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Playing Blue Mage made me memorize dragon's/ram's

oh. that does make more sense. one for the dragon, one for the ram. because it's a chimaera. yes.

so... which is which?

rams voice is a point blank aoe around the chimera (aka, get out)

dragons voice is a donut aoe (safe zone next to chimeria; aka get in)

i need to come up with a mnemonic to remember this.

rams ram you and knock you away. so you're not close anymore.

dragons eat you so you go in their belly. so you get in.

drag-in

ram...away

Drag-...pop Second Wind

Ram-....healers adjust

LordoftheMorons posted...

Playing Blue Mage made me memorize dragon's/ram's

Same. I don't pay attention to the blue/violet tells and just look at the cast bar instead lol

GuessMyUserName posted...

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

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aww yeah mission complete now i can finally move on and beat ARR tomorrow

I wonder if I'll ever start Heavensward

Last time I played after finishing up all the ARR patch quests, instead of going into Heavensward I went back and just started leveling up various crafting classes instead

GuessMyUserName posted...

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aww yeah mission complete now i can finally move on and beat ARR tomorrow

These pictures put off the same energy as one I took of "I'm judging you."

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/9/AAAACbAADgTJ.jpg

https://twitter.com/auuo/status/1551561134393933824

https://twitter.com/ff_xiv_en/status/1552972234414702593

Dang, I'm gonna be at Super Smash Con at that ti- Wait it's at 7 AM no way I'm watching it live regardless lmfao

But it'll be nice finally being caught up enough to watch the Live Letters!

Also,
GuessMyUserName posted...

aww yeah mission complete now i can finally move on and beat ARR tomorrow

Congrats! Enjoy the journey to Heavensward!

Out of curiosity, what's your impression of each Job, and which one do you like the most so far?

after having The Ultimate Weapon in my quest log for I think just about a decade now (albeit different server/character)......... ARR finally beated

oh hey and i can immediately just fly now

Kirby321 posted...

Out of curiosity, what's your impression of each Job, and which one do you like the most so far?

Fav definitely Ninja although probably biased since I was already going in 100% set on it, switching to Rogue asap. But I've absolutely enjoyed the Mudras setup and it's really not as complicated as I was fearing. The Ninjutsus are flashy but rather straight-forward on use so far. Of all classes so far it absolutely feels complete to its role, you are a Ninja with a nice arsenal and a good amount of time even between upkeep for Hutan/Suiton-Trick/Kassatsu, and you also gotta unique set for your AoEs sharing your mudras with Doton & Katon. I love tho a good strong Kassatsu-Raiton blast aww yeahhhh

Black Mage was my original character I got to 50 forever ago so I also hold it dearly. It's a cool cycle between Fire damage and Ice MP with the Thunder DoTs that then start proccing the random insta-casts which also then applies to the Fires so you gain a distinct idea for what each button's for.

I started Monk here and I like the form shifts, surprised at all the options level 50 brought me for each form, with a full de/buff rotation, aoe rotation, and single-target burst. Pretty quick to have to refresh de/buff phase though so it can feel busy. Also took me a longggg while to grasp the effectiveness of Chakras way up until 38 you finally get the % chance of gaining them during battle instead of just refeshing the full 5 out of battle.

Bard... I don't feel I really experience the Bard part of the job yet, just the archery. Which is still super straight forward, super safe, and it's fun out on the field just sticking on Heavy / Bind and running around sniping. The rest just put on your DoTs then keep wailing on 'em either single-target or AoE option standard, and fitting in the single or AoE option Bloodletters. Oh Barrage is a cool burst, I love turning on all my offensive buffs and watching a barrage of Straight Shots burn down the hp bar.

Dragoon ehhhhh rather just a straight-forward three skill combo with just the one deviation to put on Power Surge... you got the standard ranged spear chucking, then it's hard to really fathom how the line aoe compares to other jobs aoes. You got the Dragoon's Jump ability but it doesn't feel special or anything, just another offensive skill to push now and then.

Summoner I was worried about being complicated. It's unique, but it's actually pretty easy to understand and fun. Upgrade your carby, get your Aetherflow, and by the time you can even cycle through it all you'll probably be able to refresh, or will in just a few seconds. If there's an issue on it it's my OCD waiting to unload all the summon skills I got loaded before refreshing Aether/Arcanum I often feel I'm wasting, but at the same time I always feel I'm doing just what I need so it's fine. I do gotta detach my brain between Aether/Arcanum because I'll often have an Energy Drain ready to use but my brain is still in a "unload your summon skills" mode and I delay the unload & re-upping of Aetherflows.

Scholar... I can't say much on, I was levelling Summoner although I did accidentally duty up scholar not realizing I forgot to switch back and it turned out all fine. Looking back at my Scholar skill bar... yeah I don't really comprehend. Namely the between Adlo & Succor, the rest is just put on your heals/regens and buff your potency.

White Mage was a pretty simple time, I might've been too concerned on heal/regen upkeep just because you really don't wanna let your party down, but I don't really think I was too overbearing with it, especially with some tanks really not needing much more than putting on the regen. Being pretty familiar with the dungeons at that point probably helped but yeah I felt pretty at ease, I putting on my Aeros, and I really enjoyed getting Holy to add in with some aoes in downtime. I only had one experience where the tank when realllllllllly far ahead at the start of Qarn and I couldn't get up to help or even SwiftRaise before getting pretty wiped.

Paladin v Warrior I mean they are very much the same at the base level pull, single/aoe combo, lots of the same Role skill uses ala Rampart. Job gauge is really it where they differ, as Paladin unloads it for a few seconds of defence, while Warrior unloads it for some burst damage....... I much prefer the damage. Defensive skills ehh you stack more things on as you're in trouble but it doesn't always feel necessary, while burst damage is just always gratifying, especially lining up your combo to the finisher and sandwich it between two Inner Beasts all boosted with Berserk. Plus when you're AoEing you can just switch to the AoE job gauge ability, whereas Paladin ehhhh Cover seems too situational, maybe a quick "oh shit" button if someone else messes up.

