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I don't think it ever happened
is the old haircut with the spikes back with this last update?
Rainmaker?
yes
5k mgp
5k? omg lol
thank you
How do i get more squadron members? I onky have 5 i cant seem to get more
Looks like I qccidently got rid of augmented resistance staff, how do i get it back so I can proceed with next resistance quest to make it into law
Oh i was like man ive done 6 now
I was lookin to see if I was able to unlock Astro, I'm not sure if I'm far in the quest line to do so, can someone fact check for me if I'm right or wrong? :X
Weird, cause it wasn't letting me TP to Ishgard
You didn't attune
Oh lawd
Did you attune?
You forgot to
I thought I did ;_;
Top "floor" of Ishgard, east side, have fun
Hmm how would I run there if I don't have the TPs? All of this is beyond my memory
Coerthas central
warp to whatever is nearest
Then go west to the bridge
Makes sense because I'm in the middle of buttfuck Coerthas right now
Ok lemme head to central
Or just walk into ishgard
I’m a BLM and I learned about LBing about a hour ago.
When is a good time for my class to use it? Or is there a wiki I can read on stuff that pertains to it.
From dragon head camp
Casters should ideally use it in large trash pulls
In dungeon, you can do it on large group of mobs
Back when Dragon Head was poppin with people wanting to do the Fates for the dragon...memories
As its a gain on 2+ targets
Okay thanks
In trials or raid, you probably don't use LB3
Unless there's a specific mechanic and people are using it for a strat
Or the dumb melees forget and the boss is like 2% so yolo
There's gonna be a lot of lb3 in trial roulette for the next week...
How long away is this emergency update?
3 hours ish
Lodestone says 3 hours
Ahhh okay, thank you for the tip! Have fun 👍
Directly east of ondo cups
oh i see it, ty
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heavenswhere is also very good for treasuremaps
For levels 50-60 (DPS) running PoTD is the most optimal way of leveling?
If you have long regular dungeon queues and short PotD queues then yes
Still do daily roulettes first of course
Sure. Any specific floors?
51-60
^ there is a checkpoint at floor 50
Thanks
Sorry for the past 5 minutes I am trying to navigate on how to use the resource. I just want a link to the hunt discord if its there?
thank you
Can Byakko manes come from desynth?
So I went to the Firmament area but it was an info dump .. where are / how do I participate in fetes?
upper left hand corner (or wherever your duty list info is) indicates when the next fete is going to happen
they'll be in the firmament itself, you need to be a dol/doh
hmm Duty list? Do you mean duty finder?
The HUD element that shows all of your quests
its called the duty list in the HUD layout, since it also has instance information displayed when you'r in an instance
ah, it doesn't show anything except the quests I was on, maybe I missed something
Are you inside of the firmament right now?
Ya
Fetes start in an hour i believe
but I realize there is a blue quest that I didn't do after
https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/6526ce95a595e8a557b55736f85f19687dc11883_35.png?1618290163 it'll look something like this
ah definitely don't have that yet
Does it matter what level my gathering job is? I've got a lvl 75 miner, but if that isn't enough I can use my 80 BTN, but figured this might give some gather exp
Not known for sure
So this is soemthing new with 5.5? I came back like day before 5.5 and haven't really played since like 5.0
pretty sure lvl doesn't matter
Yeah these fetes are new things
How long do server xp boosts last?
There we go, now it shows me the fete timer, there was another quest I could do that I missed
How long do server xp boosts last?
@fading aurora server’s preferred status stays until at least next major patch iirc
you're assured 90 days with the buff. if the server remains preferred past that, you will have it until the server stops being preferred
I'm first time through MSQ with lvl 54 Summ, if I switch to gunbreaker or a diff lvl 60 job for variety, will that hinder my progression or should I level summ first?
No it wouldn't hinder you at all
You'd need to pick up accessories for them really but that's easy enough
you cant unlock gnb without getting another lv60 anw
i got the 500 relic what’s the next step
bet
Is there anybody playing the ps5 version?
o/
I'm trying to play the PS5 trial version but could not get it to work.
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i just signed up and i need a one time password but dont know where to find it ?
It's like SE's own 2FA thing.
oh alrighty i think i logged in
What is the best way to get into Savage content? I haven't done Savage since ARR Extremes. My schedule doesn't really allow for a 2-3 night a week static atm.
Party Finder
I'm a new player and willing to spend time learning a harder class, iyo whats better DK or GB for my first tank class?
Dark Knight (DRK) goes pretty into resource management and juggling your oGCDs
tanks arent really hard in the first place
Gnb can be overwhelming to start with cause you get a lot of skills at once though
drk starts lower so might be easier to learn tank 101 with it
Thank you gang, I was able to become Astro and be Yu Gi Oh
- work towards playing your class as close to optimally as possible (rotations, weaving, etc)
- familiarise yourself with strategies and mechs in whatever fight you’re doing
- check party finder and join a learning/practice party
what's the song that's being used in the easter event area?
can I get it ingame somehow?
