Quote Originally Posted by DixieBellOCE View Post
The best part about being a new player, is the backlog of content you can do synced to get a near release experience of older content. That will last around 2-3 years for a casual player, or about 1 year for a hardcore MMO player.
There are ten years of backlog, and thanks to level syncing, they don't become obsolete when a new expansion releases.

I think three years for a casual player is an underestimate. I started playing three years ago and haven't started Endwalker yet - but I would not advise most people to dive into the backlog first like I do.

If you are looking for a group of people to run high-end content, perhaps give the Community Finder on the official website a go. Be sure you're looking in the correct data center and world (if you're not logged in, it will show Adamantoise).