That's a really good question! I've never tested it personally, but here are my thoughts: Once you earn an item via achievement, it is never taken away. At *most* in some circumstances, (like GC gear or bardings after you switch GC's) it might be greyed out and you'd be unable to use it until you meet the requirements again. So worst case you would have it, but not be able to use it until you put those points back. The only difference between 9 healer and 10 healer is the addition of a healing regen... which means at lower levels your chocobo may choose to cast a heal-over-time on you instead of a straight heal, and the lack of immediate healing may cause you to die. But that being said, if your chocobo is not level 20 yet, the extra DPS is always nice! I hope this info was helpful for you! 💜

Yes! Absolutely! I have carpal tunnel in both wrists (waiting for surgeries) and I can't play on KB/M at all without my hands going numb almost instantly. With the controller, I can play for a few hours at a time with no issue. Plus, you can use ANY controller, which means you can find one that fits your hands best. (I find the XBOX controllers a little smaller than the PS5 controllers which is better for me, but they are a couple ounces heavier). I hope this helps! 💜

@@gamer_debbie Thanks so much for the reply, that's really helpful. I also have carpal tunnel in my hands, but it doesn't seem as bad as yours. My issues are more with tendon pain in my hands/forearms/wrists. Thanks again for your comment, I might just try it...I do have a PS4 controller laying around.

@@niromanti5935 You're welcome! 💜 And it never hurts to give it a try! Just remember that like learning ANY new game, switching from Keyboard/Mouse to Controller takes time and practice. It is never just as easy as switching over and being good to go.

@@gamer_debbie I've played for about 5 hours so far and no issues! Took a while to dial the setting and hotbars but I think i can play like this now. Thank you for your video and comment, they were super helpful. I'm just glad I can finally play again.

I think I know the reason why this is the case... It's because quick ventures can potentially bring back items that are 'unique' and it could run into issues putting it into your or your retainer's inventories. So it has to hold it as pending so you can deal with it in game. However... Hunting/Gathering ventures bring back an item that is immediately placed onto your retainer so you can do them however often you like. Personally, I'm doing those ventures now because new leathers/rocks are selling so well because of Dawntrail... But I can understand how it wouldn't be helpful for people doing quick ventures. 💜

I understand that reasoning! 💜

Yes! Welcome to Dynamis! 💜

@@gamer_debbie is there a server discord or anything to start meeting people?

@@MistaWikked I have a discord for my community with a forum for our Hali FC (discord.gg/HcxMa9tWkC) or you can check the FFXIV Community Finder to see what other FCs or communities are available on Hali: na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/community_finder/

Thank you!! 💜

Sub + base game + expansion + Addl purchases has been the MMO format for over 20 years now. It's hard to think of a large game that doesn't follow it. Now, buying the same reskinned FIFA game year after year for full price is absolutely ridiculous. 🙊

Awesome! And totally agree! 💜 Can't wait until I can keep sending them out on some hunting ventures for in-demand crafting items for DT. The gil. Think of the gil! Looks like you can't repeat quick-ventures more than once, but hunting you can keep doing and the items can go right onto your retainer.

That's... a good thing though, right?

I get that it might be a bit cerebral for some people, but it's because my handle is GAMER Debbie. 😉

I'm just floored that even Aether is doing so well congestion-wise! They really did such a good job with preventing the issues of Endwalker. I'm SO EXCITED to get to see all the new dungeon gear! I just did the 1st dungeon today!💜

It was heartbreaking. And we deserved it. XD

Oh also, you can enter your Dawntrail registration codes NOW!

Thanks for the tips! ❤️I already got *most* of the framer's kits because stupid me went and spent all my tribal currencies a few months ago thinking I wouldn't need them. XD

Congrats on the big 450! 🎉 And thank you for another fantastic episode! I hope you feel better soon! 💜

@@gamer_debbie Thank you!!! 💕 Likewise!! Thank you and can't wait to do it all again less week (with less congestion)

This is correct! 💜

Nope! You don't have to be aligned with the same GC as your FC in order to buy and use a private chamber! 💜 This is because people can switch Grand Companies. So be with whoever you want!

@@gamer_debbie ok so i can be a second lieutenant at another grand company other than maelstrom to get an apartment in my friends FC company that's allied with maelstrom, okay then

@@gamer_debbie oh crap i just remembered, i need to be second lieutenant to get a housing, im already a maelstorm, but if i switch to immortal flame, my rank resets to third private again, my apartment i already bought wont disappear in my FC right?

@@TaliZVasTyria That's right! They don't take your apartment away when you switch grand companies! The only thing you lose access to is your Squadrons (you need to reach the appropriate level again to command them).

I do remember the one for WoW. It would be nice to have something similar, but I imagine the reason why we don't has something to do with RMT or bots.

Agreed. I have 6000 ventures I saved up for DT, and I still don't think that's enough for very long. lol

I'm sorry! 💜 When you're on the homescreen of the app, there is a icon with 4 boxes stacked in a square in the very top left of the screen. Click that to enter the layout editor. Next, there is a phone icon with a gear on it next to three vertical dots at the top right of the screen. Click the phone. The menu it takes you to is the style settings menu - with text, menu, and wallpaper settings. I really hope this helps!

Oh gawd yes! 💜I can't tell you how many times I've been away from home with no access to the game when I realised I won't be able to save my plants. It would be a lifesaver!

I understand your point of view. I find that the kupo nuts free from logging in usually take care of anything I really want to do, so there's no *need* to pay for transactions if you don't want to. I haven't made a purchase from the app in the years that I've had it.

Thank you so much! I'm glad it helped! 💜

I'd be playing Triple Triad everywhere. XD

If you pay

$5 a month. A regular retainer costs $3 a month. So it's getting an extra saddlebag for $2 a month. I'd give up a coffee for that. 😉

It's hard to corner the dye market if you aren't there pushing those 3 stacks. 💜

My favourite phone to-date was probably my Nokia with the slide-out keyboard. It wouldn't run this app, but at least I didn't have to press the 1 key three times to get a 'c'. 😉

@@gamer_debbie My first smartphone was the HTC Desire Z, which had that feature as well. :D

@@gamer_debbie I'm still on a 2013 Note 3. Back before we went remote my employer didn't care if we watched youtube at our desks so I kept it around because of the screen size.

@@25xxfrostxx Niice! I liked the early Galaxy phones because I could purchase bigger batteries for them via Anker and then not have to charge them for days at a time. Those were the days!

It's worth giving a try and if it's not something you use much, there's no obligation to continue. I love pineapple on pizza, btw. 💜

You are so very welcome! 💜

I mean, if mobile app revenue is a trillion dollar a year business, it must make sense to quite a few people. 🙊 Though I definitely understand your opinion on it. I haven't purchased any myself.

@@gamer_debbie yeah but we are already paying for the app, so they totally shouldn't charge us twice

@@Daniikar but aren't they charging you once for one thing and once for another thing? Or am I misunderstanding?

Thank you!! 💜 And absolutely! I appreciate the feedback. I moved my mic from an arm onto a stand and forgot I had raised the gain to compensate and had to spend way too long trying to edit out every breath! Definitely going to fix that for next time!

You *can* do it. Whether or not you *should* do it is another question. lol For people with 2-3 retainers, 10 nuts can go a long way towards keeping them venturing a long time. As for my 10 retainers, I'm usually hovering around 8-10 nuts at any given time so if I wanted to I could send them all out, but I definitely wouldn't want to sustain it by paying for mog coins! Thankfully, right now they're all leveling to 100 and are doing those 17 hours exploration missions (so finding the nuts to flip them isn't too bad).