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#questions-and-help
silver ruin
woeful nacelle
how do you find a preferred server?
glossy flare
check which servers are currently preferred and create a character there
glass oyster
how do you find a preferred server?
glossy flare
character creation may be temporarily unavailable on preferred servers though
glass oyster
Yeah
glossy flare
gotta wait for off hours
glass oyster
!faq datacentreip
zinc orbitBOT
woeful nacelle
lol
glossy flare
I have no idea what the command is š
glass oyster
!faq ipdatacentre
zinc orbitBOT
woeful nacelle
kupo kupo
strange coral
!faq datacenterip
zinc orbitBOT
glossy flare
afaik the regional DCs are all hosted in the same physical location though
so pings should hardly change
glass oyster
Is EU in the UK?
little swift
EU us frankfurt Germany iirc
glossy flare
yea, that
little swift
And jp is tokyo
woeful nacelle
hmm i have better ping in primal and crystal apparently
glass oyster
Negligible
woeful nacelle
yeah like 5 difference
Is there any reason to make a new character on the same server as a main?
woeful nacelle
yeah everything is cross server right?
glossy flare
cross world within your DC, yeah
pine onyx
Archer stops leveling when you switch to bard right?
Does that mean I have to skip bard and go straight to level 60 archer to unlock dancer?
obsidian patio
No, bard uses Archerās experience for their level
pine onyx
Oh, that's nice
obsidian patio
The base game jobs are like a ācoatā on their class
dire prawn
And you can unlock DNC by hitting 60 with any class or job
obsidian patio
Do all the skysteel steps require the Signature Skyball?
From what Iām looking at, yes?
Iāve never done the gathering skysteel stuff so I canāt confirm for myself
pine onyx
I believe people told me archer was the most natural transition to dancer
iirc
Since both are ranged DPS
dire prawn
The reason for that is because both BRD and DNC have buffs
BRD has party-wide buffs while DNC at 60 and above can pick a person to share their buff with
woeful nacelle
roughly how long does a new char to max take on a preferred server?
zinc orbitBOT
dire prawn
Level and story skip or playing all the way through
pine onyx
BRD has party-wide buffs while DNC at 60 and above can pick a person to share th...
Sounds fun
woeful nacelle
just for curiousity no skip
obsidian patio
Assuming you skip cutscenes probably about twice as fast as your original
woeful nacelle
ok yeah I would skip cutscenes obv
pine onyx
Assuming you skip cutscenes probably about twice as fast as your original
It is 100% xp buff
dire prawn
If you skip cutscenes you can go from the start to post-SB in under a month
Source: Aura Astra did that on her new alt on my home world
And this is with her doing roulettes to gear up at 50/60/70 and also doing roulettes to level and gear DNC
woeful nacelle
Yeah I was just thinking about it for the new expansion as an alt
so I could take it slow until then but idk maybe I'll just get the story skip or w.e
leaden ginkgo
Any of the Edenās promise ones give lost antiquity armour right?
obsidian patio
!faq edenloot
zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
Gate = Early
Verse = Golden
Promise = Lost
jolly sorrel
Alright, thank you.
I'll invest in some more then
The FSH patience buffs, are they multiplicative or additive?
quiet acorn
would i be wasting my time or money if I level up my other crafting classes only through the daily supply returns ?
obsidian patio
would i be wasting my time or money if I level up my other crafting classes only...
If you gather the items yourself, it's very efficient EXP in terms of effort spent.
But you'll level up much faster if you do leves and the ishgard restoration after doing the daily turn-in
obsidian patio
The FSH patience buffs, are they multiplicative or additive?
no idea. Balance discord probably knows š¤·āāļø
jolly sorrel
Thanks, I'll check there
quiet acorn
But you'll level up much faster if you do leves and the ishgard restoration afte...
thanks, I just wanna do it as passively as possible right now
tall tulip
Hey guys what do i have to do to play on the NA server?
manic rune
select ādata centerā on the title screen, and pick an NA data center (aether, crystal or primal)
and you get to pick a specific server after character creation
tall tulip
Ok so this is the story
I bought from the NA square enix store a 2 month time code
which client do i need for NA
steam or what?
glossy flare
there are no different clients for different regions
your platform (steam or no steam) depends on where you bought the game license
not the game time code
manic rune
if your account is NA, then the time code would work
tall tulip
what i have now is the steam base game which is i think Europe
the time code is not working
glossy flare
in which region is your mogstation service account registered?
tall tulip
europe i think
glossy flare
then the NA code won't work
manic rune
thatāll be the reason
tall tulip
so how do i change to NA
doesnt matter i will be starting from scratch because i checked my character is brought to lvl 1
glossy flare
the only way to do so is by going through support which may well take quite some time
other option is to create a new account
manic rune
itās impossible unless you contact square enix support, and even then they might not process it
tall tulip
yeah i want to create a new account
glossy flare
doesnt matter i will be starting from scratch because i checked my character is ...
Then just create a new account
which means you need to buy the game again
because your former license is registered to your old account
manic rune
it might be easier to start from scratch, but keep in mind you might not be able to pay in the correct currency?
tall tulip
i have to buy the base game from steam?
glossy flare
If you want to play via steam you'd also need to create a new steam account, since you can't buy something twice for yourself
glossy flare
which will then give you the code to create a new mogstation account
just make sure to register that new account to any NA address
so your NA time card works
plain python
do the choices in the nier raid's story quests between Anogg and Konogg have different views?
zinc orbitBOT
silver mountain
Does anyone know how long Zodiark has been closed for character creation? My friends wants to start playing but it was closed at night as well so we are waiting still.
slate arrow
!status Zodiark
zinc orbitBOT
slate arrow
Wait for off peak hours I guess
We can't really predict when the creation status will change other than for congested servers
honest anvil
do the choices in the nier raid's story quests between Anogg and Konogg have dif...
only difference is their responses immediately after
plain python
so I won't able to see ||what happen to Agogg when she went missing?||
obsidian patio
no
slate arrow
all quests after copied factory should be or are the same
obsidian patio
If you're talking about the quest where you explore the copied factory, it's only dialogue changes for that quest.
