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From: Pinapelz <yukais@pinapelz.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:15:51 -0700
Subject: ffxiv-gil-making: add FATEs

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@@ -102,30 +102,6 @@ I tend to avoid this method. I find the rate of finding the sacks themselves too
 
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-### Criterion
-This is a bit of an add-on to variant dungeons. For those who've never seen it, it basically takes the bosses from all routes of the dungeon and mashes them together
-into what you'd exepct from a traditional instanced dungeon. 
-
-You'll also have to go in as a standard light party (2 DPS, 1 Tank, 1 Healer). Enemies hit harder and the bosses have more difficult mechanics. Because of this
-players on North America use the Party Finder to find groups to run this content.
-
-You'll earn 4 of whatever currency the criterion dungeon uses which can be used to exchange for various items again. 
-
-You'll really only have 2 options here since the materia is already outclasses by the 7.0 ones. So its either the mount for 100 (you can get it as a rare drop too!) 
-or the orchestrion roll for 8.
-
-Both will be worth a fair amount of gil on the marketboard with the orchstrion roll being `2-3 million` and the mount being `10+ million`
-
-![Rokkon Mount and Orchestrion](https://files.catbox.moe/vgbgsr.png)
-
-> WARNING! If you clear and unlock the Savage variant, you do not get same the currency for clearing Savage!
->
-> You get some other currency that is used to exchange for a few untradeable furnishings or accessories. NOT WORTH in my opinion.
-
-- **Overall:** To be honest, this will be difficult to find a group to do solo since past criterions are generally dead content on the party finder.
-It also takes a bit of time to learn the mechanics, but if you do get a group and run it every now and then its very decent gil even for just the orchestrion roll.
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-
 # Grand Company Seals
 You can rack up Grand Company seals (or GC Seals) fairly quickly by completing "Expert Deliveries". This is where you can
 cash in on useless old gear or dungeon drops. You can usually get around `2000` seals per piece of "high level dungeon" gear.
@@ -161,7 +137,45 @@ Don't bother specifically farming dungeons specifically for gear to turn in sinc
 
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-## Variant Dungeons
+# FATEs + Bicolor Gemstones
+
+Completing FATEs in Shadowbringers (5.0+) or later zones will reward you with Bicolor Gemstones. 
+
+These can be exchanged for various materials used by crafters. Usually the materials of the most recently released expansion are worth the most gil.
+
+Selling these materials will usually yield a good amount of gil, but the price of usually depreciates over time.
+
+However, if you have have maxed out your Shared FATE rank in an expansion then you can do a more lucrative method:
+![](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/mediawiki/images/c/cf/Shared_fates.jpg)
+An example of the Shared FATEs ranking screen (Travel -> Shared FATEs in menu)
+
+![](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/2/2c/SharedFATESHB.png/450px-SharedFATESHB.png)
+
+To Max out your Shared FATE rank in a particular expansion:
+- Shadowbringers: Achieve Rank 3 in all zones (60 FATEs in each zone)
+- Endwalker: Achieve Rank 3 in all zones (60 FATEs in each zone)
+- Dawntrail: Achieve Rank 4 in all zones (40 FATEs in each zone)
+
+Once you've maxed out your rank, you can exchange your Bicolor Gemstones for one of the vouchers below (more may be added in future expansions):
+
+<FFXIVItemPrice client:load itemId={43961} itemName="Turali Bicolor Gemstone Voucher" itemImageUrl="https://www.garlandtools.org/files/icons/item/26183.png"/>
+<FFXIVItemPrice client:load itemId={35833} itemName="Bicolor Gemstone Voucher" itemImageUrl="https://www.garlandtools.org/files/icons/item/25906.png"/>
+
+These vouchers can be exchanged for 100 bicolor gemstones each. You can sell the vouchers directly or save up 500 and exchange them for an extremely rare mount/accessory
+- <a href="https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/f5f3dea70c2/" class="eorzeadb_link">Ty'aitya Whistle</a> (Tural Vouchers)
+- <a href="https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/076ae30dedd/" class="eorzeadb_link">Fallen Angel Wings</a>
+- <a href="https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/65ba947f858/" class="eorzeadb_link">Wivre Horn</a>
+
+These are probably some of the most expensive marketboard items in game...
+
+|  |  |
+|---|---|
+| <FFXIVItemPrice client:load itemId={36340} itemName="Fallen Angel Wings" itemImageUrl="https://www.garlandtools.org/files/icons/item/58017.png"/> | <FFXIVItemPrice client:load itemId={43590} itemName="Ty'aitya Whistle" itemImageUrl="https://www.garlandtools.org/files/icons/item/26039.png"/> |
+
+- **Overall:** Its a bit mind numbing but its great gil if you love doing FATEs. I suggest using it as an opportunity to level up jobs. Maximize your time
+by doing FATEs while in queue for other content.
+
+# Variant Dungeons
 <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
   <img style={{ maxHeight: '250px' }} src="https://files.catbox.moe/4ppr8k.png" />
   <p>Image of Mount Rokkon</p>
@@ -185,6 +199,29 @@ vary though, some are worth a lot and some are worth next to nothing.
 - **Overall:** Excellent method to farm a ton of gil if you're willing to put in the time. Pick up the pace and bring a few friends and you can 
 make quite a bit in a fair amount of time. So long as the glamours are still worth something on the marketboard of course.
 
+### Criterion
+This is a bit of an add-on to variant dungeons. For those who've never seen it, it basically takes the bosses from all routes of the dungeon and mashes them together
+into what you'd exepct from a traditional instanced dungeon. 
+
+You'll also have to go in as a standard light party (2 DPS, 1 Tank, 1 Healer). Enemies hit harder and the bosses have more difficult mechanics. Because of this
+players on North America use the Party Finder to find groups to run this content.
+
+You'll earn 4 of whatever currency the criterion dungeon uses which can be used to exchange for various items again. 
+
+You'll really only have 2 options here since the materia is already outclasses by the 7.0 ones. So its either the mount for 100 (you can get it as a rare drop too!) 
+or the orchestrion roll for 8.
+
+Both will be worth a fair amount of gil on the marketboard with the orchstrion roll being `2-3 million` and the mount being `10+ million`
+
+![Rokkon Mount and Orchestrion](https://files.catbox.moe/vgbgsr.png)
+
+> WARNING! If you clear and unlock the Savage variant, you do not get same the currency for clearing Savage!
+>
+> You get some other currency that is used to exchange for a few untradeable furnishings or accessories. NOT WORTH in my opinion.
+
+- **Overall:** To be honest, this will be difficult to find a group to do solo since past criterions are generally dead content on the party finder.
+It also takes a bit of time to learn the mechanics, but if you do get a group and run it every now and then its very decent gil even for just the orchestrion roll.
+
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 # Bozja
 The methods below all involve Bozja. There are certain job recommendations for each method. Some parts require you to have access to Zadnor so its
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