Returning Ver 1.0 player.

Hi guys I recently decided to pick up FFXIV again after seeing advertisements of it on TV. Now I havent played this game since before ARR and have been slighly over whelmed on what to do finding my old conjurer on Balmung was a blessing and a curse as its a US server a RP one to boot and im EU based. So any advice pointers would be hugely welcomed!

Take. Things. Slow.

You'll burn out reaaaaaally quick if you attempt to run everything at a quick pace just to catch up.

You've got a CRAP TON of quests and sidequests to catch up on, and leveling has DEFINITELY gotten easier since the old days. You'll find yourself out leveling far quicker than the story itself. But don't let that bother you. Play different classes to spread out the exp gain if needed.

See if you can find an active FC to run things with and get some advice from. Don't just sit around on your own; having some backup will make things easier to run especially if the idea of running content with random is intimidating.

But above all else. Have fun. Plain and simple. And don't sweat the small stuff. Welcome back and enjoy.

Welcome back fellow Meteor Survivor! (and Balmungian ;))

ARR differs in a lot of ways from how 1.0 played, but there are still a lot of similarities that you should be able to get back into the saddle fairly quickly (being a 1.0 player you get to start with all your previous EXP, gear and levels intact :)). One thing about ARR though, is that things are designed to be unlocked gradually as you play through the main scenario (quests identified by the Meteor logo), however, as a 1.0 player you get to start the game with many of these things already unlocked, like you can switch classes to any you unlocked in 1.0, you can ride a chocobo at the start (if you had one in 1.0), you can rehire your old retainer, and much more. So 1.0 players are special. ;)

As Tyr said above though, the important thing is to have fun! :D

Balmung is frequently a congested world. You can transfer from a congested world to a preferred world free of charge. SE will even give you 10 gold chocobo feathers to trade at the calamity salvager as a population balancing incentive. You can check world status here:

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/worldstatus/

Thats great although is possible to transfer to a EU server?

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Originally Posted by Astrida

Thats great although is possible to transfer to a EU server?

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Yes. When you server transfer, you can transfer to any server on any data center—provided that the desired server is not Congested.

Do keep in mind that transfers are only free if you go from Congested > Preferred World. I don’t think Congested > Standard World is a free transfer. But I could be mistaken on that.

EDIT: Here is the World Status page that lists Congested/Standard/Preferred world. So far, Balmung isn’t congested, but I’d wager there will be an update to the status of various worlds soon (probably around 5.3), so you could hold out until then, or just pay a transfer fee now. It’s $18 USD—not sure what that might be in your currency.

Welcome back!

You will probably figure out the new stuff yourself, the game is good at holding your hand. You can turn on "Recommendations", which will show a list of quests and other things for you to do.
Some of the old stuff that is not quite as you remember it might be confusing, or you might be looking for something that no longer exists. Here are some of the things that may surprise you if you haven't been keeping up:

You must redo all your class quests. You must also redo all of your job quests. If you or your Calamity Salvager is carrying AF gear, wonky stuff can happen with multiple copies of the same U/U item. Jobs are now mandatory if you want to do anything past level 30, even if the game never tells you this. People will most likely be mad at you if you join something as CNJ50.

Depending on when in 1.x you're from, CNJ might have changed significantly. It is now purely a healer class (and WHM a healer job), not a vaguely astral-aspected all-round mage. Gone are the days of farming guild marks to make your own class. Instead, you get "role actions" which for CNJ (and WHM) will be from the healer category of role actions. There is also no physical level and skill level, the levels are per class/job now. All gear has a required minimum level, the optimal levels are gone. You get EXP only, no SP. The armoury system has been restricted, now you can only change jobs outside of duties.

Don't be afraid to attempt content labeled "Hard" with random parties through the duty finder, like I was. They are a joke compared to the 1.x hard trials.

Thanks for the replies and helpfull information guys. I think i'll stick with Balmung come across some helpfull and friendly players here and I usually play like late evenings anyway so theres always plenty of people about for the duty finder.

It's always nice to see fellow 1.0 players coming back.

As it's been said, take your time.

Please.

With the patches delayed by 2 months from hereon, it's going to hurt reaching the end.

I would highly recommend using Party Finder for doing content blind and don't spoil yourself with guides. Even if it's content as old as Heavensward raids or Stormblood content. Because like ARR, a lot of phases are outright skipped because everyone will out-DPS them in Duty Finder. And hey, it's cross world now, so not just Balmung only.

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With the patches delayed by 2 months from hereon, it's going to hurt reaching the end.

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They're not adding two months to every patch going forward. IIRC they said they're still aiming for 4ish month patches, they'll just be August/December/April instead of February/June/October like they have been until now.

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They're not adding two months to every patch going forward. IIRC they said they're still aiming for 4ish month patches, they'll just be August/December/April instead of February/June/October like they have been until now.

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Thanks for the correction.

I would not recommend it. As a new player the slog of 2.0-3.0 is so horrific, and most of the quests are so pointless (distribute uniforms and sniff chocobos) it crushes your soul.