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I have been for about a week, been going back and forth between Famfrit and Sargatanas
oh cool
mimicry is from the first boss in Pharos Sirius Hard mode, you'll need to let him summon his adds, they cast it.
On Famfrit I have a 31 MRD and ROG and a 23 ARC, and I'm like... two or three MSQs away from being able to do job quests
You also need to make sure the add keeps the tether on you to get the spell
And for the reddit posts, there is a link in the post itself to each Blue Patches spell.
why not just add them to the main list
Post got too big
So he did different posts, helped keep comments for hunting etc directed to the patch too
What can I get from Coils of Bahamut
The list I linked contains everything though.
@dire prawn lore
Usually? A headache
But given the content for 6.0, doing the coils is nice for lore reasons
a neat story and some loot that may or may not be worth it
especially if you're mad like me and want to manually craft a glam item
coils, as a story, is amazing
outside of msq it was my favourite sorry
story
I'd say wait until you're 80 and can solo it, or find someone who is 80 and wants to do it and take their time and watch cutscenes with you
there is some filler stuff
like arr style fetch quests
idk there's no fun in running it unsynced
does being short in this game have any advantages or nah
it's so easy lol
in shb there is a couple of places you can only go if you are the shortest race
it's just for fun
but that is the only advantage
theres a town in shb where you can enter a room if youre a lalafell
wudnt it be harder to target in pvp?
no
So for the map gathering cooldown, if i gather a Peisteskin Map can i still find a Zonureskin map that day or is it only one of any kind of map a day?
any kind of map a day
One map. Period
is there an updated blue mage leveling guide out there? i've been following one for up to level 50 but idk what spells i should get to grind mobs beyond that - i only really used 1000 needles til now
so how exactly doeS Aetherial Mimicry work?
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Target a tank and use it, you get tank mimicry.
yes but what enemies are tanks?
...then what's the point of doing it in runs where we can only be Blue Mages?
It lasts until you turn it off, or job change.
You can't switch classes in dungeons
You stand in a populated area
You get it before you go in
ah
Some folks afk on healers by the carnivale so people have easy access to their mimic
Those folks are nice folks
Kill stuff equal or just above your level with your preferred 220 potency filler spell and whatever oGCDs you have
If you can, grab Choco Meteor from the red chocobos southeast of Tailfeather. If you have your chocobo out it’s a 300 potency spell
Aside from those two, are there any other spells in ARR or HW that are worth grabbing now?
i'm still on water blast
or just go down the list?
I mean.. almost every spell has a use of some sort between carnivale or actual gameplay
Missiles from the 3rd hildibrand trial is great for fighting enemies at your level
!action missiles
Deals damage equal to 50% of target's current HP.
Chance of successful attack is low. Has no effect on enemies whose level is higher than your own.
A magical imitation of warmachina technology, this technique allows the user to fire a barrage of aetherial missiles. When efficacious─which, bear in mind, is not guaranteed─it sends a shock through the foe that appears to resonate more the greater their vitality.
Enkidu / Battle in the Big Keep
Type: Magic
Aspect: None
Rank: 4
But the trial spells are wicked handy nods
great, time to wait for someone to post a PF for those
The primal spells especially since they are oGCD
You could always post your own, or solo it.
can't post
Ah, trial player?
Ifrit, Titan, Ramuh and Levi's spells can be gotten from their hard mode versions as well. Ifrit's from normal (just undersized level sync it with instinct and healer mimic)
Hey so uhhh at level 80 fisher is feast of famine worth it
A handful of spells can be learned in the carnivale too.
But really, with Healer Mimic and Instinct, there shouldn't be any content you can't get yourself solo if you need it up through HW.
The only one that gave me trouble was J-Kick from one of the Alex raids.
eh i often see people doing alexander Blue runs for spells
now that I have the Mimicry, just gotta get spells so I'm not spamming Glower over and over
Not saying you have to solo it if you don't want, just that you can if you can't get a party
Grabbing Pom Cure should be your priority, then just go to town in dungeons ^.^
and Open World HW ones I should get while waiting?
Whistle for sure
Sonic Boom is good, really useful in the carnivale. Exuviation is a mandatory spell with healer mimicry to do a couple of carnival stages.
I was looking through my settings, what exactly are "claimed" and "unclaimed" enemies? I understand engaged and unengaged as the ones youre fighting and not fighting.
anyone here good with controller settings? or rather , the crossbar ones ? im looking to set up skills for my GNB and MNK but dont know how to keep the skills exclusive to class
do most people who play this game play shorter charectors on purpose?
I've used this video before when I tried to get into controllers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOFHeZxJOgo
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It has some good info, though worse comes to worse you can still use a mouse to put settings into the crosshotbar
hight does nothing so why should they play shorter ones on purpose
@late ingot i don't think its on purpose 
So i changed my chars appearance with an item now i cant use glamours and my hot bar is wack
Any idea
an item? lik a fantasia?
thanks , but im looking for something very specific, ive already watched that video and still dont have my answer@fast talon
i dont know why a fantasia would affect your hotbar. ive use fantasia twice now and never had that happen
Its all screwed up

Tf
Are you sure you didn't like
Change characters
what do you mean exactly by "skills exclusive to class" like make it that a hotbar only has the skills from that class? wouldnt that mean just changing what hotbars are shared?
