Level boosting items on the way

Like the title says level boosting Items scenario skipping items will be implemented

2 MSQ potions, one for ARR and one for HW

coming to the mog shop at june 16th

18$ ARR Potion
25$ HW Potion

HW potion also clear ARR MSQ

Available when early release starts

The Realm Reborn skip is $18
Heavensward skip is $25

Wait wait! My popcorn machine isnt warmed up yet! Wait Yoshi!

$18 for A Realm Reborn main scenario skipping $25 for Tales of Adventure Heavensward main scenario skipping

Those prices are cheap... I expected $60 on ARR alone.

the heavensward one skips ARR too

we all knew it was coming when discussions first started on them being in the chinese mog station.

better accept it now.

I expected them to add this, hopefully they make this one time free bundled in certain future purchases when the story gets too far along and not just be like "well if you're new and on 6.0 just pay extra 20$ on top of all the expansions and monthly that you're buying!" :P.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

Those prices are cheap... I expected $60 on ARR alone.

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O.o, wut? Price of a brand-new AAA game to skip content of a game you paid for.. omg lol.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

That's still only $50... even then, I expected $60 for each of the potions, not just the story-skip or job-skip. They said they were going to be quite expensive, but $25 is quite cheap... at least in relation to my expectations.

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Ah gotcha, compared to expectation ;) .

I am assuming that it only counts once you hit max level? So it clears all lvl 50 content and all lvl 60 content.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

Those prices are cheap... I expected $60 on ARR alone.

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This is only the story skip at those prices.

There's a second item, Job Level-boost Items, that raise the level of a single job...and that will be $25 per boost.

Also, can only use it once per account until at the earliest 4.1.

MSQ skipping:
Chocobo get a random name
GC will be the one from the starting city
Specific Sidequests will also get completed

Features of the item
Gives you a chocobo automatically
Enrolls you in grand company of your starting City
Completes the main scenario quests and selected side quests
Cutscenes will be applied to the unending Journey for reviewing

Job boost will be $25 per job
Only one job per service account until 4.1

Job level boost items
raises the level of a single job
different Tales of Adventure for each job raises the job to level 60
available on June 16th from the mog station $25 per job
only one job-specific Tails Adventure available per account until patch 4.1
there are no level boosting items for Red Mage or Samurai

Grant's a full set of level 60 gear including weapon
all job quests will be marked as completed
all actions will be learned
Hall of the novice access will also be granted

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Originally Posted by Reaperking386

I am assuming that it only counts once you hit max level? So it clears all lvl 50 content and all lvl 60 content.

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No level restriction on the two MSQ skipping items.
I think it clear all the MSQ quests and then you only have to level up your job (or buy a level skip potion)

Only one job skip potion per account (yes, this includes alts).

only until 4.1...
i'm the only one concerned to have someone jump directly to 60 with gear without know anything of the game? isn't at the total opposite to what they have done soo far?

Queue all the people that don't know what 'P2W' means. :D

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Originally Posted by Berethos

This is only the story skip at those prices.

There's a second item, Job Level-boost Items, that raise the level of a single job...and that will be $25 per boost.

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That's still only $50... even then, I expected $60 for each of the potions, not just the story-skip or job-skip. They said they were going to be quite expensive, but $25 is quite cheap... at least in relation to my expectations.

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

only until 4.1...
i'm the only one concerned to have someone jump directly to 60 with gear without know anything of the game? isn't at the total opposite to what they have done soo far?

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Not really - I don't see many completely new, completely unsupported by friends player coming in, buying $60 for the game up through Stormblood and then dropping another $50 to skip to that and get a level boost.

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Originally Posted by Medicine

Queue all the people that don't know what 'P2W' means. :D

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P2W isn't really the problem, it's more that people will suddenly be lvl 60 in lvl 60 dungeons having no experience on their job. So if you think dungeons are bad now... oooo boy...

(for the level skip potion that is, the MSQ jump is just confusing b/c you're making a story focused MMO and letting people skip all the story but w/e)

plus this price will not disuade rmt to create bot with this sort of item... *sighs*

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Originally Posted by Berethos

Not really - I don't see many completely new, completely unsupported by friends player coming in, buying $60 for the game up through Stormblood and then dropping another $50 to skip to that and get a level boost.

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you know some people have way too much money and do silly thing with it... i have seen this in many game before

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Originally Posted by SpookyGhost

P2W isn't really the problem, it's more that people will suddenly be lvl 60 in lvl 60 dungeons having no experience on their job. So if you think dungeons are bad now... oooo boy...

