questions-and-help

[faint flare]

At least few hundred thousand

And a decent chunk in just raw gil rewards and selling rando mats and materia

[gritty oracle]

But it requires a party

But yeah map parties are always worth it, just from the raw gil before loot

[fallen axle]

oaky cool and is there any actual MSQ requirement other than the level and zones unlocked?

[gritty oracle]

Flying is a massive help

[fallen axle]

like im lv70 but still havent unlocked the Lochs yet in StB so coudl i do the 70s maps?

[gritty oracle]

You should probably unlock the Lochs first
Like, flying is nbd someone can ferry you, but if anyone has a Lochs map, they need to boot you for the duration of their map

[twilit arch]

if you're gonna do 70 maps, should have all stormblood zones unlocked first or else there's a chance you can't do a map if you get a zone you havent unlocked first

[gritty oracle]

And if you get a Lochs map, you need to discard it

[fallen axle]

damn alright

im already like almost up to Castrum Abanis or whatever

so it isnt far off

[ruby herald]

quick question about quest gear rewards: If I am playing a male character, will I still be able to buy the female version of quest rewards from the calamity vendor?

[flat yew]

is there any dress glam a male character can wear?

[faint flare]

Gear is wearable for all genders unless specified on specific glamour items

There's no gender specific quest items

[leaden ginkgo]

explaining what is NEW GAME+

[ruby herald]

oh sweet, thanks! More specifically, will I be able to wear the "No.2 Type B Boots" if I earn it on a male character, then change to a female character later?

[faint flare]

There's no female version

It's unisex

[primal ermine]

2b dress iirc

[ruby herald]

oh sweet, thanks!

[faint flare]

99% of items in the game are unisex

Unless explicitly stated in its tooltip

[ruby herald]

oooh, gotcha, ty!

[flat yew]

yeah I've got the 2b dress and I've noticed the the bride dress thingy is also unisex, but are there any others?

[rancid gull]

what RDM weapon do you think would roll with this

[leaden ginkgo]

You only need to level NPCs once for Trusts, right?

[faint flare]

Yes

[slow cedar]

Are levequests for crafters level locked behind having a combat job levelled?

For instance I have leather worker at level 40 but my highest combat class is level 20. Can I do level 40 levequests for leather worker?

[faint flare]

They are, cause you can't do leves for a zone if your story hasn't taken you there or do the unlock quest leve for arr zones

[plush glacier]

Controller player, when I used to play when I'd get in moments like the magitek armor suit (castrum MSQ); before it locked my hotbar to the duty actions and allowed me to use the actions like my hotbar, but now it's showing up as a separate hotbar above my hotbars and no matter what buttons I press I can't access it. Anyway to fix that?

[warm snow]

Just tap the cycle button

It should cycle between your currently selected crosshotbar and the mount hotbar

Rb/r1 by default

[plush glacier]

Tried every button possible no luck.

Only way to access it is with virtual mouse and REALLY not trying to do that. Idk why it changed or why it's like that.

[faint flare]

Character configuration > hotbar settings > cross > toggle on Use Mount hotbar

[plush glacier]

Ur a godsend if this works, I'll give it a shot in a bit. Ty in advance

[tame plinth]

where do i claim achievement rewards? jonathas doesn't show let me claim it (its ttt achievements)

[faint flare]

It auto swaps your hotbar to the mount hotbar and allows the cycling thing

[warm snow]

In the achievements menu

[faint flare]

In the achievement menu itself now. New thing

[warm snow]

You just click on the reward now

This was changed in 5.5 iirc

[faint flare]

Johantas is mostly out of a job

[warm snow]

I mean you can exchange achievement certificates with him now, but you'll be able to buy all that shit by the time you're done arr

[tame plinth]

alright, ty

[pearl mesa]

I have no idea what to do with my achievement certificates.

Buy women's swimwear?

[warm snow]

Hoard for the next time he gets new shit

[faint flare]

Nothing if you got everything

[pearl mesa]

How often does he get new stuff?

[warm snow]

Ribbon was the last new thing he got iirc

And that was before I started playing back in july

[faint flare]

Stuff is rarely added

[pearl mesa]

I have 40 certificates and have bought everything, and I haven't turned in points in a while.

[leaden ginkgo]

Hey when doe peak hours on primal start and end

[faint flare]

You get way too many certificates than you actually need

[pearl mesa]

Primal's in North America, so it's basically American afternoon/evening.

[open ember]

Prime time for what? PVP or just in general

[leaden ginkgo]

darn, I was hoping to get a friend's character started on Lamia but it doesnt look like thats going to be happening

[open ember]

After 3 PM PST is a good time

[warm snow]

!status lamia

[zinc orbit]

Information

Lamia is currently Online
This server is currently: Preferred
Creation of New Characters Available

[leaden ginkgo]

oh wait

[last rune]

im fairly new to the game my dumb friend begging me to play ff14 so i finally got the game thks to sale so which best way to lv up since im really digging to dark knight

[warm snow]

They can start now

[leaden ginkgo]

oh they're busy rn

[leaden ginkgo]

Main story

[faint flare]

Story is mandatory

[leaden ginkgo]

Need levels? do the main story quest

you cant even unlock it till you get to heavensward so

MSQ

[ripe hound]

Yeah MSQ is mandatory

[faint flare]

Especially if you want dark knight which is story locked

[last rune]

what about the side quest with "+" i see them quite often but barely done any cuz i focus on main story quest

[warm snow]

Rule #1 EVERYTHING is locked behind story peogress

[faint flare]

Those unlock SOMETHING

[leaden ginkgo]

haha he's right

[open coral]

are additional content - some dungeons, raids, the glamour system, other jobs, etc.

[faint flare]

!faq questicons

[zinc orbit]

What do all these quest icons mean?

- These are how you reach the endgame and every other bit of content is locked behind it to some extent. MANDATORY
- These unlock a feature, instanced content, job actions, or a thing that is important for you to have. Do the ones related to your job/class and ones that unlock new content
- These usually have very little exp/gil as reward and are usually just part of the world/lore expansion. Mostly optional unless you are interested in doing them for the fluff
- These are quests you can do more than once, how often you can repeat it is up to the individual quest.

[ripe hound]

They unlock “something” that may or may not be useful. Feel free to do them if you like

[faint flare]

Ayy remembered it

[leaden ginkgo]

Honestly I'd say class and job quest matter more than story quest but thats just me

[faint flare]

They do

[leaden ginkgo]

everytime I hit a level increment, I just stop what im doing and go do the quest

[faint flare]

It's why they're tracked on the main scenario tracker

[open coral]

Ehh. You can sort of get away with not doing job quests for a couple of levels, particularly once you hit 50/60.

[faint flare]

Cause they're also mandatory

[open coral]

But doing them is definitely better than not.

You can 100% ignore your job quests from 60-70 while you're doing MSQ, since only the level 70 one gives you an ability.

[leaden ginkgo]

hey is the mac launcher supposed to look like the one pre5.0?

[rancid gull]

do you guys have any tl:dr on how to RDM while leveling up like that BLM imgur you guys use every now and then

[faint flare]

!faq 50rdm

[zinc orbit]

'I just unlocked this' 5.x guide

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/2FTx31t.jpg

[rancid gull]

thank you

[faint flare]

Rdm literally doesn't change through the levels

[warm snow]

Rdm doesn't really need instructions

[faint flare]

Just adds stuff onto the end

Basics stay the same

[warm snow]

Use fast spells to dualcast slow spells

Pro tip is using swift cast to fish for verfire/verstone procs when you have neither

Your rotation doesn't really change from 50-80 you just get a longer burst combo

[random girder]

and manafication and embolden really

[rancid gull]

do you ever hard cast at all as a RDM?

[random girder]

mana you use between 40/40-50/50

[random girder]

opener

[warm snow]

Opener ONLY

[random girder]

can hardcast verthunder or veraero 4secs prepull

[faint flare]

Only hardcast thunder/aero for opener

[random girder]

and embolden ON CD since its a raid buff. it wont always line up with your burst

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[random girder]

but it will line up with someones burst

fuck off kupo

[silent pike]

Be nice to kupo :(

[random girder]

no

[stable grail]

Do you need to reach specific stat threshold from gear to be able to do gathering leves?

