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Well I'm a big Xenoblade fan and early levels felt similar to me
I see because I thought it was similar like you auto attack and then you command the player to perform special moves that are positional at times
But after around level 50 the combat system blows way past
In terms of how active it is etc
There are similarities I agree
e1n will be quicker if you kill it before add phase, 1 tank 1 healer 6 dps
it doesn't have ilvl sync and you have your full kit
ohhh
Side content, best farmer job
It's also good for soloing farm content, yeah.
It destroys dungeons and fates
For events
It has the best burst in the entire game
I use BLU a lot
A fully kitted BLU at 70 with the right stance will steamroll anything.
you can't do duties with it right
You can, but only in premade groups
Blue mage nidhogg ex is one of the fastest ways for moogle tomes
Cause it blows him up
About half of BLU's spells come from duties.
Yes
Nightbloom is a 400 pot attack plus a 75 dot for 60 secs
8 blues doing fully buffed moon flute openers rip at least 20% hp off a raid boss within 15s
wow
Their burst is unparalleled
BLU is ridiculously OP. That's why they're "limited"
Yep
Nightbloom from tsukoyomi
Some of their best abilities are from bosses.
J kick from brute justice
Eruption from ifirit
Etc
All their primal spells are off global abilities
is there a chart for the recommended color of rings/bracelets/etc for each type of class
color?
Just get the tomestone accessories appropriate for the class.
However if you're looking for endgame BiS gear lists
!faq balance
its normal that my dungeon wait timer is 13 minutes right?
yes
Are you dps?
if youre a dps, yeah'
For DPS yes
yeah I am
im forced to do a dungeon through the msq
You'll be forced to do many dungeons and other instances.
guess I'll be chilling for a while lol
There's alot of them
The "average" wait time listed isn't necessarily how long you'll be waiting though.
Sometimes it will be quicker, sometimes longer.
On eu servers make sure you language settings are set to all languages too
⚙️ on the top left
Oh yeah, 100% make sure your Duty Finder language settings have all four languages selected.
Is crafting gear worth it/on par with endgame raid loot or what also what should I do if crafting is viable every goldsmith, alchemy ECT. or does it depend on what gear I'm trying to get for a specific class please try to answer this to me directly I'd rather here it from a player than a website those are kinda confusing
That will speed things up significantly.
Crafted gear is.the best catch up at endgame and is on par with normal mode raid gear
Consider it a step on the path. Crafted gear doesn't exist to replace raid loot, it exists to help open the door to that content.
Highest crafted gear is 510 which gets you into all current content
Still trying to buy this plot. Lol.
Crafted gear competes with normal 8man stuff, but it's not capped behind weekly tokens, and it can be overmelded, which gives it advantages.
We did warn you.
I knew what I was getting into
Yeah, tell us that again when you're still trying to get the plot tomorrow.
But this invisible timer system Is actually so backwards it’s ridiculous lol
actually don't because this channel isn't for it
Nah rants for when someone takes it via relocation
are there any pets with the behaviour stationary besides the campfire?
:)
the pillow thing
The pillow minion
So could I be fine using crafted gear forever (very endgame) or is there better gear and if there is is it a noticable difference or slight difference
Hey, free trial here. Just wasted 4 hours on crafting, and it seems that I am out of armoury, can't change jobs. I know about retainers, but I can't access them. Should I throw away some of the gear? Sell it? Keep it in my actual inventory? There are so many jobs, and I am not sure if I need any of that.... (Weaver job)
@shut panther Plush Cushion is the actual name of it
cheers
Yeah, just sell it to NPCs
The low level crafted gear isn't worth much.
There is better gear...tome gear is 520 (upgrades to 530), 24man gear at 520 and savage gear at 530. If you're not raiding then 510 is fine...and even for raiding it's the bare minimum
Higher than 510 gear affects savage the most, but having high numbers is always fun
Anything worth keeping? I do intend to use other jobs later, and not sure how level limits work.
Ooh ok thanks
You'll get crafted gear or the equivalent (or better) just doing MSQ, class quests, and dungeons along the way.
You'll also easily be able to farm gear with a higher level job for a lower level one in dungeons and stuff.
So crafted isn't really worth keeping at low levels.
Alright, thank you.
As mentioned above, you can use max-level crafted gear to go straight into endgame content at max level, but you're a long way from that.
A friend of mine is going to be playing this game, but i've been told our server is full (Hyperion), is there any way to get friends on a server with you, or do we have to wait until it's open again?
My hoarding instinct kicked in 😄 I was thinking in terms of collections.
Like, some kind of invite system for people already on a server to invite others maybe? Not sure if this game has that
There is a wind up sun ☀️
They can make a character on a different server on the same datacenter and world visit
as long as you're on the same data center you can play together, just use the world visit at one of the main cities' aetherytes
But if they want to make a character on the same server, then yes. They'll need to wait.
Can you still trade with people on other servers?
!status Hyperion
Oui
Also, it appears that Hyperion is not full, and character creation is available, so I'm not sure why your friend would be having a problem.
is it easier to level BLU as a group rather than solo?
Yes and no.