and it's mostly responses to what you pick
plain python
Type 55 pieces only drop from final boss?
glossy flare
they drop from all bosses, the slots depend on the boss however
obsidian patio
it's pretty mixed between all of the bosses
slate arrow
Do note that only the tank and maiming pieces are actually called type 55
neat stratus
Is the rewards from RaF good? Im nearing the end of what I can do as a free trial. Should I get someone to recruit me? xD
glossy flare
getting recruited nets you silver chocobo feathers
which you can spend on gear you'd normally buy via poetics
so it's nice, yes
gloomy mortar
Is there a 530 ring you can acquire that doesnāt involve doing eden savage? Other than augmented cryptlurker?
neat stratus
Okey. Ty
oak ice
Nope for the ring
oak ice
Augmented Exarchic is the highest outside those at 520
storm dome
What activites do i need to do?
oak ice
Do FATEs, leveling roulette as adventurer in need or leve quests
glossy flare
company hunting log, duty roulette, company turn ins, fates
quite a lot of sources actually
oak ice
I think it was second lieutenant to be able to turn in dungeon and tome gear for seals
glossy flare
true, yea
gloomy mortar
Is the āBlade of Lost Antiquityā the one where you can only get 1 a week? For the defragmentated tomes tone?
tall tulip
@glossy flare just confirming , to play in NA in Steam i need to buy the Final Fantasy XIV starter edition?
glossy flare
or the complete edition, yes
glossy flare
yes
tall tulip
ok thank you
@glossy flare i am having issues...i just bought FFXIV the one i showed u and the only cd key i recieved was PAL
which requiers an European account i think
how do i play on NA
gloomy mortar
Chocobo racing skill guide from 4 years ago still applicable? Or has things changed?
slow isle
So for the recurring subscription, is it 77.94 a month? Or 77.94 for the whole 180 days?
manic rune
So for the recurring subscription, is it 77.94 a month? Or 77.94 for the whole 1...
total days
77.94 a month is... a ridiculous price LOL
oak ice
It's $13 per month
slow isle
Would it charge instantly or after this free trial period?
manic rune
are you in the 30 days of free game time after purchasing the game?
tall tulip
I need some help guys i just bought the steam starter edition what should i do now
manic rune
i believe it charges instantly?
slow isle
Then Iāll just have to wait.
manic rune
yeah, you have almost a whole month left so no rush on subscribing
if you have a friend recruitment code, now's the time to use it
i can give you one if you need
slow isle
I used someoneās a couple hours ago.
manic rune
ah all good then
tall tulip
@manic rune can u help me please
manic rune
are you using an NA sqex account now?
tall tulip
yes
manic rune
did you try registering the game code to your account in mogstation
tall tulip
no i havent
manic rune
try that first
plain python
can you access Tower raid solo like factory and bunker?
plain python
yeah
manic rune
can you access Tower raid solo like factory and bunker?
no because of story reasons
oak ice
Then no
manic rune
you can stay behind after the raid finishes
manic rune
https://gyazo.com/8f777decb1e5535bef922ab4fe16a5ce
did you buy the game through steam?
tall tulip
yes
west spruce
is your steam NA?
manic rune
is your steam account registered for europe ...?
manic rune
anything to collect after that? š®
don't think so
west spruce
well yea u need to buy from NA store...
glossy flare
I told you before you'd have to make sure to make everything NA @tall tulip
tall tulip
oh hmmm
i dont have trouble playing in Europe but i bought NA code by mistake
i guess i will just ask for refund for the code
manic rune
steam is tricky bc it recognises that your region isn't NA
manic rune
https://gyazo.com/737d597f01896b05e1a65012c685c05f
not eligible for refund?
manic rune
oh you meant to refund the game time code?
tall tulip
yes
manic rune
as long as your sqex account matches the game code you register it's all fine
tall tulip
all this trouble just because their support is lame -_- had waited over a day for them to respond
manic rune
you can play on all servers anyway
zinc orbitBOT
fierce cobalt
is there any difference between the normal sprint hotkey and a sprint macro?
obsidian patio
sprint macro technically works better as sprint doesn't queue.
so you can have a sprint macro with it trying to use the action multiple times
oak ice
Sprint doesn't queue like normal abilities while in combat, so a sprint macro is used to tell the game to "fucking use sprint, nao"
slate arrow
more of a historical question but uhhhh what was the maximum crit rate back in stormblood or older? I remember reading bard was able to get like a 75% crit rate post buffs?
ocean parcel
hey iv got a question about steam and mog station, i started playing on mogstation so i could play the trial without paying and now id like to move to steam so i can get achivments and stuff but im not sure if it transfers over?
slate arrow
After you buy the game on steam, sign in with your CURRENT standalone trial login
It'll convert you to a steam account I think
and it should automatically update once you trip any achievement flag
It'll grant you everything at once
I don't think it has achievements on steam tho fwiw
ocean parcel
i was also wondering if i get the expansions and full game on mog station can iplay that content on steam?
ocean parcel
ah ok thank you!
hollow violet
It doesn't seem to work but maybe I messed something up I borrowed a laptop and tried it this morning. Stream from desktop streams the launcher, log in on it via the laptop, and it starts downloading the game files on the laptop
neat stratus
There is alot of skills and abilities in this game, that isnt very self explanatory. Dragon Kick for Monks. Says it grants you "Leaden Fist". Fine. But where in the game does it tell me what Leaden Fist is/does?
hollow violet
While when I so the same for X4 for example, I can play the game fully remotely without installing
shrewd owl
!buff leaden fist
zinc orbitBOT
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shrewd owl
in opo-opo form
actually let me look for what the question asked for
yeah only way you can tell what leaden fist does is when you actually obtain the buff itself
also i believe the bootshine tooltip updates to show what leaden fist does kind of
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slate arrow
basically your main DPS will be maintaining your DPS buff, maintaining your DoT, and landing leadended fist bootshines as much as possible
abstract pebble
grand company transfer allows you to retain your ranks right?
