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Live letter going now. 6.2 is title Buried Memories, coming in late August.

Next stage of Tatarus Grand Endeavor will require having finished the HW alliance raid.

Hildi slated for 6.25. Nashu shown on the moon.

New weapon enhancement quests in 6.25 unlocked through the Hildi quests, to acquire the legendary Manderville weapons! Quest-centric progression and continuing through the rest of 6.x.

Also in 6.25, new tribal quests, this time the Omicrons. Designated for disciples of the land. Shows that cafe in Ultima Thule that everyone was expecting to be used for one of the tribes.

6.2 dungeon name: The Fell Court of Troia. Screenshot definitely looks to be in the Void.

New trials mentioned but not named.

Next level of Pandaemoniun is called Abyssos. I think we knew that already? Savage one week later.

New Unreal trial is Containment Bay S1T7, AKA Sephirot the Fiend.

Extensive adjustments to the dragoon and astrologian jobs have been postponed and as a DRG main I wonder just how extensive thats going to be.

Critical and Direct Hit adjustments are being planned for times when buffs/debuffs/attributes related to them dont work right, more info next time.

Rival Wings returning alongside season 3 of Crystalline Conflict.

Duty Support for Snowcloak, Keeper of the Lake, Sohn Al, The Aery, and The Vault. Party with Alphinaud, Estinien, and Ysale shown.

Steps of Faith being converted to a solo battle. Thornmarch being revamped.

Variant Dungeons coming in 6.25. Name change from Ceiterion Dungeons. Described as casual level 90 content that adjust difficulty based on how many people you bring and has different versions of the story depending on what you do. No role restrictions, plus you can change jobs mid-dungeon. First one is called The Sildihn Subterrane

Criterion Dungeons are now the high-difficulty versions of the Variant, and theres even a savage version on top of that. Standard 4-player role requirements in place for these. Normal resurrections are prohibited, instead each player has a limited number of revival actions. No matchmaking for Savage, nor is there any resurrection. Enemies in Savage respawn after wipe and have an enrage timer.

Thought they were done with 6.2 stuff but it was just a music video break. Island Sanctuary stuff!

Overview: Build your own personal island sanctuary! Casual solo stuff: Material gathering, creature care, building facilities, item crafting, etc. No DoL/H experience needed. Shows a beach on an island, with most of the island blurred out

Activities: Gather materials from nature, craft tools from those materials, this sounds a whole lot like what I already do with regular DoH/L stuff. Materials have their own inventory though so thats nice.

Crop growing, different from estate crops. Collect and care for various creatures. Keep an eye out for shinies - I mean - rare colorings.

Build a base of operations and customize its appearance plus build new tools. Minions can wander freely in the base.

Assemble collected material into handicrafts and export them. Try to align exports with market demand for the best possible results! Island-specific currency. Not gil. And apparently not affected by other players.

Portrait changes incoming. Seems you now have portraits for specific gear sets and one for your adventurer plate. All current portraits will be lost on the release of the new version. Editing of the plate portrait can be done from that interface. Gear set list will be displayed on the portrait interface to facilitate making a portrait for each set.

Further additions:
Instant portraits will be used for Doman mahjong. New poses. New decorative features. Copying pose/camera settings will be supported.

New Allagan tomestone: Causality. New crafted gear, expected. Will be able to request repairs from other players, both in and out of duties. Ability list will now show the combo sequence.

Should have said Actions list on that last one, basically itll show you the combo in the menu instead of having to locate the next skill to see where things go.

Rare materials added to aetherial reductions, not used in battle-related crafts.

Glam dresser expansion to 800 items.

Return to Ivalice quests being reordered. With Makin Bacon (Bread) and Wok On By becoming unavailable. I dont remember the specifics of that quest line enough to know which those are off the top of my head but they sound like some of the more boring in-between stuff.

And now more Primals video. This is where Ill have to stop, as I have some things to do outside the house this morning.

4-player midcore/hardcore content has been my absolute #1 desire for the game

just really frustrating how your only options if you want to play the game (i.e. do battle content) is either a) super casual stuff where you can't possibly die, no challenge, or b) hardcore fights where you have to remember a bunch of strats and positions because a single mistake can wipe the group, and are best done with a scheduled static

no in-between for when you want to hop on and do some stuff that challenges you but doesn't require that you read a guide first and find 7 other prepared players

ex trials and PFing floor 1 or 2 of savage does fit that, especially the ex trials but this should be even better, and be easier to get into

https://twitter.com/KumaKIRBY/status/1543407048783605760

God I hope the AST changes remove the button bloat. I can't even play the job anymore, and it used to be my second-favorite.

