9 Things EVERY New FFXIV Player Should Know!

[@aurumvale9908]

important: do NOT! attack the lv50 monster that randomly appears in a otherwise low level area unless you need a shortcut to your spawn point

[@marydotjpeg]

Can confirm this happened to me as a newbie

[@coolguy02536]

I remember walking past one without aggroing it and immediately getting sniped. That's how they assert their dominance.

[@tash3864]

i did this and someone helped me kill it, no regrets :D

[@Murasame13]

I found this out the hard way.

[@goldenwaddledees]

Ah yes the Xenoblade method

[@RealSkyDiver2]

“at 30 you’re expected to go out and get a big boy job” raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized

[@PrimalRageTV]

She's so right though lol

[@Voidelevator]

Going to do that when I'm 50.

[@MrRetlav]

Dam, yall getting a job only at 30?

[@Evolutional]

@@MrRetlav It's the 'Big Boy' part that matters, flippin burgers only takes you so far..

[@MrRetlav]

@@Evolutional Dam, then how can you hold it for so long...

[@FokkerBoombass]

I think it's hilarious how the devs acknowledged the fact that going to Walking Sands every time is a pain so now they just toss a bunch of free teleports at you.

[@bittersweetvictory8541]

so much so that you end up with more tickets than the MSQ requires lmao

[@FokkerBoombass]

@@bittersweetvictory8541 well you do end up returning there a few more times further into the story so it's nice to keep them around lol

[@verthandijal]

*old person voice* y'all got tickets?!?!?

[@EvaHoshizora]

@@verthandijal Right? I spent hours just going there LOL I was so happy when I finished the last quest there...

[@gibby3767]

Im new and only level 31 and i started getting those for quest rewards and i was like thank you, i wish it had a ahteryite crystal

[@kozonalias3339]

"Have you thought of selling coke?" And then I woke the whole house laughing.

[@Letamora]

I know I'm addicted to ffxiv when I actually understand and love this joke 😂

[@emceeunderdogrising]

You mean it isn't cocaine? Damn. You mean I bought all this for nothing? I need to reassess my life choices.

[@foussi739]

10.GET AS MUCH AGGRO AS DPS AS IN DUNGEONS TO APPLY DOMINANCE

[@philippgobel2930]

Calm down Ascian... XD

[@tamamonomae5416]

Make sure you're a dragoon while doing so

[@Stalinfalcon]

@thunder2195 Don't forget: Orange puddles are dps multipliers. Always stand in them.

[@ablynn_thegalewinds]

This one's actually fun to do when you're raiding with friends because then you get the added bonus of ticking off someone who also knows where you live

[@FinalShadow17]

@thunder2195 dont forget to tank the floor

[@duncanmacleod6274]

So, my friends and I all ended up in different cities when we started playing the game at the same time. We had 1 friend who had played a bit before, and he just had everybody jump into his Chocobo carriage and we went on a cross-continental road trip at level 1 to attune all 3 major cities and the stops in between them

[@Mary_Studios]

props to that friend

[@cattywampus6962]

i think one thing for new people is if someone in a dungeon that has experience with the game and is giving you a little advice. dont get upset with them they are just trying to make your life easier

[@ZeplaHQ]

This!!!!

[@Ohno0es]

Their* Their life easier*

[@TastyGamingQc]

I was working on my blm and we got a whm that wouldn't put regen on the tank and when I told them he said "I don't have to use regen, mind your own buisness"... I'm a whm main... I started a vote to kick and it passed.

[@MechaPlays]

I always appreciate people giving me a heads up with what's going to happen, I don't like being a hindrance to the group, and always inform people if I'm new to something, so if they're a vet, they can give me a quick run down on what they expect of me. I don't get why people get so uppity about being given advice aha

[@Kakachi07]

@Redeemed Very first thing I do in a dungeon is say hi in party chat and pay attention to for people who say hi back, usually they'll be a good party if they do respond. Also don't be afraid to enter dungeons more than once to get familiar with them, using Duty finder you'll get different parties and a chance to encounter someone that knows what they're doing. Sometimes it takes 1 run to learn a dungeon sometimes it takes a few runs to learn a dungeon. When you're using them to grind exp you're gonna spend alot of time in them.

[@JakeNKnight]

1 important tip for new players is that if you plan to play a tank. everyone in the party will expect you to know the entire dungeon/Trial, even if your new. :D

[@Trick.Sparrow]

That might vary from server to server, the little green sprout icon was enough to keep everyone nice and understanding while I learned paladin in dungeons I'd never done before on Omega! Just remember to give the party a heads up and ask for tips before bosses!

[@Reinforce_Zwei]

More like "this content is several years old and there are guides in every language, even klingon, but I'mma not look at any of that and just treat it like a tank/spank fight." Followed swiftly by "Why did we fail? the npc I was cleaving should have moved away". Read all of that as "REEEEEEEEEEEE FOOKEN STORYSKIP NOOBIESCUM".

[@gnarlyboyjai]

Reinforce Zwei for me looking at guides takes away the fun of it, unless a dungeon has really difficult hidden mechanics that is

[@warman13x]

@@gnarlyboyjai Yeah, I don't think it should have to be expected to look up a guide if you're new. Some boss fights like Baelsar's Wall actually spoil story beats if you watch the guide. If you're doing Savage content, you should probably find a guide. But for random dungeons, players should be able to enjoy the story the first time around. It's not too hard for older players to give advice either.