How would i have done that
logged out and swapped to a different one
@fast talon i think so , but i dont quite grasp how this hotbar sharing works exactly. like
Idk
Wait
ive set up skills for my GNB just fine, now i want to do the same for my MNK
@raven burrow character config > hotbar > sharing and untick the hotbars you want to keep exclusive to classes
So the section is the bottom is what you want since we're talking controllers.
how do i make it that my WXHB skills are split for mnk and gnb ?
shared hotbars will stay the same across all classes
If it's selected, that means any skill you put there will be the same across any job
Says im lvl 1 now lol
You said you changed appearance
Like
Does your character still look like a character
Or did you useone of those potions that turns you into a monster
Was 80
If it's not selected, swapping jobs will swap the hotbar
Wat did i do
Did you change class?
if i untick the skills disappear for my gnb aswell tho , thats whats got me confused @fast talon @remote lintel
because when they go from shared to unshared it clears the hotbar
oh so i have to set again?
yes
I just want to not lose all the progress

put your skills for gnb/mnk on them
Uh
Did you start new game+ or something
probably created a new character instead to change his appearance from his old one
So
Wat do i do
To get char i spent all this time on back
Dont see place to chamge
Chars
Idk
Contact support
Same name
relog
I have three times
whats your characters name and server
Hi! I'm new and I have a question. can you complete all the content only with gear you've crafted yourself and ignoring quest/dungeon gear? I've never gotten that far in an mmo but I want to craft all my stuff ever
Why
do you not see a job stone in your armoury chest
That wouldn't make you back to level 1 tho 
sorry @raven burrow had to take care of something but it looks like you found your answer
@fast talon yeah , thanks. i was being a dummy
you can yes, and it sounds like youre still early on so it shouldnt matter for a while, but the best gear currently is only from raids, but the...3rd or 4th best gear is crafted
So how do I solo the trials? Just grab healer mimic and run it like normal?
Yeah I don't really care about any gear that I can't make
like I guess I could sell them but I'm not gonna use em
I guess I should just mention that the gear you get as quest rewards are usually just crafted gear for free, so there's that, but yeah totally doable to go through the whole game making stuff yourself
can you do raids with crafted gear? Like I'm googling it and getting mixed signals
waz server time rn?
grab healer mimicry, pom cure, and basic instinct and it should be doable. gonna take a while, maybe 20-30 mins depending on the dungeon, but its doable.
...can you grab pom cure solo?
As long as its appropriately leveled, definitely
yay cool
Yeah. Do Mog King undersized, and just wait for the healing moogle (i think hes in the 3rd wave) to cast pom cure
then kill him
if you dont get it, reset
ok
Like rn, the 3rd/4th best gear is crafted only so that's the minimum you would take with you into raids if you wanted to farm them for the higher level stuff
the only possible issue is you end up killing the other moogles so he has nothing to heal, so bring sardine or something as a low damage poke
Do raids give anything other than gear? If not I'm probably just gonna do each one once. I've never gotten to raids before
thinking about it you could potentially do it level synced as well, just use white wind to heal yourself
i got it
savage version of raids can give mounts/minions/music as well
oh cool that seems worth
Can someone help? I cant resub even though i enter my card info correctly, it say error 401 then change to 601
and now youre set. with healer mimicry pom cure has insane value
I tried my card on steam and it work fine
But on mogstation it give me error when i click next after entering my card info
does Pom Cure replace White Wind?
not exactly because its single target only, so you might still use it for raid wide attacks, though SB added more efficient aoe heal
so if ever that might replace white wind
can't get SB spells
ah still on free trial then. then yeah rn its probably your best aoe heal. there is another aoe heal you can get from a mob in HW (and i think you need it for the job quests) but it has insanely short range
what time zone is server time?
PT im pretty sure
For solo healing with healer mimic yes
The server time shown in game is GMT
...how are you supposed to do enough damage to (in my case) Ramuh
when you're level synced
basic instinct but it sounds like you are missing a lot of high damaging skills. oh right youre free trial so you cant use the party finder.
go unsync
white wind is usually used by "tank" mimic BLU to rip agro
Can you please help me with healing for lvls 20-50ish? WHM here, I'm having trouble with what i should prioritize? I usually just spam Cure 2 and use Regen when possible. I emergency heal to full health with one of the abilities, and use the skill to regen MP when below 5000 MP. Maybe its the anxiety in me but I'm always cutting it close, like at times tank will get down to 3 digit health
these are my current skills
hi, if we stop retainer venture halfway, will they still receive experience?
for both short and long one
the only hp the tank need is the last one. sounds like you are doing fine. i suggest pressing lucid dreaming earlier and more often
dont be afraid to push lucid even if you are 100%. just keep pressing it
the more times you press it, the more mana you have
also you should be dpsing like 80% of the time
at low levels the tank will be mostly fine with regen on them
i feel like you need song of torment before you try any trials, tho thats a long dungeon to solo
if you can get friends to help you that would be ideal, but song of torment is a pretty strong spell to have
i've solo'd it as BLM before
instead of paying attention to tank current health, try to pay attention at the rate at which their hp is going up or down. if you can estimate that they are not going to die before the mobs die, you dont have to heal them at all. Out-of-combat regen is also extremely powerful
@remote lintel i'm having trouble understanding OGCD, like I need to gain illies, and can use one of them at a time to proc an OGCD that will insta heal right?
