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and its the same content as the base game
Thanks millions everyone for being patient and answering everything I had questions for
Its just buying promotions with the company seals you have and doing your company hunting log
To rank up

That's what we're here for.
Then like a few quests
at any rate, all of the expansions will be here if you wait. take your time and play at your own pace!
Ye, I know how to rank up. I guess I'll just pile all the gear in my inventory until I can make use of it
You can still keep it for alt jobs or desynth it to level crafters
like Vinyl said earlier
I can't, it's dragoon armor 😄
Welp
You can at higher levels I suppose for the upcoming melee job
But that will start at lvl 70
True, though it's how much time til next class, 5 months?
give or take, yeah
at least 5
they will probably announce an exact date for EW at the fanfest
so then we'll know more
FanFest, which we have agreed is two weeks from today.
what new classes?
Right?
Sage, melee dps
They're adding two new classes - Sage, which is a healer, and an unknown melee dps class.
Right, it's still Thursday.
Not Friday.
Dammit
Last question for today, but no spoilers please, just answer yes or no. Since it's a story driven game — ||I expect big drama. Will key story characters die or not? Because I'm near the Heavensward now, and so far not a single important character died. So far it looks like Minfillia wears a plot armor tbh. Don't tell me who's gonna die and how, just will at least few characters perish or not||
Yes
It will be sad
Very cool, very cool
ARR was just setup. HW is where ||everyone you love starts to die||
also side characters will die but it will be just as shocking
By the time you hit ShB, you'll have lost at least... 10? major NPCs.
because they usually die to convey a story point
i think we're getting a bit into #archived-lore-spoilers territory here
shadowbringers is where it went full on bloodborne
yeah
Did you already start the demo on non-steam?
no i didnt
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yeah
try exiting and relaunching
^
sometimes the steam trial launcher can be a bit finicky
this happened to my friends too
other people said they just kept closing and relaunching until it worked
is aesthete's still bis for gathering
the 490 gear melded yeah
so what should I do first in game?
Follow the main story quests
read the tutorials that pop up on your screen
a question, on lvl progress is it helpfull to level craft jobs for myself ?
like blacksmith etc for weapons ?
oh ok
part of me wants to farm and cook
Hey. My friend is trying to install FFXIV but this happens and we have no idea how to fix it. Tried to run the with compatibility options and didn't work. Can't resize the window either.
that's just the normal installshield window, not much related to ffxiv unfortunately
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though, you are running windows 7
Oh wait. Does FFXIV not support Windows 7?
It may work
though your problem is with installshield, not ffxiv atm.
you could try running the .exe on silent mode
Where do I find free companies that need recruitment?
go in commandline, and run the .exe with /s argument
nvm silent mode does not work.
you could try hitting just enter, since ut seems like the next button might be hovered over
or hit tab key until you feel like youve hit the next button
Where can I find an alchemist and weaver guild?
Uldah
is there expected exp table for each dungeon compiled? curious
can i loot the first nier raid as much as i want or only once per week?
as much as you want
nice
there's no limit for old content
ty
the first two you can loot as much as you want
eventually the third will unlock also
Ohh ok
which server NA has the best ppl to play with
any
seems like a broad/vague answer but it's really that simple.. different datacenters have somewhat different focuses (RP/Raiding, etc) but it's not an all-exclusive thing either way. For instance I've both heard Lamia is a great/friendly server+community yet also have heard the exact opposite.. having been here for awhile I can speak for both sides tbh
if you like end-game raidding then aether / primal
if you prefer more relaxed atmosphere then crystal
but they are all pretty similar
!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. This also means population on a given server is quite meaningless.
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)
ANY CENSUSES OR WORLD STEREOTYPES BEYOND THIS IS INACCURATE BIAS AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
you will be equally capable of raiding and RP in any of the data centers/ worlds
^
what matters more is picking a preferred/non-preferred serverr
did you edit that faq channy?
Yes
yes i editted it
since people like to refer to luckybancho censuses or a rather infamous reddit post thats practically all bias and no info
tbf that's all they have to refer to but ye, all viable
neither of which are tools we'd consider valid data
since the method in which lucky bancho confirms its "active base" and teh reality aren't accurate
and the reddit post is like 99% hearsay
people use what they have to work with..unfortunately they dont research beyond that point usually.
luckybancho atleast tries to have some measure of accuracy since it does look at changes to the profile for activity
ffxivcensus is the ultimately dogshit one tho
yes ffxivcensus is by far the worst offender
if i created an FC at a different allegiance from my personal allegiance, when i sell the gears to get company seals, does my FC from another allegiance still get company credits?
yes
Hi, anyone know where to get the Shadowstalker's attire coffer ?
the only thing the fc allegiance dictates is where you go for fc stuff
awesome. thanks!
it was top 100 feast reward, no longer available @lime sphinx
that said, this current season's top 100 reward is same model but red
dyable or no ?
kk thx
Very new player, how do I go about getting new armor?
quests mostly
so just wander around and do quests until one happens to drop armor?
if you just started, alot of the job quests and story quests reward armor
even some of the yellow sidequests too
do you still need 4 people in the FC to buy a company housing?
