FFXIV 2.0 Random Speculation/Question Thread XII: End Of An Era - ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!

[Takiwaki]

So, I've only just recently reached what I think is the Ifrit battle.

The storyline spat me out into the enclosed cave, none of the NPCs have anything useful to tell me, one lets me escape through the water, and the NPC back at Camp Drybone sends me back into the cave...

Does nothing come up at all until you have a party ready to go?

Yup you go back in with a party, talk to npc and he lets you into the bc, you also should be able to just make a party and use the duty finder at that point also.

[solracht]

I thought the progression was a little awkward but yes. The next step is the Ifrit battle. Either talk to the NPC that says <Bowl of Embers> while in a pt or queue up via the Dungeon Finder.

[Raldo]

Does nothing come up at all until you have a party ready to go?

It could certainly be clearer, yeah. Before the duty finder, it used to drop you in the cave and there was an NPC that you could talk to who told you the requirements and allowed you to enter. Based on your experiences, I'd guess that NPC is now gone thanks to the duty finder, so you should be good to just toss your lot in the duty finder and wait.

[gaogaostegosaurus]

It could certainly be clearer, yeah. Before the duty finder, it used to drop you in the cave and there was an NPC that you could talk to who told you the requirements and allowed you to enter. Based on your experiences, I'd guess that NPC is now gone thanks to the duty finder, so you should be good to just toss your lot in the duty finder and wait.

In its (mediocre) defense, the cave (or at least the disjointed nature of it) is a bit of a placeholder for how we'll get to Ifrit on release. Also, they removed the NPC so that we would be forced to use/test the duty finder; I'm presuming that'll be an option again at some point.

[Vuitton]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

[Raldo]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

Can't say that I've tried, but I am almost positive that you can't do that. The main storylines all merge at 15, so I don't see what the big deal is; starter city makes no difference whatsoever.

[Evane]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

Your MSQs will still be at LL.

[Wulfgang]

EDIT: Wrong thread!

[Niiro]

Anyone know what the conditions are for getting FATE credit after you've left?

[gaogaostegosaurus]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

Might be better in the long run (assuming you like Gridania) to just start as Lancer/Archer/Conjurer, level to 10, then start your Arcanist. You'll probably need or want a few Conjurer levels anyway to play the job.

[Rocl]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

You're an awful human being and like Evane said it won't work. You'll start in Limsa because Arcanist and the main story will force you to go to Baderon because he'll be the next step in your initial quest chain. You also can't leave the beginning instance or Ahldskyf will yell at you.

[Ratatapa]

We need a random fail ( beta forum thread) will have 25 pages in 1 day

[Iremire]

Is it possible to make a character in one city and run all the way over to another city to start the main storyline? I want to play Arcanist at launch but I want to start in Gridania... (I don't care about being away from the guild, I can teleport to and from.) Thinking I'd start as Arcanist and then run my ass to Gridania.

I don't think you can do Limsa to Gridania without taking a ferry, You can run from Ul'dah to Gridania though.

Anyone know what the conditions are for getting FATE credit after you've left?

I've just stayed in the zone after running out of a fate that I had participated in for about 25% of the mob still got credit, not full credit but i think it was a Silver

[Raldo]

Anyone know what the conditions are for getting FATE credit after you've left?

Just need to be in the zone when the FATE completes. I've died, home pointed, and teleported back in time for it to end before I got back to it. Still got full completion reward.

[Tokitoki]

Just need to be in the zone when the FATE completes. I've died, home pointed, and teleported back in time for it to end before I got back to it. Still got full completion reward.

Can also get credit when you're dead in the zone. I was killed by Bubbly Bernie seconds before it went down and still got rewards.

[Fiddle Sticks]

Where is the quest for The Thousands maws?

[Raldo]

Where is the quest for The Thousands maws?

Talk to the NPC outside of the dungeon, you don't even have to meet the level requirement. Bam, dungeon unlocked.

Same applies to Manor + Brayflox.

[Carraway]

Where is the quest for The Thousands maws?

Read the patch notes etc.

In order to enter a dungeon, players must also have accepted or completed certain quests. The following dungeons can be accessed by proceeding directly to their respective entrances, as their required quests are not available in phase 3.
Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak
Haukke Manor
Brayflox’s Longstop

[Evane]

Where is the quest for The Thousands maws?

Just outside. Just talk to an npc there to unlock it. You can get there from Quarrymill.

[Sephiroth]

I don't play MRD so I thought I'd ask here. What would you say is the primary stat for this class? STR for attack or is it a pure tank class now and thus stack VIT?