questions-and-help

[leaden ginkgo]

I'll go grab some

[shut panther]

the same thing happens at 70, btw

[jade quartz]

there is tomestone gear at every expansion level cap, yeah

[leaden ginkgo]

I probably should have put two and two together given Ironworks gear unlocked at 50

Oh well

Can someone bot the new player guide up for me please

[toxic glen]

Nah doesn't really state it anywhere in the game or even where to get it

[leaden ginkgo]

Yeah I'm totally lost, I can't find the option to buy it anywhere

[toxic glen]

That one if you're melee based and DoM II if you're magic based

[leaden ginkgo]

Awesome thank you! Just picked up a vendor chest piece so I could at least do the dungeon

Didn't realise I was so under-geared the vendor gear is like 100+ ilvl higher

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[leaden ginkgo]

Hey guys I'm about to start the game for the first time is there a recommended class to start as?

I like the look of lancer

[toxic glen]

Yeah Lancers a good pick, if you dont like it down the track you can easily change too

[leaden ginkgo]

Thaumaturge looks pretty neat too

[toxic glen]

Lancers more moving and combos where Thaumaturge is swapping between an ice and fire phase trying to move as little as possible

[pastel hinge]

Hey sorry what is the blue "P" icon next to people's names?

[leaden ginkgo]

Is this game similar to wow where healers and tanks are in strong demand or can DPS still get a spot just as easily?

[toxic glen]

Think P is they're in a party

[pulsar escarp]

Every team needs all of them, DPS just have longer wait times

[toxic glen]

P with a flag next to it is party leader

[pulsar escarp]

Because yeah there’s more DPS than tanks and healers

[leaden ginkgo]

Is it difficult to play as tank or healer?

[pulsar escarp]

Nah not really

People are just intimidated at first and other times just prefer dps

[leaden ginkgo]

Tanks I'd assume you'd need to know the layout of a dungeon to be useful though

[pulsar escarp]

One thing WoW people miss a lot is that healers have to do damage

[toxic glen]

Tbh I find tanking is easier than DPSing

[pulsar escarp]

Not really but it’s only a problem in ARR lower level dungeons where the layout isn’t so clear

and even then someone on party will know where to go

[pastel hinge]

Thx

[pulsar escarp]

If you play tank or healer just say you’re new and ask for feedback or something if you want it so you can improve

people will help

[leaden ginkgo]

That's good idea thanks

Gladiator is best choice for tank?

[pulsar escarp]

One turns into warrior one into paladin

Marauder is warrior and gladiator paladin

All are well balanced so just

Do you like axes or shields and swords haha

[leaden ginkgo]

Swords - paladin the tank option is assume

[pulsar escarp]

They have different uses and so and such but they’re all considered equally good

They’re both tanks

[toxic glen]

My PLD doesn't even have a shield, not a fan tbh

[pulsar escarp]

Oh well that works too lmao

[leaden ginkgo]

Warrior the DPS and paladin the tank is it?

[pulsar escarp]

No

We have three tanks

Dark Knight, Paladin and Warrior

Four counting gunbreaker

[leaden ginkgo]

Which has the easiest rotation xD

[pulsar escarp]

But you can’t get that till you’re level sixty in a class

Not sure

[toxic glen]

Warrior by far

[pulsar escarp]

All are quite simple ?

Oh then go for that

[toxic glen]

Satisfying still though

[pulsar escarp]

definitely

[leaden ginkgo]

Ok thanks a bunch my name will be Nylocke once I create my tank wish me luck

[pulsar escarp]

Tank rotations aren’t too difficult

good luck

[toxic glen]

Pretty much Warrior is your "I'm too angry to die" class

[leaden ginkgo]

Chaos Europe server

[pulsar escarp]

You have lots of hp as warrior lol

[pastel hinge]

I love tank just turn on stance and you're good lol

[pulsar escarp]

make sure to pull and communicate

[lethal mist]

I purchased a code and registered it on MogStation and the entire collection is "ticked" as owned, but where do I actually download it?

[pulsar escarp]

people won’t get mad if they know you’re new

[lethal mist]

Gonna finish building the PC today so wil lwant to have it on there.

[leaden ginkgo]

Can you create macros? I'd like to push a button with the phrase along the lines of "don't hate me I'm new" every dung haha

[pulsar escarp]

You can

[shut panther]

you can, but that sort of macro isn't really necessary

[pulsar escarp]

Yeah

[toxic glen]

Actually yes this game has a pretty good macro system

[pulsar escarp]

You can probably just type it?

[leaden ginkgo]

Mostly joking :p

[pulsar escarp]

But for other stuff macro could work tho

[leaden ginkgo]

"mostly"

[pulsar escarp]

But you don’t need it haha

[shut panther]

The FFXIV community has its problems.. but being unfriendly to new players is not one of them

[lethal mist]

Ah found it!

[pulsar escarp]

Unless new players don’t talk or listen, that is, but that’s not unreasonable

[shut panther]

Just.. don't get into the habit of macroing combat abilities -- the macro system is 90% broken for combat

[pulsar escarp]

Right right

There’s one or two you might want to

[leaden ginkgo]

"leans in"

[pulsar escarp]

Which reminds me I want to macro to automatically place salted earth rather than clicking terrain

anyone know how to do that or if it’s even a good idea

[toxic glen]

Just started doing that yeah you can double weave if you do

[shut panther]

./ac "salted earth" <t>

[pulsar escarp]

Thanks

I’m trying to double weave anyway

[toxic glen]

Wanna have a key for manual placement still just in case though

[shut panther]

Copy that into the macro a few times, it makes it more reliable somehow

[pulsar escarp]

Sure I’ll try it out

[deep gyro]

should place it on yourself

instead of target

[pulsar escarp]

Really?

[deep gyro]

u cant always place it on target

[pulsar escarp]

Would that work out though?

[sullen lark]

Is there a current-date guide for getting the 515 resistance weapon?

[deep gyro]

are you out of melee range as a drk? :p

[pulsar escarp]

Oh yeah I’m just never sure

[shut panther]

I can't imagine a situation where it being on target would be an issue?

[pulsar escarp]

But if I’m further away though?

[deep gyro]

if it's in the wall

it doesn't target

if theres no ground below the center of the boss

it doesn't work

[pulsar escarp]

Like suzaku?

[shut panther]

Ahh

[pulsar escarp]

I see

[shut panther]

<1> then, I think?

[toxic glen]

I remembering hearing something too that it doesnt like large enemies with certain placements

[deep gyro]

plus it's easier to control

[pulsar escarp]

So maybe I should use it as though it’s astrologian’s collective unconscious

move in

[left moth]

either <1> or <me> works for backup auto placement of salted earth

[pulsar escarp]

Rather than <t>?

[deep gyro]

if boss is about to move you should be prepositioned on the side of the boss it is moving to and a lot of the time when u place salted earth there the boss doesnt move away from it

[river valley]

It's an issue in the Nier raids as well, some bosses just don't have ground underneath them

[deep gyro]

u can queue both i guess

but placing it on yourself gives more flexibility

[left moth]

if a boss is out of the arena <t> will usually fail even though can obviously hit it with regular weaponskills

[shut panther]

Til

[deep gyro]

i dont see an advantage of having it on target

[pulsar escarp]

Alright then

[shut panther]

Yeah, it never even occurred to me to do it otherwise but I agree with you now

[pulsar escarp]

So instead of t I do me

[deep gyro]

you can control where it goes with your body anyway

[shut panther]

Guess I'll change my macro when I log on later

[left moth]

if using a macro to quick place on something yeah would want separate lines for target, and self (eden 3 norm was what i was thinking where boss wont be targetable with macro but manual targeting is fine as is salted on self inside the targeting circle)

[clever ether]

Enmity = aggro on tank?

