Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations

[Gorvi]

I'm a pretty new player to the game, I came back from 1.0 launch just under two weeks ago and I love what the game has become. Over the past two weeks I've done a lot of reading to try to educate myself on the game and to get an idea on what classes I'd like to focus on.

Lately I've been thinking about when I get to endgame and what I'll be able to do realistically. A bit about me, I'm married with four children, so my playtime will never be "hardcore". Basically I play from about 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM Sunday through Thursday and far later Friday and Saturday nights, with some random but sporadic playtime during the days on weekends, though nothing really significant. Not every night, but most. With that being my main playtime how realistic will it be for me to be involved in endgame activities once I reach that point? Is there anything that's going to be harder for me to do than other thing?

[Anova]

Hello. I'm in a similar boat to you, where i spend 3-4 hours online with larger chunks here and there. You could realistically do all the endgame content. Dungeons and raids take 90 minutes to 2 hours at most to clear (most under 60 min, and under 30 if you're overgeared and with an experienced party).

You may have difficulty capping allagan tomes every week, but that simply slows how fast you can progress to t6+. If you're interested in a static (common enough for coil t6+), I would expect to spend a 2-3 hour chunk one day/week for that. Don't expect the date or time to change for those either when you schedule those.

There shouldn't be any major hindrance to enjoying endgame content if you're spending 3 hour chunks online though. Of course, I wouldn't realistically believe you'd be in the running for any server firsts (those go to the crazy Blue Garter members who play 12 hours minimum daily), but I also don't think you'd be terribly put off by that thought. Go on and have fun. Maybe I'll see you online sometime.

[Gorvi]

Good to hear! Yeah, I'm not looking to do anything crazy fast or be first or anything like that, I kind of tried that a bit back in my FFXI days and it burns you out quick. I just want to enjoy the game while at the same time still being able to make progress. It's just good to hear there's nothing like Dynamis to worry about.

On a side note, wow, Blue Garter is still around? I guess that's not too surprising.

[Vladislav]

Atm hard can be only Second Coil , all other Eg activity you will do easy prey .