FFXIV: Dawntrail’s subject operation is the Occult Crescent, an enormous piece of content material that dropped in patch 7.25 and will hold you busy for some time. This content material is considerably tied to the Dawntrail relic weapon (although you’ll be capable of full the weapon with out essentially partaking within the subject op), and serves as an effective way to kill time whereas additionally working some fairly thrilling content material.
Under we clarify the place to unlock the Occult Crescent in FFXIV and canopy particulars about what the Occult Crescent even is.
Methods to unlock the Occult Crescent in FFXIV
To unlock the Occult Crescent, you’ll have to have not less than one fight job at stage 100 and have accomplished the principle portion of the Dawntrail growth. (Y’know, the principle story quest that’s actually known as “Dawntrail.”)
As soon as that’s located, you’ll simply want to begin the search “One Final Hurrah” from the Expedition Messenger in Tuliyollal:
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Observe this quest line to unlock entry to the Occult Crescent.
What is the Occult Crescent?
The Occult Crescent is the sphere operation for the Dawntrail growth. That is separate, instanced content material that plunges you onto an enormous map with a bunch of mechanics particular to this space.
Within the Occult Crescent maps, you’ll stage your “data” moderately than your precise job stage, and the enemies across the map will deal and take harm primarily based on that data stage. Should you get attacked by a stage 20 monster if you’re solely at data stage one, be ready to die.
The Occult Crescent shares a whole lot of quirks with its predecessors, like Eureka or Bozja:
- You lose data EXP (and doubtlessly ranges) if you die after which select to revive again at base (however you don’t lose any if you get raised by one other participant).
- You can not fly across the map, however you can experience your mount.
- Particular “important encounters” spawn across the map, locking you into robust and chaotic battles towards a giant enemy or distinctive pack of enemies.
- Identical to bunnies in Eureka, you may assist Magic Pots in particular FATEs to be led to treasure.
Particular to the Occult Crescent, there are Phantom Jobs, that are like… mini-jobs you may tackle to present you further abilities to assist out. Some are unlocked immediately, like Phantom Bard or Phantom Knight, however some require you to purchase them from the native store or get a selected drop from a important encounter.
After discovering some survey factors, finishing some quests, and hitting data rank 20, you’ll be capable of take part in “The Forked Tower,” a 48-person dungeon for distinctive rewards.
So, yep. Your fundamental purpose right here is to run round, finishing FATEs and important encounters to achieve data EXP and rank up. You’ll additionally amass forex alongside the best way that you should use for particular rewards.
Beginning suggestions for conquering the Occult Crescent
If that is your first time stepping foot right into a subject operation, it may be so much. Listed here are some suggestions that can assist you out:
- In contrast to in earlier subject operations, you may freely unlock aethernet teleport factors, without having to fret about development or stage. You’ll wish to reveal the map and unlock these ASAP so you may rapidly leap into important encounters.
- To take part in important encounters, you’ll have to head over to the world labeled with the blue FATE icon and wait within the big circle or sq. on the bottom. Should you don’t make it there by the point the encounter begins, you won’t be able to take part.
- You’ll be able to go it alone, however partying up is significantly better. A easy “lfg” in shout chat ought to web you an invitation. If no invite comes, it’s possible you’ll want to begin gathering your individual straggler gamers to make a celebration of your individual.
- Should you’re low stage, keep out of the imaginative and prescient of these high-leveled baddies to keep away from loss of life. When unsure, stroll behind them and hug partitions to remain out of their means.
- With these two above factors being made, when you do die, sending a request for a revive alongside a “<pos>” in shout chat will inform gamers your location in order that they will help you. Selecting to revive again at base will lose you EXP and probably ranges, so attempt not to do this an excessive amount of.
- Don’t neglect to use your Phantom Job abilities. It may be simple to get too locked in to a important encounter, however don’t neglect that you’ve got some helpful unique instruments at your disposal.
- Don’t get discouraged by your rampant deaths in important encounters. These fights are chaotic and contain a whole lot of sample recognition and memorization. It takes a bit to be taught and also you’ll get there!
- Open these chests! You may even see simply chillin’ chests on the ground. Whereas a whole lot of them offers you bizarre junk, a few of them have valuables like mounts, minions, and glamour inside.
- Take into account shopping for the using map first and the opposite stuff after. Attending to zoom across the map at a sooner velocity will assist the grind so much. You should purchase the map from the “Expedition Antiquarian” NPC on the base camp for 3,000 silver items.
- When you stage up sufficient Phantom Jobs, you should use their buffing abilities after which swap jobs whereas retaining the buffs. This makes Phantom Bard a reasonably good job to stage early, as it may possibly grant you an Phantom Job EXP buff.
That stated, this entire factor is a studying expertise — everybody alongside you can be figuring stuff out, us included.