Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)

Noxin

RopeDrink wrote: »

If skipping side-quests annoys you, don't fret. Seeing as you can level all classes on one character, just think of it like 'saving them for your next class'. You're not really skipping them, just leaving them aside for when you need that XP

Pretty much this is what I've done. I'm 52 now and only doing the main quest line to get into Heavensward... which is taking forever due to the post main-story.. story.
Also half leveling a tank every now and then for any side quests I've missed along the way.

Calhoun

I had to buy the bike from FF7 from the store the fact it plays music from the chase scene when your escaping midgar is amazing lol .

Calhoun

Nice i really have to start collecting mounts , i bought a red mech thing as well that reminds me of the mechs from start of FF6.

Calhoun

Ok that video got me and i ended up buying Bennu also.

Was also checking out some of the fashion reddits and this caught my eye.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVGlamours/comments/bw4m1p/brd_the_scion_vigilante/

Just shows how cool the game can look.

Calhoun

One final question, any really decent questlines you guys would recommend?

Calhoun

There has been so much goodness from E3 I missed this , will check it out. I just love how they have done the AU world so much better than blizzard.

Noxin

Finally back in a position to continue questing. I decided to change main to Bard.
I like BLM but doing the level 50 trials has made me realise how much of a stationary glass cannon they are. While it's great fun in dungeons or general solo play, doing mid-high movement fights just gets annoying as you're having to cancel so many casts. At least when you suck like me

Swapped out to Bard and got it to 50 now so can finally continue on. Enjoying Bard also. Style of play is a bit more reactionary for procs rather than spamming the same combo.

Finally time to move into Heavensward.

Calhoun

Check my link above I believe that's a hard. Looks amazing.

Noxin

Yea even my level 50 gear has an amazing look to it. I'm enjoying the utility the class brings so definitely gonna stick with this for a bit.

Calhoun

Noxin wrote: »

Yea even my level 50 gear has an amazing look to it. I'm enjoying the utility the class brings so definitely gonna stick with this for a bit.

Throw up a screenshot

Also its great that you can give something a go and move on to another class without creating a new one.

Noxin

https://i.imgur.com/kBxEoxp.jpg

Considering it's a level 50 bow using a years old skin, it's still pretty savage looking when until then you've only been using little wooden pieces of crap :pac:

Calhoun

Looks really cool

Noxin

Just finished up "The Keeper of The Lake" for the first time.
THIS is exactly why I swapped from BLM to BRD. Frickin hell. That last fight, while incredibly fun, would have been a nightmare for BLM.

Infini

BLM will likely get somewhat easier with the changes coming with shadowbringers next week, Healers on the other hand are really getting done in DPS wise with the gutting of the offensive actions down to 2-3 buttons expecially SCH, I hope they reverse on this as I expect a total inversion of Healers becoming hard to find instead of Tanks.

ArthurG

Noxin wrote: »

....I like BLM but doing the level 50 trials has made me realise how much of a stationary glass cannon they are.....

BLM really improves from 60 - 70. You gain a lot of mobility abilities (e.g. triplecast) which helps immensely. Further changes in ShB will only enhance the job.

I have every job/class/crafter/gatherer at 70, and while I could inst-queue roulettes with a tank or healer, I still prefer to wait on my BLM. Theres nothing more satisfying that seeing those 45k+ Foul critical/direct hits. I tremble at the thought of doing the same with the new lvl80 nuke 'Xenoglossy'.

ArthurG

Aetherial Manipulation is incredibly useful - I have it macro'd to always zoom me over to the tank, which is particularly useful for donut type AOEs. Similarly Between the Lines is amazing, but really you don't see that many BLMs using the skills.

The worst thing about BLMs though is when you're tanking and pull a large group (e.g. Ghymlit Dark dungeon) and they single target cast Fire IV...... BLM's AOE rotation is probably the easiest in the game but it's also the most powerful.

Noxin

RIP Bard utility buffs

ArthurG

I got my first job (BLM) to lvl76 over the weekend. The changes they made are incredible - the rotation is incredibly smooth now, with virtually no downtime. Love it.

Additionally, the main story quest is phenominal. It's almost like a single player FF game. For me this may be the best expansion yet.

Does seem there is a lot of dissatisfaction among healers though - having said that we've no idea what high end raiding is going to look like yet, and won't for at least a few weeks.

Kiith

God damn, you're really selling the story. Gotta get myself through the first 50 or so levels i guess :P

Noxin

He's not the first I've heard saying the story is top notch. Plenty of people promoting it as top xpac to date.