@placid hull if you haven’t done harder content since arr, it may be worth going through and clearing the current shb extreme fights since they’re not quite at savage level difficulty but still a step up from msq/normal mode
Papaya and you can get the orchestrion from mogstation
was an old event reward so thats why its on mogstation now
Appreciate it. Yea I’ve check all the guides and bis. Guess just the thought of actually joining a pf gives me anxiety lol I play whm but I think I may try doing old content. That was my next question do I start with e9s or something else?
The new Diamond extreme is a good starting step since everyone is new
so im just starting off in ff14 and i was wondering...should i stick to main quest for now or should i worry bout side quest
Previous savage tiers aren't really run any more, and non-level-80 stuff is just unsynced so won't actually give you experience of what it's like.
Mainly story quests and quests with a + by them

diamond learning/practice parties are good since you’ll probably be learning it for the first time with other players
The blue quests unlock content like dungeons, features such as dyeing and glamour/transmog, other classes, or actions for your classes
thats good to know...thanks for that info
welp, song too good had to do it
whats the name of the new glamour from maps?
frontier
what's the fastest way to level from 60-61 on an alt class after doing all the daily roulettes?
hoh?
or is that 61+?
61+
run a dungeon
just do the gubal library level 59 dungeon
yes
It does. 60 dungeons give tomestones in lieu of good exp.
awesome thanks
Lv cap dungeons give close to no exp ...
yeah that's what i thought
can anyone help me finish a bunch of dungeons unsynced?
recruit on party finder
no one joining
also i believe you're on the wrong channel
there's a recruitment channel in this discord iirc
When can i do dungeons with my squadron?
when will they start selling the whale that carrys 8 people?
Task manager-close game
does that when you're not in a sanctuary, because you could be attacked.
oh really
your character still stays logged in for 20 seconds if you do this
so is it bad if i exit there
no it's fine
just means you can't log out to avoid combat basically
note you don't accrue rested exp while logged out when not in a sanctuary, though
Lima bean 0-0 when can i do dungeons with squadron
When your squadron gets to rank 2
How do i check?
When you get there, the squadron sergeant will have a new explanation of it for you.
It's when you have access to the second set of missions.
when you get there
Ima cry
Level up your squadron until you can do a priority mission
that will bring you to rank 2.
Taking squadrons into dungeons is called "command missions"
I unlocked bowl of embers hard by doing Ifrit bleeds we can kill it quest... do I actually need to do bowl of embers to unlock the Garuda one? Like is it mandatory to actually do the dungeon hard mode to progress the MSQ, or is unlocking it all I needed to do?
I checked my journal but I don't see the next step
Yes you have to complete the duty before the next quest is available
ok cool thanks!
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Female midlander default
wait you serious? i've never seen it before
Hi, I'm new to FF14 and was wondering if anyone was around to help me out purchasing the game properly. I've read that you can get a lot of content for free at the moment, including all the way up to heavensward.
Is the complete edition the proper purchase to play fully?
sign up for the free trial
If you want to play for free, ^
you get the base game plus the first expansion which is like 50 hours of content
and you can play the free trial indefinitely
Complete Edition is the full game if you want to buy.
once you buy the game, you have to sub though
Once you've bought it you have to pay monthly subscription.
sorry i have another question
how do i go about lvl up my blacksmith? i have the hammer but idk what to do with iy
I want to try the game in its fullest and don't mind risking buying it over playing on a trial that will limits part of the game. Just wanted to make sure that I wasn't wasting money when I could do something to save $.
Equip the hammer and you become a blacksmith. As you level up you'll need to get crafting gear to equip.
I was kind of under the impression I got up to Heavensward free and I'd only need to purchase the most recent expansion
there won't be many things that will limit you at least in the first day of playing the free trial
To start out, open your crafting log with N on keyboard by default
just sign up for the trial, play it, and once you feel limited you can buy the game
select a recipe and see what materials you need
then at least you save one day of sub ;)
procure those materials (most materials needed for early level stuff are buyable from merchants right there in the class guild)
and synthesise.
Wouldn't I feel limited instantly by having race creation limitations? 
Then you use your blacksmith hotbar skills to complete the craft.
you get a free fantasia assuming you don't buy a story skip ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
so u can change it after you buy the full game
i think my alts have fantasias
from story skip
Crafting every item in your crafting log gives you bonus exp which is worth doing up until like level 15 or 20
then you can start doing leves and/or ishgard restoration.
I see the word "tps" in PF a lot, what does that mean
You don't get MSQ fantasia if you story skip.
they wouldn't if you skipped.
probably only for e12s i assume
does it mean something?
it's the name of the group who cleared it first and it means they want to use their strat
probably for advanced relativity
The free trial contains all the content of the base game and Heavensward with no content limitations. The only limitations are social and trade stuff (can't use the marketboard, can't join a FC, can't invite people to party, can't trade, can't use /shout chat)
The Viera and Hrothgar races are from later expansions so they're not included.
ah
Ah I'd be playing with my girlfriend so that would complicate things in general, right?
according to my ingame research you also can't send tells as a free player, is this correct?
