When does this game become difficult

[Flett117]

As the title says when? I know I am only lvl 25 but other MMOs are never this easy after lvl 18 and dungeons are always difficult. As of right now everything has been a walk in the park, and that includes 4 or 5 dungeons. I remember all those years ago (03 or 04 cant remember the year Player) FFXI had so much tactic to it and a couple wrong moves was the death of your party. This one is more inline with WoW and the dungeons in WoW (06 Player) were at least more difficult then these. I quit the last two MMOs I played after a month (World of Warcraft and GW2) because I never felt I sense of accomplishment. I just don't want that to be this game. So are the later quests and dungeons put real pressure on you?

[Belhi]

Titan probably is the first point people start to find it more difficult. To be honest, not many MMOs on the market have very high difficulties outside high end raids. The mechanics later in FF14 though can be far less forgiving though many of the lower level dungeons are overgeared by pugs at the moment.

Again, a lot depends on what you call difficult. At level 25 though, no your really not running into much to challenge you. They have a rather forgiving difficulty curve for new players in this game.

[ColorOfSakura]

Some later endgame content (raiding and stuff) will do this but XIV is designed to be a much more casual themepark style MMO and so its never going to be up to the difficulty of XI.

Leveling to 50 is especially intended to be easy. Titan at 34 is the first time you'll see multiple mechanics start entering fights, and then Garuda at Level 43 is the culmination of that prior to hitting level 50.

[Keydah]

There is a dungeon difficulty spike when you reach level 32 - Brayflox's Longstop. This is when you'll really have to start paying attention to mechanics or you can't get through the dungeon. My boyfriend and I have failed it as tank + heal, dps + dps, heal + dps because one or both of the other people weren't on top of their game. However, the mechanics are easy to get if you have a brain, and you don't have to be reacting on the fly like Titan (I don't remember the normal mode, but the 50 hard mode is really fun)

For the most part, the "whoa omg wtf" mechanics are saved for endgame. The first time you'll see a super crazy fun mechanics filled fight is the second story dungeon of 50, Praetorium...but Praetorium is nothing now if you get any overgeared players. Until then, the dungeons are pretty fun but easy to master between 32 and 50.

[Avery28]

There is a dungeon difficulty spike when you reach level 32 - Brayflox's Longstop.

Pretty much this. You will notice this spike especially as a tank or healer. From that dungeon on stuff starts to hit a lot harder, and you'll get to fairly important mechanics (Doom for example).
The next big spike you'll see will probably be post-50 with Extreme Primals. Most people are overgeared for Titan HM which was a pain at release.

I'd say stick with it. I'm also leveling Lancer/Dragoon right now and it got more fun as I leveled up.

[Vladislav]

Difficulty in this game only --> Titan/Ramuh EX (if not in helpful FC/LS and have to DF)
-------> Coil T5 , T8 and above (same as above if u on ur own , will have hard time)
EVERYTHING ELSE can win in DF ( w/o even use any source of communication lol)

[AzraelX]

Im new too and i agree with its super easy....in the twenties but don't don't worry the game does get more difficult..and you have to think more... I would say after level 40 is where thing really start kicking up. titan is your 1st real taste of difficult and man.. that Garuada fight is awesome. Lots of mechanics there... you can't sleep through that one. and 1-50 is supposed to be easy. But yes it gets better... and yes i was surprised too

[AzraelX]

omg that Doom... theo ther dps kept dieing at that part....u really have seconds to stay alive...I still the healer rez him twice and the tank once. I actually had to use a LB to finish that boss off

[StouterTaru]

Around 30 things start to have a level of difficulty. Tanks need to tank, scholar has to pay attention and not just let Eos heal on autopilot, everyone needs to dodge. The top tier content is more about memorization than difficulty, and having a party of 7 that can do the same.

[ZhycranaDranix]

OP this game from your first level 1-50 is nothing but a tutorial , SPOILER, sorry but nothing is difficult prior.
Being both Healers ( SCH and WHM) and also Tanks I would agree with everyone stating that the game spikes at brayflox.
Skipping over Cutter's cry..unless you're a SCH, and yeah everything after might pose somewhat of a decent challenge.
I don't like to bashful but everyone has their coming to reason moment and I think you'll just have to wait and see the coiling yourself especially
in a vital role such as the WHM, but by the time you reach end game for 2.4.

Good luck and happy gaming