Does the ps5 version gives the game a facelift? Or is it just an FPS boost?
i think it's higher resolution
and faster loading times
yes @timber fossil
i know someone who plays the ps5 and says it's laggy (from connection issues), but didn't on the ps4 version so take that as you will
Increased performance and higher res ui elements, its currently in open beta so there's some stability issues
Just entered Bozja for the first time. Gotta find a 'forgotten fragment', which I just got from a FATE but it doesnt seem to do anything.
I think I'm missing a step?
no, you didn't. take it back to the appraiser at camp or Gangos
those are unrelated to the relics
i'm inclined to say you may have been told what to do with these and clicked through it, but I can't say for sure so whatever
You neef a fragment of skill
From mobs outside the camp
I have a "Fragment of Preparation". I suppose that's wrong, then?
^^ the quest doesnt specify but it is 'of skill'
I see, thanks.
i remember having the same question when i did that part
Got it, thanks 🙂
i hope i can see some cool maps like fantasy jungles ^^
i mean yeah theres a fantasy jungle but its in the latest expansion
the ones in the base game just look like regular jungles
^^
lots of cool maps though as you progress
that is unfortunately an accidental pun but you'll see
do you have a question about lancer or your starting area?
I'm in a forest realm?
Gridania
yeah
so i'm leveling my gatherers and i was wondering if it was worth it to level fisher
miner is at 80 bot is almost there
ehh, fisher isn't as useful as botanist or miner but its not useless. since some of the current end-game food (namely food for crafter) does require fish
and at the start of expnsions, fisher can make pretty decent gil often with aethersand but its really up to you
i'll put it on the burner until my crafters are 80 then
i personally level it anyway cos i find it kind of chill
also which crafter should i level first? or does it not matter
can level it passively thru ocean fishing
General recommendation is to level them all
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Are parties data center-wide or server-wide?
like level them evenly?
since you're going to be needing intermediate mats from other crafters, and it'll save on inventory space
ye
Blacksmith, Weaver, and Leatherworker are probably the more “important” ones since they make a majority of crafting equipment and tools
Which helps with gearing yourself up
you can set up cross server parties
almost all the parties you see in Party finder are cross-data center
you can see eachother iif you world visit
you can also chat
without being in the same world
you'd have to be in the same zone on the same world as each other to physically see the other's character
you can also create a permanent cross-world link shell
which isn't a party but a permanent ingame chat with all the members in it
oh i see
still very new to the game so i'm trying to learn
world is the same as server, yea?
yes
yes
installed the game earlier today and i'm still playing on the trial, i know i can't form parties until i sub, i see i can still talk to people in normal /say, but is that only to other people on the trial?
cool, good to know
other people can invite you to parties and talk to you
nah, everyone in the general area will see what you /say
Say is visible toall people within a relatively short range
you cant chat unless you are in party or use the /say command
alright, thanks for the help all of ya!
Where does machinst sit on the dps ranking?
Okay, I'm starting to get the hang of bozja. Clusters to get items, fragments to get logos actions, lockboxes for random loot, memories for the relic, mettle is the rank-up exp, rank ups unlock better areas with other memories in it.
are they above bard or near blm?
With the other dps.
Doing fates didnt really get me fragments, what methods should I use to farm those?
Mobs
Find a group to farm mobs.
Like, specifically non-fate mobs?
Fates are only for XP
Yeah, non-FATE mobs
!faq meta
machinist has hiighest physical range dps, but they are all pretty similar
oh nice ill make a machinest then
you cant unless you're in HW
Alright, I see. So mobs for fragments and memories, magitek for clusters, fates for exp and mettle.
Im already in shadowbringers
does the quest accept and complete sound change for every expansion?
Yes
Yes
yep
HW second best expansion
oh my bad, i thought you were someone else
never skip
Are memories the only relic step I need bozja for?
You need bozja to access the 510 and 515 relic steps
What would those entail?
@jolly sorrel
The fates and CE do drop all memories for the relic, chance is around 15-20%, but farming mobs can be faster. Normally players also cluster hunt and get the memories as a bonus.
Part of bozja story after rank 10
Or PotD, higher floorsets have a higher chance for drop. (80% for floors 91-100, 35% for floor 50-60)
Delerum has a 100% drop chance.
And i think you need the new Bozja too for the final i535 step.
I do am curious though, there still exist an i430 weathered job weapon. I wonder if that is the true name of the i535 relic......
how do i get more materia slots in my gear?
