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Duodecimal posted:I kinda hate that I can't see gathering nodes unless I switch jobs, and that specific materials are in only one spot. I just want some goddam tin and can't remember where I found it before and don't want to hit the wiki afuckinggain. Hit B to pull up the Gathering Log and search for the item name. It even gives you a map of where the nodes are. Alternatively tin ore is vendor-sold and cheap enough that most people will just  and buy it. 
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Duodecimal posted:I kinda hate that I can't see gathering nodes unless I switch jobs, and that specific materials are in only one spot. I just want some goddam tin and can't remember where I found it before and don't want to hit the wiki afuckinggain. You have an in game gatherer's log. Any materials you've previously gathered are recorded there and it'll list the location(s). I think the default hotkey is B? Or maybe I rebound it ages ago...
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Aug 20, 2021 05:09
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Duodecimal posted:I kinda hate that I can't see gathering nodes unless I switch jobs, and that specific materials are in only one spot. I just want some goddam tin and can't remember where I found it before and don't want to hit the wiki afuckinggain. Good news, you don't have to! If you bit B, you'll bring up the gatherer's log, which will show you the area where you can find every material available at your level. The only things that don't show up by default are like the time-limited stuff, and that's only until you gather them for the first time.
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Aug 20, 2021 05:16
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In ShB several side quests in each area awarded you a full set of at level high quality gear coffers. They also doled out non-trivial exp so they were absolutely worth it to do when the expansion was fresh. I hope they continue that trend in EW.
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Aug 20, 2021 05:18
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shoc77 posted:Playing as a black mage (Currently at level 50), I have traits which allow my Fire 1 and Thunder spells to have a chance to proc a free cast of Fire 3 and Thunder spells respectively. Do not cancel casts for Firestarter procs. Do not cancel casts for anything, ideally. You will indeed always be in the middle of casting the next spell when you get a Firestarter proc from a Fire I. At 50 you just have to live with the next cast possibly being another Fire I that can overwrite the proc with a "wasted" new proc, so it goes. At level 60 your fire phase rotation will change to cast 3x Fire IV, which does not proc Firestarter or refresh your fire buff, followed by 1x Fire I to keep the fire buff from expiring, then 3x Fire IV again before going to ice. The problem goes away then since you're never casting back-to-back Fire I:s. For Thundercloud you still don't want to cancel casts, although you probably do want to use it on the next cast at 50. If you're close (1-2 Fires left) to ice phase you want to hold Thundercloud until after your Blizzard III; in general you want your non ice/fire spells to go in ice phase and replace a weak Blizzard while your mana ticks up. When you have Fire IV then Thundercloud is ideally ignored during fire phase unless the proc or the thunder dot is about to expire, or you need an instant to cover movement.
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Aug 20, 2021 05:19
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Another question what server are we generally on.
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Aug 20, 2021 05:43
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MonsterEnvy posted:Another question what server are we generally on. Quoting the main thread: quote:The Catgirl Bargains Alliance I don't know how many folks are on EU or JP but there are so many Excalibur goons there is a reasonable likelihood we will need a fourth FC - and the member cap on FCs in FFXIV is 512 characters.
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Ok was wondering cause Excalibur said it was Legacy and I don't know what that means.
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Aug 20, 2021 05:53
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I believe Legacy just means its one of the original servers and existed even in 1.0.
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Tortolia posted:Quoting the main thread: So questions about this. As I can't join Excalibur right now anyway. I am planning on starting as a Thamaturge in Ul'dah does this prevent me from joining Third Party Tools?
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MonsterEnvy posted:So questions about this. As I can't join Excalibur right now anyway. I am planning on starting as a Thamaturge in Ul'dah does this prevent me from joining Third Party Tools? yes, you can only join FCs (Guilds) on the same server as you, even if you can visit other servers. One thing you can do is try to make a character during the early AM, as the lockout on new characters is based on current logged-in population, not total number of characters.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:yes, you can only join FCs (Guilds) on the same server as you, even if you can visit other servers. Ul'dah is a city not a server from what I know. But from the sound of things is where two of the three Free Companies are based.
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MonsterEnvy posted:So questions about this. As I can't join Excalibur right now anyway. I am planning on starting as a Thamaturge in Ul'dah does this prevent me from joining Third Party Tools? No, but you will have to jump through some hoops to get an invite. You'll need to message someone on the Discord so you can actually get to Kugane, which usually isn't available until level 61 or 62.
