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Final Fantasy XIV |OT6| Casino Royale
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Spaceghost
So I've really been enjoying the 14 day free trial, probably gonna sub in the next few days.
Got Lancer to 20 and Marauder to 20 as well, thinkin about doing Glad to 20 just so I could do both Dragoon and Warrior easily, or I might hold out on subbing and just level everything to 20 but that sounds like a sure fire way to hate the game before you actually begin playing it.
Also I noticed something funny, so I began as a lancer and obviously I had all the story missions that gave leveling a really solid flow, however when I was leveling marauder I noticed that around level 10 or so I was just out of quests.
Just fucking nothing. I was out of leve quests allowance, I was out of any quests that weren't at least for level 16s.
Naturally I was leveling in a different zone than I leveled as a Lancer so I figured I'd have more stuff but there was nothing, I literally had to farm fates till I got to 15 and then quests started opening up.
I noticed that I forgot about the quests in The desert zone so I could have done those but when I went back to look they were all like level 6 quests.
So like what the hell am I supposed to do when I wanna level a third or fourth class up? Are you supposed to just farm fates and new guildhests? leve's run out too quickly and dungeon finder I guess is a given.
Still though getting from 14 to 15 was a hilariously awkward experience on my 2nd class.
In case anyone cares, character name is Doctor Drill on Ultros. Not much you can do with me while I'm still on trial.
Got Lancer to 20 and Marauder to 20 as well, thinkin about doing Glad to 20 just so I could do both Dragoon and Warrior easily, or I might hold out on subbing and just level everything to 20 but that sounds like a sure fire way to hate the game before you actually begin playing it.
Also I noticed something funny, so I began as a lancer and obviously I had all the story missions that gave leveling a really solid flow, however when I was leveling marauder I noticed that around level 10 or so I was just out of quests.
Just fucking nothing. I was out of leve quests allowance, I was out of any quests that weren't at least for level 16s.
Naturally I was leveling in a different zone than I leveled as a Lancer so I figured I'd have more stuff but there was nothing, I literally had to farm fates till I got to 15 and then quests started opening up.
I noticed that I forgot about the quests in The desert zone so I could have done those but when I went back to look they were all like level 6 quests.
So like what the hell am I supposed to do when I wanna level a third or fourth class up? Are you supposed to just farm fates and new guildhests? leve's run out too quickly and dungeon finder I guess is a given.
Still though getting from 14 to 15 was a hilariously awkward experience on my 2nd class.
In case anyone cares, character name is Doctor Drill on Ultros. Not much you can do with me while I'm still on trial.
http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Hunting_Log
This a very good source of xp and it's class-based.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Zan, your crusade against mobile and Chrome users needs to end.
Evil femroes.
Evil femroes.
Thanks re subbed and just about to create a character on that server just now.
Going for Thaumaturge this time as i want to go down the Black mage road. Last time I played I was wanting to become a Paladin.
Yeah, it does seem like you can only take full advantage of Monk in a party, but i've already got it up to 34, so i'll keep going.
On that note, I hope the S-E site holds up fine over mobile...gonna be at work on break by the time the Heavensward CE preorder goes live.
Was just gonna post that the same thing is happening for me...wtf.
RellyRell28
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I'm getting that too in Diabolos. First 90k at the end of ifrit HM then this. It keeps updating too saying I'm still one in queue SMH.
edit: close it the reopened the launcher and got in
Tried that, no joy, still getting the 1 person in queue thing. Seems Im doomed to miss every umbral rock node today
Edit: Got in after a third restart
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Same. Good thing I came to check in here, I'd have been waiting in that queue for at least an hour. lol
cultureculture
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Someone already mentioned the hunting log, which is great XP. Another thing worth mentioning is that first-time bonus for guildhests is reset for each class, so a hest you did on one class still counts as "new" for your other classes.
Also, if you haven't unlocked the challenge log, you can get loads of bonus XP just by doing stuff you're doing already by doing that. The XP you get scales depending on the class you get the bonus on and you can get bonuses once per weekly reset. You also get gil for doing challenges.
At higher levels (~40), you can also do repeatable beastman daily quests. You get 6 allowances/day for these.
The Last Wizard
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Just did my first raid, was a lot of fun. Defintely something you need to research beforehand.
Pyros_Eien
Member
The question you're looking for is when, and it's tomorrow. Once they actually start, SE's official site will have the digital version, as well as other places like GMG, Amazon, possibly Steam and so on, we'll see once they open the preorders. There's no real hurry for digital versions so you might as well wait a bit see which one offers the best prices.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I'm predicting the best is going to be GMG, but there's a chance there will be a better coupon as the release date approaches. I'd say, if it's in the VIP section or if it's 25+%, that'd be the best possible scenario.
I think I'm going to see if Best Buy has the physical collector's edition so I can use my GCU; otherwise, I'll do the digital collector's from GMG.
Pyros_Eien
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Yeah I'm expecting GMG too as they tend to have the best prices usually, other than buying from other markets like Nuuvem but I don't think that'll work well for this due to region locking nonsense, though I'll wait to hear about it.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Yeah, I'm no stranger to key resellers or cross-region purchasing, but this is the kind of game you shouldn't go messing around with that for.
