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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn |OT3| LFT Full Relic and DL Required
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Too bad its execution is pretty bad.
Most of the parties essentially go: "Only apply if you have experienced. Must have beaten several times. Must know fight. Don't suck. If you die, you'll get booted. Don't lag. Must know how to dodge" and so forth and so on.
I should set up some learning parties in the finder, because I need to learn fights like Ultima and all. Sitting in duty finder will essentially give me the same sort of people at the PF.
Ploid 3.0
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Yeah setting up a experience party sounds like the way to go, might even get cool people in it since they probably aren't stuck up about having only the best. Who knows maybe the people that make those kinds of party finder requirements are the ones that want to be carried.
I made fun of one of those requirement shouts for a T#. I was a leader of a Fate party.
/shout Fate party looking for members. Must be experienced, item level 30+, and no class only jobs.
I made fun of one of those requirement shouts for a T#. I was a leader of a Fate party.
/shout Fate party looking for members. Must be experienced, item level 30+, and no class only jobs.
Trying to level a Gladiator, been playing a Bard since Early Access. I did one Tam Tara and I was utterly horrible! I was yelling at myself! It was no help that I didn't have Shield Lob, and I'm playing on the PS3, I had a really difficult time targeting. Any advice would be greatly appreciatedI'm a noob to Tanks... and on PS3, no SSD drive.
Another option for targeting is to customize your config. You can make it so that you will only target enemies when your weapon is drawn. Then you can just use left and right on the D-pad without trouble.
I am one of those people who certainly learn by doing and experiencing the fight and mechanics more than just watching some Youtube videos and memorizing things.
I watched the Ifrit HM video before I did it, but I screwed up the first couple of times. It wasn't until I actually experienced the fight myself and ran through it a few times that I actually learned it.
I know I am on a Legacy server with some pretty hardcore people, but there are still those of us who would like to learn and not be surrounded by dickheads in the process.
This is what I do, but I like to swap between Tank and Healer so it kinda sucks to have to "sheathe" my weapon every time I want to heal/raise someone not in my party, haha.
More often that not, that's what guilds are for. It's ok for strangers to try to make things as easy as possible on themselves because the odds are already super stacked against them.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I burned 300K gil on Materia slotting all my accessory pieces for crafting
That hit made me go Harvester mode to recoup my gil, I think I went OVERKILL with harvesting Button Mushrooms...
47 NQ, 7.5 HQ:
Going Rate:
My retainer stuff that needs to sell before I can put up these shrooms... LOL:
Also hit 50 GSM:
That hit made me go Harvester mode to recoup my gil, I think I went OVERKILL with harvesting Button Mushrooms...
47 NQ, 7.5 HQ:
Going Rate:
My retainer stuff that needs to sell before I can put up these shrooms... LOL:
Also hit 50 GSM:
FrankNitty
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So far in my experience more often then not the ones making those comments that start the party are the worse ones in the party lol.
I went into titan ex with this one guy whom has beaten it but damn I don't know how he even did it because he was dying to everything. He was raised like 3 times. At least he didnt fall off but damn.
Went into another PT where a tank that joined was talking all sorts of shit about people sucking. It was mainly a FC run and the pt leader told him an FC tank is going to join but he can go as a DPS. Dude is solid as a tank but when he had to actually dodge shit as a DPS he died multiple times.
So funny. I'm not a dick when I'm with people that don't know a fight I give them suggestions. Hell I will even run out the clock completely in a dungeon and if it fails then I leave. I just don't understand the mentality of the people that play this game and rage the way they do.
I have told people many times that started to rage
"I feel bad for you man, your life must be awful and this must be all you have if you get this worked up over a video game" They usually tell me to fuck off then leave but w/e
Ploid 3.0
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tiggerkiddo
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GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Thanks I fixed it, must haven't copied the right link, now all fixed
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For all those asking how I got 500,000 seals, ifyou were trading in Dailies to GC on a regular basis, you were making XP/Seals everyday
Supply: @465/500 until I get Tipping Scale Earring
Provision: @127/200 until I get Tipping Scale Ring
End result:
Most of the crafting classes from last post that you see were purely leveled off just turning in things, only tried weaver/leather for 2 levels, that's why they are a little ahead
Cost me roughly 2,000-5,000 gil a day to trade HQ+NQ version, HQ pays out more XP and Seals
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Hi Yurico, I told you I was farming a fuck-ton of 'shrooms lol
Unknown Soldier
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RIP Sorian? I wonder how that happened.
To all those that have had the unfortunate trial of running with me these past few weeks.
As some of you likely already know, my once rock solid connection has been acting horribly as of late. To fix this, I replaced the modem, had the Cable line re-ran, swapped the router, updated drivers, and even signed up to Ping Zapper. Unfortunately all of this has only merely upgraded me from, constant disconnects, to frequent lagspikes.
Well, I've finally found the culprit. Because of where the cable line must come in, and the layout of my house, I've used a a Powerline/Ethernet adapter for years. Over that time, I've done numerous speed tests, and have consistently had a very low ping, and a fast connection.
Last night, I tested the same connection, over the same hardware, and got a .8MBps download, and a 150ms Ping. Wireless in the same room, *via a cheap crappy laptop,* got me 8.5MBPS and 80ms Ping, using the same laptop right next to my router for me 43MBps, and 70ms Ping.
So, to get me by, I've ordered a large High Gain WiFi adapter. If that doesn't work I'll empty out my storage room (closer to the router) and set up shop there. If THAT doesn't work, I'll blasted pay a contractor to wire up every room with proper T10/100/1000 outlets!
