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you only get ilv530 items from poetic at the new expansion?
what to get with relevation? I only see tokens for exchange
Leather worker and weaver has a good gil making opportunities due to the glamours
Same can be said for blacksmith
Miner and botanist is also good
Fisher I don't really know
maybe FSH can catch crab used in chilli crab recipe? I dunno
what is atlas peak?
Where Edens gate: sepulture takes place
ty
How to not aggro a NM
I saw a lot of people just hugging a NM they don't get aggro
Me I'm standing like a feet away I get aggro
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is it sufficient to be item lv 380 and take on HW extreme trials? Or should I wait until I'm lv 80?
And yeah not enough to solo unsync
HW extremes are soloable at lvl 80 unsynced though
what's that mean?
Even Sephirot, With his color gimmick?
Qued normal and get your level and gear brought down to that level
Yes seprirot has been soloed
Its rng as fuck
But doable
It means no one does them at the appropriate level because it's just faster and easier to do it solo at higher levels
synced -> the duty synchronizes everyone's lvl (and sometimes ilvl) to the maximum allowed
unsynced -> you just keep whatever level you actually have
In Eureka when using magiaauto as offensive is there a way to put at least 1 of the points into defense?
Like, put 2 on offense and 1 on defense and have it auto spin for whatever I'm against
generally it's not worth trying to split your magica outside of few exceptions
you're either doing all the damage or taking all the damage
So as a DPS I just wanna slot all into the same and set auto as offensive?
slot all into the same and rotate as needed yeah
so you can do it unsynced, but if you do you have to solo it?
Alright thanks, also can I edit HUD to move that magia thing?
it's just a winodw
You can still unsync it with a full party
click and drag the top portion to move it around
oh ok ty
It's just that once you unsync it at a high level why would you do it with a full party? Because you can do it alone too
you do it with your existing party
so you can still bring up to 8 people into an instance
where's the setting in the duty finder to do trials solo?
Undersized Party
open the duty finder settings with the little cogwheel icon in the top left of the duty finder window
then turn on undersized party
what's the recommended item lv to fight sophia extreme solo, 510, 520?
It's been done at 460 iirc.
the higher ilvl the easier it'll be
this is taking into account that I'm a newbie who still need to familiarize myself with the boss mechanics lol
Probably easier to make an unsync farm in pf once you hit 80
unsync farms will probably take people lower than 80, I would hope
pf? Also, yeah I want the mount that she drops
for a lv 60 fight
After doing all eureka challenges in the log what's the quickest way to level?
Fates
What about power level?
I've done 2 currently and each rewards only 10k xp, this is super slow isnt it?
They give more rewards when you're in their level range but still worth doing
I was lvl 10 and they were lvl 11 and 12
Eureka in general is super slow
it's faster if you have a group to level with
but due to how EXP works with level differences its extremely hard
If I only do weekly challenges how long is it for lvl 60?
I think the weekly challenge gives a % of your current level. Not sure, but you can do the maths knowing that
It's basically gonna give you the same amount of levels each week
Do note that more like than not, farming the crystals for the relic steps is going to take way longer than reaching the max level of a zone
Its often more efficient to just focus on getting your tokens and let the levels come on their own
is there a macro command that states the current world, or do hunt scouters have different relay macros for each world 
I forgot relic exists, where do I pick it up? And at what point do I need eureka for it?
Probably different macros
Also correcting myself, it's around 12 levels from challenges I think so that's 5 weeks for only challenges
Gerolt does it in eureka, after you do a few of kriles objectives
You'll need the base lv70 job weapon as that upgrades into it
is the thornmarch Queue broken? I've waited for an hour and no one has joined
there's a uhhhh sonar? plugin in the quicklauncher used for easy hunt relays, might be a feature there though i've never used it myself
hard or extreme
it's also like, 6:30 am on the pacific coast
the vast majority of the player base is offline
So I buy it from calamity salvager and talk to gerolt? Is this the thing I've seen that requires 50 protean crystals to upgrade?
est on my end
Yep pst here about to go to work
Yes, you'll need alot more for later upgrades
9:30, people would still be at work
yes, it's +1, +2, and then Anemos which is the glowing version
Are you queueing for extreme?
And what after that?
Also if I require so much protean crystals what's the best way to get them
Upgrades in the next eureka area
Oh there's a next one, how do I unlock that? Sorry for the amount of questions lol I only started Eureka today
there's four of them
get elemental levels and do the story quests that appear inside each zone
should be separate from the weapons iirc
What you spend fairy gauge with?
aetherpact and fey blessing
Yeah, it needs more uses
In Nhama's Sweet Embrace I'm told to "Speak with the Dotharli youth and slay any enemies that appear.". I go to the red area but I don't get what to do for enemies to "appear?
"Speak to the Dotharli youth"
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Yeah but I can't seem to find them
And to confirm that I understand, SB relic is basically the lvl 70 job weapon upgraded in eureka?
There's a bunch of Matanga here.
Is there an elevation mark in the quest zone?
A gold arrow in the middle pointing up or down?
It tells me to go lower if I do fly up, so when inside the cave it's gone.
I'm not above or below it
Okay, so it's in the cave somewhere. Hang on, let me do a quick Google.
yeah just look up the quest on youtube if you cant find the objective
Oh wait found a smal lsack behind ar ock
It's cool, thanks anyway.