[@MidoriGa95]

This is the reason why whenever I play mmorpg I make sure I understand the dungeon mechanics by being dps first x_x

[@mex1jvr]

Zelpa... your forgot to tell newbies that Glamour is the true endgame....THE TRUE ENDGAME

[@brithanoakleaf]

TRUE ENDGAME

[@ZeplaHQ]

That's for the endgame video 😅

[@DrPluton]

Is Glamour like transmogrification from World of Warcraft?

[@hkoizumi3134]

Indeed it is. Ever since 2014, I have wore different kinds of glamour for my Lalafell ever week before raid time. My raid members expect it to be at this point. I have been a cat, dog, fat lion, naked, sonic, Mario, Elton john, Naruto, and etc.

[@mex1jvr]

@@hkoizumi3134 lion mask on lala weirds me out everytime. OH that is another thing to add on this video. Never trust lalas.They are evil.

[@benoitrousseau4137]

For people starting out with their significant other, I would highly recommend starting in the same city even if it means picking up the wrong starting class, and then one of you switch to the class you truly want to play at level 15. I'm saying this because we wanted to be a black mage/white mage couple, and because of that so we ended up doing the first 15 levels separate. That wasn't fun. I should have started in Uldah and pick up Conjurer when I got to Gridania. Remember: one character can be every class in this game, and getting back to level 15 is not a huge hassle.

[@owl.a987]

My fiance and I started off as arcanist due to the nature of being able to switch either a dps or healer, which was a good start off for us as he later became Summoner and I became Scholar. But I looked up guides as SCH sincw I was a dps for quite a bit.

[@SergeDuka]

Yeah. If you try to do everything, it's just too much XP. I started as a Conjurer, but decided to switch to a Gladiator when I became like 10 levels over the main quest requirements. Now, I play as a lvl 39 White Mage and lvl 35 Paladin while the main quest requires lvl 32 which is not too OP. Also, it's actually pretty fast-paced now because I can do solo content as a Paladin and find a dungeon group in seconds as a White Mage.

[@Aarc-Q8]

The most important tip of them all is to unlock fast travel and let new player focus on activating the blue aether crystals around the world because at the beginning of the game it's locked until you attune i think 3 (correct me if am wrong) please give this comment a Like so new players can see it and thanks

[@ZeplaHQ]

This is a great tip! Be sure to attune to aetherytes !!

[@KisukeOboro]

Hall of the Novice. Especially if you're a tank/healer.

[@fatcatsnuggleparty4272]

Especially when you hit level 15, for that gear.

[@mrlace8167]

And the ring with EP Boost

[@TheAccountant369]

Where is that?

[@KisukeOboro]

@@TheAccountant369 It's right outside the first dungeon. It has a leaf or a sprout icon on the map. It has a bunch of lessons in there and you should probably complete them all for your current class. Once you complete them then they'll give you a decent looking glamour set for the class you completed it with

[@TheAccountant369]

KisukeOboro Where in Gridania?

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

So in the beginning of the game you’re a glorified mailman.

[@Slythistle]

There's actually a questline to be a mailman. Gives backstories to a lot of your early game NPCs. Really worth a playthrough.

[@xHiTtHeLiGhTx]

I wish there were more people like you in the FFXIV community. Very helpful to all the fresh WoW-refugees.

[@Rhanith]

there are tons upon tons of helpfull peops in our community. o.O

[@xsirenflyx]

call me out of the loop, but why ARE a bunch of wow players suddenly coming over? I dont play wow, what happened lol?

[@Rhanith]

@@xsirenflyx welllll because blizzard shit´s on theyr com, because BFA (the latest expansion) does everything wrong they COULD do wrong, and overall (at least that is my opinion; i left Wow Years ago for - reasons- and overall the comunication between deff´s and playerbase is way better nowadays in FF14 then it is in wow so.. yeah, folks begin to realise how bad Blizzard AND activision are for theyr game.

[@wolfwolf7152]

@@xsirenflyx late answer, but there were not. Just a bunch of ffxiv players trying to make their game more relevant

[@JoelWylie]

@@xsirenflyx Yeah what Rhanith said, I was a dire hard WoW player of 17 years, invested my life in it and i'm just tired of being treated like shit...so here I am ^.^

[@YashiroIsana]

MSQ: Head to the waking sands Me: Ffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@ZeplaHQ]

Pray return to the waking sands.

[@stevenrevan3028]

@@ZeplaHQ mayhap albeit mayhap now, mayhap.

[@Caursten]

I plan to slap her as soon as I see her again for making me go here, go to Waking Sands, go here, go to Waking Sands. Why not just let me use a linkshell!!!

[@YashiroIsana]

@@Caursten Or better yet, let us teleport there immediately or something.

[@1337penguinman]

I actually kept my home point at the town just up the way until heavensward. No joke.

[@myrany8407]

I would argue side quests should be skipped on your first job as they are really handy for xp when leveling alt jobs.

[@FinalShadow17]

I wouldnt say alt jobs, but for dps. I always run msq as dps bc I can just insta que dungeons as my tank

[@FinalShadow17]

For alt jobs, just run potd. I'm sorry about stormblood, as hoh isn't really worth doing if you're trying to reach lvl70 as fast as you can. I hope fates are worth clearing in shadowbringers

[@Lindaine]

I learned this the "hard" way. I used to clear side quests in witcher 3 before the main quests(the "!" Is just annoying), tried to clear most of side quests in gridania(CNJ) ended up being lvl 17 and my MSQ is still lvl 10 or so.

