So i read an article today saying you need to buy 2 separate items to level boost

[cporter]

I was wondering if this was true? It said in the article you had to buy one potion to level to 60 and one potion to skip the story. Totaling $50 or something like that. Just wondering if this was true?

[Xx-ReiN-xX]

I might be wrong but it's 1 level boost and 1 msq skip. So yep 50 $ if you want to play SB if you're a newcomer.

[TitaniaZero]

One is for leveling and one is story skipping. (Which I might add... I believe also doubles as a Leveling booster too)

Either way. One to level cause low level leveling is a pain for some. The other for those that have done it million times now want to skip it story skipper. (Note: I believe regardless you can only get one of each, so no going wild leveling all the classes/jobs. Also. Doesn't work for the DoH/DoL peeps.)

Edit: Oh and no you really only need one. You could get both I suppose if you want to level the thing the story skipper doesn't level.

[cporter]

One is for leveling and one is story skipping. (Which I might add... I believe also doubles as a Leveling booster too)

Either way. One to level cause low level leveling is a pain for some. The other for those that have done it million times now want to skip it story skipper. (Note: I believe regardless you can only get one of each, so no going wild leveling all the classes/jobs. Also. Doesn't work for the DoH/DoL peeps.)

That's what I thought the Live letter said... You could buy a skip of ARR or a skip of Heavensward. Don't remember it saying you need two... I want to skip to 60 and skip the story.

[TitaniaZero]

Oh right there were two Story skippers! You need really on the HW one to skip it all to catch up to the SB peeps.

Now my reasoning (as I no longer know where that thread went!) is... most story quests are level locked. So it has to level you. It won't level a job. You'll have to do those quests on your own. (Or at least pay for the Job potions ie Level booster)

[Reinha]

The job boost levels one job of your choosing to 60 and completes all job quests and gives all class/job abilities.

The story boost completes all main scenario quests and important sidequests, gives you a chocobo and Grand Company and also marks all dungeons as unlocked but not completed. The price depends on if you want to finish just ARR or both ARR and HW content. You'll need to level your job but you don't have to do any quests to unlock content. This will also make story solo fights permanently inaccessible on that character.

[cporter]

The job boost levels one job of your choosing to 60 and completes all job quests and gives all class/job abilities.

The story boost completes all main scenario quests and important sidequests, gives you a chocobo and Grand Company and also marks all dungeons as unlocked but not completed. The price depends on if you want to finish just ARR or both ARR and HW content. You'll need to level your job but you don't have to do any quests to unlock content. This will also make story solo fights permanently inaccessible on that character.

Ok so you do have to buy 2 potions? What i think you said is if i buy the story potion I will remain at my same level but will have to level my character in POTD or something?

[Ama_Hamada]

If you buy the story only you need to level.
If you buy the level you are MSQ blocked.

If you can only buy one buy the MSQ one, the 50 MSQ quests are hell (they drag on and on and eat time) and I ended up as level 60 before getting them done. SO because of the MSQ block, I was prevented getting my level 52-60 abilities etc.. Way easier to speed level then dealing with those long as af 50 SMQ quests UGH! worst part in leveling a crafting alt.

[Astrus]

The short answer is yes.

The more elaborate answer would be that there's two seperate items (and variations thereof) you can purchase to skip different things.
A) the "Story skip item" - Tales of Adventure: Expansion - available in two flavours.

Tales of Adventure: A Realm Reborn (completes all ARR MSQ including the patch 2.55 series) for $18/£13.32/15.75€ that drops you off MSQ-wise ready to start HW.

Tales of Adventure: Heavensward (completes all the current MSQ including the patch 3.56 series) for $25/£18.50/21.75€ that lets you jump right into SB.

From what we've been told these might not include the XP you would gain from doing the MSQ, so you may still have to level a job to the required level for starting next MSQ.
What they definitely do is complete the MSQ and select side-quests (like enrolling in a GC and getting a chocobo).

B) the "level boost item" - Tales of Adventure: Job - available for all DoW/DoM Jobs excluding SAM and RDM.

These will cost $25/£18.50/21.75€ and are initially limited to one (1) purchase per account until patch 4.1

Purchasing the item will give you your chosen job at level 60, a set of level appropriate gear and completion of all corresponding job quests (giving you access to all actions of the job).

You can not boost a DoH/DoL.
This item on it's own will still require you to complete the MSQ.
Purchasing Tales of Adventure: Scholar or Tales of Adventure: Summoner should give you ACN at 60, giving you potential access to two jobs at 60 after doing the class quests for the branch you didn't choose and acquiring some gear for level 60.

So, assuming the story skip just leaves you at your current level.
If you want to skip ahead to 60 and skip all the pre-SB MSQ you will have to purchase both the HW story skip and a level boost, totaling $50.

If you just want to hit the requirements for picking up either SAM or RDM and then take it through the HW MSQ you'd supposedly only need Tales of Adventure: ARR - to satisfy the Castrum Meridianum requirement - and a level boost of your choice to satisfy the one job at level 50 requirement. This would cost you $43.

[Reinha]

Ok so you do have to buy 2 potions? What i think you said is if i buy the story potion I will remain at my same level but will have to level my character in POTD or something?

Yup that's right, you'd need to do dungeons and PotD, not forgetting job quests. Or if you buy only a job potion you'll have a level 60 job with no content available until you unlock them with quests.

Buying both gets you straight to the beginning of Stormblood but it's a bit pricey.