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You think they're gonna have a level boost potion and not give a walkthrough on how to play their class? They will.

The new boost potions to buy a realm reborn and hevenwards just main story boost will cost the same a full price full game LOL

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

plus this price will not disuade rmt to create bot with this sort of item... *sighs*

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It's a complete waste of money for RMT. They need to buy the entire game, plus the expansion, then $50 on potions per account that inevitably gets banned. It's not worth the money for them.

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Originally Posted by Medicine

You think their gonna have a level boost potion and not give a walkthrough on how to play their class? They will.

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This implies that people who buy jump potions will sit through a tutorial or retain information. Jump potions in WoW had the same effect.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

That's still only $50... even then, I expected $60 for each of the potions, not just the story-skip or job-skip. They said they were going to be quite expensive, but $25 is quite cheap... at least in relation to my expectations.

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The base game costs $20, expansion costs $40, $25 is expensive in comparison if it costs more than the base game.

Surprised they arent doing the thing wow did where they gave everyone 1 potion free. My SO really wanted these for her alts that she loved to play but couldn't get to in Heavensward due to work. Will probably just level my classes in my off time since $25 to skip 50-60 is a bit high for a class I rarely play. They do have a point about the MSQ getting in the way of new friends joining older players tho.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

That's still only $50... even then, I expected $60 for each of the potions, not just the story-skip or job-skip. They said they were going to be quite expensive, but $25 is quite cheap... at least in relation to my expectations.

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The other potions I've seen effectively do both together and are only $60...and if they only pay for one or the other, they have to take the time to go through a fairly significant portion of the game (MSQ or leveling via dungeons).

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

you know some people have way too much money and do silly thing with it... i have seen this in many game before

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Some, but not enough to be worried about.

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Originally Posted by SpookyGhost

This implies that people who buy jump potions will sit through a tutorial or retain information. Jump potions in WoW had the same effect.

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Given the level 60 Dragoon I encountered recently in Sohr Kai that largely spammed Heavy Thrust and Impulse Drive?

It's not the jump potions that lead to a player not retaining information (or seeking it out in the first place), it's the player themselves.

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Originally Posted by Medicine

Queue all the people that don't know what 'P2W' means. :D

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Que the person who defines P2W. While I don't consider leveling a gate to completing the game, some do. Completing that gate for cash is P2W. Win is subjective in MMO.

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Originally Posted by Felis

2 MSQ potions, one for ARR and one for HW

coming to the mog shop at june 16th

18$ ARR Potion
25$ HW Potion

HW potion also clear ARR MSQ

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So, basically you pay 1.5 months sub to skip to HW and 2 months sub to skip to SB?

For someone joining now to play with their friends in SB, they have to purchase FFXIV complete edition at $60 plus another $25 to clear ARR an HW ans be ready to go in SB. 2 months sub is about enough time to power through ARR and HW, seems OK to me.

I mean, you get to lvl 60 with one job, you have no other classes even partially leveled, no gear, nothing in inventory all for the price of $85. I think I'd rather play than pay, but others may be willing to pay.

Wish I could have used it for SAM, PotD is going to be boring as hell.

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Originally Posted by Moonlite

Que the person who defines P2W. While I don't consider leveling a gate to completing the game, some do. Completing that gate for cash is P2W. Win is subjective in MMO.

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they only get the levels and there job quests done and basic level 60 gear everything else they get no tomestones and no gil, and there are 0 for stormblood or for the new jobs so you can't use it to insta level a sam or rdm to 60

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Originally Posted by Leandras

Surprised they arent doing the thing wow did where they gave everyone 1 potion free. My SO really wanted these for her alts that she loved to play but couldn't get to in Heavensward due to work. Will probably just level my classes in my off time since $25 to skip 50-60 is a bit high for a class I rarely play. They do have a point about the MSQ getting in the way of new friends joining older players tho.

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They don't want to encourage its use. It is an option. Perhaps come 5.0 it will be included, but right now there isn't enough MSQ to warrant it being free.

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Originally Posted by Berethos

It's not the jump potions that lead to a player not retaining information (or seeking it out in the first place), it's the player themselves.

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Never said it was, but the person leveling from 1-60 (now 70) will at least have some chance of absorbing some amount of information by just doing the MSQ and the dungeons required. Someone who's level jumped to 60 will have a similar experience of potentially learning... but in lvl 60-70 dungeons... and with a lot more abilities to learn.

Good they adding them, All those general MMO players can just skip everything and go straight to their "end game" and don't have to listen to them complain about having to do the story.