[BLCKATK]

DRG is a good DD, but is in NONE of the ideal groups of ANY high level content. DRG can do any high lvl content, but most ppl play by the book, that is the ideal setups everyone uses, and DRG is never in that ideal group. That said, you won't have problem to lvl up DRG to lvl 50. But once you want to do high end content you'll face problems. WHM/BLM/Tank(WAR or PLD)/BRD are the classes needed for most content. Specially WHM/Tank since every party always have at least one of them. Edit: And this is coming from a DRG. lol

This tends to be true in a PUG. However melee DD (Both MNK and DRG) shine in a lot of endgame content. If the boss has a ton of additional monsters, there is literally no better class then DRG for taking them out. High damage AoE (Ring of Talons, Leg Sweep, Dragonfire Dive) plus the ability to reduce cooldown to 1 second on a WS (Keen Flurry) as well as the ability to generate TP depending on how many enemies are hit with a WS (Dragonfire Dive) makes DRG a monster. The high end linkshells actually stack DRG to Garuda.

Most players of this game have basically heard from everyone to stack BLM at all times, have a BRD play Ballad the whole time, WAR for tank and two WHM. If you want to be effective though, you gotta mix and match the classes and use them for their strengths.

In the end, DRG is a powerhouse, don't count it out!

[Mature]

Whoa whoa whoa, are there actually pieces of Dalamud falling now?

Guess you gotta resub to find out :P

[Munba]

Whoa whoa whoa, are there actually pieces of Dalamud falling now?

Did you see them in game?

[Teknoman]

Guess you gotta resub to find out :P

I really need to, but its actually helping me cut down my backlog. I'll definitely be back before dalamud crashes...what sucks is that believe it or not, I STILL havent beaten Diablo 3 normal >_>

[Mature]

I really need to, but its actually helping me cut down my backlog. I'll definitely be back before dalamud crashes...what sucks is that believe it or not, I STILL havent beaten Diablo 3 normal >_>

Diablo 3 normal will be there forever.


This guy, however...

[Gromph]

Oh sorry name's Gregorio Kandinsky getting on right now. Edit: I hate to do this again and yet I do it everytime I resub, a Gaffer made an awesome fullscreen thing (ie no borders when playing in windowed mode), can I have a link to that.., again? sorry :X Edit2: My ears, all Nations have the same fest music? Edit3: thanks for the invite.

edit: http://awk.selfip.org/bordless.rar

Edit2: Festival, so all nations get the summer festival music.

[Hasemo]

I doubt I'll do it, but out of curiosity - how long would it take to clear the story if all I have right now is a lv 30 pugilist (and some other jobs on 1-12 or something)?

[Buttons]

BUTTONS - Where did you SB your WHM relic? I got my unfinished last night and looking for a good spot. Any tips?

Kobold stronghold. The AF Room (top left). The right wall is safe, to the left there are many Kobold standing in line. Target the second from the bottom with Aerora to pull them all (except the deadly chest mob), then run towards the door to aggro the other four Kobold. Sentinel, Holy twice. Rinse and repeat.

If you have friends to help PL you, two WHM can easily solo the room, two Aerora should kill the kobolds if you use nuking gear. :) Have fun. You just pull the mobs are normal with aerora, aggro the others and featherfoot/sentinel to claim them. Your friends can then nuke them down for you.

[Munba]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cfd590eb99f445

[Riposte]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cfd590eb99f445

Seems lame.

EDIT: Oh, just a ring? That's hard to mess up.

[desu]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...90aeda9d7899aa

And now on to another unsettling topic. Rumors abound of the massive Garlean fortress that appeared in the west of Mor Dhona almost overnight.

Can't wait for next weeks patch and what it will bring.

[Muddimar]

Any leveling hotspots for a level 17 char? I can't really find a mod cluster with levels 17-20... I've searched high and low throughout limsa. I found a cluster of 35+ and a cluster of 30+. Any ideas?

