#questions-and-help
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If you want to pay for multiple months
Both require a rank of 2nd Lieutenant
But otherwise, no
Hi, I got disconnected in the middle of crafting, and now when I try to log in it says "Unable to obtain character data"... when I try to log in, there's a que and I get a message saying free trial members cannot wait in que, but this message never occured before.. is it true? a bug? Why was I able to wait in que before? Will a purchase fix this?
It's true
How do I use these or they are auto?
Auto
ok cool
i wont be able to unlock flying until i get all currents, and i cant get them all until i progress enough in the story ?
for reference, if someone runs into that flashing lighting bug, turn "Parallax Occlusion" down to standard, it fixes it
Correct
You get the final current as you finish that areas story
When you’re done with that zone
does it require its on quest or its related to main quest
Yes for later patch MSQ and also various other content like beast tribes, maps, hunts, gathering
anyone guess when the complete edition will be on sale again?
hi, just wanted to ask
i play the game from the free trial i downloaded from the official website
i liked the game so i bought it in steam , but im concerned do i keep my character from the free trial of the official website cuz i farmed a lot in it
if yes how do i transfer it in my steam and what should i do
pls help me
It requires you to gather all the aether currents.
How does raid loot work? Can only one get it or everyone can?
For example in the chest when it says Need, Greed and Pass there's this one item 2 people want. If both click need then will only one get it, or will both players get it?
Since we JUST had two, doubt it will again for awhile
Only 1 person can win loot rolls
You cast lots
fine i'll get it now
Which items go in the Armoire? I'm seriously confused
Highest need roll wins
Ok, lol XD
Does 14 have any official fc sites or am I pretty much going to use trade chat
Basically seasonal stuff and lv50 job gear
Basically seasonal event items, achievements rewards and level 50 job gear
!faq communityfinder
some of them are gatherd via exploring does that mean just opening the area on the map ? the rest is some kind of a side quest
There is no trade chat
Anyone know if I should uninstall my free trial version before installing the purchased one?
Special items, class specific armor that was giving during the class quests (Not all class armor will go)
Thank you magic man
Use the aether compass you're given
This has been explained already 😔
To find the field ones
!faq flying
'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/
Are there multiple endings in this game? Lol XD
So if I put them in the amoire, i cant use them for glam?
No
Yes
The glamour dresser pulls from the armourie
Ah, that's good to know! Thanks!
still dont have it,, i guess i need to finish the story part first
Yes correct
You get it after returning from first visit of sea of clouds/falcon nest
hi can anyone help pls
Cause I saw a video of someone doing an expansion, think it was one before Shadowbringer. And they were talking about bad ending, so I was like "wait..". lol XD
ok ty
I assume i wont be able to log in tonight lol
If the gear is upgrade then take it
After a point even the gear sells better than the coins
ESPECIALLY if you’re not a trial player and can sell gear on the marketboard
Class armor that is givin to you will not beat the ilvl 130 alagan gear from poetics, however you can use them as glamor and alot of them look nice.
It will beat poetics from level 55 onwards
Yea was going to say, but MSQ armor and class giving armor typically are different in that regard.
You won’t get any more job specific armour until 60
Which is sad, thou I do wish they would give you the class weapon with the armor cause some of them like DRK you dont get the wep from the quest but you do get the armor, the wep is a trade with seals.
bruh what is this, cant close steam shift tab windows again 😄
only option is to reboot the launcher
Looks like an error occured xD
So how does a dancer rotation work? Standard step into technical step, then just pray for good rng?
reinstalling the game, think its a bad idea to close the window mid install, no?
damn world is full the game is telling me LOL
Thats a good thing means its alive xD
Why the fuck can't I buy this game?
How do I make a application on the community finder
you dont
Looks pretty self-explanatory.
Can you play dungeons in the free trial?
yes
Is there a level requirement?
So just so that with dancers kay
lv 15 is the lowest lvl dungeon
no, mainly just MSQ requirements
You have to play though dungeons for the story anyways
Do I unlock most of the dungeons through story or are there some dungeons that are not part of the story
Just got to max level on machinist! My last abilities won't unlock. I've checked my journal for any job quests and there isn't anything. I've tried speaking to Stephanivien and there's no quests available.
most are via the story, some are optional
Ty
!faq whynojobquest
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.
any link on where to compare which edition has what?
i saw it once before but i cant remember where
!faq buygame
thanks!
I'm currently in shadowbringers, is there anything else that I can do? What about the level 80 role quest that you do shadowbringers? I can't seem to find it either.
there is no job quest requirement for ShB abilities
Automaton queen replaces your turret
!faq rolequests
What are Role Quests?
Role Quests serve as a replacement for Job-specific quests for Shadowbringers and are split into four categories (Tank, Healer, Physical DPS, and Magical DPS). These are unlocked with the quest 'Warrior of Darkness' at 71 and all start in the Crystarium around x10-11, y15-16.