[warm snow]

No

[stable grail]

and are they repeatable, or just daily

[faint flare]

Repeatable provided you have enough allowances

You get 3 per 12 hours

[warm snow]

Do you start the game with 3 or do they give you more on a new character

[stable grail]

each cost 10 allowances for gathering right?

[warm snow]

No

[stable grail]

then what did i just pickup xD from ishgard

[warm snow]

Fancier leves

Those only exist in ishgard

[stable grail]

im rn 59lvl botanist, gonna start leveling via leves, which part i need to go for those that cost 1 allowance each, or at that level those will cost 10?

[faint flare]

Large scale leve

They're not efficient

[stable grail]

will i get back allowances if i abandon the leve?

[rigid dust]

is RDM still the go-to for solo POTD~?

[faint flare]

Or mch

Both are good

[rigid dust]

nice!! rdm bc of the self-heals, and MCH for the burst damage i imagine~?

[faint flare]

And kiting

[warm snow]

Mostly the kiting in late floors

[sinful storm]

How different is whm to ast? I am about to finish to lvl my ast and I don't know if I want to keep going with ast or level a whm

[faint flare]

Not much if diurnal

[glossy flare]

whm is less busy

more straight forward in a sense, has big heals

[rigid dust]

oh i hadn't even thougth about kiting which of the two would you recommend for a solo 1-200~?

[violet meteor]

Do you get money if someone buys stuff from your retainer on your property?

[glossy flare]

either, depends really on your preference

[sinful storm]

Right, so it's less busy and aesthetic is different. But main healing mechanic is about the same

[flat yew]

is there some cheap gear I can get for my SMN at lvl 80 which doesn't require tomestones? all I want is a somewhat usable DPS I can use when I'm not using my scholar

[open coral]

Eden or YorHa

[faint flare]

Exarchic or Eden/nier gear

[rigid dust]

thanks! c: i'll swap between the two as i die and get a feel for both

[flat yew]

so nothing I can get from a vendor?

[warm snow]

Not for level 80

[flat yew]

ah dang

[faint flare]

Not outside your job gear

[open coral]

Vendor gear aside from tomestone will be garbage for max level

[flat yew]

thanks

guess I'll craft some exarchic pieces now

[warm snow]

Use poetics gear to clear the caster role quests then get your artifact gear

[flat yew]

is artifacts gear the exarchic stuff?

[open coral]

No

Artifact gear is your job gear

Exarchic is crafted

[flat yew]

oh?

[open coral]

Exarchic is also 510 base ilevel, and artifact gear is... 430?

Maybe 420

[faint flare]

Ye

[open coral]

Artifact gear is basically meant to give you the ilevel to finish the 5.0 MSQ

[rigid dust]

if you have Zadnor unlocked, the left-side gear from there is all i525

[warm snow]

If you're willing to ignore your tomes requirement you can get 490 caster gear with the unlimited tomes

[grim plover]

is there any way to travel faster? like other then running

[rigid dust]

like for long-distances or~?

[flat yew]

the thing is I'm all out of tomes I could easily farm now and I just want some DPS I can use in case someone else wants to run healer during some maps or while farming rathalos extreme

[grim plover]

well like not aether travel

[flat yew]

I don't intend to play dps too much so I don't want to sink too much gil into it though

[grim plover]

but running around

[sleek needle]

Aetherites

[flat yew]

mounts

[sleek needle]

Get a mount

[grim plover]

can i do that at level 20?

[faint flare]

!faq mounts

[zinc orbit]

Mounts FAQ

'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.

[sleek needle]

You'll need to do some msq

[little swift]

Also chocobokeep

[sleek needle]

Yea, but that's kinda like aetherites

[vital ruin]

can viera wear the elemental fending/maiming head gear

[flat yew]

chocobokeep is kinda like guided mounts?

iirc cheaper than teleportation, but it takes time

[little swift]

They can wear it but you can't see it on them

[vital ruin]

major rip man

will they fix it for male viera?

[little swift]

Probably not, they have said they're working on it though

[quick sage]

Hey guys, for the final relic quest “the pinnacle of possibility”

[vital ruin]

[quick sage]

Where do I trade the items

[rancid gull]

any leve guides on for boosting culinary to 1-80

or 1-50

[rigid dust]

honestly, ishgardian restoration crafts are still the best for crafting iirc

[rancid gull]

would ishgard work for 1-80?

[little swift]

20 to 80

[vital ruin]

i leveled my cul from 1-80 without leves or ishgard

[little swift]

Leves still more exp but ishgard is convenient

[stable grail]

for gathering 60-80 is leves most efficient way to lvlup?

[flat yew]

if you gather for your crafter leveling at ishgard you'll just passively level your gatherers

[little swift]

For both crafters and gatherers leves are best exp

But again ishgard is more convenient

Since you're not gated by allowance count

[flat yew]

IMO leves/facet is way better for 70-80 than ishgard if you have the allowances

it just becomes super expensive for the later levels, or you spend a lot of time gathering the mats

[leaden ginkgo]

need to complete shb to unlock bozja ?

[little swift]

Yes

[leaden ginkgo]

ty

[little swift]

And the sb alliance raud questline

[leaden ginkgo]

[grim plover]

is there any reason to stay as a gladitor

and like not job upgrade

[warm snow]

You also need the first ShB patch

5.1

[flat yew]

No

[warm snow]

No

[alpine shadow]

You won't loose skills, you only gain skills when upgrading

[agile laurel]

staying as gladiator would be considered actively griefing

[celest coral]

Odd. I just hit lvl 52 and Alberic isn't offering the next DRG quest

[agile laurel]

you aren't in HW

[open coral]

Have you gotten to HW?

[oak ice]

Need to reach HW

[celest coral]

Ohhhh it's HW only

Not there yet haha

Got it got it

[warm snow]

If you haven't unlocked something yet, it's probably msq

[leaden ginkgo]

hey this isn't a question but I just want to thank all of the people that get out of their way to help new people understand the game. I've never had a more heartwarming welcome to a community before, and I'm glad to be part of it now. Thanks

[faint flare]

[plain python]

how to spend Bojza Cluster?

[faint flare]

Resistance quartermaster at the Base inside the zones

[plain python]

do I need certain rank?

[faint flare]

No

The one in BSF is near the dummies by the tent

[warm snow]

A good amount is rank locked though

Iirc

[autumn mason]

Hello. Somewhere I saw that if I'll buy FFXIV activation code I can refund it until I'll reveal the code. Is that true?

[grim plover]

is this game like other mmos with dungeons and stuff for partys? for leveling?

[warm snow]

Dungeons unlock at level 15 in the main story

[faint flare]

Yes, but story takes priority

There's no point to rush levels

You do the dungeon grind for alt jobs

[warm snow]

The main story quests payout enough exp to keep your level on your main job up to date

[grim plover]

is it possible to just do dungeons and not story?

or at least for most part

[warm snow]

No

[faint flare]

Story locks LITERALLY EVERYTHING

Even further dungeons

[grim plover]

...

[warm snow]

It's a final fantasy game first mmo second

[faint flare]

Your level is meaningless without story progress

[autumn mason]

Do someone know thee answeer?

[warm snow]

No one knows

If you want to find out go open a support ticket for a refund and see what happens

[faint flare]

Youll probably be refunded if its not revealed

Once it is you lose your chance

[warm snow]

Unless it's an Endwalker preorder

But that's different

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[violet meteor]

I asked earlier but I didn't see an answer. If you buy things from a retainer on someone's land (housing district) does it give them the money?

[twilit arch]

yes

retainers on a housing plot still functions the same way as if you had bought it from the marketboard

[violet meteor]

I see

Thank you!

[austere sky]

Hi
Quick question. I'm not familiar with PF strats for Hades EX.
A tank asked if 'we we change when buff swap".
Was anything expected other than tank swap and swap position to target opposite debuff add ?

[faint flare]

Just vokes the other add and be done with it

[austere sky]

So I didn't cause the wipes then. Thanks :)
Wans't sure if I missed something

[alpine shadow]

if you did it wrong, then you definetly would cause a wipe, cause there is nothing you can do when you do it wrong

well, or one is gonna die, then the rest of the party dies

[sturdy glacier]

There's a hotkey to check what sort of dailies are open for me and to check what crafting turn ins I have for the maelstrom, right?

I swear there was a button..

