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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT| Raiders of the Void Ark
- Thread starter Trojita
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Too many unknowns for me (and everyone else really) to say how heavy/light the content patch will be. Airship stuff could easily be on par with something like Desynthesis, which was a pretty big deal when it came out. Hopefully the Live Letter Pt. 2 gives us a bit more context in the new stuff (talk about AST buffs plz, I like what I heard but I need moar info, wanna be a Noct stance god)
The one thing that will disappoint me for sure is if Hildebrand doesn't make 3.1. Was really looking forward to it.
The one thing that will disappoint me for sure is if Hildebrand doesn't make 3.1. Was really looking forward to it.
Isn't the AST buff coming this tuesday?
Snapshot King
Member
Does anybody know what things are going to be in 3.07 or 3.1? I keep seeing the new dungeons mentioned but those can't be this tuesday can they?
Well I would prefer more than two dungeons but if they say they want to focus on trying new stuff then that's fair enough. I hope the new stuff is good.
Xux
Member
Class adjustments, favor adjustments, and the TP bar should be 3.07. Everything else in the video is 3.1, I believe.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Alts are bad, mmm'kay?
TastyOreoFriend
Member
I hope whatever those adjustments are to classes the contain more than just the AST, MNK, tank enmity buffs.
And I'm still of the firm opinion that red scrips need another buff for both gatherers and crafters. I like the system right now its just way too grindy for my tastes.
I also now feel a dumb cause I could've been getting 2 red scrip items per node if I had just did DE > M-Appraisal all along instead of trying for 3. It made capping out take way longer then it should've.
There's another rotation I use...you can't get 4 but it's a better chance to get 3.
IA>IA>UC>SM>IA>UC>SM if you got one of the impulsives to proc, if not DE>MA
For this rotation you only need one out of the three impulsives to proc at any time to get 3. It seems like I get 3 more often than not.
tiggerkiddo
Member
It will be low...i160 or so.
Alexander Normal is i170. It'll be higher than that.
Didn't they slot in the difficulty of it under Alex Normal?
Quite possibly. I am 99% sure it will be before 3.1 since they said it's not tied to the new content patch but they didn't exactly give a firm release date either. I'd be just fine with Tuesday though. The sooner it gets here the sooner we can see if it needs anything else, or if there's more to it than they mentioned so far (card buff duration increase is great for example, but won't help Noct stance viability much)
Yea i am gonna be totally ok with people complaining if the new content doesn't justify cutting out a third dungeon, or if they don't properly roll the current dungeons in for some variety or whatever. I don't want to praise it yet or anything either. But some of the most time consuming stuff in the game (like Desynthesis, script gathering, even big fishing) were heavily understated until after release.
Granted, I am hoping stuff aimed at more people will be slightly more enjoyable to get into.
SliceSabre
Banned
Yes, but people are also better-geared than when Alex Normal came out.
Yep, i remember.
So vague, The card effect duration at least is obvious, but the rest? Direct potency increases? Passive potency on the stances? Additional effects on the stances/spells like Aspected effects?
One of my personal wishes is all but confirmed (cardbuff base duration increase) but I'd really like to see Collective reworked, Celestial Opposition looked at (especially the cd on it), Disable looked at (I love the effect but landing it correctly can be incredibly difficult if the boss big ability has no cast bar) and Spear being more effective when things like mumble aren't available. They may do something completely different from all this and find something I love that i didn't consider too, I have no idea.
And that's not even going into how Noct stance has no hope whatsoever of being a suitable duo with a WHM vs WHM/SCH for raids as previously advertised. And I don't see how they can fix it with what they announced, not even close, SCH is very much considered mandatory right now and while I want AST to get the recognition it deserves, that lack of balance remains a real problem. I don't want WHM to get snubbed like AST is right now either, which basically means Noct stance (which is worse than Diurnal in almost every way regarding current class functionality) is somehow going to have to get megabuffed, or the status quo won't change much.
Been running Bismarck Ex via Party Finder parties the last two days, no victory in sight, DPS checks are at max struggle and if we get over that then the tanks seem to be having trouble on rotating the snakes and barring that someone will get tripped up on the weather.
Write down the names of people you PT with who are pulling their weight (or beyond) and static that stuff up whenever you can. The DPS check is definitely the hardest part, but a bad tank swap is almost as bad. If you can get past those two hurdles it really isn't that bad, my clear group messed up here and there but we still had two full DPS phases before enrage when we KO'd him first time, no Eso or Hive stuff, barely any Alex normal stuff. NIN MCH BLM SMN DRK PLD AST SCH
A little late to the party, I guess, but I just got into the game, and really enjoying myself so far! I messed around with a couple different characters - a Hyur Arcanist, a Lalafel Conjurer - and settled on an Au Ra Thaumaturgist. Actually still kinda stuck between Arcanist and Thamaturgist, but from what I understand the game doesn't lock you into anything. This is my first MMO (well, my first 'real' one) so a bunch of stuff is kinda new to me, and even the mundane stuff (like the side-quests) is kinda nice to zone out to.