I really liked how seals worked in ShB. The way they are now is fine, I guess, since it's more of a "if you happen to get three seals, awesome, but it's no big deal if you don't". But fishing for three seals with smart usage of Redraws and Minor Arcana was a fun minigame that made old content/easy content more enjoyable.

I only have AST at Lv. 70. How bad is the button bloat now at 90?

It's impressive to me how they've managed to make AST less fun every expansion

6.18 patch notes are up.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/aa641701b181ebf66aaf3264896b65acdbd23850

Looking forward to upgrading my Astronomy weapon.

damn maintenance what am i supposed to do in a day now

I was planning on starting Triangle Strategy today due to maintenance.

Ended up touching grass and going to see fireworks with friends.

Guess Triangle Strategy will have to wait for another time! I already completed the first dungeon of Endwalker just before maintenance. Gotta keep the momentum going

Lol this is gonna be a shit storm when all these people get banned.

https://twitter.com/DJ_Potate/status/1543770016679710722

good god

Oh, that's actually legit? I thought it was a photoshop edit or something. That is... a hilariously foolish move.

The tweet is gone.

How do they think deleting the tweet will help lol.

What was it?

spending thousands of dollars advertising an xiv night club on 4 billboards in CA and TX using the official XIV logo with modded characters and datamined outfits on the ad

https://twitter.com/alex_moukala/status/1544292003306954752

I wish I could watch the video without spoiling myself. I helped contribute to the project, and I'm happy to see it turned out well! I think even Soken replied to the tweet.

I just made it to Camp Broken Glass in Garlemald last night, so hopefully I'm making good progress in the Endwalker MSQ to get to the area where that song plays.

Kirby321 posted...

so hopefully I'm making good progress in the Endwalker MSQ to get to the area where that song plays.

You've got quite a ways to go, but dont rush Garlemald. Make sure you chew your food so you get to enjoy your dinner.

Finally got around to returning to Eureka long enough to hit level 13 there. Can finally progress the storyline another stage!

Eureka is great, especially if someone competent is actually tracking NMs/directing the instance (though like half the time I go there I have to do it myself)

LordoftheMorons posted...

Eureka is great, especially if someone competent is actually tracking NMs/directing the instance (though like half the time I go there I have to do it myself)

Had one of those earlier but my new instance now seems to be pretty empty.

The most fun I had in Eureka was when one of my data centers hunt train conductors was finishing all of his Eureka weapons, so he was just in there for a few days constantly on top of his shit making sure things were getting spawned and killed

LordoftheMorons posted...

https://twitter.com/alex_moukala/status/1544292003306954752

I only lasted like 40 seconds. Not for me.

Hi XIV folks, just wanted to let you know I'm listening to a 2.5 hour loop of Flow and it's making me feel extremely sentimental for a game I've never played!! And also helping me keep my sanity on this work day...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFWCD5Zjrs

(Also highly recommend that guy's channel as he does hour-plus loops of XIV tracks that I've been all about ever since andy's Best FF Music contest!)

Aww yeah, won a Lavender Beds small.

https://twitter.com/temporoyales/status/1548379718130339842

lmao a uni pal of mine got relatively viral for bringing a print of the night club billboard to the Final Fantasy shoot for Anime North

btw xiv definitely the only game to rival vii for most cos for FF

Yep I said hi to so many Emets and Hythlos.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/193cd27b28be477a898ad1cee9a29321a38dabe7

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/e208f3ae78efe94cc7a2a90dc9f95711113334b8

World Transfer is coming back online

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/mogmog-collection/202207/ujz24q0uim

Irregular tomestones this time around include Lunar Kamuy and Ufiti.

Oh man, Wind-Up Elvaan is (or at least was) super expensive since it was a rare Eureka drop. Im gonna have to actually farm tomestones for that one.

I've been meaning to rewatch King of the Hill, and farming MSQ roulette for tomes is how I'm gonna get myself to start doing it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/4/AAeolZAADe80.jpg

returning player who's never gotten passed ARR, recently back in the last 1.5 months, since hitting Ultima Weapon main story quest I've sidetracked to 50ing all ARR jobs

everything but tanks remaining, so my first few dungeons with the role but oh god what a rush I just had

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/1/5/AAN7AaAADfov.jpg

only healer died to blue/violet with >20% remaining, me being n00btank I didn't think we'd pull through, then 10-5% both DPS died immediately after LB I called for leaving the last 5% solo and wew just barely snagged it in the panic aww yeahhhh

i'm still averse to tanking but can deny that feeling as a highlight of my duty history

I think you can solo Chimera if you can avoid fucking up enough, thankfully

I think Cutter's Cry while leveling my first healer was one of my most stressful FFXIV experiences... that place can be rough

Now that the Thousand Maws doesn't have the endless goop hallway, Cutter's Cry is probably the second most stressful MSQ dungeon from ARR (first being Aurum Vale, which honestly isn't that difficult once the first room is handled, but the extra packs usually cause a wipe very early and the dungeon drags after that.)