[twilit arch]

ctrl+u is default key to open the timers menu

[sturdy glacier]

Ah, thanks!

[frosty tusk]

I have a question regarding the free trial

say I have a square enix account in which I already used for the free trial, can I use that same account when I purchase the game on steam?

[clear shoal]

I'm unable to delete characters and am just wondering if there's a way I'm not seeing? I dropped my account to the $12 a month sub since I only play 1 character on my main server. I wanted to create a new character on another server but it says I have too many and need to delete one. I go back to my main server to delete one of the alts I have on there and it won't let me click those characters at all since i'm on the 1 character per server sub. Any way to delete those so i can make a new character on another server?

[warm snow]

The lower sub only allows you to have 8 total characters. Iirc you have to delete the characters on mogstation

[clear shoal]

7 max

[faint flare]

8

[obsidian patio]

If that doesn’t work you’ll need to go back to standard subscription for a month to be able to delete the characters

[clear shoal]

Okay, i'll try on the mogstation. it's just weird because it tells me to right click them and remove them from in the character selection screen and it won't let me right click them

8? I'm at 7 and getting that message

[faint flare]

1 per world

8 max

[clear shoal]

It even says 7 at the top

but won't let me make another lol

[faint flare]

!faq subprice

[zinc orbit]

Subscription Prices

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/iPm8PE2.png

[faint flare]

It's 8

[alpine shadow]

sounds like you switched to entry sub from standard

[clear shoal]

I'm not saying it's not, i'm just saying I have 7 and it won't let me make another

Yeah

[grim plover]

if im a level 20 gladiator what happens if i switch to a rogue

[faint flare]

Lv1 rogue

All job levels are separate

[grim plover]

so how do i catch up to story?

[faint flare]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for Alt jobs 🍻

Level 1 to 70 in five days (Stormblood)

[clear shoal]

Maybe i'm bugged somehow? Says 7 characters up top. I can screenshot it with the message and the only 7 characters. I guess I could open a ticket.

[faint flare]

Screenshot

[open coral]

Are all 7 on the same server?

[clear shoal]

Yeah, i only play on primal

[faint flare]

There you.go

[open coral]

Not datacenter, server

[faint flare]

It's 1 character per server

[clear shoal]

oh, no they're not. 5 on one, and then 1 on two other servers

[open coral]

If they're all on the same server, then you'll only be able to access the top one.

Yeah, you won't be able to touch 4 of those 5 on the same server.

[alpine shadow]

did you double check if you have entry or standard?

[clear shoal]

That's what I was saying. I switched to entry and this happened.

[alpine shadow]

yeah, it's supposed to happen like that

[clear shoal]

But now i'm wondering why I only have 7 characters and it won't let me make another

[random girder]

yes. you can only have one character per world on entry

[clear shoal]

when it says 8

I know that

[alpine shadow]

then you might have a character in that same world?

[clear shoal]

I'm trying to make another character on a server I don't have a character on

[alpine shadow]

which world are you trying to make?

oh

[open coral]

Yes Thaun, we've gone over all of this

[alpine shadow]

then you might have it in an another dc then

🤷

else ticket.

[leaden ginkgo]

Is there a way to make dual cast status big?
Cause i kept forgetting i already proccing it sometime

[open coral]

No, they have 5 characters on their main server and they dropped to an Entry sub from Standard, so they can't touch the other 4 characters.

That's the problem

That's it

[clear shoal]

Anyway, my original question was just if there's a way to delete on of the ones I can't play

[twilit arch]

not without upgrading to standard

[clear shoal]

Thanks for the help. I'll check mogstation

[open coral]

You'd have to go back to a Standard sub for a month to touch those characters again.

Even just to delete them.

[clear shoal]

Okay, that's what I was worried would be the answer. Thanks!

it's just $3 so i'll do that real quick

[sage mirage]

Are GC supply missions the same for everyone, or randomized to each player?

[faint flare]

Random

[sage mirage]

Ah, there goes my moneymaking idea

[boreal storm]

The thing they have you turn in is also dependent on your specific crafter’s level

[clear shoal]

This is what it was with the only seeing 7. My bad, it's not bugged. I forgot I had my very first ever character over on another DC before moving to Primal to play with some friends years back. So that makes 8.

[sage mirage]

Weird, all my missions require materials that are inaccessible to me rn

[cunning loom]

what level are your crafters

[sage mirage]

Around 50-55

[warm snow]

All those materials are in heavensward areas

[sage mirage]

Yeah, I haven't reached HW yet

[warm snow]

Too bad

[grim plover]

is it easy to switch between jobs?

[warm snow]

Very

[open coral]

As easy as switching gear

[boreal storm]

Just change your equipment and boom

Job 2

[warm snow]

Once you finish your level 10 class quest you can unlock other jobs

[sage mirage]

You can even put a "swap loadout" button on your hotbar

[grim plover]

oh thats weird lol i just equpied the dagger and it switched

[solid fog]

I just got promoted to first flame lieutenant, how does one promote to Captain ? I unlocked rank 3 squadron missions

[faint flare]

Yep

[sage mirage]

Yeah, your main weapon determines your current job

[twilit arch]

you need to do 5 different dungeons with your squadron and then the flagged mission should appear

[solid fog]

Thanks

You mean in the command mission?

[boreal storm]

Yes

[twilit arch]

yes, command missions = running dungeons with your squadron

[solid fog]

my GC seals cap went up to 80k...

what.. none told me that

[twilit arch]

ranking up always increase the seal cap

[quick sage]

Hey guys, how do I bail out on crafting so it doesn’t use up mats

[umbral nest]

i got some orchestron rolls that look damaged how do i repair them

[twilit arch]

quit the crafting process, but you are only assured materials back when you haven't done any actions

failing a craft has a fairly small chance of giving mats back

[boreal storm]

Alchemist for the ink and recipe, carpenter for new paper

[sage mirage]

It seems my chokobo lost the ability to fly in HW. Do I get that back later?

[boreal storm]

Aether currents

Find 10 on the map 5 from quests, and then you can fly in that zone

[quick sage]

@errant geode having trouble with my final relic quest

If I don’t get enough progress from rapid synthesis it’ll fail

[warm snow]

!faq flying

[zinc orbit]

Flying FAQ

'How can I unlock Flying?'

Flying is unlocked through the collecting of a zone's Aether Currents, with every zone having ten 'green' Aether Currents found in the overworld and five 'yellow' Aether Currents obtained through the MSQ and side quests marked with a plus sign. Azys Lla is the only zone to not have any green Aether Currents. You must collect all Aether Currents in a zone to be able to fly.

Flying is unlocked in A Realm Reborn zones simply by completing the level 50 story quest 'The Ultimate Weapon'.

'Where can I find the green Aether Currents?'

Upon obtaining the Story Quest 'Divine Intervention' you get the Aether Compass, which is a key item you can use to locate the nearest non-quest Aether Current. This can be set to your Hotbar for ease of use. Alternatively, you can use this website to show the location of all Aether Currents for a zone. http://heavenswhere.com/

[sage mirage]

ah, ok

[umbral nest]

why can I not cast it?

[warm snow]

Glamour follows gear restrictions

[umbral nest]

its not a class or lvl problem

[cursive lion]

Is there a guide anywhere to how to play PvP modes without wanting to punch yourself in the face?

[warm snow]

Whether it's level or class

[cursive lion]

Like, I have tons of problems just targeting opponents

[umbral nest]

nah i literally wore this same class and everything

[faint flare]

Your equipped gear is too low level

You can't glamour higher level stuff on low level gear

[warm snow]

Can't make low level gear look better than it is

[umbral nest]

shit

i fucked up

well thanks

[modest igloo]

for frontlines, It's mostly just follow the group and target dps/healers until you get the hang of tab targeting quickly

[cursive lion]

Tab targeting constantly targets opponents who are out of range

So I'll try to target and just die because it feels like no-one else has that problem

[modest igloo]

aim your camera down more

so you can only see your target

or just keep hitting tab quickly until you get your target

[cursive lion]

I have been trying that last bit but I have a really hard time picking out who I am targeting visually with so much going on

[modest igloo]

yeah you just gotta get used to the pace

i still dont even do mid stuff

wayyy to much happening

[raven star]

How does the open tournament work where you queue in? Trying to get the triad card for coming first. Is it only during certain times?