slate arrow
no, gotta start from scratch
but it saves your progression and seals in the other companies
as well as squadrons
(which are shared between all 3 iirc)
warm snow
Just fill out your hunting log then you'll get high enough rank to trade dungeon gear for seals
Ez promotions
shrewd kiln
For RDM (at 50) - do I want to cast Fleche on cooldown? And should I build 80/80 mana before executing the melee combo?
vernal urchin
yes and yes
manic rune
use your dash in and out skills on cooldown as well
don't leave them for when you do your 80/80 melee combo
oak ice
!faq 50rdm
zinc orbitBOT
shrewd kiln
So I should do (for example) [Acceleration] -> Jolt -> Dualcast Verthunder -> [Fleche] -> GCD -> Dualcast GCD -> [Corps-a-corps] and so on?
shrewd kiln
use your instant dualcast to weave in your ogcds
What does this mean exactly?
oak ice
!faq weaving
zinc orbitBOT
shrewd kiln
I know what weaving is, but how do you use the instant dualcast for it? is that basically "don't use ogcd when you have a dualcast proc"
vital ruin
I do is acceleration> swiftcast> verthunder/aero then work your way through verfire/stone
oak ice
Spend your doublecast for weave windows
agile laurel
generic rule of 'keep gcd rolling' remains applicable
vital ruin
U don't really need to save swiftcast for redmage just use it for the verthunder/aero
After acceleration
agile laurel
mhm. press swift on cooldown and spend on thunder/aero 1
don't overcap, don't overbalance and don't overwrite
warm snow
Using swift cast aero/thunder to fish for stone/fire procs is what we call a pro gamer move
fallen axle
hello its me again
so I just finished Heavensward main story last night, gonna start to crack down on the filler patch stuff to lead into Stormblood soon but i have a question
wintry chasm
Yeah?
fallen axle
so im using the Progress/Locked Content as a reference from gamerescape and its like, overwhelming amount of stuff to try and unlock. is there a point in trying to unlock every single thing available?
oak ice
Lolno
wintry chasm
Optional dungeons you can ignore if you really want. Would absolutely not skip the raids or anything else really
fallen axle
cause part of me is feeling like i should just focus my MSQ and maybe the sidequests that unlock more dungeons/trials so I have variety to learn
oak ice
You'll halt your progress for an extremely long time by doing so
Dungeons are easy enough anyway
fallen axle
but like all that other stuff is just stressing me thinking about it
open ember
Doing class quests and story
Worry about extra stuff later
You shouldn't really be doing ALL the side quests
!faq contentunlock
zinc orbitBOT
fallen axle
You shouldn't really be doing ALL the side quests
well im not doing everything but looking at this Progression chart page its like, there's tons of Beast tribes, trials, dungeons, Diadem, Ishgard restoration, raids, elite mark hunts, etc.
wintry chasm
I mean..again aside from beast tribes and optional dungeons assuming you really don't want to I really wouldn't recommend skipping them
wintry chasm
Raids are really good to do in the expansion they come in from honestly and some other bits like the HW retrospective questline is really good
also the trial series
open ember
I mean it wont impede your progress to Stormblood
Just do Alexander raids and Mach 24 man raids
For now
Beast tribe stuff can be done later. And so can diadem
wintry chasm
elite mark hunts, etc
Okay now this isn't actually like, content.
Diadem, Ishgard restoration,
And this is just crafting and gathering stuff
fallen axle
cause theres quite a few optional dungeons i unlocked from ARR that I never completed and the 50/60/70 roulette never chooses them
wintry chasm
But yeah if you're going to skip anything, make it the optional dungeons and not the raids and trial series
honest anvil
You should look into anima weapons ... to burn all those poetics youāre gonna get
open ember
The other stuff can always be done later
I didn't even touch diadem, elite marks till like
Endgame
Because it wasn't of immediate importance
fallen axle
You should look into anima weapons ... to burn all those poetics youāre gonna ge...
maybe but I am also planning on learning a tank or 2 and a healer so ill just cash it into lv 50/60 tome gear early so they're ready to be geared up
after that if i still have an abundance ill just figure it out lol
how do anima weapons compare to the ilevel 270 stuff from Idyll?
wintry chasm
barely better
fallen axle
and how long is the quest to get them
wintry chasm
It's the best stuff you can get from HW but when the expansion is old it's relic weapon sucks because it just isn't worth the effort
faint flare
Long
jade quartz
When fully upgraded to Lux that is
honest anvil
oh believe me ... youāll still have excess poetics
faint flare
It's a relic
open ember
The amount of time spent on getting anima weapons is not worth the upgrade and is purely for glams at this point
wintry chasm
and how long is the quest to get them
Just...don't do it unless you really like the look
jade quartz
and how long is the quest to get them
You should not be considering it for the purposes of actually getting a useable weapon.
The only point of old expansion relics is glamour.
open ember
If its not endgame relic, its for glam. All old relics arent worth the stats
leaden ginkgo
so like. i heard this game was free to play until level 60. i had a sub before and quit the game and cant seem to download without a sub. is that free to play trial only for new accounts?
open ember
Because you already own the game and you can't go back to trial once you already started paying sub
leaden ginkgo
yes and they market it as free to play trial kid. no wonder this weeb shit is dying lol
fallen axle
?
jade quartz
They market it as exactly what it is.
faint flare
The word trial is the keyword
jade quartz
Unfortunately you canāt revert an existing subscribed account back to free trial
fresh lodge
If you want to play the free trial, you have to make a new account
jade quartz
But there is no marketing indicating that would be the case.
faint flare
There's a difference between a free to play GAME and free to play TRIAL
fresh lodge
They left
open ember
Okay then....
fallen axle
lol
leaden ginkgo
Are haunting memories supposed to have this low of a drop rate from Fates in Gyr?
or am I doing something wrong?
fallen axle
are Praetorium and Casternum the only 2 to ever be chosen in the MSQ roulette? or do they eventually add other "end of expansion" dungeons?
leaden ginkgo
no one's really doing these fates at all or queueing up for Void Ark
faint flare
Yes it's specifically designed for those two dungeons
open ember
Are haunting memories supposed to have this low of a drop rate from Fates in Gyr...