Was very hidden lol
There you go then. ๐
Ok, last thing, what's the use of Anemos Crystals? tried googling but couldnt find
upgrading the base weapon to +1 and +2 before finally getting to Anemos
Isn't that the use of Protean crystals?
you exchange them for protean crystals iirc
is there no other use of them?
one of them is used for buying gear and the other one is for upgrading it
if you want dyable level 70 artifact gear
it's uhhh 
5 meld slot artifact gear? or something?
Protean is for weapons, anemos is for gear. Anemos can be exchanged for protean
Some of the Allied Hunts you take have marks that only spawn in FATES right?
so hozan for the doman reclamation is bugged?
what does e9s drop again?
I doubt it. What's the problem? @rose oak
just accessories and belt, right?
He is not there. And I have abandon the quest twice@strange coral
Which quest?
Precious Reclamation
You're looking in Mor Dhona at 23, 6?
yep nothing next to the cart
yes
ty, is weird for some it works
Hozan is involved in several quests and moves around a lot, so it could have something to do with the order you do the quests in. Or if you've gotten one of the other quests in progress too.
There's maintenance in a few days for hotfixes, so they might fix it then
they mention it's "under certain conditions" but yeah, probably better off to wait for a fix than try and fix your way around it lol
how does this power level in foundation works for crafting
The Ishgard Restoration Guide pinned in #doh-dol-lounge covers it in detail.
The short of it is: Gather mats from diadem, or buy them from the MB. Use them to craft collectibles. Turn in those collectibles in the firmament for tons of exp.
Hello, I saw meme on reddit about free trial, could someone confirm that free trial now includes heavensward dlc?
yes, that's been a thing for awhile
does it include new classes aswell? the heavensward ones
Yes.
yes it includes heavensward jobs
thanks!
got it, thanks
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How do you change the hotkeys for your second hotbar? I wanna change the ctrl + 1-9 to mous 4 + 1-9 but everytime i try it just assigns one of the two buttons to the action
Can you like add two buttons at once?
the only valid modifiers are Shift, Control, and Alt
Oh ok, thanks :)
You could assign control to your mouse 4 in your mouse settings, and do it that way.
But you'd still need to use the numbers in conjunction with that.
Is that allowed? Or is it considered like cheating or something?
No? It's just key mapping.
"yes" but not really
its cheating like discord is considered cheating
just dont be an asshole about it
I am in a party with a ps4 player, we cannot see each others party messages. We are both in a call atm
Reassigning a keyboard key to a mouse button isn't cheating...
Anyone know what's up?
Yeah i just wasn't sure, cause it required an external program to work, that's why
Gaming mouse software isn't an "external program"
It's software for your hardware.
It's completely unrelated to the actual function of the game.
Is there a library somewhere I can read "essence & permutations"? Found a level 1 quest where I have to look for clues
did I get a treasure hunt quest?
What quest is it?
I'm confused then.
got it on horizon
OH
I can read the book on the internet but I rather read it ingame
That is a quest.
oh
so ive finally reached level 37 on my black mage and dragoon, and im at level 27 main story quest
At least, I think that's the one you've found.
which one should i move forward with?
Whichever one you like better.
Or pick up a new job entirely.
Either one of your existing jobs is well ahead of the MSQ, and the MSQ should be your priority.
is it best to alternate between the two or stick to one until say level 45 then switch back
id rather stick to two than add one more
Probably alternate so you dont drastically overlevel the story
And just keeps both jobs close to story level
@mental oracle You should be able to find the actual book in Ul'dah (x5, y4)
so its better to add one more job?
If you're still mega overlevelled with 2 jobs
Preferred server buff makes it easy to keep 3 jobs up to date
Most jobs dont really get going until 50
and is best way to level from beginning, given MSG quest is much higher level, to do hunting logs?
Hunting logs, fates to push yourself over then dungeon spam it up
ok
MSQ gives so much XP i'll prob hit 50 on both and still only be 35 on MSQ
weird how they made it like that
Arr has wack pacing
There's one point the msw goes from 46 to 49
And is often when people go like "well it actually caught up"
I can't find 5,4 in uldah
those coordinates point outside the map
Unfortunately those are the coordinates I got from the internet. I don't know where exactly the book might be if you can't locate that spot.
Which Uldah
Ul dah has multiple maps
So I'm working on customizing my (console) HUD layout and have a question regarding status effects: in every day experience how many positive /negative effects do I usually ever have on at one time? I have the enhancements /enfeeblements listed horizontally to the left of my cross hotbar and I'm worried if I have too many status effects it'll overlap with the crossbar. Is 10 status per type enough space?
I checked steps of nald and thal
If I queue into a raid as a Bard, then go do a mission as a Lancer while waiting. Will I enter the raid as a Bard if I accept? Or a Lancer?
I want to know if I have to switch back to Bard before I accept.
You won't be able to accept the queue while you are not bard if you queued as bard.
You have until the countdown timer is up to switch back
Ok. Figured there's some safeguard in place but wanted to be safe
It kind of depends on the size of the content. Solo and normal dungeons you're not likely to have a whole lot of either. 8 and 24 man content, however, you'll often have a minimum of 2-3 at any given time on any given member of your party, and upwards of 30 on the bosses.
45s iirc
I just bought Final Fantasy XIV on steam (Standard Edition). Once I play through the standard edition, I need to buy an expansion pack to continue. Is this correct?
Kinda
Standard covers up to the first expansion
So you'll cap at the end of the lv60 content
All jobs have a lv60 level cap too
Shadowbringers includes the 2nd expansion and itself
So just that
You can't buy the 2nd expansion on its own any more
Yep!
