New or Returning Players Discussion 2: SoA Homeless Veterans Edition

[Jubotski]

So I quit before einherjar came out so I know very little about it. I'm really looking to get an e body and this seems like the easiest way to get it. Can I join a shout group for odins chamber without having done any einherjar previously? Or do I need a feather from each wing? Thanks!

[FNH]

So I quit before einherjar came out so I know very little about it. I'm really looking to get an e body and this seems like the easiest way to get it. Can I join a shout group for odins chamber without having done any einherjar previously? Or do I need a feather from each wing? Thanks!

1 feather from each tier

[Tarage]

What is the best way to make Bayld? I don't have a static for Reives and Wildskeeper ones seem very expensive.

[Gwynplaine]

If ranking up and spreading assignments across a lot of coalitions don't matter to you and you can tolerate walking around then just spam Courier's. Put on move speed gear/use move speed enhancing spells etc then do the delivery assignment out to Ceizak 3 tags at a time. Do it until you hit rank 4 and can do the delivery to Foret, then just spam delivery Foret. Foret gets you 6k bayld at 3k tags, the most any assignment currently offers. With move speed on it's not too bad to just run out through Ceizak > Sih Gates > Foret bivouac.

[Jubotski]

Nvm found answers

[Eldelphia]

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Category:Voidwatch

[Jubotski]

1 feather from each tier

So if I've never done einherjar before and am hell bent on organizing and buying the lamps myself am I prohibited in any way? Basically I just want 1 feather from each tier and do not want to have to clear all 3 chambers. Am I still able to even if I can't make reservations in tier 2 or 3 because I've never gotten the mark of the einherjar KI before? Or am I to assume at least 1 person in a pick up group will be able to make the reservation?

[Jubotski]

So if I've never done einherjar before and am hell bent on organizing and buying the lamps myself am I prohibited in any way? Basically I just want 1 feather from each tier and do not want to have to clear all 3 chambers. Am I still able to even if I can't make reservations in tier 2 or 3 because I've never gotten the mark of the einherjar KI before? Or am I to assume at least 1 person in a pick up group will be able to make the reservation?

Also,what's the quickest way to hazhalm testing grounds?

[Jubotski]

Also,what's the quickest way to hazhalm testing grounds?

I found the VW warp and that basically put me right there.

[Jubotski]

So if I've never done einherjar before and am hell bent on organizing and buying the lamps myself am I prohibited in any way? Basically I just want 1 feather from each tier and do not want to have to clear all 3 chambers. Am I still able to even if I can't make reservations in tier 2 or 3 because I've never gotten the mark of the einherjar KI before? Or am I to assume at least 1 person in a pick up group will be able to make the reservation?

So I did my first einherjar run last night and I think it's a little clearer. I still have a few questions I'm hoping somebody can help me with.

1. When I start a tier 2 shout I'm going to need at least 1 person who has cleared all 3 chambers in tier 1 or has defeated Odin before? This person must be the one that initially trades the lamp to the door? I can't do this as I only cleared 1 chamber from tier 1?

2. If someone else has never done einherjar before they can still join a tier 2 or 3 run, they just can't initiate it?

3. If I get one feather from each of the tiers and then defeat Odin, then in the future I can simply buy the 3 valykrie's items off of AH and technically do Odin once every 20 hrs? Do I have to defeat both 75 & 99 Odin to do this or will just 1 be enough?

4. What chambers do you recommend for tier 2 and 3? Basically what will be the easiest for a PUG to beat? What about a quick strategy for that chamber? I.e. what jobs are necessary and very basic battle strategy?

5. I'm going to assume that if I do lvl 75 Odin a 6 man party will be plenty. How about the 99 version, what would be the minimum you'd take in with a PUG?

Thank you so much in advance! I'm trying to get used to this event and appreciate any insight that can be provided!

[Despain]

So my free trial period has come to an end and I am currently sitting at DNC90, playing super casually. I've taken the time to do some rank missions and get up to 3 paths in CoP, and I'm having a blast of nostalgia doing this all over again. I've missed this game and its great to be able to play all over again. I'm planning on doing my final 2 limit breaks soon and going to 99, which with Abyssea it's more of a struggle to stay awake then anything.

My problem is that I cannot find any DNC guides out there on where to even start getting gear, and what NMs or farming I can do solo. There are hardly any guides out there that are up to date, so I'm wondering if there's something out there I can use as a gearing guide, as my searches aren't coming up with anything.

