Best materia meld for craft gears

Offhand (HQ Militia): 19 Craftsmanship; 11 Control; 3 CP
- pick any stats you want to meld.

Head (HQ AF): 4 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 0 CP
- Control III, Craftsmanship II, Control II

Body (HQ AF): 16 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 0 CP
- Craftsmanship IV, Control III, Craftsmanship III, Craftsmanship III, Control II
- Craftsmanship IV, Craftsmanship IV, Craftsmanship III, Control II, Craftsmanship II

Hands (HQ AF): 4 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 0 CP
- Control III, Craftsmanship II, Control II

Legs (HQ AF): 1 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 3 CP
- Control III, CP III, Control II, Craftsmanship I

Feet (HQ AF): 1 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 3 CP
- Control III, CP III, Control II, Craftsmanship I

Waist (HQ Raptorskin Mrch. Purse): 3 Craftsmanship; 5 Control; 3 CP
- Control III, CP III, Control II, Craftsmanship I

Neck (HQ Electrum Choker): 3 Craftsmanship; 3 Control; 5 CP
- Control III, CP III, CP II, Craftsmanship I (your pick which tier-3 materia comes first)

Ears (HQ Red Coral Earrings): 3 Craftsmanship; 3 Control; 6 CP
- Control III, CP III, CP III, Craftsmanship I (your pick which tier-3 materia comes first)

Wrists (HQ Militia): 4 Craftsmanship; 4 Control; 6 CP
- Control IV, CP III, CP III, Craftsmanship II
- Control IV, CP IV, Craftsmanship II, CP II

Rings (HQ Aetheryte Ring): 4 Craftsmanship; 4 Control; 3 CP
- Control IV, CP III, Craftsmanship II
- Control III, CP III, Craftsmanship II, Control I

Comparison Allagan vs AF2

Comparison Allagan vs AF2
These might helpful for AF2 prioritization spending with 300 mythology per week limit

Bard

SCH/WHM

BLM/SMN

Monk

DRG

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Level 50 Miner and Botanist Rare Nodes Times and Locations

MINER
1:00 AM - Mining Level 50 (Darksteel Ore) appears in Coerthas Central Highlands at/around Haldrath's March
5:00 AM - Quarrying Level 50 (Gold Sand) appears in Eastern Thanalan at/around Yug'ram River
9:00 AM - Mining Level 50 (Coblyn Larva & Gold Ore) appears in Eastern Thanalan at/around Burgandy Falls
1:00 PM - Quarrying Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona at/around Saint Coinach's Find/Singing Shards
5:00 PM - Quarrying Level 50 (Volcanic Rock Salt) appears in Eastern La Noscea at/around Raincatcher Gully
5:00 PM - Quarrying Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona at/around Saint Coinach's Find/Singing Shards
9:00 PM - Quarrying Level 50 (Astral Rock) appears in Coerthas Central Highlands at/around Skyfire Locks/Dragonhead
9:00 PM - Quarrying Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona at/around Saint Coinach's Find/Singing Shards

BOTANIST
1:00 AM - Harvesting Level 50 (Crawler Cocoons) appears in Eastern Shroud at/around Little Solace
1:00 AM - Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona
5:00 AM - Harvesting Level 50 (Trillium) appears in Eastern Shroud
5:00 AM - Harvesting Level 50 (Honey Lemon) appears in Eastern La Noscea at/around Gullperch Tower
5:00 AM - Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona
9:00 AM - Logging Level 50 (Spruce Log) appears in Coerthas Central Highlands at/around The Ogre's Belly
9:00 AM - Harvesting Level 50 (Prickly Pineapple) in Eastern La Noscea at/around Costa Del Sol/Hidden Falls
9:00 AM - Level 50 (Grade 4 Carbonized Matter) appears in Mor Dhona
1:00 PM - Logging Level 50 (Vampire Plant) appears in Coerthas Central Highlands at/around Skyfire Locks/Dragonhead
5:00 PM - Logging Level 50 (Thavnairian Mistletoe) appears in Coerthas Central Highlands at/around Stone Vigil/Whitebrim Front
9:00 PM - Harvesting Level 50 (Kidragora & Trillium Bulb) appears in Eastern Shroud at/around The Honey Yard/The Bramble Patch

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Possible Content For 2.2 Update FFXIV ARR

Even before 2.1 update for FFXIV ARR launched, the 2.2 update content already rumored. New Primal either Leviathan, Ramuh, or Shiva will be appearing as a new Instanced Primal battle in 2.2, as part of an addition to the storyline.
Potentially will be Ramuh, as his Battle Theme has already been made and is in the game files.

Final Fantasy XIV ARR Next Major Update 2.1 Contents

This is the list for for 2.1 major update FFXIV ARR:

Dungeon - Crystal Tower
New Dungeon run
Alliance run (Three 8-Person Parties enter simutaneously)
"Low Restrictions" to enter (Probably no big-scale quest pre-reqs, gear reqs, etc)
Cloud of Darkness boss

Housing - Free Company
Housing areas in Thanalan, Black Shroud, and La Noscea (Same order as above image)
Buildable 'Towers' that give you boosts to Crafting classes while in them
Chocobo Farming (Not entirely confirmed for instant availability along with Housing addition)
Personal Housing to be added later down the line
'Trophies' for big mob kills (Probably FATEs like Svara, Cancer, etc.)
Three sizes (Small, Medium, Large). Larges are near Mansions.
(Possible) Minions can be left in the houses to wonder freely

PvP - The Wolves Den
4v4 or 8v8 modes confirmed
Starts at Lv30, will have three play tiers (Lv30, Lv40, Lv50) Levels synced down.
PvP Specific actions will be used (Some normal skills will not be available)
Located in La Noscea. Accessible from ferry at Limsa Lominsa
Not yet confirmed fot mass PVP.