Cutter's Cry isn't required by MSQ! It's purely side content.

Oh, well, dur on my part. It's been a long time.

My first experience with that boss ended up with the Red Mage soloing it near the end. From that day on, I was convinced to eventually pick up Red Mage lol

Congrats on eeking out the victory, though! That was a very close call.

I would put Darkhold over both Vale and Cry if we're talking a dungeon that's fucked if people don't know what to do.

I haven't run any of them since the ARR rework changes though if there have been any.

Dzemael Darkhold hasn't changed much. The room after the first boss with the toads and huge packs of monsters was changed to be more linear, I believe. It was super easy to go the wrong way otherwise.

But yeah, Dzemael is definitely one of the worst dungeons in ARR even after the rework. If you know what you're doing, it's not bad, but the crystals (both protective and exploding ones) and the countdown timers are all annoying to deal with.

Aurum Vale was never that bad after the first room, especially after AoE telegraphs were added to Coincounter. Though not knowing how to dispel the debuff by eating fruit definitely makes the first experience rough. Maybe I'm just biased because I've repeatedly ran that dungeon as a Blue Mage lol

Cutter's Cry really only has the Chimera as a toughie. The other bosses can be brute forced IIRC, though the worm hurts a lot if you get hit by its tunneling attack.

Kirby321 posted...

Cutter's Cry really only has the Chimera as a toughie. The other bosses can be brute forced IIRC, though the worm hurts a lot if you get hit by its tunneling attack.

The worm can be surprisingly lethal if your healer doesn't know to Esuna the dot.

And I'm still a little upset they added telegraphs to Coincounter. That boss was a rite of passage - it's the first time new players are confronted with AoEs that require you to read the boss's animations, rather than just look for colored shapes on the ground.

lol I remember watching MTQcapture guide for Aurum before going and it talked about a buncha untelegraphed attacks so I was worried but then I go in and everything's lit up and I'm just confused but hey okay

just lemme get my 50s so i can dress up as each class aww yeah

Going through these ARR dungeons now and there hasn't been much to worry about. Qarn got Mr. Doom Panels and I also find that not everyone can tell what's skippable (namely the two fruits). Also the case in Cutter's Cry where not everyone's aware of the two sections you can run passed so teams default to the assumption of no. Sometimes yeah not getting Esuna'd on the worm gets noticeable and blue/violet does manage to take people now and then, myself included.

The dragon castle is pleasant, although I did have a bizarre run where the healer hung out in front of the dragon that backs into the wall and breathes fire... he got scorched to death.

Dzemael's been getting frustrating now that I did some tankings, enemies are kinda all over twisted around nooks or sections of exploding crystal that allies struggle to follow behind. This is where I actually started to get hit with the reminder I very much am a n00btank despite earlier success lol.

Aurum's fine though, yeah I've had runs no matter the role where there's been some rough pulls in the first section the party dies to but it's not so bad, then after that yeah I've had some people that don't eat the fruits.

Paladin 50'd now all that's left is Warrior then I can finally go ahead with beating ARR~

GuessMyUserName posted...

lol I remember watching MTQcapture guide for Aurum before going and it talked about a buncha untelegraphed attacks so I was worried but then I go in and everything's lit up and I'm just confused but hey okay

It's an old guide and they changed it some time ago

Honestly kind of wish they didn't, untelegraphed attacks are definitely a thing later on and it was a good introduction to them imo

I finally did it y'all

I am now the Endwalker

Great expansion. Easily my favorite right behind Shadowbringers. I really liked the messages of hope and the meaning of life spread throughout the expansion. A lot of the plot-relevant stuff went over my head, especially in the last area, but the journey was fun regardless. Elpis and Garlemald were my favorite arcs in the story.

We got 6.2 key art.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/2/8/AADcu0AADgGo.jpg

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/endwalker/patch_6_2/

i honestly am not sure i've ever done a run of cutter's cry where half the party or more didn't get hit with blue/violet multiple times. and i always type in chat "blue = get out, violet = get in" before the fight.

dzemael and aurum vale are basically as hard as its gonna get, dzemael honestly harder if you try to do big pulls on the cliffside area, it might be the hardest place to bigpull in the game honestly.

dungeons get streamlined after ARR so there won't be anything else like that.

i loved when Tyger was a current expansion S Rank, because you got to just sit there and love how so many people just refuse to learn chimera mechanics

although the tail poison was new so i forgive people for dying to that

i still don't know them when there's no blue/violet. dragon's... voice? and dragon's... something else... ....yeah.