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autumn acorn
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Yea

remote lintel
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and its the same content as the base game

autumn acorn
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Thanks millions everyone for being patient and answering everything I had questions for

faint flare
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Its just buying promotions with the company seals you have and doing your company hunting log

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To rank up

autumn acorn
faint flare
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Then like a few quests

modest igloo
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at any rate, all of the expansions will be here if you wait. take your time and play at your own pace!

high otter
glossy flare
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You can still keep it for alt jobs or desynth it to level crafters

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like Vinyl said earlier

high otter
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I can't, it's dragoon armor 😄

glossy flare
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Welp

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You can at higher levels I suppose for the upcoming melee job

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But that will start at lvl 70

high otter
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True, though it's how much time til next class, 5 months?

glossy flare
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give or take, yeah

remote lintel
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at least 5

open coral
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Probably a little less.

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They'll release the new jobs with the pre-release.

glossy flare
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they will probably announce an exact date for EW at the fanfest

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so then we'll know more

open coral
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FanFest, which we have agreed is two weeks from today.

quartz spire
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what new classes?

open coral
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Right?

glossy flare
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15 days

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close tho

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😄

modest igloo
open coral
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They're adding two new classes - Sage, which is a healer, and an unknown melee dps class.

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Right, it's still Thursday.

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Not Friday.

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Dammit

quartz spire
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Friday is yay!

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I get my second vaccine shot

high otter
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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||

modest igloo
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Yes

glossy flare
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It will be sad

high otter
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Very cool, very cool

open coral
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ARR was just setup. HW is where ||everyone you love starts to die||

remote lintel
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also side characters will die but it will be just as shocking

open coral
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By the time you hit ShB, you'll have lost at least... 10? major NPCs.

remote lintel
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because they usually die to convey a story point

modest igloo
remote lintel
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shadowbringers is where it went full on bloodborne

crystal spindle
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can someone help me

remote lintel
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are you trying to play the trial?

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or what

crystal spindle
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yeah

remote lintel
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then you downloaded the wrong launcher

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are you trying to play on steam or windows

crystal spindle
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steam

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i downlaoded the steam demo version

obsidian patio
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Did you already start the demo on non-steam?

crystal spindle
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no i didnt

remote lintel
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you sure its this?

crystal spindle
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yeah

twilit arch
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try exiting and relaunching

remote lintel
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^

twilit arch
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sometimes the steam trial launcher can be a bit finicky

crystal spindle
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this happened to my friends too

remote lintel
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other people said they just kept closing and relaunching until it worked

lilac flume
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is aesthete's still bis for gathering

modest igloo
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the 490 gear melded yeah

quartz spire
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so what should I do first in game?

glossy flare
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Follow the main story quests

remote lintel
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read the tutorials that pop up on your screen

glossy flare
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They look like this

leaden ginkgo
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a question, on lvl progress is it helpfull to level craft jobs for myself ?

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like blacksmith etc for weapons ?

modest igloo
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no, gear is giving to you like candy

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crafting is more of an endgame thing

leaden ginkgo
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oh ok

quartz spire
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part of me wants to farm and cook

copper vapor
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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.

alpine shadow
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that's just the normal installshield window, not much related to ffxiv unfortunately

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alpine shadow
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though, you are running windows 7

copper vapor
alpine shadow
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it does say minimum requirements windows 8.1

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so, not officially supported

finite topaz
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It may work

alpine shadow
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though your problem is with installshield, not ffxiv atm.

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you could try running the .exe on silent mode

leaden ginkgo
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Where do I find free companies that need recruitment?

copper vapor
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Would it work if they upgrade Win 7 to Win 10?

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And tyy, didn't know.

alpine shadow
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go in commandline, and run the .exe with /s argument

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nvm silent mode does not work.

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you could try hitting just enter, since ut seems like the next button might be hovered over

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or hit tab key until you feel like youve hit the next button

tawdry jungle
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Where can I find an alchemist and weaver guild?

faint flare
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Uldah

leaden ginkgo
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is there expected exp table for each dungeon compiled? curious

fleet bone
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can i loot the first nier raid as much as i want or only once per week?

robust crow
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as much as you want

fleet bone
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nice

robust crow
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there's no limit for old content

fleet bone
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ty

heavy wadi
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the first two you can loot as much as you want

polar hound
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eventually the third will unlock also

tawdry jungle
timber condor
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which server NA has the best ppl to play with

polar hound
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any

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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

manic flare
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if you prefer more relaxed atmosphere then crystal

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but they are all pretty similar

little swift
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!faq worldpick

zinc orbitBOT
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Which world should I pick?

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
little swift
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you will be equally capable of raiding and RP in any of the data centers/ worlds

polar hound
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^

manic flare
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what matters more is picking a preferred/non-preferred serverr

remote lintel
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did you edit that faq channy?

faint flare
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Yes

little swift
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yes i editted it

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since people like to refer to luckybancho censuses or a rather infamous reddit post thats practically all bias and no info

polar hound
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tbf that's all they have to refer to but ye, all viable

little swift
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neither of which are tools we'd consider valid data

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since the method in which lucky bancho confirms its "active base" and teh reality aren't accurate

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and the reddit post is like 99% hearsay

polar hound
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people use what they have to work with..unfortunately they dont research beyond that point usually.

twilit arch
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luckybancho atleast tries to have some measure of accuracy since it does look at changes to the profile for activity

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ffxivcensus is the ultimately dogshit one tho

little swift
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yes ffxivcensus is by far the worst offender

timber fossil
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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?

