Man, the Odin queue just barely moves. Guess another episode of Black Sails to fill the gap.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood |OT| Y'all Need to Calm Down
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Man, the Odin queue just barely moves. Guess another episode of Black Sails to fill the gap.
HelloNewman
Member
Duty finder is already wrecked at barely 8 am I totally love paid alpha.
The queues are shit cause people are gaming the AFK timer. They're gaming the AFK timer cause the queues are shit and I don't blame them.
No, on one went to sleep. It's a very specific fix that they did, just like what they did the other day. The fix works for about an hour, and then it starts taxing all the other servers, and then Duty Finder goes down, and then people start getting 90k errors, and then after that it stops working again.
HelloNewman
Member
90ks already started and POTD is down and my girlfriend jsut got kicked from the barber shop lol.
In 30 mins I've gone from 2100 to 1600 on Odin...
I may as well go to sleep or something
Yes because the fix happened about 2 hours ago. This is the aftermath.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
So Square opened up the instance and then the servers promptly gave up the ghost again? Welp. This really isn't an issue that can be solved without Square flying in more servers to their farm, huh?
Me not being able to log in means it's a good time for me to take a break.
They aren't going to do that for something temporary.
They aren't going to do that for something temporary.
StanleyPalmtree
Banned
well, got my first repeat disconnect on pippin.
but ya know what? im okay, getting through raubahn gave me hope.
but ya know what? im okay, getting through raubahn gave me hope.
and Stormblood's are built on hope
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Probably not, but this'll be a painful couple of weeks then.
Stone Ocean
Member
Stuck on Pipin, for fuck's sake
Based on what happened earlier where the solo instance was working and DF immediately broke, it seems like a balancing act. I think it would behoove them to just kill the DF entirely for an hour a few times a day to shepherd people through and eventually the problem will smooth out.
HelloNewman
Member
Why do leves at level 56 for combat classes give 21k xp I only need 95 to level up 60 here I come!
But YoshiP doesn't want to be unfair and hurt anyone's feelings! So instead he hurts everyone's feelings! YAY!
This is what they are doing. There are no DF quests anyway in Gyr Albania.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
How are you getting to 60? Are you actually able to get into POTD without getting 90k'd?
Considering this is only the second time in two days that a lot of people got through, I don't think this is what they're "doing," but I hope they do it going forward.
Simple solution is queue for single instances. Better make them redoable as some of them are quite fun.
In Europe on moogle it has worked ok since Saturday morning but people started getting errors in POTD and dungeons so they are definitely shuffling resources around.
End of Stormblood stuff is super interesting from a like mechanics / gameplay angle. Some good fights and fun mechanics.
obligatory DF of it will be goddamn awful soon enough.
For a lot of reasons, that I won't go into since spoilers and people should get to experience them all blind, the 65-70 dungeons all have their moments. I'd argue the 69 one felt the weakest for uniqueness but the second boss got to hit the mark pretty well for me; the 65 dungeon still wins the crown for best boss fight in there.
Primals are a mixed bag, hard to say off normal. I'll say that the final duty is probably less nostalgia / FF factor than Heavensward was but it's a better fight for a climax as far as a normal mode fight goes.
obligatory DF of it will be goddamn awful soon enough.
For a lot of reasons, that I won't go into since spoilers and people should get to experience them all blind, the 65-70 dungeons all have their moments. I'd argue the 69 one felt the weakest for uniqueness but the second boss got to hit the mark pretty well for me; the 65 dungeon still wins the crown for best boss fight in there.
Primals are a mixed bag, hard to say off normal. I'll say that the final duty is probably less nostalgia / FF factor than Heavensward was but it's a better fight for a climax as far as a normal mode fight goes.
KanameYuuki
Member
It really sucks getting stuck so early, not even 1 dungeon unlocked and there is nothing one can do in SB anymore, can't even fully explore two maps, and so it also means I can't level up AST on a decent way thanks to this, I did way too many FATES for 4 animas, 1 Zeta and just plain leveling back in the day in coerthas and northern thanalan to want to do it again.
I'm exited for that, some friends that managed to beat Cold Steel and the one after that are telling me there is actual new mechanics even on quest. Hope I can check them soon.
I'm exited for that, some friends that managed to beat Cold Steel and the one after that are telling me there is actual new mechanics even on quest. Hope I can check them soon.
BossDarkseid
Member
Fates. Fates everywhere.
70 hit.
Job quest done.
MSQ done.
It'll be interesting to see how this all goes over. The batch of quests in the last zone you get to, and some of the stuff about the setting, end up super funny in light of how launch has gone.
The dungeons are definitely interesting right now; the def/mdef jumps are insane, which leads to things hitting like a truck if the tank isn't geared up. All in all, things certainly felt like they got slightly harder towards the end, but it could just be gear and unfamiliarity.
AST's stuff for the expansion is nice, but makes the "there is nothing to do for healing" problem worse. Lord and Lady are just insane---sudden hype potential in Spear turning into free damage. Earthly Star is amazing, but just provides yet more reasons to Malefic 3 constantly. Sleeve Draw is weird, given you can't get rid of what it spreads for you. Lots of random spearing people to get it out of the slot. The AF3 is gross and I want to trade it in for AF2 again.