Boss - Good King Moogle Mog
Returning Boss Fight from 1.X
Returning gear drops, new ACN/SMN/SCH gear
Not yet confirmed if there will be changes or play the same

Primals - Harder Modes for Ifrit, Titan and Garuda
Third difficulty level for the three existing instanced Primal fights.

Gear - Vanity Slots
Vanity Slots will be added to your customisation menus
Currently unconfirmed if they are a part of Gear Sets or a separate system
Gear in Vanity slots will be restricted on various rules (No class-exclusive gear on a different class, for example)

Upgrade Relic+1 Worth It?

 I see lots of people asking what they should upgrade first, or asking if the relic+1 is even worth it since it "only adds 1 weapon damage".

But real talk, that has a lot of words and graphs and ain't nobody got time for that, so let me break down the salient points for you real quick.

Here's the damage formula for skills.
(Potency/100) x [((0.0032 x STR + 0.4162) x WD) + (0.1 x STR – 0.3529) + ((DTR – 202) x 0.035))] x (1 + (0.5 x (0.0693 x CRT – 18.486)/100))

Interesting things to note, potency is a multiplier. 200 potency attacks hit 2x as hard as 100 and 300 potency attacks hit 3x as hard.

Here's the formula for your auto attack. It's pretty much exactly the same except instead of "potency" the first term is just auto attack listed damage divided by weapon damage.

(WAA/WD) x [((0.0032 x STR + 0.4162) x WD) + (0.1 x STR – 0.3529) + ((DTR – 202) x 0.11))] x (1 + (0.5 x (0.0693 x CRT – 18.486)/100))

So anyway, that looks complicated and you don't have time to plug stuff in there and check out how it behaves, so I saved you some trouble. My Bard is relic geared with almost full darklight (missing like 2 pieces) and here's what the equations look like for her.

Current Stats:
[((0.0032 * 425 + 0.4162) * 40) + (0.1 * 425 – 0.3529) + ((224 – 202) * 0.035))] * (1 + (0.5 * (0.0693 * 452 – 18.486)/100)) = 121.28

+1 Dex (primary stat):
[((0.0032 * 426 + 0.4162) * 40) + (0.1 * 426 – 0.3529) + ((224 – 202) * 0.035))] * (1 + (0.5 * (0.0693 * 452 – 18.486)/100)) = 121.52

+1 DTR:
[((0.0032 * 425 + 0.4162) * 40) + (0.1 * 425 – 0.3529) + ((225 – 202) * 0.035))] * (1 + (0.5 * (0.0693 * 452 – 18.486)/100)) = 121.32

+1 CRT:
[((0.0032 * 425 + 0.4162) * 40) + (0.1 * 425 – 0.3529) + ((224 – 202) * 0.035))] * (1 + (0.5 * (0.0693 * 453 – 18.486)/100)) = 121.32 (this does not factor in the added bonus crit provides Bards where when my DoTs crit I get free Bloodletter procs, so crit is slightly better than this number shows).

+1 WD:
+1 WD: [((0.0032 * 425 + 0.4162) * 41) + (0.1 * 425 – 0.3529) + ((224 – 202) * 0.035))] * (1 + (0.5 * (0.0693 * 452 – 18.486)/100)) = 123.17

So in summary, for someone who is almost full dark light with a relic weapon:
1 DTR/CRT* = .033% damage increase
1 DEX = .2% damage increase
1 WD = 1.55% damage increase

Or in other words, 1 weapon damage is worth about 8 primary stat, and 1 primary stat is worth about 6 secondary stat, so 1 weapon damage is worth almost 50 secondary stat.
TL:DR: Weapon damage is an order of magnitude better than your primary stat which is an order of magnitude better than secondary stats. You want to upgrade your weapon first.

Unlocking Dungeons Guide FFXIV ARR

Sastasha (lvl 15): Story Mission
Copperbell Mines (lvl 16): Story Mission
Tamtara (lvl 17): Story Mission
Halatali (lvl 20): Nedrick Ironheart (Vesper Bay) - “Hallo Halatali”
Thousand Maws of Totorak (lvl 23): Story Mission “Into the Beast’s Maw”
Haukke Manor (lvl 28): Story Mission “Skeleton’s in Her Closet”
Brayflox Longstop (lvl 32): Story Mission “The Things We Do For Cheese”
Sunken Temple of Qarn (lvl 34): Nedrick Ironheart (Vesper Bay)
Cutter’s Cry (lvl 38): Silbold (Ul’dah Market Wards)
The Stone Vigil (lvl 41): Story Mission “In Pursuit of the Past”
Dzameal Stronghold: Carrilaut (The Observatorium)
The Wanderers Palace: Allene (Vesper Bay)
The Aurum Vale: Nedrick Ironheart (Vesper Bay)
Amdapor Keep (lvl 50): Nedrick Ironheart (Vesper Bay - must first complete The 
Aurum Vale or Grand company Quest)
Castrum Meridianum (lvl 50): Story Mission
The Preteorium (lvl 50): Story Mission