[cursive lion]

I barely do any damage because as soon as I'm spotted I'm usually dead soon after

It's a lot to pay attention to at once

Thanks for the camera tip; I'll try that next time

[modest igloo]

it is 72 people

for getting targeted find your backstep button

[raven star]

oh wait i just found it sorry!

[modest igloo]

and get ready to spam arm's length and potions

[cursive lion]

Dancer's PvP bar with steps being different from PvE has also madly confused me

[raven star]

Everyone has that targeting issue, it's frustrating

[cursive lion]

Potions I have def not gotten the hang of

[modest igloo]

pots heal more the lower you are btw

[cursive lion]

oh

hm

[modest igloo]

but have a delay

so its about timing it

honestly? i wouldn't play the class you pve on in pvp

[cursive lion]

I basically won't step in anything not-Frontlines because I feel really bad in there

And smaller teams would definitely notice my being all thumbs way more

[modest igloo]

well the feast is garbage tbf

[cursive lion]

Solves one problem right there

[modest igloo]

rival wings is pretty neato

sorta like league but with alexander bosses and towers

[cursive lion]

People who play Rival Wings say a lot of good things about Rival Wings 🙂

Reading about how it works was slightly intimidating

[modest igloo]

i just run around ganking people in it, more fun for me

but at any rate, a lot of the jobs feel different in pvp and pve

like i love DRG in pvp

pve? ehhhh

so i'd personally recommond finding something that doesn't mess with your flow of your main

[cursive lion]

hm OK; I appreciate the advice

I mostly want to get PvP to the point where I don't actively dislike playing it in roulette

Or can even enjoy grinding it for tomestones during events

[modest igloo]

yeah that's what ive been doing

just remember that nobody cares if you're bad and dont feel bad about losing

[cursive lion]

I will try to remember that

[modest igloo]

i lost this game, look at how much i did

[cursive lion]

lol I'm lucky to get 1/10th that (seriously, I got 50k in the last match)

[modest igloo]

yep, we all start bad, just takes time and practice to get better!

[deft parcel]

Hey! Im looking at a Sam opener. What item is this?

[open coral]

That's a strength potion. You don't need to worry about it unless you're doing Savage progression.

[modest igloo]

HQ grade 4 tincture of strength

to be precise

[deft parcel]

Ahhh

Should I stock up or not care, till I get Savage?

[open coral]

Don't worry about it for now.

[crystal bluff]

It isnt worth using until you're savage progging

[deft parcel]

okay! If I don't have it it's not that debilitating is it?

[open coral]

No

[crystal bluff]

Its not

[deft parcel]

Okay!

[open coral]

It's basically just a way to squeeze out a little bit of extra damage.

[crystal bluff]

Its a few% dps increase

[tawdry otter]

someone know a good option to a equip a fresh lvl 80 and be rdy for endwalker?

[open coral]

Augmented Cryptlurker gear

[modest igloo]

check pins

[open coral]

Will be "ready for Endwalker"

Remember that you've still got about 6 months before Endwalker though. Plenty of time to farm out gear.

You don't need to be ready right now.

[crystal bluff]

^

[green grail]

you need at least i470 to be able to go through 5.5 msq

[warm snow]

You'll want a minimum of 500ish average going into endwalker

[crystal bluff]

Huh. TIL

[open coral]

430 is the minimum to finish 5.0

[deft parcel]

Anyone recognize this skill?

[open coral]

That's the level 80 SAM skill, I think.

[tawdry otter]

lvl 72 skill SAM: Hissatsu: Senei

[open coral]

Oh, yeah, mb

[warm snow]

370 for first ShB dungeon which is 30 below sb bis. So 500 min

[open coral]

72

[deft parcel]

Ohhh thanks

[crystal bluff]

Hissatsu senei
Uses up 50 Kenki
You get it at 72

[leaden ginkgo]

hey guys what is the difference between the types of healer classes?

[warm snow]

Playstyle

Also scholar is more preventative with shields as opposed to white mage being more reactive with pure healing

Ast can play either way

[faint flare]

White mage has regens and upfront heals

Scholar has a fairy, focuses on Shielding and alot of off global heals

Ast can be regens or Shields and.l buffs people with cards

[true jolt]

You can just compare with other expansion

Usually maxed ilvl gear from said expansion (130, 270, 400) can carry you to lvl X5 before your gear become obsolete. And iirc lvl X1 dungeon reqiurement is only 20ish ilvl below that so yeah base expansion gear wont work

[modest igloo]

base expac gear doesnt even go into the x.3 stuff

[copper hound]

heard the game gets much better around heavensward and everything before that is somewhat of a tutorial that you still shouldnt skip simply because otherwise you dont know who anybody is. Is it really like 100 lvl 50 quests before heavensward even starts?

or is the list on the wiki outdated

[faint flare]

80 now

Some got cut

And the rest streamlined and shortened

[copper hound]

i see

[modest igloo]

120 base game, 80 post lvl 50 quests before 3.0

[copper hound]

this is still like very "watch season 1 and 2 it gets really really good around season 4" energy

[open coral]

That's exactly right

[warm snow]

Kinda

[faint flare]

Yep

Your typical Netflix show

[warm snow]

Arr is the world building and setup for pretty much everything that follows

[modest igloo]

more like just season 1 but point still stands

[warm snow]

We were calling back to arr patch content in the latest msq

[modest igloo]

i mean i liked titan and garuda quests

[copper hound]

also on a preferred realm you like 2-1 outlevel the msq ^^

[modest igloo]

but the pacing and, esp when compared to HW, are slow

[true jolt]

Tbh if you really-really burned out but want to brute force it, imo you can skip 2.1-2.3 without a lot of harm since the HW important things start at 2.4-2.5

[modest igloo]

yeah 2.4 trial was pretty damn good

[copper hound]

iirc you can only skip everything up to HW right?

and not do the quests again

[warm snow]

You can't really skip anything imho

[copper hound]

so kind of a all or nothing situation

[open coral]

If you buy a skip, then yes. It's all or nothing.

[true jolt]

I mean just skip cutscene/dialogue

Saves a lot of time

[modest igloo]

msq is one time only, but you have to do it to unlock content, like a normal FF game

[warm snow]

Again everything before hw is still setup for literally everything else

[random girder]

arr is necessary to make heavensward as good as it is, imo

heavensward is still good on its own but the arr build makes it VERY GOOD

[copper hound]

i see

do the textures get better in later expansions btw ^^

[random girder]

yeah a bit

[copper hound]

or do people mod those

[random girder]

there are texture mods for characters but not really anything for environment

[copper hound]

which is of course illegal and not real

[random girder]

no it isnt

only gameplay addons are tos

[copper hound]

huh

[true jolt]

I still remember that one quest where i need to meet thancred in central thanalan then just give me 2 line of dialogue before sending me back to waking sands

[leaden ginkgo]

If you hate ARR game probably isn’t for you tbh, no need to force yourself

[random girder]

but environment textures are fine past arr

its really only arr and some of hw that has funky grass

[leaden ginkgo]

It does get better but that’s my take

[random girder]

and really only grass that looks off

like grass iwthout grass models lol

is super grainy

but other than that textures do their job

[warm snow]

Arr was largely a rush job and even in hw the game was being made for ps3

[modest igloo]

you have the right idea, but just dont say about it in chat and you'll be totes fine

[random girder]

they arent beautiful or anything but they look good enough to do their job

i havent noticed any outright unpleasant or ugly ones past arr

but even arr looks fine 80% of the time

[fervent radish]

Nah even if he doesn't like ARR, the game/story really picks up in HW so I would say slog it out

[copper hound]

its weird some character models and armors have great tectures and then they hit you with the ps2 limsa surrounding areas and the goldenfinger grass

[sinful lark]

Will I get all the expansions at purchase of endwalker

[random girder]

if lighting/colors bothers you then use gshade

[modest igloo]

the fingers still get me sometimes

[random girder]

i even have my own preset that you can try if your pc is good enough, it works for gameplay but it is a bit intensive

[copper hound]

but in development they repurposed a bunch of old assets right

[modest igloo]

correct

rather rushed and on a low budget

[true jolt]

Yes but you cant play any of them until launch (you can only play till HW if you on trial/base game)

You can go to SB when EW released

[warm snow]

Yes but only with the release of endwalker

[copper hound]

also this is like 6 years old so a fair comparison would to compare the texture work to like the most rushed zone in pandaria or smth, which is why i was asking about the later stuff mostly

[stone spear]

i just got my crafters to 80 and while i’m working toward scrip gear for now, the requirements for aesthetes gear take a lot of scrip materials. is there a method of grinding those out? looks like it will take weeks.