Personally as of yesterday, I just finished up the Heavensward story. It was really fantastic I must say, although at times I did find myself rushing through the content as I want to get up to the latest.
Will be starting Stormblood in the next day or so. Still miles off the latest content. Even find myself skipping all of the random unlock quests for various dungeons or other items at the moment.

I've swapped from Bard to Dancer as well. Bard feels very lackluster now. I found myself with too much downtime with only one skill to hammer while waiting on procs or GCD.
Dancer on the other hand is extremely fun to play and feels quite strong. They could do with making the skills feel more impactful though. Barely any sound when you're bashing someone over the head with a chakram and only get a slight swish noise. :P

Kiith

Currently playing a Lancer, and i finished the first three dungeon quests last night. Not a lot of abilities as of yet (really just 3 with a buff on my next attack, and ranged attack so far). Level 22, so i should be able to get a mount now, right?

Not sure if i'll stick with the Lancer, or try something else, but if i change class, i go back to level 1 right? Is there any speed up mechanics for 2nd/3rd etc... classes? Wouldn't mind swapping every now and again, but don't really fancy starting from scratch each time.

Calhoun

How are you guys finding shadowbringers?

Kiith

The amount of back and forth in early quests is ****in ridiculous. Spent the last 40 minutes going back and forth for single quests, without even having a mount to help

Calhoun

Kiith wrote: »

The amount of back and forth in early quests is ****in ridiculous. Spent the last 40 minutes going back and forth for single quests, without even having a mount to help

Do you not have a mount or stuck in an area with no mounts ?

I love some of the mounts in this game as I said my personal favorite is the bike from FF7.

Kiith

Think i'm about to get it. Thought i had missed something, as everything i found was saying it when you join a grand company around level 20, but i'm 25 and that hasn't even happened yet. Must have been well over-levelled.

Is the Palace of the Dead a good way of trying other classes? Seems like you can level up pretty quick from what i've read.

Calhoun

Great update i was looking on my phone so i didnt see your original post. I am not going to lie i have been caught up in BFA as i currently raid in wow. However i am conflicted as i want to play FF14.

After a review like that i need to try find time for sure

Kiith

How relevant is the ARR story to the later expansions? I've found myself clicking through a lot of text, as its juts not interesting at all, but i'm wondering will that hurt me once i get to the actual good stuff.

I generally like stories in my games, but these haven't been great so far (even though i liked the Ifrit quests/battle).

Calhoun

Kiith wrote: »

How relevant is the ARR story to the later expansions? I've found myself clicking through a lot of text, as its juts not interesting at all, but i'm wondering will that hurt me once i get to the actual good stuff.

I generally like stories in my games, but these haven't been great so far (even though i liked the Ifrit quests/battle).

I hear for ARR it picks up after Titan and gets good. Then heavenly sword and story after is supposed to be really good.

As i said i am going through it for the first time like you and was having some of the same concerns but heard it picks up.

Kiith

I can't stand how gated WoW has become. Everything from story to gameplay is locked behind mechanics to keep you playing constantly. The classes have also been ruined, and any fun abilities or things that made them unique have been taken away. I enjoy it for the lore, but that's about it at this stage.

In this, I'm torn between sticking with my current character, and going to a different one i started a while ago (lvl27 or lvl17, so not much difference). I generally prefer playing female characters in mmo's now, as they tend to look better in most armour, and if i'm going to be leveling multiple classes with one character, i think i'll stick with the one i prefer for the long run. Figure i'll just blitz through a few fates and levequests to get my level up to around where i was. Mainly just to get my mount, and then it won't be quite as painful.

Noxin

I dropped wow some time back as well. I had been tempted for 8.2 as it does look to include some improvements... but right now I'm so addicted to FFXIV it's unhealthy :pac:

I'm almost onto the latest content, having finished ARR, HW and almost through SB now having just stepped foot in The Lochs. (and man did it take a long time to get here. Every time I thought I had finished all sidequests, two more would pop. Like bloody cockroaches)

Once I'm through this last bit I'll just have to take care of whatever post-expansion quest lines there are and I'll finally be into ShB. I'm already a level 70 dancer so will be 80 way before finishing the latest content quests for sure.

Heard nothing but good things about ShB so looking forward to seeing it for myself... and finally making enough money to maybe buy a house. Just hit the 4.5mil mark by selling all gear rewards from quests that were not my class during SB. Some fetched a hefty gil influx