Am i the only one who thinks early game is too hard?

Im not sure why there aren't more posts on this subject so i am going to make one here.

I have been struggling on my lancer to level it up, everytime i try i die repeatedly, ive tried using potions to keep my HP numbers up but it just doesn't work. No matter how hard i slam my head against the keyboard i cant seem to hit the right buttons fast enough and the monster just destroys me.

I really love this game Square enix, and im very glad you didn't make it like that other trash-can MMO you made that no one played, but the difficulty still needs toning down.

I want to play the game but with this level of difficulty i just cant bring my self too...

Before you question my level of skill, i can assure you that i am a certified MMO veteran as i have played WoW for a little over 30 years.

If anyone at all can help me out i would be thankful, i just really don't know what to do.

Dunno what to tell ya, but this game is far easier than WoW!

Keep trying different strategies or play a different class, maybe Lancer isn't for you.

Sry man but low lvl lancer is easy you can spam 1 button and win most the time.. What are you fighting or doing that your dieing?

You're fighting random monsters to level your character up? that's wrong.

try to do FATE and Guildleves. Do the main storyline quests and dungeons.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

You're fighting random monsters to level your character up? that's wrong.

try to do FATE and Guildleves. Do the main storyline quests and dungeons.

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I tried both, trust me... i die repeatedly.

I have been struggling on my lancer to level it up, everytime i try i die repeatedly, ive tried using potions to keep my HP numbers up but it just doesn\\\\'t work. No matter how hard i slam my head against the keyboard i cant seem to hit the right buttons fast enough and the monster just destroys me.

I really love this game Square enix, and im very glad you didn\\\\'t make it like that other trash-can MMO you made that no one played, but the difficulty still needs toning down.

I want to play the game but with this level of difficulty i just cant bring my self too...

Before you question my level of skill, i can assure you that i am a certified MMO veteran as i have played WoW for a little over 30 years.

If anyone at all can help me out i would be thankful, i just really don\\\\'t know what to do.[/QUOTE]

Lol wow has not been out for a little over 30 years lmao. The early game is very easy to be honest. I\\'ve been playing mmorpg games since 1997.

Wait ~ wait ~ wait, this guy is just trolling us:

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If anything, your gear really sucks, its almost all grey crap! Do fates, earn seals for your Grand Company and get some better gear from there or run some dungeons if anyone will have you with that setup...le sigh

Or hell, you're an Armorer, make yourself some better gear!!!

Lancer can be tough at first, I've been there. The HP growth isn't great, and you can't wear heavier armor till somewhere around 15, so the early levels can be pretty grindy. If you're able to, you may consider coming back to it later so you can get the 50% exp boost if another class is a higher level. Once Lancer gets to about 15 it's a whole different experience.

Don't underestimate Feint and Keen Flurry (I think? the parry move) at low levels. They're pretty significant. And don't worry about placement when you're soloing, just spam your combos and the mobs will go down fast. For now, I'd recommend "over"leveling the quests and such, *especially* the class story quests, because those can be nasty tough when you don't know what's coming. Keep your gear as updated as possible, you need all the defense you can get because of that bleh HP growth.

Well.. I dunno what to tell you, but yeah I think you're in the minority on this one. If you're having a difficult time though, I suspect you're just.. doing something wrong. Now what exactly it is you're doing wrong, I'm not sure, but.. yeah.

Leveling conjurer or arcanist will give you a healing cross class ability you can use. Hope that helps...

I've been playing Kingdom Hearts Online for potato years and I agree.

Seriously though, it seems a tad unbelievable that you are having too much trouble. That is, unless you ran to end game leveling zones and think you should be fighting lvl 50s.

I have to assume this was a joke...

The game is super easy until level 30. Ifrit is the first somewhat challenging fight and I use the word somewhat loosely.

Good read. Only comment I can give about this.

this be a troll thread yo, 1/10

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Originally Posted by Khalus

Dunno what to tell ya, but this game is far easier than WoW!

Keep trying different strategies or play a different class, maybe Lancer isn't for you.

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have to disagree, i cant half-sleep while playing the dungeons here...and no I'm not joking. Unlike WoW I cant just rotation everything I have to actually react often times

Thus far, I find the difficulty to be just right. Sure, Lancer has some of the most discombobulated rotations out there (it's arguable that the Pugilist/ Monk rotation could be more complex) but they're not a difficult class. They do have a few abilities that require you to be to the side or behind the foe you are fighting to be more effective.

Troll or not, I wish this game had an easy mode.
I like challenges. Just did Sunken Temple and Titan(ok the aeo knockback sucks but still) and those were challenging and fun.
My GF however is a BM. She played all FF so far and always picked mage since she liked that. She is having trouble playing the harder fights though since she has several errm conditions ( almost blind in 1 eye for example) which make hard fights a real bother for her.
I can deal with Hard mode fights (another toon) and I try to help as much as I can but sometimes it is just too hard for some casual players that just want to complete the story and do some crafting.
Hell, give them less exp, crappier gear and money for it if it means people can complete that 1 thing they want. DDO (Not the best example) incorperated this a long time ago. Easy normal hard and elite scaled pretty well, but the gear you got out of it was different too and you got a lot less, but at least you got it.

The replies to this post point strongly to issues with this community.

