What are Ventures? The term 'Venture' actually refers to two very closely related things. First, Ventures are small missions that you send your retainer on, and when they return they bring you back items. In order to send them on these assignments you'll need to pay them a special currency which are also called 'Ventures'. It's a good idea to … [Read more...] about FFXIV Retainer Ventures
FFXIV Chocobo Barding Guide
If you're the kind of player who's interested in glamour, I'm betting that probably extends to your Chocobo companion as well, and you'd prefer to give them a stylish look that complements your own attire. As soon as you unlock your combat buddy you actually have the ability to change its appearance without requiring any further quests. The … [Read more...] about FFXIV Chocobo Barding Guide
FFXIV Apartment Guide
If you've ever tried to buy an estate you know that it's not a pleasant activity. You have to camp outside the plot and wait for hours just mindlessly clicking the placard, which is all kinds of boring. It's also very frustrating when somebody else gets it, especially if you suspect them of using a bot or script to automate the clicking. If … [Read more...] about FFXIV Apartment Guide
FFXIV Beginner Guide to Macros
As I became more and more interested in FFXIV I started looking at smaller things that could improve my gameplay experience. This led me to tinkering around with user macros, a very useful tool for automating all sorts of things in the game and making things a tiny bit friendlier to my user experience. There are lots of quality of life … [Read more...] about FFXIV Beginner Guide to Macros
FFXIV How to Clean up Your Glamour Dresser
If you're like me, you throw way too many things in your glamour dresser. Many people, including myself, are always pressed for storage space and just can't hold onto everything we want to. I'm going to go over some tips for clearing out some room so you can continue to enjoy finding and adding new pieces to your collection. It seems crazy that … [Read more...] about FFXIV How to Clean up Your Glamour Dresser
FFXIV Best Challenge Logs for Combat Experience
The challenge log in FFXIV is a great weekly checklist that gives you easy resources. Perhaps the biggest draw is the large chunks of experience it throws at your combat classes. Levelling combat jobs can sometimes feel like a slog, especially if you're trying to do all of them. When you finish a roulette while simultaneously completing a … [Read more...] about FFXIV Best Challenge Logs for Combat Experience
FFXIV Challenge Log Tasks and Rewards
The challenge log in FFXIV is a collection of tasks to complete each week (resetting on Tuesdays) that reward you with extra gil, experience, and other resources. These challenges cover a wide variety of activities you can do in game, so there should be something for everyone. You can certainly grind them out in a short period of time, but … [Read more...] about FFXIV Challenge Log Tasks and Rewards
FFXIV How to Choose Your Grand Company
FFXIV confronts you with a decision relatively early on in the game that can give some new players a bit of choice paralysis. You need to choose a Grand Company to align yourself with in order to progress the story, but what does this mean? It sounds important, and people are afraid of making the 'wrong' choice. Well it's actually not that big … [Read more...] about FFXIV How to Choose Your Grand Company
FFXIV New PvP Mode: Onsal Hakair (Danshig Naadam)
The release of Patch 5.15 brought us a new Frontlines map for PvP called Onsal Hakair (Danshig Naadam). PvP doesn't get a lot of steady attention, so when something new comes around like a map, rewards, or combat updates, you may want to take advantage of the increased activity for shorter queues. Here's what you need to know about this new … [Read more...] about FFXIV New PvP Mode: Onsal Hakair (Danshig Naadam)
FFXIV How to Spend Sacks of Nuts
There are plenty of useful currencies in FFXIV, and we've had several types of them throughout the game's lifetime that are tied to The Hunt, which is content that's been around since A Realm Reborn. If you're unfamiliar with all this, you're going to have to start all the way from the level 50 quest Let The Hunt Begin, available from your Grand … [Read more...] about FFXIV How to Spend Sacks of Nuts