2:01 am, October 10, 2014
Hello, So I am european and I'm getting pretty frustated and tired of end game content with simingly constant 150 ping. I can't stand to be flamed because I can't dodge **** in [..]
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2:01 am, October 6, 2014
I'm looking for some advice from the experienced controller wielding WHM's out there. My wife casually likes to play with me but has been out of practice for 6 months now and coming ba [..]
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2:01 am, September 19, 2014
submitted by dion679 [link] [34 comments]
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2:01 am, September 11, 2014
When the WAR goes down to his knees the BRD jumps up and it looks like she casts a shield on him. I've just tried googling to find out and see if maybe it was a move they had in 1.0. Does anyo [..]
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2:01 pm, August 26, 2014
I haven't checked the reddit and official forum whether the fact is already-known. If so, I will possibly delete this article. Simple fact: Spell spamming with cast queuing has a fixed lag of [..]
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2:01 am, August 23, 2014
So I've been speed leveling my DoL classes, trying to get them all to level 50 and geared so I can supply myself when it comes time to level my DoH crafting classes. Currently working on Fishe [..]
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2:01 pm, August 10, 2014
Overview: There have been many guides on this subreddit dedicated to the general strategy one might employ for Frontlines. As such, this guide will not focus on topics like movement and strategy, but [..]
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2:01 am, August 10, 2014
Okay, we've actually downed him but I still can't guarantee that the timing of me (PLD OT in this fight) stunning the third add before he gets his Hysteria spells off hits right. I can [..]
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2:01 pm, August 2, 2014
I needed to do 4 Fates to unlock the Crystal Tower, they were level 48 I believe and one of them I had trouble soloing on my WHM cause the Fate boss would Stoneskin and it would take me 5-7 casts of S [..]
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2:01 pm, August 1, 2014
I'll try to order phases from most healing intensive to the least: phase1, phase4, phase3, phase2. phase1: you need to remember this pattern by heart if you want to get pass this phase smoothl [..]
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2:01 am, July 24, 2014
As some already know, certain rank A and S elite marks have one-shot mechanics which don't seem to be documented anywhere presently. Rank S fights are quite chaotic as is, and they're [..]
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2:01 am, July 10, 2014
Tam-Tara HM! The story of Tam-Tara HM is gruesome and creepy. It is also one of the most engaging dungeon stories in the entire FFXIV ARR game, and will remain in my memory for some time. After beati [..]
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2:01 pm, July 8, 2014
Managed to log on and try out Syrcus tower once the patch hit. So, contrary to expectations, there were actually four bosses in the Syrcus Tower. Here's a compilation of the fights so far: Bos [..]
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2:01 am, July 8, 2014
Hello /r/ffxiv, This sub really seems to be cleaning itself up, organizing it's guides, getting the wiki in order, all that jazz. One of the things I still see asked a lot, and don't [..]
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2:01 am, July 5, 2014
Does anyone know what happened to the XIVNation podcast? They haven't made a new podcast in more than a month, despite all the news with E3 and 2.3. In the interim, are there any other good XI [..]
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2:01 am, July 5, 2014
TL;DR At bottom. Theory-Crafting ahead! Right now, Garuda's main attack does 100 potency each attack. Ifrit does 120 Potency for each of his attacks. They have the same cooldown and casting sp [..]
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2:01 am, July 3, 2014
so i figure it would be fun to speculate over what changes they could do to blm to fix its issues. it would be cool in the sense that you could go "hah i was right about that" if you [..]
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2:01 pm, June 29, 2014
Just curious if I'm the only one. Sometimes I'm suspicious, I guess. See, I was mining out in Norther Thanalan for cobalt ore earlier. My mining gear isn't the best, so I have [..]
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2:01 am, June 21, 2014
Now that my group has T9 on farm for the last few weeks, I updated my WHM guide I made during 2.1 Important Tips and Information DO NOT OVERHEAL! - Overhealing only causes unnecessary aggro and waste [..]
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2:01 am, June 4, 2014
Hello Reddit, I am a monk of ilevel 97. I've been doing some research of how a monk of my ilevel should out put a certain DPS to meet requirements for raids such at T8. Using ACT, I parsed 37 [..]
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2:01 pm, May 25, 2014
Hi. I play a Scholar and my static has downed T7 3 weeks ago. Since then we've been practicing T8 and got it around 5% in our best attempt. Last night, we've been encountering some pro [..]
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2:01 am, May 10, 2014
Congratulations FFXIV. You're one of the biggest reasons SE is seeing a resurgence. Keep up the good work. The sky is the limit. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/09/square-enix-boosts-finan [..]