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Originally Posted by Awowrecloned

Before you question my level of skill, i can assure you that i am a certified MMO veteran as i have played WoW for a little over 30 years.

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It's a troll, guys. Move along, nothing to see here.

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Originally Posted by setsua26

I have been struggling on my lancer to level it up, everytime i try i die repeatedly, ive tried using potions to keep my HP numbers up but it just doesn\\\\'t work. No matter how hard i slam my head against the keyboard i cant seem to hit the right buttons fast enough and the monster just destroys me.

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1. Keep on top of your gear.

Gear matters more in this game than it ever did before. If you don't have the right gear, you're going to die.
Gear is available from; Vendors, Market Boards, Quests and Dungeon Drops, ALWAYS try and keep it within 5 levels of your current level, or you'll suffer for it.

THAT MEANS EVERYTHING. Body, Weapon, Accessories. It all matters.

2. Keep that gear repaired!

Your repairs, albeit expensive at times to repair you really need to keep on top of it.

3. Check your rotation!

Are you doing your abilities right? Are you using all of your potential abilities to help evade attacks or perhaps stun/silence enemy attacks? Try googling 'ARR Dragoon Rotation' for some tips.

4. DO NOT grind monsters on the field.

FATES > Hunting Log > Quests > Dungeons > Guildhests, Leves and more are all available to you. These gives you EXP much faster and much more consistently. Yoshi-P specifically noted that he didn't want anyone grinding on the field, so they lowered the EXP yield for open area monsters to make it a 'less viable' option.

5. Have you tried partying?

It may sound a little old fashioned, but for things such as a hunting log, FATES and certain quests partying up with other people helps ease the burden, give it a go sometime.

Make sure you're fighting the right-level mobs.
Make sure your gear is on-par with your level.
Make sure you've read your abilities, and understand how and when to use them.
Make sure you're not pulling 3-4 mobs at once.

If you're doing all of those things, and still getting destroyed, I really don't know what to say. I don't think it's even possible to fail if you follow those 4 steps, honestly.

I'm pretty sure I'm being trolled. And the I've played wow for 30 years just kinda convinced me. The game hasn't even been out 10 years XD

i must say Gear early game doesnt matter to much.

if you die all the time your doing prety much everything wrong.
i played Lancer in Beta with 300-400 ping and must say i never had problems other then when i pulled 3 or more mobs or trying on 5+ levels higher then me.

healing on lancer you can prety much just drop, but getting protect you should.
give you some more defence for soloing.

other then that i must agree with Raxion's post.
good gear, Fighting Right level mobs, dont pull groups and understand how to use your ability and you should have no problems fighting.

Because you need cure from conjurer and Bloodlust from Marauder...

Gear doesnt matter at all I wore Hyuur gear until level 10.

The fact that there are this many people taking the bait is insulting. The forums deserve a better class of troll.

I can't fathom how people fail so badly on mobs, the fact that I see raise requests (why do people even request raises? Is it because they're doing battlecraft leves, and don't want to fail? - I see no other reason to, and that reason is pretty terrible too, as battlecraft leves are the worst use you can get out of your leves).


Either way, playing drg:
Get bloodbath and fracture from marauder, second wind, featherfoot and internal release from pugilist.

Make sure you make use of your cooldowns. You have Life Surge, and Keen Flurry for a reason. Getting Second Wind (which scales with attack power) can help you, but generally you shouldn't have a problem killing one mob at a time (which is what you will be doing most of, if not all the time).

I think the main reason that people die when soloing in this game, if fighting the appropriate number and level of enemies, is because they can't dodge red circles.

So, the best advice I can give to everyone is: Sidestep cones. Interrupt or move out of circles. And while latency can be an issue, it's probably not the main problem you're failing it. It's about getting a feel for how the aoe acts in this game, and when you have to start dodging. I'm not denying that latency can be a problem, but I've yet to experience it as a serious problem - and I live in the EU.

meaby becuse its cheaper and faster to get a raise then have to go back to the same zone if your home point isnt in the same zone

Thanks alot guys, i have finally figured out exactly how to kill those mobs and now im leveling up quite nicely :D

If anyone else has this problem see below:

First you click "Start" on your windows desktop screen.

And then you go to "Control panel"

Then under "programs" click "uninstall a program"

You then go through the list of items and find "Final fantasy: a realm reborn"

You right click and select "uninstall/change"

You and finally you just select Uninstall and "next" as it prompts you to.

Congratulations, you finally defeated the evil hotkeyspamicus XIV, (took me quite a while surprisingly, guy has a lot of health :p).

Anyways, laughs were had, low IQ was found, i bid you all adieu, as this will be the last time i post here, and the last time i will play Final fantasy XIV.

Note: I would consider all who took this thread seriously, to question your own comprehension and reading capabilities.

got to be a fuckin troll

You played WoW for 30 years?

Dang man that's some dedication, I couldn't stomach that game for more than 3 weeks.

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Originally Posted by Aneres

It's a troll, guys. Move along, nothing to see here.

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Ah.. Yeah I admit, I skimmed. To be fair though, I did want to just.. help.. I guess. A proper troll would have aimed to upset, so I take this more as a joke than a troll.

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Originally Posted by Norack

You played WoW for 30 years?

Dang man that's some dedication, I couldn't stomach that game for more than 3 weeks.

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But you enjoy this game? They are extremely similar...

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