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@@Soldier1stClass Missing your FF7r content, my man! Hype train just isn’t the same without you. Thanks for this guide, I really need to try this game out sometime soon.
I just started playing and I was IMMEDIATELY overwhelmed by the UI and mechanics of the game. I’ve never played an MMO before, but this video has helped me ease into it- as well as friendly veterans helping me online.
The game will be a lot because every mmo is a lot. Take your time learning and ask lots of questions if you find people to play with. I used to play WoW so FFXIV was fairly easy to get into for me. I wish you the best! Enjoy the story
There is definitely a lot to do because there is so much content but I say just take it at a pace you’re comfortable with. The community is nice and understanding and will gladly help you out. Been playing ff14 since the ps3 release and it’s fantastic
I was on the brink of quitting this game after 3 days in but this video has set me on a good path with a substantial foundation of knowledge and cohesive direction. The game was extremely overwhelming with so many new mechanics to learn. Every 20 minutes I had to learn a new system of mechanics, it was becoming daunting and I was getting fatigued. Now I have a good sense of direction and flow to best optimize my player experience. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! I’m just glad it could help. Most things you really don’t need starting out, but will help in the late game. Just happy to help new players!
I just started yesterday and this video is super helpful! I had no clue exactly how to play Conjurer (as I’m a healer at heart), and so far you’re pretty much covering all my questions! Round of applause to you.
I just started this week, conjurer too because like you I'm a healer at heart. Your comment encouraged me to watch this video. I really hope this game is better than wow like I keep hearing. How are you doing almost a year later?
I've been playing SINCE ARR and still like coming back to these videos because there times you need to return to basics and your videos are awesome at it.
Thanks I just jumped in ff14 from eso. What a difference in games. The ff14 fans are absolutely some of the nicest in mmo’s. I got into a free company, gave me starting Gil, help me with guild levies all in the first couple of days
As of writing this im still in ARR at lvl 44, but i've actually been having quite a nice time so far despite every source i've seen say that its the roughest part of the game, so hearing people say that it gets even better in the expansions makes me very excited to get there. For anyone else who's new that is reading this and may be getting bored of ARR, I think that the key is to pace yourself; if you get tired of doing main and side quests in area after area, see if you can meander off for a bit and try a new class or buy some more gear from the market board to make a cool glamour; personally i found the rogue's guild questline to be really fun. From what i've both heard and played, the game is less about the end goal, and more about the journey of getting there so let the world of the game grab you and look around at your surroundings, and for some quests that might unlock something cool.
Even though I started playing this game a few months ago and have learned a lot of these things thru trial and error, this video was SUPER helpful and one of the better New Player Guides out there. Great job!
Thanks, I was thinking about quitting since all the sidequests were getting boring and really wasted my time, not that I have a better understanding I'll get back into the game :D
Came back to say a thank! Got in 4 months in and excited to try out unreal thordan already XD The video is genuinely helpful for me in the beginning to figure out the UI! For fellow controller players: If you play with PS5 dualsense controller, you can use your touch pad as a mouse. It’s easier to click on things sometimes with that, than trying to select it.
I’m glad it’s helping! I started this channel creating guides for Final Fantasy X, and that launched my tutorial/guide success. And since I love XIV so much, I thought with the new wave of players, the things I’ve picked up along the way would really help new sprouts out!
Thanks for the video! I hopped into ffxiv after watching recent interviews done with yoship and was impressed by the passion he haves. After watching quite a number of beginner's guides, this video was the most helpful to me as I could understand pretty much all the contents!
10:26 honestly I think that matters more if you're leveling your first time to max and all you care about it level cap or getting past the MSQ (which is what your video is geared to I understand). But I don't think they're pointless, many of them have fun, unique and interesting stories or expand side characters or regions lore a great deal. Some even have some nifty rewards if you complete the chain. One upgraded my Maggie mount to shoot rockets and machine guns for fun!
Awesome! I’m glad it could help you. This is stuff you just pick up as you go through it. I learned a lot of stuff from my friends and mods that play this, so I wanted to pass that on to the community
Now I know this doesn't pertain to me, since I'm not new to FFXIV. But I'm only about five minutes in and think this is well put together! Amazing work, Soldier!
15:30 Ive actually used that exact Usmartech mouse for a few months, but more recently switched to the Redragon M908 Impact. The Usmartech was the best wireless mouse I've ever owned (while also being able to work wired as well to charge was really neat).
shit, cant be that new, they aint allowed anybody new since december, shit is retarded. grats on winnin the lottery lol ok im gonna leave, yes im salty af
This was great! There was a lot of HUD stuff I haven't clued into and I'll have to definitely pay more attention to the blue ! when I get through the expansions. Gotta unlock me some stuff.
Most important. If it's your first time playing, don't buy a story nor job skip. The game will slowly flesh out mechanics that are used all the way til endgame.
A little bit of traffic. LOL. Been trying to play this, and in 4 days, never was able to log/start the game. So much hype to only be able to create a caracther.
I feel that with FFXIV, all beginner's guide should start with: How to do "Mogstation (Savage)", considering how many people who wanted to sign up for the trial complained about it. I just helped a friend purchase the game (and use my referral code), and I have to say the process is not really intuitive, or the steps to explained well to you on the website.
Long but awesome and helpful video. Just picked up a PS5 and really want to dive into this game. Ninja sounds cool, but I'm afraid I might end up just pissing a boss off instead of doing any real damage to him! Lol!
Lmao no worries, you’ll be doing great damage as a ninja. The best DPS for the current meta are Black Mage, Reaper, Dragoon, and Samurai as far as I can tell. But my friend plays Ninja as his DPS and he almost always leads our team in damage.
This is super helpful and I swear you're the first ffxiv player kind enough to dumb things down to a new player's level of knowledge and experience. Half the time when I google things I end up with more questions than I started with. It's to a point where I miss the toxic communities of games I'm coming from because at least when they answer your "stupid questions" in a condescending way they dumb it down. Yes, they're doing it to talk down on you, but in ffxiv I feel like everyone answering questions or explaining things do so assuming you have a PhD in the game. One thing I wish you had covered in the video is death. I'm just a baby sprout and I haven't died yet, but I dread the day I do because of how unintuitive the game is. Saw another sprout die yesterday and I froze until they disappeared 5 minutes later. Normally I'd go res them but... How do I do that? Can a non-healer even do that? In other games you have res scrolls and stuff to use if you're not a healer, and if that's the case here... how tf does it work? Even if I had an item to do it I worry it won't be intuitive like, stand next to dead person and click item and it starts resurrecting them, and knowing what it looks like would save the humiliation of ending up t-bagging a dead player when you actually want to help and just don't know how. Oh, and I do not want to step a foot anywhere near a dungeon with other players. Fuck that. Normally I love dungeons, but the thought of dying in one in ffxiv gives me anxiety. From what I've gathered, you should just release??? More questions to google. Okay when you die apparently you get prompted to return I guess? I hope. No idea what that looks like. But wait! Turns out it's not that simple. You have to hold the button! What button??? How long? And okay, it doesn't return me to a city, that's good to know, funny how NOBODY MENTIONED THAT until I found a reddit post of a sprout who didn't dare click it out of that precise fear. And alright, it takes you to the start of the dungeon where I'm supposed to use the shortcut. Cool! What shortcut??? Wtf does that look like, can I overlook it, run past it, not notice it, is it right there in my face upon return or do I have to do a whole song and dance to make it appear or perhaps is it tucked away in a corner somewhere? Are we talking like,,, shortcuts in IKEA or a fun interactive thing I click to teleport me? I assume the latter, but again, what does it look like? Does it prompt me to teleport to option x y and z, in which case, how do I know which one to click? Oh, but wait! You only release if the boss is dead. Apparently. Or if the healer is low on mana or doesn't have swiftcast up. Cool! Wtf is swiftcast and how do I know if it's up or not?? Will I get yelled at for releasing when I should just wait for a res, or will I get yelled at for waiting for a res? Who knows! I originally planned to just... Do the dungeons with trusts first to see things firsthand and learn stuff on my own first, and then try the duty finder after for the real experience, but man... Knowing I won't even learn the whole release and shortcut thing with trusts and not one person has any clear answers to any of my questions gives me so much unnecessary anxiety that I have honestly never experienced with any other game before. Either way, thanks for making this video. It made uninstalling less appealing because I don't feel as lost and overwhelmed by the things you did cover.