Its not 100% like the raids are
faint flare
Cause they're special
open ember
Its a chance drop
ocean adder
At end game, are most people picking a job and sticking to it, or just using whichever job the group needs? If I really enjoy BRD, should I expect that at max level Iāll be using multiple jobs?
leaden ginkgo
@open ember So I'm kind of screwed then as a new person since I wasn't here for the first wave of the resistance weapons?
ocean adder
(Sorry if basic, Iām new)
faint flare
At end game, are most people picking a job and sticking to it, or just using whi...
Both really
open ember
No not really
fallen axle
Ah just wondered cause it would make sense if like, they made each final area dungeon a MSQ to add variety
leaden ginkgo
well I did 15 fates...and got 1 memory...and then I waited 40 odd minutes for Void Ark...
faint flare
People main one job, while others main a role or get good enough to flex between jobs
leaden ginkgo
is it supposed to take this long?
open ember
You do fate farming while waiting for alliance raid queues
open ember
That's how you best optimize your options
wintry chasm
Ah just wondered cause it would make sense if like, they made each final area du...
Those would just be part of the 50/60/70 roulette
open ember
It's a one time thing if that makes you feel any better
honest anvil
I wouldnt queue for only void ark though
leaden ginkgo
see Estelle the one time thing is the issue
because that's basically limiting how many people are doing this stuff and it's making it take longer for new people like me
honest anvil
itās the fastest but if the wait time is that long, queue for other raids too
faint flare
Relics are a time sink by design, it's something to do when you have nothing else
open ember
I don't necessarily believe for that to be the case tbh
I still see a9s pfs up for HW relics
leaden ginkgo
There are fewer people doing this step of the relics now because as you said, it's a one time thing
twilit arch
just queue for the raids while farming fates
leaden ginkgo
which basically fucks people like me
and acts as a hard lock for new people getting into it
fresh lodge
No it doesn't
faint flare
^
fresh lodge
Staying up 24 hours to grind the relic is asinine
open ember
Doing it in one sitting is gonna seriously burn you out
faint flare
Trying to rush and hardcore grind any relic will make you hate yourself
leaden ginkgo
Yeah well if I die then I die MEara
fresh lodge
...
fresh lodge
It has a low drop rate because its meant to take a long time
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
Its not the game's fault you're doing it in one go
empty goblet
Hello. How would I go about doing the ARR Relic Weapon as a new player? I am stuck on the Materia Enhanced Weapon part and have no clue how to purchase the class weapon as the wiki says it.
faint flare
Craft it or market board
wintry chasm
Craft it or buy it from the marketboard (latter can only be done when not on free trial)
faint flare
Old relics are best done at cap
So you can easily unsync stuff needed
And more money to buy stuff
empty goblet
I guess Crafting would be a lot of effort as a trial player?
faint flare
Not really, once you get ishgard restoration you just zoom along
Of course you naturally level them all at once
As always
slate arrow
Assuming you don't also level gatherers and plan out your gathering, a bit.
forest lark
Since I am planning to move buy a PC and move to PC version, can I buy FFXiv pc ver rn and then install it once I get settled with PC
wintry chasm
Yes
forest lark
Like to make it clear, can I buy pc version without currently owning a PC for ffxiv
wintry chasm
Yes
forest lark
Through mogstation?
empty goblet
Alright, thanks for the help. I'll probably focus on something else then and just get the Ironworks Weapon.
quick scroll
is msq titania hard
wintry chasm
Through anywhere
faint flare
is msq titania hard
No
quick scroll
i read the guide but sweating lol im the tank
wintry chasm
is msq titania hard
Honestly probably the trial most people fuck up in but still yeah MSQ trials aren't that bad
slate arrow
Unless you want it on steam, in which case you must buy it on steam
wintry chasm
^ which still doesn't require owning a PC
faint flare
People only fuck up cause they're bad and can't kill adds
forest lark
Yeah I want to avoid steam and physical copy
slate arrow
The main difficulty spike is mainly because Titania normal has a DPS check :d
forest lark
So lets say I buy PC upgrade through mog, then when I get PC I just log in to my mog account and download it, right?
slate arrow
Well, you should hold off buying or redeeming it until you actually get a pc, but yes more or less
rich bay
People only fuck up cause they're bad and can't kill adds
It is more the confusion that the east add don't need to be tanked.
I think that is the main issue for new players in that trial.
forest lark
That's what I was wondering, are there like some codes that can expire or something, but I would like to get rid of that off my mind and just buy it so I'm ready when PC arrives
faint flare
Or they just flat don't meet the dps check
rich bay
True
slate arrow
That's what I was wondering, are there like some codes that can expire or someth...
You get 30 free play days upon redeeming any version of starter
which is the main reason why I say to hold off
twilit arch
you can buy the game and hold onto the code
don't have to apply it immediately, so can apply it once you've gotten your pc
forest lark
Ah I see okay, but I already had 30 free days in the past when I bought it first time on ps4, I get another 30 days for every platform? O.o
slate arrow
yep
forest lark
Ok ty
Anyways, I've been to square enix store and says the complete edition PC version is out of stock o.o
Theres waiting list, really xd
agile laurel
i'd be impressed if digital edition was somehow out of stock
manic flare
what kind of rank is this?
faint flare
A
agile laurel
what kind of rank is this?
that was difficult https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Sum
faint flare
If you can see it from far away then it's an S rank
agile laurel
S ranks also alert you upon entering the zone
agile laurel
i... don't see how a digital edition can be out of stock
forest lark
I mean, it says theres waiting list for PC dowbload edition
That they will contact as soon as its made available o.o
forest lark
Wait nvm this was not digital edition
agile laurel
ah. you want this. https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/product/565209/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download
agile laurel
yeah i literally just figured that out at the same time. The one it offers you without clicking 'view all' is physical
muted vapor
Is owning FFxiv on steam really that bad as i've heard?
You see...I know that it would be preferable to have the normal version (windows version) but unfortunately they do not support my country's currency in the square enix store nor the subscription (and dollar and painfully expensive here ...), only steam would be the most realistic option for me since the value is more realistic.
twilit arch
there's nothing wrong with going thru steam
the main downside of it is that you're locked into steam for any and all future expansion purchases, so if you're a deal hunter then that limits where you're able to buy from.
so if steam is the only optional that's realistic for you then go thru steam
muted vapor
the main downside of it is that you're locked into steam for any and all future ...
