questions-and-help

[untold cliff]

77

[fleet steppe]

uhhh so it's not a trait issue probably..

[bright hatch]

@untold cliff raiden thrust occurs when u hit the positional of the melee combo

[twilit arch]

You literally can't start with raiden thrust because it requires you to complete wheeling thrust/fang and claw combo

[bright hatch]

Think its only last one, but its impossible to start with raiden

[agile laurel]

you cannot start with raiden thrust

[fleet steppe]

I think you just need to use fang and claw no?

[bright hatch]

Its just implying the loop i think

[twilit arch]

you start with true thrust, always

[agile laurel]

raiden thrust requires the last positional of either 5-hit combo to be hit

(in endwalker it just requires the combo to be done)

[untold cliff]

do i have to hit both from the back?

[agile laurel]

no

read your tooltips

[bright hatch]

I still dont get point of removing the fx for blood of dragon T.T

[agile laurel]

!action fang and claw

[zinc orbit]

**Fang and Claw** : lvl 56 DRG (2.5 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)

Delivers an attack with a potency of 340.
380 when executed from a target's flank.
Can only be executed while under the effects of Sharper Fang and Claw and either Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon .
Additional Effect: Extends Blood of the Dragon duration by 10s to a maximum of 30s

Powered by XIVAPI

[bright hatch]

I want me blue animation

[fleet steppe]

no you just need to use fang and claw

[twilit arch]

its not just fang and claw

because you alternate the combo end

[agile laurel]

no, you need to use the last positional of the combo as a positional

[twilit arch]

you need to do the positionals properly

[fringe reef]

hey i was trying to look it on google but i didnt find what i have to do to progress my first quest in eurka, anyone can tell me what do i have to do?

[twilit arch]

so fang and claw MUST be done at the flank

and wheeling thrust MUST be done at the rear

[bright hatch]

Or true north it bby

[untold cliff]

oh gotcha

[fleet steppe]

yeah positionals too

[agile laurel]

whichever action is the 5th GCD in the combo, must have its positional requirement in order to allow raiden thrust

of course you should hit all the positionals anyway, but it's the 5th one that does it

[fleet steppe]

If something isn't working, always make sure you positionals are right lol

[untold cliff]

im gonna read about that

thank you now i understand what true north does lol

[fleet steppe]

so basically do your combo ending with wheeling thrust or fang and claw and make sure you hit the positional

You know what in general make sure you hit your positionals, drg has a ton of them and on classes like SAM you need to hit positionals in order to actually do your rotation properly

[amber edge]

Anyone know the fastest way to reach level 60 when I'm level 50

[bright hatch]

Dungeons 51-59

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[haughty spade]

Which class has the most button pressing

[primal gull]

Ninja has the highest APM currently

Machinist and Bard are also fairly high

[bright hatch]

Bard probably most reactive

[primal gull]

If you're interested in healing then Astrologian is the busiest one

[sacred adder]

I was thinking of trying out Rogue someday I'm mostly using Smn,Sch and BLM

speaking of I'm curious to ask I haven't actually leveled a Doh/DoL Classes yet *Only did Alchemist quest once, Does anyone have a recommendation which craft job i should start with first Since I'm a Smn, what might be helpful or are they worth doing as ,Also I'm free trial user so I'm alittle skeptical If they benefit me

[faint flare]

All at once

[sacred adder]

do they share same lvl like smn and sch?

[bright hatch]

I’d argue if you are doing skybuilder isnt it better to just do one at time?

You dont need mats from other classes

[sacred adder]

I have heard alittle that they all share same mats. . .which is intresting

[white echo]

I’m not sure if this could be considered a question? But after getting to the point where most dungeons you do are full parties i feel like I’m getting more dragged along then anything. During the ultima weapon dungeons i watched at mostly everyone just ran through everything no explanation or anything just kinda ran and only fought when needed which if that’s how these are played that’s fine it’s just kinda throwing me for a loop

[faint flare]

Those are the only 8man dungeons

[sacred adder]

Yeah . . . .i cleared ultima msq last night and it was alittle sad seeing everyone juat zonning through and melted the bossss less than 40 seconds it was a cool fight too lol

[faint flare]

All dungeons are 4 man

Except Castrum and praeotirum

[sacred adder]

But now that i unlocked 50 dungeons I understand why

[faint flare]

They learned that 8 man dungeons are terrible

[sacred adder]

i mean not if you're Farming stuff like Poetics? I somewhT understand why

since you're forced to watch cutscenes

[bright hatch]

@sacred adder embrace the speech in prae.

[faint flare]

They're shit for poetics

Onlu good with roulette

[bright hatch]

Reject the falsehood of Eorzea and embrace netflix time

[warm snow]

There's better ways to farm poetics

[bright hatch]

Its good exp

[sacred adder]

If you know a betterbway of farming poetics tell me its possible for Trial user lol

[sacred adder]

I like the speech tbh lol

[faint flare]

Do literally any other 50/60/70 dungeon

[ripe hound]

Yeah if you want both exp and Poetics, MSQ roulette is super value

But it’s a super big strain on sanity

[faint flare]

Aetherochemical at lv60 gives 150 poetics per run

For 15mins

[ripe hound]

Does Aetherochemical give poetics if you do it unsynced?

[twilit arch]

no

[warm snow]

No

[faint flare]

Nothing gives tomes unsync

[sacred adder]

*that's pretty much why i didn't do them as soon as i liked them yet LOL i don't mind doin em once a while for them 300 but yeah everyday sounds annoying

[ripe hound]

What about 4 blue mage synced?

[warm snow]

Nothing gives you the actual clear rewards when unsynced

[twilit arch]

the only tomes you get unsync is the first timer bonus

[sacred adder]

Because praestorium was really cool but everydayhmm can be annoying

long cutscenes

[amber edge]

.which dungeon gives u the most exp??

[ripe hound]

Depends on your level

[faint flare]

Highest LEVELLING dungeon for your level

[ripe hound]

Usually the last leveling x1-x9 dungeon

[sacred adder]

So i guess I better Unlock more dungeons I'm currently in arr post game

[amber edge]

I'm 5

55

[ripe hound]

There should be a lv 55 dungeon

[faint flare]

Then you're doing The Aery

[amber edge]

Aery

[faint flare]

Then vaukt

Then Gubal

[amber edge]

Dont have that unlocked

[sacred adder]

oh. my main still 51 but may lvl once i start routlette . .*shrugs lol

[amber edge]

Sidequest?

[faint flare]

Then do story

Story is MANDATORY

[ripe hound]

Yeah level don’t unlock anything

[amber edge]

Oh ok

[ripe hound]

Everything is locked behind story

[faint flare]

You don't rush levels

[warm snow]

Literally everything

Is locked behind main story progress

[sacred adder]

I didn't rush mine i was playing blm from time to time it's just as fun as Smn/Sch

[warm snow]

!faq msqtracker

[zinc orbit]

MSQ Tracker image guide

1. Your current or next Main Scenario Quest. These unlock a majority of content in the game and MUST be done.

2. An important Side Quest. This can be your Class and Job Quests, Side quests that unlock big features, or Side Quests that are REQUIRED to continue the MSQ. Look here if you can't continue your MSQ due to needing to complete a duty or sidequest.

By default the MSQ Tracker is located at the top-left of your screen.

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/4dgmnpH.jpg

[warm snow]

This everything you NEED to do

[amber edge]

OK thx

[sacred adder]

Oh. ..nice this is helpful I'm actually on a verge of doing sidequests now atleast blue unlockable ones before i move on further msqs

[graceful sail]

Does it matter which battle job your retainer has?

[faint flare]

No

They share the same pool

They just can't level past you on that job

So pick your main basically

[sacred adder]

No retainer for me ;-; they sound helpful

[graceful sail]

So I guess I should go for the battle jobs I currently am levelling up so I can transfer the lower level gear right?

[ripe hound]

Yeah

Well, a job you actually plan to level to max of course

[graceful sail]

Ik for botanist there is a minimum gathering threshold so whats the min requirement for battle?

