[Teknoman]

Just exactly how many linkshells do we have now?

Also resubbed.

[Nakazato]

Just exactly how many linkshells do we have now? Also resubbed.

atm Red Dot
NeoDot
Red Dot Zero

[entrydenied]

atm Red Dot NeoDot Red Dot Zero

Are Red Dot and NeoDot the old ones? I have Reddot zero and NeoBelieve:)
Also I've never introduced myself proper. Am Jojori Ashen :)

[aett]

I subscribed today to check out the game for the first time since launch. I was disappointed to see that they haven't done anything to optimize the graphics yet -- I guess they're waiting for 2.0 for the major graphical overhaul. It just sucks that my computer can run most modern games at 60 FPS but I have to play FFXIV on a low resolution with medium-quality graphics and it STILL occasionally chugs along.

[Nakazato]

Are Red Dot and NeoDot the old ones? I have Reddot zero and NeoBelieve:) Also I've never introduced myself proper. Am Jojori Ashen :)

Neo dot is neobelieve Lol
And
Red dot zero for.neogaf to lol

[IonicSnake]

I subscribed today to check out the game for the first time since launch. I was disappointed to see that they haven't done anything to optimize the graphics yet -- I guess they're waiting for 2.0 for the major graphical overhaul. It just sucks that my computer can run most modern games at 60 FPS but I have to play FFXIV on a low resolution with medium-quality graphics and it STILL occasionally chugs along.

That's why they made a whole new engine for 2.0, later this week we should finally see gameplay from 2.0 and hopefully we get a date when the beta starts.

[Tiduz]

ugh, im a lvl 47whm and its really frickin hard to find a party willing to help me get HOLY, that quest is ofc impossible alone.

i guess no gaf linkshell is on Ragnarok, oh well :p

[creid]

Just hit level 45 in THM last night. Do I need to earn my BLM job to be strong enough to finish all the GC quests? Any recommendations on what I can do (gear-wise or skill-wise) to prepare to beat these last couple quests? Almost all of my gear is stuff I've bought in the wards.

[aett]

That's why they made a whole new engine for 2.0, later this week we should finally see gameplay from 2.0 and hopefully we get a date when the beta starts.

I am REALLY excited for 2.0. FFXI burned me out after a while (I never made much progress despite putting in a lot of time) and the later patches that made leveling faster and soloing more viable were sort of "too little, too late" for me, so I was anxious to see what Square-Enix could do with a brand-new game. Needless to say, FFXIV was messed up... although I was so excited to play it that I tried to ignore all the flaws.

Now that 2.0 is on the horizon, I'm getting excited again. When I played last night and saw the giant meteor in the sky, it was AWESOME.

I think I'm going to make a new character, because the main class I was playing at launch (Maruader) doesn't build up to an advanced job that I want to use (Warrior) and this could be my chance to redesign my character. I've heard that there are actually quests now and not just guildleves -- are there any guides that could get me started? My playtime is pretty limited so I don't want to wander aimlessly too much.

[Tiduz]

I am REALLY excited for 2.0. FFXI burned me out after a while (I never made much progress despite putting in a lot of time) and the later patches that made leveling faster and soloing more viable were sort of "too little, too late" for me, so I was anxious to see what Square-Enix could do with a brand-new game. Needless to say, FFXIV was messed up... although I was so excited to play it that I tried to ignore all the flaws. Now that 2.0 is on the horizon, I'm getting excited again. When I played last night and saw the giant meteor in the sky, it was AWESOME. I think I'm going to make a new character, because the main class I was playing at launch (Maruader) doesn't build up to an advanced job that I want to use (Warrior) and this could be my chance to redesign my character. I've heard that there are actually quests now and not just guildleves -- are there any guides that could get me started? My playtime is pretty limited so I don't want to wander aimlessly too much.

cant you just equip a weapon instead of making a whole new char to change jobs? maybe im being crazy here

[IonicSnake]

I am REALLY excited for 2.0. FFXI burned me out after a while (I never made much progress despite putting in a lot of time) and the later patches that made leveling faster and soloing more viable were sort of "too little, too late" for me, so I was anxious to see what Square-Enix could do with a brand-new game. Needless to say, FFXIV was messed up... although I was so excited to play it that I tried to ignore all the flaws. Now that 2.0 is on the horizon, I'm getting excited again. When I played last night and saw the giant meteor in the sky, it was AWESOME. I think I'm going to make a new character, because the main class I was playing at launch (Maruader) doesn't build up to an advanced job that I want to use (Warrior) and this could be my chance to redesign my character. I've heard that there are actually quests now and not just guildleves -- are there any guides that could get me started? My playtime is pretty limited so I don't want to wander aimlessly too much.