Keyboard and controller, yes. Mouse is not needed. It's better to get an actual keyboard and not one of those chat pad things, I feel.
Since you don't need a number pad would one like this with a built in touch pad be useful?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DKZTMG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm playing on the PC via steam demo right now but don't plan on upgrading my PC any time soon. Using a GTX 460 so I think the PS4 would look better.
Lol I'm PLAYING with that on PC but I'm probably the only one who doesn't use a mouse.
This.
And set your marks (if you tank) to the numpad and it makes your whole day a lot easier.
If you're a tank on a controller, it's easier imo to just set your marks to cross-bar 2. It's very quick to switch cross-bars and use them without taking your hands off the controller.
The power of Triad
Apparently you can just switch to another data center and back and it'll work.
LowParry
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Relog or switch data centers will do the trick. Been doing this since their maintenance.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Awesome thanks guys! I've been using this advice while leveling gladiator, I'm thinking after I hit 20 with glad I'll probably end up subbing. This is a really solid MMO.
Thanks - I'm in now.
Question for folks using accounts not native to the country they currently reside in:
I'm using a PAL (AU) account from Japan and I want to purchase the digital CE. The Square Enix E-Store is IP locking any transactions from countries outside of the serviced regions.
I imagine there are people in similar situations here, but outside of relying on people back home to do it for us - what options are there?
I know GMG is a UK site but similar to the E-Shop, locks out content based on IP region.
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Might just throw in for people who don't know about the Japanese side - The physical CE sold out very quickly last night (orders opened at midnight). Ready your clicking fingers!
I'm using a PAL (AU) account from Japan and I want to purchase the digital CE. The Square Enix E-Store is IP locking any transactions from countries outside of the serviced regions.
I imagine there are people in similar situations here, but outside of relying on people back home to do it for us - what options are there?
I know GMG is a UK site but similar to the E-Shop, locks out content based on IP region.
[EDIT]
Might just throw in for people who don't know about the Japanese side - The physical CE sold out very quickly last night (orders opened at midnight). Ready your clicking fingers!
Fisticuffs
Member
I am looking to join you guys once I am allowed to make a character on Ultros.. This is such a crappy feature! 
I've never played an MMO that restricts servers like this
I've never played an MMO that restricts servers like thisSorry, I wish I could help with your earlier question. Perhaps someone else here can.
The fact that the CE pre-orders sold out so quickly worries me. I wanted to wait and see if a Canadian site offered it before placing my order at SE's online store but, seeing as to how fast they sold out in Japan, I'm not so sure I'll have the luxury to wait. >_<
The strangest thing is that Amazon.jp still hasn't put it up for order. They usually open with the other retailers at midnight. But yes, I honestly recommend having a back-up site. The E-Store went down almost immediately at midnight under the weight of everyone trying to pre-order.
I am looking to join you guys once I am allowed to make a character on Ultros.. This is such a crappy feature!
It usually unlocks the restriction early in the morning or late at night, keep an eye out. But yes its awful.
Wow. Given the popularity of FFXIV [and for good reason], I can't say I'm entirely surprised. Still, it sounds like I might have an F5 battle to look forward to. Thanks for the warning.
Does anyone know whether it's possible to cancel pre-orders from the SE online store? If so, I might try to secure a PC CE as soon as they're made available while waiting/trying for another store in Canada.
One more thing - the E-Store (in Japan at least) does not allow order cancellations for the physical CE. Just something to consider.
Ouch. Yeah, it's probably the same for their NA branch then too.
Really not sure what I'm going to do. I really want the physical CE but shipping to Canada from their SE store is crazy expensive, and the USD --> CDN conversion will cost me even more. Not only that but it'll arrive sooner if I find a place within Canada that offers it. But then, if I wait and the SE store sells out, it's difficult to say which stores here will even offer it and, if they do, how limited the allocation will be. Given past CE [such as Type-0], I'm guessing the number of CE we get will be ridiculously low. :/
TomcatTheLion
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I'm really hoping the CE shows up on Amazon. S-E store charges an insane shipping cost otherwise.
Though I'm curious, would I be required to use the discs in the box? My PC doesn't have an optical drive so it wouldn't serve me well if that's the case.
Though I'm curious, would I be required to use the discs in the box? My PC doesn't have an optical drive so it wouldn't serve me well if that's the case.
Xux
Member
You're gonna have to preload it for early access if you preorder so the discs probably aren't necessary.
I never switch cross bars technically. I just have crossbar 2 set for out of dungeon stuff, and set L2->R2 for another 8 and R2->L2, so I never have to actually set extra crossbars I'm flipping between.
EvilRedEye
Member
I can't be bothered getting up at 7am on a day off (and even if I was working I've have to set off for work at that time anyway). Was on the fence about investing in the collector's edition anyway - if it's still there when I wake up I'll stump up the million pounds it'll cost, if it sells out instantly then I'll just get the digital version for the bonus tat instead.
Unknown Soldier
Member
If anybody tried to buy the 20th Anniversary PS4, you already know what it's probably going to be like.
Alternatively, if anybody tried to buy tickets to Fanfest last year, you also know what it's going to be like.
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