I see. I dont really mind bean lock to steam. 95% of my games a there anyway.
Thanks for the answer
leaden ginkgo
At this point Iām 90 % sure the game is messing me with me cause Iāve been rolling 20s and 30s on the suit of antiquity and high in everything else
faint flare
Sacrifice more to the rng gods
leaden ginkgo
My revelation tomestones went from 0 to 450 only by playing anamorphosis and eternity
Iām not sleeping until I get one
vital ruin
So I've the shadowbringers msq
And unlocked the three extreme trials how do I unlock ruby weapon
What's the prequisite questline
No spoilers btw
faint flare
5.1 story completion then in the lochs
wintry chasm
gotta get into 5.1 MSQ and it's in Lochs somewhere
vital ruin
How many quest till 5.1 msq
glossy flare
the msq will at some point leave you right next to the quest that starts it
faint flare
You're in 5.1 after finishing the Base story
wintry chasm
How many quest till 5.1 msq
Really don't need to get that far into 5.1, just a few quests and ^
vital ruin
Oh
faint flare
Just need to get past grand cosmos
vital ruin
On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is the extreme
faint flare
All the weapons are piss easy
wintry chasm
Ruby? It's fairly easy for an Extreme
faint flare
So like 5
vital ruin
Nice
Also I don't see any of the lv 80 job quests
Do they have a ! or !+
They're not even on the journal
faint flare
Blue
vital ruin
Where
faint flare
Oh job quests
vital ruin
Crystarium?
faint flare
They're just yellow side
fresh lodge
They're at your job trainer
faint flare
At your trainer
fresh lodge
They're just for story and give a title
faint flare
And some materia
vital ruin
Oh so like for summoner it's all the way back to gridania?
faint flare
Yes
vital ruin
Near that achievement guy?
I c
And how far am I to unlocking the neir raids and bojza
faint flare
You can get nier now
in Tomra
faint flare
Word about korma is the chain
glossy flare
it has a bit of a buildup until you get to the first raid, just fyi
lilac thicket
Hey guys i wanted to ask when will we be getting the next tier of welfare gear (ironworks, shire, scaevan)? like a month before 6.0, or when Endwalker has already started?
twilit arch
we already have it
twilit arch
once endwalker (technically will be a week before since there's usually an early access) releases, it'll be converted to poetics
lilac thicket
those cost poetics, does cryptlurker also cost poetics?
faint flare
No
twilit arch
not right now
faint flare
It goes to poetics when endwalker comes
lilac thicket
oh OK, so thats how it will work
faint flare
All those old gear like ironworks etc didn't cost poetics when they were current
They costed that eras capped tomes
twilit arch
well ironworks did
vital ruin
Okay so exhalchic grimoire has shit stats
Am I stuck with this or can I get a better weapon
vital ruin
Rip
leaden ginkgo
So my original data center is crystal and I have a friend who plays on ather and I'm trying to make a character on there but for some reason I can't change the data center from crystal? Anyone know how to do that?
faint flare
So my original data center is crystal and I have a friend who plays on ather and...
Title screen Ā» data centre
vital ruin
No point in getting crypt for me
So I'll get relic
And I'm pretty sure diaex is pretty far away
leaden ginkgo
Title screen Ā» data centre
ty
vital ruin
What ilvl is relic
vital ruin
Is 5.15 the first stage
faint flare
No
twilit arch
no
faint flare
485 is the first
faint flare
485>500>515
vital ruin
Fml this is gonna be a long grind
lilac thicket
your first 485 relic is free
vital ruin
485
storm kelp
https://ffxivgillionaire.c om/crafter-leveling-guide/ im following this guide for crafter leveling, feel free to recommend better ones. Qn: This guide recommends +6CP for the equipment, but the materia ilvl is higher than the equipment so i cant meld them(?) is the guide wrong or something im not seeing?
fresh lodge
You're better off just getting Crypt
vital ruin
Crypt isn't even i500
faint flare
It's 520
twilit arch
crypt is 520..
vital ruin
Wait what
fresh lodge
Upgradable to 530
vital ruin
Ya I'm not PS4 I can't upgrade
twilit arch
and more importantly it'll still take them 4 weeks to get crypt, since they're not working on savage atm
vital ruin
I need a PC to upgrade
fresh lodge
Wut
faint flare
How is that related
vital ruin
It does
vital ruin
Trains are deleted the moment I tp
primal ermine
Two different types of upgrade.
twilit arch
you don't need to do hunts
vital ruin
My platform can't get gud
faint flare
You can't get weapon upgrades by hunts
fresh lodge
What do trains have to do with anything????
faint flare
Atm
twilit arch
you can get the augment items via the 24man tokens
vital ruin
Don't I need nuts to upgrade
fresh lodge
No
twilit arch
No, its just one of the various augment paths
fresh lodge
Do the Nier raids
vital ruin
I was lied to
faint flare
Weapons upgrades are only savage atm..but nier raids can also upgrade cryptlurker
vital ruin
I did not know that holy shit
fresh lodge
Yeah, weapon is still Savage only
vital ruin
Which sav
faint flare
E11s for weapons
fresh lodge
E11S
faint flare
E10s for armour/accessories
vital ruin
How far is eden from 5.0
faint flare
You can do the first 8 fights but final 4 need 5.3
fresh lodge
You have to complete the 5.3 MSQ to do E9-12
vital ruin
Do I get anything good from the E1-8
faint flare
Outdated gear
twilit arch
gear won't be better than exarchic
vital ruin
Ouch
storm kelp
https://ffxivgillionaire.c om/crafter-leveling-guide/ im following this guide fo...
bump qns
zinc orbitBOT
fresh lodge
Most gear won't be better than upgraded Exarchic
leaden ginkgo
See this chest piece roll
fresh lodge
Crypt and Eden are the only armours iirc
leaden ginkgo
I promise you I didnāt roll above 30 once
faint flare
Not a question
vital ruin
Exchalchic weapons have shit stats
vital ruin
The grimoire doesn't even have crit on it
vital ruin
HQ
fresh lodge
You're just a meta slave
faint flare
Going through gear with bad substats is part of gearing up
fresh lodge
Crit doesn't matter
faint flare
Gotta suffer through it
fresh lodge
All that matters for that ilvl is Int
faint flare
No
faint flare
You can get all 7 In 8mans
vital ruin
Int>crit?
