First thing(s) to do when you finally hit 50??

I am so close I can taste it!! Currently sitting at 45 and I can finally count to 50 on one hand!

This will be my first 50.. I already picked up 2 out of the 3 of the Beast Tribe quests and I think I can pick up the last one soon if not now. I am keeping up with my main story quest line.

How many quests after 50 are there for the main story?
What other things can you only do at 50 that I should start doing right away??

Start on your relic, continue on the main story, and unlock new stuff where you can http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Guide:Progression_and_Level_Locked_Content

If you hit 50 and finish the story at the same time there are a ton of things to do. Just hitting 50 without finishing the story will limit some of the options. Hildebrand is a fun side story that unlocks after completing the main story. Others will have more accurate suggestions as I play a little differently than most. Congrats on your progress!

Oh I know there is a TON to do.. the game really opens up at 50.. just looking to hear what I should hop on first so I don't find out weeks or months later and be like wth.. haha.. I will be sure to hop on the relic band wagon as I heard that takes forever!

I will also check out the Hildebrand

I recommend this guide

The first things you should do on hitting fifty are to finish your class/job quests (You're rewarded with an i55 chestpiece and your final skills, which you'll be expected to have), and to finish the 2.0 storyline by completing the quest The Ultimate Weapon/the dungeon The Praetorium. The latter is important because literally like 95% of level 50 content will not even appear for you until you have cleared Praetorium!

After that, you'll be slapped in the face with a billion level 50 quests suddenly available - dungeon unlocks, content unlocks, trials, 2.1(+) storyline, and more. To which end I'm going to just link an older post by myself on the subject. You can definitely take your time, though, and don't need to feel pressured. Explore content; since you're new, every piece of content you enter will have a new player soldiery bonus on first completion. Those + loot drops + getting your relic weapon will help you raise your iLvl steadily.

Above all, the major quest lines you'd want to progress:
* A Relic Reborn; this questline is fairly fun and easy, gets you a good introduction to level 50 content, and eventually drops an i80 weapon in your lap. Which is super quick to upgrade to i90, and if you're willing to undertake some tasks of varying lengths can be continually upgraded into what is currently the strongest weapon in the game.
* Hildibrand's questline, in Ul'dah, is a lot of fun. While there's no upgrades to be had from it, there's a lot of cosmetic upgrades (minions, emotes, etc.), it's a great laugh, and also has three really fun trial battles in it.
* The postgame storyline. It does in fact continue! There are five trials and two dungeons locked behind progressing the postgame storyline. You may be locked off at some points due to not having gotten enough gear from other content, but consider those good times to take a break, and the postgame story requisites like goals!
* The Crystal Tower series of quests. This quest begins with Legacy of Allag in Revenant's Toll. It is slow to start (eww waiting on a couple FATEs you'll likely have to solo, don't be afraid to call for help). However, afterwards, you get access to the 24-man Crystal Tower raids, based on the final dungeons of Final Fantasy III. Though '24 man raid' probably sounds horrifying, it's very forgiving and fairly easy, and these raids give you some of the highest tomestones per completion and also drop really good gear upgrades for you. If you wanted to quickly raise your iLvl, this place is the best; and it's still well worth the effort to visit.

I need help....! I reached level 50 but I missed some of the story line and I suck in the dungeon...I don't have the right equipment ... because I just joined a company and didn't get all the great weapons and armor for a tank. Do you know if I can power up quickly or find some decent armor and a weapon, also I just got a chocobo at level 50....bummer...this sucks,

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Originally Posted by Rixtime

I need help....! I reached level 50 but I missed some of the story line and I suck in the dungeon...I don't have the right equipment ... because I just joined a company and didn't get all the great weapons and armor for a tank. Do you know if I can power up quickly or find some decent armor and a weapon, also I just got a chocobo at level 50....bummer...this sucks,

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You have seriously overlevelled young man. That said, GC gear is more of a boon than a necessity.

That said gear is absolutely easy to come by. When you go back to progress things you'll find gear just falling into your lap from main quests and sidequests; especially don't forget to do your class and job quests.

Thank you for your reply... I'm not sure what part of the storyline I missed.... so do you think I should start over or just go back and see if I did all the levequest?

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Thank you for your reply... I'm not sure what part of the storyline I missed.... so do you think I should start over or just go back and see if I did all the levequest?

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Do you have an FC, or at least LS, that is new player friendly?

Before anything else, I'm going to recommend you find one... it's a lot easier for people to help you in game than on the forums, especially where they can chat with you and see particulars of your situation.

All that said I wouldn't start over. To start with, look for the quest with the meteor-looking icon. Do those (these aren't levequests). As another poster mentioned, there's tons of ways to get gear. Catch up on main story and then there first couple dungeons when you hit 50 have drops as well. You'll start collecting tomestones, which can be used to purchase gear in Revenant's Toll. From there, see that guide I've posted; you've got a lot of options and that outlines them.

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Thank you for your reply... I'm not sure what part of the storyline I missed.... so do you think I should start over or just go back and see if I did all the levequest?

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Levequests have nothing to do with it! I wouldn't suggest starting over, either, there's very little point. If you have, however, decided that you really don't want to be tanking stuff? Go ahead and start a new class on the same character - you'll have a +50% EXP boost, probably lots of spare/old gear you can use, and cross-class skills to benefit from. You can reach level 20-ish in a handful of hours - do your hunting logs, class quests, and a couple FATEs wherever to get to 12-13. Then spam FATEs in western la noscea while waiting on low level dungeons and you'll be at 20 in no time. If you liked the basic style of Marauder but just don't want to tank, I suggest Lancer.


Check your journal to see if you do have a main story quest on hand (It has a very fancy quest icon instead of a standard one). If you don't, go into your completed quest list and look at the main story list to figure out which the most recent you've completed is, and then take a look through this list to figure out where you are. If you just got your Grand Company, you should be somewhere in the level 21-29 list specifically.

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Thank you for your reply... I'm not sure what part of the storyline I missed.... so do you think I should start over or just go back and see if I did all the levequest?

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Press "J" select complete quest tab, filter main story quest (fire icon), check the last quest.
In that way you can track your main quest last place and start it from there.

Thank you everyone for the "new to 50" help!
I have a great understanding of what things I can do!

If you skipped part of the Main Scenario quest then its the first thing you want to find. Main Scenario quests icons look different to other quest icons as they have a sort of flame border around the icon. Its the Main Scenario quests that unlock everything else in the game. Its the Main Scenario that unlocks the Chocobo mount which for most people is at lvl 20:P

Doing Levequests won't help move forward the main scenario. If you don't have the main Scenario quest in your Journal you'll have to go looking for the quest. I would suggest first trying the Waking Sands. If the quest isn't there your going to have to try and remember what you did last. I good place to start is to remember which primals you have downed and what dungeons you have unlocked. That will help narrow down what your up to.

do oyu get an extra 50% exp bonus when you get a class to level 50 in addition to the 50% for leveling an additional class for a total of 100% bonus?

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Originally Posted by AzraelX

do oyu get an extra 50% exp bonus when you get a class to level 50 in addition to the 50% for leveling an additional class for a total of 100% bonus?

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No. It's a straight 50% whenever you have another battle class that's higher than your current one. Level 50 has no impact on it.

If you add in the rest bonus to the lower lever battle class bonus you end up with 100% and you can add a food bonus plus the free company one to get over 100%.

Its 10% for the FC exp
20% for the under 25% (if you have the recruit a friend feather)
3% for food.

I think the total was around 133% as the most you could possibly have..