twilit arch
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yes

lime sphinx
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Hi, anyone know where to get the Shadowstalker's attire coffer ?

twilit arch
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the only thing the fc allegiance dictates is where you go for fc stuff

timber fossil
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awesome. thanks!

twilit arch
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it was top 100 feast reward, no longer available @lime sphinx

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that said, this current season's top 100 reward is same model but red

lime sphinx
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dyable or no ?

twilit arch
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so can try your hand at ranked feast

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its dyeable, yes

lime sphinx
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kk thx

storm holly
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Very new player, how do I go about getting new armor?

manic flare
storm holly
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so just wander around and do quests until one happens to drop armor?

manic flare
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if you just started, alot of the job quests and story quests reward armor

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even some of the yellow sidequests too

timber fossil
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do you still need 4 people in the FC to buy a company housing?

slow isle
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Does the ps5 version gives the game a facelift? Or is it just an FPS boost?

manic flare
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and faster loading times

twilit arch
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yes @timber fossil

manic flare
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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

warm snow
jolly sorrel
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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.

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I think I'm missing a step?

agile laurel
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no, you didn't. take it back to the appraiser at camp or Gangos

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those are unrelated to the relics

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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

faint flare
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From mobs outside the camp

jolly sorrel
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I have a "Fragment of Preparation". I suppose that's wrong, then?

polar hound
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^^ the quest doesnt specify but it is 'of skill'

jolly sorrel
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I see, thanks.

polar hound
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i remember having the same question when i did that part

agile laurel
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Oh I hard read that wrong

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Sorry

jolly sorrel
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Got it, thanks 🙂

leaden ginkgo
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i hope i can see some cool maps like fantasy jungles ^^

remote lintel
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i mean yeah theres a fantasy jungle but its in the latest expansion

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the ones in the base game just look like regular jungles

leaden ginkgo
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^^

polar hound
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lots of cool maps though as you progress

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that is unfortunately an accidental pun but you'll see

quartz spire
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ok

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just made my Lancer on Ultros

polar hound
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do you have a question about lancer or your starting area?

quartz spire
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I'm in a forest realm?

warm snow
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Gridania

quartz spire
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yeah

tawdry kindle
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i keep getting a lobby disconnect error 2002

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anyone else deal with this?

leaden ginkgo
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so i'm leveling my gatherers and i was wondering if it was worth it to level fisher

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miner is at 80 bot is almost there

twilit arch
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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

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and at the start of expnsions, fisher can make pretty decent gil often with aethersand but its really up to you

leaden ginkgo
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i'll put it on the burner until my crafters are 80 then

twilit arch
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i personally level it anyway cos i find it kind of chill

leaden ginkgo
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also which crafter should i level first? or does it not matter

twilit arch
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can level it passively thru ocean fishing

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General recommendation is to level them all

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viral meteor
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Are parties data center-wide or server-wide?

leaden ginkgo
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like level them evenly?

twilit arch
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since you're going to be needing intermediate mats from other crafters, and it'll save on inventory space

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ye

leaden ginkgo
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alrighty

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thanks!

obsidian patio
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Blacksmith, Weaver, and Leatherworker are probably the more “important” ones since they make a majority of crafting equipment and tools

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Which helps with gearing yourself up

twilit arch
manic flare
viral meteor
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will you then see each other or is it only to enable chat?

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cool! thanks both

manic flare
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you can see eachother iif you world visit

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you can also chat

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without being in the same world

twilit arch
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you'd have to be in the same zone on the same world as each other to physically see the other's character

manic flare
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you can also create a permanent cross-world link shell

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which isn't a party but a permanent ingame chat with all the members in it

viral meteor
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oh i see

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still very new to the game so i'm trying to learn

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world is the same as server, yea?

manic flare
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yes

twilit arch
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yes

viral meteor
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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?

warm snow
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World is a server

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Data center is a cluster of servers

viral meteor
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cool, good to know

manic flare
twilit arch
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nah, everyone in the general area will see what you /say

warm snow
manic flare
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you cant chat unless you are in party or use the /say command

viral meteor
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alright, thanks for the help all of ya!

frozen wind
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Where does machinst sit on the dps ranking?

jolly sorrel
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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.

frozen wind
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are they above bard or near blm?

open coral
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With the other dps.

jolly sorrel
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Doing fates didnt really get me fragments, what methods should I use to farm those?

faint flare
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Mobs

jolly sorrel
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Like, specifically non-fate mobs?

faint flare
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Fates are only for XP

open coral
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Yeah, non-FATE mobs

warm snow
zinc orbitBOT
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manic flare
faint flare
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Mobs are for fragments and memories

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And clusters for magitek

frozen wind
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oh nice ill make a machinest then

manic flare
jolly sorrel
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Alright, I see. So mobs for fragments and memories, magitek for clusters, fates for exp and mettle.

frozen wind
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Im already in shadowbringers

livid oriole
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does the quest accept and complete sound change for every expansion?

faint flare
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Yes

warm snow
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Yes

twilit arch
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yep

livid oriole
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i just started heavensward and it sounds so good

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nice

frozen wind
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HW second best expansion

manic flare
frozen wind
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do not skip cut scenes with the dragons

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or ysayle

livid oriole
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never skip

frozen wind
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or actually any

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stormblood I did however get really generous with my escape key

jolly sorrel
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Are memories the only relic step I need bozja for?

warm snow
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You need bozja to access the 510 and 515 relic steps

jolly sorrel
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What would those entail?

rich bay
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@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.

warm snow
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Part of bozja story after rank 10

faint flare
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Delerum for artifics

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And loathsome from castrum

rich bay
rich bay
frozen wind
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how do i get more materia slots in my gear?

