questions-and-help

[whole wasp]

you can also turn on your tank stance after about 3 or 4 GCD

so you are definitely 2nd on the emnity list

in case the MT dies

[raven burrow]

what if gil doesnt matter to me ? im not planning to make gil. its just for being able to do beast trobe quests

[deep gyro]

gil will matter to you once you hit 0

[wintry chasm]

speak for yourself, leveling at the same time was really a really obvious no brained

[pulsar escarp]

oh I see!

[heavy wadi]

in current endgame content OT usually has tank stance on too so there isn't too much carnage if the MT gets one-hit

[pulsar escarp]

that's smart

so you can wait for a bit then switch on stance

[wintry chasm]

What Mila said

[whole wasp]

yup

[pulsar escarp]

so as long as MT keeps hitting

[deep gyro]

sorry we're not all mmo veterans here :p

[pulsar escarp]

you won't be fighting fo rboss

[raven burrow]

i have 43 mil , is it really that expensive ?

[whole wasp]

exactly

[wintry chasm]

It's nice if you don't care about Gil bit you still need the Gil

[deep gyro]

if you have 43 million then sure go ahead lol

[heavy wadi]

how do you have 43mil w/o crafters

[deep gyro]

if you hate crafting that much then theres no harm done

[wintry chasm]

It's not that hard to be fair

[deep gyro]

i have many raiding friends who only have 1 class leveled for pentamelding

[raven burrow]

thats what i want

and beast tribes

nothing more

[deep gyro]

yeah i mean just go ahead

[whole wasp]

yea, it should be fine

[raven burrow]

is there any particular one i should pick up ?

i was thinking about alchemist

[deep gyro]

alchemist or culinarian so maybe you can craft your own raid consumables in the future

[whole wasp]

hmm maybe CUL or ALC

[worthy basin]

potd and nightmare mount

[raven burrow]

alright , thats exactly what i wanted to hear

thank you

[deep gyro]

np

[whole wasp]

CUL mostly needs fish so you can get your own fish too if you level DOL

[spark cradle]

you'd still want some level on the others for skills

[deep gyro]

sorry if it seemed like we were trying to push you to do something you didn't wanna do

[twilit arch]

cross class skills is no longer thing

so dont need to level other crafters for classes, can be self sufficient as cul/alch

[spark cradle]

oh crap i've been out of loop a lot

[whole wasp]

yup. cross class no longer exists

well except the weird DOL ones

[pulsar escarp]

oh yeah, when it comes to crafting how do you start? do you just.. have materials from stuff already? the in game explanation was wack

[deep gyro]

if you wanna know which botanist nodes are up while you're mining or something lol

you can buy them cheap from vendors

[spark cradle]

very low level materials can be acquired frorm the guild receptionists

[deep gyro]

and those too!

[pulsar escarp]

guild receptionists.. I see

[whole wasp]

theres also the handy marketboard

[spark cradle]

i think its like aup to around level 15?

and also start your own gathering as well

[pulsar escarp]

and gathering involves.. just kill things? also chopping trees and such?

[wintry chasm]

Ish yeah and there are some unlockable vendors with more and whatnot

[whole wasp]

you dont mind burining some gil, you can always camp at the marketboard and grabfood everything

[heavy wadi]

start all three gatherers, you can level btn and min thru diadem and fsh thru ocean fishing

[wintry chasm]

Yes, protip, get your retainers getting shit asap

[deep gyro]

sometimes a good samaritan will sponsor you some stuff since whats expensive for you might be a drop in the ocean for them

[pulsar escarp]

I uh. don't have retainers

[worthy basin]

ocean fishing gives a fck ton of exp so do that

[wintry chasm]

Oh

[spark cradle]

mining, gathering (botany) and fishing, there's also yeah killing mobs for some items but better to get retainers for those

[pulsar escarp]

I'm looking to level a crafting class to kill time till I actually buy the game

[deep gyro]

you should get retainers to use the marketboard

[worthy basin]

but they have like window times

[spark cradle]

you can get 2 retainers for free, though you need to get venture currency

[heavy wadi]

there's a quest to give you a retainer

[gritty oracle]

How do I start vote abandon?

[pulsar escarp]

I also can't use marketboard

😔 .

[spark cradle]

because you haven't got a retainer

[heavy wadi]

no he's a free trial

[deep gyro]

OH

[pulsar escarp]

but.. I also can't have retainers because - yeah

[heavy wadi]

free trial can't use mb

[spark cradle]

ohhhhhhh

[whole wasp]

i think its duty menu, press U

[deep gyro]

that makes sense

[spark cradle]

ok fair enough

[gritty oracle]

oh ty!

[wintry chasm]

I will say this then, crafting while not having retainer inventory space gets real messy real fast

[pulsar escarp]

oh yeah definitely

[spark cradle]

i wouldn't really bother with crafting for now then

[pulsar escarp]

I've been improvising with chocobo saddlebag but yknow

[wintry chasm]

I'd bother

[pulsar escarp]

it's a mess

[deep gyro]

i mean you could if you want

[wintry chasm]

I just wouldn't focus getting too far into it

[deep gyro]

if its in the free trial why not do it

[pulsar escarp]

well my friend wants me to LMAO

[spark cradle]

i mean it would be difficult without mob kill items and selling stuff

[wintry chasm]

A nice dabble is fun and doesn't hurt anyone

[spark cradle]

i mean yeah go ahead if not heavy dedication

[pulsar escarp]

it's definitely not heavy dedication the explanation as to how to start in game in just a mess

the only other thing I've done is fished

why? dps queues.

[spark cradle]

what you mean?

[pulsar escarp]

long..

20 minutes.. what do I do

fish

[spark cradle]

you meaning for mob kill items?

[gritty oracle]

Is it true that if someone leaves a duty and you leave after, you get no penalty?

[pulsar escarp]

nah I just fish

while waiting

[spark cradle]

oh you mean do it during queues?

[wintry chasm]

Fish while he waits dummy

[pulsar escarp]

yeah

it's chill

[deep gyro]

yes

[whole wasp]

yup

[spark cradle]

fishing is the only class i didn't bother with

[pulsar escarp]

no clue what the hell I'm fishing for or what the hell I'm doing

[twilit arch]

yes, assuming no one comes in between that person leaving

[spark cradle]

it took be an hour for the first quest because of rng

me*

[pulsar escarp]

god knows what's happening in fishing class but it's just -

there are quests in this class?

[deep gyro]

sometimes i accidentally click confirm and leave 1 millisecond after the party refills

[whole wasp]

yes

[spark cradle]

there's quests for gathering and crafting

[deep gyro]

and im like ..........................

[whole wasp]

there are quests for all classes

crafting and gathering too

[spark cradle]

but yeah because of rng the first fishing quest took me an hour

[pulsar escarp]

bruh I just... sat on the dock and vibed for half an hour till my queue loaded

didn't know there was a storyline to fishing

kind of intruiged actually

[whole wasp]

you can buy the fishes for the fishing quest from marketboard

[spark cradle]

there's a storyline for all classes

[whole wasp]

most of the time

[pulsar escarp]

OP

[spark cradle]

like alchemy becomes a murder mystery

[heavy wadi]

all doh/dol have stories

[pulsar escarp]

LMAO

[whole wasp]

GSM is a sappy romance story

[heavy wadi]

but you don't need to actually do the doh quests

[pulsar escarp]

I suppose not but they do sound funny

[whole wasp]

CUL is literally god of cookery

[spark cradle]

i regret skipping a lot of the side stories that are minor

[pulsar escarp]

WoL needs downtime between killing gods

[heavy wadi]

well you do need to do the dol ones, because there's skills locked behind them

[spark cradle]

ALC ARR quest line is sad af

[pulsar escarp]

sad?