well try to get song of torment. bristle + song of torment is one of your strongest spell combos if you cant access SB spells
keep that dot on up 100% and it adds up
you gain a lily every 30 sec in combat
especially against ramuh since theres a lot of downtime when youre stunned and stuff
Ogcds are things like Tetra, assize etc
you consume the lily to use an ogcd heal
Lily heals themselves are GCD
But they're instant and thus allowing you to weave off global heals
Ahhh ok so hoarding Lillies is a waste correct? I should be using at least 2 of instead of hoarding them at limit?
You shouldn't overcap
no. use lilies only if you need them
you spamming stone/glare does more damage overall
Though thats mainly an issue with misery optimization
lilies are there to compensate you not being allowed to stone/galre
they are like rebates. spending money just to get rebates is pointless
similar to this
if you dont need heals, there is no need to forcefully spend a lily
you might also want to consider getting condensed libra if you can. not sure where it fits in the current BLU meta but it was also a key skill back when 60 was the cap.
Salutes, I joined The Whorleater hard, using a party in party finder, I saw that the reward is 20 Tomes
When we completed the trial, unsync, the reward was 75 Tomes, what was the 55 added Tomes?
First time bonus
condensed libra is slightly 4head since the weakness is random element, you have to kit out your spells to be able to take advantage of it consistently
yeah, but if they cant access SB spells they might as well squeeze out as much dps as they can with the filler spells
For someone in the party? I thought we were experienced ones for fun, doing it unsync hahaha
You still get first time bonus even unsynced
there should be a notification at the start of the trial if its someone's first time. First-time bonus avaliable or something. everybody will get the bonus
He could not see the battle, cause there were overpoweres players, it was all done in under 1 minute
wait dont you have to do whorleater hard for the msq, would that count for them or do they have to use the DF
Can someone refer me to a Skybuilder tool material list?
unsynced counts for MSQ yes
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huh didnt know that
which step, the latest one?
The goal is to join the instance
generally quests dont care whether you do it sync or unsync
aw some guy didnt get to experience leviathan's music lol
Are there Poetic vendor to trade for consumable foods?
I did not see the option...
Like I dont' need gears and other craft materials.. got all the music scroll too
It's the first step of 5.45
What's the name of the MSQ to fight Leviathan
"Lord of the Whorl"
Recruit Members, lower left
Yes, not jumps though
Lower left of party finder, ok thanks 👍
i see
Assuming crafters (cuz idk about gatherers) its all diadem stuff. Grade 4 Artisanal so-and-so. Pretty sure every Grade 4 artisinal is used for something.
i thought dragon sight attached to someone close by
but then i have to click on someone and use it
You have to manually target it, though there are macros for it.
And generally somrone is
Usually people just git gud and learn to click quickly or macro
To your perspective, is it better to grind artifacts in PotD or delubrum?
DR is faster
Delerum is more fun, potd is soul sucking
Delubrum and you can also get the expensive hair.
and mount

The drawback of delubrum is I will lose mettle for KO, but delubrum it is then
is 15 the max, im still just starting in ozja
I'm on rank 12
You only need 72k foe the weekly
also i hate it
And mettle is easy as fuck to get
And yes 15 is cap
Just cap rank 15 to stop caring for mettle
is there a step by step relic weapon guide?
And better actions
personaly I did a mix of both, need a break from delubrum because of a bad run go do some potd
learn the fight i guess to avoid dying to the mechs
^ fights are very straightforward once you understand the moving partd
Its like a 24man
Thats punishing
was doing the ivalice raids required before unlocking resistance weapons
I think so?
They're only required to start the quest line
My fastest run i guess in DR is 35 mins, that is without deaths and everybody has an essence.
okay. my friends and i were just arguing last night whether or not that was the case cuz we alll did ivalice back in SB and didnt know. we were curious if there was alternate dialogue if you never met Mikoto thru Ivalice
can't start the save the queen quest without it
well that settles that i suppose, thanks
idk which lost skills i need for dr lol
Dps shit
perception for traps, shield and protect is nice too, lost bravery is a good buff
Font of Power /magic + banner of Noble ends/Sacrfice
As your generic dps actions
- dps essense
i see
someone usually has protect/shell/perception
So just bring dps stuff for speed
Or try some memey shit
banish is nice for the phantom mini boss
what item level is the gear fron edens promise normal?
510
and theres no weekly cap for the antiquity rolls ?
