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Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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AngryGuy posted:

Does anyone know of a cheaper way to get a realm reborn + heavensward other than waiting for the 3pack to release on the 20th for $60?

I'm on the free trial right now and don't really want to wait for the 20th to level past 35. It seems like a lot of sites have stopped selling the realm reborn+heavensward bundle though and if i buy them separately from squenix then im paying $70 instead for the 3.

What I'm trying to say is that I'm a cheap piece of poo poo that is also impatient.

I think stormblood just comes with heavensward now.

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Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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GreenBuckanneer posted:

Apparently buying stormblood doesn't come with 30 days of gametime like every other mmo I've bought...

Mad because it means I can't play until next paycheck (next week) because I've budgeted to play now, but don't have it in the budget to play now. (I have the funds, but the money is budgeted to things that matter more)

Ugh adulting :sigh:

Buying ff14 does like every mmo ever, buying an expansion does not like every mmo ever.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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FraudulentEconomics posted:

So as someone with a complete inability to schedule for more than maybe 30 minutes of dedicated playtime consecutively, is there enough to keep this fun without doing big party raids? I've been dying for Red Mage to come again and now that it's out, I'm not sure I'll have enough to enjoy if I stick to mostly small party or solo stuff.

Thoughts?

Most big party raids can be done in 30 minutes once the learning period is over.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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They are trying to recruit a friend you it seems. gently caress em.

That said there is a goon RAF post someplace if you want the stuff and want to give a goon some junk for you subbing.

Fat and Useless fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Oct 15, 2017

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Hit 70 on MCH two weeks ago. Every time I come out of the FC house I make sure to practice the MCH opener on the dummy next to the door.

If we really want to get into hot talks lets speak words about 2 ammo vs 3 ammo openers and how the 3 ammo opener is not cool or fun.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Brainamp posted:

Fake edit: Yo, where the halloween glams at?

Behold TPT Halloween!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/185915565

Not pictured on screen: Tuya pushing buttons on a boombox in the back of the room boosting production value tenfold.

Fat and Useless fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Nov 1, 2017

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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central dogma posted:

Is this a game like GW2 where a duo team can take part in almost anything or is there a significant amount of forced group activities? My wife and I want to play this, but we mostly keep to ourselves because we like a slow pace and taking in scenery. Occasional group play is alright, though. I guess what I want to know how group/solo play is split before we spend the price of the game times two.

And related, what's a good duo pair? We're both pretty flexible in what we like. I think she's leaning towards bard, summoner, or scholar, and I don't really care what I play.

The goon FCs will take you through whatever at not breakneck pace if you ask, a few story dungeons otherwise might be plowed through too fast by pubbies to enjoy but after the base game this pretty much comes to an end as the designers learned their lesson not to put story in the middle of dungeons.

All goon FCs have a spoiler policy on the latest patch I think, TPT has a no spoiler policy for most story stuff.

Jobwise a healer/tank is a good idea for one of you to get faster ques, or just ask goons if you decide to double up as dps.

Other than that there are plenty of things to just go and do out in the world if you don't feel like a dungeon. Fates are basically public events from Guild Wars 2. There are jumping puzzles in the form of vistas. Gathering/Crafting are actual jobs. There are various hunts for certain monsters in the world, some being super rare. Uhhh front of goon house loitering? Daily quests, side quests, pvp.

But fair warning the main story will constantly be blocked by new dungeons/trials as they pop up, simply queue in and get them done to continue or ask goons and give us the sweet first time bonus goodness and we will probably even explain a thing that killed you or let you look at the pretty things.

gmq posted:

I just began playing and I was wondering, if I end up liking the game, am I going to regret starting in the free trial (with the limitations it has)?

The trial is pretty generous, you only lack the help of goons really.

Fat and Useless fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Nov 11, 2017

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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>Players will no longer be inflicted with the Heavy status effect when taking damage from behind while mounted.


Best patch.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Varance posted:

This what happens when Yoshi-P decides to put the orchestra in a stasis loop while performing Moebius in concert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngUjnZYFT_0&t=165s

Oh god thats Uematsu too.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Rastan Beeza posted:

I did actually. Is Prae the one that gives half a level or that too, a meme I should look forward to?

I got 50% in Castrum as a Dark with tank bonus at level 62 at 4:30am, no idea.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Holyshoot posted:

They should focus on making the jobs not garbage to play until you're level cap instead of throwing out more jobs. Especially of they want to keep getting more new blood and raising the level cap.

