So what do you farm when you hit max level?

Hi I'm brand newb player here. I'm level 44 atm. I have been playing story ever since, so I haven't been crafting or collecting anything at all. Just solid story mode.

Back to the question. So what exactly do you need to farm when you hit level 60? I use to play Diablo 3 alot and when you hit max level you farm, death breath, veil crystals and gems etc to craft better BiS items along with paragon levels etc etc. So what do I need to farm in FF14? Do you get good gear from crafting or slaying monsters? What exactly is the end game anyway? Raids? Crafting? Dungeons? How do you get good gear? If not by crafting then why are people farming x y z? what are they trying to craft that is must have in your character? Can someone list me the MUST farm items in FF14 when you hit max level. I really appreciate it. :)

Enlighten me people :D

Dungeons, Raids, Tomestones (weekly capped currency for endgame gear), Primal fights (usually for weapons) and this nifty mode called Diadem which is sort of the lovechild of Diablo + FFXIV hunts

If you raid with skilled groups, you farm raids each week for chances at gear drops. That's the best stuff in the game. Otherwise, you join the majority of us peasants in farming dungeons for 450 tokens per week which you spend on the latest endgame gear. (Currently that gear is ilevel 200, but will be more like 230 in another week).

You'll have a little bit of trouble getting gear to qualify for endgame content at first, but with a little effort you will skip most of the ilevel brackets that we've been farming for the last several months, and jump right into ilevel 200-230 gear with little difficulty.

It's more about slowly building your gear via the weekly capped token than farming a single place over and over again. (Although the "Diadem" area mimics gear farming in other games with ilevel 210 gear, but it won't likely exceed ilevel 210 until sometime in June or July)

I am so so so confused. WHat is this weekly thing you guys are talking about?

' you farm raids each week for chances at gear drops. That's the best stuff in the game '
What is raids? So I assume you can only play 1 raid per week? ehhh? If yes then ok. :)

'you join the majority of us peasants in farming dungeons for 450 tokens per week '
Tokens? You get how many tokens for 1 dungeon run? How do you spend tokens? 1 token 1 gear? 1 token = 1 chest armour?

'Currently that gear is ilevel 200, but will be more like 230 in another week'
so ilevel200 is current but after next patch it will be ilevel 230? in otherwords its no point farming ilevel200 since ilevel230 will be announce next week? Or am I missing something here? :D

Sorry of these are noobs question, as you can see I am a noob and I want ff14 be my main game :)
Im sick of playing LoL and csgo, FF14 FTW!

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If you raid with skilled groups, you farm raids each week for chances at gear drops. That's the best stuff in the game. Otherwise, you join the majority of us peasants in farming dungeons for 450 tokens per week which you spend on the latest endgame gear. (Currently that gear is ilevel 200, but will be more like 230 in another week).

You'll have a little bit of trouble getting gear to qualify for endgame content at first, but with a little effort you will skip most of the ilevel brackets that we've been farming for the last several months, and jump right into ilevel 200-230 gear with little difficulty.

It's more about slowly building your gear via the weekly capped token than farming a single place over and over again. (Although the "Diadem" area mimics gear farming in other games with ilevel 210 gear, but it won't likely exceed ilevel 210 until sometime in June or July)

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No Idea why i cant post comment I posted above me. It has word cap wtf? lol

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No Idea why i cant post comment I posted above me. It has word cap wtf? lol

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The forum is like that, 1000 letter cap per post. Just cut anything extra from your post and then choose EDIT POST to paste the remainder of what you were going to say.

So a lot of subscription based mmos have a limit to what you can do each week, to keep people subscribed for a longer period of time. The content can be fairly easy (or not), but it is impossible to be fully geared without spending several weeks (and several subscription fees) on your character.

Once you get to level 50, you'll start to see the "tomestone" currency, which is earned from completing dungeons and trials. You spend that currency on strong gear. There are several types of tomestones, and the best kind are capped at 450 tomestones a week. You get about 40-70 of these tomestones for a single level 60 dungeon. A full set of gear can cost about 13-15 weeks of tomestones.

Additionally, you have raids, which are challenging 8-man content. If you beat a boss, you get gear from him, but only once per week.

There are several other forms of acquiring loot, such as farming certain bosses to get useful weapons, doing a weekly 24-man raid for an easy piece of loot, and the "Diadem" dungeon-like-thing where you can farm gear until your eyes melt, albeit at a low drop rate. These are mostly catch-up gearing mechanics, though.

Even numbered patches mostly focus on introducing stronger tomestone and 8-man raid gear, and odd numbered patches focus on allowing faster catch-up for new players. Since you'll likely hit level 60 during patch 3.2, you can skip past a lot of the 3.0 gear levels, and get focus on the same 3.2 gear as everyone else at level cap.

You can edit posts to get around the 1000 character limit.

