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RE: Preparing for Heavenward - X'nath - 05-27-2015
(05-27-2015, 12:00 PM)Mayu Wrote: MSQ, MSQ, MSQ.While I'm a bit sporadic with my timing cause work, I'm typically on during the evenings into the night on eastern time and working on my tanking classes [I've a monk already at 50] so if you want some company, feel free to let me know.
Literally nothing else because our FC isn't starting its roleplay until near-ish the release day. This gives me plenty of time to catch up, story-wise. I just finished vanilla, now I'm moving through the first patch. I really, really hope I manage to finish before the expansion but who knows at this point. I'm nervous.
With that said, if anyone wants to come along for clears and dungeons lemme know, I'm always down for awesome company.
I'll PM you contact info. And it seems daunting, going through the 4 patches, believe me, that's where I started.. but if you're just doing the MSQ, it won't be as daunting
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Gegenji - 05-27-2015
The biggest "roadblocks" are the dungeons/trials - either the wait times if you're not running a tank/healer or making sure you're at the required iLevel to queue for them in the first place. The rest of it is mostly just running from point A to point B and maybe beating up a mob or three.
Oh, and the cutscenes, especially the last ones which extend into hours. If you're pressed for time, it might be better to skip them and then view them at your leisure from an inn room where you can settle down for the story.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Niteshade_Rune - 05-27-2015
Bummer,was hoping to just craft and gather while I waited for Heavensward, I'll have to postpone my projects and slip back to my MSQ'ing. Think I'm nearing Shiva so at least I don't have TO much more to go.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Steel Wolf - 05-27-2015
I NOW HAVE A NEW THING TO DO!
Level a crafter to 50.
It's probably gonna be Armorer as that's my highest level one, but I'm not really sure what to do...the hope is that maybe possibly I'll be able to experience how the crafting in Heavensward will operate, as well as maybe being able to bang together a personal airship....though some dread Damocles in my thoughts leads me to believe that you'll probably have to be a 60 in ALL the crafts to do such a thing.
Still...it's a something, I suppose... >.>;;
....oh lawd what do I do...
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Gegenji - 05-27-2015
(05-27-2015, 01:40 PM)Steel Wolf Wrote: ....oh lawd what do I do...
Ixali dailies. Use them, abuse them. Once you're at max friendliness with them your set of six dailies will get your 9 Oakknots, eight of which you can immediately turn in for Ehactl Sealants that usually go for around 45-55k gil apiece. And it works even better once you have a capped crafting class, since you can make the items with the 50 crafter and then turn in the quests on a different one for free XP.
Other than that? There's a few guides out there that mention which crafting leves will help you get those levels, so that's always an option if you have the allowances for them. And, if you don't mind just setting your character on autopilot for a couple minutes, grinding out making things (just as ingots) in stacks of 99 is a mindless way to get XP. If you're lucky, the resulting item is worth more than the base materials, so you can just slap them onto the MB afterward.
Oh, and if you're going the grinding method, keep an eye on your soulbonding. Doing stuff in stacks of 99 will bond your equipment quick, letting you convert it into materia for some extra gil... some of which will likely go into buying the replacement piece.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - X'nath - 05-27-2015
(05-27-2015, 12:21 PM)Gegenji Wrote: The biggest "roadblocks" are the dungeons/trials - either the wait times if you're not running a tank/healer or making sure you're at the required iLevel to queue for them in the first place. The rest of it is mostly just running from point A to point B and maybe beating up a mob or three.I certainly don't have a room, so I couldn't view them. But the cutscenes didn't feel that bad til 2.55 [THAT'S when the cutscenes get real]
Oh, and the cutscenes, especially the last ones which extend into hours. If you're pressed for time, it might be better to skip them and then view them at your leisure from an inn room where you can settle down for the story.
The ilevel is the biggest part. But a few runs of ST or CT fixes that pretty good.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Melkire - 05-27-2015
(05-27-2015, 07:01 PM)Xnath Wrote: I certainly don't have a room, so I couldn't view them. But the cutscenes didn't feel that bad til 2.55 [THAT'S when the cutscenes get real]
Inn room, not a room in the housing wards. Inn rooms are available for free use at any time past a certain level (15, I think?) at each of the Adventurers' Guilds in the three city-states. There's a journal item in there that allows you to review any cutscenes you've been through and view any cutscenes you may have skipped.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Gegenji - 05-27-2015
(05-27-2015, 07:01 PM)X'nath Wrote:(05-27-2015, 12:21 PM)Gegenji Wrote: The biggest "roadblocks" are the dungeons/trials - either the wait times if you're not running a tank/healer or making sure you're at the required iLevel to queue for them in the first place. The rest of it is mostly just running from point A to point B and maybe beating up a mob or three.I certainly don't have a room, so I couldn't view them. But the cutscenes didn't feel that bad til 2.55 [THAT'S when the cutscenes get real]
Oh, and the cutscenes, especially the last ones which extend into hours. If you're pressed for time, it might be better to skip them and then view them at your leisure from an inn room where you can settle down for the story.
