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MrBims posted:If I wanted to start playing FF14 but wait for a sale on Heavensward before buying that (which might be months away), how would that affect my progression and endgame? Is the level 50 content still worthwhile, and are there enough people doing it that it wouldn't be wasted time? Have you played it before? I just started and from what I understand it takes awhile just to get up to Heavnsward content. If you get to that point and are still waiting on a Heavensward sale, you could probably just level other jobs and stuff. This game seems like it has a ton of crap to do.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:17 |
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# ? May 31, 2024 17:23 |
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There are a buttload of level 50 dungeons that still get some abit of traffic from the High Level roulette but raids and trials you'll probably be poo poo out of luck. Just buy HW once you get to that point in the story, any sale this year is not gonna be more than five or ten bucks off
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:18 |
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So apparently the Synastry changes were mistranslated, and it works even if you heal the target or yourself, which is amazingly powerful.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:30 |
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Seibikitei posted:Any MCH thoughts on the Quick Reload change or had a chance to try it out? I really liked the aesthetic of the class but shelved it because of the stupid amount of buttons and the "John loving Madden-ness" of the rotation. Still only 45 MCH, but the CD is so short you can use it before using Reload, use a weaponskill, and it will be up again after expending all five of Reload's ammo. edited for clarity SwissArmyDruid fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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DizzyBum posted:I'm leveling up CUL desynth and looking for tips. Right now I'm at 87 and desynthing takitaros from Urth's Gift (60 FSH). Is this a good strategy? once you're at 94-ish, buy high quality tinker's calm from the market board and fish up a ton of ice fairies from west banepool with caddisfly larva. you'll only have ~10% chance of successful desynth, but it's seriously worth it because you get 0.6 - 1.0 desynth levels per success, which is vastly, vastly better than you get from any realm reborn fish especially given how rare the ilevel 80 and ilevel 90 fish are you only need to successfully desynth ten or so ice fairies to reach 100 desynth level, and thats where the success rate gets high enough to make it a self sustaining reaction of sorts. it took me ages to reach desynth 100, and then i hit 120 in the next half hour. cheetah7071 posted:I wish the dragoon esoterics gear wasn't such crap, all the other classes have great sets.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:39 |
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I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:46 |
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If I'm reading this right, due to Nocturnal Sect AST Aspected Helios 5% better than Succor for the same cost and Aspected Benefic is on average a better shield than Adlo for less mana and no cast time in exchange for a for a 38 potency smaller up front heal and no ability to crit for double. I can't say I saw that kind of buff coming to Nocturnal Sect. nuru fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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MrBims posted:I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it. Dress up is the end game so this post really doesn't make sense to me. But seriously there's 6 raid queue people do as end game content in ARR that people who play 3.0 never tried let alone finished. The story is the majority of end game content so outside of wasted xp there's nothing to miss.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 16:51 |
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Saigyouji posted:So apparently the Synastry changes were mistranslated, and it works even if you heal the target or yourself, which is amazingly powerful. The regen from Collective Unconscious also lasts for 15 seconds after you leave the bubble. Staying in the bubble continually refreshes it. Gonna make so many more bubbles now.
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MrBims posted:If I wanted to start playing FF14 but wait for a sale on Heavensward before buying that (which might be months away), how would that affect my progression and endgame? Is the level 50 content still worthwhile, and are there enough people doing it that it wouldn't be wasted time? The best sale you're going to see for a long time is $10 (25%) off, which is happening right now at walmart http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=xiv
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MrBims posted:I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it. It's a hard gear reset -- base game goes to item level 130 (135 if you do the long, grindy, and expensive relic weapon quest to completion). HW gives that out in its' second dungeon, at level 53.
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MrBims posted:I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it. I guess I don't understand your concern because if you're playing ARR content right now you're not going to be farming the ARR endgame so why does this matter?