Hopefully someone can help me out. I'm sure ill be spending my first week at 99 capping evasion and getting my hands on some evasion gear though.

[Cairthenn]

This is outdated in terms of gear because of all the new additions, but it may help with what you need.

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/27...new-age/#reply

Issue is, spoilers stopped working, I believe. So you can't view anything unless you quote it, remove the spoiler tags, and preview.

[Gwynplaine]

Anyone know if there is a free trial period anymore? I was checking to see but it gives me an error message saying I have registered the maximum amount of accounts as I'm able from my IP address, lol.

[Eldelphia]

I recently (within last 3 months) registered an old code from a steam edition and got a month's subscription free. I used it and then cancelled as I changed my mind about going for a mythic.

[Salmijr]

That sounds like a buddy code or simply the 30 days you get free with purchase, not a demo code. If demo codes are still available, it would be at http://finalfantasyxi.com/na/ . If not, maybe you can still find that $5 demo that se released years back.

[blackwigit]

Hi, I'm just coming back from a few years off, last time I played was during toau. I have all the new expansions and addons, but its all kinda confusing now. Is there anyone on Odin that would be willing to help me reacquaint myself to the newer stuff in the game or direct me to an ls for returning players? I started the abyssea timer, and am working on those quests, but not sure how to get started with leveling my chars from 75-99 and gearing them up.

[Pelamir]

Hello everyone,

I just came back to Valefor after not playing for over a year. Upon coming back, I found that my old LS is dead, and none of my friends play anymore. I want to find a LS to do some stuff with, but I have some questions first.

I'm a career PUP and am very dedicated to the job. This is the gear I had upon leaving:

- All AF3+2 pieces
- Oxyurani (STR/Atk)
- Moepapa stone
- Karagoz Mantle
- All Automaton attachments except for Optic Fiber
- Rancor Collar
- Brutal Earring
- A bunch of macro-swap pieces and whatnot

I really enjoy the complexity of PUP and (although rusty now) was skilled at playing the job before quitting. Ultimately, I just want to be able to do some endgame events with PUP and get caught up on some things I wasn't able to finish:

- I want to finish Abyssea. I have all Zone Boss and Caturae clears except for Rani (and obviously Shinryu).
- I need to work on Voidwatch. Currently I have Sandy done, Windy about halfway, haven't started Bastok.
- My goal overall is to get a pair of Rigor Baghnakhs.
- I'm open for literally any type of endgame content since I never got a chance to fully explore it in the past.
- I'm free every Saturday and Sunday for events, or after 9pm EST Mon-Fri.

1. What are the "requirements" that are expected of players at the moment, as in cleared/accessible content/unlocked features (such as warps)? I know I'm definitely going to need to finish Voidwatch for the warps. What else are players expected to know/have?
2. What is the general opinion of PUP these days? I doubt it will ever be popular, but I'm not looking forward to dealing with people who automatically dismiss PUP without even understanding the job.
3. What's popular these days? Shouts seem a lot more sparse these days on Valefor, but most of them seem to be about Delve. Which I would love to do, should I find an LS to do it with...

I didn't intend for this to be a personal ad, but I suppose that's how it ended up. I am willing to cross servers if necessary. I just want to find a home ;_;

[Gwynplaine]

Voidwatch is stupid, can ignore it if you want now. Waypoints from Adoulin will get you everywhere just the same for little work. Get some reasonable stuff from Abyssea if you want, but focus on getting to know some people to get you NM clears from Delve. Specifically like you said the Rigors and especially the new PUP alternator. You don't necessarily need an LS to do delve there's really a relatively small minority of people who routinely do Delve stuff.

PUP is still sort of that weird mysterious freak job a lot of people secretly leveled... but at least it isnt RUN!

[Helldemon]

Not sure where to put this but on the wiki page for the mummer's coalition morale boost it says this: The correct emote/direction changes approximately every 3 game hours, so it is possible to warp back and forth from the Mummers' Coalition and rapidly repeat this quest once you figure out the proper emote/direction.

I found that to be completely untrue as I did 3 assignments in a 12 min period and it was a different direction/emote each time.

Edit- I fail at reading, thought this was a SoA thread <.<;

[Jubotski]

Just curious if there is an easy way to walk around in the WotG zones? Can you ride a choco? I'm trying to do the scroll quests and all this walking is killer. FYI I only did the 1st quest (the one that gives you the 1st KI) and I haven't done a single campaign yet and can't see myself doing one as no one on my server does them.