At least one of these Role Quest series must be entirely completed in order to complete the Shadowbringers story. Completion of these quests, along with having the appropriate Job at 80, is also required to claim job-specific level 80 i430 gear from Grenoldt in The Tempest.
I can't find where I left off!
No need to worry! Here are links that lead to each of the Role Quest series.
Tank Role Quests
Healer Role Quests
Physical DPS Role Quests
Magical DPS Role Quests
Welp...I just noticed, I thought it was a separate ability thanks @slate arrow
I bought complete edition, how do I even activate this shit?
Do I literally need to download another launcher?
!faq mogstation
yes, but it can use your preexisting free trial install
you'll need to download stormblood and shadowbringers maps and instances anyways
@slate arrow so what do I do? Download a new launcher and select the same directories?
I swear half the story is just damned fetch quests
31
in msq?
It’s just been back and forth for ages
Yeah
ok
that is the worst bit
i promise
after that it only gets better
it never gets as bad as 30-35
I’m trying to speed through it as fast as possible to get to some actual good story that isn’t just back and forth letters and shit
Is Void Ark and other raid only 1 memory drop per run? If you need 18 of each that takes hell of a long time lol
Can you buy i510 HQ Exarchic gear from the market? I've seen that you can just buy end game gear to get you started.
yeah this is the great filter™️
does shadowbringers come with stormblood? im on ps4 and it doesnt ssay
So it gets good after 35 then
Thank god
thanks emerald
I just finished getting dragoon which was decently fun
i can finally be a samurai
so you get to meet your people soon 
the french
Oh god not the french
Can you get mounts from dungeons or only raids?
there is 1 mount from a dungeon
maybe more
but i know there is one from the final stormblood msq dungeon
Also yeah how in gods name do I get my first mount just walking around everywhere is painful
How do I buy i510 HQ Exarchic gear? Is it worth it?
do MSQs until MSQ min lvl is 20
I’m 31
your MSQ level, not your level
Well msq 25 actually
is there a way to turn of chatter in crowds without turning down ambient
you shouldve gotten your mount by now
Haven’t gotten anything
do you have a chocobo whistle in your inventory
Yes. Better off doing FATEs now.
Then you missed the “my little chocobo” quest
^
Yeah I've done 3 fates and got 2
Thanks
Or didn’t use the whistle, either or
FATE drop rate used to be terrible
Can you buy 510 gear?
But now they buffed it and its just not worth doing the raids
Oh that’s from the guard in ul’dah
Thanks
Why the fuck am I a full fledged dragoon delivering tea to people
cause why not?
Lazy fucks can get their own tea
I cant tell if Im using Horoscope/Helios wrong or its just kinda an eh ability, is it just for topping people off?
its for "healing with interest"
use horoscope, then helios after a raidwide
and then activate horoscope
big heal™️
can delay as long as you want within 30s after proccing horoscope helios
Why? You're here to do it for them 
horoscope is free 10~20k even with no upgrade
are zodiac or anima weapons easier to get rn
anima is yalms easier
What gives? Why can't I put materia in this necklace?
zodiac is a calamity
All my other armor shows up....
o is anima the easiest relic line
Youre looking at Armory Chest - change it to Equipped?
ShB is fairly easy too
THERE WE GO! LOL
How do I get a flame Chocobo issuance
Alright
So hey Bozja question, where do I get superstition fragments?
Lv 70 gives a skill and you need to do the previous ones to get that
anyone have a ps4? i bought shadowbringer and its dissappeared from the store and when i search and click on it it says not available for purchase... also not in downloads...
Yes you unlock a new ability at the level 70 quest
if i want a weapon from ifrit is it true it can be farmed on unsynced extreme?
Is it possible to hear zone music when on a Chocobo instead of the Chocobo music?
Turn off Mount Music in System Settings.
"Play music while mounted"
System configuration > sound > play music when mounted
Thanks
... wait and am I able to go past rank 10 without needing to do CLL?
Did you get billed for it?
Yes but you won't progress Bozja
Yes
yeah got the email
Thank fuck.
At the headquarters
Do you have the base game?
... now to see how much superstition fragments cost in my DC.
yes
ill try i thought you would still need to dl first tho?
Once you reopen it and follow the prompts it will download
To link it to your account
you no need to dl anything extra
hello where do I find my recruit a friend code?
oh yeah the prompt came up just like th base game thanks a bunch i was use to PS store DL
the op screen changed
How long does make it rain normally last?
i hate the sync machanic
is novice chat disabled in shadowbringers beginning?
is there any way to disable it for story dungeons
Yes cause you (should) be No longer a sprout
Thus lost eligiblity for it
You can turn on unsync but that means you need to get people manually for the dungeon and won't get xp
It's a necessary thing
thats how you keep old content alive
how long does binding coil of bahamut turn 1 - 5 lasts with cutscenes? (no review, study of the mechanics)
Can I get like a mount sub section on my hud or do I have to go into the menu each time?
