All unlocks From 1 to 50

[LalaRu]

Over time, I made some sort of "guide" on the important things a player can (will have to?) do while leveling to 50.

It may happen I missed something so I am asking your help for any improvement, or missing things! Thank You!

Please note this is very subjective and everyone have its own play styles, so this is not something to follow step by step, but just one of the multiple paths a player can follow!

1. Create your Character;
2. Enlist in your class guild and complete your level 1 class quest;
3. Complete your level 5 class quest;
4. Complete your Rank 1 hunting log;
5. Complete the lv.9 Main Scenario Quest (unlocks Inn, Guildleves quest and chocobo porter);
6. Complete your level 10 class quest (unlocks armory, ability to switch to other classes and save of your armor sets);
7. Complete your first levemete quest from levemete npc located in outside starting area of your town, and then do the followup quest about guildleves (unlocks Duty Finder, Guildhests and Duty Roulette: Guildhest)
8. Complete your level 15 class quest;
9. Complete your Envoy level 15 Main Scenario quest (unlocks Airship travel);
10. Complete the level 15 Main Scenario "Call of the Sea" (unlocks sidequests needed for unlock some game features);
11. Complete the level 15 quest "Rising to the Challenge" (I'tolwann, Limsa Upper Decks 11,10, unlocks the Challenge Log);
12. Complete the level 15 quest "Beauty Is Only Scalp Deep" (S'dhodjbi, Limsa Upper Decks 11,11, unlocks Aesthetician);
13. Complete the level 15 Main Scenario "It's Probably Pirates" (unlocks Sastasha and Party Finder);
14. Complete the level 15 quest "It Could Happen to You" (Well-Heeled Youth, Ul'dah – Steps of Nald 9,9, unlocks The Manderville Gold Saucer);
15. Complete the level 15 quest "Color Your World" (Swyrgeim, Ul'dah – Western Thanalan 12,14, unlocks item Dyeing);
16. Complete the level 16 Main Scenario "Fire in the Gloom" (unlocks Tam-Tara Deepcroft and Duty Roulette: Low Level);
17. Complete your Rank 2 hunting log;
18. Switch class! You need levelup to 15 another specific class, to unlock the progression after level 30. To make an example, Archer class needs have Pugilist class to 15, to unlock its progression, that is, Bard job.
    Archer 30 + Pugilist 15 = Bard |
    Gladiator 30 + Conjurer 15 = Paladin |
    Lancer 30 + Marauder 15 = Dragoon |
    Marauder 30 + Gladiator 15 = Warrior |
    Pugilist 30 + Lancer 15 = Monk |
    Arcanist 30 + Thaumaturge 15 = Summoner |
    Arcanist 30 + Conjurer 15 = Scholar |
    Conjurer 30 + Arcanist 15 = White Mage |
    Thaumaturge 30 + Archer 15 = Black Mage |
    Rogue 30 + Pugilist 15 = Ninja |
    So, check very well what class you need and go enlist on that class guild (most likely that is in another city and you go there by Airship);
19. Complete your level 1 2nd-class quest;
20. Complete your level 5 2nd-class quest;
21. Complete your Rank 1 2nd-class hunting log;
22. Complete your level 10 2nd-class quest;
23. Complete your level 15 2nd-class quest;
24. Switch back to your original class;
25. Complete the level 17 "Into a Copper Hell" Main Scenario quest (unlocks Copperbell Mines);
26. Complete the level 17 "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn" Main Scenario quest (unlocks Retainers);
27. Complete your Rank 2 hunting log;
28. Complete the level 19 quest "Forging The Spirit" (Central Thanalan (23,13), unlocks gear's Convert skill);
29. Complete your level 20 class quest;
30. Complete the level 20 quest "Hello Halatali" (Western Thanalan (12,14), unlocks Halatali);
31. Complete the level 20 Main Scenario "Lord of the Inferno" (unlocks The Bowl of Embers [Ifrit] trial);
32. Complete the level 20 Main Scenario "The Company You keep" (you join a Grand Company);
33. Complete the level 20 Main Scenario "Sylph-management" (unlocks job change at level 30);
34. Complete the level 20 quest "A Sight to Behold" (Naoh Gamduhla, New Gridania (11,13), unlocks Sightseeing Log);
35. Complete the level 20 quest "My Little Chocobo" (unlocks mounts);
36. Complete the level 24 Main Scenario “Into the Beast's Maw” (unlocks Toto-Rak)
37. Complete your level 25 class quest;
38. Complete your Rank 3 hunting log;
39. Complete the level 28 Main Scenario “Skeletons in Her Closet” (unlocks Haukke Manor)
40. Complete the level 29 quest "Broadening Horizons" (Tyoh Moui, Gridania (12,11), unlocks Gridania's White Wolf Gate);