[modest igloo]

ShB has absolutely gorgeous zones, and the SB/HW ones are better looking

[modest igloo]

you can buy the 490 hq gear if you want them fast, but crafting is ALWAYS time vs gil

[final steeple]

what is rp ?

[warm snow]

Role play

[final steeple]

like in the name

[true jolt]

Roleplay

[final steeple]

what if it's golden

[stone spear]

yeah i think i’ll just be going about the market making money instead b/c that’s nuts lol!

[faint flare]

It's the role-play tag

[copper hound]

emoting in the buyable maid outfit as a catgirl or soon bunny boy in limsa, as far as ive heard and or been warned by friends

[final steeple]

what is that?

[faint flare]

To show they're role-playing or looking for it

[final steeple]

i know rp but why i don't know about this in the game

[stone spear]

also one last question is HQ crafted, overmelded dwarven gathering gear better than the first 80 scrip option?

[modest igloo]

most crafting money is made early in the raid tier anyways, so it's not like you'd be missing out on much gil

[modest igloo]

about the same iirc

[obsidian patio]

Don’t bother with the early scrip sets in terms of stats, go for Handsaint/Landsaint

[stone spear]

very true, to be honest i was just trying to reach cap and grab all the books before endwalker. now i can be ready to make money when it drops.

[celest snow]

what does this tattoo mean? i see that a lot of character have it but i either forgot or never knew what it meant. is it to show that you are a member of the scions?

[obsidian patio]

It means they’re an Archon, which is kinda like a Doctorate.

[green grail]

basically graduated from sharlyan

[final steeple]

how do i get the rp tag?

[true jolt]

Nvm its different lol

[stone spear]

got it, right now i’m in crafted dwarven for gathering and grinding handsaints

[celest snow]

don't quite understand

[green grail]

should just be /rp in the chat iirc

[obsidian patio]

/roleplaying

[warm snow]

Sharlayan is a basically a university country

"graduates" have the tattoo

To greatly simplify

[final steeple]

thank you

[open coral]

It's like having a diploma inscribed on your skin

[faint flare]

To show they're smart

[celest snow]

oh, that's interesting. was it brought up early on in ARR or is it only touched upon later in the story?

[modest igloo]

1.0 iirc

[warm snow]

It's honestly more a thing in 1.0

Hasn't really been addressed since

[modest igloo]

might be looked into more with 6.0

does krile have the tattoos?

[celest snow]

huh, but they still decided to use it. i like that. thanks for the enlightenment!

[warm snow]

Krile is from the other place that eureka is about

[modest igloo]

baldesia or whatever yeah

[faint flare]

Isle of val

And the students of Baldesion

[modest igloo]

ah

[twilit arch]

should note that g'raha is/was part of the students of baldesion but is also an archon

so doesn't quite nix krile being an archon, but whether she is or not isn't noted in the EE and she doesn't have a visible archon tattoo but neither does mikoto

[modest igloo]

i might take this over to #archived-lore-spoilers

[leaden ginkgo]

Is there any tribal/summer necklaces you can use for a glam? Having trouble finding something to match a swimsuit glam

[twilit arch]

hmm i like using the skallic/lakeland model necklaces for my summer style glams

or bone necklance model

[halcyon iron]

hello i have a question , im a new player currently on a free trial .my question is can i join a free company ?

[faint flare]

No

[scarlet hinge]

What the best way to level from 61 to 71

[halcyon iron]

thanks

[faint flare]

Dungeons or HoH if ques are long

[open coral]

MSQ if you can, leveling dungeons if you can't.

[faint flare]

Naturally do your beast tribes and roulettes

[scarlet hinge]

@open coral this is for an alt

[modest igloo]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for Alt jobs 🍻

Level 1 to 70 in five days (Stormblood)

[stone spear]

are the best tools the purple sky builder ones ?

[modest igloo]

they are, but arent worth the effort

takes like several hundred expert crafts

[stone spear]

oh ok i see lol thanks for the warning

[faint flare]

It's moreso what stat you want

When. Comparing aesthete, relic and resplendent

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/277966370992291840/831620061991010344/momo_and_resplendid.PNG

[modest igloo]

what's that from? balance?

[faint flare]

Ye

Pinned in dol questions

[autumn hedge]

Is there a way you can abandon a dungeon/party on ps5?

As in leave the dungeon

[raven sage]

the duty finder has the option when you're inside a duty

[empty kestrel]

I saw the game is 60% off and im looking to get Shadowbringers. But, can I not get it on steam? I play on steam, and If I buy it on the SE store do I still get the DLC?

[raven sage]

You can't use the SE version with steam

[empty kestrel]

thats what I thought. So I just cant use the sale?

[obsidian patio]

Correct

[raven sage]

Not unless you want to start over

[empty kestrel]

Well that fuckin sucks.

[lone turtle]

so i just unlocked my mount and i see you can have it spawn and help you fight i have the gyshal greens but idk what to do with them to make him pop out lol i just wanna fight mobs with my chicken 🙂

[open coral]

You need to reach level 30 and complete the "My Feisty Little Chocobo" at Camp Tranquil.

[lone turtle]

awwww thank you so much

[twilit reef]

Hello...im looking for some help. I was given some materia from some random perwon but cant use it..can someone meld super high materia?

[rustic flare]

What are the commands to go underwater?

[open coral]

Materia melder NPCs can meld materia to qualifying pieces of gear (must have open materia slots and be high enough level) @twilit reef

[open coral]

kbm or controller?

[rustic flare]

PC.

[open coral]

I think X is the default.

[rustic flare]

nope.

I am playing the PC version of the game

[obsidian patio]

Try your descend key for flying mounts

[open coral]

It should be whatever your "descend" keybind is for flying.

[rustic flare]

not PS4.

[open coral]

... there is an X on your keyboard...

[obsidian patio]

Default keybind being Control+Space

[open coral]

(It's not X on controller either, for the record)

[pure stump]

Guys i can only buy costumes from mog store if i have the game? i'm still trials...

[gusty island]

Is there any prerequisites to extracting Materia from your gear other than 100% spiritbond?
Guildmaster for my first gathering profession just mentioned it but I don't seem to have an option for it

[obsidian patio]

Some stuff can be bought on the trial, but I can’t remember which items are and aren’t allowed

[pure stump]

trial*

[pure stump]

i tried to buy the costume, but it led me to buy the game instead lol

[open coral]

There's a that you have to do first from Mutamix Bubblypots in Thanalan.

The closest aetheryte is Blackbrush Station

[gusty island]

Next stop, Blackbrush Station. Thanks

[ripe hound]

BLM can still be played at end game if I'm a RDM main and my caster gear is 0 sps right?

Like, for most casual and somewhat casual content it should be fine right?

[obsidian patio]

Yes, BLM works at low spell speed

You just need to use a different opener

[grim plover]

does the leveling experience change at all if i buy the game?

[ripe hound]

Yeah, I'm just thinking about leveling a lv 80 BLM and have some casual fun with it

[ripe hound]

Not really, before lv 60 it's the same for Free trail and purchased game

[grim plover]

anyone know how often it goes on sale?

cause i feel like i could take more then a month gettign to 60 for free but if i buy i cant play

[obsidian patio]

Every 2-3 months.

[ripe hound]

It's on sale now, might not be on sale anymore until like... October?

[obsidian patio]

If you’re not on PS4/PS5 you can simply buy it from the SE store and hold onto the code until you want to use it.

[ripe hound]

I think it's likely that there will be another sale in October?

Like right before the new expansion?

[obsidian patio]

Probably September

[ripe hound]

Ye

[grim plover]

whats SE?

[obsidian patio]

Square enix

[grim plover]

oh

[gusty island]

if you buy the game you'll receive a code to unlock it. if you hold off on using the code right away, you can take advantage of the sale without worrying about needing to rush to 60

[ripe hound]

Arkmorning recommends ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[grim plover]

oh so i cna buy it now and just wait till im 60 to use code?