leaden ginkgo
Ok
faint flare
Yes, main stat is far more important
vital ruin
Ahh
fresh lodge
Weapon Damage > Int > everything else
vital ruin
But what if a weapon has both crit and int won't it be better than a weapon with just int
faint flare
+1 weapon damage makes it automatically better 99% of the time
+2 and onwards are no brainers
fresh lodge
Not if the one with crit has less int
twilit arch
bump qns
they put the wrong materia grade. +6 is cunning materia V which is i160, and is meldable to larch
vital ruin
Like the grimoire has +651 int and dh +504
The rapier has +651 int and +504 crit
Which do u think is better
Doesn't crit have slightly higher modifier
fresh lodge
They're for different jobs and thus not comparable
faint flare
^
vital ruin
Oh
jade quartz
A grimoire and a rapier are for different jobs and therefore not in competition with one another...
storm kelp
they put the wrong materia grade. +6 is cunning materia V which is i160, and is ...
thanks. guide is fine right? ishgard restoration is the fastest way to level crafters now?
vital ruin
I c
twilit arch
yeah, the guide is fine. Restoration is pretty decent way to level crafters
leves technically would be faster but that's assuming you've got allowances and can HQ the turn ins
jade quartz
The difference between which is better out of crit and dh varies between jobs and may depend on breakpoints etc.
vital ruin
I c
storm kelp
thank you 
jade quartz
At endgame you just upgrade ilvl and aim for a BiS set which has been mathematically figured out by community math wizards.
vital ruin
How do I know what's the bis
Say for summoner
faint flare
Balance
twilit arch
!faq smnbis
zinc orbitBOT
i530 Gearsets in damage potential order
Substat/Meld Priority
Crit > DH >= Det > Sps
Food: Smoked Chicken 
i530 2.48 GCD Raid Ring (Highest average damage potential):
https://etro.gg/gearset/545b4941-747b-4588-9fe6-37e76778ff8d
i530 2.50 GCD Double Tome Ring
https://etro.gg/gearset/f5f87100-b428-49f3-b10d-4f11736d9a95
2.48 is preferred on all fights
2.50 is potentially better for farming crit runs on e9s/e10s as those are full uptime fights
jade quartz
You look it up.
fading aurora
What effect does smoked chicken give
vital ruin
Oh look now I need to spend gil on food 
faint flare
Balance discord has bis for every job
twilit arch
!item smoked chicken
zinc orbitBOT
Powered by XIVAPI
vital ruin
I'll look it up
twilit arch
you don't need to use the food
vital ruin
For sav?
faint flare
If you're doing savage you'll want/need food
twilit arch
that's specifically aimed at those doing savage
jade quartz
Should always bring food for savage as a matter of course
fresh lodge
Maybe try and do the raids first before aiming for BIS
faint flare
Extremes you can consider using it
twilit arch
and even then you can use cheaper food
fresh lodge
You can also convert it into tokens and buy gear for other jobs
fading aurora
Does exarchic bind to your character or can u sell it after u get bis gear from somewhere else
faint flare
Or that
fresh lodge
Binds
faint flare
Using any gear binds it to you
jade quartz
All gear binds when used
fresh lodge
The moment you build any amount of spiritbonding with a piece of gear, its bounded to you
fading aurora
So what do u do with it once u get 530 gear for say
jade quartz
That was just discussed
vital ruin
Do u get crypt via allegory
fresh lodge
No, revelation
fresh lodge
5.0 and Eulmore
vital ruin
Ohh
jade quartz
If you havenāt completed MSQ yet you really donāt need to be worrying about this
vital ruin
I just beat shadowbringers msq
quiet acorn
When is the right time to use medidate on SAM ?
quiet acorn
It hardly increases within that time tho
jade quartz
Thatās correct
strong saddle
Where can I get orange juice for the glamour quest
slate arrow
nearby vendor/bar
jade quartz
From the merchant about ten feet away in the same town
glossy flare
It hardly increases within that time tho
it'll also grant meditation stacks to spend on Shoha later on, which is better than the Kenki increase tbh
strong saddle
Ty
forest lark
Oh its me again regarding pc version purchase, If I log in through my mogstation acc to buy PC dowbload ffxiv version, do I still have to receive some sort of code or something?
twilit arch
yes
forest lark
Pardon my dumbness, but I've never done this I installed the client
slate arrow
!faq download
zinc orbitBOT
slate arrow
you do
forest lark
I do have ps4 game
Already
Do I log in with that account as well for after getting pc ver
jade quartz
Yes, same service account
slate arrow
with your mogstation account with PS4 FFXIV yes
jade quartz
The account you log into Mog Station with
forest lark
Ahh ok then
umbral void
just acquired dark knight and I need to level him obviously, what is the best xp source besides MSQ?
slate arrow
!faq altlvlguide
zinc orbitBOT
slate arrow
tl;dr leveling dungeons
forest lark
Ah I see it works, now I just enter the code
hard elm
Are leves only outrageously good for gatherers, or will crafters also get a lot of EXP from them?
wintry chasm
both
forest lark
I just wish we wouldnt have to buy same game for each platform though xd
pine onyx
Where do you get chocobo issuances?
wintry chasm
Generally though assuming you can do Ishgard restoration that tends to be nicer for crafting. Not in terms of xp but in terms of ease and reward it outweighs leves @hard elm
pine onyx
I don't find them in the quartermaster wares
wintry chasm
It's in the materiel tab IIRC
hard elm
Generally though assuming you can do Ishgard restoration that tends to be nicer ...
I'm nearing the end of Stormblood. Not sure when Ishgard Restoration becomes possible.
dense quiver
how do i unlock more gear set slots?
wintry chasm
I'm nearing the end of Stormblood. Not sure when Ishgard Restoration becomes pos...
