Kage

I've updated the first post to reflect the current status of getting into Balmung. Same thing since June 2015 sadly, transferring into Balmung is the only surefire way to get in. It also saves you time wasted trying to wait for Balmung to open.

Unfortunately most of the visitors outside of Balmung usually post about looking for connections. I rarely see posts about thriving Linkshells or communities (unless on Gilgamesh as I know they have a dedicated Enjin and I know of http://sirenrp.enjin.com/ for Siren RP and http://brynhildrchronicle.enjin.com/ for Brynhildr). Try to see if you can reach out to others with the Sargatanas tag in this subforum. I believe Kousagi (creator of this http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=12702 Sargatanas LS) has their main on Balmung but it looks like the linkshell itself is empty except for its master. The only thing I can suggest, if unwilling to go through the trials and tribulations of searching for an RP community) is to transfer to Balmung. I suggest looking into the first post of the thread I've made here (http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=12737) if you have further questions. The situation hasn't changed since Dec 2015. Any windows to create a character on Balmung are after maintenances (which typically end early so you have to be up extremely early/late) and are only open for less than about 3 minutes.

Main Scenario Preview! Patch 3.2 – The Gears of Change is scheduled to release on February 23, 2016! Prepare for release day with this sneak peek at the main scenario. Truth. Peace. Reformation. These were the keys to Ishgard's salvation. So believed Ser Aymeric, acting ruler of the Holy See. However, not all shared in his dream, and in his headlong rush to unite man and dragon once more, those still bound by the fetters of the past rose up to defend their nation against the forces they feared would destroy it. Yet change─that great, inexorable wave─was upon them, and soon all of Ishgard would bend to its will. Dungeon Preview Patch 3.2 is fast approaching, and today we offer you a glimpse into the Antitower, as well as the hard mode of the Lost City of Amdapor! ≪The Antitower≫ In all of creation, what greater mystery could there be than the fate of this very star? To sound the deepest depths, to study the aetherial sea itself─for these purposes and more was the Antitower built. Abandoned by her Sharlayan caretakers following the exodus, it has since been overrun by the magical guardians they left behind. Yet were one blessed with Her gift to brave these dangers and descend to the furthest reaches─to hear, feel, and think at the heart of this world─what would they find? Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Item Level Requirement: Average item level 180 or above Party Size: Four players Time Limit: 90 minutes Quest : The Word of the Mother Prerequisites: Players must first complete the main scenario quest "As It Once Was. ≪The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard)≫ Following the defeat of Diabolos, the unnatural pall choking the crumbling city of Amdapor was lifted, and tranquility restored to the Twelveswood. Or so it had seemed. When the Hearers entered the ruins, however, they had scarce begun consigning the stones to the forest when their elemental allies fled in a sudden panic. By the spirits’ agitated whispers did the Seedseers learn that a daunting and hostile presence yet lingered within Amdapor's moldering walls. Unable to complete their ritual of cleansing, once more have the Padjals called upon your aid. Once more must you delve deep inside the ancient city's husk, and purge its withered heart of an unknown evil... Level Requirement: Disciple of War or Magic level 60 Item Level Requirement: Average item level 180 or above Party Size: Four players Time Limit: 90 minutes Quest : One More Night in Amdapor Prerequisites: Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Heavensward," and have also completed the quest "One Night In Amdapor.”

The Lore lowdown post will be here. I have made screencaps. The post is a doozy. Lots of screencaps. I spent over a half hour taking screencaps (dealing with dualmonitors when I saw @tinolqa of tumblr who has already done it. I am posting my screencaps on imgur because I wasted half an hour and I'm using it. Lots of text. x.x

Some of you may have seen some of the recent Lore Lowdowns and wondered where they came from! Duty Commenced Episodes! The Aetheryte and Lolorito Lowdowns were shown in these episodes put out by the NA Community Team. Episode 10 will be Friday, February 5, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) / 6:00 p.m. (EDT) / 11:00 p.m. (GMT) Patch 3.2 grows closer with each passing moon, and the tenth installment of DUTY COMMENCED has a taste of what to expect in this upcoming major content update. The North American Community Team invites you to join them as they divulge the hot scoops from Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVI & XXVII and explore several side characters adventurers should be quite familiar with in another round of the Lore Lowdown! Tune in on Friday for the latest episode of DUTY COMMENCED, a live show featuring the FINAL FANTASY XIV North American Community Team! This is always streamed on the FFXIV Twitch channel - The official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitch Channel (http://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv) Themes Watch the community team as they dive into unknown lore about familiar characters and review the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE!

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And, while we're on the subject of cosplay, I know many players would like to see additional emotes they can use while taking amazing screenshots in their outfits, so recently, I discussed new emotes with the Motion team and they let slip that there just may be something in Patch 3.2! I wonder what kind of emotes they'll be.... HILDIBRAND RETURNS! Mogwands and other 1.0 1-Handed Wands are coming out! As mentioned previously, such as in PLL 24 and in this RPC thread, they are making 2-handed versions of these old assets. News is out that after their introduction, 1-handed versions will no longer be dropped in the content they were once rewards. It will be possible to queue for Duty Roulette as a party for the following roulettes: Duty Roulette: Expert Duty Roulette: Level 60 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Level 50 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Leveling Duty Roulette: Trials Duty Roulette: Main Scenario Duty Roulette: Guildhest And more! Any more 3.2 news (Dungeon Previews etc) will be posted when updated!! Kicking to the next page. Visibility, redundancy blah blah blah. I keep OP's as updated as possible.