So, everything is super simple when it comes to dungeons. Typically you won’t really use return unless you die out in the world. Dying in dungeons, raids, trials, etc, the healer will raise you. Don’t worry about people getting mad, dying is just part of the game, and most people are understanding. Dying in the world, when you hit return, it just takes you to your home aetheryte. No big deal at all. You just have to make your way back to where you died (if you’re continuing something you left off on there). Most of the time, the only reason you’ll return in a dungeon, is if everyone else dies too and you can’t be revived. Then everyone will return to the beginning of the dungeon, and the shortcut will be a bright glowing portal looking thing that appears right in front of the party. You can’t miss it. All you do is just click on it and it’ll take you to the nearest location the party should be close to. Unless everyone dies before a checkpoint and then it’s just running back to that spot. Healers are the only ones that can raise, but Red Mage is special because it’s a DPS with a raise spell. Swiftcast is just an ability that causes the next spell someone uses to have no cast time, and you can be instantly raised if the person uses it before using a raise spell. But, if they don’t have swiftcast, then raise has a timer. Unless multiple people die in rapid succession, the healer should have swiftcast ready to go, and healers should know when to properly use it. Dying isn’t really a major deal, and when you’re a sprout, everyone knows you’re learning the game, and sometimes will help explain stuff in game. If you’re DPS, your job is to worry about doing damage and paying attention to boss and enemy mechanics, and avoiding damage whenever possible. Tanks soak the attention of the enemies and take the brunt of the damage, and healers, well, you already know that one. If you focus on your job, and worry about survival, that’s what’s important. Let others do their jobs and do your own, and you won’t have to worry for the most part. As a side note, dying in the world immediately gives you a prompt to return to the home aetheryte. The person that waited 5 minutes to return only did so because either they stepped away from their keyboard for a second, or waited for someone to heal them before returning. If you’re a healer job, or can switch to one in the open world, you can raise them with a raise spell. But I wouldn’t worry about reviving a random person unless you have the ability to do so. Dying doesn’t really punish for anything you in the open world, so it’s just a matter of returning back to their home aetheryte, and then making their way back. The fast travel system makes it easy to get back to where you were for the most part.
Oh on a side note, when you’re in a dungeon, raid, etc., if you die, just wait for a raise. The healer should be raising people that die. Unless everyone dies, and then you just follow the prompt to return to the start of the dungeon
@@Soldier1stClass Oh wow, that was fast. Thank you so much! I hope you find random money and pet a cute dog today. I think this game and its playerbase outside of the game itself is causing me quite a bit of information overload, and I'm definitely getting ahead of myself. I played a different mmorpg for ten years without venturing far from it so being new again is weird, man. I straight up had to stop myself from trying to understanding parses and other endgame stuff the other day lmao One more question in regards to the raise though, does it cause the raised some kind of debuff? People kept saying the reason to release is to avoid that. Is it as big of a deal as people make it out to be? Am I right to assume it only lasts for x amount of time anyway? Usually I main mages, sometimes melee dps for a change, sometimes heal and don't tank if I can avoid it, but I started off as an archer in ffxiv to Pavlov myself into liking the game based on the fact that every game I've previously started as an archer I ended up loving and playing for years, albeit never maining archer. Archer is like my crutch class that provides range and higher survivability than mages early on while I'm learning basics. The current plan is to get to Bard and then switch to something else because Silvairre is so right, archery is ultimately not for me. Definitely not going to touch a healer until I'm more comfortable, especially since I'm coming from action combat and tab target is still something I'm trying to wrap my head around. Fiddling around with control settings and hotkeys definitely helped make it feel less clunky and I think I'm getting a hang of it now. I tried the game over a year ago and put it back down until just recently, and I tried Arcanist back then, and aero carbuncle was the bane of my existence as a new player so I switched to rogue which was the most fun I had in the game at the time, even more so than thaumaturge, which I thought was going to be my bread and butter because black mage looks like my kind of mage on paper. Obviously I'll eventually want to try everything and level them all to max, but I'm a little at a loss as to which class/job to stick with first. Is lancer/dragoon fun? If all else fails I'll go the rogue/ninja route first since I know I enjoyed it, but... All the classes look fun so idk
@@c9b7 Lancer/Dragoon was my main job until the end of Shadowbringers, and then I did Samurai until Endwalker launched, then my main was Reaper. All are extremely fun. I’ve only recently started using mage characters cause I’m not a fan of slower paced cast timers. On the res sickness thing, I’ve never noticed a major debuff for it, but there’s a minor one. It just doesn’t matter much. I’ve died in Savage content several times and it never really mattered. The only problem with dying in savage, is that there are certain DPS checkpoints you have to meet or the boss will insta kill the party. But you won’t have to worry about it much in normal content. Also, don’t worry about parsing. That’s for extremely advanced players that are actively trying to improve on Savage and Ultimate raids. So you definitely won’t have to worry about that for a long time.