Shadowbringers is the third expansion so yeah
Shadowbringers also has Stormblood.
whats after shadowbringer
Endwalker
Endwalker is releasing some time in fall 2021
Endwalkers is going to be released in fall
Is it necessary to gear up your retainers?
Yes
sort of
so after i finish second and third expansion I buy endwalker
Yes but it can't even be preorder Ed yet
oh
you can give your retainers cheap gear/whatever hand me downs you have
so fourth expansion isnt out yet
Ye
Is there a level where it makes more sense? Mine are both around 10 but I'd like to use that gear on other classes I'm trying to level.
how long is the standard game and first expansion in total
if you're going to level them via quick ventures then you can hold off on giving them gear tbh
@proven plume got to be over 150 hours I'd guess
since gear just increases the chances of better loot but quick ventures are pretty rng
Is there a way to pull text logs from the game when you're on PC and you've already logged out?
Friend of mine needs to get some text logs on an interaction last night but didn't screenshot it
You'll be fine
Currently on a trial version. Can't find any people in Group Finder for the very first dungeon, Sastasha. Also can't solo it, while being lvl 23 (dungeon is lvl 15, if I understand correctly). Which basically means I can't progress story quest
There's systems in place that keep most old content alive
@proven plume to give you some idea I got almost 8 days of in game playtime and am still in between ARR and Heavensward. I've left the game on sometimes and dabbled a bit with other classes. So I didn't straight up mainline it but I've stood on course pretty much.
is heavensward an expansion?
yes
Just queue in the duty finder
It's matchmaking
I do. Been waiting for approx 30 mins for no people to pop up
If you're dps, that's normal.
That's surprising but not unheard of.
make sure you enable all languages in the duty finder to help with queue times
@twilit arch I'm doing the quick explorations now. Should I keep them geared for better odds on good stuff? One brought back some good boots last time.
but as dps you're going to have to be waiting a bit
heavensward is first expansion?
30 minutes is not bad
All the squenix fans have fucked off to nier
I remember one time I waited over 2 hours
can realistically wait until you've capped your retainers before handing them gear
Yes, HW is the first expansion.
Thanks, I didn't know I can do that. I thought it's just an option to pick 1 preferable language
alright I now know how the game expansions work and stuff. all i need to do is finish downloading the game and I will start playing
@high otter in case you don't know, you can do whatever you want while you wait. You don't have to sit there.
Advice for picking all 4 languages worked very well, just got a group
@proven plume I'm still new myself. Been playing for almost 3 months I think. Really enjoying it.
While waiting, check online for classes to see how they play. New beginners videos and all that.
Yeah that'll be a while...
usually it would take much less than that but other people are using the internet rn
I remember those days lol. Hated it.
should i use this
I'm sure it'll help. But honestly I've never used it.
Went online to YouTube and saw videos for all classes and recommendations for new players.
Saw some tips or things you wish you knew as a beginner videos and all that.
This was at work while doing nothing else so it was fine
is final fantasy xiv the latest mmorpg?
Lol no
In the FF series, yes
Well it's the newest final fantasy mmo
It's older but incredible
i meant to ask in the ff series lol
Yeah. 11 was the last one.
this will be my first mmorpg and final fantasy game
Ff14 original released in 2010. But it was SOOOOO BAD they both in game and in real life nuked the whole game and rebuilt it from scratch
hey i just got ffxiv and i was wondering is there any resource which shows which jobs lead into which? im very indecisive and want to make sure i pick the job ill enjoy at endgame but im not sure what path to go down
2.0 launched in 2013 and is the base game you're about to start
so this is like a remake
No
of the cancelled one
Was my first MMO
https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Job @craggy coral
expansions are newer
tytyty
The graphics are consistent, as the game is a "whole world".
The base game and first expansion were restricted by the ps3
It's comprehensive, not partitioned.
So they could get flashier and fancier from the second expansion on
is dis game better than black desert online
Don't think of expansions as different games. The expansions add new content to the existing game.
Subjective
YES
Keep in mind that you can level all jobs on one character and switch between them. You aren't stuck with the first one you pick.
But in terms of subscription numbers and meta critic I believe so
BDO, by all accounts, was a good game in concept, but poorly executed.
oh wait for real
tysm i did not know that!
i chose ff14
Idk anything about bdo
and i made the right decision i guess
Yes, if you don't like the job you pick at the start, as long as you've gotten to level 10 and completed the
"Sylph Management" you can change to any other job you want.
Ff14 is often called "the wow killer" subjective again but iirc it's the second most subscribed to mmorpg atm
what does ff14 subscription do
you have to sub to play
Gives you access to the social aspects of the game that are restricted by the free trial.
no sub, no access to the game (once you've bought that is)
is switching jobs regularly a doable thing or is that not recommended? like could i easily have a healer class and a dps class and switch between them fr when i do group content
extremely easily
Yes. Lots of people do exactly that.
do we need a subscription to access expansion
ok sweet i'll probably make a character who can heal or do magic or smth. ty!
wait 1 more question
You need a subscription to do content past the first expansion.
is there any benefit of having multiple characters then?
The Heavensward content is included in the trial.
none at all
for most people, no. alts are generally more work than worth
it's arguably more of a deficit
If you're too cheap to server transfer or if you want to have others for RP purposes.
I have about 8 alts on 6 different servers, but that's just me
wait so if i buy shadowbringer i also need to also buy the subscription
yes
Yes
is the free trial a time limit or a block after u reach a certain lvl
this is a subscription based mmo
No time limit, but you are restricted to level 60 cap and cannot progress past the end of the first expansion.
