Being kicked from dungeons, not able to complete quest

these dungeon this are very annoying. i start playing and after not very long i am ejected from my own quest. i am then unable to finish the quest and move forwards in the main storyline.

I would like to know if there is a way i can skip these other player quests and just get on with playing the game. right now i am stuck nubale to move forwards in the storyline.

great game just a pitty your FORCED to do these dungeons and then become banned/kicked/ejected from them.

cooldowns ? yadda yadda, i played for a couple weeks now and have no clue what is going on, its come to the point that i am let running around doing nothing.

Please please add in a way solo players can atleast finnish the main quest storyline without having to join 4 man groups.

No voice coms built into the game either so you have to spend half the fight typing on a keyboard to get any answer, i mean
com on Square a simple group coms is not a hard to instigate add on/upgrade.

Yeah, they don't want to add voice chat because it's more overhead for them to deal with and most players use a 3rd party method already. All I can say about the dungeons is that you need to tell people that you're new and inexperienced and they should help you out/ give you some leeway. Once you have a feel for it, it's not too difficult. If you keep having trouble maybe try leveling a DPS instead. People will not notice your screw ups nearly as much. Being a tank puts you in the spotlight and everyone is watching/ relying on you.

Why don't you know, learn how to play the game? It's a MMORPG. If you're getting ejected from story/progression dungeons consistently, ITS NOT THEM, it's you.

As Tank, you have to take the lead role in every dungeon. Tanks get kicked out because they are not prepared for new dungeons (= not knowing what to do) or undergeared. Of course not all the time, because there are many other people in dungeons who can help out with tips and tricks, but overall i can just suggest you to watch a video guide on youtube for every new dungeon, so you can prepare yourself and know what to do in specific moments during boss fights in that dungeon. I know that this is might be something you dont want to do, because it seems you only want to play the solo part of the game, but the 4-man dungeons are a very important content in the game. They simply teach every player how to do well in thier specific role and to be prepared for end game content once they completed the main story.

So yeah, as tank you did choose the hardest class in this game. Your only option is to watch guides before you enter a new dungeon.

Edit: Some dungeons are also a heavy difficulty spike, like brayflox.

Make 3 friends.
Be funny, sociable, direct, what have you.
And let them know you're struggling a bit. And that you're looking for a solid group/pointers.

Either you want to improve and not be a burden (in which case, congratulations and I already like you), or you're better suited to an offline game where you can play as you want without it interfering with other's time (which is perfectly fine).

Also, check out the guides online that will give you ideas of what your role is and how best to use your skills. Will help you immensely.

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Originally Posted by Yoninxi

Why don't you know, learn how to play the game? It's a MMORPG. If you're getting ejected from story/progression dungeons consistently, ITS NOT THEM, it's you.

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i have played an MMORPG for the past 8-9yrs 24/7 , pvp and pve.
i know its me, but does not help when your kicked out without no explanation at all.
it took me ages just to get three player confirms to gain the quest, but its becoming more hard.

gladiator to me is hack n slash and thats what i thought it was.

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

i have played an MMORPG for the past 8-9yrs 24/7 , pvp and pve.
i know its me, but does not help when your kicked out without no explanation at all.
it took me ages just to get three player confirms to gain the quest, but its becoming more hard.

gladiator to me is hack n slash and thats what i thought it was.

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

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No. Gladiator is tank. You have to learn how to tank properly, or you won't progress.

Let your party know upfront that you're new to the dungeon and that you'd appreciate advice and input. As a gladiator, you are the tank and people will expect you to manage hate. So take a couple of minutes to hover over each skill and get a good feel for what it does. Ideally, you are pulling a pack of mobs with shield lob. As they rush you, flash 2-3 times to establish some really firm hate on them. Then use your hate build combos on them to make it solid. If someone's not slept mobs, you can then move to another one with the hate combo to firm up hate on it. More flash. Chase down anything that goes after your healer or dps. You'll make it.

If you're being kicked as a tank, most likely people don't realize you are still new and possibly assume you are trolling them. Communication really is key in resolving this for you. If they are giving you advice/directions, take the time to inquire what they mean. Use the translator if you don't have a keyboard available to you.