SAD?

god

[spark cradle]

cri

[heavy wadi]

meanwhile the LTW guildmaster is a bit of an ass

[spark cradle]

i forgot the ARR LTW quest line

i remember the HW one

[heavy wadi]

she's constantly bitching at you because other people killed too many animals and fucked up the ecosystem

[pulsar escarp]

I'll never get over astrologian quests just being three idiots and a competent lady running across ishgard

[spark cradle]

thanks to WHM quest line i realise that the leader of twin adders isn't a elezen

[heavy wadi]

dark knight has the best quests, honestly, I think most will agree w/ that

[spark cradle]

so the padjal siblings i thought they were just wearing hair ornaments and weren't actual horns

[pulsar escarp]

^^^^^ yep

[heavy wadi]

at the end of the story I was just like "... well then"

[spark cradle]

the WHM HW quest line is actual shit

its so bad

[pulsar escarp]

I'm not there yet

[whole wasp]

i think PLD and WAR has the worst questlines

[pulsar escarp]

I've got to 30-60 and I'm worried for 60-80

[whole wasp]

as in the most bland

[pulsar escarp]

everyone's so chill rn

[heavy wadi]

WAR is pretty boring, meanwhile I just can't force myself to level PLD for some reason

[pulsar escarp]

something's gonna go wrong

[spark cradle]

i forgot a lot of the PLD one since ages ago, but i swear WHM HW is just worse

[pulsar escarp]

apparently PLD is utter shit

[wet cradle]

I'm looking for a nice spot to get sb treasure maps

[lethal mist]

I've won the Y'shtola card 3 times now from Gegeruju. Just random if I get the second (?) card right?

[pulsar escarp]

*quests, that is

[whole wasp]

RNG yup

[lethal mist]

Fun timez

[pulsar escarp]

the class is great, I love paladins, one saved the team's ass when I died as a healer

[spark cradle]

oh i remember a lot of the PLD one is just light a torch and kill some shit, then dude acts ominous and the leader acts like an ass

[whole wasp]

i think i spend a month farming that jerk in gold saucer for bahamut

i still dont have it

[spark cradle]

the HW WHM quest line tries to make you sympathise for the villain... but it does it so bbadly

[honest anvil]

Does gil reward from the same leve vary every time?

[pulsar escarp]

feels weird because they've done sympathy for a villain so well so many times

[spark cradle]

depends on some aspects like speed

[spark cradle]

||like so the villain is making zombies to protect her people and some shit... but this is only brought up at the end properly and rushes it so fast whilst just exemplifying she wants revenge for most of the time||

[pulsar escarp]

?!??? what the

that is funky

[spark cradle]

its such a bad story

[pulsar escarp]

man I miss sid and rielle

[spark cradle]

i'm still salty that class job questt gears are job locked

[pulsar escarp]

I finished drk 30-60 last week but somehow already want to replay it

[spark cradle]

so i can't wear welkin hat on white mage

[pulsar escarp]

god welkin hat

[deep gyro]

feels like a +/-20% variation

don't quote me on the numbers

[pulsar escarp]

a 7 ft tall xaela wearing that stuff is hilarious I'm telling you

same for lvl 60 smn stuff

[spark cradle]

this hat would be so nice on WHM

i'm wearing dravanian hat rn

[pulsar escarp]

it does look cute

[whole wasp]

AST gear looks super cute

[deep gyro]

perhaps this would be better for ffxiv discussion?

[pulsar escarp]

sweep sweep 🧹

[spark cradle]

.... oh fuck i thought this was the discussion chat since i logged into here and was already a discussion lol sorry

[pulsar escarp]

LMAO

[deep gyro]

im not a mod you don't have to listen to me

[plain python]

@spark cradle I remember a dungeon hat looks similar to that

[spark cradle]

there's a few but not god the sick af curve over

[pulsar escarp]

nah you're right

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[clever valley]

Brief question, being a member of a guild can grant bonus exp, is it bonus exp such that any server you are playing on will grant you the bonus on top of the prio server bonus?

[deep gyro]

no your fc buffs drop off if you go to another server

also you can only join fc's on your home server

[clever valley]

So, as a new player, my ideal would be to join an FC that happens to be on the prio server?

[deep gyro]

yes

[clever valley]

Threading the needle

[deep gyro]

make sure you ask them if they activate the specific buffs you want

[whole wasp]

you dont have to join an FC for the buffs. they are pretty minimal

its just nice to have

[clever valley]

How minimal?

[deep gyro]

15% max

[whole wasp]

5% ish?

15 for tier 3

[deep gyro]

yeah

[clever valley]

I mean 5% over 200 hours of gameplay, I'll take it.

[deep gyro]

oh

[whole wasp]

you get 5% for eating food

[deep gyro]

and theres furnishings you can use

inside fc houses

that give you stat boosts

[whole wasp]

for crafting?

[deep gyro]

yeah

[whole wasp]

those only work < lvl 60

iirc

[deep gyro]

considering he's asking about experience buffs

[warm snow]

70

[deep gyro]

i assume he is not max level

[clever valley]

I'm actually 0.

[deep gyro]

there we go

[whole wasp]

anyway

just join a prio server

its flat 200% exp

for 90 days

FC is up to you

[deep gyro]

yeah it outweighs any of the other stuff

[clever valley]

thanks.

[warm snow]

Fc buffs are nice to have but not worth going out of your way for, do remember your 3% food buff though cuz that's just free exp

[spark cradle]

for shadowbringers relic grind do i need to equip the relic in the 24 man raids?

[warm snow]

No

[twilit arch]

No

Just needs to be in inv

[warm snow]

unless we get another light grind

[deep gyro]

you don't even need to have it with you until you hand in the quest iirc

i had mine in my saddlebag

[warm snow]

Doesn't even need to be in your inv

[deep gyro]

lol

[warm snow]

Quest just needs to be active

[spark cradle]

thanks

[deep gyro]

it's a pretty good qol change

[scarlet cape]

are there any groups or other discords to go to if youre looking to power level your blu from 50-70? lol

[deep gyro]

https://discord.gg/2UqzurC

[lethal mist]

Got 7 Y'shtola cards before getting Minfilia. I guess that's not too shabby?
At any rate; anyone got a good list of cards to "chase" first? If I understood correctly they also drop from some bosses? I could farm boss exp and cards at the same time, no?

[deep gyro]

https://arrtripletriad.com/

this tells you where you can get every card and the drop rate

[whole wasp]

try looking at #resources too

[deep gyro]

i think :/

[whole wasp]

there https://ffxivcollect.com/ too

[lethal mist]

Thanks a bunch guys. Thing is by googling I found 6yo threads on reddit and excel files which are outdated. Much appreciated!

I was wondering if there was a guide of where to get the first onrs instead of just randomly trying to get them and ending up going a slower, harder route.