In general though, like I said, I'm cool with paying to play it over the free trial to skip headaches.
@jade quartz thank you
you have access to 6 races in free trial
If you buy Starter Edition, that's still just the base game and Heavensward, but with the limitations removed
probably not worth it just for that
Complete Edition is the full game with all expansions.
also, how much are the monthly subscription costs?
i recommend playing free trial until the game goes on sale
!faq subprice
then activate the gaame after you finiished free trial
oh $13/month minimum
Paying $60 USD is not much to me, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't throwing $30 away by not signing up in a particular manner
i'm probably going to stay as a free player until i get a summer job
if i get a summer job
Can we change/fix in-game daytime? It's too dark during night for me even with light and color adjustment...
weird, ingame night is perfectly fine for me, maybe it's a graphics quality thing
Next noob question - I saw in a video there are double exp servers. Are these a huge trap that I'd regret going to quickly due to it being dead?
if you want to play with your gf, you might just find it easier to buy the game. since the FT comes with a lot of social restrictions
preferred worlds aren't dead
No, but ingame night is very bright so you may have some screen calibration issues.
you can't trade or initiate parties, and have very limited chat functionality in free trial
they're just not at the population level that SE wants them to be.
You could try reshade/gshade, a third-party post-processing software
if you want to play with your gf just make sure you're on the same server
What's the difference between the Shadowbringers Standard Edition and the Complete Edition shown in the Square Enix Store? It says the Standard Edition includes Stormbringers so is that everything?
So do we have any idea how the maintenance is gonna affect the fetes?
Thanks. So if we were giga nerds and want to do progression based content we wouldn't have issues finding it on these servers?
Doesn't include the base game.
correct, instance content is cross server anyway
Ah I see thanks that makes sense
so its not like its hard to find people to play with
You can buy Starter Edition and Shadowbringers Standard edition separately
Or you can buy it all together as Complete Edition
oh does instanced stuff search thru everyone on your datacenter?
yes
ah i seee
if i travel to an underpopulated world do i get the xp bonus while there or does the character have to be created there?
The character must be created there.
good 2 know
i swear i remember seeing a fantasia in my new alt that i msq skipped
maybe it's a new thing
i can log into it and double check
You don't get the fantasia if you MSQ skip.
this was literally last week
Do you own HW collectors' edition?
nope
That has a fantasia in it
oh wait
or old veteran rewards
if you earned the fantasia from that, you still receive it even though its been shuffled to msq for new players
how to deal with undercutting as a crafter
i see
Hi! Newbie playing looking to try the free trial. Aiming to join the Chaos server as I am in the UK. Rough research seems to suggest Louisoix is best for casual and English-speaking players. Is this still the case?
any of them are fine
i haven't found louisoix a standout server for anything in particular
except for certain cheap items once in a while
Thank you Mila.
dungeons and raid content is cross server
so you can play with anyone in chaos
you can only join an fc (like a guild) on your server and buy housing on your server
anyone free to do the sirensong sea?
and you can even visit other servers in your data centre
Um, is the last HW quest Heavensward?
How close can you get to a Shantotto cosplay in this game? I have the staff.
Or is it another name?
That’s the last quest for the leveling story
Heavensward is the last quest in base Heavensward
is shantotto a frog? there's a frog glam haha
how do you equip chocobo barding?
most dungeons aren't that hard
there's no such thing as EX dungeons
if you wanna practice mechanics you need to do raids or extreme trials
Dungeons are casual content by their nature.
if you want mechanics, you have to play extreme, savage, or ultimate content
Not sure if I can recall of any vertical striped robes. :/
Yeah, are there extreme dungeons in HW?
no
._.
there are no such thing as extreme dungeons
Then why did he say "extreme, savage, or ultimate"?
you already ahve something from the coffer
If there is no extreme?
I dont have any chaos armor as far as I know
extreme trials
Junk the accessories and belt from the other tank sets
Oh
Those are shared between the level 60 tank coffers
Trials!
The ardent/fabled stuff
all hard content are 8 man
Extreme trials
Savage raids
I share the term dungeon and trials loosely
Sorry
I forget those are completely different
Are limit breaks affected by fiddling with battle effects
no
Oh nvm it's the belt
in this game there's a big difference between dungeons and trials
@obsidian patio yy
if you stick with your terminology it's gonna confuse a lot of people
@deep gyro I did the minstrel ballad trial and it was pretty easy
it's because it is like 10 years old
Oh
ok not 10 but
you also sync to 135 for all ARR content by default so
Oh
you just cheese the hell out of ARR stuff by sheer item level alone
You probably did it unsynced I assume
nvm i figured it out....
Is there such a thing as unsynced?
In your duty finder window select the ⚙️ icon on the top left to open up the duty finder settings window.
Inside that window select the setting undersized party before confirming and entering the instances of your choice. NOTE: UNSYNC-ING AN INSTANCE WILL FORFEIT ALL OF YOUR EXP AND COMPLETION REWARDS. Poetics from a first time completion bonus and loots chests remain the same and will not be lost. You may not queue for daily roulettes using this method.