[toxic glen]

Just aggro in general but yeah

[desert dagger]

I've never completed palace of the dead before. I think I'll do it for the timeworn artifacts. Is it doable with a pickup group?

[toxic glen]

Lower floors easily, not sure about the higher floors though

[desert dagger]

Ahh

[toxic glen]

Higher being much higher though

[jade quartz]

1-100 (the main story floors) is doable with pugs

[desert dagger]

Cool. Thanks. I'll give it a go then.

[jade quartz]

101-200 (pure challenge mode / loot) requires a premade

[frosty crater]

Is it safe to skip the ARR cutscenes where each of the 3 leaders of the cities gives a speech about the calamity and so on? If I recall correctly it's not that important right? Or will I miss something

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[frosty crater]

I'm asking because I recall they're rly long

and not that interesting?

[wintry chasm]

I mean they aren't that long

You might as well do them

And they are your introduction to those characters who are important

[jade quartz]

They're uh quite short actually

[desert dagger]

Still amazes me that there are people who skip cutscenes. The story/lore/worldbuilding is the meat of the game for me :p

[jade quartz]

Skip if you wanna

[toxic glen]

I was saying a bit earlier that I skipped the cutscenes to pretty much end of Heavensward, I get it everyone wants to get to endgame

Also ARR content wise is boring to all hell

[desert dagger]

Personally disagree but yeah play however you like. It's your sub.

[toxic glen]

Well I did it but later regretted it

But in saying that most of my mates that have played couldnt get past ARR

[carmine oyster]

i started the free trial on windows but i think i prefer to play on playstation, can i switch to playstation with the same account i used on pc for the trial?

[wintry chasm]

Yes but you'd have to buy a playstation 4 licence

[carmine oyster]

but there is also a ps4 trial

do you still need a licence for that?

[wintry chasm]

Actually I'm not sure you can go straight to free trial on PC to PS4, you might have to get the game on PC (just starter would do) and then buy the game again on PS4

[carmine oyster]

ok i wasnt far so i can start over

the trial on ps4 is same as on pc?

same limiations?

[wintry chasm]

Yeah

How far were you?

[carmine oyster]

i created a char, but that was on a preferred world on eu, now there are no preferred worls anymore so i would prefer to be able to play this char

[raven burrow]

where do i get the lv 60 antiquated job sets ?

can only find the augment npc

[wintry chasm]

Ishgard bar, talk to the old lady

Costs centurio seals

[carmine oyster]

oh i see you can again create characters on the preferred worlds

[raven burrow]

ahh right , thanks

[wintry chasm]

Yeah I don't actually recall there not being preferred servers on EU in recent times

[carmine oyster]

a couple of weeks ago these worlds were full i think and creating chars was not possible

[jade quartz]

that'll be due to the

!faq serverlock

[wintry chasm]

Oh that would only have been because too many people were logged in at once

[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.

[drifting ruin]

What kind of potd gear stats do you need to solo it?

[leaden ginkgo]

Anyone's game stuck at 40fps max PC?

Tried setting all different things and my pc is more than past spec with no heat increase

Setting is current 1080p 120htz with unlimited set on FPS

[slate arrow]

Seems like your vsync setting might be broke.

[oblique yew]

i have just finished 5.0 and want to take a break from msq and want to do some relic and glamour hunting

any suggestions?

[left moth]

99/99, a lot of regen pots, the blessing of rngesus, and about 7 hours to kill

[drifting ruin]

I see

[toxic glen]

Depending on what class you are some of the anima relic weapons look nice

[drifting ruin]

got a lot to go then, currently 15/29 👀

[oblique yew]

dancer

[leaden ginkgo]

Nvm figured it I had Nvidia silent mode on

[toxic glen]

Ah nvm they dont have a HW relic weapon

I mean idk what to tell you, the worlds your oyster in this game

[oblique yew]

ok. tell me about the nier raid

can i do that?

[slate arrow]

Yes just go to tomura

[oblique yew]

do i get a gear for completing the lvl 80 job quest?

[toxic glen]

Wait the one back in Eorzea right?

[oblique yew]

yes

[toxic glen]

No

[oblique yew]

F

then how do i get better gear now?

i remember something about grenoldt

making some end game gear

[toxic glen]

You'll get two new types of tombstones that'll buy 80 gear

[oblique yew]

is it that?

[toxic glen]

Oh wait the 430 gear?

That should be free yeah

[drifting ruin]

you can spam Eden's Verse for 480 gear

but you might have to do a bit more msq, not sure

[toxic glen]

Think you can do edens gate right after 5.0s concluded

[drifting ruin]

yeah eden's gate is 450

[uneven tendon]

Carry on with MSQ and you'll have dungeons drop incrementally better gear, not great stuff but if you're working your way through it's ok

crafted gear if you have a bit of money is a quick upgrade

but yeah, otherwise run through eden tiers which will get you gear and earn you some quick tomes to get the crystarium gear

[toxic glen]

Oh yeah you can also unlock two new lvl 80 dgs too

[uneven tendon]

afterthought but if you're the kind of person that enjoys shiny weapons, Bozja also has the side bonus of having i495 (I think) gear which is relatively inexpensive if you end up wanting to work towards such a weapon

[opal herald]

is rdm a hard class?

[jade quartz]

It's widely considered a pretty easy job to pick up.

[toxic glen]

Easiest caster by far

[opal herald]

i dont understand it tho

[jade quartz]

The rotation is quite simple and stays mostly the same with slight additions all the way to 80

!faq 50rdm

[zinc orbit]

'I just unlocked this' 5.x guide

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/2FTx31t.jpg

[opal herald]

how do i get my verstone up?

[uneven tendon]

Acceleration or RNG from jolt

[drifting ruin]

How can I give this sproud squad advice without coming across as one of those gamers

[uneven tendon]

not jolt sorry, verthunder

[drifting ruin]

this tank isn't getting aggro on all the mobs

[opal herald]

ahh

[river valley]

Does anyone have the screen cap from the Ul'dah starting cutscene where it shows the name of the city? (if it exists, my memory is hazy)

[toxic glen]

Is he using his AoEs or just missing them?

In saying that idk how you can tell him politely, kinda gonna sound rude no matter how you put it tbh

[drifting ruin]

he's just not attacking everything

aoe or not

[warm snow]

Tell him to use his stance or if its not that tell him he missed a few and you're squishy

[drifting ruin]

and the healer isn't dpsing either

it's probably just a lost cause

but this dungeon is gonna drag

[warm snow]

Treat it like he accidentally forgot so he can pretend he knows better

No dps healers are harder to deal with

[toxic glen]

Tbh I let it happen, heard horror stories of people trying to tell people what to do in dg

[warm snow]

Say something to the healer

You can't control what they do but you might as well try

[jade quartz]

Just say

[warm snow]

If they're that toxic at least you'll get something for the #rants wall of fame

Maybe even a wild "YOU DON'T PAY MY SUB" those are pretty rare

[jade quartz]

"Put your aggro stance <name of stance> on and use area of effect attacks like <name of AoE> to keep aggro on all mobs"

[drifting ruin]

it's alright, I think his buddy told him lol

it's his first dungeon apparently

[leaden ginkgo]

Man, it's things like these that I am so reluctant to play healing role. Even with controller making it simplified, I'm always panicking and losing my sense when playing, and I want to just focus on healing as a healer, but I know people will expect me to dps constantly all the time, too.

How can you all -the healers- live like that?

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[drifting ruin]

DPSing as healer is part of the job

[toxic glen]

You do it enough the Healer anxiety goes away, lot of it is muscle memory and not panicking

[drifting ruin]

it's not like wow where you have to keep the tank topped up 24/7

it's alright if the tank goes down to 30% hp, your job is to not let them die, that's it

[leaden ginkgo]

I think, if it's one target only, like a boss or something, I may be able to heal and dps.