There is
do I have to do it extreme? never done hard and it asking for extreme
aetherweaver for healers, skirmisher for dps, platebearer is situational if the whole party doesn't have a tank (dps tank), martialist for increase dps for tanks, savior for increase healing potency (can't be used by healers though) @karmic niche here ya go for essences
Thats an optional quest
what do you mean xD
its optional so no, but you've definitely done hard mode if you've picked up the quest for extreme
oh okay
Thats the unlock for shiva extreme
I want to unlock some raids and I must fucked up lol
come back to that when you're at 80 and do that unsync.
got it
you should have done the ct raids when you did your msq
And its mandatory
!faq contentunlock
o.o i see that's alot
Does the Nezha set actually give any kind of bonus or is that no longer a thing? Can't find a consistent answer in the shop or through google
No sets in the game give any kind of set bonus
technically, yes it does
some give a exp bonus for maybe a few lvl
but its not worth wearing for it
because one, no stats and two, only til lv l30 or so
That's the kind of info I was looking for, thank you
Hey is anyone on chaos and can help me real quick
Because thats your username
How do I get the password tho
Ps4 can only be linked to 1 account per psn
I’ve tried filling it in
Its the password you used for making your Mogstation account
Can someone on chaos please help me
Ummmmm this is complicated. I just did a MSQ dungeon for the first time (the fourth one with the fairy in the spider web). It downleveled me anyway back to ACN but there is no way I could have been able to tell what other players were doing to make these decisions. Like for a start everyone ran off and I took a wrong turn haha. And then I watched the cutscene and the final fight ended (I thought it made people wait if you were watching it for the first time so felt guilty aboht that when it flashed up ‘so and so is defeated’ and I’m still watching the movie of them being summoned yikes). But yeah how am I supposed to know what the other player will cast that would then make me choose a vs b
(A bit besides the point yet because I don’t even have these spells. Onky just got my fairy and can’t use her in MSQ because somehow I’m really behind)
???
If you are a scholar
Even if you sync below level 30, you stay as a scholar
You won't go back to being an Arcanist
is it possible to build an elevator glitch for Large Florist Walls?
It def took my fairy off me and gave me back the carbuncle.
Then you weren't a scholar
You removed your soul stonr
Never remove your soul stone
Hmmm ok I equipped wrong.
Save your gear sets
Save your gearset
Save your gear set
By swapping gearset, your job stone will be equipped automatically
If you swap weapon to swap Job, then you need to equip everything manually
Swapping gearset to swap Job will do everything for you
quick question
Just remember to keep it updated
Your free company does
Regarding what you read on saltedxiv, if that thing is written anywhere before 2019
you can also put your gear set on your hotbar by dragging it and putting it on your hotbar or pressing square on your ds4.
Chances are the info on it is outdated
thats a free company chest
The company chest is shared with people in your free company
not grand company
wait oh no
its your guild chest basically
because theres one there and in the main city markets
and I thought it was just for the serpents
its for your guild
Because free companies are under grand companies
I took like all the demon bricks and just gave them out to random people I found
like 6 of them >.>
Not all free companies have houses
Thanks all.
if they didnt want people to take the bricks, they would have put them in the restricted pages
So this company chest is how FC members share items
ohhh o
ok
I was wondering what an npc company was doing with like 100million gil anyways
how do blue mages normally level?
Mobs
Kill enemies on the open map
Farm those mobs like its 2000
Is there anyway I can get the email that’s tied to my account at least?
I can’t figure out anything
They gain significantly more experience from killing open map enemies compare to other Jobs do
thank you guys
It should be the email with your psn...i think
outside of a thousand needles, any other spells you recommend?
!faq bluguide
At least I didn't sell anything on the market >.< That would've been awful
All my emails say no square Enix account associated with it
Jusr run down the list
Do you think I can reach out to square Enix?
don't think they can do much if you don't remember anything like the mail, password, b-day you used, the safety question and answer
I know the username 🥲
Maybe a refund idkkk 😭
I played the demo like 5 years ago maybe
I played the ps3 beta whenever that was...
trying to get back into it
I'm trying to make a character on Cactuar and I see its congested. Is it still possible to make chars if I do it on off hours?
!status Cactuar
wait for off hours
awesome thanks guys
hey guys, i started playing ffxiv a while ago and i have a character in the adamantoise server (i was located in NA). now i'm in Asia and i want to keep playing but would i be able to keep playing with the same character in an NA server from Asia?
ah ok ok got it, thanks!
ill mostly be doing pve content so hopefully ping won't be an issue
!faq datacenterip
List of IP Addresses for each Datacenter
North America
Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Europe
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Japan
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158
how do I ping the IP?
Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Check your ping
Will I lose the Road to 70 buff once i have one class that reach 70? What about other classes that have not yet 70?