There was a tank that had less hp than I did
Oh
in fact you can do it solo
Unsyncing means goin in to old content at current level cap.
ARR stuff dies in seconds.
what's a good way to level gathering 10-20 and 20-30?
If you want to do it like it was originally, you'll need to do Minimum Item Level
Well 🤢 we still wiped because there were a few who didn't know what to do. I ran it a couple of times and most of the times dps or under geared tanks always died within the first minute
Like to ahem KILL THE ORBS
If you have access to it, the Ishgard restoration’s Diadem is a pretty lax and kinda gear-free leveling method
what's that thing you mentioned?
It’s a thing you can unlock during the heavensward patch story, the first expansion
is there a difference between which na server i choose?
Then just grind on nodes near/at your level and do leves at Quarrymill for 20-30
not really, the only thing that's server based still is housing/free companies. so if you have a specific free company (player guild) you want to join then you should join that server. otherwise its strongly recommended to go to a preferred server for the bonus exp
is there like any major benefits between which race i choose to play as?
just cosmetic
pick the race you find most attractive or you find to be the coolest
most people will pick lalafell
Huh

Is there a benefit to farming lvl 50 raids for new player?
Gear-wise, no.
Ironworks is the best gear for level 50 content
some are better than ironworks but even then it gets replaced super fast
so its not worth your time
only if you want the glam
i think if u finish it you get a louisoix minion
Even then most of the ARR raid gear has dyeable alternatives
which is cool if you're into that
Like crafted replica gear for coil, or crafted stuff for world of darkness
wait you can craft gear from WoD?
oh really? like the demon robe of casting/healing?
It’s the i320 or i350 crafted sets at level 70
question about nier 3rd raid
my rewards say already received 3/3
i wanna get the new hairstyle, but does this mean i cant get it cuz its 3/3?
No, the items in the final chest that's available for all parties is not weekly locked
so the hair/minions/TTcard/orchestrions
you think they will increase adventurer squad level cap? because i am really just interested in the gear to glam my AS. the level 70 can't be glammed on to them for whatever reason
Unknown
...huh...so what are the 3/3 rewards? gear, coin, and...?
The materia token
ye the clusters
whats the ost of the final boss of the final nier raid
||Kainé (Final Fantasy Main Theme)||
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What level/currency/set is the next progression after Iron works gear at level 50?
what level do you have to be to do the nier raids and what dlcs are required
80 and shadowbringers
theyre the alliance raids for shadowbringers
need to have also completed shadowbringers to be able to unlock and do them
gotcha, so if someone was to upgrade from trial version what do you suggest they buy?
complete edition
thank u
so quick question, lvling up my BTN from lvl 50 to 80 and was just wondering if i should just ignore the BTN quests in the meantime and concentrate on leveling via leves and gear when I reach 70?
or what do you guys suggest
diadem?
ishgard restoration/firmament
ah
Diadem is a map full of non-hostile monsters and lots of gathering spots. You enter it from the firmament. Ishgard resotration thingy.
Also do your quest
how bout gear wise?
I just got to the point in MSQ where I can now do the WEAPON quests to fight ruby/sapphire/emerald/diamond
Should I stop and do as much of that as I can or finish MSQ first?
story-wise
@unreal folio do your quests
tbh its up to you at this point whether you continue msq or decide to go do side content. MSQ would mean access to more dungeon thus higher allegory/revelation farm
got it, thanks for the advice guys!
Make sure if u buy gear u don't need to buy or upgrade constant
And when u buy make sure u buy the perception/gathering one
And in 10 levels I would say you probably upgrade twice at the start and end
But is how I did it
The thing is I stopped to do E1-8 before continuing MSQ for story so I just figured, maybe stopping for the weapon stuff chronologically would make sense too? but if just catching up on MSQ first and then doing it is fine story-wise I'd prefer it that way.
yeah doing it later is more than fine
Cool
weapon story doesn't really make or break so to speak if you don't do in proper order with msq
its fairly self contained, compared to eden which is much more closely tied to the msq
The red tomes drop rate is too low and they have a cap that should be rwmoved
That's all I wanted to hear, I know it's one of the best parts but I just wanna catch up on MSQ tbh.
so that I'm free to do what i please
and plus I'm more invested in the MSQ right now and don't want to be wrenched away on another side project
Is there really going to be a Cruise Chaser mount?
