A popular MMO reviewer gave FFXIV Shadowbringers the thumbs down o.o

[hydralus]

I've gotta admit, after watching the review, I 100% agree. Level 1-50 is awful for leveling, especially the 101 fetch quests from the end of ARR to get to HW.

Still, I feel it's the hours of buildup and little bits of story along with the fetch quests that that made ShB's story really come together and you miss out on a lot if you just skip it all. Could it be done better? Of course. Generally those quests are rather bland.

[OhnoozeMyToes]

I've gotta admit, after watching the review, I 100% agree. Level 1-50 is awful for leveling, especially the 101 fetch quests from the end of ARR to get to HW.

Still, I feel it's the hours of buildup and little bits of story along with the fetch quests that that made ShB's story really come together and you miss out on a lot if you just skip it all. Could it be done better? Of course. Generally those quests are rather bland.

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

[Zsplash]

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

lol 100+, you probably have like 200+ quests to do. I think there are sites where you can find a list of the MSQs but yes many many more.

Good news if you like the story they shove in your face, bad news if you just aren't invested in it.

I personally recommend not watching it and skipping because it takes days even with skipping if your goal is to catch up (without using money). You can always rewatch cutscenes

[Crystal_Raven]

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

I'm pretty sure you have over 200 quests to do before you actually get to the current expansion.

Welcome to the garbage story that so many people seem to defend for no valid reason. The only decent story is SHB.

[Barraind]

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

You have 100 quests from the end of ARR to the start of HW.

You used to not be able to gain XP into 50 until you got into HW itself, but that was changed, thankfully.

That set of quests is why I now recommend skips to any of my friends who start playing 14 and want to do anything close to max level content ant time soon.

[Daethir]

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

There's so many quest that when I was finally done with the post 50 quest and started the first expension my SMN was lvl 56 and my SAM was lvl 52. Good luck.

[hydralus]

So quick question…I’m lvl 48 so forgive my ignorance but are you saying that when I finish the main quest and hit lvl 50 I have another 100+ quest to progress to the next expansion? Or is that 100+ main quest what you’re talking about?
Please tell me when I finish the main quest and hit 50 I don’t have to do another 100+ quest to move to the expansion…

Yep, 101 or 102 or so before you reach HW. If you don't watch the cutscenes it'll probably take about ~12-18 hours of playtime to do it. Otherwise probably about 24, at least. Like others have said, if you're not invested feel free to skip. I wouldn't take FFXIV as a game to try to rush-rush-rush, though. For all the little fetch quests and tidbits of actual lore and characterization to go along with the inane quests, it builds to something.

[OhnoozeMyToes]

Yep, 101 or 102 or so before you reach HW. If you don't watch the cutscenes it'll probably take about ~12-18 hours of playtime to do it. Otherwise probably about 24, at least. Like others have said, if you're not invested feel free to skip. I wouldn't take FFXIV as a game to try to rush-rush-rush, though. For all the little fetch quests and tidbits of actual lore and characterization to go along with the inane quests, it builds to something.

Generally I have not been rushing through but I would like to get to heavensward without 100+ quest after hitting 50. Damn...that's a bummer.

[hydralus]

Generally I have not been rushing through but I would like to get to heavensward without 100+ quest after hitting 50. Damn...that's a bummer.

If it makes you feel any better, if you start HW at level 52 or 53 (which if you do dailies should be plenty possible. The story quests will give you about 1.2 levels themselves) then you won't run into any roadblocks for the rest of the story and can get to the end of HW with little to no grind.