transitioning: WoW to FF14...HELP!

[Roshidon1]

This game is great and definitely a nice change of pace from WoW. I used to play wow also and got bored because they weren't releasing anything new. I think because this MMORPG has come so late into the genre they have really learned a lot from other MMO's and put that into their game. Like most mmos, you are going to see a substantially longer que time on a dps class versus a tank or healer. I have a tank leveled just for the purpose of doing the expert roulette, which randomly picks you and 3 other party members to do one of the 3 newest dungeons. It gives bonus poetic tomes (which are used for purchasing high level gear) which have a cap of 450 per week.
If you enjoy crafting you can also craft your own gear which is on par or better than some poetics or cob (coil of bahamut) gear. It is very time consuming to craft that level of gear though and usually sells for a few million gil per piece.
Each class has its own "Zodiac" weapon, which is a long, grindy quest chain that steadily increases your weapons power to i135, which is the highest atm. This is mostly what I like doing in between raids. They just released the Gold Saucer, which hosts a myriad of other mini-games to experience also. Whichever you choose, I'm sure you'll have a fun time with FFXIV.