Final Fantasy 14 is a huge MMORPG, but it plays unlike many other games of the same genre out there. This video is aimed at complete beginners, providing you with some guidance for your first hours of the game and clearing up common questions, and showing you exactly what to do or avoid!
Community Finder:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/community_finder/
Keybinds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3itPj3z54YQ
Leveling Crafters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtimUPWEWA
Leveling Gatherers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swWU0QtOVFc
Quest to Unlock Glamour:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/quest/bb7ebd31069/
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Context to FFXIV
01:24 Free Trial, Purchasing the Game
02:04 Character Creation
02:14 Races
03:08 Clans
03:30 Classes/Jobs
08:02 Servers
09:05 Setting Recommendations
10:14 Quests
12:26 Items, Gear
14:23 Aetherytes, World Travel
15:29 Marketboard, Retainers
17:02 Crafting, Gathering
18:38 Grand Companies, Free Companies
20:38 Combat Basics
23:18 Roles
25:30 Buffs, Debuffs
26:31 Player vs Player
27:22 Gearing
30:04 Glamour
31:20 General Advice
32:19 Outro
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I realized that despite having so many videos focused on helping new players in the game, I've never made a guide for complete beginners! So here it is, hopefully it's useful to some of you just starting out 🙂
If you want to try the game and save money when you decide to buy, don't get the starter edition, because it voids the free trial that allows you to play without a subscription. Get the Complete Edition when you reach the end of the free trial content. That should be the cheapest way to go 🙂
Ok unrelated question: How much of a fortune have you spent on Fantasia's? You have a different character race every video!
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Don't you have to buy the starter edition in addition to the latest expansion?
Jolsn, you dropped your scales! Also, goddamn you're pumping out videos!
I think it's useful to highlight that the Hrothgar/Viera hat thing is purely visual (the hats not appearing on the character), gameplay- and stats-wise they work as normal.
Zero mention of any controller support or W Cross Hot bars?
Great video!
i don't recommend a preferred world nor equipping the 'brand new ring' you get from the hall of the novice, they get you far to overleveled far too quickly and because most features are story gated not level gated it feels way better when you are nearer the story level.
some cosmetics have exp boost
For any prospective Free Trial players, here's everything you aren't allowed to do on the Free Trial:
– Can't use retainers or the market board (so no selling OR buying from other players)
– Can't send friend requests or start a party (but you can ACCEPT friend requests and be added to parties)
– Can't join a Free Company
– Can't play any PvP game modes
– Can't PM other players, or use the Shout or Yell channels
– Can't trade with other players
– Can't hold more than 300,000 gil at once
– Can't level past 60 (or 70 once Stormblood is added in like a month or two)
This might sound like a lot of restrictions, but if you have at least one friend who owns the game (or if you're planning on playing mostly solo anyway) then none of these really matter that much. You can still make friends and join parties as long as someone else adds you, you can still chat with people in Party Chat or the Say channel, and the gil cap is more of a mild annoyance than anything (you can't access the market board or trade, so what would you spend more gil on anyway?) The only place you're likely to really feel the restrictions is if you try to level a Crafter, but even then it's far from impossible – you just need to do things the hard way (gather and craft everything yourself, leveling a lot of crafters/gatherers at once since they're co-dependent) instead of skipping through everything by buying materials or finished crafted gear off the market board. Most people will want to avoid that, but for a certain kind of person doing things that way might even be more enjoyable than just buying everything and skipping through the leveling process (I am that kind of person).
Despite the restrictions, you can still do practically everything in the accessible expansions with a Free Trial account – doubly so if you have a consistent group that includes at least one paying player to make a party. Take it from me, someone who spent over 1000 hours on the Free Trial, getting every single job to 60 and getting two relic weapons (one from ARR and one from Heavensward) among many other things. There's virtually nothing in the included expansions that is completely inaccessible to you as long as you're willing to put in a little extra effort to get the things you need yourself. I highly recommend it!
I started FF14 on friday last week, bought it yesterday and your chanel has really been pure gold for me to understand the systems in this game. Thanks 🙂
Downloaded the game on Saturday and starting my journey. What good timing for this video!! Thank you 🙂
Me as someone who already spent 2k hour in the game : "Ah yes I should watch this for sure"
another superb video Jolsn!
Hey man i just wanna say thanks for the help i'm starting to get used to the game even though it can be really difficult at times.
I've been playing for 2 years, have nearly all level 90s and am caught up to current content but yeah i think i might be getting used to it now, thank you again
Hey, I just started two days ago and I'm lv 38 now, so this is actually a huge help! Thank you