[@danbeforetime]

@@Lindaine Brand new player and I literally just did the same thing. lol

[@-LucidDreamer-]

I mean, I have all classes between 65-80, and the jobs that are under 80, I can achieve almost 2 levels in 1-2 hours. Frontline challenge, leveling, and alliance raid roulette. Fat doinks for xp.

[@erakres1360]

Well one thing... u unlock mounts with chocobo but he can battle by u side at level 30 after side quest in South Shroud

[@yamabushi_nate7825]

As a recent new player, I cannot vouch for the Hall of Novice enough.

[@Lunar_Crescentfall]

I agree, You get some pretty cool level 15 gear and then if you complete the final challenge you get a level exp ring up to 30

[@yamabushi_nate7825]

Laura Yeah it teaches you really well and you be gear that you’ll use throughout the game

[@Kakachi07]

@@yamabushi_nate7825 Surprises me how easily the game spells out how to do a role and sometimes you get people in lvl 50+ dungeons that don't know how to properly Tank.

[@courteousc2060]

raids aren't everything, you don't have to be good at all the content to enjoy the game

[@ZeplaHQ]

Absolutely! There are many different ways to play & enjoy ffxiv, and raids aren't for everyone . That's ok so long as you're having fun 👍

[@KillerDeadXero]

Pvp is everything :)

[@anthony26812]

Majority of people don't play mmos to rp, it's for raiding

[@-LucidDreamer-]

I mean.... raids are the pinnacle of content. They're the reason why you gear up at 80. Yeah some people might not enjoy them and that's okay, but it doesnt change the fact that it's the pinnacle.

[@holgualoxford3871]

Ive been in MMOs since 99 and have done a lot of raiding but find the journey to max level overall more enjoyable. I am an explorer and dabbler type player so I never rush to "end game". Also as I get older (past 40 now) I dont have the time to do scheduled raids or the patience to deal with the social aspect that that comes with.

[@GolanLP]

Thats a nice informa... Why can't I get my eyes off of those hair buns?

[@GBS4893]

Because it's unusual but cool.

[@ZeplaHQ]

It's natural for the eyes to be drawn to the buns

[@succubusbait2499]

Zepla HQ I feel like that has a double meaning, and I'm okay with that

[@VegetaHimself]

You were obviously a Sailor Moon fan.

[@MilkAndSugar16]

I once weard my hair in a similar way (no buns) and was being mocked for it. Worlds a dark place without creativity and kind hearts. Still, they look cool 😎

[@veilofmemory]

I just started playing and I gotta say these are some of the nicest people I've ever met. I did a random fate with I guess a veteran player? And he could tell I was new! So when we finished it, he literally gave me 100k gil just to be nice! And then when I do a dungeon for the first time, they're very patient in explaining things to me and helping me keep up! I'm having a lot of fun and knowing how supportive everyone is makes me happy.

[@aarronsmith17]

Did she just say that the chocobo will help you get around the world “Kweh-cker”? Puns and buns - she’s got em

[@chrisrounds1242]

yup

[@RawrJoshyBoy]

I wanted to add something that isn't actually obvious at all and one of my friends who started the game recently had this problem: You cannot do the job quest until you progress the main story beyond a certain point. I believe the job quest didn't pop up for him until he finished the Sylph portion of the MSQ, and he was level 38 by the time he got there because he has the Road to 60 buff and was doing leveling roulette every day with us. So yes, do your job quest ASAP (I kept telling him to make sure to check every chance he got), just be aware you need the MSQ completed beyond the level 20 quest.

[@auran1112]

Yeah, you can't fast travel to other city states till lv 15 but that doesn't mean that you can't walk there :D I was a level 10 LNC and knew I wanted to swtich to GLD, so I went on my way with my smol LNC on a journey without any mount in new areas I've never seen. Was rather exciting, but oh boy did the aggro range for mobs increase a lot :D Didn't help hat most of the mobs could one shot me :C Didn't know at the time that later I could just use airships

[@hkoizumi3134]

Nice lol. That reminds me of Journey to Jueno in FFXI online. It was a path that was dangerous but necessary for all new players. Good times.

[@marcw6875]

@@hkoizumi3134 Oh yeah. I remember that first trip from Sandy to Jeuno. Sneaking my way through Batallia Downs while hugging the edge of the zone. haha

[@Xenmaru00]

@@hkoizumi3134 OH MY GOD YES! SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE PAIN AND TENSION OF THE FIRST JEUNO RUN! It's even WORSE if you start at Windy (Windurstians UNITE). God the aggro-dodging of the Gobs, i remember hiding behind a stalagmite and praying one of those feckers wouldnt see me. especially doing it without Sneak/Invis. HOOOOBOYYYY.

[@aurumvale9908]

me: try walking to Limsa

[@ariannadravis3934]

@@hkoizumi3134 What the fuck is the journey to jueno??

[@Naexus01]

There are a bunch of really helpful quality of life options in the settings menus, things like skipping previously played cutscenes, turning off auto-face target (if it gets on your nerves), changing the inventory to expand view and many more. Lots of small tweaks that can really help alleviate some of the 2.0 blues

[@confessionconcession6757]

You overlooked the absolute need to /pet lalafell whenever you see them!