Anything over like 150+ makes double weaving sketchy
ooh ill check it
It hides itself and comes back when you swap
Cool thx
So I'm on msq with the utmost care
But I can't figure out how to get below to bit the I need to be
wym
Like I'm over the top of it but there's no way down
screenshot it
whats the quest name
With the utmost care
oh that one
Do you know how to get dow there
There's a hidden ramp down behind a pillar
Its playable but double weaving things would be extremely sketchy
okok ill try it out
Does holy keep stunning over and over
No
Only 3 times
Then they're resistant to it for 1 minute
Stuns and crowd control in general are subject to diminishing returns
Each use halfs the duration
So holy stuns for 4s > 2s > 1s > resistant
You can cast Holy four times before the mobs become stun immune
Your second Holy cast overlaps with the stun duration of the first Holy cast, and then the second and third casts have a reduced stun duration
Third and fourth*
Better to keep spamming holy for the damage than to use a single target spell like glare or dia
Idk what glare or dia is
Once you've done a fourth cast of Holy they become immune to hard CC
Lol
Glare is the Lv 74 upgrade for Stone IV
Dia is the upgrade for Aero II
So if you're not at 74 then he means Stone or Aero
Oo okay I don't even have aero 2 yet aha
Yeah I just got holy
Wait then you have Aero II
45 is holy
But the concept is the same
Nice to know aero gonna upgrade soon tho thanks xD
They're just upgrades of Stone and aero
Literally your next level is the Aero upgrade
I reached out to square enix do you think they will respond soon
Also I was wrong 74 is when you get access to Afflatus Misery
72 is the upgrade from Stone IV/Aero II to Glare/Dia
in a few days prob
Also the healer set you get is it gonna be my bis for a while
no
if my SAM has full 510 crafted gear , what should i focus on melding ? is DET , CH or DH most important? CH is at 1802 , DET at 2168 , DH at 1853
The Healer's gear at 45 and then the Cleric's gear at 50 is the minimum ilvl at 50
But the final piece is lvl 50 lol
Your best in slot at Lv 50 is Augmented Ironworks gear
!faq balance @raven burrow
The coffer it gives has i90 gear
Which is automatically double its ilvl
Then after finishing arr you can get ironworks, which is i130
Also when you do go and start outfitting yourself in Ironworks gear your weapon should always be your first upgrade
Its a gear set
You'll find out
I literally started 2 days ago
The best lv50 gear
Ooh
Ilvl jumps massively at the old level caps
So just always spam holy right
Even if there's 1 target?
no
No
2+
2+? Okay
I just finished the ARR quest line as a paladin and saw that I can pick up samurai which starts at level 50. Are there other classes I can pick up at advanced levels at this point in the game?
red mage
dancer and gunbreaker at 60
also dark knight, machinist, and astrologian when you get to HW
those start at 30
I have to complete all of the 2.0 patch story quests before I can do that, yeah?
yes
Yee
Thanks for the info.
I've got a bunch of items in the mail (helm of light, character change potion, black chocobo chick etc) and unsure if these are only for one character or all characters on the account get these?
Oh nice. Really tempted to change the appearance of my old character...
Well same deal
Does that get given to you via mail?
no its a quest reward
Ok. My original character finished the base story before the very first expansion released I think.
oh
Expansion?
It's weird logging onto a character I last saw on my PS3 back in 2014 lol
heavensward, stormblood and shadowbringers are expansions
a realm reborn is the base game
ARR is the "base" game, since 1.0 is just flat out gone.
Everything you play here, you start with 2.0, which was ARR.
is there a guide on how to get more melding slots on crafted gear ? and all this overmelding stuff ?
Oo I think I'm close to finishing arr
How do i turn in lady of blades quest
read objective
Speak with marsak.. Whoever that is.. Hes on some weird part of the map i have no idea how to get to
Are levequest allowances gonna hinder my crafting level speed or I shouldnt worry about that?
You don't actually add more slots, you instead just sorta shove the materia in there with a DoH class of the proper level. So for the 80 gear you'll need an 80 crafter. Then it's just the standard materia meld interface through right click, with a low percent chance to slot each one up to 5.
gangos
@meager heath levequest allowances just let you take on levequests
you dont need them to level
It'll just look like this.
@thorny sinew so i can insert 5 materias into my exarchic gear even if it only shows 2 or 1 slot ?
Yes. The only restrictions are: You can only ad one extra +60 per piece of gear. And you still can't go over an items stat caps.
Then it's just a scaling percent chance per slot. 17, 10, 7
can other people meld this for you ? my professions arent high enough yet
Mmhmm, right click request meld
yes you can request melds from other players
okay cool , cheers
Just keep in mind, you need a ton of materia because it can and will fail. A lot.
hmhm , im praying i wont burn through my gil 
The stat gain is minor, don't go broke.
generally, unless you're a world first racer or serious end-game crafter/gatherer
its not worth it to pentameld
Especially if you aren't pushing cutting edge content.
I only penta some of my gear because I love dungeons, so I'm always swimming in materia and may as well use it. I don't go out of my way to buy it etc.
well , id like to farm stuff like emerald ex and savage promise
you dont need penta melds for that
just melding the assured slots is more than enough
You're getting 100 of your secondary stats per piece for each penta. Yes, it can add up. Of course it's helpful. But it's not needed
fair enough
If you have the spare materia and want the tiny little extra edge, have at it. But don't blow the bank doing it. ^.^
Oooooor if you just really really love seeing those red dots on your gear. 😛
red dots ?
Mmhmm, if you look at the screenshot, you'll see that my pentamelded pants have three red dots next to the blue ones. Blue is normal open slots, red are the overmeld.
oh i see
Do you have to unlock every bard instrument or do you get every single of them at level 30?
alright thanks for the info
At the bottom of each gear in the meld menu, you'll see stat totals. You cannot go over the totals.
you unlock them all once you unlock perform
Lvl 30, right?
ya
How is the process of switching between console and PC with the same character? Is it seamless like in Destiny 2 for example?