You can drag mounts onto your hotbar
(Or the whole Mount Guide menu to your hotbar, too)
Doing them synced with a whole party or unsynced?
solo queue pls.
Or slap mount roulette on your bar if you don't care what mount you use
which would i assume be automatically auto-synced, yes?
Solo queue? like... in Duty Finder?
yes.
If you ever get a party after 4 hours
You wont get a party, yeah. I wouldnt count on it
ahh, so i have to look for one then.
People party finder old high end content and unsync it
smh long maintenance
You might get a party on JP but they'll have high expectations
oh so i can transfer from Elemental to another server?
Take a look in Party Finder, someone might be running them - if you dont look up any mechanics, who knows. JPs are pretty good for doing old content but theres not much reason for people to re-do it these days, so
Full transfers are 18$
ahh! thanks for the extra info, and yeah im on elemental
Is there anything I should worry about?
Honestly just going through the game, accepting random quests, doing them, doing my job quest too and story quests
Currently lvl 10
Nah
Not coils
Kk
Just keep on going with
, look for
and always keep up with class/job quests! You can unlock other classes right around level 10 and start traveling between cities at 15. Look forward to it!
!faq questicons
- 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.
So my internet ran out while I was playing FF14.
After it got back on I went back to FF14 then I get this.
Is this normal? I got queue before, but never this, and after I click OK it quits the game. Happened 3 times in a row already
And I can play with other classes and see what I like?
Lol
This is normal for trial players - as you've heard the servers are burning right now with too many new players, theres literally no room for Trialers. Good luck and keep trying!
so I can ask some of my FC members to join me in my Coil Raids.
Do your lv10 class quest then you can
Bet
So you wanna be a X
what does the bar look like when i can interrupt a cast?
Are the other jobs
so is it better to experience it in full or just cheese it with unsync?
!faq interrupt
You'll be able to unlock a new class after level 10 class quest, and then you just gotta equip the weapon to swap a job
Thx kk
ahh , most times i see a cast bar i just throw the interrupt and i get sadge when theres no effect
What are you looking for? Story or the experience?
tyty
Probably better for cheese - trying to do these in full could take you a few weeks(/months?) depending on how carried you'll get (Asmon style, etc.)
Just unsync if its story, not worth it.
So sub players gets to join the game first before trial players? Is that how it works?
Experience, well, you might struggle to find 8 players still.
You can easily see the interrupt bar with most elemental sprites on the overworld
I initially semi-rushed the story but for the past few days, I've been enjoying every dialogue so, story.
Absolutely, sub players never get kicked - they get to sit in a queue like you might have seen
In times of extreme congestion like these days yes
Bahamut is totally optional content so dont feel pressured - you can always come back to it later too.
yeah im 73 havent really done much raids at all
there's a conjoining story to it tho, right?
It does unlock additional dialogue in like 3.4
all ive done was the one you do in the pre patch for hw
won't I miss anything by not doing that until Heavensward?
Is there a way for me to switch worlds while in character select screen and play as the same character?
Yes, its related to the transition between FFXIV 1.0 and A Realm Reborn, aka that cutscene with Bahamut you've probably seen play on the menu / Youtube
I'm hoping Trial players can do this, but yes:
i see, so would the mechanics matter if i do it with a party that's unsynced?
No
No
Cause it dies in 5 seconds
ohh.
Except nael
Its soloable unsynced so a party will just mow it down
She does her meteors
There are a COUPLE one-shot-kill mechanics sprinkled around but its like.. just one Turn
but doing it synced would help me learn the game better, won't it?
I'm queuing for world visit, if I get out of Limsa, the queue keeps going?
Not necessarily
Iffy, you'd be better off learning from higher level content - that content was built for players 7 years ago and we play a bit differently now
^
Technically maybe. Coils is equal to the (second) highest content tier of the game
is there a min lvl needed or MSQ to unlock flying?
!faq flying
'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/
oh ty
It worked. Thank you :D
Wished it wouldn't kick me out of the game though cause it's like it's trying to tell us to give up rather than switching worlds.
But atleast I can switch even as a free to play player, lol XD
Typically for expansion zones you can unlock flying in them when the leveling story is done with that zone
So, if I kill a mob and I am not targeting anything, I need to target another one manually, can't just I press my skills and nearest mob will be targeted automatically ?
Ohh.. Thank you so much. I gained a lot of insights. ❤️
No auto target
No. But you can keybind some target shortcuts in the keybind menu
Aye, gotta Tab-Target the next thing
ugh I see,
Like nearest enemy
ok I will look for that
Oh one other thing, visiting a world server, is that like going from JP server to US/EU server?
No
No, only works on your Data Center
(For now)
Only within the data centre
oh okay, thanks.
