Complete Guide To Squadrons – FFXIV New Player Guide
This is my guide to Squadrons in FFXIV! I think I covered everything you need to know but if I missed something please let me know in the comments! I hope you enjoy!
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Intro: 0:00
Recruiting: 0:23
Training: 1:06
Changing Classes: 2:04
Changing Glamour: 2:40
Squadron Missions: 3:17
Command Missions: 4:20
Squadron Ranks: 5:55
Outro: 7:02
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Grand Company Rank Source:
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Grand_Company_Ranks
Adventure Squadrons Source:
https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Adventurer_Squadrons#Routine_Missions
Squadron Mission Source:
https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Squadron_Missions
Command Mission Source:
https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Command_Missions
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Recruiting Members:
You can recruit new members by completing Challenge Log Entries
-You have a chance to get an applicant when you do
-You can see who applied and review them
-You can have 8 Members total
Training:
-Click on the regimen board
-Select what attributes to increase
-The training takes one real world hour
-You can increase their attributes up to a cap
-Once you reach the cap you can still train them to move the allocation around.
-Change their classes with tomes of “Contemporary Warfare: X”
-They do NOT get the job classes. Example: Marauders do NOT become Warriors
Glamour’s:
You have to get them to level 50 to change their glamour
Squadron Missions:
-Click on your Squadron Sargent NPC
-Select your missions
-Sending your squadron out costs GC Seals
-These missions take 18 real world hours to complete.
-The chance of success depends on the three different attributes.
-1 attribute meets the requirement: Less than a 50% success rate
-2 Attributes meets the requirement: you have a 50% success rate
-3 Attributes meets the requirement: you have 100% success rate
-They will gain XP from successful missions and failed missions
-Max Level is 60
-Trainee Missions
-Routine Missions
-Priority Missions
-They reset every Tuesday
-You can only do each of these once per week
Command Missions
You can take your squad with you on a dungeon run
While some of your squad is out on a mission you can take the others on Dungeon runs.
Orders to command your team
-Click engage on each mob
-Micro manage them
-5 unique command missions unlock the next Rank up
-Unlocks the Flagged Mission: Sapper Strike
-This gives us The Rank of Captain
Squadron Rank:
-Flagged Missions to Rank up
-Appear when one of your members hit certain levels
-Level 20 – Flagged Mission: Void Sent
-Squadron Rank 2
-Command Missions Unlocked
-Level 40 – Flagged Mission Crystal Recovery
-Squadron Rank 3
-First Lieutenant
-Last Flagged mission appears after 5 unique Command Mission
-Flagged Mission: Sapper Strike
-Rank of Captain
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Squadron Chemistry:
Upon successfully completely missions will grant your members a chance to gain a Squadron Chemistry Bonus.
-These could be changes to obtain items or increasing a stat if paired with a certain type of team mate.
Battle tactics:
You can change the tactics of your units during Command missions. It doesn’t actually effect their AI. Instead it is a buff to their stats.
Types of Missions:
Trainee Missions
Routine Missions
Priority Missions
-They reset every Tuesday
-You can only do each of these once per week
Why should you do this?
Get the max rank in your Grand Company.
Which then gives you access to more items from your quarter master
Higher Rank also give you a higher seal cap
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Making Second Lieutenant in any Grand Company, will allow transferring between Grand Companies.
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Fantastic video sir, detailed/ informative yet simple/easy to understand
Wait so the only point of this whole thing is to get the final two company ranks? 😮
Thanks for the guide, very informative. I was about to waste my time on it, glad I checked out before.
Incredibly succinct guide. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the video, I was so fucking confused, and ow I am confused, but less.
You've earnt yourself a sub. I've had my FC telling me to do squadrons for a long time and it felt so alien to me. This guide was simple and straight to the point, no BS. And I respect that highly. Thank you.
I do want to try out everything in FFXIV. So thank you for explaining squadrons!
Hey um I reach second lieutenant but I can't access my squadron why is that?
Oh I'm a second serpent lieutenant by the way
Good guide
I just subscribed to your channel because I like the way you explain things to new players like me. I am totally new to FFXIV and MMOs period. Your vid on the glamour system was so easy to understand and follow. In short, you explain things well for MMO dummies like me. Keep up the great work!
Can you tell me what the tactics do? Does changing it to Strength mean all the NPC you have change in strength, or can you pick which ones get what skills? No one explains this.
Haven't been able to find an answer to this question. What happens if a lot of your challenges have already been completed before you unlock squadrons? I completed about 15 challenges before unlocking squadrons, and then completed another 4 more before I got my first recruit. At this rate, seems like I will be running out of challenges before I can recruit a good number of them.
No mention of chemistry 🙁
Nice background! Back into FFXIV and found this vid 😀 Thanks!
Great video.
i guess my question would be after watching this is what are the benefits or point of doing this? What does it allow you to do? Why even do this? Thank you for the video!
sqadrons are great for leveling your altjobs, i levelt all my dps classes from 15-60 with squad dungeons
Very helpful. Tyvm.
So how do I gain new recruits if I've already completed much of my challenge log?
What is the overall chance to gain a recruit? I've managed to complete 3 new entries, and still no new recruit. I'm running out of challenge log completions I can finish.
Great guide! 10/10 my guy!
Great guide!! what would you recommend for squadron roster? i understand archer is considered the better dps but what about tank and can you just have 1-2 tanks 1-2 healers and the rest archers in your roster or should you go for various classes? thanks 🙂