Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

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dechire

Bronze Knight of the Realm
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PS. there is also a good chance your credit card is going to be having some random MMO\game related charges til it expires.
 

Crell_sl

shitlord
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PRO MOTHERFUCKING TIP. You or anyone that goes to these fucked up sources for your MMO key are gonna get hacked.
But man 74,395 people from facebook liked the site! Must be legit~!

To be fair, I have used a site like this one (not this one, but same idea) and they were legit. Got my key, no negative effects afterwards. However, for every 1 site that may be legit, there are probably 50 that are going to steal your CC#. Use with caution always with these sites.
 

RobXIII

Urinal Cake Consumption King
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My internet seems to hiccup a few times a week. I previously didn't mind it. It is now rage inducing as I am once again locked out of the game. I did get worried when I got the infamous 'you still have a character in game, you cannot log in kekeke', but that fixed itself into a World Full error :p
 

skribble

Golden Knight of the Realm
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PRO MOTHERFUCKING TIP. You or anyone that goes to these fucked up sources for your MMO key are gonna get hacked.
Used offgamers for about 5 years now for many different game keys and some RMT. Never been scammed once, and have no idea how I would get "hacked" since they don't need any of my login details to deliver the gamekeys etc. Plus they take paypal so not exactly gonna get my card charged either.

I'm sure there are plenty of dubious sites out there, but my experience has only been good with these guys. Happily playing away ingame now. And if you guys are ever worried about getting your credit card charged or ripped off, just use a prepaid one like entropay, really good for sites you're unsure of.
 

Saban_sl

shitlord
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15 Minute dungeon finder lockouts has to be one of the most annoying features ever put in a game. Why should i be punished for leaving a group where the other 3 players can not remember simple mechanics?
 

Wuyley_sl

shitlord
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I am still getting the 1017 "Server is full, bla bla bla" error. Hell I haven't been able to play this fucking game since Beta 3. Is there a fix in the works or what?
 

Edaw

Parody
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Used offgamers for about 5 years now for many different game keys and some RMT. Never been scammed once, and have no idea how I would get "hacked" since they don't need any of my login details to deliver the gamekeys etc. Plus they take paypal so not exactly gonna get my card charged either.

I'm sure there are plenty of dubious sites out there, but my experience has only been good with these guys. Happily playing away ingame now. And if you guys are ever worried about getting your credit card charged or ripped off, just use a prepaid one like entropay, really good for sites you're unsure of.
Yeah, I used PayPal, I'm not at all worried. They asked for no info and paying through PayPal redirects you to PP site to verify. Also, like I said, a quick google of them b4 the purchase didn't raise any red flags. Seems they have been around for a while, 6-7 years at least. First time I ever used them but appears they make their money with the convenience fee and taking a % off the top acting as intermediary for other trades. Was an easy way to bypass the digital purchase lock, $2 more oh my, and I'm playing
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dechire

Bronze Knight of the Realm
323
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Used offgamers for about 5 years now for many different game keys and some RMT. Never been scammed once, and have no idea how I would get "hacked" since they don't need any of my login details to deliver the gamekeys etc. Plus they take paypal so not exactly gonna get my card charged either.

I'm sure there are plenty of dubious sites out there, but my experience has only been good with these guys. Happily playing away ingame now. And if you guys are ever worried about getting your credit card charged or ripped off, just use a prepaid one like entropay, really good for sites you're unsure of.
perhaps your smart. But from what i see right now from what you are saying they have at least your email address and a copy of your serial key. "Dear[email protected]/* <![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]]> */I have forgotten my blah blah"

But hey kudos for you for being smart.
 

Antarius

Lord Nagafen Raider
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15
I am still getting the 1017 "Server is full, bla bla bla" error. Hell I haven't been able to play this fucking game since Beta 3. Is there a fix in the works or what?
There are 2 fixes.

1) Use an autohotkey script to spam the confirm button (default numpad zero) It will take anywhere between 5 minutes - 40 minutes to log in. There is a thread in the ffxiv subforum that will give you instructions on how to do this. (or you can just manually hit the button for a while, which my girlfriend does on the PS3, she has a 9-5, and a 2 year old, and still manages to eventually get in every night that she wants to play).