[ripe hound]

Leveling retainers don’t really require gear

[graceful sail]

Yeah for course

[faint flare]

Item level

Combats care for ilvl

[graceful sail]

Hmm gotcha

1 hr ventures is best way to level up then?

[vocal cobalt]

Ok guys I have a doubt when I tried to upgrade my account to buy complete edition at mog station the price is 40 euro while final fantasy website the price is 16 euro

[faint flare]

If you constantly check every hour. Yes

[graceful sail]

Great thanks!

[vocal cobalt]

Plz help

[amber edge]

Is their a l 55 dark night quest?

[boreal storm]

No

[amber edge]

OK thx

[modern warren]

What are you asking?

[vocal cobalt]

I am on free trial

So I was looking to buy the complete edition so they said upgrade through mog stAtion the price there is 40 euro while at ffxiv website the complete edition is 16 euro

[warm snow]

Complete edition is on sale atm from se store

Mogstation doesn't get sales most of the time

[boreal storm]

Upgrade your account to standard, buy the discounted one, enter the code

[vocal cobalt]

So I should buy from se store

[slate arrow]

Yes

[vocal cobalt]

I don’t understand

[warm snow]

Mogstation is for account management

[slate arrow]

the SE store and Mogstation are two different store fronts

[warm snow]

It's not a store

[slate arrow]

Mogstation just happens to let you buy it directly

[warm snow]

Like buying gas for your car at your mechanic

[slate arrow]

Both give you a STANDALONE key

[vocal cobalt]

Ok so I should buy it from the se store

And where should I enter the code

[slate arrow]

Mogstation

[warm snow]

Mogstation

No matter where you get it from

Mogstation is where you apply shit to your account

[vocal cobalt]

Ah yes there is a option to enter the code

Thx so much

[lone spruce]

So if you buy the full edition of XIV back when Stormblood was the most recent expansion

Never buy ShB

And preorder Endwalker

Do you get ShB??

[faint flare]

You get it when endwalker launches

[lone spruce]

Bruh

[faint flare]

As stated in the store pages

[lone spruce]

For free? Damn

[faint flare]

They always bundle old expansions into the new

[leaden ginkgo]

If you change gender do you have to regrind gear again?

[faint flare]

No

[leaden ginkgo]

Like Eden raid gear

[boreal storm]

No

[faint flare]

Gear isn't gender locked

[leaden ginkgo]

Okii ty

[faint flare]

Some glamour items are but not actual gear

[warm snow]

@lone spruce all expansions are linear, had to play arr for hw didn't you, so you can never own an expansion you can't play

[vocal cobalt]

Who should I level up first warrior or paladin

[warm snow]

Flip a coin

[boreal storm]

Doesn’t matter

[vocal cobalt]

Which is good for ARR

[warm snow]

Doesn't matter

[boreal storm]

Doesn’t matter

[warm snow]

!faq meta

[zinc orbit]

How FFXIV's Meta Works

All jobs are good and viable in all content. The difference between meta and non-meta is minor, to the point that player skill is a significantly more important factor. Play what you enjoy/what interests you most, and you can make it work.

[raw granite]

We're doing levi unreal rn and we keep wiping to the converter attack, even with it up and tank LB, are we missing something ? Are we supposed to kill the bubbles faster or something ?

[warm snow]

Probably

[faint flare]

Did you time the convertor properly

[vocal cobalt]

Ok i will go for paladin cuz I like holy power

[warm snow]

https://youtu.be/3JIF5q3K4rs

[faint flare]

You don't need lb

[raw granite]

hard to know innit.

[faint flare]

You use it after his fast dash

[warm snow]

Well you either die or don't

[boreal storm]

He’s doing tidal wave, activate

[faint flare]

After he dashes you use the convertor

Too soon and it falls off

[raw granite]

we're not supposed to take any damage if the converter is up ?

[faint flare]

You take some

[boreal storm]

Less damage

[faint flare]

But not lethal

[raw granite]

okay then

[faint flare]

The convertor needs at least 30 gauge

To work

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[raw granite]

I'll keep an eye on that

[leaden ginkgo]

I just got my black mage to 70 and got the augmented armor. What materia do I put into it

[boreal storm]

You don’t

Materia is for when you’re at level cap

[open rivet]

at the end of the quest ||akadaemia anyder|| the ||ondo person|| said that they'd go back to the encampment & wished us to join as well, but I can't find them there?

[storm vector]

is there a main rp server on aether?

[lime ore]

What happens to Tomes at the end of expansions? Do revelations and allegory just get turned to Poetics?

[ripe hound]

Faerie...? Not sure

[ripe hound]

Yeah, Allegory 4:1, Rev 2:1

[twilit arch]

you have to talk to auriana to convert them

its not done automatically

[lime ore]

So what happens, are they just locked? Or do you have to do it before the expansion or lose them?

[twilit arch]

once 6.0 releases, you can't earn them anymore

and you will have until like 6.1 or so to convert them

[ripe hound]

You also can’t use the old tomes to buy anything

[twilit arch]

they're pretty generous about giving people time to convert old tomestones

[lime ore]

oh okay, but you can keep poetics all stacked up and ready?

[twilit arch]

ye

just keep in mind can't go past the hard cap of 2k for poetics

[lime ore]

ty

[faint flare]

With all currencies capped, you basically enter endwalker with 3500 poetics

Just remember to spend first before converting

[halcyon radish]

is there a way to trade this back in for revelations if I bought it by mistake?

[faint flare]

Nope

[halcyon radish]

why

[leaden ginkgo]

I can get to level cap even without shadowbringers?

[halcyon radish]

now I need to buy two more and do savage shit so I can get rid of these

[faint flare]

You don't need savage

Just do 4 E12 normal

And buy the tome with the blades

[halcyon radish]

Cool

[boreal storm]

No

[halcyon radish]

I was thinking it was one of the savage ones for some reason

[faint flare]

Savage drops the tome straight up

And allows for buying it faster

Ad normal mode starts weekly locked

[hasty musk]

the savage weapon is a different weapon entirely

[faint flare]

Meaning casual people take 7 weeks to buy the tome weapons

[halcyon radish]

Ah okay, I just want to get it to spend these mowena tokens that I accidentally bought so I'm not just wasting them.

[digital vale]

Before you turn in a quest, can you switch to another class/job so you gain EXP there?

[halcyon radish]

Yes, but they have to be the required level for it

[faint flare]

If they meet the minimum levrl

Yes

[hasty musk]

depends on what it is

some don't let you switch

[digital vale]

oh okay

thank you!

[halcyon radish]

I've only ever seen one or two that lock you to the job you picked them up on.

[faint flare]

Beast tribes do

[open venture]

So uh, sorry if this sounds noobish, but how does kupo bot takes prices from ingame? Is it real time?

[primal gull]

no

There is no market board API, prices are updated manually and can often be several hours out of date, so what you see won't necessarily reflect the actual listings

[hot eagle]

kupo gets the data from universalis iirc but its often also outdated since universalis only updates when someone with the plugin searches stuff on the marketboard

[open venture]

I see, thanks!

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[leaden ginkgo]

logging in after a while, do other players not have a shadow?? or I turned it off by mistake? if so how can I turn it on again

[leaden ginkgo]

nvm I had graphic settings to low

[ripe hound]

Shadowbringers only had 2 beast tribe right?

[twilit arch]

3

qitari (gatherers), dwarves (crafters), and pixies (combat)

[ripe hound]

Oh cool

All expansions have 3?

[twilit arch]

yes

[ripe hound]

And ARR have 5 I think

[twilit arch]

ye

[ripe hound]

Also HW and ARR both don’t have a gathering tribe right?

So you can only start doing gathering tribe stuff at lv 60

[twilit arch]

correct, though ixali has a few quests that require a lv1 gatherer to do

[primal gull]

Ixal from ARR have gathering quests, they're sorta 50/50 crafting/gathering

[ripe hound]

Nice

I see

[twilit arch]

they're really not 50/50

because while yes a lv1 gatherer is required for certain quests

[normal juniper]

Cannot get this quest to work for some reason, It says lookout east but I do. Do i need to like rotate in all directions?

