It's all subjective, but 11's story up to CoP was really weak. Vanilla and RoZ weren't anything close to special. 14 got off to a much stronger start, Heavenward especially as the first expansion story blows RoZ outta the water.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT2| RIP Bowmage 2015-2017.
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It's all subjective, but 11's story up to CoP was really weak. Vanilla and RoZ weren't anything close to special. 14 got off to a much stronger start, Heavenward especially as the first expansion story blows RoZ outta the water.
After buying the game about a week ago I've been making good progress, I think. About to hit level 30, which opens up jobs. I'm currently an Arcanist and will be a summoner.
When's the best time to level up the second class? Right away? Put the story on hold and level the second class?
Any other tips for where I'm at?
I've been hearing about cross class skills. Are these necessary? Any ones in particular I should get?
When's the best time to level up the second class? Right away? Put the story on hold and level the second class?
Any other tips for where I'm at?
I've been hearing about cross class skills. Are these necessary? Any ones in particular I should get?
As someone who hasn't played XI, that sounds like a pain...
Sooner is better for Jobs - people in duties are likely to expect you to be on a Job post-30. As for cross-class skills, if you take THM further (to 26) you'll get Swiftcast to make a spell instant and Blizzard II is an okay AoE filler. Archer has Quelling Strikes for reduced enmity (can be handy if you're going all-out) and Raging Strikes for a damage buff.
Stone Ocean
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Level it up right away so you can start unlocking new skills and get the stat boosts from the jobs.
Some cross classes are pretty much mandatory. As a SMN you'll want Swiftcast, Raging Strikes and Quelling Strikes eventually.
http://seventhumbral.org/
Haven't tried it in a while tho, it looks like he's stopped updating it but it might still work. You can only run around and do basic thing about the world is there for you to explore.
That sucks. You have no idea how much that annoys me. Maybe I'm just weird but I really enjoy levelling from scratch.
Whoa, thank you for this I'm gonna give this a try later tonight.
Unknown Soldier
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It's supposedly been down for a while now.
I hate to say this but, in my experience as a Scholar, you absolutely should level a THM up to 26 as soon as you can stomach it for Swiftcast.
Life is...completely different with it than without. It could be that SCH relies on it a bit more for instant heals, but I imagine that Swiftcast for battle rezzes / summon changes is pretty awesome.
Sucks that you finally get to the point where you can unlock your "main" class and now you gotta spend the next 26 levels as THM to get Swiftcast. I'm still dreading the climb to Stoneskin...
Lame. Radio silence after regular updates for a good amount of time probably means a nudge from Square-Enix.
this was the case in arr beta actually, i remember you could bring the minions into dungeons
Gameplay wise it takes a lot from FF11 (races and job system mostly) and FF3 (the first real job swapping in the series) with a dash of FFV and FFT for job inspirations, though there's plenty of other stuff like hunts from FF12, Gold Saucer from FF7, and Triple Triad from FF8.
Not to bash FF11 cause I played that for a long time and for its time it was a pretty damn amazing game with (good) stuff about it I will never forget, but by the time FF14 gets as many expansions as 11 does (hopefully) it may surpass it.
The story in 11 didn't even really take off until CoP anyway (Prishe drop-kicks in), and Heavensward is on par with CoP, definitely better than anything in RoZ. Stormblood could be weaker, but it could easily be stronger too, especially since it is getting a much bigger budget and certain restrictions removed.
AlexFlame116
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Just started a new game. It's a bit overwhelming actually haha! I'm still getting used to the controls. I joined Ultros.
Is there a site or a group that can help a new guy progress?
Is there a site or a group that can help a new guy progress?
Gamer @ Heart
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You can follow the OP to join the gaf FC. There is always someone on to answer questions usually.
That's said, my biggest advice to you is just keep it focused so you don't get overwhelmed. Do the main story path, learn your class by reading the toolbar and what each new move does, and only bother with sidequests that are blue with a plus sign, since those lead to unlocking content.
By the end of the journey, alot will have been explained and feel more comfortable.
huh? isn't that what the check boxes besides the quest do on the journal?
Wait, they added that back and I missed it?
It was removed on purpose after the beta, which was mindblowing, since most other MMOs have such a feature.
hey i saw your app on guildwork i'll get you in the fc later in the day when i log in.
let us know if you found the fc house if you can't find it is ok.
here's a useful site For New Players: A List of Progression and Level Locked Content (site is down right now)
Yeah, it returned in 3.3 or 3.4. I'm surprised it didn't come back sooner.
Okay, now I feel stupid. Definitely going to check it out when I get home. Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the tips guys!
Well at least it won't take as long. I have the 30% exp ring along with the second class exp bonus.
Really looking forward to continuing the main story and being a summoner though...
Well at least it won't take as long. I have the 30% exp ring along with the second class exp bonus.
Really looking forward to continuing the main story and being a summoner though...
