What is Desynthesis? Desynthesis is a function that lets you break down your unwanted equipment into its component materials and sometimes obtain rare items if your level is high enough. Not all gear can be desynthesized, as you'll see near the bottom of the item's tooltip. It will either display the desynthesis level if you can, or an 'N' if you … [Read more...] about FFXIV Desynthesis 5.1 Guide
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FFXIV Unsynced Guide to Alexander – The Burden of the Father
Endgame raids in FFXIV reward players with some of the best gear they can obtain, along with some other cosmetics or collectables. However, finding many people to run the content with and learning the required mechanics become obstacles once these savage raids are no longer current content. Why Farm A4S? Personally I find the Alexander raid gear … [Read more...] about FFXIV Unsynced Guide to Alexander – The Burden of the Father
FFXIV Labyrinth of The Ancients Guide
FFXIV has attracted a ton of new players with the release of its recent expansion Shadowbringers. However, many of the raids these players will encounter are up to six years old already, and experienced players tend to blitz through them easily, often skipping many of the original mechanics. For newer players keen to pull their weight, many … [Read more...] about FFXIV Labyrinth of The Ancients Guide
FFXIV: Treasure Hunting Guide
What are Treasure Maps? Treasure maps are a somewhat lucrative piece of side content that work like this: you decipher a timeworn treasure map in your inventory which gives you a little zoomed in chunk of map with an X on it, real pirate-like. First of all, if you're using the treasure maps yourself, you'll need to complete the quest Treasures … [Read more...] about FFXIV: Treasure Hunting Guide
FFXIV: How to Prepare For Savage Raiding
Believe it or not, the majority of the playerbase for FFXIV doesn't do savage raids. It may seem like everyone does it if you look online on the main forums or reddit, but that's because those tend to be hubs for players who are pretty invested in the game and are looking for the biggest challenges and rewards. Of course, even if you're a newer … [Read more...] about FFXIV: How to Prepare For Savage Raiding
FFXIV: How Does Shadowbringers’ Savage Loot Work?
Shadowbringers' patch 5.05 brought with it the first savage fights of the expansion, for the Eden raids. For some people this may be the first time they're seeing the savage loot system (if you're new to savage raiding, check out this guide on how to prepare). For others, they may be used to how it was done in past expansions, and wonder what's … [Read more...] about FFXIV: How Does Shadowbringers’ Savage Loot Work?
Tomestones of Phantasmagoria. How Should I Spend Them?
Hey there! With the release of patch 5.05 came the new Allagan Tomestones of Phantasmagoria which can be used to buy high level Deepshadow gear. Unlike tomestones of Goetia, you can only earn 450 of these tomestones each week, so you should be selective about what you spend them on. If you're looking for efficiency, here's a breakdown of which … [Read more...] about Tomestones of Phantasmagoria. How Should I Spend Them?
FFXIV: Shadowbringers Levequest Levelling Guide (Crafters)
Hey there, this is a guide to levelling your crafting jobs through Shadowbringers content primarily using levequests. This is a great way to powerlevel your jobs in a short period of time, and this crafting leve guide will list your best options from the Shadowbringers leves along with how many items you'll need at each stage. Just a quick … [Read more...] about FFXIV: Shadowbringers Levequest Levelling Guide (Crafters)
FFXIV: How to Manage Your Inventory
Your inventory is full. Your armoury chest is full. Your saddlebag is full. Your retainers' inventory is full. Your glamour chest is full. You've hit rock bottom. How did you get here? You never knew you were a hoarder until you found yourself staring at your inventory, trying to decide what to throw away while everyone else is waiting for you to … [Read more...] about FFXIV: How to Manage Your Inventory