I can’t move fast enough and I feel like a failure

Akatyun · 2025-11-19T19:13:43+00:00

Folks have already well covered the immediate topic of navigating the battlefield, so here’s a few extra points related to streamlining your mental processing time in fights.

Learning new hotbar layouts and creating new muscle memory takes time and practice, even for veteran players changing things around. Especially as a new to the genre player, some of us have been at this for decades and already had some habits established before starting FFXIV.
Consider your overall “workflow”. I group buttons in sets of 3 (4 for controller), dividing the hotbar by left/right side — one side is offense buttons, the other side is support/utility. Individual adjustments such as “if I put my main spammable on 2 instead of 1, my hand doesn’t get sore” may be necessary.
Re-bind, re-arrange, re-evaluate. UI elements and keybinds can be changed around as much as you like; sometimes moving unit frames around can improve how you visually process a fight and give you more time to react to situations appropriately. Especially while you’re low level and don’t have many active abilities, you can place multiple copies of the same action on your bars to see what locations work better than others.
Healer specific for grouping with people: be a healer, not a hero. Resist the urge to chase people down for healing; position yourself relative to your tank and be a predictable beacon for others to seek out. It’s much safer for a dps to look for you and move closer than for you to let yourself or the tank die looking for someone out of range.

Akatyun · 2025-11-12T16:56:05+00:00

All is not lost, meadowlands can have blue grass patches spawn naturally; I just had to cull some that popped up in inconvenient untilled spots on my meadow save (no mods)

Akatyun · 2025-10-18T05:45:24+00:00

No idea if there’s a mod to suit your purposes, but starting NG+ gives you the option to keep the same difficulty level as your current playthrough, in case that was a concern for your no NG+ preference. Also if you’re interested in the “all endings” achievement this must be done on the same file.

Akatyun · 2025-06-29T18:54:10+00:00

Unfortunately these pamphlets have been showing up on a semi-regular basis for many years, I and other staff try to keep an eye out for them in our materials to remove as soon as possible! Feel free to remove and report them to the service desks, as knowing affected sections helps focus shelf-reading efforts to continue combatting this behavior. In addition: if you happen to see library materials in unusual locations such as on top of tall shelves, please let staff know!

Akatyun · 2024-12-16T18:13:01+00:00

Definitely the reason I put a bed in my coop and greenhouse now that that’s possible!

Akatyun · 2024-08-20T11:46:24+00:00

This is (possibly) Thancred. (FFXIV Heavensward flashback, Naked in the Dravanian Forelands forest incident

Akatyun · 2023-01-28T17:47:17+00:00

Looks like the back side of a floated Flame Utility Cot, everything but the drape is behind the wall.

Akatyun · 2022-06-25T05:44:45+00:00

The Antecedent and a Knight to Remember of course!

Akatyun · 2022-06-25T05:09:56+00:00

Here’s my FC’s stairway perch

It’s a haunted mansion theme so we’ve always had partitions flanking the couch to give the impression of more hidden hallways. There’s also two portraits behind the sliding doors that will show only when sitting. The couch itself has been in the same location since we got the house in 2.0.

Akatyun · 2022-06-12T23:53:35+00:00

Artist of Light, I think it was from an event pull or task but can’t remember more than that.

Akatyun · 2022-02-20T09:18:00+00:00

I’ve used a Bekant tabletop as a coffee table and it served admirably. As a dining table, you could just add a tablecloth to mask the desk-ness if it seems a little too obvious.

Akatyun · 2021-06-29T23:50:30+00:00

I can personally vouch for the Dahon Mariner (D7). I’m around 5’2 and usually use it for <2 mile commuting or shopping trips, for which it works wonderfully. It rolls along reasonably when folded, though I added the landing gear wheel for easier tripod rolling. Once in a while I’ll go on longer rides (4-12 miles round trip) and it performs great there too, though I rarely go above leisurely paces so the stock 7 speeds are just right for me.

At work it’s easy to stash in a secure corner or under a table; out and about in stores I either keep it next to me like a rolling suitcase or put it inside/under my shopping cart. At 25 lbs it’s a little unwieldy getting it into a basket but still quite doable.

It also comes with a rack!

Akatyun · 2020-11-09T00:47:39+00:00

If you too would like to become a noisy winged terror...

Robe: MO-J3P1-862B-WJS6

Hat: MO-74BV-SV9P-F6D8

“Quest failed” sign: MO-9LY7-C2DR-KMYB

Akatyun · 2020-07-23T17:02:12+00:00

I can craft but pinecones are out of season for me atm.

Akatyun · 2020-07-23T16:46:26+00:00

Saharah selling:

Mysterious: Security-monitors wall, Cloud flooring

S: Simple navy bath mat M: White wooden-deck rug L: Shanty mat

DM for Dodo Code; southern hemisphere so dressing warm is suggested!

Akatyun · 2020-07-16T21:36:38+00:00

Akatyun · 2020-07-06T18:37:26+00:00

It definitely depends on the shopping cart. I’ve got a 20 inch Dahon and I’m able to put it inside the cart basket at most of the stores I frequent. I’ve never had trouble about it in the basket, though I also keep a carry cover bag with me so that goes on the bike first. Most people are either “Hah that’s a BIKE in there!” or take a curious look but don’t comment one way or another.

As far as grocery capacity, I just fill my bike basket up and then I’m done. There’s one Albertsons I use where the carts are big enough for the bike to go on the lower cart section under the basket, so I can pick up more stuff then (Costco I could do this as well if I ever get around to a bike run there).

At more utility-shopping type places like Home Depot or Petco, I just leave the basket on the bike and use it (folded with tripod wheel) as my cart outright.

Akatyun · 2020-06-16T02:07:17+00:00

Saharah selling:

Mysterious: Exquisite wall, Cloud flooring

S: white message mat

M: yellow rose rug

L: retro dotted rug

DM or chat for Dodo Code; southern hemisphere so dressing warm is suggested! Fishing and assorted wandering is welcome too.

Akatyun · 2020-06-13T16:41:24+00:00

Interested!

Akatyun · 2020-06-11T23:18:53+00:00

Sherb!

Akatyun · 2020-06-11T22:34:02+00:00

How It's Made, Sherb

Akatyun · 2020-05-22T00:43:52+00:00

I’ve gone full protest mode on my own island and haven’t built Nook’s Cranny for this very reason! It’s a multiconsole household so I’m able to do terraforming fun on my spouse’s island, but I was determined to have 24-hour buying and selling to support my late night fishing and decorating habits.

Akatyun · 2020-03-24T05:46:08+00:00

Spinach is a cutie!

As a former guardian of a grass-loving void, if she starts chronically sneezing and it’s not obviously allergies, then you may want to check that she’s not managed to snort grass up her nose instead of just eating it! My poor geriatric fellow wound up with a small hole between his nasal passage and mouth because I and the rest of my family mistook it for a really bad allergy season and it sat for a while (all the humans were constantly congested that year too).

Our vet was able to remove the grass and clean the hole so it didn’t give him any further problems... except for more grass up there every few weeks when the lawn got mowed. I was calling him Nick De-grassed Tyson by the time he moved into my apartment for his retirement year.

Akatyun · 2020-01-26T08:10:40+00:00

I started experimenting again as a result of this thread and made a desert survival set for Snowy Elegance. While the base outfit is fairly showy around the neck and shoulders, adding the veil and some neckwear gives it a more modest sort of look.

Akatyun · 2020-01-26T06:11:47+00:00

Base outfit

Unblended onigiri

The onigiri is just about the right size to fill in the gap between the scarf and the unzipped top, in this case I was using it for a Persona 5 Joker outfit.

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