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sweet geek swag posted:No, but you will have to jump through some hoops to get an invite. You'll need to message someone on the Discord so you can actually get to Kugane, which usually isn't available until level 61 or 62. So should I just wait to join one or join one of the Ul'dah FC's?
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Aug 20, 2021 06:45
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You seem to be confusing Free Companies and Grand Companies
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Aug 20, 2021 06:46
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Regy Rusty posted:You seem to be confusing Free Companies and Grand Companies Yeah I know nothing.
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MonsterEnvy posted:So should I just wait to join one or join one of the Ul'dah FC's? The Ul'dah companies are pretty full, we don't currently have much room for new players. TPT is probably your best bet. That being said, there is a dedicated channel in discord for getting authed into the free companies, and if you tag the inviters there you should eventually get someone who can help you.
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Aug 20, 2021 07:03
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Heavensward: how can you tell when you’ve got enough aether to fly in a zone?
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In the travel menu, there's a section for aether currents. That will show you how many currents you have and how many you need to fly.
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Hellioning posted:In the travel menu, there's a section for aether currents. That will show you how many currents you have and how many you need to fly. Ahh. And I assume the green marks are ones found in the world, and yellow come from quests?
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Regalingualius posted:Ahh. And I assume the green marks are ones found in the world, and yellow come from quests? Yep.
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SettingSun posted:In ShB several side quests in each area awarded you a full set of at level high quality gear coffers. They also doled out non-trivial exp so they were absolutely worth it to do when the expansion was fresh. I hope they continue that trend in EW. The best thing about the changes they made to side quests in ShB is that they scale to your level, so they're worth knocking out on a secondary or tertiary job.
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sweet geek swag posted:The Ul'dah companies are pretty full, we don't currently have much room for new players. TPT is probably your best bet. That being said, there is a dedicated channel in discord for getting authed into the free companies, and if you tag the inviters there you should eventually get someone who can help you. K well I will do that at some point after getting into Excalibur Edit: Aww it appears I was slightly too slow naming to get into Excalibur. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 07:46 on Aug 20, 2021 |
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Servers open and close constantly. If you have time, you can probably check back in an hour or two and it will be open.
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If you want to get in to TPT post here and I or someone else in the fc can meet you in Ul'dah and you can use us to get in. You can click on a member to view fc details and from there you can apply to the fc. Also there's room in all of the fcs as far as i'm aware. They always seem close to full because we don't kick people who haven't played in months or years unless we need the space.
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Sunday Morning posted:If you want to get in to TPT post here and I or someone else in the fc can meet you in Ul'dah and you can use us to get in. You can click on a member to view fc details and from there you can apply to the fc. Also there's room in all of the fcs as far as i'm aware. They always seem close to full because we don't kick people who haven't played in months or years unless we need the space. PBC and DKGK are only currently accepting applications from returners. PBC is doing multiple inactive player purges a week just to keep up, and I know as of last week we were approaching sub three months of inactivity being the cutoff.
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I will check with things when I wake up I managed to create two characters in Excalibur, and will fool around with my Thaumaturge when I wake up.
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I am having a lot of trouble getting the hang of AST. We wiped once and almost again on Brayflox LDR with an all-goon group because I got all mixed up between dps and healing and I think I only managed to throw out like 4 cards. Should I just practice in command missions or PotD until I have a better handle on things? I have a 57 WAR and tbh I don’t make the best use of all my cooldowns there either…
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Regalingualius posted:Ahh. And I assume the green marks are ones found in the world, and yellow come from quests? Also note that the final quest current is almost always from the last MSQ of the zone, so while you can do sidequests or use your compass along the way, it's also valid to just work the story then backfill when the game pushes you to the next area. sweet geek swag posted:PBC and DKGK are only currently accepting applications from returners. PBC is doing multiple inactive player purges a week just to keep up, and I know as of last week we were approaching sub three months of inactivity being the cutoff. Yeah, DGKK is going to need to purge folks offline less than four months soon. It's kind of insane. Newbies, just join the CGB Discord (link in the OP of the thread) and when you are ready to join a goon free company it's a simple process from there. Next event page is up for The Rising! https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2021/The_Rising/ct5qm6qrje The rewards might seem a little small given the game is currently giving out a polar bear mount, but the Rising is the anniversary event for the ARR relaunch of the game. It's a sweet little event with the devs breaking the fourth wall to thank the players and share their memories with us and it's always worth doing.
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Subjunctive posted:I am having a lot of trouble getting the hang of AST. We wiped once and almost again on Brayflox LDR with an all-goon group because I got all mixed up between dps and healing and I think I only managed to throw out like 4 cards. Brayflox is a harder than average dungeon, and it'll let the tank pull a ridiculous amount.
