New player here needs help

[LubbyLuB]

Hi, am very new here. Just wanted to ask if I want to progress through the main story quest do I need to complete all quests in one area for the story quest to appear? Or does the main story quest have some sort of level requirement for it to appear? Am currently job lvl 19 pugilist. Thanks

[AskaRay]

Welcome to Eorzea

The only thing you need to do for a MSQ to appear is to do the last one. I can't think of any sidequests that are required to move on with the story. The MSQ do have a level on them, however, so if you're trying to turn in a level 20 quest, you won't be able to until you are level 20 on one of your classes (in your case, most likely pugilist).

Do you remember the last quest you did for the main story? It may possibly be in another area.

[kuma_aus]

Welcome to Eorzea Lubby

To add on to what Aska said, if you don't remember what the last quest you did for the main story is, you can always press "J" or open up the quest journal and then click the "Completed" tab at the top and pick the main story category to see which quests you have done. From reading the text, you should be able to see around where your next quest is since the next main story quest is normally at the same NPC that completed the previous main story quest or is right next to them.

Best of luck

[LubbyLuB]

Thanks guys, will get home after work to check it out!

[Niwashi]

Main Scenario Quests never directly require particular side-quests to be completed, but they do all have a minimum level, and if meeting that level requirement is the issue, then side-quests are one of the options for getting a bit more XP.

From your Lodestone profile, it appears you've at least gotten up through the Ul'dahn Envoy quest that unlocked airships. (That's actually a fairly common place for people to lose track of the Main Scenario, if they get side-tracked into exploring the new areas and content and then forget where their last Main Scenario quest left off by the time they want to continue with it.) That Envoy quest should have been followed by quests sending you into a series of three group dungeons, first Sastasha Seagrot, then the Tam-Tara Deepcroft, then Copperbell Mines. Did you do those? Anyway, you can check the "Completed" tab of your quest journal against this list of level 15 to 20 quests:

The Ul'dahn Envoy (level 15)
Call of the Sea (level 15)
It's Probably Pirates (level 15)
Call of the Forest (level 15)
Fire in the Gloom (level 16)
Call of the Desert (level 16)
Into a Copper Hell (level 17)
The Scions of the Seventh Dawn (level 17)
A Wild Rose by Any Other Name (level 17)
Unsolved Mystery (level 17)
What Poor People Think (level 18)
A Proper Burial (level 18)
For the Children (level 19)
Amalj'aa Wrong Places (level 19)
Dressed to Deceive (level 19)
Life, Materia and Everything (level 19)
Lord of the Inferno (level 20)

If you've completed all of those except for Lord of the Inferno, then it is a level issue, as that's the first Main Scenario quest to require level 20. In that case, just level up a bit and you should be able to continue. Good ways to level up are by repeating the dungeons you've unlocked (particularly by doing Duty Roulette which gives an extra daily bonus), doing side-quests, completing your Hunting Log, or doing FATEs.

If you're missing some of the others in that list, then it's not a level issue. You just need to find the next quest. The list above is the order they come in, so find the last one you've completed, and the next one listed is the one you need to do. The links go to GamerEscape's wiki pages for each quest, and that wiki page will list the Issuing NPC and where you'll find them.

[Cakekizy]

Can also go around to zones you can access and check Recommendations under duties to see what quests are active or available for current region.

[LubbyLuB]

Thanks for all the help guys! Especially @Niwashi! Big thanks! Just finished the first dungeon, wait time is a bit tiring though

[JimboTCB]

Yes, unfortunately if you're playing a DPS class, queue times can be kind of bad, especially considering how many dungeons you need to do for the main scenario. I'd suggest either doing some sidequests while you queue, or picking a secondary class and working on them (you can switch classes while you're queued as long as you switch back when your queue pops). Gathering classes are a great way to kill time while you queue.

[LubbyLuB]

I have so many questions I dont know where to start. Lets say if I level a new job will I be able to gain extra stat points to add also?

[Flett117]

I have so many questions I dont know where to start. Lets say if I level a new job will I be able to gain extra stat points to add also?

No, but you wish lol