FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread V: No one told me beta would have problems in it

[Gulkeeva]

You guys move to Emperor and I'll fix your shit for you.

But I know alot people on my server ;/

Also about the R/S thing mines almost always green, turns yellow when I'm at beard rock standing around like 50people with stuff/people running all over the place.

Speaking of bag space, i haven't really had any issue with it. Would be nice to be able to sell junk faster though when you need too.


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also has anyone found the "bag" you need to play as a archer so you can shoot arrows? can't shoot without it ;/

[outzaidur]

High latency can really fuck up your rdm/nin shit sometimes, maybe they will have some servers in each region this time.

no, as stated before, we will always play hoping our data-packets actually reach the servers in japan.

[Ronx]

also has anyone found the "bag" you need to play as a archer so you can shoot arrows? can't shoot without it ;/

You don't need any bag, Put bow in main and arrows in the big pouch slot, when you use the refill abilities it transfer some of the arrows from inv into the pouch
you can only use refill when there some arrows in the pouch if it's empty it you have to do it manually.

if you run out during fight you start throwing rocks and you have to go into passive, open gear menu and do it while the mobs attacks you.... not fun

[Jojimbo]

also has anyone found the "bag" you need to play as a archer so you can shoot arrows? can't shoot without it ;/

What bag? You put the arrow stack in the large(iirc) pouch and just shoot away. Refill ability tops up your stack with arrows from your inventory (doesn't work if you completely run out).

EDIT:: Beaten ;;

[shaddix]

no, as stated before, we will always play hoping our data-packets actually reach the servers in japan.

/cry

I was in Japan for 3 days last year, but there was no FF14 then ;_;

[Kurokikaze]

Yeah latency is evil. Blink tanking while lagging was not cool. Neither is doing my SV Hunter rotation.

[Gulkeeva]

What bag? You put the arrow stack in the large(iirc) pouch and just shoot away. Refill ability tops up your stack with arrows from your inventory (doesn't work if you completely run out).

EDIT:: Beaten ;;

(this is when trying to job change to one, thats not your main)

yeah.. you can't put any arrows anywhere because of the lack of this pouch item, you get an arrow trying to put arrows in any slot on your character while having a bow equipped main hand

trying to shoot causes you to "freeze" in a combat state where you can't do anything for like 2-3 min unable to do anything.
Unable to use refill or any other ability.

[omegaB]

not sure if your joking or not, but i started out pug and have switched to archer no problem, i put the bow on main hand and the arrows in offhand or maybe the square below it. i shoot without problems

[Ronx]

(this is when trying to job change to one, thats not your main)

yeah.. you can't put any arrows anywhere because of the lack of this pouch item, you get an arrow trying to put arrows in any slot on your character while having a bow equipped main hand

trying to shoot causes you to "freeze" in a combat state where you can't do anything for like 2-3 min unable to do anything.
Unable to use refill or any other ability.

You want to equip bow/arrows with some other class?


When you equip the bow you see it on your back with a quiver... if you don't equip arrows the quiver is empty and when you put the arrows in the large/big pouch you see arrows in the quiver

[Chakra]

High latency can really fuck up your rdm/nin shit sometimes, maybe they will have some servers in each region this time.

In FFXI there were servers in California as well as Japan. However, you were bounced around between the two depending on which map you were in. I have no idea if they are doing that again this time around. I don't know how that would work with seamless zoning.

[shaddix]

In FFXI there were servers in California as well as Japan. However, you were bounced around between the two depending on which map you were in. I have no idea if they are doing that again this time around. I don't know how that would work with seamless zoning.

Well fuck me, I never knew that. I will pray that they end up putting some machines in Cali then.

[The Q]

In FFXI there were servers in California as well as Japan. However, you were bounced around between the two depending on which map you were in. I have no idea if they are doing that again this time around. I don't know how that would work with seamless zoning.

Source?

[ayjis]

I'm getting errors when I try to download todays patch

11000 version update failed
3:40009,20013,20003

Is it just congestion?

[ayjis]

double post, sorry

[Ronx]

I'm getting errors when I try to download todays patch

11000 version update failed
3:40009,20013,20003

Is it just congestion?

I don't think so, its a really small patch
Sometime the updater bugs, try rebooting you PC

[SilverBreeze]

If you're getting an error when your patcher hits 100%, just reboot and you'll be a'okay.

