a lot of filler content in ARR, especially for the 2.1 patch
They cut quite a bit from it
that's cool, is there also a way to ever do that cut content?
or is it just kinda gone now
For instance, there is a quest where you bought lentels and chestnuts for an npc, and you /soothe them instead now.
Correct you can get it as often as you want, though for experience it’s not recommended to do so.
I mean that one isn't in 2.1 but there are little things like that too
I’m pretty sure most if not all of the filler quests went poof entirely.
It's not just cut quests but also the quests themselves that are easier
Less tedious
you aren't missing anything
But the majority of removed quests had very little actual movement of the plot
is the overall leveling a new character experience faster because of this
Yep
A lot faster
New players also get a bunch of teleport tickets to go directly to the waking sands
I kinda love this, because I played during the release of the beta of arr, and did a lot of alts between all the expansions and the ARR is what always got to me.
The post patch content of ARR is notorious for being long winded and slow. It probably still is, but it will be less painful
And Flying in ARR zones speeds up story progress
The story will still be as strong as it used to be. If anything it's stronger because there are less distractions from the plot, I'd argue ^^
also arr got flying, you get some teleport tickets to vespa bay so yeah makes it a lot easier
The teleport tickets are a godsend
They are useful for more than just the MSQ too.
... actually is there a way to get more of them?
if your home base is limsa lominsa, there's also a ferry that takes u directly to vesper bay
not sure if this was recently added or not
They’re only given through the story so no
That's how you used to have to get there the "quick" way
And it's for all cities
It's not a Limsa Lominsa perk ^^;
Too bad you have to return there way more than once every 15 minutes
It’s been around since forever, but the usefulness of it greatly depends on your loading times
really? all cities have a ferry to vesper
If you have short times then that route is better. If you have long times then teleporting to horizon is faster
I don't think there are any perks that require you to belong to a city to use actually
do you remember how overtuned the story quest were when ARR was in the beta
I kinda liked them
Your loading time would have to be rather slow to make teleporting to Horizon faster, but it wouldn't require much for it to be similar
That said!
Now that we have flying that may no longer be true
So this is antiquated advice, sorry ^^;
Cries in PS4
how long were the loading times in ps4?
couldn't have been that long
It's just a question of how long it takes to teleport to Limsa Lominsa which depends heavily on how many players are there
Also if there is a significant delay teleporting to the arcanist guild I suppose!
are you talking about the ferry option?
Yes
If it takes you 30 seconds to load up Limsa Lominsa it could quite easily be longer than just riding there from Horizon
its been tested before
tbh, the only reason i have limsa as my home base is because of that ferry
that unless your loading times are very good, that taking the ferry to vesper bay and teleporting to horizon and running are basically the same
Limsa is also the only city with it's main Aetheryte right next to the market board
Yeah it takes a minute and 20 seconds for me to teleport to Limsa next do the stuff to take the boat
yea that's another good reason too
You didn't think it's so popular just because people like pirates, did you? ^^;
i thought it's because ppl wanted to rp there
Ul'dah is the RP hub for the most part
at least in crystal
Quicksand in particular
not sure how much goes RP stuff igoes on the other NA datacenterss
I have not seen much RP in Limsa at all... but lots of people performing!
the limsa aetheryte is good for people-watching on any datacenter
limsa is liked because of the mb near the aetheryte
It really is, which is why so many people perform there
Yeah Limsa for MB
It's also a gorgeous city state although I still prefer Ul'dah's architecture.
Ul'dah best ARR
this is starting to become more discussion-y than answering a question
Sorry.
no fun allowed in questions 😠
if you had a sub, could you create another character on a different datacenter?