2) They are upgrading their server capacity Wednesday (likely doubling the number of NA datacenters).
 

Dahkoht_sl

shitlord
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0
Noted before , but also tinytask works great for logging in on the pc. Simple controls and works with any resolution , just record your login click attempt once and tell it to loop. Gets me in every time.
 

Valos

Golden Knight of the Realm
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13
I was skeptical on the end game content so I slowed my poopsocking down to the bare min. It also helped that I got sick right before early release. But there is stuff to keep people that dont play as much as Sean does entertained. For at least a month before it starts to wear down on normal folks. What will really be the mark of success will be if the first content patch comes out in 2-4 weeks, or 2 months.

Right now at 50 you have a big milestone to work towards, relic weapon. Requires level 50 crafting item from xxx craft depending on what you need. As been mentioned you have tomes to farm up to get the armor thats available. And yeah they limit you, so guys that want to just poopsock as much as sean does are going to get throttled, and that doesnt always sit well for that type. I know I can tend to be like that myself, but I knew better going into these new batch of MMOs. Anyone taking their time, and is just now hitting 40 along with trying various classes, will most like be ok. Well I hope so anyways!

But over all, anyone still wanting to buy this today and start playing. Stop! Servers are locked, you'll have a hard time of it. Really guys, cool your jets and wait out the new datacenters. Yes people are praising the game itself, but no one is praising the bullshit before and trying to get to the game. Right now the game isnt for sale, and anyone going to shady 3rd party sellers are idiots. The game will be right back up for sale once shit settles.
 

misery_sl

shitlord
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I was skeptical on the end game content so I slowed my poopsocking down to the bare min. It also helped that I got sick right before early release. But there is stuff to keep people that dont play as much as Sean does entertained. For at least a month before it starts to wear down on normal folks. What will really be the mark of success will be if the first content patch comes out in 2-4 weeks, or 2 months.

Right now at 50 you have a big milestone to work towards, relic weapon. Requires level 50 crafting item from xxx craft depending on what you need. As been mentioned you have tomes to farm up to get the armor thats available. And yeah they limit you, so guys that want to just poopsock as much as sean does are going to get throttled, and that doesnt always sit well for that type. I know I can tend to be like that myself, but I knew better going into these new batch of MMOs. Anyone taking their time, and is just now hitting 40 along with trying various classes, will most like be ok. Well I hope so anyways!

But over all, anyone still wanting to buy this today and start playing. Stop! Servers are locked, you'll have a hard time of it. Really guys, cool your jets and wait out the new datacenters. Yes people are praising the game itself, but no one is praising the bullshit before and trying to get to the game. Right now the game isnt for sale, and anyone going to shady 3rd party sellers are idiots. The game will be right back up for sale once shit settles.
Thank you for that. Nice post.
 

Dahkoht_sl

shitlord
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0
Curious if you guys have found that archers in pugs seem to be the biggest change of being a complete moron ? I know it's a generalization and likely some great archers/bards here , (and I want to try out the class myself ) , but so far as an arcanist I've been paired with reasonable tanks and healers and a other good arcanists and lancers.

But twice , the moron quotient went through the roof with two different archer players. The tank had to literally scream at them to change targets to take out adds on a timer etc.
Just wondered if anyone else has had one class or another seem to attract the lesser skilled shall we say ?
 

Lenwen

Silver Squire
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Curious if you guys have found that archers in pugs seem to be the biggest change of being a complete moron ? I know it's a generalization and likely some great archers/bards here , (and I want to try out the class myself ) , but so far as an arcanist I've been paired with reasonable tanks and healers and a other good arcanists and lancers.

But twice , the moron quotient went through the roof with two different archer players. The tank had to literally scream at them to change targets to take out adds on a timer etc.
Just wondered if anyone else has had one class or another seem to attract the lesser skilled shall we say ?
As a bard myself, I see alot of bad archers also, but from my experiences the worst players I have seen in pugs has been summoners and warriors. I haven't grouped with a single decent one, aside from the ones in guild.