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Final Fantasy XIV |OT4| Welcome, PS4 users!
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yaffi
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It's free of charge and you can do it until 31.12.2014.
The archers guild is in Gridania.
For points you should be VIT only, but you can change them later and I doubt a single point in STR will cause problems as you level.
Last question regarding the upgrade: Do I actually need to have access to the PS4 to initiate the upgrade or is it all through Square-Enix's Mog Station?
I know I have to have logged in at least once on the PS3 account.
I'm mainly asking since I'm looking to add the PS4 preorder code for the bonus items.
yaffi
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Excellent, thanks for your help!
Kssio_Aug
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Yeah, I believe 1 point may be completely ok. But its good to know this, now otherwise I would end up allocating about 1/3 of my points on STR.
The same rule applies to every job? I mean, any class may have allocated just one type of atrributes?
yaffi
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You're welcome. :>
I went through the process myself and it wasn't difficult at all (and I don't own a PS4).
But bear in mind that you can't play the PS3 version anymore after the upgrade.
WeaponKnight
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Each class is specialised in one thing. In your case, your specialty is survival, so it makes sense that you'd dump all the points in VIT.
Damage dealers and healers do the same with the most useful stat for damage/healing.
Anyone high level rolling a tank with a controller? I'm doing okay right now, but I can feel the limitations with trying to switch between communicating and holding threat/targeting when I'm in groups. It's fine now(I've got some helpful macros), but I can sense it may become too much in higher levels due to increase in difficulty.
Yeah, that's fine.
Like I said, I'm really just after the Moogle Cap and Cait Sith Doll that I'm no longer able to get for the PC version via the normal means.
For $19.99, I'm basically treating it as a slightly more expensive one month subscription charge.
Kssio_Aug
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Thats good for me! Makes things easier!
Just asked because most of RPGs where you allocate you need to mix like 2 or 3 different stats for good survivability!
Playing PLD on a control at high levels is faceroll easy. WAR is a tiny bit harder, but still easy. Honestly, if you're experienced and know your job, playing any job on a controller is fine even in the most difficult content. Stop worrying about it and just make sure you know the ins and outs of your job. You will be fine.
Can you elaborate further? I'm lvl 21 MRD right now and things seem to work well with a controller
cultureculture
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Yep (WAR here). I find the shortcuts for cycling through enemies pretty nice:
R2 + L1 / L2 + R1: Cycle visible targets (you can do this with extended hotbars up if you're dexterous)
L1 + Up/down: Cycle through engaged mob list
I use these extensively. Invaluable when spreading an enmity combo.
I've never used a mouse/keyboard set-up so I'm pretty comfortable with the controller. The only thing I've struggled to target is individual moogles in a Thornmarch Extreme, but I should probably just get good at the PS4 touchpad for that. It's an edge case anyway.
Communicating with a keyboard at the same time is hard for sure since you need both hands on the controller.
Thanks for the advice.
I just had a couple bad runs with some groups who kept doing stupid shit (pulling mobs on their own, not focusing on the ones I marked, spamming me with too many heals which takes away threat, etc.) and I was having issues trying to switch back and forth I guess to correct it. It's probably more on my end, still trying to get the hang of the controller. Overall though I like how it plays, was just curious if things changed at higher levels is all.
I wasn't aware of these shortcuts, thanks a lot!cultureculture said:
And yeah, targeting was one of the main issues I struggled with. Just need more practice I take it.
The reason I bought the game was a decent MMO with a lack of microtransations, this is a downer.
Kssio_Aug
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I dont think they will implement cosmetic stuff to buy with microtransactions. I hope they dont at least. The Fantasia Potion is understandable though, not really a problem if it is just to re-do your character appearence and prevent doing it all the time.
Valkyri von Thanatos
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Does this work on an account basis? As in, if I buy PS3 and upgrade to PS4, can I or someone else still use the PS3 disc as long as we use a different account? Or does it somehow flag the disc as unusable despite who plays it or what console it is in?
Fairly sure it's an account thing rather than disk oriented.
Valkyri von Thanatos
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Doesn't that mean that the disc could then be sold? Perhaps without a free 30 day sub or a upgrade code but still, seems weird.
You could sell it, but the disc is basically pointless.
I doubt you need to worry unless they move to a f2p model but I get the feeling they will let this ship sink, explode, and sink some more before considering f2p.
SRTtoZ
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No one would buy a used MMO disc...at least they shouldnt lol. I know Gamestop doesnt take them or any of the trade in places.
Well, it does make sense to charge extra for more storage space from a server stress standpoint. I still don't like any concept of paying for advantages though, even trivial ones.
Stuff like paid server transfers and character recustomizations are perfectly fine though. They're expected features in any MMO nowadays.
I also prefer the sub model vs pay to win but this is one game I don't see going F2P for a long time. I mean...out of all companies, they have one of the best examples of sticking it out with FF11.
WeaponKnight
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This is a digital game, the disk is simply an installer so you don't have to download it, nothing else.
Valkyri von Thanatos
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Ok, but if it can install it, doesn't that mean that all they'd need would be a subscription? If sold at a lower than MSRP price, buying a used disc would still be cheaper correct? The initial entry price would be lower than normal correct? Seems like a weird oversight...
No they would have to purchase a license to play the game and associate it with ther Square-Enix account. Eaxh disc only comes with the righta to a single service account, after that it is basicallt a coaster.
SRTtoZ
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All they need is the serial key that comes inside the box. You can't use the same one twice so a USED copy is useless.
Valkyri von Thanatos
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Ok, good. For some reason (probably because console games rarely have CD keys) I wasn't thinking of that. Yeah ok. Now I feel kind of dumb heh.
Joe T.
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Takes more patience to level a job than any of the crafts. The levels fly by quickly if you use repeatable tradecraft levequests and hand in high quality items (twice the XP/gil reward), provided you have enough leves stockpiled.
Kssio_Aug
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Different strokes. Crafting makes me want to kill myself it's so boring. Leveling jobs is actually fun.
On last night's live letter, they said 2.28 is coming "in May." That's as close as we've gotten.
I don't think they have said yet. But major patches are every three months so the next one is due around the end of June.So probably sometime towards the end of May.
So around May 6th or around May 20th then. Hopefully its around the 20th because I can continue my same pace on these zodiac books and be done around that time.
Dre_G_Writer
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All that shit on the screen, geezus.we need to fight more mobs like this
Wow, you weren't bullshittin when you said she was badass.
Stone Ocean
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Didn't know you could dye Gerolt+1 items, neat
They could still be sensical about it. Anytime I have to download something, we increase by one: 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, etc. etc. Anytime I have to download something that is a major contant patch, skip forward to the next big number: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, etc.
Edit: I'm waiting for them to announce a big expansion with a level cap increase and then call it 2.6 or something.
boredofcanada
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So I just got the game and I'm loving it. What stats should I put into archery?
Dexterity, it'll increase your damage.
boredofcanada
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Dumb question, how do you level up? Am I supposed to go somewhere?
SRTtoZ
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lol
ok just follow the quests, they will lead you to different zones and from there you can do fates and eventually dungeons at level 15, all of this gives you XP to level up your character. If this is your first MMO then ask a lot of questions and read everything.
Kssio_Aug
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Just as any other RPG game. Mainly killing monsters and completing quests.
But when you start the game it take some time to talk to some NPCs until youre able to leave the city.
WeaponKnight
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Those versions exist, but are internal. Most likely they have planned their development in short sprints regardless of the releases, so when the time comes they have two or three patches done.
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