The easiest way to level BLU is to take a level 80 friend, not in a party, out to Kholusia (one of the ShB zones), then you tag enemies and your friend kills them.
does the Optical hat boosts the chances of you getting gold chests from the bunnies in Eureka? saw some comment on a site saying it and the very first chest i find after getting the hat was a gold on. Something i don't think i have ever gotten
However failing that, the best way to level BLU is to party up with other BLU, and then murder things in progressively higher level zones (FATEs are good for this) until you can go out to The Lochs and get your last 7-10 levels from FATEs there.
Whats a good way to farm the vexatious memories?
do any roulettes have a good exp/time ratio other than levelling and MSQ? or should i just dungeon spam
I've already got 18 of the haunting memories, I did that through void ark, and fates.
Is there any optimal, or best way to go about getting the vexatious memories? Like a specific alliance raid, or area of fates, or both?
first SB alliance raid, and fates
Rabanstre and eastern zone fates (Yanxia, Ruby Sea, Azim Steppe)
Alliance raid and Frontline also good exp. Trial is considered also because it has a short clear time
thanks
Do I just pick any of those areas, or do I do all three?
Or should I be rotating maps?
Azim steppe is the recommended one
Quick question about palace of the dead, i took a break after clearing floor 40 but when I try to click the entry point again it just wants me to go in alone this time. Do I have to exit and re-queue from the beginning?
Gotcha. sp Queue up Royal City, and do Azim Steppe fates?
Is there only ornate exarchic chest pieces?
If the MSQ wants me to go to another region, is it normal I have to pay the flying fee?
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Yes
special rewards?
Hey guys dumb question here but I've stopped at Heavensward, if I preorder Endwalker do I have access to the other expans?
In November you do
its not exactly clear so good on you to ask that
Well I'm just wondering if I have to buy SB or not
you'll have to buy ShB to catch up before EW
Thanks a lot 🙂
are there any hairstyles from mog station or in game that Viera can use?
Does the wind up airship actually do anything?
nop
so u can only use the ones from the customize screen?
correct
gotcha ty
it follows you around thats pretty much it
there's a mini game in the gold saucer that uses minions, but outside of that its just a little cosmetic item that follows you
do i need to re-queue for PotD if I stop halfway through?
for a matched party yes
don't think so but not sure
I did matched party in the beginning but going from each set of floors my party wasn't the same
Is that normal
correct
weird. Then why's it matter if I don't immediately start the next set of 10
matched means you're basically being thrown in with randoms
Fixed party is with 4 people in party finder
Right. It's just odd cause I stepped away for like 5 minutes between 40 and 41 but now it wants me to go in alone
why can't it just put me with another crew of people going from 40 to 41
is there a way to see how an online store costume set would look on my char?
i think you can link items in chat and then try them on
Whats the difference between a legacy world and a normal world?
No
legacy are servers that were around in 1.0, doesnt mean anything really now
no to my question?
@thin finch you must have not clicked just matched group and now you are soloing PotD
Is y'shtola a black mage?
correct
so, it's a coinflip?
||in ShB yes||
welcome to viera and hrothgar
Basically a BLM that they can give other powers to as needed 😛
for game play stuff, basically she's a blm but with conjurer skills mixed in
You can look up sets on Gamerescape to see how they look on different races. Or if you can find someone in game with the set, you can examine them and then "try on" each piece.
Which emotes do I need for fètes?
None, they give you the emotes on the action bar
The ones they give you
your hotbar changes for the first fete
If I have a PC account with Shadowbringers can I buy the start edition on PS5 and still play on console?
oh
you'll need the expansions on ps5 to play in expansion content on it
so if all you buy is starter edition, you will only have access to ARR and heavensward
So if I wanted to make a new character just the starter edition is fine
yeah
Am I able to wear some of the blm head pieces as viera?
Okay sweet thank y ou
Can buy endwalker later to get up to speed on ps5
yea I have never watched any of the cutscenes and feel like I've been missing out so wanted to start over
to where does the free trial take me?
There's also new game plus to replay that stuff
I will definitely sub when I have to, but I wonder until when can I play?
Heavensward lvl 60
Level 60 and end of HW story
Retainers, market board, party finder (not duty finder), FCs, party creation (but can be invited)
is the tank class the same thing as wow as in it's hard to play?
!faq freetrial
I do enjoy playing frontline and tank in most games
Tanks are easy
Full list on Limitation Details link
!faq tankguide
@leaden ginkgo read that and you'll be better than 50% of the playerbase
Does red mage damage fall off?
all right.
nope
I definitely want warrior to be one of my maxed out classes
love frontlining
and the large axes look great.
But other classes have big numbers or big support so others do big numbers
do we know what ilvl the final relic weapon will be?
Red mage has a raise for support
cool, thanks
RDM does big numbers and good support
all classes do good damage
btw I've been hesitant in using my gil, if I can teleport to a quest, should I do it?
I started playing this game 3 days ago and started going ham with the fishing skill. Is it insanely hard to get the titanic sawfish? I've tried for so long now but I never get it
Yes, you don't use gil on anything else
Not sure if I do it correctly
@leaden ginkgo you will get plenty of gilt! Use it to travel.
teleports are your primary (and frankly only) gil sink
What do I do with duplicate Triple Triad cards? Didn't see anything about them in tutorials or guides that the game gave me
I've seen mounts as well, when do those come into play
Well doh classes are gil sinks too
Where do I change text language from English to Japanese?