[whole wasp]

uhh not really, its mostly looking for the card icon above NPC's head and challenging them until you get it

you can also spend MGP for cardpacks in the golden saucer

[lethal mist]

Are card pa ks rabdom and could they contain any of the ones from NPCs?

[twilit arch]

Card packs have a set list of what they can potentially give, and yes

[whole wasp]

card packs are random and they have their own specific drop list

[twilit arch]

they can contain cards from npcs

[whole wasp]

they can have cards from NPCS yup

for example, if you buy the garlemald card pack, you only get garlemald cards obviously

[warm iron]

what is demimateria?

[fast roost]

So with the new update with the quests in realm reborn how many quests is it now.

[strange coral]

Crafting material

[warm iron]

thanks

[twilit arch]

1-50 itself is still similar ish to what it was before, post arr is 80 quests now vs 100 @fast roost

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[open ember]

Question regarding HW relic (again sorry) I read somewhere that the weekly quest "Seeking Inspiration" for 18 singing clusters was bugged if you got lv71 dungeons? Did they fix that

[twilit arch]

it was fixed back in 5.01

[open ember]

Okay cool

Thank you

[bright badger]

Do Omega orchestrions drop more commonly from normal or savage

[leaden ginkgo]

er I forgot to check but does DR have a cap on stats ?

or do I need to bring my bis ?

[grizzled swan]

Is there a way to do unsynced with party finder?

[faint flare]

It syncs like bojza

[faint flare]

Just turn on Undersized party when you que in after getting people in the group

[leaden ginkgo]

ok thx was unsure if I can bring my af gear rdm in

[wheat plume]

If a friend has the free trial in PS4, can he upgrade to full game using discs, or only digital?

[lethal mist]

Where do I buy tickets or qhatever for Jumbo Cactpot? I'm in the hall with the huge Cactuar in häthe middle. Not sure where everything is. I mean the weekly thing

[whole wasp]

2nd floor. cactpot board

[lethal mist]

Ah

[whole wasp]

you can use the aethernet to tp there too

i think its uhh north western?

nvm, its just called cactpot board

[left cedar]

What's the current raid potions? Grade 4 tinctures?

[faint flare]

Yes

[left cedar]

Cool, thanks!

[molten zodiac]

Hi, i'm a Louisoix player, how can I find newbie for Satasha dungeon ? Must I wait ? 😦

[gloomy ice]

There are disc based versions but for the most part they’re either using outdated patch files or they’re just product codes. I do recall that using a disc copy to install the game would make the PS4 require the disc to even run. Unsure if they fixed that.

[open coral]

You can just queue for the dungeon, although you'll usually expect to have a bit of a wait unless you're a tank or healer class.

You can also make a group using the Party Finder if you're not on free trial.

[pulsar escarp]

max for satasha usually would prolly be 20 mins or something

[molten zodiac]

Okay!

[dull ingot]

Would it be more efficient to play through story as a dps instead of a tank class bc of queue times?

[pulsar escarp]

yeah but reall ydon't let that limit you

play what's fun unless it really bothers you

[open coral]

I mean, there's no reason not to play a dps if you want to play a dps, but they're always going to have somewhat longer queue times.

[pulsar escarp]

unless it's an alliance raid in which case... you're probably more desired than tanks

[open coral]

Many people will level both a dps and a tank or healer concurrently, since it's pretty easy to do that.

[whole wasp]

tanks have horrendous queue times for 24man raids so its really up to you. play what you like

[pulsar escarp]

I mean yeah you're encouraged to try things anyway

[molten zodiac]

Godness, why are we forced to be arcanist for erudit 😭

[open coral]

Because that's just how it is.

Because that's just how it is.

It makes sense in context if you think about it.

[molten zodiac]

Yeah i understand well

[dull ingot]

Ah ok thanks! I'm not sure if I'll play through stuff as a tank first bc I'm a bit hesitant to play through dungeons etc before I've seen them/played through them ones

[pulsar escarp]

as long as you say you're new, people will take it easy on you and help you out

[open coral]

If you're worried about being a tank and going into dungeons blind, then you should go ahead and play as a dps.

I've been playing since pretty early in HW, and I'm still not comfortable in the tanking role.

[whole wasp]

dungeons are the casual content in this game. its perfectly normal to go in completely blind. DW too hard about it

[open coral]

^ also true

[whole wasp]

as long as the is next to your name, people understand

[open coral]

Honestly though, for most dungeons, you're only looking at maybe a 10-15 minute queue time, even as dps.

[leaden ginkgo]

About PLD's skills, any one of these that are "automatically upgrading/replacing older skills in higher levels" sort of thing?

[open coral]

Provided you're playing during your datacenter's active hours rather than off hours.

[jade quartz]

Royal Authority replaces Rage of Halone.

but uh

that's it

all jobs have a similar number of buttons btw.

[warm iron]

is there an explanation somewhere for what the different symbols next to the mob name mean?

[leaden ginkgo]

Moving on from DRK to PLD, how punishing and hard is going to be to get used to/learn PLD?

[dull ingot]

Ok thanks guys, I'll have a look at the 2 classes I was playing last time and how easy they are to relearn and decide on tank or dps after then!

[jade quartz]

red = aggressive. blue = passive.

Larger and spikier icons are meant to sort of communicate the threat level of the mob but they're not used entirely consistently

[warm iron]

I see, it was indeed the spikes that made me ask. what about the hunt mobs?

[jade quartz]

hunt mobs will have pretty spiky ones

[warm iron]

ok thanks

[gritty oracle]

"Blue uptime. Braindead sundered. Fox prismatic."
Can someone explain this? Saw on an E11S PF

[silver ruin]

strats

[faint flare]

Blue uptime is for Turn of the heavens 2

If its Fire then you can stay melee range

Though the spots are very small

[silver ruin]

fox prismatic is just fancy talk for sword up in i think

that being said, you're gonna see lingo like that on most savage pfs

its normally strats being used

[gritty oracle]

I know they're strats, I just don't know what strats they're referring to

[faint flare]

Braindead sundered is everyone stacks on the marker after doing tethets

Then go to the wall after baiting holy aoes

And stay there

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/348490689723629568/790239711603327006/e11_turn_of_the_heavens_-_thunder_save.png

The green zone is the safe spot for blue uptime

In their respective areas

[gusty hare]

any way to check in-game where an item (piece of gear) can be obtained? i'm clearing my stuff and don't wanna get rid of unobtainable stuff, but the wikis seem unreliable

[wheat plume]

Oh, what happens is that a friend is going to start playing, but he has ARR, HW and SB discs, that he bought for collection. And I wanna recommend him first to use Free Trial, but if he likes it and he wants to switch to full game, can he uses his discs to avoid paying for the game again?

[silver ruin]

gamerescape is fine for that stuff

but no theres not a way to check ingame

[heavy wadi]

seconding gamerescape, it's usually the most accurate

[frigid smelt]

how do i fix this? i got into the game 3 hrs ago but now 😦

[gusty hare]

GamerEscape says Aetherial Brass Knuckles are unobtainable, while Console Games Wiki says it's a dungeon drop

[silver ruin]

thats a problem with your internet

so #technology-discussion is prob better

[heavy wadi]

the game is having issues rn with west coast and midwest us

[faint flare]

Aetherical items have been removed

Outside of accessories

[twilit arch]

consolegames is usually the more out of date one

[faint flare]

Because Aetherical items are stupid

[gusty hare]

oh 😮

[twilit arch]

While gamerescape isn't perfect, its generally going to be more up to date

you can also use the game's own database, lodestone, to double check

[silver ruin]

does the lodestone even say that stuff though

oh yea it does

[slate arrow]

Aetherial knuckles only dropped from the diadem back when it was combat content. Given it's now completely 100% a gathering zone only it's impossible to get them now

[twilit arch]

aetherial knuckles weren't a diadem drop

[heavy wadi]

they dropped in dungeons

early ones

[twilit arch]

they were a potential drop from sastasha/tamtara/copperbell

[slate arrow]

I keep getting my pink items mixed up....