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:01 |
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For endgame content, there's whatever's current (that would be Alexander Savage at 60, at the moment, for the hardcore folks, and Alexander normal and Ravana Extreme for everyone else), and then there's everything else. You can generally still do everything else - for nostalgia, for glamours, to run through the things that used to be difficult and exult in how easy it is now - but you can't really do the old stuff as current stuff because that ship has sailed. This is true for pretty much any MMO with vertical progression. Tying that back to what you were actually asking, HW's existence (whether or not you personally buy it any time soon) renders ARR's endgame content both outdated, at least as far as practical rewards are concerned, and (largely) trivialized. For a player without HW, it can still be considered current if they can also get together 7 other people who don't have HW (or who don't mind doing it level synced and on ARR jobs). But otherwise, even if you can't outlevel/outgear the content yourself, you can absolutely benefit from being in a party with other people who can, which still has some of the same effect, though that may manifest as the high level people dragging your corpse through it.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:12 |
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Buyers take caution when going ps4 HW. According to that wal mart link's only review of the ps4 version titled "Not Good": It didn't.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:20 |
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What's wrong with the Dragoon eso gear? I thought it looked good
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:24 |
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Das Gray posted:Buyers take caution when going ps4 HW. According to that wal mart link's only review of the ps4 version titled "Not Good": It didn't. Walmart appears to be selling preowned copies of PS3/PS4 ARR and HW. Thats borderline fraud.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:28 |
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It's actually pretty good if you're going for a certain look. stupidsexyflanders.gif
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:31 |
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dragoon armor is all covered with spikes and stuff and theyre always running circles around mobs to set up their positional attacks so obviously theyre constantly goring ninjas and monks that really just want to get some dps down without having to dodge their allies too
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:39 |
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SwissArmyDruid posted:It's actually pretty good if you're going for a certain look.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:41 |
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Apparently you can heal the Synastry target to double dip now and get the 20% self buff on top of the target getting 100% plus the second 40% heal?
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:55 |
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SwissArmyDruid posted:It's actually pretty good if you're going for a certain look. Impressive. It's rare to see an au ra approach the sex appeal of a highlander.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 17:58 |
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Vil posted:For endgame content, there's whatever's current (that would be Alexander Savage at 60, at the moment, for the hardcore folks, and Alexander normal and Ravana Extreme for everyone else), and then there's everything else. You can generally still do everything else - for nostalgia, for glamours, to run through the things that used to be difficult and exult in how easy it is now - but you can't really do the old stuff as current stuff because that ship has sailed. This is true for pretty much any MMO with vertical progression. You can do old content as if it were new by picking the 'minimum ilvl' option when registering, but good luck finding 3 or 7 other people to do that with you.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:06 |
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nuru posted:Apparently you can heal the Synastry target to double dip now and get the 20% self buff on top of the target getting 100% plus the second 40% heal? yes. synastry on the target you are healing is an incredible tank healing steroid and probably is not intended because holy poo poo just pumping out 9k every 2.5 secs is nuts
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:12 |
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ilifinicus posted:yes. synastry on the target you are healing is an incredible tank healing steroid and probably is not intended because holy poo poo just pumping out 9k every 2.5 secs is nuts The English patch notes don't mention that interaction but apparently every other language's notes do so
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:16 |
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hobbesmaster posted:Walmart appears to be selling preowned copies of PS3/PS4 ARR and HW. Thats borderline fraud. Actually that's straight up fraud, seeing how without a new key the thing is worthless.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:17 |
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Truga posted:Actually that's straight up fraud, seeing how without a new key the thing is worthless. One of he reviews says he bought Walmart pre owned to replace a disk he broke so there exists an edge case!