But if it's groups / hordes of enemies, I'll panic.

[toxic glen]

WHM you DPS so you dont have to heal

Holy is so good

[leaden ginkgo]

Yeah, I bet, I leveled up a WHM just for Holy. lmao

But I never really played it much and can't remember much about it.

[drifting ruin]

there's no difference between a group of mobs and a single mob

the only thing that matters is how much hp the tank has and how much damage they're taking

does THM stop sucking once it become BLM?

I'm doing a pathetic amount of damage

lmao

[leaden ginkgo]

I read in the past BLM is the highest dps in the game.

But that was like 2 years ago give or take.

No idea how it is now with nerfs and stuff.

[drifting ruin]

yeah I'm a level 21 thaumaturge tho

and it's awful

[toxic glen]

Once you get FIre 4, my god

The DPS is nuts

[polar hound]

healing isnt so bad especially when you learn mechanics...mostly all damage is scripted and can be expected/planned for

[jade quartz]

Black mage is the highest dps yes.

[jade quartz]

do you actually have parse numbers to back that up or is it just a feeling

because if it's just a feeling then it's likely inaccurate

THM has good damage from day 1.

[drifting ruin]

I'm probably doing something wrong

[polar hound]

!faq blmleveling

[zinc orbit]

THM/BLM leveling rotations

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/uQGsRLE.png

[polar hound]

use that

[drifting ruin]

This is in Sastasha

I'm last :^)

[polar hound]

you doin smth wrong

[toxic glen]

If you're moving or you mess up rotation on BLM you suffer for it very heavily

[drifting ruin]

yeah the casting is hell

[left moth]

A lot of healing a big chungus pull is being comfortable with how much dps/healing/mitigation you can do, compared to the average amount of damage the tank is eating (and remembering theres nothing you can do to force a bad tank to use their own mitigation). That sort of thing just takes time in the saddle

[obsidian patio]

Depending on the other jobs and gear it’s natural

[jade quartz]

Your gear will be much worse than those who are synced down from higher levels.

[obsidian patio]

Expansion jobs start pretty front loaded on damage

[uneven tendon]

In Sastasha I'd imagine it's due to stuff dying so quick you probs aren't getting into turret mode long enough

[drifting ruin]

yeah it was a nightmare

[obsidian patio]

Samurai/Red Mage were so good in early dungeons that they could legit pull hate off of the tank before the enmity changes

[drifting ruin]

lmao

[polar hound]

curse every rdm who didn't use diversion

keep in mind though that most jobs will/are gonna feel sluggish til 70+ when rotations start filling out more. but if turret casting isn't fun, blm isn't gonna be fun for you

[warm snow]

Blm is the turret mage

[obsidian patio]

I’d say BLM starts to get a handle on their rotation at 40 with the smoother fire/ice transition

[drifting ruin]

eh, I enjoyed casters in wow back in the day

[warm snow]

You even have a "this is my spot" ability

[drifting ruin]

I'm just hella used to melee rn

[obsidian patio]

And then gets the big change at 60 with fire 4

[toxic glen]

On top of that any content you're unfamiliar with BLM is gonna be very weak in until you know the patterns and mechanics well

[polar hound]

Casters are one thing but BLM is THE turret class lol they did gain some mobility with shb but

[warm snow]

Blm also feels bad in trash pulls imho

[polar hound]

it can if you dont know how to approach them

[warm snow]

Freeze, flare

[polar hound]

which comes with playing it constantly tbh

[toxic glen]

I really dont like flaring 3 times then going back into ice but single target when it goes right is rewarding

Also ironically BLM gets amazing movement utilities later down the road

[uneven tendon]

I don't care for BLM but triplecast flare with 2 fouls and a thunder 4 gets me feeling itchy in trash

[drifting ruin]

I'm really not a fan of thunder being a cast

should be instant imo

[polar hound]

procs are 😉

[uneven tendon]

I sharpcast thunder onto a mob during first trash pull so it's ready for full group so

[polar hound]

you'll get traits for that, you'll need to cast them still eventually but ykno, booms

[drifting ruin]

yeah I'm sure it'll all get better, thanks for the rotation image tho

I was doing what it suggests, but I guess my gear was just bad compared to the guys I was in the dungeon with lol

[polar hound]

np, blm rotation is the one that changes so much as you level so its the only one with that kinda graphic i think

[full latch]

https://i.gyazo.com/f67793ad659f24485f68e561e16f50f6.png

[obsidian patio]

Dungeons sync gear above the dungeon to the best possible stats that you would be able to use at that level

So a level 80 with level 80 gear in sastasha is basically in the best possible level 17 or 18-ish gear

[obsidian patio]

Check the bottom section of Eulmore for a blue quest

The ground floor with all the wrecked stuff

[toxic glen]

That or the Twinning I think?

[obsidian patio]

Yep, which is near the crystarium crystal tower

[full latch]

had twinning

there are 2

[frosty crater]

is bard a cool archer? Or is he playing instruments and stuff?

[worthy basin]

yeah

[toxic mantle]

Having second thoughts about starting on a non-preferred server, how hard is it to level additional jobs without the xp bonus?

[polar hound]

not very. there are many exp bonuses and ways to gain exp once you get a decent way into msq

[leaden ginkgo]

I didn't start on a preferred server and I've got 3 jobs at 50+ (just finished Heavensward) like Xaviell said, there's huge amounts of EXP to be had at any given time

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[polar hound]

!faq armouryexp

[zinc orbit]

Armoury EXP bonus FAQ

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

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

'How much is the bonus experience?'

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

[polar hound]

this exists also

[toxic mantle]

Awesome, I’ve also been think about only starting a second job once I max out the first so that bonus is perfect

[polar hound]

not a bad idea, you'll have more stuff/roulettes unlocked

[leaden ginkgo]

A decent tip is to use your rested bonus on an off class if that's something your interested in. The MSQ gives more than enough EXP to hit levels for quests as you go

[toxic mantle]

Honestly I don’t like the idea of having boat loads of xp anyway, I’m the type that enjoys the slow progression

[leaden ginkgo]

<.< so how does one find people to complete trials if no one does them in Duty Finder or party finder? I wanna complete the Gilgamesh mission and Ultimate Ballad but no ones does them lol

Party finder

[slate arrow]

re:gilgamesh; since it's locked behind a lengthy quest chain, you just wait for peak hours

[polar hound]

throw it in PF and put bonus in the desc

[slate arrow]

re: ballad; yeah party finder

[leaden ginkgo]

Undersized party + specify first time clear bonus

Thank you I shall try this.

[scarlet cape]

is there anything that sells well that you can buy with company seals?

[hollow violet]

How do I abort a Mahjong game? I clicked in thinking it was a rules tutorial and it turned out to be a full game against NPC's

[slate arrow]

FC workshop materials

[stark sleet]

@hollow violet I think you have to abandon it like a duty, but I'm not 100% sure

[gritty oracle]

Do whms have naturally high overhealing if they use assize for dps?

[slate arrow]

Yes, but stuff like saltedxiv and xivanalysis should skip that since it does damage which is the important bit

[drifting ruin]

what rank does your weapon have to be in POTD for it to glow red?

[forest sage]

60+ iirc

[drifting ruin]

Is there a way to easily give gear to my retainers?

seems a pain to upgrade gear for them

[toxic glen]

Only thing I can suggest is give your retainer your old gear as you upgrade

Other than that craft it I guess or run dgs, not really much options

[bronze crater]

Is the ffxiv companion app a good tool?

[wintry chasm]

not really tbh

[toxic glen]

Never used it myself but heard a lot of people say no

[wintry chasm]

there isn't a lot you can do with it

you just download it for the emote lol

[toxic glen]

Wait you get an emote?