What are the requirements to be able to sell/buy items from MB on a new character? Clear Sastasha right?
buy from the marketboard doesn't have any requirements
so long as you've got the gil and aren't on free trial, once you're out of the initial solo instance you can use the marketboard. selling on the other hand, requires you to join the scions which is lvl 17 msq
wth is a cruise chaser
Forward and Back from ‘Xander raids
As RDM, what is Engagement good for? It looks like a worse Displacement.
basically if you know displacement will kill you, use engagement
engagement is used when you can't used displacement, either because you don't have enough weave space (eg in the opener, displacement would take two weave slots) or displacement will kill you
that way you're still getting some dmg
so it's literally a nerfed displacement that allows you to not hug the floor
I see, thanks
Is it realistic to start doing the first Eden fight at ilvl510? If not, what am I looking for to start there?
normal or savage
I guess normal
as long as you meet the min ilvl its fine
Normal is fine at even 500

Heck, Savage too is fine at 500
As long as you...y'know... are gud
emergency maint?
ye to hopefully fix the issue with world visit
the npc that sells those is in gridania
does anyone have macro for hades? please give me
near the quest giver
how come it said certain items are obtainable again?
just talking about the fireworks
the hatching tide confections and archon egg pouch are available yes
since that's this years rewards
but previous years', no those are all on mogstation
how do you obtain them, kinda just got given a chicken costume and got lost because no new quest
the dreamer that's near the quest npc
hm
oh you haven't completed the event quests then. Are you certain there's no quest called "A Poultry Sum" near by/that you picked up?
the quest gives this right?
its not a bluequest
no, its the quest after you get the chicken suit
"Fowl demands" gives the suit, then there should be another quest called "A poultry sum"
do ya remember the coordinates for the npc
that gives ya the chicken suit by chance
o
X10.2, y9.4 and x5.0, y8.2 are the main coordinates for the event
Go to Old gridania amphitheater and you get funneled through everything
thank you they had the second quest
lol they're a lalafell npc
kinda didn't see them
What allows your mount to move faster in a specific region?
didn't expect my crispy chicken strips to fight back, thank you lads mission accomplished
riding maps, but they're 90% useless now since basically every zone with a riding map also lets you fly
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Where do you get them? I can't recall ever getting a riding map but I know my chocobo moves faster in some regions better than others. Still in ARR
the first tier of movement speed is tied to msq
so once you complete certain story quests, you'll get the first tier in specific zones
Gotcha
Can check which zones you've gotten them in, in the Travel > Mount Speed menu
Ok thanks. Is the 2nd star the one you get from riding maps?
yep
Ok. Thanks for the info.
do you only get the bonuses on preferred worlds if you create a character on them or if you transfer to them WHILE they are preferred? i.e. if you create/transfer a character before they were a preferred world, you would not receive any of the benefits?
only created
bf has an alt on exodus he created 2 weeks ago, with the new patch they changed exodus from a standard to a preferred world so i guess he misses out on the bonuses
it has to be created while preferred
ah bad timing
What are some ways I can make gil to level up my crafters and gatherers?
and buy some armor for fashion 🙂
Eureka
that requires progression beyond Anemos
which could take a while
just do your roulettes as an "in need" for gil
When I play full screen mode and I tab out my game goes black screen for a few seconds anyone know how to fix it? When I play window it's fine
I recently just got to the second area in Eureka
I'm trying to raise 800k asap
do treasure maps
if you are have crafter, gatherer. there are plenty way to reach that.
I recommend getting friends and doing treasure maps
nope im not high enough to do the crafter/gatherer ways
It's one of the least invasive ways of making money
Whats the best rotation for SAM at level 55?
!faq samrotation
doing as much of this as possible
Ooh, thanks
do you have to be over level 50 to marry someone
did this patch introduce a flat screen furniture?
Are there no preferred worlds or am I just having issues seeing them on the list?
Are there any on Aether?
@earnest ivy you need to be 50
There's none on Aether no
aw
and you need to have done the scions of the 7th dawn msq
i did that
More important for a bard: Crit hit or Direct hit rate?
Ah ok found the resource for the lists. So I suppose only option I have for the non-rp worlds would be Exodus.
Crit
crit > dh > det
@harsh torrent before you unlock a trait at lvl 62 that massively boost your kenki generation
@hushed garnet the only "rp world" is balmung
Thanks a lot. Had an option between 2 very similar earrings but one has more crit and the other direct hit
You want to prioritize spending kenki on Higanbana over Midare Setsugekka in single target situation
As Higanbana is more potent, in total
👌
is world transfer available?
Im doing CT rn also, and the damage indicators have been pretty confusing, its probably my only barrier playing DPS atm
Like I wasnt aware which are safe zones and which were attack ones
@torpid juniper substat comparison happens when you have two gears with the same ilvl and same primary stat
If one of those ring has more Dexterity (the primary stat for Bard)
Pick that one
think it was this one
generally if its a brightly colored area you probably shouldnt stand there
Any reason the, "recommended gear" button is picking the Aetherial Brass Ear Cuffs over the Darklight Earrings?
Is the +2 dex worth giving up everything else?
Whats the main SAM stats
Auto isn’t always correct
Strength
Does it matter what company I join?
Does he do crit?
Nope, Bik
it generally is, especially when leveling
@harsh torrent crit is substat
@gritty wraith I've heard that it's generally pretty good until end game gear. So I've been using it most of the time. This one caught me off guard.
recommended button will pick your main stat over ilvl
It is technically not wrong, in that it does pick the piece with your primary stat
So should I stick with what was recommended?