[gusty hare]

neat. there are some things like Hailstorm Crown of Healing that only have augmented versions available now and Antiquated Chaos Gauntlets that only have non-antiquated versions now, right?

[twilit arch]

aye

[gritty oracle]

What's the best way to farm fieldcraft demimateria 2?

[twilit arch]

was QoL change since most people are going to want the augmented version of those anyway so they're straight buys

rather than convoluted process of augmenting

[gusty hare]

i see. i'm tempted to keep the originals just for keepsaking sake, but ehhh

[gritty oracle]

does HQ vs NQ item matter when desynthing?

[twilit arch]

i think bridesmaid's/best man's should still be decent for fc2

[gritty oracle]

isn't that set like 20k apiece

[twilit arch]

the shoes are 6k

[open ember]

Aren't those sold by an Ul'dahan vendor

[twilit arch]

yes, they are

and afaik nq vs hq makes no difference with desynth

[gloomy ice]

That I don’t know. They would need a key for Shadowbringers of course. Beyond that I don’t recall.

[devout lichen]

what is se.7, I see it way too many times

[twilit arch]

sound effect 7

[devout lichen]

does it play that sound effect if you type that in chat or what

[gloomy ice]

Typing out that line in <these brackets> makes it produce a sound effect.

[slate arrow]

yes

[twilit arch]

only party/alliance/echo chat

[devout lichen]

which sound is that

[open ember]

<se.7> I think

For macro sound effect command

[twilit arch]

https://youtu.be/EPhAS5sTXeY

[gloomy ice]

One of the system sounds but I don’t recall which. I’m aware that <se.6> is the fabled danger bongos. Oh there’s a video thanks Kael.

[twilit arch]

you can also hear it in game

[devout lichen]

oh I watched that but thought it was outdated cuz old

[twilit arch]

in one of the chat settings

nope, sounds are still very much the same

[shadow shuttle]

does anyone know if the tomestones you get from a khloe journal count towards the weekly number you're allowed to receive? alternatively can I receive these tomestones after I finish my weekly allowance?

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[twilit arch]

yes, they do

so you're capped, you will not receive any more

[jade quartz]

They contribute to weekly cap, and are restricted by weekly cap

[shadow shuttle]

dang

[jade quartz]

there is no way to get around the weekly cap

[shadow shuttle]

thx

[crude nacelle]

for light farming, are there certain group of duties that have x2, or is it like 1 dungeon for 2 hours?

[gusty hare]

why doesn't the Calamity Salvager show me any Garo Gear?

[silver ruin]

a9s is quick and good for it

[silver ruin]

cause you didnt do the event

so you cant get them back from the calamity salvager

[twilit arch]

what dungeons are bonus is random

[crude nacelle]

how many dungeons can have bonus ?

[twilit arch]

not sure

[silver ruin]

calamity salvager is for rebuying certain gear from events and stuff

[gusty hare]

i have a pair of gloves in my inventory tho

[twilit arch]

but quite a few

[silver ruin]

huh

not sure then

[twilit arch]

you had to have the achievement to be able to purchase back

[faint flare]

You needed the full set to get the achievement

[twilit arch]

so if all you bought was the gloves, then that doesn't do anything

[faint flare]

Calamity salvager checks your achievements

And fills the shop accordingly

[gusty hare]

shit

[potent summit]

help

[leaden ginkgo]

I keep getting this over and over

Nothing noticable though

It's just a giant red text that covers half the screen at random points

[jade quartz]

Possible solutions on the web include deleting any obsolete skills from your bar (old, grey buttons with a red line crossing them out); running the game as administrator; checking read/write priveleges in properties for the folder Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn to ensure that all permissions are set to "allow"

[potent summit]

are you talking to me?

[jade quartz]

Another thing to try is going to Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Ransomware protection > Allow an app through Controlled folder access, and designating FFXIV as an allowed app.

this is for @leaden ginkgo

[potent summit]

ah

[leaden ginkgo]

oh

thanks

FFXIV best community global

About BRD, is wanderer's minuete the "upgraded form" of mage's ballad?

Their description seems identical.

[agile laurel]

no

[leaden ginkgo]

oh ok

[agile laurel]

WM provides stacks of Pitch Perfect

which enables the usage of the ability of the same name

MB provides bl/rod resets

!action pitch perfect

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**Pitch Perfect** : lvl 52 BRD (3.0 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)

Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 when Repertoire stack is 1, 250 when Repertoire stack is 2, and 450 when Repertoire stack is 3.
Can only be executed when the Wanderer's Minuet is active.

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[leaden ginkgo]

That's cool, thanks!

[agile laurel]

never use pitch perfect under 3

incidentally

[jade quartz]

Wanderer's Minuet, Mage's Ballad and Army's Paeon are used in a cycle.

[agile laurel]

and in that order

[devout lichen]

is there any way to check which countries can buy crysta cuz I heard that crysta is not available to buy in every country

[leaden ginkgo]

About dummies, when you seathe your weapon but the music still plays like you're in combat, how do yo ucounter that/

[faint flare]

Right click

[twilit arch]

right click on the target bar, reset enmity

[pearl marlin]

anyone else having connection issues w/ the launcher today?

[dark copper]

From what country are you trying to buy crystals?

[hazy flint]

Im starting eureka and I got the Dino mount twice... I can’t even trade or sell it... why game why give me 2

[noble island]

Is there an auto-stack function? If i move items sometimes i have more then one stack of the same item (same quality). Then i have manually restack them.

[jade quartz]

items will always autostack when entering your inventory. You have to manually split them to a different slot to have them be otherwise.

When moving items from, say, your retainer inventory, just right-click and "return to inventory" / "entrust to retainer" instead of clicking and dragging

there's no autostack button for things already split up in your inventory

[noble island]

ah ok thats a good idea

thx

i always dragged the items

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[devout lichen]

slovakia but i havent tried yet, just read that its not available in some countries

[dark copper]

ah, I'm not sure about Slovakia, but if it's in the EU it should be no problem

Can people from other worlds in the same DC receive a wedding invite?

[twilit arch]

you can't attend weddings thru world visit

[warm iron]

is it possible to have more than 4 chat logs?

feels like there is never enough

[dark copper]

Is there a way to make your partition the same type as your wall?

For example, I have the Alpine Inner Wall, and I would like to make my partitions similar in appearance

[fresh wing]

is it too late for the yokai watch

[jade quartz]

Nope, 4 is the max

[warm iron]

then, what is the exact purpose of the battle log? should I keep it or change?

[signal aspen]

how hard is unreal titan compared to ARR EX times?

and what can you get from this kind of stuff?