41. Complete the level 29 quest chain "Fungal Frolic" > "Shocking Discoveries" > "Doing the Dirty Work" (Marcette, Central Shroud (16,18 ), needed to unlock Moogle sidequests later);
42. Complete your level 30 job change quest. Note: after level 30, the job quest instructor changes, so take very well note of where is it located, as long as your old instructor does not give you quests anymore;
43. At this point, you are no more on base class. If still you are base class, it means you haven't equipped your "Soul" you got at level 30 class quest. Equip it and remember to save your armor profile!
44. At this point, you must be at your job and no more on your base class. If still at base class, stop here and look back on what did you have missed before. Do not go further, to avoid dying very often in duties without understand the reason :P
45. Complete the level 30 quest "My Feisty Little Chocobo" (Camp Tranquil, unlocks chocobo fight modes)
46. START --- PRO-TIP ONLY FOR people who goes for White Mage or Scholar Who isn't on those two classes can safely skip the tip;
47. Switch to Thaumaturge class;
48. complete your Thaumaturge level 1 class quest;
49. complete your Thaumaturge level 5 class quest;
50. complete your Rank 1 hunting log;
51. complete your Thaumaturge level 10 class quest;
52. complete your Thaumaturge level 15 class quest;
53. complete your Rank 2 hunting log;
54. complete your Thaumaturge level 20 class quest;
55. complete your Thaumaturge level 25 class quest;
56. level your Thaumaturge up to level 26 (you acquire Swiftcast);
57. complete your Rank 3 hunting log;
58. Switch back to your original class;
59. Put Switfcast in your skillset, and make sure it is near your resurrection skill. You will always Swiftcast + Ress anytime it is needed. 8s cast time is not an option. Swiftcast is a must-have.;
60. END --- PRO-TIP ONLY FOR people who goes for White Mage or Scholar;
61. Complete the level 32 Main Scenario “The things we do for Cheese” (unlocks Brayflox Longstop)
62. Complete your Rank 1 Grand Company hunting log;
63. Achieve the Private First Class rank in your GC;
64. Complete the level 30 GC quest "A Pup No Longer" (your GC HQ, gives Seals and it is needed to unlock lv50 PvP later);
65. Achieve the Sergeant Third Class rank in your GC;
66. Complete the level 34 Main Scenario “Lord of Crags” (unlocks The Navel [Titan] trial and Duty Roulette: Trials)
67. Complete your level 35 job quest;
68. Complete the level 35 quest "Braving new Depths" (Vesper Bay, unlocks The Sunken Temple of Qarn);
69. Complete the level 36 quest "Treasures and Tribulations" (H'loonh, Eastern La Noscea (21,21), unlocks Decipher and Dig Treasure Hunt commands);
70. Complete your Rank 4 hunting log;
71. Complete the level 38 quest "Dishonor Before Death" (Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (14,10), unlocks Cutter's Cry)
72. Complete your level 40 job quest (PRO tip for PLD: you will get here "shield Oath", your most important skill when you tank as PLD);
73. Complete the level 41 Main Scenario "In Pursuit of the Past" (unlocks Stone Vigil);
74. Complete the level 1 quest chain that starts with "A Bad Bladder" (Scarlet, New Gridania (9,11), unlocks the Ixali tribe quests);
75. Complete the level 41 quest chain that starts with "Highway Robbery" (Trachraet, Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (12,12), unlocks the Kobold tribe quests);
76. Complete the level 42 quest chain that starts with "Seeking Solace" (Vorsaile Heuloix, New Gridania (9,11), unlocks the Sylph tribe quests);
77. Complete the level 43 quest chain that starts with "Peace for Thanalan" (Swift, Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (8,8 ), unlocks the Amalj'aa tribe quests);
78. Complete the level 44 quest chain that starts with "They Came from the Deep" (R'ashaht Rhiki, Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (13,12), unlocks the Sahagin tribe quests);
79. Achieve the Sergeant Second Class rank in your GC (unlocks GC Expert Delivery Missions);
80. Complete the level 44 quest "Fort of Fear" (Coerthas Central Highlands (24,28), unlocks Dzemael Darkhold);
81. Complete your level 45 job quest. Note: this quest gives you the first 4 pieces of i50 Artifact Armor;
82. Complete the level 44 Main Scenario “Lady of the Vortex” (unlocks Garuda trial)
83. Complete the level 44 quest "Shadows Uncast" (Your GC Commander NPC, needed to unlocks rank 3 GC hunting log later)