[Zomba13]

Any leveling hotspots for a level 17 char? I can't really find a mod cluster with levels 17-20... I've searched high and low throughout limsa. I found a cluster of 35+ and a cluster of 30+. Any ideas?

At that level I just did leve quests. I find that I still use leves as my main way of level and I'm 36. I've yet to get into an exp party lol.

[Coldsnap]

Kobold stronghold. The AF Room (top left). The right wall is safe, to the left there are many Kobold standing in line. Target the second from the bottom with Aerora to pull them all (except the deadly chest mob), then run towards the door to aggro the other four Kobold. Sentinel, Holy twice. Rinse and repeat. If you have friends to help PL you, two WHM can easily solo the room, two Aerora should kill the kobolds if you use nuking gear. :) Have fun. You just pull the mobs are normal with aerora, aggro the others and featherfoot/sentinel to claim them. Your friends can then nuke them down for you.

Awesome idea with the holy! I am going to try that.

[Muddimar]

At that level I just did leve quests. I find that I still use leves as my main way of level and I'm 36. I've yet to get into an exp party lol.

I still don't understand a lot of things about the game. I completed one leve quest when I first started the game. Can you repeat them somehow? Every time I try and repeat the leve quest I've already completed, it will tell me I don't have any available or something along those lines. It's frustrating how many things I'm unaware of about this game.

[cruets]

I still don't understand a lot of things about the game. I completed one leve quest when I first started the game. Can you repeat them somehow? Every time I try and repeat the leve quest I've already completed, it will tell me I don't have any available or something along those lines. It's frustrating how many things I'm unaware of about this game.

You have to go back to town and pick up more leve quest after you complete them. They can be obtained at the adventurers guilds. Rinse repeat

[creid]

I still don't understand a lot of things about the game. I completed one leve quest when I first started the game. Can you repeat them somehow? Every time I try and repeat the leve quest I've already completed, it will tell me I don't have any available or something along those lines. It's frustrating how many things I'm unaware of about this game.

You should really be doing levequests. Go to the inn and pick up as many as you can for your level range (you'll want to pick a bunch of level 10's if you're level 17) then go to the camp where those leves start. When you start them, you'll want to pick the difficulty that adds +6 levels (so you'll go up against level 16 monsters) or +9 (if you think you can handle level 19 monsters.) When you've done all of them, you can't just redo them. You'll need to go back to the inn and pick up a few more.

You want to do this because at the end of each one, you'll get a few thousand experience as a bonus. This should make leveling a lot quicker than running around and killing random monsters.


Posting again for the new page: anyone want to fight Ifrit tonight/this weekend? Haven't started the quest yet, but I see a few other people are working their way through the GC storyline.

[BLCKATK]

Any leveling hotspots for a level 17 char? I can't really find a mod cluster with levels 17-20... I've searched high and low throughout limsa. I found a cluster of 35+ and a cluster of 30+. Any ideas?

At that level it might be a good idea to try to shout for someone and try duo'ing Shposae. Personally I have never tried it but the area seems like an ideal place for that level, plus there is gear to be found in there.

[Kandinsky]

edit: http://awk.selfip.org/bordless.rar Edit2: Festival, so all nations get the summer festival music.

Thanks buddy!

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

At that level it might be a good idea to try to shout for someone and try duo'ing Shposae. Personally I have never tried it but the area seems like an ideal place for that level, plus there is gear to be found in there.

I leveled Pugilist from 13-15 here to unlock BLM and remember there being some much tougher mobs in the area. Should be good up to around level 20, probably. It could be difficult going in solo though because the area was designed as a group dungeon and there are a lot of dense mob populations inside that leave little room for exploring.

[Axl]

Posting again for the new page: anyone want to fight Ifrit tonight/this weekend? Haven't started the quest yet, but I see a few other people are working their way through the GC storyline.

I wont be around until Sunday night ~7est, but count me in if that works!