[wintry chasm]

/tomestone

https://youtu.be/i-LuN73m89w demonstrated here

[toxic glen]

Eh not worth the hassle but it's kinda neat

[drifting ruin]

not much hassle

however I completely forgot about it until just now

never even used it

[toxic glen]

It's an oGCD weave it in between combos

[strange coral]

An ability/ogcd, so you can use it whenever its off cd between your skills/gcds

[slate arrow]

!action upheaval

what they're saying

You should always be using it during Inner Release, and two more times on cooldown

[zinc orbit]

Error!

An error has occurred contacting XIVAPI Kupo!

[toxic glen]

Love that move to death

Just punching the shit outta your enemies

[drifting ruin]

are squadrons faster than potd for levelling 1-60?

[toxic glen]

Think so

But also harder to get and controlling the NPCs is a massive headache

That's just me personally though

[frosty crater]

I always wondered: Why does Alphinaud look like a girl?

[river valley]

He doesn't really, he's just young (16 or 17 I believe)

[toxic glen]

At the start him and his sister looked identical, now they've made some effort to distinguish them

[drifting ruin]

both of them are pretty androgynous at the start

[north venture]

Hello folks, I am trying to to do this quest to get the mount, but the guy doesn't have the quest

what could be the reason ?

[strange coral]

Have you collected all of the mounts from the ARR EX trials? (except for Nightmare)

[gritty saddle]

Other: Must have the following mounts: Aithon (Mount), Boreas (Mount), Enbarr (Mount), Gullfaxi (Mount), Markab (Mount), and Xanthos (Mount).

[hot eagle]

do you have all 6 arr pony mounts?

[frosty crater]

yeah, what confuses me is his clothes and hairstyle. He basically looks like his sister at the start of ARR

[empty parrot]

Their mother dressed them up with the same clothes

[strange coral]

They're twins. They look and dress the same because that's the twin trope.

[gritty saddle]

awwwe

ok but why are so many of the baddies so...feminine

[drifting ruin]

are they?

[gritty saddle]

is it too much to ask for a hawt male baddie

and not some ugly dingo

[river valley]

Ravana cough

[toxic glen]

I mean it is Final Fantasy

[strange coral]

That's just a recurring FF design thing I think

[gritty saddle]

androgyny or feminine aesthetic you mean?

[north venture]

no I didn't get any of these mounts lol

didn't know it's a requirement

[gritty saddle]

whale das why

[empty parrot]

The mount you're trying to get is a reward for collecting mounts from the EX trials

[gritty saddle]

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/A_Legend_for_a_Legend

itll show the reqs on the side

[north venture]

oh cool, thanks a lot folks

[gritty saddle]

you can starta group in party finder to pony farm lots of ppl do it

[north venture]

will do for sure

[toxic glen]

Drop rates are pretty high for them tbh if you're 80 you can un sync solo them

Auto correct is a pain

[gritty saddle]

so true

[frosty crater]

Is it possible to hide earrings and the neck piece?

[river valley]

You'll have to glamour a hidden earring and necklace over it, but yes

[strange coral]

Yes, with Emperor's New X items as glamour

[frosty crater]

ah I don't have that

[strange coral]

Buy them from Tataroga in Revenant's Toll

[frosty crater]

thank you

[gritty oracle]

As a lv40+ WAR, should I try to pull with Overpower, which is impossible to aim when just running past packs, or just use Steel Tempest without the combo bonus? I've found that ST without combo bonus doesn't keep packs until I stop and I have to use Tomahawk or Provoke to regain aggro mid-run.

[pastel pond]

Hey lovely people! Is GNB or DRK easiest after PLD?

[toxic glen]

WAR

I'd say DRK and PLD are roughly even

[pastel pond]

GNB is more damage but busier right?

[toxic glen]

Tend to use overpower, provoke if needed then Steel tempest but Idk if that's norm

[strange coral]

I usually do the combo, even if it means slowing down for a second to make sure the ST lands

[gritty oracle]

I actually think gnb is fairly straightforward. Use combo 1, get cartridges, spend cartridges on combo 2, keep up aurora and dot. PLD's magic rotation stuff really came out of left field for me and I'm still not sure how to do it.

[toxic glen]

GNB is more like a dos than a tank but yeah has burst windows

Dps

Autocorrect is killing me

[pastel pond]

As a fairly new tank that wants a change from PLD for a bit

would GNB or DRK be easier? 🙂

[toxic glen]

DRK 100%

[gritty oracle]

I'd say drk purely because you start at a lower level -> you get into your kit somewhat more gradually

[toxic glen]

Much easier to understand and at 70 you get the best mitigation in the game

Where GNB at 70 your combo gets way more busy

[pastel pond]

thanks!

[toxic glen]

Gnb once you get the hang of it is pretty cruisy but yeah PLD is my least played tank so I'm not great with it

[gritty saddle]

If someone is looking to tank for the VERY first time...WAR? I kinda want a big axe to chop, chop, chop.

[strange coral]

Any of them are fine for first timers

[gritty saddle]

o.O

[hoary kayak]

you'd make a good WAR

[toxic glen]

WAR is the easiest but you can actually do a lot if utility with it too

[strange coral]

I've been leveling 3 of them (GNB is already 80) and have them at 70 so far, and currently find WAR to be the most fun, but that's just me.

[gritty saddle]

Ok cool. I dont mind complex rotations but i dont wanna flail all over the place

[honest anvil]

i think you can't judge your liking to any tank job until you use them in actual tanking content i.e savage

[deep gyro]

or any content you're planning to go into

[faint flare]

All jobs start out slow and introduce skills slowly, outsidenot expansion jobs

[honest anvil]

like, in dungeons, you don't really do any tank tank stuff tbh ... savage has actual mitigation planning

[deep gyro]

best to wait until level 80 to judge

[gritty saddle]

I'll try WAR out then, hopefully I'll enjoy it endgame/savage/ etc

[toxic glen]

Yeah but you can still use all the tools in normal content just might not be necessary

[gritty saddle]

chop chop chop

[faint flare]

Warrior is big axe go brrr

[gritty saddle]

well thanks everyone 🙂

[shut panther]

yes, look for emperor's new ___ items and glam to them

[pastel pond]

I know its not the point of a tank

but does DRK or War do more dps? 🙂

[faint flare]

Yes

[toxic glen]

Depends which one you're better at

[pastel pond]

Yes what lol?

[faint flare]

Yes is the answer

[toxic glen]

Pretty much

[twilit arch]

they're pretty close in damage so the difference is kind of moot

[shut panther]

technically speaking currently at the top end gnb>pld>war>drk

but we're talking like

<3% total between those four

[faint flare]

At the top 1%

Of players

[shut panther]

war vs. drk is basically a rounding error

[strange coral]

I would say just go with WAR if you want big numbers because Inner Release "Guarantees that all attacks are critical and direct hits" which just feels good with floating combat text and aoes

[shut panther]

and fwiw, damage is everyone's job and you should never think it's not the point of a class

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[toxic glen]

Not gonna lie inner release feels so much better than Delirium, least favorite thing about DRK tbh

[shut panther]

of course it does, delirium is ghetto inner release in both effectiveness and animations

[toxic glen]

Like inner release you go ham while delirium feels like taking a breather

[shut panther]

but hopefully the obviousness and universality of that feeling means it'll be addressed in endwalker

[hazy flint]

in eureka my friend has gone ahead and farming how can i join them it keeps putting me in a different instance...is it purely try and try again

[faint flare]

Yes

Unless they want to leave and invite you to a party then que together

[raven burrow]

is it a bug that summon 1 and 2 have carbuncle as icon? as smn instead of titan and garuda like summon 3 shows ifrit ?

[twilit arch]

no

the icon just never changes

because you get summon 1 and 2 as arcanist

summon 3 is gotten as a summoner

[raven burrow]

lazy devs

thanks

[torpid juniper]

Finally messing with glamour and stuff.

