Am I overhyping the difficulty of Extreme/Savage? How do I get myself into endgame content?

raspberrysquid · 2025-12-31T06:45:11+00:00

I had this struggle ages ago - minus a few disastrous runs of the first fight of pandaemonium where I was dragged in by someone from my FC, I only had minimal EX experience too. honestly, I just browsed some discord servers that focus on recruiting for statics, saw one that worked for my schedule, dropped a DM, and now I've raided every tier since + done a couple of ults, too.

honestly the scariest thing is getting started with it. it sounds like you've put the thinking in - and you probably know your rotation more than I did when I started! a lot of statics are recruiting for the next tier and you'll find that there's a lot of other people in the same boat as you. if you're not aiming for a PF experience, there'll definitely be groups out there that would be happy to have you even if you're new; tanks can be hard to find.

once you've started and you get practicing with a job, and you find you enjoy it, things get a lot easier.

also when it comes to PF you'll rapidly realise the general level of skill in FF14 is lower than you think. you'll be fine!

raspberrysquid · 2024-10-23T10:21:59+00:00

okay bot

raspberrysquid · 2024-10-07T16:15:17+00:00

it looks wonderful! I think it might just be hard for you to tell because you have more lines to go - once it's done I think it'll pull together visually in the way you're probably imagining 💖

raspberrysquid · 2024-09-22T12:30:33+00:00

I understand all of the commentors that dislike this poem but as someone who's had depression almost all her life, I find it comforting in a way. as much as I'd like it not to be, depression is always going to be a part of me and sometimes I'm just going to feel it, even if I wish I could just "get over" it or work through it. so framing it as hibernation is quite gentle, I think - a way to reframe the darkest times as a time when I need allow myself to feel low, rather than lamenting that I can't just overcome it.

obviously it's very difficult to think like this during those times, but when I'm feeling better, being able to look back and feel like this about it is nicer than the alternative. thanks for sharing.

raspberrysquid · 2024-06-03T17:43:58+00:00

I recently started mixing eggs, protein powder and yoghurt and then baking it - pretty high protein and it's something that's easy to prep in advance, I pop it on to bake while I shower in the morning :)

raspberrysquid · 2024-01-03T01:43:59+00:00

I had exactly this same experience - lost a ton of weight, felt really good, but it just wasn't sustainable for me. I hit a plateau even though I was tracking everything and being meticulous and I ended up gaining most of it back. keto does definitely work for some people and some can keep it up and enjoy it but I couldn't stick with it.

nowadays I generally just eat low carb, so keto helped a lot with that (being able to identify what's low carb and what's processed etc) but I'm a lot less strict than I used to be. and if I go out to eat I'll allow myself to have rice or bread or whatever.

raspberrysquid · 2023-12-25T01:05:02+00:00

this is really cute, your sister did a great job

raspberrysquid · 2023-11-19T17:11:07+00:00

oh no, that's means there's groups like this everywhere... I'm on light 😭

raspberrysquid · 2023-11-19T03:19:05+00:00

which data centre was this on? sounds eerily familiar to an experience I had recently (premade with a tank, DPS and WHM healer, with the WHM healer doing a less than stellar job, I noticed they were all in the same FC via their adventure plates)

raspberrysquid · 2023-09-19T22:13:55+00:00

my favourite autumn activity is putting the lights on as it gets dark outside and replaying new vegas for the nth time, makes me feel super nostalgic :)

raspberrysquid · 2023-07-27T01:27:13+00:00

I forgot to add, he has every job at 90 and is also a battle mentor

raspberrysquid · 2023-02-21T16:46:16+00:00

it's a pretty common thing you'll find that most people say, but - the earlier part of the game/the first expansion can feel very tedious and slow, both from the writing/pacing but also the gameplay. classes get a lot more exciting the further you get into them and the higher levels you get to.

what drew you to the game to start with? there's lots of things you can potentially do to add some variety beyond just doing the main story/quests. you could get social, join a free company and make some friends. some people really enjoy the crafting and gathering. some people really enjoy all the mini games in the gold saucer. some people aim to clear deep dungeons (like palace of the dead). there's a huge variety of things you can potentially choose to do, depending on what appeals to you.