Anyway, my suggestion to you is to not worry about endgame farming until you reach there. You have plenty of story to go through, and you'll naturally acquire tomestones once you get to level 50+.
You basically just learn as you progress.

Glamour.
I farm glamour. Gotta look good AWALYS.

"What is raids? So I assume you can only play 1 raid per week?"
^ Raids are basically something like a trial (think the fight like Ifrit story mode but its the most hardest of all current content and require 8 people with coordination). The weekly thing refers to the 2 raid loot chest that you will get when you clear that particular raid. Lets say, current endgame raid is Alexander : Gordias Savage, it has 4 tiers. You can get 2 chest containing gears in each tier per week, then it resets on Tuesdays so you can go clear it again for another 2.

Tokens? You get how many tokens for 1 dungeon run? How do you spend tokens?
^ Referring to the Allagan Tomestones of [some name here]. You can get from 10 to 100 depending on which dungeon you cleared (you get them from lv50 / lv60 dungeons). You spend them on certain gears by talking to Auriana in Mordhona (for lv50 poetics) and Hismena in Idyllshire (lv 60 law/eso)

so ilevel200 is current but after next patch it will be ilevel 230? in otherwords its no point farming ilevel200 since ilevel230 will be announce next week?
^ Still has a point regardless, you can farm them for your alternate classes.

And since you are also in Odin, feel free to add me in-game to ask more. I'm usually around in game about 9 hours from this post.

@Gunspec I see I see. So what about crafting? Why do people craft then? Why do people farm? what do they farm? and what are they for? From reading your comments, it seems the only way to get best gear is from dungs, trials and raids. So crafting is just something to do in game??

@KinnisonArc I added you but it says ur name is not valid? Can you add me? :D

i'M SO NOOB god help me. FYI FF14 is my first EVER MMO. Right now just playing story like a noob :D
Im 22 years old.

You can't player search unless they're online, which is why he gave you his regular playtime.
As for crafting, it's usually not the best gear you can get, no. However it can net you decent gear to catch up with, or to just make yourself look good.

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You can't player search unless they're online, which is why he gave you his regular playtime.
As for crafting, it's usually not the best gear you can get, no. However it can net you decent gear to catch up with, or to just make yourself look good.

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WHat you mean? In other words crafting for gear is a faster way but not the best gear in game>?

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WHat you mean? In other words crafting for gear is a faster way but not the best gear in game>?

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That is what I mean, yes.
It's also the main way of obtaining better crafting/gathering gear, since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.
And as mentioned before, glamours. Looking good is half the battle.

@Canadane lol i see bling is the way forawrd in ff14 i like it :D

'since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.'
What class? When I complete story I won't be playing bard, I'll be maining machinist :)
Any tips on machinist gear?

About crafting gear, what materials do you need? where can I get them? Sorry if I'm asking alot. I guess if you don't ask you don't know :)

Ever notice that your character might have a piece of gear while leveling that is 10 ilevels lower than your character level? Or that High Quality gear is about 25-30% stronger than an identical Normal Quality piece?


High quality gear is exclusively made by crafters, and is perfect for making sure that your leveling classes are as strong as possible at each stage of the game BEFORE hitting level cap.

But yeah, the goal of the endgame was for powerful gear to be "earned" rather than "bought", so endgame crafting gear is usually several stages weaker than what you get from raids and tomestones. In 3.1, the strongest crafting gear is ilevel 185, while even a peasant like me is wearing mostly ilevel 210 tomestone gear. The devs probably thought that if crafting gear was too powerful, it would cater to the gold selling market, and players would be using real money to buy their equipment. Allegedly, crafted gear will be much more useful in patch 3.2, but we'll wait and see if that is true.

The true usefulness of crafting is the cosmetic stuff that is made exclusively by them. Outfits, furniture, pets, and chocobo bardings are all things that crafts can make. Additionally, there are powerful "relic" weapons in the game that involve long and tedious questlines, of which acquiring crafted components is usually an aspect.

So crafting has its uses, but is entirely optional for most players. If you're just getting your feet wet, having a few crafter friends might be all you really need.

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Any tips on machinist gear?

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With the exception of the weapon, and a few job specific outfits (ilevel 50, 90, 200, 210), Bard and Machinists wear the exact same gear. There are several gear themes, and both Bard and Machinist belong to the "X of aiming" theme for + dexterity. The new gear in 3.2 will probably be uniform between bard and machinist.

@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D

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@Canadane lol i see bling is the way forawrd in ff14 i like it :D

'since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.'
What class?

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Disciple of land and hand classes.
Carpenter, Weaver, Goldsmith, Fisher, etc.

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About crafting gear, what materials do you need? where can I get them? Sorry if I'm asking alot. I guess if you don't ask you don't know :)

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All depends on what you want to make. The game tells you what you need to get when you attempt to make something. You can open your crafting log at any time.