You use gil on gear and houses, but that's pretty much it
Sell them at the gold saucer for MGP
you can trade them for MGP at the gold saucer
In the Gold Saucer, there's a NPC who'll buy them for MGP.
!faq mount
'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.
Oh, Are they just at the counter?
yep
Mounts are what lvl 15?
Sweet, thank you!!! @gritty oracle @analog gate @strange coral
20
Ahh 20
@leaden ginkgo you are in the faq section. Dont feel bad for all the faq lol
my ilvl is too low to progress with the story, how do i change this?
sidequests my friend
which story quest?
https://ffxivcollect.com/mounts There's a few that might be a bit spoiler for content you haven't reached yet
besides the fancy main quest line logo, there are other quests indicated by an eclamation point
i'm level 70 and got 134
did you do your lvl 60 job quest?
have ytou done your level 60 job quest?
How do I get netter gather raiting? 😦
you get a coffer of gear for completing that which should put you over the requirement
Better gear, and/or food buff
ohh that sounds good
where can i see if i've done it?
sidequests dont really give good gear
@grizzled wasp what do you use your times for? You can but ilvl 400 gear in kugane
your current job quest is displayed beneath your current msq quest
You can't buy Scaevan until you finish Stormblood
@grizzled wasp ahhhhhh you haven't beat SB sorry
there's a button at the top of the quest journal that says "completed"
click on that and there is a section for class/job quests
you can also buy shire gear in idyllshire
No idea how I can get better fishing gear, done all the quests I can do, getting that warning at this one
to boost your ilvl
@grizzled wasp there is 270 gear also available in ishgard near the aytherite
yeah i did the level 60 quest
@grizzled wasp damn if you beat SB then you can buy the best lvl 70 gear with tomes.
then you should have a coffer in your inventory
hmmm
actually what job are you
If you're lv60, you should be using shire gear anyway
At the low levels you can buy gathering gear from the city market vendors. Usually under fieldcraft categories.
but if you're capped on poetics tomestones go to the vendor by the Ishgard aetheryte and buy the i270 Shire weapon
They need to buy it in idyllshire
they're on the last quest for heavensward so the sundry vendor isn't available to them yet
can i do that already?
yes
ah ok
is it worth it to spend my tomes on that?
yes
i mean i'm capped anyway i guess
Absolutely
ok so idyllshire it is
You should be spending your poetics on tome gear no matter what
It has the best stats for that expansion
i just did the odin fate it was fire, is there a way to tell when major boss fates will spawn? i really wanna do bobemeth
he only sells fishing rods, not armor
i see, that's good to know
and after the idyllshire gear the next best i can get is with level 70 then?
Which city?
Pirate one
okay cool, thanks for all the information, that was very helpful, i appreciate it!!
Shire gear will last you for the rest of HW content and about halfway through Stormblood content
i am lvl 55 fishing atm
Gear is under "Battle craft vendor" there's a section for DoL
Fieldcraft is for the tools
vaxations will drop ANYWHERE in far east right? like azim step
Every level cap works the same. Tome and Savage gear is the best for that cap. Crafters have a gear set they can make too (if that is your thing)
I'm level 48 atm, all that gear I have used so far is just vendor trash once I have something better, right? Already extracted any Materia where I could.
Do you have access to Ishgard? You can get level 51+ gear there.
No clue
Have you reached Heavensward?
Ok, check Iron Thunder in Limsa then
Anybody know somebody who needs a PC version of shadow bringers I bought one for a friend who didn't need it now I have ethe code for nothing
Once you beat ARR you can use your tomes for gear in Mor Dhona (that will be the best from 50-55ish)
Alright, will hold onto it for the moment then, thanks!
You should (if you want to) complete the Crystal Tower quest too. They will open up your first alliance raid daily roulettes. Which will give you tomes daily if you run it. Plus the story is great and the alliance dungeons are fun!
it says I have one...
ohhh ok
hey guys. lich server here. anyone else with huuuuuuuuuuuge lag? everything else works fine
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TY TY
and i just got dcd:(
How many times do I have to run ||Copied Factory|| to get ||"salvage"|| from it?
My quests says I need to get to bits of ||salvage|| from ||copied factory||. I should just do it solo?
assuming a 4 men party, it's better for 2 dancers to dance with each other right?
rather than healer or tank
ye
Go to the dig site cave, or whatever its called, and use the big metal door there
I assume it's better to not stack their dances?
try not to
Can I run ||Copied Factory|| as level 80 RDM ilvl520 gear?
you do not que for it
It's not running the raid. There's a version of it without enemies that you can explore
The quests have you do it after you run the raid the first time
And you can return there
You went to it earlier
you don't have to spoiler tag the name by the by
ahhh I get it now. THANK YOU! I kept running it like "what's going on!?!" Luckily I enjoy the dungeon
Copied Factory isn't really a spoiler
Standard step does
Well at least you've got some coins stocked up I guess
Cause the giving and receiving buff is different
lol thank you I just didn't want to be botted :p
So it stacks
standard stacks so as to not invalidate 2 dnc's in a dungeon
there's still devilment that you can spread out

but yeah I get you
same as, uh, any other job with raid buffs
I said that in relation to invalidate each other
Two dancers can spread their devilment on a longer duration
how can i hide other minion names
drifts?