Block after certain point
and barely even that
the free trial caps at lvl 60, but you can continue playing for as long as you want. just can't progress msq after a certain point and you wont earn exp after 60
access to MSQ stops, and you can't level any more
ok cool
but you have zero time restriction beside that
thats good
well, can't level past 60
is every playthru the same zones if you make alts or can u do a different path
Oh and ofc you've a bunch of other restrictions like a gil cap
if you really wanted your lack-of-money's worth, you could level every job to 60, with the exception of the SB/ShB dlc jobs
You could feasibly level all jobs to 60 on the free trial, then buy the full game and continue if you wanted to.
basically the same
The first 10ish levels of content depend on your starting job
huh ok
But all converge and the story moves in one direction from there
makes sense
You can do the different 1-15 msq for the 3 starting cites a with alts, but after that the msq converges into one
And even then, the MSQ follows a similar path for all three starting cities.
This is a final fantasy game first, mmo second
Main story is a large appeal and so that just makes it easier to write
is there pvp?
Basically, consider the first 10 levels of MSQ an extended tutorial on general game function and showing you what to expect.
There is, but it's not particularly good or popular.
Yeah but it sucks
And you can't do PvP on free trial
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Not now anyway
What time is the daily reset?
!daily
basically just happened
Oh sweet, thank you ๐
Going by my time, so 4pm for me ๐ thanks
can we buy the shadowbringer expansion and subscription from steam?
yeah, you can buy the game thru steam
just going to note though, that if you do you are locked to steam for any and all future expansion purchases
so if you're someone who likes to buy things on sale may not be the best choice since steam doesnt go on sale very often
i use steam anyways because my parents dont let me use the cc but I can buy gift cards from a shop and use them
Once i hit 70 I'll lose the road to 70 buff, but if i swap to another job below 70, does it come back?
yep, the buff will come back when you swap to a job below 70
Great thanks, and is palace of the dead the best way to level alts?
quick question
what addon is this that the guy is using in the middle thats showing his skills?
the one in the center to be excact
its good if your queue times are 15+minutes, if dungeon queues are shorter than that you should be doing highest level dungeon
Ok thanks ๐
So if for example, maws of toto-rak is the highest i can queue for, just spam that until the next highest one unlocks?
yep
Ok thanks ๐
do I need specific excharic gear to upgrade it into augemented? Like head -> trade for elmoure something token -> augemented head. Or the elmoure something token is universal?
the exception is at 50/60/70, you wanna just queue for the 47/59/69 dungeons until you hit 51/61/71
okay i'll keep that in mind, thank you
Universal
But you get differing amounts depending on the piece of gear
you need to exchange exarchic for their tokens. but you can exchange any of the exarchic pieces for it
weapons/chest/pants exchange for the most
Trading in HQ Head will give you the exact amount you need for Augmented Head, so doing 1 to 1 if you can is easier. Less math needed.
I have a friend crafting the set for me. If it is universal, would it be faster/cost-saving for him to spam a specific piece?
Does anyone know how i can move the tank stance symbol thing? Can't find it in the hud settings and it keeps blocking my quests
its at the bottom of the list in the hud drop down menu
should be like <something> gauge
That's going to depend on how easy or cheap the mats are for him to obtain
anyone else have an answer for the addon?
I tried that but it doesn't work

should just be a matter of clicking the hud element to move it
On the main hud layout window there are 4 different checkbox you can tick to select different categories. You might have one selected that doesn't include the gauge.
Im kinda new so idk which one it is, i'm on gladiator
oath gauge then
but yeah, press ESC (if on PC) -> HUD layout -> move it wherever you want it
Pretty sure thatโs ACT, the DPS addon
!faq ACT
Advanced Combat Tracker (ACT) can be used to view and record combat in real time to see player damage, healing, etc. ACT logs can then be uploaded to FFLogs to compare your performance with other players.
Please note this software is technically against the FFXIV Terms of Service and should only be used for personal improvement. Mentioning ACT/Parsing in-game, particularly to harass other players, is likely to result in punishment against your Square Enix account.
I have it isntalled
Leveling too fast ๐ level 44 and my main story quests only at 24
but im fine now thank you still for replying I managed to get an answer from the balance discord
Anyone playing rn on any EU server? I need help very quick
What's the maint for?
any point in quality when crafting housing stuff?
No
ty
I'm on a EU server, but it's Chaos not Light @high otter XD
Damn, I need someone from Light
Hotfixes. They haven't said specifically what they're fixing.
how much irl time is one in-game day?
70 mins iirc
1 hour is 7mins
168 minutes
@limber parcel you're playing rn?
Yes, I don't know how much help i could be though
what are those people with names like fsijosfd, just strange sequince of letters? they always are in a group and level up at the same time?
Bots
are they boting for gil?
Yes, or at levelling so they can
alright thanks. , i see a lot of random gil buying things
there are no specific rewards from level Trust to max?
You can glam any trust at lv80
You get their heavensward glam
there's an achievement plus can change their look to their hw outfits
Wait only hw glam?
or previous sb/shb outfit depending on the character
basically thancred/yshtola/alphinaud can swap between their hw/shb outfits, alisaie her sb/shb, urianger his arr/shb. ||ryne and g'raha between their oracle/exarch and post oracle/exarch outfits||
Who tf would want alisaie even back in her arr outfit *shudder
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Try to ask for help in big cities like Limsa or Gridania.