So only within elemental for you
if i want to do what I said, i'll have to buy that 18$ service right?
Yes but its a permanent transfer
It would be be a full transfer
oh I can't switch every time I purchase it?
oh that's fine as long as I can do it as much as I want
Theres also a three-month cooldown after transferring or after creating a new character, iirc
^
That's like on preferred servers
hmm that's fair enough
Now when I switched world it mentioned temporary. Does that mean when I come back to the game next time it'll go back to the world I was in before?
Due to Road to 70
No
Until you swap back
Well ok. lol XD
thank you so much 😄
So if I bought a GC item with a 2 piece +10 spell speed set bonus, can I buy any other GC item to complete the set? Or does it have to be an item that also has +10 spell speed as its set bonus?
Any
so if the 2nd item offers Direct Hit Rate +5 and I equip both, I get both bonuses?
The substats themselves that the gear has innately is always given
Hello!
Question
It says I can be dark Knight at lvl 30. But I can’t accesss ishgard until I’m done the story
How does that work
Dark Knight STARTS at level 30
When unlocked
Oooooh
Gotta be 50 to finish ARR And get to Ishgard, tho
(Expansion jobs always start far behind their expansion level, give you some work to do to level em up)
Does the gubal library (59) give less exp or dungeon after 60 take 3-4 run to lvl?
Later expansion jobs dont suffer from this "MSQ progress" problem - they fixes their mistake in Stormblood and beyond.
Is there a way to put 3 skills combo in one slot ?
No, always the same xp
Okay so I’m level 50 now. Still have to finish all main quests first?
Not with ingame methods
Gubal gives more exp than a level 60 dungeon, but less than a 61 dungeon tho
Yeah, I know X0 dungeon give shit exp
Yes, still have to finish all of Base ARR (2.0) and all post-game (2.1-2.5, "Seventh Astral Era")
It just felt odd cause I remember SB dungeon needing just 2-3 runs to lvl
While gubal needs 3-4
Might be just my impression
Okay awesome thanks! It’s so hard to find a straight answer for anything online to do with this game lol
Lots of 6 year old guides out there, yeah
Hey would anyone happen to have a list of the piano remixes in this game for orchestrian rolls?
Like Amdapor Hard etc
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question regarding a black mage combat macro.
Would it be okay to make a macro for Aetherial Manipulation?
Yes
It would - mine is a Mouseover <mo?> macro, or you can use <p4> if you want to zoop to player 4, etc. etc.
I was thinking something along a p4 macro or the focus target I set.
Cuz I keep trying to click randomly into the group (alliance raid) and end up clicking an alliance member not party member lol
So if I could macro that, would be great.
I knew ppl said always try not to macro for combat but this feels like something akin to <t> for salted earth so figured I'd ask
Yeah certain skills are A-OK, just quality of life things
is scholar a primarily proactive healer to be successful?
Didn't know mo worked on party list.
It does
it doesn't play like disc priest?
And use any of your plethora of off globals to heals
In Normal content you basically don't need any Shields at all
And can heal with only off globala
Unless people are fucking stupid
For blue quests that ask you to use the duty finder (The Great Hunt, for example). If I did the trial in an undersized party/unsync would it complete the quest?
oof
Yes
Higher end content you'll need Shields for various things cause otherwise it just flat out kills you
I just hit 80 on all my DoH/DoL classes, starting to farm scrips for the Folklore books, but still wearing Landking's stuff, without spending tons of gil, should I try and craft the lvl 77 stuff for MIN/BTN or try and hobble together the mats for Aesthetes?
I'd get land/handsaint first
Is saint the cheaper script one?
The white scrip one
I don't even want to think about having to get all the scrips for that ....
Level 80
Lv 80? Kk
Hi, how can I remove the arrows beside Hotbar 1?
After this, switch to the more expensive white script one right?
No, land/handsaint is the more expensive one
kk
Its supposed to be the budget catchup gear towards Aesthete.
hello so Im trying to install the shadowbringers bundle I bought but its not installing do I have to uninstall the trial version?
So just use lv 70 king gear to farm scripts?
Yes
kk
Should be easy enough for lvl 70 deliveries
Kk
hello, is there any benefit to a returning player other than the free login compaign?
No
Well that
is there something like a world boss here?
Achievement fates yes
what's NN?
Super fates and S ranks
Novice Network
ty
Is Bard RNG like dancer?
does the recruit a friend only apply to new players, or returning as well?
If you paid for sub before you're not eligible
BRD is very proc based yes
BRD proc is based on whenever its two dots tick
How much does 2nd to last zodiac weapon step cost for someone with no crafting leveled only lvl 58
thx Kousuke
For the "A Relic Reborn (Omnilex)" quest, I have the Erudite's Picatrix of Healing w/ materia in it, but it still won't satisfy the objectives. Does anyone know what I did wrong?
