So. What's First?

[finiteHP]

This is my plan starting in phase 4. What I will be doing launch day will be whatever things on this list I don't get done during phase 4 and early access.

1) Chocobo from Grodania to check ferry price.
1a) if the ferry is cheap: take ferry to Limsa and unlock Arcanist.
2) Sort inventory. This step will take most of a day. /cry
3) get to the point in the story that unlocks airship. Will use ACN for this if I unlocked it. If not I will use PGL or GLA so exp won't be wasted.
3a) Unlock ACN if I haven't already.
4) Level BTN to 20 if still in phase 4. 23 if after.
5) Get to the point of the story where I rejoin my GC while leveling ACN. I'll probably use CNJ in the dungeons and party instance because so many people will be wanting to use ACN.

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

unlock Arcanist.

You don't need to unlock arcanist, you can choose it as your starting class. That's my plan personally, to start out as arcanist so I can get the most exp with it by doing all the starter quests as arcanist.

[Myranda]

You don't need to unlock arcanist, you can choose it as your starting class. That's my plan personally, to start out as arcanist so I can get the most exp with it by doing all the starter quests as arcanist.

I think their point is choosing the city you want to start in and the questline story to experience rather than let arcanist dictate that it must be Limsa's story. They want to level arcanist, but they'd rather Gridania be their hometown.

[lordoftheapes79]

I think their point is choosing the city you want to start in and the questline story to experience rather than let arcanist dictate that it must be Limsa's story. They want to level arcanist, but they'd rather Gridania be their hometown.

also, once you choose your starting guild, I think you're locked in until you finish the level 15 quest for that guild. After that though you're free to switch around. that said, legacy/1.0 players will piss through these.

[Fantasia]

shit dude you are hard core lol. If you think we didn't notice you want to be an ACN cause everything else is already 50 you're fooling yourself lol.

I don't think she was hiding anything... it's the case for a few 1.0 players, myself included...

I think their point is choosing the city you want to start in and the questline story to experience rather than let arcanist dictate that it must be Limsa's story. They want to level arcanist, but they'd rather Gridania be their hometown.

also, once you choose your starting guild, I think you're locked in until you finish the level 15 quest for that guild. After that though you're free to switch around. that said, legacy/1.0 players will piss through these.

1.0 characters will start in a different location than we did in the last few phases; a new area to "pop" back in, so I'm not even 100% sure that our starting class will affect much (But yeah, story-wise I think you're right).

Also, it's the level 10 class quests that allow you to class change~

[lordoftheapes79]

1.0 characters will start in a different location than we did in the last few phases; a new area to "pop" back in, so I'm not even 100% sure that our starting class will affect much (But yeah, story-wise I think you're right).

Also, it's the level 10 class quests that allow you to class change~

I remember them saying that we'd be starting in the area of the class we were when we last logged out before the world ended. I also didn't get to play my 1.0 during p3, apparently I had 2 accounts and activated my beta code on the wrong one.

I was close enough :P doesn't take long either way

[finiteHP]

I think their point is choosing the city you want to start in and the questline story to experience rather than let arcanist dictate that it must be Limsa's story. They want to level arcanist, but they'd rather Gridania be their hometown.

This is exactly my reason. I am too loyal to Grid to start in Limsa just for Arcanist.

1.0 characters will start in a different location than we did in the last few phases; a new area to "pop" back in, so I'm not even 100% sure that our starting class will affect much (But yeah, story-wise I think you're right).

That was my assumption up until I saw how they had 1.0 characters appear in phase 3. In phase 3 we chose what class we wanted to be and then got a special opening of our arrival in the city that was different than the new character arrival. We'll find out soon, but I don't think they'd make a special 1.0 opening if it was just going to be for one beta phase.

[lordoftheapes79]

That was my assumption up until I saw how they had 1.0 characters appear in phase 3. In phase 3 we chose what class we wanted to be and then got a special opening of our arrival in the city that was different than the new character arrival. We'll find out soon, but I don't think they'd make a special 1.0 opening if it was just going to be for one beta phase.

I vaguely remember them saying at some point there would be a special opening for 1.0 characters. Story is that we were sent forward in time by Lousioux so technically it is a different beginning.

[Kirito]

That was my assumption up until I saw how they had 1.0 characters appear in phase 3. In phase 3 we chose what class we wanted to be and then got a special opening of our arrival in the city that was different than the new character arrival. We'll find out soon, but I don't think they'd make a special 1.0 opening if it was just going to be for one beta phase.

special opening? I don't remember that being the case. I mean in phase 1 of beta test 3, I didn't see any significant differences from when I switched to my 1.0 character. Do you recall a difference? If so can you say it? But to be fair in phase 1 I started in Limsa and switched to Ul'dah once I got my beta character... I did hear them mention that there might be a special area, but that was a long time ago and I think that idea has been scrapped and replaced with special opening, I just didn't know the new opening was already established...