Honestly almost every job is considerably different at max vs at level 50 (and in most cases, considerably more fun).

Unlock Dancer once you can. That's my favourite job. I main Reaper but that class doesn't get fun until 90 imo whereas Dancer is immediately good times.

Dragoon in particular is just straight up not even a job yet until level 64

now realizing that the really good cosplayers doing all the poses and dances at Anime North FF photoshoot a couple weeks back were cossing Hildebrand and Nashu

the nashu cosser was so good

but yeah throughout Hildebrand's smfffc appearance I never actually looked him up so my imagine attached to his name was just... Soul Calibur Hildegard lmao

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Finally. Every fish done.

Congrats!!

I'm only missing Steth and Lancet myself out of the pre-EW fish (but I haven't really spent much time on the EW ones yet). Those last two are such a pain in the ass, though...

Crystal Tower beated wew that was a mostly fun intro to raids

Labrynth was crazy hectic to follow along even with video prep
which then made Syrcus Tower just a really nice coast through all fun
World of Darkness kinda terrifying amount of mechanics but made for an engaging run that wasn't just Syrcus's simple blitz

also nero underrated, in that I never really hear mention of him but he's pretty cool (also to Cid G who I feel should be an obvious fav through ARR but again I don't really hear mentioned)

I don't see any more quests for me to pick up but the Main Story patch 2 stuff before Heavenswarddd (okay there's also a quest for Wandering Palace Hard but I haven't duty'd Normal yet)

but my xenoblade copy might be coming tomorrow and if so xiv break time

LordoftheMorons posted...

Congrats!!

I'm only missing Steth and Lancet myself out of the pre-EW fish (but I haven't really spent much time on the EW ones yet). Those last two are such a pain in the ass, though...

You'll get there. Took me well over two years of actively trying to get everything done.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/679b91a58331cb037bac6cfb15010d2b80e3885c

oops

wat

Who went fishing in Outer La Noscea?!

since xenoblade didn't arrive on today's expected date i'm going through some patch 2 story

lolorito can eat shit

Nice mustache though

Moonfire Faire items announced.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2022/Moonfire_Faire/0vfxyiytu0

Lolorito is a 3-fulm-tall Bond villain and I respect that

I somehow only just noticed this topic. I've been playing since it released on PS5 last year. Currently about to finish the Stormblood expansion, playing as a Red Mage. I mostly play to unlock more Triple Triad cards and Hildibrand quests, but the MSQ is nice too.

Yeah, this topic tends to be in a lull during prepatch periods.

I'm currently in my "level everything to at least 50+" rut and doing beast tribes slowly in between.

https://twitter.com/woops/status/1556782349060227074?t=yqIKyTCZIEGn21b_HwO6xw&s=19

The Live Letter as started and with it, the 6.2 trailer:

https://youtu.be/C5vqrKfADW4

The vocal track is an absolute JAM

Rising this year giving out a Solus minion.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/7/AADcu0AADlFD.jpg

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2022/The_Rising/hirh6wbu52

Also, preliminary patch notes are up.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/2bb3b97e66c5560c4d761742c2757e6a47ce0c51

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:o

Whoa, the compact view for skills is nice. Definitely gonna be a huge help when learning new Jobs, especially the older ones!

Big CD numbers, hell yeah

Hooray for big CD numbers. At long last

Anyone else doing last-minute Mogtome and PvP grinding?

I'm gonna need to take a huge break in between grind sessions tomorrow. I've got a long road ahead of me. I pray Dragoon can carry me hard enough in Crystalline Conflict to make that grind quicker.

I just got up to 50 moogle tomes for the wind-up Elvaan. Looks like it's down to 600-700k though, which is probably low enough that I would have just bought it to forgo the grind if I had known; oh well!

Only need 11 more CC/frontline victories for the last Garo mount.

...pain.

Garo isn't going away any time soon, so you can relax on that front at least.

The Archfiend set and the /determined emote (and whatever other rewards are attached to Series 1) will be gone, though.

i forgot to mention this but i got my DSR clear a couple weeks ago. (as dancer)

I think it was day 47, 3 hours a night, 3 nights a week, eventually added a 4th day. so about 140 hours total.

i'm going AST for the next tier, it'll be my first time healing in week 1 savage so i'm pretty nervous, i usually play SCH/SGE in party finder savage/ex but my static needed the regen healer slot filled so i had to pick either WHM or AST. i think there's a chance it goes totally fine but also a chance that i get overwhelmed, i've only ever done a 3rd/4th fight in PF as healer once people had gear, never on week 1. i don't wanna fuck up and hold back the group, or god forbid, be the reason we miss the week 1 clear. but we'll see.

Good luck! I'm excited to participate in Savage this time around

though speaking of which, we had to kick our dragoon (long history of being unreliable, and showing up 20 minutes late to one of our DSR reclears last week was the final straw) and our plans to find another melee are apparently falling through.

if anyone knows anyone on NA that thinks they can handle a week 1 clear let me know. ideally a melee but can take any role if needed.

Congrats on DRS. I'll be doing savage in PF, but I'm more casual and really only expect to clear the first two floors at most on week 1

Well shit, they moved Mirage Dive out to a separate button. My single-target hotbar is crowded enough as it is.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/5130fef15f5ffc6a72fd818eb1843a592e39b93c

Ctrl+F: Bard
1/1 (new chocobo Barding)

Well, cool, didn't fix what ain't broke, I guess. Slight Warrior potency buffs though, interesting.