What level do you need to hit in POTD in order to get timeless artifacts for the Relic Weapons?
Yes I understand that you'd need to buy the game twice. I guess my question is more about how your settings transition between the two.
like ui settings?
Yeah.
you can save your settings to the cloud
you upload your character/system settings to the cloud
then you download them on the other platform
and download them on the other platofrm
And you do that every time you switch platform?
no
system/character settings are saved to your system
if you were playing on a new platform/system you would need to transfer your settings
Also make sure you're buying the Windows version of the game if you're switching to PC, not the steam version - or youre gonna have a bad time
nothing wrong with steam version
I've had friends have issue switching between PS4 and steam
The version on the Square Enix store is 50% off and the Steam version isn't so that's an easy decision.
haven't heard of people having issues with switching between them, but that said
their issues may not be other people's
is playing on ps5 easier than on pc? as in, ease of movement, camera angle, targeting, doing rotation?
Platform doesn't really matter since you can use either control scheme no matter what
It's still the same game
Control set up is just a matter of preference and comfort. I've been playing MMO's with a mouse and keyboard for over 20 years, I honestly don't think I'd adapt to a controller. But for others, they can fully destroy the game with those blasted things. Pick your poison and enjoy ^.^
i'm making the transition now from pc to ps5
imma little bit clunky with dps-ing and moving at the same time 
I like controller and mouse and keyboard in various games. Just got the game on PC for when I want to do harder content and I'll stick to the console version when I want to relax, at least this is my plan.
Have you tried moving while pressing your damage buttons? 
basically just a matter of comfort
if you're use to one way, trying to play another is gonna take time and practice
I'm only slightly biased because as SAM for example all of my single-target damage fits on one trigger
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anyone knows if castrum drops are getting a buff with this hotfix?
tks for all your inputs ^^
That's the hope, but I haven't seen anything on what is in the hotfix yet. We usually don't until it's already underway/done, unless I've just missed a post somewhere this time around.
yes
that's what they said last pll
hey what is the requirement gathering for a level 80 retaainer?
alright, ty
2083 Gathering (1745 for fisher)
@thorny sinew hey , sorry for direct ping but could u explain this pic to me ?
thank you!
So those DPS tools that people use, those against TOS right? Why are streamers and YouTubers able to use them on stream without repercussion.
emerald blade says CRT DIR is that what i do without overnelding ?
It basically shows what equipment to use and what materia
yes, because i dont think you can overmeld that
Only crafted gear can be overmelded
does I need to tend a plant if it needs less than 24 hours to bloom?
@fast talon yeah but right next to emerald blade it days CRT and DIR
what does that mean , do you know ?
that's the stats it has
oh lol
It's telling you to put two Direct hit materia into the weapon. The Crit Dir are the main stats on the weapon
No worries. There is a ton of info to absorb sometimes.
well you can only tend to a plant once a day right? its been a while since i did gardening.
i may be wrong, but ffxiv gardening says you need to tend to plants at least once a day
And never be afraid to ping me, if I'm not busy I'm always happy to answer if I can.
Is there any actual risk to using stuff like ACT? I know it goes against ToS but I also see a lot of streamers and YouTubers that use it,
As long as you don't use ACT/FFLogs to tell people that they're shit at the game you're fine
Ah I see, so it's more just not being an asshole in game then
Well I play on JP servers, no one speaks English here anyway so I guess I'm safe from that.
It's rule number one of ACT club.
Rule One of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
Unrelated question, I heard the hotfix is gonna reduce the Resistance grind, is that only for the latest step or does anyone know if every step is gonna be affected.
And if you don't get that reference you had a sad childhood
I'm still in stage 1 and don't wanna turn in my memories in risk that the requirements go down.
The only thing they really said in the live letter was "We're going to address it"
We don't know what they're going to do to castrum, or if the grind itself will even be tweaked at all.
very unlikely @fast talon
Gotcha. Guess I'll wait and see. Do you need to progress the resistance weapons quests to unlock stuff like castrum and that 24-man duty?
Or do i just need to keep ranking up in bozja
Castrum is rank 10 Bozja quests
You need Castrum for the weapon quests, not the other way around
okay, so unrelated to the resistance weapons quests as far as unlocking goes.
awesome, thanks.
I know the reference but I've actually never seen the film lol one of those on my to-watch list but just never getting around to do it
anyone have experience with gamepad/controller with pc?
24 hours til the hotfix brings the servers down, so we'll know soon enough anyhow.
I'm playing on my laptop with a PS4 controller
Childhood? Ugh... where's my cane?
