Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

Pyros

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Ok after actually testing a bit more, FFXIVAPP KINDA parses dots. DoT information isn't actually displayed(at all, from my understanding), so it uses formulas and assume the dot runs its course and uses the damage formula with your current potency(which might be pulled from the initial hit) to create an average dot tick value then add that at set intervals starting from the moment it detects "Mob is affected by DoT". That's how it works with Aero and I assume Thunder and melee class dots too. However, since it doesn't have Bio or Miasma information, neither of these spells are parsed, meaning Arcanist damage parses are currently completely worthless unless using another parser that does have the values for these. On top of that, if you refresh a dot before it wears off, it doesn't detect that(because the message for the mob getting afflicted isn't applied again I assume), so it only counts one cast of the dot total, even if for example you refresh right after the last tick but before it wears off and get an entire 2nd full duration.

Maybe there's a better parser but this one is worthless when it comes to parsing Arcanist unless you're trying to figure out what's your Ruin+Carbuncle DPS.
 

Malakriss

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FYI if your dungeon group skips treasure coffers you can run back at the end and loot them. Lootable in combat if you wish to eat a death for it too. Kinda sad.
 

Tide27_sl

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Game is certainly much better than the original. Is it for everyone? Probably not. Graphics and music are top notch so far, skills seem interesting, story line seems somewhat interesting , appears to have many different things to do etc etc..

Game will have its fanboys and critics no doubt. Most likely will have some fanboys turn into critics here in less than a month, and critics actually play it and enjoy it for what it is. So far there is no ground breaking bugs, no major economy exploits, little to no spam...which usually is obvious during the beta / early releases.

If you take your time and have fun, Im sure this game will give you a few months of enjoyment. If you are like some people that have not logged off since the servers went up 2 days ago...have 3-5 classes at 20 by now....all while holding down 60+hr work weeks where they take their family out to dinner and a movie, drive Ferraris, date supermodels and are body builders, despite logging 22+hrs a day on the game so far because of their 1337 skillz...then Im sure the game will lose its luster fairly quickly.
 

Needless

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Fuck yeah, swept all driver data off my system, then downloaded the beta drivers for my card and everything works perfectly now.

This game looks so much better when.. you can actually see effects lol
 

Malakriss

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I'm just staring at the shadows of swaying trees on the forest floor in Central Shroud right now.
 

ZProtoss

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As for group DPS, is there any parser that parses dots? The 2 I've checked don't seem to parse dots at all(FFXIVAPP and FFXIV Log Rep). They parse the initial hit of Aero and Miasma but that's it, Bio doesn't show anywhere at all and Miasma/Aeros obviously only parse a fraction of their actual DPS. If there's no way to parse dots, I don't really see how you can compare ACN in a group setting efficiently.
This part is interesting. It probably ends up making stuff more even. After they fixed the Carbuncle parsing (and said dots were fixed), I didn't check the arc specific spells. Ruin and Miasma definitely aren't being counted right now (Just checked after reading your post. Note that Gust/Ruin/etc are). It makes Arcanist less ass tier in groups for sure, but still probably doesn't come close to making up the 50%+ difference that well played PUGs/THMs have on it right now.

In regards to the direct CNJ vs ACN comparsions, I think the part that muddies things up is that the pet probably isn't doing quite as much damage as you think it is. That and the aforementioned synergy Stone has with other skills/Cleric Stance.
 

Vilmz_sl

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I'm just staring at the shadows of swaying trees on the forest floor in Central Shroud right now.
lol I've been doing this a lot, the world is just incredibly crafted and the lighting and animations are insane. I just got to Gridania for the first time and it's like I've been hit by a brick wall of atmosphere
 

Draynar_sl

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It really is *that* bad. I've been running parses in instances, and even played perfectly (with extra cross class stuff), you just get demolished DPS wise by people who know what they're doing. And all of this is without considering the horror that a public Arcanist is. Your average pub arcanist makes your average awful pub THM from last phase look like an Archer by comparison - they're that bad.
how are you parsing? I know dots don't show in combat log and thats big part of their dps. Does pet damage even show in log for you, to parse?
 

Pyros

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Hmm the pet does what's listed, 3secs recast 90potency is a 75potency "normal" cast of 2.5recast, or you can count it as a 90potency dot. Regardless, it does solid damage, not counting the special attacks which have too long cds to really matter. I pointed out before that I tested it and as far as I could tell, it does work exactly as if you were casting the spells, his 90 potency=your 90 potency. His stats are however generated on summon and he needs to be resummoned for stuff to update properly when you swap a weapon, but just looking at the numbers he certainly does slightly more than Ruin, which is how it should be, but casts a bit slower.

On the CNJ ACN stuff, I've lvled CNJ and ACN to 20, lvled CNJ to 24 last phase, and it's very obvious to me that ACN solos a fuckton faster. The fact that I kill mobs in ~4casts, they don't die on the 4th cast since it's dots, but that's all I need to cast to kill a mob, means it's naturally going to be faster than CNJ, regardless of what you're doing and how much dmg per cast you do. I don't cast Ruin much when soloing, only when I want to drop a mob quicker, I mostly just dot shit and run around while they die, pulling the next mobs in the mean time. Oh also you can grind forever as an ACN, as a CNJ you have to take mana breaks every now and then because the mana efficiency is poor and the only mana regen tool you get is at 34 or 36, and I don't even know if it'll be enough.
 

Cthalupa_sl

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Not sure how those all ended up resized differently, but man, the game is beautiful.
 

Neki

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Been trying to get on the Gilg with no luck

Has a group been set up on another server yet?
 

Ryanz

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So...can I not play this until Square Enix sends me a code? I ordered from GMG, and they sent me an activation code that I cannot even put into my Square Enix account because I get this nice little error: MGAMEREG_ERROR_REGISTER_GAME_INSERT_VALID_CODE. So can I just not play until the 24th, or wat?
 

Cinge

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For beta? atm I think its just sign up and play. Early access and such you will need to put in your pre-order code, which you can't do until the 20th.

Edit: ZP has hate for arcanist like Ut does for certain developers :p He really seems to hate it, and lets you know as much as he can ;P
 

Ryanz

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Yea for open beta...I have the client and try and log in, and it keeps telling me my id/password is wrong...when it's not.
 

Vinyard_sl

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Even tho this game uses a GCD, I'm actually enjoying the slower paced combat instead of WoW/Rifts carpel tunnel button mashing.
 

Nola

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Yea for open beta...I have the client and try and log in, and it keeps telling me my id/password is wrong...when it's not.
I had the same problem. I tried the password retriever and kept telling me I put in the wrong birthday. So I made another account SE account and now everything is fine.