Pretty sure it's been there longer than that
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WeaponKnight
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I set up 4 hotbars in the bottom of my screen and use 3 grids corresponding to my mouse layout:
Code:
G1 G2 G3 C1 C2 C3 S1 S2 S3
G4 G5 G6 C4 C5 C6 S4 S5 S6
G7 G8 G9 C7 C8 C9 S7 S8 S9
G10 G11 G12 C10 C11 C12 S10 S11 S12I can use all skills from all jobs, plus potions with that setup.
The G keys are usually skills and actions, C is for buffs and S is for potions, AoE, not very used stuff and DPS skills on healers.
I'm really mostly in it for the story. I clear a dungeon once and then proceed. I'll think about it, I don't want to be a hindrance to others either.
Tbh, you should just get Raging Strikes (archer lvl 4) and unlock SMN for now.
If you're sticking to SMN you can ignore Swiftcast until you're at a higher level (like 50+).
Stone Ocean
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Mercy Stroke is pretty nice for MNKs and DRGs.
Teriyaki Blues
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I'm not saying that XIV's story is bad in any way, but my exposure to XI and XIV are somewhat limited and very casual due to playing WoW primarily for a long time, so I can only give my impression of what I've played. As a Legacy player of XIV, I'll always be mad at certain changes that happened when they broke the world and the Realm was Reborn.
I did hit some expansion content in XI, but not in XIV. Working on it. If the story gets better I may return and revise my opinion. I loathe Minfilia, so if she vanishes at any point it will immediately be a vast improvement for me.
Since I can only play console versions now due to health problems that prevent me from using Mouse/KB, I am worried that one day no consoles will be supported, same as XI. Hopefully I will learn to play with a controller at an adequate level by then. It is a good thing they're doing it though, PlayStation restrictions held XI back for far too long.
hosannainexcelsis
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You should keep playing then.
Stone Ocean
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PC version has controller support.
XIV's story is exceptional. It takes time to get going, but once it goes god DAMN.
Thanks for your replies! I've started going back to the older FF's cause XIV got me to be a big FF fan. I've played through VII, VIII, and IX since. I feel like I see IX the most in XIV, out of the games I've played anyways.
Tbh I guess XI really is the obvious answer, I didn't get to play it so I totally forgot about it.
Thanks for your replies! I've started going back to the older FF's cause XIV got me to be a big FF fan. I've played through VII, VIII, and IX since. I feel like I see IX the most in XIV, out of the games I've played anyways.
Tbh I guess XI really is the obvious answer, I didn't get to play it so I totally forgot about it.
Finally felt well enough to get back on and start playing again and was welcomed with snowmen Christmas trees and presents everywhere, it all looks so pretty.
Went ahead and did the festive event which was a sweet little quest and proceeded to put together a Christmas outfit as was of course necessary nabbing a screen shot of my first Christmas
Feels good to be back
Went ahead and did the festive event which was a sweet little quest and proceeded to put together a Christmas outfit as was of course necessary nabbing a screen shot of my first Christmas
Feels good to be back
Teriyaki Blues
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Working on it. Have to do Snowcloak right now.
That's why I was saying I hope to adapt to controller before console support is removed from XIV. It is hard for me to play on a PC and not use Mouse/KB controls, which is what happened the last time I tried playing on a PC. It wrecks my body, so I need to learn the other way from the ground up. I just returned after a long hiatus, so really hope I can overwrite that muscle memory this time.
Stone Ocean
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Basically just spam it. You'll get a hefty XP bonus every 10 floors you beat.
Just keep running floors 1-30 and it's a fantastic way to level up.
You can go up to 50 if you want, which gives you more XP, but then you run the risk of wiping and potentially wasting 20-30 minutes.
Once you hit +30 armor and weapon and beat floor 50 at least once, you can get a free Ilevel 230 weapon. Then get +60 and beat floor 100 for a Ilevel 255 one.
How do I repeat floors 1-30 after having cleared them once, wipe my progress? Should I use one of the save files for the purpose of levelling other classes?
Yup.
Your Aetherpool levels remain the same even if you "delete" one of your save files. It's kind of a weird system.
It was kind of needed. You never max out your pool with one run so you have to do multiple runs to max out.
Once you get over +40 or so I'd recommend just spamming 51-60. It's almost as fast as the lower levels and way more XP. Plus you won't get many more enhancements in the lower levels as you get higher pluses.
WeaponKnight
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Oops, sorry, I didn't realize you were talking about the keyboard. I don't know how your keys are laid out so it might not make much sense.
I use a Logitech G600 mouse, which has 12 keys on its side, in the same layout as my hotbars. They're called "G keys", which led me to misunderstand your post
AuthenticM
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Questions about Grand Companies
I'm in Limsa Lominsa's GC. I seem to be at the maximum rank despite the shop displaying higher ranks for equipment (I can currently hold 50 000 seals). Is there some way to get to those ranks? Also, if I switch Grand Company, will I lose my seals? Is there any downside to switching GC?
I'm in Limsa Lominsa's GC. I seem to be at the maximum rank despite the shop displaying higher ranks for equipment (I can currently hold 50 000 seals). Is there some way to get to those ranks? Also, if I switch Grand Company, will I lose my seals? Is there any downside to switching GC?
probably
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