Yes
or are you restricted to the datacenter of your original chracter

I think you can play on any datacenter, even the Japanese and European ones
yup
there's no restrictions on where you can make a character
the only character restrictions is how many you can have per server (and total)
Do they still have the subscription option where you only have 1 character you can play per server?
i hope they make data center visits a thing in 5.5
They said that they are, we'll see
its something they have been wanting to do for some time
but personally doubt it'll be in 5.5
It will be more likely 6.0+
I could easily see that as a feature they cut from the initial expansion if time constraints occur or there are problems with it
And that strikes me as a feature where that could easily happen
so i am on the chimera stage in my ARR relic weapon, how much farther does the questline go before i get a relic weapon
Let me look up a guide for you
will this outfit continue to be available after the event is over now that it's on the store?
yes
cool
You have a dungeon, beastman hunting, another trial, and then a run through all 3 hard mode primal trials from the 2.0 story
So that should give you a vague idea of how long it might take
(The beastman hunting part should not take long, and the trials are mainly about how long the queues take)
Wait can you still get that outfit from the event?
It's on mogstation now
can't get it from the event, have to buy from mogstation now if you want it
Oh
I misread the question
Typically seasonal rewards are put on the mog station one year after the event ends (when the event returns) and made available permanently
For how cute that outfit was, it is quite cheap. Does it have different default color options too or just the one? Not that it would matter but I am curious ^^;
it's dyeable
Of course
there was a blue/yellow/red variant offered during the event
I just mean that the original had 3 different outfits I imagine they didn't bother with that for the mog station since dying has the same effect
also all defaults versions are on mogstation
So they have all 3 versions even though it's a bit redundant?
you can buy all three variants n the store.
Interesting, thank you!
ope didn't backread
np
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just unlocked dark knight and the lv 30 quest is wrecking me. im confused if im supposed to run into the fires but the fireball that spawns 1 shots me even on very easy mode.
the quest text tells you not to eat too many of them at once
how many are you supposd to get then?
You eat them to get buff
But too much will kill you
Your goal there is to... Iirc kill something
So focus on that
I don't remember but I think that the idea is to not get too many at once
I think you can ignore them entirely
I don't remember having issues on it
Sorry 😦
was dying in the last room because taking too much samage then the fires kill me or a fireball kills me
Hello everyone, Can someone who's been playing since ARR tell me how relic weapons final state scale to endgame gear? Are savage weapons always BiS or is that only preference? Most people's opinion are very split on that topic.
Relic weapons probably will not surpass savage raid weapons from x12
In fact I'm certain they won't
i was hearing some people predict that the relic final stage with be BiS
at like 535
For everything else, they should be quite strong and pretty comparable though I think.
but im kinda sus of that
I guess we'll just have to wait and see
I think that's wishful thinking and I don't think that's ever been the case
I might be mistaken though...
some relics were BiS in 5.35
That was before 5.4 though, which had the actual best Shadowbringers endgame gear
And a big reason is because the relics had 5 materia slots 🙂
I've seen some comments from back in ARR that the final zenith weapons have been better than T9 weapons? (though i dunno how stats and stuff compared back then especially since i joined past HW)
I dunno the exact names of the stage >< just the generall relic weapons back then
it may have been comparable to 2.0's endgame raid weapons but the final ARR relic did not surpass the best raid weapon I don't think... but I can't remember. That was before savage raids even really existed I think
i keep getting this error, but the download still continue tho but if i close the the error it will also close the launcher
Well i guess it's really coming down to see what 5.5 will bring us. But 535 will be the final item lv for this expansion right?
530 + 535 weapon yes
Whatever the savage raid ||Eden|| weapons have are the best in the game
t9 would've been novus
which yeah, probably would've been better than t9 weapon since you could choose your stats
They will in like 5.55
Is that confirmed?
Maybe things will change then
They are a lot of work to level up and I don't see a problem with it personally 🙂
Its always been this way yes
zeta was i135, lux 275, eureka 405
I don't recall them being better but maybe were on par after all?
I certainly am not a savage raider
by the time relic is same ilvl as savage gear, savage raids have already had months to get BiS
there's basically no reason for the relics to not be same ilvl
Well relic weapons have 5 materia slots too
not always
If the Savage raid weapons only have two it would make relic weapons better wouldn't they?
Not in the past, but it would be the case this time at least
definitely not always the case
Those slots go away with the current step to give full customization of stats plus extra inherent stats
it's basically coming down to stat preference by then?
The extra stats give them more than weapons of equal item level
bc not everyone is a savage raider
And not all edenmorn weapons have BIS stats
Stat preference makes things best in slot, it's more that it's an option that doesn't require you completing extremely hard content
the substats definitely will be the make or break difference between savage weapon and relic
Which class uses the least amount of abilities? I know they all use a lot, but is there one that uses less than the others?
It's also something fun and cool to work towards 🙂
machinist
Dancer probably
no, definitely machinist if we're going by total skill count
RDM has the smallest amount of abilities on their action bar if you are asking that
Samurai has the most
no machinist has less
Really? I'd have to check that
machinist has like 27 skills
i can fit everything and them some on 2 hotbars
everything important. heavy shot isnt
25 skills if you count rook/queen as the same thing since they upgrade
what
You're right actually
heavy shot isn't important
RDM has 27 vs Machinist's 25

Alright, thank you
Most classes are easy to play though, there are only a few that are really confusing and difficult
at least relative to the others
Dancer is by far the easiest class to play regardless of how many abilities it has to press
This is simply because it has an ability to help you move quickly, this makes dodging 10x easier than any other class
a lot of classes have movement abilities
Not like dancer does
dancer just has a dashx3

i hope you like alliance raids, then