[twilit arch]

those quests are not going to give exp for the gatherer from the quest itself

[ripe hound]

I see

[primal gull]

Point being the Ixal are sorta a hybrid tribe

[ripe hound]

Also are beast tribes released at x.0?

Or later?

[twilit arch]

later

[ripe hound]

kk

[twilit arch]

and its really not a hybrid tribe. its crafter specifically

[primal gull]

to pick them up yes

[twilit arch]

those quests that need gatherer are higher rep quests

[primal gull]

but you'll need DoW/DoM for some, and DoL for others

[twilit arch]

the exp is going towards your crafter

[primal gull]

It's the closest thing to a hybrid tribe that the game has

[twilit arch]

Namazu is a hybrid tribe

because its for both

[primal gull]

because the quests require more than just the job or class that you pick them up on

[ancient blade]

Is it worth leveling other classes right now? even if I can’t hit lvl 80 before EW releases

[ripe hound]

Now I really wish in 6.x we get ||Garlean|| as a beast tribe

Just for the irony

[twilit arch]

you can level up other jobs whenever you feel like it

[ancient blade]

Oh I thought the levels were being reset

[twilit arch]

no

what is happening is if you're say 50% into a level

you are being reset back to 0% of that lvl

[ripe hound]

I think this also applies to crafter and gatherer?

[ancient blade]

Ah ok good know

Thanks

[twilit arch]

yes

[ripe hound]

k

[twilit arch]

its being applied across the board because they're adjusting exp values

[ripe hound]

I’m bored and leveling crafters now

Not sure why

[river vortex]

i know that in EW we'll be able to get it with poetics, but how do i get augmented cryptlurker gear right now?

[raw granite]

Step 1 : get cryptlurker
Step 2 : get the augmentation materias
Step 3 : exhanche a pice of cryptlurker with the corresponding exhanche material and voilà

[twilit arch]

You need crypt twine/dusting/aether to augment it. which can be bought with either nuts, nier coins or by doing eden's promise savage

[river vortex]

i see

[raw granite]

The aug materials can be acquired by using nuts or turning in one coin from each nier raid and probably other means that I don't know

[river vortex]

and how do i get the regular cryptlurker gear?

[raw granite]

Tomestones

The red ones

[river vortex]

ahh the ones that are capped right

how many do i need for a full set, 3800?

[raw granite]

You get them with expert roulette, lvl 80 dungeons roulette and all level 80 content I think ?

[primal gull]

Yeah, and they are capped at I think 900 a week. So even if you did grinded out all the tomes you could you wouldn't have enough for an full set of augmented cryptlurker by the time EW comes out

[river vortex]

yeah might as well just try and farm Edenmorn stuff if i really want i530 before EW

[twilit arch]

no harm in grabbing what pieces of cryptlurker you can right now and augmenting it

[river vortex]

it harms my OCD

(but yea lmao)

[primal gull]

well the truth is that no job is going to use full cryptlurker or full edenmorn

[hasty musk]

You want both cryptlurker and edenmorn for bis purposes

[primal gull]

best in slot is always going to be a mix of the two

[lilac nacelle]

lore question, is the light within the warrior of light different from aether, is it a subset of aether or something entirely different?

[slate arrow]

<@&587224778088120331>

[raw granite]

It's light aspected aether

[warm snow]

And sometimes it gets fuckier

Like memoria gear being bis for some jobs

[primal gull]

....really? That's fucky

[warm snow]

Augmented exarchic ring is bis for some tanks

The tome ring stats are that bad

[primal gull]

augmented exarchic ring is bis for RDM too

because tome ring has SpS and Edenmorn ring is unique

[neat patrol]

How do I know what Shire accessories to get for my jobs?

[jagged wave]

how do I change my region for mogstation

I registered NA but I am EU

(I accidentally bought the game in NA so...)

[primal gull]

Look at the requirements, they will say which job(s) the piece is for

[twilit arch]

Shire accessories are for all jobs

[neat patrol]

But they say "All Classes"

[twilit arch]

so that's not going to work.

[primal gull]

Oh accessories

[worn flume]

check if the main stat matches your job

[primal gull]

Sorry I misread that part

just look for which ones give your main stat then, yeah

[neat patrol]

That's the part I've never looked at, how to see what main stats my job needs

[primal gull]

What job?

[neat patrol]

Well, I play em all, but leveling and gonna do MSQ as DNC rn

[worn flume]

strength for tanks and melee (not ninja)
dexterity for phys ranged and ninja
intelligence for casters
mind for healers

[neat patrol]

Thanks

[jagged wave]

I need to change my region from US to EU in mogstation someone please help

[twilit arch]

you can't change your account's region

you'd have to make a new account for that

[neat patrol]

Yep, Big F

Maybe you can refund the other you bought in a 24hr period? idk if SE does anything like that

[lucid gale]

Hello,

I'm an on and off again kind of player that has never really clicked with any particular group or FC. I enjoy playing the game, but it feels really hard to find people to play with!

Any suggestions on how to find people to play with? I'm on the Primal DC and the ULTROS world, but i'd be willing to change it up if I could find the right people, but i'm not sure if the jump from PRIMAL to CRYSTAL would be worth it yet since I dont know anyone over there.

Also, what kind of players are usually on both PRIMAL/CRYSTAL in terms of time zone? I'm on the west coast but it feels like most the people I meet on PRIMAL are not so i'm confused

[boreal storm]

They’re both NA data centers, the peak time is the same. Time zone isn’t a factor

[jagged wave]

I dont think I need to delete it but

wait

is it possible to pay with steam wallet?

even if i made my account on square enix

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[twilit arch]

you can only use steam wallet if you bought full game from steam

[jagged wave]

oh

why cant i pay with paypal?

any ideas?

[languid sable]

hello fine ppl, just starting. two quick questions, are there servers to stay away from (ive created a character on lamia), and is the play guide all you need to start or is there a third party resource thats good for looking things up

[twilit arch]

iirc you can use paypal to buy crysta to pay for sub

[languid sable]

awesome, ty, i will dive in then

[round arch]

can i not glamor lancer armor on my dancer ?

[boreal storm]

No

[round arch]

but this one looks good

[boreal storm]

Maiming is for RPR/DRG and no one else

[jagged wave]

oh alright

cool

I have money in my steam wallet

how can I cash this out

Is it still possible to buy csgo knives and resell them

for like

30$ knife to 20$

[boreal storm]

Buy games on steam?

[jagged wave]

No I want to put my steam wallet to my paypal

essentially

[leaden ginkgo]

Whats the trick to make sure you get Castrum in MSQ roulette on high level jobs? I forgot it, taking off gear right?

[glossy flare]

both have a minimum ilvl of 42, I don't see how manipulating your average ilvl could influence msq roulette tbh

[jagged wave]

100 crysta = 1 usd right?

[leaden ginkgo]

Yup..

$0.01 = 1 crysta

Minimum crysta you can buy at a time is 500 or $5

Ok so I have the full set of Exarchic armor for dancer. What materia do I put in the armor

[obsidian patio]

Crit > DH > Det

[lucid gale]

Thanks for the tip, have a great day

[heady knot]

just wodnering any leveling alt classes discord to do stuff togther for lvling

[ripe hound]

Also did you know you can upgrade it for 10 more ilv if you pay Allegory?

[neon pike]

how do i save a glamour set?

[leaden ginkgo]

What’s allegory

[ripe hound]

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Allagan_Tomestone_of_Allegory

When you do random content with a lv 80 job you get Allegory

[bright badger]

Is there a list of yellow sidequests in the game that give unique rewards like minions and stuff

[halcyon radish]

Where do I get this?

is there a fairly easy way now that it's late expansion

[leaden ginkgo]

I’ve just encountered a female Xaelas who’s horns and tail is blueish, how did they change the colour ?

