Think only 1.x players can really appreciate Ifrit's theme. It's no standout but by no means is it hot trash.
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Think only 1.x players can really appreciate Ifrit's theme. It's no standout but by no means is it hot trash.
The only thing I can appreciate about 1.0 ifrit was doing it naked with crafters throwing stones to stun it. Beyond that nope.
ARR crafters wish they could stun a primal god with a flick of the wrist.
Sutton Dagger
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Alright I'm signing up now, what's the difference between character and character name in the options for the recruitment process?
For a short time then they patched it out.
The Wrist Flick stun that is, you could out do Ifrit naked due to the way DEF scaled to the end though so long as you weren't doing the hardest setting.
It's no contest.
Not every single one of these parties will be successful of course.
Western communities are simply way too cliqued and jaded about pick-ups - though not without reason.
日本語を話しますか。
はい。私はプロのMNKです。よろしく〜
A swing and a miss. You won't see Japanese calling jobs like that.
Nah. They would be okay with referring to jobs with English acronyms in FFXI. That's how I communicated with JPs in TGS. Go back to suffering from success.
What success? An average GARFer probably has more coil cleared than I do.
Rose of Eternity
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Hi all. Gaf and FF14 nub here. I was hoping it's alright to ask a few quick questions? I've read a majority of posts on this and other sites, I've read random guides and wikis, and I'm pretty experienced with mmos in general. I also played FF11 hardcore and a bit of 14 beta so it isn't completely new to me.
1. How long does a casual player take to get to max level, just a guesstimate? I have a pretty demanding job so I'd be doing 1-50 pretty easy paced. The goal is obviously max level before the expansion, which I doubt I'll have issues with.
2. I'm not a hardcore minmaxer but I don't like to miss out on an advantage. Would rolling anything but a Hume for warrior tank be detrimental? Does anyone happen to play a non-Hyur warrior?
3. How dead are anything but the main gaf servers? I'd like to roll on a gaf server but happen to have some friends on Goblin. WoW suffered greatly from dwindling numbers, is there anything being done in FF14 to combat low pop servers? Or is a transfer the only way?
Any help is very appreciated!
1. How long does a casual player take to get to max level, just a guesstimate? I have a pretty demanding job so I'd be doing 1-50 pretty easy paced. The goal is obviously max level before the expansion, which I doubt I'll have issues with.
2. I'm not a hardcore minmaxer but I don't like to miss out on an advantage. Would rolling anything but a Hume for warrior tank be detrimental? Does anyone happen to play a non-Hyur warrior?
3. How dead are anything but the main gaf servers? I'd like to roll on a gaf server but happen to have some friends on Goblin. WoW suffered greatly from dwindling numbers, is there anything being done in FF14 to combat low pop servers? Or is a transfer the only way?
Any help is very appreciated!
irfaanator
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1. yea you wont have issue with leveling. dungeons/low level queue are your best bet, but queue times all depend on whether you're a tank/healer/dps
2. you miss out on some main stat, but it's pretty negligible so you can be w/e race you want.
3. only transfer. don't know how goblin is in population
1) 3-6 weeks
2) It's 2 points difference when we speak hundreds. The possible gain will probably be consumed by RNG.
3) Just transfer. Dungeon Finder is cross-realm (within your DC) but open world isn't.
Eeeeh, I'm an average Garfer, and I only have T10 down, seen T11 to the last phase a couple times. You're probably not as far behind as you think.
Especially when you consider how many people still haven't cleared T9.
Sadly that's not Durandal. I don't think I've seen more than 20 parties at once.
Depends on your class, and how much research you did before going in. It's a bit harder for tanks for example, especially if they didn't read up on the fight a lot beforehand, because tanks can easily be one-shot if they aren't on the lookout for moves that while predictable, do require either experience or foreknowledge to dodge.
Bards, well I'm told it's ez mode for bards, but that's subjective I suppose.
Mean while on Gilgamesh ...
Fuck if I'm gonna take advice from someone called Fistina Aguilera
Mean while on Gilgamesh ...
He has a point.
Well I just mean after a fail or two, if most of the other players are Japanese then a vote abandon seems to be much more likely. If the players are Australian or whatever then usually they will start asking questions and giving suggestions on whoever is not performing. Anecdotal and it varies of course, but shrug.
The only time I see a JP advice consistently is if someone is new in Mog Ex.
That was more a response to Shiva being easy.
O..oh. Yeah I suppose for tanks that's true.
Sutton Dagger
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How will I know if I've been accepted into the GAF group? Is there an in game notification?
You'll know when the ERP starts appearing in your chat window.
irfaanator
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yea you'll get a notification
Yeah, I don't remember seeing any advice from the Japanese players in dungeons/during fights, aside from additional explanation after posting the macro in fights like T9.
Sutton Dagger
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PhillipCostigan
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Started my GLD today. Up to level 21. It's been going pretty well for me so far.
What are your recommendations on usage of Flash? Usually I'll Shield Lob the target I want to focus, and when enemies group up I'll Flash, hit the main target and flash again just to avoid losing aggro to AoE stuff or DoTs. I rarely need to Flash after that, and as such find myself not using Riot Blade as much as I feel I should? Is this wrong, or am I doing it right?
I'm not losing aggro so my immediate guess is that this is ok, but wanted to make sure. It's my first time tanking in an MMO and throughout levelling my MNK and SCH the thing that always infuriates me the most is a shitty tank in a dungeon, so I want to avoid being one of those.
Still need to be more consistent about facing stuff away from the party. I do it 90% of the time but then forget every now and again and get annoyed with myself, even though it's not really causing any issues in earlier dungeons.
What are your recommendations on usage of Flash? Usually I'll Shield Lob the target I want to focus, and when enemies group up I'll Flash, hit the main target and flash again just to avoid losing aggro to AoE stuff or DoTs. I rarely need to Flash after that, and as such find myself not using Riot Blade as much as I feel I should? Is this wrong, or am I doing it right?
I'm not losing aggro so my immediate guess is that this is ok, but wanted to make sure. It's my first time tanking in an MMO and throughout levelling my MNK and SCH the thing that always infuriates me the most is a shitty tank in a dungeon, so I want to avoid being one of those.
Still need to be more consistent about facing stuff away from the party. I do it 90% of the time but then forget every now and again and get annoyed with myself, even though it's not really causing any issues in earlier dungeons.
UpsideDownAce
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For low level stuff, I usually shield lob, flash twice, and flash again when the blind effect wears off. I can't remember if flash blinds at that level, but the blind is really nice. Trash mobs will miss all the time.
But a good rule of thumb is if you're not losing aggro you're fine
PhillipCostigan
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Only just got the Blind trait at level 20, and I got that in a Sastasha so I never even got to use it. But I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
So much hotness. Kirimu coat about to be converted. *-*
Unknown Soldier
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Mean while on Gilgamesh ...
I love how the character name is Fistina Aguilera
The past few days, there are have been zero PFs up on Ultros at random intervals I checked while on. Dis game so ded
tiggerkiddo
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It's okay, there are other games to play. Party Finder is active but I would rather play Suikoden 2 rather then continue my one animus book a day progress.
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