Take note that once you move pass i120, this will be a lot less confusing
just get better earrings with dex
I would just buy ironwork earring
@warped nest on the market place?
no
Poetics
ironworks is in mor dhona
Allagan Tomestone of Poetics
I'll look into it. Thanks. Still going through ARR so just been using what I find or am given in quests.
You use them to buy powerful level 50/60/70 gears, amongst other things
*max item level obtainable for the expansion
if you havent beaten the ultimate weapon then you cant buy ironworks
They have darklight earring though
Aren't darklight stuff dropped in the later lvl 50 dungeons?
Like snowcloak
i dont remember where darklight is 
Lol
@remote lintel I have not. Think I may be close. Got the scions together and am doing the plan they made to fight instead of surrendering.
sounds close
If you have finished your lvl 50 BRD quest
You should get a coffer with some i90 gears
That should be enough for the time being
Don't worry about your earring for now
@warped nest I did. Got lots of great gear.
ARR doesnt really give you accessories so just beat the ultimate weapon first
Well great compared to what I had lol
You can still use the darklight earring if you need to keep your average ilvl high to queue for dungeons
It doesn’t change images, they’re preset to the furnishing
But definitely consider going for ironwork when they are available
But that one can be bought from furniture vendors at the housing districts
In the (other/miscellaneous) category
oh, how about the windows are those player made?
@warped nest I will. Said I need some tombstones as currency to buy gear? Or am I mistaken? Also is that the currency you get from PvP?
That specific one is crafted by CRP at 80
PvP currency is wolf seal
Allagan Tomestone of Poetics, or Poetics for short, comes from lvl 50/60/70 contents
you start earning poetics once you hit 50
theyre for buying old endgame gear from each expac
which ironworks is the old ARR endgame gear
In the current endgame, you have two Tomestone (not poetics) you can earn to buy gear
Once they become obsolete as we got into new expansion
Poetics becomes the tomestone you use for the same gear
Ok. Thanks for clarification.
thats way ahead tho
Open your currency Ui
@remote lintel got nothing else I'm looking forward to anytime soon so that's fine lol
And you should be able to inspect how many Poetics you have
I have a question if anyone could help- I am starting on 5.4's raid tier for the first time catching up (returner here) and I want to reread the story so far. Does anyone know of a good place I can refresh my memory that's not the book at the inn? A wiki, video series, etc?
i mean you could look up the cutscenes on youtube
Got zero poetics. I'll get there soon. Thanks for the help
or i could give you a tldr
If I wanted to watch the cutscenes I'm sure I could do that in the inn. I meant a written log of the story, quests AND cutscenes together, on a wiki or something
Good luck and have fun, Ex
those are not complete, they leave out a lot of dialogue. anyway, I just found it. here it is if anyone is curious/needs it
that looks fine but i would be weary of that wiki because it doesnt always have accurate information
also spoiler it
and it contains the story of the last tier of raids so be careful
so there is these firepots i have to destroy
Hi, I'm looking at this site and wondering why when you scroll down, it starts to say "recommended level...." and uses numbers higher than 80. I thought level cap was 80.....?
but how do i do that
like i cant click it
@gritty falcon its ilvl not character level
@fading helm do you need to use a key item?
ohh
yeahhh
then use the key item from your inventory
How often does the game go on sale (both the base and complete editions)?
Is the Blue HUD Color a reference to this?
Is there a guide for inventory management if you're trying to squeeze the most out of the free trial? I have the one for avoiding gil cap saved
The Weapons Trials in Werlyt also use a similar blue UI
sell any crafting mats and potions you dont need
use the useable stuff like triple triad cards etc
I guess the problem here is that I haven't touched any non-battle content basically so I don't exactly know what items I need or don't need
I only just started fishing today lol
what's the name of the stair parition?
I bought wooden steps, but these seem way too small
For anyone still leveling their DoL/DoH, how much exp each Fête gives?
the first one will be in 40 min
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is the drop rate for sosex the same as hades now?
Anyone know how to fix fullscreen black screen when alt tabbing?
I don't know what to do it's so annoying
Use windowed fullscreen
What is the GMT now
@finite topaz I have 4 monitors and it messes with it if u go windowed borderless
That's why I need fullscreen fixe dbut idk what's causing it
My brother has 2 monitors and he uses windowed fullscreen tho
I think fullscreen always goes black when alt tabbing
Its by design, to save resources on the computer
That's so annoying
What’s the GMT now
I do not understand your question
Just to confirm, because I'm bad at time zones, emergency maint starts in 30m?
Good, finished before I'm done work.
I think they did for long maintenances, but i may be wrong
are the servers gonna shut down again
how prepped should a first timer be before starting coils of bahamut
the lighting in gridania is glitching
3 hours maintenance cuz world visit system had issues
That could be your game
Be lvl 80, unsync them solo
You are highly unlikely to find a queue for them using Duty Finder
Since they are not on any roulette
hmm
And their difficulty is close to Savage too
Hey I just started doing dungeons and I have no clue what to do as a tank ???
