Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)

copeyhagen

Noxin wrote: »

It has a free trial on the main website so if you're interested, you should give it a go to see what you think of it.
Some love it. Some don't.

cheers, ill give it a go so.

NoviGlitzko

Stopped playing this about a year ago but I've been thinking about coming back. I was on an American server and wanted to do end-game stuff but the times never suited me and I fell out of interest. Is it worth picking up? I have a L60 tank & DPS class so it wouldn't take me much time to catch up.

froog

finally gave this a go, at level 25 and i'm not impressed at all to be honest. leveling is deathly boring, im mainly following the main story quests and it's 80% go talk to this person missions with way too many cutscenes. i actually long for having a bunch of kill x of y quests to be honest! other smaller issues annoy me, the map is terrible, worst i've seen in any mmorpg. there also seems to be a complete lack of socialising. all chats are completely dead, even in dungeons. feels like a single player game. finally, the combat just seems so flat and old fashioned. i play the mage type class and i can't even move while casting. i stand still and spam 2 or 3 spells. also more of a personal thing but i'm well sick of anime style eastern mmorpgs.

the graphics are nice though is about the only good thing i have on this game so far.

i'm going to stick with it until endgame in the hopes it will improve.

Kiith

I'm also playing it at the moment. The levelling is pretty hard, and has so much running around for ages. Might be a bit better when i can get a mount. I mainly came back as i heard the story gets really good, but apparently that doesn't happen till Heavensward. Not sure if i'll be able to stick it for that long tbh.

Doctor Jimbob

It definitely improves at end game IMO, and the quality of the main quests improve dramatically in the expansions, especially if you enjoy the story.

As for the social thing, for whatever reason not much social activity occurs in the open world chat. Once you join a (good) free company and a linkshell or two, things should pick up on that front as well.

Edit: combat improves a lot at high levels too, 1-50, and in particular 1-30, is basically just a tutorial.

froog

i'll hang in til the endgame and report back. it must be popular for a reason!

ArthurG

froog wrote: »

i'll hang in til the endgame and report back. it must be popular for a reason!

Like a poster said above, you really need to consider the first 30 (or even 50) level as a tutorial on how to play your class.

Levelling is so fast these days that you're taking maybe 2 or 3 weeks casually to get to 50, faster if you grind it.

Some of the jobs are deadly boring early (looking at you Lancer), but they really pick up later on.

MarkJD

Howdy folks been a bit since i posted here! Finally got back into the game in the end. I left not long after HW was released and made it to about 52. Purchased Stormblood over the weekend and have been trying to catch up! So much has changed.... Currently sitting at 62 but dear god the amount of silly fetch quests in the MSQ arc thats something that hasnt changed at all....

Anyways are maybe of you still playing? is there a boards FC or any group of you playing together? Currently on Midgardsormr but may transfer if there is a group of you or any of you in any decent groups!

Currently just doing MSQ quests and doing dungeons as i go and Fates here and there. havent touched POTD yet because iv been busy doing poxy fetch quests everynight.

Xenoronin

Started playing this a few months ago myself. Enjoying myself more than in recent WoW expansions On EU Phoenix with a few friends but none are Boards regulars to my knowledge. Currently have a level 64 Scholar. Really enjoyed Heavensward. Hoping Stormblood is also enjoyable. POTD isn't anything to write home about. Doing your MSQ, Job and Daily dungeon/trial is generally a good mix to keep levelling I've found.

NoviGlitzko

How are people finding the new expansion? Stopped playing about a year ago but I could see myself getting back into things. Had a Pally, Dark Knight, and Monk at L60.

Question: Does anyone here do any raiding? If so how does it compare to other MMO's & difficulty-wise? This is the only MMO I've played. I remember fighting Nael Deus Darnus for the first time. Holy mother of god!

Xenoronin

From talking to friends who have raided in WoW, it seems like the fights can be a bit more technical, and it can be easier to mess up due to having only 8 people. Otherwise it seems they are pretty similar. The most interesting aspect to me was that one of the guys failed to clear one a few nights ago, but still enjoyed himself. Don't know the name of the raid off the top of my head though.

Doctor Jimbob

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

How are people finding the new expansion? Stopped playing about a year ago but I could see myself getting back into things. Had a Pally, Dark Knight, and Monk at L60.

Question: Does anyone here do any raiding? If so how does it compare to other MMO's & difficulty-wise? This is the only MMO I've played. I remember fighting Nael Deus Darnus for the first time. Holy mother of god!

The expansion is great, but it ends up being very much more of the same. I'd say it's definitely worth getting to play through the new content, but it wasn't enough to keep me back long term.

ArthurG

Ugh I just got sucked back in by the 4.2 patch after a 5 month break..... completely addicted again. New raid tier seems great fun, new trial is brilliant with a nostalgic FFXI vibe. There goes my life for the next few months.....

Doctor Jimbob

ArthurG wrote: »

Ugh I just got sucked back in by the 4.2 patch after a 5 month break..... completely addicted again. New raid tier seems great fun, new trial is brilliant with a nostalgic FFXI vibe. There goes my life for the next few months.....

