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Updated list of winners of the Cactuar Earrings
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/93517
Since the Titan challenge will be going on throughout the coming days, we'll be doing our best to add the names of the winning Worlds below as quickly as we can. However, we appreciate your patience as the list won't be updated in real-time! Also, details on how to receive the cactuar earrings will be announced at a later time.

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Winning Worlds:

Worlds on the North America/Europe Data Center
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Balmung
Behemoth
Cactuar
Cerberus
Coeurl
Excalibur
Exodus
Faerie
Famfrit
Gilgamesh
Hyperion
Lamia
Leviathan
Lich
Malboro
Mateus
Midgardsormr
Moogle
Odin
Phoenix
Sargatanas
Shiva
Ultros
Zalera

Worlds on the Japan Data Center
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Alexander
Asura
Atomos
Bahamut
Belias
Carbuncle
Chocobo
Fenrir
Garuda
Gungnir
Ifrit
Ixion
Mandragora
Masamune
Ridill
Tiamat
Titan
Tonberry
Ultima
Valefor
Yojimbo

Remember! Details on how the Cactuar Earrings will be distributed on winning Worlds will be revealed in the coming days!
 
Has this been posted yet? A using on the official forums translated 1/2 the Game Watch Interview

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...ion-Japanese-to-English?p=1290186#post1290186

Found this about a shortage of tanks pretty interesting

While the DutyFinder is going through the grouping, the DutyFinder itself seems like it’s taking longer to match, specially for DPS. First off, is it harder to match because of the grouping that was done this time for DutyFinder, or is that completely different story?

Yes, that’s completely different story.

Okay, then why is this occurring?

Simply because there isn’t enough Tanks.

I see Tanks huh, not Healers?

For Healers, there is the fact that you can obtain the Unicorn from Conjurer quest, and also since it’s Final Fantasy the image of White Mage is pretty strong. Since there are lots out there wanting to play White Mage in FFXIV, we have more Healers compared to other MMORPGs.
When looking from previous FFXIV’s viewpoint, we added a pet class called Arcanis, and one of the jobs from Arcanist is Scholar. Scholars are bit technical and it’s a job that wasn’t introduced until now, for that reason there are lots out there wanting to try out Scholar, so as a result we were able to dodge the lack of Healers.

For Tanks, talking Final Fantasy, knights are pretty popular so you would think there would be enough, maybe the responsibility for knights in FFXIV ARR is heavy.

It was just as I predicted, in any MMO’s there is shortage on tanks. We’re looking into add a bonus for those roles we are short on in patch 2.1.

Can you please explain some more regarding the bonus for those roles in shortage?

In the finders display it will display what roles are currently short, so if you que in with that role you’ll get exp bonus or gil bonus.

Sounds similar to blood donation. Like we’re short on blood type AB. So that’s going to show up on each DutyFinder category?

Yes it will. We are short on these people, it’s a feature we can do because we have the Armoury System.

So for EXP bonus it’s going to be like 1.1 times more?

No, I believe it will be somewhat better than 1.1 times. Also, we’re going to start random matching. Not sure if we’re going to separate the story primal battle and non-story primal battle from category but for categories are split into categories such as “Leveling Dungeon”, “End Dungeon”, “Guild Order” and if you press the “Random” button to que in, DutyFinder will automatically and randomly choose a dungeon. For those that que in with this random matching will also get a bonus. However this is once a day feature.
 
Haha, well, I had poor timing on purchasing the game and working my way through character creation. I got a message letting me know that Ultros was full again, followed by a disconnection for maintenance. Hopefully these two things are related, and I won't still be locked out after the system comes back online...
 
Has this been posted yet? A using on the official forums translated 1/2 the Game Watch Interview

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...ion-Japanese-to-English?p=1290186#post1290186

Found this about a shortage of tanks pretty interesting

Not really news, there's always a tank shortage.

It's good that he's already on top of meta game issues like this though, shows that not only is he paying attention, he knows what to pay attention to and how to address it.

I'd love to see the backend data parsing stuff they have going on, fascinating stuff.
 
YoshiP name dropping the XI version of Blue Gartr made me reflexively smile. It reminds me of an picture where the FFXI devs were looking at an image I create for a BG interview back in the sky/dynamis/kings era.

EDIT: I really want to find that picture, now that I think about it...

EDIT: YoshiP is a chocobo porter user. Smart man. More people should be using these.

EDIT: And YoshiP character's is really low level. Now we just need to get him to level 40 so he sees how terrible FATEs are in every way.
 
So I was going to give this crap game another chance just to make days fly faster since I got nothing to play and to make the wait for next gen more bearable. So I'm at the Mogstation site about to re activate account and subscribe, but notice no matter what sub length I choose or options I pick I am never shown a price, wtf. I put full credit details and still no price is shown... Now why on earth is SE hiding price on payout billing section? The only thing I can think of is to take advantage of people, because guess what, once you put credit info and hit continue you immidiatly get emailed and charged, one would think the final page would be billing price and a accept sub order but no. What sceme SE running? People got to do research if they want to sub now? I just want to know what a legacy player would get charged for a $90 day sub gods sake.. Is there $10 discount only for 30 day subs or all!?! Thanks for making it easy to find out SE..
 
I am most likely gonna make a few posts asking questions about stuff in the game. But the first one is a rant/complaint.

Why is it that an MMO feels like a 1 player game? About 90% of what I played until lvl 23 was solo.

Even making a party for an instance is done randomly. You just wait..Yes I realize this makes the game more accessible, but it losses its social aspect.

Does the game get more party heavy as you get higher in lvl? For instance how can a tank or healer get experience in how to tank/heal if they will be solo leveling up?

I came from FF11, which is brutal compared to this, but at least you feel rewarded for accomplishing something.