They have no idea themselves

[halcyon radish]

female xaelas already have blue horns and tails

[hasty musk]

From savage raids as a drop, as a trade-in for coins from nier raids, or trade in hunt nuts for it

[faint flare]

From Fathard in eulmore for the 3 different nier coins

Or hunts

[heavy wadi]

xaela scales are blueish

[faint flare]

For ease

[halcyon radish]

Yea I was gonna do the nier coins way

[obsidian patio]

!faq contentunlock

[zinc orbit]

Content Location FAQ

A Realm Reborn Content
Heavensward Content
Stormblood Content
Shadowbringers Content

[stark hawk]

is a tank required for palace of the dead?

[faint flare]

No, not in queable floors

Challenge floors 101+ yes

[stark hawk]

Alright

[frail fulcrum]

how to have the text bubble?

[jade quartz]

Addon built into the FFXIV quicklauncher

Not possible without third party program

[meager ingot]

How to do primal extremes on ARR for free trial? Can't create party on PF

[frail fulcrum]

oh

[jade quartz]

You can ask someone to create a party for you…or you can queue and suffer (wouldn’t strongly recommend)

[hasty musk]

The answer is to either get someone to make a PF for you, hope you find someone else doing it, or just don't do it cause it has like 2 things worth having

[boreal storm]

Check for parties also. people sometimes put em up just because

[meager ingot]

No parties for old trials so far and I want to do it synced

[kind bison]

Has anyone done this quest in new game + ? I dont know where my outfit is 😦

[karmic brook]

send assistance

[hasty musk]

if you didn't get the outfit, go to a calamity salvager and get it

since I don't think NG+ will give you unique items again

[arctic leaf]

Should i skip stormblood?

[hasty musk]

no

[boreal storm]

I wouldn’t, but it’s your choice

[heavy wadi]

it's a continuous story, you would miss out on important context.

[clear cove]

best beast tribe for 50-60 leveling ?

[kind bison]

I wouldnt 😦 Im on new game+ and Im just about to finish arr Idk even what is going on the game

[boreal storm]

Vath and vanu

[kind bison]

Is it on quest rewards?

[hasty musk]

probably

[kind bison]

It worked thankyou ^^

[heavy wadi]

you'd have to do a lot of combing anyways to figure out what sells well

and most of the stuff that does sell well is ultimately from timed nodes

[neat patrol]

Are the Minstrel Ballad quests, Extreme modes of the bosses?

[minor fulcrum]

Yes

He also appears once you get all ex mounts per expansion

[neat patrol]

Thought so, as to why it seems you can't random queue for em', guessing everyone parties up for those

Party finds*

[boreal storm]

The only roulette with Extremes is mentor roulette

[fiery pagoda]

whats a good way to level 70 to 71 without doing bozjan or roulette?

[jade quartz]

Castrum Abania

[leaden ginkgo]

Hello all! I'm downloading the launcher of FFXIV on PS4 after being away for 2 years. On the SE website I have the base game and the next two expansions checked since I activated the code for them back then. The things is I remember that back then I had to put the CD in to play, and I don't have it now. Do I have to buy it again or I can access all my content again with just the launcher?

[boreal storm]

Bozja is for lvl 71+ anyway

[lone totem]

you will have to either buy another disc, or buy the game digitally

[magic sierra]

Is the game worth returning to as a solo player? I enjoy dungeon content and the story, but I never knew what to do when not in a dungeon and advancing the MSQ felt a little boring when the gameplay seemed to be a loop of: teleport to NPC > Dialogue > teleport to next NPC.

is there more to it then that? I feel like I was just in a lull in the story or I was doing something wrong...

[leaden ginkgo]

But on my account it says that I have the base game activated.

[distant jay]

Im lvl 40 and still doing ARR, I like the lore and dungeons so far but having to constantly teleport back and forth Is a bit boring and only the job quests have felt interesting. Does it get better when I finish and go into the expansions? I've heard tons of praise for heavensword.

[lone totem]

unfortunately, that doesn't matter

[serene steppe]

The game is definrtly worth it as a solo player

[lone totem]

the PS4 will not load the game unless you either own the game digitally, or physically

[serene steppe]

Eventually the story content gets more interesting as you go along

[lone totem]

if you have the game physically, you need to verify the disc on boot-up each time you want to play

[magic sierra]

I can vouch that the game got a lot more engaging at heavensward. ARR dragged for me but I loved it from Heavensward onward.

Stopped after the first bit of shadowbringers and getting the itch to return lol

[serene steppe]

Especially once you reach the ARR Patch quests and Heavensward

[distant jay]

Without spoiling, why do I hear heavensword get so much praise?

[snow surge]

I am in the middle of doing heavensward myself

[magic sierra]

Excellent, I was near the end of the MSQ when I last played - I'm planning on getting caught up in time for the expansion. But not sure what to do when I exhaust the MSQ, any suggestions?

[serene steppe]

Tighter focus on the story, better animations, better dungeons and Trials

[queen fern]

The narrative becomes much more focused, the worldbuilding is great, and the game starts to delve deeper into moral complexity.

Abilities get more interesting, dungeons are cooler, and trials are cooler.

[serene steppe]

You likely won't exhaust all the MSQ before Shadowbringers

[snow surge]

Which expansion's MSQ were you near the end of?

[serene steppe]

*Endwalker

My bad

Regardless there is plenty of stuff

[magic sierra]

Story was great but in my opinion, the gameplay was so slow (I played a scholar at the time) until heavensward when I started getting my off the Global cooldown abilities. Dungeons and questing content got a lot more engaging as a result and the overall flow was quite fun. Kill quests mixed with fetch quests right when you were getting bored of one and then if you felt bored of both you got a nice cutscene to pull you back into it all.

Overall the pacing of that expac was immaculate

[lone totem]

it was the very first expansion

and thus, it introduced a lot of unique things

[serene steppe]

Doing the Raid storylines is also worth it even if you're a solo player

[lone totem]

new zones, new characters, new story, loads of new quests, tons of new dungeons, level cap increased, flying...

all of this was brand new in heavensward

[snow surge]

Heavensward introduced the best class also

[lone totem]

and not only that, but three brand new jobs

[snow surge]

coughastrologiancough

[lone totem]

and a brand new city that people have been waiting for since 1.0

[snow surge]

*best job

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra My suggestion: Once you clear 5.0 unlock the Eden raids

[lone totem]

also HW made the raiding scene actually decent

[magic sierra]

Ouuu i didn't know about those.

My next question - I have an 80 DRK and AST.... but I don't know the raid mechanics at all... and by now I feel everyone would know them inside and out, any resources to brush up on things before they happen themselves?

[lone totem]

(despite how hard HW raids were)

[serene steppe]

If you like the plot and lore Eden js kmportant

[lone totem]

being able to go back and do previous raids but at a cost

[warm snow]

Except for the fact that you can't finish Eden til you do 5 3

[serene steppe]

Normal raids are generally not that hard

[lone totem]

being able to queue anywhere for a raid instead of being in one area

[snow surge]

The wiki has good entries on raids

Just look up the name of the raid

[serene steppe]

You can still start it

[lone totem]

and no more gear dropping from raids and instead you got the tokens

that was one of the biggest changes in the game

[magic sierra]

I'm coming from WoW (like so many before) but I was a Gold Challenge Mode and all that in that game, I just don't know the fights/dungeons in FF like I would back in WoW

[lone totem]

and it was for the better in almost every way

[serene steppe]

I mean I played a bit of WoW and tbh

[snow surge]

Outside of bosses there's usually not much to say

[serene steppe]

FF telegraphs its mechanics WAAAAY better than WoW

[warm snow]

Normal raid mechanics can be figured out with dungeon experience, basic observation skills and some simple pattern recognition

[serene steppe]

There are a few raid mechanics that are bastards but those are fairly rare

[snow surge]

If you are still unsure after reading the wiki entry, your fellow players are almost always willing to tell you the most important raid mechanics

[serene steppe]

O12 comes to mind

[warm snow]

A9N

[magic sierra]

Will I get crucified by my dungeon/raid buddies for being a new tank? I might go AST instead to avoid that whole ordeal lol

[warm snow]

And the first time we got multiple stack markers

[faint flare]

No

You won't

[serene steppe]

Being a tank is not that hard in this gamr

[jade quartz]

Not at all

[serene steppe]

Youdon't hace to struggle for aggro constantly

[queen fern]

If they're means to you when you tell them you're a new tank, you need better friends.

