More Noob Questions....

[andyjm]

Hi all,

I'm completely new to FF but an ex WoW player, and I'm trying to find my feet. I was wondering if anyone had the time to help me out with some questions?

1 - I started off rolling a gladiator but I'm not much of a tank tbh, my play style is more DPS, any suggestions as to how I can modify my char for this? Or do I need to start again?
2 - what level is required to ride mounts?
3 - I've seen lots of folk on chat looking for players for dungeons, but I've no idea how they work in this game, is it more or less the same as instances in WoW?
4 - lastly, how does the map open up? Are there quests that take you to other parts of the world as you progress?

Sorry for all the questions, loving the game so far though!

Cheers

[Bixby]

1. Change classes to a DPS class (LNC, PGL, ARC, ACN, THM). You're already level 10, so if you've done the level 10 class quest for GLA, you've unlocked the ability to change classes. Visit the guild for the DPS class you want to switch to, do the quest(s) from the receptionist, and go from there. Once you catch up to your GLA's current level, you'll be ready to continue the main quest line as your new class.

2. 20. Though your actual level may vary when you unlock it, as it's part of the main quest line.

3. Pretty much. 4-man (and later on, 8-man for some) parties instead of 5. And you need to unlock each dungeon via a quest before you can run it. And you can't enter them solo. You can queue up to get a random party, or form anything from a partial to full party and let the DF fill in the blanks.

4. Yep. Around level 15 in the main story, you get quests to visit the other main cities, which also give you access to the airship, which will take you from city to city for a small fee. The main story will take you through pretty much every major area in the game.

[Niwashi]

2. 20. Though your actual level may vary when you unlock it, as it's part of the main quest line.

Well, it's not technically part of the main quest line, though you need to reach a certain point in the main quest line to do it. The main quest line has you join a Grand Company, and once you do you'll be offered another quest about getting a Chocobo. The Chocobo quest is actually identified as a side quest, though, since it requires accumulating 2,000 Grand Company seals, which can take a while, and they didn't want to halt the story progression there for that long. I guess that makes it sort of an offshoot of the main quest line.

One thing that isn't made very clear in-game is that getting a chocobo is what unlocks the ability to use mounts in general. If you have other mounts (like the Coeurl mount for buying the Collector's Edition, or the Ahriman mount for subscribing for three months), you can't use those until you complete the Chocobo quest.

[KrazyKupo]

Hi all of this might not be completely accurate, but I will try to help as best as I can.

1. When you reach lvl 10 I believe, you will gain the ability to go to other guilds, and get new classes. You can get all of them at the same time if you like, and just equip the main hand tool of the class you want and you change classes.

2. I believe the mounts is 20 or 25 ish? You keep doing the main quest and eventually you will get to join a "Grand Company" and you will then have to do leve's (daily's? in wow?) or you can do fates to earn seals which is just a currency name to buy things from the Grand company you choose and you get a chocobo permit after you aquire enough seals like 2k of them? not 100%

3. There are some dungeons that you will run into, but keep doing the main story quests, and you will gain access to a duty finder, that can pair you with random ppl who need that run as well. (Expect long wait times if your a dps).

4. You do have the ability to free roam and explore, but again the main story will take you to other parts of the world. I believe at lvl 15ish of the main story quest you have to travel to all of the cities via airship and then you can go anywhere you like, but be careful some mobs might 1 shot kill you if you go to some of the higher lvl zones.

[andyjm]

Great thanks for all the help so quickly guys