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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT| Raiders of the Void Ark
- Thread starter Trojita
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Yep you should be able to get everything by duty finding
Pyros_Eien
Member
Pretty much, but you're capped to 450 esoterics weekly, so you can't like i200 right away, it'll take 3ish months to get a full set. Can get i190 from alex and from ravanah for the weapon(can't be DFed though, at least not yet) in the meantime. And before that, you get i180 from running crappy dungeons for law then upgrading with more laws or hunts/daily mark bills.
The easier solution is to switch to this:
Yep then you don't have to press any buttons at all.
skLaFarebear
Member
At 2.0 endgame.
Its probably been said a lot, but the fact that there are so many cutscenes in these dungeons is just the worst. Its gonna suck if any forced dungeons later on have cutscenes like this too.
Its probably been said a lot, but the fact that there are so many cutscenes in these dungeons is just the worst. Its gonna suck if any forced dungeons later on have cutscenes like this too.
Heavensward does a good job at making most of the cutscene heavy stuff happen after the instance
skLaFarebear
Member
That's good. The last dungeon was especially shitty with the cutscenes.
Someone did remind me that you can watch them in the inn, so there's that at least.
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irfaanator
Banned
unless you like to pvp then not really. They do have different glamour sets though and housing items so you can check those out
Whatcha talking about? I complain about FFXIV not having FFXI features way more then bad glamour
Oh, I know everyone has this on clear now but A1S cleared. Had to deal with getting members together and then learning how everyone plays for last 2 weeks, but think things are getting good now
Iced_Eagle
Member
Just hit 50. Almost done with 2.0 MSQ. Still a ton of content ahead of me before I hit heavensward but I'm excited.
Was healing through Dzemael Darkhold for the first time. VERY rough... haha. Mostly because no one in our party knew what to do. First boss involved us running around like headless chicken trying to figure out what was happening.
I like White Mage but Bard is so much easier. At least then I don't feel directly responsible when something goes wrong >.>
I like White Mage but Bard is so much easier. At least then I don't feel directly responsible when something goes wrong >.>
skLaFarebear
Member
What's this "Hest of the best" quest that the game is making me do? I don't know what a guildhest even is.
Edit: nvm, I'm still confused as fuck.
Edit: nvm, I'm still confused as fuck.
Xux
Member
Guildhests are like instanced training things you do through Duty Finder. You have to unlock them through a Battlewarden in a lower level area and then work up to the ones that MSQ requires.
skLaFarebear
Member
Spiritreaver
Member
My opinion on the tank jobs....
THEY'RE ALL AWESOME! LEVEL THEM ALL!
Really just got WAR to 60, and now DRK 41. Sounds I'm 60 DRK I'll have all the tanks leveled. They're all so fun to play in their own way.
THEY'RE ALL AWESOME! LEVEL THEM ALL!
Really just got WAR to 60, and now DRK 41. Sounds I'm 60 DRK I'll have all the tanks leveled. They're all so fun to play in their own way.
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/afk
The easier solution is to switch to this:
That's a coward's way out and you know it.
Critical Elk
Neo Member
This guy gets it.
EndcatOmega
Unconfirmed Member
If you liked a silly name like that, you'll love the third airship name!!! (Until Bara changes it)
Fixed.
Rose of Eternity
Banned
I'm sure all of the flames noticed my absence this weekend but for the general populace I think I'm done with the game for a bit. It was a great ride, much thanks to Ultros gaf.
SliceSabre
Banned
The grind gets to us all at some point.
I'll being grinding out more esoterics, Alexander gear along with Paladin and Rogue because I am fucking insane and need help.
Augemitbutter
Member
mael was pretty great in the last 48 hours on this side. hopefully this ride last for a while longer.