I heard people telling of penta melding but i dont know what that is or how to do it
pentamelding is largely for crafted gear, though there are some items out there with 5 assured meld slots
I bought and wore exarch gear can i meld those?
exarchic can be pentamelded, yes but its not worth it this late into the tier
ah alright
it can be extremely expensive to do so as any slots after the assured ones are a % to meld
Materia slots past the visible ones have a high chance of failure, eventually becoming 6-8% chance of success
Now that you can augment it you're better off doing that
And you can't pentameld the augmented gear
You can tell if an item can be pentamelded if it has materia slots and does NOT have “Advanced Melding Forbidden” on the item tooltip
But like Kael said, it’s mainly crafted gear.
do people typically put up PFs while waiting at a FATE like odin?
There are, the Elemental gear from Eureka, the law's order gear from Bozja and DR.
And the relics ofc
And the armor that Khloe Aliapoh sometimes sells for golden tokens.
or should i get a party beforehand then go to the FATE?
you didn't need to ping me with that

usually you can shout while on your way to the fate for an invite
people usually wait a bit before pulling for those anyway
My bad then.
how do i find hunt trains CWLS's?
shout for an invite at a hunt mark while a trains running or shout in like limsa/eulmore
there aren't that many though, considering it's only 64? slots
centurio hunts with notifications turned on for your dc is probably the easiest solution
what's this glam?
Why don't you just ask @finite topaz what his glam is
Oh i already said in main chat

I have a THM in my squadron with "When accompanying a thaumaturge, there is a % chance" chemistry. Does it work on itself?
is it more worth to buy scaevan set at the end of stormblood or buy gear with a higher I lv in the marketboard?
buy sceavan, especially if you've got the poetics
There's no real reason to buy gear while you're still doing story
But why wouldn't you just buy armor sets and weapons from marketboard that has a higher Item lv than 400 that the scaevan set has?
Because you dont need it and it wont fully help yoy
It's not equippable at lvl 70, and it costs way more
Outside of overworld stuff
You gear for your story level, not job
Poetics are easy to get, gil not so much
because scaevan is better stat wise and will last you until like, 74-75, otherwise you'd need to upgrade your gear every 2 levels and that's just not worth it
also gear on the mb can be 2x as expensive and tomestone gear is "free"
ilevel are sync'ed down in dungeons
so even if you got a super good gear, it doesn't matter because its stats get sync'ed down
But I'm already level 80
Buying 80 gear wont really help you
does anyone know where i use my game time card on the mog station
You wont get to use it cause of syncing
^
80 gear won't matter at all
and besides it's not cheap
and there's absolutely zero reason to hoard poetics
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well if you're level 80 you should get exarchic gear, but not to do story related dungeons, but to do savage/extreme content for mounts and mats
They're in stormblood
How do you get the 2nd star in mount speed for all the areas?
If you're not sure: critical hit
Buy then for allied seals
They're useless pretty much
Maps with hunting seals. It only increases ground speed and even then will only just be about even with flying speed
Oh if it doesn't affect flying then there's no much point then haha
Only time you'll want to get maps is <current expansion> areas
As you won't get the level 1 mount speed increase from progressing msq
And it's also easier to get for current content
doesn't seem too long to get flying even in the shadowbringer zones
That's where you're wrong kiddo
Like stormblood some areas will have currents in inaccessible map areas
Like in the Fringes
how do you get those currents then?
They're not inaccessible
You won't be getting to the top half of kholusia for quite some time
Just really long winded way around
Sorry, temporarily inaccessible
Short of getting a lift from someone who already has flight you can't access certain parts of maps til a lot later in msq
flying is always msq locked and you dont go to the upper half of kholusia until the end of shb
You can get all the lake land currents right off the bat, but can't finish kholusia or amh araeng for quite a while
Same as fringes and peaks in stormblood
is there a configuration to automatically target a new enemy once you killed the one you're currently targeting?
No
blue mage isn't a actual class to use right?
Not in current content or roulettes
Ok, also is red mage melee magic ? like other games
Needs premades to do dungeons and stuff
or is it a caster
It's a "limited" job. You can be one, but you can't be one if you want to do MSQ or duty finder.
Primarily caster
RDM is a caster with a melee combo burst.
Its meler is its burst
I want to be a red mage but im only level 20 lol
Yeah, gotta be 50 and own Stormblood (which means Shadowbringers).
I remember seeing a way to find my recent party members once we're no longer partied. Does anyone know where that is?
Contacts
Under... I think it's in the Social or the Party menu in the main menu list.
Ah well. At least they left the dungeon on their own after a few minutes, I guess.
Why would a bot do dungeons anyway? Especially with one live, unrelated human.
Okay. Thanks.
how did you know they were bots? i dont thinnk i've ever noticed doing a dungeon that had bots
They still teleport around in dungeons
is it possible to make an alt on the same world a tenant? i'm assuming no unless there's a way to add my own alt to my friend's list
how does one teleport around in a dungeon?
They edit their position and use artificial lag to “teleport”
Where to find centario seals?
do hunts
talk to billmaster in your GC to unlock hunts
and then talk to an npc in ishgard to unlock clan hunts
Centurio seals come from doing Clan Centurio hunts in HW/SB zones.
or you also occaasionally find A and S ranks in the overworld that gives centurio seals
without needing the bill for it
You’ll need to reach 2nd Lieutenant in your Grand Company to unlock the hunt system.