[jade quartz]

Change if you want

[jade quartz]

It’s the same fight tuned up to level 80 damage and hp values

[twilit arch]

blank partitions iirc let you apply wallpaper to them @dark copper

[jade quartz]

!item blank glade partition

[zinc orbit]

**Blank Glade Partition** **:** Furnishing : ilvl 1

This sturdy partition designed in the glade fashion is partially customizable.

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[jade quartz]

You can make this match your wallpaper

[dark copper]

can I buy them from the estate manservant?

[jade quartz]

Only trouble is you need another copy of the wallpaper item to apply to every partition

[twilit arch]

yes

[dark copper]

is there a difference between the blank riviera and the blank glade partitions?

[twilit arch]

the style of the lining

so if you have a glade house, you'd probably want to use the glade parition so it fits with the rest of the house's lining

[jade quartz]

The skirting/cornice/pillars

[dark copper]

I'm in the mist

so Riviera?

[twilit arch]

so go with riviera

[jade quartz]

If you have a riviera style house (mist default) yes

[dark copper]

how do I color the partition?

[remote lintel]

you get a full set of scaevan

just equip the weapon

[toxic glen]

Oh yeah you were gonna buy SCH right? Just needa go to Samurai quest, finish it then you should get weapon and gear for it

[remote lintel]

you would way over level the story

[frozen wind]

Hey so I have a question

[dark copper]

So I need additional "alpine inner wall"?

[frozen wind]

I finally decided to buy shadow bringers in as a new player today and for some reason

[remote lintel]

also the base samurai gear kinda sucks but it would get you through base ARR

[frozen wind]

it keeps saying the code is invalid

[remote lintel]

are you entering the code into the right place

[frozen wind]

Im a new player playing on Windows and i was sure to buy the windows one

Yes im on the mog station

I went to "My account" -> transfer to regular service

clicked window

[remote lintel]

thats for the base game

[frozen wind]

then went "enter registration key"

[remote lintel]

you need the base game

[little swift]

Shadowbringers isn't the started edition

[frozen wind]

OH

[little swift]

Just expansions alone is not valid

[frozen wind]

ahhh In wow we bought the latest expansion and got the previous ones all for free ia ssumed it was the same for ff14

[little swift]

!faq product

[zinc orbit]

How to buy game

Click here for NA

Click here for EU

Click here for JP

Please read over the purchase pages carefully; Square Enix does not look kindly on people who require refunds or perform chargebacks. Chargebacks are grounds for full account termination.

The Starter Edition comes with A Realm Reborn and Heavensward only (content patches 2.0-3.55).

The Complete Edition comes with A Realm Reborn and all expansions up to and including Shadowbringers. (content patches 2.0-5.xx)

The Shadowbringers expansion should only be purchased on its own if: You only own the Starter Edition, or you only own the game up to Stormblood (if you are a new player, this second part likely does not apply to you).

Collector's Edition benefits for Shadowbringers can be viewed here. Note that there is a difference between the physical and digital versions. Digital collector's edition benefits from previous expansions may be purchased on the Mogstation, as well as the digital benefits for Shadowbringers if you buy the standard edition and change your mind later.

[frozen wind]

so do I ask for a refund of Shadowbringers then?

[little swift]

No

[remote lintel]

I mean

[frozen wind]

dangit

[remote lintel]

just buy the starter

then register starter

then register shb

[frozen wind]

so its not possible to refund shadowbringers then and buy the collectors?

[jade quartz]

yes

and interact with the partition (right-click) to apply it

[remote lintel]

you can upgrade to collectors at any point through mog station so

[jade quartz]

while it's placed in your home

[twilit arch]

assuming you mean complete, and not collector's

[frozen wind]

im just confused on how to start playing the latest expansion as a new player

[twilit arch]

complete is going to be roughly the same cost as starter+shadowbringers unless or other is on sale

[proud willow]

"Collectors' Edition" and "Complete Edition" are two different things, just in case there is some confusion

[remote lintel]

you don't skip expansions in this game

the story is linear

[proud willow]

they could've chosen a better naming convention

[remote lintel]

you play them in order

[twilit arch]

Complete Edition is simply Starter + Expansions

[frozen wind]

alright so if I bought shadowbringers

what should I do as a new player

[twilit arch]

just buy starter edition

[frozen wind]

what is the starter edition?

[twilit arch]

The base game

[jade quartz]

the base game

[remote lintel]

the base game

[jade quartz]

it's called "Final Fantasy XIV Starter Edition"

[little swift]

Its what you need to transfer to regular service

[frozen wind]

okay so if I buy that and register it

i should be able to use my shadowbringers key?

[twilit arch]

then you apply shadowbringers code

[jade quartz]

yes

[remote lintel]

yes

[little swift]

Yes

[remote lintel]

that's what I said

[frozen wind]

alirght buying it now it kind of sucks I wish I knew this beforehand

[little swift]

You could have played the trial first

[jade quartz]

The information is provided on the store page

[twilit arch]

the store does indicate that you need to own a realm reborn first

[remote lintel]

I mean the shadowbringers page told you that you needed the base game

and yeah you can play the trial to lvl 60

[frozen wind]

It is also my fault for not paying attention to that im so used to WoW that i forgot ff and wow are two entirely different game and companies

[proud willow]

as much as I love S-E, they are pretty abysmal at account management. A lot of people run into problems

[little swift]

This was a user error not account error

[proud willow]

Also it's not too late to start off on the trial, if you would like to save some money

[jade quartz]

that's true

you can play the free trial for an unlimited amount of time

[proud willow]

Once you register the starter edition, your free month starts. So you can play a bunch before you do that

[jade quartz]

free trial gives you access to everything in the base game (Starter Edition), just with some social and trade restrictions

you can play all the content and classes and story up to level 60

which is

a couple of hundred hours

more if you try out other classes and do the side content

you just can't use the marketboard (auction house), have a 300K gold cap, can't use /shout chat or be in a guild

[frozen wind]

is there any advantages i ge toutside of free month time I get out of applying the starter edition now?

oh wait thats answered now

[jade quartz]

and can't trade or form your own party (can still be invited to parties or use auto matchmaking/LFG)

oh and no item bank

[frozen wind]

Alright so just to clarify and make sure im not making any more mistakes

the minute I buy the starter edition, the shadowlands one would be valid correct? And theres nothing I would be missing in between

[twilit arch]

correct

well the minute you apply starter edition to your account

the shadowbringer code would be valid to apply to your account

[proud willow]

Right. If you buy Starter Edition + Shadowbringers, that includes everything

[frozen wind]

gotcha thank you so much im going to register for it now the minute I hit 60

just going to screenshot my codes in the mean time

[proud willow]

One thing to keep in mind, as it's another thing that's super not-obvious if coming from WoW

the whole game is locked behind story progression

The string of main story quests is several hundred quests long at this point

So leveling up is really just a means to an end, so that you can continue with the story

[little swift]

!faq newplayertips

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Terms & Tips Guide for New Players

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[proud willow]

and are the only quests that you need to be concerned with—you won't be doing yourself any favors running around doing the regular quests

[frozen wind]

Ive heard so earlier from a bunch of other peps ive been mainly focusing story quest and class quests

Thanks for all the help, ill make sure to consult here earlier next time before I make another boneheaded move from not doing so!

[pastel hinge]

So it'll be a long time til i actually have the gil, but should i just give up on my dreams of ever actually owning a house?