When you start playing 2.0 you will have the chance to redesign your current character.

There are plenty of guides and unlike FFXI (when I was playing) every quest in FFXIV actually tells you on the map where you have to go next through the journal.

Here's a pretty good site for guides. http://ffxiv.zam.com/ Also don't be shy to ask the LS for help if you're on Sargatanas.

cant you just equip a weapon instead of making a whole new char to change jobs? maybe im being crazy here

Yes all you have to do to switch class/job in FFXIV is to just equip another weapon.

[aett]

I know about the switching weapons/jobs thing; I was just thinking about making a different character (new race and everything). If I'm going to be able to redo that completely in 2.0, then I'll probably just stick with my old character then.

Oh yeah, I wanted to ask about the music in Ul'dah and the surrounding desert. It's like some repetitive, annoying, festival music and I miss the original, calm music. Is there some kind of event going on right now, or is this just a bizarre change?

[Tiduz]

so, white mages, how did you manage to get holy, its impossible alone and when you /shout to ask for help on the quest no one will basically respond :lol

[IonicSnake]

I know about the switching weapons/jobs thing; I was just thinking about making a different character (new race and everything). If I'm going to be able to redo that completely in 2.0, then I'll probably just stick with my old character then. Oh yeah, I wanted to ask about the music in Ul'dah and the surrounding desert. It's like some repetitive, annoying, festival music and I miss the original, calm music. Is there some kind of event going on right now, or is this just a bizarre change?

Might as well stick with your character and change race/sex in 2.0 if you want. I think (not sure) that you'll be able to change server then as well.

The annoying festival music will go away once the festival is done which should be today with the new patch.

[Ravidrath]

Just hit level 45 in THM last night. Do I need to earn my BLM job to be strong enough to finish all the GC quests? Any recommendations on what I can do (gear-wise or skill-wise) to prepare to beat these last couple quests? Almost all of my gear is stuff I've bought in the wards.

BLM doesn't get as much over THM as some of the other classes/jobs, but you should still do this.

Without the spell Freeze, I think you may have a hard time putting out the damage expected of you while managing hate. And Convert will let you restore your MP so you can keep pumping that damage out, too.

And while BLM AF isn't great, there are a few decent pieces. While I haven't seen your gear, I would be surprised if you bought stuff better than AF?

...Also, bought? You should be asking the LS to make you things!

Anyway, if you see me on, talk to me about this stuff and we'll get you figured out.

so, white mages, how did you manage to get holy, its impossible alone and when you /shout to ask for help on the quest no one will basically respond :lol

That's The Wheel of Disaster, right?

You just need to get 3-4 other people for that one - shouldn't be too hard to get people in the LS to do it for you.

[kiryogi]

ugh, im a lvl 47whm and its really frickin hard to find a party willing to help me get HOLY, that quest is ofc impossible alone. i guess no gaf linkshell is on Ragnarok, oh well :p

SARGATANAS.

[runlikehell]

so, white mages, how did you manage to get holy, its impossible alone and when you /shout to ask for help on the quest no one will basically respond :lol

I got help from somebody in the LS. :)

[Tiduz]

im on ragnarok so that is impossible. :b

[kiryogi]

im on ragnarok so that is impossible. :b

Start over!

[creid]

Without the spell Freeze, I think you may have a hard time putting out the damage expected of you while managing hate. And Convert will let you restore your MP so you can keep pumping that damage out, too. And while BLM AF isn't great, there are a few decent pieces. While I haven't seen your gear, I would be surprised if you bought stuff better than AF?

