#questions-and-help
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Not sure if relevant but afaik the newest macos is still not supported
boooo
what are yalls go to classes for grinding fates? for shb
I used smn and mch
WAR
SGE, but in a party.
I usually do big fates and not expecting to survive the other way around
Anyone know how to check if if a world is considered a new world? For the exp and gil bonus on new chars
BLU's no good for ShB right now.
its worldstatus for the faq
i presumed shb relics but if they meant shared fate grinding then yeah RDM or SAM
kael u know i'm bad at these

im just grinding gemstones rn yeah
Serverstatus should be an alias imo
bully channy
Honestly your best option is to get at least a couple of other people together and just spam through FATEs. If you can do Endwalker zones, that's easier, since people are still doing FATE spam parties there.
Thanks Jim!
ive already finished all the ew maps so was going back thru shb
Ah, yeah, if you're going for completion rather than just bicolor spamming, then that's less helpful. You can still find people doing FATE parties for ShB zones sometimes, though.
yea theyre a lot rarer. i mostly just see lakeland parties, which i did first lol
im debating just grinding ew fate parties for gem vouchers to sell though
Channy has informed me it's something you should do ;)
EW is definitely easier for the straight bicolor grind.
so does this cross-datacenter thing mean that you can have like, a NA static instead of a Crystal static? and people from aether and primal just stay transferred over or transfer over before raid time?
Correct
Yes
It's what me and some aether friends are doing
Just may need to account for the xfer time
does it take a long time?
Up to 30 minutes
It can during peak times, yeah
May be best for them to come to crystal rather than meet in aether or whatever
meanwhile zalera on my end is pretty 
Bryn as well
(How) Did BRD change from ShB to EW?
Not a whole lot.
Is that just cause of the 81+ abilities or did lower stuff change too?
Songs changed, they proc now even if the enemy isn't in range
The only existing thing that was changed (per the 6.0 patch notes) was that Coda doesn't reset on death anymore.
Yush, thank you
There's more as I said, songs now proc on their not due to dots and there's a whole lot more stuffs to toss around.
Ohh, songs proc without dots? That's kinda neat. Still random?
Couple of minor changes, couple of major changes.
Major:
- Procs are song-based, every three seconds at 80% chance, instead of being dot-and-song-dependent.
- Duration changed to 45s, rotation changed to 43/34/43 for WM/MB/AP.
- Bloodletter now has 3 charges, BL procs give half cooldown instead of full
Minor:- Sidewinder and Shadowbite now do flat damage, instead of more damage if target has dots
- Shadowbite procs from QN/Ladonsbite like RA procs from Burst
- Apex gets a finisher, and it is now optimal to hit Apex at less than 100 for proper Blast Arrow alignment with burst
- Barrage adds damage to Shadowbite, but does not grant Shadowbite Ready (which is weird)
Also we have stickers for our songs now, and Radiant Finale gives a party damage bonus for properly collecting stickers.
Stickers? D:
you get one for using a song, you use each song in the full rotation, it really doesn't change anything at all lol
It's an extra free 2min buff to give
But a flat 5% damage boost for the party during burst phase is chefkiss
2% in opener since you only have 1 sticker
Sounds neat enough for me.
The proc change is honestly the best one imo, because it directly alleviates one of the worst parts of Bard at lower levels
It also means that they can proc during downtime
Used to be that until you got the dot upgrades, your total combined proc chance was 36%, which is absolutely miserable
So resume boss with 3 stacks of pitch perfect, bloodletter or army
and then 64% afterwards, which is ... better
I’ve got the game on my desktop computer, but would like to play it on my laptop while somewhere else. Is that possible?
Now it's just 80% flat, but we can no longer double-proc
which is fine
People mald about not getting double BL procs, but keeping that function, or keeping the full cooldown refund function, would have made BL stupidly powerful, let alone both of them together,
and I for one would very much like to not lose any more potency on what is arguably a very weak weave
because that would be how they would have kept it balanced
Yes, just download the launcher and log in, though this is new device, they might think of suspicious action, require you to reset password
Ok! Thanks!
Yeah, but you are probably going to want to set up a 2-factor authentication password so you don't keep getting flagged for suspicious logins.
How do I do that?
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anyone know this skin colour?
I mean, the best we can say is "yes, it's in the options", since skin tones don't really have names.
It’d help to know what that character is? Because different races/clans have different tones
miqo'te seeker of the suns
You did this with the hair color. Just look at the images and choose the closest one. We cant really help you with the exact shade
Then just go through the miqote tones listed, question answered
okay
is it possible to hide helmets
Press the hat button in the character menu
you can hide headgear, yes
You can also select it as a default option in the Character Config, iirc.
for the disguise quest in arr ng+
do i just need to pick up a new imperial set from calamity salvager
You can’t buy a new set unless you complete the quests
arr ng+
so ig the answer is yes that i need to pick it up from calamity salvager to continue the quest
if you threw it out, yes
I am (was?) a PvP regular and have been playing SMN/SCH for the most part since 6.0. However, I just played FL for the first time on an alt as SMN and the AoE ground marker placement for the Baha LB was behaving completely different and I cannot seem to find the setting(s) that is causing this? When I use a ground marker on my main, the camera doesn't change, but when I do it on my alt, the camera zooms way in right on my character from a low angle and I have to reposition my camera and everything before dropping it. As far as I can tell, everything related to this is set exactly the same (unlocked, cursor speed, limit ring, press 2x) and I use the same camera settings for the most part (but tried fiddling inside the match just to check).
should i change my world, i don't think there's any active global fc anymore in carbuncle
If you want
i mean if you're trying right now it's 2 am in japan
ohh why?
oh wait i understand-
Carbuncle's never really been an international server. That was more Tonberry and Kujata.
