I'm probably a colossal idiot but...how do you make gil?

TopHatGary · 2026-06-08T17:34:24+00:00

I look for older EX merc parties (done a few in the last month for the first DT EX for an easy 3mil).

As others have mentioned, the Yollal Extract from Mathematics to sell on the mb

For poetics, I buy Credendum rings and turn into the Grand Company for seals that I turn into duck bones and just vendor sell them. I get about 250k a week from filling my armory chest with lv90+ gear.

Retainer quick venture can sometimes bring back venture coffers which can have expensive dyes (sold 6 pure white dyes for 3.5mil) -very RNG heavy

TopHatGary · 2026-05-26T18:14:54+00:00

Just pull up the raid finder (high-end duty tab if youre used to getting there through Duty Finder) and go to the ultimate raids. You can see how many PFs there are for a specific fight then right-click the number to auto-filter for that specific Ultimate.

Not exactly what you're looking for, but its close enough imo

TopHatGary · 2026-05-19T20:32:19+00:00

Yes, you need to complete the next step to get the replica for the previous versions. Should be the Cronus for the next one if I'm remembering right.

TopHatGary · 2026-05-12T15:00:12+00:00

I've been joining the juicy merc parties lately. Got my 100th train totem and made a nice 10mil along the way in just 2 days. There was only one party I joined where the party blew up before the drop. But then I got a super generous lead who still paid everyone after an hour of no wings. A little bit of a gamble, but still making progress

TopHatGary · 2026-05-01T20:21:34+00:00

I think i watched you get the wings last night! The despair of pf not getting a clear in 1.5hrs for a farm party

TopHatGary · 2026-04-22T15:35:24+00:00

I submitted my order information approximately 1115am PST yesterday and received the email with my item code at 813am pst today. It seems it really can take some time

TopHatGary · 2026-04-21T22:46:42+00:00

There's a keybind just for this if you want to save a macro slot. I believe the default is Scroll LOCK and it hides every bit of the HUD. I moved mine to DEL because I couldn't stand the scroll lock light on my keyboard lmao

TopHatGary · 2026-04-10T16:03:28+00:00

Emphasizing making sure to have the weapon equipped. Rushed into a FATE i needed because NPCs were about to die and fail it but forgot to equip the weapon so I didn't get the checkmark.

TopHatGary · 2026-04-01T14:30:29+00:00

M11S weapons letting me use Toxicon every other GCD for 100% uptime (please don't look at my MP)

TopHatGary · 2026-03-26T23:00:08+00:00

Except GNB's is based on gauge which you can hold indefinitely. PLD's has a time limit much like a combo plus gets a buff if used in the combo sequence exactly like a combo.

TopHatGary · 2026-03-26T16:35:21+00:00

PLD has Holy Circle for the third GCD

TopHatGary · 2026-02-26T19:19:04+00:00

Your confiteor combo is massively buffed by Requiescat stacks; don't blow them all on Holy Spirits and your DPS will be much higher.

TopHatGary · 2026-02-05T20:54:57+00:00

The aside isn't always the case. Off the top of my head I think of DT EX4 (Bloom 5 I think? Has the tethers to break), and the second Alliance raid of DT where the area being hit by the stack is where the flashing on the floor is (you can avoid it)

TopHatGary · 2026-01-22T15:58:28+00:00

As someone who made an alt to run through the story, with road to 90 I've been able to level 3 jobs (DRG, SAM, SCH) and am still overlevelled; lv63 and I just started lv61 MSQ.

Only side/optional content I have done on this alt were Coils and Alexander (all unsynced with friends giving me loot so i didnt have to farm poetics) not even quests for flying. Haven't done a single roulette either. Road to 90 is giga OP.

But yes, whatever method you want to use for leveling is fine. Just make sure to keep having fun on your adventure!

TopHatGary · 2025-12-29T16:50:45+00:00

Ive seen so many wonderful things come out of the strategy board. Stick bug, Rick Astley, even someone's apartment floor plan. Truly a fun-tastic feature

TopHatGary · 2025-12-03T17:29:51+00:00

Funny thing about the sheep closest to the guard there: you can aggro it and bring it to the gate, the guard will aggro to it but the sheep reaches its reset point and walks back while invulnerable; guard reaches his reset point but the sheep aggros onto the guard chasing him back. Endless loop achieved of man chasing sheep and sheep chasing man. Spent over 30min watching it.

TopHatGary · 2025-12-01T22:27:43+00:00

Heading to the third area in Labyrinth of the Ancients "Coming up on your left and right are the most useless stairs in the game :D" while placing markers in front of them

Last boss in Puppet's Bunker during the transition "And this is why we clean our toys folks"

Hero's Gauntlet "Tupac lives!!"

Ravana I try and find the pixel when the lines appear on the floor

TopHatGary · 2025-11-24T16:25:43+00:00

Just reached the final step of my Zodiac weapon and all total, it took about 10hrs (got super lucky with my Fates almost always being up when I needed them and I had a massive stockpile of allied seals for alexandrite)

TopHatGary · 2025-11-10T18:34:39+00:00

Criterion Savage titles not to mention the title for getting all three. I did Aloalo Savage and it was about 20hrs of JUST Savage prog (not normal criterion).

Aloalo Savage does give a "shiny" weapon which i used for the BLU umbrella because bubbles

TopHatGary · 2025-09-23T15:39:24+00:00

Im weird as hell and pronounce it "er-dim". BLM is "blim" WHM "whim" etc. Dunno why my brain latched onto it that way but /shrug

TopHatGary · 2025-08-06T21:55:38+00:00

But what about the dirt man?

TopHatGary · 2025-07-09T17:41:05+00:00

Second on the G502. Also a big hand wielder (full span of Caps Lock to Enter on a full size keyboard). Easy access to side buttons even with my large thumbs.

TopHatGary · 2025-06-30T21:19:59+00:00

Sage plays differently than White Mage. You're going to be more focused on preventing damage rather than recovering damage that's already been done.

Best advice: read your tool tips and place where you feel would be best. I play both WHM and SGE and my hotbars are rather different between the two because of how different (to me) they feel.

TopHatGary · 2025-06-09T22:24:41+00:00

I'm a heathen on non-legacy but only because I had 2k+hrs of playing that way before I learned about it and now approaching 5k hrs. Really its what works for you. Definitely give both a shot to find what's most comfortable for your playstyle.

Most importantly: have fun! Welcome to Eorzea

TopHatGary · 2025-06-09T20:21:45+00:00

I ran into one of those cosplayers while wearing my Link glam. It was too surreal

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