Beginners Guide to Eorzea

Hello everyone,

So within the last couple of months we've been streaming FFXIV a lot and we get a lot of people watching and asking questions and got some new people to start. I've been thinking about creating a "Beginner's Guide to Eorzea" that would help new players along their journey to finishing the 2.0 Main Story and hitting 50.

The content I was thinking of would explain:
Character Creation
The Roles
Choose a Class that's right for you
Exploring the 3 Nations - where things are
Hotbar/Cross Bar and you
Mog Station and You
Menus - Character, Inventory, Armory Chest, Teleport, Duty, etc
Market Board - How/when/where (when referring to level/story progression)
Settings aka configuration and HUD
Icons to know - in relation to maps, mini maps, classes
Targeting
Aggro System
The Language
With submitted questions being answered at the end of videos
With Submitted tips where appropriate



And that's all I can think about right now. But I also wanted to see veteran and newbie players alike would want from a guide like this. What do you struggle with, what questions do you want answered, what advice are you looking for, what tips do you have, what advice do you have, and stuff like that.

Any questions or opinions given will be given credit in the guide videos, and no all of this won't be in one video, it would go across multiple videos but be put in the playlist.

Submitted Suggestions:

Name: Terrini
World: Brynhildr

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Originally Posted by Terrini

With Mog Station and You be sure to go into the process of redeeming codes and rules for redeeming friend codes as that is often an issue.

Macros would be another good one.

Also on free companies, linkshells, chatting tells and reporting

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Name: Edeline
World: Hyperion

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Originally Posted by Edeline

Quests - Explaining the difference between normal quests, important quests (like Relic for example, or other unlocking stuff ones), levequests, GC levequests.
* Levequests: Their rotation when completed, their rewards rotation, timer to get allowances, etc.


Fates - What are they, the types of fates there are, what do they give, , where do they spawn, etc.

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Name: Kyuven

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Originally Posted by kyuven

Crafting.
Inventory Management and You.
Retainers.
Gold Saucer.

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--Facebook Suggestion--
Name: Bobby
"The different stats and what they do"

With Mog Station and You be sure to go into the process of redeeming codes and rules for redeeming friend codes as that is often an issue.

Macros would be another good one.

Also on free companies, linkshells, chatting tells and reporting

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Originally Posted by Terrini

With Mog Station and You be sure to go into the process of redeeming codes and rules for redeeming friend codes as that is often an issue.

Macros would be another good one.

Also on free companies, linkshells, chatting tells and reporting

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Oh thank you, I had forgot about macros and the tell system, I'll add this to the list!

Bumping in an attempt to get more feedback from you guys.

Quests - Explaining the difference between normal quests, important quests (like Relic for example, or other unlocking stuff ones), levequests, GC levequests.
* Levequests: Their rotation when completed, their rewards rotation, timer to get allowances, etc.


Fates - What are they, the types of fates there are, what do they give, , where do they spawn, etc.

What about a level 50 guide? Because I know they have added a lot of end game stuff since I became 50 and I know some mates of mine that are a little over whelmed by everything the game offers them, they only got level 50 last week.

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Originally Posted by Edeline

Quests - Explaining the difference between normal quests, important quests (like Relic for example, or other unlocking stuff ones), levequests, GC levequests.
* Levequests: Their rotation when completed, their rewards rotation, timer to get allowances, etc.


Fates - What are they, the types of fates there are, what do they give, , where do they spawn, etc.

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Oh good call! Thank you, I added it to the list!

Crafting.
Inventory Management and You.
Retainers.
Gold Saucer.

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Originally Posted by Shadow1xd

What about a level 50 guide? Because I know they have added a lot of end game stuff since I became 50 and I know some mates of mine that are a little over whelmed by everything the game offers them, they only got level 50 last week.

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This is something I could consider doing after I finish this initial guide. I figured I'd call it "The Guide through Before the Fall" and it would go over the world of End Game and how to accumulate Sol and Poe, the dungeons, the importance of iLevels and what to expect from the dungeons. I am still fresh for some of this content since I need to EX primals Levi-Shiva+Moogle King and All of Coil.

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Originally Posted by kyuven

Crafting.
Inventory Management and You.
Retainers.
Gold Saucer.

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Do you think crafting should go in a beginners guide? Someone else mentioned gathering classes to me but I wasn't sure if it belonged in a beginners guide aside from a light mention stating you could change to this at a certain point. I was contemplating doing crafting and gathering as a different guide.

Do people consider this really important info for new players?

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Originally Posted by Chukkaque

Do people consider this really important info for new players?

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Some players do, I know some people who just focus crafts

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Originally Posted by Shadow1xd

Some players do, I know some people who just focus crafts

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Hmm okay. I always personally thought it was something I would tab under "Advanced Information" but if other players are seeing it as an important information for new players I can add it to the list and make a specific video that goes over gathering and crafting.

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Originally Posted by Chukkaque

Do you think crafting should go in a beginners guide? Someone else mentioned gathering classes to me but I wasn't sure if it belonged in a beginners guide aside from a light mention stating you could change to this at a certain point. I was contemplating doing crafting and gathering as a different guide.

Do people consider this really important info for new players?

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There are a lot of beginners that are REALLY interested in crafting, and it's important to know whether or not it's worth pursuing for them. I know some people who REALLY wish someone had mentioned to them starting out the value of crafting (namely, materia melding and self repairs at the least)
Gathering is worthwhile too, as it's one of the easiest ways to make money (mining and botany) or level desynthing (fishing) which is valuable to know.

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Originally Posted by kyuven

There are a lot of beginners that are REALLY interested in crafting, and it's important to know whether or not it's worth pursuing for them. I know some people who REALLY wish someone had mentioned to them starting out the value of crafting (namely, materia melding and self repairs at the least)
Gathering is worthwhile too, as it's one of the easiest ways to make money (mining and botany) or level desynthing (fishing) which is valuable to know.

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Okay well those are good points, I'll add it to the list.

I remember when the game launched the FC I was a part of needed a 50 Botanist so I leveled it in a week, and then when I got to 50 they decided it didn't matter and completely ignored the fact I leveled it. I was pretty irritated by that and I did it before 2.1 :(

Bump - still looking to collect feedback from a multitude of players. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas, especially if you're a newer player or just recently started, or just recently hit 50.