I've played around with controller a bit, it feels well but takes a lot of getting used to.
hmm.... whenever i plug in my ps4 controller, after a while itll disrupt everything. like keyboard, mouse, controller, all shut down
is that only when ffxiv is open or just plugging it in in general
is it possible that ps4 controller requires too much (i dont know the lingo)? or should i just try to unplug everything and roll with a few usb plugs at a time
Connect it wirelessly through Bluetooth
is there a detailed ghuide on how i can transfer my character to ps4 im literally getting a headache from this
buy the game on ps4
By logging in on PS4
does your laptop come with bluetooth?
i bought it'
lol, well because i'd have to buy a bluetooth usb connection
@remote lintel i was thinking about it... but i already bought the game for pc
nope. i built it without one
On what planet do people build a desktop and not include Bluetooth
I didn't think that was possible
i built it 6 years ago if that changes anything
actually 8 years ago
That might also be why the controller is fucking up your shit
didn't need it til now
When square Enix opens I have a ticket and I can call them 👏
ya, i think the actual age of the pc is showing, but i dont have the disposable incoming to get a new one
Time to buy a bluetooth adapter then
depending on whats cheaper you could consider getting some cheap logitech controller or something its what i use, does the job well enough
it wont let me log in to my pc se account when i boot up
Then you're doing it wrong because I was able to do so the opposite direction - from PS4 to PC
What's it telling you when you try to log in
might have to consider buying the bluetooth card to add to the pc since the usb connections may be the problem
cheap logitech controller
The Logitech controller at my local Gamestop costs $100, the same as getting the latest FIFA game with a standard PS4 controller
wait i think its cause i have a super old old account from 2016 on ps4

I did say if it was cheaper, mine cost the equivalent of $20 if i did my math right
Fuck kind of controller does mine have then 
ya, a quick look shows logitech controller at $15
Are we getting a new level cap in endwalker?
Neat
I reinstalled the client on another NVME drive (not Windows' drive) and copied the sqpack contents back to it. But somehow the launcher keeps trying to redownload 35GB worth of stuff to my User/Documents in my original drive location
What should I do?
Anyone know what the name of the orchestrion roll is that has the music from the DNC job quests? Found it and got it, never mind
Where's the materia quest I need to put materia into my weapon
@wet dew Central Thanalan, northeast of Black Brush Station
At least, I know that's where the gobbie is
Ok
Does anyone know how fast the support gets back to you to help with the Token app? I need mine removed cause I received a new phone and been waiting since friday :(. But I was thinking 2-3 business days so hopin monday they get back to me
They don’t work weekends so expect Tuesday or Wednesday at worst.
You should go to #technology-discussion
Oh dang okay. Tyy ... I’ll have patience 🥲
well they shud work on weekends
god dammit
its ok. i understand they got personal lives too
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How much pain is it to craft the ARR relic weapons
If you don’t have the classes leveled up a bit painful, since they need to be level 50 with level 50-ish gear to craft the base weapon used as a material.
craft
Fuck
Yeah it’s either craft the base or buy it off the marketboard.
Ooh you asked the question I wanted to but felt like I’d asked too many recently. My current low level items have material slots in them but am I ready to use them (level 33...just the game hasn’t introduced me then yet I think)
Oh goodness, the Materia quest (at least when I did it) was level 10 or 15, and took place in uh... the little goblin camp to the northeast of Black Brush Station in Central Thanalan. I honestly don't know if that has changed over the years though.
Yep, it's over there. Says you need a level 19 crafter for both quests
With the overmelding quest being 25
is the greath lengths hair not available for roegadyn?
i can't seem to select the hairstyle when i use fantasia
Unlocked hairstyles appear only in the aesthetician iirc.
^
Is there a item to use a glamour on and make my gear invincible maybe a weapon too?
Do you mean invisible?
Yes I wrote it wrong... i think
You wanna hide the item so you can't see it?
The Emperor’s New set, found on the marketboard and bought from a vendor after learning how to craft glamour prisms
Emperor's New (gear name) for armour and accessories
It has slots for every equipment slot, though only monks can hide their weapon
You can get an invisible shield from the gold saucer for 100k
I dont have access to market board
Only need to level any crafter but culinarian to level 15, which is super easy to do.
And then do a
in Vesper Bay near the Waking Sands. (Absolutely Glamourous)
I have a lv13 carpenter
That’s only a couple crafts or so then!
Question.. tool short break r/l issues noe back been off since September.. all jobs craters to 80 neo ishgardian gear.. current market should i buy new gear are grind craft it
So level him to 15 and do the quest then my head gear well be invisible
You don’t need the head slot to make that invisible, that’s a natural option in the character menu
It’s right below the picture of your character and the items they have equipped.
Not the head only tho
@upbeat sparrow it’ll be much faster and definitely cheaper to just buy Exarchic gear than to level up nearly all crafters and gatherers to 80 and get them the needed equipment to make the items
I have all at 80 and crafting lvl 8 books done
Im in full neo ish gear but new stuffs better lol i crafted it last time all jobs
But its a heck of a grind
Message you
Yes
fuck
@obsidian patio i searched more and i can buy the full collection at goberin
?
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should i spend poetics on lvl 50 and 60 weapon? or better just buying off market for 15k gil?
i dont have any tbh 😄
still on lvl 40 msq
but alt and main is like at 50-55 already
i heard its pretty rough to get poetics
i thought maybe spend them on armor and jewlery
Ahaha what? You will swim in poetics. Forever
Yes
All of the old weapons had their cost reduced for the poetics steps
great!
