New player introduction/questions

[Sucuri]

Hey, I guess level 49 is technically new! Anyways, I wanted to know: How much content is there for a player who can't afford Heavensward? Because it's going to be a very long time before I can buy a $30 game...

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Gu...cked%20Content

That link above just covers the big points, there is a ton of other stuff to do besides all of that. If you check achievements in game, you can see a few things to keep you busy there


Also, keep an eye on Steam, and SE's website, they do sales a few times.Last one was 50% off in February if I recall. (which I just missed!) I found HW worth it before I started in on the lvl 50 story quests though. I ended up level 55 by the time I even started HWs main story!!!!.... Which helped a ton, cause I still ended up short of lvl 59 and 60s requirements, but not by a lot. It would have been 5 levels more short if I did!

[Enkidoh]

Well, in a (kupo)nutshell, a lot. You will have access to everything that was in the game added up to the 2.55 patch (in other words, the game as it was just prior to the expansion being released), which is still a lot of content. The only drawback is the level cap will be locked at the default level of 50, as the expansion is required to level beyond this to 60 even if you don't access anything else, not to mention the main story scenario will remain frozen on it's cliffhanger at the end of the 2.55 story (it is continued in the expansion).

So it is well worth investing in the expansion eventually, even if you don't get it right away, as there is still plenty to tide you over til then.

[Fri]

what she says.

In summary: Lots of contents, but no exp/msq.

[Zadocfish]

Hey, thanks! I appreciate it. Also, I play on PS3 so no Steam stuffs for me...

[Sucuri]

Hey, thanks! I appreciate it. Also, I play on PS3 so no Steam stuffs for me...

As far as I know, you can still buy the expansion on Steam, it gives you a code to activate on your account, not 100% sure how that all works, I bought my stuff through SE's website (where PC and PS versions were both on sale). You might want to check other sites selling the PS3 stuff, maybe amazon / Ebay, or a local game stop for sales.

[Taika]

As far as I know, you can still buy the expansion on Steam, it gives you a code to activate on your account, not 100% sure how that all works, I bought my stuff through SE's website (where PC and PS versions were both on sale).

Steam version is not compatible even with the "regular" PC version, so unfortunately that doesn't work. If you play on PS3 and have the PS3 version of ARR, you'll need PS3 version of Heavensward.

[Sucuri]

Steam version is not compatible even with the "regular" PC version, so unfortunately that doesn't work. If you play on PS3 and have the PS3 version of ARR, you'll need PS3 version of Heavensward.

Ah, that sucks

[LordLucavi]

If you are new to a dungeon, just let the party know and most of the time someone will explain the boss mechanics to you. You can watch videos to get the overall feel for things, but the best teacher is going to be experience. You can watch all the videos in the world on something like Titan, but you'll still feel like you did a horrible job until you've been through it a few times. Don't worry about the elitest pricks who tell you to "git gud" and to "know fite nubs", they've just forgotten that before they became experience in the fights/dungeons/trials, that they were new too.