things a new player might have missed

[misterdean]

so i just realized there are a bunch of optional dungeons and trials that you won't see by following the main story quests. i'm also just now learning about chocobo battle companion, pvp, gold saucer. kinda makes wonder what else i don't know about.

[MistakeNot]

Actually, following the main story quests will lead you to the quests for just about all the other stuff.
Just pick up and do all the quests you see. If the questmarker is red, click on it to check what you need to do to unlock it.

[misterdean]

that's not true. i finished all the realm reborn quests. the main story does not take you through many of the dungeons and trials available. alot of them are optional and you have to go looking for the quest givers to gain access to them. the main story does not direct you to pvp or gold saucer either. again, you have to go looking for the optional quest givers. so basically, if you don't know about this stuff and just follow the main story quests you will miss out on alot of content.

[Enkidoh]

Well, to be fair the way the game is designed because sidequests reward experience there is an expectation that the player will be actively seeking out quests from npcs and thus keeping themselves up to date with questing by going back to areas they've already been and seeing if there are any quests available. But it is easy to get sidetracked and forget about them though.

Either way, this is a list of all known level-locked content and where and what level to unlock it:

A Realm Reborn level locked content guide
Heavensward level locked content guide

[Sucuri]

A Realm Reborn level locked content guide
Heavensward level locked content guide

Those right there, wish I had stumbled across the ARR one before I had hit level 50 already, wasn't to hard to catch up on things missing though

I also used this sites as well.
http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Dungeons

[misterdean]

A Realm Reborn level locked content guide
Heavensward level locked content guide

looks like i missed alot. materia skills, guild heists, hunts, mists, glamour, challenge log, eternal bonding, retainer ventures, sightseeing log, treasure hunting, isle of umbra, relic weapons, more than a dozen dungeons and trials.

sounds like i missed half the game.

[Ebonwings]

60 days of gameplay time I have a few jobs at 60 all dungeons and trials cleared ( minus Sephirot and Thor Ex) except all these sidequests laying around. ^-^'
I was thinking of using those sidequests for levelling, but I got too hook up on spamming dungeons and leve quests....

[EveK]

You haven't missed them. They're still there. Go get 'em! =)

[MidnightKingZX]

cant u just go back later and do them

[MistakeNot]

that's not true. i finished all the realm reborn quests. the main story does not take you through many of the dungeons and trials available. alot of them are optional and you have to go looking for the quest givers to gain access to them. the main story does not direct you to pvp or gold saucer either. again, you have to go looking for the optional quest givers. so basically, if you don't know about this stuff and just follow the main story quests you will miss out on alot of content.

I did not say the main quest takes you to those places. It does bring you near the questgivers though. No need to run around and look for questgivers, you just need to pay attention and pick up the quests in question when you end up near them - which you will do.