[@aurumvale9908]

it yous fire to bake em good

[@yayanotherchannel]

If you ever pet my Lala she'll bite you

[@aurumvale9908]

@@yayanotherchannel and it probably still look adorable. like an angry kitten

[@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342]

you misspelled punt

[@FrazzleCat]

I'd suggest adding to not misbehave. Unlike a lot of other online games, the GMs will snatch you away for misbehaving, up to & including bans or temp bans.

[@vaxest7543]

Btw one important thing is that relic weapons are purely GLAMOUR your gonna out gear your relic real quick... and it’s really grindy I’ve seen too many poor sods grind that long with a weapon that is way weaker then what they already have or have rn

[@SuperKOR246]

That's not true. The final stage if the relic weapon is always 5 levels ahead of everything else.

[@vaxest7543]

I’m talking about beginner relic weapons becoming quite weak really early not eurekas 405

[@JamotHica]

I was level 60 before I even reached Heavensward 😢 straight up gave up once I got Gae Bolg Novus, and as pretty as it is I’m still salty you can’t get replicas of previous versions til you do the FINAL weapon quest

[@FamousFelix08]

they did to for the glamour. its the end game prep

[@StormCreeper98]

I wish I knew about that route to the waking sands... T_T

[@eventhorizon853]

TIL that being a drug dealer will be my mode of income in this game... 10/10 realism

[@Wisenfrosty]

"I can't wait for shadowbringers!!!" "Have you finished msq?" "Uhhh..."

[@DarkDyllon]

well, yes, i actually did o.0

[@confessionconcession6757]

I was literally in post ARR / pre HW when I came back to the game, excited for ShB. QQ

[@flour6808]

This is me in every MMO, tbh

[@nogitsune4452]

Well I'd tell new players to *please take your time to enjoy the game*. I find the journey of FFXIV is better than the destination.

[@aina.iv6]

i enjoy just walking around in first person and no hud. the game looks so good!

[@Zayindjejfj]

If you're a healer, NEVER ADJUST.

[@MyVanir]

I always adjust when healing. I adjust the list of people who get to remain dead because my MP is better spent dpsing.

[@Boyzby]

I'd like to think most tanks and healers agree on this: If you pull it, you tank it. And we're not helping you.

[@MyVanir]

@@Boyzby And if you want the tank to go faster and pull more, then you have two choices: 1. Go and pull more mobs like a mute bot and die for it. 2. Show that you are in fact human and have a brain and ask the tank to pull more.

[@ashbringer5999]

Adjust god dammit!!

[@FinalShadow17]

@@MyVanir see the issue with that is many play on ps4 and dont use keyboards. So instead of wasting time to type it out, it's faster to just pull to tank. I pull to tank and don't attack so he can easily gain aggro on them. But this is only is endgame dungeons. Absolutely no reason why ppl cant pull multiple groups at those lvls

[@KitKat1965]

I still want polar bears to drop Coke.

[@bobateaaa69]

Just a new heads up, as a sprout! They’ve added vesper bay teleporter coupons. USE THOSE! It teleports you directly to Waking Sands, and is 100% free. You gain enough throughout the ARR MSQ to get you by, and still have a few left over (which you should save a few for HW because you do need to go back once or twice in HW and a bit during the expansion between HW and STB)

[@Naexus01]

If you are an South East Asia/Oceania English speaker playing on the Japanese data centre for improved latency, make sure you turn on the other languages in the duty finder. Click the cog in the UI element, got the languages tab and check them all. Doing so will vastly improve your queue times.

[@Stalinfalcon]

If you are on ANY data centre for ANY reason, ALWAYS tick all 4 languages in the duty finder. What Naexus01 said is absolutely correct; however, I am emphasising the fact that the DF will take forever matching you on any data centre if you only have 1 language option. Every time I hear people complaining about queue times, that is my first question: are ALL your languages ticked?

[@jcwolf886]

Quick mention, your chocobo doesn't start fighting with you until you hit 30 and do a quest in Camp Tranquil in South Shroud - it's easy to miss. Also the Ishgard jewelry vendor only sells level 50 and level 60 accessories, and nothing in between (so no 52, 54 etc).

[@Liltama]

man everytime I watch someone saying ffxiv is like their home I feel so lonely, cause I love the game and I don't mind playing solo, but I wish I could make some friends too x'DD

[@ghostorii646]

Same!

[@SergeDuka]

Same! So far, it's like WoW -- "hi" (here: "o/"), "by" (here: "gg"). And that's it.