I can't seem to put anything into my armoire. IIRC it has to be at 100% durability (which everything is). Other than that I don't know why it wouldn't work. Anyone have suggestions? Is it tied to a quest?

[twilit arch]

armoire is basically for event gear, the first artifact gear set, and achievement items

https://i.imgur.com/NVzUylz.png?2

basically if the first icon is lit up, it can go into the armoire

otherwise it cannot

[lethal mist]

I just received a Level 90 Weapon Coffer and already had a Level 70 Weapon Coffer and Wyrm's Armor Coffer. What are these and how do they work?

I have many items in my inventory I dunno if I should use or not >_>

Fear of fucking things up, basically.

[faint flare]

They give you i90 gear

[wintry chasm]

Open them and they give you gear that is ilvl 70 and ilvl 90

[faint flare]

For your job

Its better gear

[wintry chasm]

You can get them back pretty easily so you can just bin it if you want and can't use it

[lethal mist]

Oh, well I'm still only level 54 so is there a reason I get such high level gear?

[wintry chasm]

ITEM level not the level requirement to wear it

[strange coral]

After level 50, item level and job level do not correlate anymore.

[faint flare]

Ilvl90 is entry level for lv50

[torpid juniper]

Wow that sucks but good thing to learn. Thanks for the info.

[strange coral]

(actually they dont before 50 either, but they are close)

[lethal mist]

Huh, I see. Cause my job level is the same, Dragoon 54.

[faint flare]

At lv50 your ilvl maximum jumps to 130

By buying ironworks with poetics

And heavensward kinda expects you to be near that ilvl

[torpid juniper]

So any recommendations for gear I have in my inventory? Sell at auction house, sell to merchant, can I break it down or something?

[lethal mist]

I'll look into that, poetics thing, later on. I've been trying to focus on main story progression and I also play a lot of Triple Triad, however I confess this game is huge in terms of things to do and keep track of. Really liking it tho! Just not into it yet to understand everything.

I heard gear that has 100% synergy can be broken into materia?

Are materia re-usable or a one time slot thing?

[torpid juniper]

Yeah I extracted what I needed from them

[faint flare]

Not broken down anymore, just create materia

[drifting ruin]

So is there any reason to use Fire 1/Blizzard 1

[faint flare]

Materia can be retrieved and reused

[drifting ruin]

later on?

[wintry chasm]

I mean, I would definitely do the raids and stuff too, nice stories and whatnot, can also pick up anything else you want. No reason to absolutely rush MSQ and nothing else and I wouldn't even recommend that

[faint flare]

Fire 1 yes, bliz 1 no

[torpid juniper]

You use gear long enough you get a 100% spirit bond. Extract it, then build it up again. Rinse repeat.

[faint flare]

Fire 4 doesn't extend astral fire

So

Fire 1 has to

[wintry chasm]

^

[drifting ruin]

thanks

what about blizz 2?

[faint flare]

Thats redundant after freeze

[drifting ruin]

figured, ty

idk why they don't just get replaced

[wintry chasm]

Maybe this'll help

!faq blmleveling

[zinc orbit]

THM/BLM leveling rotations

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/uQGsRLE.png

[drifting ruin]

yeah I got that

it was just confusing me that the useless abilities just don't get overwritten

like other classes

[faint flare]

Because bliz 2 is a different aoe typr

[lethal mist]

Interesting of you to say that cause last advice I got was to finish main quest and then take it from there. Not rush it, but focus on it. I just don't know which quests to "not" do and which to do. I also know I will be leveling other characters later on, and I assume leaving some quests open for them is preferable? Or are they completely wiped and like a proper new game? (And then there's New Game + phew)

[faint flare]

Than freeze

Around you vs around target

[agile laurel]

not as such. The only reason people suggest side content is there IS an awful lot of it

plus it shakes it up a little and gives you access to more roulette content

and typically you won't be looking to questing for alt job leveling

[drifting ruin]

Do blue quests and MSQ

[agile laurel]

assuming your msq is completed

[drifting ruin]

imo

[wintry chasm]

Everything is locked behind MSQ so that's why you should like, always keep it in mind and do it a lot but it shouldn't be the sole thing you do

Also questing for alts is shit don't bother

[strange coral]

Your characters do not share quest progress with each other. Your jobs on a single character do. And even then you generally do not level other jobs using quests.

[wintry chasm]

It's super not worth

[agile laurel]

important preface that barely anyone runs 2 characters for the sake of playing multiple jobs

its not required in the slightest

[lethal mist]

Hot damn, a lot to take in. I'll simply progress and see where it takes me. As long as nothing is truly "missable" (except time limited events obviously) I don't really mind. I'm having fun at least regardless.

[agile laurel]

generally, do msq, but if you see feel free to take the time to do it

[faint flare]

Nothing is missable

[agile laurel]

or don't

it matters not

[faint flare]

Things are in a time bubbles

[warped nest]

Multiple characters for multiple job is relevant only if you want to reach optimized build quickly for multiple jobs

Which is extremely niche

[honest orchid]

I stopped doing MSQ for a bit because I love dungeons too much lol

[lethal mist]

As Dragoon, which stats are my primary ones? Strength over Dexterity? Tenacity over Vitality? Is there a good class/skills guide to know what to aim for and how things scale?

[wintry chasm]

Sure but it's nice to do raids and stuff since they CAN and HAVE been referenced in main story in some small manner

[wintry chasm]

Strength

That's pretty much all you care about while leveling

That's it

[lethal mist]

lol ez

[agile laurel]

str/dex/int/mind are tank+melee/ranged physical/caster/healer main stat respectively

everything else can be ignored til max level

[lethal mist]

Cool

Thanks

[wintry chasm]

note ninja is melee but uses dex

[agile laurel]

uh

yes

[warped nest]

Just check your weapon

[wintry chasm]

^

Pretty much lol

[warped nest]

Healer and Mage might share weapon at very low level

[agile laurel]

you can also mouse over the stats and it gives you a honestly great rundown of what they do

[warped nest]

But everyone get their own weapons, which will have their primary stat, pretty early on

[lethal mist]

Sorry if I missed it above, but how does materia work? Can I slot the few I have and then reslot if I upgrade weapon or are they consumables in that regard?

[warped nest]

You can slot and retrieve

[agile laurel]

you consume materia on application but you can take them back out with a chance of failure

[warped nest]

It will be gone, if you fail on slot or retrieve

[agile laurel]

however materia are pretty common so you can throw them around a bit

also before max level they don't r e a l l y matter

[warped nest]

For combat jobs, Materia doesn't matter when you are still leveling

[lethal mist]

Oh so both slot and retrieve are % chances of success?

[warped nest]

You get better gear fast enough

[agile laurel]

Slot is % for overmelding

but that's another topic

for the slots you see, slotting is a guarantee

[lethal mist]

Ok I'll ignore materia for now. I'm still advancing anyway

[agile laurel]

retrieval is however a %

[wintry chasm]

For high grade materia

[lethal mist]

And current gear doesn't even have slots I noticed.

[agile laurel]

however it's never a life or death issue really, more a 'huh. shit.'

[wintry chasm]

Not all gear has materia slots no

[faint flare]

And materia doesn't matter much as you level...You're gonna be synced most the time which turns it off

[agile laurel]

tl;dr materia is a must at endgame for fiddling with your stat weights

before that, not so much

[warped nest]

For combat jobs, Materia improves your secondary stat

In terms of stat importance

Weapon damage > primary stat > secondary stat

[lethal mist]

For the next quest my reward choices are 3 earrings, two of which have the exact same stats and text.... (Noct Earrings and Gloam Earrings). Never had the exact same stats before on equipment choice.