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I heard people telling of penta melding but i dont know what that is or how to do it

twilit arch
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pentamelding is largely for crafted gear, though there are some items out there with 5 assured meld slots

frozen wind
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I bought and wore exarch gear can i meld those?

twilit arch
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exarchic can be pentamelded, yes but its not worth it this late into the tier

frozen wind
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ah alright

twilit arch
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it can be extremely expensive to do so as any slots after the assured ones are a % to meld

obsidian patio
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Materia slots past the visible ones have a high chance of failure, eventually becoming 6-8% chance of success

warm snow
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Now that you can augment it you're better off doing that

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And you can't pentameld the augmented gear

obsidian patio
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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

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But like Kael said, it’s mainly crafted gear.

manic flare
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do people typically put up PFs while waiting at a FATE like odin?

rich bay
manic flare
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or should i get a party beforehand then go to the FATE?

twilit arch
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you didn't need to ping me with that

rich bay
twilit arch
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usually you can shout while on your way to the fate for an invite

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people usually wait a bit before pulling for those anyway

rich bay
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My bad then.

manic flare
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how do i find hunt trains CWLS's?

twilit arch
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shout for an invite at a hunt mark while a trains running or shout in like limsa/eulmore

manic flare
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oh good idea

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why didnt i think of that

green grail
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there aren't that many though, considering it's only 64? slots

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centurio hunts with notifications turned on for your dc is probably the easiest solution

manic flare
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what's this glam?

twilit arch
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Why don't you just ask @finite topaz what his glam is

finite topaz
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Oh i already said in main chat

twilit arch
main sluice
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I have a THM in my squadron with "When accompanying a thaumaturge, there is a % chance" chemistry. Does it work on itself?

twilit arch
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no

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has to be another squadron member

void cargo
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is it more worth to buy scaevan set at the end of stormblood or buy gear with a higher I lv in the marketboard?

twilit arch
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buy sceavan, especially if you've got the poetics

faint flare
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There's no real reason to buy gear while you're still doing story

void cargo
faint flare
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Because you dont need it and it wont fully help yoy

finite topaz
faint flare
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Outside of overworld stuff

void cargo
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I'm already at lv 80, playing on a prefered server

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Still in stormblood

faint flare
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You gear for your story level, not job

finite topaz
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Poetics are easy to get, gil not so much

heavy wadi
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also gear on the mb can be 2x as expensive and tomestone gear is "free"

manic flare
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so even if you got a super good gear, it doesn't matter because its stats get sync'ed down

faint flare
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Buying 80 gear wont really help you

olive herald
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does anyone know where i use my game time card on the mog station

faint flare
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You wont get to use it cause of syncing

heavy wadi
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^

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80 gear won't matter at all

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and besides it's not cheap

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and there's absolutely zero reason to hoard poetics

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manic flare
faint flare
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They're in stormblood

normal breach
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what food stat does dragoon want

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strenght?

faint flare
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There's no main stat on food

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They use smoked chicken this tier

wispy shell
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How do you get the 2nd star in mount speed for all the areas?

warm snow
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If you're not sure: critical hit

faint flare
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They're useless pretty much

warm snow
wispy shell
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Oh if it doesn't affect flying then there's no much point then haha

warm snow
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Only time you'll want to get maps is <current expansion> areas

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As you won't get the level 1 mount speed increase from progressing msq

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And it's also easier to get for current content

wispy shell
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doesn't seem too long to get flying even in the shadowbringer zones

warm snow
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That's where you're wrong kiddo

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Like stormblood some areas will have currents in inaccessible map areas

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Like in the Fringes

manic flare
faint flare
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They're not inaccessible

warm snow
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You won't be getting to the top half of kholusia for quite some time

faint flare
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Just really long winded way around

warm snow
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Sorry, temporarily inaccessible

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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

remote lintel
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flying is always msq locked and you dont go to the upper half of kholusia until the end of shb

warm snow
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You can get all the lake land currents right off the bat, but can't finish kholusia or amh araeng for quite a while

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Same as fringes and peaks in stormblood

void cargo
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is there a configuration to automatically target a new enemy once you killed the one you're currently targeting?

faint flare
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No

leaden ginkgo
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blue mage isn't a actual class to use right?

faint flare
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Not in current content or roulettes

leaden ginkgo
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Ok, also is red mage melee magic ? like other games

faint flare
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Needs premades to do dungeons and stuff

leaden ginkgo
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or is it a caster

open coral
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It's a "limited" job. You can be one, but you can't be one if you want to do MSQ or duty finder.

faint flare
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Primarily caster

open coral
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RDM is a caster with a melee combo burst.

faint flare
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Its meler is its burst

leaden ginkgo
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I want to be a red mage but im only level 20 lol

open coral
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Yeah, gotta be 50 and own Stormblood (which means Shadowbringers).

pearl mesa
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I remember seeing a way to find my recent party members once we're no longer partied. Does anyone know where that is?

open coral
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Contacts

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Under... I think it's in the Social or the Party menu in the main menu list.

pearl mesa
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Thank you!

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Next question: is it worth reporting a party full of teleporting bots?

little swift
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Not worth the effort

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Bots are banned weekly in waves anyways

pearl mesa
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Ah well. At least they left the dungeon on their own after a few minutes, I guess.