I am 1st Lieutenant
Teleported to between the first and second boss room as soon as it started. And this was Toto-Rak, so that's a trek.
I really don't understand the point
how do t hey farm gil this way?
Also their names were things like Lfslamhg Njghccw.
They killed a couple enemies. Spawned a couple photocells, which had apparently vanished by the time my actual new party got out there.
are bots more of a problem on some datacenters than others?
because i've done 2000 duties in cyrstal and never seen a bot in a dungeon
I'd done 500 on Aether and never seen one before.
There is no way to make alts tenants of your house, i recall Yoshi-P saying that he wants to see if he can make it possible.
out of curiosity - how does the organization required and difficulty of BA compare to the current end game raids?
Discord is near required
BA has an artificial difficulty because you can't Raise by normal means.
So mistakes are far more costly.
Cause the amount of people needed and call outs
DR Savage is the same way.
What's a good way to level my chocobo? They're level 4 at the moment, i had them in my FC's stable, but they were only getting like 800 experience when i did the training
so better to do BA with static?
do the chocobo challenge logs
@limber parcel just use it in combat
Ok cheers
Bring it with you when you're out in the world killing things.
Its puggable but people do it in specific BA discords
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Ok, got past big story fight
Can you reobtain the lvl 80 class gear from Grenoldt if you get rid of it?
yes
Heyo, I normally play on keyboard/mouse, but I wanted to try controller. Im struggling to set it up through steam. It works in the steam big picture mode but not in ffxiv...
When I click the "Enable vibration setting" it vubrates
*vibrates
However, I can't move or anything. Any help?
blue mage melding is crit > dh?
@remote sage what controller
ps4
and did you enable it in the steam controller settings
Did you enable it in game as well?
steam > settings > controller > general controller settings
which weapons have glowy effects that you can buy from poetics merchant?
you cant buy glowing weapons with poetics
unless you count the ironworks and scaevan glow
you may be thinking of anima weapons, which do glow and cost poetics, but those are separate from poetic vendors
@remote sage did you enable that before or after you launched ff14
Before
When I launch the game
I get thirdy billion steam popups saying "config loaded"
Should I be able to use the controller on the launcher?
no?
kk just asking
For the relic weapons questline, do you have to start it at the very beginning to get the versions of a higher I lv? For example, if I want to get an Anima weapon, do i need to do the Relic or the Zenith questline first?
No
no, each expansion is separate
Also, Im having no luck x.x
I might have to do some more research x.x
i mean there was a connection between the final arr one and first anima relic but it's not recommended to do
@remote sage does it work in other games
yeah
Works in nier
exit ff14 and try enabling generic gamepad support
No luck
Im not really sure what it could be
Might just take a break for alittle
thanks for the help though
I just reached potd 60. how do i queue for 51-60 again?
Hey AST players, does [Divination] stack with normal and minor arcanas?
Yes
For dancer do I go for fending,maiming, striking or scouting? I have a choice of those coffera
ty!
None of those
Coffers*
None, just pick whatever
Ok so I'll chose gil
Can someone help me understand these guys..? They’re always there but I never..ever understand how they work. I only know the basic tombstone exchange but the gear and tokens ones have hurt my brain forever
I still don't know how to sell in this game
Totems drop from the extreme versions of their fights
To get the augments you can buy them with nier coins via Glorious Gewgaws
Talk to any vendor and right click the item
I meant on the market board lmao
Or use your retainer to list it on the market board, for non-trial
Retainers
Not merchants
Select the item and choose the price to sell it at
Where is retainer at?
Bell icon on the map
Summoning bell
Usually in the major city market areas
If you are on free trail, you can’t sell items on MB
After hiring them at retainer vokees
So u can sell gear that comes from coffers?
Some coffers, MSQ coffers yes
Yes, its basic HQ crafted gear for the most part
@ripe hound I left trial ages ago
The post patch quests give tome gear
Cool, then you should be using retainers more
But the levelling story gives Hq crafted gear
Didn't know u could sell coffer gear so I didn't use it
The level 50/60/70 gear from story is generally untradeable
As it’s past tomestone gear
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The equipment says UNTRADEABLE at the top
their title is Retainer Vocate, and you can find them in any of the main cities near the market board
Where do I find the quests for weekly collectible deliveries to farm some scrips?
thanks!
is there a way to see the max # of items a retainer can bring back on a gatherer class?
like my lvl 80 botanist retainer is only bringing back 5 lemonnettes and idk if thats the max number or if the gear is bad
yes there's a cap
lemonettes are unspoiled node items, so they cap at 7
whats your retainers gathering stat
Is there a gear progression guide for XIV? Got full tombstone (i130, lvl60 summ). Wondering where to go from here when it comes to gear
while you're still leveling, its basically tomestone gear at the old max lvl caps (ironworks for 50, shire gear for 60, and scaevan gear for 70). After 55/65/75, should using whatever gear you get from main scenario quest/dungeons. I assume you're still working on the Seventh Astral Era quests (known as post arr) so you won't have access to shire gear until later on in the heavensward msq
Any advice it lvling a second class help
!faq altlvlguide
actually on heavensward msqs
so just pick up whatever has higher item levels on the way, but I'll be mostly fine?
