With the newest expansion Dawntrail right around the corner, there will be tons of new activities like zones, dungeons, story, and of course hunt marks! People move through the story at their own pace, so here at AetherHunts we have some temporary channels set up that you will need to opt into in order to view and chat in:
DT Hunt Lounge – General place to chill and talk with your fellow hunters. No story/dungeon/boss spoilers allowed.
- Thread: DT Hunt Theory – Thread for theorycrafting about the 7.0 spawn conditions!
- Thread: DT Hunt Locations – Thread for posting hunt/mark locations you see.
DT Train Announcements – Crossworld Trains for 7.0 will be announced here.
DT S-Rank Announcements – Crossworld S-Ranks for 7.0 will be announced here.
DT FATE Announcements – Crossworld FATEs for 7.0 will be announced here.
- this channel can also be used for 7.0 FATE farming
These channels will remain closed and hidden until we are closer to the launch date. We will notify you when they’re ready to go live. For those who were not here during EW launch, the server goes on almost total lockdown. Almost all discussion channels are locked. However, the mods/reps of your respective world may ask if you still want to continue to converse in your tavern. The tavern will only be open for discussion if your mods/reps are willing to watch your tavern, otherwise it will be locked.
Other things to expect during Dawntrail launch:
- Local Trains for a long time.
- Train times may increase significantly. At EW, the amount of people who could switch instances/zones was severely throttled, which is what prompted the “vibe” culture we have today. Vibes can be as long as 5 minutes.
- More marks! There are 6 zones, and there are 3 instances per zone which means 36 A-Ranks and up to 18 S-Ranks in total*.
- *Not all S-Ranks will be live, namely in the first two zones. If they spawned, no one could kill them. They will go live later.
- Some conductors may split the marks to help ease the load (dual track or triple track). This means more than one train will run concurrently (at the same time) on your world.
These rules will be in effect with regards to spoiling any Dawntrail content outside of the above channels: 1st time – Verbal Warning & a 48-Hour Mute
2nd time – Last Warning & a 1-Week Mute
3rd Time – 1-Month Ban
Everyone has their own way of playing and enjoying FFXIV. Some speed through the expansion in a few days; others take in all the new zones and the MSQ a little more slowly. We hope that all of you keep all discussions regarding Dawntrail to these channels only, as some may not choose to opt in to keep their experience completely spoiler-free. Please be considerate to your fellow hunters and Warriors of Light, and most of all enjoy the new expansion!