Good evening!

I’ve finally gotten around to exploring 1-50 optional quests and content, including non-MSQ and hard mode dungeons, and I’m absolutely loving this seemingly overlooked series of experiences, including the music! I own almost all the FFXIV soundtracks and yet I do not recognize the music in some of these dungeons, and so I have a general line of inquiry that I’d like to ask you folks!

How much of the instanced later game of ARR are things that were in 1.0? I ask because the only soundtrack I don’t own is the one from early FFXIV, pre-ARR, and I’m wondering if I have a bad memory of the many tracks I do own, or if some of these dungeons are throwbacks to 1.0?

… or did ARR really come complete with all these dungeon maps (MSQ and beyond) and music that were brand spanking new for 2.0? I often wonder how much of 1.0 still exists, indeed aren’t coils hailed as a 1.0 finale? Am I remembering that wrong?

Anyway, if the 1.0 soundtrack has some of these optional and hard mode dungeon themes, I might just complete my collection! I’m always looking for more D&D mood music, and FFXIV has some of the best!