Bought this game a few days ago, questions

[Gaj85]

This is getting ridiculous with the dungeon waiting time, i have to wait like 20-30 mins every time i wanna enter, isnt there cross-realm matchmaking?

I wanna play the game, not sit on the internet and on forums while mousing over the game to see if i got a queue.

It should never take that long to find 4 other people to do the dungeon with, 10 mins at most, but not 20-30.

That is what being DPS is all about, long que times. The only real way to counter that is to get friends whom you play with (whether its real life or FC friends). I usually do dungeons with my sister and two other friends. We make up 2 DPS, 1 healer, and 1 tank. So we never have to wait to get into a dungeon

[Nhadaly]

Is there a way to transmog stuff in the game? I picked up some new chest armor with good stats but it looks horrible and id rather have the looks of my old armor.

Also, whats the fastest way to get seals?

[MistakeNot]

Is there a way to transmog stuff in the game? I picked up some new chest armor with good stats but it looks horrible and id rather have the looks of my old armor.

The good news is that there is a thing called glamours which let you make a piece of equipment look like another, which sound like exactly what you want.
The bad news is that you have to be level 50 before you can learn to use glamours.

[ruskie]

Seals is turn in old pink and green dungeon gear or do fates or some gathering, crafting(this also gives exp to those classes).

[Malicewolf]

I assume since you are new to the game, you have yet to finish the grand company hunting log. If this is the case, DEFINITELY do that first for more seals. Way faster than fate grinding or dungeon grinding for turn in's. I have a feeling you didn't rank up completely to second lieutenant (max rank atm). I don't remember if the ability to turn in gear was last ranking or the one right before it. But either way, they are great ways at end game to gain seals when you no longer have easier means, but the easiest and quickest would be the grand company hunting logs to start. But some can actually be a bit difficult if you try to do the next level too early (like, trying to do lvl 40 grand company hunts right when you hit 40. The monsters range from 40-49, so those high levels will be a bit tough). If you got your chocobo, it'll be easier. If you got a friend or 2, it'll be easy peasy.

As for the changing gear looks, yea, it's glamour. But as stated before, you have to unlock it first =\
But once you do, you can use it for all classes (so when you start that new class at level 1, you could technically glamour right away... don't know why you would, but you could!).

[Nhadaly]

Well, onto level 50 then, i no longer need any seals, turns out i could unlock the dungeon with a different quest.

Anyway, i went to Mor Dhona to get Levequests to grind xp and i cant find any, am i missing something? I did the introductory quest for levequests as well.

EDIT: i found them, nevermind, onto level 50 i go. :3

[whiskeybravo]

I think Dzemael Darkhold can be unlocked via the grand company or completing certain quests in Coerthas, but I do believe at some point you'll need to run it to rank up with the grand company. Same with Aurum Vale which is a lv47 dungeon, iirc. It's been so long since I had to unlock these I sorta forget how to, though lol

Good luck on the grind! Once you get 50 there are more things to do, a lot of quests, new dungeons and trials to unlock. I wouldn't even know where to begin if I was starting over with a fresh 50

[Nhadaly]

Ill probably try out the dark knight with this character once i go to lvl 50.

By the way, does the story continue past level 50? Its part of the reason of what kept me playing for as long as this.

Any things i should know about the dark knight class?

[Ehr]

Ill probably try out the dark knight with this character once i go to lvl 50.

By the way, does the story continue past level 50? Its part of the reason of what kept me playing for as long as this.

Any things i should know about the dark knight class?

The story does indeed continue. A lot. You actually have to complete all the way up through the 2.55 story to get into Ishgard and therefore unlock any of the new Jobs.

Dark Knight involves a lot of mp management, but it's not that difficult once you get the hang of it. I recommend leveling Gladiator to level 22 first for Provoke though and Marauder for Foresight (level 2).

[whiskeybravo]

Yea lots of story, and then some more. Of course you are going through a lot of lv50 story content that was released a bit at a time for 2 years prior to expansion, so it's quite a bit. Most of the story after that will carry you from lv51 to 60, then a few more lv60 story quests that they just added.

I've been leveling up DRK finally, I like it a lot, but it is definitely the most complicated of the 3 tanks. If you are interested in tanking, definitely start with Gladiator to at least lv22. Provoke is the most mandatory cross-class for all 3 tanks. Once you do that, level up Marauder (recommend lv26 for Mercy Stroke). MRD is a bit more active tank style than gladiator, and you'll be able to cross-class Provoke, Flash and Convalescence. Well, early on they are both pretty straight forward, lv35+ Warrior branches out a bit, moreso than Paladin IMO. If you do all that and still think you want to check out Dark knight, then go for it. You'll have the most important cross-class skills already and a decent understanding of how to maintain aggro and manage cooldowns.

Ease of play
PLD
WAR
DRK

Sturdiness
PLD
DRK/WAR

Complication
DRK
WAR
PLD

Some might argue that War is more complicated, and in some aspects it can be, but maybe I've just been playing it so long it doesn't really seem as technical as Drk.