[ripe hound]

Can I reach 558 sps for BLM by only melding the weapon?

[grim plover]

oh okay cool

[obsidian patio]

Yep, unless you’re PS4/PS5

since digital purchases for them are automatically redeemed

[ripe hound]

Ah

The Diamond Weapon for BLM don't have sps...

Can I use No B4 or Double Sharp Opener if I don't have 558 sps as BLM?

[strong willow]

Hello ! i'm recent in FF XIV and i wonder how to get skills lv51+, i'm 60 bard and i have finish all quest class (lv30 i don't have others quest class). But i don't have skills 51 + how to unlock this ? just need to continue main quest ? Thank you for advance, and sorry for my bad english i'm french 🙂

[faint flare]

!faq whynojobquest

[zinc orbit]

Why am I Past lv50 Without the Abilities of My Job

Typically Job Quests are contained within their expansions separately. If you have not reached the next expansion in , you need to continue the main story quests until you reach the next expansion, denoted by giant letters naming said expansion.

Image URL: https://imgur.com/IQgUjw7.png

[strong willow]

Okay then just continue my main quest :)! thanks you very much

We have a system for search a guild in game ?

[gusty island]

Is there something like a bank/some form of long term storage or am I gonna have to make do with just the inventory?

[faint flare]

Retainers

They're your bank

[gusty island]

Ik you need a full account for retainers. Any other requirements?

[faint flare]

Lv17 msq past

[gusty island]

Ah so I still have a little bit to go anyway

Is there ever a reason not to retrieve Materia/reset spiritbond?

[faint flare]

No

Free materia

[rancid pelican]

Is there any point in melding materia to your gear before reaching endgame content?

It seems overkill as I've never really had problems clearing the MSQ / Extreme trials so far without doing that.

(Related) How do you pick which gears are worth adding materia to?

[obsidian patio]

!faq communityfinder

[zinc orbit]

FFXIV Community Finder

Use the official Community Finder to find Free Companies, Linkshells, and PvP Teams!

Click here to visit the Community Finder

[obsidian patio]

Generally whatever you’re currently using at the level cap

[ripe hound]

No, not really, we usually don’t meld leveling gear

[buoyant sorrel]

If i level summoner or scholar do they also level each other?

[ripe hound]

Yes

[little swift]

gunbreaker isn't designed to be a squishy tank

[buoyant sorrel]

:o

[rancid pelican]

@ripe hound Okay, I'm not crazy then. I was starting to feel bad not extracting materia/ melding etc.

[little swift]

it has more personal mitigation cooldowns than paladin does

[ripe hound]

However, low level material can still sell for a bit.
Like sometimes around a few k on MB,
So you should still always extract

[buoyant sorrel]

So if I lvl summoner to 70 my scholar will also be lvl 70 without ever touching it?

[ripe hound]

Yeah, GNB might be a tiny bit more squishy, but it shouldn’t be that squishy

[ripe hound]

Ye

[rancid pelican]

@ripe hound I've never used the Market Board as I've never needed the gil... I'm close to finishing Storm and Blood... I feel guilty.

[ripe hound]

I think it’s actually PLD and GNB? Being the two more squishy more DPS tanks?
And DRK is TBN, WAR... have warrior magic?

[zinc orbit]

Automated Message: A Friendly Moogle Reminder

This channel is for new or returning players to ask questions about Final Fantasy XIV. As a reminder this channel is a troll free and an off-topic free zone. For general discussion please use #general-discussion. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!

[ripe hound]

Ye, you don’t need to. You don’t really use money for anything important in this game.
Mostly just Glamour, Housing, Entry Endgame raiding gear, Endgame crafting gear, etc.

[rancid pelican]

Yeah, I'll cross that bridge when I get there and haven't burned myself along the way.

Thanks 😉

[spice knot]

Hey I'm new here and I was thinking about buying FFXIV I saw this going on: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/565219/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download which is a compeling price for what I believe is the full game + 1 month with the exception of the upcoming Expansion correct?

However I'd like to play the game through Steam but on Steam that promotion doesn't exist?

Can I buy the game on the website and then attach it to my Steam Account?

[obsidian patio]

Not really

You can add it to your steam library as a non-steam game

But that’s it

[ripe hound]

Nope.
It’s recommended to just buy non-Steam version, even for people who have a few thousand of games on steam

Since if you buy Steam version you are locked into steam, and you have to buy steam everything

[spice knot]

So if the game is available on steam why did they not have the promotion there as well, weird, thanks for the info though

[clear shoal]

With Squadron Missions, you can only do 1 priority mission a week? Does that reset every Tuesday like other things?

[agile laurel]

it's how it is, the main rsn to decide carefully whether to buy on one platform or the other

[ripe hound]

Yeah, it’s weird. Mostly probably they don’t think they can afford it, or a discount is worth it.
Since steam takes 30% cut from publishers, so publishers don’t really want to sell games on steam if they can

So the Steam version... is kinda just there, like hanging there as a big Ad to gamers

[spice knot]

Well off steam it is I guess

[ripe hound]

Most people choose to buy non-Steam version since it’s just one less layer of DRM

[spice knot]

Its too cheap to pass up on

lol

[ripe hound]

Yeah, Steam is good, Steam is super fucking good, but at the end of the day, it is still another layer of DRM

[obsidian patio]

Yes and yes

[clear shoal]

Thanks

[ripe hound]

Even if you use Steam, you will still need to use the game launcher every time to start the game

[spice knot]

Another question, once I buy the game, the 30day sub starts running directly?

[ripe hound]

Since it’s an MMO, and working everything into the steam ecosystem... is not something Japanese developers are good at

[jovial quarry]

As soon as the code is registered yes

[ripe hound]

It starts running when you register the code and start downloading the game

[spice knot]

how much is the sub again in €? Same as wow? 13/14?

[ripe hound]

But yeah, I really love Steam because of the 14 day 2 hour refund system. But FFxiv already have free trail

[rustic flare]

Okay. In have already defeated Innocence and unlocked The Tempest. I am doing the MSQ "City of the Ancients" And I am searching for a place that matches the mural from the dungeon "The Qitana Ravel". Anyway. I cannot seem to find it.

[ripe hound]

It’s 13USD, so yeah, probably the same

[spice knot]

oh you guy are from the US?

[ripe hound]

Yeah, a lot of us are. The color of our name shows the Server we play on

[spice knot]

my names red and I dont even know why

lol

[ripe hound]

Aether is NA

[spice knot]

Chaos?

[ripe hound]

Weird lol

It’s the name of a server

[spice knot]

tbh I must tried it at some point

[ripe hound]

Yeah

[spice knot]

because the server was already on my discord

[ripe hound]

lol

But yeah, I would recommend the non-steam version, even as a someone who brought Steam Index and really like the steam ecosystem

[spice knot]

Indeed I just searched for myself and I asked a bunch of questions on August 2020, sorry I'm getting old

[ripe hound]

lol

I would recommend buying the 24 USD non-steam version, then just play free trail

Only use the code when you wanted to do social stuff in game, or want to continue after lv 60

[jovial quarry]

West of the entrance to the Ondo settlement is the top of a vaguely pyramid shaped building.

[spice knot]

ok im confused now, what version are you refering to @ripe hound ?

[rustic flare]

I found it.

[ripe hound]

Basically the discounted version you saw online

It might be a bit more expensive than 24 USD due to regional pricing... but whatever lol

[spice knot]

@ripe hound the version I linked is called "Complete" and it says it has A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers + 1 month of game time, costs 16€ ($20)

is that missing anything I need to buy extra?

[ripe hound]

Yup that’s the one

Nice it’s even cheaper

[ripe hound]

I personally recommend don’t activate and use the code until you get bored of Free trail.
Since Free Trail is A Realm Reborn + Heavensward, which is basically half of the game.
The story quest in this game is mandatory, so you’ll need to do the story first anyway.

As Free Trail you are only limited in some social functions, like can’t message other people privately and stuff

Or if you don’t care about the monthly sub price, then you can just register the code immediately

Anyway gonna head out now, feel free to ask any question with other people around here

[spice knot]

tbh idc about the sub cost, I paid for WoW for 10 years of my life im used to it

Thank you for all the help @ripe hound !

