So what do you farm when you hit max level?

[KinnisonArc]

@KinnisonArc I added you but it says ur name is not valid? Can you add me?

I'll send you a /tell and add you when I'm online later, if you are too.

[StinkyPuppies]

I'll send you a /tell and add you when I'm online later, if you are too.

still not invites

[KinnisonArc]

still not invites

I did sent you a /tell yesterday when I came online for awhile, I thought you were busy when I didn't get any reply. ^^;
I'll contact you again tonight, I'll send that friend request this time regardless.

[Canadane]

You can't player search unless they're online, which is why he gave you his regular playtime.
As for crafting, it's usually not the best gear you can get, no. However it can net you decent gear to catch up with, or to just make yourself look good.

[StinkyPuppies]

You can't player search unless they're online, which is why he gave you his regular playtime.
As for crafting, it's usually not the best gear you can get, no. However it can net you decent gear to catch up with, or to just make yourself look good.

WHat you mean? In other words crafting for gear is a faster way but not the best gear in game>?

[Canadane]

WHat you mean? In other words crafting for gear is a faster way but not the best gear in game>?

That is what I mean, yes.
It's also the main way of obtaining better crafting/gathering gear, since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.
And as mentioned before, glamours. Looking good is half the battle.

[StinkyPuppies]

@Canadane lol i see bling is the way forawrd in ff14 i like it

'since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.'
What class? When I complete story I won't be playing bard, I'll be maining machinist
Any tips on machinist gear?

About crafting gear, what materials do you need? where can I get them? Sorry if I'm asking alot. I guess if you don't ask you don't know

[Canadane]

@Canadane lol i see bling is the way forawrd in ff14 i like it

'since those classes lack dungeons to obtain gear from.'
What class?

Disciple of land and hand classes.
Carpenter, Weaver, Goldsmith, Fisher, etc.

About crafting gear, what materials do you need? where can I get them? Sorry if I'm asking alot. I guess if you don't ask you don't know

All depends on what you want to make. The game tells you what you need to get when you attempt to make something. You can open your crafting log at any time.

[Gunspec]

Ever notice that your character might have a piece of gear while leveling that is 10 ilevels lower than your character level? Or that High Quality gear is about 25-30% stronger than an identical Normal Quality piece?


High quality gear is exclusively made by crafters, and is perfect for making sure that your leveling classes are as strong as possible at each stage of the game BEFORE hitting level cap.

But yeah, the goal of the endgame was for powerful gear to be "earned" rather than "bought", so endgame crafting gear is usually several stages weaker than what you get from raids and tomestones. In 3.1, the strongest crafting gear is ilevel 185, while even a peasant like me is wearing mostly ilevel 210 tomestone gear. The devs probably thought that if crafting gear was too powerful, it would cater to the gold selling market, and players would be using real money to buy their equipment. Allegedly, crafted gear will be much more useful in patch 3.2, but we'll wait and see if that is true.

The true usefulness of crafting is the cosmetic stuff that is made exclusively by them. Outfits, furniture, pets, and chocobo bardings are all things that crafts can make. Additionally, there are powerful "relic" weapons in the game that involve long and tedious questlines, of which acquiring crafted components is usually an aspect.

So crafting has its uses, but is entirely optional for most players. If you're just getting your feet wet, having a few crafter friends might be all you really need.

Any tips on machinist gear?

With the exception of the weapon, and a few job specific outfits (ilevel 50, 90, 200, 210), Bard and Machinists wear the exact same gear. There are several gear themes, and both Bard and Machinist belong to the "X of aiming" theme for + dexterity. The new gear in 3.2 will probably be uniform between bard and machinist.

[StinkyPuppies]

@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D