[warm snow]

If you've a sprout no, if you lack a sprout and say new tank definitely no

[faint flare]

All normal mode content is telegraphed out the ass by extremely obvious markers or obvious tells

[queen fern]

Tanks hold aggro really easily in this game.

[faint flare]

It's obvious to the point you'll smack yourself when you see it

[magic sierra]

wonderful

[dreamy girder]

on how much do i miss out when i dont buy the sub

[warm snow]

E3N centred tanks at the start...

[warm snow]

If you bought the full game, everythibg

You can't go back to the free trial

[leaden ginkgo]

Hello ! I’m almost level 80 with my BLM and I wanted to know which stat to stocket for

[warm snow]

It was a TRIAL

[serene steppe]

A few basic Tank tips:

1. Face boss away from raid
2. Learn to recognize Tankbusters
3. Try not to move too much if you're MTing

[dreamy girder]

thats why im asking

[warm snow]

Spell speed and crit

[jade quartz]

You can build Crit BiS or spell speed BiS

See the balance for guides and info

[warm snow]

You can't log in without game time

[serene steppe]

If you can do those three things you can tank normal raids

[jade quartz]

!faq balance

[zinc orbit]

The Balance

Discord

[queen fern]

Honestly, JoCat's "Crap Guide to Tanking" is actually a concise and reasonably good summary of how to be a decent tank starting out.

[leaden ginkgo]

Do both work with a basic HR Exarchic set ?

[jade quartz]

Yes

[serene steppe]

Things like Tankswapping isn't really a thing untill Extreme Trials

[warm snow]

Yes but use allegory to augment that shit to 520 ASAP, see pins for details

[leaden ginkgo]

Gotcha thanks a lot !

[dreamy girder]

??? i still have trial, my question is still the same on how much do i miss out if i dont buy the sub/game

[leaden ginkgo]

Will do , tyty :^)

[faint flare]

You only have access to half the game

[warm snow]

No social features, market board or retainers

[faint flare]

!faq freetrial

[zinc orbit]

Free Trial Download and Limitations

Click Here to download the Free Trial

Click Here to see the Free Trial limitations

[faint flare]

See limitations

[warm snow]

Cap at level 60

[jade quartz]

You miss out on being able to play any content that’s not over four years old

[magic sierra]

Now I have to decide between a healer and a tank as my primary focus...

You guys mentioned tanking is easy... but does that mean it's not very engaging? I know in WoW Tanking was so boring in a raid setting but it was the most fun in a dungeon setting.

Does FF have end game dungeons you can grind like you could in WoW? Akin to WoWs Mythic Plus feature?

[faint flare]

No mythic plus

[serene steppe]

Your mileage may vsry if Tanking js boring

[warm snow]

Dungeons no, all endgame gear comes from endgame raids

[faint flare]

Dungeons are casual content

[jade quartz]

You also can’t trade, invite people parties, use the party finder, be in a guild, or PvP

[warm snow]

Dungeons are outright casual content

[serene steppe]

Depends on how much you like your job

[warm snow]

No high end versions at all

[jade quartz]

It’s intended as a trial not a f2p mode

[serene steppe]

But Tanks hit buttons almost as much as DPS

[lone totem]

level cap dungeons are essentially the high end versions

[serene steppe]

As you prolly noticed with Dark at 80

[warm snow]

They're still casual content

[magic sierra]

Awe that's too bad... Smaller setting content is the most fun.

is it easy to PuG raids in this game?

[warm snow]

In terms of mechanics and difficulty

[dreamy girder]

guess its fine for some months ty

[faint flare]

Normal content yes

[serene steppe]

You can just queue for normal raids

[warm snow]

Easy enough but groups can be a complete crapshoot

[serene steppe]

Like you do with sungekns

*dungeins

[warm snow]

Normal raids can just be queue for

[faint flare]

High end content will vary widely in party finder

[magic sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/animation-wow-gif-12766929

[warm snow]

High end raids you'll need a premade group through party finder

Same for all high end content

[serene steppe]

Yeah if you're coming from WoW that is a culture shock

[faint flare]

Simple put

[warm snow]

I'll put it this way

[faint flare]

The game is ACCESSIBLE

[warm snow]

This is a final fantasy game first mmo, a single player jrpg that just happens to also be an mmo

[magic sierra]

I noticed an almost uncomfortable level of kindness when I played a few years back

[warm snow]

ALL CONTENT is story related

[serene steppe]

Also Clonk you probably missed a LOT of content in past expansions, like the Alexander raids, Omega Raids, Ivalice Raids etc.

[warm snow]

High end content is that pre existing content at a much higher difficulty

[serene steppe]

All of those have storylines attached

[warm snow]

In game its fan fiction style retellings of the original content by a bard

Or similar npc

[leaden ginkgo]

Can anyone tell me a general Bard skill rotation please ?!

[faint flare]

!faq brdguide

[zinc orbit]

The Pursuit of Comfiness - 5.X BRD Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oAy_ZGB9XdWENlnMmAnURfBEyGUKqeOqARdYGnhV-CE

[magic sierra]

So... I'll be honest, my experience with this game has been, find my class then advance the MSQ to endgame (because that's how it is with WoW)

So I know I missed a bunch.

but i also don't know where to find it.

[warm snow]

!faq contentunlock

[zinc orbit]

Content Location FAQ

A Realm Reborn Content
Heavensward Content
Stormblood Content
Shadowbringers Content

[serene steppe]

Blue quests

[warm snow]

Go nuts

[serene steppe]

Look em up since some can be pretty obscure

[magic sierra]

Thanks!

[warm snow]

One quick exception @magic sierra

The coils raid series from arr is technically high end so you'll either need to premake a group in pf, or just unsync it at level 80 for the story

The latter is faster

[serene steppe]

Alexander Raids are level 60 but I would condider them a bit harder than the Omega Level 70 raids

[leaden ginkgo]

tyy

[spiral scroll]

after completing the MSQ where do i go to know my available job quests?

[warm snow]

!faq msqtracker

[zinc orbit]

MSQ Tracker image guide

1. Your current or next Main Scenario Quest. These unlock a majority of content in the game and MUST be done.

2. An important Side Quest. This can be your Class and Job Quests, Side quests that unlock big features, or Side Quests that are REQUIRED to continue the MSQ. Look here if you can't continue your MSQ due to needing to complete a duty or sidequest.

By default the MSQ Tracker is located at the top-left of your screen.

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/4dgmnpH.jpg

[hollow kraken]

Can someone help me with getting my atma weapon? I’ve gotten all the atma crystals and I have my zenith weapons equipped I just can’t accept trial of the braves for some reason

[serene steppe]

Also YOU HAVE to beat the Crystal Tower raid series to complete the MSQ of Shadowbringers anyway

[faint flare]

The 80 quests don't show on that

[spiral scroll]

thats gone

[serene steppe]

And that one is all the way bsck in Mor Dhona

[magic sierra]

uhm okay... I'll likely have more questions but - is there an abundance of healers or tanks in this game? That'll influence what I play so I can queue into content when I finish my install.
If it helps I have AST and DRK at 80 but I'm not sure if this game is like WoW where you want to cover all classes when building a raid.

[faint flare]

They're just normal yellow.side quests at your old trainer

[warm snow]

Then you manually disabled it in settings

[faint flare]

Not really.

For now anyway

You'll have fast ques for both roles

Healer ques will slow abit with sage being added in endwalker

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra 2 tanks and 2 healers for 8 man raids

[warm snow]

Well have an inordinate amount of healers for a couple months come endwalker

But that'll pass

[boreal storm]

And dps

[serene steppe]

3 tanks and 6 healers for 24 man raids

There are still more DPS players on average

[spiral scroll]

found it tyvm

[serene steppe]

Mostly cahse there are more DPS jobs lol

[warm snow]

I mean yeah, but there's always way more dps

[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 or #beginner-lounge. <@&473626701947994134> are available to help in this channel. Thank-You, Kupo!