@@Soldier1stClass Okay, that explains why I didn't like thaumaturge as much as I thought I would! I was hoping it'd get faster, which I guess it might, just not as fast as I like. I'm so used to having a ton of skills to spam with only a few that charge or have longer cast times, having to move around a lot and not just for mechanics. Getting used to rotations in ffxiv is going to be interesting. I can sort of wrap my head around GCD and oGCD, though management will just need practice. It's not... too different from what I'm used to honestly?? Which is pretty much dps buff > priority skills 1-3 > filler skills until priority skills come off cd, fit as many priorities into the buff duration as humanly possible, do rotation normally when the buff is on cd, and not having buff and priority skills uptime at 100% is basically illegal. The only real difference is that skills didn't share cooldowns so you were looking at things separately, which is going to take some getting used to. Oh, and dodging! Using movement keys to avoid mechanics is a death sentence in action combat and I find myself constantly missing my old s even though they're not as necessary here. Though I'm kind of grateful considering timing dodges right is a whole skill on its own to master and I have plenty of stuff on my plate in ffxiv already. Tab target is definitely a change in pace from action combat, but looking at endgame content it does get more interesting so I'm looking forward to that in the future! Walking into a tab target mmo from an action combat mmo honestly made me feel like an xbox live lobby 10 year old walking into a chess club. Everything is similar on paper, but isn't. Looking at what goes into endgame content in ffxiv is the same as what I'm used to, yet it somehow looks wildly different. Action combat is like the construction worker to tab target's architect, the quarterback to the chess player, etc. It's like we're playing the same game but one takes book smarts and the other takes street smarts even though we're doing the same thing. That's the only way I can explain the difference. One isn't better than the other, just different. Either way, will definitely try out lancer/dragoon and see how it goes! Thanks again for answering my questions and explaining things, you're my hero :')
When you start playing 2 days ago and you learn about the glamour system then the challenge log when you’re 49 trying to milk it to 50 to get to the first expansion 😂🤣
@@Soldier1stClass I’m happy I came back after the new Monk rework. Because from what I’ve seen it is so much better. Monk is fast paced, and fluid. Ready to change anywhere on the fly. It is just a blast weaving in OGCDs while pulling off devastating never ending combos. Can’t speak for Ninja! Have fun and keep up the great videos :)
You're quite wrong about dungeon gear: 1. You are guaranteed a drop for your class at the end of the dungeon (that you don't already have). So at worst you will still get one piece. And you can get more from actual drops. 2. Dungeons is probably the most efficient way of grinding xp that ALSO gives you gear and teaches you the class as you level. You could argue they aren't necessary (outside of the MSQ itself) for your first job as you get plenty of XP from MSQ. But for secondary jobs they are definitely one of the best ways to level as long as you don't have ultra long queues (and if you do, there are squadrons which are also super good) and you're not bored of them.
I disagree about the normal sidequests: they often unlock emotes and mounts, not to mention if you're a lore player they give a lot of background information you dont want to miss out on :) 28:15 I agree XD XD XD
The guide is great i bought the game while back but I couldn’t figure out how to play and I had no one to play and I was wondering if I could join your free company
Sure! Here’s the link to our discord where we provide advice, people to play with, etc. If you’re on Primal Excalibur, you can definitely join our FC. When you join the server, go to the rules and hit the little traction at the bottom of the page, then go to server role selection to unlock the channels you want! discord.gg/FfdFPszG
I have the time and money to play this game but it looks extremely intimidating and I do not think my brain could handle 10 percent of the things that happen in this game lol
@@Soldier1stClass ive watched a couple so far and yours is the best for me to digest all the info and also takes into account free trial restrictions. Thanks!
Hey, how’s it going I’ve never played the game but wanna try it out. I’ve played WoW since 2010 and looking for a new game. I will for sure try it out before spending money but how much would it cost to buy all the expansions and what not?
You can buy the entire game (complete edition) for $60 on Console, SE Store, or Steam, and then the sub is 12.99-15.99 depending on the sub you pick. Right now the digital copies aren’t for sale due to server congestion, but they should be back on sale anytime honestly.
Coming from a history of playing MMORPG’s I started by playing the FFXIV free version, and honestly, I’m having fun with a realm reborn, which makes me think I’m going to really love the later expansions. That said, do you have any videos to explain “Limit Breaks”? And something more about the Chocobos (I just got it) I was told they can fight by my side? Does this also happen in dungeons?
So, Limit Breaks are party wide. You typically only use them as a DPS, because they deal heavy damage and can help finish off the boss. Healers use them out of desperation to save the party from wiping because it heals/revives all party members to full. Tanks typically only use them in special situations, but my rule of thumb is to only use damage limit breaks in the last 3-5% of a bosses health bar. As for Chocobos, they can be summoned using Gysahl Greens, and fight along side you in the overworld. They don’t come into dungeons with you. But, they’re good for fates, and other fights out in the open.
It’s fun, but the text in a realm reborn is so bloated it hurts. Everyone speaks so mid 19th century European it bothers me. I heard it gets ALOT better later on but the story is hard to follow because of this Edit; I’m like level 32 & haven’t finished ARR yet
I just got into Final Fantasy not too long ago and i want to get into FF14 but does FF14 spoil the story for other FF games? Should i play the other mainline games first?
No. Other than direct sequels like X and X-2, no Final Fantasy’s will spoil anything for others. They’re not connected like a regular series would be. They’re all self contained stories.
I just made my account and am downloading the game I’m glad to be finally joining the community after a long period of thinking about it. However I do have a question, a friend of mine who’d been playing for a while wanted to refer me so we get some cool stuff but I didn’t see an option for this when I made my account and started downloading the game. I’m currently doing the free trial would that not allow me to use a referral code or would I need to be in game to do that?
Follow this link and scroll down to the segment at the bottom where it says “for friends”, and it explains how the process works. You also have to enter the referral code on the Mogstation where you created your service account, but you have to register the code and then become a subscriber. So you can enter the code now, but you’ll have to purchase a subscription for the rewards to start being earned. But you need to enter the code before buying the sub. At least that’s how I read what it says anyway. So I guess you can enter it on the free trial, but you’ll only be able to earn stuff once you start subbing. na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/friend_recruit/
So, I use them to be more self sufficient. In raiding, you want to eat certain foods to boost stats for your job. Instead of paying large amounts of money for raid food, I can just make the food I need with ingredients I’ve gathered. No money involved. You can also sell the food you make on the market board for a lot of money. I can make 300,000 Gil easy if I make the right food
Great Video! I have one question, I started playing a couples weeks ago and am level 43 as a tank Paladin, but I was thinking I want to try out being a lancer, should I switch now or should I keep doing the story quests with my Paladin as I am still in ARR?
Since you’ll start back at level 1 with lancer, it’s honestly up to you whether you want to grind those levels, as you’ll need to be level 43 to continue where you left off with Paladin. Paladin is a really awesome tank, especially at Max Level of 90. It’s one of my personal Favorites besides Dark Knight, but for utility sake, Paladin is arguably the best tank. However, before Endwalker, my main was Lancer / Dragoon, and it’s one of my favorites jobs in the entire game. I switched to Reaper for Endwalker, but you definitely can’t go wrong with Dragoon for DPS. If you’re trying to avoid burnout, I’d stick with Paladin, but if you’re not worried about burn out in ARR, then feel free to try out lancer! It’s a lot of fun after you start getting more and more skills!
Can someone help me?? I have tried everything to make a free account but nothing works. I get error codes, or the code is wrong or the account is already registeres its just one thing after another.
@@Soldier1stClass Red Sox are good this year as well, pumped! I would like to join as I am on that server, just picked up the game and my head's spinning. This video was really helpful, thank you for making it.
You’re very welcome! We’ll be glad to have ya! Our discord server is a great place to hook up with all of us and get added to the FC. What times do you typically play? discord.gg/DZPqM6HrGx
@@Soldier1stClass I generally play after 6pm EST on weekdays with more times free come the weekends. I will check out that Discord, really appreciate the help.