Overall the progression of the expansion (when you can get to it) is stronger than HW was. The use of solo instances is biting them in the ass right now, but it did make me more aware of the story in general and were actually pretty good. Except for the part where they ruined everything.
Some vague spoilers, including the structure of the immediate pre-credits stuff and the name of the final dungeon itself:
The last couple of fights were super satisfying, although I'll be interested to see how they pan out over the near future. Got to have a RDM at the end who spent the whole time dying and bitching about how hard RDM is. All in all, what's here is a potentially solid base go forward, but it's all going to depend on what they do with it and if they get job balance right. Like, if this is how things are going to progress, I'm hyped.
Story wise... eh. (Real big story spoilers for THE END)
Stuff happened. I'm really curious to see reactions now that it sounds like the floodgates might be lifted? maybe? Some good dungeons, all the primals were nice looking, some hefty balance changes.
I will be curious to see if threat stops being total shit at cap, because the dungeon threat struggle was annoying as hell. stop being in defiance what are you doing i have to heal bomb anyway you can at least do damage ffs
Job quest done.
MSQ done.
It'll be interesting to see how this all goes over. The batch of quests in the last zone you get to, and some of the stuff about the setting, end up super funny in light of how launch has gone.
The dungeons are definitely interesting right now; the def/mdef jumps are insane, which leads to things hitting like a truck if the tank isn't geared up. All in all, things certainly felt like they got slightly harder towards the end, but it could just be gear and unfamiliarity.
AST's stuff for the expansion is nice, but makes the "there is nothing to do for healing" problem worse. Lord and Lady are just insane---sudden hype potential in Spear turning into free damage. Earthly Star is amazing, but just provides yet more reasons to Malefic 3 constantly. Sleeve Draw is weird, given you can't get rid of what it spreads for you. Lots of random spearing people to get it out of the slot. The AF3 is gross and I want to trade it in for AF2 again.
Overall the progression of the expansion (when you can get to it) is stronger than HW was. The use of solo instances is biting them in the ass right now, but it did make me more aware of the story in general and were actually pretty good. Except for the part where they ruined everything.
Some vague spoilers, including the structure of the immediate pre-credits stuff and the name of the final dungeon itself:
Them Xelphatol'ing Ala Mhigo isn't surprising but is kind of funny. I did like the way they sprung the final fight on us, and am pretty impressed it didn't get datamined and leaked everywhere before the servers went up.
The last couple of fights were super satisfying, although I'll be interested to see how they pan out over the near future. Got to have a RDM at the end who spent the whole time dying and bitching about how hard RDM is. All in all, what's here is a potentially solid base go forward, but it's all going to depend on what they do with it and if they get job balance right. Like, if this is how things are going to progress, I'm hyped.
Story wise... eh. (Real big story spoilers for THE END)
While the Shinryu fight was hype and they capped off the Ala Mhigo stuff, the game has no real stakes. Everyone has plot armor until they don't, people are fake-killed constantly, and the post credits scene was like... incredibly bad. First we'll randomly wrap up a Heavenwsward loose end, then we'll try to make That One Ascian seem mysterious and intriguing again even though it never amounts to anything. I liked the Shinryu thing, and some of the stuff in surrounding areas seems interesting, but putting Scions in peril is pretty ineffective anymore.
Stuff happened. I'm really curious to see reactions now that it sounds like the floodgates might be lifted? maybe? Some good dungeons, all the primals were nice looking, some hefty balance changes.
I will be curious to see if threat stops being total shit at cap, because the dungeon threat struggle was annoying as hell. stop being in defiance what are you doing i have to heal bomb anyway you can at least do damage ffs
HelloNewman
Member
Does the level 60-70 dungeon gear at least look cool? I can't do anything cause of DF being down so I'd at least like to look at pictures of it.
TheMrPliskin
Member
I finally managed to make it to the top of Shiokaze Hostelry, it only took like 2 and a half hours.
Some of the sets were okay? But you run through levels so fast it can be hard to see everything.
It is nice that the ARF-equivalent drops gear, so hopefully people will run it more than once.
I honestly liked Eastern side trips a lot more than just about everything in Gyr Abania.
Btw, ARF equivalent is in the expert roulette - thank god.
Hahaha oh wow.
Stone Ocean
Member
That was one cool first dungeon
It sure was, what made it even cooler was being to sprint without losing TP.
Cleared
(second trial spoilers, I'm sure everyone knows who it is but spoiled just in case)
Lakshmi
- I know I sound like a broken record at this point, but...good god that music.
- I think I liked the fight more than Susanos, but just barely. Very, very fun fight. Don't really see the point of the add phase at the start but maybe that will play more into the ex version.
- I think my favorite new mechanic was that tracking cross aoe. It was cool how the player hat to kind of coordinate to not cleave the group or each other.
- I think I liked the fight more than Susanos, but just barely. Very, very fun fight. Don't really see the point of the add phase at the start but maybe that will play more into the ex version.
- I think my favorite new mechanic was that tracking cross aoe. It was cool how the player hat to kind of coordinate to not cleave the group or each other.
He's back at Revenant's Toll with Urianger.