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Why would a bot do dungeons anyway? Especially with one live, unrelated human.

little swift
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Msq

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And gold farming

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You were just unlucky to queue with them

pearl mesa
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Okay. Thanks.

manic flare
faint flare
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They still teleport around in dungeons

frosty vector
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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

manic flare
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how does one teleport around in a dungeon?

faint flare
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By hacking

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Like bots do

obsidian patio
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They edit their position and use artificial lag to “teleport”

olive totem
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Where to find centario seals?

manic flare
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talk to billmaster in your GC to unlock hunts

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and then talk to an npc in ishgard to unlock clan hunts

obsidian patio
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Centurio seals come from doing Clan Centurio hunts in HW/SB zones.

manic flare
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or you also occaasionally find A and S ranks in the overworld that gives centurio seals

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without needing the bill for it

obsidian patio
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You’ll need to reach 2nd Lieutenant in your Grand Company to unlock the hunt system.

olive totem
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I am 1st Lieutenant

pearl mesa
manic flare
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how do t hey farm gil this way?

pearl mesa
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Also their names were things like Lfslamhg Njghccw.

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They killed a couple enemies. Spawned a couple photocells, which had apparently vanished by the time my actual new party got out there.

manic flare
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are bots more of a problem on some datacenters than others?

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because i've done 2000 duties in cyrstal and never seen a bot in a dungeon

pearl mesa
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I'd done 500 on Aether and never seen one before.

rich bay
hollow violet
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out of curiosity - how does the organization required and difficulty of BA compare to the current end game raids?

faint flare
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Discord is near required

open coral
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BA has an artificial difficulty because you can't Raise by normal means.

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So mistakes are far more costly.

faint flare
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Cause the amount of people needed and call outs

open coral
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DR Savage is the same way.

limber parcel
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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

manic flare
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so better to do BA with static?

remote lintel
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@limber parcel just use it in combat

limber parcel
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Ok cheers

open coral
faint flare
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Its puggable but people do it in specific BA discords

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quartz spire
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Ok, got past big story fight

wispy shell
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Can you reobtain the lvl 80 class gear from Grenoldt if you get rid of it?

remote lintel
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yes

remote sage
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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...

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When I click the "Enable vibration setting" it vubrates

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*vibrates

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However, I can't move or anything. Any help?

patent citrus
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blue mage melding is crit > dh?

modest igloo
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some prefer a max SPS build for tank and healer

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but their are crit builds

remote lintel
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@remote sage what controller

remote sage
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ps4

remote lintel
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and did you enable it in the steam controller settings

remote sage
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I think I did I went under manage games

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and then controller options

open coral
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Did you enable it in game as well?

remote lintel
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you need to enable it in the steam settings

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not the game settings

remote sage
remote lintel
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steam > settings > controller > general controller settings

void cargo
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which weapons have glowy effects that you can buy from poetics merchant?

remote lintel
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you cant buy glowing weapons with poetics

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unless you count the ironworks and scaevan glow

remote sage
modest igloo
remote lintel
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@remote sage did you enable that before or after you launched ff14

remote sage
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Before

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When I launch the game

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I get thirdy billion steam popups saying "config loaded"

remote lintel
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try restarting steam and the game

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and not using big picture

remote sage
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Should I be able to use the controller on the launcher?

remote lintel
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no?

remote sage
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kk just asking

void cargo
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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?

modest igloo
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no, each expansion is separate

remote sage
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I might have to do some more research x.x

modest igloo
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i mean there was a connection between the final arr one and first anima relic but it's not recommended to do

remote lintel
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@remote sage does it work in other games

remote sage
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yeah

remote sage
remote lintel
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exit ff14 and try enabling generic gamepad support

remote sage
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No luck

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Im not really sure what it could be

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Might just take a break for alittle

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thanks for the help though

lapis lagoon
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I just reached potd 60. how do i queue for 51-60 again?

faint flare
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Delete the save and go ahead

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Or new save in general

shy kindle
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Hey AST players, does [Divination] stack with normal and minor arcanas?

obsidian patio
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Yes

fading aurora
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For dancer do I go for fending,maiming, striking or scouting? I have a choice of those coffera

lapis lagoon
faint flare
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None of those

fading aurora
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Coffers*

obsidian patio
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None, just pick whatever

faint flare
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Take whatever

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Dancer uses aiming

fading aurora
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Ok so I'll chose gil

celest depot
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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

faint flare
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Gear is still generally better

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Can sell for more

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On market board

fading aurora
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I still don't know how to sell in this game

faint flare
obsidian patio
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Talk to any vendor and right click the item

fading aurora
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I meant on the market board lmao

obsidian patio
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Or use your retainer to list it on the market board, for non-trial

faint flare
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Retainers

fading aurora
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Not merchants

obsidian patio
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Select the item and choose the price to sell it at

fading aurora
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Where is retainer at?

obsidian patio
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Bell icon on the map

faint flare
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Summoning bell

obsidian patio
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Usually in the major city market areas

ripe hound
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If you are on free trail, you can’t sell items on MB

faint flare
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After hiring them at retainer vokees

fading aurora
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So u can sell gear that comes from coffers?

ripe hound
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Some coffers, MSQ coffers yes

faint flare
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Yes, its basic HQ crafted gear for the most part

fading aurora
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@ripe hound I left trial ages ago

faint flare
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The post patch quests give tome gear

ripe hound
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Cool, then you should be using retainers more

faint flare
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But the levelling story gives Hq crafted gear

fading aurora
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Didn't know u could sell coffer gear so I didn't use it

obsidian patio
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The level 50/60/70 gear from story is generally untradeable

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As it’s past tomestone gear

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fading aurora
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How do I know if it's tradable or not

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Oh NVM it says at the top

faint flare
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The equipment says UNTRADEABLE at the top

fading aurora
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Untradable

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Where do I find the person to hire the retainer?

proud willow
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their title is Retainer Vocate, and you can find them in any of the main cities near the market board

hollow violet
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Where do I find the quests for weekly collectible deliveries to farm some scrips?

hollow violet
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thanks!

normal breach
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is there a way to see the max # of items a retainer can bring back on a gatherer class?

