Not exactly new but...

[KylePearlsand]

I used to play back in patch 1.13. I just literally got back into the game and I have no idea where to start. I decided to restart my character because the server I was on seemed virtually dead and my old shell was long disband. Any tips for a old veteran archer? Also is there any worlds you would recommend thats fairly social?

[Miyaka_Vigiles]

Hello Kyle, good to see you back. I have not played Archer myself, however I can recommend Cornelia server.

For more info feel free to check

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-is-recruiting!

[mbncd]

Selbina's nicely populated too, with plenty of players from all the major countries I can think of off the top of my head (my own Australia, America, Japan, various European countries like Germany and France, etc).

As far as being a veteran of any job that has not played of late, my first piece of advice is to study the patch notes that have been published since you left, particularly regarding the class reforms. You may have relied heavily on a weapon skill that no longer exists or was moved to a different class.

My second piece of advice is to simply have fun and try to relearn what you can from a blank slate. This is your rebirth and a lot has changed since your last "life", from content to tactics to interface.

[KylePearlsand]

Hello Kyle, good to see you back. I have not played Archer myself, however I can recommend Cornelia server.

For more info feel free to check

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-is-recruiting!

I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the link.!

Selbina's nicely populated too, with plenty of players from all the major countries I can think of off the top of my head (my own Australia, America, Japan, various European countries like Germany and France, etc).

As far as being a veteran of any job that has not played of late, my first piece of advice is to study the patch notes that have been published since you left, particularly regarding the class reforms. You may have relied heavily on a weapon skill that no longer exists or was moved to a different class.

My second piece of advice is to simply have fun and try to relearn what you can from a blank slate. This is your rebirth and a lot has changed since your last "life", from content to tactics to interface.

Thanks for the advice! I will try my best to learn the new abilities and study all the patch notes. I appreciate the help.

[mbncd]

I forgot the most important thing I meant to say: Welcome back!

[Kaizlu]

Welcome back!

So, it's been a long time since you've played. As others have stated, the best way would be to read up the patch notes. There have been a lot of changes in the past moths. But since we had a number of new/returning players in our LS, I'll share the most common questions:

- Goodbye surplus and fatigue. Yeah, you don't have to worry about "leveing too fast" anymore. It's now just as any other MMO.

- Rank? Level? We now have only one level per class. Every class has it's own independent stats.

- Leve limit. The 8 leves per day thing was abolished a few months ago. We now have a leve allowance system. Basically you get a number of (don't remember the name, let's call them points) points that you can use. 1 point = 1 leve. There's no limit on how many you can do in a day, just a limit on how many you can carry at the same time (8)

- Repairs. Gear doesn't get damaged that easily now. And if you want to repair something (via a DoH class) you only need "Dark Matter", and not an specific mat/item. You can now find repair NPCs in all camps and inside the cities (they repair up to 99%).

- Recipes. Big overhaul. I'm pretty sure that all of your gear now says "dated", that means it was created via the old recipes (where you needed a PhD in crafting to know what you were doing). The new recipes are less, but easier to do. The other difference between dated gear and current one is that you cannot attach materia to dated gear.

- Materia. You might have noticed that most of your gear has a blue bar that has been slowly filling up. That's your spiritbond with that gear, once you get it to 100% (trough fighting or crafting) you can convert the gear to materia. That materia can then be added to compatible gear to boost stats. You can find a really good explanation of the materia system here: http://www.disciplesoftheland.com/fo...?g=posts&t=617

- Travel. You can now rent a chocobo in each city-state for 800g/hour. Also, once you join a Grand Company and do a series of quests, you have the option of buying a personal chocobo that goes faster than the rental one. You can also get a "limited time" Goobbue mount in La Noscea. And! We got arships that have near-instant travel between the three city-states. Anima still works the same.

Those are the most common ones. Notice how I didn't write anything about battle mechanics or stuff, that's because I believe the best way to learn that stuff is by doing it yourself (and I suck at explaining). So go and play a couple of days, I'm pretty sure you'll have more questions later on, so don't hesitate and come back to the thread so you can ask more specific questions.

Have fun!

[Miyaka_Vigiles]

Welcome back!

So, it's been a long time since you've played. As others have stated, the best way would be to read up the patch notes. There have been a lot of changes in the past moths. But since we had a number of new/returning players in our LS, I'll share the most common questions:

- Goodbye surplus and fatigue. Yeah, you don't have to worry about "leveing too fast" anymore. It's now just as any other MMO.

- Rank? Level? We now have only one level per class. Every class has it's own independent stats.