I could help, but i am on a break now.
hm wanna ask, but is the ||crystal exarch|| available in avatar mode?
yes
at lv80 or I have to grind him from 70?
he's 80
a cool
I'm not sure what server I should join
!faq worldpick
You can play on any world on any datacenter within FFXIV. Aside from the languages spoken, the physical location of the servers, and the status of each world, there are no major differences.
The majority of content is cross-world, with the exception of Free Companies, Linkshells, and restrictions when visiting other worlds.
If you don't mind where you play, choose a world that is Preferred or New for character creation bonuses. Check world status by using !status <world name> or via the Lodestone. For information about the status types, use !faq worldtype.
Notable worlds:
- Balmung & Mateus (Role-playing)
- Tonberry & Kujata (Large amount of Oceanic players)
- Moogle (Large amount of French players)
- Shiva (Large amount of German players)
Tldr doesn't matter
Ty
Started with pugilist, at level 10 currently, not liking, what should I do? Start a new character or can I change my class in future?
You can change your job
At 15 you can pick up another job, and you can have as many jobs as you want in this game and switch freely at any time you want
The "so you wanna be a X" unlock the different base classes
Which you can take after doing your lv10 class quest
Lv15 is for other city travel
Depending on the class you want to switch to you may need to be able to get to another city though, just fyi
since the quest may be located there
Since you started as a Pugilist the only other classes available in Uldah are Gladiator and Thaumaturge
So to join other class, I just need to jon their guild?
essentially, yeah
don't think of it as guilds in other games, it's just a story thing
You can be every job in the game
You do the quest, it unlocks the class
then any time you switch your weapon to that of another class you become that class
So you can have all the classes on just one character
pretty neato
You'll be able to go to the other classes fairly early on so picking up other classes won't be difficult
I will recommend not judging classes on their very early performance though
Most of them don't really start to fill out until lvl 60 or so
But ultimately it's up to you
^ monk plays completely different in coop play since you can actually hit your positionals since someone else will be tanking the enemies
Thank you everyone, will give it a little more time, then will decide
my terrible spelling I just woke up I'm sorry
Also one more thing maybe I missed it because of so much information, is their crafting mechanism and can I craft potions? Or need to get them from quest or shop
There's crafting and gathering jobs which is basically a different game
Healing pots really aren't thaaaaaaaat great
They usually just heal up 1 auto attacks worth of damage
are the relic weapons worth chasing as a new player? i kind of want gae bolg to complete the dragoon look
Potions for healing can be useful in things like palace of the dead or heaven on high, or solo content but other than that... Ehhh not really
Old relics are purely glamour
For glam? sure. For stats? old relics are worthless in that regard
FYI, relics are a huuuge grind
Its something to do at cap for a time sink
yeah i checked the wiki and there's like ten steps with multiple trials to do 
If you have the time and don't mind going a little insane from grinding then go for it
Doing them at level is asking your sanity to yeet itself out the window
But otherwise... eh
I would recommend doing msq and class quests above all
Relics can be done another time
yeah i've kept up to date with my class quests, and i'm maybe 7-8 levels above my latest MSQ
The only relics that can be done at lv70 with some sanity is Eureka but the other ones will take ages
And obv the current relics
Gae bolg and co cant be done without base weapon isnt it
And it is either market board
Or level 50 market

anyone know why we are having another maintenance so soon after the one few days ago?
hotfixes
So... I decided to make an alt and level up classes in PotD and such. I was planning on using Poetics for the relic, but I can't unlock that yet... and I'm about to cap.
What can I buy if I literally need nothing else from poetic vendors?
Does MCH start at 1 or 50?
15
Uhh...
Oh, is it thirty? My mistake.
22.5, got it
All heavensward jobs start at 30
do i need to reach a certain level to be able to dye stuff? cuz i swear none of my armors has an option to dye
You need to do a queste near the waking sands at level 15.
You need to unlock it at vesper bay. Lv15 colour your world
ty <3
Same place you unlocked glamour
Ah, ty
I think I'm gonna be max level before i finish the 1-50 story campaign ๐
What's the best XP source at post SB
question, which of the melee dps jobs would work best for someone who has difficulty landing positionals(not monk as its all about positionals)
So I just finished watch two guides on Eden Promise Eternity Savage... how the hell do people memorize all that stuff?
Is there a way to mass appraise sacks from PotD
because... I have 99 iron-trimmed and I 100% do not want to click one-by-one to needlessly watch a pointless appraising bar 99 times.
Repetition, repetition, repetition. No one expects you to get it at the first try and eventually it'll just sink into memory
All of the melee dps have positionals, monk just has the most of them. Dragoon and Ninja still have 3 and Samurai has 2. If that helps with your decision
alr
Not hitting them will result in a dps loss either way
I just feel like I'm going to let everyone down when I try lol I don't think I can memorize it ahead of time even its just to much ๐ฆ
โThe house that death builtโ just kicked my ass. Failed at level 10 boss. How do you guys do this? I heard there are 200 levels. CRAZY.
just look for fresh prog parties on party finder
Most people don't solo it until they're at 99/99 aetherpool
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what does prog mean?
I bought shadowbringers on steam and switched from the google download of the game to the steam download, and suddenly I can't login to my character and the game crashes as soon as the loading screen finishes, does anybody understand this?
Prog = progression
progression
I joined a grand company, when do I get a mount?
!faq mounts
'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.
Watching a guide beforehand is considered common courtesy. But prog parties are all about learning a fight so no one expects everyone to be flawless
should be after like 1 ir 2 more quests
hey guys, i am new to this game, i was wondering if i buy the shadowbringers DLC pack on steam do i get 30 days game time on top? thanks
If you mean you tried to switch from the PC standard version to the Steam version... it's because you can't do that. You get to choose one, you can't go between the two.