[agile laurel]

if they're literally the same stats then take either

you'll likely be using them for all of half an hour

[lethal mist]

Haha ok cool

[agile laurel]

if it has your mainstat on it (str) then probably don't think much past that

[twilit arch]

just going to note for that set: noct = tanks, gloam = melee dps

[agile laurel]

you also have the issue that in ARR dragoon had similar stat allocation as tanks

for uh, some reason that i don't know

[lethal mist]

Yeah thought they'd be set pieces but for me either works I guess.

[twilit arch]

because the idea was that drg would be like an off tank

but obviously that idea has long since been scrapped

[lethal mist]

Btw, IIRC there are "guilds" or some such? I read they grant exp bonuses simply being in one but unsure how to search/join one.

[twilit arch]

free companies

[wintry chasm]

oh free companies

[lethal mist]

Right

[wintry chasm]

The xp bonus isn't that big

[slate arrow]

you need to have a version of the Starter Edition in order to join one

[wintry chasm]

it's a 10% and that's only when the FC actually has the buff on

[lethal mist]

I see, rather not bother. I'm not sure which starter edition I have. For PC I purchased the complete edition (came with 30 days too) and for PS4 I bought the same complete edition (so I can switch between the two systems). I haven't received my PS4 version yet but I still have base + Heavensward from the PS Store I bought a while back.

[strange coral]

Then you have starter. As long as you own the base game and are subbed.

[lethal mist]

Can you NOT own the base game and play the game?

Seems weird

[strange coral]

Trial players can play up to the end of HW

[twilit arch]

trial doesn't give you ownership of the base game

[strange coral]

But can't join FCs and have other restrictions

[lethal mist]

Oh Trial, I get it.

Yeah no I went full in and bought both versions. Really love FF and I might as well invest into it cause this game is amazing (my nostalgia kicks are so epic playing this).

I'm gonna rewatch the early story cause I started playing again just before I beat the main quest line and now I just beat Leviathan. Prior to that I forgot what it was really about except Primals being summoned left and right and Empire trying to use them or something. Anyone have a good suggestion of "recap" without accidentally spoling further ahead?

[twilit arch]

there's a doc pinned in #archived-lore-spoilers that covers everything from arr to sb, but can always stop once you start reading about stuff you are at/remember

[wintry chasm]

^ also there is a video there somewhere called "Waning of the Sixth Sun" which is a video recap of 1.0 from an official source

[lethal mist]

Much obliged, I'll look into that then. I think I found the doc too.

I'll look for the video too. Much like most of us I prefer video over reading for these kinds of things, however I do want to read it too.

[wintry chasm]

@lethal mist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXc0loyuq9I

I'll just give it

[lethal mist]

You're fabulous, thanks!

[forest lark]

Do ppl rush crafters cause they like crafting or for the sake of crown icon? I see a lot of players that have like 1 or 2 combat jobs at 80 and rest focus on crafting

Just curious...

[nocturne mural]

Hey, i just dont how which subscription i should buy :) Can anyone help me ?

[wintry chasm]

Crafting fun and good money

[wintry chasm]

Right well, do you want to make lots of alts for RP purposes?

[open coral]

The basic sub is fine if you don't think you're likely to want tons of characters.

[wintry chasm]

Or would you just stick to one character?

[cedar bobcat]

It's significantly easier to level crafting than combat jobs as well

[wintry chasm]

Because yeah if you just are going to have one character stick to entry

[forest lark]

Yeah I meam combat job is what gets u through the story and content no crafters

[wintry chasm]

Really the only reason you'd want standard is if you want more than one character on the same server

[nocturne mural]

bc there are some subs with dlcs and other stuff

[open coral]

No

Subs are unrelated to game content.

[forest lark]

Wouldnt it make sense to lvl up combat mainly if ur new?

[open coral]

They're literally just your ability to access the game.

[wintry chasm]

I mean, I wouldn't try leveling crafters past level 50 without hitting Heavensward first sure

but nothing wrong with anything else tbh

[cedar bobcat]

For combat you need to get new gear, learn new rotations, etcetera
Crafting you can literally max out passively just from Grand Company turn-ins

[nocturne mural]

there is these differents things in complete edition :

[open coral]

Those aren't subs.

Those are the expansions.

[wintry chasm]

^

[open coral]

They're unrelated to subscription time.

[wintry chasm]

It's just saying that the complete edition has all the expnasions

[wintry chasm]

*except the base game gives 30 days with it's purchase

[nocturne mural]

so if i buy the complete edition, how long is the sub ?

[slate arrow]

You get 30 free play days

[open coral]

You get 30 days of subscription time for free when you purchase either the complete edition or the starter edition of the game.

You will then have to pay for more time, but not buy the game again.

[nocturne mural]

so is it 60 days or only 30

[open coral]

30

[uneven tendon]

30

[cedar bobcat]

You get 15 free days when you hit level 30 on a preferred server if I recall correctly as well

[nocturne mural]

and whats the difference with the starter pack ?

[open coral]

The starter edition is ONLY ARR and Heavensward.

The complete edition also includes Stormblood and Shadowbringers.

If you buy the Starter edition, you'll need to purchase Shadowbringers (which includes Stormblood) separately.

[nocturne mural]

its complicate :p

[open coral]

It's really not.

[nocturne mural]

so should i start by buying only the sub ?

[faint flare]

Buying the game and the sub are two different things

You HAVE to buy the game

To sub

[open coral]

Starter Edition = ARR + HW + 30 days of game time
Complete Edition = Starter Edition contents + Stormblood + Shadowbringers.

[nocturne mural]

can you voice chat ?

silence

[open coral]

You mean in Discord right now?

I can't

I'm at work

[nocturne mural]

oh okay

np

to before buying subs, i have to buy (for example) the starter pack

[open coral]

Yes

[nocturne mural]

and if i alrdy have a free account

[faint flare]

You lose all eligiblity for the free trial after buying and registering the game

[open coral]

^

[nocturne mural]

how do i yes but how do i register the free account on 'premium'

[open coral]

???

[faint flare]

You buy the game

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[faint flare]

And register it

To upgrade

[open coral]

"Premium"???

[nocturne mural]

can u send me a link please ?

[open coral]

This ain't a p2w

[nocturne mural]

it was a way to say the paid version

[slate arrow]

there's only free trial and full license

[open coral]

^

[peak quest]

when i get my first mount ?

[slate arrow]

!faq mount

[zinc orbit]

Mounts FAQ

'When can I get my first mount?'

The quest that allows you to use mounts, 'My Little Chocobo' is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest 'The Company You Keep'. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose and you'll need to buy the Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 needed Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes after 'The Company You Keep'.

'Are there any differences between mounts?'

Besides looks, all mounts are the same speed along with being able to fly. Some mounts allow multiple people to ride at once.

'Can I make my mount faster?'

Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.

[pastel hinge]

Is there a way to make your chocobo draw more aggro?

[nocturne mural]

do where do i register the paid version ?

[slate arrow]

no, chocobo skills still run on the pre-shb itteration

[faint flare]

They're really shit at aggro

[slate arrow]

Mogstation

[pastel hinge]

Yeah they are

[faint flare]

Tank bird is the worst

You literally have to stop doing things for them to hold aggro

[open coral]

You basically can't use your chocobo as a tank, even if it has the tank tree fully filled out.

[lethal mist]

There's a thing where if you log out in a town you get "passive" exp or something. How do I know I'm in said zone? Anywhere where I can't fly my mount or is there an indicator? Sanctuaries maybe?

[slate arrow]

moon next to your exp bar

[faint flare]

Moon

[open coral]

There will be a little moon by your xp bar.

[lethal mist]

Ah, I thought that might be it, thank you!

[faint flare]

Very typically by aetherytes

[open coral]

There's also a log message when entering/leaving a rested area that says "You have entered a sanctuary" or "You have left the sanctuary"

But yeah. Pretty much anywhere that has an aetheryte is a rested zone.

