Sightseeing Embarassment

I know, I know, everyone is excited about Stormblood and literally no one cares about this but...

I'm pretty new to this game, and I decided to give the sightseeing log a whirl, with the help of a website.

But entry #009...I can't do it. It's in the Leatherworking Guild, where you get on top of that rack. I *can't*. Like, I've watched videos, studied frames on what people in said videos are doing, read guides. Tried varying all sorts of stuff. I've tried so much, I should've done it by accident at this point. None of my friends can make this jump, either. Now mind, I didn't get around to this until post 4.0 patch, where the timing to sprint changed. I can't imagine this changed, but I cannot make this jump.

It's frustrating to the point of I wonder if something is straight up wrong. Can anyone confirm that this is actually still possible? I'd rather be told "I just did it, you're terrible, git gud" than go on wondering if maybe something is amiss at this point.

It is possible I promise. It's just a bit of a pain. I actually had more trouble falling onto the proper light in Ul'Dah.

Haha. I pulled off the Ul'Dah light one on my first try. Even the waterfall one in Gridania after a couple. But I've probably tried this a thousand times now, and no dice. I feel like the world's worst everything.

Ugh that waterfall jump. Some of the ones after this are pretty tricky. For the guild though my best advice is try to jump like you are trying to go through the wall.

Can you be a little more specific? Are you using a controller? You mean press against the wall as you jump or...?

Nope I use mouse and keyboard. I just pretended that I was aiming for the spot the wall occupies instead of aiming for the rack itself.

I found it very difficult as well, until I tried with NIN, which has the Fleet of Foot trait, increases movement speed. It was just enough to get me that little bit further. I've seen it done without, but it seemed a lot easier that way.

Hardest one is without a doubt the jump onto that wood log in North shroud. Please look forward to it xD

As for the leatherworking guild one, keep trying, it's got a bit of a nasty angle you need to make that jump at, if I remember this right.

Ironically, I've been trying to do this too. I even purchased one of those optional items that boost you to level 60 for NIN so that I could use the Fleet of Foot trait. Still no luck.... oddly enough, I have the other 19 needed for the first part of the quest. After trying this same jump over, and over for the past 6 hours.... I honestly am considering breaking the ToU at this point.

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Originally Posted by Lelila38

Hardest one is without a doubt the jump onto that wood log in North shroud. Please look forward to it xD

As for the leatherworking guild one, keep trying, it's got a bit of a nasty angle you need to make that jump at, if I remember this right.

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*shakes fist at Ixali logging grounds* That thing was such a pain.

Well this thread has been an emotional rollercoster of hopes and smashed dreams. I was pretty excited about the ninja trick, but Ivinedra's experience eerily matches my own. Like, 6 hours on a jump that hardly anyone else seems to think is much more difficult than "pretty annoying," puts me pretty squarely back in considering "did something, magically, change with the 4.0 patch?" I'm SMN, so I tried to see if I could get Shadowflare to "stick" on top of that rack, and while this isn't perfect proof, it bugs me that I absolutely cannot. 6+ hours of trying something is not "a pain" it's a frustrating nightmare of wondering about your sanity.

I'd be sorta grateful if someone can confirm it absolutely is still possible, post 4.0.

I since I've ran into this, I've stopped playing all other portions of the game. I spend about a hour and a half sprint jumping in various directions to "magically" hit the invisible support that holds you up there. Go get some fresh air before I throw my monitor across the room. Come back and repeat.

So please, if anyone has any sympathy for the remnants of my sanity - please try it now in stormblood and let me know it is possible.

Furthermore, I'd also really appreciate it if someone went into immense detail about how they accomplished the jump. Immense detail meaning down to how tall their character is in game. (Yes I've even started to think that might play a factor)

Haha, I've seriously considered rerolling a normal-sized character since my Roegadyn is as enormous as it's possible to be in this game, just to see. The neurosis is real, trying to blame anything else other than my potential extreme incompetence.

Sweetie, just wait until you need to do Ixali Logging Grounds :^) that entry makes all others seem like a joke. The Silvertear Lake was also challenging, but still not on ILG level. Don't worry though, you will manage to eventually!

I'm going to go amuse myself after work and see if I can pull off the ILG, even though I don't have it unlocked, just to, like...get a gauge of my level of bad. Perspective or something. If I can do it in <30 minutes, I will stand by that the leatherworking guild has...maybe something wrong with it. And that "You'll get it eventually" is maybe...false.

GL with sightseeing 48.
Tip, lower your fps to 15

Small trick, dunno if it's still possible. And only on pc. People used to "trick" difficult jumps by reducing fps. That way it's possible you kinda clip into the objects and get on more easily. This is only as a last resort trick and personally I consider it cheating, but if your sanity is on the line...

i'll check leather workers guild soon as i leave work. got about 7 hours till i get home.

Huh. I didn't realize that about the FPS trick. I'll give it a shot when I get home. I really, really, really appreciate all the feedback guys :). For something as mundane as this must be in the wake of Stormblood, well, it feels nice.

That FPS trick plus the NIN speed boost got me there. Thank you everyone! Now to wait an hour for the weather....

I tried the 15 FPS, but that was waaayyy tooo laggy for me, but a reduction to 30 FPS made it work for me - repeatably. I've now made the jump three times in the course of 10 minutes.

Ivinedra: This is good to hear :) I have hope again! Thanks all.

Congratulations :)
Hope you'll have an easier time with the rest. Hardest one is yet to come though, on Ixali Logging Grounds in North Shroud. Good luck and have fun on the other sights.

Pearls: I actually found 30 FPS easier then 15 FPS - or I just got lucky three times in a row.