Timezones were made up by the Big Clock to sell more clocks
if you're playing at na times you should be on an na server, not jp.
yeahhh that's right, i noticed that
ohh no i'm playing on asia time, it's 1am here lol
i was going for tonberry but it was full that time ugh
Even playing on Asia time, you were lucky enough to find even one international FC outside of the couple of servers that have historically been known for those communities.
frankly if you're playing at those times you'd be better off being on na or eu.
IKR i was in a global fc and it's dead af, and that's the only global fc i found-
i'm worried for the ping tho
!faq checkping
North America
Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Europe
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Japan
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158
Oceania
Materia: 153.254.80.103
how do I ping the IP?
Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*
I've played on JP servers (I have a character on Tonberry), and while the ping is noticeable, it's not crippling.
See ping here
ooh that's convenient
You won't be getting any double weaves in, so high-weave classes in high-end content are out of the question, but I heal with very little issue.
Just takes a little adjustment
Anything above 150 is noticeable and makes double weaving sketch
Honestly you can sacrifice the ping a bit if it means you can speak on English speaking servers
Because only Tonberry and Kujata are gonna have those
You could probably reasonably play on EU servers and not have too much trouble with ping.
EU is probably better
hmm i dont think most player in europe speaks english tho
Huh
Are you kidding?
huh
Yes they do??
English is the primary language on EU servers.
why are you on jp if you're looking for mostly english speakers to begin with lol
really? i thought its the same case in japan datacenters
And most Europeans speak at least conversational English.
JP datacenters are unique (from a language perspective) in that their primary language is not English.
All other datacenters, the playerbase are primarily English-speaking, or use English as a common language.
On account of the fact that EU is literally made up of 44 different countries, speaking almost as many languages.
Considering the Trust roster has expanded, what is now the "optimal" way of leveling them all to 90? Which composition?
oh i'm there just for the ping, my connection is really slow so yeah i just want it to work after spending much on it...
ahhh i see, i'll keep that in mind
but if you move to another datacenter you have to start anew right?
Just use whichever ones you like based on the class you want to run them with?
idk 🤤
no? just xfer your character.
*😭
As always, don't use Alphinaud and Alisaie in the same party because Alphi will always heal Alisaie first.
Pretty sure server transfer is still closed rn
when it comes back up yeah
hi i was wondering if anybody know how to transfer your account from chaos to example into light ? It must be in the mog station but it seems like it's not available for now
You can't right now
Back when there was only 6 trusts, it was Tank + 3 chars, and DPS + 3 chars. Using Healer + 3 chars did not work out and meant you had to go through many extra dungeons.
Server transfers are closed rn so wait
it was just said above by estelle
ahh thank for you for telling me :3
gotta wait for server xfers to open up
Do I understand that with 7 trusts, it doesnt matter at all anymore?
It never did?
thnaks didn't saw ^^'
ty for the answer
All Trust characters level at the same rate.
also check oce too for ping, couldn't hurt.
woahhh i didn't know we could do that, that was my first concern when i wanted to change datacenters. thnks ❤️
what area oce covers?
idk where you got the idea that running as a healer (player) would make it take more runs, but that's patently untrue.
I leveled half of my Trusts as a healer, and it took the same amount of time as when I went tank for the other half.
how long wil this remain!?
Scroll up
Until the servers are stable enough. We don't have an ETA.
sorry i tagged wrong message
got ittt
they said it was stable 😦
butt why blueball me much longer 😦
that is other thing
If you level half of the trusts as a healer, you'll have a tank and two DPS at max, and you still need to level two healers and one DPS trusts, right? And you can't bring both those healers along, so you'll have to do a lot of extra dungeons bringing some maxed trusts along
Data center travel doesn't mean server transfer
oh
how hard is bahamut turns 1-5 at il 115? idk when i’m supposed to do it
If you're doing it synced then it will be rough since its savage tier difficulty
That's even if you get a group
pretty sure is impossible, especially turn 2
i have a group, i think it was going to be unsynced
well, group, as in, like 3 other people.
you would need 270 to solo or get level 70+ to carry
Unsynced then 1 Lv90 will hard carry and basically 5 shot everything
yeah they’re 70+
then why state your power level, let them do the job
Theyll die before they do anything with people carrying you with max gear
will i just get one shot by everything
Ah yes, I see what you're saying. I didn't end up having a problem, but I don't recall how I made it work.
interesting. i assume synced is only doable with highly-scaled gear
unless gear is also synced i have no idea
Gear is synced
sync is everything are synced, level and gear
I might have gone dps > tank. First set being Thancred/Ryne/Urianger, second set Alphinaud/Alisaie/Y'shtola
Synced means you need a brain and need to learn how the mechanics work
Since it's savage tier difficulty
Syncing means your gear stats are reduced to the maximum item level they can be. High item level gear can carry you, sure, but only because it caps out for what that content range allows.
Well, Tank + Trusts (healer, dps, dps) and DPS + Trusts (healer, tank, dps) is the lowest amount of runs you need to get everything to max.
But 81+, there's a 7th wildcard trust that can do anything, which complicates the math I guess. So was wondering if there exists an optimal solution here too or if 7 kind of negates the whole puzzle.
The game actually tries to kill you and the group very often
interesting. thanks all
I think having G'raha the all-rounder moots any calculation for efficiency.
Should i throw away faded copy orchestration rolls
You can. Or you can level ALC and craft them into actual orchestrion scrolls.
Interesting i think I’ll do that instead
(Also it's 8 NPCs for EW Trusts - 1 all-rounder, 1 tank, 2 healer, 2 caster dps, 2 melee) @jolly sorrel
Right, thank you.
So regardless of what you do, you're going to end up taking at least one already-max NPC with you for a third set of runs.
Indeed. I'm trying to figure out now what mistakes you can make to force a fourth set. One constraint is that you're only allowed to be a healer yourself once. And you can never set G'Raha as a healer or else.
I think that's the only mistake you could make.
You'll get best results doing one set as player tank, one as player dps, and one as player healer.
