Best way to do the 2.0-2.55 Story to access Ishgard?

[karateorangutang]

If your wanting to watch CS then you can always throw a partyfinder up for it. Then at least you can check the story driven box on it.

[Seraphyel]

The best way is to just grind it out. Seems like you enjoy cutscenes and story. Don't sweat it. Just follow the quests and enjoy the journey!

I really want to do that but I dislike playing as a White Mage. And I already got a Black Mage and Scholar at +40, but they're quite boring as well (I already played them at the ARR Relaunch on PC). The only thing that keeps me motivated right now is the fact that I'll be playing a class I really like, that's fresh, enticing and new (I saw many gameplay videos and I loved it).

I just don't understand why the access is locked behind so much group content. I have no issues in doing those quests, but you have to wait for a 4 / 8 player group so long and it just stops you from continue playing. Right now I do the story until I get a dungeon, than I enter the queue and do 30 minutes something else until the dungeon opens - and that's not satisfying at all.

Can somebody tell me at which level the new jobs start? 30?

And I heard something about that if you reach level 50, the other classes and jobs you level get a 50% XP bonus, is that true?

Thanks!

[Colorful]

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Yeah, Dark Knight, Astrologian and Machinist all start at 30. It's not having a class at 50 that'll give you the bonus iirc, but just having one class higher than the one you're trying to level should do it. 1-49 is a 100% bonus, and 50-60 is a 50% bonus.

[Amberyl]

If you have trouble with dungeon queues, try to queue around roulette reset time.

This is the best advice you can give anyone. After that, it's level a tank class, and do it on your own terms.

[Amberyl]

I just don't understand why the access is locked behind so much group content.

It only looks like a lot because you chose to return so far behind everyone else. Relative to the actual time it was deployed over, it was light, at best.

Kinda only have yourself to blame, I'm afraid. Keeping the HW gate will be one of the most effective ways of combating RMT, outside forcing everyone to use a security token.

[Catwho]

I really want to do that but I dislike playing as a White Mage. And I already got a Black Mage and Scholar at +40, but they're quite boring as well (I already played them at the ARR Relaunch on PC). The only thing that keeps me motivated right now is the fact that I'll be playing a class I really like, that's fresh, enticing and new (I saw many gameplay videos and I loved it). Thanks!

Hate to break it to you but Astrologian is known as "other white mage" - it plays identical to WHM below 30. If you don't like white mage, you may not like AST all that much either. Yeah, the spells are prettier and have different names, but it really doesn't start to differentiate past level 40+ anyway.

[Tint]

[...] (would be nice if Playstation Store would tell potential buyers that they need to finish ARR completely before they're able to access Ishgard).

they should tell you that you actually have to play the game you bought? c.c,,

[Naunet]

Sit back and relax. It's not a competition with anyone or anything. With end game being what it is right now, take your time. The best part is the journey. You can storm sub jobs after you're done with the current story.

While this is all well and good... it kinda falls flat on those whose main goal is getting access to a particular job. It's not a matter of wanting to rush through content to end game. It's literally just wanting to play the game on the class we want. :/

Kinda only have yourself to blame, I'm afraid. Keeping the HW gate will be one of the most effective ways of combating RMT, outside forcing everyone to use a security token.

RMT is everywhere in this game. The gate has definitely not hurt RMT. I get 30+ spam tells every play session.

[Amberyl]

RMT is everywhere in this game. The gate has definitely not hurt RMT. I get 30+ spam tells every play session.

The gate is new, and real players are still passing through it. In the long term, especially as expansions add up, it will make the difference.

[Moonleg]

The gate is new, and real players are still passing through it. In the long term, especially as expansions add up, it will make the difference.

Yoshi-P said at some point that the rough sketch of 4.0 is finished and will likely not require MSQ completion from ARR and HW.