In harder content you're not running dup jobs
character config > display names. iirc its in npcs section @wispy basalt
thank you
how many times can i get drops from the second nier raid weekly?
I see, 1 per week right?
In Tower, for gear, yes
Gear, coin, and clusters
thanks bruh
I have a question. As RDM how do healers feel about me using swift-res? There have been a lot of deaths in higher level dungeons lately (therefore I find myself swift/dualcast res often). What is the appropriate flow for RDM and healers in higher dungeons?
Red mage is the worst job for raising
what!?!
But they're the best at chain raising
it works so well for res
RDM's are DPS
Red mages lose so much for having to raise
You lose the mana, the potency. The proc chance and white/black mana
Everytime you raise someone
That’s still a swift you could’ve used to hit enemies
if both healers are down then yes its good to raise
Red mage loses the most dps for having to raise
otherwise DPS should be the focus
If healers are capable of raising, let them do it
Your swifts/dual is far better used in Thunder/aero
PLD has the same thing with clemency
It's so much more dps
it doesn't seem to slow me down much (when resing).... I also used to be a healer, so it's hard to let it go 😄
Which is again, why I find it funny that red mage is called the Res mage..
When they lose the most for having to raise
Red mage gcds are very valuable to them
I mean, yes I miss an attack or two, but isn't getting the other DPS more of a damage increase?
DPS up*
If other people are capable of raising, like the healers
They do it
You're the last resort
You are not a healer
yes yes, healers first, then ME! 🙂
well, in a prog sense you're not the last resort
I know I'm not a healer, but I want to be!
Well yeah prog is different
the situation is a bit important
and do dps damage
unless your healers in a general duty are green dps and won't stop casting glare/broil, then leave it to them lol
though even then they might be waiting for swift
If you want to be a healer, then heal, your priority is to do damage.
that's what happened last time. All DPS from the healers, no healing
They're waiting for swift
Or they have low mp and can't cast it yet. Or they know it's not a good time to rez... etc.
okay, what if I know they are waiting for swift (because I just saw them use it), then can I res?
ahh I forgot about looking at their MP
So you're saying there is advantage to resing at delayed times?
You focus keeping yourself and the group alive before raising
And doing the oncoming mechanics
If that means keeping someone on the floor for a bit, then fine
I think I'm stuck on this mindset at the moment. Don't worry, this conversation is talking me down. 🙂
You’ll get there
if it's a dps on the floor and they'll be on the floor for a while if healers are unable to, you still get them up though
Play other DPS that might help
it's not a black and white thing, but yeah. You have a good tool, but it's not a priority. You do it when it's important to, not just when you can
can i extract weapons/items for materials?
hi natasha
hey
You craft items with materials
I've played DRG, SAM and SMN, but took a break and leveled all healers to 80. Now I'm stuck in healer mode. I thought RDM would be a good step down, but now I think I am doing myself a disservice.
so can i only sell weapons? not "destroy" them?
Desynth them
Hello, anyone knows why im not receiving an item that i just purchased from the store?
It can take up to an hour
just be patient
Ahh
Do you guys have the site with the stats of all servers : country of players, % of tanks/dps/heals, races ect
You can desynth them for materials if you've leveled the corresponding crafter class to 30.
account wide items can take even longer
It was a fantasia
thanks, that helps! 🙂
Not really.... It's not really possible to know exact population
I saw it on the net some days ago : it was average stats, but still stats
Unofficial censors from Luckybroncho should be taken with grains of salt
ffxivcensus should be taken with an even bigger grain of salt
What’s the Net?
oooh i found it
Like the internet?
Anyone know what race has the most hairstyles? I heard some are locked depending on what race your char is
each race has its own set of racial hairstyles, usually the first two rows or so are it, though for some 3rd/4th rows are also racial hairstyles
the ones that can be unlocked are not race based
!faq hairstyles
for the unlockable ones, there are a few that are gender locked tho
Oh the ones you can unlock in-game aren't locked in race? Ok thats the answer I'm looking for. I was Viera for a while but was planning on changing
the thing with viera/hrothgar tho
no hat
is they currently can't use any of the unlockable hairstyles
And does they update fast the site with servers : if you can create or not a character on it ? To see when i can try to connect
It's basically real time, tbh.
Yeah no hat/hairstyles is kinda why I wanna change lol
What does it mean to do maps
so i guess..its not entirely correct to say its not based on race, but viera/hrothgar are kind of exceptions tot his
Ok thanks, so i'll just check ^^ 75% are red atm ahah, i'll have to wait some hours i think
There are in the game actual treasure maps that can be obtained usually from gathering. This lead to resource challenges that give rewards. Some even have mini dungeons that give rewards based on your completion and success.
Nodes of higher levels give higher level maps.