[creid]

I wont be around until Sunday night ~7est, but count me in if that works!

That will probably work for me, but I'm wondering if the maintenance for the next patch will be going on then. They said Monday (I assume they're going by Japanese time,) and 7PM EST = 8AM JST.

Fake edit:
Nevermind:

[Date & Time] Aug. 13, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PDT)

[Buttons]

After 2 weeks of AGONIZING work, Ifrit Extreme Win! Most of the group has their relics, I just need my garuda win now for my WHM relic. :D

[Lhexh]

Are you guys sure those arent just AF weapons?

[Buttons]

No the quest is even called "A Relic Reborn" and damn that was a journey, exhausting.

Thyrus!

[Ravidrath]

Thyrus!

Congratulations, man!

...Are you going to work on another now?

Are you guys sure those arent just AF weapons?

They call them Relics, and they've said they will be upgradeable when the level cap is increased, etc.

[Buttons]

Congratulations, man! ...Are you going to work on another now? They call them Relics, and they've said they will be upgradeable when the level cap is increased, etc.

Most in the group gonna do more, I am so burned out no plans for a 2nd right now. If I ever do another one then Dragoon relic. :)

[staticneuron]

Most in the group gonna do more, I am so burned out no plans for a 2nd right now. If I ever do another one then Dragoon relic. :)

Congrats! I love your pics as well!

[Teknoman]

Think they'll change relic requirements in 2.0?

[Buttons]

Think they'll change relic requirements in 2.0?

They said they are retaining the quest so even if it's adjusted I don't think it will get easier. At least not until a lv cap increase.

[Mature]

I expect everything to be a bit "easier" in ARR, in a matter of speaking. Simply in the sense that you're not having to fight the UI and the lag in addition to whatever the challenge might actually be.

[Teknoman]

I expect everything to be a bit "easier" in ARR, in a matter of speaking. Simply in the sense that you're not having to fight the UI and the lag in addition to whatever the challenge might actually be.

As long as Paladins still dont get the short straw :P

EDIT: I think I need a new controller. My 360 wired controller's left stick drifts slightly off center much too often now, and the XIV PC controller that was on sale awhile ago...well while it works and feels great, it seemed to have odd crashing problems awhile back, not to mention weak rumble feedback.

[Coldsnap]

Most in the group gonna do more, I am so burned out no plans for a 2nd right now. If I ever do another one then Dragoon relic. :)

Do I have a rude awakening come Ifrit and Garuda? They seem like hard fights.

[Kronotech]

I guess I'll need a new pearl if you guys reformed.

Logging on now: Drogyn Hart

[Teknoman]

Do I have a rude awakening come Ifrit and Garuda? They seem like hard fights.

Ifrit isnt once you get the plan down packed, but Garuda...well...lets just say her theme fits the tempo of the battle perfectly.

[Ravidrath]

Hot damn - got Darklight Breeches and Darklight Gloves on a single AV run, and it wasn't even a speed run. I got the gloves.

...And then more Breeches dropped in the following run, which I got.

[Mature]

Hot damn - got Darklight Breeches and Darklight Gloves on a single AV run, and it wasn't even a speed run. I got the gloves. ...And then more Breeches dropped in the following run, which I got.

Whaaaaaat

[Buttons]

Hot damn - got Darklight Breeches and Darklight Gloves on a single AV run, and it wasn't even a speed run. I got the gloves. ...And then more Breeches dropped in the following run, which I got.

Roughly 300+ raid runs later and I still don't have either... *gets a knife*.... I mean congrats. xD

[Chemo]

Alright! Just checking in after a few days of getting into this game... I'm loving it! It's the most fun I've had in an MMO since I was into FFXI way back like a billion years ago (first two expansions era).

As suggested, I chose Sargatanas as my server, because it seems like a lot (or most) of you are playing there... is there a GAF linkshell that I can join? My player name is [b]Chemo Castronovo[b] and I am currently a level 33 Lancer / level 15 Pugilist.