The nice thing about FF14 is that you can pick up a new class whenever you want. Gladiator and paladin are tank classes responsible for managing enmity, positioning, damage mitigation, and general leadership. Maybe you'd be more interested in monk or dragoon, they are melee classes that focus on positions and more complex rotations. Melee dps enjoys shorter queue times than ranged dps as well.

At the same, don't give up gladiator if it's a class you want to learn to play. There are plenty of fun, helpful people in the community. Find someone you like playing with that will help you through the initial learning curve.

From what I've experienced, the community seems really helpful. I'd say you should try joining a Free Company. You can get advice, gear, and people who'd be more than willing to help get your dungeons finished. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

i have played an MMORPG for the past 8-9yrs 24/7 , pvp and pve.
i know its me, but does not help when your kicked out without no explanation at all.
it took me ages just to get three player confirms to gain the quest, but its becoming more hard.

gladiator to me is hack n slash and thats what i thought it was.

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

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If you've been playing MMOs for "8-9 years 24/7 pvp and pve" then you should be able to recognize a tank when you see it. Gladiator is a tank, not a "hack and slash" (you seem to be meaning DPS?) class. That's why they use a shield, and have taunt abilities.

If you don't know how to properly tank, as the amount of dungeon kicks you've gotten seems to suggest, then consider just buying a weapon for one of the other physical DPS classes like Lancer/Archer/Puglist, equip it, and presto - you're now that class instead.

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

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If you do not feel like playing a tank, got to a DPS guild and take a quest from the receptionist. Melee DPS classes are Pugilist (in Ul'Dah) and Lancer (in Gridania). Magic DPS classes are Thaumaturge (in Ul'Dah) and Arcanist (in Limsas Lominsa). Arcanist can also learn a healer job later.

If you still would like to learn how play a tank, tank forums are very helpful: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...657-Tank-Roles

For me being a person whom this is their first stab at an MMO. I had no idea what a tank was or how to play it, but I figured it out, with help from people in game and a little research on the side. Like someone said in an early post, if you inform them you are new, most, not all but most people will be glad to help you out. I've only had one bad instance so far, though they didn't kick me and we never wiped the dungeon.

Tanking can be a bit overwhelming at first, but I got through that phase, and now I'm having a blast doing it. Once you figure it out and level up, you can still hack and slash. But you also need to be the leader and protect the party. Which means you need to pay attention to things. Just treat people how you would like to be treated, ask for help, take any and all advice.

If you kicked from a dungeon, oh well. Re-que it in the duty finder and do it again. Practice makes perfect as they say. If tanking isn't right for you, then just switch to a DPS class, and carry on.

thank you everyone.

i played eve online for like 8-9 yrs. the roles are somewhat differnet to those in FFXIV as is the game play style.
will go and find a class i can use and abuse to its full.

it also seems a waste of time keeping the gladiator, i spent two weeks of my months subscription getting to lvl 25.
but now i am going to have to spend another two weeks finding a role i can play, and building lvl up so i can finish the storyline quests.
that has already been started with a different role ie: my gladiator.

i am more worried that i have to start quests all over again, and hope that they are not locked to a role.

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

i am more worried that i have to start quests all over again, and hope that they are not locked to a role.

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You won't be doing any of them again, once they are done thats it. If you switch classes the game just keeps progressing from where you left off. Unless you create a different character and start a new game.

The only questline that you'll have to start over are your class quests, since you'd be leveling a different class. So you don't have to worry about your main scenario quests or any non-class related side quests you've done, and since you've already got gladiator leveled a bit, some of its abilities might be available and useful to you cross-class. That and you can always go back and pick it up again from where you left off once you're more familiar with the game.

Are you on console? If so, do you have a USB keyboard? Communication is really key here. Tell people you are learning and ask questions. If you don't want to tank level a dps class and you can always go back to tanking later. You also gain experience faster with a second class so it will be much quicker to level.