Weekdays in the morning is best. Weekends are worst.
Maybe later tonight 🙂
will tomestone gear always be better than other gear?
Thank you
Up until max level, yes. However at max level there are other methods to obtain gear that aren't tomestones, such as items dropped from Savage raids that can be turned in for gear.
No, BiS sets are usually a mix of augmented tomestone gear and savage gear. But at legacy level caps (50/60/70) tomestone gear is easy and cheap to get for a significant boost.
wat gear should i try to get at lvl 80?
Outside of Savage raids, you'll be using cap tome gear and 24man gear as you slowly get augments for tome gear
And a relic weapon
At endgame there really is a scale up. But eventually you should aim for ilvl cap which I believe is currently 520 or 525. Someone else may need to check that.
ooooh 530.
With 535 weapons
right yeah. And the wep is- ye.
dam tome stuff is mad confusing cuz they have extra stuff to that u need besides the tomes and im just like wat is this
wat tome gear should i be getting
idek wat a relic weapon is
okay so go for revelation
Augmented exarchic hq = non improved cryptlurker right?
You supplement it with weekly gear from Tower
Yes same ilvl
It's probably easiest if you buy the Exarch gear and then upgrade to Augmented Exarch (520ilvl) using tomes of allegory (because there is no cap)
And you need coins from savage raids to improve cryptlurker?
Savage drops the items straight up
Exarch gear from MB if you have about 2 mil gil
Nier raids drop the coins to buy the upgrades or hunt currency
Gotcha
The gear came out in 5.4. The "extra stuff" came with 5.5 to allow us to upgrade it, instead of introducing new tomes and new gear.
Where do you spend nier coins?
Mine was a little less than 2 mil, but I did not shop around
Fathard in eulmore
Next to the tome vendors
Guys can i have only 1 Shadowbringer relic quest or multiple steps at the same time with different jobs?
I'm currently on 4 jobs at 4 different steps, so you can do multiple! 😄
I see, thanks 🙂
thanks
Otherwise you turn in for one and gotta restart for the other. You can avoid this by farming up all the items you need before you turn it in so you can just turn it in on another job when you get to that step.
The extra stuff was always there. The ability to upgrade tome gear was introduced in 5.4--the ability to get those upgrade items outside E10S and E11S was introduced in 5.5.
would it be easier to get a relic weapon first of gear
Relic is handed to you, gear you usually gotta work for.
Also I got a few totems from emerald weapon yesterday. Do I spend them with fathard too?
Those are in mor Dhona
ty
Next to poetic girks
dam is there anything extra i need to do to the weapon or just get it and thats it
i'm not great to ask for that because I've never done the relic quest, but I have augmented exarch for both healers and magic users. it didn't seem to take too long because I had so many tomes of allegory
For the totems from the weapons...fathard does totems for hades, sos Titana and inno
You have to complete a quest chain to unlock it called "The Bozja Incident" before you obtain it.
About improving crypt gear with nier coins, what are you supposed to buy?
now i meant like after i get it do i need to do any of the augmenting stuff?
Twines for arnour, dusting is accessories (and belt)
Alright
i just looked at my character appearently i have mainly exarc armor how would i augment it?
If you want your weapon to keep up with your armor, yes you will. As the weapon itself will start at a pretty low ilvl beforehand.
Pins
Then how do you improve your crypt gear?
Has the method to augment exarchic
Once you get these mats
thanks
It seems actually pretty cheap to improve cryptlurker
getting them in the first place is the most time consuming part
Because it's after the major odd patch
you go to the gear exchange NPC at Eulmore. you have to but Crystaline Rain (using your tomes of allegory) and then unequip your gear you want to augment. Then trade it in for tokens. Then take those tokens and the rain to combine into augmented exarch
530 has been out for 6 months
Major odd patches are catch up for non raiders
So it’s easier now
Before 5.5 hit, you could only get the augments via savage
Each bit of gear requires different amounts of rain
For doing MSQ dungeons and raids easily, is it better to play as a tank/healer for your 1st job or queue time is correct for dps ?
Dps is easier for first timers
Tank and healer have almost instant queues
Wait. Is the housing ward music legitimately different musical motifs from each city state?
Gotcha
tank and healers will have faster queues
but no role is "easier"
the generic housing ward music?
Dps queue is like 20 min ?
... yes?
oh my god
Depends, but that can happen, yes
For some specific stuff even longer
the generic music for housing district is the same
trials, alliance and normal daily roulettes will be about 5 mins for DPS, everything else will probably be longer
no i was verifying that the housing ward music is referencing different motifs from the citystate's music
but uh, i guess that's something only i find interesting
Ye it does do that. It's a blend at different sections.
Ok thanks, i will maybe up tank +/- dps then. Is it possible to do MSQ as dps for example, and dungeons as tanks ? Or you'll be under level ?
probably wanna run a couple of extra dungeons on the tank assuming you're not on a preferred server
If you are on a preferred server leveling 2 jobs via msq is definitely possible
but yeah you could do it
if not you may need to run some extra roulettes
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I don't think i'll join a preferred server.
yeah like everyone else says, you can do that, but you will need to keep your tank level up with your dps
I'll restart a new character on a new server
MSQ gives good exp
What is in the patch "death unto dawn" and is it important?
whens the next callback campaign? or is it unannounced
Msq, the most recent patch of FF14
Unannounced
how many of these can I trade in
All
what does the next mission allowance do
why would I wanna hide gearset? (I don't know what that means :O)
You save gearsets to different classes
bonus question, I shouldn't save any of these for my new job right? I'll just get better stuff?