In whatever order you wish.
I think that works perfectly, yes.
And make sure to split up the twins, lol
Right, didn't know that but good advice :p
Also looking at some details of how they prioritize, I'd recommend Alphinaud + Y'shtola + (any) + player tank as one of the groups, since Alphi apparently won't use ||Kardia|| and Y'shtola will Cure II if the tank player's HP drops too low.
And you should make sure that Thancred and Ryne are in the party at the same time, or Thancred can't use his cartridge abilities.
Oh wait, Ryne can't go into EW dungeons at all.
Makes sense in context.
So Thancred has to be with Y'shtola for EW.
Taking that stuff into account, I'd recommend Y'shtola as one of the two that you have to take through twice.
Once with player tank, once with Thancred tank.
Alphi + Ysh + (dps) + Player Tank
Thancred + Ysh + (dps) + Player Healer
G'raha + Uri + (dps) + Player DPS
would be one fitting solution then
If i drink a fantasia does it make me change my appearance when i log in or can i just leave the option there
Unless you confirm it it won’t be used
You can just leave it.
Ok thanks
Yeah, that should work.
Basically the 7th character forces a third set of runs no matter what.
Since Ryne is basically replaced by ||Estinien|| for EW purposes.
can someone help me speedrun the anima dungeons
What level are you
Just queue
when do i get my chocobo companion again?
i thought its somewhere around msq lv15.. too long ago xD
I think around 20
when u choose ur grand company iirc
you need to join GC first
oh dang i was way off then, thanks
where do i claim the 5 feathers i get for reffering a friend
Mogmail
guys I accepted a quest but I cant find it in my journal
is there a way to fix this
Press J
I'm on console
Then open the menu
And go to quest log
U can hide quests u currently don't wanna do
If u accepted it, it's in there.
Otherwise I haven't accepted it
I have
the quest is called "not easy being green"
I accepted it
but never did it
I hid it to do later
but when I recheck rn
its gone
I went mor dhona to double check if I didnt abandon
Can someone explain how to remove shadow on your characters face
u mean like makeup?
Check finished quests to make sure
Plus check ur dutyfinder if u have a dungeon called Wanderers Palace (hard)
I did
neither have it
I'm not sure. My character always has this shading kinda, and nobody else does. Like when I talk to my friend in limsa, their face is fine. But when I look at mine I have a light shadow over it
show
Like 80% of the time I have this dumb shadow over my face. It's not super dark but its always just there
Are you absolutely certain you checked all the completed quests? Because there are several different categories quests get filed under after completion.
yes
I check specific
it's a mor dhona quest
character lighting
maybe
either too harsh or barely any.
I have character lighting at max
if its not that then we'd need to see a screenshot
Ok I'll try to get one
like I'm 100% certain I've accepted it bc I just did that yesterday
I checked the duty finder
even completed quests
but didnt find anything
what quest
not easy being green
a dude called bloezoeng gives it
in mor dhona
it unlocks a dungeon necessary for anima weapon quest
Are you sure it's not just a one and done that auto completes?
Do you have the dungeon unlocked?
no bc it's a quest that unlocks a dungeon
nope
You say that but there's plenty of quests that just auto unlock stuff
Have you searched the journal?
It's case sensitivr
like I said before yes
I can show ss in dms
just post ss here lmao
That's wanderers hard
You double posted also
that's just discord being discord fuil
!quest Not Easy being Green
Have you cleared wanderers normal?
noper
There’s your answer
There you go
oh I get it
You can't even get this without that
can't pick that quest up til you do the normal version
I mean I got the quest
Can't lose what you never had ig
you didn't
the quest would not be there if you haven't done wanderer's normal
The quest literally requires wanderer’s palace done before it even appears
You can't do hard mode without clearing normal mode
can i customize System msg? I want to hide the glamour thing only
Question - once home world transfer is back up and running, how long is the process normally?
Oh wow, nice. I thought there might have been a down period while things are moving. Good to know!
If you try to transfer the moment it's open then it will probably take abit since everyone would be using it again
Right, I'll definitely wait a little bit once it's back. I'm just moving to play with friends already established on a different server 😅
It's gonna be hours on the day
Guarantee it
And that'll probably last a day
Maybe 2
That's a fair estimation lol
Generally speaking, take all your shit off the market, empty your house, log off, do the thing, watch an episode of smth on Netflix log back in and go
I'm a casual so I won't be losing anything by moving. I don't have anything on the market or housing lol
But I'll still be taking precautions to make sure I don't mess anything up somehow
Hi I'm new so I'm trying to buy subscription from steam there is 2 option starter edition and complete edition witch one i should buy and is the DLC packs is one time pay ? and can i cay monthly from steam or from the website >.< pls help
!faq buy
Click here for NA
Click here for EU
Click here for JP
Before purchasing, you may wish to try out the game with the Free Trial, which allows you to experience the game up to level 60 with no limitations on playtime, albeit with some social and trade-related restrictions. See !faq freetrial for info.
Please be aware that FFXIV is a subscription-based game, and after purchasing the game you must pay for each month of play. There is no way to return to being a Free Trial player after you have registered a purchased copy of the game to your account; you must pay to log in and continue playing.
PC users: make sure to buy the game on your preferred store (Steam vs. Square Enix Store). Purchasing the game on Steam locks you into using Steam for all future expansion purchases, and similarly purchasing it via Square Enix Store or any other non-Steam retailer locks you out of ever using Steam to play FFXIV. After your game code has been registered to your FFXIV account, this decision can never be changed.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Starter Edition:
AKA the ''base game.'' Gives access to A Realm Reborn and Heavensward. This is the same content that you can play during the Free Trial, but with the Free Trial restrictions on social interactions, trading, PvP etc. lifted. Comes with 30 days of subscription time.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker:
Gives access to Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and the latest expansion, Endwalker. Does not include any bonus subscription time.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Complete Edition:
Combines all of the above into a single purchase (including the 30 days of subscription time). This cannot be used if you have already registered the Starter Edition.