At the moment, I'm trying to get my level high enough so I can solo Eye of the Dragon and unlock the Dragoon job... but, if there's anyone who wouldn't mind teaming up with my low level self for a moment so I could go ahead and get it out of the way, I'd really appreciate it. I'm currently hanging out near the Gates of Judgment where the quest takes place, grinding up on nearby enemies, hah.

Either way, a linkshell or a team-up to grab this job would be awesome, and much appreciated. Thanks in advance, if anyone can help me with either one!

--Edit--

Actually, just got the Dragoon job.

[Kyudo]

Hot damn - got Darklight Breeches and Darklight Gloves on a single AV run, and it wasn't even a speed run. I got the gloves. ...And then more Breeches dropped in the following run, which I got.

I shouldn't have let you come to the runs. Now you'll never show up for them.

[Valru]

Alright! Just checking in after a few days of getting into this game... I'm loving it! It's the most fun I've had in an MMO since I was into FFXI way back like a billion years ago (first two expansions era). As suggested, I chose Sargatanas as my server, because it seems like a lot (or most) of you are playing there... is there a GAF linkshell that I can join? My player name is [b]Chemo Castronovo[b] and I am currently a level 33 Lancer / level 15 Pugilist. At the moment, I'm trying to get my level high enough so I can solo Eye of the Dragon and unlock the Dragoon job... but, if there's anyone who wouldn't mind teaming up with my low level self for a moment so I could go ahead and get it out of the way, I'd really appreciate it. I'm currently hanging out near the Gates of Judgment where the quest takes place, grinding up on nearby enemies, hah. Either way, a linkshell or a team-up to grab this job would be awesome, and much appreciated. Thanks in advance, if anyone can help me with either one! --Edit-- Actually, just got the Dragoon job.

Contact anyone on listed as Leader or higher for a pearl. http://xivpads.com/?ls/2211337/Members/Rank/DESC

[Chemo]

Contact anyone on listed as Leader or higher for a pearl. http://xivpads.com/?ls/2211337/Members/Rank/DESC

Nice, thanks!

[Sallokin]

I'm out of town for work and I'm starting to get the shakes. My MBP can't run this game as well as I would like it to, but I'll be damned if it isn't good enough to level up some low level jobs lol.

Thank goodness for decent hotel wi-fi.

[creid]

Is something screwy with the Lodestone site? I haven't been able to log into it yesterday or today. After entering in my username and password it doesn't give me an error, it just asks for my username and password again.

Edit: Figured it out, I was putting in my email address instead of my username.

[notworksafe]

Is something screwy with the Lodestone site? I haven't been able to log into it yesterday or today. After entering in my username and password it doesn't give me an error, it just asks for my username and password again.

Works for me in the US. :o

[vazel]

I had forgotten tomorrow was the deadline to get the goobbue. I spent all day grinding and got my goobbue. It's going to be fun showing off to PS3 players.

I only have one gripe with my goobbue. When riding the fov should be increased. This is ridiculous. I know you can go into first person view but I prefer 3rd person view.

[Valru]

I had forgotten tomorrow was the deadline to get the goobbue. I spent all day grinding and got my goobbue. It's going to be fun showing off to PS3 players. I only have one gripe with my goobbue. When riding the fov should be increased. This is ridiculous. I know you can go into first person view I prefer 3rd person view.

Scroll wheel? Don't know if they have zoom in/out mapped on the pad controls.

[vazel]

Hahaha, that worked. I was using a gamepad so I could only rotate the camera.

Edit: Figured out how to zoom the camera with the gamepad. Hold L1 + right analog stick.

[Ala Alba]

Contact anyone on listed as Leader or higher for a pearl. http://xivpads.com/?ls/2211337/Members/Rank/DESC

Wait, there's yet another GAF linkshell?

[Nakazato]

Wait, there's yet another GAF linkshell?

Im on right now if you need a pearl /t Isamu Nakazato