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:39 |
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Our Lord and Savior Christopher Michael Koji Fox put up a summary of the lore panel from the broadcast:Your Lord and Savior Christopher Michael Koji Fox posted:2015 14-hour Anniversary Broadcast Lore Panel Wrap Up
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 18:59 |
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MrBims posted:I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it. There is essentially no more ARR endgame. There is nobody left interested in doing Binding Coil at its original level cap and gear level because the gear is now mechanically irrelevant. This isn't like FFXI, with multiple expansions' endgame raids coexisting at the same level. Doing the ARR main story will give you the baseline gear you need to start doing the Heavensward story.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 19:18 |
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Boten Anna posted:Our Lord and Savior Christopher Michael Koji Fox put up a summary of the lore panel from the broadcast: it's cool that a lot of this stuff can be learned in bits and pieces in-game. the little thalios fishing log entry has a reference to the creation myth about the giant serpent, for example, and i think i recall from either an early quest or leve in uldah that the 80 sins of sasamo are either the start or end of a pilgrimage route
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nuru posted:With the number of people clearing A3S/A4S so far I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't give out upgrade items to non-Savage folks so early this time around. Why would they give out upgrade items earlier than 3.1 and the 24 man raid which will likely double as a catchup like Crystal Tower did? Thundarr posted:Lowering the cooldown on TK doesn't seem to affect its use case much but I'll take it. I was hoping for a potency increase to TK instead but given SE originally had it as a 500 potency skill and changed it sine that made it worth using in your rotation I guess this will be useful in fights with even more interrupts. Unless some math nerd goes over it and finds that using it constantly on cooldown is a slight dps boost. DolphinCop posted:dragoon armor is all covered with spikes and stuff and theyre always running circles around mobs to set up their positional attacks so obviously theyre constantly goring ninjas and monks that really just want to get some dps down without having to dodge their allies too Now you know the true meaning behind the skill name {Blood for Blood}
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 19:32 |
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MrBims posted:I'm ok with setting myself up for HW over a month or two and taking a break until buying it, I guess what I'm concerned about is wasted time/effort - like if buying HW would be a replacement for doing the ARR endgame content or trivialize it. I've read about the item level progression for ARR dungeons but I'm not sure how HW fits into it. http://www.greenmangaming.com/ usually always has a coupon % off code. Right now it is 20% off.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 19:39 |
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Evil Fluffy posted:Why would they give out upgrade items earlier than 3.1 and the 24 man raid which will likely double as a catchup like Crystal Tower did? No one said earlier than 3.1. I was musing whether they'd move them later than 3.1.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 20:02 |
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Seibikitei posted:Any MCH thoughts on the Quick Reload change or had a chance to try it out? I really liked the aesthetic of the class but shelved it because of the stupid amount of buttons and the "John loving Madden-ness" of the rotation. MCH is always going to be about the 'John loving Madden' spikes due to Wildfire. What the Quick Reload change does is increase your non-burst mode dps by being able to force Clean/Slug procs more often so that you can't be RNG screwed as much anymore.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 21:43 |
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So I haven't played much for a while and stalled around lvl 59 char and 57 or 58 story but thinking of coming back. How much time do I need to put in to get geared enough for Alex and Alex Savage?
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Kalenn Istarion posted:So I haven't played much for a while and stalled around lvl 59 char and 57 or 58 story but thinking of coming back. How much time do I need to put in to get geared enough for Alex and Alex Savage? Alexander normal would take about a week of law to hit 170. Savage is probably 2-4 after that depending on Esoteric order and Alex loot lockouts, aiming to be as close to around 185-190 as possible. Getting Ravana Ex cleared and getting a weapon there rather than an Esoteric weapon would speed this up, but it's not the optimal route longer term.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 22:45 |
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A2S would be whatever but by the time you're ready to take a real shot at A3S you'll probably be looking at 3.1 releasing.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 22:50 |
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quote:Here, we run out of time, and are unable to talk about the Long Climb, but before we teleport to Gridania, we talk about the floating ruins of the Invisible City─remnants of the now destroyed city of Nym (which is covered heavily in the Scholar quest line), and how the city of Nym has ties with the cities of Amdapor and Mhach...and how we’ll be learning more about their little Fifth Astral Era spat in the very near future. I thought Nym was located near Outer LaNoscea, where you see the floating pieces of land/buildings, and the Invisible City was in East Thanalan? I've always been terrible about FFXiV geography so they could be the same so please someone correct/inform me on this.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 22:51 |
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I know MCH gets some value out of switching in and out of Gauss Barrel when the situation requires, but I don't know 60 bard at all: is it staying in Minuet all the time?
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BetterToRuleInHell posted:I thought Nym was located near Outer LaNoscea, where you see the floating pieces of land/buildings, and the Invisible City was in East Thanalan? I've always been terrible about FFXiV geography so they could be the same so please someone correct/inform me on this. I don't think anything is known about the invisible city. But the floating islands was the City of Nym whereas something like the Wanderer's Palace is a part of the nation of Nym. So yeah, they're mostly in Outer La Noscea but they were supposedly seafarers as well. I think it was a mistranslation. Space Mako fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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