Sub is via mogstation but you have the option to use steam wallet when purchasing the sub
the prices via steam is waay to cheaper for me
And you'll be using the Steam conversion when picking steam wallet
You can't buy sub anywhere else other than mogstation
Unless it's like time cards
ooh i see what about the DLC packs is it one time purchase ? or it still there is two option for sub
One time
hello! sprout here… i started ff14 with a friend, if we queue for duty roulette together and one of us fits the “adventurer in need” role, will both of us get the bonus?
Only them
so the sub is gonna be cheaper right?
aw that’s too bad. thanks for the info though
oh but what is the sub price i cant see it i only see buy Starter/complete there is no monthly sub pay price
!faq subpeiceeu
sry for asking too much
!faq subpriceeu
ooh thx a lot
anyone available to help with the level 10 stone of courage lancer quest? I cant kill the alpha mob there
It's a solo duty, no one can help you with it.
Can anyone help me figure out my WXHB cross bar for BLM?
This is how I have it set up. I generally don’t try to put commonly used actions on my WXHB so it mostly gets role actions and niche skills.
Thank you. I’m having a hard time adjusting to it. I got to level 60 no problem but I don’t really know how to play it
Hey, it won't let me start up my subscription. Can anyone help with this?
Solo so all we can say is git gud I'm afraid
What error is it giving you?
need to wait midnight for the world transfer, where is it how?
Home World Transfer is still disabled currently
"This service account does not have a valid FINAL FANTASY XIV license for this platform or your subscription has expired.
To register a license, please visit the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station (https://sqex.to/Msp).
For further help with this error message, please check this FAQ (https://sqex.to/QXbgu)."
What do these parts of the mogstation show for you? Namely the first picture where it says “Account Type”.
Mine says inactive. But I am trying to activate but it keeps charging one dollar for the test and then doesnt do anything else
How long have you been trying this? Test charges should only take a day at most.
Try logging onto the Square Enix Account Management website and buy Crysta from there.
That’s a side-currency that can be used for buying subscription.
1 cent = 1 crysta
That worked thank you!
lets gooo i finally did it
can i get a mount now
!faq mount
When can I get my first mount?
The quest that allows you to use mounts,
''My Little Chocobo'', is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest
''The Company You Keep''. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose, and you'll need to buy a Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 required Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes immediately after ''The Company You Keep''.
Are there any differences between mounts?
Some mounts allow multiple people (2/4/8) to ride at once, with all mounts having the same movement speed. A partial exception to this rule is the SDS Fenrir, a mount from the Mog Station. The SDS Fenrir acts as if you have the first mount speed boost obtained from completing specific quests in the story, making it a bit faster than other mounts, but only until completing the relevant story quests for that zone.
Can I make my mount faster?
Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.
ok so im nowhere near getting a mount lol
just completed the quest "the ultimate weapon", should i focus on doing post arr now until i reach the hw msq or should i do other stuff first?
Story still, but there’s a side questline you’ll need later for story
!quest legacy of allag
An oddly garbed man visiting Revenant's Toll has some information which might be of interest to an experienced adventurer.
Outlandish Man
Mor Dhona (X: 21.86 Y: 8.17)
Rammbroes
Mor Dhona (X: 30.44 Y: 12.17)
The Ultimate Weapon
Sanding It Down
got it, thanks
Probably have to use some ability or item that the quest wants you to use, or kill mobs in a certain order, or do some mechanic like dodge an aoe. These are the basic patterns of solo duties
how long does it usually take for the home world transfer service to come back online after maintenance? I've been checking the option on the mogstation a couple of times a day since the patch and its still down.
They directly told us when the server is stable
hi guys square Enix did give me my registration code for ps5 new one to use it to my first service account from pc characters anyone know how can i redeem it ?
this isn't a normal maint as they added a pretty significant feature
They disabled it a week prior to this cause they knew travel would break
Does anyone have the faq for leveling alt jobs?
!faq altlvlguide
Ty
aight, ty.
anyone know how the blue mages move the lalafell in lalaball?
!action Malediction of Water
Deals water damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Additional Effect: 10-yalm knockback to all enemies and party members in range
Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.
This example of sai taisui geomancy sends forth a surging wall of water which sweeps along all in its path─friend or foe. One cannot be too careful when toying with maledictions.
Sai Taisui / The Swallow's Compass
Type: Magic
Aspect: Water
Rank: 2
This
ty
How do you assign a retainer a job??
Unlock ventures then you can
ohhhhh
Ill convinced venture quest in main cities
not sure if it's ff14 related or more of a tech question: I bought a second monitor yesterday and I was wondering if there was a way to play the game on both screens?
frankly that is
really not a good idea
speaking as someone that's done it before with other games it's more annoying than anything
would the game end up centered on the bevel edges or something?
yes
oh yikes xD
just play it on one and use the other for discord or whatever
yeah I was thinking I could have a main screen and then extend rest of the game to the other screen
play in borderless
gotcha
yeah you can't do that
and even if you could
yeah I already have it in borderless 🙂
you'd be better off getting an ultrawide rather than two
I’m preparing for when I can sub to this game, I don’t see an option to subscribe for a year is that not possible?
No
!faq subprice
6 months max
Oh wow that’s not too bad
Is it better to sub on steam or just the standard square enix launcher thingy?
depends on where you bought it
you can't double dip steam or standalone
if you bought steam you're locked to it
You only get sub via mogstation. You can use steam wallet if you brought from steam
2 years ago I was a bit confused and bought the shadowbringers dlc thing without actually owning the game and that was on steam
Can I keep that once I sub to the game?
Neither one is better or worse than the other, the only major difference is that they do not necessarily have the same sale periods, since the SE store and the Steam store are not connected.
