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[Vidu]

Hey Vidu.

Yes, Eric Is my main but I have 7 other alts, I'm one of those Alt happy fools. They all have their own unique name with their own unique play style. One is range DPS, one is Magic, one is Healing only, etc.. all RP names, look, and feel. Eric would never use a bow for example, and my healers will never ware heavy armor stuff like that.

As to crafting my wife has the 80 all, I don’t see a need for two omni crafters in the fam. We have 3 80 all gatherers’ (Eric is not a gatherer). As to minions I couldn’t care less about collecting them all, some of the “Rare” one’s may be cool but I have no interested in collecting them all just to have them all.

We are kind of in the process of farming all the Ex-trial mounts but that’s something we do as a group once a week or two very slow going. It’s a family thing I like to get mine last so that the wife, kid, friends can get them first. I could grind them by myself but that doesn’t feel right.

I don’t mind the “Grind” aspect of rare items. All of my alts, except one she’s just finished HS, finished all the MSQ. I cannot think of more of a grind then to finish the whole MSQ 6 times.

To the title/mounts/achievements you “Can not get” I agree there are going to be some, the one’s you mentioned that can never be gotten due to what ever reason, but the fact that I have a list that I can check I’ll just keep going down the list until I can find the one that I can get. The internet “link” to the rare items was huge, and I thank you and Morningstar1337 very much for the links.

One last thing, thank you for taking the time to respond, its very thoughtful. *bow*

Ah, I see! While there is obviously nothing wrong with this kind of playstyle, it does prevent you from taking on some of the... juicier grinds (specially certain grinds that you basically need to solo, which would seem ideal for you to have as an addition to the family-stuff!) - so just to mention them in order to give you an idea so you can decide if (and how much) you're willing to compromisse:

- Astrope (two-seater giant-pegasus-mount) can be earned by completing 2.000 mentor-roulettes - that requires that you have your mentor-status, though. Which in turn requires that you complete all 4 role-quests in Shadowbringers (tank, healer, physical-dps, magic-dps)
- Amaro (Mount) - needs all jobs at level 80
- Pteranodon - Already discussed a bit here, but you'll need all crafters and gatheres at level 80. Leveling them is quick and easy enough, though! And while there usually isnt a strict need to have multiple omnicrafters in the family, this mount (aswell as several titles and some minions) can only be earned by the character doing the crafting

Some things that require less or no compromisse (some have already been mentioned, some might be on your list):
- Fishing: There is tones of stuff that involves fishing. Completing the fishing-log is the most obvious one, but that includes catching the (in)famous "Big Fish" and that can keep you busy for quite a while! There is also a special quest (rewards a title), aswell as the whole Ocean Fishing thing (Mount, minion, several titles)
- PotD/HoH: - if you go solo, you might want to consider a job that isnt dragoon, but one with better self-heals. RDM and to a lesser extend PLD are some of the best picks here. Maybe you have either of those leveled on an alt?
- Sightseeing logs: Those might not keep you busy for months, specially not if you do them with a guide, but they include some tricky jumping-puzzles. If you do the ARR-one without a guide, it could even take you a while to solve the riddles... (I would advice you to at least confirm wether or not your answer is correct before attempting the spot, though - sometimes the time-window is pretty short or spots are only available every two real weeks...)
- Collecting all Triple Triad cards - nothing you can actually "show off", but some of them include nice little lore-bits (I'd recommend using a site like https://arrtripletriad.com/ to keep track of the cards you have)
- you can do something similar with Orchestrion-rolls - there are quite a few of them to collect, scattered all over the place! From being bought with gil or MGP, to being drops from dungeons, raids or trials... make it a rule for yourself not to buy them off the marketboard, pick the one you want to farm next and get to it!
- Going for a relic - if you havent done that already! And I dont mean the Shadowbringers-one (which you should get anyways), but the ARR and HW relics - aswell as SB, if you want to give Eureka a try (full disclosure: I have NO idea how feasible Eureka is atm - it might be dead enough that you dont really stand a chance)
- Hunts - you can always join a Hunt-LS, go on hunt-trains, maybe get that sweet, sweet tiger one day...
- on characters that have a tank leveled, you can go for the specific tank-mounts
- You dont seem to be into PvP; seeing how you excluded that from your list, but for completion-sake: There are several mounts, titles and other items (glamour, orchestrion-scrolls, housing-stuff) locked behind frontline-PvP. You dont need to compete in the actual PvP-liga, just join the fun chaos thats up to 72 people on one map, trying to kill each other!

For most people endgame (besides glamour being the true endgame) will usually be Savage or even Ultimate raiding - you can always dabble with that and see if its for you!

[MelodyCrystel]

[...] - Astrope (two-seater giant-pegasus-mount) can be earned by completing 2.000 mentor-roulettes - that requires that you have your mentor-status, though. Which in turn requires that you complete all 4 role-quests in Shadowbringers (tank, healer, physical-dps, magic-dps)[...]

You forget the real obstacle before starting the grind:
How to unlock Mentor-roulettes.

->One must have completed all dungeons / normal trials / 8-men-raids / 24 people-raids and all old Ex-trials (which is at the moment everything from ARR up to Stormblood) to have access to the roulette.

EDIT: Or, in short, you need to complete everything that isn't Savage-, Ultimate- or current Ex-content.

[Vidu]

You forget the real obstacle before starting the grind:
How to unlock Mentor-roulettes.

->One must have completed all dungeons / normal trials / 8-men-raids / 24 people-raids and all old Ex-trials (which is at the moment everything from ARR up to Stormblood) to have access to the roulette.

EDIT: Or, in short, you need to complete everything that isn't Savage-, Ultimate- or current Ex-content.

I kinda assumed that someone whos looking for things to keep them entertained that requirement wouldnt be to much of an obstacles, to be honest. Unlocking and clearing all of that content seemed like something one would do before looking for rare stuff to grind out - and even if OP doesnt have everything unlocked, they said they dont mind a grind. They did mention though that they usually restrict their characters to specific jobs/roles - something you cant do if you want mentor-status. So that might actually be the bigger problem here, before we even talk about the other conditions involved - like the 1.5 commendations and the 1k of completed duties or, in the end, the requirements to unlock the mentor-roulette.

[MelodyCrystel]

[...]Unlocking and clearing all of that content seemed like something one would do before looking for rare stuff to grind out - and even if OP doesnt have everything unlocked, they said they dont mind a grind. [...]

Not necessarily, when you consider people were already complaining in the past because some trials needed for Mentor-roulettes are locked behind sidequests. (Hildibrand's battles are a common example for fights players like to not complete.) Several optional dungeons are also falling into that category.

To add from my personal experience, I find the work one has to put into the Astrope-grind these days kind of overwhelming.
->Reflecting on all factors involved, I had it fairly easy when I picked the challenge up in the last winter of Heavensward a ka before Stormblood got released. Not as many recs needed to become a Mentor in first place; not as many completed instances to unlock the roulette; not as many troublesome trials possible to happen on the road.