At some point between 2.28 and now — real precise I know — the FC point system was changed. I was testing to find the most efficient method to solo level FCs again now that 30-cap is out. As far as I can tell, as of 2-3 years ago (going by threads on search) soloing still rewarded more points, but I can concretely say that is no longer the case. As searching all the patch notes from the last 6 yrs is a giant headache idk if I missed it / am blind or if it was stealth buffed.
I tested solo up through 6 ppl online over the last week, there's no difference in whether 1 person is online or if 6 are, to the points generated.
That said, there's some interesting behaviour and some probably thoroughly useless knowledge.
No fc points generated by:
Behaviour changed for GC Supply turn-ins:
Sample of GC expert turn-in values (dungeon gear etc):
Fates:
Crafting / Collectables:
Misc:
All in all, the sanest thing is probably just crafting consumables or chase a dactyl, taking your time.
The fastest method would be macro-spamming i480 rings for 1563 a pop, between hq + turn-in. It's not awful if you consider the mats byproduct of green materia spiritbond, but it'll still cost ~8-10k a ring in tome mats + precursors, which is going to add up fast when you consider it's ~4.6m in points to R30 (~2.95k rings, so 24-30m ish), nvm that there's nothing useful to do with GC seals in bulk besides hit venture cap.
That said, it's probably only worthwhile to push R15 @ 1.02m pts for 5th box, which would minimize costs to just 5-6.5m.
Trusts aren't wholly terrible (just mostly) if you can stomach 30-35m runs & want to lvl a dps too.
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I tested solo up through 6 ppl online over the last week, there's no difference in whether 1 person is online or if 6 are, to the points generated.
That said, there's some interesting behaviour and some probably thoroughly useless knowledge.
No fc points generated by:
Turning in collectables (whether rowena daily reset, wkly, or ishgard)
Extracting Materia
PotD
Expert roulette w/ bonus (a bit surprised)
Behaviour changed for GC Supply turn-ins:
hq used to reward same points (not seals) as nq
clear pattern now: hq starred = 2x hq, hq = 2x nq.
eg. L80 hq starred = 240, hq = 120, nq = 60.
Sample of GC expert turn-in values (dungeon gear etc):
- i55 green hq (militia choker): 168
originally chokers rewarded 84 solo, 56 w/ 2ppl online - i90 blue: 135
- i195 green: 294
- i260 green: 390
- i455 green (ex rou): 684
- i480 green (neo-ish) nq: 720
- i480 green hq: 1440
Fates:
no diff in reward between gold/silver point-wise
L56 (cwh): 78, L72 (il mheg): 102, L79 (tempest): 111
Crafting / Collectables:
Crafting a collectable rewards the same points as crafting a hq one
eg. L80 max qual collectable = 111, L80 hq = 111
Arkhi brewing set (i285): 72, Beehive Souvenir (i400): 102
2☆ hq craft (eg. Robe Lettuce Salad, i450): 114
3☆ hq craft (eg. Sausage & Sauerkraut/neo-ish, i480): 123
Ishgard Ex collectables are kinda funky. They're 3☆ crafts, i481 @ 123 points, same as neo-ishgard gear, however you need to meet a quality threshold in order to get FC points. All/nothing, no tiers. The threshold is somewhere between 4715 and 4730. 4714 rewards 0 points, despite being a valid turn-in (4500 for min credit), and 4730-6486 rewards 123 points.
Misc:
- L20 GC Leve: 12
- L25 GC Leve: 12
- L68 TC Leve, nq: 30
- L68 TC Leve, hq: 30
- Gathering is "per swing", same as spiritbond accrual; +yield no effect
- Blood Tomatos (L71, i390) hq: 12
- Oddly Specific Amber (L80 2☆, i430) hq: 15
- Purpure Shell Chip (L80 2☆, i480) hq: 15
All in all, the sanest thing is probably just crafting consumables or chase a dactyl, taking your time.
The fastest method would be macro-spamming i480 rings for 1563 a pop, between hq + turn-in. It's not awful if you consider the mats byproduct of green materia spiritbond, but it'll still cost ~8-10k a ring in tome mats + precursors, which is going to add up fast when you consider it's ~4.6m in points to R30 (~2.95k rings, so 24-30m ish), nvm that there's nothing useful to do with GC seals in bulk besides hit venture cap.
That said, it's probably only worthwhile to push R15 @ 1.02m pts for 5th box, which would minimize costs to just 5-6.5m.
Trusts aren't wholly terrible (just mostly) if you can stomach 30-35m runs & want to lvl a dps too.
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