[toxic glen]

If you try log off somewhere that's not a sanctuary itll give you a 30 second timer before you can log off

[nocturne mural]

how much are Stormblood and Shadowbringers ?

[strange coral]

$40 usd when not on sale

[faint flare]

Buying Shadowbringers on its own does nothing btw

[open coral]

^

[faint flare]

You need starter edition

To use Shadowbringers

Or get complete edition for everything in one package

[peak quest]

well i have already passed lvl 20 campaign so i missed it ?

[open coral]

You can't "miss" anything.

[faint flare]

Read the faq, blue quest at your grand company

[nocturne mural]

yeah but 40€

[wintry chasm]

you'd be really close to it then

[nocturne mural]

x)

[open coral]

You can go back and do it if you're past the point in the MSQ.

[faint flare]

Its the same price

Starter edition + Shadowbringers is 60

[wintry chasm]

It's main story now anyway so

[faint flare]

Complete edition is 60

[nocturne mural]

40euros

[open coral]

You can't play the expansion without owning the base game.

[faint flare]

Its the same price for the full game

[peak quest]

well yea but im on lvl 30 campaign quest right now

[open coral]

So it's the same price.

[peak quest]

so i missed it somehow

[nocturne mural]

you got me

[faint flare]

If you ONLY buy Shadowbringers you literally cant use the code

Because you dont own the gamr

You can't use dlc for a game you dont own

[nocturne mural]

yeah but i meant : if i buy them after buying starter edition

[open coral]

It's the same as if you buy the Complete edition.

You're just getting two codes instead of one if you buy the Starter + Shadowbringers.

[wintry chasm]

Well then what these guys said, go back to the grand company, I guess I'm wrong

[hot eagle]

35 euro is shadowbringer if its not on sale , starter = 10 euro, complete = 40 euro so you would save 5 euro if you get complete

[peak quest]

i dont think ive joined im looking right now

[dark copper]

So I am re-watching some of my job class cutscenes at the inn, and I notice there's quite a few ones missing for Dark Knight. Is there a way to watch those cutscenes without going through NG+ again?

Or was this just an oversight

[wintry chasm]

You would have joined a grand company

[wintry chasm]

Sounds like they weren't proper cutscenes

[open coral]

You can see your grand company affiliation on the second tab of your character screen.

[wintry chasm]

so wouldn't be included

[torpid juniper]

Is there a quicker way to transfer stuff to my saddlebag outside of Right click and Transfer all?

[twilit arch]

if your main scenario quest is lvl 30, then you've definitely joined a grand company.

[nocturne mural]

i just bought the complete edition

fuck my bank account

[open coral]

I mean, once you register that code, you'll be paying every month to keep playing.

So

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[nocturne mural]

yup

anyway, thank you guys

[dark copper]

Don't worry, you will be parting with much more money for FFXIV purposes in the days to come

[heavy oracle]

Can someone explain what exactly "This plot of land is not yet ready for purchase." means? Can I buy it if the timer is at 0 or something?

[dark copper]

There is an invisible timer

[faint flare]

Plots have a random invisible timer on then

[dark copper]

You can buy the house only when the invisible timer goes to 0

[faint flare]

To prevent house flipping at extreme prices

It can range to a few minutes to "i gave up"

[heavy oracle]

Is there any way at all to know how long that is?

[dark copper]

Unfortunately there is no way for you to know when the invisible timer turns to 0

[faint flare]

Nope

Completely invisible

Completely random

[dark copper]

You will just have to keep standing by the placard trying to buy it

Like Vinyl Tails said, this is to prevent bots from scooping up all the plots

It sucks, but it is really the best system the game has come up with for this problem

[heavy oracle]

Cant think of a worse way tbh

[little swift]

There was a lot of abuse and harassment because of the lack of timer

The way housing works is the crux of the issue but thats a different can of worms

[dark copper]

I feel like the timer may just make harassment worse, given how you can just snipe a plot from someone who has been standing by the placard for 20+ hours

[little swift]

But you can't be forced to sell a house immediately so someone else can have it

[tender ice]

Are there enough weapon slots to have every job and crafter?

[distant mural]

hey is the 80 roulette lock for anyone?

[strange coral]

Yes

[torpid juniper]

Who do I talk to to equip materia? I can't remember the process. Is it that goblin that taught me about materia?

[strange coral]

You might be missing two optional dungeons that come from blue quests . One starts in the Crystarium and one on the bottom floor of Eulmore.

[distant mural]

ty

[pastel hinge]

Does the same DoT effect from different people stack? Like 2 thunders?

[faint flare]

Yes

Otherwise 24mans would be a mess

[torpid juniper]

Do I need to hit level 20 as a carpenter before equipping materia?

[pastel hinge]

And with healing effects? Do 2 regens work?

[faint flare]

Yes

[pastel hinge]

Awesome thanks. Yeah that would be a lot to try and coordinate if they didn't stack lol

[faint flare]

You need to be within equal levels of the gear to meld

[twilit arch]

with a minor caveat that two diurnal asts in the same party do not stack their regens

[torpid juniper]

Where do I meld it? Is there an NPC?

[faint flare]

Npcs meld it for you without the need for crafters

They're marked on map as materia melders

[torpid juniper]

Ok. Thanks

[leaden ginkgo]

Hey guys me , my partner and daughter were all making accounts to play together tomorrow

Our two were made successful but my kids one did not

I read up the error code (I can't remember it now pc is off) and it said that error comes up with something to do with fraud prevention

I'm assuming creating 3 free trial accounts on the same day and same internet may have triggered it?

I'm hoping it'll be fine tomorrow (it says try again later)
But if it doesn't then I'm stumped

[strange coral]

Yes it's most likely due to making multiple accounts from the same location. Try again after a little over 30 minutes.

[karmic quest]

hey does anyone know a bonaist item that is super in demand at the moment

[faint flare]

Check the market

[twilit arch]

voice acting in the base game is pretty sparse

[faint flare]

Not everything is voiced

[inland falcon]

hi guys smomeone can help me pls

[west spruce]

what's the problem

[gritty oracle]

Can someone ID me the housing item that is the pink flowers on the wooden thingie?

[inland falcon]

mission search for a clue in the amalj aa encampment

i go there kill all monster but can't find anything

amalj aa wrong places

[west spruce]

screenshot pls?

[gritty oracle]

You should see an item on the ground that's sparkling. Right click on it to pick it up

[inland falcon]

yes

[gritty oracle]

iirc you're looking for a leaflet on a crate

[inland falcon]

i will search again now

[faint flare]

Very normal

[gritty oracle]

Normal dialogue outside of cutscenes is never voiced

[hollow violet]

Is Fire III better to cast than Fire I given the increased mana cost and cast time?

[faint flare]

Only important scenes are really voiced

[gritty oracle]

And not all cutscenes are voiced either

[faint flare]

No

[faint flare]

Fire/bliz 3 are purely for swapping stances

[gritty oracle]

No, the cast time is too long. Only cast F3 when you get a proc, or to switch over from umbral ice.

[faint flare]

Find the glowing interactable in the area

[gritty oracle]

Yeah, look for a sparkling item and interact with it.

[inland falcon]

ty bro

[pastel hinge]

how do i know what avg gear level i should be at any given time? I'm getting shredded just by enemies in my class quests

[strange coral]

Morning Glories

[gritty oracle]

In ARR, your ilvl should be roughly the same as your level, then poetic gear until 55/65/75. Then whatever gear level dungeons are offering

[gritty saddle]

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Morning_Glory_Plot

[gritty oracle]

thanks both of you!