84. Complete the level 1 quest "Simply to Dye For" (Alys, Mor Dhona 21,8, unlocks Augmented Artifact Armor, that can be dyed). Note: even if a level 1 quest, its purpose comes after you got the Artifact Armor and the quest is in same place you have to go for level 44 Main Scenario;
85. Complete the level 47 quest "Going for Gold" (Western Thanalan (12,14), unlocks The Aurum Vale);
86. Complete your Rank 2 Grand Company hunting log;
87. Complete the level 47 quest "Gilding the Bilious" (Your GC Commander NPC, unlocks rank 3 GC hunting log)
88. Achieve the Second Lieutenent rank in your GC;
89. Complete your Rank 5 hunting log;
90. Complete the level 49 Main Scenario “Operation Archon” (unlocks Cape Westwind trial)
91. Complete your level 50 job quest, that is the 5th and last piece of Artifact Armor;
92. Complete the level 50 quest “A Self-improving Man” (Wiscard, Mor Dhona (22,6), unlocks Glamouring);
93. Complete the level 50 quest “Let the Hunt Begin” (your GC HQ, unlocks the Hunt Board);
94. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “Rock the Castrum” (unlocks Castrum Meridianum);
95. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “The Ultimate Weapon” (unlocks The Praetorium);
96. Complete the level 50 quest “Of Errant Epistles” (Klynthota, Mor Dhona (30,13), unlocks Delivery Moogle Quest chain);
97. Complete the level 50 quest “Trauma Queen” (Western Thanalan (11,13), unlocks The Wanderer's Palace);
98. Complete the level 50 quest “Ghosts of Amdapor” (Western Thanalan (12,14), unlocks Amdapor Keep);
99. Complete the level 50 quest “Like Civilized Men and Women” (your GC HQ, unlocks The Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins (IL 80));
100. Play enough Borderland battles, up to accumulate 2750 Wolf Marks;
101. Use Wolf Marks to buy your i90 PvP Weapon (vendor in Wolves' Den Pier (6,6));
102. Complete your Rank 3 Grand Company hunting log;
103. Complete the level 50 quest chain “A recurring Problem” > “Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill It” (The Waking Sands (6,6), unlocks The Bowl of Embers (Hard) [Ifrit Hard] trial);
104. Complete the level 50 quest “The Weaponsmith of Legend” (Western Thanalan (12,14)) (unlocks the Relic weapon quest chain);
105. Complete the level 50 quest “A Relic Reborn (<your weapon here>)” (North Shroud (30,20), it is a chain of more duties to do, that ends up with giving you the i80 relic weapon, if you don't care that weapon you can follow this chain until at least you unlock the two trials, needed for trial roulette unlock) (this quest unlocks A Relic Reborn: The Chimera and A Relic Reborn: The Hydra trials) ;
106. (after Ifrit Kill) Complete the level 50 quest “In for Garuda Awakening” (The Waking Sands (6,5)) (unlocks The Howling Eye (Hard) [Garuda Hard] trial);
107. (after Garuda Kill) Complete the level 50 quest “In a Titan Spot” (The Waking Sands (6,5)) (unlocks The Navel (Hard) [Titan Hard] trial);
108. (after Titan Kill) If you care the relic weapon, complete your relic quest to get your i80 weapon (but continue to use your i90 PvP one);
109. Note: when you have 450 Soldiery tomes and you done the relic weapon chain, buy 3 Thavnairian Mist and go to the furnace at Geroldt's place, to improve your i80 weapon to i90 Zenith weapon, to use in place of the i90 PvP you had before;
110. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “You Have Selected Regicide” (unlocks Thornmarch (Hard) trial);
111. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “Lord of the Whorl” (unlocks The Whorleater (Hard) trial);
112. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “The Path of the Righteous” (unlocks Snowcloak High-level duty);
113. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “The Instruments of Our Deliverance” (unlocks The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard) trial);
114. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “Best Laid Schemes” (unlocks The Keeper of the Lake High-level duty);
115. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “An Uninvited Ascian” (unlocks The Chrysalis trial);
116. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “The Steps of Faith” (unlocks The Steps of Faith trial);
117. Complete the level 50 Main Scenario quest “Coming to Ishgard” (unlocks the Judgement Gate access to Heavensward's city of Foundation);
118. Complete the level 50 quest “Stairway to the Heavens” (Jannequinard, the Pillars 15,10, unlocks Astrologian job)