The reason you can only do one or the other is because they both occupy the same license slot on your account, for PC.
oh oke
You need to buy on steam if you want to use that shadowbringers code from steam
Oh it’s a code… o mai I hope it didn’t expire with all this time
That was really expensive XD but I thought I could always go back to it and now I’ll work soon so I can pay for the game
Codes don't expire
You need to buy starter edition to even use it and have a sub
Erm I think I have that the one that was 20 and then the shadow bringer thingy was like $60
It would have been 40 unless it was collectors
For shadowbringers
Expansions are always 40
oh ok
Ima check my purchase history to make sure
Ok ye I’m gonna continue using the steam version since I bought these here
Now I kinda regret not downloading it because I got it for 30 days back then LOL
I’m so dum
One last question and thank you guys for the help, so when I’m going to play I don’t want to play shadowbringers right away since it’s later in the story right, so do I need to buy all the other expansions as well?
Shadowbringers give you stormblood
And starter gives you heavensward
You only miss endwalker
You also can't really play them out of order unless you buy story skips.
You do each expansion linearly, you don't skip around
The MSQ goes in one direction and one direction only, so no worries about playing the wrong one first
it won't let you lol
Quick question, as a trial player looking to get all the expansions, which thing should I buy or
!faq buy
Click here for NA
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Click here for JP
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Gives access to Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and the latest expansion, Endwalker. Does not include any bonus subscription time.
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Combines all of the above into a single purchase (including the 30 days of subscription time). This cannot be used if you have already registered the Starter Edition.
Holy they got faqs for everything lol. ty
It wouldnt be an faq if it wasn't frequently asked
Kinda what it stands for
For a less visually cluttered identical version, we also have this
as a Free Trial player looking to upgrade, you'd want the Complete version
Gotcha. tyvm.
Be like me. I bought the $99 "Upgrade to the Digital Collector's Edition" before I even started playing Steam version, lol
also where would i go to purchase a subscription for 3 months instead of just 1?
Mogstation I believe
Select standard instead of Entry
You csnt buy multiple months on entry
Only standard
here maybe?
( Hi, just a quick question: does anyone know if Linkshells are inter-worlds ? Like, if I have a friend on Phantom and I'm on Louisoix, can I communicate with them via LS ? )
Okay, thanks for that quick answer! How do you acquire such LS ?
Just pick cross world when making one
I mean if I'm spending this much money on this game might as well play it for a while
I really want a mount, what's the earliest mount you can get?
The chocobo via story
You physically can't use a mount until you get that
Even if you brought one from the store
Literally EVERYTHING is locked behind main story progress
So in this case specifically it's a chicken, because that's the mount you must get first before you can use any other mount you may have acquired otherwise.
Can some mentor invite me to a novice network? my name is Urso Pelado and I'm on behemoth
Im a little cautious on explaining tactics to people - currently on wipe 13 or so in this dungeon and im trying to handhold gently the healer through the mechanics. Im cognizant though that there used to be a thing going where it could be seen as risky/putting yourself out there as it was kind of telling people how to play. Is this something to be wary of?
Nah im not. Atleast Im trying to phrase it very friendly.
You can't help people unwilling to learn
You can't get banned or anything for it
They might bitch at you but you can't get in real trouvle
Theyre willing to learn just to put it plainly... theyre struggling alot
Think we might actually time out the dungeon
What duty is it?
Last boss of Heroes Gauntlet
Oh yeah that one can be wack if you aren’t used to it
Theyre struggling with the rock + sword telegraphing. Weve not got them alive to try the hole yet
Theyre output as a healer is also.. very low. Ive not mentioned that one as im not sure how to help with that. They keep running around instead of healing because I think theyre confused on where the damage is coming from
Also important to keep in mind is that a player can report another player for literally anything, there's nothing stopping a person from submitting a report in bad faith. But GMs also look at reports and the surrounding circumstances and go "....this person is reporting nothing" and can and do toss reports in the circular file.
The only thing you can control is how you present yourself to other players. If you're genuinely trying to be a decent person, and they get pissed because you dared open your mouth, nothing you can do about that.
So don't worry about it.
Worry about the thing you can control.
Aight, thank you friends
arcanists/summoners don't have water spells?
Nope
WHM used to have a water spell, but it was super niche so it got removed
Though a few of its other spells have water aesthetics
I’d say more Aquaveil
I was hoping they could summon a water creature
Maybe a few of the other spells if you want to stretch it a bit
No, their kit revolves primarily around the three main ARR primals, which also happen to be the three staple summons of the FF franchise
You say that but 2/3 were absent from the ff game all about summoning
A water mage would be nice but I doubt since there's a lot of ice spells too
Black mage gets those
But it's ice mode is just to regen mp whereas fire is the big duck damage
Ice is more associated with black mage and water is more associated with white mage
But there's no such thing as strictly water spells
blue mage has joined the chat
Blue mage can do anything so I don't really count it like the other jobs
maybe if they extend the levels one more expansion they could add a water summon
Not happening
They'll always up the levels
But they ain't gonna add a new summon
But they're probably not going to give Summoner different summons
I mean you tried in hw
People have been asking to get 3 different summons after phoenix instead of doing the original 3 again
And it didn't work
You tried making a ramuh summon and it blew up in your face
I can't remember how literally
Is there a specific way you can find Fates around your level?
No
Did the recent DC travel maint improve the length of entry or is it still at mercy of peak hours?
