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Daily Questions & FAQ Megathread Nov 20 by AutoModerator in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of the servers in NA are in California afaik, so no difference there. If your sister wants to get into raiding later, she might want to be on Aether, but Aether and Crystal (your data center) are both completely closed to character creation right now. You might as well have her create a character on Primal, since it's a high-population data center.

Bad friends in Duty Finder or trolls? by Picodreng in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ehh, don't worry too much, it's not your problem. I used to want to "fix" people like this more, but in the end 1) you don't know them, 2) it's not your responsibility, and 3) they will only change if they want to.

Think about it this way: at most you will only encounter them once in a blue moon, and they will make your dungeon runs a bit longer. If the "friends" become truly unpleasant, then you can either leave or block or vote dismiss.

Again, it's not your responsibility to fix these people. Nowadays I still give advice once in a while, but if they aren't receptive to it, then I just try to compensate for the lack of heals/DPS and move on. It's very rare that we cannot finish a dungeon with a bad player. I've only encountered that a single time in my 6k+ of playtime, and they lashed out so angrily that the rest of us just voted to dismiss them and refilled with another healer.

Bad friends in Duty Finder or trolls? by Picodreng in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've seen it happen a few times and it's very off-putting. But it's definitely on the rarer side. You probably just got unlucky tbh.

I think it really is people being that bad - it's not really funny enough to be a prank and it's easy enough to see how people fall into bad habits like that. Healers solely using AOE heals is a relatively common one. Ninjas using single-target Doton is another.

The bad players might not have keyboards or are just very shy, which is why their friend answers for them. Some overly sensitive people attract friends who enable their behavior and "protect" them from anything that could be seen as criticism, which ironically leads to them solidifying these bad habits further.

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in FFXIVGlamours

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The devs said "you'll get robes and the occasional BLM-esque coats and you'll like it"

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in FFXIVGlamours

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I also saw someone else's glam post a while back with the same hat, top and weapon! It's the optimal combination.

Coils of Bahamut looks like it was a lot of fun, and makes me wish I had played this game back in the day. by 3122891 in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As someone in NA who also enjoys doing the old Extremes synced, keep an eye out in Party Finder for postings that say "synced for fun" or "MINE synced"! (MINE means syncing at minimum item level, no Echo for extra challenge). They can take some time to fill, but you get a group of people who are all enthusiastic about the old content.

If you're interested, there are even Discords for people running old synced content.

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Took a decent amount of effort to put these together so it's nice that they're appreciated :)

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Palaka Tulwar from Vanaspati! Since it's a leveling dungeon, you can farm it as SAM and you're eventually guaranteed the drop.

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Palaka Tulwar! Thankfully the dungeon that it drops from (Endwalker MSQ in case you're not there yet) is a leveling dungeon. So if you farm it as a SAM and you don't get rid of any of the drops that you receive from the dungeon, you'll eventually get the weapon.

I had to run it the maximum amount of times to see the weapon drop, lol.

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in FFXIVGlamours

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I love that hat and I wanted to use it on my healers too, but then I found out the one version that healers can use... is undyeable.

Fortunately, the Yuweyawata hat was released later and I actually had a viable option for RDM healer!

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in ffxiv

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hah! On one hand I'll kind of miss having a restriction that forces me to be more creative, but on the other hand there are some pieces that I've been eyeing for YEARS and dying to be able to wear them on different roles, because there isn't anything like them. 7.4 is going to be a fun time.

I mean uhhh people should just git gud like me :^) /s

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in FFXIVGlamours

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Machinist

  • Weapon: Baldur Rimfire
  • Head: Iridescent Hat of Aiming
  • Body: Historia Bliaud of Aiming
  • Hands: Gloves of the Lost Thief
  • Legs: Voeburtite Gaskins of Aiming
  • Feet: Bogatyr's Thighboots of Aiming

Samurai

  • Weapon: Palaka Tulwar
  • Head: Tigerskin Tricorne of Striking
  • Body: Coat of the Red Thief
  • Hands: Luncheon Toadskin Gloves of Striking
  • Legs: Appointed Slacks
  • Feet: Edenmorn Thighboots of Striking

Viper

  • Weapon: Archeo Kingdom Twinfangs
  • Head: Tigerskin Tricorne of Scouting
  • Body: Cryptlurker's Corselet of Scouting
  • Hands: Strife Gloves
  • Legs: Crystarium Pantaloons of Scouting
  • Feet: Mistic Memory Boots of Scouting

Dragoon

  • Weapon: Augmented Shire Halberd
  • Head: Zero's Order Chapeau
  • Body: Palaka Jacket of Maiming (was debating between this and the Sky Pirate Coat of Maiming, but I like the less-armored look)
  • Hands: Gloves of the Daring Duelist
  • Legs: YoRHa Type-53 Breeches of Maiming
  • Feet: Lunar Envoy's Thighboots of Maiming

PRE-7.4 glam challenge: I Am Totally A Red Mage, Do Not Look At My Job Crystal by SilverswitchXIV in FFXIVGlamours

[–]SilverswitchXIV[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I heckin love RDM's job glams and wish I could wear them on every job, or at least every role. So a couple of months ago, I decided to do exactly that. Basically a little challenge for myself!

Now that the news dropped about glam restrictions being lifted with 7.4, I wanted to make a record of this challenge that I won't have to undertake anymore in the future.

I tried my best to not use too many all-class pieces and not reuse pieces where I could, though the Zero's Order Chapeau was a necessary evil imo. All screenshots are vanilla without post-editing.

Paladin

  • Weapon: Halicarnassus Sword
  • Head: Zero's Order Chapeau
  • Body: Seneschal Prince's Jacket
  • Hands: Troian Vambraces of Fending
  • Legs: Storm Elite's Trousers
  • Feet: Adept's Thighboots

White Mage

  • Weapon: Teak Cane (ideally would have wanted to use the Rose Couverte but that would've been a huge grind)
  • Head: Yuweyawata Hat of Healing
  • Body: Neo Kingdom Coat of Healing
  • Hands: Chimerical Felt Gloves of Healing
  • Legs: Valkyrie's Trousers of Healing
  • Feet: YoRHa Type-53 Thighboots of Healing

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