I fish (and gather) and craft (to make money) because the outfits are nice. BSM AF2? UNF. FSH, BTN, MIN AF2 CHESTS? OMG GLAM GLAMS

I JUST FUCKING GATHERED A BUNCH OF MATS SO THAT ILWE COULD CRAFT KAGE THE MONK KIRIMU AND NOW I CAN PUT IT ON ANYTHING I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE

Yup New Kirimu Coat, Boarskin Skirt and Boots of Divine Light.... NOT CLASS RESTRICTED! And, while we're on the subject of cosplay, I know many players would like to see additional emotes they can use while taking amazing screenshots in their outfits, so recently, I discussed new emotes with the Motion team and they let slip that there just may be something in Patch 3.2! I wonder what kind of emotes they'll be....

A lot of updates fleshed out upon during the PLL 27 chronicled in the RPC thread here or can be found in the Official Forums here. Patch 3.2, Gears of Change, will come on Feb 23. Along with it comes new MSQ (Minfilia and the Mother Crystal), AntiTower, Lost City of Amdapor HM, Alexander: Midas NM and Savage, more PVP!, more crafting recipes!, and the first trial in The Warring Triad series: Containment Bay S1T7. New Allagan Tomestone of Lore! - If you have soldiery, go get poetics. - If you have law, these will be exchanged for esoterics. - The new tomestone gear will be Primal Themed! Tank / Job Adjustments Gnath beast tribe Quests! More mounts flying! - Adamantoise mount flies like Gamera - Gnath mount New Crafting Recipes, some are glamor without class restrictions! Dyeable Allagan and High Allagan New Kirimu Coat, Boarskin Skirt and Boots of Divine Light.... NOT CLASS RESTRICTED! And, while we're on the subject of cosplay, I know many players would like to see additional emotes they can use while taking amazing screenshots in their outfits, so recently, I discussed new emotes with the Motion team and they let slip that there just may be something in Patch 3.2! I wonder what kind of emotes they'll be.... HILDIBRAND RETURNS! Mogwands and other 1.0 1-Handed Wands are coming out! As mentioned previously, such as in PLL 24 and in this RPC thread, they are making 2-handed versions of these old assets. News is out that after their introduction, 1-handed versions will no longer be dropped in the content they were once rewards. It will be possible to queue for Duty Roulette as a party for the following roulettes: Duty Roulette: Expert Duty Roulette: Level 60 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Level 50 Dungeons Duty Roulette: Leveling Duty Roulette: Trials Duty Roulette: Main Scenario Duty Roulette: Guildhest And more! Any more 3.2 news (Dungeon Previews etc) will be posted when updated!!

Ohh~ Are you still doing 'smaller' works only or are you perhaps willing to take on a more involved piece etc?

Naive Lalafell with the best intentions ruins peoples' lives when he joins the World because of idol hero worship.

Changes to Allagan Tomestones Patch 3.2 will see a number of changes to tomestone currency, including the introduction of a new Allagan tomestone, and the removal of Allagan tomestones of soldiery. We ask that any players currently carrying Allagan tomestones of soldiery please exchange them for Allagan tomestones of poetics prior to the scheduled maintenance for patch 3.2. Allagan Tomestones of Lore Allagan tomestones of Lore will be added with patch 3.2. This new currency can only be received after reaching level 60 with at least one class or job. Allagan Tomestones of Esoterics The weekly obtainment cap for Allagan tomestones of esoterics will be removed. * The maximum store of 2,000 tomestones has not been changed. Allagan Tomestones of Law Allagan tomestones of law will no longer be obtainable. All trials and duties that yield Allagan tomestones of law will instead offer either Allagan tomestones of esoterics or the new Allagan tomestone currency. Players will no longer be able to exchange Allagan tomestones of law for items. Although Allagan tomestones of law will not be removed, items obtained through their exchange will be made available through other means. Allagan Tomestones of Soldiery With the release of patch 3.2, any remaining Allagan tomestones of soldiery in the possession of players will be removed from the game. We ask that any players currently carrying Allagan tomestones of soldiery please exchange them for Allagan tomestones of poetics prior to the scheduled maintenance for patch 3.2. Allagan tomestones of soldiery can be exchanged for Allagan tomestones of poetics by speaking with Auriana at Revenant's Toll (X:9 Y:11). Allagan Tomestones of Poetics Allagan tomestones of poetics will be obtainable from level 50 trials and duties, as well as the Duty Roulette.