[agile laurel]

don't need to. i didn't.

it ain't easy but it ain't impossible

[pastel hinge]

Seems like you have to do crazy shit like clicking on a sign for hours on end to even hope of getting a plot

[proud willow]

Now that demolition has been enabled again, it is possible to find vacant lots. There'll be competition, but they're there if you want to try

[pastel hinge]

It's such a weird system

[jade quartz]

getting a house is totally feasible

just need patience to try multiple times and luck out on some of them

see a plot, maybe go click on it for half an hour

don't stay up all night and kill yourself

it's not worth it, you're still just playing chance with anyone else competing for it

[open ember]

There's always gonna be a few plots here and there

Since now the demolition timer is not off

[agile laurel]

it's a chance game and sadly it's a chance game that can take like 10 hours

[jade quartz]

but keep on trying from time to time when you feel inclined

[agile laurel]

but it's not impossible

check at dead hours

[river valley]

It's a matter of being patient and lucky. Eventually you can get it.

[agile laurel]

and don't be adverse to taking anything you can get, relocating is easier

[modest igloo]

i hope they fix it. but with 6.0's island sanctuary hopefully that will be a nice substitute

[river valley]

I'm already glad apartments are a thing these days, especially since you don't have to worry about losing it if you stop playing for a while

[pastel hinge]

Do apartments use the same system?

[remote lintel]

no

[abstract hare]

Hi does anyone know what server is best to play on? Returning to the game after years and want to play new as forgot everything and it says server not accepting new characters?

[remote lintel]

!faq serverlock

[zinc orbit]

Why can't I enter this server?

Standard, Preferred, and New Servers will dynamically open and close themselves from newly created characters depending on how many players are online. To ensure you're able to make a new character on your server try waiting or doing so at a less active time of day.
Congested Servers will not unlock for new players or transfers until Square Enix removes the Congested Status.

[proud willow]

Once you buy an apartment you keep it forever

unless you voluntarily get rid of it

[river valley]

There are also way more of them, so there should be easily purchasable on most servers

Only downside is that they're smaller, but you can get pretty creative with decorations

[pastel hinge]

Oh shit ok I didn't know about that. That's cool

Small is fine honestly

[open ember]

Apartments can fit 200 items

But have no access to a yard

But it has a chocobo stable outside

And the marketboard is easily accessible

[pastel hinge]

Oh damn they only cost 500k? That's freaking great

[open ember]

Yep

[river valley]

Yep, it's a great alternative to actual houses

[abstract hare]

@remote lintel thanks

[river valley]

It's just a single room though, but with walls you can divide it up

[pastel hinge]

I mean it's not like I've got an in-game family to house lol. It's just me

That's perfect actually

[open ember]

The room is bigger than it looks so

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[open ember]

Go have fun

[pastel hinge]

Thanks guys

[river valley]

I've seen some really creative use of items that makes the apartment looks like it has two floor and four rooms, if you really want to make it look like a full house 😛

[pastel hinge]

Nice

[dark copper]

how do you hide your weapon in the bonding ceremony?

[gritty oracle]

Click "display main hand while sheathed", it'll hide it

Or monk -> emperor's New fists

[open ember]

Its the tiny sword icon under your character model

Click on it and it will go away

Oh and ok the character screen menu

[gusty hare]

any advantages on playing New Game+ over watching the quests on YouTube?

[remote lintel]

you actually play the game?

[crude nacelle]

how much exp does frontline daily give? Is it worth running once a day?

[gusty hare]

oh okay then
i was expecting New Game+ teleport fees were free or something 😦

[twilit arch]

frontline is pretty decent exp, can't give you a number cos its been awhile since i bothered

but it also has the benefit of being able to play a different job than what you're getting exp on

[open ember]

No its just a revisiting of the story and offers no extra exp

Or rewards

[small glen]

Is this true ? Because I didn’t get this minion till now even I am rank 4 right now

[remote lintel]

you get it from the achievement vendor

in old gridania

[knotty magnet]

Does fishing have a off hand weapon

?

[remote lintel]

a spear

[small glen]

Oh thank you !!

[signal aspen]

how come dark knight got a new gauge and 5 abilities when ninja only got two skills this expansion?

isn't having a Paladin still way better

did they end up focusing the other roles this expansion?

[modest igloo]

MCH only got 3, and since DRK was on the cover it got more

[signal aspen]

that is such a silly way to do it lol

[twilit arch]

being on the cover doesn't mean shit

[signal aspen]

definitely feels like it does

unless your black mage

[twilit arch]

just because it feels like it does

doesn't mean it actually is that way

[signal aspen]

how would you explain this then

[modest igloo]

since NIN was already in a good spot they didnt need to add as much

[twilit arch]

its what SE decided that drk needed

[modest igloo]

MCH feels fuckin great this expansion compared to before

[signal aspen]

MCH is amazing

[twilit arch]

Mnk was part of the cinematic for sb and didn't see that much change during that expac

[signal aspen]

stormblood... uh

so, my question is isn't most of the stuff monk gets going to 80 just like

ultility?

I haven't touched Monk since ARR

[modest igloo]

yeah, monks rotation is the same at 70 and 80 lmao

[signal aspen]

like what the heck

[modest igloo]

TBF monk already has a lot going on, so it gets more ultility

[signal aspen]

just out of curiosity

[twilit arch]

realistically its not a question we can answer since none of us are SE devs

[modest igloo]

six-sided star is great for greeding attacks for uptime strats

[twilit arch]

who make the call on what to add/change with jobs

[signal aspen]

what would be the lowest highest on terms of damage when you compare the classes?

[twilit arch]

but to answer the question: pld is not necessarily better than drk

[signal aspen]

it feels like it would be with the ability to cover, heal, and that big sword

[twilit arch]

people playing a job they know and play well on is infinitely more important than a specific job

[modest igloo]

cover feels pretty meh

[twilit arch]

all of them are capable of clearing content just fine

[modest igloo]

i never use it

[signal aspen]

a lot of people mess up the cover

like when you throw it on them

they just go "why are you running"

[twilit arch]

TBN is a huge defensive cd

[modest igloo]

TBN does feels fuckin sick yeah

[uneven tendon]

I love PLD but if you’re using clemency something is going wrong

[twilit arch]

also being able to heal as a pld isn't really a pro

since if you're using clemency something is wrong

[signal aspen]

so what does the clone do again

just dmg?

[uneven tendon]

Yep

[gloomy ice]

It’s a fancy dot essentially

[modest igloo]

whats the total potency again? 1,600?

[signal aspen]

so I got a question about monks how would they usually compare to whatever currently hits the highest on average

not even sure what that would be

[modest igloo]

they compare fine

people like them since they have good raid utility

[signal aspen]

I love brotherhood even though I don't play it

[modest igloo]

on top of good dmg

[dark copper]

How do I make it so guests can play with the gold saucer machines in my estate?

[twilit arch]

mail moogle in limsa is in the upper decks

in the aftcastle area

[dark copper]

what do the estate tag settings, boutique, emporium, etc do?

[uneven tendon]

They’re for RP purposes I believe

[twilit arch]

nothing, basically just rp fluff that you can indicate what kind of house you are using your house for

[dark copper]

So the cuff-a-cur, the monster toss machines only work for the estate owner?

Guests can't access them?