I'd prefer new jobs.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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a cat youtube posted:

I assume all of shirogane has been bought?

yes

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Automated Posting posted:

So how do I go about gearing my crafters?

I just recently got my crafting classes (other than CUL) up to 70 and was all ready to starting gathering ingredients for new gear and poo poo when I got my first couple Master VI tomes. I then looked at the requirements for the latest 340 set and realized that the minimum required craftsmanship/control numbers were only slightly lower than what the set actually grants, and way above what my NQ 290 stuff has.

So am I expected to progressively craft every previous level 70 crafter set and overmeld it to hell in order to craft the next set? Because that sounds awful. Am I supposed to get yellow scrip gear or something? I have no idea where to go from here.

You work your way up or you buy it(ask one of us to make it). The script gear is for catching up but it is not better than the crafted things. I have no idea what script mats are going for right now since I took a craft break after spending 14 mil on fully gearing and melding but it may be more money efficient to buy craft mats to sell and then have gear made with that money vs buying the script stuff.

If you want a foot in the door and don't care about 3.5 star crafts normal quality gear is cheap usually and will work fine for anything not cutting edge.

Make 100% sure you do the crafting quests all the way to 70.

Fat and Useless fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Jun 14, 2018

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Safeword posted:

You guys are making the end game sound so bad. :saddowns:

The thing they are crying about is optional and will be nerfed eventually.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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faptown posted:

Nerfing it doesn't make it good content though.

Nerfing it means you will have to do that optional content you hate less instead of smashing your face into it now for gear that will be obsolete next month.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Safeword posted:

Are swords available for marauders and warriors, or is each class completely tied to a single type?

The weapon is the class. This doesn't stop swords that look like paddles and greatswords that are giant clubs.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Vermain posted:

Spoilering just in case: I think there's very little reason to suspect at this point that the leaks aren't completely legit.

Considering the rear end pull he made with that call I'm 100% he is legit, we gonna be dancers boys

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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I love that everyone and their mother seems to be making GBS threads on Mr. Happy now.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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brand engager posted:

What'd he do now?

Complained about the leaks with his hot inside info and then his fans started being creepy little nerds and made the leaker say I'm out when they started trying to find out who he was.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Speaking of gear, melee/physical ranged dps winners: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/fb9d4d8a0f121458309c5af43e9e3b7e7d5e21b5

(rules of nature plays)

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Captain Cappy posted:

Is Paladin a bad tank? It's the only one I have maxed so I have nothing to base things on, but I feel like I run out of mitigation really easily. Like after Rampart and Sentinel are on cooldown I'm basically praying that the healer's keep me topped up. I guess that's what Clemency is for but feels bad man.

It is a great tank just not as flashy as the others. Keep your fingers off the Clemency button, Requiescat > Holy Spirit spam will give you a constant Sheltron stream every minute.

What does your gear look like and what are you trying to tank?

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Does Hildibrand count?

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Verranicus posted:

Doing the whole "what if the player was actually doing bad stuff???" thing in every game isn't insightful.

No but adding in "What if what I'm doing is good? Do I even care anymore?" is. The answer to it all is "its the idiot holding the controller who is at fault for everything you think you would have learned this last time".

People like different things, for example I like the red skirt and people that don't can glam actual pants on and they won't be able to see them just like the male version because the boots are long as hell anyway. The reverse is true too! I could glam 40 different skirts on this sonofabitch and people could have the boring male pants on the female model baseline!

Perspective!

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Hoary Boulder, Monday 3 am, Eureka Hydatos








TLDR: Its Eureka chat but with a guy way too mad at your old pal Hoary Boulder.

jalapeno_dude posted:

This is the correct way to do it. When you hear people complaining about how leveling gatherers sucks it's because they're trying to do it all at once instead of actually using them to get crafting mats and leveling up in the process.

I know there were guides at least up to heavensward that routed the best way to grind level gathering for later use with multiple crafting classes, those GC exp books are godly as well and cut time to grind level a bunch. Extra grinded mats can be sold to other broke brains leveling crafting for sometimes stupid prices, used for crafting achievements , or used to make junk to level desynth.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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FactsAreUseless posted:

When, if ever, should I be wearing DoW/DoM gear as a gatherer? I don't have enough strength to get the +1 gathering attempt at a higher-level node, should I be sacrificing some gathering for main stats, or am I just too low-level?

