Suggestions / advice

[Daenerys_Sedai]

So I just resubbed a few days ago and have only logged in once (just to pop in). I will be installing Heavensward once it arrives.

For those who have stuck around since 2.0 launched or perhaps even those who only recently joined the game and are now end-gaming, I hope that you'll be able to provide some advice / suggestions.

I quit just after 2.4. I had end gear (not quite BiS) on my SCH for turn 10, but my static broke shortly after, and I ended up quitting for RL obligations.

Any suggestions for what to do to catch up? I've been reading the substantive patch notes to get an idea of what's changed, but some of the quests, etc. that they add most people never wind up doing anyway.

Thanks in advance!
Dae

[Claymore65]

Welcome back!

First things first, you'll have to do the Main Story Quest. As in ARR, many end game things in Heavensward are gated by it, so I'd get right on that. Periodically you'll be given decent gear throughout it and the MSQ for the patch content, so gearing up shouldn't be too much of a concern. I would focus on getting the MSQ done, then you can get into end game. The plot for Heavensward is actually pretty solid (in my opinion it far exceeds the story for most of ARR), so have fun with it!

Once you hit 60, you can start gearing up in various ways so you can enter the most recent dungeons, raids, and the like. I'd suggest grabbing dungeon gear along the way, and then saving up tomes of Scripture (the current tomestone) and spending tomestones of Lore (the uncapped tomestone) as you go. With that equipment you should be able to enter most endgame content.

[SessionZero]

Yeah, completing the MSQ first is key. From there you'll have a lot of HM dungeons to unlock for your various roulettes, but most can be unsynced with geared 60s now for easy first clears. After that it's time to farm tomes and clear Alexander.

[Deus_ex_Machina]

What claymore65 said, do MSQ and you'll get i115 HQ crafted gears as a reward. BUT!!!!!! 1st thing 1st teleport to Gridania and to the Halloween event!!! it's like the best event yet!

[Daenerys_Sedai]

thanks all! great advice. Out of curiosity, is the relic weapon still a thing? or has SE finally dropped that?

[SessionZero]

thanks all! great advice. Out of curiosity, is the relic weapon still a thing? or has SE finally dropped that?

It is. It's called an Anima Weapon now and it's more or less the same process as the old 2.X relic questlines.

[Annah]

thanks all! great advice. Out of curiosity, is the relic weapon still a thing? or has SE finally dropped that?

ohhhh the relic is still a thing lol.

Matter of fact, a new relic upgrade has dropped today. I am a relic junkie (as others has stated, this one is an Anima weapon...basically your weapon is a...well...spoilers

But they have nerfed the first step considerably

[Deus_ex_Machina]

thanks all! great advice. Out of curiosity, is the relic weapon still a thing? or has SE finally dropped that?

Zodiac relics was swept under the rug and serve as glamours now. Although you can trade in your Zeta to skip the 1st step of the new Relic Quest

Upon being a lvl60, you can start a new relic quest line. The Anima Relic.

Steps:
1. Farm Luminous Elemental Crystal (18 total) by doing fates in HsW zones. Or trade in your Zeta Relic. (get i170)
2. Complete 10 dungeons with your new relic. (get i200)
3. Unidentified items + crafted items to progress (i210)
4. Farm 5x Aether Oil with tomes or "Gift of Archmagus" (i230)
5. Farm Umbrite from tomes and Crystal Sands from multiple other means - this is the customizing stat phase (i240)
6. Farm 50 singing cluster with tomes, daily duty roulette and weekly leveling roulette quest (i260)

[Daenerys_Sedai]

Thanks again everyone! great advice. definitely going to go through MSQ first!

Zodiac relics was swept under the rug and serve as glamours now. Although you can trade in your Zeta to skip the 1st step of the new Relic Quest

Upon being a lvl60, you can start a new relic quest line. The Anima Relic.

Steps:
1. Farm Luminous Elemental Crystal (18 total) by doing fates in HsW zones. Or trade in your Zeta Relic. (get i170)

So I could technically keep my relic (heh far from zeta) and just start anew? are there quest pre-reqs? Is the drop rate for the crystal as mind number as atmas were when they first released once upon a time? x.x

[Shirai]

So I could technically keep my relic (heh far from zeta) and just start anew? are there quest pre-reqs? Is the drop rate for the crystal as mind number as atmas were when they first released once upon a time? x.x

Aye, you can start from anew.
From what I understand, which made me drop the quest as I have no interest in a long term commitment for yet another relic weapon with the available alternatives, the first part is pretty much Atma farming again.
Fate grinding, with a small chance of the fate dropping one of the crystals you need.

The only pre-reqs I have seen are a level 60 job, and completing the main Heavensward scenario.
See: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/An...ected_Proposal