The two versions are incompatible.
I went from pc free trial to steam versio
you cant do that
i think imabout to go in another dungeon and I just unlocked more quest types like provisional and stuff
Expansions by themselves don't give game time. Only buying the starter edition for the first time on the platform will give game time (including complete edition).
did you get grand company seals?
you exchange those for a chocobo license
Did you only purchase Shadowbringers on Steam?
so do I just have to scrap my whole character then? because making a new character worked fine, its just my old character
I just recently started RDM, but why does every other Scatter/Jolt cast instantly? It's like, charge, instant, charge, instant.
yes
I bought the starter edition and shadowbringers
you can go from free trial on SE site to steam full game
you can? TIL
Yeah, going from trial to full game is the only time you can switch between the two.
steam trial is the only trial version that locks you into a platform
You should be able to still play your same character.
Make sure you're using the Steam launcher and not the trial launcher you were using before.
i completely reinstalled it through steam
mind you its ONLY my first character that i mostly played on, a fresh character is completely fine
Thatโs red mages trait. Now you can instant cast those 5 sec spells for more gauge
Depends what you have unlocked but Leveling Roulette and Highest level leveling dg, Heaven on High is also pretty decent if you're dps
I don't see an indicator on when they're insta-castable and when not. It just happens every other use.
Does Eureka give exp?
Sadly no
@lethal mist its a buff called dualcast
Look at your Dualcast trait
...thats the trait
every second spell is instacast
most of the time
Eureka does it's own leveling system with it's own exp
Oh I see, I'll check it after these scenes are over
The basic is that you cast a short spell and then instant cast a spell that would normally have a long cast time
So does anybody have a solution to my weird crashing problem at all?
ask in #technology-discussion
okay, thank you
!trait dualcast
Grants the effect of Dualcast upon casting any spell with a cast time. While under the effect of Dualcast, your next spell will require no time to cast. Effect is canceled upon execution of any action other than an ability. Auto-attacks do not cancel effect.
Best way to get mems of dying - fates or doing the raids?
if you have a high lvl blu mage or some friends, fates
if you dont or have bad luck, raids
Raids it is! thank you
its a one time step at least so that should make the grind more bearable
Only just ๐
So... what's the purpose of BLU and how have people come to view it? I'm thinking of maybe picking up BLU, but... yeah. It really want it to be good since I've run out of glamour slots.
blu mage is pretty much side content
its side content
Have you found it fun? Engaging? Is it basically something to level up and never touch again?
for what it can do its really good, great for fate grinding or speed kills and such
people mostly do it for achievements/a method to farm fates fast
ah, gotcha.
its pretty much a scavenger hunt for spells and then a sandbox "make your own class" kinda thing
I might jhust try it out, then
Hello, I really want the omega chest piece of fending. How hard is Alphascape v4 savage?
Its funny just ripping 20% of a bosses hp in the opener
when SE releases more glamour plates. I can't even remove any. I don't even have glam plates for the classes that don't share gear.
Not hard...You'll still have to do Grand cross alpha and delta and should kill before omega with any half way decent group
easy if you're used to raiding, harder if you're not
Unless your group is fucking trash and see hello world 2
I really want to get it done, Iโm a GNB but all I really want it the chest piece. Iโm not used to raids really, not in savage anyway. I might try a oartyfinder for it, explaining that I havenโt done it on savage. But willing to learn. Might have the possibility of people joining to help me out
I have the normal version, but then you canโt dye
Just look at a guide for o12s and see how to do MF dashes and Hello world, or the Goodbye world strat
just watch guide first
I will have a look now
Will this survive through Syrcus? :p
If you meet the minimum ilvl yes
Just dont fail the very few mechanics you'll actually end up seeing
wdym mechanics? like one-shot attacks?
Imagime not failing...I think it's Curtain Call?
The things the boss does

But, yeah, so long as you follow the alliance, you should be fine
The mechanics aren't super difficult
i got myself killed twice by bosses in the last duty ;D
The Crystal tower raids are absolutely trivial now. Don't worry about them.
Then you failed mechanics
yup
How do I actually begin work on the eureka weapon for my job? I've gained access to the island and looks like I've spoken to all of the questgivers in the first area
Gerolt does it
doing a duty for the first time makes it so hard to avoid stuff like that
People purposesly get into them becuase they're easy
He gave me a magia board and doesn't have more to say now
travel the land and attune to all the aetherites? Roger that
Aetherytes have level requirements
Looks like she has another quest for me too, but it's locked and doesn't say the unlock requirements
Ah. "Find a protean crystal" "stay out of debt"
just a little dumb question but do you guys think that the reason why my framerate was so busted and now it's not is because i wasn't running it on my nvidia and instead on my default graphics processor
Yes, that can do that
Could very well be the case
Integrated graphics tend to struggle
Should always use your gpu whenever possible
i have now figured out how to do that and should be getting more than 8fps in extreme trials now (: ty guys
im honestly surprised you could run the game with integrated graphics card
^
generally the VRAM requirements are high enough for a game like FFXIV that it will cause instant CTD
i do have a recent gamer laptop but i'm just dumb as a stack of bricks so i didn't know you were supposed to run it on the nvidia one
Itll run, but it'll struggle
maybe you have a pretty powerful cpu already
that could handle the graphics requirements of ffxiv
Xiv has always been more cpu intensive
well ty all for helping me figure out that little problem of mine!