Actual gathering stats start to matter around 30-50+(at that point you simply can't wear DoW/M stuff anymore because "all classes" gear stops existing), the extra GP from accessories is always useful though. A set of new HQ gear at the start of each expansion lasts a good while if grinding levels and there are lots of low level things to just grind on with that gear that are used by the hundreds for crafting leve turn ins like beech wood. I don't mess with the collectibles much so I don't know how on the dot gear needs to be for that method but I assume you want to keep up in gear level with what you are trying to collect.

If it feels like its time for new gear, it probably is. Accessories can be pricey and give very small increases to GP so go slower on replacing those than on the left side. Don't worry about materia until much later.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Note Block posted:

Just chiming in to say I’m a big fan of yours, I’ve seen you around in Eureka and your presence literally always makes me smile and laugh. I’m L’appel Duvide on Ultros, if that rings any Eureka bells.

It's refreshing to see fans of the Legendary Hero Hoary Boulder! While I don't quite remember you, I will be sure to look out for you in the future so that we may flex and deploy other manly gestures.

Y'know the most common thing said to me is "where's Coultenet?". No one wants an autograph or a picture. Do I look like Coultenet's bloody keeper? Where's Coultenet? Not in Eureka because he has common sense! Your old pal Hoary has fallen on some hard times... he's had to do things he doesn't want to, like chasing bunnies in eureka.



Look I'm not asking a lot, just acknowledgement of any possible respect I have left...

Your Pal,
Hoary Boulder

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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No bunny bois! Yes! Ha ha!

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Asimo posted:

When, not if.

Also the people complaining about dancer as DPS seem to have not realized that you will soon be able to literally prance around in Amon's set. This is a blessing from Yoshi-P.

You can make a Kefka glam and be dancing mad :ssh:

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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It just dawned on me I can't have a lion with bunny ears because helmets.

...

gently caress.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Argas posted:

You can't have a bunny wearing bunny ears.

This is on top of not having bunny bois dressing up as bunny girls.

But can I put cat men in a dress?

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Poops Mcgoots posted:

I'm sure once shadowbringers drops, I'll be able to wade through the countless titty mods to find the ones that restore helmets to viera and hrothgar.

You know thats a good point you might be able to mod in fem cats and male buns. Also it's not like they will never happen officially if its something people want they'll get around to it.

edit: Like how they got around to the male bunny suit! ha ha ha....

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Cythereal posted:

Sure we have another option: ignore him and focus on the problems we know we can do something about.

Either way, though, I suppose that means trusting someone other than the WoL to get anything done, so if all the other Scions are in the magic crystal crack dimension... yeah, fair call I guess that the WoL needs to go if the world is to be saved.


Here is the thing, we can't beat not-zenos. If we standstill him the alliance pushes ahead until the empire black roses or a flood of light happens. Then we have nothing but not-zenos and the wol still stuck in a can't die loop or a light scorched hell hole.

Get the other scions back and make Urianger and Krile figure this out.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Overwatch Porn posted:

i just hit 60 and mch still sucks

I want to reassure you mch will be better at 70, but still it takes a certain type of person to enjoy it as it is right now.

At least the glam is good.

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Stormblood Tank


Stormblood Ranged


Stromblood Dragoon/Ninja/Gathering


Stormblood Samurai/Monk


Stormblood/Heavensward Casting/Crafting


Bonus:

Stormblood Healing/Casting Hoary Boulder

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Jimbot posted:

Why in the flying frick is there only a single winged helmet in the game and not dyeable?

My personal favorite(not dyeable)



https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Farlander_Wings_of_Fending

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Look healers are complaining about losing dps so I as a tank must heal myself so their numbers can go up at the expense of mine, I'm a god dilly drat hero! Cast your broil and sit the gently caress down kid.

Fat and Useless fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Jun 2, 2019

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Quote is not edit!!!!

Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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Quote is not edit, I'm so angry about healing!

DID IT TWICE FRICK!

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Fat and Useless
Sep 3, 2011

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So this is a whole other barrel of worms I'm opening but clemency is amazing in eureka. Sometimes healers just refuse to heal the tank, sometimes your soloing and potions aren't enough, a 10-30k heal is nothing to sneeze at when you don't have a healer.

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