I haven't played since it first came out on PS3... Now I'm back on playing it on the 5. I've purchased the flying cloud to move quicker, but Idk how to get it in the game. Any suggestions?
I can't bring myself to get into cool down simulators like this or wow. I love the world, lore, etc. But I don't wanna have to memorize 43 different attacks with different cool downs, and how to use them together correctly. Tbh that sounds painful, and incredibly boring
Just heard about this game and so I begun to do some research, I'm now interested but would love to try before I buy. After searching the PS store for the free trial im unable to find it on ps4 or maybe I'm missing something because I'm only seeing all the paid versions and the one that is free is dissidia final fantasy which I doubt is the online one that's mentioned in your video. Do you know if the free trial is still available?
It’s definitely still available. It can be difficult to find but I think it’s under the add ons tab for the game for some reason. If you still can’t find it, here’s a direct link to the PlayStation Store store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-PPSA02954_00-FFXIVFREETRIAL00
I’m trying the free trial but I can’t talk to anyone or see anyone else’s speech so I can’t ask for help. Not sure if I want to buy it yet. I’ve only played for a couple hours.
@@Soldier1stClass it’s really strange, it will tell me when someone has leveled up or when an npc says something but I have not been able to see any chat at all. I’ve tried all the tabs and everything.
You are horrible wrong, race make a huge difference, especially tails that they didn't bother to include in the design, so back weapons and tails clips in each other. hair also has clipping issue, male dragons has weird horns that clip into stuff. (Forget helmets) The clipping problem is a rather big one as you are going to be watching your own chars backside for hours.
i have the game installed for a free trial but for me to log in i have to have a one time password but in order for me to get one i have to buy the game? this doesn't make sense i'm open to buying it but i want to see if i'll even like it before i drop money on a game i might not even like. is there something im doing wrong?
@@august6029 it’s tied to your Square Enix account. Try logging into the Square Enix website using the same account and see if it works. They’ve gotta be connected or it won’t work
@@august6029 you shouldn’t have to enter a registration code for the free trial. It doesn’t come with one. You should just be able to launch the game once you login. Is your PlayStation or Steam account tied to your Square Enix account? I’d probably be better able to help if I knew what platform you were using
The game isn’t fully voice acted. There’s gonna be quite a bit of reading involved, but as the game goes along, they add more voice acting. Each expansion gets more and more.
You’ll definitely want to pay attention to mechanics, especially for raids and trials. One bad move won’t necessarily wipe a party in ARR or Heavensward for the most part, but Stormblood is where the difficulty starts to ramp up and Shadowbringers and Endwalker really crank it up
It might just not be something you’re into, but I can promise it does get better after ARR and your toolkit gets bigger. If you’re not feeling it, I wouldn’t force it. I’m a high level raider and can tell you it’s like playing an action game in the endgame of each expansion, but it’s definitely not for everyone, and that’s completely fine.
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Dude absolutely phenomenal guide, really appreciate this
You’re very welcome!
@@Soldier1stClass Missing your FF7r content, my man! Hype train just isn’t the same without you. Thanks for this guide, I really need to try this game out sometime soon.
Vary helpful guid will be looking out for your guild :) thanks for the tips
I just started playing and I was IMMEDIATELY overwhelmed by the UI and mechanics of the game. I’ve never played an MMO before, but this video has helped me ease into it- as well as friendly veterans helping me online.
The game will be a lot because every mmo is a lot. Take your time learning and ask lots of questions if you find people to play with. I used to play WoW so FFXIV was fairly easy to get into for me. I wish you the best! Enjoy the story
There is definitely a lot to do because there is so much content but I say just take it at a pace you’re comfortable with. The community is nice and understanding and will gladly help you out. Been playing ff14 since the ps3 release and it’s fantastic
I was on the brink of quitting this game after 3 days in but this video has set me on a good path with a substantial foundation of knowledge and cohesive direction. The game was extremely overwhelming with so many new mechanics to learn. Every 20 minutes I had to learn a new system of mechanics, it was becoming daunting and I was getting fatigued. Now I have a good sense of direction and flow to best optimize my player experience. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! I’m just glad it could help. Most things you really don’t need starting out, but will help in the late game. Just happy to help new players!
I just started yesterday and this video is super helpful! I had no clue exactly how to play Conjurer (as I’m a healer at heart), and so far you’re pretty much covering all my questions! Round of applause to you.
I relate completely with this comment
Hopefully you didnt give up. Ive heard starting with a conjurer is the hardest and most tedious class to start with.
I just started this week, conjurer too because like you I'm a healer at heart. Your comment encouraged me to watch this video. I really hope this game is better than wow like I keep hearing. How are you doing almost a year later?
@@3dreamsequence ahhhhh fuck
@@galacticwizard5442 how are you 3 mons in? I just started lastnight and it’s like a game I’ve been looking for for years 😅🫣
I've been playing SINCE ARR and still like coming back to these videos because there times you need to return to basics and your videos are awesome at it.
Appreciate the feedback!
Thanks man, I was so overwhelmed by the amount of sidequests that I didnt know what to do.
You saved me, was almost quitting
:D
Awesome! I’m glad you found this video then!
Yeah I was doing so many side quest I got lost in the sauce
I've beaten shadowbringers and am currently all caught up. Yeah this'll be something good to watch while I eat
Thanks I just jumped in ff14 from eso. What a difference in games. The ff14 fans are absolutely some of the nicest in mmo’s. I got into a free company, gave me starting Gil, help me with guild levies all in the first couple of days
This does a good job of answering basic questions that a lot of guides forget to cover.
I like the retainer portion and that little smirk whilst "things" ahem "grew". 😅😊😂
Been playing since 1.0 .. still watching this anyway ... keep loving final fantasy ❤
Thank you!!
Love that they've made it possible to run dungeons/duties with NPC parties if you don't want to play with real players.
They’re releasing the Heavensward dungeons this way soon too, and Stormblood after that
As of writing this im still in ARR at lvl 44, but i've actually been having quite a nice time so far despite every source i've seen say that its the roughest part of the game, so hearing people say that it gets even better in the expansions makes me very excited to get there. For anyone else who's new that is reading this and may be getting bored of ARR, I think that the key is to pace yourself; if you get tired of doing main and side quests in area after area, see if you can meander off for a bit and try a new class or buy some more gear from the market board to make a cool glamour; personally i found the rogue's guild questline to be really fun. From what i've both heard and played, the game is less about the end goal, and more about the journey of getting there so let the world of the game grab you and look around at your surroundings, and for some quests that might unlock something cool.
This is my second week and oh gosh I suck at tanking but nobody even yelled at me yet I'm shook. Thanks for the guide~
It just takes time and practice. Nobody expects you to be a savage level raid tank when you start out. I’m glad the guide could help you!
Even though I started playing this game a few months ago and have learned a lot of these things thru trial and error, this video was SUPER helpful and one of the better New Player Guides out there. Great job!