[@roease6674]

Repairs are a thing, when your gear breaks search for the hammer icon if you hover over it it should say repairs. I went until level 70 not knowing this and bought a whole new set of gear from the market board each time my gear broke spending all my msq money. Also for leveling, if your ilv isn’t high enough or you a desperate for new gear vendors in rhalgars grid ul dah limsa and ishgard (I don’t know which city has the shadowbringers one) have leveling gear from vendors that’s you can purchase for really cheap :)

[@Stalinfalcon]

I'm noticing some comments on the sidequests topic. Gonna drop my 2 gil on a fresh post instead of remarking on others as my stance is somewhat contrary to common opinion. Exp USED to be hard to come by, back in the bad ol' 7th Umbral days. This has *significantly* changed. These days, the brutal fact is that sidequests are actually time-inefficient for levelling. I am speaking from massive ADHD altoholicism. Alpha/beta tester invitation surveys for MMOs always ask a multiple answer question about what is most important to you about a game. *If you are a lore person* (as am I) then there is absolutely NO reason to save sidequests. ALL sidequests of a given level are 100% related to what is happening in the MSQ at that level. If LORE/STORY is what drives you, then consider TWO (three at beginning levels) jobs that interest you and level them simultaneously; one via MSQ and the other via the sidequests. The environment of the world is much more organic when experienced this way. Saving sidequests for later is actually rather jarring as the sidequests are discussing current events (from their lens) that are now ancient history (from your MSQ perspective 2 expansions after the fact). To reiterate, if you are a person whom MMOs are about The Journey, then don't fret saving the sidequests. Level two jobs side by side and experience the rich fabric of FF14 in real time.

[@hkoizumi3134]

Uhh yes, 7th umbral days. I was just a lalafell with fates and blizzard 2 back then. Good times.

[@christophermcauley4715]

Hey I just bought ff14, could I do both the msq and side quests on the same class/job? Or do I have to level two classes?

[@Daniel-qt5ib]

@@christophermcauley4715 you can do everything on one class if you like. The risk used to be that you'd hit max level (when max level was 50) and any exp you would gain after that was gone to waste. I suppose this is still the risk if you don't have the expansions, only the base game. Now it's 80, so you won't hit max so easily but your one class will get overlevelled soon enough for the part of the story you're at. You can easily level 2 jobs and swap between them as you like if you're doing msq and sidequests, and I'd recommend it just to provide more variety to how you play :)

[@chareal18]

Now that I think about it, one of the reasons my Gladiator got to level 35+ while my MSQs were still around 20, was because I was invested with the job story. XD Same with picking Arcanist as second job, the characters there were interesting. :)

[@lexysteinberger7725]

I would say mention that your new at the beginning of dungeons and someone will ABSOLUTELY help you out with knowing the mechanics of the fights.

[@SergeDuka]

Not sure if this is sarcasm, but it happened to me on a multiple occasions. Though, maybe it's just because I play as a healer, and no one really wants to die. lol

[@lexysteinberger7725]

@@SergeDuka Not sarcasm. I help new players myself with dungeon mecs. It's just fun for me to help and make runs go smooth.

[@sonjareitter1887]

I do Horizon > then rent a porter chocobo to Vesper Bay. One less hop and even lazier

[@DynomitePunch]

one thing no one seems to mention is you can kind of tell what order your actions are supposed to go in during a fight because murauder for example, if you do heavy swing, then maime will light up with this yellow dotted line around it indicating to do it next for a bigger damage, it's a nice visual indicator that i don't think a lot of people cover

[@MasterBeowulf]

She is the one called Sailor Zepla!!

[@aurumvale9908]

well she plays DNC now, pretty close

[@aymericdeborel]

Actually, side quests later are sometimes not marked but part of a chain that unlocks aether currents

[@Floofers_]

you can set limsa as a Favored Destination to reduce the cost of the teleport as well

[@roberth.4009]

I know this is a 2 year old video, but damnit thank you. I'm not exactly a WoW refugee .. I left WoW back at Cataclysm so I've been out of that loop, but I am still a fresh Sprout to FF14 and yea even 2 years later this helped. I knew the MQ significance but the job requirements I didn't know about nor the unlock quests. Would love to see an update to this video maybe? Thanks again!

[@AquilaCat]

THANK YOU for the tip on getting to Waking Sands. I just started playing last week got so sick of sprinting back and forth that I tolerated it until I could get a chocobo, then refused to go back until I had a chocobo to make the run a LITTLE less tedious

[@adammartin5516]

Actually, the fastest way to travel to Waking Sands in the beginning is a quick tele to Horizon then a quick mounted run to Vesper. :P

[@Chris-iv8sb]

If you start as DPS and see story dungeon queue times of 20+ minutes, open up a party finder and say you're new and it's your first time. Someone will drag you through it unsync within minutes.

[@Ariancia.Thystarian]

If you don't want to do it unsynced put that in the information and if you want to watch cutscenes so only people that actually care about story enjoyment helps you out ^^ It's so not fun to be dragged through dungeon unsynced, when you actually want to do it for real and enjoy it.

[@dvduadotcom]

One final thing I'd mention to a new player is the commendation system. I found that to be a good way to see how well I'm doing and it feels good :)

[@MiloKuroshiro]

Yes and No. As a DPS you will rarely get commendations. As a Tank or Healer, sure.

[@cetonis2767]

For ranking up your GC - on a second character I leveled for the DC split, I realized that the hunting log alone doesn't really get you particularly close to unlocking Expert Deliveries. I think if someone is taking the game slow, GC seals from roulettes may be good enough, but after being generally disappointed by the seal rates as I tried to get them in various ways while leveling, I've taken to recommending to people that they maybe don't worry too much about GC until level 50. At which time, they can put on some level cap gear and roflstomp some GC leves (I preferred Hawthorne Hut) to power level their GC up to deliveries in... took me about 15-20 minutes I think. Just gotta avoid those leves that are forced to always take 5 minutes. And then they can turn in dungeon drops from allll those 50 dungeons, and those spare gear sets you get handed in the MSQ now, get the rest of the way to 2nd Lt. and be ready to unlock those Centurio Hunts as soon as they're in Ishgard and level 53.

