Nexus Light Grinding in 3.0

[Drakeos]

So since 3.0 whats most effective and fast way to gain max light effectively ?

[Rin_Kuroi]

Wait for a garuda hm bonus window and spam it like crazy. You can probably do other easier primals as well when they have a bonus. I typically did ifrit, garuda, titan, levi, and mog.

Edit: Google FF14 light. The first result has postings for light windows.

[Vaer]

N.than FATEs if there are still people there and FATEs are completed fast. Might need a party depending on class since you need gold IIRC to get light.

[JayCommon]

Can't you get light while unsynced? I would imagine the best way to get light is find a group of people that want to unsync Final Coil turns, like turn 12? Level 60's can thrash that fight in 4-5 mins with like 1-2 Bennu, even if you have a level 50 weapon for light, and I know when light-farming was relevant you always got the most points from the current 24-man raid and the current coil turns. It might take longer to find a group willing to do this, but I imagine it would be well worth it if you can get a decent amount of one-shot runs in.

If not, put up an unsynced Pony Farm PF and use it for light-farming.

Unless you can't acquire light when you are unsynced.. (i have no idea my relic was done in 2.0)

[Gunspec]

I really doubt farming primals with light bonus is anywhere near as efficient as it used to be. The only reason to nexus grind right now is for cosmetic purposes, while a tremendous number of new players are running primals either for the first time, or to earn poetic tomes. You're going to end up in a garuda hm that takes too long to enter, and you'll be paired with players who are too weak or inexperienced to do a quick kill. Maybe if your server has lots of people that want cosmetic relics, you can party finder it, but on my server that would be highly unlikely.

If it is something you really want to grind out, it takes 500 fates. Middle La Noscea is one of the best places to fate grind, because the fates are easily soloable by most classes. If you are still leveling to 60, you might want to try equipping your novus while fate grinding in churning mists, since all of those fates count as well. The ilevel 110 weapon isn't the best choice for those fates, but it isn't too unreasonable.

And no, google is not your friend for MANY aspects of FFXIV, since things change considerably over time. Most of the articles about light farm are from a time when lights was 1/4th the current rate, yet everyone was grouping to get it done.

Can't you get light while unsynced?

Nope, the only relic stuff you can do while unsynced are the boss kills in the animus books, and the dungeon completion items for the zodiac weapon stage. You receive no light while unsynced, and it's been stated several times in patch notes.

[Adrasteia]

If it is something you really want to grind out, it takes 500 fates. Middle La Noscea is one of the best places to fate grind, because the fates are easily soloable by most classes.

To be honest, if I was crazy enough to do 500 fates for Nexus, I'd just stick my arse in Northern Thanalan and watch Netflix or something.

[Gunspec]

To be honest, if I was crazy enough to do 500 fates for Nexus, I'd just stick my arse in Northern Thanalan and watch Netflix or something.

At 60, North Thalanan is a bit slower than middle La no, even with good fate parties. And if you are 53-56ish, Churning Mist is probably the best place, since the xp is a lot higher now than North Thanalan. I guess it depends on which you want more of, light, xp, or GC seals.

[Daralii]

At 60, North Thalanan is a bit slower than middle La no, even with good fate parties. And if you are 53-56ish, Churning Mist is probably the best place, since the xp is a lot higher now than North Thanalan. I guess it depends on which you want more of, light, xp, or GC seals.

Yeah, the 80k seals you need for Zodiac is awful. Better than light, but having teeth pulled is better than light.

I was able to knock out a stage every ~4-6 hours spamming whichever trial was the window. It's repetitive and boring, but I preferred it to killing what would probably have been thousands of 2-8 mobs in Middle La Noscea.

[Drakeos]

yeah already spent like 40k seals so restocking seals back to 50k then 40 spent

[Rin_Kuroi]

I really doubt farming primals with light bonus is anywhere near as efficient as it used to be. The only reason to nexus grind right now is for cosmetic purposes, while a tremendous number of new players are running primals either for the first time, or to earn poetic tomes. You're going to end up in a garuda hm that takes too long to enter, and you'll be paired with players who are too weak or inexperienced to do a quick kill. Maybe if your server has lots of people that want cosmetic relics, you can party finder it, but on my server that would be highly unlikely.

If it is something you really want to grind out, it takes 500 fates. Middle La Noscea is one of the best places to fate grind, because the fates are easily soloable by most classes. If you are still leveling to 60, you might want to try equipping your novus while fate grinding in churning mists, since all of those fates count as well. The ilevel 110 weapon isn't the best choice for those fates, but it isn't too unreasonable.

And no, google is not your friend for MANY aspects of FFXIV, since things change considerably over time. Most of the articles about light farm are from a time when lights was 1/4th the current rate, yet everyone was grouping to get it done.

OP dont listen to this. I just finished my light grind. Go to the light window page on reddit (the first google result with ff14 light) and start spamming the easy primals when the bonus windows open. As a healer I got instant queues and 4 minute garuda kills. Add a minute or two for other primals. As soon as that light window opens the df gets flooded with players that can easily carry any new people with little to no loss of time.