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[Ch13F]

recently purchased the game. and till now it wasnt very fun.my questions are as follows:

-whats a proffession's cap? how you keep your psychology stable after rank12?
-anyway to increase archery range?
-only weapon and skill bonus damages increase total damage? str has no effect on archery?

-how much hp these ..... mobs have? ( points are censored part, you can imagine my frustration about combat mechanics)

-how can a combat profession earn gil?
-where to get a better armor and weapon? (hoping that answer wont be that "from other players only")

-making npc repair your equipment has a downgrade in long terms? (stat lose etc)
-whats req to start a behest in rank10 camp?
-when grinding with a group, do we get same amount of exp?
-how can i replenish anima?
-do people never chat in this game?
-can i reset my attributes as many time as i want?
-are there any mounts?
-link of best web source for in-game recipes,if you got



thats all which in my head.for now
thanks.

[Zenaku]

recently purchased the game. and till now it wasnt very fun.my questions are as follows:

-whats a proffession's cap? how you keep your psychology stable after rank12?
Cap is 50 just like Warrior / magic /land there no limit how many you can level up to max

-anyway to increase archery range?
For now there no way to increase the range maybe a spell would come out.

-only weapon and skill bonus damages increase total damage? str has no effect on archery?

-how much hp these ..... mobs have? ( points are censored part, you can imagine my frustration about combat mechanics)
We don't know the Mob hp SE don't display that information.

-how can a combat profession earn gil?
You use to earn gil buy doing 30/40 leves on warrior/magic class but now i don't really know i guess you could repair other gil if you can repair and sell item in the ward.

-where to get a better armor and weapon? (hoping that answer wont be that "from other players only")
From the ward which is from other player all the npc overprice.

-making npc repair your equipment has a downgrade in long terms? (stat lose etc)
NPC can only repair 75% of your gear so you would need to /sh for repair next to the repair npc and put all the item you need repair in your bazaar and put a tip for them i put around 3-4k before but the new system it really up to the level of your gear now.

-whats req to start a behest in rank10 camp?
There no req to start behest but each camp have it's own level 1,10,20,30,40

-when grinding with a group, do we get same amount of exp?
yes you do get the same amount of SP

-how can i replenish anima?
You get more anima little by little every few hours.

-do people never chat in this game?
Everyone is in a linkshell and only chat on there try and /sh for a linkshell i sure someone in selbina would help you if i see you around next week i try and help you if i can.

-can i reset my attributes as many time as i want?
Each level there a limit and the higher level you are the more you have to wait but they should be fix around 1.19/1.20patch

-are there any mounts?
1.19 would release chocobos

-link of best web source for in-game recipes,if you got
ffxiv.yg.com,http://www.ffxivrecipes.info/


thats all which in my head.for now
thanks.

There you go

[VydarrTyr]

Some other info:

-whats a proffession's cap? how you keep your psychology stable after rank12?

Rank 12? That's really early to be losing your mind.

You get a bonus to SP up until you reach level 24 or 25. After that, leveling slows down. And the amount it takes to reach the next level ramps up quickly. By the time you get into the 40s, it can be kind of a grind.

The best way to get through it is to get in a linkshell, and start partying with friends. A good group can make anything fun.

-anyway to increase archery range?

No.

-only weapon and skill bonus damages increase total damage? str has no effect on archery?

No. Strength has an effect on damage. So does Dexterity, because it effects your critical hit rate.

-how much hp these ..... mobs have? ( points are censored part, you can imagine my frustration about combat mechanics)

Is there any game that lists the mob's HP?

But HP is going to vary from mob to mob, and it's also going to vary from level to level. There are dozens of different types of mobs, and they're all different levels. So even if I had an answer to that question, it would take forever to post.

If you're curious, every time you hit a mob, it shows how much damage you've done. After you've killed it, you can just add up all the damage you did.

-how can a combat profession earn gil?

The normal ways. Selling mob drops. At your level, you might want to kill sheep. There's always demand for sheepskin. You can set up a retainer in the Market Wards and sell them.

