FINAL FANTASY XIV Forum - New Player Help

the game is overwhelming

Clarity-After — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:43:41 GMT

Hi everyone

so i just cleared main story after defeating Gaias and the amount of blue quests i received is scary !!

i have severe OCD where i have to clear quests or i feel something is wrong with my progression..

can someone explain to me what is important and what is ok to ignore quest wise ?

am only interested in gear progression and power creep.

my main character is a tank warrior on Alpha server.

really any hints are greatly appreciated.

Macro Help - Create a "setup" macro

Knownot — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:47:18 GMT

I've been searching all over and I'm not entirely sure it's possible but I'm wondering if I can write a macro to consume food and gyshal greens?

Basically when I log in I'd much rather to press one button to set myself up for the day than press 5-6 buttons.

Something like:

/item "Pearl Chocolate"
/wait 2
/item "Gysahl Greens"
/wait 3
/companionaction "Healer Stance"

“Abandon Duty” Question

Lexiandle — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:09:57 GMT

Hi everyone,

If I’m in a Guildhest and my team completes it, sometimes I can’t leave. I’m guessing it’s because not everyone talked to the npc. It gives me the option to “Abandon duty” but I’m worried that it will count as leaving and that I’ll get a penalty and miss out on rewards.

Is it safe to leave or is it the same as abandoning a duty mid completion?

Question in regards to rules to GMs

1ban — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:48:13 GMT

I Need clarification whether automated macro chat is appropriate or not, since i have no idea and google AI suggested first using contact support desk GM feature, which replied to me with generic AI generated i imagine - "Go read the rules noob", but because i'm ASKINg a question EXACTLY About a rules and how to interpret them, i need a human answer from official GM/support fella and not auto-responses.

this was my question:

>If i create a macro with a content of this :

"Hello, you look Great today person! Unfortunately i cannot have human interactions with you due to ToS, so have a nice day!"

would this be considered inappropriate/against the rules?

I got a warning and i'm trying to adjust my behaviour for "Inappropriate language in public channels" (i naturally have no idea what i said, caz its insane to think people would remember what they said even yesterday, assuming there is no malicious intent aka targeted harassment).

Since its impossible for me to know what i said, because "privacy/extremely vague ToS covering everything", the only option for me left is to stop human interactions altogether?
Perhaps this is the way it is on Japanese servers or smtn, good behaving robots, extremely polite, never swearing, really an utopia! The stuff of dreams.
Anyways, not like GM's appoint policy/create ToS, so i'm barking at the wrong tree, so back to question - IS THIS MACROS OKAY? DOES IT NOT VIOLATE RULES?

Sorry if i came off as sassy/sarcastic, i'm just old and find this "violation" questionable considering i had zero malicious intents towards anyone or anything, but its all up to the interpretation of extreeeeemely vague Rules/TOS + GM judgement i guess?

Help me out here or tell where exactly can i ask a question like that (correct subforum moving or smtn, i have no idea, as i said before google ai suggested using ingame support desk feature of contact GM which i did, and i got the usual auto response "go read rules and guess what we think!"

GCs only in main cities: Why?

LuSnow — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:04:51 GMT

Hello All

Is there a technical reason behind the fact that there is no GC representatives stands elsewhere than in main cities? Over the weekend, it's sooooo annoying.

Of course, I can do the supply & provisioning missions elsewhere, but in the end, I have to return to the GC to purchase ventures with seals, meaning costly-and-no-fun back and forth just for that.

I lack the understanding to have created - and to maintain- this situation. Was it ever discussed & brain stormed?