In comparison, how early was HW's first solo duty?

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

I'm wondering what changed. Or maybe it helps that there were new jobs of each role, or that the first new dungeon was optional?

[HyperiusUltima]

I'm wondering what changed. Or maybe it helps that there were new jobs of each role, or that the first new dungeon was optional?

Your first Instanced Duty I believe was when you had to fight some of Iceheart's Minions. And that was around 61-62 mind you.

[JunseiKei]

Nineth quest in at level 50: At the End of Our Hope. You had to track the heretics to their lair, following footprints and beating a few minions down. Similarly, Best Served with Cold Steel is eighth for Stormblood.

[Felis]

Difference:
Players had the option to do first the MSQ in Western Coerthas (with Redwald against Heretics) and then in the Abalathic Cloud of Sea (with Emmanellain against Vanu Vanu) or the other way.

[Loxguard]

Difference: Despite all of SB's negative server errors during event movement, covfefe

[AureliusDraconium]

Like there is another MSQ quest chain in the other area that is accessible just like HW. I feel like a lot of the problems are from SE not properly taking into account the number of players who joined during HW and those who came back so they put this solo instance limitation in place.

[MrSmiley]

Like there is another MSQ quest chain in the other area that is accessible just like HW. I feel like a lot of the problems are from SE not properly taking into account the number of players who joined during HW and those who came back so they put this solo instance limitation in place.

The other one is extremely short though, so it barely diverted players into seperate zones.

[Beatrice]

Difference: Despite all of SB's negative server errors during event movement, covfefe

...LOL!!!

Like there is another MSQ quest chain in the other area that is accessible just like HW. I feel like a lot of the problems are from SE not properly taking into account the number of players who joined during HW and those who came back so they put this solo instance limitation in place.

That's right. When I realized I couldn't get through Raubahn, I went to do the other questline. Of course, by the time I was done with the other part, still couldn't get into the Raubahn fight. I only managed to get in by pure chance. Took about 20+ times of clicking the dude.

[Naberrie]

In HW early access we had the problem where Ishgard was so congested that if you were in House Fortemps and tried to exit you couldn't, because the zone was so full, and you DCd.

[Loxguard]

That's right. When I realized I couldn't get through Raubahn, I went to do the other questline. Of course, by the time I was done with the other part, still couldn't get into the Raubahn fight. I only managed to get in by pure chance. Took about 20+ times of clicking the dude.

20+ times? You've got the devil's own luck, milady