So you keep tabs on what you’re using
Having a gearset allows you to swap with the push of a button
No submenu needed
next mission allowance is for the supply and provisioning turn ins
hmm interesting
odds are, you will be able to get all of this stuff again. Keep what you like/want in your glamour chest (in the inn) and then turn in the others. Unless you are capped on seals. Then desynth or sell them
which are basically crafted/gathering items that are requested daily by gc to turn in for exp/seals
Especially if it's dungeon gear you can't wear. Odds are again, you will run those dungeons 100 times and you will get the gear again
does maintenance usually last the full time?
yeah true
don't have main scenario anymore to power me through
so I'll have to do much more dungeon runs
hi guys can i play the free trials from the official launcher and then buy the game from steam ?
Have you completed up to patch 5.5 or just doing the free trial. Just curious
currently on free trial
Yes
Trial is the one time you can swap
there's a chance that this maint may end early
okay thanks !
ahh... Then you will probably do dungeons a lot, so get rid of that gear anyway you can
like within an hour or 2 or an hour or so less than the full amount if u had to guess?
hey, whenever I change jobs some abilities do not disappear from my task bar, is there a way to change this?
awesome, was thinking of just deleting it
but THIS amount of seals, it's bonkers
Toggle sharing in character configuration > hotbar > sharing
it's because you are using hotbar 4, those are usually shared bars or maybe not sharded (by default), I believe
oh awesome, thank you :)
Deleting what? Yeah you can use the seals for glamour prisms to store your glamour (I think you can do this with the free trial)
Hi guys, so i've reached lvl 50 and heard some unpleasant stuff about post ARR quests
How much main story relevant things are there?
i just did 2.1 and that was kinda filler-ish
Quite relevant around 2.3/2.4
ahh, I always wear, store, trade-in, sell, then delete (but usually never delete)
As it leads into heavensward slowly
can i dont mind at 2.2?
it all is "relevant", but it gradually gets more and more speed and in depth
2.1 to 2.3 wraps up arr stuff and start setting things up in the background
okay thanks for answering
That's where the "store" step comes in. Just in case
you get like 400 slots in the glamour chest
Can Viera wear masks?
Hi, how can I find where a job trainer is if I have forgotten?
some but not all, i forget the full list
google? lol
so long as the mask is on the front/side of the face and doesn't interfere with the ears generally yes
Which is harder and why summoner or black mage
if that's the brayflox longstop set you can just run that dungeon repeatedly until you get it all back
check under the MSQ tracker
2B mask?
can change Shadowbringers to whatever expac you wanna see the head pieces of
2b is on the front of the face and doesn't interfere with ears
so....yes
TY - I nee4ded to switch to the job 🙂
yeah
is there a way to disable the pop up everytime I log in that says "Open the Guide in Lodestone etc etc"
awesome, glad it isn't unique/unobtainable anymore
I disabled the active help and all that
thanks everyone
but don't see the option for this particular window
use it and see
they're just little fire works
They're shiny
Playguide options in the same config screen iirc
found it thanks
Which class is harder and why summoner or black mage
i'm thinking of picking up a dps, should i choose bard, dancer or ninja?
Summoner has a lot of technical difficulty due to jankness of pets
Like ghosting pet actions
any are fine, pick the cool one
I think they all look cool haha
Abd dying fucks summoner up
I like Dancer for the ego boost I give to my dance partner
well DNC starts at 60
I just don't want to play a class that's generic and boring
Black mage just blizzards and go's again
there are none
Black Mage has environmental difficulty. It's a kit designed around moving as little as possible in a game that's designed around movement.
getting wings isnt generic
I've played astro since i got them unlocked haha
whm does alot of dps
yeah that does look cool
WHM is kinda generic, but sometimes that's the right call.
blood for the blood lily is also a sick catchphrase
basically just try out what you think is cool
I'm only level 70 tho and haven't finished the shadwbringers story, maybe i should do that first?
WHM is more straightforward in its kit
and stick with what you like
It doesn't have a lot of 'gimmicks' and for some healers, that's the right fit
im like level 45 and leveld 5 jobs there xD
As opposed to AST 'ack I have carpal tunnel' or SCH 'this job is bad half the kit unnoticed'
How much is vial of phantasia?
10$
Aura or Miqote? c:
aura
Lizzers 
ghosting pet?
def not lala 
Yes, pet skills can ghosts. Aka not be executed even though it's gone on Cooldown
Basically if you tell your pet to use an action right when your target dies or right before summoning bahamut/Phoenix, the action is wasted
Bahamut/Phoenix can also lose attacks with excessive movement
are they going to be fixing that

So we do not know if they are fixing it
Pets have been jank since forever
please look forward to it tm
how many hours will it take to do the "Before the Fall" questline?