-where to get a better armor and weapon? (hoping that answer wont be that "from other players only")

Well, players have the best prices. Use the search function in the market wards. And do your searching in Uldah, because that's where most of the players are right now.

There's also an NPC in the middle of the Battlecraft, Spellcraft, and Armorcraft wards in each city that sells gear up to level 20. But the prices are pretty high. I'd suggest using the Market Wards.

-making npc repair your equipment has a downgrade in long terms? (stat lose etc)

No.

-whats req to start a behest in rank10 camp?

When the battle warden pops, just click on him and accept the mission. Then join a party with whoever else is doing the behest and kill some mobs.

-when grinding with a group, do we get same amount of exp?

Unless you're duoing, you get less SP. But you kill them so much faster, you get more SP per hour.

-how can i replenish anima?

Just time. You get 6 anima per day. (1 anima every 4 hours)

-do people never chat in this game?

Yes, but they mostly just talk in linkshell chat, or in /tells. So unless you're in their linkshell, you can't see it. If you want to interact with people, I strongly suggest you join a linkshell.

-can i reset my attributes as many time as i want?

Like Zenaku said, there's a limit. Like once every couple hours. And there's a limit to how many points you can re-allocate at one time. But at your level, you can do all your points at once.

-are there any mounts?

Just anima. Mounts and airships are coming in patch 1.19.

-link of best web source for in-game recipes,if you got

I use Yellow Gremlin (the yg site Zenaku listed below). It's also a great source for where you can buy gear.

[Ch13F]

thanks for your time and your answers. unlike infos, your suggestion didnt work for me well.

i mean,if we consider the question which is earning gil with combat profession, i m trying to sell shard and crystals,with or without trainer, with shouting or without shouting, even my price cheapest in crystaliers ward, i havent able to sell even 1 shard. guess noone buys those. because its too common.so due to these i cant get better gear, which makes my archer's dmg and survivability low.stucked in low level which is never happened in my 15years long mmo experience.

and also i cant say i quite get "bonus exp"thing until rank 24-25? where,when,how? lol. all i get is 150ish exp from same level of mobs. which is i have to sit and rest to replenish hp after each 2 mobs.( with garlond googles btw)

behests, yeah i found them how to do, but not without a party ,because simply rank10 camp behest mobs re rank26 grouped mobs. and when i ask someone for party , i cant even get a reply. oh well which brings me to you guys' best suggestion,which is "find a LS". Yeah trying that, dunno we ll see. some people also saying that behests give 5k gil,i couldnt get that,how?i havent get any gil.

i ll give this game a go about 1 week more, i think total 10days in any mmo is good enough time to test it out.you can start to become something or nothing in any mmo.and if it s gonna be nothing, wont bother to waste my time.just 10dollars will be wasted. what i saw till now this s a game which is not solo-friendly, which s a very big mistake when creating a game.

anyways, thanks again.cya

[eruntalo]

I play solo 95% of the time. I haven't had a problem with it.

Guildleves are how you get money as a Disciple of War. They are easily the best way to solo level and get gil.

[Zenaku]

behest you do them in area people are doing them in lol. Giving the game 10days is not enough top of that you playing when they trying to fix the game so in about 1-5months the game would be 60% not the same top of that they remaking the maps and adding more stuff to do. Maybe quit and come back 1month before it goes p2p and test it out then.

or just stay with it i think the reason most of us staying is due to knowing that SE could turn this game around and most of us did enjoy ffxi for a long long time.

[Xariz]

its gonna sound silly but did you try to sell the crystals in the crystaellier (i have no idea if i spelled that correctly lol) im also new but i havent had so much of an issue selling stuff just more or less trying to find new gear which seems to be the hardest thing now for me.. 10 days really isnt enough for a game such as FFXIV or even FFXI it really doesnt give you enough time to get the learning curve.. if it was any other mmo (RIFT WoW even Aion in some cases) its definitely enough time but not here id say if you like it other than the issue you are having keep at it and im sure you will enjoy yourself but dont base your decision just off of 10 days you wont have enough time to get a real feeling for the game