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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

twilit arch
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yes there's a cap

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lemonettes are unspoiled node items, so they cap at 7

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whats your retainers gathering stat

fiery ginkgo
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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

twilit arch
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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

mental silo
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Any advice it lvling a second class help

remote lintel
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!faq altlvlguide

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fiery ginkgo
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so just pick up whatever has higher item levels on the way, but I'll be mostly fine?

twilit arch
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ah ok well when you get to idyllshire you can buy shire then

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but basically, yeah while leveling just grab highest ilvl from teh quests

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and use whatever you get from dungeons

fiery ginkgo
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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

fading aurora
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Is the green ilvl 510 gear in market any good?

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Or is there better

faint flare
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Hq Exarchic gets you into all content but there's better via tomes, nier and savage

finite topaz
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Even normal raids is 510, and that is easily farmable

plain python
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glam for your squadron still has to respect classes?

twilit arch
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yes

plain python
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do it needs to be direct glam like custom delivery NPCs? Or you can glam a piece and give them?

finite topaz
twilit arch
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its similar to custom npcs

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you're not giving them any gear

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but it pulls from your dresser

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plain python
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how to pull from dresser?

twilit arch
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this is what it looks like when you're in the glamour menu for them

plain python
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strange, I cannot click on their icon or anything

fading aurora
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How do people have purple wepaons?

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Weapons*

plain python
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purple weapon is relic items. Gotta quest for them. Long quest

twilit arch
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this is the initial menu when you click on "Outfit"

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need to click on "apply glamours" to get to what my first screenshot shows

plain python
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oh I see thank

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btw can I get a full female Lalafell squadron?

twilit arch
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yes

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well

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can have mostly female lalafell squadron

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There's 5 per gender, for a total 10 per race

normal breach
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what does it mean when my gearset says "one or more items were not melded with the specified material"

whole wasp
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your gear set remembers what materias were melded

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if you change your materias, it will tell you its not the same

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change or remove*

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if you re-update it, it will stop bothering you with that message

fallen niche
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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?

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Cause I doubt Praetorium or Castrum is faster than just running any one of those dungeons twice

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due to y'know

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the unskippable cutscenes

twilit arch
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i'd probably say amdpor keep hm

shy kindle
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How do I do /way pos.x, pos.y in this game?

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If I find a waypoint online and want to put it on my minimap,.

whole wasp
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control right click on the big map

shy kindle
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there's no way to just type it in?

buoyant sorrel
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What does boss relative mean?

twilit arch
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basically using the boss to dictate north/south

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rather than using the actual map's north and south

buoyant sorrel
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OHH

twilit arch
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so the boss' front would be "north"

whole wasp
buoyant sorrel
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Okay, okay that clears up a lot in my mind

finite topaz
buoyant sorrel
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I always had it set in my mind that if I had to go east I HAD to be east no matter what

finite topaz
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Well anyways, stuff in the armory isn't able to be dyed right?(unless put on a plate)

twilit arch
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you mean the armoire?

finite topaz
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ah yeah the armoire

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the events items and stuff

twilit arch
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yeah, you have to put that on the plate first to be able to dye

buoyant sorrel
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Ohhh my gosh tytyty ^^

twilit arch
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most people generally go by "true north" anyway

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since its a lot easier to remember. if you're assigned east, you're always going to the same spot every time for instance

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whereas doing it boss relative, you have to pay attention to the boss

umbral void
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Do I have to complete the Crystal Tower Raids or do I just need to unlock them to progress to heavensward story?

twilit arch
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you have to complete them

umbral void
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Oh gosh lol

robust crow
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one helpful tip for bos relative strategies, particularly for this tier

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just look at your position relative to the boss when she's facing north

umbral void
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I thought I only had to do the MSQ to get my heavensward classes, but Raids it is!

robust crow
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ex. if you are left of her when she is facing north

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then any mechanic you need to do will always put you left of her wherever she is facing

umbral void
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How much is it? Is it a lot of trouble or is it easy

twilit arch
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alliance raids are easy

buoyant sorrel
twilit arch
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if you've got a mechanic where you need to be near your assigned partner for, yes

robust crow
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do you have a specific fight in mind amoretta? this sounds a lot like e9s

whole wasp
umbral void
buoyant sorrel
robust crow
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boss relative/happy brambles is the common PF strat

buoyant sorrel
robust crow
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what bramble strategy were y'all using lol

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chaos might use a different strategy than happy

buoyant sorrel
robust crow
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boss relative isn't a bramble strat

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there are specific ways to handle the bramble mechanic

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on aether DC, the most common strategy is mr.happy's strat

buoyant sorrel
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The seeds you mean?

robust crow
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other strategies include rin, nub, mith

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yes, the seeds that drop on the floor, commonly called "brambles"

buoyant sorrel
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This is the kinda stuff I wish I knew so I wouldn't be to much of a burden

jade quartz
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Strategies named after content creators or streamers that popularised them

robust crow
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you said you made your own party, right? what did you guys to do get past the bramble mechanic?