ah ok well when you get to idyllshire you can buy shire then
but basically, yeah while leveling just grab highest ilvl from teh quests
and use whatever you get from dungeons
yeah I had a really rough time leveling DRK for a good while because I was going into dungeons with literally ilv19 gear (Im sorry to the poor saps who lvl rouletted with me) and I wanted to be sure if I do badly on Summoner its because im bad and not so much my gear
Hq Exarchic gets you into all content but there's better via tomes, nier and savage
Even normal raids is 510, and that is easily farmable
glam for your squadron still has to respect classes?
yes
do it needs to be direct glam like custom delivery NPCs? Or you can glam a piece and give them?
They can glam from your dresser
its similar to custom npcs
you're not giving them any gear
but it pulls from your dresser
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how to pull from dresser?
this is what it looks like when you're in the glamour menu for them
strange, I cannot click on their icon or anything
purple weapon is relic items. Gotta quest for them. Long quest
this is the initial menu when you click on "Outfit"
need to click on "apply glamours" to get to what my first screenshot shows
yes
well
can have mostly female lalafell squadron
There's 5 per gender, for a total 10 per race
what does it mean when my gearset says "one or more items were not melded with the specified material"
your gear set remembers what materias were melded
if you change your materias, it will tell you its not the same
change or remove*
if you re-update it, it will stop bothering you with that message
between every dungeon that awards 100 poetics (Keeper of the lake, Wanderer's palace hard, Amdapor Keep, Baelsar's Wall, Sohm Al hard and Ghimlyt dark) which one would be the fastest to run synced with at least 1 BLU?
Cause I doubt Praetorium or Castrum is faster than just running any one of those dungeons twice
due to y'know
the unskippable cutscenes
i'd probably say amdpor keep hm
How do I do /way pos.x, pos.y in this game?
If I find a waypoint online and want to put it on my minimap,.
control right click on the big map
there's no way to just type it in?
What does boss relative mean?
basically using the boss to dictate north/south
rather than using the actual map's north and south
OHH
so the boss' front would be "north"
im not sure. i dont think so. people usually use <pos> and <flag> to share positions instead of numbers
Okay, okay that clears up a lot in my mind
I've always been afraid to ask these kind of questions in-game, so asking em here is nice, right?

I always had it set in my mind that if I had to go east I HAD to be east no matter what
Well anyways, stuff in the armory isn't able to be dyed right?(unless put on a plate)
you mean the armoire?
you mean armoire?
yeah, you have to put that on the plate first to be able to dye
Ohhh my gosh tytyty ^^
most people generally go by "true north" anyway
since its a lot easier to remember. if you're assigned east, you're always going to the same spot every time for instance
whereas doing it boss relative, you have to pay attention to the boss
Do I have to complete the Crystal Tower Raids or do I just need to unlock them to progress to heavensward story?
you have to complete them
Oh gosh lol
one helpful tip for bos relative strategies, particularly for this tier
just look at your position relative to the boss when she's facing north
I thought I only had to do the MSQ to get my heavensward classes, but Raids it is!
ex. if you are left of her when she is facing north
then any mechanic you need to do will always put you left of her wherever she is facing
How much is it? Is it a lot of trouble or is it easy
alliance raids are easy
So that makes sticking with your assigned partner all the more important?
if you've got a mechanic where you need to be near your assigned partner for, yes
do you have a specific fight in mind amoretta? this sounds a lot like e9s
alliance raid is easy because if you die, there are at least 6 other people to pick you back up
I see. Really sucks though. My checklist of quests for getting to heavensward just took an unexpected expanse.
Yeah it is :P I made a practice group today to learn all the way from the start and we made it all the way to platforms ^^
boss relative/happy brambles is the common PF strat
Happy brambles?
what bramble strategy were y'all using lol
chaos might use a different strategy than happy
Uhhhm we were doing boss relative when we got a bit more comfortable
boss relative isn't a bramble strat
there are specific ways to handle the bramble mechanic
on aether DC, the most common strategy is mr.happy's strat
The seeds you mean?
other strategies include rin, nub, mith
yes, the seeds that drop on the floor, commonly called "brambles"
You lost me
This is the kinda stuff I wish I knew so I wouldn't be to much of a burden
Strategies named after content creators or streamers that popularised them
you said you made your own party, right? what did you guys to do get past the bramble mechanic?
i assume by "platforms" you mean tiles
if you got to tiles then you had to have done a bramble strategy
this is an example description of a party finder group learning the fight
they state the strategies they are using
"happy brambles, t/h n/e, boss relative"
this way the people who join know what strategies are going to be used for the fight
for next time if you join or hold a party, you're expected to know the strategy they are using or be prepared to learn it
In this case, they're using the strat MrHappy, a youtuber, made.
