Inquiry About Combat

[Anova]

You might be able to buy them together as a set somewhere, but you need both ARR and Heavensward for the expansion. Also, you can choose to get the standard or collectors version of either. Both have their own bonuses. If you don't want the material items and just the in-game items of the collectors edition though, you can digitally upgrade to collectors for $20 any time after purchasing the standard.

You don't even touch Heavensward content until level 50 (and unlock the 3 new jobs then too), so there's no point in getting the expansion unless you want to start off as an Au'ra. Even then, you get a free fantasia after your first month and can change your character's race and gender. You will also retroactively change all your cutscenes that way too (which can be seen in the journal at your inn room). I'd try waiting for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to get Heavensward unless you find yourself burning through ARR before November or can get a deal on it now.

Also, here's a friend code if you're open to one: 88TAQAKD
It gives some nice bonuses including a 20% xp boost and some items. Full details are here. Register it when you set up your subscription on the Mog Station. It's a type of extra bonus item code. Just be aware the code only kicks in when you pay your subscription and won't work if you plug it in after paying. That means you might have to wait a month for the automatic subscription to kick in and give you the items unless you use a time card, at which point you would want to plug the friend code in and then the time card code to get all the benefits.

Have fun! and I hope to see you on Leviathan.