Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

AladainAF · Jan 24, 2016

I thought telegraphs were a brilliant idea, actually. It really gave you no excuse to miss AEs. I wish every game implemented those because most game boss AEs are complete bullshit.

Kriptini · Jan 24, 2016

Malakriss_sl said:
Death touches and void zones are dumb mechanics timed by the actual program with less than a 10 second margin of error.

Maybe my guild was just terrible, but I remember during EQ2 raiding having to dodge Thet-em-aua's AoE within 10 seconds of it hitting because the timer was never accurate enough to give us an exact time it would hit, and the AoE would absolutely 1-shot any melee standing near it with no warning of it coming.

bixxby · Jan 25, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Maybe my guild was just terrible, but I remember during EQ2 raiding having to dodge Thet-em-aua's AoE within 10 seconds of it hitting because the timer was never accurate enough to give us an exact time it would hit, and the AoE would absolutely 1-shot any melee standing near it with no warning of it coming.

EQ2's raid dev was a retarded homeless man that was only allowed inside once a year to yell MORE KNOCKBACKS AND MANA DRAINS when they needed to put out a new zone

Kriptini · Jan 25, 2016

bixxby_sl said:
EQ2's raid dev was a retarded homeless man that was only allowed inside once a year to yell MORE KNOCKBACKS AND MANA DRAINS when they needed to put out a new zone

Yeah, so when I switched to Rift, I was very welcoming of AoE telegraphs.

a_skeleton_02 · Jan 25, 2016

So I'm playing every FF in order and I'm up to FF14.

I bought the expac and I have yet to log in.

Any good guides for someone who hasnt touched this game since open beta of the first version.

Kriptini · Jan 25, 2016

a_skeleton_02_sl said:
So I'm playing every FF in order and I'm up to FF14.

I bought the expac and I have yet to log in.

Any good guides for someone who hasnt touched this game since open beta of the first version.

No need, the game holds your hand all the way up to level cap and then even beyomd that.

Though I strongly recommend rolling as a tank class so you don't have to wait in long dungeon queues, as some of the story quests do require you to do dungeons (tank queues are generally instant, DPS queues are 30+ minutes of waiting). This means starting off as a Gladiator and becoming a Paladin (Gladiator level 30, Conjurer level 15) or starting off as a Marauder and becoming a Warrior (Marauder level 30, Pugilist level 15).

Pro tip: Only nerds and pansies play Paladin. You ain't a pansy, are ya?

a_skeleton_02 · Jan 25, 2016

I want to be an astrologian

Kriptini · Jan 25, 2016

a_skeleton_02_sl said:
I want to be an astrologian

If I remember correctly, in order to play as Dark Knight, Astrologian, or Machinist, you have to level a class to 50 and unlock Ishgard, which requires completing all of the vanilla Main Story Quests and all of the 2.1-2.5 Main Story Quests.

a_skeleton_02 · Jan 25, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
If I remember correctly, in order to play as Dark Knight, Astrologian, or Machinist, you have to level a class to 50 and unlock Ishgard, which requires completing all of the vanilla Main Story Quests and all of the 2.1-2.5Main Story Quests.

Ok so white or black mage. What one?

Kriptini · Jan 25, 2016

a_skeleton_02_sl said:
Ok so white or black mage. What one?

Do you like waiting in dungeon queues for 30+ minutes at a time? If so, Black Mage is the class for you!

The cool thing about healers in this game is that you can heal and DPS at the same time if you're skilled. Very early as a Conjurer (which you will need to level to 30 in order to unlock White Mage), you'll get a skill called Cleric Stance which swaps your healing stat and your damage stat. So when the party is fine on HP, go into Cleric Stance and do some damage. When the party or tank is low on HP, turn it off and do some healing. So I would say White Mage.

a_skeleton_02 · Jan 25, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Do you like waiting in dungeon queues for 30+ minutes at a time? If so, Black Mage is the class for you!

The cool thing about healers in this game is that you can heal and DPS at the same time if you're skilled. Very early as a Conjurer (which you will need to level to 30 in order to unlock White Mage), you'll get a skill called Cleric Stance which swaps your healing stat and your damage stat. So when the party is fine on HP, go into Cleric Stance and do some damage. When the party or tank is low on HP, turn it off and do some healing. So I would say White Mage.

What server should I play on, Gilgamesh is full.

Kriptini · Jan 25, 2016

a_skeleton_02_sl said:
What server should I play on, Gilgamesh is full.

Well if your goal is to just play the game's story then move onto the next game, pick any server.

If you actually want to play the game for a while, maybe get into raiding, I suggest making a character on any server then paying for a server transfer to Gilgamesh. Or you can check out other higher population servers like Balmung, Excalibur, and Hyperion, but Gilgamesh has a fantastic community so I highly recommend it.

Lunis · Jan 25, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Why do you dislike telegraphs? Do you prefer invisible 1-shot AoEs that need to be timed by an external program and jousted with a 10 second margin of error?

I guess you never played FFXI.

a_skeleton_02 · Jan 25, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Well if your goal is to just play the game's story then move onto the next game, pick any server.

If you actually want to play the game for a while, maybe get into raiding, I suggest making a character on any server then paying for a server transfer to Gilgamesh. Or you can check out other higher population servers like Balmung, Excalibur, and Hyperion, but Gilgamesh has a fantastic community so I highly recommend it.

I heard you can wait till like 4 in the morning and made a character.

Kriptini · Jan 26, 2016

a_skeleton_02_sl said:
I heard you can wait till like 4 in the morning and made a character.

Sometimes. Honestly though, I'd rather just pay the $12 for the transfer and save myself the hassle. (Which is what I did.)

Calbiyum · Jan 26, 2016

Kriptini_sl said:
Sometimes. Honestly though, I'd rather just pay the $12 for the transfer and save myself the hassle. (Which is what I did.)

Oh wow did u now wow cool

Kriptini · Jan 26, 2016

Hi, Calb!

Guzrog · Jan 29, 2016

Guzrog_sl said:
12-07-2012, 04:31 PM I started this thread.

01-29-2016, 7:31 PM- I'm still digging it! /fanboy off.

Rezz · Jan 29, 2016

Luxer_sl said:
I guess you never played FFXI.

FFXI had/has some really terrible combat mechanics. They're fun in a "oh this is meant to be zerged" manner, but not actually good mechanics. The draw-before-ready animation/mechanic is quite possibly one of the most inane design decisions ever implemented in an mmorpg. It's barely a step above EQ, which was basically a testing ground for far more successful/better games when it comes to mechanics in general. Deathtouch is probably the best example of developers just not knowing what to do next. Hilarious.

Xalara · Jan 30, 2016

Live letter came out, lots of interesting changes. What I like is that they're adding a way for you to customize the background music in your FC house. That said, you'll have to collect the songs by doing content. Clever way of getting people to go back and do obsolete content.

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