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i assume by "platforms" you mean tiles

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if you got to tiles then you had to have done a bramble strategy

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this is an example description of a party finder group learning the fight

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they state the strategies they are using

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"happy brambles, t/h n/e, boss relative"

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this way the people who join know what strategies are going to be used for the fight

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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

slate arrow
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In this case, they're using the strat MrHappy, a youtuber, made.

buoyant sorrel
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Oh okay, then I think we did the mith strat.. I think 🤔

robust crow
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yeah, the reason it's called happy brambles is because the guy who came up with the strat is named mr. happy

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Mith brambles is like, the worst strat lmao

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anyway when you next make a party make sure you state the strategies used

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a lot of people are going to be wary of a party that has no strats listed

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for example, you might list as "tiles prog, mith brambles T/H N/E boss relative"

buoyant sorrel
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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

robust crow
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t/h is short for tanks/healers

finite topaz
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Mith brambles do be the worst strat, uptime-wise, but its braindead and safe

robust crow
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in this case it means for tanks/healers default to the north or east safe spot

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which implies DPS default to the south and west safe spots

finite topaz
buoyant sorrel
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Okay because this is the one I watched just to understand the mechanics better

https://youtu.be/B_6hU9-4q_0

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robust crow
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i prefer rainesama's videos this tier

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way shorter

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mizzteq is fine too

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if you're following mizzteq's video, they are using happy brambles

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buoyant sorrel
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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

robust crow
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just say you're doing happy brambles

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because that's what you've been doing

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happy brambles is fine and easy to learn

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really the only 2 you'll see most of the time are happy brambles or rin brambles

robust crow
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what does primal do

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👀

finite topaz
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Mith

robust crow
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i'm sorry

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LOL

finite topaz
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I can do any of them, tbh

buoyant sorrel
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Okay that's much more simple to understand ^^ now I'm curious about what this mith strat is tho?

robust crow
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for future reference amoretta

finite topaz
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it's really bad, btw

robust crow
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when you move on to the next fight e10s

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take a peek at the other e10s groups on party finder

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see what their listings are

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then google the strat they are using

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if i saw something like this i'd google "jp vg2 strat"

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so i know what that is

buoyant sorrel
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Oh my God all those acronyms x.x

finite topaz
robust crow
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these acronyms are common though

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g1 = group 1, g2 = group 2

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you know what N and NE are

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CCW and CW are counter clockwise and clockwise

buoyant sorrel
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Okay, then my party would have looked something like

T/H NW DPS ES Happy Brambles Boss Relative

Right?

robust crow
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you should also state how far you've progged

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so add "tiles prog"

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or if you were brand new then "fresh prog"

buoyant sorrel
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I'm assuming that means progress?

robust crow
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yes

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progress/progression

slow isle
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How far am I from the Chocobo quest if I’m just going to board the airship?

robust crow
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it means the expectation of the group is that they at least know up to tiles or close to it

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but most of the time it's a fuckin lie

buoyant sorrel
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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

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That mith one is.. Not so good ._.

finite topaz
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Yep

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BTW, on e10s there are only 2 strats for vg2, melee uptime

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or kachi

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and e11s, there is only one accepted strat in PF, so it stops being convoluted the more you advance

robust crow
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is kachi another name for JP strat?

finite topaz
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I suppose so

buoyant sorrel
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So if I look up these strats with their names I'll get the YouTuber who made them?

robust crow
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you're more likely to get a description of the strat

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i googled it and the first thing that came up is the joonbob video for it

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joonbob didn't make the strat but they put it in an easy-to-digest video

buoyant sorrel
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Cool! ^^ okie doki imma go research! _ thank you for all the help it means a lot ^^

little swift
robust crow
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i see

whole wasp
slow isle
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I’m at level 23. I’ve read online you Gotta do a number of main quests first.

whole wasp
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yup

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heres a handy faq

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!faq mount

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'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.

slow isle
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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.

whole wasp
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theres at least 2 dungeons

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and 1 trial

delicate field
whole wasp
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i counted 17 quests too

hollow briar
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Halllp

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Im an idiot

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Where's the Bard NPC again?

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Quarrymill?

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Or well that teleport

whole wasp
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yes Quarrymill, he hidden inside a fallen tree trunk

hollow briar
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I can't remember. Left or right side of map?

whole wasp
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Zone(s): South Shroud - Upper Paths (21-21)

jade quartz
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West and a little south from Quarrymill

hollow briar
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Ty

warped roost
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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?

remote lintel
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you should have gotten better gear from the msq and your class quests

warped roost
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Class quest maybe, but I did the MSQ as a warrior

remote lintel
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buy some from a vendor if you really need to

warped roost
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And that vendor would be located at...

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Found it, thanks

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whole wasp
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you could do the hall of novice to get brand-new gear for your rogue

raven lantern
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is there a cooldown to joining a new fc after levaing the current one?

twilit arch
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no

raven lantern
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thank you!

honest anvil
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Can dots crit? Or direct hit?

twilit arch
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yes

plain python
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if you reach 2,000/2000 of relevation, but your weekly limit is 200/450, will the excessive tome counted toward the weekly limit?

twilit arch
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fairly certain no, since you didn't actually receive any

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because you're at cap

honest anvil
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Is it a good habit to reapply dot after you see raid buffs?

twilit arch
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assuming you/party members are using raid buffs appropriately, reapplication of them should naturally align with them

finite topaz
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you apply DoTs to keep uptime without overwriting

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Going out of your way to apply em when they got like 15s left may end up being a loss

leaden ginkgo
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How does one get the Calamity Salvager to appear in the Botanists' Guild? Trying to get some fashion stuff

twilit arch
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calamity salvager isn't at the botanist guild in gridania, its across from the amphitheater

leaden ginkgo
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oh i see, was just reading off of gamerescape

twilit arch
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there's two elezen npcs standing next to the mail moogle. ones the salvager, ones the recompense officer

honest anvil
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I mean, in openers, or after downtime, i see dots get applied before raid buffs. So is it not a good idea to reapply?

