Final Fantasy XVFollow

Crates and Boxes too.

Well I leveled a lancer to 18 Went way faster, Woodworking to 11, I like the way crafting works overall, with it being a class that you level. But I still go back to making 30 ash boards is slow and dull specially the way the system works. Each Item has a "base" xp gain, the more HQ you gain the more xp is boosted. So even making boards takes forever. I Ran into a snag I had no ice crystals for Lvls 10-20 crafts and really had no clue where to get them, I could have looked it up but meh I wanted to keep crafting, sort of a turn off honestly.

Idk where is "Better" starting area, Im leaning towards the forest since its nice having conj to heal you. But I ran into way more people at the desert. I havent leveled a Marauder yet so not sure how busy that area is.

I doubt that I'll do much more crafting than is necessary to be able to put materia in my gear.

I'd be OK with materia abilities as long as those materia weren't terribly difficult to obtain. Subclass abilities are already restricted on jobs anyway, so I would assume any materia abilities would be too.

It's all stats and resistances that I can see on the Market Board.

Edited, Jul 14th 2013 6:14pm by Spoonless

Ive always liked crafting when theres an AH to buy stuff, or atleast a bazaar to find stuff. GW2 I liked crafting, FFXI i liked crafting, WoW I liked crafting.



No Running around trying to find crystals which are the main ingredient of a recipe is not "fun". If the game gave some clue or I deduced where I could get said crystals that would be fun and enjoyable. Basic Progression tells me that I start with the low level mats and move up and as I move up in levels the Items I need to gather should come naturally.

Like I said I have NO clue where to even start to find ice crystals. Becuase I should have got them while leveling 10-18 On my Lancer if progression was right. Having to look up crap online is not fun, And Im not going to just run around randomly attacking things hoping to have them drop crystals. If you asked me to find the other ingredients fine I can do that. Logic tells me where I can most likely find them based on Craft level and item Im looking for. I Mean you dont make a lvl 2 synth need raid only mats right?

Yeah That makes complete sense, but Im used to most games having mats drop as you level (Basic mats) or gathering them as you level. Crystals they seemed to give a ton for quests I mean I leveled 1-11 using only crystals from quests. So I assumed that I would keep getting them from quests. See my logic there. I understand your logic to, and it make sense but getting Ice crystals from gathering wood? Its kind of a stretch, I havent done a gathering class yet so Im not sure about it atm.

Edit: I could see them coming from fishing but that would suck as its not in game yet.

Edited, Jul 14th 2013 5:34pm by BeanX

I think that right now, there aren't a huge amount of people doing a ton of crafting. When characters become permanent, you'll see people craft, and with that the demand for materials will also go up, and many will be working on fieldcraft classes in order to generate materials and money. I know getting crystals from logging trees or mining ore seems silly, but just think of it as a byproduct of the process, I guess.

My THM has Ice Shard marked off on it's gathering log, so I found it somewhere... Gathering Log lists South Shroud and Western La Noscea. So it was probably Botanist in South Shroud.

Edit:
You can also get shards from Elemental enemies.

Edited, Jul 14th 2013 6:55pm by TirithRR

Better?

There is an AH. Or at least the equivalent of one. Sure, I'm sure there's pretty much nothing on it. But why would you expect anything different in a beta?

And honestly, I disagree with you entirely about finding materials. Having the game tell you, point blank, where to get something isn't fun. It takes all the joy of discovery out of it. It should be the players who figure that out and share it with the community. In a release version of the game, that's something you'd ask people using /sh, or whisper someone crafting.

Or, hey, look online. That's fine too. That's just another way for the community to share information.

But the problem here is that you're trying to find this info in beta, when most peoples' efforts (including those really interested in crafting) are focused on the core game play.

Anything tied to a market isn't going to be something you can test in a beta. Not unless that beta is like Dota 2's beta, and goes on for a ludicrously long time.

[EDIT]

I think ALL weapons and shields are actually way too close to the characters now. Sure, it's nice not having a huge gap. But a smallish gap should be easily planned for. There's no good reason for that.

Edited, Jul 14th 2013 8:06pm by idiggory

What server is everyone hitting up for phase 4?

Also have they announced RDM yet?

I don't know what server I'll be on. My goal is to not be on the "Reddit" server or the "ZAM" server (by which I mean the FFXIV forum server, not the people here) or the "BG" server, really. Though of those, I'm least opposed to whatever server the bulk of BG will flock to. I never really minded them. The ZAM server probably won't be terrible either, since there don't seem to be a huge number of people on ZAM anymore. I was on a Reddit server in GW2 and in SWTOR and it's just @#%^ing annoying, to be honest. I like the subreddit communities, but when "Reddit" floods a server, it's ends up bringing a bunch of idiots who can't talk about anything aside from internet memes. If there were an officially designated RP server, I'd roll a character there. Not to RP, but because usually they're moderated a bit more strictly, which I like. I like forcing everyone to have RP-appropriate names. I like punishment for griefers. I'm fine with those players having places to have silly names and whatnot, but I also like a designated server or two where it's not tolerated.

Anyway, I don't really know. Maybe Ultros, unless my FFXI LS migrates to XIV.

Edited, Jul 14th 2013 10:03pm by Spoonless

They really should have started with the basics: WAR MNK THF RDM WHM BLM, and gone from there.