Adopt a newbie program! FF14 edition!!

***Introduction***

So, FF14's combat has become a bit.. complex with Heavensward. One might even say it actually takes some skill and effort now to play a character to it's fullest (unlike most MMO's!).


People have parsers like ACT, but even with them they can only see their DPS, not how to make it comparable to other players. So they struggle, get annoyed, make excuses like I DO WUT I WANT! and stop caring/trying. But it's only out of frustration, and not wanting their game to become a job with doing tons of research.

and I know alotta you frown on that, and it shows by all the posts im seeing on here, and complaints in all the FF14 facebook groups and such.
BUT! some people just wanna have fun... and player interactions are a fun way to learn vs tons of reading and research! and it's important that new players enjoy their learning experience and not have it be so formal!


SO! I suggest we start an adpot a newbie program!



***What we'll do in this program***


The whole thing will be very simple.

- New players, post here if you need help with your rotations, or aggo holding, or healing, or ANYTHING related to playing your character!

- Put down what you need, what your goals are, maybe a little bit about yourself if you wanna be social about it, and then your server/contact info (email, messanger, ign for in game mails, whatever you want).

- Once you've posted, the more experienced members of the community will then look at your posts, and contact you if they're willing to mentor you.

- After you've been contacted, edit your post to say that you're being helped and add in who's working with you.


***AND THATS IT***


It's that simple guys!

We, the community, in this topic, will take active steps to making our game/communities within it a better place for ALL of us.


Also, quick side note! If you find that your mentor has done an exceptional job, and you enjoyed your experience quite a bit working with said mentor then leave some comments about them and your time spent with them!


GLGL to everyone! and I hope that together we can help smooth things out within FF14's community together!


Oh! and btw guys!
Please help keep this topic bumped if possible, and spread awareness of it around to facebook groups, in game communities, server specific forums, etc. Let the world know that we're trying to make FF14 a better place. :>

Surprising that we aren't seeing much traction here, but the reddits gettin ALOT of attention o.o
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...link_to_topic/

The following list of mentors and newbs is from Reddit only. The mentors and newbs from the FF14 forums are posting in the comments below! :>


Reddit Mentors


- Qutlui Kha on Lamia (Monk)
Hi hi! I main Monk on Lamia and will be willing to help out anyone leveling one! I also play a few other classes, but Monk is bae. I'm not a super pro, but I believe I know enough to help others :) My ign is Qutlui Kha. Hit me up and we'll be frans.

- Yehn'ir Tayuum on Zodiark (Monk)
Hey! I've recently reached level 50 Monk and would like some help in sorting out my rotation, cross class skills and setting up a decent hotbar layout also. I'm Yehn'ir Tayuum on Zodiark but it's probably easiest to PM me on reddit. Thanks!

- Ieyasu Touzoku (Ninja)
I'm a semi-recently transferred player on Balmung! I'm a level 60 NIN so if you need help doing rotations on them during any point of leveling be it level 15 or level 60! I love helping other players learn rotations and helping them figure out how their class works!

- Qobolta on Balmung (multi job)
If anyone needs help on Balmung server i will gladly take you in. any class or role. :) if i cant help you personally my girlfriend can.

- K'harnasi Aeion. (Tanks)
I'm a tank on Behemoth. Mained WAR through FCoB, PLD through SCoB and BCoB. Currently main DRK, with PLD at 60 as well. WAR hitting 60 in the soon future.


- Raeliana Tyrahael on Sargatanas (Dark Knight)
DRK on Sargatanas willing to help anyone who needs it, and not just with DRK stuff. Feel free to message me here or in game.

- Ceviilla Ann on Leviathan (Heals/DPS)
If anyone needs help on Leviathan my IGN is Ceviilla Ann. I can help with most things except tanking! But even then I could find someone to answer your questions :)

- Dentere Ashwiin on Siren (Machinist)
My name is Dentere Ashwiin and I am a lv 60 Machinist on Siren. As far as credentials go, I have clocked myself at 6.5k-7k Wildfires with no pots or food, have subdued Ravana EX and the dps check for Faust. If you ever need help with how to play in game, or in the subreddit in general, I will be glad to help you.

