Uggghh so I'm gonna be starting the expansion at level 41. I ended up being really busy this week and was not able to get anymore levels. I'm very disappointed that I won't be able to jump right into the expansion content. My own fault, but I'm still disappointed. All I want is to heal with the power of magical cards.
I'm also concerned that when the time comes that I need to run group story content that nobody will be available because everyone will be in Ishgard.
The game rewards people very well for going back and doing all that stuff.
Grouping won't be a problem.
Plus you can always ask for help in FC.
But even without that you dont really have to worry.
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ALSO! I must know, how many scalies are running around? Have they taken over kitties? What's it looking like out there in this crazy new world?
Wasn't nearly as many Au Ra running around as I expected, but ymmv. I wasn't in the massive fate chain in Costa where all the drks were running, for instance.
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Wasn't nearly as many Au Ra running around as I expected, but ymmv. I wasn't in the massive fate chain in Costa where all the drks were running, for instance.
Most people didn't spring for a fantasia first since we get a free one for pre-ordering. We won't get that free one until the 23rd though so that's when you'll see them
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Wasn't nearly as many Au Ra running around as I expected, but ymmv. I wasn't in the massive fate chain in Costa where all the drks were running, for instance.
Most people didn't spring for a fantasia first since we get a free one for pre-ordering. We won't get that free one until the 23rd though so that's when you'll see them
Yeah, that's a very good point. I got a bunch from the sale not long ago, so that's why I was Au Ra first thing this morning. That's gonna make tuesday very interesting in a way I hadn't anticipated.
Also (spoilering just cause, its safer to):
Am I the only Machinist that feels a little bit like a ghost buster? I mean, sure, the aether device is on our hips and not our backs but I find it aesthetically cool as hell
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Where is the first expansion quest anyway? I've lost the storyline's thread.
Edit: Found it. It's in Cortheas, in that meeting room sub-instance where everyone met during the last quest of ARR.
Edit: Wow, new Quest Accepted sound. It's a lot more epic.
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Huh I guess I got lucky because Amazon sent me my EA code a few days ago and it worked and my Mogstation says I have early access. I got another code today. Not sure what that one is for though.
Huh I guess I got lucky because Amazon sent me my EA code a few days ago and it worked and my Mogstation says I have early access. I got another code today. Not sure what that one is for though.
Okay maybe I'm blind, but where in the holy hell do you register your account key? I've been ALL over the FF14 and Square account site and I am not seeing it.
EDIT - Nm, found it. How many pages do these guys have, yeesh.
Huh I guess I got lucky because Amazon sent me my EA code a few days ago and it worked and my Mogstation says I have early access. I got another code today. Not sure what that one is for though.
I was able to play a bit this morning after downloading the thing i somehow didnt download, was pretty cool stuff...the new quest completion sound is awesome
hopefully servers aren't too smashed when i get home from work tonight......
Ahaahha. Turned my catlady into a dragonlady, get in to start playing, and am almost immediately given Heavy iron armor, so I cant even see her face. It was pink too. I was given pink clownarmor.
Fun morning, made my au ra, got to level 51 on pld, geared my ast, and best of all solo ran sashtasha on my blm. I'll finally bother with farming foe strikers
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Wow.
So if you bought FF14 on Steam, the GMG version of Heavensward isn't compatible. What world is this?!
That's been widely known and broadcasted for a lonnnnnnng time now.
Well it's terrible, all the same =p.
And this is the first time I've been on this thread in like 8 months, so not really a good way for me to know. If it said it on the page when I bought it, I clearly didn't see it. And not something I'd have looked for anyway because I've never in my life seen something like that happen.
Just seems quite a weird limitation and frustrating. Hopefully GMG will refund me so I can get it via Steam instead!
I just realized that my original plan to play a Paladin for the main game, then a Dark Knight in Heavensward, is probably not the best. Very samey. Do you think I'd have more fun if I picked one of the other two jobs? (This decision is a LONG ways away though)
Wow.