And honestly, every single bit of content that has ever given a tomestone in previous content winds up giving poetics
Never be afraid to spend them
Heck, with this relic grinding I've been doing, I've spent 12k poetics this weekend alone
woah
I wish I could get 12k poetics in a weekend
Yeah. You'll swim in them forever and ever.
the flaming sword for paladin and bat book for summoner is not a dream!
😄
ye just need to finish MSQ first...
@thorny sinew u just did daily roulettes for poetics?
Nah, I'm working on my relic steps for the current expansion, so it's 15 crystal towers, then 18 two other raids
Each one is 100 poetics, plus newbie bonuses all the time
thx
Plus, as a new player, you get your own new player bonus each dungeon
got a track in my head that I can't identify, it's Torn from the Heavens but in a lo-fi piano bar style. I can remember it playing ingame, but not where. Any ideas?
nvm, it was game theory
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Is there any discord dedicated to Bozja or something? Just unlocked it but solo is slow to level up...
Unless it doesn't matter
if you're only looking to level, you really should just use shout chat to ask for a group
Aight
what affect item retainers bring from Quick Exploration?
They bring back all stuffs from dungeon gear to tome gear as gatherer retainers, so I'm not sure it is ilv or gather rating
Hey, is diamed the best way to lvl up mining fast? 🙂
levequests
how do i place a marker on myself?
Shift M, target yourself and click one
Ilvl for combat classes, gathering for the gathering classes
Hey, should i be leaving quests that are below my level for when i level up another class?
level 24 currently but i only have level 15 main quests still, so imagine i should leave those level 15 side quests for another class i go to level up
Are you on a Preferred World with Road to 70 buff?
Guys I accidently set my game to work with a controller
and cant find a way to switch it back to keyboard...
system configuration > top left of the window
oh no it's in character config
the switch thingy
Literally hit ESC, click on Character Config and the top left button looks like a switch
ye
does the best gathering rating for retainer (2087, I think) hard to achieve?
not rly since you can get scrip gear for your retainers
can retainer use skysteel tool?
yeah so long it's the right tool for the right class/job, skysteel is the same as any other tool
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can i skip my archer questsm
?
with a pay?
i got it at 50 from playing v1.0
and it wants me to redo all my quests
and I don't feel like it
Yes it’s $25 for character boost on mog station
ty
To level 70
as of right now, what rank do i need to be in bozja to complete the resistance weapon steps?
10
Any benefits to getting to rank 15?
There are lost action things you can only identify at ranks 11-15 still, yes.
Plus, you can't de-rank. So getting to 15 will make death less annoying for ya
15 gives you a bigger holster for carrying more actions
And let’s you learn stronger ones like the ones from CLL
how does one acquire more specialist actions, or is there only one specialist action? (Careful observation) 'scuse me if this is an annoying question, i couldn't figure this one out on my own
Do you have to get to 5.2 MSQs to start Gangos?
Ok thanks
speaking of CLL, i just unlocked that, how do I go about doing it. Do I just wait in a front until it pops or am i better off exiting and entering until i enter one that has it already.
and the SB Ivalice raidline
I'm also at the end of 5.0 and was curious
You’re likely better off waiting in an instance, IMO
You can also multitask and do other things while waiting, like cluster farming or mettle grinding
hey can i craft HQ exarch without HQ mats if i have overmelded aesthete?
Depends on how much control you have. There are two aesthete builds over on The Balance and one, with only about 2700 control, still needs HQ mats
You won’t have 100% chance for HQ
ohh so how many HQ items i need to make it HQ? 😄
2-3 is the minimum with 2700 control and HQ BB, but levinstrike (assuming you didnt buy it) is always HQ
and the lvl 78 mats can easily be crafted into HQ if you have overmelded aesthete
also its not 2700 flat, its like 2707 or so, i cant quite remember rn
i have 2795 without food, thank you for the info and education
oh yeah thats plenty
i'm in a really long queue so i don't wanna restart the game but all my game sound randomly turned off for no reason
does anyone know a fix that doesn't include restarting
cba waiting another hour in queue
by all game sound i mean everything, bgm, sfx, sound effectes, system effects
where do you find the local copy of character data? i looked up and they say it's in documents > my games >ffxiv and find it from there but i can't seem to find it
appearance data i mean
the ffxiv_chara_01 etc are the appearances data in order
huh that's weird, i saved stuff onto this one PC but it doesn't show up
like when i open the game they do have it backed up
Just the next step :/
But the step you’re on is a one-time thing and does not need to be repeated
how many step more until i got my augmented relic weapon? 🤔 (the custom stats one)
Next step too
this guy is important?
That’s for Savage Delubrum
im playing on console due to the fact my laptop could probably not handle this game but are there is there a good type of mouse and keyboard someone could recommend for me to use on the console, something with a..long wire lol
ok, o_o
@prisma marsh usually just a set of compact wireless and mouse
assuming you will play with your controller
any cheap one that you can toss around 😂
so is CLL popping just random?
also i dont know if this is just in my data center but ive noticed people rarely register for the 24-man engagements, the ones against "mage detachment" any particular reason for that?
they just want exp
and these give less xp?