Basically "the ilvl that dungeons of my level are dropping" is a good guidelune

[regal wave]

my game wont download

once i try to log in it kicks me out

[pastel hinge]

hmm. I'm 58 WHM and my avg item level is 76 but i'm basically made of tissue paper. All my armor like is 90-130

[regal wave]

can someone help me

[gritty oracle]

Are you getting an error message?

[west spruce]

u should be much higher yea

[regal wave]

yes

[hollow violet]

while leveling through ARR is there anything I need to be doing daily that stacks up?

[west spruce]

like average lv50 ivl is 130

[strange coral]

What level is your MSQ?

[gritty oracle]

Yeah, as 58 your ilvl should be at least 130 (ironworks gear), likely more.

[pastel hinge]

About the same

[gritty oracle]

Try googling the numbers.

[strange coral]

Then as others said, you should have much higher ilevel by now. If you were still in 50 MSQ then that would be fine.

[pastel hinge]

Is there like a table i can consult or something lol how do I know what my gear should be at

[zinc orbit]

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[gritty oracle]

If you can safely run the Vault, then do it to farm gear from that.

wait

you're 58

do you have access to Idyllshire?

[pastel hinge]

No

[gritty oracle]

Then Vault it is

[west spruce]

just buy stuff from marketboard if u can afford it I guess

or the vault

[strange coral]

HW MSQ and dungeons both provide i130+ gear around level 53-54 in the MSQ

[warm iron]

Does recruit a friend need the person to get the complete game?

[remote lintel]

no

they just need to have bought the base game

[warm iron]

Ok

[lavish vortex]

hi!!, i have a question, i remember there was a website where you could set the time left on a SSS dummy when you kill it for a specific fight and it would tell you your dps... is that still a thing, if it is, whats the website?

[remote lintel]

just use ACT?

[lavish vortex]

im on ps4

[remote lintel]

no idea what website that is

[faint flare]

Something like stone sky sea calculator

[west spruce]

but if u cleared the fight someone might upload your parse?

or you want to see your dps before trying the fight?

[lavish vortex]

exactly...

[faint flare]

https://ffxiv.azizarar.com/

Not that SSS is a good way to test dps but

[west spruce]

yea

[lavish vortex]

i know, but its the only option i got sadly

[remote lintel]

could get someone to parse for you

[lavish vortex]

i dont really play with friends... but ill try to find someone... can some1 else parse myself in a dummy? or it has to be a fight?

[remote lintel]

in a fight

a dummy isn't really a good way

[faint flare]

They can on a dummy but ^

[lavish vortex]

ok, yeah, i wanna try in a dummy to see if im doing like average dps with a new job im trying, if numbers look good there, then i can try in a real fight like Umbra savage or the ex trial

[faint flare]

I just take a parser friend into normal mode

For a general idea

Cause then you can throw it into like xivanalysis.com

[lavish vortex]

Vinyl you play on ps4 too?

[faint flare]

Yeah

[stark sleet]

Yeah, was about to suggest xivanalysis, it's a cool resource

[lavish vortex]

eyah, cause it points out mistakes and you can have a precise timeline, good idea

thank you guys!

[faint flare]

Dummies dont fight back or have raid buffs to consider so your dps will fluxate when looking at an actual fight

[devout lichen]

is bloodbath a "healing action"? for mantra that increases hp recovery via healing actions

[faint flare]

Not for terms of Mantra iirc

Since bloodbath is lifesteal

[torpid juniper]

If someone messages me, what's the fastest way to respond? Been right clicking their name to send tell.

[faint flare]

Rather "heal X potency"

[faint flare]

Alt + r by default iirc

[torpid juniper]

Ok thanks.

[gritty oracle]

In my first DRK solo instance, how many flames are safe to eat?

[twilit arch]

usually did like 2 at a time iirc

[pastel hinge]

Sorry, what's the point of ironworks gear if I can just buy better gear from a vendor?

[twilit arch]

because vendor gear isn't really that great

as its NQ and thus not going to be capped on your main stats

[pastel hinge]

What does that mean?

[twilit arch]

nq = normal quality

all gear has stat caps on it, i.e how much stat can be on that gear

[faint flare]

Normal quality vendor gear have less stats than other equal ilvl gear

[twilit arch]

so if an item can have 100 strength, NQ will have like 50

[faint flare]

Like look at ironworks vs normal quality i130 gear

You'll see ironworks has much more stats

Despite being lower level

[pastel hinge]

Ah ok

But ironworks is only 130 so I can only use it for so long

[faint flare]

Vendor gear post 50 should be avoid as long as possible, basically id you never get any gear upgrades

For ages

[twilit arch]

yes you'd want to replace it either with lvl 54 HQ, or 55 dungeon gear

[crystal bluff]

irownworks will last you until like level 55+ dungeon gear

[faint flare]

But dungeons gice you a guaranteed gear piece so

[twilit arch]

main scenario quest will give you HQ gear starting in the expansions

[warm snow]

Not to be confused with quests in the main scenario quests reoulette

[stiff parcel]

Hello guy, as 70 mage blue, which spells are the most efficient to do fates and lvl 70 raids? I heard blu's can't practically one shot bosses from the rabanastre raids for example

[signal aspen]

does warrior have any procs?

or just a normal rotation

[faint flare]

Not random procs no

[signal aspen]

nice

less UI editing lol

[warm snow]

Rams voice + ultravibration

Then spam choco meteor with your chocobo out

For fates

[faint flare]

All primal spells (glass dance, Eruption, shock strike, Phantom Flurry, Nightbloom, j kick), bristle m mantra magic, magic hammer, tingle + whistle + Triple trident...rose of Destruction, song of Torment + nuke od flavour (sonic boom/Sharpened knife) for generic single target

Hydro pull is good for fates, with rams + ultra at points

Choco meteor as nuke of Flavour

Can swap out Nightbloom for Both ends to basically half hp fate mobs since they wont live long enough for Nightbloom

[stiff parcel]

Oh, seems very nice! And what about for raid bosses like the Ivalice's raids?

[faint flare]

See the single target rotation posted

Thats your generic single target/boss stuff

[stiff parcel]

But how is it better than normal classes, for example Blm

[faint flare]

Add in moon flute/off guard for insane opening burst

Because alot of those spells do a fuck ton of potency

Buffed by off guard/moon flute

A moon flute opener rips like 10-20% hp off a boss in a full blue group

Within 15s

[stiff parcel]

urgh

okay, I get it! thanks a lot @warm snow , @faint flare ❤️

[faint flare]

Nightbloom itself is a few thousand potency as off global

Buffed Triple trident and buff Mantra are another few thousand

[tacit jungle]

For eureka, is my elemental level job or character based?

[faint flare]

Character

[tacit jungle]

goooood good

not doing this grind more than once

[tender ice]

If I change from male to female, does my wedding outfit change too?

To the dress

[gritty oracle]

No, the wedding outfits are unisex now. But you can exchange a female outfit piece for a male one for free

or the other way around

[final niche]

If i open a lv 90 weapon coffer while im lv 55, what happens? Do i get a weapon that i cant equip or will i get a weapon that is lv 55?

[lethal mist]

I just learned this: item level is separate, just open it and it's fine 😄

[twilit arch]

its an i90 weapon, not a level 90 weapon @final niche

[faint flare]

ITEM LEVEL 90 not equip level

[final niche]

Oo ok nice, thank you good people

Opened it, looks pretty cool tbh

[leaden ginkgo]

Apparently some data centres in Germany factory caught fire today - anyone having issues with logging in? Europe servers (obv)

[slate arrow]

there shouldn't be

If it was affected SE would've released a Lodestone post a while ago

[leaden ginkgo]

It was posted around 5 hours ago we know how slow big corps are announcing problems :p

[inland falcon]

guys im.level 33 how can i summon my pet?

[slate arrow]

Summon I, Summon II, or Summon III

check your Actions and Traits menu

[inland falcon]

where

thanks

cant click on pet