Do food xp buffs apply to elemental xp in eureka?
do i have to take everything out of my home before relocating?
It gets put into storage
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yes, unless there's a mod out there that can save your housing set-up in a way like glamour
Is the a crafting class that is particularly useful during early game?
Ok I think I have the basics - is there a guide for somewhat speedrunning eureka content or do I just pick random enemies at/near level and grind em out?
oh hello challenge log! Thanks!
No
Crafting, even in early game, remains an all-or-nothing deal, because of cross-mats and the need to gather yourself in order to not spend much
And with the speed at which you level up, its better for it to be nothing, than all
Theres really no point early where you can be self sufficient
Its a long term investment
i have a very serious question, why is the login process so hard? i mean why is there so many accounts to make and holes to jump through? i tried with a square enix account, didnt work, i tried linking it with a final fantasy account and then logging in, didnt work, i tried so many times with the password i used to make the new account and nothing, sorry but this is complete BS right now, all i want to do is try out the game and if i enjoy it then i will purchase the DLC's
don't think anyone'll disagree that squenix websites suck ass
^
Yeah, if they can revamp ARR, they should be more than capable of revamping MogStation tbh.
many new players confuse the SE store website with mogstation
when the SE store website has nothing to do with ff14
it asks for a square enix account
yes, a mog station account
not mogstation
So its better to just have a mender repair your gear for you early game instead of doing it yourself?
so why does it redirect me to square enix then
redirect you from where
when i click on forgot password, it will send me an email to change my password from square enix, at no point in this process has mogstation come up ever
Yes it would since you wouldn't be repairing often enough because of how frequently you switch your gear
are you trying to do the trial on steam or windows
windows
did you make a mog station account
no because i was never told to when i made the account on the final fantasy page
yes
then click the white sign in button and sign in
it literally says above it, square enix account
"square enix account" means mogstation
can you sign in or not
You can link them
no they suspended my account
omg, no because apparently i can try out the free trial first
well i havent heard of them suspending trial accounts but alright
you probably tried logging in too many times and it triggered the system
yes because this process is dog shit
ok dude
and now i am not eligible for a free trial, the fuck is going on?
because your account is suspended?
AKA dog shit process, honestly they dont want customers do they
dude, while it isn't great, everyone else obviously managed it
either follow the instructions in red or use the link i gave you and just make a new account
so must be me right? cant be the system could it? i mean you even said it yourself its ass
im not making a 100 acounts just so one may work
They sent you instructions to unlock it right? I did this once when I got my password wrong a few times and support helped it
so why wasnt that explained in the registration process on their website,
listen dude
when i signed up for the free trial i clicked the link in the launcher to make a mogstation account, it directed me to mogstation, i made an account and then i logged in
idk what you did but somewhere you got confused
no you listen, at no point in the registration process does it ask me or direct me to make a mog station account, i did fuck all besides follow the email instructions
that website you were just on is for mogstation
if you want to complain about the process take it to #rants
What stats should i put of my WAR relic? D:
its not for mogstation because....
nothing there says it is, nothing directs me there, it doesnt tell me anything else apart from making a SQUARE ENIX ACCOUNT
Crit, det then rest into speed
crit > det > sks
this is the third time i'm telling you that square enix account means mogstation
this website leads to mogstation
this is the 100th time i am telling you that it doesn= not say that
well thats what it is
literally at the top, square enix account, proving my point
Is this fine? ๐
Yes
Tyvm! โค๏ธ
You literally follow your stat priorities
@dusty quiver it leads to mogstation, the square enix account is mogstation, this isnt debatable
no it doesnt, yes its debatable since it never led me to mogstation
no one said it wasn't called a square enix account. The account you make is what you use on the mogstation website
does anyone know how I get this set or any of the other ones kind?
The square enix STORE account is different though
Job quests
@finite cedar the lvl 80 rdm job gear
but my point is that in no way do they say to make a mogstation account in the process, its all a guessing game
okay thanks
Because you're making a square enix account
so I just get it naturally through job quests
yes
hurray we got there in the end
this isn't going anywhere
thats a lot easier then I thought
I'm going to ask Cerberus the same question everytime in different words so I can annoy her ๐
thanks
if you're still having trouble take it to #technology-discussion because arguing here isn't conducive
im not arguing, im being trolled
you were given the advice necessary, and pushing back against it isn't necessary
no one is trolling you here, its a strictly moderated channel to prevent that
ok if you say so
if you don't believe what you're being told thats on you
people are trying to be helpful
Just suck it up and make a Mogstation account
We all have one to play the game
You dont
So fill the gaps
no one here has been helpful, if anything its deterred me, i had this issue years ago
@finite cedar I think when u unlock red mage they give u that set in one of the quests
Or to begin with
thanks
we tried to walk you through the process
just glad it isn't from a savage raid
if you dont want help then ok
maybe try not approaching people in a toxic manner and they'll be more conducive in return
you can do it yourself
Uh oh here is the lady herself
but by all means, good luck
I literally suggested contacting support because they are quite helpful
Let's watch her in action
i havent been toxic, i am obviously very upset as people do feel in these situations
if that isn't helpful to you then you just want to complain
Again
We all have a Mogstation account
You dont and are having issues
Fill the gaps
Suck it up
understand that while we know you're upset, we can only give you the advice that has worked for us
and if you're refusing to follow it there isn't much we can do
we aren't officially associated with FFXIV or Square Enix in anyway, keep that in mind
also your account has a non-trial registered to the account
and thats fine, im not refusing anything, im trying to tell people that the process does not tell me to make a mogstation account and everyone is like "hurr hurr mogstation" doesnt exactly help me
so you cannot use it for the free trial anyways
That specific set is the level 80 set but you do get gear at 50, 70, and 80
how do i register it for the trial please?