Mercy
lame had to wait like 15 mins toe nter last time lol
so i gotta visit friends pretty in advance
DC travel is gonna be 15-30 min wait until for the next few weeks
So don't get your hopes up
Even then queues will forever be at the mercy of peak times
It's like asking if they fixed queues in Disney land
is the emperors new gauntlets the only way to conceal your weapons?
ye i dont think its fixable unless game bleeds more since regular queues apparently still exist
unless SE does stuff themselves
which if they hadnt already done in advance and during the 24 hour maint, they probably see this as good enough lol
It's probably more a precaution in case the "15000 Requests a minute" idiots try to outdo themselves
strat shoulda been to end main 2 hours early randomly so people not as prepared to bombard it
That doesn’t do anything about “it’s a new thing so let’s all flood it”
prob coulda spreaded out the by minute part
Give it a week or two for the novelty to die off and people stop using it as “a visit to the zoo”
See the above comment about not doing anything about shiny new instincts
ye but traveling is reliant on the health of the game not the health of the traveling itself since it still based on that realms regular queue
Anyways pitch your ideas to #general-discussion
kinda like free trial how i couldnt login to anything more than 30 queues back then
6.1 spoiler ||what village is it talking about? I took a few months off and have forgotten a lot||
what's the most efficient DRK opening at level 60 ?
i think it's just
sprint > unmend > edge > 1 > blood > 2 > edge > 3 > edge > carve > 1 > edge and just continue 123
no other jobs have something like ninja's bonus movement speed right
aside from p.ranged and peloton
ah I see, thanks
Which can definitely fuck you during dsr meteor dropping 
Is there a simplified map online for ARR the in game worldmap is a little confusing
does anyone have a vague idea how long it took for home transfer to be back up last time they added new servers? im kinda new so i wouldnt know.
No
Cuz they just added data center travel
And that's the main reason why it's not back yet
ohhhh
its possible to transfer away from the computer right? from monday ill be gone for a week...
If you're gonna be gone you don't exactly need to transfer...
Just transfer when you get back if its back
new world bonus?
hopefully, i would think it would as the server gets more populated but maybe not
again, im kinda new, so i dont know how they do stuff. ill take your word for it, thanks
Unless they overfill an entire world they don't change world statuses outside of patches
And next patch isn't til end of august
okay nice
||It’s an old idiom. “It takes a village to raise a child.”. Suggesting that they put the children in other’s homes. Ultimately the same as the last option.||
oohh I see
how do you know when you get rrested exp when you log out?
There's a moon next to your xp bar to show you're gaining rested xp
How do you get costumes for your chocobo?
bardings are acquired in various different ways akin to mounts
some are crafted from EX boss mats, others are directy drops from bosses in trials or instances, some are from fates, etc
you will just have to manually look them up but be warned that the EX boss mat ones are directly based on bosses so be careful for spoilers
im having an issue with my MSQ seems im stuck and cant progress due to not having a monoa mask.. when i go to beatin to retrieve it.. he gives me no option... what should i do

that's pretty cool
ty!
are u sure that is not a carpenter quest?
a monoa mask seems like a craftable item, and beatin is the guildmaster for the carpenter's guild in gridania
let me double check though
oh yes i was wrong, it looks like a craftable item. lemme see what you need to do then
you get the mask as a reward for 'festive endeavors'. are you sure you're not confusing the reward of the mask itself for needing to have it?
Look in your armoury chest
okies
can buffs from chocobo cabbage and exp food stack over 60m shown on screen?
was in armoury! TYSM

it only stacks up to '2'
ok ive wasted a lot of orange juice 😮
so if you use 2 to get up to an hour for chocobo / food, it only goes up to an hour
if you have the food FC buff that makes the duration 40 min instead of 30, it will go up to 80 minutes instead
but no more than that
what movement skills like marauder rush are in the game?
I just saw an npc rush in and really tempted to switch class now 😮
all tanks get them
dragoon doesnt get anything right?
so its not like one class has more than others?
Ive always found stuff like charge/leap/blink to be the most fun in mmos
warrior has 3 charges
but you dont really use them for movement as much as dps
monk has thunderclap though, which is more of an anime dash to a target
Drg also has Elusive jump for movement
ok sweet something to look forward to, im only lvl 31 on dragoon atm
when do I get an AOE on dragoon?
40
40
and its... a struggle til 62
With doom spike
oh sweet, the jump skill has been a little underwhelming
I do like my 3 part combo though
Are the duty roulettes role needed set for each day or change throughout the day?
is my quest glitched?
no it's below you.
the stairs behind you
ok ty
do you have to complete the MSQ for mount or is lv 30 enough?
!faq mount
When can I get my first mount?
The quest that allows you to use mounts,
''My Little Chocobo'', is unlocked by completing the level 20 main story quest
''The Company You Keep''. The quest is located at the Grand Company base you chose, and you'll need to buy a Chocobo Issuance from your Grand Company Quartermaster. You can get the 200 required Grand Company seals by doing the main story quest that comes immediately after ''The Company You Keep''.
Are there any differences between mounts?
Some mounts allow multiple people (2/4/8) to ride at once, with all mounts having the same movement speed. A partial exception to this rule is the SDS Fenrir, a mount from the Mog Station. The SDS Fenrir acts as if you have the first mount speed boost obtained from completing specific quests in the story, making it a bit faster than other mounts, but only until completing the relevant story quests for that zone.
Can I make my mount faster?
Zones have one or two ranks of mount speed that increase the ground speed of mounts. The first rank comes from completing specific quests in the main scenario quests, with the second rank coming from Riding Maps which are bought with either Allied Seals, Centurio Seals, or Bicolor Gemstones. Mount Speed Boosts do not increase the flying speed of mounts.
msq locks everything, char level doesnt matter for most unlocks
Hi i just got game code from steam and when i try to put the code it dosent enter and it says wrong region and my account linked
Steam may have given you an NA key idk
ask steam support or SE support
Did you already purchase the game not using steam beforehand?
is there a way to control the camera like you would in any other game (not having to hold down left/right click to rotate)?
its so awkward for me when every other game you can just freely move your camera
why do i have to hold down left/right to change the camera
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you know how to target party members and enemies using keys
Because this is a tab target MMO
because it's just a different style of game
I'm assuming you came from something like Guild Wars or ESO
thank you for answering - how do i do that industrial revolutions?
