Trying to Enjoy the game more as a new player

[eschaton]

Wait until you find the long DPS queues leading towards the lvl70 RNG loot drops, fun guaranteed.

Yeah the DPS queues are a problem, there hasn't been a proper solution since whenever though, other than 'play something else' (what?) and 'find a healer/tank yourself' (as if that makes sense if there aren't enough for dungeons, to start with).

PVP seems like the best thing for DPS players now, since it gives good EXP all of a sudden. Which basically means we are seeing more LVL70 DPS classes each and every day. Proper solution right there.

Really wondering where this all is heading.

[Rasylia]

Wait until you find the long DPS queues leading towards the lvl70 RNG loot drops, fun guaranteed.

Yeah the DPS queues are a problem, there hasn't been a proper solution since whenever though, other than 'play something else' (what?) and 'find a healer/tank yourself' (as if that makes sense if there aren't enough for dungeons, to start with).

PVP seems like the best thing for DPS players now, since it gives good EXP all of a sudden. Which basically means we are seeing more LVL70 DPS classes each and every day. Proper solution right there.

Really wondering where this all is heading.

Please go spread your negativity somewhere else. No need to infest a new player who is currently enjoying the game with it.

[Paladinleeds]

Unfortunately, we're not on the same datacentre, so you can't borrow me for queues. That being said, the Stormblood dungeon queue times for DPS don't seem to be too bad, and anything in the roulettes (Main Scenario notwithstanding) has a decent queue time (like 20 mins tops), at least on the Chaos datacentre during the datacentre's prime time. So don't worry, things get better for levelling. Plus, I know it's spammy, but Palace of the Dead is considered great XP too, pre-60. Might be something to look into if you wanna level some alts (alts are alternate jobs, but are on the same character as FFXIV lets you level everything up on one character).

That being said, definitely consider levelling a tank/healer, as especially tanks are often the adventurer in need so you get extra goodies for queuing into roulettes. Like cracked clusters in levelling roulette which can be traded in for materia that vary in price from like 2.5k to I think I've seen some of the materia available from it go for 750k a pop! It's not a bad money maker tbh. Do research the various battle materia prices on your server though if you're interested in this.

Yeah the DPS queues are a problem, there hasn't been a proper solution since whenever though, other than 'play something else' (what?) and 'find a healer/tank yourself' (as if that makes sense if there aren't enough for dungeons, to start with).

That's because the only real solution currently is to play tank/healer yourself/with a friend. You need only look at the bribes SE are offering (such as cracked clusters in levelling roulette), for playing the adventurer in need. SE are actively implying they want people to shift from DPS to tank/healer to get queues moving (the same will also be true of DPS if tanks/healers become the excess). Having friends around is also a good idea, especially as a lot of tanks/healers will also queue with friends so as to avoid the DF dice roll that could place you with horrible players who will give you mountains of grief for not playing to their playstyle to the letter, because god forbid you pull one less mob than they want because your healer won't be able to handle the extra mob, or vice-versa, you pull big because your healer can handle it and the DPS moan about it. Plus, going fully premade means you're almost guaranteed to have zero queue time (unless the instance servers are full, then you have to wait for a server to free up).

We're going to suggest solutions that are already out there for those that want the problem tackled this instant. When SE give us extra solutions, we'll suggest those too, though it's doubtful given their bribing that people are going to get extra solutions, but there are other threads to suggest solutions, so don't give up the fight in those threads.

PVP seems like the best thing for DPS players now, since it gives good EXP all of a sudden. Which basically means we are seeing more LVL70 DPS classes each and every day. Proper solution right there.

I do agree that it's the best for XP, but it results in people playing like trash just because they want the XP, and that's making PvP just another XP farm rather than something competitive that it should be. I still argue that PvP shouldn't give XP, but it is what it is. It's another case of SE trying to bribe people into playing a certain something (in this case PvP), but it falls flat on its face with me. I refuse to play something I don't enjoy, but at the same time, I'm the exception not the norm. A lot of players don't mind PvP I find, once they try it (I however have tried PvP in numerous other games ranging from WoW to LoL to even CoD, I don't enjoy it at all. I'm a very co-operative person). I don't consider it a solution for bringing extra DPS classes up, I consider it an extra from the bribes to play PvP. So it's no more a proper solution to the DPS queue times than the adventurer in need bonus.

[Felis]

Wait until you find the long DPS queues leading towards the lvl70 RNG loot drops, fun guaranteed.

Yeah the DPS queues are a problem, there hasn't been a proper solution since whenever though, other than 'play something else' (what?) and 'find a healer/tank yourself' (as if that makes sense if there aren't enough for dungeons, to start with).

Make friends. Every friend is a potential healer/tank, because it is easier to find those roles enjoyable if playing with friends who don't scream at you for every small error. There aren't enough Tanks for random parties, but more than enough Tanks for parties with friends.

Also, DPS queue is already back to normal how it was always. Around 20 minutes (+/- 10 minutes)