[ripe hound]

Yeah, then you can just register and play the game. You get access to more stuff like Market Board (Auction House), a bigger max money cap, retainers, Free Company (Guilds but more social less endgame), etc

Since it’s an MMO and social is important lol

Anyway cya

[sweet leaf]

are we allowed to talk about combat log readers in this server?

[faint flare]

Act yes

[sweet leaf]

ok, just wanted to check

[fiery ginkgo]

I have purchased endwalkers on steam while using steam client

how do I redeem my stuff?

[sweet leaf]

endwalker isn't out yet. i haven't used steam for this game, but i imagine the dlc will be loaded once it releases

[fiery ginkgo]

Preorder bonuses

[sweet leaf]

oh gotcha, i didn't even know it had that, my bad

[faint flare]

Put the preorder code into mogstation

[stone spear]

can anyone try to explain what the stat priority is to meld onto dwarven gathering gear ? i don’t wanna grab the wrong stuff .

specifically miner and botanist

[fiery ginkgo]

oh i got the key now. thanks

[grim plover]

can i play as a samuria on free trial?

[faint flare]

No

[sweet leaf]

unfortunately not, since it was released with Stormblood

[grim plover]

what about gunbreaker?

[sweet leaf]

Shadowbringers

actually i thought you only had to reach a certain level to get those

are they really not available for free trial?

[stone spear]

no they come with stormblood and shadow bringers

[faint flare]

Still need to own the expansion

[sweet leaf]

gotcha

[stone spear]

free trial is up to heavens ward

[sweet leaf]

that's what i figured

but i wasn't sure

[grim plover]

is there raids i can do with free?

[sweet leaf]

the 3 crystal tower raids i think?

[faint flare]

Everything 60and under

[modest igloo]

you get coils of bahamut +savage, alexander raids and all 12 savage versions, crystal tower alliance raids, and void ark alliance raids @grim plover

[warm snow]

The entire Alex series

[modest igloo]

ohb and the EX verions and trials of ARR and HW

[gleaming sail]

is there a way of scrapping old gear to possibly get crafting materials from it?

or do i vendor old gear?

[modest igloo]

desynthing is what its called

must be a lvl 30 crafter of that gear type to desynth it @gleaming sail

[gleaming sail]

ah, gotcha

i'll hold onto it till then

[modest igloo]

you can also turn green+ gear into GC seals later down the line

[harsh torrent]

can I zoom out even more?

the max isnt quite enough for me

[modest igloo]

nope, max is max

[harsh torrent]

[flat yew]

do you have to remember every card to properly play astro?

[twilit arch]

no, just look at the border

blue border = melee, purple = ranged

[random girder]

its easier to remember when you notice that melee is a + and ranged is an o

or blue/purple yeah

i also have lord/lady right above my draw button so i can tell that way

[zinc orbit]

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[pearl mesa]

Does the Road to 70 buff go away as soon as my first class hits Level 70, or does it stick around longer?

[twilit arch]

so long as you're still within your 90 day window/server remains preferred, the buff will reappear when you switch to a job that's below 70

[pearl mesa]

(With all the buffs, I've ended up hilariously overleveled, and I don't want to lose it before I unlock Machinist.)

Thanks!

[twilit merlin]

I currently have iLevel 400 gear. The main quest is offering me loot boxes with L403 gear. Should I open them or save them for an alt? Is 400 to 403 much of an improvement?

[modest igloo]

403 gear requires a higher lvl than 70, so i'd say open it esp if your a tank or healer

it was mostly used for players who didnt have bis gear at the end of stormblood

to catch up during MSQ of ShB

[high otter]

Memes and jokes aside, GNB feels much more squishy, than PLD (my first tank), and I struggle with Wall-to-Wall pulls. To the point, that 2-3 packs gathered literally one-shot me on ~80% hp, using Superbolide during such pulls became nearly mandatory, with using all other DCDs in between, 2 or even 3 at once. Is gunbreaker was designed to be squishy tank and rely on kiting and victory or death style? I'd say my gear is bad, because I'm doing roulettes lvl 75 right now, but aren't I'm synched? I was receiving like triple less damage while leveling PLD. Or it's just his shield, that mitigates nuclear explosions?

[proud willow]

Yeah, while playing an alt, you will very likely grab the 400 gear right away as soon as you hit 70, and will have the same dilemma when they hit 74 and have to decide if you want the smol upgrade

If you are interested in making gil, consider checking out the MB to see what 403 piece sells well. Since some are used for Leves/GC turnins, they could sell for a lot

[faint flare]

Gunbreaker isn't squisher. Paladin has a permanent passive mitigation via block

Gunbreaker actuality has more on demand Cooldowns than paladin

[high otter]

So in other words he is squishier? 😄

[twilit merlin]

Thanks

[unkempt hull]

Is there some sort of indicator if you're in combat? Like wow has the two swords cross symbol

[faint flare]

If you're using your Cooldowns he's not

All tanks can parry

[grim plover]

is there anyway to change how ur character looks ?

[faint flare]

Which is a slightly weaker block

[proud willow]

If there are any enemies on the enmity list, you're in combat

there might also be something that changes down near your XP bar? I'm not logged in atm

[obsidian patio]

You can do basic stuff like hairstyle/color and tattoos at the Aesthetician for Gil, through the Crystal bell at the inn after unlocking him

[high otter]

So what could be a problem with having so big difference in damage taken during the pulls?

[outer plank]

do i really have to spam potd for 10 hours for timeworn artifact?

[obsidian patio]

For a full character look change, you need to use a Fantasia, either through the one freebie given through the story or by buying them from the mogstation

[modest igloo]

A good example of how the game doesn't balance at low levels is the 8 tank clear of UCOB, one of the hardest fights in the game. 70 GNB is more powerful than other tanks at 70, so much so they can act as DPS, hence why there are 3 used in the clear

PLD wasn't even the MT, they were the healers, two WAR's tanked it

[high otter]

I don't know what's UCOB, I'm talking about simple pulling packs in ~70 dungeons. When I was leveling PLD, I could tank entire zone with no cooldowns used, while on GNB I use everything and still always on 20% hp

[modest igloo]

UCOB is the third hardest raid in the game, but is always synced to lvl 70

[high otter]

Good to know, though it doesn't help me

[modest igloo]

all tanks are made to feel equal at 80, not below

[faint flare]

Gunbreaker needs yoy to actually use your Cooldowns

[buoyant dune]

Is there any downsides of having my tank stance on before I enter a dungeon?

[high otter]

I see. So basically once I get GNB to 80 he stops being a punching bag

[modest igloo]

i found GNB a lot tanker than PLD at 70 imo

[upper cove]

@buoyant dune you still need to turn on the stance every instance. Iirc for FATEs as well if you need the stance

[high otter]

How so?

[modest igloo]

since i knew how to use CD;s by then

[vapid imp]

Not right cause I’m not on, but would anyone be willing to be my mentor so I can get that extra exp?

[high otter]

Alright, can you teach me to use CD? Because I'm getting one-shotted by 3 packs at 80% hp under Rampart, Aurora and Reprisal in the same time

[faint flare]

Use Nebula first

[warm snow]

Sounds like your gear is a bigger issue

[faint flare]

Defensive Cooldowns stack multiplicity

[high otter]

I was thinking about it, but if dungeon allows me to enter — then it shouldn't be the problem?

[warm snow]

Not necessarily

[faint flare]

It is

If you're minimum ilvl

[modest igloo]

its not a problem if you pull slow

it is if you wanna pull fast

[random girder]

also dont use mitigations at the same time, stagger them

[high otter]

I always pull fast, because I used to it when playing PLD

[random girder]

rampart + aurora should be enough

even for big pulls

i usually start with the 30% though just in case

whatever its called lol cant remember

[modest igloo]

also, healers are... inconsistant at best in DF

[random girder]

yeah you may have had a curebot

[high otter]

I see. So basically item level is the issue

[gritty oracle]

You should assess your healer in the first pull, and adjust the rest of the run to that

[modest igloo]

yep, i got my ass kicked every time on the 79 dungeon cause i was in ilvl 400 gear

[high otter]

Well, that explains why I played PLD with one hand, while wearing 76 armor in 70 dungeon

[upper cove]

Wholeheartedly agree with this

[gritty oracle]

Yeah, I've been to lv68 dungeon in 270 gear. I have no idea why there's no ilvl requirements on leveling dungeons.