You don't get "buy gil, best price, handiwork guarantee" trash messages on Odin? Sounds like a lovely place, because Ultros server is full of that junk advertising. Yeah, there are gold sellers in this game, and yes, the gold sellers get banned and the people who buy from them sometimes get punished. While it IS against the rules, devs don't police the game very well in that regard, so it is probably best that crafted gear ISN'T the best in the game.

You really only see RMT (real money trade) being a problem when there is a hot new item in the game, like a cool new outfit that is difficult to craft, or new expensive housing wards. You don't need to worry about the game being pay to win, although I sometimes suspect people are paying to look cool. lol.

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Hi I'm brand newb player here. I'm level 44 atm. I have been playing story ever since, so I haven't been crafting or collecting anything at all. Just solid story mode.

Back to the question. So what exactly do you need to farm when you hit level 60? I use to play Diablo 3 alot and when you hit max level you farm, death breath, veil crystals and gems etc to craft better BiS items along with paragon levels etc etc. So what do I need to farm in FF14? Do you get good gear from crafting or slaying monsters? What exactly is the end game anyway? Raids? Crafting? Dungeons? How do you get good gear? If not by crafting then why are people farming x y z? what are they trying to craft that is must have in your character? Can someone list me the MUST farm items in FF14 when you hit max level. I really appreciate it. :)

Enlighten me people :D

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Allage Tomes, Hunt Seals (Allied is unlocked at 50 and Centurio ranks Between 52 and 58 I believe), Wolf Marks (If you do PvP), Gatherer/Crafter Scripts, and of course Gil and MGP.

Basically grinding currency like before but different kinds unlock at different points. Otherwise business as usual. Fight, Grind, Gather, Craft, dungeons, dungeons, and more dungeons. Maybe a raid and PvP match now and then if you're into them.

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@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D

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And I don't know about gear, but the only "Black Market" is the infuriating groups of RMT currency sellers that buying from will get you perma banned faster than a lvl 50 can kill an Ul'dah ground squirrel.

There's Market Board for most goods (Crafting materials included but I suggest getting gatherers leveled to save Gil) and the Mog Station is FF14's internet "Cash Shop" that only sells Glamour Gear, a few exclusive mounts, and old event items amongst other things.

Crafting is, tedious, but the skills do most of the work. More often than not getting the materials is the hard part. And nothing in this game is pay to win. Even the Best High Level Gear can't make up for a lack of effort. (Not a lot is needed but so many put in so little sadly)

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@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D

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Ever get those weird tells by some people spamming a gold selling website? Theres people that use Bots (computer controlled characters) to farm for gil and then sell them for actual money, which is against the ToS. The reason why crafting is weaker is to prevent said people from possibly using it to make a profit. It's constant struggle, one of these days I'll have to upload footage I captured of RMT bots at work, it's really crazy.

The game does have a marketboard for players to sell items for gil such as mats or crafted weapons and armor. It's not really pay to win, since thats an entirely different thing all together that involves an exchange of real money for an ingame advantage.

And apparently my post is late to the party cause I'm such a slow typer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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@KinnisonArc I added you but it says ur name is not valid? Can you add me? :D

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I'll send you a /tell and add you when I'm online later, if you are too.

XIV endgame is getting the best glamour you can possibly get, getting the rarest mount you have, then idling in a cool spot in idleshire

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I'll send you a /tell and add you when I'm online later, if you are too.

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still not invites :(

So what do you farm when you hit max level?

Fish?

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So what do you farm when you hit max level?

Fish?

http://i.imgur.com/dAJEZiE.png

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what does those fishes gives you?

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Originally Posted by StinkyPuppies

what does those fishes gives you?

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The fish give you.... Well, fish.

The Culinarian and Alchemist Crafters tend to use fish in some of their recipies however.

If your Crafters get high enough level you get the "Desynthisis" ability which can let you turn some rare fish into special materials for the swimsuit glamours as well.

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still not invites :(

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I did sent you a /tell yesterday when I came online for awhile, I thought you were busy when I didn't get any reply. ^^;
I'll contact you again tonight, I'll send that friend request this time regardless.

WHen I first got to 50, I farmed dungeons for tomestones of poetics in order to get a full set of blue quality gear before moving on to the Heavensward content. Once you reach level 60 the tomestomes of esoterics will be uncapped. Personally, I will farm my ass off for the full esoterics set and then carry on and do whatever I feel like in the end game. I would suggest doing raids like Alex and Void Ark to gear up, but I don't think it will be worth the bother once the esoterics are uncapped. With a full ilvl 210 set you can then carry on and progress how you want in the end game. :) I don't think crafted gear has anything on the gear obtained through dungeons/raids/tomestones once you reach the end game.

What do I farm? Illuminati perch, mostly. Morel and cuprite on bonus, and chysahl and adamantite if I haven't capped yet.