[@graysonarmfield1754]

She didn't mention it but USE THE SUB REDDIT. I can give the most original question and get a few great responses within minutes. I started a few days ago and it has been a life saver. Best community I have ever experienced in a game. FF14 players care.

[@sunsetrooftops512]

Please rename this video to "Puns only FF14 players will get"

[@hkoizumi3134]

It's actually another lesson by her telling newcomers to be accustomed to puns in the games. I was overwhelmed with them with quest titles long ago.

[@Diana-Maria.R]

I am a new player and totally agree with you. I watched this video because FF XIV is overwhelming and I feel like I definitely did something wrong with my character and I am perpetually lost. And this video has helped me with nothing except the icons for main quests and to know that I can skip all other quests. Does anyone have any real beginner tips video suggestions for FF XIV because I have tried asking questions in the chat, but nobody answered. I found it very frustrating, because I do not find FF XIV very intuitive, but then again I am not a hardcore gamer, so maybe that is my problem. Atm it looks like I will probably have to look for another mmo and play FF XIV sporadically as a single player game until it frustrates me into ditching it completely or until I finally start understand how this game works and how to navigate this world.

[@owl.a987]

@@Diana-Maria.R If you have any questions. Feel free to message reply to me or the official subreddit of ffxiv. They have people answering there lot it's nobodys business

[@Diana-Maria.R]

@@owl.a987 Thank you for the tip. Did not think to try reddit. Will try that :)

[@ragingoracle6239]

Sprout here.. what to do @ or after lvl 50? I have complete the "in between" quest to get to the heavensward part? The fetch quest are just killer rn... I have done some dungeons, beat ultima, I like the card game, what am I missing??? And oh yeah - the crafting portion is pretty awesome - most times my crafting jobs are higher lvl than my battle job (BLM).. I just dont know what to do now - maybe I hit a not so great point in the game???

[@philippgobel2930]

And another thing: The flow of the game is a lot more on the Mechanics side, so calm down and trust your tank if he prefers to go slower than you would like

[@Zayindjejfj]

Thank you. I've had people try to pull more cause I wasn't going fast and we ended up in sticky situations because I wasn't expecting it. Not realizing that I might be new to the dungeon or instance in general. Any other that I've been through, I fly through it all. I also go slow if someone else in the party is new so they can get a feel for it.

[@philippgobel2930]

@@Zayindjejfj not Only because of a might be new Tank, some of what is been seen as a Tashmob can ruin your day because a mechanic bound to them, better learning it now before 5.0 so we can enjoy what we have came for.

[@Zayindjejfj]

@@philippgobel2930 Exactly. That's why new expansions are going to be sweet for me. Absolutely NO guides on the internet for the first few days and we'll have to learn slowly.

[@beymaster531]

Some side quests that aren't the blue plus icons are important, I've only seen this with later game stuff but the lesson is GOOGLE THE QUEST! This is still a Japanese MMO where not everything makes sense so if something is going wrong with any quest you have google or ask a for help

[@altansipdrae2759]

Blue side quest must not be ignored starting HW, except if you don't want to fly.

[@lJwSl]

Collecting aether currents is the worst part, in my opinion. Doesn't take long, but it's so boring..

[@smaller_cathedrals]

@@lJwSl Yeah, as much as I look forward to ShB, I already dread doing the unlocking.

[@piccolo_bsc]

Do you mean the blue quests in the Heavensward-world? I just reached lvl50 and am about to start into HW.

[@altansipdrae2759]

@@piccolo_bsc On HW maps yes.

[@piccolo_bsc]

@@altansipdrae2759 thank you

[@chuck21222]

You should mention that upon reaching level 10 you can rent a chocobo from all 3 major cities. Take the chocobo where you have to go, then port back when done.

[@Kira121086]

Should mention that Dungeons and most Trials are linked to the MSQ... And life starts at 50. Nothing else really matters before that.

[@azadalamiq]

not really that true. there a lot of stuff going on pre-50.

[@bLuGhOsT_]

@@azadalamiq like what?

[@randomnerd9088]

@@bLuGhOsT_ flour delivery and saving the Grey Fleet from Kobolds

[@PixiiBomb]

This will be my third time coming back to the game (I'm actually not counting the time before ARR, because it was literally unplayable on my potato PC) Some of the mistakes I made: The first time around, I was definitely one of those competion-ist players, (having played every single FF game, including 11) and I just assumed I HAD to do every side quest, every time I found a new zone - and it was really slow leveling. I'd also put off the main story for that reason too, because that's what I would have done in past FF titles. I had a thing where I wouldn't progress the story until I'd completed everything in that area and leveled every single party member +10 levels (i was in high school when FF8, 9 and 10 were brand new, and I'd only get a new video game for Christmas or my bday, so I would PLAAAAY these games for hundreds of hours) The second time around, I didn't realize that the Main Story was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long, and that I would need to complete it in order to unlock everything. But since I was so behind, I just skip skip skipped my way to the next expansion. The good thing is that I realized I should save the side quests for alt classes, to use them for exp.... But the other big mistake I made was staying on ONE class, the entire time. So I'd be on a level 40 character, completing a level 20 story quest, getting like 100 exp. It wasn't until around level 50 that it dawned on me, that I should just use the Story/Unlockables/Side Quests to help catch up my sub class or any other classes that could use the exp So this third time around, even though my 2nd play through character has a lot unlocked, I honestly just re-rolled and I'm taking my time through the main story. Just enjoying the game the way I probably should have the second time around. (the first time is when you always make mistakes anyway)

