Rejoining since release, new character or existing one?

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

Hey all.

I quit the game back around release date after finishing turn 4 (and attempting Turn 5 a few times) since real life pulled me away for a while.

Yet now that I have some more time on my hands, I've decided to resub and play again and christ do I have a lot of catching up to do...

I had a WAR and PLD at 50 when I last played, but this time I decided I want to play a DRG/BRD/MNK or BLM. Now, I'm not sure if I should just make a new character or use the same? I have a friend who told me that FATEs are only boss FATEs and that no one does low level FATEs anymore.

Also, has there been any changes to the story/leveling system or new quest areas that would make it worthwhile to recreate a character?

Also, is there anything I should be aware or or keep my eyes open for?

Thanks!

[Millerna]

No reason to start a new character. If you want to level a new class, and assuming that class is still low level, you can do all the new lower level content with that class. I've never done much FATEs, so I really don't know much about that, but doing dungeons is quite a nice way to level alongside some quests and the occasional FATE if you happen to run into one. Variation makes the levelling process a lot more fun

[Kallera]

How about you keep your progress and use a fantasia?

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

Ah, Fantasia is the thing that changes the looks of your character, no?

I don't mind keeping my same character, I just wondering if there are a few things that might make leveling a new character better, like new story quests or reduction of FATEs (as a friend said, but I'm guessng it's the same as it used to be.)

[Millerna]

With Fantasia you can change the looks of your character yes.

And actually, keeping your character has an advantage with regards to levelling. Since you have a level 50 class, any non-level 50 class you level will get bonus exp. Pretty much all of the story quests that were introduced with the patches are level 50 content. I did try starting a new character when I moved to a EU server from an NA server, but I ended up transferring my old character to the EU server instead. Didn't feel like doing everything again, and I'm too attached to my character to start over anyway

[Starplayer]

The game has changed a bit since you last played. First of all, not many people FATE grind anymore since SE nerfed them. Do a combination of dungeons, FATE and hunting log to level a new class.