Regarding the Resumption of Sales and Discontinuation of Refunds for the Mac Version To customers who purchased the previous Mac version of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, Square Enix extends our sincere apologies for any inconvenience stemming from the unclear communication about the system requirements. We have since conducted thorough tests—using a variety of hardware and system environments—and would like to announce the updated system requirements for the pending re-release of the Mac version. In order to ensure an optimal experience while playing the game, please be sure to use the recommended models listed in the following table. Minimum system requirements OS: Mac OS X 10.11/10.11.1/10.11.2/10.11.3 * We have confirmed operation on Mac OS X 10.10.2 and beyond, but there have been reports of OS issues on 10.10.4/10.10.5 which causes the program to not boot when it is first launched. Due to this, we recommend running the program on 10.11 (El Capitan). Model Graphics Card Recommended Preset iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) AMD Radeon R9 M395 1600x900 High (Mac) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) AMD Radeon R9 M390 1600x900 High (Mac) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) AMD Radeon R9 M290 1600x900 High (Mac) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) AMD Radeon R9 M295X 1600x900 High (Mac) iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 1600x900 Middle (Mac) iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1600x900 Middle (Mac) iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 1600x900 Middle (Mac) iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) Intel Iris Pro 1600x900 Standard (Mac) Recommended screen resolution: 1600x900 * Running at a resolution above 1920 x 1080/1920 x 1200 will result in negative framerate performance. Free disk space: 30GB Internet: Persistent broadband internet connection Notes: * On systems with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M, GeForce GT 755M or GeForce GT 750M graphics chips, we have confirmed that a display issue occurs when continuously changing the screen resolution. This is directly attributed to an issue with the drivers for these graphics chips. We are currently investigating this matter with NVIDIA, and are working with them to have them address this issue. Until they have released a fix to address the issue, please avoid changing the screen resolution continuously. If you encounter this issue, simply restart the game to resume normal operation. * Specs are subject to change in the future. * While we have confirmed operation of the game is possible on the MacBook Pro, due to extraordinary heat generated during gameplay, we have taken the precautionary measure of not adding the machine to the list of applicable models. Your understanding is appreciated. - Features of the Mac version The Mac version of FINAL FANTASY XIV was developed as an application that would only run on the Mac OS. For the development of the Mac version, we utilize third party porting middleware. Unlike the Windows version, which runs in a DirectX environment, the Mac version runs under OpenGL. Due to limitations in the architecture of these environments, rendering characteristics of FINAL FANTASY XIV, key assignments, Japanese language IME settings, performance and interface may differ from that of the Windows version with similar specs. Your understanding in this matter is appreciated. If the game is running on a Mac machine that does not meet the above system requirements, performance may be significantly lower than that of the Windows version of the game. When purchasing the game, please ensure that your machine meets the system requirements above. We would like to officially announce that we will be resuming the sales of the Mac version on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 after we have made sure to clearly communicate the required and recommended system requirements on retail sites including the Square Enix Online Store and other retailers. To coincide with the date that sales resume, we will be ending the refund support for those who have purchased the Mac version on or before July 4, 2015, on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. (PST). For more information on the Mac version refund offer, please refer to the below news page. The state of the FFXIV Mac version, and our plans for the future (July 3, 2015) http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/0f6df59d2175ff4ddc26de3981641512f05a9e14 We apologize once again for the unsatisfactory release of the Mac version. Your continued support for FINAL FANTSY XIV would be greatly appreciated.

kage made the wrong thread. Place holder! here is the right thread's lore dump post. Michael-Christopher Koji Fox Delivers!

Oops Kage made the wrong thread. PLACE HOLDER TIME. ><

Kage made a mistake. This thread is going to compile Fernehalwes' future lore dumps in the upcoming weeks etc on the forums. The PLL lore dump is in the thread

Two years later, Kage is still spying on Roen.

As far as I know Benediction hp restriction was lifted on 3.0 SCH will probably have to emergency tactics lustrate andfairy-kill lustrate. I've been told that AST can do it with 1 GCD too. Let's not busy a post thead meant to provide info with meaningless chatter.

Do you mean this? Which was what I copy and pasted into the front post?

Yeah, this is my main concern. A LOT of VIT gear has nigh-useless Parry. So, unless that gets addressed, I'm sure a lot of the VIT gear will still be seen as terrible. Just less so, as tanks gun for the VIT pieces that don't have Parry at all on them. "In case were wondering what VIT accessories for 210 are the ones without parry, they are: Gordian Neck (Crit Acc) Eso Earring (Acc SS) Eso Bracelet (Acc Det) Gordian Ring (Acc Crit) Eso Ring (Parry and DET but its unavoidable)"

MCH does not use STR accessories. They used the PLL to tell people "get your VIT shit now" because it's going to be a straight up loss. Which it is. VIT accessories have the shittiest fucking secondary stats. Parry? Useless as fuck. Skill speed at least I can use to fit in major damage while Berserk is up. But Parry is fucking ugh. BUFF PARRY PLS 3.2

You crazy. Look at this. LOOK AT IT. THAT MASK. How the fuck does one accurately aim that with one hand? Some guns already look like that on Lalafell....

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