[@FrankTulloch]

... your bunny ears are growing ^_^"

[@ZeplaHQ]

That is such a cute thought

[@lordmortarius538]

Thank you for this, 17 year WoW veteran (started when the Alpha test ended in 2003, and quit last year before Shadowlands) and this helped make it a little less confusing. I did have to set up my keybinds and HUD to be WoW like though lol, 17 years in one game tends to imprint itself on one's brain. I've been loving ESO for different reasons (that it's more of an action RPG with housing and outfits as endgame) but I miss that oldschool methodical tab-target style game

[@hkoizumi3134]

Instruction not clear... I ended up in 13th shard and people started to call me voidsent. Please help.

[@nrdpc5975]

Got way too distracted from the MSQ by doing the Hildibrand quests, no regrets it's probably the funniest shit I've seen in an MMO.

[@IaconDawnshire]

If we had to suffer through 2.0 story, so do you

[@Adonteon21]

Skip it! Skip it! Skip it!

[@axis1247]

It hurts. Im almost done (lv 47) but it hurts.

[@hkoizumi3134]

It will hurt more soon. Rabaun sure felt it.

[@Adonteon21]

@@axis1247 You only believe you're almost done. Ya See there is about a years worth of content at lvl 50.

[@axis1247]

@@Adonteon21 At least there will be less go here then here then back here quests for me.

[@COctagons]

One thing they have to get down before ANYTHING once they're in the game world: The controls. They have to first pick an input style that suits them, and secondly, they need to set up their Hotbars/ X-Hotbars and find out what works best for them, maybe by finding a training dummy for the fights, at least. One thing nobody wants is to be searching for the right button (or pressing the wrong one) in the middle of a fight, or getting flustered because you don't know what's going on, and what feature does what. The same goes for sorting out their HUD and UI, especially if they need special settings for disability. This I know from experience. (But the game never seems to tell you...) I don't mean for every little thing, but just enough so that they can play the game at the basic level and know how to adjust it as they go along.

[@Boyzby]

To get to the Waking Sands, I've always teleported to Horizon in Western Thanalan and taken the chocobo to Vesper Bay. I feel like that would be faster to people like me who don't have SSDs, especially since loading into Limsa can take some time with how popular it is. It's also just fewer clicks, which is what I care about.

[@ZeplaHQ]

The chocobo from horizon is good for when I want to get up to get a beverage/snack while omw to waking sands

[@ginjabr3ad330]

While leveling (solo only and scared to enter party content), I found that the vendors for my current area often had stuff I could actually use until I completed the MSQ in that area; however, don't skip the dungeon party finder. It's a great way to level quickly and the gear is often better than your current vendor will offer.

[@Merrylennium]

Haha HA the fetch quests do Not get less in Heavensward. However, these quests give you high quality gear and useful stuff. So it's not as fetchy until you find the moogles......you will want to kill them by the time you get done.

[@joelsmith7078]

#1 new tank tip: especially as you get to later dungeons, ask about boss mechanics. If you do, people are fine as you get used to them and will also explain trickier positionings. If you don't, people do tend to pick on tanks/report more than any other key role.

[@RoxyHeartsYa]

your voice when you said, “ain’t a class and a job the same thing,” it gave me serious Dolly Parton vibes and I am here for it, Queen! +1 sub for the puns too 😂

[@torgrimhanssen5100]

I would like to comment on a possible forgoten item for DoW/DoM leveling, The most important thing to do at level 15 before leaving for the other city states is to talk to "The Smith" and do your class trials. I resently made a 2nd character with the goal of experiencing the game from scratch so that I can more wholehartedly recommend whether or not to do a story skip. The forgoten item is this ring that gives +30% exp under level 30 for combat classes while at the dame time giving you +3 to regular stats (stats relevant beyond level 30). Look for NPC by the Innkeeper (city state) or near the first dungeon out in the field, with a beansprout icon called "The Smith".

[@SimpleGeekReviews]

I would say you preface that it's not necessarily at X level you unlock stuff...some of the stuff is gated behind the MSQ and class/job stuff. If you get on a preferred world or have xp buffs from items like the pre-order bonus stuff, you'll EASILY surpass the levels you're saying. I didn't get my chocobo till nearly 30 because I was gated behind the story stuff that kept pushing me up higher. This is mostly in ARR stuff, though the end game areas of Mordonah, Ildyshire, and the Reach (or rather the vendors at the Reach) only become accessible if you make it past certain points in the MSQ (so you get to 50/60/70 and suddenly start getting Tomes, only to not be able to spend them.

[@ZeplaHQ]

This is a great point

[@Chamber691]

technically you are only trapped in or kept away from limsa you can walk from uldah to gridania and viceversa but you would need to be good with how to avoid fights as you will walk past higher level mobs to do so that said if you know that there is nothing stopping you from taking a stroll to mor dhona at lvl 1 as long as you didn't start in limsa

[@jet44444]

I just started and feel overwhelmed, but having a great time.