Maybe just switch to a dps role for starters. And if you do don't choose Marauder (axe guy) it is another tank :)

To summarize game is around trinity :

Tank (takes damage, hold aggro/enmity on all ennemies) - Blue icon in party list
Healer (keeps team alive) - Green icon in party list
DPS (classes meant mainly for damage and support) - Red icon in party list

In dungeons you get 1 tank, 1 healer, 2 dps

But you could stick with your gladiator.
1/ try to have your equipment up to date with your level, means spending some gil to buy some on the market board
2/ look carefully at explanation of your skills, specially those marked "generate additional enmity", and those that are part of combo (if you do skill A first then when you do Skill B it will have additional effects)
3/ at 1st dungeons try this when you are pulling a group of enemies :
- Target one and use Shield Lob
- Run to the group and when they are near you use Flash Twice
- Try to place yourself so you are facing all enemies because you don't block or parry from behind
- Start using combos Fast Blade then Savage Blade
- Switch between enemies and land combos on them
- use flash from time to time
- use your CDs, at your level it is Rampart, Fight or Flight, Convalescence

This enough for the first dungeons.

What server are y

What server are you on? If youre hanging around hyperion my fc wont mind giving you a helping hand.

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

i have played an MMORPG for the past 8-9yrs 24/7 , pvp and pve.
i know its me, but does not help when your kicked out without no explanation at all.
it took me ages just to get three player confirms to gain the quest, but its becoming more hard.

gladiator to me is hack n slash and thats what i thought it was.

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

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read the tutorials, even veterans can learn a few things inside them ;D

That said, you can pick a new class whenever you feel like it, no need to delete your gladiator

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

it also seems a waste of time keeping the gladiator, i spent two weeks of my months subscription getting to lvl 25.
but now i am going to have to spend another two weeks finding a role i can play, and building lvl up so i can finish the storyline quests.

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Well, it should go quicker on your second class. Besides the fact that you're more familiar now with both the game and the world it's set in (which would be enough to speed things up a bit by itself), there's also a 50% XP bonus that you get when playing a lower level class. (That's lower than whatever your highest class is, so if your highest is level 25 as GLD, then you'll get that 50% XP bonus on your next class from levels 1-24.) That helps speed things up quite a bit while you're catching up to where you left off.

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Originally Posted by Tamiyacowboy

i am more worried that i have to start quests all over again, and hope that they are not locked to a role.

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The only quests that are locked to a particular class are the ones you get each five levels from your class guild. You'll get another set of such quests for each class you unlock, and each has to be done with the class it's designed around.

All other quests, though, can be done by any class you have at a suitable level for it, including things like starting a quest with one class, completing some of its objectives with a second class and turning it in with yet a third class.

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Originally Posted by Thaliss

1/ try to have your equipment up to date with your level, means spending some gil to buy some on the market board

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Also be sure it's the right type of equipment. The equipment descriptions list which classes are allowed to equip it, but that's not always the same as being suitable for the class. Gear designed for either magic caster classes or crafting classes will usually have the designation that it's usable for "All classes". Gear designed for the DPS DoW classes will designate that it's for "Disciples of War". But there's better gear yet (with significantly better defense values) that's only equippable by tank classes, and that's what you should be getting as a Gladiator. It will list the specific classes/jobs that are allowed to equip it, so look for gear that specifies either "GLD PLD" or "GLD MRD PLD WAR". That's the tank gear (which unfortunately isn't explained well within the game itself, so a lot of new tanks go in with DPS gear instead thinking the "Disciples of War" designation means it's suitable).

i am back and a little more happy.

i left the gladiator and made up an ACN to lvl22 , i have been using it to heal other players when im just mulling around and helping in fates.
i also made a mage up and trained to lvl27 , i still die but its a little less stress.

out of the two i can settle more in the ACN playstyle, i understand spidering more.

i have also been helping out with the hunts posted in the main chat, i tend to hang back and send cure to people or throw some bio and likes about.
tank is just not my thing but would be nice to use the gladiator.

thank you for advice its been well taken in and used. i am in the zodiak world or something and normaly mull around looking for lv50 B-A marks.
i die but its good fun and i get to help others keep alive lol

clothing, yes i made that mistake at the moment i have a cotton cowl or something , it is lvl15 and i am lvl27 but its the best one i could find. i have learnt to put points into intel mind and pie (116 78 98) and a little into hp , now hunting to find the weapons with the best dps output as i climb to lvl50.
i have heal added to my mage but am not able to have bio or miasima and the likes. those would be more handy to wield and not the low rate cure.

thank you again everyone