I haven't put a lot of effort into gear acquisition, I've just stuck to what they sell at the Thaumaturge's guild + what's in stock at the "auction house." I'm under the assumption that my gear is pretty bad.

...Also, bought? You should be asking the LS to make you things!

Eh, I'm not usually one to ask for favors unless I need to. I guess it sounds like I'll need to.

Anyway, if you see me on, talk to me about this stuff and we'll get you figured out.

Will do.

[ZetaEpyon]

Was messing about with this on my htpc last night, and ended up dropping the resolution because the text was fairly difficult to read at 1920x1080. As a result, I could read the text a bit better, but it was a bummer to lose the clarity for the rest of the graphics.

However, it just occurred to me that it supports external fonts now. Does anyone happen to have any screenshots using other fonts on hand, or play like that regularly? I'd just test it myself, but I'm stuck at work for a few more hours.

If not, I'll just give it a shot later tonight myself.

[Ravidrath]

We really need a NeoGAF -> XIV name translation list, or something... bugs me that I never know who I'm talking to with all of these questions.

I haven't put a lot of effort into gear acquisition, I've just stuck to what they sell at the Thaumaturge's guild + what's in stock at the "auction house." I'm under the assumption that my gear is pretty bad.

Well, in most cases, the best gear is crafted and melded. But buying stuff from the THM guild? That's madness - that stuff is ridiculously overpriced compared to what's in the wards.

NPC prices on stuff like that is really there more to act as a price ceiling than a legitimate buying option, in my experience.

Eh, I'm not usually one to ask for favors unless I need to. I guess it sounds like I'll need to.

Yeah, yeah, you're too proud, blah blah blah... I've heard it all before.

I was the same way at first, but you will enjoy the game more if you engage the LS resources you have at your disposal.

FFXIV is much more of a team effort than XI was, and we have countless high-level crafters able and willing to help you out.

All this stuff you need right now to level and be competently geared? In the grand scheme of things, it's cheap and doesn't matter - you will be doing you and the LS a service if you save your money for when it does.

[desu]

Patch notes for 1.23a: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/51545

[Munba]

It seems the world destruction is behind the corner.

(can't wait to do Hildebrand new quest)

[Relaxed Muscle]

Patch notes for 1.23a: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/51545

"Rivenroad (Hard)" is currently the most punishing battle available in FINAL FANTASY XIV, and we intend for players to enjoy this as a special challenge after completing the main story.

Holy shit.

[creid]

Well, in most cases, the best gear is crafted and melded. But buying stuff from the THM guild? That's madness - that stuff is ridiculously overpriced compared to what's in the wards.

I had so much money from leves that it didn't seem that expensive. All of my early trips to the wards were so time consuming that I was trying to avoid going there.

Yeah, yeah, you're too proud, blah blah blah... I've heard it all before.

I just don't like to be a bother... I'd craft it myself, but I'm saving my crafting career for 2.0.

All this stuff you need right now to level and be competently geared? In the grand scheme of things, it's cheap and doesn't matter - you will be doing you and the LS a service if you save your money for when it does.

What else is money good for other than gear? I haven't found a whole lot of useful stuff to buy, but with so many shops I'm sure I've missed something.

[staticneuron]

I had so much money from leves that it didn't seem that expensive. All of my early trips to the wards were so time consuming that I was trying to avoid going there. I just don't like to be a bother... I'd craft it myself, but I'm saving my crafting career for 2.0. What else is money good for other than gear? I haven't found a whole lot of useful stuff to buy, but with so many shops I'm sure I've missed something.

If you really feel like burning money, you can use alot either buying the really hard to get gear, or helping out with provision and supply missions for your GC. But most of it can be done if you are willing to substitute time instead of gil.

[Ravidrath]

Holy shit.

So it sounds like the Hard fight is just purely a bonus/test your mettle kind of battle and won't have any kind of rewards?

And the other one is just so you can redo it because it's cool?

I had so much money from leves that it didn't seem that expensive. All of my early trips to the wards were so time consuming that I was trying to avoid going there. I just don't like to be a bother... I'd craft it myself, but I'm saving my crafting career for 2.0. What else is money good for other than gear? I haven't found a whole lot of useful stuff to buy, but with so many shops I'm sure I've missed something.

