Oh. I just see 5 slots unlocked for my archer and 5 more locked, the 10th being unlocked at level 48. Maybe it's always been like this and I just never noticed before.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood |OT| Y'all Need to Calm Down
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Oh. I just see 5 slots unlocked for my archer and 5 more locked, the 10th being unlocked at level 48. Maybe it's always been like this and I just never noticed before.
Pretty sure classes get 10 slots but it goes down to 5 when you get your job.
Classes have always had access to more role/cross-class skills. Jobs only get to have 5.
I thought that might be the case. I wonder how many players actually stick with their classes.
Stone Ocean
Member
Whatever number it is, the answer is "too many"
About the same
It's the anniversary event, should probably be similar to the one from when Heavensward came out.New event!
I wonder what this one is going to be about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlRXuT9A4LE&t=220s&ab_channel=StardustCarbunkle
Stone Ocean
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Then what's even the point? Are they not those red weapons that I see people carry in PotD?
I'm not sure I get the question, but getting your padjali weapon lowers your potd weapon/armor levels so you'd have to grind them back up.
I don't recommend getting those weapons though, just leave your potd gear leveled so you can continue to use it for grinding. MSQ will give you higher ilvl weapons pretty quickly.
Don't bother getting POTD weapons at this point unless you REALLY want them for glamour or collections. You're better off getting a Shire weapon and upgrading it to i270 with all the poetics you earn and keeping your weapon/armor values for other jobs you'll run POTD with.
The visual difference you're seeing are +30/+30 (Padjali Weapon) to +60/+60 (Kinna Weapon)
Stone Ocean
Member
The point is they were catch up weapons for people in the latter half of HW. They serve no purpose other than glamours now.
Oh this whole time I thought people had them because they were really strong or something in the PotD.
Finally got to 50 and finished the main ARR 2.0 questline. It felt weird skipping all the cutscenes and going from boss to boss in the last 2 dungeons, but it's understandable given how many people have done it dozens of times and the sheer length of the cutscenes. I'm excited to do some more of the story, even though I heard the pre-Heavensward quests are a slog.
One thing I wanted to ask about is how I should go about gearing for 50 and beyond. Should I try and farm poetics for the Ironworks set or would I be fine with quest and vendor gear?
One thing I wanted to ask about is how I should go about gearing for 50 and beyond. Should I try and farm poetics for the Ironworks set or would I be fine with quest and vendor gear?
They'll transform into that glowing red form once you reach level 60 weapons in potd, just keep grinding and opening blue chests.
I think it's still worth it to get the ironworks armor since the post game ARR quests take forever, but MSQ will have you covered from HW onward.
If you get enough poetics for ironworks gear it doesn't hurt to get it, but the MSQ quests give you enough gear throughout to go all the way to stormblood. So you don't need to "stop" for gear really until you hit 70.
Thanks for the advice! What I'll probably end up doing is continue along with whatever gear I have now and upgrade my weaker gear with poetics I get from doing the duty roulette as I go along. Pretty much all my accessories are laughably undergeared.
Pyros_Eien
Member
They are, kinda, having red weapons means your weapon level is over 60 in potd, but that's all it means, the weapon you have equipped outside potd has no impact on the visuals of your weapon inside.
Ah I see. I'm still at 40 atm. I'm beginning to feel the grind already though and I'm not even level 30 (I'm level 27) yet. I commend anyone with multiple classes at level 70.
Stone Ocean
Member
Exfaust feels like a rather simple fight as a DPS
My condolences to my group's healers, however
My condolences to my group's healers, however
Strange SE food crossover, Australian pizza edition (why)
Aww man, wish I knew this before I bought stormblood lmao.
hmm i've ever seen melees ignoring meteors, i don't think only 2 rangeds can destroy all 4 meteors either, is there even enough time?
only tank and healer taking compressed water for grand cross delta is already common
Stone Ocean
Member
Its the anniversary event
It's the event that marks the anniversary of ARR's release. It usually is pretty fun, usually with some 4th wall breaking stuff. One year you got to go to the developers room and speak with all the devs. That's what that Soken quote from above was from.
There's nothing to tank during meteors and as long as everybody has enough HP to survive the color beam (or there's a medica 2 rolling anyway) there's no point in healing anything since Charybdis after will drop everyone to 1 before any more damage happens, so two ranged + full dps tanks and healers should be able to take the meteors down pretty easily. Melee can drop a GCD or two on them as they run to wherever the boss jumps to, or tag in if some of the normal meteor people have weakness/brink, but we've been doing it since week 1 and it's never really seemed close? Each meteor only has like 70k HP, so they go down super fast, and the increased melee uptime on the boss was a huge help on enrage early on so I'm kind of surprised PF hasn't started trying it.