[obsidian patio]

Talk to Jalzahn near Gerolt and choose “Relic Weapon Zenith Enhancement”.

[magic sierra]

wonderful - you've all been so helpful!

I guess I'll go with 'rule of cool' for picking a main Job.

Thanks again everyone!

[serene steppe]

Just play what you are most comfortable with and you can't go wrong

[warm snow]

!faq meta

[zinc orbit]

How FFXIV's Meta Works

All jobs are good and viable in all content. The difference between meta and non-meta is minor, to the point that player skill is a significantly more important factor. Play what you enjoy/what interests you most, and you can make it work.

[serene steppe]

The classses are so well balanced some people find it annoying lol

[warm snow]

Coming from wow this might shock you but this game actively encourages playing whatever tf you want

[hollow kraken]

Thank you 🙏

[magic sierra]

I really enjoyed Astrologyn, there was a lot of micro managing which was super cool

[magic sierra]

Unreal

[silver ruin]

ya skill level matters more

[serene steppe]

Iirc the highest DPS Job, Samurai, is only 10% higher in dps than the lowest DPS Job, Dancer

[magic sierra]

Oh damn, not bad

[warm snow]

And dancer is the most supportive job in the game

[serene steppe]

Dancer is still heavily used due to its raid buffs

[warped nest]

And Dancer can buff a designated party member

Making up for its relatively lower personal Dps

[serene steppe]

Samurai meanwhile is is pure selfish DPS with 0 support

[warm snow]

Well tbf it's gonna have new feint

[static yacht]

whats the best website / resource for text summary of what happens in 14

[warm snow]

But yeah otherwise no party buffs

[magic sierra]

So one thing I was frustrated with was waiting on GCD abilities with my classes.

Are there any classes with a lot of off GCD abilities that feels like it plays 'faster' than others? I haven't touched any of the DPS in this game really

[static yacht]

all characters have GCD, ninja has a lot of oGCDs but periods of no weaving. MNK has a ridiculously very low GCD recast

[warm snow]

Almost all of them by endgame

[warped nest]

Most of them get pretty fast in endgame

[serene steppe]

Some Jobs are meta in specific situations, White Mage is very good in dungeons cause it can stun trash mobs with Holy spam

But it's not that important

[warped nest]

Even then, you can still do dungeons with other healers

[warm snow]

Ninja has the highest apm at the moment

Followed by mch iirc

[serene steppe]

Dragoon has a lot of OGCDs with its Jumps

And the longest combo of all DPS

[warped nest]

MCH is higher

[serene steppe]

Mch too is vety frenetic

[static yacht]

^that said MCH is also very braindead and boring their rotation is literally play the piano

[magic sierra]

Ouuu Dragoon looked really cool too so I might try one of those... but it'd start at level 1

[warped nest]

Oh, my bad

[serene steppe]

Yep, gotta work your eay up

[warm snow]

!faq armouryexp

[zinc orbit]

Armoury EXP bonus FAQ

'How do I get the bonus experience from the Armoury?'

As long as you're playing a Disciple of War or a Disciple of Magic class that's a lower level than your highest level class then you're able to benefit from the bonus experience. You do not need to have a class at level 80 for the bonus to be active.

'How much is the bonus experience?'

You get +100% experience from levels 1 to 69, which then reduces to +50% for level 70 to 79. The difference in level between your current class and highest class does not change the amount of experience you get.

[warped nest]

To a different person, this means no RNG or priority to handle

Which could be good if you like consistency

[warm snow]

Game also actively encourages alt jobs

[serene steppe]

At leasy the story quest for Dragoon is neat

[static yacht]

Which DPS has the least amount of unique actions in their 80 rotation?

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra Also I really hope you did all the Job quests for Astrologian and Dark Knight lol

[warped nest]

The ranged Dps or monk

[warm snow]

Probably blm

[magic sierra]

I'll have to look up how to level alt jobs, getting my AST up from 30 to cap was just an endless dungeon grind fest... I don't think I have the patience for something like that again lol

[warped nest]

Oh, yeah, I forgot about BLM

Definitely BLM

[warm snow]

!faq altlvlguide

[zinc orbit]

Leveling Guide for alt jobs

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/wiki/leveling

[magic sierra]

I did! Had to get my abilities for them

[warm snow]

I'm abusing the poor fucking kupo for you tonight mate

[magic sierra]

I've noticed lol, I'm grateful 🙂 lol

[serene steppe]

Frontline PVP Roulette gives you a LOT of Experience

[static yacht]

anyone know the answer to this? IE plot break down per patch EG x happens in 2.1, y happens in 2.2, z happens in 2.3... etc

[serene steppe]

And it doedn't matter if you win or lose

You can do it as soon as you get your Job Stone at 30

[warped nest]

BLM level 80 rotation has fire 1, 3, 4, despair, blizzard 3, 4, thunder 3, Xeno, and a few additional utility Ability

[magic sierra]

not text, but i used youtube to figure out what was going on with the story

[static yacht]

how short are the videos? hoping for a quick control + f able resource

[magic sierra]

10 - 30 mins per expansion. I'm sure theres some better ones, but i just used them as a refresher when I picked up the game again, about to do the same before I resub again.

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra Also Clonk since you likr dungeons want me to quickly explainchow dungeons work and are used for at level cap?

[faint flare]

Theres some lore summaries in #archived-lore-spoilers pins iirc

[magic sierra]

Another question about jobs... are there any classes that have 'reactive' abilities. Like in WoW you'd have some abilities become spamable when conditions are met. Or they'd randomly pop off which shifted a rotation from a memory game to simon says, which I enjoyed.

[warped nest]

Yes

[faint flare]

There's procs yes

[serene steppe]

Dancer 100%

[magic sierra]

that's what I enjoy about AST. figuring out who to give each card to on the fly was a fun minigame for me

[serene steppe]

And Bard

[warped nest]

!action mirage dive

[zinc orbit]

**Mirage Dive** : lvl 68 DRG (1.0 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)

Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: Strengthens the gaze of your Dragon Gauge by 1 if under the effect of Blood of the Dragon or Life of the Dragon
Can only be executed when Dive Ready.

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[faint flare]

Bard and Dancer are proc heavy

And red mage

[warm snow]

!action verfire

[zinc orbit]

**Verfire** : lvl 26 RDM (200 MP) (2.5 second cooldown)(2.0 second base cast time)

Deals fire damage with a potency of 310 .
Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 9
Can only be executed while Verfire Ready is active.

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[serene steppe]

Dancer literally has a Simon Says press the button to dance spell

[warm snow]

!action verthunder

[zinc orbit]

**Verthunder** : lvl 4 RDM (300 MP) (2.5 second cooldown)(5.0 second base cast time)

Deals lightning damage with a potency of 370 .
Additional Effect: Increases Black Mana by 11
Additional Effect: 50% chance of becoming Verfire Ready
Duration: 30s

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[warped nest]

!action heatblast

[zinc orbit]

**Heat Blast** : lvl 35 MCH (2.5 second cooldown)(Instant cast time)

Delivers an attack with a potency of 220.
Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of both Gauss Round and Ricochet by 15s
Can only be executed when firearm is Overheated.
Recast timer cannot be affected by status effects or gear attributes.

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[stark hawk]

What is this handle on my hip supposed to be?

[faint flare]

Card holder

[warped nest]

Astrologian card deck

[warm snow]

Card holder

[serene steppe]

!action Simple Step

[zinc orbit]

Error!

Action not found, Kupo!

[magic sierra]

its your yugio cards!

[serene steppe]

What do you mean not found

Kupo pls

[faint flare]

It'd standard step

[warped nest]

Standard step

[warm snow]

It's standard but let's stop spamming

[serene steppe]

Oh right

[warped nest]

Or standard finish

[warm snow]

We have enough examples

[warped nest]

Agreed

[serene steppe]

Bard, Red Mage and Dancer are the Jobs with the most procs

[faint flare]

Bard is the most Wack a mole with procs

Due to theirs triggering randomly when their dots tick

[warped nest]

Bard proc are out of your own control

What Vinyl said

[magic sierra]

I'll try Bard then, does it do big damage? lol

[faint flare]

Decent enough

[magic sierra]

or does it have a lot of crowd control?