[Shnaklaha]

I just had a quick question, hopefully i can figure out if it's on my end or not. I was doing the Zephyr gate quest with sisipu last night, but whenever I got to the lighthouse and got the CS, my screen would keep flashing black and then eventually it would say that DiVx couldn't be found/had an error. This was towards the end of the test so i couldn't try anything else.....any ideas on what it is? My divx is up to date, same with all other drivers.

[ayjis]

@Silver, Ronx

Thanks for the replies.

The error happens before it even starts to patch, it says "Initializing Network" and then I get the error. It has persisted after several restarts, sadly.

EDIT: Problem solved.

Since I just downloaded the beta during the most recent phase a few days ago, I still had upnp port mapping set to "use" in the config. I really don't know how or why, but setting it back to "auto" started the patcher and completely patched on the first try. Could be a coincidence, I don't know really.

[Gulkeeva]

not sure if your joking or not, but i started out pug and have switched to archer no problem, i put the bow on main hand and the arrows in offhand or maybe the square below it. i shoot without problems

maybe it was just bugging out when I tried it, going to try it this next test though!

[Soap]

To all beta testers, thank you for your continued support!

At the start of the beta test there were many frustrations and worries due to the various issues such as the login difficulties. While there are still some issues remaining, we have determined that it is stable enough to hold the test for 24 hours straight. So starting today, the beta test will move on to phase 2 (Beta 2)!

Also the development is operating at full steam to add more new features, make a number of adjustments and address various issues and server load problems, so that the next phase of beta test (Beta 3) can begin somewhere between early and mid-August. With all the feedback provided on the forums and elsewhere, we are doing our very best to make sure that as many of your opinions as possible are heard. Please look forward to Beta 3!

Now, I have a few favors to ask regarding the beta test and I’d also like to explain some terms that previously weren’t explained in enough detail.

Guildleve and Party Play
We have received feedback saying that there aren’t enough monsters since Guildleves only get updated once every two days and testers are forced to battle monsters outside of levequests. There are two reasons behind this problem. One is that we didn’t explain our intentions clearly enough and the other is that what we intended is not working properly.

Levequests are designed to be a part of the game that players can enjoy casually in solo situations. However, levequests are also designed as an element for parties to take part in. To make sure they work for both kinds of players, it comes with the ability to adjust their level of difficulty. Even if you were to run out of levequest offers for a particular challenge, you can still join in on the levequests of others. This also comes with the following advantages:

- Both skill level and physical level can be increased
- You are able to receive the mission reward (Gil)

The system is designed to have no disadvantages for having more players in the party. So in case you run out of offers on available levequests, please cooperate with others and tackle other various levequests.

If you currently have levequest offers available, or levequests that may be a bit difficult at your level, please try and recruit some party members. Those of you who are familiar with FINAL FANTASY XI are probably already aware of this but a party is formed by a leader running a search and recruiting members by directly contacting the player. However, in order to lessen the burden on party leaders, we have implemented a feature where players can automatically join the party if they meet the requirements set forth by the party leader.

We are planning to implement features in response to feedback such as "Allow us to form a party if our current physical level matches, even if our skill levels are different" and "Allow us to form a party even when we are far away from each other, but able to use Teleport" in Beta 3. Since there still are many parts of the game that are incomplete, we wish to receive more feedback on things of this nature.

As you can see, we would like testers to enjoy the party play options in levequests but at same time we are aware that the game is not optimally balanced yet. For example, skill rank increases more during battles against levequest monsters in comparison to normal monsters. Also, while under the effects of Guardian’s Favor, skill will increase even faster. However, considering the effort required, such as traveling time, we feel that more bonuses are required to encourage players to build up their characters by participating in other player’s levequests. For this reason, drastic changes will be made in Beta 3.

There are many other parts where party battle is not well balanced yet and they are the reason why party play is not very active. Therefore, we welcome more feedback on party play.

Behest
"Behest" is a new feature that was introduced in the beta test phase. However, it seems like there was not enough explanation on it, so I would like to take this opportunity to explain it a little more.

Basically, Behest is "A levequest where the offer is made by the game system itself." It is designed to offer a variety of missions depending on the number of players in the party and to become a substitute for levequests when no one has any available levequest offers.

If you see the Yellowjacket NPC near Aetheryte and the Aetherial Gate, please speak with them and try out Behest. There are many advantages to tackling this new system! For example, larger amounts of gil can be obtained in comparison to normal battles.

Just like party play, Behest is not quite balanced yet, so please send us your feedback!.

We hope to see the same great level of feedback and support during Beta 2!

FINAL FANTASY XIV Director
Nobuaki Komoto