3 – See Aetherytes Hidden by Quest Markers Poor situational awareness causes a lot of deaths in new or unfamiliar content and this makes it a lot easier to stay aware of what the enemy is casting. I always recommend blowing this up in size and sticking it somewhere near the middle of the screen. Target Info (Progress Bar) refers to the enemy’s cast bar, which is super important to pay attention to and now you can move and resize it on its own. Tick the box that says ‘Display Target Info Independently’. Go to HUD Layout and choose the Target Bar element. However, if I were to suggest just one thing that makes the biggest impact it’s the Target Bar settings. I’m sure some people find that to be a headache that takes a lot of time, especially if they’re new and just want to enjoy playing the game they’re excited about. Not everyone loves fiddling with with their UI to customize every little detail. These are not cleansable and will fall off after 2 minutes, provided you don’t gain another stack and reset the duration. In many duties failing specific mechanics may give players a stack of vulnerability, increasing their damage taken. Sometimes this can be really important! For example, the doom status effect in duties like The Sunken Temple of Qarn or World of Darkness must be removed through fight mechanics, but the doom that’s applied in Dun Scaith needs to be cleansed with Esuna.
Always look for the white bar to know for sure. Sometimes you’ll even see uncleansable versions of those common status effects like poison or paralysis. There are lots of debuffs with no white bar on them that either cannot be removed or are removed some other way that involves a mechanic in the fight. Many of the common cleansable debuffs you’ll see throughout the game include poison, paralysis, silence, heavy, slow, and blind. If a debuff can be cleansed then it will have a white bar over top of it. There are some debuffs you can cleanse with Esuna or consumable items. I’m starting off with combat tips since new Healers should definitely learn this one early. This list is going to highlight a handful of these useful features that you might not have known about as a new player. FFXIV is no exception, and many players go a long time before discovering certain features they never noticed or used while progressing through the story. MMOs tend to be somwhat complex games with tons of features, mechanics, and systems to learn.