Oh okay, then I think we did the mith strat.. I think 🤔
yeah, the reason it's called happy brambles is because the guy who came up with the strat is named mr. happy
Mith brambles is like, the worst strat lmao
anyway when you next make a party make sure you state the strategies used
a lot of people are going to be wary of a party that has no strats listed
for example, you might list as "tiles prog, mith brambles T/H N/E boss relative"
Ohh I didn't know that, Mr happy you said? I'll look him up ^^ okay I think I've got a better hold on it.. Maybe ^^; T/H? What's that
t/h is short for tanks/healers
Mith brambles do be the worst strat, uptime-wise, but its braindead and safe
in this case it means for tanks/healers default to the north or east safe spot
which implies DPS default to the south and west safe spots
This is for Brambles and the purple tethers btw
Okay because this is the one I watched just to understand the mechanics better
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i prefer rainesama's videos this tier
way shorter
mizzteq is fine too
if you're following mizzteq's video, they are using happy brambles
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I thought so because we did it exactly like the example :P but then again I don't know the other common strat names if they're named after you tubers
just say you're doing happy brambles
because that's what you've been doing
happy brambles is fine and easy to learn
really the only 2 you'll see most of the time are happy brambles or rin brambles
Not in Primal, sadly...
Mith
I can do any of them, tbh
Okay that's much more simple to understand ^^ now I'm curious about what this mith strat is tho?
lemme find you the diagram
@buoyant sorrel https://imgur.com/gallery/QTw4PcH
for future reference amoretta
it's really bad, btw
when you move on to the next fight e10s
take a peek at the other e10s groups on party finder
see what their listings are
then google the strat they are using
if i saw something like this i'd google "jp vg2 strat"
so i know what that is
Oh my God all those acronyms x.x
you'll get used to it, just ask away, no problem
these acronyms are common though
g1 = group 1, g2 = group 2
you know what N and NE are
CCW and CW are counter clockwise and clockwise
Okay, then my party would have looked something like
T/H NW DPS ES Happy Brambles Boss Relative
Right?
you should also state how far you've progged
so add "tiles prog"
or if you were brand new then "fresh prog"
I'm assuming that means progress?
How far am I from the Chocobo quest if I’m just going to board the airship?
it means the expectation of the group is that they at least know up to tiles or close to it
but most of the time it's a fuckin lie
Okay I thiiink I get it, or at leat I'm able to understand it better ty for the help ^^ I am curious about the the other stats tho so I might look them up for fun but happy brambles is deff the best strat
That mith one is.. Not so good ._.
Yep
BTW, on e10s there are only 2 strats for vg2, melee uptime
or kachi
and e11s, there is only one accepted strat in PF, so it stops being convoluted the more you advance
is kachi another name for JP strat?
I suppose so
So if I look up these strats with their names I'll get the YouTuber who made them?
you're more likely to get a description of the strat
i googled it and the first thing that came up is the joonbob video for it
joonbob didn't make the strat but they put it in an easy-to-digest video
Cool! ^^ okie doki imma go research! _ thank you for all the help it means a lot ^^
kachi, akito, whatever you wanna call it, both groups came to the same solution for vg2
i see
airship is around lvl 15
you get chocobo around lvl 20
so you are getting close
I’m at level 23. I’ve read online you Gotta do a number of main quests first.
'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.
Yeah, but like how many quests in between is that and boarding the airship. Been playing all day, and I want to get to a good stopping point.
@slow isle here's a full list of all MSQ quests https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Main_Scenario_Quests
i counted 17 quests too
Halllp
Im an idiot
Where's the Bard NPC again?
Quarrymill?
Or well that teleport
yes Quarrymill, he hidden inside a fallen tree trunk
I can't remember. Left or right side of map?
Zone(s): South Shroud - Upper Paths (21-21)
West and a little south from Quarrymill
Ty
Hey if I'm a level 16 rogue, and I'm still wearing the gear they gave me when I started the game, could I buy like better gear before I dive into a dungeon?
you should have gotten better gear from the msq and your class quests
Class quest maybe, but I did the MSQ as a warrior
buy some from a vendor if you really need to
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you could do the hall of novice to get brand-new gear for your rogue
is there a cooldown to joining a new fc after levaing the current one?
no
thank you!
Can dots crit? Or direct hit?
yes
if you reach 2,000/2000 of relevation, but your weekly limit is 200/450, will the excessive tome counted toward the weekly limit?
Is it a good habit to reapply dot after you see raid buffs?