Oh, and the music is absolutely amazing.
Only thing I'm not really sure on is the order I should be doing things. Should I be blitzing the main scenario, and save the multiplayer components till afterwards or mix everything up? I'm not terribly confident at the thought of being in a team at the moment, haha.
Oh, and the music is absolutely amazing.
Only thing I'm not really sure on is the order I should be doing things. Should I be blitzing the main scenario, and save the multiplayer components till afterwards or mix everything up? I'm not terribly confident at the thought of being in a team at the moment, haha.
Several components of the game (group content, mounts, airship travel) are locked behind main scenario progress, so it's wise to keep up with the main story quests. That said, there's nothing wrong with doing other content as well (You may want to save some sidequests for other classes you pick up later). You'll have to do four-person (and eventually eight-person) dungeons and boss fights as part of the story (the first is at level 15), but they're fairly simple affairs to start with.
That was the plan, I did pick up a few people but they aren't on consistently. Growing pains, I just wish I could try it in DF too.
Yeah what's special about the armoury system is that one character can be all jobs.
If you follow the main story it'll throw you into the dungeons and stuff so doing that is a nice way to get a sample of everything I guess.
Yea one thing i missed about WoW vs this game is that the pug community seems less consistent, especially regarding cross realm options. So many things are alleviated by a good static it's pretty insane, makes the most impossible DF fights seem tame.
I wish there was a bit more middle ground for people not fortunate enough for regulars, but I am not sure what can be done about it.
Most stuff is unlocked via main scenario so focus on that. Eventually it'll have you group with other people for dungeons and stuff.
Here's a guide that should give you an idea of the order you should be tackling stuff: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Guide:Progression_and_Level_Locked_Content
Na, just wait for the new ones unless you really like the look of one of the old ones.
Iced_Eagle
Member
10 more MSQ until I can finally enter Heavensward... Tomorrow I will see you all in Ishgard!
Augemitbutter
Member
it will be 190 with some minions, cards, other glamour if the main set is trash again. community is the happiness.
try it and see how far you can get. the weapon will change looks all the time. maybe you'll like a middle level and stop somewhere. i see people going for relic in duty finder all the time, which was kinda surprising at first.
DarknessTear
Banned
That struggle is real, but the part you're at is super good. It was the previous 100 quests that were weak as fuck.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Are you pretending Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Temple of Doom don't exist?
<3 I knew there was a reason that we were friends. We're friends, right? I like to think so.
SliceSabre
Banned
Nobody agreed with me. Clearly this means everyone else is wrong.
Discerning > Impulsive > [Discerning if no proc, Single Mind if proc] > Impulsive > [Discerning if no proc, Single Mind if proc] > Methodical
I can believe it. I ran World of Darkness probably over a hundred times leading up to Heavensward and never saw a single piece of Dragoon gear drop. Like, I can understand not getting the whole set in that many runs, but not even seeing a single piece drop? Screw that. It's kind of terrible when it comes down to it never even dropping and isn't even a matter of not winning the roll on it.
Maybe it'll have a token system too. With the amount of classes in the game now and how fickle RNG drops can apparently be (IE when running EX roulette I only EVER see Dragoon and tank gear drop and the occasional ninja piece) I wouldn't be surprised.
Tragicomedy
Member
I'm 53 on my dark knight, and it's crazy how much stuff you miss just running MSQ and dungeons. I mean, a ton of this is locked behind side quests which people tell you to save for leveling other jobs.
I'm not just talking emotes and dyes. I'm missing gold saucer, desynthesis, chocobo companion leveling(!!!), and retainer ventures(!!!), among others. I need to go back and clean those side quests up.
How would you even one without a guide?
WonkyPanda
Member
Insane. So much stuff that isn't apparent without something like this.
Yeah it's nuts, I didn't know about the challenge log (tons of free xp every week) until lv 40 when someone randomly mentioned it in fc chat.
Can you friend people across servers? I thought DF was cross-server.
DF is cross server but, you can't friend people from other servers.
Also they are talking about groups made through PF (party finder).
Vaudeville Villain
Member
What level are you? I pretty much started as well, roughly 2 weeks ago. I can run some duties and what not with you on my lower level classes, if you're up for it. I've been looking for GAFers to play with.