[@bigjohn146]

to all new people watching this vid good news. SE is removing most of the filler quest(13% i believe) in 5.3 so it's gonna be alot quicker for you guys out there

[@2nOnAmEnO8]

"One wayeorzeather" sneaky ! :D

[@carriestovall8687]

"since you can't go to another city state until your level 15" not true if you start in Gardenia or Ul'dah you can go back to and from the to by just walking. (knows this to be true since they walks/ran from Ul'dah to Gardenia to Mor dhona at level 10 no deaths going through just got to be careful) but this only works for Gardenia or Ul'dah thro.

[@alexanderbustamante4585]

Actually the fastest way to the walking sands is to teleport to horizon and walk or use mount.

[@BigsGaming]

After 2.5 weeks of grinding MSQs im lvl59 and beat ARR but holy fuck the grind to get to heavensword is killing me

[@traxcanonch.2421]

0:47 I'm surprised she didn't know this, there is an item that if you use will teleport to Walking Sand instantly.

[@pingpong1403]

Regarding the "Don't buy the story skip" thing. I started FF14 a couple of days back, might be weeks now. And i can advocate for buying the basic story skip, the one where you skip the quests that's designed for 1-50. All of them, without expection, is braindead fetch/kill quests. I definently wouldn't have continued playing if i had to do them, there's no joke 500+ mandatory quests(total). Not having that, so i paid to be ever closer to my friends. Planning to do the rest of the quests myself obviously, i were just warned that the quests in the base game were dreadful.

[@lisabibby1706]

Thanks for this Zepla, I have been playing for a week and doing ALL the side quests. I was scared of missing something 😂😂😂

[@SergeDuka]

I still am, even after so many people said it was ok to skip those.

[@Saurosapius]

TYSM! new player here lvl 40, especially the exp buffs are neat, I'm helpin my brother catch up to me.

[@hannibalcrossing1981]

Ah Zepla! Those puns always get me haha! You are so funny :)

[@hannibalcrossing1981]

My girlfriend started playing XIV not so long ago so about 3 days or so ago i told her "it's time you get to know the Pun-tastic Zepla" and with this video i couldnt have been more right lol!

[@freezeweget1729]

@@hannibalcrossing1981 you creepy AF

[@hannibalcrossing1981]

@@freezeweget1729 hmm ok lol

[@thesmallpox7773]

Thank you, Southern Belle Usagi. I will never forget these drug dealing lessons.

[@ZeplaHQ]

Southern Belle Usagi 🤣🤣🤣 I'll take "Previously Unsaid Phrases In Human History" for 500 Alex

[@MasterZhao]

@@ZeplaHQ And here's the clue: "This what they call you from the city-state you originate" ...and where is that btw?

[@sidthevanti]

I definitely didn't expect the sweet southern twang in you're voice

[@SuperGreenSmartie]

So THAT’S how you earn more Gil, I never realized. Thanks Zepla, now I can finally buy that mansion I’ve always wanted by becoming a drug lord!

[@zebrion5793]

As a new player (less than a month worth of FFXIV!), you earned a sub. Most of this stuff I'd figured out already, but this video would have been a whole lot easier way to do it.

[@raeje]

Super useful and still funny. Also OMG I LOVE YOUR HAIR! IT'S SO CUTE!

[@Rayon83]

I know this video is a year old but I just started playing and I came across this video and found it very informative. Thank you so much!

[@alicee2140]

I'm slightly worried about the monetization of your video after these business tips.

[@EvanCathey]

You can actually make it to another city state before lvl 15. I once told someone that if they rolled on my coat I would hunt them down. So I made a lalafell on their server and looked for them. Unfortunately they were in Gridania when I started at Uldah so I had to run my lvl 1 lalafell self through several zones to get to them.

[@WarriorTRZ]

Petty and all but FIRST... and soon we are heading to it too...

[@Boombox478]

I feel called out 😂 I was brand new to the game so my when my friends went to bed I decided to lvl up a bit more and by the time i was lvl 48 I hadn't done any class quest so I was just using the same three moves for the entire story

[@kencasteel1428]

Those red mages, they'll take anyone....they don't give a verfuck.

[@Zayindjejfj]

Seriously though... yesterday I kept losing aggro to the red mage. I HAD GRIT ON THE WHOLE TIME.

[@austinmartin612]

@@Zayindjejfj Dark Arts Dark Passenger? Or were you too low for that? RDM is all burst

[@Zayindjejfj]

@@austinmartin612 I was using everything. He still kept pulling enemies from me.

[@ZeplaHQ]

😆

[@ZeplaHQ]

@@Zayindjejfj why they not use Diversion 😫

[@RyuNoZero]

you also can press Triangle or Space/Jump while a Cutscene plays to activate Auto-Play in Cutscenes ^^

[@ThePaido]

You have such a nice voice. We can "hear you smile", if that makes sense. :)

[@johndipietro9301]

There is one thing I've seen the time I've played with sidequests - if a bunch SUDDENLY unlock at once in an area, it may be worth it to check them out and see what they require and where they want you to go. You can always hide them or abandon them if they get too overwhelming and come back later, but, for example, when you're prepping for endgame and you get the optional sidequest at the Sands to go Skull Valley, a lot of the requests that popped up in that not only were in the same area but pretty much cleared themselves doing the main one since they all involved enemies that would be hostile and attack you regardless. Bonus, the area also corresponded with several of the Beastman quests in the same region, so I killed about a dozen birds (well... fish) with one stone (named Titan-Egi).