Thank you so much! 🙏 that’s what I was really hoping for when making this.
Thanks, I was thinking about quitting since all the sidequests were getting boring and really wasted my time, not that I have a better understanding I'll get back into the game :D
Awesome! Feel free to ask any questions!
Came back to say a thank! Got in 4 months in and excited to try out unreal thordan already XD
The video is genuinely helpful for me in the beginning to figure out the UI!
For fellow controller players: If you play with PS5 dualsense controller, you can use your touch pad as a mouse. It’s easier to click on things sometimes with that, than trying to select it.
I’m glad it’s helping! I started this channel creating guides for Final Fantasy X, and that launched my tutorial/guide success. And since I love XIV so much, I thought with the new wave of players, the things I’ve picked up along the way would really help new sprouts out!
Thanks for the video! I hopped into ffxiv after watching recent interviews done with yoship and was impressed by the passion he haves. After watching quite a number of beginner's guides, this video was the most helpful to me as I could understand pretty much all the contents!
I just started playing and this video help out so much. thank you for taking the time to make this.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it! I’m glad it helped!
27:20
soldier is a man of culture
LMFAO you're the only one that's commented on that
10:26 honestly I think that matters more if you're leveling your first time to max and all you care about it level cap or getting past the MSQ (which is what your video is geared to I understand). But I don't think they're pointless, many of them have fun, unique and interesting stories or expand side characters or regions lore a great deal. Some even have some nifty rewards if you complete the chain. One upgraded my Maggie mount to shoot rockets and machine guns for fun!
Excellent video man! Your video quality is top notch in this. It’s amazing how much of this isn’t explained in game, this is incredibly helpful!
Awesome! I’m glad it could help you. This is stuff you just pick up as you go through it. I learned a lot of stuff from my friends and mods that play this, so I wanted to pass that on to the community
Now I know this doesn't pertain to me, since I'm not new to FFXIV. But I'm only about five minutes in and think this is well put together! Amazing work, Soldier!
Thank you! I worked really hard on this one haha
I wish had this video when I first started. Hopefully this helps out new sprouts.
15:30 Ive actually used that exact Usmartech mouse for a few months, but more recently switched to the Redragon M908 Impact. The Usmartech was the best wireless mouse I've ever owned (while also being able to work wired as well to charge was really neat).
That’s the exact mouse I use lmao
I'm about to dive in for th first time next week, this video is super helpful.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I'm pretty new and the game is overwhelming. This helped me a ton.
shit, cant be that new, they aint allowed anybody new since december, shit is retarded. grats on winnin the lottery lol ok im gonna leave, yes im salty af
This was great! There was a lot of HUD stuff I haven't clued into and I'll have to definitely pay more attention to the blue ! when I get through the expansions. Gotta unlock me some stuff.
Thanks for watching! I’m glad it helped you at least a little!
@@Soldier1stClass hahaha honestly a lot of the stuff I learned before playing or while playing was thru watching you stream when I play!
Ok, after watching this I'm going to give it a try. Excellent content, will definitely be following for more!
I wanted to make the move from Black Desert to this I hope it's worth the subscription
Jeez, this was awesome! Flowed well, gave information in an easily understandable way, with no fluff.
Thank you! There was too much to cover for fluff lmao
Most important. If it's your first time playing, don't buy a story nor job skip.
The game will slowly flesh out mechanics that are used all the way til endgame.
I honestly didn't even bring up skips, cause I don't want people to have that idea in their head when starting out lmao
@@Soldier1stClass I understand. It's just that a lot of people from that other game are used to greeting a boosted job when starting a new game.
Thanks so much for this video! Aussie servers are about to open so I'll be getting into the game for the first time
A little bit of traffic. LOL.
Been trying to play this, and in 4 days, never was able to log/start the game.
So much hype to only be able to create a caracther.
or use the duty support system and play with npcs allies at level 15
Thanks a lot for this video! I started playing a week ago and find these explanations very helpful for a novice.
Awesome guide! This would have helped me out a lot if I was still a sprout.
Awesome! Thanks!
Just started the Trail version yesterday and already 12 Hours play and level 11 oh and I am Crash overload
Very helpful video for complete noobs, you answered heaps of my questions, thank you! The video could be even better with some chapters too.
Great video friend!! :D Thanks for helping all the new FFXIV players!
Thanks! My goal is to help people enjoy this game even more, and I think getting started is one of the hardest parts. Thanks for watching!
I feel that with FFXIV, all beginner's guide should start with: How to do "Mogstation (Savage)", considering how many people who wanted to sign up for the trial complained about it. I just helped a friend purchase the game (and use my referral code), and I have to say the process is not really intuitive, or the steps to explained well to you on the website.
Great vid! I've been playing on and off for a few months and found this super helpful 👍
Thank you! I'll begin to play this weekend
Awesome! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I put as much as I could in the video, but I know I missed some things.
@@Soldier1stClass hi thx for ur nice tutorial🥺💎 but is there any version of this game for IOS or ANDROID?🥺
Incredibly well done video! Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Hope it helped!
Long but awesome and helpful video. Just picked up a PS5 and really want to dive into this game. Ninja sounds cool, but I'm afraid I might end up just pissing a boss off instead of doing any real damage to him! Lol!
Lmao no worries, you’ll be doing great damage as a ninja. The best DPS for the current meta are Black Mage, Reaper, Dragoon, and Samurai as far as I can tell. But my friend plays Ninja as his DPS and he almost always leads our team in damage.
This is super helpful and I swear you're the first ffxiv player kind enough to dumb things down to a new player's level of knowledge and experience. Half the time when I google things I end up with more questions than I started with. It's to a point where I miss the toxic communities of games I'm coming from because at least when they answer your "stupid questions" in a condescending way they dumb it down. Yes, they're doing it to talk down on you, but in ffxiv I feel like everyone answering questions or explaining things do so assuming you have a PhD in the game.
One thing I wish you had covered in the video is death. I'm just a baby sprout and I haven't died yet, but I dread the day I do because of how unintuitive the game is. Saw another sprout die yesterday and I froze until they disappeared 5 minutes later. Normally I'd go res them but... How do I do that? Can a non-healer even do that? In other games you have res scrolls and stuff to use if you're not a healer, and if that's the case here... how tf does it work? Even if I had an item to do it I worry it won't be intuitive like, stand next to dead person and click item and it starts resurrecting them, and knowing what it looks like would save the humiliation of ending up t-bagging a dead player when you actually want to help and just don't know how.
