[Megathread] Final Fantasy XIV

[Caerrona]

Is it as focal to the game as it is in WoW?

No, you are going to be disappointed if that was the main draw you had with wow. There is nothing like m+ and mythic raiding except for once basically an xpac.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

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[Velnora]

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I've always said FF14 has a bunch of salad, and not a whole lot of meat. For the meat that is there, it's a whole lot of drawn out grinds. I can't take anyone seriously when they say it "respects their time".

[Lex Icon]

so this bozja stuff do i have to do a bunch of level 70 stuff + some sort of relic weapon first to unlock it or what?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

so this bozja stuff do i have to do a bunch of level 70 stuff + some sort of relic weapon first to unlock it or what?

To unlock the Bozja questline, you first have to complete the Return to Ivalice questline.

The relic weapon questline is separate from the Bozja questline. You unlock the relic weapon questline once you progress far enough into the Bozja questline but it's optional.

[Lex Icon]

To unlock the Bozja questline, you first have to complete the Return to Ivalice questline.

The relic weapon questline is separate from the Bozja questline. You unlock the relic weapon questline once you progress far enough into the Bozja questline but it's optional.

ok then i think i'm on the right track.. started some quest line with some theater people.

[Granyala]

Reminds me of when I was writing fanfiction. I'd have these huge, sprawling outlines about plot points I wanted to hit, but had no idea how I was going to get there until I started writing. Sometimes not even then. That process just happens as you're writing, I think.

Yop, same thing happened to me when I wrote the story of my Draenei back in the day. I had certain key images in my mind that I wanted to happen but getting there was a challenge.

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I've always said FF14 has a bunch of salad, and not a whole lot of meat. For the meat that is there, it's a whole lot of drawn out grinds. I can't take anyone seriously when they say it "respects their time".

No MMO "respects your time".
They are time wasters by design.

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Although enjoying Bozja seems like insanity. Insanity, I say!

Bozja is pretty o.k. if you go in with buddies, derping in TS while doing it.
Doing it solo is tantamount to torture though. Better have a few movies running on the second screen.

[Advent]

No MMO "respects your time".
They are time wasters by design.

Exactly. Kind of wish more people understood this tbh.

[Thestrawman]

ok then i think i'm on the right track.. started some quest line with some theater people.

You so have to complete the msq through 5.1 "Vows of Virtue, Acts of Cruelty" if you haven't already.

[Lex Icon]

You so have to complete the msq through 5.1 "Vows of Virtue, Acts of Cruelty" if you haven't already.

yup got that one covered

[bloodwulf]

I've always said FF14 has a bunch of salad, and not a whole lot of meat. For the meat that is there, it's a whole lot of drawn out grinds. I can't take anyone seriously when they say it "respects their time".

An mmo is designed to take time. That said, FF doesn't really disrespect your time all that much, especially because all the grinds get nerfed more and more as each successive patch comes out. I only made it to Bozja content a few weeks ago and I already have 1 complete weapon and working on two others. Ive not found anything that feels excessive in any way.

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Bozja is pretty o.k. if you go in with buddies, derping in TS while doing it.
Doing it solo is tantamount to torture though. Better have a few movies running on the second screen.

I guess maybe cause its still only like a month or so old for me, but I can have fun solo in bozja all day. Maybe im a masochist....

[Diatribe]

Am currently going back and doing all the Blue Quests that I skipped while leveling and only doing MSQ and Gladiator quests. Founds my mistake when I learn that there's a number of solid unlock able behind some of them. So, I'll just do all that I find instead of tracking down each one that's worth doing and skipping ones that arent.

[Leyre]

Get 80 points on the fashion contest, got 90.000 MGP, god i love this event, i dont even have to farm everyday, just do the next fashion event next week and its another easy 90k MGP towards the mount

Kinda regret buying the motorcycle though

[bloodwulf]

Get 80 points on the fashion contest, got 90.000 MGP, god i love this event, i dont even have to farm everyday, just do the next fashion event next week and its another easy 90k MGP towards the mount

Kinda regret buying the motorcycle though

Yeah im using the event to help me get the cactuar mount. Its awesome. Though i like playing the games in the GATES in Golden Saucer, so it is even nicer.

[Leyre]

Yeah im using the event to help me get the cactuar mount. Its awesome. Though i like playing the games in the GATES in Golden Saucer, so it is even nicer.

Im getting the car on 8 chars

[bloodwulf]

Im getting the car on 8 chars

lol wow. I only have the one character. Though, as others have said, i might of got addicted to Fantasia.......

[Katchii]

No MMO "respects your time".
They are time wasters by design.

Exactly. Kind of wish more people understood this tbh.

While this is true, the difference between FFXIV and most other MMO's I've played is that I feel like FFXIV puts the more grindy, time wasty aspects of the game behind the more optional stuff and not the core of the game.

In FFXIV I can play through the MSQ pretty much at MY pace as opposed to some arbitrarily time gated pace like WoW did recently with the Covenant and Korthia stories where you could only progress as far as your Renown level allowed and Renown had a level cap that increased each each that time gated your progress through the story. (This isn't meant to be a FFXIV vs WoW, just using a well known game as a comparison to highlight the point).

Yes I can waste just as much time in FFXIV as I do in other games, but in FFXIV the time I spend doesn't feel wasted as I'm always accomplishing what I wanted to; level up this job alt job while in queue for X dungeon, advancing the MSQ, etc... whereas in others I feel like I have to spend X time doing Y activity to earn Z reward because I can't actually progress the story or participate in the activity I want to until I do. At least it feels that way.

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Get 80 points on the fashion contest, got 90.000 MGP, god i love this event, i dont even have to farm everyday, just do the next fashion event next week and its another easy 90k MGP towards the mount

Kinda regret buying the motorcycle though

The advantage the motorcycle gives is that it is just as fast as a mount with the first zone speed boost unlocked by default, even before you've unlocked that speed boost. I got it for that alone when it was first introduced and liked how small it was when riding it that i use it as my default mount,

I honestly don't really like the car, aside from being able to carry friends, as it's FAR too bulky and just doesn't look right to me driving around on the terrain.

[Leyre]

I honestly don't really like the car, aside from being able to carry friends, as it's FAR too bulky and just doesn't look right to me driving around on the terrain.

True, its not for everyone, i mostly want it for thematic transmog, i got a "nice" dress on my MCH and the car match its, same way my DRK uses the cycle because it fits her

[Gutler]

Get 80 points on the fashion contest, got 90.000 MGP, god i love this event, i dont even have to farm everyday, just do the next fashion event next week and its another easy 90k MGP towards the mount

Kinda regret buying the motorcycle though

Why regret the motorcycle it automatically has max riding speed unlocked no matter what zone its in.

[infinitemeridian]

Why regret the motorcycle it automatically has max riding speed unlocked no matter what zone its in.

Wait, is this true? The one you buy on the shop?