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2:01 pm, April 16, 2014
Hey guys! Pretty recently due to a tip I read somewhere in these threads I stumbled across this little nugget of knowledge: Your summon will stop whatever it's casting if you press Stay. This [..]
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2:01 pm, April 9, 2014
I ended up writing a pretty in-depth description on my youtube video, so I figured I'd copy and paste it over here if anyone needs it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OQgZWruZhA&featu [..]
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2:01 am, April 8, 2014
ISP:
Time Warner Cable.
Type of Internet Connection:
Cable.
Internet Connection Speed:
15mbps download; 2mbps upload.
Date & Time:
The first occurring time I don't remember, as my [..]
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2:01 am, April 1, 2014
So I figured some of you might like to talk about this, and I have a decent understanding of what's going on. This fight is pretty interesting since it requires you pay attention to yourself a [..]
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1:01 am, March 14, 2014
One of my favorite things about maining as a BLM is that there are so many hidden tricks that a BLM can do/things they can use to make you go from a good BLM to a great BLM. I wanted to share some of [..]
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1:01 pm, March 2, 2014
So I was going through some threads on Summoner in the FF14 forums, and there was a video of someone's optimal opening casting sequence as Summoner with a twist that surprised me; after puttin [..]
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1:01 pm, February 27, 2014
There must be something that I am missing. I'm trying to get a combo set up and I can't, for the life of me, get it to actually combo. Here is the macro: /macroicon sleep /ac swiftcast [..]
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1:01 am, February 26, 2014
Hi guys, just wanted to share how I've been playing my Scholar. For most dungeons it seems the fairy is capable of healing and only every once in a while am I forced to throw out an Adloquium [..]
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1:01 pm, February 23, 2014
Hey guys, I've started having issues with my controller where after moving the analog stick doesn't stay directly in center (i end up just walking really slow). This hasn't re [..]
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1:01 am, February 22, 2014
This isn't going over the mechanics of the fight, but the general things I don't see taken advantage of in my average 10-15 runs of CT per week, organized by class type. Overall, the b [..]
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1:01 am, February 16, 2014
Hate this thing; last fish for my fishing log. Even when I have a complete clear weather window, I still only get a few double mooches and 9 times out of 10 they end up as sharks. Nearly 1000 casts so [..]
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1:01 pm, February 8, 2014
submitted by mcstronghuge [link] [29 comments]
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1:01 am, January 29, 2014
Some time ago, there was a contest on one of the FFXIV fan sites that asked which primal players would like to see built into an encounter, and to create mechanics for the fight. I thought it was a fu [..]
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6:34 pm, January 26, 2014
So there I am, pugging HM TITAN. The group is getting him pretty low as I say to myself, "this is the group that does titan tonight". Our next attempt we get him down to around 12% a [..]
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1:01 am, January 25, 2014
I just wanted to offer my perspective as someone who plays a DRG main and has been running tons of dungeons in order to level up his WAR. While tanking, I see a lot of players in the 35+ dungeons cast [..]
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1:01 am, January 24, 2014
Twintania is dying weekly to numerous people all over the world already, but I've noticed people have taken the initial ideas and video from BG and adapted it as their own thing as the months [..]
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1:01 am, January 22, 2014
Patch notes are pretty vague. Less hp? Slower ability recasts? Less damage? submitted by jdewittweb [link] [2 comments]
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5:24 am, January 21, 2014
So you want to be a scholar eh? Well that means you don't start out as a healer. From levels 1-30 you will be a lowly arcanist, you will rely on DOTs and your Carbuncle summon to carry you thr [..]
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4:34 pm, January 19, 2014
I am having a issue in game, where it looks like i am getting disconnected but i am still in game, i can move type, other people move, fight etc,
But when i cast, it casts but the skills don't work [..]
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11:12 am, January 19, 2014
Character name: kaya suzumiya
World: Famfrit
Classes/Levels: paladin 32
problem with the macro is it only casts fast blade tried changing wait to 3 and still doesnt fix the problem. any way to fix th [..]
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1:01 am, January 17, 2014
So as it turns out, I did some research with some tank friends, and a Flash casted by a Pugilist is actually stronger than Paladin and Warrior flash. You heard that right. So apparantly, Flash has som [..]
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4:52 am, January 15, 2014
It seems that a lot of players stare at the ground/their character when fighting mobs/bosses. While this is generally okay, this is not what you want to be paying attention to against enemies that cas [..]
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1:32 pm, January 13, 2014
Here is a list of Warrior tips that I'd like to share. This is by no means a comprehensive guide and it's going to be a little different than the other "guides" poste [..]
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1:01 pm, January 13, 2014
After whining about learning Titan EX as a BLM, I've decided to started this thread with the hope that others will contribute their strategies and advice on how to be the best at BLM during th [..]
