Best way to do the 2.0-2.55 Story to access Ishgard?

Hey there,

I just became 50 yesterday. I played FF XIV on PS4 few months ago but lost interest. After they announced the Astrologian, I totally knew that's gonna bring me back into the game because that job is just awesome.

Now here's the issue: I need to go through all the story stuff from ARR to unlock it... okay, can understand those requirements but reality is a bit different.

As I said, I just hit 50 yesterday and started doing the main quest - and it took me hours of waiting in the tool to get a proper group and it was totally annoying doing it.

Why?

1. It takes forever to get a group: I am a White Mage and I usually have to wait +60 minutes.

2. The groups are rushing through the content, I can't enjoy the cutscences or the actual story because literally nobody is waiting or helping with tactics.

I managed to kill Ultima Weapon and I think now the real struggles start to finish the 100 (LOL!) left story quests to unlock Ishgard (would be nice if Playstation Store would tell potential buyers that they need to finish ARR completely before they're able to access Ishgard).

Right now I have no Free Company - should I get one just for doing those quests?

What's the best way to do them? I read many of those upcoming quests are group quests in dungeons or something like that...

I really want to play Heavensward but I don't know if I can force myself doing that bunch of quests because it's just painful (my biggest issue is that the access is tied to group content I can't handle alone).

Would somebody be so kind to help me? Give me some kind of guide or best way how to finish those quests or what I should do?

Thank you very much. :)

The best way is to just grind it out. Seems like you enjoy cutscenes and story. Don't sweat it. Just follow the quests and enjoy the journey!

Hi! I was in a similar situation to you. Me and my boyfriend play together, and we hit 50 a few weeks after HW came out. It seems daunting, but honestly getting to HW doesn't take too long. We have really limited play time to at most 3/4 hours a few evenings a week because of work schedules, and it took us about 2/3 evenings to do it. Most quests are go here>do this>go back. There are things you'll need a group for, but the DF times weren't that bad really, however my boyfriend plays a PLD so maybe that's why it was fine for us. The longest wait time was for steps, and that was only maybe 10 minutes.

Perhaps joining a FC and befriending a tank to come along with you might help with the queue times?

Honestly just take your time and enjoy the story. I fell into the "gotta rush through this to get to where everyone else is" trap a few times too so there are a few parts in the story I rushed through. I regret it now because I've forgotten some parts of the 2.0 story as a result. :( Currently working on the story at a slower pace now. It might keep me from Heavensward stuff longer since I'm taking my time but it's worth it.

Joining an FC would help a lot with story required dungeons and trials. You'll especially want a tank or healer with you. That'll help a lot.

The two dungeons, Castrum Meridianum and Praetorium, which you have just been through are unique in the game in that they have a LOT of cutscenes during the dungeon.

There has been a massive outcry against this BECAUSE players felt forced to either skip the cutscenes to see the dungeon, or skip the dungeon to see the cutscenes. While yes, the cutscenes can be seen later in the inn room, it breaks up the feeling of continuity.

As a result, no future dungeons from that point have cutscenes beyond "This is what the dungeon looks like" when you enter, and "This is the end boss" when you step into its arena. Both kinds of scenes are like 30 seconds max.

You should be able to blow through the old content quite easily at this point.

Best way to do the story?

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Sit back and relax. It's not a competition with anyone or anything. With end game being what it is right now, take your time. The best part is the journey. You can storm sub jobs after you're done with the current story.

I would suggest finding a FC not just for progressing the story, but to have people to socialize with!
It's always a better time in an MMO when you have someone else to chill out with.

There's a lot of fluff to the main scenario quests, nobody will deny that. It gets really good near the end of the 2.x stuff but while you're slogging through some of the more mundane fetch quests, having a group of people to talk with is surely going to keep you engaged a bit more, and thus more interested in the game as a whole.

FC is great. Make friends and que up with a few friends speeds up Que times.

Party finder helps too.

You will get random people that have nothing better to do..


I totally agree with you however. the i120 gear in Main story makes story not fun.

If you have trouble with dungeon queues, try to queue around roulette reset time.