1.19 Notes

[Spider-Dan]

The old block system certainly did make them a lot more powerful due to their long duration of Deflection/Boon/Maneuver, but with those 3 now on set timers (and can cycle all 3 to always have one up) it seems like kite shield or a scutum (once a non-dated version pops up to play with) will be the best for tanking.

So with the changes to guard, do Aegis Boon/Deflection/Outmaneuver still give 100% block rate?

[Kaiyoko]

I'm reading all kind of mixes informations at the moment tho...
People writing monsters are stronger, thus Leves are harder and gives the same Exp as before (so... slower grind?)
Then there's others claiming levelling is way too fast (because of.. Exp chains I guess?) and the game is now all about parties.

I thought Yoshi's vision was to have Leves dedicated to solo players, did 1.19 turn them to "Fields of valor" levels of solo content? As in, pretty gimped compared to group exp?

One will always be greater then the other. In this case group EXP. There has to be a good reason to do group exp because it takes longer to set up. Solo leves are for people w/o time or crafters and gatherers.

If leve solo was better then grouping there would be no point in them even doing group SP. Everyone would just solo.

[Aratharn]

Weird to see all the lvl 25-35 item NM's extremely camped still >.> Everyone I've been too has atleast 3-5 people camping.

Ifrit quest requires you to get 6 key items from 6 of the previous baby NMs so that's probably why you're seeing a lot of activity at NMs near the r20 camps.

[Cichy]

Best thing about this patch is my Lodestone pic http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cicuid=1362424

[NEmINIS]

Is it just me or is the UI alot quicker?

[Hyan]

dude....don't bring the official forums here.

[Tomino]

Has anyone found out if Company related quests ( those that were added in 1.19) can be done before joining, or are they only active only once a player has become Private Third Class?
Would be nice to farm some more seals first, grab a few items and then join the one company of choice.

[Kaiyoko]

Has anyone found out if Company related quests ( those that were added in 1.19) can be done before joining, or are they only active only once a player has become Private Third Class?
Would be nice to farm some more seals first, grab a few items and then join the one company of choice.

Some but not all. I can't remember the exact ones, but did all quests up till the point they were giving confirmation of joining a company.

[Meko]

What's the word on the level 15 non-instanced dungeon? Do you need any items or whatever to get in?

[Hyan]

Nope, but I hear there's a quest in LL related to it, so might as well grab it before you go.

Working on my first set of materia atm. It's already confirmed that the amount needed scales with level I guess. At this rate it will probably take me from lvl1 to somewhere around 15 for the spiritbond to be completed. Playing some other classes now though.

Fighting mobs maybe 3-5 levels lower nets me the best exp right now. Respawns are fast and fights as well, the camps are pretty clear.

[miokomioko]

What's the word on the level 15 non-instanced dungeon? Do you need any items or whatever to get in?

It's just a big Cassiopeia-style cave with 2 roaming NMs, 1 condition-pop NM, and a ton of different chests that you need dropped keys for. I don't think anything that is found in the zone is untradable. I think a few of the chests actually need keys found in other chests. Was roaming around there for a while before I went to bed last night and got:

Some Lv.15-20 random crap gear and weapons, Plundered Moccasins, Pirates Bandana, Plundered Rope Belt, Plundered Cavalier's Hat (hot), Plundered Sabatons, Plundered Leather Belt, and a bunch of random shit materials/food from chests.

You can stack up a shitload of one key in your loot pool, then go open the chest, take a key out of loot, open the chest, take key out of loot, etc. You're bound to get the special "plundered" item in no time that way. (Each chest appears to drop 1 plundered item).

pretty unfinished list:

Giant Remora: Pirate's Bandana
Shearing Sharidan: Plundered Cavalier's Hat
Lone Coeurl: Coeurl's Eye

Bronze: Plundered Rope Belt
Copper:
Brass:
Steel: Rose Gold Key,
Silver: Gold Key, Plundered Sabatons
Mythril: Plunderd Moccasins
Gold:
Electrum:
Rose Gold: Plundered Bliaud

[Kurokikaze]

Nope, but I hear there's a quest in LL related to it, so might as well grab it before you go.

Working on my first set of materia atm. It's already confirmed that the amount needed scales with level I guess. At this rate it will probably take me from lvl1 to somewhere around 15 for the spiritbond to be completed. Playing some other classes now though.

Fighting mobs maybe 3-5 levels lower nets me the best exp right now. Respawns are fast and fights as well, the camps are pretty clear.

Have you found out whether it scales to your level or the level of the gear itself?

Btw just got home. If anyone is on Saronia and wants to shoot the shit/test stuff lemme know.

[Gadritan]

Btw just got home. If anyone is on Saronia and wants to shoot the shit/test stuff lemme know.

Waiting for DL to finish.

[Kurokikaze]

Aaaawwwww yyyeeeaaaahh. Use the direct download a few posts up.

Btw the arrow stats are fixed and since the change to projectile (100% now) theres no need to use Silver Arrows at 50. Blue Coral and Red Coral arrows are both better.

[Hyan]

Have you found out whether it scales to your level or the level of the gear itself?

Somebody mentioned on the forums that your lvl vs. gear lvl may have an effect on it.

I think it's gear-specific, but no, nothing conclusive.

[fulgore]

anyone know or figured how to get access to level 50 ifrit fight ? finished level 25 one and no quest poping

[Kaylia]

Levelquest Cactuars at Camp Horizon now use "100 Needles" instead of "1000 Needles". GAME CHANGER!!

It actually is. When you get hit for 1000 dmg at lv 20 doing the only content there is in game, you start thinking that maybe, the developper are making fun of you.

[Vuitton]

It actually is. When you get hit for 1000 dmg at lv 20 doing the only content there is in game, you start thinking that maybe, the developper are making fun of you.

Or you somehow survive thanks to stoneskin only to have the other 2 cactuars cast their 1000 needles at the sametime. It was fucking irritating. Glad it's changed. Save the 1000 needles for R40-50 leves.

[Kaylia]

Or you somehow survive thanks to stoneskin only to have the other 2 cactuars cast their 1000 needles at the sametime. It was fucking irritating. Glad it's changed. Save the 1000 needles for R40-50 leves.

Or "party leves", but yeah, it had to changed in the beta...not one year later.

Another thing that pissed the fuck out of me before was doing a long leve with a boss that is much harder than the rest. You struggle for 23min to kills everything, then reach a dead end that is virtually impossible. Same shit with "surprise" attack.

Don't let me start something that I can't complete...wasting half an hour for this kind of shit is simply frustrating.

[Kais]

Kuro, how long is it gonna take for you to make one of those patch videos? think i might just skip logging on this time and play dark souls until skyrim until 1.20