Exp Level & MSQ

[Jeeqbit]

Here is a list of the different components of the game and what access they grant:

• Free Trial: Allows you to reach Level 70 and everything in the Heavensward and Stormblood expansions, including their patches and endgame content (except Ultimates). The only restrictions are social (can't create parties, FCs, limited chat capability, etc).
• Starter Edition: This is exactly the same as the Free Trial except it removes the social restrictions. It costs almost the same amount as a subscription fee and pays your first subscription free (you get +30 days). Thereafter, you have to pay a subscription fee to login at all.
• Dawntrail: This grants access to the latest expansion, Dawntrail and all previous expansions (including Shadowbringers and Endwalker). Requires the Starter Edition.
• Complete Edition: This is just Starter Edition + Dawntrail (includes the +30 day subscription).

When you last played, the level cap on the Free Trial was most likely 60 and it only went up to Heavensward. So it sounds to me like you were either on the Free Trial, or you had only purchased the Starter Edition. You will know this by if it requires you to pay a subscription fee to play, and by if it says Free Trial when logging in.

So if it says Free Trial while logging in and you don't currently pay a subscription fee, then what you need to do is check your email for the Starter Edition purchase, get the code for it, login to the mog station and then enter it. Then same with the Endwalker purchase email. If you use the Steam version, the codes are available by checking the CD Keys.

If in fact you aren't on the Free Trial and do have Endwalker registered, then you are correct, the game would not have prevented you leveling to 90 at all, but you wouldn't be able to reach 100 now without getting Dawntrail.

The only other scenario that there would be a level cap is if you played back in Heavensward itself (pre-2017) and had only purchased the Heavensward expansion.

The only thing it's gating at all is actual progression of the Main Scenario quest. The only level cap is that of the expansion registered on your account, which if what you said is true (Endwalker), would be level 90. Blue Mages have a slightly lower cap of 80.

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