So if you bought FF14 on Steam, the GMG version of Heavensward isn't compatible. What world is this?!
That's been widely known and broadcasted for a lonnnnnnng time now.
Why does that happen? Isn't getting an expansion just a matter of upgrading your account?
If you have a Steam version you need to purchase the Steam version to upgrade, same with the other versions. My guess it is has to do with how the accounts are handled but they basically keep each platform separate, this includes PC, PS3, PS4, Mac, and Steam (even though it's PC).
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So apparently, going by the English RAF site, recruiters get Gold Chocobo Feathers retroactively but recruitees only get Silver Chocobo Feathers if they were recruited AFTER the Heavensward early access. That's lame.
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You know, I'm perfectly fine with not being able to get in right now becuase of players jumping on in mass becuase of Heavensward.
What I am pissed about is constantly having to CTRL ALT DEL so I can log out of my PC becuase FF14 gets stuck on that damn screen and won't let me close out every time I go to check.
I just realized that my original plan to play a Paladin for the main game, then a Dark Knight in Heavensward, is probably not the best. Very samey. Do you think I'd have more fun if I picked one of the other two jobs? (This decision is a LONG ways away though)
If you mean samey by way of being a tank then yes. By playstyle? So far I would say no.
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Did anybody else have problems with bizarre shadow/lighting flickering in the DX11 client?
When I
went to the Fortemps house the 2nd time, after getting tour of the city
basically every light source had a halo around it that was flickering madly. I had like 20 blobs on my screen trying to give me a seizure. I could make it go away, or less, if I panned my camera so that something like a chandelier was blocking a chunk of the view. Or if I opened the system menu or something it would stop as well.
It stopped when I turned off the glare effect in the graphics settings.
i got into the garuda trial in under 10 minutes as dps...
more importantly
the garleans have a megazord!!!
DPS queues are actually really good now. Probably largely due to the new classes being evenly divided between the three roles, and most people being drawn to DRK or AST. This morning DPS was actually the in demand role bonus for low level roulette. I had a 15 second queue on my bard.
I just realized that my original plan to play a Paladin for the main game, then a Dark Knight in Heavensward, is probably not the best. Very samey. Do you think I'd have more fun if I picked one of the other two jobs? (This decision is a LONG ways away though)
If you mean samey by way of being a tank then yes. By playstyle? So far I would say no.
Ah, that's good then. I saw a post on here earlier that made the two jobs seem pretty similar with a lot of practically interchangable abilities, but perhaps the similarities are superficial
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I just realized that my original plan to play a Paladin for the main game, then a Dark Knight in Heavensward, is probably not the best. Very samey. Do you think I'd have more fun if I picked one of the other two jobs? (This decision is a LONG ways away though)
Play whatever looks fun to you. It's easy enough to switch jobs around in this. Trial and error is encouraged!
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It's nice that the main scenario quest now gives out ilvl appropriate gear as you go. I'm at the point where it's handing me ilvl 110 gear, which is a small but welcome upgrade for me. I should be all geared up and ready for Ishgard once I finish out the last section of quests tonight.
I just realized that my original plan to play a Paladin for the main game, then a Dark Knight in Heavensward, is probably not the best. Very samey. Do you think I'd have more fun if I picked one of the other two jobs? (This decision is a LONG ways away though)
If you mean samey by way of being a tank then yes. By playstyle? So far I would say no.
Ah, that's good then. I saw a post on here earlier that made the two jobs seem pretty similar with a lot of practically interchangable abilities, but perhaps the similarities are superficial
Well on some level all jobs are interchangeable across all MMOs. You tank, you dps and you heal in a trinity game. My Pali is weak but it always felt slow, plodding, normal tank. So far DRK feels like DPS tank. The first CD you get is a nice dmg reduction so the interchangeable aspect might just be doing the job properly but they can still feel different.