I'm tempted to jump back in as well but scared of what it will do to my free time :pac:

Doctor Jimbob

I know it's easily possible to play without taking up too much time, my problem is I finish with one job and decide to level up another, then maybe another, maybe decide to give savage a go...and so on.

That said, I'll still probably end up back for a while before the month is out.

nix

So.. would the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Starter Edition be the way to go for trying out this game?

Looking for a new fun mmo experience, burnt out on the wow..

Tempted to try SWTOR one to but not sure

nix

Cheers Rope, downloaded it now so now just need to decide what class i wanna rock :pac:

nix

Want to say thanks again Rope for all that info, very helpful.

Bit of an update now, im inching towards level 20, I'm an Arcanist aiming for Summoner.

If i want to try other classes, should i role a new character or just change my current character?

Also would there be any real benefit to get the game now and all expansions for the leveling process?

Like do i get crazy xp boosts? free level booster? loads of helpful items?

I did get a ring with a 30% xp boost which works up until lvl 30, it was only recent i got it to and i think i could have obtained it ages ago, which im a bit mad over

Also professions, do i just pick them all up or best to just pick a few?

I'm found the game very confusing at first but am alot more comfortable now, still lost at times but getting there..

nix

RopeDrink wrote: »

New content/patch out next week. Always look forward to new dungeons to sink my teeth into. Unfortunately, having decked out in full 360 gear on main, I've had little reason to really log in lately as I've avoided savage sigmascape this time around. Having said that, no other MMORPG is able to scratch the itch... WoW is the usual daily filler, hit max-level in TERA and just not feeling up to it, I'm too far behind in Black Desert and Neverwinter, Allods Online has had a new update/class added but as much as I love it, I just can't bring myself to invest in it right now, and Guild Wars 2 failed to re-capture me.

FFXIV is just too good, albeit built around the concept of 'breaks are good'.

Is it not today (Tuesday) the patch is out? I thought thats why the servers have been down all day

I'm currently level 52 (Ninja), i rerolled as i didnt like the look of the summoner i made, he looks grand as a magic caster but anything else and he would look lame which would piss me off :pac:

I'm chipping away, just doing quests to level up, everything else is just overwhelming. I'm not sure ill stick with Ninja long term, its fun and all but eh, ah sure we will see, ill stick with it until 70 and then try something else.. a healer or bard maybe..

I've been advised to not bother with any profession jobs until i max, not sure why, maybe because of an xp boost? I may not even bother with them, are they necessary? I always found leveling professions in wow a chore

Lone Stone

Well i got fed up leveling all my characters in wow and got the trial of this, i did play back when they re launched it. Im enjoying it a fair bit picked monk type dude, on the trial at the moment but enjoying the combat still looks lovely the animations are better than i recall from my first experience. Il see if it gets its hooks into my veins.

Eoin247

There's a new deep dungeon added in a recent update. It's decent fun, but fairly similar to the last one they added really

MarkJD

Rope is your FC open to members or is it an endgame one and only recruited in?

Lone Stone

i have been thinking about jumping into this for the new xpack, but i am wondering does it work like wow as in if i buy the latest xpack all the previous ones are included in that one time purchase ?

VampiricPadraig

Lone Stone wrote: »

i have been thinking about jumping into this for the new xpack, but i am wondering does it work like wow as in if i buy the latest xpack all the previous ones are included in that one time purchase ?

If you buy this: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/445774/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download (which is actually on sale atm), that will give you everything.

Buying Stormblood on its own is not enough. You would need to purchase both A Realm Reborn & Heavensward and complete the main story in both previous expansions in order to play the Stormblood content.

Doctor Jimbob

VampiricPadraig wrote: »

If you buy this: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/445774/final-fantasy-xiv-online-complete-edition-pc-download (which is actually on sale atm), that will give you everything.

Buying Stormblood on its own is not enough. You would need to purchase both A Realm Reborn & Heavensward and complete the main story in both previous expansions in order to play the Stormblood content.

I agree that buying the complete edition would be the best option, especially since it's on sale.

Unless I'm mistaken though, I'm sure any expansions include the previous expansion t (i.e. if you buy the base game and pre-order Shadowbringers, you'll get access to Heavensward and Stormblood once Shadowbringers is released). I wouldn't recommend that approach as you'd need to wait before playing any of the expansions, just adding in case anyone reading in future is curious.

VampiricPadraig

Yes, that is correct.
If you pre-order Shadowbringers, you only get access to HW and SB content on the 28th June...Not today!

If you are looking to play through the game before then, just pick up the Complete Edition.

Kiith

It's only €17? Hmm, might get that myself. If i already have the base game, with no DLC, can i still get that version?

Doctor Jimbob

Kiith wrote: »

It's only €17? Hmm, might get that myself. If i already have the base game, with no DLC, can i still get that version?

If you've already got the base game, Stormblood (also includes heavensward) is on sale on the same site for €15. Would effectively be the same thing for a couple of euro less.

Lone Stone

ah i think il wait because i want to play as one of the new races so no point buying it now i suppose. Q_Q

Kiith

Started an Arcanist today. Have a lvl17 already, but figured starting again with a different character is better. I'm told i can mostly skip side quests, and just the the main/class quests plus a few fates? That would be good, as i remember the side quests being quite tedious last time i played.