Oh you can do it now
wintry chasm
how do i unlock more gear set slots?
Unlock more jobs
forest lark
Firnament you mean?
wintry chasm
Otherwise you don't
dense quiver
ohhh, okay thanks
wintry chasm
Firnament you mean?
Yeah that's part of Ishgard restoration
jade quartz
I'm nearing the end of Stormblood. Not sure when Ishgard Restoration becomes pos...
Go to Foundation and pick up the quest from the poster next to the aetheryte.
Itās available after 3.3 MSQ (Heavensward patches)
hard elm
My highest crafting job is Lv30. I assume I need at least Lv50 to do anything in Ishgard?
hard elm
Nice. I will definitely be looking into that. Thank you. š
Buying gathering gear is expensive, so I want to get my Weaver's level up.
forest sphinx
Keep in mind that Weaver is also expensive!
storm kelp
are you guys facing intermittent lags?
hard elm
Can't Weavers just make their own gear? š
storm kelp
ddoss or my internet?
wintry chasm
Can't Weavers just make their own gear? š
Some of it. It always depends on the piece of gear
One moment crafting gear might need weaver
one moment it's leatherworker
also carp and goldsmith
hard elm
Ah, yes. I love wearing armor made of wood. So comfortable.
wintry chasm
Ah, yes. I love wearing armor made of *wood*. So comfortable.
shocking amount of wooden shoes and accessories honestly lol
hard elm
Ouch.
forest lark
And swords
hard elm
Wooden shoes don't sound great on the ol' feet.
forest lark
Deadly wooden swords
forest sphinx
How do I attract new recruits for the barracks?
slate arrow
challenge log
agile laurel
a lot of activites, check log
jade quartz
Leveling all crafters simultaneously is the usual advice.
agile laurel
gold saucer log too which always made me laugh
forest sphinx
I just go do challenge log? I did a lot of it while leveling ninja, but I guess I had to have spoken to the little recruitment guy first, yeah?
jade quartz
Theyāre all interlinked and all can contribute to gear no matter what class itās for
forest lark
I did all crafters one by one in firnament and it took me week to do that and few millions of gil cause I bought mats of mb
On*
glossy flare
I just go do challenge log? I did a lot of it while leveling ninja, but I guess ...
completing entries attracts recruits after you've unlocked the squadron feature
but challenge log resets weekly anyway
so just do some more stuff
jade quartz
Yeah thatās another thing, crafters need intermediate materials made by one another
If you level them all together you can make all those mats
wintry chasm
eg a sword might need metal, cloth and leather
jade quartz
If not, youāre buying them at a markup on the marketboard
hard elm
Does the Ishgard Restoration thing have some sort of cap placed on how much I can do it? For example, leve allowances?
forest lark
Thats another way, but I guess that would require lot more time if u gather all and craft mats yourself
jade quartz
Does the Ishgard Restoration thing have some sort of cap placed on how much I ca...
No, go wild
hard elm
Great!
forest lark
I jist wanted mine done and over with so i could start with gearing, but u need lots of gil for that way
zinc orbitBOT
fiery ginkgo
Learning how to use macros properly. I made one to announce to healers i'm using Living Dead. Am I doing this right?
/p HEALER. I am using living dead!
<se.16>
<se.16>
<se.9>
/wait 1```
heavy wadi
probably don't need that many sounds, either
glossy flare
multiple sound effects are a bit overkill and the target is not necessary
fiery ginkgo
1 sound is enough? (same as ressurect)
agile laurel
also someone's going to want your bones for using sounds
fiery ginkgo
Just worried healer may not notice.
glossy flare
multiple sound effects are usually seen as "spammy"
jade quartz
Remove the /target <1>, that does not work and also is unnecessary
tired echo
if they dont notice 1 sound effect that's louder than everything else then they have bigger problems
jade quartz
Also why is there a wait at the end?
agile laurel
target self is only a failsafe for holmgang
fiery ginkgo
Also why is there a wait at the end?
in case i panic and spam the "i'm gonna die button" and i don't want to flood the party with sound effects.
jade quartz
Thatās not how that works
glossy flare
the macro will still go on cd like a skill
jade quartz
The wait does nothing
frail tangle
as a healer, we should just see it in the sidebar but
fiery ginkgo
so if I spam Living dead i will not flood the chat if Living dead is on cooldown?
glossy flare
macros cant be queued however
jade quartz
Also you can put your sound effect (single sound effect) on the same line as the text.
fiery ginkgo
So one thing i've been wanting to fix is my jank resurrect macro because i realize i'm spamming the chat (without wanting to) when I'm ressing somebody
and apply it to my living dead macro
fringe bone
does anyone know how to use glamour on a sword?
i have 1 in my glamour plate but its not working
wintry chasm
What level is it?
open coral
If you want to prevent sound spam, you should put three or four lines of the spell action
tired echo
If you dont have the requirements to wear it, then it won't work.
fringe bone
the sword in my glamourplate or the sword i have on?
wintry chasm
Like, level requirement, not item level
Both Ace
fringe bone
ahh
jade quartz
Hereās how I would write such a macro:
/merror off
/ac āLiving Deadā
/pLiving Dead
activated!
/micon āLiving Deadā
fiery ginkgo
Hereās how I would write such a macro:
>>> /merror off
/ac āLiving Deadā
/p <:at...
/merror?
manic flare
the sword in my glamourplate or the sword i have on?
the sword with the glamour you want cannot be a higher ilevel than the sword you have equipped
wintry chasm
so i just fucked myself getting a cool looking sword which is lvl 50
Not item level, just level requirement Snack
fringe bone
gothca
wintry chasm
It being higher item level is fine
manic flare
and you can't glamour swords cross classes, ie you can't glamour a paladin sword into a samurai sword
jade quartz
Stops the macro giving a big error message and sound effect if it canāt currently be used
fringe bone
wish i knew before buying it
manic flare
wish i knew before buying it
was it a level requirement issue?
fringe bone
Idk lmao
wintry chasm
It
isn't
based
on
item level
fringe bone
but i know im not lvl 50 and the glamour item is
jade quartz
As mentioned, snack, ilvl is not a factor.
fringe bone
so i think its that
gritty oracle
What are the best areas for HW memory farm?
wintry chasm
but i know im not lvl 50 and the glamour item is
That's your issue!
jade quartz
Please pay attention to the conversation.
fringe bone
I know
leaden ginkgo
hi, is there a way to delete/move this icon?
open coral
You can move it
gritty oracle
hi, is there a way to delete/move this icon?
