seraphimaether9264: I feel that the suggestion to complete the triad involves Unikalhai because he should be in the first at this point in the story if you did all the ShB role quests. (first!)
MrNugget227: PSA!!!! DONT TURN OFF PARY CHAT OR ALLIANCE CHAT FOR NEW CONTENT. YES SPOILERS ARE EVER PRESENT BUT IF YOU CANT FIGURE OUT HOW A MECHANICS OF A FIGHT WORK CHAT CAN HELP!!!!
Rocky_Romero: they need to bring back the afk kick back
markup6394: ... Do NOT turn off chat -.- Thats horrible advice.
henryhunter9643: It's funny that you mention having a job to 90 AFTER you say finish the MSQ. The MSQ requires you to be level 90 to finish it, though I get your point.

I would recommend that folks try and get their gear as close to maxed out as they can. New expansions are balanced around the idea that people have a certain level of gear (due to ilevel requirements for dungeons and trials in the MSQ). If you're beyond that level, you will have a head start in the new gearing process, so you won't need to worry as much about getting upgrades from dungeon drops or side quests. Not ESSENTIAL to do, but very helpful. 650 gear (which is the highest most will have) should last until about level 94 or so before new drops start to outclass it.

If you're a crafter, you should maybe think about stocking up on crystals and some crafting materials. It seems materials from the previous expansion are often used in the early recipes of the new expansion, so having a stockpile there can also help.

If you plan on playing on launch day, and tend to do a lot of levelling, maybe log off for a few days beforehand to build up your rested XP. While it won't apply the bonus to quests, dungeon boss kills can give a good amount of XP, and getting a bonus to that can help make sure your level is keeping up with the MSQ, especially if you're levelling multiple jobs (such as a DPS and a tank/healer for example). Food buffs for the small XP boost can also help here.

Personally, I will TRY and play around launch, but I may to take a sabbatical depending on the queues.
heartofsteen3887: Don't forget to cap your poetics!!
Dysvalence: On the note of preparing glams, it's also a good idea to clear some space in the glam dresser for all the new drops
tonerikko: The only other thing I'd say to do before Dawntrail is that if you plan to play Pictomancer or Viper pretty early, go ahead and get some poetics ready. Buy the casting or scouting Cryptlurker set pre-patch (because the two jobs will start at 80), and keep some additional poetics around for their lv80 weapons after launch and for the ability to buy Augmented Credendum once they hit level 90 (assuming you don't already have level 90 casting/scouting gear).
It won't kill you to wear the coffer gear, but it certainly feels nicer to start a new class at their max item level before diving in to the leveling grind.
Scerttle: It's possible Warring Triad and Eden are important for the patch content... though his recommendations for EW were throughout the whole expansion so it's hard to say.
samuelbras1: For gatherers and crafters and making Gil. Don't forget about the app that lets you sell items even if not in game

May 16 2024

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