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Subjunctive posted:I am having a lot of trouble getting the hang of AST. We wiped once and almost again on Brayflox LDR with an all-goon group because I got all mixed up between dps and healing and I think I only managed to throw out like 4 cards. So this depends IMO. 1) If you think the anxiety over learning AST/Healing is causing you to make mistakes, command missions are a great way to do it. 2) If you're not stressed, but just hitting the wrong buttons I could say just to keep running with groups and let them know you're still getting the hang of things. If the issue boils down to "I keep hitting the wrong buttons", it might be worth looking at your hotkey setup; I specifically separate heal/support skills from dps skills to minimize that. Otherwise just keep practicing, and there is zero harm in focusing on the heal/support side of things and minimizing how much time you spend optimizing dps while you get comfortable with things.
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Subjunctive posted:I am having a lot of trouble getting the hang of AST. We wiped once and almost again on Brayflox LDR with an all-goon group because I got all mixed up between dps and healing and I think I only managed to throw out like 4 cards. Just remember that cards are oGCDs (off the global cooldown) and most of your spells are short enough to cast+draw, then cast+use. You also have Essential Dignity for emergencies, which is also oGCD and will heal about half a tank's full hp. Cards also aren't super important until level 50 so don't worry about not using enough of them, though drawing cards does give MP so try to do that whenever you can, since spamming Benefic 2 is going to eat a lot of MP quickly and you'll probably do a lot of that during some of those pulls in that dungeon. A Moose fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Aug 20, 2021 |
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Qwertycoatl posted:Brayflox is a harder than average dungeon, and it'll let the tank pull a ridiculous amount. That makes me feel a bit better! Tortolia posted:1) If you think the anxiety over learning AST/Healing is causing you to make mistakes, command missions are a great way to do it. Yeah, I’m freezing up then rushing. I need to get my focus-target and ToT key binds set up too, because just getting to the right person to heal and back to the tank is a bit of the fuss. I’ll try some command stuff tonight I think. A Moose posted:Just remember that cards are oGCDs (off the global cooldown) and most of your spells are short enough to cast+draw, then cast+use. You also have Essential Dignity for emergencies, which is also oGCD and will heal about half a tank's full hp. I lean on Essential Dignity as my primary heal, with Aspected Benefic’s regen to top up. I think I need to put my cards on better binds too, they’re awkward to hit in sequence. Thanks for the tips and encouragement!
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Subjunctive posted:I lean on Essential Dignity as my primary heal, with Aspected Benefic’s regen to top up. I think I need to put my cards on better binds too, they’re awkward to hit in sequence. That's how I play it too, those are all I end up needing most of the time. I throw the regen out first to let it do its thing over time, use ED if health is still dropping, and fall back on Benefic II only if those aren't enough. Helios is pretty much only used against boss mechanics. I'm guessing part of the problem is figuring out when a pull goes from "my regen can handle this" to "oh no they're dropping fast" and finding the right reaction. This takes practice, but you really get a sense for it eventually. I used to stare intently at health bars in a state of constant low-level panic, but now I can kinda sense the ebb and flow of things more naturally, and have a good intuitive idea of how much healing I'm going to need to push out, and which buttons I need to press when to make that happen. Keep in mind that Lightspeed is a great tool for when things go south quickly, since it means you can land a Benefic II in like half a second from now instead of 2+ seconds. I'm on controller, but I have it set up so that Draw is right next to Malefic/Combust/Gravity, since it's almost always weaved after one of those. Play is next to my main heals. Cards are fun but definitely focus on getting the other aspects down first, then worry about Draw/Play when it's safe. You'll be able to get comfortable with it by 50, only for Divination and Minor Arcana to appear and make it overwhelming again
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FYI the Fashion Report for this week is extremely cheap to get to 100 on (I spent about 15K to buy everything from the MB). Since you only ever need to get to 100 once (the only difference between getting 80 and 100 is a one-time title unlock), now is a good time to do so.
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More points also lets you build your lifetime points total slightly faster, which is used to unlock items from Kasumi. Not much point to going for it after that though.
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Zurtilik posted:My beast tribe rep is too low. Can you buy those dyes off of the MB? Yes, everything is buyable from the MB
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They might also be readily available from your FC. I know TPT has a page of the company chest filled with nothing but dye because looking just right is important.
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I'll have to look at the company chest then! Rob the chest! Rob the chest! Rob the chest!
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