[twilit arch]

afaik, only owner and tenants can use it

anyone else, no

[gloomy ice]

Estate owner and tenants/FC members, whichever is applicable.

To elaborate, private estates can only share with tenants. FC estates share with FC members only.

[twilit arch]

mogstation purchases/gift codes can take a bit to be mailed

can try using the "request delivery" option at the mail moogle

but ultimately, just have to be patient

[river valley]

It really depends, I've had to wait nearly a day once

Most often it's within an hour though

[twilit arch]

usually doesn't take that long

but sometimes the system can be super slow

[serene dagger]

What do the letters after the names of the enemy NPCs mean?

[gloomy ice]

Target designations

[open coral]

Nothing. They're just a way of identifying otherwise identical enemies.

[serene dagger]

ah okay, that makes sense

[upper cove]

Is there a way to buy materia without market board? On free trial

[open coral]

No

You can extract it from your gear though.

[upper cove]

Need to meld an iron Lance for carpenter job quest but I don't have a lvl 1 materis

I don't have enough materia to get to the materia extracting wuest

[open coral]

You can extract random materia from gear with 100% soulbind

[upper cove]

I need to meld 8 material for a quest prior

[open coral]

No you don't

[upper cove]

Oh wait

Spirit bond

Got it

Thanks @open coral !

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[crude nacelle]

which extremes for shb have buffed mount drop rates?

[modest igloo]

all but emerald i think

[leaden ginkgo]

Quick help for a macro, how do people do those fancy green/red brackets in text?

[proud willow]

Start typing and then press Tab

[peak quest]

Guys if i wanna experience whole game i need to purchase complete edition right ? If i go with starter im locked to 60, if i do shadowbringers i need to also buy the starter right ?

[warm snow]

Pretty much

[gloomy ice]

Correct

[warm snow]

You're also level capped at 60 without shadowbringers

[open coral]

The brackets indicate that the text is an autotranslate term or phrase. There is a set library of terms that can be used like that, so you can't just make everything show up like that.

[real prairie]

so i'm lvl 50 doing the lvl 50+ ARR quests and while I'm quite ivnested in the story and don't really want to skip them I kinda wanna buy a skip so that I have all dungeons and trials unlocked up to that point. How much of a pain is it to manually unlock all dungeons provided I didn't really do anything other than MSQs, class quests and chocobo quests

[open coral]

It's not especially difficult. Particularly if you have a tank or healer class at 50 in appropriate gear.

[shrewd owl]

Skip doesnt unlock optional dungeons afaik

[river valley]

Pretty easy, most dungeons are unlocked through the MSQ, and the others are very short quests

[simple atlas]

Most non-MSQ dungeons are merely unlocked via breadcrumb quests.

[open coral]

For the most part, the unlock quests consist of "speak to NPC, run the dungeon"

[faint flare]

Optional dungeons unlocks are just "talk to the guy then go here"

[clever ether]

Is there any other difference feature/apperance wise between the two different Hrotghar clans other than the color?

[real prairie]

scholar with decentish (ilvl 98 or smt i think) gear

[faint flare]

Boom unlocked

[real prairie]

ah ok so not more than a few hours . coolio thanks

[shrewd owl]

just colour pretty sure

[faint flare]

Get ironworks with poetics in mor dhona

Those extra lv50 dungeons will give you alot more of them

[real prairie]

yeah I've got about 4 armor parts + weapons (been doing the story lvl 50 dungeons but they're a pain with the unskippable cutscenes)

[open coral]

Only Castrum and Praetorium are like that

[faint flare]

All the lv50 dungeons will give you bonus poetics

For first time bonus

[open coral]

And just spamming those two is not the most efficient way to farm poetics.

[faint flare]

Plus you need to do crystal tower raids and hard mode primals for story anyway

Unlocks more roulettes

[real prairie]

it's the most efficient one I found so far haha guess I'll start unlucking some dungs trials etc inbetween MSQs

are trials worth unlocking for low level or not really?

[open coral]

It's really inefficient, time-wise.

[clever ether]

Im so lost with all the customization options. I could spend hours 😄

[open coral]

Since CM alone takes 35 minutes on average.

[leaden ginkgo]

It was for raise, thank you for the information though

[open coral]

And you only get 200 for beating them.

[leaden ginkgo]

Thank you! Got my macro up and running now

[faint flare]

Could do likr 2 dungeons in that time for more

[open coral]

Prior to level 60, you can easily earn 900+ poetics just for doing all of your daily roulettes minus Leveling, Trials, and Guildhests.

[faint flare]

Especially when you unlock Aetherochemical later

[leaden ginkgo]

But what about after your dailies are done, what's the efficient way to grab em afterwards?

50/60/70 roulette spam?

[open coral]

Hunt trains.

[leaden ginkgo]

Oh

Elaborate?

[faint flare]

Run around killing A/s ranks

[open coral]

When you reach Lieutenant rank in your GC, you unlock the Hunt. Killing A and S-rank hunt targets will award you a small number of poetics.

A hunt train is just a group that goes around killing A and S ranks in various zones.

Or several groups

[stuck ingot]

minimal stats for 80 retainer gathering threshold? is it full zonureskin or can I buy from vendor? it's 1493, white scrip gear?

[faint flare]

!faq retainerbp

[zinc orbit]

What are the current retainer breakpoints for max yield?

BTN/MIN: 2083 Gathering.
FSH: 1628 Gathering.
DoW/DoM: Item Level 428.

[leaden ginkgo]

Ahh, those trains, heard of them and I'm of rank but I've only done the hunts solo. Never been a part of the train

[stuck ingot]

great, now what items
white scrip gear?
this really doesn't answer my question at all

[faint flare]

White scrips are fine

[open coral]

You don't have to join a train, it's just more efficient to do so because a train can kill more A and S ranks more quickly than a solo player.

[faint flare]

And easier to get high enough contribution

In a party

[leaden ginkgo]

Do people usually just post the train in the group finder?

[open coral]

No, usually they get called out through linkshell relays or the hunt discords.

[leaden ginkgo]

Might need to slide in one of those

[open coral]

https://discord.gg/dZTgnpv is one of the bigger ones.

[clever ether]

So marauder = warrior = tank?

[open coral]

Yes

[clever ether]

And I cant play dps as warrior?

[shrewd owl]

Nope

[open coral]

Every class is 1:1

[shrewd owl]

They still do pretty good dps tho

Unga bunga fell cleave

[open coral]

Dps are dps, tanks are tanks, healers are healers.

[leaden ginkgo]

+1 commendation for the assistance, gamer!

[modest igloo]

all classes do damage tho

[stuck ingot]

you're all likely confusing them.
green icon = healer
red = dps
blue = tanks
they're referencing "damage abilities" saying they do damage. blue icon (the tank background icon) does not compare to damage dealing classes.

[frosty crater]

Hey I haven't played in months, but when I logged in it said "4 days of play time remaining". What is that? 😄

[clever ether]

And how open is the transmog? Like If I play lancer do I have to use "lancer" helms or gear looking transmog? I wanna play Hrathgor but I wanna be looking like a monster 😄

[remote lintel]

if you can wear it you can glamour it

if you cant, then you cant

[open coral]

I think there's a callback campaign active right now.

So you get some free playtime.