[upper cove]

You can do a Yolo wall to wall.pull in one run, and die to 2-3 waves in the other if your healer is inexperienced or doesn't know you're gonna pull fast

Or any other reasons which I don't wanna mention

[modest igloo]

i did doma castle with 270 and w2w it, i think the healer blacklisted me after that stunt

[upper cove]

As a tank in DF, you should always gauge your healer

Or straight out ask from the start if they're ok with big pulls

Many healers aren't prepared for big pulls without any warning of sorts. Myself included sometimes

[modest igloo]

my PLD had a macro that went "welcome to mcdonalds how would you like your pulls today"

[upper cove]

🤣

I should copy that

[modest igloo]

please do!

[high otter]

I genuinely thought that's how you want to tank any dungeon — fast wall to wall pulls. And it worked great with overgeared PLD, but now, when leveling GNB, I faced a big problem 😄

[upper cove]

I have a very simple hello let's do it

And just stating I'm on the ps4 so they know I probably can't type fast

I'm too lazy to whip out my keyboard sometimes

[modest igloo]

that is how you WANT to do dungeons: but alas that's not how every party works, such is the price of a more casual MMO

[upper cove]

I wish this was true! Some dungeons (im only up to early sb) just isn't designed for big pulls

This is how newbies like myself get destroyed in aurum vale or stone vigil

Where the level sync just makes the dungeons tougher

[warm snow]

Had a healer say "big pulls pls :)" then dash ahead in hells lid. I responded with "healer dps pls :)"

[upper cove]

Lel

I had a healer chiding me for slow pulls

Proceeds to pull more

Which I honestly didn't mind cause he kept me alive

[warm snow]

There's only one pack at the start of hells lid

[upper cove]

LOL

Sorry idk whats hells lid yet

[modest igloo]

people were running it for the recent relic weapon

[upper cove]

I havent reached the first dungeon for stormblood yet

Fresh 9 days old subber after close to 4 months on the free trial

🤓

[modest igloo]

ayyy! welcome to Stormblood, enjoy your stay ❤️

[upper cove]

Thanks!

[grim plover]

so when i play this game... i play it like a ff game? instead of mmo right?

and i cant tell if thats a good thing for me or a bad thing

[upper cove]

I wanted to milk the free trial more by completing my relics, Can't say say no to 60% off when its all I've been waiting for

[upper cove]

You can do that pretty much yes if you just want the story

That's how I played the majority of ARR before I came across a friendly group of people

[grim plover]

cause i feel like im not playing an mmo and its almost a turn off but at the same time the game is good

[leaden ginkgo]

Given the only Multiplayer parts are the dungeons, trials (boss fights) and the occasional FATE (overworld battle), this is literally just an FF game first and foremost.

[grim plover]

does it start feeling like an mmo later?

[leaden ginkgo]

And to be blunt, that very reason is why I parked myself in the RP data center, so I can force myself to interact with people even though they're all creepy bastards. :D

[open coral]

I'm a little curious what would make it feel more like an mmo to you.

[modest igloo]

FFXIV's main goal if the earlygame is more to bait in normal FF players like me with the story and then convert me into an MMO player

[open coral]

What does an MMO feel like?

[modest igloo]

it worked plz help

[warm snow]

Mmos feel like mmos

*insert incredibles meme here

[open coral]

I'm asking this as someone who played WoW for almost a decade, and XIV for half that.

[grim plover]

well when i play eso its like daily dungeons and running trial groups and then grinding out spots vs ff where ive mostly just followed storyline

[modest igloo]

I'd say that FFXIV puts more time into making me want to raid bc of the story and characters and writing ALONGSIDE the fun mechanics

[open coral]

I mean, there's daily roulettes and you can get trial farm groups together once you unlock the trials.

But it honestly sounds like you're talking about endgame.

[grim plover]

well i think dungeons is a huge part for me

[open coral]

As far as I've experienced, MMOs are solo until you reach the endgame. Or you can easily play them solo as you level.

[leaden ginkgo]

In order of comparison, we have:

• Daily roulettes for dungeons, trials, AND raids.
• Party finder to grind out said-instances.
• Actual overworld FATE farming, which is relevant and important thnaks to the current relic weapons.

[open coral]

Once you get to max level, it's a lot of the same stuff regardless of where you go. You've got max level dungeons, raids, and content. Hunts and FATE farming. Savage progression if that's your thing.

[grim plover]

is zone clearing a thing ?

[open coral]

I don't know what that means, so I'm gonna go with "no"

[modest igloo]

yeah idk what that means either

[open coral]

The MMOs I've played have been WoW, XIV, and TERA for a little while, but I never got to endgame there.

[pseudo pulsar]

What do you do with all the materials in your bag ?

[grim plover]

completing all sidequests finding everything

[open coral]

Oh, sure, you can do that.

It's optional, and not worth a whole lot, but you can.

[grim plover]

like in ESO there is POI and dungeons for each zone idk what maps are like in this game though

[modest igloo]

sell them if you don't have a use for them in the near future, most crafting mats are easy to get back

[leaden ginkgo]

Aren't ShB's sidequests scaled to level or someshit?

[open coral]

You can sell them on the market board, save them for crafting, or sell them to NPC vendors.

[upper cove]

Most would suggest skipping the yellow '!' Side quests to prevent burn out if you already feel like the msq is a slog, especially early on

[grim plover]

whats msq?

[open coral]

They are, but aren't worth a ton regardless compared to or dungeons.

[upper cove]

Main scenario quests

[open coral]

Main Scenario Quests

[grim plover]

ah

[pseudo pulsar]

@modest igloo I wanted to level up 30 with one crafting job during leveling, but it seems you need to up all jobs to do that

[warm snow]

!faq questypes

[zinc orbit]

Error!

No tag named questypes exists, Kupo!

[modest igloo]

since dungeons are instanced, zone clearing is more of a fun thing on the side rather than a focus, i go to old zones all the time

[warm snow]

!faq questtypes

[zinc orbit]

Error!

No tag named questtypes exists, Kupo!

[warm snow]

Gdi brb

[faint flare]

!faq questicons

[zinc orbit]

What do all these quest icons mean?

- These are how you reach the endgame and every other bit of content is locked behind it to some extent. MANDATORY
- These unlock a feature, instanced content, job actions, or a thing that is important for you to have. Do the ones related to your job/class and ones that unlock new content
- These usually have very little exp/gil as reward and are usually just part of the world/lore expansion. Mostly optional unless you are interested in doing them for the fluff
- These are quests you can do more than once, how often you can repeat it is up to the individual quest.

[faint flare]

That one

[open coral]

As for this: There's the Sightseeing Log which you can unlock, where you have to seek out specific locations (sometimes in specific weather or times of day) and perform a specific emote there.

[warm snow]

Thank you vinyl

[rigid dust]

whats the actual instance name for diamond ex?

[modest igloo]

welcome to crafting hell, this is why we tell players to wait later on in the game to craft

[open coral]

Maps are generally pretty simple though.

[warm snow]

Cloud deck

[rigid dust]

ty!

[pseudo pulsar]

i just want one lvl 30 to have access to "recycle" ect

[leaden ginkgo]

Cloud Deck (EXTREME), I believe.

[modest igloo]

that's only for one type of gear, not all types

you need to be level 30 on EACH specific type of armor

so even if you got one you'd be unable to desynth other types of gear

[pseudo pulsar]

oh yeah didn't think about that. Then i should sell armors/weapons too ? And where do you sell your materials ? Vendor or players

[open coral]

Any green or higher quality weapons/armor can be exchanged to your Grand Company for seals once you reach... Second Lieutenant?

[twilit arch]

Sergeant second class

[open coral]

Second Sergeant. I knew it was second something.

[modest igloo]

if you're on the FT, vendor it. if you have retainers, sell on the MB

[open coral]

White and HQ white weapons you can desynth or sell to NPC vendors if they're soulbound, or try and sell on the MB if they're not bound.

[upper cove]

@pseudo pulsar what i did to level my craftets was this. You eventually unlock beast tribes. In ARR there's a crafter focused one. I use it to level my crafters, I had a few 50s and all minimum 30s at the end. I had the preferred server exp buff though

And then in HW, another beast tribe gives excellent exp for 50-60