Thread for couples. Playing FXIV: ARR with your significant other.

While we're all waiting for emergency maintenance to end, I wanted to get a shout out from all the folks playing with there girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, fiance, life partner, etc. Try to get our minds off of the negativity we are all feeling toward this rocky launch. I just convinced my fiance to join me on the game and so far we are (or were before the server issues) having a good time progressing together.

We started in Gridania, me as a lancer and her as an archer and are currently trying to get through our first 10 levels. Not too far, I know but I really enjoy doing the quests with her and ruining many a forest creature's day together.

Anyways, what are your experiences? Good, bad? Anything that made it particularly special or challenging?

My wife and I are leveling together. Couldn't get into our normal server so we started new character's on a different NA server with no problem earlier today. Hit 15 right before maintenance. We played WoW together also. It's a good way to spend time together, our computers are right next to each other so we can easily tell each other whatever needs to be done in the fighting situation we're in. Or pointers on solo instances etc. It's fun.

My boyfriend and I are playing together. We got rid of our separate desks to buy a two-person workstation table so that we can sit next to each other, too. It's nice that we both play - it's been my experience that it's both or neither when it comes to couples and MMO playing (when it's more than just a couple hours a week).

My boyfriend and I are both playing together. We love the game! Being able to game together helps out a lot, especially during instances. Queuing is a breeze since we created a Healer/Tank Duo.

As a side note, I actually found the crafting/gathering skills a lot more enjoyable than expected. If you haven't looked into them yet, you guys might want to give them a go.

My husband and I too play together. :) wew also have one of those 2-person work tables and sit next to eachother. :) I too believe that playing the same game helps alot, especially when both enjoy the game. Even if both individuals are gamers, if they constantly do different things, it won't be THAT much different than two people where one plays games, and one doesn't. I think it would be more difficult however to be with someone who didn't play games at all, as they tend to not understand why gamers enjoy playing games, try to force you to quit, and so on. So I am very happy to have my husband who plays the same games with me. :)

My wife and I are planning on lvling up together, she on the pc and I on the ps3. Just like M0xie were sitting next to each other as well. Leaving Behemoth for Lamia.

and have explored many games together now.

Moon Dragon and I live and love and game together. We are loving ARR, even though we never played the other online versions of FF.

She was on most of the day - I couldn't get in much, sadly, but we are both close to 20 so that is good!

We'll be looking for a fun guild on Behemoth! See you all in game - eventually, if not for "early access". :confused:

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Originally Posted by M0xie

My boyfriend and I are playing together. We got rid of our separate desks to buy a two-person workstation table so that we can sit next to each other, too. It's nice that we both play - it's been my experience that it's both or neither when it comes to couples and MMO playing (when it's more than just a couple hours a week).

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My boyfriend and I had been preparing this exact set-up for ARR too! Great minds~

Yeah, I play on my laptop and she plays on her big screen on ps3. We sit on the couch next to each other. She is a gamer, but has never played an MMORPG before. So far though she has caught on quick and is shaping up to be more obsessed with the game than me. Can't wait to get to new areas and dungeon runs. ^^

My husband and I play together. It really does help. We've decided that I'll be a tank and he's a healer so we can get insta queues lol. Plus we can help our friends level since they mostly go dps. The game is so much fun when you're playing with a bunch of people you know and love!

Forever alone T.T

My boyfriend and I are playing together. Or we're trying to, since so far I was getting errors when he was able to play and once I was able to log in, he got locked out of the server, lol.

We'll see if we can finally play together after this maintenance ends. Fifth one is a charm?

so far we did one dungeon together, and it was really fun. Our desks are next to each other too, so we can communicate quickly.

My girlfriend and I are playing on her account for Early Access since she will be playing on the Ps3 and I will be on my account on my PC at full release. It's definitely going to be an adventure :D This is her first MMO and real gaming experience actually other than err...The Sims? I've already had 27 "wtf how do you not know what that means!?" moments. 27 down, 999,983 to go lol.... ........ .... ...... :(

My wife and I are both going to be playing, but she didn't pre-order so she has to wait until Tuesday! :p She's terrified of groups, so I don't know how she's going to get past the storyline dungeons. I'll probably make sure she's a DD and talk her through it as I tank. She's really not all that good at mmos, she played WoW for a bit as a warlock. I looked over one day and she was wanding mobs down at level 50something, didn't even have any abilities on her hotbar! :D She's a wiz at Sims 3 though!