Oh, and I do not want to step a foot anywhere near a dungeon with other players. Fuck that. Normally I love dungeons, but the thought of dying in one in ffxiv gives me anxiety. From what I've gathered, you should just release??? More questions to google. Okay when you die apparently you get prompted to return I guess? I hope. No idea what that looks like. But wait! Turns out it's not that simple. You have to hold the button! What button??? How long? And okay, it doesn't return me to a city, that's good to know, funny how NOBODY MENTIONED THAT until I found a reddit post of a sprout who didn't dare click it out of that precise fear. And alright, it takes you to the start of the dungeon where I'm supposed to use the shortcut. Cool! What shortcut??? Wtf does that look like, can I overlook it, run past it, not notice it, is it right there in my face upon return or do I have to do a whole song and dance to make it appear or perhaps is it tucked away in a corner somewhere? Are we talking like,,, shortcuts in IKEA or a fun interactive thing I click to teleport me? I assume the latter, but again, what does it look like? Does it prompt me to teleport to option x y and z, in which case, how do I know which one to click? Oh, but wait! You only release if the boss is dead. Apparently. Or if the healer is low on mana or doesn't have swiftcast up. Cool! Wtf is swiftcast and how do I know if it's up or not?? Will I get yelled at for releasing when I should just wait for a res, or will I get yelled at for waiting for a res? Who knows!
I originally planned to just... Do the dungeons with trusts first to see things firsthand and learn stuff on my own first, and then try the duty finder after for the real experience, but man... Knowing I won't even learn the whole release and shortcut thing with trusts and not one person has any clear answers to any of my questions gives me so much unnecessary anxiety that I have honestly never experienced with any other game before.
Either way, thanks for making this video. It made uninstalling less appealing because I don't feel as lost and overwhelmed by the things you did cover.
So, everything is super simple when it comes to dungeons. Typically you won’t really use return unless you die out in the world. Dying in dungeons, raids, trials, etc, the healer will raise you. Don’t worry about people getting mad, dying is just part of the game, and most people are understanding. Dying in the world, when you hit return, it just takes you to your home aetheryte. No big deal at all. You just have to make your way back to where you died (if you’re continuing something you left off on there). Most of the time, the only reason you’ll return in a dungeon, is if everyone else dies too and you can’t be revived. Then everyone will return to the beginning of the dungeon, and the shortcut will be a bright glowing portal looking thing that appears right in front of the party. You can’t miss it. All you do is just click on it and it’ll take you to the nearest location the party should be close to. Unless everyone dies before a checkpoint and then it’s just running back to that spot. Healers are the only ones that can raise, but Red Mage is special because it’s a DPS with a raise spell. Swiftcast is just an ability that causes the next spell someone uses to have no cast time, and you can be instantly raised if the person uses it before using a raise spell. But, if they don’t have swiftcast, then raise has a timer. Unless multiple people die in rapid succession, the healer should have swiftcast ready to go, and healers should know when to properly use it. Dying isn’t really a major deal, and when you’re a sprout, everyone knows you’re learning the game, and sometimes will help explain stuff in game. If you’re DPS, your job is to worry about doing damage and paying attention to boss and enemy mechanics, and avoiding damage whenever possible. Tanks soak the attention of the enemies and take the brunt of the damage, and healers, well, you already know that one. If you focus on your job, and worry about survival, that’s what’s important. Let others do their jobs and do your own, and you won’t have to worry for the most part. As a side note, dying in the world immediately gives you a prompt to return to the home aetheryte. The person that waited 5 minutes to return only did so because either they stepped away from their keyboard for a second, or waited for someone to heal them before returning. If you’re a healer job, or can switch to one in the open world, you can raise them with a raise spell. But I wouldn’t worry about reviving a random person unless you have the ability to do so. Dying doesn’t really punish for anything you in the open world, so it’s just a matter of returning back to their home aetheryte, and then making their way back. The fast travel system makes it easy to get back to where you were for the most part.
Oh on a side note, when you’re in a dungeon, raid, etc., if you die, just wait for a raise. The healer should be raising people that die. Unless everyone dies, and then you just follow the prompt to return to the start of the dungeon
@@Soldier1stClass Oh wow, that was fast. Thank you so much! I hope you find random money and pet a cute dog today.
I think this game and its playerbase outside of the game itself is causing me quite a bit of information overload, and I'm definitely getting ahead of myself. I played a different mmorpg for ten years without venturing far from it so being new again is weird, man. I straight up had to stop myself from trying to understanding parses and other endgame stuff the other day lmao
One more question in regards to the raise though, does it cause the raised some kind of debuff? People kept saying the reason to release is to avoid that. Is it as big of a deal as people make it out to be? Am I right to assume it only lasts for x amount of time anyway?
Usually I main mages, sometimes melee dps for a change, sometimes heal and don't tank if I can avoid it, but I started off as an archer in ffxiv to Pavlov myself into liking the game based on the fact that every game I've previously started as an archer I ended up loving and playing for years, albeit never maining archer. Archer is like my crutch class that provides range and higher survivability than mages early on while I'm learning basics. The current plan is to get to Bard and then switch to something else because Silvairre is so right, archery is ultimately not for me. Definitely not going to touch a healer until I'm more comfortable, especially since I'm coming from action combat and tab target is still something I'm trying to wrap my head around. Fiddling around with control settings and hotkeys definitely helped make it feel less clunky and I think I'm getting a hang of it now.
I tried the game over a year ago and put it back down until just recently, and I tried Arcanist back then, and aero carbuncle was the bane of my existence as a new player so I switched to rogue which was the most fun I had in the game at the time, even more so than thaumaturge, which I thought was going to be my bread and butter because black mage looks like my kind of mage on paper. Obviously I'll eventually want to try everything and level them all to max, but I'm a little at a loss as to which class/job to stick with first. Is lancer/dragoon fun? If all else fails I'll go the rogue/ninja route first since I know I enjoyed it, but... All the classes look fun so idk
@@c9b7 Lancer/Dragoon was my main job until the end of Shadowbringers, and then I did Samurai until Endwalker launched, then my main was Reaper. All are extremely fun. I’ve only recently started using mage characters cause I’m not a fan of slower paced cast timers.
On the res sickness thing, I’ve never noticed a major debuff for it, but there’s a minor one. It just doesn’t matter much. I’ve died in Savage content several times and it never really mattered. The only problem with dying in savage, is that there are certain DPS checkpoints you have to meet or the boss will insta kill the party. But you won’t have to worry about it much in normal content. Also, don’t worry about parsing. That’s for extremely advanced players that are actively trying to improve on Savage and Ultimate raids. So you definitely won’t have to worry about that for a long time.
@@Soldier1stClass Okay, that explains why I didn't like thaumaturge as much as I thought I would! I was hoping it'd get faster, which I guess it might, just not as fast as I like. I'm so used to having a ton of skills to spam with only a few that charge or have longer cast times, having to move around a lot and not just for mechanics.
Getting used to rotations in ffxiv is going to be interesting. I can sort of wrap my head around GCD and oGCD, though management will just need practice. It's not... too different from what I'm used to honestly?? Which is pretty much dps buff > priority skills 1-3 > filler skills until priority skills come off cd, fit as many priorities into the buff duration as humanly possible, do rotation normally when the buff is on cd, and not having buff and priority skills uptime at 100% is basically illegal. The only real difference is that skills didn't share cooldowns so you were looking at things separately, which is going to take some getting used to. Oh, and dodging! Using movement keys to avoid mechanics is a death sentence in action combat and I find myself constantly missing my old s even though they're not as necessary here. Though I'm kind of grateful considering timing dodges right is a whole skill on its own to master and I have plenty of stuff on my plate in ffxiv already.