Not really
assuming you/party members are using raid buffs appropriately, reapplication of them should naturally align with them
you apply DoTs to keep uptime without overwriting
Going out of your way to apply em when they got like 15s left may end up being a loss
How does one get the Calamity Salvager to appear in the Botanists' Guild? Trying to get some fashion stuff
calamity salvager isn't at the botanist guild in gridania, its across from the amphitheater
oh i see, was just reading off of gamerescape
there's two elezen npcs standing next to the mail moogle. ones the salvager, ones the recompense officer
I mean, in openers, or after downtime, i see dots get applied before raid buffs. So is it not a good idea to reapply?
in the openers, there is usually a point where you do reapply the dots so they get raid buffs
but after that, reapplication of the dots should naturally fall within buff windows (again this is assuming everyone is using their cds appropriately)
wait, so the Calamity Salvager just sells you stuff you already got before and may/may not have sold off?
Generally though, you should not overwrite your dots
yes
huh, i see. guess i'll look elsewhere for the source of this armorpiece
whatwould the best data center be for an aussie to play on? ive heard most of the japan ones are best but are there any with lots of english speaking players?
What's the best way to catalog every fish in an area?
i hear tonberry or kujata are popular
aether's adamantoise has a sizeable aussie population
does Zantetsuken glow?
ive heard about tonberry, ill try those out. i just wanted tyo play with the best ping possible
!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*
i would suggest also running an IP ping to JP/NA datacenters
cos i know atleast one person who actually gets slightly better ping to NA than they do JP
consider using a gaming VPN
the aussies I know who play on aether use one and it helps their ping enough to allow them to double weave
is there a way to cancel current cutscene?
Press escape
so you can watch it without skipping it
Wait what
are you in queue for something
kinda like duty finder during cutscene
Oh you mean like back out
if you accept duty finder, you will send back before the cutscene plays
you can force close your game
and it'll basically be the same thing as accepting a DF queue
pretty much only option have for it
outside of accepting a df queue
You can watch them again in the inn if you just want to skip it and watch it later
assuming its in the unending journey
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how do you accumulate espirit on Dancer? I used my Standard step to acquire Esiprit buff but im not sure wht exactly makes it go up? is it a chance based proc like all of dancers other moves?
im just practicing without dance partner but am a little confised
okay, im just not in party arm, but that makes sense,
even with a dance partner, its still a chance
says its awuired off of myself or dance partner using spells or weapon skills, but again is it a proc/chance based thing?
oh okay so is a chance, it doesnt specify that in tool tips and wanted to make sure
unless i missed it saying that somewhere
goes into detail about it
wow wht a great guide thx
hi, im a newbie to this game, i bought the steam version which has realm reborn and heavens ward, im not able to move past lvl 60 on my paladin, is this the limit for this purchase version? what is needed to move past lvl 60
buying Shadowbringers is the next step
do people still do eureka? i want the ozma mount
you need to buy shadowbringers now if you want to progress
yes
yes, eureka's still active
commonly
understood thanks
aether runs BA almost every day
ok
#resources has several discord links for eureka/baldesion discords
is eureka good for leveling a 60 job
no
oof okay
it doesn't give any exp to your job outside of it
what are the biggest differences compared to bozja
opinions on buying shadowbringers for a newbie like me? ive played the game only for a month, i enjoy the dungeon runs and quests so far, id like to join a guild of sorts and play together, is realm reborn + heavensward enough or i NEED to buy shadowbringers? (its a bit expensive, so im exploring)
if you reached the end of heavensward
well, we do have someone in the discord who's pretty much stayed on the trial for quite a while now
you don't exactly have anywhere else to go
and has done a fair bit
so at this point you may as well get shadowbringers
@fervent lantern once you buy an expansion you'll get out of the trial and need to pay 15 bucks a month + buy every expansion to keep up
ok thanks once again, im ok with the monthly payment - i am thinking i ll go month by month (so i can stop if i get bored) but the full sink into shadow bringers is making me think twice.
to do stuff with a guild, shadowbringers is a must?
ehh, there is still plenty of things at 60< that you can do with a free company
free companies do different stuff compared to guilds
ah i dont know the difference between a free company and a guild, im mainly talking about doing stuff with other players - sorry if i wasnt clear
where can i see a guide for Materia melding for Exarchaic sets?
!faq balance
just follow stat priority
if you're gonna get serious and enjoy the game, you should probably get all the DLC's
there are players who will do stuff at that level, but many players are also at ShB content right now
im a paladin
one last q, if i keep doing quests even though im stuck at 60, does the exp sorta get "stored", like if i buy shadowbringers later and suddenly all the exp realises? or the exp just goes to waste?
waste
What is the priority list for Bard's songs?
cool, thank you megalex
wanderer's > mages > army's
cut army's short to use wanderer's as soon as it's off cd
that's ST priority
Ty much
Really enjoying this class so far
And I like to try and get some abilities hotbarred just so I can get used to their location even if it's before I have them and since I've been doing PoTD
bard's one of my favorite classes
Also doing PoTD even the boss fights end so quick it can be hard to truly notice
Does Iron Jaws reset both DoT timers or just 1 random?
both
Kk. The description doesn't really make it clear tbh
something you can start working on now
if you know the bard opener (pre-pull raging strikes)
you can start using iron jaws at the end of your raging strikes to snapshot your dots with the damage buff for the full duration
I don't know the opener yet but I'll be working on it. That's very interesting
This might be kind of nooby question but I feel the need to ask. Does Stormbite and Caustic Bite end up just replacing Wind and Venom?