It's nice that the main scenario quest now gives out ilvl appropriate gear as you go. I'm at the point where it's handing me ilvl 110 gear, which is a small but welcome upgrade for me. I should be all geared up and ready for Ishgard once I finish out the last section of quests tonight.
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The game rewards people very well for going back and doing all that stuff.
Grouping won't be a problem.
Plus you can always ask for help in FC.
But even without that you dont really have to worry.
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Well...shit.
Most people didn't spring for a fantasia first since we get a free one for pre-ordering. We won't get that free one until the 23rd though so that's when you'll see them
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Yeah, that's a very good point. I got a bunch from the sale not long ago, so that's why I was Au Ra first thing this morning. That's gonna make tuesday very interesting in a way I hadn't anticipated.
Also (spoilering just cause, its safer to):
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Specifically, this was amazon's screwup. There's a batch of emails going out to fix it.
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/3ae106/psa_amazon_released_expansion_codes_not_preorder/
Where is the first expansion quest anyway? I've lost the storyline's thread.
Edit: Found it. It's in Cortheas, in that meeting room sub-instance where everyone met during the last quest of ARR.
Edit: Wow, new Quest Accepted sound. It's a lot more epic.
That's your actual expansion code.
EDIT - Nm, found it. How many pages do these guys have, yeesh.
Oh hah. Yea I guess that would make sense!
hopefully servers aren't too smashed when i get home from work tonight......
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So if you bought FF14 on Steam, the GMG version of Heavensward isn't compatible. What world is this?!
That's been widely known and broadcasted for a lonnnnnnng time now.
Well it's terrible, all the same =p.
And this is the first time I've been on this thread in like 8 months, so not really a good way for me to know. If it said it on the page when I bought it, I clearly didn't see it. And not something I'd have looked for anyway because I've never in my life seen something like that happen.
Just seems quite a weird limitation and frustrating. Hopefully GMG will refund me so I can get it via Steam instead!
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Why does that happen? Isn't getting an expansion just a matter of upgrading your account?
If you have a Steam version you need to purchase the Steam version to upgrade, same with the other versions. My guess it is has to do with how the accounts are handled but they basically keep each platform separate, this includes PC, PS3, PS4, Mac, and Steam (even though it's PC).
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This is the punniest name and I feel so proud
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLcAGbXhWIVcl5IziVpG0eKFJS3xi_Sac9kYMkRFvD8/edit?usp=sharing
What I am pissed about is constantly having to CTRL ALT DEL so I can log out of my PC becuase FF14 gets stuck on that damn screen and won't let me close out every time I go to check.
If you mean samey by way of being a tank then yes. By playstyle? So far I would say no.
Did anybody else have problems with bizarre shadow/lighting flickering in the DX11 client?
When I
It stopped when I turned off the glare effect in the graphics settings.
DPS queues are actually really good now. Probably largely due to the new classes being evenly divided between the three roles, and most people being drawn to DRK or AST. This morning DPS was actually the in demand role bonus for low level roulette. I had a 15 second queue on my bard.
Ah, that's good then. I saw a post on here earlier that made the two jobs seem pretty similar with a lot of practically interchangable abilities, but perhaps the similarities are superficial
Play whatever looks fun to you. It's easy enough to switch jobs around in this. Trial and error is encouraged!
Well on some level all jobs are interchangeable across all MMOs. You tank, you dps and you heal in a trinity game. My Pali is weak but it always felt slow, plodding, normal tank. So far DRK feels like DPS tank. The first CD you get is a nice dmg reduction so the interchangeable aspect might just be doing the job properly but they can still feel different.
What did you have to do previously?
1. Is the CG Opening viewable in the game? If so, where?
2. Where do I unlock Dark Knight? This is literally the first thing I want to do.
3. Can I level DRK alongside the new story? Ideally I want to run the whole campaign using the new jobs.
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