use
!faq freetrial
the link
i sent you
make a new account with a different email
^
i have 3 times
if you are having an issue not being answered by this channel, maybe contact SE support
@dusty quiver are u registering on the website?
the current email is for whatever reason already connected to a license of the game and cannot be used for the trial
Get the game from steam I had an error when I tried getting trial from website
i already have it on steam but cannot access my account
if you already own some part of the game
you cannot use that account for the free trial
Have u ever owned the game?
yes i own the starter edition
so you did buy the game
Then u can't use trial
then you cannot play the free trial
^
Once u buy the game it's gone
unless you make a new account
IM NOT USING THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE FREE TRIAL
make a new mogstation account to use the free trial
and you cant log in to them?
what does this number mean?
@dusty quiver if u have a folder in your documents with the previous download of the game it will probably pick it up and that's why it might not let u play on trial on another account
no
thats your average item level
Average item level
i deleted it from steam today
sometimes i have had trouble creating a new/2nd account. I've found what helps is registering using my phone (using my cell network) rather than WiFi, because I suspect Square Enix probably clamps down on multiple accounts using the same IP address
If you go to documents/and then games / do you see a final fantasy folder there?
i will look now
as soon as I switched to a different network and I registered for a new account, I was able to use that new account
i dont have a games folder, so i guess no
oh wait
its in My Games
If you're currently logged in you should be fine now
omg im in, thank you all, removing that folder worked
Pretty much if you can get into the mogstation then you can get into the game
how do chains work? Sometimes they pop up after a couple of kills, sometimes I can aoe a dozen of the same mob together and not get a chain
i apologise if i was rude, i was just very frustrated, but seems like it will work now, thanks all for having patience with me
@dusty quiver what I did was add a number 2 to the other folder
And it fixed it
That's the same problem I had
Glad it worked
ah that sucks, thanks again for the help
what do the golden stars mean at the bottom right of the image?
general difficulty
Aka basically nothing
So, I did the trial last year. I know I can't do the trial again with the same account. But could I delete my account and do the trial again that way?
leveling has 1 star and nothing else has a star
i believe so. it shouldn't be linked to system
generaly level 50/60/70 dungeons have more mechanics than leveling dungeons
just obviously, as above, make sure you don't have FFXIV related files on your PC because those might cause issues
Okay, thank you!!!! I'm so excited!!!
My bf won't play if he had to use another email LOL
pretty sure they're suppose to be like "difficulty" indicator but its kind of whatever really
Yeah, and expert has 3 stars, but those just get rotated down into 80 dungeons with no changes
No problem ๐ glad it worked if anyone has this problem they will know how to fix it easier
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I'm pretty sure you can play with the same account you did the trial on the year before if I recall correctly, you just can't get anymore exp.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
is it possible to send such a screen so these bot are deleted ?
@stiff skiff I tried signing in but it said that I'm not subscribed. I'm only like level 45.
is there any way to know if i hit the positional correctly?
That's weird, are you on PC or PS4.
for monk, no. ninja gets a sound cue, and drg gets iirc nothing besides raiden thrust activating as a confirmation
sam gets a bit more kenki but good luck counting that
PC
SAM has different sound effects
heck. thanks
guys, if i am playing the game as a trial account and decided that I like the game, do I buy the FF14 starter edition? or just buy a sub?
Starter edition + Shadowbringers or complete edition to have everything
hello, anyone new to the game to quest together?, where can I ask this?
where can we find the starter edition?
In the store from wherever you're buying it
i guess i am bit confused by the description. * The 30-day free play period included with purchase can only be applied once to each platform on a single service account. Moreover, this 30-day free play period is not applicable to platforms on which a license has already been registered.
It means you can't buy starter edition twice on the same platform
so as a free trial account user, I still have to buy the start pack but it won't give me the first 30 days??
To get subs
When you buy the base game, I.E. ARR+HW, you get free 30 days
You'll always get 30days sub whenever you register a new license of it
Regardless how old the account it
But you can't buy it multiple times to keep stacking those 30 days
got it. thank you
You can buy on pc, console and mac for 90 days
Hey guys, Whats the fastest way to get yellow script for gatherers ?
But thats just a waste really
And it's only the base game, you don't get any free days for buying Shadowbringers
so basically the game is $5.
You only have weekly custom deliveries and collectibles for scrips
So get farming collectibles
This game is mad expensive dawg I already spent about 500 on it
I after buying/upgrading my trial account by getting the Starter edition, I buy the Shadowbringers for the latest content right?
or just buy the complete edition and get both at the same time
Which is everything in one package
Shadowbringers give 30days also? or no?
Same stuff
no
i see
Gotcha
Do you guys think there will be a MMORPG FF where it's modern time around the late 1900's.
U get an extra 15 days or free trial if u get a character to 30 I believe
I wanted to buy the complete edition at first but I heard there is new expasion coming out. I am not sure if I can progress the game fast enough. Worst come worst, I don't even get to the shadowbringers content and the new expansion comes out. lol
If you're on a preferred server
Not really a question for this channel but also no literally never
@devout crystal new expansion is ages away
Now I see why you have the badge of shame.
Yeah you'll 100000% get to the point of getting blocked by not owning shadowbringers before EW (the new expansion) comes out Horan
oh...i see
Even then