[faint flare]

It's physical range with some raid buffs

[warm snow]

Good damage, but it lacks in... Oomph

[serene steppe]

Ya like DoTs?

[warped nest]

All jobs are equipped to fulfill their responsibilities

[warm snow]

It doesn't really have a big satisfying hit attack

[faint flare]

It's the middle between dancer and Machinist for the Physical range classes

[magic sierra]

ahh so it's a DoT class then... that's too bad :/

[warped nest]

There's no job that's like "never take this to dungeon because this cannot kill mobs"

[serene steppe]

To quote Larryzaur, "This is the class with the bow, every MMO has it: this js ours"

[magic sierra]

lol

[serene steppe]

Speaking of Larryzaur

[warm snow]

He's pinned but will probably help you pick

[warped nest]

Closest thing is refulgent arrow

[warm snow]

And it's not satisfying

[warped nest]

Or the wanderer's minuet spender

[warm snow]

There's no impact

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra https://youtu.be/k_vH-1WZQ3A

[warped nest]

Fair enough

[serene steppe]

This should satisfy your curiosity

[warm snow]

I mean, compare that to scorch ffs

[magic sierra]

I'll probs just pick up reaper in the expansion for my DPS class lol.

AST > DRK > Reaper > Sage > Warrior (Because axes are cool)

[warm snow]

Ow the edge

[sacred crag]

Hello, I have a question about the carpenter job quest “the lance’s lesson.” I have been trying a long time to figure out how to complete this quest for a long time and I just don’t know how

[magic sierra]

can we play the new classes now to get them to cap before the game launches?

[warm snow]

No

[faint flare]

Everything comes out on the 3rd

[warm snow]

There's no test realms or any of that shit

[serene steppe]

There would be no point getting them to cap lol

[magic sierra]

its more of me being lazy to level lol. I'm a fan of fancy colours and fun gameplay so maybe I wont play reaper lol but it looked pretty from the trailers

[warm snow]

Everything comes out on the 3rd with THE ENTIRE EXPANSION

[thorny summit]

off topic asf but if i cancel my se account and make a new one using the same email, can i play through the free trial?

[magic sierra]

oh damn

[warped nest]

!quest the Lance's lesson

[warm snow]

!quest the Lance's lesson

[zinc orbit]

The Lance's Lesson

Disciple of the Hand Quests | Required Level: 20

Timbermaster Beatin has a request for a well-traveled carpenter.

Quest Starts At

Beatin
Gridania (X: 10.35 Y: 12.38)

Quest Ends At

Beatin
New Gridania (X: 10.35 Y: 12.38)

Required Quests

A Carpenter in Need

Next Quests

A Crisis of Confidence

Images of NPCS by Gamer Escape.

[zinc orbit]

The Lance's Lesson

Disciple of the Hand Quests | Required Level: 20

Timbermaster Beatin has a request for a well-traveled carpenter.

Quest Starts At

Beatin
Gridania (X: 10.35 Y: 12.38)

Quest Ends At

Beatin
New Gridania (X: 10.35 Y: 12.38)

Required Quests

A Carpenter in Need

Next Quests

A Crisis of Confidence

Images of NPCS by Gamer Escape.

[warm snow]

Ah fuck

[warped nest]

Oops

[serene steppe]

Just so you know there is no point in levelling your Job to level cap before hitting the end of the X.0 of the MSQ

[warm snow]

Level 20,probably wants hq

[magic sierra]

wait!

are monks fun?

do they have procs?

[serene steppe]

Not really

[warped nest]

Nope

[magic sierra]

I like punching things.

[warm snow]

Subjective and not really

[serene steppe]

Lots of positionals

[magic sierra]

oh

[warped nest]

No procs

They are reworked in Endwalker

[serene steppe]

You gotts move a lot

[fallen niche]

https://i.imgur.com/skGBAUj.png is this good enough for BA runs or should I keep rerolling

[serene steppe]

To jot the positionals

[warm snow]

Chakras are technically procs

[warped nest]

And so far so good from what we see

[faint flare]

Well, unless you count chakra

[faint flare]

You got like 155 out of 1000 lol

[serene steppe]

@magic sierra How did you get two jobs to 80 before finishing the expansion?

[magic sierra]

Hmm...

I'm going to watch that youtube video and figure out what to lean into then

[warped nest]

Do roulette

Grind dungeons

[serene steppe]

You don't even have the 70-80 levelling dungeons unlocked though

[fallen niche]

so keep rerolling?

[faint flare]

You can have up to 1000 total substats on eureka relics....200 per line, 5 lines max

[warped nest]

Daily roulettes

[warm snow]

For guides on how every job actually plays: go to weskalber on YouTube he has guides for every job

[faint flare]

Substats don't matter in eureka

[fallen niche]

But do I need to have 200 on each line

[serene steppe]

Just very inefficient imho

[faint flare]

No

[magic sierra]

i got to the end of the X.0 patch stopped playing then grinding my other class up through dungeons. Now I'm coming back to play the remainder of the expansion before endwalker

[faint flare]

You don't need the stats

The elemental bonus is separate

[serene steppe]

Ah so you did finish 5.0

[fallen niche]

Oh.

[magic sierra]

thats why I wasn't having a good time lol

[warped nest]

Weskalber is a godsend

[serene steppe]

I thought you stopped at like, Holminster's Switch or soemthing lol

[warm snow]

If elemental bonus is that important the final stage of your relic will have it, but that's locked behind ba

[serene steppe]

Wait I gotta check

[fallen niche]

idk I just heard I should at least try to get a decent relic for BA

[serene steppe]

Clonk did you finish the Mt. Gulg dungeon?

[magic sierra]

Uhm... last thing I remember was fighting a rubix cube and then a fat guy who turned into a skinny guy with great hair

[fallen niche]

Yeah

[faint flare]

Yes

[serene steppe]

The answer is yes

[magic sierra]

sorry if that spoiled anything!

[snow surge]

What's the link between aetheryte, aether, and "crystals"

[serene steppe]

So you haven't totally finished 5.0 yet

[serene steppe]

Lore wise?

[snow surge]

Yeah

[serene steppe]

Aether is basically energy, it permeates everything

[snow surge]

And when characters channel aether, are they pulling it out of the environment

[faint flare]

When you teleport, you basically send your body through the lifestream and aetherytes act as beacons

[serene steppe]

Depends on their magic style

[faint flare]

Everyone has their own aether

To some extent

[serene steppe]

Red Mages use their own aether for example

[warm snow]

It surrounds us, and penetrates us...

[serene steppe]

Black Mages and White Mages use the enviroment's aether

Which can go badly if it's done too much

[snow surge]

So like, when the Scions all channeled aether into the white aetheryte to make the sword of light in ARR postquest

[warm snow]

Aether = magic energy

[snow surge]

Where did it come from

[serene steppe]

They used their own aether, pretty much

[warm snow]

That's auricite

Not aetheryte

[magic sierra]

how do I get this chicken head?

[snow surge]

Oh I see, thanks for the clarification Kat

[warm snow]

Buy in gridania with achievement certificates

[faint flare]

The quests leading up to it basically dealing with WHERE they were gonna get the aether from

[autumn hedge]

Can you buy antiquated items back from the salvager?

[serene steppe]

Also Crystals are basically fossilized Aether

[snow surge]

Wait! Sorry, I remembered the wrong event

[serene steppe]

It's why thry're used in crafting

[languid sable]

sorry if this is obvious but if im not enough lvl to continue msq i just grab any side quest? or there are specific ones to focus on

[serene steppe]

Side quests can generally be ignored if you don't care about fluff text

Do important side quests (blue icons)

[snow surge]

I meant to refer to the time when the scions powered up the aetheryte to get to Shiva

[warm snow]

Job quests first, if still not high enough just do your levelling roulette

[serene steppe]

Those unlick important things

[warm snow]

They supercharged an aetheryte to track where it last teleport Ed someone

[languid sable]

are jobs a specific color? or this is the blue ones?

