Nerium Oct 25, 2021. 7 minute read
FFXIV DPS Rankings – Best Melee DPS Classes for October 2021
Any FFXIV DPS tier list, especially one for melee DPS, is an exercise in speed! The red-coded “damage per second” Jobs aren’t quite as vital as tanks or healers, but you still need them to beat down bosses before enrage timers and countdown clocks ruin your day. To that end you…
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Nerium Oct 22, 2021. 7 minute read
FFXIV Inventory Guide & Tips – How to Expand Your Inventory
FFXIV inventory management is an uphill battle. Retainers, the Glamour Dresser, and your Chocobo Saddlebag make for a somewhat convoluted system of unlocking more bag slots. That’s before you throw real money into the mix. So let’s take a look at how to expand your inventory in FFXIV — along with…
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Mike Williams Oct 21, 2021. 3 minute read
FFXIV Devs Want Healers “Working a Bit Harder” At Healing in Endwalker
Should healers just be healing? That’s a long-running discussion that won’t be solved any time soon, even within the friendly Final Fantasy XIV community. You can look at the forums or FFXIV subreddit to find heated arguments about a healer’s place in any party or raid. As part of the…
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Mike Williams Oct 21, 2021. 4 minute read
FFXIV’s Moogle Event Is Making Blue Mages Cool Again
Everything’s coming up Blue Mage. Blue Mage has always been an odd, lonely little job. It wasn’t added with the beginning of any expansion. Unlike the post-launch jobs, you have to start at Level 1, and unlike every other job, its maximum level is 70. You learn actions by throwing…
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Jocelyn Monahan Oct 20, 2021. 6 minute read
The Growing Community of FFXIV Roleplaying Venues
It’s 2:45 a.m. on a Monday morning, and I’m performing my weekly ritual: playing five different arrangements of “Despacito” in a row at closing time in a Final Fantasy XIV roleplaying bar. It’s a joke between myself and my friend Allison Brown, one of the owners of the Gin Ironic.…
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Nerium Oct 19, 2021. 2 minute read
FFXIV Breaking Brick Mountains – Dragon Quest Event Crossover Guide
The FFXIV “Breaking Brick Mountains” event (otherwise known as the Dragon Quest crossover quest) is back! Again. If you somehow missed it the first few times, or just weren’t playing before October 2021, now is your chance to obtain some quick cosmetics. All of which are naturally based on the… other…
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Nerium Oct 19, 2021. 8 minute read
FFXIV Glamour Guide – Glamour Dresser, Glamour Plates, Prisms & Dyes
FFXIV glamour is, for many players, the true endgame with Glamour Dressers, Glamour Plates, and various other tricks applied to achieve perfect fashion. Cosmetics make the game go round in various ways (such as million-gil crafting materials on the market board). So it’s worth knowing how to properly apply glamours…
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Nerium Oct 18, 2021. 5 minute read
FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove – October 2021 Irregular Tomestone Guide
The FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove is back, this time with Irregular Tomestones of Lore, and ready to take us into Endwalker with the October 2021 version of the event. Well, I say “version,” but it’s quite similar to past iterations of the “catch-up” event Square Enix likes to drop before…
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Nerium Oct 18, 2021. 4 minute read
FFXIV Lightning Crystal Farming – The Best Way to Farm Lightning Crystals
FFXIV Lightning Crystals are an important part of any crafter’s collection. Though they’re not as easy (nor fun) to acquire as they are to lose. That’s because crystals, shards, and clusters of all elements are consumed by FFXIV crafting recipes. You need hundreds — if not thousands — of them…
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Mike Williams Oct 18, 2021. 2 minute read
Final Fantasy Creator Steamrolls FFXIV Heavensward in Two Days
The past and present of Final Fantasy have finally met. Hironobu Sakaguchi, director and co-writer of the first Final Fantasy, started playing Final Fantasy XIV for the first time back in September. The father of the franchise basically returned to check in on his grandchildren. Now Sakaguchi is cruising through…
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Nerium Oct 18, 2021. 2 minute read
FFXIV: Endwalker Expansion Gets More Tomestone & Scrip Changes
FFXIV players better spend those Tomestones and Scrips soon. Some of the old currencies are being replaced with Endwalker, as the expansion cycle comes for our virtual wallets once again. Namely your Tomestones of Allegory, Tomestones of Revelation, and any Tomestones of Phantasmagoria you were holding onto for some reason…
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Michael Higham Oct 18, 2021. 9 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker’s Reaper is Hella Fun: Job Overview and How It Works
One of the many things I was hyped about going into my hands-on preview session for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker was learning and playing the new Jobs, Reaper and Sage. And let me tell you now, Reaper might be the best Melee DPS Job yet. Maybe that’s just because I’m…