Or check the guides
How early can you do the Nier Raids or whatever they are?
After beating shadowbringers
As soon as you finish 5.0
You need gear upgrades though
The i430 you get for free isn't enough ilvl
so i guess i might take advantage of the returning free 14 days, is there a good way to figure out what NA server would be best for me?
They're all in the same location
I’m in 3.1, guess I won’t be doing Nier for a while.
Any server thats open, servers are on fire with all the new players right now so literally anywhere you can find that fits will do
Thanks so much!
i dont get it, im missing a yellow aether current from coerthas western highlands, but idk which one it is
They're the samw
They're the same. Actions and traits > pet tab
Can I change from chaos to light with my character or am I stuck in chaos forever
By paying 18$
F- phuck
same as always: with you compass …
Just do the blue quests in west coerthas
Well there are some that come from blue quests
and then one that comes from the LAST MSQ -as youre leaving the zone-, so dont expect to unlock flying until you're completely done and leave West Coerthas
have you done Dusk Vigil?
Thats probably it
The last current is always via story
yep i had to go turn in the quest lol
Also is Fire II okay to either remove off your bar or a lesser used hotkey at lv80?
Yeah, I have a hotbar for my role actions and lesser used stuff.
What’s the name of that place that’s great for crafting and gathering post-HW?
potd is 1-60
HoH 61-70
The firmament
Thank you
And then technically Bozjan will be your 71-80 alternative method; but it is not a deep dungeon.
alright, thanks for the help
Is it difficult to level up crafting and gathering classes?
Not really.
No
Especially with the Firmament
Especially with the firmament

are there more cinematics like the final coils of bahamet with the yeeting in raids?
In the Endwalker Character Creator, it shows a base male Highlander. However in the creator, it doesn't show up as an option. More so there isn't an option for a five o clock shadow. The closest you get is a full beard, or just a little at the chin.
what does this thing above my healthbar mean?
Yes
Targeting filters, only really relevant for controller players
Changes depending on whether weapons is sheathed
Do I still retain my items and all?
Yes
is there a discord channel for patch notes
Patch notes can be found in #lodestone-news-na , for sure
is there a way to stop text in cutscenes from continuing
like i want to click it myself to go to the next text box
Turn off auto scroll with like spacebar
Yeah press space and a window will come up and ask if you want to disable auto-scroll yes/no
how do i get the fallen corpses writhe in style fate to spawn?
Just gotta wait for it
ive been here like 1 hour
You can clear other fates to "free up" space for fates to spawn
but there are no other fates in this area
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ARR quest design

so I was told that doing all of the aether current sidequests and their extensions in SB would eventually converge somehow. can anyone elaborate on this further or is that not really a thing?
it unlocks flying in the zone you got them all in
there is an achievement for getting all the currents for the expansion
but thats it
im not talking about the currents
They mean the yellow quests
"aether current sidequests" are side quests that specifically unlock aether currents upon finishing and have no other value
a long time ago it did for HW
can you download the game without logging into the launcher?
No
where it unlocked an optional dungeon
yes
As yellow quests
Afaik no
story/lorewise or other
converge probably refers to unlocking the 3 beast tribes
They dont
ok thats what I was curious about, thanks
If it leads to something it would be blue
can anyonehelp me on figuring out how to convert my free trial into the shadowbringer that I bought?
Hi, are we able to trasfer hotkeys between computers?
Enter expansion code on mogstation
You need starter edition as well
You can't use dlc for a game you don't own
I bought the bundle
Yap, one way is to use the "Config" button On the xiv launcher. You can backup settings to a file and save/restore with that file on another pc
What is the name of 5.3?
Enter expansion code button
reflections in crystal
gotcha
Is it not likely that the NA servers with RT70 will allow for new characters any time in the near future?
!faq serverlock
Standard, Preferred, and New Servers will dynamically open and close themselves from newly created characters depending on how many players are online. To ensure you're able to make a new character on your server try waiting or doing so at a less active time of day.
Congested Servers will not unlock for new players or transfers until Square Enix removes the Congested Status.
thanks you!
Cheers
yeah. At least you're making it now and not at expansion release
Hey all, I'm on the Free Trial (yeah ik the meme) and was wondering how long until I'm able to play? Free Trial accounts don't get let into the queue.
NO restriction on play time, so infinite. But you have to get in first of course, so good luck!
Oh - able to play, yeah. That ones rough, servers on fire - so even more good luck to you!
I mean yeah, i understand. Just bummed I can't even get into the queue.
they'll probably implement auto-log off on idle again sooner rather than later to help deal with this
They have to prioritize subbed players unfortunately, and theres even too many of those - so Trial players are getting shafted. Really sucks
And I'd certainly get the standard edition or a sub but I just don't have the income
Yeah It makes sense, and im not against SE about it
Thoughts and Prayers for Trial players 🙏
I'm happy that there even IS a trial
are you set on Aether or are you willing to do a different data center?
