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Vil posted:If you're going to grind something for upgrades to ultimately-disposable leveling gear, you might as well grind for something current to whatever level you actually are, not just to whatever was the best stuff at 50. (Because when you're in Vault/Library, 130 gear's outdated too, just not quite as badly as 120 gear is.) Okay, thanks for the advice.
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Important thing to watch out for with leveling gear is that higher ilvl=/=better, for instance the i110 soldiery gear has better stats than the i115 vendor gear in foundation
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Sep 10, 2015 17:36
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Mr. Nice! posted:The past few times I've ran there has been 7/8 players that have all cleared before so it's cake. Weirdly, I've had a few groups with no one new before. Sometimes roulette just doesn't like you.
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Sep 10, 2015 17:57
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mr. stefan posted:Important thing to watch out for with leveling gear is that higher ilvl=/=better, for instance the i110 soldiery gear has better stats than the i115 vendor gear in foundation Speaking of soldiery gear, is there still a place to buy that if you want glamors? Poetics gear stays good until like level 54 before it starts seriously being outclassed by HW gear.
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Sep 10, 2015 17:58
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seiferguy posted:Speaking of soldiery gear, is there still a place to buy that if you want glamors? The gear from the vendor at Helix is the same design as all the Soldiery gear, but I'm not sure if it's equally dyeable. The main story rewards the class soldiery gear now pre-HW.
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Sep 10, 2015 17:59
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The Helix stuff absorbs the color you dye it with more thoroughly so that certain highlights from the old Soldiery gear change color/vanish. If you want old Soldiery stuff, your only real bet is to get Allied Seals and buy it from your GC.
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mr. stefan posted:Important thing to watch out for with leveling gear is that higher ilvl=/=better, for instance the i110 soldiery gear has better stats than the i115 vendor gear in foundation This is only because the 115 gear is normal quality. The high quality stats are actually significantly better than soldiery gear.
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Sep 10, 2015 18:05
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Desynthesis. 
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Sep 10, 2015 18:06
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Granted, why you would want the Soldiery gear is a question unto itself. It was kind of a low point in Pretty Princess Dressup Progression.
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Sep 10, 2015 18:44
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The healer set looks nice but  on the rest
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Sep 10, 2015 18:47
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Sep 10, 2015 18:48
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Scrublord Prime posted:The healer set looks nice but Daystar Circlet was great, and the Aurum Regis one dyes even better.
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Sep 10, 2015 18:50
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Vil posted:Granted, why you would want the Soldiery gear is a question unto itself. It was kind of a low point in Pretty Princess Dressup Progression. It was seriously disappointing to see my character go from badass BLM to weird kinky magician's assistant
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Sep 10, 2015 19:00
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Ibram Gaunt posted:I hate AS3. The whole raid tier seems weird. Alexander NM is, functionally speaking, CT with 16 fewer people... but they're still going to release a new CT in the next patch (which I guess will drop i180 gear?). Meanwhile, AS3 seems to be the graveyard of statics. I don't think I've talked to anyone doing it currently who's actually enjoying how ungodly punishing it is. There's just this bizarre speed bump from AS2 -> AS3. I'm mostly just disappointed by the lack of midcore stuff. I thought Ravana Ex was pitch-perfect as far as difficulty went. All of my clears were from PF, and while it was challenging, it wasn't impossible. AS1 just seems like a dang nightmare for non-statics, by comparison, and it's harshed my groove as far as playing the game goes.
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My biggest issue with AS3 is the unresponsiveness of gimmicks. We've wiped multiple times to digititis randomly because the server tick decided two people weren't on top of eachother or because I had to run through a tether 3-4 times and still didn't get it picked up. If that stuff wasn't so shoddily coded I feel that most people wouldn't tear their hair out at this fight.
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Sep 10, 2015 19:03
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Oxyclean posted:It was seriously disappointing to see my character go from badass BLM to weird kinky magician's assistant Two words: tail boner.
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Sep 10, 2015 19:06
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Fister Roboto posted:Two words: tail boner. I thought that was an animation/model/rigging glitch for the first hour or so. 
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Vil posted:Granted, why you would want the Soldiery gear is a question unto itself. It was kind of a low point in Pretty Princess Dressup Progression. I like my dress up options, ok. (Granted if I wear it is entirely a different discussion).
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nuru posted:Weirdly, I've had a few groups with no one new before. Sometimes roulette just doesn't like you. I had a group miss the dps check in Bismarck Normal. I didn't even know there WAS one
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Fister Roboto posted:Two words: tail boner. To this day I don't know why they did the weird tail thing with the soldiery caster fishnets but never removed or altered the tail on any other pants in the game. Some things just look really bad or gross with an extra cat tail hanging out (like the chocobo suit).
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Sep 10, 2015 19:30
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Just saw this on reddit:quote:So I just acquired the Magitek Mount from doing the Main Quests, but when I go to use it it won't let me. How exactly can I summon this mount? I can't look anything up since most wiki sites are blocked here at work. Dude made it all the way through the end of 2.0 without a mount...
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So far our group seems to be doing alright with AS3. We're working on the add phase right now, but I mean nothing seems too terribly onerous. Phase 4 looks nuts. Hopefully we'll see that this week.