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Michael Higham Oct 13, 2021. 8 minute read
Our Time With FFXIV Endwalker Told Many Stories Without a Single Line of Dialogue
A wise catboy once asked, “How many years have I waited for this moment?” For finally getting hands-on with Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker? Well, about two years. Two very unique years. It’s wild to think about how much FFXIV has evolved from a gameplay, narrative, and cultural standpoint since the…
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Michael Higham Oct 13, 2021. 8 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker: All New Healer Changes up to Level 90 and Sage Breakdown
One of the best things about our time playing the preview build of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker during the recent media tour was having access to every Job at level 90, including the upcoming Reaper and Sage. While we’ve covered Tanks, Melee DPS, and Ranged/Magic DPS extensively, here, we’ll be…
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Michael Higham Oct 13, 2021. 8 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker: All Melee DPS Changes up to Level 90 and Reaper Breakdown
During a hands-on preview session with Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, we checked out how all Jobs are changing once the expansion launches. Everything — from tweaks to existing skillsets and new actions past the current cap of level 80 — was available for all Jobs. But here, we’re going to…
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Natalie Flores Oct 13, 2021. 2 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: The New Trusts Make a Single-Player Future Possible
During our time previewing Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, we got to run the new Tower of Zot dungeon with other players. This is usually how I prefer to play, especially since the MMORPG’s community is generally kind enough that I don’t expect to have unpleasant experiences. However, trying out the…
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Mike Williams Oct 13, 2021. 7 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: The Sage Isn’t Quite The Combat Healer You’re Expecting
I was deeply enamored with the Sage when it was first revealed. The Job’s weapon, the mentally-controlled floating Nouliths, instantly recalled the Fin Funnels of the Gundam franchise. The concept of healing via damaging abilities, like World of Warcraft’s Discipline Priest, is always a fun one in MMOs. I envisioned…
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Mike Williams Oct 13, 2021. 15 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: All-New Tank Level 90 Actions and Changes
Let’s talk tanks. We got to take a look at a small section of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker expansion, including job changes and new regions. The frontline warriors of FFXIV aren’t getting as many changes as Summoner, nor as much shine as new Jobs like Reaper and Sage,…
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Natalie Flores Oct 13, 2021. 8 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: Director Naoki Yoshida Reflects on Development Difficulties and the Last Decade
As Final Fantasy XIV approaches the release of its fourth expansion, it’s in the best position it’s ever been. The critically acclaimed MMO has over 24 million players worldwide. It’s the most profitable Final Fantasy title in franchise history. It’s become a core of Square Enix’s business operations, spawned the…
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Mike Williams Oct 13, 2021. 8 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: A Walkthrough of Old Sharlayan, Garlemald, and Thavnair
Everyone is excited to go to the Moon, but Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is more than a lunar adventure. There will be a host of new locales to visit, friends to make, and monsters to kill on Eorzea itself. In a recent media tour, we were able to wander around…
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Natalie Flores Oct 13, 2021. 3 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: How Numerical Changes Will Impact the Next Decade
In order for the development team to support its next decade, Final Fantasy XIV will be undergoing significant changes in its battle system formulas. As of Endwalker, values will be downscaled — a fact that director Naoki Yoshida hopes you won’t worry about. As part of a recent media tour…
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Mike Williams Oct 13, 2021. 2 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker Preview: It Will Be Easier to Level Up Main and Secondary Jobs
As we wait in the gulf between now and the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, one of the biggest side hustles for most of us is leveling another job. Alongside my Relic grind, I personally decided to give Samurai another shot. At the same time, I’m also leveling crafting…
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Michael Higham Oct 13, 2021. 9 minute read
FFXIV Endwalker: Full Breakdown of Magic and Ranged DPS Changes Up to Level 90
Our hands-on preview with an early build of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker gave us access to all the current and upcoming Jobs all the way up to the new level 90 cap. This means we got to see all the changes and additions coming to the expansion and patch 6.0.…
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