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Thinking of trying this game. Am i to late to join the party
Spankthetoad
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After 6 years of playing Rift I am starting to burn out. I have read a lot about the game but I am unsure if this is a good fit. Am I to late to join this. With the dungeons that have to be done to level up I am worried I will not be able to join a group to keep moving forward. If not can you just grind your way up to level? I solo a lot as I do not want to bother others to do dungeons as I am sure they have things to do in game.
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And with a new expansion on the horizon everyone will start leveling up and gearing up again.
You can grind your way and level up, but alot of dungeons are required for the Main Story, so if you want to progress you must do alot of dungeons.
There is a Dungeon roulette system that people use daily, so it should not be a problem with getting a group for dungeons. It might just take some time to get enouth ppl
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I know when I first played FFXIV I wasn't that entralled with the idea of having to do dungeons to continue the story but it was actually really good fun, especially if you let other party members know it's your first time or that you're reasonably new to the game.
I too have Left Rift for good! I am now playing FF XIV and having a blast. I am on the unlimited Trial account up to level 35 currently but I am having a lots of fun and the solo aspect is great. There are some group content the is necessary but it is fun to do and easy to get through, and I am playing a Tank and in a new game at that 0.o
Too late? I hope not. With a new expansion coming in June I hope it still has some life in it.
We are enjoying it. With the free till lvl 35 it's hard to go wrong. Plenty of time to evaluate if it is the right game for you. Give it a shot and see what you think!
If you don't care about power creep and are only concerned with the newest content I would say go for it.
Also you will have to do a LOT of quests to unlock the expansion's contents. Don't go in thinking you can play dark knight or machinist or astrologian right away or even at level 50.
If you enjoy WoW-esque progression then this is right up your alley, they literally copy/pasted the formula of gear grinding/tokens.
I disagree with this. I started playing on the 28th when the trial period started and I am level 38 now and have been doing all the story lines quests as well as dungeons. It is great to play a game where it takes less than 5 minutes for the queue to pop to run a dungeon and people actually play the game. The graphics are amazing. I am so uses to WOW, EQ2 and Rifts graphics I forgot how good a game could look as well as play. Yes, this is a them park game of a sort. If one was so inclined you could level up on FATE's and running dungeons. There is a lot of content "2013 and 2 expansions worth" to keep you happy. Needless to say I have already bought the bundle which has the original Reborn and the expansion Heavensward for $29.99 and got 30 days free with it. I feel like I already had my money's worth and looking forward to Stormblood expansion on June 20th.
Now the minute you start worrying about the grind the time it is going to take and how can I tolerate this grind that quest this progress.... don't play you have already decided to be miserable while playing this game.
Instead play the game and enjoy it and if you get to the max level or get to the next expansion so be it don't start worrying about the end game while you are playing the game because it will ruin the game for you. Just play and enjoy the game it is a good game and I loved it.
While I highly recommend the game, it isn't for everyone, just as F2Plague has shown us.
While I disagree with a few of his points -- such as party finder taking a long time (even as DPS it usually only takes about 9 minutes for me) and there being content that no one does anymore (it's set up so that you can level every job, so people are frequently starting over and or given incentives through a variety of systems such as Wondrous Tails and the like), the game isn't for people who can't handle committing and going all in, as he mentions. It's one of those games that doesn't easily dumb things down; most things actually feel like an accomplishment by the time you're done since it took a good deal of effort to do so.
With regards to the comment about quests, there is a well known portion of such during 2.1-2.3 patches whereby they just have you do busywork quests inbetween real storyline. It's one of the biggest complaints of the community, and the fixed that in around 2.4 onwards (to the point there are pretty much none of that -- just pure story -- in Heavensward patches and most questing areas -- aside from moogles). Though most people just treat those patches as a sort of right of passage into becoming a FFXIV player and part of the community. But they have a lot of mentor and new player systems to help out nowadays, as well. It has been known to crush a few spirits to the point where they don't even give Heavensward a proper play.
Some of the more important aspects of the game, for me, is its crafting and economy. As well as the frequency of their updates and what is in them; the fact that they go back and update old systems and add new ones all the time is a step above some other P2P games that pretty much put most of their systems out in the pasture. In addition to the way the job system is handled, among a great deal of other things. It can be overwhelming to a lot of people since it's a MMOJRPG and there is a lot of stuff to learn and do for yourself.
IStory is one of the best things in ffxiv!
What if I just want to take my time and I don't care about end game? Is it still fun along the way for a casual player who might just pop in once in a while for the world and vibe and some good old tab-targeting combat?
Agree the Story is the best, I recently left WOW to pick up where I left off after playing through Heavensward. I have some catch up but man there is tons of stuff to do. Join a Free Company (Guild) fast it always helps to have assistance. Good luck and enjoy!
Also the first 3-4 dungeons are extremely easy, basically a tutorial. They get more fun around level 30+