Tab target is definitely a change in pace from action combat, but looking at endgame content it does get more interesting so I'm looking forward to that in the future! Walking into a tab target mmo from an action combat mmo honestly made me feel like an xbox live lobby 10 year old walking into a chess club. Everything is similar on paper, but isn't. Looking at what goes into endgame content in ffxiv is the same as what I'm used to, yet it somehow looks wildly different. Action combat is like the construction worker to tab target's architect, the quarterback to the chess player, etc. It's like we're playing the same game but one takes book smarts and the other takes street smarts even though we're doing the same thing. That's the only way I can explain the difference. One isn't better than the other, just different.
Either way, will definitely try out lancer/dragoon and see how it goes! Thanks again for answering my questions and explaining things, you're my hero :')
When you start playing 2 days ago and you learn about the glamour system then the challenge log when you’re 49 trying to milk it to 50 to get to the first expansion 😂🤣
Need/Greed on EVERYTHING, unless someone asks for a specific piece of gear.
I LOVE playing with controller. Playing Monk and it feels like DMC mixed with FF15
I haven’t tried it yet. I want to try Monk and Ninja
@@Soldier1stClass I’m happy I came back after the new Monk rework. Because from what I’ve seen it is so much better.
Monk is fast paced, and fluid. Ready to change anywhere on the fly. It is just a blast weaving in OGCDs while pulling off devastating never ending combos.
Can’t speak for Ninja!
Have fun and keep up the great videos :)
You're quite wrong about dungeon gear:
1. You are guaranteed a drop for your class at the end of the dungeon (that you don't already have). So at worst you will still get one piece. And you can get more from actual drops.
2. Dungeons is probably the most efficient way of grinding xp that ALSO gives you gear and teaches you the class as you level.
You could argue they aren't necessary (outside of the MSQ itself) for your first job as you get plenty of XP from MSQ. But for secondary jobs they are definitely one of the best ways to level as long as you don't have ultra long queues (and if you do, there are squadrons which are also super good) and you're not bored of them.
Been thinking about giving the game a shot after seeing Jocat's videos on the game.
I disagree about the normal sidequests: they often unlock emotes and mounts, not to mention if you're a lore player they give a lot of background information you dont want to miss out on :)
28:15 I agree XD XD XD
Perfect timing
I just hit level 41
Nice! Really getting up there already! Hope you’re enjoying it!
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
This…. Is a really well done video
The guide is great i bought the game while back but I couldn’t figure out how to play and I had no one to play and I was wondering if I could join your free company
Sure! Here’s the link to our discord where we provide advice, people to play with, etc. If you’re on Primal Excalibur, you can definitely join our FC. When you join the server, go to the rules and hit the little traction at the bottom of the page, then go to server role selection to unlock the channels you want! discord.gg/FfdFPszG
Very helpful. Its time for me to dive into another mmo
Excellent video. Very useful and fun to watch
Awesome! Thanks!
I have the time and money to play this game but it looks extremely intimidating and I do not think my brain could handle 10 percent of the things that happen in this game lol
It seems like a lot at first, but trust me, once you get in the swing of it, it’s a phenomenal adventure
i started after buying the game once it was back on sale. Lets goooo
Best guide Ive found yet
Hope it helps!
@@Soldier1stClass ive watched a couple so far and yours is the best for me to digest all the info and also takes into account free trial restrictions. Thanks!
@@3dreamsequence no problem! Glad to be of service!
Still a great guide!
Hey, how’s it going I’ve never played the game but wanna try it out. I’ve played WoW since 2010 and looking for a new game. I will for sure try it out before spending money but how much would it cost to buy all the expansions and what not?
You can buy the entire game (complete edition) for $60 on Console, SE Store, or Steam, and then the sub is 12.99-15.99 depending on the sub you pick. Right now the digital copies aren’t for sale due to server congestion, but they should be back on sale anytime honestly.
Coming from a history of playing MMORPG’s I started by playing the FFXIV free version, and honestly, I’m having fun with a realm reborn, which makes me think I’m going to really love the later expansions.
That said, do you have any videos to explain “Limit Breaks”? And something more about the Chocobos (I just got it) I was told they can fight by my side? Does this also happen in dungeons?
So, Limit Breaks are party wide. You typically only use them as a DPS, because they deal heavy damage and can help finish off the boss. Healers use them out of desperation to save the party from wiping because it heals/revives all party members to full. Tanks typically only use them in special situations, but my rule of thumb is to only use damage limit breaks in the last 3-5% of a bosses health bar. As for Chocobos, they can be summoned using Gysahl Greens, and fight along side you in the overworld. They don’t come into dungeons with you. But, they’re good for fates, and other fights out in the open.
Something I've noticed is that the aoes of enemies have a bit more area than is shown. At least that's been my experience.
this is epic i have learned so much thanks buddy:D
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Anytime
I got to heaven word alone.
Thank you well done video
You’re very welcome!
I was about to give it a try, but due to server congestion they don't allow new players in...
Haven't heard from you in a while, Soldier_1stClass, hope all is well.
Yep, everything’s great. Just living life and enjoying fatherhood
@@Soldier1stClass congrats, I just saw your Twitter. Congrats on your baby! Glad you are doing well!
Nice video thanks for the info ^^
A+ Even learned a few more things!
Awesome! Glad I could help!
Very very well done
Thank you! Also, badass profile pic!
Thanks man
Very welcome! Welcome to the game!
This is much needed
Hope it helps!
I have just started out and early game is simply horrible but I still hold out to hope that it will get better.
It’s fun, but the text in a realm reborn is so bloated it hurts. Everyone speaks so mid 19th century European it bothers me. I heard it gets ALOT better later on but the story is hard to follow because of this
Edit; I’m like level 32 & haven’t finished ARR yet
I just got into Final Fantasy not too long ago and i want to get into FF14 but does FF14 spoil the story for other FF games? Should i play the other mainline games first?
No. Other than direct sequels like X and X-2, no Final Fantasy’s will spoil anything for others. They’re not connected like a regular series would be. They’re all self contained stories.
@@Soldier1stClass Ah ok. So FF14 will just have cameos/reference other FF games and not spoil them?
Pretty much. Character and location names will be similar but no actual plot points will be spoiled for you.
@@Soldier1stClass Thanks! Time to start FF14!
Awesome! Welcome to the community!
Exciting
I just made my account and am downloading the game I’m glad to be finally joining the community after a long period of thinking about it. However I do have a question, a friend of mine who’d been playing for a while wanted to refer me so we get some cool stuff but I didn’t see an option for this when I made my account and started downloading the game.
I’m currently doing the free trial would that not allow me to use a referral code or would I need to be in game to do that?
Follow this link and scroll down to the segment at the bottom where it says “for friends”, and it explains how the process works. You also have to enter the referral code on the Mogstation where you created your service account, but you have to register the code and then become a subscriber. So you can enter the code now, but you’ll have to purchase a subscription for the rewards to start being earned. But you need to enter the code before buying the sub. At least that’s how I read what it says anyway. So I guess you can enter it on the free trial, but you’ll only be able to earn stuff once you start subbing. na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/friend_recruit/
How do you get the shadow bringers expansion?
