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

[Rocl]

What do you have to do?

Fight an imp that spams magic then he runs away at like 75% and links 2 hounds; oh and there are two bats that aggro you in the cave he runs into-- the whole ordeal was rough for like rank9 gladiator

[Zeille]

so is no one else having the problem with gathering jobs, sometimes getting the (40000) error then crashing?

This happens to me every so often. The abilities are bugged and there's a bunch of posts on the beta site about it. Probably a good idea to clear your loot list before using them if you want to keep your drops.

I don't use prospect anymore because of this. Lose out on quickening, but meh better than crashing.

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Kept an eye on anima, not using any teleports since beta went live last night. Between 10 pm and 10am I've regained 1 anima. FML

[Kurp]

Kept an eye on anima, not using any teleports since beta went live last night. Between 10 pm and 10am I've regained 1 anima. FML

I've seen something similar. I started to record anima counts over time and regen seems sloooooow.

[Kurokikaze]

Yeah the regeneration right now isnt the best.. Someone on testers forum suggested that they should make it go up while walking. Of course the distances would need to be far for 1 point.. Say like Limsa to Agelyss Wise. But it would really help out players.

[Zubis]

25/75 skill points to surplus skill points ratio now and I'm getting less and less skill proficiency. I also have to log out every 3 to 4 kills or I get no skill points at all. Everytime there's a negative change in my ratios it's fucking extreme. I've had too many theories during the day but they're just being smashed one after another and I'm now completely out of ideas. Servers being up 24/7 wasn't such a good since there's now no way of resetting judging by how it looks right now.

[Hyan]

That is definitely weird lol. I don't think there's much you can do except wait for a patch now. No reason to hit your head to the wall because of a glitch like that :D.

[SilverBreeze]

Holy shit Punishing Barbs is sick. Lasts 1 minute and it's a 100% return damage.

The Bloodshore bell's attack hits you for 54 damage.
Counter! You hit the Bloodshore bell for 54 damage.
The Bloodshore bell's binding tendrils hits you for 84 damage.
You are bound.
Counter! You hit the Bloodshore bell for 84 damage.

I thought this ability wasn't that great because it was on a 3 minute cooldown and I rarely get hit in groups, but it's amazing for soloing...

EDIT: If it wasn't for class skill points, I could put Punishing Barbs on and fight Red mobs that hit hard but not enough to one shot me, and kill them with the spikes, but I wouldn't get much for it, cause healing RARELY gives skill ups at this point.

[Gulkeeva]

Can Blacksmith repair Brass Knucks and Tortoise Knucks? How high would I have to level it to repair these if so?

leatherworking repairs pug weapons apparently, not blacksmithing (saw a post on it) going to level up that skill for my pug later after I find where that crafter/tanner whatever is located.

also looks like.. I'm going to have to go mining for fishing nodes for tortoise shells to repair my weapon... O_o

[qpoiuwer]

leatherworking repairs pug weapons apparently, not blacksmithing

also looks like.. I'm going to have to go mining for fishing nodes for tortoise shells to repair my weapon... O_o

It depends on what materials is required. Cloth stuff (Hempen Fent) requires clothcraft, bronze stuff (Bronze Nugget) requires blacksmithing, bone stuff (Bone Chip) requires leathercraft I guess? I imagine Brass Knuckles would require a brass ingot or something which could possibly be Goldsmithing.

[SilverBreeze]

It seems like there's is no resist chance in this game. Any mob that I've tried to cast a spell on, if the first spell does not land, no spell will land on it. My testing on this isn't perfect, but on 200 mobs if my slow doesn't land on it, neither will Bio Dia Poison Gravity, etc. If slow lands, then so will everything else. You either can cast spells on a mob or you cant, and that is LAME.

Now if I fight something and it resists slow, I just pop Punishing Barbs and turtle with sacrifice. I don't get any skill points but it doesn't take me 10 minutes to Dart a mob to death.

[Callisto]

Wouldn't rule anything out with a sample size that small, XI mobs could be stupidly resistant but not immune(i.e. needing ES to land it or the like .002% chance at silencing Seiryu), and of course, beta, unfinished product, etc.

[supercoco]

as CON , if my spells get resisted , they hit for ~20 dmg or so , but rarely you get resisted if you are not fighting very strong mobs.

Maybe your problem happens only trying to debuff a mob

[Kurokikaze]

They need repair NPCs at camps or they need to wake the fuck up and fix the degradation and exp bugs.

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Loving lancer after equiping second wind and blood bath. With speed surge it's just smooth sailing for xp. Shock spikes work great for some extra dmg/stun, but radiance sucks for mp regen yet again.

Tried my hand at synthing/gathering but it's painful. I must be doing something wrong since none of the recipies(ie, sheepskin x1, or sheepskin x2 + animal glue) are working for me. And the menu is just so damn slow I don't feel like playing with it. Any direction as to help this noob get on his way with crafting? I'm assuming mining + BS go hand in hand, which is something I need to get on since my spear keeps depleting it's durability.

[Hyan]

FINAL FANTASY XIV Emergency Maintenance (30 Jul)

At the following time, we will be performing emergency maintenance on FINAL FANTASY XIV. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.
* The Beta Test Site will still be available.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

[Date & Time]
July 30, 2010 from 05:00(GMT) to 08:00(GMT)
* Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

In like 14 hours.

[qpoiuwer]

Loving lancer after equiping second wind and blood bath. With speed surge it's just smooth sailing for xp. Shock spikes work great for some extra dmg/stun, but radiance sucks for mp regen yet again.

Tried my hand at synthing/gathering but it's painful. I must be doing something wrong since none of the recipies(ie, sheepskin x1, or sheepskin x2 + animal glue) are working for me. And the menu is just so damn slow I don't feel like playing with it. Any direction as to help this noob get on his way with crafting? I'm assuming mining + BS go hand in hand, which is something I need to get on since my spear keeps depleting it's durability.

SE posted a small list of recipes on the beta site.

[Lucavi]

So from 8 to 11, EST? Alright, I'll know to step out for awhile.

[sruon]

Holy shit Punishing Barbs is sick. Lasts 1 minute and it's a 100% return damage.

The Bloodshore bell's attack hits you for 54 damage.
Counter! You hit the Bloodshore bell for 54 damage.
The Bloodshore bell's binding tendrils hits you for 84 damage.
You are bound.
Counter! You hit the Bloodshore bell for 84 damage.

I thought this ability wasn't that great because it was on a 3 minute cooldown and I rarely get hit in groups, but it's amazing for soloing...

EDIT: If it wasn't for class skill points, I could put Punishing Barbs on and fight Red mobs that hit hard but not enough to one shot me, and kill them with the spikes, but I wouldn't get much for it, cause healing RARELY gives skill ups at this point.

Probably a noob question, but that's a thaumaturge or conjurer ability? Looks like it might be worth having for melees.

[Lithiani]

Probably a noob question, but that's a thaumaturge or conjurer ability? Looks like it might be worth having for melees.

Punishing Barbs is a Thaumaturge ability. You can see a bunch of abilities on the official site (Armoury System > Disciples of Magic > Thaumaturge > Abilities in this case).