The Most Critical Advice For New FFXIV Players

I will admit I am not a super pro at FFXIV by any means however there are a couple of thoughts and philosophies that I have carried with me as I have progressed into this great game and hopefully this helps you out as well!

0:00 Where to Begin
0:37 Trial And Error
2:39 Slow Start
4:19 Don't Sweat The Job
6:21 Keeping Pace
8:20 Not One Dimensional
11:09 Misconceptions Of FFXIV

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[Dharengo]

I like how you say "slow" and not "bad". The story is fun, even at its humble beginnings. And it's also not "get through this to get to the good stuff". The "good stuff" would not be good without all the groundwork. It's all important.

[thewitchiebunny]

FFXIV has almost something for everyone. There are SO many aspects, and each one given an incredible amount of very clearly loving attention. I love this game so much.

[kisaragireion]

Solid advice! If I may add to things you can do outside the obvious (raiding, crafting, main story), I love the housing and glamour scene in FFXIV.

People share how creative they can get by doing glam cosplays and have housing contests. Some people redecorate their houses every once in a while to match the season, while others converted theirs into dance clubs, haunted houses, photo studios, drama theatres, and more!

Apart from that, I know people who eventually become friends for life from… mahjong. Yep, they play mahjong together in FFXIV, now they made a guild together. I also know someone whose biggest weekly reset joy is to check the MGP lottery ticket

Oh, and don’t sleep on the PVP. It’s a bit jank at times, but I slowly warmed up to it, and now it’s part of my daily routine lol

Truly there’s something for everyone

[Omio]

I only regret not taking advantage of the free trial, but in the same token, by starting with a paid account, and having a Free Company giving me a discount on teleports (and easy access to a Stormblood area at the time), I was able to get through the MSQ in a somewhat short order.

Beyond that, I concur.

[hunkynchunky]

I think the take it slow advice applies to everyone. So many players nowadays rush through everything and then complain about having nothing to do and the answer is pretty self-explanatory. I rushed through all of Endwalker and really regretted it because I didn’t enjoy it to its fullest. Taking it much slower with Dawntrail this time around and have been enjoying it much more.

[SuperHexer]

I fully agree with the statement to abuse the free trial as much as possible. It's absolutely insane how far it has come since I started back in Stormblood. Back then it wasn't based on expansions....nope it was based on levels (also you only had 14 days), and what level were we capped at. 35, you could only level to 35 basically up to titan. Thankfully I was already a fan of the FF franchise and I had made to around level 21 and was starting to get into it lol.

[kurisu]

One of the great things with FF14 is that it does respect your time like you said.
And while the individual lots with player housing can be wonky like you said, they do have it so everyone can have a room they can customize. Every housing ward has an apartment complex you can have a room in and if you manage to join an FC with a mansion you can get your own room there too. The only caveat is you can't use outdoor furnishings and thus can't have your own farm or stable.

[fallinghope]

It’s the greatest slow burn type of game I’ve felt ever made and you can find something to do every time you log on. I’m a 1.0 player and there’s sooo much content. Take your time don’t rush or just buy your way to current content. The story builds up to an absolutely amazing ending in Endwalker.

[powerofk]

Also, it’s a good idea if you level at least one of every battle role (tank, healer, caster, melee, ranged) if you’re interested in bonus content once you reach Shadowbringers and subsequent expansions.

[Quantum_Bluntz]

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[livingreverie]

Permanent best Advice for everyone till a certain point in Shadowbringers


Turn up the music to the highest healthy degree

[Nightly_Winter]

It happened to me. Back in Stormblood around 4.5ish, I kept trying out alot of MMOs becuz I was bored of BFA. And everywhere I went, people kept saying "FFXIV is the best story ever" and I should try it out. The game looked super off-putting to me and it honestly felt like total BS. Like I dont really play games for stories and I hate those anime waifu games, but now almost 6 years later, Im still playing this stupid weeb game and I have to admit its a fun game that got me totally hooked and yes, FFXIV story is actually pretty good :D


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Also for everyone who thinks Dawntrail MSQ is bad, wait for the DTs actual conclusion in 7.3 to cast judgements. In my opinion, most x.0 MSQs are very meh during launch and actual meat of the expansion story where everything nicely ties up is in x.3.

[RabidJohn]

I see you've met Hildibrand's berserker culinarian mum!
You should check out the crafting and gathering, too. It has genuine relevance at end game.
The fishing, particularly Ocean Fishing Trips, is also really good fun.

[zealous]

ive been doing every single quest I can find on alternate jobs. I have dragoon and paladin between 55-65 and have been fooling around with gunbreaker and machinist. I had loads of fun doing it too though really the only quests that need reading is the msq.

[goblintechies]

Plus I think the boost is only really helpful if you have alts in this game. Known plenty of people who story-boosted because a friend recommended it and then wondered where the content went only to realize that the skipped a great deal of content by doing so.

[Amp]

change to level 1 gathering > go outside the city and gather 1 crystal shard so that it's in your log now > make your retainers gathering jobs and send them to gather those shards. You can use them yourself if you want to be a crafter or you can sell them for easy low level starter money.

[slayerone]

The free trial is bonkers im still in post ARR i already have a relic weapon ive got almost all the clases to at least 50 and im working on palace of the dead, hundreds of hours played already all this and i havent even touched hw or stormblood yet

[markup]

9:40 --- About housing. Even on the Free Trial, you can enjoy that part of the game: join a FC and buy an appartment in the FC house, or, though that is riskier, share a house with someone who already has one.

[ghostgrims]

True. I started off a ninja main then a reaper main... But tried white mage and astrologian and warrior... Now I'm a tank/healer main don't really mess with dps anymore lol

[wwn]

I reached level 30 on my first day playing the free trial, next day i got the full game basically so I can join a free company, trade, and most importantly to play as a furry hrothgar.
not a single regret.