[modest igloo]

hrothgar dont have a lot of helm options

[remote lintel]

that too ^

[frosty crater]

Oh nice, at the right time for me 😄

[leaden ginkgo]

Can you put untreadeable housing items in FC chests?

[open coral]

Untradeable items can't be transferred to any other player - so they can't be put in an FC chest.

They're bound to your character specifically.

[lilac ether]

Hello, what´s the best way to get the best ilvl item on Shadowb?

[stuck ingot]

if you have access to the house you can put the item on the ground, then have the other person pick it up

[modest igloo]

beating e12s for loot for the best ilvl

[remote lintel]

bis is a mix of tome gear and savage gear

[faint flare]

And the rest of eden promise savage

For tome upgrades and other slot pieces

[open coral]

For a casual player, just farming Tomestones of Revelation will get you the highest non-Savage ilevel gear.

[fresh wing]

is there a easier way to get Ehcatl Wristgloves for fashion report?

[warm snow]

They're like 100 gil from the ixal

[fresh wing]

do i have to unlock it

[open coral]

Yes

[lilac ether]

Thank you all

[warm snow]

I think so

[river valley]

Thanks for reminding me I still have to do fashion report this week

[warm snow]

But unlock quest gives a free pair anyways

[fresh wing]

does it take long to unlock it lol

not sure

where to start

[faint flare]

Barely any time

[open coral]

You will need a crafter class to access the quest line after the initial quest though.

[bleak cobalt]

what should i do with 2m gil on a completely new acc?

is it a lot for a new chara?

[worthy rain]

Generally, the best things that sell highly in MB are: high tier materia (exhange things), glamour prisms and dispellers (seals) in large quantities
What more?

[remote lintel]

raid food, raid pots, furniture, glamour, glamour crafting mats, bozjan gear augments, a shit ton of other niche things

[bleak cobalt]

what about the 530 gear

or something so i can start endgame

[modest igloo]

you cant buy that

[remote lintel]

there is no sellable 530 combat gear

there is 510 gear

[modest igloo]

you can get 510 gear tho

[bleak cobalt]

yeah i meant 510

should i get that

[modest igloo]

yes

[remote lintel]

not unless youre 80

[bleak cobalt]

are they worth buying from in market

[modest igloo]

oh right lol

[remote lintel]

i guess

buying gear is the impatient way

there plenty of other ways to get 510+ without gil

[bleak cobalt]

are they expensive? how much is it to get a full 510 set

[remote lintel]

in primal maybe around a mil or something?

[open coral]

You can get 520(?) with a few hours of farming allegory tomes

[bleak cobalt]

can a new player do that?

[open coral]

If you're levle 80

[remote lintel]

this is assuming youre 80

[open coral]

Then yes

[remote lintel]

you cant get lvl 80 gear without being 80 unless you buy it from the mb

[open coral]

If you're not level 80, then all of this is irrelevant.

[dapper flame]

Can anyone please tell me when you can play pvp on Zodiarc ?

[bleak cobalt]

are they hard to get

[remote lintel]

no

[warm snow]

If you're on trial you can't

[dapper flame]

i'm not on trial but we search since 20 mins 😄

[proven magnet]

new player here just curious do i need to level up each class to max level if i wanna play a tank or healer or can i switch and does my gear get converted over? from tank gear to ranged dps gear?

[river valley]

PvP queues on Zodiark are usually the shortest right after the daily reset.

[half meadow]

hello i am a returner. it there any possible way to change my account from japan to NA? it is really hard to pay subscript...

[open coral]

Every class levels independently.

[remote lintel]

@proven magnet each class levels individually and you need to get gear for each role

[obsidian patio]

Nope

[dapper flame]

Thanks!

[open coral]

Gear is also class-specific.

[remote lintel]

healers cant use tank gear

[open coral]

Or role specific

[half meadow]

sad...but thx..

[bleak cobalt]

do scholars/white mage share gear?

[open coral]

Aside from weapons, yes.

[proven magnet]

is there any class that uses 2handed big swords and can dps and can tank?

[remote lintel]

gear is role specific

dark knight

[proven magnet]

and has heavy armor?

o

[obsidian patio]

Dark Knight the tank

[remote lintel]

and no

[proven magnet]

i cant make a dk

[remote lintel]

dark knight is a tank

period

[proven magnet]

i cant see him idk why

[remote lintel]

you cant start as a dark knight

you need to get to heavensward

[proven magnet]

im on trial is there a reasn why i cant

[open coral]

You need to reach the first big city of HW in order to create a DRK

[remote lintel]

its story locked

[proven magnet]

is dk a decent class? like not too hard for new players?

is it bad?

[remote lintel]

its fine

[modest igloo]

all classes are good

[open coral]

It's pretty easy to pick up.

[remote lintel]

tanking is easy

[river valley]

It's pretty fun, but it's only a tank. You will be doing damage, but you can't just use it as dps

[proven magnet]

can i dps as dk too like leveling up? cus leveling tanks in WoW u do 0 damage

[latent raven]

does castrum give xp to classes in 80 now?

[modest igloo]

yep

[remote lintel]

dark knight is a tank

[faint flare]

No you're a tank

But Tanks do very very respectable damage

[remote lintel]

you are strictly a tank

[open coral]

Unlike WoW, content and classes are balanced in such a way that even tanks and healers are able to do decent amounts of damage.

[faint flare]

Forget everything about wow

[proven magnet]

how do i leve up as a tank do i just do dungeons or quests

[remote lintel]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for Alt jobs 🍻

Level 1 to 70 in five days (Stormblood)

[faint flare]

Dungeons for alt jobs

Story for main job

Story is flat out required

[proven magnet]

o

[open coral]

This is a story driven game, so MSQ is the go-to for your first class.

[proven magnet]

im playing paladin right now are they also good can I heal too as paladin or only tank?

[open coral]

It gives a ton of xp, and most content is locked behind completing it.

[obsidian patio]

If a DPS was a 100 in damage, tanks would be like 60 in comparison

With healers like 40

[open coral]

Paladins are only tanks

[remote lintel]

paladin has a heal but you shouldnt use it unless its an absolute emergency

[faint flare]

Paladin heal is extremely extremely last resort

[strong saddle]

Grand companies rent accesible to f2p right

[open coral]

There are no classes that play dual roles in group content.

[strong saddle]

arent

[remote lintel]

yes they are mwd

[open coral]

A tank is always going to be a tank, a healer will always be a healer, etc.

[proven magnet]

NO Hybrid classes?!

[remote lintel]

no

[faint flare]

No

[open coral]

None

[proven magnet]

WHAAAAAAt

[remote lintel]

there are tank,s healers, dps

thats it

[strong saddle]

Strange it says I need to progress further in the main scenario. Despite being lvl 22

[latent raven]

lol

[oak ice]

You're expected to DPS on all roles

[remote lintel]

@summer turret ul'dah

[obsidian patio]

Just use it in a main city

[faint flare]

Blue mage doesn't count ad its side content

[proven magnet]

WTFF

[strong saddle]

It aint that bad

[faint flare]

All jobs do very good dps

[proven magnet]

i have to dps as a tank too what if my dps sucks?

[faint flare]

Even healers

[remote lintel]

@strong saddle you join a gc at msq lvl 20, not character lvl 20

[strong saddle]

Oh I see

[proven magnet]

WTF is this gamee

[remote lintel]

all classes do fine dps

[strong saddle]

thx