- Anna Aseldi on Ultros (Monk)
I'll help any monks on Ultros.


- Bartelby Markov on Famfrit (PLD/Crafting)
I'd be willing to help any aspiring PLDs crafters or gatherers on Famfrit.
IGN: Bartelby Markov

- Kumiko Kenko on Gilgamesh (Healers)
I'm a healer on Gilgamesh. So far got AST up to 60, SCH is late 58, and I do plan on working up my WHM. Hit me up!
Kumiko Kenko!

- Xalgar Lalazan on Ultros (Scholar)
60 Scholar here, I'm definitely not the best by any means, but if you can reach my level, you'll at least be competent and know how to improve and adapt to fights.
Xalgar Lalazan from Ultros

- Duke Pantarei of Hyperion (Paladin/Dark Knight)

- SerCaramel on Tonberry (White mage/Summoner)
I would like to adopt a newbie! ign: SerCaramel mains: WHM/SMN server: Tonberry Friendly dude looking to gain a fresh perspective on the game :) (no bm-ing will come from me)

- Freyja Vanadis on Sargatanas (All jobs below 50, none specified 50-60)
I'm willing to help any players with any of the combat classes lvl 50 and lower (can help with post 50 questions too, but not as familiar all around with everything). Also willing to help with other general questions outside of combat (how to do x, unlock y, etc; including helping with content). Freyja Vanadis on Sargatanas

- Hayley Urdock on Cactuar (Warrior)
Any warriors on Cactuar need some tips, help, would like to get some info on rotations or anything, feel free to hit me up in game, or look for the large, naked rogedyn women carrying an axe in limsa.
Alternatively hit me up here and we can coordinate meeting in game for a mentoring session. Would love to help you guys out.

Reddit Newbs


- Hi. I'm currently on my last week of Trial and I'm loving the game, definitely switching to a regular account when my Trial run out.
I started as a Conjurer, but switched to Botanist and for far I'm really enjoying myself. I usually get lots of fun from Gathering/Crafting, so I'm looking for some tips for Disciple of the Land / Hand.
Should I go around and take all the Gathering/Crafting classes right now or there's a reason to wait for later on ?
Anything I should not do ?
Any tips for beginning Gatherer/Crafter that gonna play Healer/Support at end game will be appreciated.
Between, my IGN : Kassandre Virr, and I'm playing on Zalera.


- New player here... 7 days into the trial and I am right at a 42 paladin. I am working on how to keep aggro efficiently. Everyone says to keep flashing, but I am working on using other skills on separate enemies to keep aggro up. Bri Tarth, 42 PAL, Lamia.


-The two main jobs I want to play are Whitemage and Blackmage. I currently have a level 51 Whitemage. I need some healing tips/rotations so I can be an effective end game healer. I play on PS4 if button layout has to do with anything.
Any Blackmage DPS'ing tips would be greatly appreciated as well, thank you.
Server- Jenova
PSN- Th3_Or1g1nal
Character Name- Ahamkara Bourn
I enjoy long moonlight walks on the beach, romantic chocobo rides threw a meadow, sharing my hopes dreams and aspirations.


- Monk in need of some fine tuning for Alex savage. Saix Luna'diviner in Gilgamesh

- Hi there, my character is Dagmyr Marleon on Ultros, currently a level 34 Paladin, though I'm dabbling pretty hardcore on all my other toons.
I'm transitioning from WoW where I've mostly mained a healer into heroic raiding, though I've raid tanked in the past as well.
Right now I've just got a few questions about leveling...

Dear summoners!
Don't put garuda on Sic and let her pop all her attacks before you've even used your first dot!
Use contagion!!
Also, if there are like 15 adds, and you haven't dotted any of them. Please dont spam ruin 1!
Don't forget that you have a spell called shadowflare!
Also, during bosses like Bismarck ex, or A1, Dot everything before spamming ruin!
Don't dot the bubbles during lightning though, or your team will be mad at you (oops)
Actually don't pop shadowflare til you see the weather or your team will be mad at you! (yes that was the 2nd wipe :Cc)


Dear black mages
Don't start your rotation with flare
convert is a brilliant spell to use to maintain your rotation and pop in a flare


Dear white mages
Medica 2 before a pull, no no no!


