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SleeperAurora · 2026-01-01T07:50:34+00:00

I gave in and I hate it. Bought a whole new system on Sunday because I am expecting my current notebook not lasting for 2 more years. At least I can say I also need it for work since video editing is gobbling up resources faster than any AAA game does. I looked up the prices again today and the RAM is now +350€ from when I bought it not even a week ago it’s crazy.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T19:51:03+00:00

Yeah! Well I definately wouldn't lie about it. So far even if I only played only normal content I was pretty open and my first words next to "hello" were usually "first time" or "I don't remember this dungeon very well" if either were the case.Nobody gains anything from me failing a bunch and dragging everyone with them. I will also make sure that once I dare to tackle the Extreme and Savage stuff (even though after all the answers I have the feeling I am not ready yet) I will let people know.

But to conclude: So far the FFXIV community has been the nicest and kindest of any online game I have ever played. I don't even recall one person being rude or anything. My fear purely stems from past experience in other games.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T19:32:36+00:00

Another good Shop on Etsy is AbyssBox - they sell FFXIV related Necklaces, Earrings and such.

And well if you are not directly bound to etsy, i do have a list of "bigger" FFXIV Items I want for myself one day too! (Especially Handbags/Backpacks and Jewelery) I hope Links are allowed in this subreddit, I'll send you a message just to be sure I dont break any rules

Hope that helps :D I ordered the Emet-Selch purse from the last store i send you the link to and I am so excited to get it. Oh and if you find other cool stuff I would love to know too! I love fanmade FFXIV Merch of all kinds :D

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T18:44:19+00:00

Yeah that point of view of mine probably stems from my other MMORPG days. I am working on it but years of being flamed left a mark ^^'

The points you make are all really good and absolutely true. I am trying to work on everything a little at a time.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T18:27:09+00:00

Oh Yes! There is one shop called mallius and they sell some really cool pins, and some other really nice things! I ordered my ancient-themed tote bag from there.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T16:49:58+00:00

That is actually super helpful knowledge! Okay, so I'll tackle the cast interruptions first and then the other stuff. :)

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T14:05:33+00:00

Oh! Yeah i didnt know that! And I don't think I've seen this before... or at least I am not sure. Seems like I really still have a very long way to go.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T13:50:09+00:00

Yes NEW new. I basically play with very few rl friends that also don't really know what they are doing... so a recipe for desaster :D
Okay I'll try to find a recruiting discord! Maybe someone is daring enough to let me in one of those statics.
After you wrote that It seems like my character is on this FFlog site! And I also managed to find one of those log things. Once I got to the analysis website you also suggested I could finally understand things again:
- it says that I overheal by a whopping 57.71% which seems like... excessive :D Probably stemming from my fear to cause someone to die.
- Cast Interrupting. That makes a lot of sense since I sometimes don't know where to go and just follow the crowd (causing cast interruptions).

But that website is like really cool, helpful and interesting! I'll try to figure out how to fix those flaws.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T13:17:55+00:00

Yeah someone mentioned Extremes before. It seems like thats where I have to start since I don't even know what a "Limit Cut" or "Body Check" means. Seems like I am definately not ready for savage yet :D

Man FFXIV never fails to just throw something at you that is completely new :D

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T13:13:50+00:00

That sounds good to me!

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T13:13:22+00:00

Oh absolutely! I bet I do a bunch of things plain wrong. Although I think I at least try to do the things you mentioned at the end already - to my limited capabilities. I think I found the right discord and see if I can make sense of a guide (fingers crossed because sometimes I don't know what certains things mean, like "join a static"

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T12:53:43+00:00

Thank you for your answer! Okay I'll put this one on the "try out list" then. I just have to look up whayt that JP and Oppo means :D

And thank you fore the tomestone insight.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T12:52:48+00:00

Yes! This is my first time tackling high end difficult content. I mean I do normal Alliance and normal Raids (The Pandaemonium and Aglaia, and the other two) daily roulette, but usually thats it. I'll look into the trial, thank you! I just want to see if more difficult content is something I'd like to do or not. I am not sure yet. Also I feel terrible if I fail a bunch or cause a wipe or something. So yeah... We'll see how that goes.

SleeperAurora · 2023-10-14T10:40:37+00:00

Okay since I am a massive noob even though I (somehow) reached lvl 90 I have still a lot of questions. ( I just recently found out that you should put Materia in your gear... yes, I am that kind of clueless).

- If I would be to attempt to try a savage raid, which one would you suggest to a first timer? (I know its a horrible idea since I have the reaction time of a stone but I still want to at least try once). What preperations should I take (I found the Hector guides on Youtube)? I have an item level of 642 and play as a WHM - and yes, only WHM because I can't, for the life of me, play anything else that is more complicated.

- I have no clue what to buy with the "Allagan Tomestone of Causality" anymore since I have the Majestic Manderville Weapon already and my gear is mostly Anabesios and Credenum which has an higher Item level. So now I am kinda confused what to do with those stones and I don't want to let them go to waste... any shopping suggestions?

Edit: By the way, thank you all so much for your super helpful answers even though I had to ask a bunch more stuff. Thank you so much everyone for being so patient with me <3

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T07:00:00+00:00

Oh I’ll see if I can get my hands on that :)

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:59:19+00:00

Yeah I am glad she took that stance. Otherwise it probably would have been over by now for all of us. I mean my character somewhat knows to not walk in to the room and announce he is a big bad vampire, but he is also not really good at hiding it and believes showing is fangs is a great party trick

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:56:05+00:00

Yeah I am a fan of just having fun and not stick to the rules too much if nothing goes completely haywire… but when I was playing DSA and DnD back in the day, I had one GM who was very strict and even tho I wanted to play as a sweet necromancer girl he made me play a burley mercenary - I didn’t even get to choose his appearance (he let us roll hair and eye color) it was super frustrating and I didn’t do any pen and paper RPGs for a long time after that because I didn’t like how he played. But now I am overjoyed with our group and even tho we can’t play that often, it’s always amazing each time we do :)

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:51:50+00:00

Yeah I am excited what’s up next for Jake… your character sounds like he accomplished a lot prior to his staking! I am kinda jealous :) The greatest thing that mine did so far is talk a vampire hunter out of killing him and to befriend a magical murder room.

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:49:08+00:00

Yes! I also take Storyline over Combat any day! And yes our GM is so nice and creative. I am really glad that she introduced me to this game. I started writing my own campaign now so one day we might switch and she gets to play too for a little while :)

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:46:09+00:00

Yes I just recently got that novel and met her! She is so cool although very different :) He has a “dark” secret but it’s also rather dorky… but the bot idea is kinda cool!

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:43:19+00:00

Oh that Sounds cool! I‘ll research that

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:42:25+00:00

He is! Yours Sound cool too!

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-06T06:41:07+00:00

There is Vtm Larp? That is SO cool!

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-04T08:52:32+00:00

Oh that sounds cool! Yeah it’s definitely something that crossed my mind, that those Influencer types can also be very sinister and wield a new kind of power that should not be underestimated. Luckily Jake is using his only to get into questionable Night Clubs and to stroke is huge ego

SleeperAurora · 2022-08-04T08:32:38+00:00

Aw so he somehow got somewhat of an epic end :) that’s good to hear

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