How do I deal with Eureka Anemos?

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I made a new character on an EU server and recently unlocked Eureka Anemos, but when I looked around, everyone I saw was at least level 15 and me trying to look for a group at level 1-2 for about an hour yielded no results.

Being a year behind when it comes to Eureka, how am I supposed to deal with this? Is there some trick to catching up or should I just give up on Eureka entirely?

People don't really level through chaining in Anemos anymore. Or in Pyros, for that matter. The only part of Eureka where grinding common mobs for EXP is a thing is Pagos only because Pagos NM spawn rate and EXP yield are still kinda abysmal despite numerous buffs.
Anemos is all about the FATE train. the premise is basically: a giant blob of people is running from spawn to spawn fighting bosses. For the first couple of levels you won't be able to contribute much and will probably spend most of the time lying on the floor, but people are generally still happy to help you catch up by passively soaking the EXP (you still need to hit the boss a few times to get credit tho)

To get on the train all you need to do is say "LFG train" in /shout and you should get an invite within moments. If you see any level 17s and above in your party, they might even be able to carry you around on a two-seater so you don't get murdered by everything along the way.

Once you're 20, you can start looking for challennge log farm. People usually do them in Anemos to get a headstart on Pagos levelling, which is otherwise a long and mind-numbing process that people are unwilling to group up for until around level 30ish.

Also, if you're new, remember that dying and returning to aetheryte takes away your EXP. So if you happen to die on the way, ask for a rez. At least in Anemos there's a high chance someone will come.

How to deal with Eureka:

Exit the zone, and never reenter it again. You're life will be all the better for it.

Otherwise what BonBori said.

Thanks, at least I got myself a group...

Yah also what Burningskull said. Whenever friends or guildies ask me about Eureka, I strongly recommend against it. I only suffered through Eureka because it held hostage a couple of very specific cosmetic drops (hair and emotes) that I wanted. The gameplay loop in all 3 iterations is... just utterly unappealing to me. Even the story is mhm... it finally seems to be getting vaguely somewherewards by the end of Pyros, but due to the nature of Eureka, the way the story is told to you is very uninteractive, rudimentary and poorly paced as a side effect of being tied to your level. OH! And I mean "being told to you" in a very literal sense, it's mostly characters throwing dry exposition at you, explaining all the stuff that's unfolding without your involvement or even a good reason to get involved in. You're just there because... I guess because the WoL is pathologically incapable of saying no. I have never felt so unmotivated to pursue a storyline and I'm an OCD completionist, I clear all the sidequests that pop up on my map, read every line of dialogue and generally try to keep up with lore and narrative. So I think that's saying something.

Anyways that's BonBon's Eureka rant #334 done. If you really feel like you want to give Eureka a chance regardless, I think you definitely should experience it and form your own opinion. To me it's an antithesis of a modern MMO, full of design paradigms that the genre has evolved out of many years ago and for many good reasons. If I wanted any of that, I would have never picked up a game like FF14 in the first place. It's... I feel a very niche thing designed to appeal to a niche demographic, but someone must have missed the memo because they decided to lock relics and attractive rewards behind that to get players outside of that niche into it in spite of themselves.

Challenge logs are most definitely worth it even below level 20. Honestly you get way more EXP from completely a challenge long than you do from fates.
Also, you only get Protean crystals from chaining enemies, and without them you're not getting the relic weapon.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

Also, you only get Protean crystals from chaining enemies, and without them you're not getting the relic weapon.

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Not entirely accurate. You can exchange Anemos Crystals for Protean by talking to Gerolt. I've gone through all of Anemos without chain-farming crystals even once. You can also buy Pazuzu Feathers from another vendor at the camp. I believe both options were added around the Pagos patch.

I attempted to do logs a few times and I think I got a few crystals out of that, but as a latecomer myself, I found it incredibly hard to find enough low-level people to do that with. And that was still months ago. At this point I assume it's just impossible.

This is the problem with eureka and what makes it the worst relic system ever. NOBODY will be doing it come 5.0 so if you want those glamours too bad.

Teleport->Rhalgr's Reach->unlock Omega & St. Mocienne's so you can do the Burn Roulette for Genesis and Omega for the crystalloids.

Best way to deal with Eureka imho.

I would always recommend completing the Challenge Log each week, its huge EXP, i have only done it for three weeks and gained Lv20 to 28, else I'd not bother, the Fate train is garbage after Lv19+.

Sadly with regard to challenge log, the TNL at level 33 jumps way up but the log doesn't really jump up to match, so it's proportionally worth less. Still worth doing, but don't expect 2-2.5 levels a week from it at that point anymore.

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Originally Posted by Jollyy5

Long story short:

I made a new character on an EU server and recently unlocked Eureka Anemos, but when I looked around, everyone I saw was at least level 15 and me trying to look for a group at level 1-2 for about an hour yielded no results.

Being a year behind when it comes to Eureka, how am I supposed to deal with this? Is there some trick to catching up or should I just give up on Eureka entirely?