What boss fight is this? It came up on my recommended like a small 30 second clip but it doesn't say what boss this is
Until level 60 including the award-winning expansion Heavensward
Binding Coil T13 boss fight
T13
Final Coil of Bahamut Turn 4 - or we call it "Turn 13"
Bahamut prime
@twin zodiac My gf plays on aether
Its the penultimate boss fight of A Realm Reborn, the highest of the high
Thanks I wanted to look it up in a good quality clip that part looks insane
so im lvl 27. im pretty sure i passed the mount quest
Not if you're behind in story
Your level means nothing
Story progress is everything
You can get it after joining a grand company
If you find a video of Turn 13 from 2015, that will be players who beat it "on time" / when it was relevant 👍
In the story
im on the hidden chapter. is that behind then
is there a way to see your frames in game?
you can still do that fight, but you'll likely have to do it unsynced with people
MSQ level doesn't equal Class Level
Unsynced meaning no level cap
It took me until level 35 to realize how to buy the grand company mount lol
The chocobo quest will be tracked under the main scenario tracker
FPS? System Config will show you while its open
If you're level 27 and not have your mount you're not lv27 in MSQ either
whats ffxiv max frames?
so the main quest is different than this thautomage quest line?
Uncapped maybe?? Not sure myself, sorry
No max, you can uncap frames but of course it depends on your refresh rate.
im confused on the quest colors. and where i should be looking to do things
Class quests are different from story quests
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Class quests are every 5 levels, right?
Until 50
for Story, and Class quests / Job quests must be done as well. Both show at the top left -
okay i see red footprints on top left. current main quest call of the forest
Then it's 2
I just hit 40 a little bit ago
The top left corner where it shows the quest, if you have your Class quest available it'll show the name of both quests
70s are a bit different though but you'll know when you get there
The main story is the top one, and the class quest is under it
See here is mine, the class quest is "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
But the Main quest is "The Talk of Coerthas"
how often do you use jump in general and/or in raids?
guys someone told me you can ask/ join mentor chat in game, how?
The regular jump all classes can use? Practically never.
Unless it's for that dank shortcut over the fence
Does menphina earrings work on bozjan skirmish/CE exp?
It offers no real function
No
It's mob xp only
Try and do a shout /sh in Limsa and ask to be invited to the Novice Network, someone will probably invite you (if you're a sprout/returner)
No, only mob kills
Assuming its not full too.
Tonberry NN is always full 
Even for sprouts?? I know for Mentors is always is 😮
so with free trial you hit 60 then you have to pay or they just stop experience and quest lines?
No
They just lock you out of further content - you can play forever, but never get to Stormblood/61
so I imagine though this is a lot of free content
Yes
if I buy complete bundle on steam do I have to redownload it or I keep playing under free trial version?
It sure it, I've seen people play the free trial since August 2020. Just leveling jobs, crafting, gathering, doing relics, with no end near
There will be additional downloads
Can I heal my chocobo mid battle? I am an archer
Only if you're a healer
ugh ok
So even the bozjan ones that give 10% don't even work in bozjan?
Nope
that seems a bit odd
But your Choco can heal you!
Xp boosts are only mob kills
The bojzan earrings main thing is haste inside the front
what would be better for leveling a new job? tank or heal choco?
like in my case archer
Heal
Healing chocobo is really the only good spec
Tank can't keep aggro, and Damage can be good but not something to focus on
cool ty
Yes
Servers crumbling under the exodus
It only happens when there's a mass amount of players..usually only seen at patches or expansion launches
You can still try and login, though
Rip
Just click the character name and try it. If youre subbed, you'll get in a queue - if you're on Trial it might force quit your game
Ah yeah. The final days are upon us, the fabric of our servers began to fray
What’s the hierarchy of gear importance again (what’s most to least important to upgrade)? In particular, for PLD.
For NA, you can give it a couple hours after EST goes to bed maybe!
We'll know Endwalker is truly genre savvy when all the servers crash on release day
Weapon >>>>>> Chest/Pants > Head/Boots/Hands > Everything else.
With item level being always top prio
Raubhan Extreme all over again
No its Loading Moogle Ex
1017 I think, still have some memes from way back
It just keeps happening, they cant keep getting away with it. We're hoping the server infrastructure investment for Endwalker helps
anyone know how to fix the directx 11000002 error? ive tried everything i know and still get it :c
What is the highest weapon level? 515? Just hit 80 today, should I start relic farming?
535
535
for a beginning starter class, was thinking healer or black mage
any massive reason to pick one over the other?
like maybe the solo quests and stuff might be slower on the healer, but faster queue times for stuff?
Savage or Relic weapons
Edenmorn weapon and completed ShB relic are i535
Not really. Play whatever
Conjurer versus Thaumaturge huh?