We've met in 1.0 not long after launch and it took half a year to get together. We got Legacy together, did everything together and it was the best time ever. Eorzea was our special place. We had many plans for the real future, for ARR, buying us a nice home and picking up our stories. But for reasons that are beyond my understanding, a few days ago it suddenly ended. I considered my better half the love of my life and it feels like I can't play ARR anymore. I have abandoned my Legacy character and made others, but everything reminds me and nothing is fun anymore without my beloved one.

I know this is supposed to be a happy thread, but this kinda stuff happens and sometimes games affect our lives so much. So if problems occur, be open and give each other time before dropping everything just like that. Love is the most precious and delicate thing we have. It should be taken care of as best as possible. I wish you lovers all the best, great adventures and a bright future.

I met my now wife in FFXI many moons ago. We are now undertaking ARR together, same server. Me enroute to Paladin and her to Bard. I am currently building a dual TV entertainment section so we can play on our PS3s in the same room together, cuddling on the couch. Until then, I play in the bedroom and her in the living room.

My girlfriend and I play. She gets the comfy couch, the good PC and a 55" TV. I get the mediocre PC, hard wood chair, and a 32" monitor
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My gf of 4 years and I are playing together:). Honestly it's something I've been looking forward to for more than a year. She's the hardcore gamer, whereas I'm the casual, so I'm excited to do something together that we'll both be dedicated to. We'll eventually be a Paladin (her) and Bard (me) combo!

If you see her, Meneil Kazume, or Akashi Mousai, say hi =)

Yay, nice to see so many couples playing :)

My husband and I play together, both of us lounging in bed with our laptops. We met in FFXI, and continue to play that together. For a long time, we dreamed of shared housing for married couples. With ARR we were finally able to make that happen. I created 2 mules on our server so we could form our own Free Company. I can't wait to buy a house together and start crafting the furniture!

It's so nice to be able to drop items in a communal storage chest. He drops off what he gathers so I can craft it, and I can drop off crafted items into the chest for him to use.

I'm leveling gladiator this time around. My only level 50 is mnk and I need to learn how that job works now. But he's leveled whm, so we too can easily form a party for dungeons. It also helps to know that he's the one responsible for healing me, makes me feel much more at ease in dungeon settings. I'm the more casual of the two of us, and have to admit that the fast paced combat really stresses me in first time dungeons. Knowing he's there to back me up makes it so much easier.

It's nice to see other gamer couples who enjoy their time together :D

I've been playing with my girlfriend when we can. It's sort of difficult for us because I tend to grind and level up a lot faster than she does. But that's one of the benefits of this game. We can always play different classes or I can level sync with her for dungeons. It's also great because this is yet another game where I'm mainly a tank and she heals.

Blazer wills/Jenna rae on cactuar!

I'm playing wif my girlfriend and we are loving it.

Lots of couples on this game I see..

I met my beloved back in 2007 playing WoW. A year later we met up. She was in VA and I was in CA(ouch!). Another year later she moved in and it's been that way ever since; 5 years and still going strong! We've played multiple MMO's together at this point. What's awesome is that she sits about 4 feet from me. Our computer desks are side-by-side. It's pretty damn awesome.

Six Chambers and Betta Plakat on Balmung!

Here's another couple! I played ffxi for 7 years or so, and i knew from experience that the only way i could play ffxiv was if i got my girlfriend to play too. It worked, now we're side by side at our desks, playing the pc versions :) I'm tanking, she's DPS and i occasionally tell her what to do. Just having two people in synch already makes dungeons so much easier! Especially the fights that require some tactics. Love it!

me and my gf is playing the game too :) we met while preparing for aion, long time ago.
and i love the game. We will try to get us married ingame when its aloved.

My girlfriend and I play together. Because dungeons are level synced, it's nice that we can be a bit apart from each other and not have to be like "NO, DON'T LEVEL PAST THIS OR WE CAN'T PLAY X CONTENT TOGETHER" unlike other F2P MMOs we've tried. I look forward to when the servers are less derpy and we can play together without worry more often.

I tend to take the "necessary" roles like tanking or healing (biased towards healing) and she likes ranged damage classes so we generally only need to find a healer or a tank depending on the situation and another damage dealer.

Unfortunately we can't marry in game because we both play females, but maybe that'll change someday haha.

I saw an article awhile back wherein, yoshi said they would be looking into same sex marriage in game. I don't see why it would be a problem. Should be on the docket for a later update. :)

updating the couples thread :D

I was talking with this guy on hyperion to help him on a run, so I said teleport us out there. HE said utt oh I can't not enough gil....I had to give it to my wife for crafting....


CRACK..... He's been whooped.