how did we at a place where diablo4 is more of an mmo that FF14?

[R041]

Is Dragonflight worth trying out if I've never played WoW? I tried out Guild Wars 2 and thought it was pretty bad, but I didn't get beyond level 15.

Yeah, it's built to basically be a starting point for new WoW players. But I hope you like dragons. 'Cause it's got a lot of godamn dragons everywhere. Still extremely fun. But so many dragons..

[Nizzi]

Yeah, it's built to basically be a starting point for new WoW players. But I hope you like dragons. 'Cause it's got a lot of godamn dragons everywhere. Still extremely fun. But so many dragons..

I think I'll give it a shot then, is it like XIV where you have to go through each expansion or do you start at Dragonflight as a new player?

[R041]

I think I'll give it a shot then, is it like XIV where you have to go through each expansion or do you start at Dragonflight as a new player?

Nope! They made it so each expansion is a self-contained story and leveling experience, so it doesn't end up doing what XIV and old WoW did.
You can even start a new character and level that in old expansions synced.

You basically go through the 1-15(?) quick newbie island for about an hour. Then blast over to Dragonflight.

One of the major differences that catches people off-guard is you can do dungeons as soon as your level permits it. You don't need to do the story. But yeah you might not know wtf is going on in them until you do. Though can avoid them.

You can also level and gear JUST by PvP if you want.

[Nizzi]

Nope! They made it so each expansion is a self-contained story and leveling experience, so it doesn't end up doing what XIV and old WoW did.
You can even start a new character and level that in old expansions synced.

You basically go through the 1-15(?) quick newbie island for about an hour. Then blast over to Dragonflight.

One of the major differences that catches people off-guard is you can do dungeons as soon as your level permits it. You don't need to do the story. But yeah you might not know wtf is going on in them until you do. Though can avoid them.

You can also level and gear JUST by PvP if you want.

Thank you, I appreciate the response a lot. I'll definitely be trying out the free trial then, some of the classes like Affliction Warlock or any of the healers seem like just the thing I've been wanting in this game and I've been curious for a while. Hopefully it's fun!

[VelKallor]

You can even start a new character and level that in old expansions synced.

False. The game lets you get to a certain point then FORCES you into the new expansion zones.

[EliaStormblade]

False. The game lets you get to a certain point then FORCES you into the new expansion zones.

You're also hard-locked into Battle for Azeroth on your first character.

Starter island -> BfA -> Dragonflight

[R041]

You're also hard-locked into Battle for Azeroth on your first character.

Starter island -> BfA -> Dragonflight

Oh yeah my bad.

So it takes you about.. 1h in Starter Island. 3 hours in BfA. Then you'll be Lv60 and can do Dragonflight.

You don't have to do BfA for 10-60, you can do other expansions. If it spits you out before you're done, you can go back in and sync it. If it forced you to do BfA for the first character then oh well. Not the end of the world.

Either way it's not that bad, and new players typically tend to enjoy the worldbuilding.

Don't make it sound so harsh, when XIV forces you to do a 300 hour MSQ, and even leveling alt classes takes significantly longer than WoW. Doesn't even compare to the time it takes to level in XIV. lol

[Rilifane]

False. The game lets you get to a certain point then FORCES you into the new expansion zones.

Not false because they never said you can level to max without touching DF zones.
And you CAN level new characters all the way to DF start in whatever zones and expansions you like. Also, you don't need to complete BfA. Just until a certain point which is... 15 or 16 quests or something? So really not much.

Thank you, I appreciate the response a lot. I'll definitely be trying out the free trial then, some of the classes like Affliction Warlock or any of the healers seem like just the thing I've been wanting in this game and I've been curious for a while. Hopefully it's fun!

Since you're one of the "more offensive spells on healers" squad I really highly recommend them.
Disc Priest is the extreme in the form that you heal through dealing damage and your non-damage options are limited and not as strong but all others can also spec into significant dps options which is great for solo leveling and dungeons alike. If you enjoy dot classes, Shadow Priest is another good option.

[Reimmi]

Ff14 feels more like a mmo than any other mmo on the market, cause for me a mmo is defined by the social aspect, which i get more of here than anywhere else

though i would like more open world cooperation