You have to buy it.
@@Soldier1stClass where?
Should I bother leveling up my DoH/L classes. In what way I can make use of them?
So, I use them to be more self sufficient. In raiding, you want to eat certain foods to boost stats for your job. Instead of paying large amounts of money for raid food, I can just make the food I need with ingredients I’ve gathered. No money involved. You can also sell the food you make on the market board for a lot of money. I can make 300,000 Gil easy if I make the right food
thankuu for this video !!!!
You’re very welcome! Share it with anyone ya know starting out!
@@Soldier1stClass I will! I'm a noob myself and have a friend who is interested so ill show them this😁
Awesome! Thank ya! And good luck out there!
Great Video! I have one question, I started playing a couples weeks ago and am level 43 as a tank Paladin, but I was thinking I want to try out being a lancer, should I switch now or should I keep doing the story quests with my Paladin as I am still in ARR?
Since you’ll start back at level 1 with lancer, it’s honestly up to you whether you want to grind those levels, as you’ll need to be level 43 to continue where you left off with Paladin. Paladin is a really awesome tank, especially at Max Level of 90. It’s one of my personal Favorites besides Dark Knight, but for utility sake, Paladin is arguably the best tank. However, before Endwalker, my main was Lancer / Dragoon, and it’s one of my favorites jobs in the entire game. I switched to Reaper for Endwalker, but you definitely can’t go wrong with Dragoon for DPS. If you’re trying to avoid burnout, I’d stick with Paladin, but if you’re not worried about burn out in ARR, then feel free to try out lancer! It’s a lot of fun after you start getting more and more skills!
@@Soldier1stClass ok, thanks for the reply! I think I’ll stick with paladin because I don’t want to get burnout especially since I’m still in ARR.
Can someone help me?? I have tried everything to make a free account but nothing works. I get error codes, or the code is wrong or the account is already registeres its just one thing after another.
Can you help me get started
Trying to find a game tired of EQ2 same old stuff lol. I was wondering when you group does FF have voice in game?
Watching in 2023, BUT THE LEVEL CAP IS 90!
Yep! Each expansion lets the level cap raise by 10, so after Endwalker came out, it went from 80 to 90
im level 19 is there a way i can get cool looking armor??
So what's that free company that you have? Also love the Red Sox!
It’s called The Ranks of Soldier and we’re on Primal Excalibur! Also, I see you’re a man of culture!
@@Soldier1stClass Red Sox are good this year as well, pumped! I would like to join as I am on that server, just picked up the game and my head's spinning. This video was really helpful, thank you for making it.
You’re very welcome! We’ll be glad to have ya! Our discord server is a great place to hook up with all of us and get added to the FC. What times do you typically play? discord.gg/DZPqM6HrGx
@@Soldier1stClass I generally play after 6pm EST on weekdays with more times free come the weekends. I will check out that Discord, really appreciate the help.
That’s actually about the same exact time I’m on too lmao perfect!
I haven't played since it first came out on PS3... Now I'm back on playing it on the 5.
I've purchased the flying cloud to move quicker, but Idk how to get it in the game. Any suggestions?
All purchases on the store are sent to you through in game mail. You just have to find a mail Moogle in one of the major cities.
I can't bring myself to get into cool down simulators like this or wow. I love the world, lore, etc. But I don't wanna have to memorize 43 different attacks with different cool downs, and how to use them together correctly. Tbh that sounds painful, and incredibly boring
Just heard about this game and so I begun to do some research, I'm now interested but would love to try before I buy. After searching the PS store for the free trial im unable to find it on ps4 or maybe I'm missing something because I'm only seeing all the paid versions and the one that is free is dissidia final fantasy which I doubt is the online one that's mentioned in your video. Do you know if the free trial is still available?
It’s definitely still available. It can be difficult to find but I think it’s under the add ons tab for the game for some reason. If you still can’t find it, here’s a direct link to the PlayStation Store store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-PPSA02954_00-FFXIVFREETRIAL00
@@Soldier1stClass thank you so much especially to go as far as to provide a link. Would give you a 1000 subs of I could:)
Thank ya! And welcome to XIV!
What is good of job or class of bengging on ps4 ?
Lancer/Dragoon is a good starting job and it’s pretty easy to learn. It’s what I used as my main job til Endwalker released.
I’m trying the free trial but I can’t talk to anyone or see anyone else’s speech so I can’t ask for help. Not sure if I want to buy it yet. I’ve only played for a couple hours.
Your chat is in the bottom right. I’m not sure how you’re not able to see anyone else’s speech. It should be in the chat if they’re talking.
@@Soldier1stClass it’s really strange, it will tell me when someone has leveled up or when an npc says something but I have not been able to see any chat at all. I’ve tried all the tabs and everything.
You are horrible wrong, race make a huge difference, especially tails that they didn't bother to include in the design, so back weapons and tails clips in each other. hair also has clipping issue, male dragons has weird horns that clip into stuff. (Forget helmets) The clipping problem is a rather big one as you are going to be watching your own chars backside for hours.
Not really 😭 sure ur always watching ur characters backside but like are you staring at it??
i have the game installed for a free trial but for me to log in i have to have a one time password but in order for me to get one i have to buy the game? this doesn't make sense
i'm open to buying it but i want to see if i'll even like it before i drop money on a game i might not even like. is there something im doing wrong?
You don’t need the one time password. That’s just there for people that have one
@@Soldier1stClass it won't let me login without one, says my info is incorrect but I just made an account 🙁
@@august6029 it’s tied to your Square Enix account. Try logging into the Square Enix website using the same account and see if it works. They’ve gotta be connected or it won’t work
@@Soldier1stClass so it worked but now it's telling me to enter a registration code?
@@august6029 you shouldn’t have to enter a registration code for the free trial. It doesn’t come with one. You should just be able to launch the game once you login. Is your PlayStation or Steam account tied to your Square Enix account? I’d probably be better able to help if I knew what platform you were using
Good luck to everyone trying to buy the game.... that's the hardest part
im in the tutorial rn and i cant hear anything when the voice lines start. idk if this is normal or not.
The game isn’t fully voice acted. There’s gonna be quite a bit of reading involved, but as the game goes along, they add more voice acting. Each expansion gets more and more.
@@Soldier1stClass oh alright good to know thanks
im lvl 57 warrior and have no idea what mechincs are....i just hold aggro and gg
You’ll definitely want to pay attention to mechanics, especially for raids and trials. One bad move won’t necessarily wipe a party in ARR or Heavensward for the most part, but Stormblood is where the difficulty starts to ramp up and Shadowbringers and Endwalker really crank it up
@@Soldier1stClass I don't like the dungeons. I kinda of don't like the combat in ff14
It might just not be something you’re into, but I can promise it does get better after ARR and your toolkit gets bigger. If you’re not feeling it, I wouldn’t force it. I’m a high level raider and can tell you it’s like playing an action game in the endgame of each expansion, but it’s definitely not for everyone, and that’s completely fine.