Am I using this thread like it was intended? :D

I'm a tank on Behemoth. Mained WAR through FCoB, PLD through SCoB and BCoB. Currently main DRK, with PLD at 60 as well. WAR hitting 60 in the soon future.

IGN is K'harnasi Aeion. :)

Dreamer Rigorstorm on Balmung reporting in for mentoring people~ I main MNK but have experience with all the jobs and able to help ze newbies!

great piece of positivity on the OF (usually this place is all complain-y and what not)

Summoner ilvl 190 from Shiva here. Also playing Scholar sometimes. Currently leveling AST :D

We also have a linkshell for new players on Shiva, see this thread:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-für-Neulinge

Currently all members are German, but i guess English would be ok as well :)

Akahiri Ryu'gam on Adamantoise

I'm a 60 PLD and BLM. I can help with teaching both classes and am willing to sit down in game and work through ideas with players for any class.

I have experience helping a former static's DRG with his rotation and am flexible as to what time we'd discuss.

Can I be put on the list of mentors whatever you have? I'm a 60 MCH and WHM and will help out people with the basics and everything in between. I play on Balmung.

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Can I be put on the list of mentors whatever you have? I'm a 60 MCH and WHM and will help out people with the basics and everything in between. I play on Balmung.

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The list up there is purely for the people from reddit, so the players here can see everyone. It was ment that the mentors mostly post in the comments here like you are for new players to find and msg, or vice versa. If this really takes off tho and we get a bunch of pages of people signing on, I'll start adding everyone and their contact info to a google doc list.

Sakuja Itami from Moogle,

i can help with Crafting & Gathering rotations or whenever you need a crafter who doesnt charge a fee.

Apeiron Kinglight, Faerie. If you're on Faerie and need a hand, keep my name somewhere and see if you can't catch me when I'm on. I'm never too busy to help players out. If you've got party finder, keep an eye out for my clear parties. I also started Elkeid, a LS specifically to help players and socialize.

I've got DRG 60, WHM/SCH 50, AST 54, PLD 50.

Raina Shade, Faerie. My main is AST but I play all the jobs on a regular basis. People I know like to refer to me as an Eorzean encyclopedia, so if you have a question there's an excellent chance I know the answer. Please let me know if you need any help, and if you need a free company or linkshell, feel free to head over to the Faerie forums and check out my posting for <Lewd>! ^_^

Hmm. Seems we have a TON of people willing to mentor, but not so many willing to be upfront about needing help.

How do we reach out to those people I wonder. We need to get their attention somehow.

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Originally Posted by Treble

Hmm. Seems we have a TON of people willing to mentor, but not so many willing to be upfront about needing help.

How do we reach out to those people I wonder. We need to get their attention somehow.

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Newbies probably don't feel comfortable posting on a forum. Or even know there's a forum to begin with.

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Newbies probably don't feel comfortable posting on a forum. Or even know there's a forum to begin with.

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Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

No, you're thinking of n00b, which is the insulting version. Newbies is the more general term for someone who is new and is usually not an insult.

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Not really going to argue about this, but in no way has the word ever been used as a positive one. n00b, newb etc are just variants of the same thing, because the internet loves shortening everything. If you're trying to tell me that "newbie" doesn't sound worse than "new player" you're only lying to yourself.

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Originally Posted by nugglets

Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.

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No, you're thinking of n00b, which is the insulting version. Newbies is the more general term for someone who is new and is usually not an insult.

Edamus Brightblade PLD and adventurer extraordinaire. Willing to mentor. Even you you shady Evil Empire guys.

Ahh I'm a new player on a japanese data center: mana and server: anima and name: Chihaya tatewaki and I'm having trouble with the language barriers. If there was someone on that server to play with or just to help with understanding simple japanese phrases I'd like that. I can read hiragana but I'm terrible with kanji. I know its a weird kinda thing to ask for help with but I just lag too much on the american servers and I'd really like to be able to at least understand when they ask me to do things. If anyone can help please do.