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Nipponophile posted:Just saw this on reddit: You have to unlock the company chocobo to unlock mounts, right? I can see it being kinda easy to miss if you don't have prior knowledge or aren't determined to get a chocobo. I'm pretty sure the game tells you "hey, you can buy the chocobo whistle from that npc over there" - but I could see someone mashing through the dialog, or not going out of their way to get the seals, thinking they can just get another mount or that chocobos just come later.
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Oxyclean posted:You have to unlock the company chocobo to unlock mounts, right? I can see it being kinda easy to miss if you don't have prior knowledge or aren't determined to get a chocobo. I'm pretty sure the game tells you "hey, you can buy the chocobo whistle from that npc over there" - but I could see someone mashing through the dialog, or not going out of their way to get the seals, thinking they can just get another mount or that chocobos just come later. But unless he's playing on a low-pop server at a weird time, he should have seen everyone riding on chocobos. Simple e-peen envy should have led him towards inquiring how to get one for himself.
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Wasn't getting your chocobo mount literally in the path of the rest of the MSQ?
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Nipponophile posted:Just saw this on reddit: I would call bullshit but you have to actually save up 2000 seals to buy the license. I think the MSQ only has you name the chocobo.
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nuru posted:Wasn't getting your chocobo mount literally in the path of the rest of the MSQ? The quest to unlock it is gated behind part of the MSQ and they specifically mention that you need to join a grand company to get a chocobo to ride. A lot of people skip the story and don't read poo poo, so it could be missed, but it's a driving point behind joining a GC in the first place.
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I'm level 24 and still doing the story to unlock GCs. I made the mistake of doing side quests alongside the mainstory on a trial account so I hit 20 right when I unlocked satasha and then didn't get around to doing it for awhile. Can't wait til I'm caught up and have a chocobo along with my new skills in the dungeons I'm unlocking The game is more fun in a fc for anyone not a part of one of the goon fcs reading this
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Thundarr posted:To this day I don't know why they did the weird tail thing with the soldiery caster fishnets but never removed or altered the tail on any other pants in the game. Some things just look really bad or gross with an extra cat tail hanging out (like the chocobo suit). BLM/ACN pvp gear removes tails
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Niton posted:Daystar Circlet was great, and the Aurum Regis one dyes even better. I wanted an armored healer look for some time and the Daystar hand and feet were a great step towards that. The PVP Swan hat looks good with it too but I can't find any drat chest to complete the look.
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Mordiceius posted:Desynthesis. If you enjoy smelting gear and dumping it off a pier into irretrievably deep water, Desynthesis may be for you.  At least I can desynth hw levelling dungeon gear for ltw now, and I'm over 50% on exdr jewelry, though still not sure on what/if I want to take up a third desynth. Boten Anna fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Scrublord Prime posted:I wanted an armored healer look for some time and the Daystar hand and feet were a great step towards that. The PVP Swan hat looks good with it too but I can't find any drat chest to complete the look. Prototype Gordian is literally healer armor.
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What's currently the most populated EU server? Were there any EU goon offshoots on other servers? I've pretty much lost all hope that I can find a static on Excalibur. I've looked at the official forums, checked the party finder, checked and posted on ffgoons. Our semi-goon static didn't even get proper AS1 attempts before falling apart and now I need to find a static that's willing to take me in. The other EU goon statics are full as far as I know. I've got my AST and WHM at 60 with esoterics capped every week and I'm slowly leveling my ninja (wrong choice for a EU DPS, I know, but I'm doing it for my own enjoyment). Are there any sites/resources I should look besides the official forums, ffgoons and party finder? I really want to get to the endgame, guys. I did some pretty high end (but time limited) raiding in WoW before I moved to FFXIV and I was hoping to recreate that here.
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Vermain posted:The whole raid tier seems weird. Alexander NM is, functionally speaking, CT with 16 fewer people... but they're still going to release a new CT in the next patch (which I guess will drop i180 gear?). Meanwhile, AS3 seems to be the graveyard of statics. I don't think I've talked to anyone doing it currently who's actually enjoying how ungodly punishing it is. There's just this bizarre speed bump from AS2 -> AS3. it would be a mistake to compare alexander nm to anything from 2.0. it's a new tier of low difficulty raid content for people that want the story behind raid stuff but aren't in hardcore raid groups. void ark is going to be the new ct and i would expect it to give ilevel 200 equipment immediately and upgrades for ilevel 210 equipment a few patches down the line, to provide gearing options for people trying to catch up on top level content
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Yeah part of the problem with the patch/gear cycle they are stuck in is the 24 person raids always drop stuff of a nearly useless ilev for even casual players. I kind of hope they shake up the paradigm a bit, and Void Ark drops stuff that's a bit more compelling. i200 Role gear instead of the currently available Job gear would fit the bill.
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At the expense of Alexander Normal. That makes it a bit more tricky unless they're happy with it not making it all the way to 3.2 for the next set.
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Boten Anna posted:Yeah part of the problem with the patch/gear cycle they are stuck in is the 24 person raids always drop stuff of a nearly useless ilev for even casual players. I kind of hope they shake up the paradigm a bit, and Void Ark drops stuff that's a bit more compelling. i200 Role gear instead of the currently available Job gear would fit the bill. just like every crystal tower raid since launch because they all drop the equivalent of unupgraded tomestone gear (except lota because there was no upgrade mechanic for first coil)
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