transitioning: WoW to FF14...HELP!

[Asheilin]

Any termology I use applies to MOP and not WoD as I left WOW about 6months before WoD launched, for same reasons.
Forum Tidbit: editing removes the word cap.
If you ever are on Leviathan server, I'll help as I can. Sorry I'm not on yours.

As above leave the Active Help active so it will pop up with important information. If you've turned it off, it is able to turn it back on in character configuration.

Emnity vs Arrgo/Hate technically they're all the same thing; use emnity in chat.
Additionally there is an auto-translate dictionary built into the game. this enables you to speak to other players that dont speak english. take some time to see what all is in its dictionary (or just certain phrases you'll use alot) access it by hitting [TAB] in chat. I use it for Hello/congratulations most often

You can play every Job on one character: Battle Jobs, Crafting Jobs, Gathering Jobs. Every Job so far has cross class abilities from Other Jobs in their type. Gladiator takes skills from marauder(level 26 for last ability) and conjurer(34 for last ability, needed 15 for unlocking Paladin) Gladiator becomes Paladin at 30 after doing it's quest.

The Main Story Quests lead you to dungeons frequently as well as side quest hubs. This is how you level your first battle Job the fastest and required for end game content of any type. Other Battle Jobs can do dungeons, Fates (which you've probably encountered at 15), Guildleve, guildheists. Crafting/gathering Jobs can use guildleve as well and is recomended saving them up for when you're doing that; however you gain 3 leve allowances a day to a maximum of 100.

Auction House Vs Market Board, technically the same but use MB. You can only buy items on MB until you've unlocked retainers. Retainers are also your bank. You get 2 free, each have 175 slots to hold items, can buy upto 2 more on the Mog Station for an additional subscription fee. Retainers can also be equipped with gear and leveled up through ventures. You get ventures from Leve and can buy them from Grand Company. Their level is -5 to your level, until you hit 50. You can reset it to other jobs: resetting it to 0.

SM/NM, HM, EX. Story Mode or Normal Mode; this applies to the first 3 primal and most dungeons. Hard Mode applies to All Primals and most dungeons. Extreme Mode applies to All Primals and are given the abbreviation of Gex, Tex, Iex, Mex, Lex, Rex, Sex/Shex. Hard is similar to LFR difficulty at full party. Extreme is similar to 25 man Normal difficulty.

Raids: Binding Coil of Behamut is separated into turns. T1-T13. Crystal Tower is the other raid, it has 3 levels. They were implemented in 3 different patches instead of how wow does raids. As I don't do Coil, I can't explain anything about it. CT, from what I understand, is equivalent to LFR at full party with coil being more like Normal or Heroic, with the few Savage turns being extreme Heroic or somesuch that only award titles. CT Labrinth and ST have no loot rules as older levels, World of Darkness (wod) has a loot lockout of one loot per week excluding minion if it drops. CT Lab and ST had same rules when they were current.

Free Company vs Link Shell vs Guild: FC is a guild in every sense. LS however are guild lite; they're chat channels and you can have up to 8.

Moogle Mail can only be sent to those you've friended. This means you cannot main your alts. Can get around this with a friend.

Melding vs socketing They're basically the same thing, except all jobs can make materia. Melds can only be done by crafting classes, but you can have other players meld your items (even if their bound to you) by Request Melding. Items have meld caps for stats. I dont know how it works really
Materia is made by converting 100% soulbond items (that can convert, tooltip says if they can or can't) Battle items will not give crafting/gathering stat materia and visa versa.

Relic Weapon. Its quest starts in Vesper bay after you've completed the MSQ and seen credits roll (can't remember quest name atm lol). Many stages. Huge Time Sink. Some stages cannot be done at the same time, ie animus stage. At minimum complete the first relic on each class, the +1 is simple requiring only buying 3 Mist from the vendor in Mor Dhona.

Currencies: Grand Company Seals; if you change company you will still see how many seals you had, if you change back you'll still have them. Can buy gear/weapons for any job, level dependent on your Rank within the GC. Tomestones of Soldiery is the current easily farmed currency at 50 capping at 2000. Tomestones of Poetics is the higher currency and has a cap of 450 per week 2000 total. You can buy gear and weapons with both for Battle Jobs. Soldiery 100(i110 if upgraded), Poetics i120(i130 if upgraded)

Jobs: with maxed cross class list
Warrior:
Gladiator to 15: Skill min 22 for Provoke, 34 for Awareness
Puglist: Skill min 12 for Internal Release, 42 for Mantra

Paladin:
Conjurer to 15: Skill at 34 for Stoneskin
Marauder: Skill at 26 for Mercy Stroke

Monk:
Lancer to 15: Skill at 22 for Invigorate, 34 for Blood for Blood
Marauder: Skill at 26 for Mercy Stroke

Bard:
Puglist to 15: Skill max 42 for Mantra
Lancer: Skill at 22 for Invigorate, 34 for Blood for Blood

Dragoon:
Marauder to 15: Skill at 26 for Mercy Stroke
Puglist: Skill min 12 for Internal Release, 42 for Mantra

Ninja:
Puglist to 15: Skill max 42 for Mantra
Lancer: Skill at 22 for invigorate, 34 for Blood for Blood

White Mage:
Arcanist to 15: Skill at 34 for Eye for Eye
Thautramage: skill at 26 for Swiftcast

Scholar(arcanist healer):
Conjurer to 15: Skill at 34 for Stoneskin
Thautramage: skill at 26 for Swiftcast

Summoner (arcanist dps):
Thautramage to 15: skill at 26 for Swiftcast
Archer: 34 for Quelling Strikes

Black Mage
Archer to 15: 34 for Quelling Strikes
Arcanist: Skill to 34 for Eye for Eye