HUD layout. It's your class gauge
jade quartz
Donāt delete it, itās vitally important.
fiery ginkgo
^
fringe bone
I have a gladiator sword which is lvl 50(glamour) but the sword i have on is like 1
wintry chasm
Yikes
jade quartz
You can go into system > hud layout and move/resize it or change it to a simplified icon
fiery ginkgo
Donāt delete it, itās vitally important.
appreciate the help. Hopefully I can stop spamming my party chat with "reviving this player" when I'm screaming IRL that Tank died
wintry chasm
Gotta level up then Ace lol
leaden ginkgo
ohh, i didnt know there was a hud menu. Thanks!!
gritty oracle
I have a gladiator sword which is lvl 50(glamour) but the sword i have on is lik...
Buy ironworks, then you can chuck your lv50 sword into the dresser.
fringe bone
whats ironworks?
wintry chasm
Level 50 gear
fiery ginkgo
"tombstone gear"
gritty oracle
wait, you're not 50 yet
fringe bone
no
faint flare
Lv50 poetics gear
jade quartz
appreciate the help. Hopefully I can stop spamming my party chat with "reviving ...
I recommend putting res chat messages on a separate button from the actual res action if you want to have one
fringe bone
i think thats why its not working
wintry chasm
Yes it is Ace
jade quartz
Though res macros really arenāt particularly necessary anyway
fiery ginkgo
I recommend putting res chat messages on a separate button from the actual res a...
i'm pretty bad at the game so I kinda need less buttons to do res
rose oak
??
raw solstice
scrolling back a bit, if you want to make sure to not spam the chat, you want a wait before the text notification line, not after
heavy wadi
you can't glamour a higher level weapon onto the lower one
jade quartz
Just donāt have a macro Tbh
raw solstice
something like
fiery ginkgo
RN i have Ctrl + 1 to swiftcast and then followed with Ctrl+2 for res + text macro
faint flare
Trying to press less buttons won't help you
fringe bone
yep
jade quartz
More trouble than itās worth, and you really donāt need it
heavy wadi
frankly it's bad habits to rely on macros
fiery ginkgo
Only like 30% of people even pay attention to res macros
sad and true š¦
faint flare
So better to just not
fiery ginkgo
casted res on a red mage and then watched in horror as they teleported out
faint flare
If they're not paying attention to the raise icon then they won't pay attention to the message
jade quartz
The purpose of the res macro is just to try and prevent a rather rate situation where two healers accidentally hard raise the same target
faint flare
No matter how many danger bongos are in it
rose oak
what about here?
fiery ginkgo
What Lima said. Trying to avoid ressing the same target as healers
wintry chasm
Level 80 job quest Ark?
manic flare
what is a rez macro
rose oak
i did
manic flare
swiftcase+raise?
jade quartz
In casual content this doesnāt really matter all that much, and in difficulty content youāll probably be voice chatting.
jade quartz
swiftcase+raise?
Nooooooooooooo!
jade quartz
Donāt do that
faint flare
If they're raising people then just wait until later
heavy wadi
every class has a level 80 capstone quest
rose oak
the one in the bar ?
heavy wadi
doesn't show up in your tracker
wintry chasm
the one in the bar ?
Those are role quests
jade quartz
Res macro here is just referring to a line of text saying āraising xā
faint flare
Don't forget the 80 capstone one
fiery ginkgo
If they're raising people then just wait until later
my immediate instinct when i see somebody die is "healer go keep tank alive i'll res"
faint flare
Probably
manic flare
Nooooooooooooo!
im not doing it. just asking what a macro is
fiery ginkgo
if tank's dead then hoo boy. we're in trouble
wintry chasm
You actually get a level 80 job quest from your job trainer after 5.0 MSQ
rose oak
where do i go for that ?
wintry chasm
rose oak
i though they remove those and put role quest
wintry chasm
i though they remove those and put role quest
You just get the one at the end of the game
fiery ginkgo
<--Awful healer
faint flare
Raising is a low priority
wintry chasm
i though they remove those and put role quest
They effectively got removed in terms of their use and whatnot
heavy wadi
sch is the hardest healer
faint flare
If you don't have swiftcast then don't bother raising until it's completely safe
fiery ginkgo
of course, of course.
buoyant raven
Is learning how to play dps as a samurai instead of starting with a level 1 job a bad idea?
rose oak
well i guess i have to go and find this lvl 80 paladin quest
jade quartz
well i guess i have to go and find this lvl 80 paladin quest
Itās at Jenlyns the usual PLD quest giver in Ulādah
fiery ginkgo
To save/make up for a lost ruin stack
sad I don't have ruin stacks yet. Looking forward to abusing bahamut form.
but i'll keep that in mind
faint flare
Yeah if only bahamut and phoenix weren't completely fucking stupid
fiery ginkgo
Some guy made fun of me in thornmarch saying "Ifrits going off on the wrong moogle"
and I'm like "wait is that why i haven't seen my Egi assaults hit"
sacred apex
What is the best way to get loathsome memories of dying?
faint flare
Castrum gives 5
gritty fable
Help, i can't pay my sub.
manic flare
I just play SCH because it's DPS with lower queue times
make sure you do your SCH class quests to get the SCH skills
otherwise you won't be able to do much healing
fiery ginkgo
make sure you do your SCH class quests to get the SCH skills
yeah I know. I got all the ones done in ARR
but I doubt i'll be playing healer for a good while since I'd rather queue for tank
jade quartz
Help, i can't pay my sub.
Begging is not allowed in this server
gritty fable
I use steam and when i put the code it gives me this:
fiery ginkgo
I have yet to hear an MMO company NOT put alot of money into good staff for billing
I'm sure squeenix would happily help you with this
gritty fable
How do i contact square enix?
jade quartz
No thatās still a possible solution