FFXIV: Dawntrail’s discipline operation is the Occult Crescent, an enormous piece of content material that dropped in patch 7.25 and will maintain 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 discipline op), and serves as a good way to kill time whereas additionally operating some fairly thrilling content material.
Beneath we clarify the place to unlock the Occult Crescent in FFXIV and canopy particulars about what the Occult Crescent even is.
Easy methods to unlock the Occult Crescent in FFXIV
To unlock the Occult Crescent, you’ll must have no less than one fight job at stage 100 and have accomplished the principle portion of the Dawntrail enlargement. (Y’know, the principle story quest that’s actually known as “Dawntrail.”)
As soon as that’s located, you’ll simply want to start out the search “One Final Hurrah” from the Expedition Messenger in Tuliyollal:
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Comply with this quest line to unlock entry to the Occult Crescent.
What is the Occult Crescent?
The Occult Crescent is the sector operation for the Dawntrail enlargement. 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” quite than your precise job stage, and the enemies across the map will deal and take harm based mostly on that data stage. In the event you get attacked by a stage 20 monster once you’re solely at data stage one, be ready to die.
The Occult Crescent shares plenty of quirks with its predecessors, like Eureka or Bozja:
- You lose data EXP (and doubtlessly ranges) once you die after which select to revive again at base (however you don’t lose any once you get raised by one other participant).
- You can not fly across the map, however you can journey your mount.
- Particular “essential encounters” spawn across the map, locking you into powerful and chaotic battles towards a giant enemy or distinctive pack of enemies.
- Similar to bunnies in Eureka, you’ll be able to 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’ll be able to tackle to present you further expertise to assist out. Some are unlocked straight away, like Phantom Bard or Phantom Knight, however some require you to purchase them from the native store or get a particular drop from a essential 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 major aim right here is to run round, finishing FATEs and demanding encounters to achieve data EXP and rank up. You’ll additionally amass forex alongside the best way that you should utilize for particular rewards.
Beginning ideas for conquering the Occult Crescent
If that is your first time stepping foot right into a discipline operation, it may be so much. Listed here are some ideas that can assist you out:
- In contrast to in earlier discipline operations, you’ll be able to freely unlock aethernet teleport factors, without having to fret about development or stage. You’ll need to reveal the map and unlock these ASAP so you’ll be able to shortly soar into essential encounters.
- To take part in essential encounters, you’ll must head over to the world labeled with the blue FATE icon and wait within the big circle or sq. on the bottom. In the event you don’t make it there by the point the encounter begins, you won’t be able to take part.
- You possibly can go it alone, however partying up is a lot better. A easy “lfg” in shout chat ought to internet you an invitation. If no invite comes, chances are you’ll want to start out accumulating your individual straggler gamers to make a celebration of your individual.
- In the event you’re low stage, keep out of the imaginative and prescient of these high-leveled baddies to keep away from demise. When unsure, stroll behind them and hug partitions to remain out of their means.
- With these two above factors being made, should you do die, sending a request for a revive alongside a “
” in shout chat will inform gamers your location in order that they might 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 overlook to use your Phantom Job expertise. It may be simple to get too locked in to a essential encounter, however don’t overlook that you’ve some helpful unique instruments at your disposal.
- Don’t get discouraged by your rampant deaths in essential encounters. These fights are chaotic and contain plenty of sample recognition and memorization. It takes a bit to study and also you’ll get there!
- Open these chests! You might even see simply chillin’ chests on the ground. Whereas plenty of them offers you bizarre junk, a few of them have valuables like mounts, minions, and glamour inside.
- Take into account shopping for the driving 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 buy 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 utilize their buffing expertise 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 complete factor is a studying expertise — everybody alongside you can be figuring stuff out, us included.