I believe it's under Mouse settings in Character Config > Control
You can set it so that standing still or moving defaults your mouse to camera control first
idk i just purchased the game normaly and the key not working wrong region i will try to contect the support
how do i summon my minion again?
Minion guide under Character in your Main Menu
ty
just installed textools and messing around with it, when a new patch comes out do i have to disable it manually or wil it auto turn off?
what do i do when im stuck in long queue times?
ex's arent meant to be qued
Well not queing for extremes is 1
Cause it won't ever pop
And if it did, very likely not to clear
gonna need to use party finder for that
unsync makes it a quick clear with a lvl 90
kk
Cause DF people are dumb and you need to know mechanics and how to play your job
i watched a guide before hand and i know the gist of it
And the 7 other idiots probably wouldn't have
Textool mods by default automatically disable themselves when FFXIV patches
ah nice
that happened every single time i did join in ex in duty finder actually xD
so just the same as plugins
It's almost like we say this from experience or something
yep, but FFXIV doesn't change it's file structure so after you patch you can just quit and relaunch textools to have it automatically updated
thanks for the heads up! 
The crux is that they're all old optional non-dungeon high-end content and no one is queueing for it, and the only roulette they're in are Mentor roulettes, so it will take absolute ages to fill and no one who actually knows what they're doing will want to be there.
that makes a lot of sense
thankfully after this they stop making ex quests require you to beat the duty to finish it
does the challenge log reset?
weekly
On tuesdays
On weekly reset
!weekly
how can i lock this tool bar ?
i want to lock the one next to my character
but i see no lock icon like at my bottom bar
The lock should be applying to all hotbars
oh my
No can't edit it in any way, cause it usually has very important info
in the middle of bosses, it popping up over important stuff is not helpful
its in a very inconvenient spot and pops up with irrelevant information in the middle of fights
That information is relevant as you go on
It straight tells you what to do most the time
even if it helped i'd still rather not see it, but if i can't remove it i guess ill try to work around it
you get used to it
and as vinyl said it will give you important information in fights later on.
is the grand company gear dyeable?
Is Aglaia's coin still limited to once a week?
yes
Aight thanks
So I just completed the last ARR MSQ, Before the Dawn, and my friend who helped me with Crystal Tower last night told me I should do Binding Coils next, but that its more complicated and you can't use Duty Finder. So, how do I go about finding a group for that?
Party finder, like they probably told you to use
They did not tell me to use Party Finder
And I knew about it, just wasn't sure if that was the best option available or if there was any LFG elsewhere that was better
Party finder is LFG
Put up a listing, put First time bonus and unsync in the description and get 1 Lv90 to carry you
And then que in unsync so they can face roll
Alrighty, thank you
where do I buy levelling gear in cities?
You don't buy gear with gil
Use gear the story and job quests gives you, ontop of any dungeon drops
thats what ive been doing, but I watched a video which said you could also buy upgrades from vendors?
Poetics vendors?
Vendor gear is hot garbage
You only buy gear with tomes when you get to the respective levels
As that gear was the old endgame gear of that level cap
So what level are you exactly
34
Then brayflox gives you gear
yeah you have no reason to buy gear from vendors if you aren't level capped
upgrades are also at 90, whereas most stuff you buy before that is receiving what's advertised, which is just the fully upgraded armor for poetics
what does this symbol to the left of lvl mean?
Blue = passive
Red = aggressive
but there is blue dot most of the time, and this is not a dot
That doesn’t change what I said
It’s a B rank hunt mark, but the icon doesn’t matter in the slightest. Just the color
the icons used to identify relative difficulty of mobs, but that's not really a thing any more
they're also not really intuitive to see unless you just know them beforehand
it's better to identify their respawn/spawn method or relative difficulty
b-ranks are easily solo-able but a-ranks will kill you
okay, thanks
im so confused do i not need the loot from dungeons cuz no one is looting the chests 
most of the time other players significantly out-level the gear in dungeons and are just zooming through for roulette credit
some people might be 90 or wahtever synced down so they skip
if you want it, grab the chests and roll
is it worth to loot them anyways
gear is not hard to come by, so don't think you're taking gear that other people want. they'll roll for it if they do
since msq gives me so much loot already
it's free gear, so why not?
Could you technically endlessly farm GC seals by doing dungeons and then turning in the drops over and over?
the gear from dungeons will be better
anything you don't want you can turn them in for seals
Yes, this is the most common way to get seals
yes but the rate of profit or gain is not exactly significant
but you could
and if you're running at-level dungeons, the dungeon gear is likely better than msq rewards
It is fairly significant
yeah sure, but higher and higher dungeons give more seals, and you do those anyways for leveling and tomes later
aight fellas thx a lot
ok ty
yeah the seal gain is pretty nuts but the actual return on gil is not crazy for whatever else u could be doing is what i mean
i ususally spam something like vault to get seals quick
delicious ventures
for me i dont loot low level chests since i dont need the seals or gil or anything
Is the Home World Transfer service not up even now?
no. if it was it'd be in #lodestone-news-na.
how viable is it to do endwalker fates as solo summoner?
Doable for anything that isn’t a boss, generally
How long does DC travel take usually? I may have make a mistake DC travelling to Crystal at this hour...
pretty much any job can solo fates just fine
as long as it's not a boss-fate, go nuts
Most I’ve seen it take is 20 minutes
But I’ve had a few fast ones outside of prime time
okay that's good, thank you. I can only get on at dead hours so that's a relief!
My usual is 15 minutes going to/from primal
Ahh thks! That's not as bad as I thought
DC travel took me like 20 mins to Aether, and 25+ to Crystal the other day
those asks won't work well for a discord that serves all datacenters, not just crystal
also not the channel
oops sorry!!
Anyone know why I can't synthesize this?
