No wonder new players aren't that impressed

[Mamba]

Square Enix really should go back to the roots of how good game is made...

I made a new character just for fun few days ago just to experience the "beginning" of the game again.
It really was not that impressive...
Yes, it looked cool but it wasn't a beginnig of a storyline that would make me fall in love with my character because he was going to save the world!!

I think a simple storyline in the beginning with some simple fighting (without tutorial on your face the moment you start) would work a lot better than what is in place at the moment. Nothing is more frustrating that get stuck in an instance with NPCs that you have to find and talk to when you just want to go and hit something with your sword or w/e.

By the time you actually figure out how to get out of a town (with a weapon if you were silly enough to start as a fisher) and find a marmot to kill, you have this feeling of "omg I can't be asked with this".

Yes we need epic storyline, but I think first we need to get that "I WANT TO DO SOMETHING" out of our system and then we can sit down and figure out how to save the world.
OR at least give us a epic world map that we can open even in the town and go "woah, the world is huge. I need to get through this instance as soon as possible so I can go explore the world!"

[Renshi]

My guess?
SE wants us to contribute to the Dev team in order to product an awesome game with less losses as possible, and the best thing behind this? We'll exactly know how it was to play and the story, so we can tell the 2.0 players the old story of Eorzea.
I remember some words by the Dev team saying that DoW/DoM, DoL and DoH will have different storylines, because... yeah, a Botanist fighting a horde of Imperial scums...

Anyway, just give it time, they're focusing on the mechanics of the game first, while building story for both 2.0 and the next patches. Can't wait to see that anomaly in the world =)

Also, the "I WANT TO DO SOMETHING" feeling is something you already have when you create your character. I want to be an Archer in order to attack from afar dealing good damage and support my team. Therefore you level it with Leves at starters, then take a party and go into Shposhae and etc etc, also let the story build up with you =)

[Jinko]

Chances are the start of the game will be completely redone in 2.0.

Yoshi-p already said that he plans for new players to follow a chain of quests starting in the adventurers guild.

[captainpicard]

Chances are the start of the game will be completely redone in 2.0.

Yoshi-p already said that he plans for new players to follow a chain of quests starting in the adventurers guild.

The fact that the "adventurer's guild" isn't getting a nuclear bomb dropped on it in v2.0 is a cause for concern.

[FlynnRider]

I still remember the day I created my Elvaan Male in Sandoria in XI back in '04. The music starting...the CS showing the city and then control to run around a begin exploring. I will never, ever forget the way that game made me feel. So freakin' nostalgic. Why XIV doesn't feel like that...I will never know. :/

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

With the adjustments from Hand and Land, it may even be fruitful to disable their selection at

Edit: unfinished post, ha ha!

Continued: character creation.

[syntaxlies]

your complaining about the story line, srly, they have mentioned the time involved with CS and all that a bunch of times and would have to sacrifice alot to produce a new story line. im glad they didnt make that the focus of the reconstruction.

[Elexia]

I've made a new character to see the changes at the starting levels and I'm pretty impressed myself, it's quite the change from alpha and even release. They'll focus on it with 2.0, but for now the changes they ARE making is doing a lot of good and I've yet to actually hear someone say they're not impressed with the beginning, what usually get's under people's skin is the lack of content after you do all that's available.

[Andrien]

2.0 not that far away. it is practically an expansion.. safe to assume we'll get a whole bunch of story driven missions

[KitCat]

One thing I will add, is that do you know what kind of rage was around because the tutorial they stick in your face at the start wasn't good enough/in-depth enough? :/