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12:11 pm, January 12, 2014
As a paladin I've had to stun Ifrit so many times now I decided to write a guide for anyone who wants to do it but doesn't want to be 100% bored out of their mind waiting for eruption [..]
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11:24 am, January 12, 2014
These are fun to listen to while you're mining or somethin. In no particular order: Aetheryte Radio Sequence Break XIV (language NSFW at times) Lodestone Radio XIV Reborn - Final Fantasy XIV: [..]
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4:08 am, January 9, 2014
So you want to be a Scholar? Good. Lets start by forcing you to read a WHOLE LOT of stuff. (TLDR's in each section, I'm aware this is a wall of text.) When I went looking for resources [..]
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1:01 am, January 6, 2014
I've looked around Google and this subreddit for a solution, and I haven't found one yet. That leads me to believe I'm just overlooking an option somewhere in the config, but I [..]
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1:01 am, January 2, 2014
Ok, this is pure rage venting, but I'm absolutely TIRED of joining supposed "Farm" groups that actually can't even win once. I'm not talking about the &qu [..]
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1:01 am, December 26, 2013
Scholar's hectic to play because I tunnel vision. Sometimes I'm thinking so much about what to do next (should I cast succor? Should I top off tank first? Do I have time to cast Dots i [..]
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1:01 am, December 20, 2013
For those having trouble on Moogle King, here is the fight and how to do it: There are 2 phases and a **** priority for all of the moogles which is the same in both phases. The priority is BLM > [..]
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1:01 pm, December 19, 2013
Can't quite remember if it's Defractive or Defective laser. Let's just call it Doom laser. Whilst tanking Ultima I'll get his by a big nasty D.laser every so often and [..]
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1:01 am, December 6, 2013
Essentially what I am wondering is whether the damage of an attack is determined as a "snapshot" at the time of casting or whether certain mitigation skills can be used during the ca [..]
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1:01 pm, December 5, 2013
I wanted to share a strategy that my group used to defeat ADS on Coil Turn 2. Most of us had a +1, but our armor was fairly unexceptional. We threw away the conventional 2 tank, 2 bard composition. He [..]
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1:01 am, November 29, 2013
Turn 4: From experience of downing it with some less inteligent / less unorganised groups (ie: no voice commes or prior knowledge of others abilitys) I've noticed some really simple ways of be [..]
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1:01 pm, November 17, 2013
No mooch: /macroicon "Cast" /ac "Cast" <me> /ac "Hook" <me> /wait 11 /ac "Cast" <me> [..]
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2:01 am, October 23, 2013
Every Scholar wants to know exactly how much their stats affect Eos and Selene, so I figured I would run some tests and see at various stat levels for Weapon Damage, MND, DET and CRIT (Speed is too di [..]
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2:01 pm, October 16, 2013
Hello fellow Scholars! (The few of us that are.) I'm here to explain the full scene that is behind our beloved Job. I will provide tips, help with management, and just knowing when to cast *** [..]
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2:01 am, October 16, 2013
After a crushing morning of waking up at 3AM with hopes and dreams, only to have none of them addressed, I decided I would take a moment to catch up the community on something that's only been [..]
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2:01 pm, October 14, 2013
Hi Hi everyone!!!! I"m currently a level 50 Scholar on Malboro. I have relic+1, with Darklight, Artifact 2, and Allagan gear. Also, my group is one of the groups in my server that has progres [..]
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2:01 am, October 11, 2013
EDIT 2: keep the discussion up. I'm curious what people takeaway from this. The purpose of this post is not anti-macro, but to make sure folks are aware. If you are aware you can button mash p [..]
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2:01 am, October 10, 2013
Here's my issue: It is impossible to move out of AEs unless if I'm constantly running around. It feels like everything I do is delayed, instant casts, healing/dmg registering, moments, even animations [..]
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2:01 pm, October 9, 2013
When a Scholar casts Sacred Soil (the big, shimmery, light-blue dome), please don't run around it. Or out of it. Or wait for it to disappear. I promise it's not a boss attack (?! - I h [..]
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2:01 am, October 7, 2013
Well my issue is this. When a boss casts a red circle or whatever on the ground... well more specificaly lets say like titans landslide, even though i run out of it, i still get hit. I totaly see myse [..]
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2:01 pm, September 27, 2013
First I will explain the mechanics of BLM for people who don't play it. BLM basically juggles fire and ice spells and uses a Thunder DoT spell, it also accumulates fire and ice charges when u [..]
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2:01 am, September 27, 2013
I play the game from EU and it is simply mind boggling that I am charged for playing this game with the current service... or rather lack of it compared to what other players of other regions are play [..]
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