I'm talking about 2.5 to 2.55
I think it's about 2 - 3 hours playing it, then 4 hours crying after.
ah
before the fall would indicate 2.5-2.55
a few hours i guess?
Probably like 1 hour for the last 2-3 quests itself.
big mood answer
aight
no way
let's not spoil anything, let them do it at their own pace hahah
no freaking way
do you have a question or...
how exactly do you get the artifacts for the relic in POTD and how often is it
When is it okay for me to get into glamour?
Rng every 10 floors
running del 15 times ?? bruh
most people wait for endgame since everything is unlocked
Under floor 100 the rates are low
So finally hit 80 and did the lvl 79 trial. How much more story is there to catch up?
about 20-ish hours
One more zone, not too muh
for 5.5 that is
Bloody hell...
you've done post-expac MSQ
you have all of that to go with ShB
end of 5.0 is only a few hours from there
Im not quite sure if i understand correctly.
So that means im somewhere 4. Something ish
you're in 5.0 MSQ
Ohh ok
Or post heavensward
Ok let me rephrase it then.
but after 5.0 you can really start to branch out a bit
How much more to go until i can start the new relic
you'll need 5.4 completed to finish it
Ok so more towards the end
but you can start after 5.1
you can start it before 5.1
I’m in ARR still I think and just unlocked the Extreme trials. These are proving to be really tough, I haven’t found a group that can do Ramuh yet. How do I get these done? Can I solo them unsynced? I’m a level 60 warrior
5.1 is unlocking bozja which is to continue it
you unsync them at 80 or find a PF
first step just requires you to complete 5.0 and the Return to Ivalice raid series
Hmm ok.
ugh BSF unlocks are a pain to remember
Probably just gonna grind the story out the next couple days to get that "out of the way"
Oh. What’s PF? I’m not sure how to tackle these
Party Finder
Party finder
Do you know if it's possible that Moogle will be open soon ?
very likely in a few hours
Ok I’ll try that!
So I'm a new player on the free trial. Is there any point to keeping seeds in my inventory? It seems like I can't use them anytime soon.
And make sure to unsync it
advertise first clear bonus and old players will come out to help
Can’t use them at all since it needs housing
wait you're on crystal i can help!
If a friend lets you be a tenant in their house you can garden, but that’s a niche situation
I see. I need to join a free company to use housing, right?
so, is "Block Strength" just how much damage can be blocked by my shield, and "Block Rate" just an increase into how often I can successfully block?
Yes, which can’t be done with the free trial.
That would be so nice! My character name is Definitelynot Beyoncé
kk logging in
I was thinking of holding onto the seeds to sell once I get off the free trial. Is marketboard an accurate tool for price checking?
That's literally how you check prices
Aren't mushrooms a type of fungus
Weird question, but can anyone tell me what the 2nd and 4th field record characters are on the 2nd page? My OCD will not allow me to stomach being at 28/30 any longer
Pretty much, yes. Eventually all shields have an equal amount of both instead of leaning towards one so it’s not really a thing to worry about
Good to know. I wasn't sure if it was an outdated tool or anything
If you mean the kupo command, know that it’s based on people using a plug-in to search for those specific items for kupo to know the prices.
So some items for some servers can easily be weeks out of date
Dyunbu pyr Potitus and @sweet pasture Sartauvoir quo Soranus
Dyunbu comes from the skirmishes involving him, and Sart comes from his skirmishes and his duel
her
The website I'm looking it is FFXIVMB, and some of the prices look a bit weird
That one also relies on players using a plug-in, IIRC
Universalis is the more popular one
like the ice crystal seed price is listed at 420 gil. Not sure if that's a meme or the actual price
I'll take a look at that one then
Yeah, universalis looks much better, thanks
thanks so much!
What does a summoning bell do and how do I use it
It summons your retainers, if you have any.
What is a retainer??
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Is there any particular way I should be farming these time worn artifacts?
For the new path of resistance quests?
!faq retainer
What is a retainer?
A retainer is a private NPC that will act as a personal bank for the player, holding up to 175 different items, that can be summoned to any of the Summoning Bells around the world. Retainers also act as your means to sell on the Market Board.
How to unlock a retainer
First, you must complete the quest The Scions of the Seventh Dawn then go to speak to any of the Retainer Vocates located in the market district of any of the major cities.
What are Retainer Ventures?
Ventures are the means to send out your retainers on missions to bring back items for you and can be unlocked by completing the quest 'An Ill-conceived Venture' (Ul’Dahn), (Gridania), (Limsa Lominsa)
Looking for the optimal way to go about it so I can save as much time as possible .
You can do POTD for a chance at them, or run DR for a guaranteed drop.
Probably DR, but I can't say as I did it via potd and it took a few days
Hello all, can someone please create a link for me and my friend so we can join group together please? we are on trial accounts for now
I really want to try the palace method but .. yeah
Personally I'd go DR because you have a chance of making a decent profit from the hair and the mount
Also it's a bit easier to just turn your brain off to
Yeah doing the raids repetitively is honestly brain melting :/
My advice is to just pace yourself, do like 1-3 a day
My friend is trying to sub to ffxiv through steam wallet, but it isn't working for some reason and keeps seeing this error message. Does anyone know whats happening? Is mogstation down?