twilit arch
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in the openers, there is usually a point where you do reapply the dots so they get raid buffs

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but after that, reapplication of the dots should naturally fall within buff windows (again this is assuming everyone is using their cds appropriately)

leaden ginkgo
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wait, so the Calamity Salvager just sells you stuff you already got before and may/may not have sold off?

twilit arch
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Generally though, you should not overwrite your dots

slate arrow
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yes

leaden ginkgo
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huh, i see. guess i'll look elsewhere for the source of this armorpiece

grizzled garden
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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?

wild hedge
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What's the best way to catalog every fish in an area?

robust crow
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aether's adamantoise has a sizeable aussie population

manic flare
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does Zantetsuken glow?

grizzled garden
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ive heard about tonberry, ill try those out. i just wanted tyo play with the best ping possible

twilit arch
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!faq datacenterip

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Datacenter IP Addresses

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*

twilit arch
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i would suggest also running an IP ping to JP/NA datacenters

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cos i know atleast one person who actually gets slightly better ping to NA than they do JP

robust crow
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the aussies I know who play on aether use one and it helps their ping enough to allow them to double weave

plain python
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is there a way to cancel current cutscene?

shut panther
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Press escape

plain python
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so you can watch it without skipping it

shut panther
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Wait what

twilit arch
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are you in queue for something

plain python
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kinda like duty finder during cutscene

shut panther
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Oh you mean like back out

plain python
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if you accept duty finder, you will send back before the cutscene plays

twilit arch
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you can force close your game

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and it'll basically be the same thing as accepting a DF queue

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pretty much only option have for it

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outside of accepting a df queue

shut panther
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You can watch them again in the inn if you just want to skip it and watch it later

twilit arch
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assuming its in the unending journey

plain python
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the inn log doesn't catalog all scenes

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sometimes you will miss one

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nocturne void
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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?

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im just practicing without dance partner but am a little confised

robust crow
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that's specifically your major source of esprit

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is having a dance partner

nocturne void
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okay, im just not in party arm, but that makes sense,

twilit arch
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even with a dance partner, its still a chance

nocturne void
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says its awuired off of myself or dance partner using spells or weapon skills, but again is it a proc/chance based thing?

robust crow
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yes

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dancer is RNG the class

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your entire class is RNG

nocturne void
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oh okay so is a chance, it doesnt specify that in tool tips and wanted to make sure

twilit arch
nocturne void
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unless i missed it saying that somewhere

twilit arch
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goes into detail about it

nocturne void
fervent lantern
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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

robust crow
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yes

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heavensward is level 60

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you need to purchase shadowbringers

proud willow
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buying Shadowbringers is the next step

warped echo
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do people still do eureka? i want the ozma mount

twilit arch
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you need to buy shadowbringers now if you want to progress

twilit arch
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yes, eureka's still active

robust crow
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commonly

fervent lantern
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understood thanks

robust crow
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aether runs BA almost every day

warped echo
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ok

twilit arch
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#resources has several discord links for eureka/baldesion discords

warped echo
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is eureka good for leveling a 60 job

twilit arch
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no

warped echo
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oof okay

twilit arch
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it doesn't give any exp to your job outside of it

warped echo
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what are the biggest differences compared to bozja

fervent lantern
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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)

robust crow
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if you reached the end of heavensward

twilit arch
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well, we do have someone in the discord who's pretty much stayed on the trial for quite a while now

robust crow
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you don't exactly have anywhere else to go

twilit arch
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and has done a fair bit

robust crow
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so at this point you may as well get shadowbringers

delicate field
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@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

robust crow
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you can wait for a sale

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it may go on sale in may for the fan fest

twilit arch
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they already bought the starter edition

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so they're no longer on the trial anyway

fervent lantern
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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?

twilit arch
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ehh, there is still plenty of things at 60< that you can do with a free company

modest igloo
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free companies do different stuff compared to guilds

fervent lantern
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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

leaden ginkgo
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where can i see a guide for Materia melding for Exarchaic sets?

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robust crow
delicate field
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if you're gonna get serious and enjoy the game, you should probably get all the DLC's

modest igloo
robust crow
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what class are you?

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most classes want crit > dh = det

fervent lantern
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im a paladin

robust crow
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i mean the guy asking about materia

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lol

fervent lantern
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ah mb lol

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alright thanks for the opinions and help guys, much appreciated

robust crow
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materia doesn't matter unless you're level 80 and doing savage content

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maybe EX

fervent lantern
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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?

delicate field
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waste

hollow briar
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What is the priority list for Bard's songs?

fervent lantern
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cool, thank you megalex

robust crow
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wanderer's > mages > army's

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cut army's short to use wanderer's as soon as it's off cd

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that's ST priority

hollow briar
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Really enjoying this class so far

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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

robust crow
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bard's one of my favorite classes

hollow briar
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Also doing PoTD even the boss fights end so quick it can be hard to truly notice

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Does Iron Jaws reset both DoT timers or just 1 random?

modest igloo
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both

hollow briar
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Kk. The description doesn't really make it clear tbh

robust crow
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something you can start working on now

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if you know the bard opener (pre-pull raging strikes)

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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

hollow briar
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I don't know the opener yet but I'll be working on it. That's very interesting

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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?

robust crow
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yes

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they're the direct upgrades

hollow briar
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So Iron Jaws will refresh them as well?