Ixal gloves
Does WT just randomly throw trials at you that you haven't unlocked yet?
yes, it can
you can use second chance points to reset the instance you can do to repeat them
I don’t think It’d give anything that you’re incapable of unlocking at that level, so shouldn’t worry about that
I’ve seen people do an emote as soon as they stand
How do you make your character do a certain emote when idle without having to input the action
And keep it on repeat
Some emotes just keep going on their own, and they’re probably using macros
Where do I find a tutorial on how to do it
Anyone know how crossplay between a ps4 and pc works? trying to find my bf and its not working, we're both using the free trial if that makes a difference
Are you on the same world and DC
DC?
Data center
Oh, we're both an aether
And are you on the same Aether World
and we're both in Limsa
did you both just start the game?
I started a few days ago and he started today
You start in a solo instance
He is likely still in the tutorial instance u til after he interacts with the big crystal
So progress abit to actually see people
He interacted with the crystal and could see people, can people still not see him?
!faq worldvisit
The World Visit System allows players to visit other worlds on the same data center. After hopping to another world, you are then able to do almost everything you are normally able to such as partying up to take on duties. Click the link below to find out how it works, and what restrictions there are.
How do I know what world he is in?
Top right corner of the screen
So I was looking through the subscription renewal page and it says I gotta fill out my information and such which I did. The problem i encounter with is that it's making me put in a state when I don't live in USA, is there a way to change it to a different country
Okay, thank you!
Personally, I'd just use the PayPal method and buy Crysta instead to renew.
hello people!! quick question can I change servers if I data center travel?
Transferring and traveling are not the same
you just use the usual world visit system
I see. Thanks for the headsup. I'll be on the lookout for it.
Hello folks and a ? Is there a way to get a weather prediction on the game ???
The sky watchers, but it doesn’t tell every weather that’ll happen in that day
???
That on the mini map or other?
the forecast NPCs
One more question - are the other servers are the same or they vary?
also there's kupo command for it
Each server function exactly the same
Thx folks
Did they change the margins for the chat log reacently?
Like, has it always tabbed over for multi-line posts?
Can u only start endwalker at level 80?
That’s the level that the EW msq starts at
Damn it 4 more levels to go, i have a lot of lvl 80 classes from previously playing but no the one i wana play rn lmao
The account im playing is on a JP DC
It has to be bought from a JP store
I see
So the JP version of the square store if you want to got that route
what datacenter you play in is irrelevant
what matters is the service account region @ebon carbon
take a screenshot of your account region
and poist it here
theres no asia region
Really dumb question but how big is ff14 endgame never reached it, lv 67 rn ofc not 90 yet but i never searched anything bout endgame
Is there much stuff to do ? Or is it more of the journey to max where it's at
I'm just curious as what to expect really besides raids
raids, leveling alt jobs, and the true endgame: glamours
its fucking massive
chocobo racing :3
i have 3k hours and im still not done with everything
!faq mogstation
registered region
Ohh for some reason i set it as The Americas
then you buy from NA store
Even though im in SEA
Okay
So say im buying a timecard for a friend of mine so i have to check their registered region as well right?
But game account wise it will still apply regardless of which Data center region they are playing in
yeah
you can play anywhere in the game, what matters is the region of your mogstation account
if yours is america, avoid anything from JP and EU store
Uh no. It depends on your service account
Sorry late reply
How do u get the summoners antiquated callers himation?
Do the level 70 quest
What quest? Also is it long?
Your lvl 70 summoner quest, that gives a skill. Which you definitely need in higher content
That quest gave me the antiquated vest not the himnation
You got a coffer
Nope the one im looking for has 2 small wings
Yes
caller's himation is 60 AF
ah, that's great then
just get the pvp version, cost 1.5k(?) trophy crystal
it's the HD version of the himation
so you have two options, buy it from centurio seals in ishgard or buy the virtu version with crystal trophies at the wolves' den
it's the high definition version of the Caller's Himation
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/d2bf659fc19 It doesn't give link ._.
I havent pvped in so long i dont think crystal trophies even existed when i left the game
How long does it take to get 1.5k
Just go get the set
They overhauled pvp in 6.1
ah yeah, visit wolve's den pier
What's the prereq class for Dark Knight?
None
oh damn
You just get the job stone
do all the blue quests there and start doing daily frontline once a day and crystalline conflict
!faq expansionjobs
Heavensward Expansion Jobs: Dark Knight (Tank), Astrologian (Healer), and Machinist (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 30 and require completion of the level 50 main scenario quest 'Before the Dawn'.
Quest Unlock Locations:
Dark Knight - Pillars(13,8).
Astrologian - Pillars(15,10).
Machinist - Foundation(8,10).
Stormblood Expansion Jobs: Red Mage (Caster DPS) and Samurai (Melee DPS). These jobs start at level 50 and require ownership of the Stormblood Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 50.
Quest Unlock Locations:
Red Mage - Ul'dah(14,17).
Samurai - Ul'dah(9,9).
Shadowbringers Expansion Jobs: Gunbreaker (Tank) and Dancer (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 60 and require ownership of the Shadowbringers Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 60.
Quest Unlock Locations:
Gunbreaker - New Gridania (11.5,12).
Dancer - Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (9,12).
Endwalker Expansion Jobs: Reaper(Maiming Melee DPS) and Sage(Healer). These jobs start at level 70 and require ownership of the Endwalker Expansion, as well as a Disciple of War or a Disciple of Magic at level 70.
Quest Unlock Locations:
Reaper - Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:12.8 Y:8.6).
Sage - Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9.4 Y:12.9).
To buy it it says i need the antiquated version where is that from lmao
This is so many steps
💀
It literally doesn’t
nah, just get the pvp version
that's the old version, lol
the PVP version is HD 😄
dye to the colour you like, then put into the glamour dresser
you're looking at the wrong person/place
Im looking on eorzea glamour and it led me to the wiki didnt know it wasnt updated
the antiquated version for that AF set no longer exists