Thanks guys
Early on there's not very much difference between them
Healers do and are expected to do good dps
whats the blackest dye?
So story stuff won't be slow
Conjurer/White Mage doesn't slow down really until SB when you only get Divine Benison and Plenary Indulgence from 60 to 70
Technically you also get Stone IV but nobody cares about Stone IV
are you able to add friends with a trial account?
Can I sell anything to my GC for seals?
yes
is there a high demand for healers?
In ques, yes
Yes, said any MMO ever
in duty finder usual, in party finder it's usually fairly balanced
Always instant
When isn't there a high demand for healers is the better question
i insta que every time as a healer
The answer is never
Jet Black, or General-Purpose Jet Black (same thing)
Note that one of them is a cash shop item. The other is pretty expensive on the MB
i played holy priest in WoW for like, tbh, wotlk, cata, mists so maybe i'll go with that if low dps isn't a huge concern
Soot Black Dye is your cheaper not as black alternative
Healers do like 60-70% of a dps damage
Well, good healers*
Healers in this game do damage
And are expected to do damage
Roughly 70 to 80% of your time in content is going to be you doing damage
You won't have to heal as much as you think
what about arcanist (scholar) vs conjurer (white) ?
Arcanist starts as dps
Unless your tank is doing wall-to-wall pulls in a dungeon
Conjurer does not start as dps
Both are good and meta, so whichever healing style calls to you more. Big Sheilds or Big Heals, simply put
Scholar later on is focused more on shielding and reducing damage taken than outright healing
White Mage on the other hand has fat heals for days
And regen heals for days
And AoE heals for days
Yeah. Endwalker is about to put a greater distinction between shield healers and big number healers
But it's a pure healer so things have to take damage
My personal take: I think CNJ/WHM is the better choice for new healers.
You have no mitigation outside of Divine Benison (66 WHM) and Temperance (80 WHM)
CNJ/WHM is also recommended by Yoshi-P for new players
SCH is rough, even at endgame. AST starts at Level 30.
SCH also starts at Level 30. lol
Out of curiosity can any job acquire a ShBrelic weapon? Just reading the steps and the last step says “blade weapon”. Resistance weapon->Recollection->Law weapons->Blades weapons
Does that look right?
Yes.
Yes
Depending on the expansion, I'll add as a note. Samurai won't have anything for Heavensward Relic Weapons (Anima Weapons)
But all of them have relics for current content
Blade's Redundancy
The WHM relic is Blade's Mercy when completed
and what about leveling multiple classes, is it recommended to just push one all the way first?
(also, was being able to play multiple classes on 1 character a thing back in 2.0?)
Beautiful! I was just asking because I’m trying out machinist.
You can still play multiple jobs on one character. I would highly, HIGHLY recommend learning the ins and outs of one job first, however.
I know way, WAY too many people who fall into the trap of just leveling one after the other
What crafting guilds should I focus as an arcanist
And don't really learn how to be good at any of them
yeah, brand spanking new lol, i played for like a month in 2013
All of them
For all jobs
All of them, yeah.
Sad truth, but all crafters rely on all OTHER crafters for mats, tools, gear, etc. And those rely on the gatherers. Its rough to pick only one or two
If you're going to craft or gather at all it's highly recommended that you go ahead and just pick up all of them at once and level them at the same time
Below... I think 60 you want your crafters to be within five levels of each other
After 60 you want them to be within two or three
So I'm a bit confused about scholar. It looks like Ruin 2 and Broil 3 directly compete with each other for usage. Broil is a 2.5 second cooldown with a 2.5 second GCD and Ruin 2 is Instant with a 2.5 second GCD. Wouldn't that mean 1 Broil 3 should equal 2 Ruin 2s?
Reason being that all of your crafters require materials from other crafters for actually crafting things
Ruin 2 is for weaving
Since it's instant
You can't weave with broil
Are dye's only in the cash shop now?
No
No
But doesn't ruin 2 do more dps? Ruin 2 is 200 potency to Broils 3s 290
No
Cause you're locked to the gcd
You're only frontloading damage
Which isn't a dps gain
They just make the rarer, more in-demand dyes available in the cash shop as an alternative to gil
Ok and are they going to have any summer event or anything?
Yes. Moonfire Faire.
Only time a R2 is the correct choice is if you can't finish a broil cast before the boss goes away
Should be next month, I believe.
Yea but broil and ruin are both GCDs of 2.5 but broil 3 has a 2.5 second cooldown. That means broil takes 5 seconds per cast and ruin takes 2.5 seconds per cast. So for every broil 3 you should have been able to cast 2 Ruin 2
The Make it Rain Gold Saucer campaign starts on Tuesday.
No
Wait
should I save thesr for when I eventually get to Doman Restoration or will I get enough stuff/just buy/craft things for that?
