FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread IV: I got beta inv but my 5 year old PC can't run it

[Loaar]

I dont know if anyone knew this or not, but it seems that once your stats get to a certain level, it takes more points in them to raise them, just like with Alpha. I just hit 20 and tried to push my dex up to 56, and it took 2 attribute points instead of one to do it.

Anything over 40 is two points per 1 stat raise I think. Might have been 50.

The game did warn you in the chat log the first time I think, but its stupidly easy to miss.

[Lucavi]

Oh shit, magicked bones aggrooooooo~~~!!! Dropped like a fucking bad habit, lol. Just like old times, haha. Reminds me of the lake in Quifm and all the subsequent carnage.

*Edit: Niiice - runtime error 3 steps after setting my guardian's favor.

[Aleithilithos]

Does anybody know what to kill to get Ice Crystals from? I'm trying to make a Maple Longbow, and apparently not only does it require a Wind Crystal but also an Ice Crystal, and I haven't seen a single one so far :/

[Biggie]

Personally I think the servers are awesome now. Played for along time last night, crashed twice in about 4 hour span. Had no problems getting back on, never sat on the loading screen for more than a second or two. In game I no longer lag in town or get random 13001 errors, I have never even got 13001 error when logging in, right in every time. Played for a few hours this morning and the same thing, smooth as silk. Happy its seems they are getting everything worked out, and hoping for more frequent test periods.

It would be nice if they would add and error message when sending a tell to someone thats not online. As of now it acts like the tell goes through, I thought I was be ignored, but turns out the person was not online lol.

[Destinye]

Jackals aggro..and run fast.

[qpoiuwer]

Does anybody know what to kill to get Ice Crystals from? I'm trying to make a Maple Longbow, and apparently not only does it require a Wind Crystal but also an Ice Crystal, and I haven't seen a single one so far :/

I've hardly found any crystals at all so far. I've mostly been logging/mining grade 2 points and it's pretty much all shards. Once crafting guildleves come back it shouldn't be a big issue. At least, in alpha, I'd get around 10 crystals for finishing a quest.

[Gulkeeva]

Theirs.. some mobs that look like their from promethian(sp) or whatever in ffxi... spider like, blueish with long legs... it sure does run fast! Also some fomor things aggro.. ;/

randomly... anyone have information on what class levels learns what >.>
oh and where to get the archer "bag" for arrows... can't shoot without the bag apparently ;;

PS - the ati fix SE did works pretty good, not lagging or stuttering at all now, game runs very smooth at maxed settings

[Decillion]

Found this on the beta forums:

How to get past locked doors

1. Face the door and put the camera directly behind you
2. Log out
3. Log back in, during the loading screen keep tapping the W key to move forward. When you load you'll be inside the gate.

I tried it out, and it works.

There's a cave at 22-13 on the map (South-West of Camp Skull Valley) that leads to castle that's behind a closed gate. There's isn't really a whole lot to see, but there is a cave with some monsters in it that would make a nice place to level. I saw a couple rats near the entrance, and further back were moles and fireflies. The respawn times were short too, so it seems like you could easily level a job from 1 to 10+ if you're the only one there.

[Cayos]

I'm level 19 and a lot of stuff is still giving SUs, but it's not registering in the tally. For example, i'll get 100 polearm points for 4 individual hits, but i'll only get polearm skill for the first hit when the mob dies. And I also get 8-10 surplus points.

Also, apparently there is a surplus polearm SU, I noticed that I grew a level in it. Anyone have any idea what it is?

I can't find where Sisipu'a secret fishing spot is. She said it was marked on the map, but I see nothing. Anyone know where it is?

[Jamison]

I got a few hours in on the beta courtesy a friend, and had two observations that stood out. Unless I'm missing the setting for it, I think the game could really use a separate setting for UI resolution from the game resolution. At 1920x1200, the game itself was beautiful, but the chat log and other UI elements were far too much a strain on the eyes. I'd love to see a way to increase the size of that independently.

My other thought is that Depth of Field was overdone waaay too much. It's a nice effect when it is subtle, but things in the distance were so blurry that it almost looked comical (imo).

I guess I've got a small, third thing, I noticed that the stars overhead were moving along the night sky, but they were very jittery and distracting in doing so. That's a fairly minor thing.

Since I don't have access to the beta forums, I was hoping a few people might be willing to voice my concern about UI resolution there.

[Zubis]

I'm level 19 and a lot of stuff is still giving SUs, but it's not registering in the tally. For example, i'll get 100 polearm points for 4 individual hits, but i'll only get polearm skill for the first hit when the mob dies. And I also get 8-10 surplus points.

Yeah, I've been having this issue all day and it's making it really frustrating to level. It works again for awhile after relogging.

Sisipu's secret fishing spot is north east from the Lighthouse you escort her to. It's under a small cave and then out on a.. peninsula..?

[Cayos]

Thanks. Wonder why it's not on the map... gonna be tough to find it even though I know where it is. How far North East is it?

Also, I've relogged a couple times, but exping is still broken :\

[Galkaeater]

I can't find where Sisipu'a secret fishing spot is. She said it was marked on the map, but I see nothing. Anyone know where it is?

its near the light house you escorted her too

[Zubis]

Thanks. Wonder why it's not on the map... gonna be tough to find it even though I know where it is. How far North East is it?

Also, I've relogged a couple times, but exping is still broken :\

It's directly above it. You can see a cave on the map but it's just a archway you walk under.

[GameDragon]

Thanks. Wonder why it's not on the map... gonna be tough to find it even though I know where it is. How far North East is it?

Also, I've relogged a couple times, but exping is still broken :\

It's not under the Main Menu > Map. You have to open the quest from the journal. Theres a map button there. It'll show you the exact location.

[Cayos]

Oh awesome, thanks. Didn't know that was there.

Also, here's something I found interesting. Growing a level... in surplus polearm skill rank? I was already rank 19 polearm at this point.

Spoiler: show

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...plusRank-1.jpg

[Zubis]

Yeah I got that for hand-to-hand as well >; Dunno what it's about.

[Vacht]

So, I have a 4 pugilist (PL 7) and 3 conjurer (PL7), and the standard pugilist attack was doing about 50 damage each time I executed it. Conjurer spirit darts was doing 17 damage per hit.

I think they have some pretty serious balance issues.

I remember feeling similarly with mages in XI, but that was a different game entirely. I just remember magic not doing nearly enough damage for low levels, but at higher levels it surpassed melee/physical damage. Maybe wait til a higher level to draw conclusions? just a thought

[Arximiro]

For those in Alpha, did you get to carry your Alpha Chars over to Beta or did they do a wipe?

[supercoco]

did any of you post something about the random runtime error @ the beta forum?