Rose of Eternity
Banned
The grind isn't so bad actually. I just hate how top tier content is done nowadays in mmos. Back in the day, hardcore raiders had gear that was leaps and bounds above the general players. Standing around in Ironforge with purpz was a big thing. Nowadays, high end content is like 5 ilvls above the rest, but the time commitment is much, much higher. To the point where I wish gear wasn't even the reward for high end content, but something else. Not superficial like mounts or titles, but maybe something that actually affects the server. Like being able to change the outcome of certain things, enemies, spawns, making a zone pvp, I don't know. Something with player interaction, like Warhammer had to the winning faction.
I really did not like how quickly the gear in this first month of the xpac became obsolete. I know if I play for a few more weeks I'm in full 200 gear and can do all content in game. So the 210 gear is for..? Again, status means nothing nowadays so there has to be a practical use. If it translated into pvp, perfect, but it doesn't. So yeah, gear grinding isn't a good enough reward.
The other bonus back in the day was being able to see the content. If you didn't raid, you didn't set foot in the dungeon. The way coil is done is the old school way. High end players see it, casuals don't. They miss out on genuine content, boss/storyline content. But if they're going to release an easy version of every raid so casuals can see it a la WoW, what's the point of the harder modes besides world/server first type races for 30-40 players? Getting an extra phase or two? Meh. Getting 10 extra ilvl? Meh. If it was like 50 ilvl and there was an even harder dungeon that required i240, that'd make the grind worth it.
This isn't exclusive to FF14, but FF14 really lacks a way of distinguishing yourself. Mounts/titles aren't good enough, second best gear is too easy, pvp isn't set up well enough. I'll see how the wolf's den patch is and maybe pop in for that.
Except the amount of people AFK-flaunting titles, mounts, and raid gear plus weapons in the popular hub zone at the time show that they still hold some meaning for people.
i200 is to help you clear the raid. i210 is extra boosts for clearing the higher floors as you farm out the lower floors,
It's also the only way to finish BiS sets for people that chase that, so there's another carrot regardless of how minute the gains are.
In the end though, if you condense the raid experience to gear that isn't worth it to you then I can't really convince you otherwise.
SliceSabre
Banned
I think the problem with giving hardcore raiders supremely better equipment, like ilvl 230 for example, means that any none raider content they do afterward cannot offer them any equipment worth it unless it is for glamour purposes.
Hell that happened to people even in the expansion. Augmented Ironworks/Dreadwyrm items didn't stop being arguably useful till about level ~55.
Hell that happened to people even in the expansion. Augmented Ironworks/Dreadwyrm items didn't stop being arguably useful till about level ~55.
Only raid equipment and equivalents are worth anything anyway, dungeon/hunt stuff is just glamour trash - even for non-raiders. 24-men were kinda okay for equipping your third or fourth jobs I guess.
It would also make it harder for new players to jump into the next raid if they tune to super special raider exclusive ilevels.
As cheesy as it sounds, I think the feeling of just clearing a really hard encounter is rewarding enough?
You're the worst kind of person.
SliceSabre
Banned
I think the only issue I can see some raiders having with the current Alex Savage loot is that it is not visually unique afaik. Gordian gear looks exactly like Prototype Gordian. Only the weapon is exclusive visually. All Coils had unique looking gear that you couldn't get elsewhere.
EndcatOmega
Unconfirmed Member
He will come back and save us all, Galen. Repent on your devil worship of the themepark.
Praise Tanaka
Being able to dye the gear should be a huge deal, but since all the Gordian stuff is ugly it's probably a hollow victory.
I dunno; I have fun wrong but tend to fall on the side of doing the thing being its own reward. Not even the clear, just the process and talking things out and being able to see the actual impact of different strategies and approaches vs the "show up, press buttons, win" nature of a lot of things. Unless there's actual glamour appeal, the loot is only meaningful to the extent it facilitates the former process.
I can't wait to dye all of my tank loot though.
I would agree except a lot of the AF2 is trash too.
BLM is for sure.
Yes, I'd rather wear crappy tin can robot armor.
SliceSabre
Banned
Summonor's Envoker horn > AF2 Horn