Can someone explain what "Interject" does? I'm a new tank and it's one of my skills, but I don't understand how it is different from stun.
!faq interrupt
Yeah just pace it. Take good essences, one good player with good essences will roflestomp the places. Throw a couple clusters at it if you have rank 15 even
It stops skills that visibly pulsate
And it always works on those skis
There's no resistance to Interrupts if used on the appropriate skill
Bosses are immune to stuns
A conditional stun, basically.
Not without a third party launcher
Only on PSN. They deliberately do not permit it as a security measure. (or with third party stuff)
Ok, just a mild annoyance so it isn't that important. THank you
Are there any recommended guides of e11s?
Just watch MTQ?
Whichever guide works best with your learning style, just be ready to adjust of your group wants to do something different like 'uptime blue'
Cool
What does Blue Uptime mean?
Like here
Nvm saw Joonbob
What is Fox Mist?
nvm google helped me
Is Braindead Sunders the one Joonbob does?
Can you join FC cross server in the same data centers?
no
Are they planning on changing that?
Not that we're aware of
I have no idea what Braindead Sunders mean because I've only saw one way to handle Sunders lol
Braindead Sundered Sky is stacking on 1 spot after tethers resolve to bait aoes then go to wall and anti knockback
I see
Was there any class changes talked about at the fan fest?
I keep seeing people talk like some class changes were announced. Someone said one of the sects for ast was going away and such
They told us that ast would be reworked when sage was revealed
No specific details
Outside it being a pure healer like white mage
It's unknown if AST's card system will be reworked again right?
It's probably unlikely I think
No
Yeah, since the current card system don't really feels bad
One of the few things we know is Summoner getting a rework since they basically hit a design limit with their rotation
Intreasting
But that came from an interview
I do hope in the future they differentiate less between Regen Healers and Shield Healers
I see
they mean to nuke noct. ast and make a logical difference between ast+whm and sch+sge
I just feel like making AST+WHM and SCH+SGE combos nonviable would be a bad idea
Yeah, so I wish Shield Healer's shields stack
Cause you know, Shields in e12s are kinda a thing
Is there any significant problem if shields stack?
Yes
Shields stacking too high can invalidate mechanics
I mean we do have Twice / Trice come ruin now lol
It would be E10s dog uptime for EVERY MECHANIC
Odd question but is there any way I can change my Square Enix ID?
but wouldnt you just get hit with a ton of damage downs
But the new ruin mechanic do feel like it invalidates healers a bit...
If you take 0 damage you get no debuffs
d'you know how dog uptime works? you shield so highly you DON'T
oh
neat
It's why dog uptime works
I mean they can just change it, give ruin stacks if you do mechanics incorrectly
If you take 0 damage from attacks, most additional effects will not apply
Umbral orbs applies damage down by checking if you took too much damage, thus weren't stacked in 3s. So, you can invalidate that entirely by just standing on the boss and kitchen sinking it
But yeah... doing this do feel like it might even futhur invalidates Shield Healers...
Cleaves do no damage
I think a work around could be having shields cap at a certain percentage of max health say, 15%, so say healer 1 with better gear can generate 10% and healer 2 could generate 5%
Yeah I think that's also viable?
That would destroy scholar with crit los
Oh lol
Welp, at least when out of the 6 combinations of 4 healers, 4 combinations are viable is fine I guess
Oh.and tank party Shields like veil and shake
Maybe 5 if AST+WHM is viable
I was just using that as an example. They could also always add in that crit heals wouldn't add additional shielding. Just to make balancing double shield healers a little bit easier
crit heals wouldn't add additional shielding
thus murdering one of scholar's main gimmicks and rendering adloquium near useless
Shields are fine atm
anyway, #general-discussion
what are some of the worst things about final fantasy?
what would make people pick other mmo's over this one?
While I personally enjoy this element I think what might be the most divisive is just how long the story is that you have to do to hit endgame raiding
some people just really don't care for plots
I'd see the story is for most mmo players a big part of the game, so I think that's still somewhat positive
I know the devs have a good rep
my friend is debating if he should play another mmo like blade and soul instead, the monthly sub scares him off
Did you tell him half the game is part of the free trial?
He said something about the endgame combat being lackluster, is that true in any capacity?
I did yeah, he knows about that
You get 4 fights for 6 months
the only thing really lackluster about endgame content is timegating
what does that mean?
All high end raids are weekly locked
Once you done your weekly clears, you're basically done for the week
That's your content for the week, see you again Tuesday
other than that timegating thing i love the endgame
lots of great fights
and the ultimates are damn hard but tons of fun if you're into the hardcore of raiding
ill admit this game is expensive
but the free trial is pretty good at giving you a taste
so let him play for free, see if he likes it
Roulettes + Beast Tribes, how much would it be? around 2 levels a day or so?, wanna Level AST as passively as i possible can
if not? no money wasted
a level a day after 50
the game is the same price as a regular triple A game
its the sub that makes it a lot
Sub price at the lowest is like 43 cents a day