Unsyncing them is no-effort tho
Sastasha?
The one after that
Step 1:
Activate tank stance if it isnt
Step 2:
Hit monsters with your attacks(AoEs, to hit as many as you can, also dmg on AoEs adds up and its easier to keep aggro)
Step 3:
Use your defensive buffs
does fete happen on the same time frame every day?
Ok thx is the tank stance iron will??
Yes
Ok
Keep it on, as long as it's on, do not press it anymore
Also @ivory jolt when you're out, go to any of the Adventurer's guilds and talk to one of the NPCs with a plant icon on their heads
Will do thx
To do Hall of the Novice, they kinda explain you the basics of MMORPG and gives you some gear to boot
where do i spend these tomestones of allegory and revelation?
Eulmore
With the tomestones trader NPC
okay thank you
i get 3/3 for the loot in the new 2b raid
do vendors sell the crimson colored dyes
can i still farm for the hair
Yes
The hair isn't on a weekly lock
alright ty
i cant see the like gold colored dye
Having said that, I've heard the market price is in free fall
or the crimson colored ones
question, how long was the maintenance going to be/
Only weekly lock is:
Cracked Stellacluster
Coin
Piece of gear
3 hours
Those are ishgard Scripps I think
T_T
the special dyes arent bought from vendors
Or market board
maint in 12min i think
3h later
Jesus
Read the announcement in the lodestone too 🙈 that says how many hours is it planned to last
How many jobs can one character have
All
All
All of them
No limit
the lodestone is the ff14 database
mog station is your account management
its just 2 websites
There is the Official Forums...(nobody sane goes there)
Lodestone, mog station, item shop, official forums.. and that's just official stuff
But yeah, the official forums are not good.
oh right the cash shop isnt part of mog station anymore
Ok so I want to do damage not be a punching bag so what job is that
literally any dps
Any of the red ones.
are you familiar with mmo roles?
It'll say melee dps, physical range dps, magical range dps
is there anyway to get items on these fake second floors in apartments without glitching?
or an item that gives you a platform?
every job deals damage, but... as a healer, you deal damage and occasionally heal, as a tank, you deal damage and are a punching bag, as a DPS you are expected to pull out more DPS than your former roles
As for jobs that are "DPS", the red icons are the DPS jobs
Blue icons are tank jobs, green icons are healer jobs, if you wanna stop being a punching bag, pick any of the red ones that suits yer fancy
no, you have to glitch for those
Has Mogstation mounts ever go on sale
@finite topaz when u said borderless fullscreen did you mean borderless windowed?
yes
well, i dont remember the name of the setting, but there is a thing that's a borderless window that's just a window fitted to a certain resolution but with no borders... and then there is borderless fullscreen which fits the whole screen, but it's not fullscreen by itself
So i was referring to whichever setting makes it so your game occupies a fullscreen, without it being traditional fullscreen
There is no borderless fullscreen option
well game is in maint so i cant check right now, but i guess it would be the other one
But when I set the game to borderless windowed game goes to like 1280x720
ok...are you sure there isnt borderless fullscreen?
cuz that's the one im using
ok pick Borderless windowed
and change the resolution like this
When I put it in borderless windowed it auto locks to 1280x720
And can't change it
780*
there's maintenance? even though the servers are online?
They are going down
ohh alright, thanks
Can I install ff14 without steam? Or since I bought it through steam. I have to always open the game through steam?
bought from steam, stuck to steam im afraid
Only open with steam, yup
well this is weird indeed... not really something that happened to me, since my game adjusts to my resolution
What's the point of having fullscreen mode if it does that glitch
Never seen that in a game ever
It's not a glitch
nooo right when i was about to get my black mage barding
every game that's fullscreen does that
Nope
Never ever seen that in any game
And I play a shit ton of games
Including like 3 other mmorpgs
Well this aint the place for me to argue about yer technical issues, but since game is in maint, cant really test any solutions yet
I've tried to look thru game folder settings aswell to fix it but can't find anything to do with it
theres a launcher where you can just use your mogstation acc to launch an account tied to steam
without needing to launch steam
It says there that the game automatically locks to your screen resolution...but since it locks to a smaller one for you, i'd guess you having 4 screens probably has something to do with it
@finite topaz it says it auto locks the resolution to desktop my desktop monitor is not a 1280x780 it's 1920x1080
Makes no sense
Are you using some kind of virtual resolution?