[warm snow]

Since the aetheryte it telported to was destroyed

[serene steppe]

Jobs are blue quests

[languid sable]

ok ty

[serene steppe]

But blue quests can also be dungeon unlocks

[snow surge]

Right, I was just saying, that's when they channeled aether

[serene steppe]

Or unlock features

[warm snow]

!faq msqtracker

[serene steppe]

Do all thst you find

[zinc orbit]

MSQ Tracker image guide

1. Your current or next Main Scenario Quest. These unlock a majority of content in the game and MUST be done.

2. An important Side Quest. This can be your Class and Job Quests, Side quests that unlock big features, or Side Quests that are REQUIRED to continue the MSQ. Look here if you can't continue your MSQ due to needing to complete a duty or sidequest.

By default the MSQ Tracker is located at the top-left of your screen.

Image URL: https://i.imgur.com/4dgmnpH.jpg

[snow surge]

Ah sorry wrong reply

The sword of light wasn't charged up by the scions, so I was just correcting myself.

[autumn hedge]

Can I buy antiquated items back from the salvager?

[serene steppe]

Basically, it's like powering a battery with your own bodily energy

[snow surge]

So, aetheryte, it isn't the same kind of crystal that is used to summon primals, is that correct?

[faint flare]

50 and 70 job gear yes

[warm snow]

Yes but you could have just checked

[faint flare]

The i90 gear is with the antique gear

[serene steppe]

Aetherytes are artificial, but they are made where thr Aetherial and Physical Plane are closest to facilitate teleportation

[warm snow]

It's a teleport point

[snow surge]

Right I know what they do but I wasn't sure if they were made of the same stuff

[flint lance]

hey guys

[serene steppe]

Thry are made up of aether but are different from the aether crystals

[warm snow]

Miniature aetherytes around towns network with each other and can be used to teleport amongst themselves

[snow surge]

Ok thanks, that answers all my questions for now.

[serene steppe]

Oh and for some morbid lorr

[flint lance]

I just finished my first blades weapon for whm (blades mercy) (what are the best stats for it? )

[serene steppe]

Aether crystals tend to appear from corpses

[magic sierra]

where can i see what's happening to classes in the expansion? I dont want to focus on one that's getting a facelift I don't like in a few weeks

[flint lance]

got like 1182 points

to spend xD

[faint flare]

You can see all the media tour information that came ouy

[serene steppe]

Only Summoner is changing drastically

[snow surge]

Dead people release a burst of aether or something so that makes sense

Or at least

[faint flare]

Tons of YouTube videos

[warm snow]

You really can't. Most are staying pretty much the same, except summoner and monk

[snow surge]

Moenbryda

[warm snow]

All other changes are iterative

[vital gate]

any people having trouble logging in? cant see the log in screen in the launcher

[faint flare]

And Gamerescape has tooltips for media tour builds

[warm snow]

Literally everything is made of aether

[magic sierra]

so AST is going to be fine?

[faint flare]

All are subject to number changes

[warm snow]

So she gave up her everything

Body and soul

[faint flare]

Astro is getting a small rework

[serene steppe]

Well AST is kinda changing

No more shield stance

[magic sierra]

😦

[snow surge]

AST is no longer going to have nocturnal sect

Instead it's all diurnal

[serene steppe]

It will be more focused on direct heals

[faint flare]

Sects are gone, permanently in Diurnal and cards are slight different

[warm snow]

You're losing nocturnal sect and becoming permanent diurnal

[snow surge]

Neutral sect will still grant both effects, as will celestial intersection

[faint flare]

You don't need seals for divination, bur they're used for a personal dps buff

[serene steppe]

Out of all the Healers AST probably got changed the most

[warm snow]

But we lost fluid aura

/s

[faint flare]

Lord and lady change to be a seperate Cooldown on a 60s Cooldown... Lord does aoe damage and lady is an Aoe heal

[snow surge]

I never use noct anyway lol

[magic sierra]

is there no more card minigame to pass out buffs with each card draw? and build up the 3 icons to make a nice group buff?

[snow surge]

😮 I didn't know about this

[faint flare]

There is

[faint flare]

.

[faint flare]

.

[serene steppe]

There sre still csrds, don't worry

[snow surge]

All aboard the hype train, destination: the end

[serene steppe]

Biggest change is Nocturnal got yeeted

[warm snow]

With 4 healers they no longer need one shield healer, one pure healer and one that can flex, so now it'll be 2 pure, 2 shield

[faint flare]

It's primarily seals being used for something else and Lord/Lady/Minor arcana being changed

[magic sierra]

Hmm...

[warm snow]

Forge aheaaaaddd

[serene steppe]

If it makes you feel better DRK got basically nothing changed under Level 80 lol

[faint flare]

You'll still be dishing cards ouy as usual

[serene steppe]

Salted Earth is easier to use

[snow surge]

How much will I regret it if I waste MSQ exp?

[serene steppe]

But othercthan new skill that's it

[honest anvil]

whm being able to pmuch always weave is the biggest change to all healers though

[magic sierra]

well... i guess I'll have to wait and see

[serene steppe]

Where are you in the MSQ?

[warm snow]

Oh yeah and ast loses its big special thing

[faint flare]

Again you van see videos from the media tour to see how it looks

[snow surge]

Er, I just beat The Vault

[magic sierra]

oof that hurts

[warm snow]

Everyone gets 1.5 second cast times on offensive spells

[snow surge]

I am at level 59

[faint flare]

Just YouTube Astro media tour

[magic sierra]

i will do that thanks!

[serene steppe]

https://youtu.be/WCVcgZ8dtD0

[magic sierra]

im out for now though, i appreciate your patience with my rapid fire questions

[warm snow]

That, really won't explain shit

[serene steppe]

It'll at least show what's new if you know the Job

[warm snow]

Especially for more technical shit like the ast changes

[faint flare]

For a hyper indepth analysis of the healers. See Momo's videos

[snow surge]

Just beat the vault and|| witnessed the donut-ing of a beloved character ||

[serene steppe]

MSQ stops giving EXP above the level cap of the expansion

[little swift]

Mark spoilers properly

[dull lotus]

Can anyone help me with something? My UI seems to have gone haywire and is covering my character even though it literally never, ever did before. And I haven't changed any settings. Zooming in/out doesn't help

[serene steppe]

So honestly it's not that big of a deal

[warm snow]

You're not gonna start wasting msq exp for a while, unless you're on trial

[snow surge]

Oh yeah I should have mentioned that

Might as well upgrade from trial though

[little swift]

Use proper spoiler tags

[snow surge]

Sorry! Forgot the room I was in

[serene steppe]

Check in the options if you have the 150% UI option turned on

[warm snow]

That's why I say hitting 60 is a good time to upgraxet

[serene steppe]

@snow surge You have still things to do before upgrading

Such as Alexander and the patch quests

Neither of those give that much XP

[snow surge]

But don't I have to finish HW MSQ to do those

[serene steppe]

Yeah but youcan do that in the Trial lol

[snow surge]

Thus the wasted XP

[little swift]

Exp isn't finite resource

[serene steppe]

Again raids and patch quests/dungeind don't give much XP at all

It doesn't matter

[snow surge]

I'm not concerned with that XP, I'm talking about the MSQ XP

[serene steppe]

It'll give you enough to hit 60, but if you want to bring another Job that high up in leveld just for the MSQ XP it's up to you

But it's not that worth it

[snow surge]

Ok

[dull lotus]

I do not, it's all set to 100%

[serene steppe]

Like to do MSQ at that lrvel with another Job you'd have to bring it to likr....56/57

[snow surge]

I'll probably just upgrade

I was going to upgrade for Shadowbringers regardless

[serene steppe]

I'd advise against it before finishing all of HW but it's your prerogative

[snow surge]

*for endwalker