Feeling a bit of a shock at 50

[Natsuno]

Just as a reminder, you can still do high level dungeons without using the roulette. They drop gear and give tomestones, too.

Atleast boss chests drop gear and crafting mats at the same time now, instead of one or the other (usually, always the mats in my exp).

[Evangela]

It's too bad for new players because they cannot experience those storyline dungeons/trials like they used to be. even if you're new, the other i100+ players will destroy everything like Castrum, Praetorium, Ifrit/Garuda/Titan HM, etc.

[Neuflune]

Just wondering, if so where should I start?

Welcome to endgame! Where the game truly begins! Level 1 to 49 were just tutorials xD

I suggest following the main scenario quests! They'll lead you to new areas and unlock new duties. There are side quests too that should appear in the city-states or near the area of main scenario quests so you may notice them.

If you're healer or DPS, endgame duties should be pretty easy. If you have to tank endgame duties with people that have so much high gear though, it might be a difficult. You can make a Party Finder group and look for people willing to help/run "without cutscene skipping", or you could find a good linkshell or free company that will help you out.

I also suggest getting your relic, even just the base item so that you'll have it ready if you ever want to continue that quest line.

Try to take it easy! This is an MMORPG... you're meant to enjoy the journey, not just the goals at the end!

[MageBlack]

So I got my first 50 not too long again (just started a month or so ago) and I have to say there was a lot of stuff waiting for me I just did not know where to begin.

So I have chipping away at things but I notice that a lot of the new patch instances (and thus story) is probably locked behind main quests and what not.

Is it reasonable for a new player to get through 3 or so prior patch worth of main story to experience the new dungeons and story with them?

Furthermore, when the xpac comes out, will have to have have completed all of the previous main story quest in order to progress in the new zones and such?

Just wondering, if so where should I start?

Welcome to the Final Fantasy part of this MMO! The majority of people have been thoroughly enjoying the story, those who don't, click through it like everything else.

[Fated]

It's rough right now for new players because you're starting out at the end of a major version cycle. Fortunately, expansions are generally designed to be blank slates to encourage new players to get into the game. No one can tell you for sure, but more than likely you won't need to get through everything from 2.0 to get into 3.0.

[Delily]

Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...r7mutQEuc/edit

The gap isn't as bad as some people make it. Realistically, before you start farming any gear, you want to finish the 2.0 story line, run any low level dungeons you haven't run yet, and unlock the Crystal Tower. That will get you the main scenarios roulette, flesh out the low level roulette, and then open up the hard modes. Then, start farming Soldiery tokens for weathered gear, running the hard modes, LoTA, and of course, working through the main quest line. A daily cycle at this point could be main scenario roulette->guildheist roulette->highest hardmode/LoTA you can run. You can do the low level roulette, but it's slow and you can complete hard modes faster for more tomestones. Your goal is ilvl90.

Once you reach ilvl90 you can completely finish the MSQ, trial roulette, and expert roulette, and start working on ilvl120 for Coil.

[Aurora-Pendragon]

Your priority should be to finish your main story ( Praetorium) to unlock your relic quest and Crystal Tower. With the new daily quest, it's going to be really easy for you to farm your gear there. One of the rewards of the Crystal Tower chain quests is a Det IV materia, which can give you a great amount of money if you sell it on the market board. It's really useful when you're a fresh 50.
Do your low level roulette/story roulette so you can start buying ilvl 100 stuff quickly. You can also start your tribal daily quests as well.
Get to the top rank in your GC to begin hunts too.

Good luck and have fun

[ECHOxLegend]

took me like a week, to get f50, finish 2.0-2.4 all without doing crystal tower or coil, just doing the trials and dungeons as they come and getting tome gear while doing main quest stuff while waiting in DF. Its totally reasonable, getting to 50 was the hard part but you are here now. Just do whatever comes, and buy weathered tome gear for now, instant upgrade to ilvl 100 is the most natural and least complicated way to gear up, especially since everything gives you a noob bonus.once geared, just do all the stuff, and pick the 100+ gear a bit at a time, its not imperative compared to when you just turn 50 and need better gear right away.

[MageBlack]

It's rough right now for new players because you're starting out at the end of a major version cycle. Fortunately, expansions are generally designed to be blank slates to encourage new players to get into the game. No one can tell you for sure, but more than likely you won't need to get through everything from 2.0 to get into 3.0.

I think its quite the opposite. I think you will have to have completed the storyline to gain entry to Ishgard. That's what the whole story is leading into...

[Sumimi]

Just take your time, there's no rush (aside from capping poetics every week).