No
try this next time game is up
Fullscreen>Set resolution>Borderless windowed
If that doesnt works, do Windowed>Set resolution>Borderless windowed
If u set the resolution to 1920x1080 and go borderless it auto switches to the locked 1280x780
I've already tried
I guess I'll just try another thing tomorrow ty for trying
Is it the same launcher?
its a third party one
Ah read this @fading aurora https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/7yhls2/4k_resolution_issues_incorrect_resolution_on/
when will the maintenance end?
go to #kupo-bot-spam and write !maint to find out
thx
@finite topaz I set the compatability o that hopefully it will work
Sadly can't check till tomorrow
Let us hope bro
Listen tho, if the number in the resolution part changes, it doesnt matters at all
it's just set there as a placeholder at 720p by default, but it is rendering at yer monitor's res
I know the servers are down, but what actually do you in fetes (new ishgard thing)
@finite topaz this problem wasent so much about the black screen but after a few tabs my monitor goes into error mode because of the game and I have to replug it in
It was starting to get annoying
Oh, that's because when alt tabbed, the game stops rendering, and then when you tab in, it renders again, doing so repeatedly can overload it and cause it to y'know...fail
I attribute this to some older games and stuff like that, where you were kinda expected to just focus solely on the game when in full-screen
FFXIV is an old game, after all
But as always, it depends on the coding and the engine
Hopefully they fix it, I've seen others complain on reddit
Borderless also reduces fps compared to full screen so playing fullscreen is more ideal
How long is the maintenance?
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3 hours
Look literally one post above yours
shit lmao ty
hey I took a break from the game for a couple years, could someone help me with what servers people from ANZ are playing on? also how is the ping?
Welcome Back!!
!faq datacenterip
List of IP Addresses for each Datacenter
North America
Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Europe
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Japan
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158
how do I ping the IP?
Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Sorry I can't help I just started like 3 motnhs ago
Try pinging both the NA datacenters and Elemental and use that to compare
Someone asked the other day and iirc elemental is the unofficial Oceania data center
^
basically if you have much better ping to Elemental consider that instead of the NA datacenters
and the unofficial English-speaking servers for Elemental being Tonberry and Kujata
For future reference, you can always go to #kupo-bot-spam and write !maint to see when is maint gonna begin (after its announced) and when is maint gonna end (after it started)
I managed to pick maintenance time to come back to the game so plenty of time to check ping and try to make a decision while I wait lol, thanks for the help
Somehow we always get a couple of new players join right when maintenance happens.

They're similar to the old concerted works fates, except instead of one long fates it's a series of short ones
so no actual crafting, just bringing mats and stuff?
5 fetes total for 30 minutes of stuff
No actual crafting yeah
Just a series of "interact with a series of objects"
one box = 1 token?
Not always
Boxes are random drops
The boxes can have other items
they can have the things you buy with the tokens, like a mount and glamour coffer
or other things like furniture and dye
Tokens are the most common, but they seem to pull from a massive loot table
Yes hi hello! Most ANZ players end up on Tonberry, Kujata or Typhon (in that order) on the Elemental Data Centre
my first set of 10 coffers gave 8 tokens, dark green dye, and one of the Fete furnishings
meanwhile my FC mate got 2 mounts and a coffer
😡
I'm in the process of unlocking most content, however I've yet to find anything Nier related? I must be blind.
Tbh the Mount drop rate seems high enough that its value will crater rapidly anyway
Are you 80?
Level 80 in Khlousia
Yes 80 on main job
Yeah I've been to all 3 fete sessions so far and I got 2 coffers 1 mount, skybuilders pants, 4 housing items and rest tokens
it's already cratered on gilgamesh, at 100k and will continue to drop
It's at post shb
what's your current story quest?
Have you finished base ShB?
Yeah kholusia
NieR content is isolated
Above stilltide
Start it on Kholusia, one of the blue quests
Thanks a lot all!
The very first quest for YorHa is "Rumor in Komra" or "A Scandal in Komra", both by the Tomra Aetheryte.
Guess I'll just wait 10h until game is online again 🙂
Hope you have flight
First thing I did was unlock flight everywhere. Such a severe handicap not to ahve it. Especially if you had it after MSQ ARR and then it got "suddenly taken away" going into HW+ content lol
Who doesn't unlock flight? Doesn't take much and it is immensely useful. Like a core feature I don't see how you live without. Even with flight I sometimes get a bit "meh" cause it's not fast enough 😂
people who do msq as tank and healer
Why is MSQ as tank/healer any different?
fast queues
Most dps need something to do while queueing for dungeons. Perfect time to hunt down aether currents
Firt thing I did was have maps up of all the aetheryte points and soon as I got close enough I simply went for them asap. And as soon as quests popped up that gave me those I did those asap. It's kinda "on the way" regardless. And I powered through MSQ in a matter of a few weeks at most. Heck I think I did all 3 expansions in under 1,5 weeks. I did skip SOME dialogue but I watched cutscenes and listened to important pointers.
To each their own tho.
Hello! I'm looking at playing with some friends and noticed my account is apparently based in Europe? Will this make a difference if we all play on (or plan to play on) Tonberry?
Shouldnt make a difference, i can make a character in EU Data Centers no problem even though i am NA
Hey boys and girls question im using the benchmark tool to create a character now the servers are offline, how can i import these appearance files in the main game once the servers are back up
One hour and 17 minutes ago
isn't there an option to save them locally?
or rather, aren't they saved locally by default?
I am able to access my benchmark character data on the main game, it's there but it has a (benchmark) thingy right besides it