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Originally Posted by nugglets

Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.



Not really going to argue about this, but in no way has the word ever been used as a positive one. n00b, newb etc are just variants of the same thing, because the internet loves shortening everything. If you're trying to tell me that "newbie" doesn't sound worse than "new player" you're only lying to yourself.

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No, actually, miles is correct. "Newb" and "Newbies" are nowhere near negative, it's up to you how you want to see it, but that's the same as anyone who would just suddenly think random words are offensive. "Noob" is the derogatory word.

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Originally Posted by nugglets

Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.



Not really going to argue about this, but in no way has the word ever been used as a positive one. n00b, newb etc are just variants of the same thing, because the internet loves shortening everything. If you're trying to tell me that "newbie" doesn't sound worse than "new player" you're only lying to yourself.

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I guess calling them 'new players' who are actually new is an insult?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Noob
What do you want us to call 'em lol!

II. Defining 'Noob'
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more.

I'm here from the Reddit thread, but I would like some help myself as a Monk and Ninja. Right before HW released, at i130, I was barely pushing greater than 500 dps in T13, with pots and food. I have a level 60 NIN, at 171 and fear I'm still kind of doing that bad DPS. Also leveling MNK at 42, and could use some help with rotations, not only to be good, but maximize my output and be beneficial to my static.

Name is Chrona Sapphyra, I'm on Ragnarok, if you want to shoot me a mail or /tell. My Steam is is Da Bellabooty if you want to chat there too. I'm usually online most of the time too. :)

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I guess calling them 'new players' who are actually new is an insult?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Noob
What do you want us to call 'em lol!

II. Defining 'Noob'
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more.

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This XD I thought Newb was quite fitting, since as the poster above me already said it's not derogatory at all. Where as noob is.

Jajuno Juno from Cerberus, Happy to help with any SMN related stuffs.

I'm on Malboro as Kohveras Foustir and willing to help out new players with the Dark knight, White mage, and Summoner classes. If anyone has questions about these classes feel free to bug me

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Surprising that we aren't seeing much traction here,

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These forums aren't exactly newbie friendly

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convert is a brilliant spell to use to maintain your rotation and pop in a flare

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Ugh... always leave convert for ARTER flare

Lilyth Chan - Zalera

Feel free to bug me with any monk related stuff! I'd love to help.

I posted on Reddit but this list may have not been updated yet.

I'm not 60 on any class but I main both DRK and WHM. I'd be totally down with chatting with new people or helping them with dungeons, trials, etc. I read a lot about theorycrafting too so maybe I can be of help there.

Name's Tadeusz Romanov and I'm on Hyperion :)

Expert DRG and master of all War/Magic here willing to help those who are willing to learn. 5 jobs ilvl 180+ and goal to have all done. Home is in Sargatanas /tell me in game or on forums for help with anything.

Ezere Kert on Faerie server. I'm no expert but I like helping with dungeons and trials. Anything really! Slowly working my way to finish Coil and start on Alex to hopefully help in those eventually. But feel free to message me in game. Also looking for casual linkshell and friends!

Hi everyone! Raven Hart from Gilgamesh here! I main a currently ilev 190 WHM and will glady help anyone that wish to learn how to play this class! Feel free to contact me :)

Russell Warren on Coeurl

I'm a 60 Monk (Main Job) and a 60 Dark Knight (Side Job), with further experience tanking as a 51 Warrior. I'm most easily reached via contacting me in-game if on the same server or through Twitter at @CommanderRusty. I'll try to help in any way I can (as long as i'm not preoccupied with raids or work), so if you need help don't be a stranger!

Hi, Clouddgr Faust if anyone needs help on midgardsormr i'm on

While i'm no expert, I can help anyone on the Siren server with Scholar/Summoner and Bard rotations. I will be able to help with Machinist soonish too once I myself get to 60, but I can help you with a good rotation up to 50, at least for now. All of these jobs specialize in AoE rotations, barring healing for Scholar. So if you feel you want some advice feel free to ask.