1 could be due to the fact the page was written while they're making last minute measurments/adjustments to the raid. I mean, it's XIV devs. Or they don't want to spoil new gear level information in any way which is... really god damn dumb.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT| The Midas Touch
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1 could be due to the fact the page was written while they're making last minute measurments/adjustments to the raid. I mean, it's XIV devs. Or they don't want to spoil new gear level information in any way which is... really god damn dumb.
The clases/job system of this game needs to be the standard in MMOs going forward. I just switched to Gladiator yesterday just to try the class for a bit. No penalties, no need to roll a new character, no need to respec etc... Amazing. I don't think I can play any other MMO now.
I can't get that parser to work without freezing up my game
As a new player who happened to pick Gladiator without knowing anything about the Tank/DPS/Healer roles, I think I did an okay job holding enmity most of the time. My problem was not knowing my way around dungeons with my party expecting me to lead. I switched to a DPS at level 40 when dungeons/duties started involving more complicated mechanics.
I'm pretty sure there was no explanation of roles when I created my character, which seems a little odd for a game that revolves so heavily around them. I definitely wouldn't have picked a tank; I just like sword users.
yea that's one thing i like about this game one day ill tank the other a half ass healer lol
I know what you mean completely. In beta I picked Gladiator because I like sword users as well. Tanking was rough at the start because you're kind of just... thrown into it with a handful of skills and you're expected to just figure it out. I got that character up to 40 I think before I stopped playing it. When I made my second/current character I decided to roll a dps because of the same things you said. I didn't know the dungeons or how to traverse them and people really lean on the tank to be the party's leader.
Now that I actually know the game and played all of the roles I really enjoy tanking, but I still get that nervousness when I go to tank a dungeon or a boss for the first time even if i've run that dungeon a ton before as a dps. The game doesn't really give a clear tutorial on enmity and establishing it. In my opinion the most important thing they could add to tanking that doesn't exist is an icon or a color for the enmity list for a target you're about to lose hate from. It's a pretty shitty feeling as a tank to see everything in the red, then suddenly you lose a mob to some dps or whatever and had no idea it was happening.
HW saw a lot of new PLD skill changes no one talks about, that is probably Shield Boop but could be Rage of Boop mid animation.
You sure it isn't Boop of Halone? Halone is known for their booping.
creid
Member
They probably hadn't finalized it yet when the post was written.
Does anyone play in Excalibur? I moved from Ragnarok (EU) since the time zone doesn't work for me anymore and I'm going to play with a friend there in Excalibur, but this server seems dead. Is it maybe a pre-patch lull or something? Ragnarok was certainly livelier, the PF busier, hunt linkshells, more people doing FATEs.
DarknessTear
Banned
Can we argue about Okami in the FC chat now
tiggerkiddo
Member
lol just came from Ragnarok but Ragnarok is much bigger population wise than Excalibur so there is that. I think it's just a pre patch lull
Well. Ragnarok was the server to be on if you're EU since 1.x, even with the new servers at the beginning of ARR, many new players joined Ragnarok, so there was never shortage of people for Fates, shouts, PF, or w/e.
I hope that's it and that it'll pick up at the end of the month, because right now it's somewhat boring (and slow) doing open world stuff, specially not knowing anyone else here.
There's enough "big" communities from elsewhere on the internet that that tend to draw people in. Giantbomb's unofficial FC is here, one of the guys from Two Best Friends Play started a FC back in April and I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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I wish I could say the same but people on mine only really hang out in Idyllshire. Nobody cares about Foundation or other beautiful spots in Eorzea much anymore. I think we also have a shortage of tanks to make things even worse.
I need to see what a big server is like someday.irfaanator
Banned
body is just getting ready for when you get bodied in sf5
I think they are all gone by now.
As of right now there'a 1 house available, a medium in the Goblet for 36 million.
Damn Ultros is packed!
Half of them are probably people who don't even play and just log on to keep the house.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
I guess this site can give you an idea http://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/wsurvey_en.htm However, it isn't all accurate, I think. Just check your world and wait until the site loads. It usually takes a few seconds or more.
Since he didn't link it:
Monk and Dragoon have the same primary stat but Monk gets Ifrit and Dragoon has Garuda, so I guess there really is just going to be one for every job.Dragoon
BLM/WHM?
And then the Gnath have their shit together: We got your bug people quests, we got your bug people accessories over here at Gnath Mart!
Since he didn't link it:
Monk and Dragoon have the same primary stat but Monk gets Ifrit and Dragoon has Garuda, so I guess there really is just going to be one for every job.
And then the Gnath have their shit together: We got your bug people quests, we got your bug people accessories over here at Gnath Mart!
Not one for every job, one for every type. Dragoon and MNK always have different gear aside from accessories, Maiming/Slaying versus Striking, Scouting vs aiming etc. Tank armor will be useable on all 3 tank jobs, healer set on all 3 healers, caster on both casting etc.
Oh yeah you're right. I'm dumb.
Also to clarify based on translation, the Shiva set is casting gear, Garuda is Slaying, Ifrit is Striking, Leviathan is Scouting. That leaves fending, healing and aiming sets left unaccounted for and 2-3 primals from 2.0 left (not including enkidu), Moggle Mog, Titan, and Ramuh. Based on Shiva getting caster gear, unless there is a reskin for healer, my guess is Healer is Moggle Mog, Aiming is Ramuh and the most obvious titan as tank.
Yeah that's BLM/SMN according to the site. They also had ninja
So that just leaves ranged, tank, healer to be revealed. Tank being Titan probably safe bet. Ranged Ramuh? I don't know healer, but I'd laugh if it was mog.
oh forgot, they also had more Midas gear shots, this one is tank
So that just leaves ranged, tank, healer to be revealed. Tank being Titan probably safe bet. Ranged Ramuh? I don't know healer, but I'd laugh if it was mog.
oh forgot, they also had more Midas gear shots, this one is tank
No crazy arm flap gear after all, the rest seems same as previously revealed.
I would absolutely love it if FATEs were changed so that you need to both have contributed a portion of damage and be present at the completion of the FATE to get credit. Every time some schmo tries to tag a FATE and leave me to finish it off I just leave it and let it reset. It has gotten to the point where I will purposely tag enemies before they can get to them and AoE burn mobs to make them sweat if I see the same people leaving early.
Hey. Imagine if healer is Titan
SaintGalgo
Member
Healer has to be Ramuh. It only makes sense.
Then again this is FFXIV...
Then again this is FFXIV...
Well I didn't expect Dragoon to be Garuda or caster to be Shiva, but there they are
Right now
MNK Ifrit
DRG Garuda
BLM/SMN Shiva
NIN Leviathan
We have
PLD/WAR
WHM/SCH/AST
BRD/MCH
And
Ramuh
Mog King
TITAN
Left if we're only considering ARR primals (not including Ultima and Bahamut).
What if BRD/MCH is Ramuh? Healers are going to be Mog! lol
tiggerkiddo
Member
Ninja gear looks great, I'm pleased.
Oh okay so they're pretty much the same.
What about a gun that shoots Mogs