You... should? You unlock being able to go into an inn room at the Adventurer's Guilds around, like, level 15ish? And the main reason I mention skipping some is that the last big cutscenes take a couple hours.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Jana - 05-27-2015
I just unlocked FCoB on my main so I can hopefully get my classes I actually intend to level up to i130, but I'm going to need a lot more time if I intend to be able to bring my alts into Ishgard (at least one of them, I do).
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Chris Ganale - 05-27-2015
(05-18-2015, 10:26 PM)Chris Ganale Wrote: Ganale:
- MSQ Complete. Ready for Heavensward.
- Level LNC/ARC for mechanist cross-class.
R'tahz:
- MSQ Complete. Ready for Heavensward.
- Continue gearing tank as much as possible (at 122, doing good)
- Get WoD drops for BRD (actually only need hands and feet now)
Chao:
- MSQ complete. Ready for Heavensward.
- Push MNK gear to 130 (at 126)
- Push BLM gear to 130 (at 110)
- RP more. - In-progress.
- Bring Myu online. - Complied with.
Seno:
Complete MSQ? At King Mog, I believe. Teensy bit higher priority, those NIN weapons...
Garon:
- Complete MSQ. At 2.1
- Get Augmented Ironworks tank hat.
- Figure out what hands I want to use to go with his powered armor.
- Level LNC to at least 22 for Invigorate as mechanist cross-class.
Yuuna:
- Get to level 50 (at 18)
- Complete MSQ (at baby dungeons)
- Attain i130 BRD gear for MCN.
- Level LNC to at least 22 for Invigorate as mechanist cross-class.
Ghost:
- Get to level 50 (at 21)
- Complete MSQ (at Ifrit)
- Attain i130 BRD gear for MCN.
- Level LNC to at least 22 for Invigorate as mechanist cross-class.
Revised and updated my list.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Vitamin C - 06-01-2015
Currently just trying to grind through the MSQ and get as many classes to 50 as fast as I can.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - X'nath - 06-01-2015
(05-27-2015, 07:03 PM)Gegenji Wrote:(05-27-2015, 07:01 PM)X'nath Wrote:(05-27-2015, 12:21 PM)Gegenji Wrote: The biggest "roadblocks" are the dungeons/trials - either the wait times if you're not running a tank/healer or making sure you're at the required iLevel to queue for them in the first place. The rest of it is mostly just running from point A to point B and maybe beating up a mob or three.I certainly don't have a room, so I couldn't view them. But the cutscenes didn't feel that bad til 2.55 [THAT'S when the cutscenes get real]
Oh, and the cutscenes, especially the last ones which extend into hours. If you're pressed for time, it might be better to skip them and then view them at your leisure from an inn room where you can settle down for the story.
You... should? You unlock being able to go into an inn room at the Adventurer's Guilds around, like, level 15ish? And the main reason I mention skipping some is that the last big cutscenes take a couple hours.
This shows that besides returning there was a large large gap between now and the last time I played... I forgot that there was such a thing as inn rooms til I unlocked the... hair stylist saturday.. or maybe it was friday? One of those two days.. but yeah. I saw the book xD
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Niteshade_Rune - 06-01-2015
We're getting closer! Still hoping to power thru what I've got left on my MSQ and buy some basic lvl 50 crafting/gathering gear to help get me started heading into Heavansward.
So much I wanna work on and get done before hand and not enough time lol
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - allgivenover - 06-01-2015
For those who may be stressing about leveling alts for Heavensward, YoshiP confirmed in this interview that story quests from 2.0 will give double experience and better item rewards. So it might not be such a bad idea to wait.
RE: Preparing for Heavenward - Harmonixer - 06-02-2015
(06-01-2015, 07:53 PM)allgivenover Wrote: For those who may be stressing about leveling alts for Heavensward, YoshiP confirmed in this interview that story quests from 2.0 will give double experience and better item rewards. So it might not be such a bad idea to wait.
Thaaaat's excellent news. Thank you!