It's really not a bother - checking someone's gear in an important fight or LS event and finding they're not prepared for it is much more of one for everyone involved, I assure you.


Now that you're 45, I would be spending your money on buying equipment to Spiritbond and turn into materia. You can keep the good ones for yourself, or sell them all to start building up a bigger bank. Materia is the key to good gear.

Do this: buy Dated Tarred Voyager's belts from the Wards. Buy 5 of them, go out and do your thing, and turn them into materia. A lot of the most expensive materia come from Level 41+ belts, so that's a good place to start. When you're 50, you'll have other options, too.

Other profitable spiritbonding slots are weapons, gloves, earrings and neckpieces. Weapons tend to be expensive, though, so I would save those for last or until you can cheaply make them yourself.

And, just as a point of reference... I've been doing a lot of spiritbonding lately, and make 1-2M a day from it, and those are just from the ones I'm selling. I'm making a lot of materia to keep for myself on top of that, too.

[Relaxed Muscle]

So it sounds like the Hard fight is just purely a bonus/test your mettle kind of battle and won't have any kind of rewards? And the other one is just so you can redo it because it's cool?

Seems so, although I can see the Raven earrings dropping from that battle, but they aren't that good to justify the punishing fight.

[Ravidrath]

Seems so, although I can see the Raven earrings dropping from that battle, but they aren't that good to justify the punishing fight.

Well, the fact that there's only those two items makes me think that the earring and/or the horn are the reward for completing "The Raven, Nevermore." And you can do that quest in either easy or hard flavors.

[Mature]

I could see the Dalamud horn being the quest reward (and also the "symbol" Yoshi-P spoke of early on that people in ARR would be able to tell that you survived the 7th Umbral Era) and the earrings being the reward for beating hard Darnus. They don't seem like something that would just be given away for doing a quest.

[Nakazato]

patched and ready

and the Smashing pumpkins were right the end is the beginning is the end

[Munba]

Meteor shower and auroras everywhere! :0

[Mature]

R.I.P /firedance

[ZiZ]

man, I hope I get to play these new quests :(

I'm currently suffering hardware and internet problems.

when did you guys add NeoBELIEVE?

[Kandinsky]

No more summer fest music?!??!?!

[Mature]

No more summer fest music?!??!?!

Nope, but feel free to download the track, mute your in-game music and loop it infinitely.

[Relaxed Muscle]

Living on a prayer quest is going to be an annoying one.

[entrydenied]

No more summer fest music?!??!?!

The summer fest music is pretty horrendous. Even more so after two whole weeks.

[Ravidrath]

Living on a prayer quest is going to be an annoying one.

Only the first one is hard at all - was surprised they made that one first. :P

[kiryogi]

Only the first one is hard at all - was surprised they made that one first. :P

It's a test :o

[Teknoman]

Wtf Atmos gates showed up?


Time travel activated.

[Ravidrath]

Wtf Atmos gates showed up? Time travel activated.

Nah, don't think so.

In this, Atomos flies around and sucks the aether out of camps and spits out super-hard mobs to kill.

[Teknoman]

Nah, don't think so. In this, Atomos flies around and sucks the aether out of camps and spits out super-hard mobs to kill.

Thats even crazier.

EDIT: Logging back with with a Garlean Airship overhead, fragments of dalamud falling, and aether auroras...wow.

[Kandinsky]

I'm so glad summer fest music is gone, holy fuck it made the game almost unplayable for me, /hurray!

[IonicSnake]

Atomos and his friends put me down pretty fast.

[dwix]

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

Mind if I do the same? I don't get to play that often but it would be great to have folks to play with when I do. I'm really enjoying it so far, but I do feel a bit lost at times.

Currently I'm a level 13 Marauder, level 8 Blacksmith, level 8 Miner, and level 6 Armorer.

[meep!]

Any word on what day this week they will hold the 2.0 gameplay presentation?

[desu]

https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_JP/status.../photo/1/large

Wish I could have gone there this year :s.

[Animekatt]

I had fun fighting the Atomos mobs.




Oh yeah this is for you Isamu :P