little swift
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Yup

modest igloo
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they will replace wind and venom on your hotbar as well

hollow briar
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I assumed that's what it was. But wasn't sure

little swift
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Only if they're currently applied to the target

hollow briar
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And Refulgent is an upgrade to Straight Shot I'm assuming

twilit arch
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ye

little swift
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They aren't refreshed if they fall off

hollow briar
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Yee

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That'd be busted lol

grizzled garden
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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:

little swift
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Tri-disaster applies the dots for summoner for example though

grizzled garden
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we're both on kujata right now

hollow briar
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Uhhh

little swift
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He has to get far enough into the tutorial portion to see people

robust crow
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which is like literally 5 minutes into the game

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but yeah he has to get past the first 5 minutes

little swift
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If his character is fresh fresh he has to play like 5 minutes

hollow briar
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Where does Bard rank in the rDPS list?

robust crow
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lowest in the game

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or 2nd lowest

hollow briar
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Sad

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Assumed all these buffs would do more 😂

slate arrow
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!faq meta

zinc orbitBOT
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robust crow
hollow briar
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For the rDPS

little swift
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The buffs are small from the songs

modest igloo
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that's bc everyone else gets higher dps in contrast

robust crow
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rDPS factors in all the bard's buffs

modest igloo
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and uptime

robust crow
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it's why it's called rDPS

hollow briar
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Well. It's damn near the same as Dancer

robust crow
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but

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and let me emphasize

little swift
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Bv is on a longer cd and only aligns at opener and 6 minutes for large burst

robust crow
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this does not matter

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DPS is fine

little swift
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This is insignificant

robust crow
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if you like bard, play bard

hollow briar
little swift
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Only matters in speedkills but thats not something most people do

robust crow
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nah rdps factors in all the bard's buffs

little swift
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Rdps calculations aren't that crazy

hollow briar
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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

modest igloo
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its also because BRD has almost no uptime issues for boss mechanics

hollow briar
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Probably will swap between Ninja and Bard

little swift
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Bard doesn't suddenly tax like 4k from everyone

modest igloo
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so as a melee you have to work a lot more for your DPS

hollow briar
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Gotcha

robust crow
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i don't really like the term "support DPS" in ff14

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it's not really "support DPS"

little swift
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Dancer only taxes a fair amount because standard step is a practically permanent buff

robust crow
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they're just "DPS"

little swift
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They're dps with supportive elements

robust crow
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no one's taking a bard because they buff the raid

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they're taking a bard because they need a DPS slot filled

little swift
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No pure support style jobs in this games

robust crow
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it hardly matters whether it's a bard or an MCH or a DNC

hollow briar
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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 😂

robust crow
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don't uh

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don't do that in higher floors

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lol

hollow briar
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Oh ik

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Ik ik 😂

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Enjoying it while I can

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Just got my 100 clear

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And ik there's no pure support jobs. I just get support vibes from Bard

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Between group mitigation, single target cure, multiple group buffs

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Compared to Ninja which is just Trick Attack debuff if I remember right

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Which is super solid but still

little swift
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Ninja used to have more tools

robust crow
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tbh

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trick attack alone is worth more than bard

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sorry not sorry

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i love bard but man i wish they were stronger

little swift
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Trick just lines up more nicely

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Minute buffs and all that

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Bv only aligning with everything in opener and 6 minutes is sad

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I suppose 3 minutes as well but not as huge a spike

hollow briar
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Well I plan on maining Ninja tbh

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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

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Probably level the 2 side by side until I get DRK which I'm super stoked for

nocturne void
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are aether currents awarded through 1 MSQ and 4 side quest per area or does it vary

twilit arch
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that's generally it, yes

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twilit arch
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there is one zone in heavensward where its only 5 quest currents, and they're all msq

nocturne void
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ok ty

gritty oracle
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Is there any way to get kupo lotto tickets other than turning in crafted items?

slate arrow
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no

fading aurora
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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

twilit arch
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if they're all msq, then you need to complete them all to continue

slate arrow
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unless it's stuff like the GC selection

fading aurora
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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

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Because when u get 2 or 3 the others end after 1 quest

slate arrow
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there's no dead ends?

warped nest
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msq never ends

fading aurora
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When u get 2 or 3 msq 2 or 1 of them has an end and the other one continues on to the original

warped nest
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No

twilit arch
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you literally have to complete them all to next the next step of the msq

warped nest
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It is like, you need jam, peanut butter, and bread to make a sandwich

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The order you buy the ingredients (these 3 quest)

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Doesn't matter

fading aurora
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I don't know how to explain this so u guys get it because I don't seem to be

warped nest
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Just do them all

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There's no way to get stuck on msq

fading aurora
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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

warped nest
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If they are all marked as msq

fading aurora
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I want to know which ones are the ones that end after 1 quest

slate arrow
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all of them except like, once an expansion?

warped nest
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You are assuming that that's how they are designed

obsidian patio
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They sometimes branch off, but eventually converge back into a single quest line

warped nest
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But they aren't

fading aurora
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@obsidian patio that's what I mean

warped nest
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If you do A first, then B, then B will continue on

fading aurora
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But how do I know which ones are the branched ones

warped nest
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If you do B first, then A, then A will continue on

fading aurora
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And which one si the main one

warped nest
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They all are

obsidian patio
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They’re both

modest igloo
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They are all the main one

twilit arch
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it doesn't matter whether you do A or B or C first

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you have to complete them all before you can progress period

warped nest
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You are thinking branch like a tree, main and sub branch

fading aurora
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I give up explaining because idk how to put it so u guys understand

warped nest
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We know what you don't get