[Zenaku]

its gonna sound silly but did you try to sell the crystals in the crystaellier (i have no idea if i spelled that correctly lol) im also new but i havent had so much of an issue selling stuff just more or less trying to find new gear which seems to be the hardest thing now for me.. 10 days really isnt enough for a game such as FFXIV or even FFXI it really doesnt give you enough time to get the learning curve.. if it was any other mmo (RIFT WoW even Aion in some cases) its definitely enough time but not here id say if you like it other than the issue you are having keep at it and im sure you will enjoy yourself but dont base your decision just off of 10 days you wont have enough time to get a real feeling for the game

I agree this is not rift,wow, or aion where you level up pretty quick and do dunegon as 15 and you pretty much get the feel of the game within what? few hours of playing? then again rift,aion is just a wow clone they all follow the same rules do quest or dungeon or pvp lol.

In ffxi or ffxiv it take time to see the full of the game and the feel of it. Getting 1-20 back in the days in ffxi took a few days or even weeks lol. But ya i think you need to wait for the game to go p2p to see the game really or just stay with it now get a few 50 and come back when they release a level cap or just stay and enjoy yourself.

[VydarrTyr]

i mean,if we consider the question which is earning gil with combat profession, i m trying to sell shard and crystals,with or without trainer, with shouting or without shouting, even my price cheapest in crystaliers ward, i havent able to sell even 1 shard. guess noone buys those. because its too common.so due to these i cant get better gear, which makes my archer's dmg and survivability low.stucked in low level which is never happened in my 15years long mmo experience.

I'm confused by this.

You say you tried to sell them in the crystallier's ward "with or without trainer." I'm not sure what you're talking about here. I assume you mean "with or without retainer." A retainer is an NPC that you hire to stand in the market wards selling your stuff. If you're standing in the market wards yourself, it's not going to do any good because you're not going to show up when people are searching for items. You have to hire a retainer, place items in the retainer's bazaar, and then summon your retainer in a market ward. Is that what you're doing?

Also, some types of shards sell better than others. There's more demand for wind shards than any other type. Are you selling wind shards?

and also i cant say i quite get "bonus exp"thing until rank 24-25? where,when,how? lol. all i get is 150ish exp from same level of mobs. which is i have to sit and rest to replenish hp after each 2 mobs.( with garlond googles btw)

Every mob gives a base amount of SP, which varies depending on its rank vs. your rank. If a mob's rank is higher than yours, you'll get more SP. If its rank is lower than yours, you'll get less SP.

Up to level 24, you also get the base amount of SP multiplied by some other number. So when you first start out, you get the base amount of SP x 4. That multiple slowly decreases until you hit level 25, at which point you get the normal amount of SP.

The SP bonus is given to you automatically on every mob you kill.

If you want to get more SP, fight higher ranked mobs. The best way to do that is to join a party.

Something else that helps is if you increase your physical level. That allows you to increase your attributes, which will help when you do lower level jobs.

And another thing that will help is leveling other jobs. Right now, Archer is the only battle class you've played. If you level other War/Magic jobs, you can equip their abilities on every other War/Magic job. Level Conjurer until you get "Cure." Level Thaumaturge until you get "Sacrifice." Level Pugilist until you get "Second Wind." Level Marauder until you get "Bloodbath." Then you can equip those abilities on your Archer, and use them so you don't have to stop every 2 mobs to rest.

some people also saying that behests give 5k gil,i couldnt get that,how?i havent get any gil.

Have you completed a behest? When you finish, the battle warden comes running in. You click on him, and he gives you a reward, then offers to teleport you back to camp.

i ll give this game a go about 1 week more, i think total 10days in any mmo is good enough time to test it out.you can start to become something or nothing in any mmo.and if it s gonna be nothing, wont bother to waste my time.just 10dollars will be wasted. what i saw till now this s a game which is not solo-friendly, which s a very big mistake when creating a game.

Actually, people are complaining that the game is too solo friendly. It doesn't appear that you've spent much time in the game so far. It might be a good idea to give it more time so you can figure out how it works before giving up.

[zaviermhigo]

SE mmos are a hard learning curve if you played mmos of the cheap variety.