Yesterday I ended with a group doing FATEs and were talkative and social and I actually had fun, too bad it happened as I was getting sleepy so I had to logout soon after I joined them
 
Which wretch of a developer decided that the 50 Alchemy quest needed a Quicktongue Materia III? I need to know so I can vomit on their doorstep. I thought I was done with this nightmare.

Edit: 1/1 on a convert. Thank you based Turquoise Rings.
 
i hope they add more equipment and weapon sets of the same ilevel in 2.1 or w/e

darklight and relic everywhere makes for boring
 
There's no way, IMO, that Ifrit-egi is worse than Emerald or Garuda unless it needed STR stats but I don't think that'st he case

From a practical use standpoint, the advantage of Garuda is A) Long Range attacks and B) Contagion. However, if you use point A like most do, then you're actually gimping Garuda's damage because she loses out on Shockwave. Ifrit's equivalent skill, Crimson Cyclone is not only higher damage (105 potency vs Shockwave's 90) you also get 3 casts compared to Garuda's 1. Then you have Enkindle and Ifrit's other skills having more damage on them.

Good to know.

Seems like you'd still want to use Ruru-Egi for Garuda HM for quick plume switching though, yeah?
 
Which wretch of a developer decided that the 50 Alchemy quest needed a Quicktongue Materia III? I need to know so I can vomit on their doorstep. I thought I was done with this nightmare.

Edit: 1/1 on a convert. Thank you based Turquoise Rings.

Yeah, I still haven't turned in that quest. God damn 50k gil materia. ;~;
 
i hope they add more equipment and weapon sets of the same ilevel in 2.1 or w/e

darklight and relic everywhere makes for boring

It doesn't help that DL and relics are both ugly as sin.

How have you leveled a trade craft to 50 and not had the 50k for a materia? I've started making 50k every few hours or so and I'm only 35.
 
I am most likely gonna make a few posts asking questions about stuff in the game. But the first one is a rant/complaint.

Why is it that an MMO feels like a 1 player game? About 90% of what I played until lvl 23 was solo.

Even making a party for an instance is done randomly. You just wait..Yes I realize this makes the game more accessible, but it losses its social aspect.

Does the game get more party heavy as you get higher in lvl? For instance how can a tank or healer get experience in how to tank/heal if they will be solo leveling up?

I came from FF11, which is brutal compared to this, but at least you feel rewarded for accomplishing something.

Yesterday I ended with a group doing FATEs and were talkative and social and I actually had fun, too bad it happened as I was getting sleepy so I had to logout soon after I joined them

I played FFXI for about 7 years and it has been the most memorable experience of my gaming life. I've put so many hours into that game but I was still in school, so it worked out.
As an adult I'm glad FFXIV is what it is now. Gone are the days where you had to shout and tell for hours to get 6 people together to get anything done.
 
Best order to try and get a party:

Free Company -> Friend List -> Linkshell* -> Local shouts -> Duty Finder.


*you may or may not have an LS if you use your FC for all your guild needs.
 
Well, I forgot that you get most of the the Relic Gear on the level 45 Class Quest. So that takes care of most of my armor needs for the foreseeable future.

So tomorrow, Story Garuda is goin down! Aw yeah!
 
It doesn't help that DL and relics are both ugly as sin.

How have you leveled a trade craft to 50 and not had the 50k for a materia? I've started making 50k every few hours or so and I'm only 35.

they seem pretty lazy too; on the heavy DL it looks like they just re-use that fluted armor model that i see everyone wear at level 20+ and slap on silly horn/wings at the top and paint it black. DL mage and DL healer is just a palette swap of the same model.

Well, I forgot that you get most of the the Relic Gear on the level 45 Class Quest. So that takes care of most of my armor needs for the foreseeable future.

So tomorrow, Story Garuda is goin down! Aw yeah!

is AK not in your future?
 
is AK not in your future?

It is, but I haven't unlocked it yet. I need to beat Story Garuda to progress the main quest, and I need to beat Darkhold a second time to go up a level in my Grand Company. I suspect that I'll encounter Ampodor's Keep shortly after completing these tasks.
 
Did Titan earlier today

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Was PLD (just like my actual main)
Apparently PLD player gets to do the picking at the end to choose which server gets the earring, I got Hades for JP
 
This may be a huge noob question, but I dont really get how to fire the cannons in Castrum.

If I do it with a gamepad nothing even happens. With KB+M I activate that purple/orange aoe circle but nothing happens after that :/
 
This may be a huge noob question, but I dont really get how to fire the cannons in Castrum.

If I do it with a gamepad nothing even happens. With KB+M I activate that purple/orange aoe circle but nothing happens after that :/

if the aoe circle is purple it won't work, i'm assuming it's outside the weapon's range
orange will work, try it when there's no enemy around, you will see smoke on the target area, that means you've shot it
when there's enemies around generally you won't be able to see the smoke
 
This is the only MMO I've played where crafting is actually enjoyable.
Same here! It's nice being able to actually manipulate a synth toward a goal I want. I feel as if I'm actually crafting and not clicking a couple of buttons and something magically synths or breaks.

Plus everything I can craft is useful to someone, especially HQ.
 
This may be a huge noob question, but I dont really get how to fire the cannons in Castrum.

If I do it with a gamepad nothing even happens. With KB+M I activate that purple/orange aoe circle but nothing happens after that :/

I don't use a gamepad *but*...
The cannon fire is linked to an ability slot on your Pets hotbar. Not sure how it works if you're a summoner but you have to select the ability, then target a specific area while the target is orange (in range). It won't work if it is purple (out of range). The animation for firing is kinda subtle, so you may even miss it if it fires.
 
Thanks.
I know about the orange circle, but after aiming I either click again the ability on the slot with the pad or click with the mouse and nothing happens.
 
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