- Leve limit. The 8 leves per day thing was abolished a few months ago. We now have a leve allowance system. Basically you get a number of (don't remember the name, let's call them points) points that you can use. 1 point = 1 leve. There's no limit on how many you can do in a day, just a limit on how many you can carry at the same time (8)

- Repairs. Gear doesn't get damaged that easily now. And if you want to repair something (via a DoH class) you only need "Dark Matter", and not an specific mat/item. You can now find repair NPCs in all camps and inside the cities (they repair up to 99%).

- Recipes. Big overhaul. I'm pretty sure that all of your gear now says "dated", that means it was created via the old recipes (where you needed a PhD in crafting to know what you were doing). The new recipes are less, but easier to do. The other difference between dated gear and current one is that you cannot attach materia to dated gear.

- Materia. You might have noticed that most of your gear has a blue bar that has been slowly filling up. That's your spiritbond with that gear, once you get it to 100% (trough fighting or crafting) you can convert the gear to materia. That materia can then be added to compatible gear to boost stats. You can find a really good explanation of the materia system here: http://www.disciplesoftheland.com/fo...?g=posts&t=617

- Travel. You can now rent a chocobo in each city-state for 800g/hour. Also, once you join a Grand Company and do a series of quests, you have the option of buying a personal chocobo that goes faster than the rental one. You can also get a "limited time" Goobbue mount in La Noscea. And! We got arships that have near-instant travel between the three city-states. Anima still works the same.

Those are the most common ones. Notice how I didn't write anything about battle mechanics or stuff, that's because I believe the best way to learn that stuff is by doing it yourself (and I suck at explaining). So go and play a couple of days, I'm pretty sure you'll have more questions later on, so don't hesitate and come back to the thread so you can ask more specific questions.

Have fun!

Excellent summary for players who came back after a long break.

[Isanien]

Hello!!
I just came back to the game myself, and all the changes that have occurred can be quite overwhelming at first, but once you start trying things out, you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. The option to have help text (turned on/off by the "?" icons on the screen) was extremely helpful to me. I highly recommend using it.
My character's on Besaid and it seems to still have a very good population. If you find yourself there, add me to your friends list! ^^b
Welcome back!

[KylePearlsand]

Welcome back!

So, it's been a long time since you've played. As others have stated, the best way would be to read up the patch notes. There have been a lot of changes in the past moths. But since we had a number of new/returning players in our LS, I'll share the most common questions:

- Goodbye surplus and fatigue. Yeah, you don't have to worry about "leveing too fast" anymore. It's now just as any other MMO.

- Rank? Level? We now have only one level per class. Every class has it's own independent stats.

- Leve limit. The 8 leves per day thing was abolished a few months ago. We now have a leve allowance system. Basically you get a number of (don't remember the name, let's call them points) points that you can use. 1 point = 1 leve. There's no limit on how many you can do in a day, just a limit on how many you can carry at the same time (8)

- Repairs. Gear doesn't get damaged that easily now. And if you want to repair something (via a DoH class) you only need "Dark Matter", and not an specific mat/item. You can now find repair NPCs in all camps and inside the cities (they repair up to 99%).

- Recipes. Big overhaul. I'm pretty sure that all of your gear now says "dated", that means it was created via the old recipes (where you needed a PhD in crafting to know what you were doing). The new recipes are less, but easier to do. The other difference between dated gear and current one is that you cannot attach materia to dated gear.

- Materia. You might have noticed that most of your gear has a blue bar that has been slowly filling up. That's your spiritbond with that gear, once you get it to 100% (trough fighting or crafting) you can convert the gear to materia. That materia can then be added to compatible gear to boost stats. You can find a really good explanation of the materia system here: http://www.disciplesoftheland.com/fo...?g=posts&t=617

- Travel. You can now rent a chocobo in each city-state for 800g/hour. Also, once you join a Grand Company and do a series of quests, you have the option of buying a personal chocobo that goes faster than the rental one. You can also get a "limited time" Goobbue mount in La Noscea. And! We got arships that have near-instant travel between the three city-states. Anima still works the same.

Those are the most common ones. Notice how I didn't write anything about battle mechanics or stuff, that's because I believe the best way to learn that stuff is by doing it yourself (and I suck at explaining). So go and play a couple of days, I'm pretty sure you'll have more questions later on, so don't hesitate and come back to the thread so you can ask more specific questions.

Have fun!

Thanks for the tips! I will make great use of them.

Hello!!
I just came back to the game myself, and all the changes that have occurred can be quite overwhelming at first, but once you start trying things out, you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. The option to have help text (turned on/off by the "?" icons on the screen) was extremely helpful to me. I highly recommend using it.
My character's on Besaid and it seems to still have a very good population. If you find yourself there, add me to your friends list! ^^b
Welcome back!

I definately will. It seems to be the server that lags the least for me but still has plenty of people around.

[leomike35]

Welcome back.