New Player Flag... off?

[Titania40]

Okay, this is getting annoying. I am NOT a complete newbie. Sure, I'm doing stuff for the first time, but I do understand how to play the game. Is there a way to permanently turn off the "new player" flag? Every time I turn it off, it turns back on when I sign out. And having to remove that flag every single time is getting annoying.

[Moonfish]

The only way to permanently remove the sprout icon is to play the story. I believe the first quest in Shadowbringers will knock it off. Good luck.

[Titania40]

Well that's frustrating. Why was it implemented that way?!

[Jeeqbit]

/nastatus off

The flag helps because people immediately recognize you are new to the game and a lot of the content and it makes them more forgiving of mistakes.

[Rongway]

You get combat xp bonus when in a party with a mentor in any content up to Lv20 as long as you have nastatus on, even if the mentor is not displaying a mentor flag, so maybe turn it back on when you get syncked down.
/nastatus on

[Aldora]

You can also turn off the "New Adventurer" status through the following command:

/nastatus [subcommand]
Toggle the New Adventurer status on/off.

>>Subcommands:
　on
　　Turns on New Adventurer status.
　off
　　Turns off New Adventurer status.

Toggle the New Adventurer status on/off if no subcommand is specified.

So, if you open the chat window and enter "/nastatus off", the sprout symbol will dissappear.

Edit: the posts above beat me to it. (^_^; )

[EaMett]

/nastatus off

The flag helps because people immediately recognize you are new to the game and a lot of the content and it makes them more forgiving of mistakes.

This. It's a good indicator for the rest of us that you also don't know the mechanics since it might be your first (few?) time(s) in a specific encounter. Shield healers can prep you up etc. etc. And even though this is just good practice, it's also a reminder for us not to spoil mechanics/story in chat.

Maybe I'm old school but I enjoyed having the sprout on my alt even though I wasn't technically a sprout. There really isn't any advantage to turning the sprout icon off. You actually lose the possibility of earning extra xp in some situations. I don't know if this is a concern you have from other games or something else, but the community here doesn't discriminate against sprouts and newer players in general. It's quite the opposite actually, people tend to make sure sprouts are having a good time.

[White_Wolf_X]

It go away after 7 days of playtime and clearing 2.55 MSQ.

[Stepjam]

You can turn it off with /nastatus, but others will still see it next to your name.

To make it permanently go away, you need 168 hours of playtime (time spent when logged out doesn't apply) and you need to have finished the final Stormblood quest (aka the quest that leads straight into Shadowbringers).

[MilkieTea]

It go away after 7 days of playtime and clearing 2.55 MSQ.

Wrong. 7 days of playtime and completing Stormblood/starting the first Shadowbringers quest.