Thread: Changes to early game with 5.0?

Originally Posted by CaptnYesterday

HW and SB is are order of magnitude less than ARR's 'back and forth' especially the 2.XX questing line.

To everyone else, I'm not complaining because I hated it back at release. I loved it. More than enough to get through it and here I am still. But the attrition rates and new players quitting before they can experience or enjoy the game that we currently play... that is not a matter of opinion or debate. It happens. You and I want it fixed and so do new players wanting to join an excellent trinity role MMO rather than listen to the constant litany of "It gets better, I promise". Its rough. Try it if you dare, you'll be shocked. It makes sense why new player attrition rates are knill.

I listed the biggest issues they have. Anyone have tips as it seems Square will not be addressing it in 5.0? I have a couple:

- Start in Limsa (wide open areas and decent enough story) People seem to dislike the Forest (all looks the same to new folks)
- Arcanist class or Rougue (@lvl10). Arcanist gets a great healer and DPS options. Marauder is still fun as a first class (if they have MMO Tank experience)
- Avoid Conjurer till the early game skills are re-balanced. The only healer but horrid to play now (nothing like it was when I played through). Boring for a long while... I'd rather recommend Scholar if they wanna heal at 30
- Use have them use the Story Potion (if needed) after chocobo is obtained and they have a grasp on stuff. Heavensward or Stormblood depends on the person
- Its a mainline Final Fantasy game so make sure they know this is not WoW's gogogogogogo rush to endgame. That will set them up for a long disappointing slog.
- Lastly, SET EXPECTATIONS. The game you play vs the new person is vastly different. Lvl 30 and on the story really picks up. Let them know that story/skills/pacing all improve but it takes a while.



The goal is to get our friends to join the game we keep talking about or show raid boss fights too. Does anyone have other good tips?

The single best tip I can give any new player is if they can't handle the endless questing, don't feel bad for getting a storyline/level skip if the alternative is they quit.