Trying to get in ffxiv, not new to mmorpgs

[DixieBellOCE]

A lot of what i am about to say has already been mentioned, But here we go.

Final Fantasy XIV is not an MMORPG. It is an RPGMMO.

The game is designed for EVERYONE to be able to beat it, which means the story of the entire game is at the skill level of a 6yo Minecraft player and does not get more difficult as the game goes on, infact i would say that it gets easier over time as more and more of the player base have begged for an MMO to become a single player game.

The endgame contains next to no real MMO content, outside of completing the same two max level dungeons on repeat every single day for 4 months (Which are so stupidly easy that it becomes a chore to even queue them for weekly tomestone limit), you only have 4 raid bosses, 2 trial bosses and an alliance raid (Also way too easy) to last you for an entire 8 month major patch cycle.

The best part about being a new player, is the backlog of content you can do synced to get a near release experience of older content. That will last around 2-3 years for a casual player, or about 1 year for a hardcore MMO player. Unfortunately, if you play the game on anything other than NA or JP, you will have to sit through excruciatingly long party finder times just trying to find people to DO the old content with you.

The game has the potential to be massive, and outscale every MMO on the market, but sadly the developers do not want to experiment with new ideas and keep player retention up, and anything you say about it will just stir up the typical white knights that have played the game since SHB and tell you to go play other games if you don't like what we are given, even if you have been playing since 2.0 and know the developers CAN deliver better content.

[Kakurady]

The best part about being a new player, is the backlog of content you can do synced to get a near release experience of older content. That will last around 2-3 years for a casual player, or about 1 year for a hardcore MMO player.

There are ten years of backlog, and thanks to level syncing, they don't become obsolete when a new expansion releases.

I think three years for a casual player is an underestimate. I started playing three years ago and haven't started Endwalker yet - but I would not advise most people to dive into the backlog first like I do.

If you are looking for a group of people to run high-end content, perhaps give the Community Finder on the official website a go. Be sure you're looking in the correct data center and world (if you're not logged in, it will show Adamantoise).