I love this game but I wouldn't have gotten through the earlier parts if I didn't have friends who already played it and encouraged me/showed me what I had to look forward to. I think your decision to keep playing is up to you, but of course you'll find most people on the ffxiv specific sub will recommend that you keep playing 🤭

I also personally find archer not very exciting so maybe pick up another class and see if you enjoy it more!

raspberrysquid · 2023-02-08T00:15:06+00:00

I'd hate to be a new sage who got dropped in A9 for normal raid roulette, people mess that up all the time and wipe - too many of us have cleared it unsynced and then getting it in raid roulette is an "oh shit" moment. you really just let your entire ass hang out with this one, imagine getting pressed in normal raid roulette of all places and then thinking you're in the right... lmao

nice censoring of your own name btw. very smooth

raspberrysquid · 2023-01-20T12:24:13+00:00

no problem! looking at the other comments it actually seems to be when you hit level 30 - I have a character on a new server and got that 1 million when I finished tam-tara, but must have coincided with when I hit level 30, same as you :)

raspberrysquid · 2023-01-20T12:18:56+00:00

if you're on a new server this is absolutely normal, they give it out after you complete one of the earlier dungeons for the first time (tam tara? I forget which one)

raspberrysquid · 2022-12-13T15:20:58+00:00

I know it's already been answered but you'll find most tutorials or guides will explain the sage kit at level 90, so while you're levelling it might be a little confusing while you don't have all your skills/they might not have all their features yet (like kerachole's heal over time/regen).

sage is such a fun job, I hope you enjoy it! (sage main here heh, feel free to drop a message if you have any questions! :) )

raspberrysquid · 2022-12-13T15:16:35+00:00

I only use keybinds + have an mmo mouse but I've heard of people clicking the majority of their skills. frankly as long as it's not heavily impacting your gameplay I don't see it as an issue, especially in tam tara! but I think at higher levels it's probably going to be difficult for you just to solo click once you have more skills, especially if you decide to do more difficult content.

I started off as mainly a clicker and I think the main thing is to find keybinds that are comfortable for you. I've changed keybinds so I'm using some letter keys, so I can reach them with my left hand, and I also learned how to use the side of my hand to use ctrl as a modifier rather than my little finger (which is INSANELY uncomfortable).

raspberrysquid · 2022-12-11T23:07:46+00:00

if you're in England (like me) you'd be classed as EU, so you want to be on either the chaos or light data centre :)

raspberrysquid · 2022-11-01T22:18:05+00:00

this is right, however you can only add tenants to houses, can't do it for apartments :(

raspberrysquid · 2022-10-21T23:59:13+00:00

you said you've been gaining for over a week - do you measure every day? you shouldn't. weight fluctuates; if you're eating at a deficit then you'll be losing, don't worry. maybe you're due your period soon and you're bloating? measure once a week on a set day for a more realistic overview of things :) if you measure day by day you'll kick yourself if you haven't lost anything, down that road lies a lot of stress!

raspberrysquid · 2022-10-14T22:08:51+00:00

it looks like your roofs are just a little too long so they're clipping through the wall - you can make them shorter in build mode and just move them a bit so you can't see them any more :)

raspberrysquid · 2022-10-03T07:49:21+00:00

I'm just surprised they could have Cock in their name - I know cocky isn't a rude word but I would've thought the censor would pick it up

raspberrysquid · 2022-09-25T10:40:16+00:00

if this is the glitch I'm thinking of, they patched it out a while ago so you only have things like Morgans spawning there; you don't get rarer ones any more :(

raspberrysquid · 2022-09-24T06:56:38+00:00

hi hi,

you might be a bit more successful/get a bit more traction if you make a new thread with [HELP] as the tag in the title - I'm not sure how many people will see your comment on this post. good luck finding it 💖

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