So Iron Jaws will refresh them as well?
Yup
they will replace wind and venom on your hotbar as well
I assumed that's what it was. But wasn't sure
Only if they're currently applied to the target
And Refulgent is an upgrade to Straight Shot I'm assuming
ye
They aren't refreshed if they fall off
Correct
Yee
That'd be busted lol
my bf and i are both on free trials but cant see each other, is there a reason? i wanted to level with him and see if he liked that gameD:
Tri-disaster applies the dots for summoner for example though
Different servers/data center
we're both on kujata right now
Uhhh
He has to get far enough into the tutorial portion to see people
which is like literally 5 minutes into the game
but yeah he has to get past the first 5 minutes
If his character is fresh fresh he has to play like 5 minutes
Where does Bard rank in the rDPS list?
!faq meta
For the rDPS
The buffs are small from the songs
that's bc everyone else gets higher dps in contrast
rDPS factors in all the bard's buffs
and uptime
it's why it's called rDPS
Well. It's damn near the same as Dancer
Bv is on a longer cd and only aligns at opener and 6 minutes for large burst
This is insignificant
if you like bard, play bard
And ik. That's why I assumed they'd be higher. I thought their pDPS was low but rDPS would be higher
Only matters in speedkills but thats not something most people do
nah rdps factors in all the bard's buffs
Rdps calculations aren't that crazy
Oh I mean I still will as they seem to almost be along the lines of more of a support dps between the buffs and even a cleanse
its also because BRD has almost no uptime issues for boss mechanics
Probably will swap between Ninja and Bard
Bard doesn't suddenly tax like 4k from everyone
so as a melee you have to work a lot more for your DPS
Gotcha
Dancer only taxes a fair amount because standard step is a practically permanent buff
they're just "DPS"
They're dps with supportive elements
no one's taking a bard because they buff the raid
they're taking a bard because they need a DPS slot filled
No pure support style jobs in this games
it hardly matters whether it's a bard or an MCH or a DNC
For those who have played EQ. I get major EQ Ranger vibes from Bard especially while in PoTD. Just running around and pulling the entire floor to the group 😂
Oh ik
Ik ik 😂
Enjoying it while I can
Just got my 100 clear
And ik there's no pure support jobs. I just get support vibes from Bard
Between group mitigation, single target cure, multiple group buffs
Compared to Ninja which is just Trick Attack debuff if I remember right
Which is super solid but still
Ninja used to have more tools
tbh
trick attack alone is worth more than bard
sorry not sorry
i love bard but man i wish they were stronger
Trick just lines up more nicely
Minute buffs and all that
Bv only aligning with everything in opener and 6 minutes is sad
I suppose 3 minutes as well but not as huge a spike
Well I plan on maining Ninja tbh
But Bard appealed to me so I figured I'd try it since my Nin is lvl 50 and Ima spend a couple more days on trial before I buy the full game
Probably level the 2 side by side until I get DRK which I'm super stoked for
are aether currents awarded through 1 MSQ and 4 side quest per area or does it vary
that's generally it, yes
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there is one zone in heavensward where its only 5 quest currents, and they're all msq
ok ty
Is there any way to get kupo lotto tickets other than turning in crafted items?
no
When u get like 3 quests at once in msq how do u know which one has an end and which one is the actual msq that keeps going
if they're all msq, then you need to complete them all to continue
unless it's stuff like the GC selection
I know I do but what I mean is how do I know which one ends after I complete it once and which one is the actual one that keeps going
Because when u get 2 or 3 the others end after 1 quest
there's no dead ends?
never ends
When u get 2 or 3
2 or 1 of them has an end and the other one continues on to the original
No
you literally have to complete them all to next the next step of the msq
It is like, you need jam, peanut butter, and bread to make a sandwich
The order you buy the ingredients (these 3 quest)
Doesn't matter
I don't know how to explain this so u guys get it because I don't seem to be
Ok so I know I have to do them all, but when I get multiple of them at once form the same area only one will continue to the main one the others have only 1 quest as part of that msq
If they are all marked as 
I want to know which ones are the ones that end after 1 quest
all of them except like, once an expansion?
You are assuming that that's how they are designed
They sometimes branch off, but eventually converge back into a single quest line
But they aren't
@obsidian patio that's what I mean
If you do A first, then B, then B will continue on
But how do I know which ones are the branched ones
If you do B first, then A, then A will continue on
And which one si the main one
They all are
They’re both
They are all the main one
it doesn't matter whether you do A or B or C first
you have to complete them all before you can progress period
You are thinking branch like a tree, main and sub branch
I give up explaining because idk how to put it so u guys understand
We know what you don't get