Yes but it takes you 5 seconds to use both ruins
Cause the gcd
Yea
Wait I'm pretty sure that's still no
You're still bound to the gcd
thanks
Saving them is fine to do, if you have the space to spare!
Yes but 2 Ruin 2 > 1 Boil 3
Oh so I read that right
You'll get a lot more on your way towards Doman Restoration
You're reading it wrong
As well as a lot more other things to hand over
It's a 2.5 second cast time on a 2.5 GCD
I wouldn't be too terribly concerned to trade them in now
Yeah. Ofc two GCDS is stronger than 1
2 broil 3s is stronger than 2 ruin 2s
Oh so you can cast Broil 3 at the same speed as ruin 2?
!action Broil III
Yes
Yea I thought broil was cooldown+gcd
Nope it's the same as all your other GCDs
Is there something special I need to do to get maps while gathering in Stormblood zones? I've gathered 300 logs in two different zones, and no map yet.
Your GCD starts at the same time the cast starts
what time is it rn for aether/faerie
All cast times (except some black mage spells and a rare few others) cast the same time as your gcd
So when you finish casting your GCD also finishes and you can start another cast
I ask because I'm a white mage and I heavily out damage my friend who is a scholar when I'm only using Dia and Glare
Aether servers are in Cali, so 7:49 server time? (PST)
It's 9:49 PM EST
And they are using Bio and Broil
I was about to say, Glare
Wes is right it's 7:50 PM PST
I'm six hours behind EST shush
Total noob question….are we supposed to do the other major town quests (like after you take the aircraft to the other major cities) or do you just save those for alt jobs?
It has he highest personal dps as a healer
aaa im waiting until its dead hours so i can log in :(
You don't have to
How does the subscription work. Does the subscription count down only when in game or always throughout the month
what are the first things you should do at 80?
Side quests are ignorable
does anyone have updated npc appearance data? specifically thancred from shadowbringers i wanna cosplay him ingame
Real time
Thought so. Thanks!
Even if we are only using our dot and single target? I'm not counting in the dps from asize
What is the fastest way to level from 70-80 (I have endwalker earrings too). Level/alliance/trial roulettes and highest level dungeons? Or bozja? Hoh (I don’t honk earring work)?
Your 80 role quest
Check garlandtools
Yes
Personal take, but generally speaking: get your gear score up. Do your 80 Role Quest.
ok and I can stop and continue my sub without losing my account at any time ye?
Note that HoH dont work above 70, so you cant use it for ShB levels!
is the npc data there up to date with shadowbringers then?
Ok ty
i just finished the role quest, not sure where to go for the gear
Should be yes
Oh yeah. Is bozja faster or slower than the others?
Grendolt in the tempest. The guy who blocked you in the story
You have a few options with gear. You can straight up buy Exarchic, which is 510 gear and the best craftable available right now
Yes, everything will be as you left it
Have someone make Exarchic or a previous tier for you. Do endgame dungeons for their dungeon loot.
Probably faster, but I got all my classes to 80 before Bozja dropped so I cant say for sure sorry!
71-80 is very quick with Bozja.
ok thanks
And the better route to go generally speaking, imo.
And it's also profitable depending on how much success you have there
Some people craft hours a day, some dont ever unlock a crafter - its totally optional
Crafters need mats from other crafters
Think of it like a side game if you want to play it
Different gear slots require different crafters
o ill try to get someone to make me exarchic lol
And crafters require material from other crafters
is bozja new?
New-ish. It's Post-ShB content that you can start some time in 5.1
Was added like 5.2 or something with relics line
i just got my second set of relic armor but i dont have another class quest is there a second relic weapon or just armor, paladin btw
yeah. Either 5.1 or 5.2
You have to complete 5.1 to unlock Bozja
However
You can unlock the base relic weapon before that when you finish 5.0
The i485 relic unlock only requires you complete 5.0
Unlocking and starting Bozja and being able to upgrade the relic weapon requires you complete 5.1
is bozja faster than doing roulettes?
where’s the place to find various plugins for act? like I want to find a plugin that promote notifications in windows when my queue is ready. And radar for hunt target in the area etc.
And if you want to complete the relic weapon all the way to the final i535 Blade's ___ step you need to complete 5.4
Bojza is very comparable to dungeons
do the relic weps do anything special?
They're difficult to compare. Bozja is close though
They're the best weapon bar none available right now
o what
do the raids drop weps too? figured those would be the highest ilvl like on wow lol
They do
Yes
can u get the circle of knowing tattoo in game?
yeah.
Current Savage tier weapon is also i535
T12 Eden Savage can get you an i535
Which is what the completed relic is
But
The difference between Edenmorn and Blade's ___ that makes Blade's better despite being the same ilvl
Savage weapons are usually BiS
is there a way to disable the arrows on the hotbar
Depending on your data center though
Is that the completed relic weapon has customizable substats
Relics might be easier to get