Returning Warrior

[Paikis]

Hi folks,

I've been gone since just before turn 6 landed. My friend has started playing and so now I've got the itch again.

What's changed? Is i90 now n00b gear? What's the progression? How much of the progression is going to require a (static) raid group? How much can be PUG'd?

Also, I can't believe that DRK is STILL not here, it had been confirmed before I quit playing over a year ago!

Cheers.

[Steady]

Well, you can get I120 gear from spamming World of Darkness, and then get Tombstones for I120/I130 weapons. Turn 5 is required to clear Turn 9 is required to clear Turn 13, then your done. Shiva is the biggest primal at the moment, but you hafta kill your way to her, she drops I110/115 weapons and bracelets.
Ultimately when the new content drops, it should be the great equalizer, so considering we are like 3 weeks away... I'd do the following... since none of the old stuff will matter much outside of completion.

1. Unlock Labrinth of Ancients/Syrcus Tower/World of Darkness, then pick up the weekly quest and do it each week for a Tombstone/Carbontwine, and the third item of your choosing. Get an i130 axe with the Tomb and Carbontwine.

2. Unlock all your dungeons so you can do Ex Roulette, do daily for 75 Poetics. Use Poetics to get 10 Tokens.

3. Spam World of Darkness and fill out your "Left side" gear, use your soldiery for accessories.

4. Aim for about 10200/10500 HP in defiance, and then gear for Strength bonuses from there. Then your ready to study up on Coil if you want it down between now and the 19th. That HP should be able to last you through turn 13.

[SpookyGhost]

4. Aim for about 10200/10500 HP in defiance, and then gear for Strength bonuses from there. Then your ready to study up on Coil if you want it down between now and the 19th. That HP should be able to last you through turn 13.

Some clarification: you'll only need about 9.5k health in Defiance, as that'll put you at 10.5k+ in FCoB with Echo. Need even less for SCoB.

[Steady]

Yes, you can basically wear all slaying with full echo. But 10200/10500 was the pre-echo number for most groups.

[TallonOverworld]

Basically you need to "prepare" for the expansion.
Imo you gotta finish the story line, (you will unlock some dungeons from there) so you won't have to worry about it in HW.
Expert/High roulette will be your main poetics gain so yea you should unlock them too.
Syrcus Tower is after CT and drops i100 armors and oils of time-sands of time so you can upgrade soldiery gear but you can skip through that and go to World of Darkness straight away (minimum ilvl is 90) but u gotta beat ST first to unlock it.
I wouldn't recommend going after relic weapon at the moment. You are propably in atma stage and there are 5 upgrades after that which all are time-gil consuming. So go for poetics weapon.
Assuming you spam WoD for i120 armor and cap your weekly poetics you should be able to reach i120 when hw is released which is ok. You can still gear up from Final coil (t10-13) but minimum ilvl for t13 is i125 and as a tank you need to have most left parts i130 to handle the damage.
Welcome back btw!!!

[Ashkendor]

Assuming you spam WoD for i120 armor and cap your weekly poetics you should be able to reach i120 when hw is released which is ok. You can still gear up from Final coil (t10-13) but minimum ilvl for t13 is i125 and as a tank you need to have most left parts i130 to handle the damage.

It's actually 123, so it's slightly easier to reach. But yes, you'll definitely want mostly 130 left side.

[Morvik358]

At this stage of the game I wouldn't even bother with World of Darkness. The Steps of Faith is i90 (Reading comprehension / teamwork is the killer here). Anything beyond i90 is icing on the cake or bragging points three weeks out from the Expansion. I don't see the new storyline worrying too much about your ilvl, it will be more focused on your character level. You do need to complete the Main Story of A Realm Reborn to continue the story into Ishgard. So focus on the story first.

Being at i90, you're set.

The story isn't progression, and can be pugged. Personally I would suggest talking with your friend(s) and FC to get you through Chrysalis and Steps of Faith. These are all once and (thankfully!) done.

While nice to have, The Coil raids are not required for Story progression.

[Lialiin]

it's possibile to farm poetic and soldiery on my WHM (max 5 min queue) and prepare to equip my warrior lv 35?

[SpookyGhost]

it's possibile to farm poetic and soldiery on my WHM (max 5 min queue) and prepare to equip my warrior lv 35?

Yep. Just buy tank pieces and they'll be waiting for you when your WAR dings 50.