Question from a New Player.

[Risvertasashi]

Hello everybody,

I'm new to Final Fantasy 14, I am currently a level 29 marauder (no max level characters). I understand that I have to complete the level 50 story line to start the expansion. Just a couple questions.

1) How much time will it take to complete? Just a general estimate.

2) Do you believe that it will be easy-ish to complete (with regards to finding groups)?

3) Is the new expansion worth the effort (in your opinion) to play?

1. A few days ago someone here on the forums mentioned that, from level 1 to 50 & HW unlocked, it took them 114 hours. This was skipping all cutscenes. As a tip, though... don't try to rush it. Just enjoy the story, take it in little chunks. Enjoy other things along the way too.

2. Mostly yes. My alt character did have trouble getting Garuda Story mode done through the DF (the auto group finder), and I had to ask my FC for help. So, finding a good FC can go a long way should you run into trouble.

3. Absolutely yes. Even if I end up quitting the game, I'll be coming back for the next expac on its story alone. If you're not really enjoying the story... maybe not, then. I can't really claim there's some superfun amazing content at the current endgame because even my current favorite thing (Thordan's Reign) is only fun if you enjoy raiding to begin with.

[Beemith]

3. Absolutely yes. Even if I end up quitting the game, I'll be coming back for the next expac on its story alone. If you're not really enjoying the story... maybe not, then. I can't really claim there's some superfun amazing content at the current endgame because even my current favorite thing (Thordan's Reign) is only fun if you enjoy raiding to begin with.

Thanks, I do enjoy raiding. I am enjoying the story. With regards to raiding, what do you find with regards to how the time required vs how you progress?

[Risvertasashi]

Thanks, I do enjoy raiding. I am enjoying the story. With regards to raiding, what do you find with regards to how the time required vs how you progress?

Previous to the expac it wasn't too bad. Say, with about 6~8 hours a week most of them took 3 weeks to get down? But it could be 6 weeks for a particularly hard one. Now the current raid (Alexander Savage) is a bit... um, weirdly tuned. The first 2 levels can be progressed through very quickly, especially now that gear levels are higher. Then there's a huge difficulty cliff after that, the sort where groups can put in 2+ months at more hours per week and still not get anywhere. It's killed raiding communities on most servers. I suspect SE is going to tone it back a little bit for their next raid.

Thordan EX... you can get that down just pugging in about a week if you work at it (a day if you have raid-capable friends), but it's still fun. It's tuned such that tanks and healers have to pay attention pretty closely, and DPS need to be on their A game, but at least in my opinion-- it hit that sweet spot in being challenging without being so frustrating you come to hate it. And it's pretty epic--music, visuals, etc. All in all I'm pretty happy with it.

There's my 2 gil on it.