Zomba13
Member
In potd when you get to (iirc) +60 +60 you're weapon turns into the red one inside potd. Trading your aetherpool for the weapons just lets you use them outside potd. They were decent weapons before but now everything is 70 they are just really for glamour. So if you want a pretty glowy or red weapon and don't mind grinding your aetherpool back in potd then go for it but if you don't want the glamour then it's best to just have a big aetherpool inside potd so you live better and damage more.
This one will probably be more in vein of that one again, since that one followed an expansion launch and this one is again.
Since that one gave hints of SB jobs and future patch content, I'd expect this one to do the same. Maybe Matsuno will be a NPC in the Eighteenth Floor or whatever instanced room they conjure up and Duckroll will be conflicted in whether or not he ever wants to leave when it comes time to Return to Ivalice.
The base one will be equivalent to whatever the item level of the weapon that the latest EX Primal has when it's added. Also, POTD likely won't give it, but whatever the new Deep Dungeon they're adding for Stormblood is will have it with a completely separate Aetherpool rating.
SolicitorPirate
Member
Is it a bad idea to try learn tanking with the Dark Knight class?
I've been thinking of trying out a tank class, but I'm not sure which one to use. I understand Paladin is meant to be the beginner friendly one, but the Dark Knight storyline seems a lot more interesting than the gladiator stuff I'm doing at the moment. That said, my one concern is that the Dark Knight looks a lot more involved and mechanically complex than the Paladin, which might not be great for me while I'm still figuring out the basics of tanking.
I've been thinking of trying out a tank class, but I'm not sure which one to use. I understand Paladin is meant to be the beginner friendly one, but the Dark Knight storyline seems a lot more interesting than the gladiator stuff I'm doing at the moment. That said, my one concern is that the Dark Knight looks a lot more involved and mechanically complex than the Paladin, which might not be great for me while I'm still figuring out the basics of tanking.
DRK is zzzzz at this point. They ruined it below level 70 with all the skill changes in 4.0. Easier than PLD probably
GGNKovalski
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DK is surprisingly simple (at least pre-70). I'm lvling one now and I'm just about to hit 60. You will need to manage your MP but it's pretty easy to keep it up. Once I establish aggro, or if I'm off tank, I pretty much use a three button combo over and over again. I'm leveling a Warrior at the some time and find it way more fun. DK is super boring. Though, to be fair, I've heard it's a lot of fun at 70.
It's kind of a bummer because I think the greatswords look visually awesome but actually playing the class is a drainer. I feel like PLD has a similar feel around 50?? Warrior is the only tank I haven't leveled, maybe I should switch
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
SB lobotomized Dark Knight.
If you don't mind spamming a single combo constantly for hours on end then go for it.
If you don't mind spamming a single combo constantly for hours on end then go for it.
WhatTheFox
Neo Member
Beat exdeath savage
on our very last run tonight, really felt great. Not the easiest thing as healer, although as long as no one is messing up, it's not too bad. Definitely a couple parts wether I wish we had deployment tactics (running whm/ast) but divine veil kinda makes up for it. We're a blind group so it was pretty interesting coming up with strategies for
although the conversations bored our dps to death. We did have everyone - except maybe tanks - proceed to
. Even though v1s was a faceroll, I'm quite enjoying the rest of this tier.
(not neo)
both blackholes
die on literally the very first neo exdeath mechanic - alhasomething
I never said it was a good thing, just that it all works well enough at the end. I'll admit this new DK was made for me cause I hated managing MP and thinking in general. :thumbs_up:
SolicitorPirate
Member
Thanks guys! Sucks that DK is apparently simplified now, but that probably works out for me as a primer into tanking
Anyone part of a friendly FC on Leviathan? Since I've been back, I've been sent anonymous invites to a bunch of FC's, but I wasn't ready to commit to anything due to being overwhelmed trying to get re-acquainted with the game.
It sucks that no one I knew from before is still playing, so not sure whether to stay. The ridiculous queue times for DPS are putting me off too. Had to do Antitower last night, and waited almost 25 minutes.
It sucks that no one I knew from before is still playing, so not sure whether to stay. The ridiculous queue times for DPS are putting me off too. Had to do Antitower last night, and waited almost 25 minutes.
Can the Warrior of Light make cheesy garlic bread without burning the bottom? Because if they can, they're better than my local Domino's.
panama chief
Member
Thank you both. Excellent info. Got my fishing to 50 but will switch to MIN. And hunt. I love hunting.