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It's hard when you are very low level in Anemos. That is actually the case with Pagos and Pyros as well. it gets a lot better as you level. There are still new players entering the zone and I would suggest trying to join with them at or near your level until you get your first Protean Crystal by chaining mobs. You won't get those if you have high levels in your group until you hit level 15 if you just do NM's from the start. The Protean Crystal allows you to unlock Gerolt and other NPC's.

Once you get your Protean Crystals just follow the train and do NM's. You'll need quite a few crystals from them that are only dropped by the NM's so leveling alone won't get you those if you don't focus those as well. Anemos is relatively easy when it comes to getting multiple weapons. Pagos on the other hand is a lot more work and getting one or two weapons requires effort.

Challenge log is important early on cause it helps you level quickly given they did buff experience for log quite a bit. Relative to Pagos I would at the very least finish a complete challenge log at 20 (in Anemos due to level syncing so easier to get a group) which will get you to 23 and allow you to do the first two quests and attune to the 21 Aether. I wouldn't enter Pagos any later than level 25 because it's when you get your "kettle" and can start collecting light. Light in my opinion is the most work and takes time. Helps if you have friends who can get you started by giving you rides and raising you when needed given you aggro just about everything at low level.

Good Luck.

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Originally Posted by Bonbori

The only part of Eureka where grinding common mobs for EXP is a thing is Pagos only because Pagos NM spawn rate and EXP yield are still kinda abysmal despite numerous buffs.

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Don't forget exp chains are only viable in Pagos if your trying to farm light. If you are not using the level sync at that bunny fate during snow weather. Then you'll need to be at lv 35 to make chaining mobs a consistent thing. Just make sure you're doing the log at some point or parts if it.

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Once at 35 you might as well stay in Pagos to light farm and fates, and finish your weapon. I've gone 5 levels while trying to finish my farming, and once that is done, getting half way through Pyros should be easier. That is assuming you want to try to upgrade more than one weapon. If you have enough gill, then getting to 30 or 50 mnemes from Pyros wont be a problem. It might be really fast since the gear is just 5 mat i380 stuff, going past 30 is optional.

Don't bother with Eureka, thank me later

Eureka = "A strange game, the only winning move is not to play."

Anemos is a walk in field of flowers compared to Eureka Pagos. I decided to skip this content totally after I went to Pagos, its just so horrible and disgusting that its not worth the frustration.
After several hours trying to get a party, and the few who I got didn't gave a fuzzy, I gave up. Too much frustration for a lame content. If you are casual player and are doing it now, you are pretty much screwed, sorry to say this.

My only regret is that it will be the only relic I'll never get; at least not as it is now. Perhaps after 5.0 when I return gaming.

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Originally Posted by Final-Fantasy

I would always recommend completing the Challenge Log each week, its huge EXP, i have only done it for three weeks and gained Lv20 to 28, else I'd not bother, the Fate train is garbage after Lv19+.

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And that would help a level 1-2 player how exactly?

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Originally Posted by Ilan

And that would help a level 1-2 player how exactly?

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At level 1-2 you can complete challenge logs all by yourself and get up to level 5+ in a day.
At that point you'll need to party up to beat relevant challenge log enemies.
At level 7-9 you should be capable of taking part in FATEs.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

At level 1-2 you can complete challenge logs all by yourself and get up to level 5+ in a day.
At that point you'll need to party up to beat relevant challenge log enemies.
At level 7-9 you should be capable of taking part in FATEs.

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It will be pretty hard to finish the challenge log in that level all by your own.

:rolleyes:
https://i.imgur.com/CpKzrSj.png

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Originally Posted by Ilan

It will be pretty hard to finish the challenge log in that level all by your own.

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I did it. Got to level 4 with all but ashkin completed on day 1.
This is since they buffed EXP in Anemos.

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Originally Posted by Eryna

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This only helps with Pagos. OP is in Anemos. The exit there needs buffed.

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Originally Posted by DevonEllwood

This only helps with Pagos. OP is in Anemos. The exit there needs buffed.

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It should auto-port you to the exit with a pop up window asking "Whups! You have entered Eureka.... are you sure about this?".

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Originally Posted by Liam_Harper

It should auto-port you to the exit with a pop up window asking "Whups! You have entered Eureka.... are you sure about this?".

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Combine that with a¨helpful" talking paper-clip that harasses you constantly and you might have something there.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

I did it. Got to level 4 with all but ashkin completed on day 1.
This is since they buffed EXP in Anemos.

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Its still not easily done for someone who didn't play for a long time or isn't experienced at all. I levelt alone in anemos for a long time. Was it doable? Yes. Was it enjoyable? Hell no!

I've been doing Eureka since the beginning, so I'm afraid I don't know much about how folks get into it now. However, I will say that the Challenge Logs are worth it even at later levels. In both Pagos and Pyros, I never once ground mobs for exp - it was all Challenge Logs with a side of NMs. Took me roughly four sets of Challenge Logs in Pagos, and three in Pyros.