So, long story short, the problem should be solved soon. Hardware that I've relied upon for years has abruptly failed me for no discernible reason. So now that I know the culprit, I can figure out a work-around, one way or the other.
As some of you likely already know, my once rock solid connection has been acting horribly as of late. To fix this, I replaced the modem, had the Cable line re-ran, swapped the router, updated drivers, and even signed up to Ping Zapper. Unfortunately all of this has only merely upgraded me from, constant disconnects, to frequent lagspikes.
Well, I've finally found the culprit. Because of where the cable line must come in, and the layout of my house, I've used a a Powerline/Ethernet adapter for years. Over that time, I've done numerous speed tests, and have consistently had a very low ping, and a fast connection.
Last night, I tested the same connection, over the same hardware, and got a .8MBps download, and a 150ms Ping. Wireless in the same room, *via a cheap crappy laptop,* got me 8.5MBPS and 80ms Ping, using the same laptop right next to my router for me 43MBps, and 70ms Ping.
So, to get me by, I've ordered a large High Gain WiFi adapter. If that doesn't work I'll empty out my storage room (closer to the router) and set up shop there. If THAT doesn't work, I'll blasted pay a contractor to wire up every room with proper T10/100/1000 outlets!
So, long story short, the problem should be solved soon. Hardware that I've relied upon for years has abruptly failed me for no discernible reason. So now that I know the culprit, I can figure out a work-around, one way or the other.
For what it's worth, I don't think I have ever been in a PF "farm/speed run/ilvl 200 required lol/etc" group that did not end in a spectacular failure. In dungeons, I've had better experiences with DF groups, and in primals/other instances, I've had better experiences with FC groups or DF groups.
It's not so much the execution that is bad, but more so some of the community within it.
Well, it's the mindset, you know. Groups that fixate that heavily on equipment, and have so little patience for set-backs, probably don't place as high a value on practice, communication, and basic team synergy as they should.
That said. If you're barely above the ilvl cap, and you want to try something like, Garuda Ex. You're probably better off to go with a group of players you trust, who are okay with just teaching you the mechanics. The leet-gear groups may have the wrong attitude, but you'll probably still get more out of the fight running with the later group, than the former.
Who are you? >_>
Don't be silly as I've already made 404 gil.
Heh, maybe take a day or two off? That's my plan, once I beat Turn 4 and Garuda EX.
yaffi
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Coincidentally my sub runs out tomorrow, so I might do exactly that.
I've had to whisper PF leaders to have them reduce the ilvl so I could join the party on several occasions. Some people just don't have any idea what is actually required. Experienced/communicative players will trump a static ilvl anyday!
WHM is all I play and I love it. Its like a Holy priest from WOW circa vanilla/BC. Big powerful single target heals, good "oh shit" skills, nice hot, good mana regen/aggro dropping ability.
SCH - I have little experience with this class, only to 15 but they seem to be like Disc priests in WOW where they shield a lot and have rly good party based healing.
they have terrible aoe heals comapred to whm
WHM has much better party healing than SCH. But the disc priest comparison is apt otherwise.
tiggerkiddo
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Watch them buff SCH in the next big patch to give them great group heals as well.
Shouta
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tbh, SCH could use a few buffs to its healing. Succor in particular needs a slight potency buff because SCH/SCH combinations are ridiculously hard to use in fights with a lot of AOE damage and worse if it's really rapid. Doesn't need to be enough to challenge WHM AOE heals but something to alleviate that it a bit more than it is currently.
I guess I just don't know how to use it properly.
But it always seems like something is wasted. I can cast it when I know group damage is coming but then the heal is wasted if no one is hurt. And the shield is not very big because the heal itself is small. So if everyone takes damage (though mitigated by the shield), I'll need to Succor again anyway to heal up. Then the shield from the second Succor is wasted unless more group damage comes in. In the end, something ends up being wasted.
But I'm also a terrible player so maybe I just don't get it.
I know I can heal forever so whatever at a bit of wasted healing but it makes me feel bad in terms of efficiency. Scholar hurts my feelings.
But it always seems like something is wasted. I can cast it when I know group damage is coming but then the heal is wasted if no one is hurt. And the shield is not very big because the heal itself is small. So if everyone takes damage (though mitigated by the shield), I'll need to Succor again anyway to heal up. Then the shield from the second Succor is wasted unless more group damage comes in. In the end, something ends up being wasted.
But I'm also a terrible player so maybe I just don't get it.
I know I can heal forever so whatever at a bit of wasted healing but it makes me feel bad in terms of efficiency. Scholar hurts my feelings.
I have one better... my power is out right now! Not sure why - probably due to the massive storm we got - but it should be back soon. ><
darkblade77
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This is true, but the raw throughput is still too weak for (endgame)encounters where heavy AoE damage is an issue
If you're paired with a WHM it's kinda moot, but double SCH is definitely something I'd shy away from doing content I'm not overgeared for.
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Morphine1680
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At least you didnt kill him and loot got wasted
yup. wonder what would happen. maybe they could reset your progress or something.
centracore
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For anyone I was running CT with just now I got 90k'd and now 10105 and can't get back in.
Morphine1680
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Everyone that was in an instance is in the same boat
centracore
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Lot of people with the issue it seems, we were in Ifrit EM and whole party got kicked mid fight.
They just updated Lodestone with notice that it's under investigation.
I managed to get back in just now, worried it will happen again...
They just updated Lodestone with notice that it's under investigation.
I managed to get back in just now, worried it will happen again...
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