Congratulations! Now you are a fresh new 50! Please note at 50 there will be a number of new unlocks, you can check them on this thread.

A note about cross-class abilities
At this point, you have surely noticed you can equip a number of abilities coming from other jobs as well. Aside some must-have for certain jobs (as example the swiftcast for healers, so much important to have it included into above list), you will be better take a look at how you want play your main job and if needed, level the other jobs at least in order to unlock the ability you want to equip. Those abilities are not level restricted, it means you can use them even if synced at levels lower than the one needed to unlock them. That is the reason you see some tanks cast Stoneskin even in places that have it locked on the healer. Make good use of those extra abilities!


Have fun!

[Werhusky]

Maybe you want to move this "spam" to New Player section? XD

[LalaRu]

Maybe you want to move this "spam" to New Player section? XD

Franky, this is the appropriate section, imho.

As long as the argument are quests to do and how to unlock them, this forum section is a better choice than "new players", that is

...a place for players who are new to FINAL FANTASY XIV to find a quick resolution to the questions and issues they may have...

so, not the correct place, for a number of reasons:

1. this list of mine is useful for both new and not new players
2. new player help is mainly to help new players that lands there, making questions
3. a new player, hardly can help me improve this list

But, if this is garbage to you, that does not means it is for someone else, nor it makes you rights to ask me to leave. You can just skip the thread instead make hate posts. Thank you! Plonk

[Werhusky]

Wow you take it personal.... was a suggestion non more as I see this more helpful for new players
Its a long text why I called it "spam" but.... well... I suggest something you dont like it its ok but dont call me hater for suggesting

[Niwashi]

• Make the level 49 Main Scenario “Operation Archon” (unlocks Cape Westwind trial)
• Make your level 50 job quest, that is the 5th and last piece of Artifact Armor;
• Congratulations! Now you are a fresh new 50, ready for the endgame progression path that will take you up to raiding!

I'd think such a list should include actually finishing the Main Scenario. It has a few more quests and a couple more dungeons after the Cape Westwind trial, concluding with the Praetorium (The Ultimate Weapon quest). That's what unlocks most of the endgame content.

[aisustrong]

needs a disclaimer telling pld to get sheild oath
becuase good god so many pld without sheild oath
many of them so bad they wouldnt be able to hold hate much better even with it

[Niwashi]

needs a disclaimer telling pld to get sheild oath
becuase good god so many pld without sheild oath
many of them so bad they wouldnt be able to hold hate much better even with it

It's already in there, listed as:
"Make your level 40 job quest;"

[aisustrong]

It's already in there, listed as:
"Make your level 40 job quest;"

needs big bold red letters and specific mention of oath
sheild oath is more important than swiftcast is for healers

[LalaRu]

I'd think such a list should include actually finishing the Main Scenario. It has a few more quests and a couple more dungeons after the Cape Westwind trial, concluding with the Praetorium (The Ultimate Weapon quest). That's what unlocks most of the endgame content.

Yep, about endgame have done a progression on another thread, with all endgame unlocks. Finishing the Ultima Weapon is the first thing I added there, besides just Glamouring quest.

needs big bold red letters and specific mention of oath
sheild oath is more important than swiftcast is for healers

Have take note and updated accordly

[Iagainsti]

When you use the term "Make", do you mean "Complete"? Just for diction and grammatic sake.