Best way to start playing FF14?

[Rezno]

i am intrested in playing i have been enjoying the demo, just its very slow, im not too intrested in the story either, so should i just go through the game until i get to the end game or is there an item that allows me to just lvl all they way through final level?

[HandmadeMonster]

You can buy a story skip potion on Mogstation... One will let you skip to the start of Heavensward, the other ti the start of Storm blood.

The story gets better as you progress... It's a final fantasy game after all and they always start slow.

[Moridin]

The issue with the story being slow is they basically had to learn, programe and create quests for lvl 1-50 story in about a year and a half. as such there are more "go there talk to him" quests then would be resonable.
the patches for A Realm Reborn added a load of story quests and dungeons, though the story there isnt that great either.
Heavensward is when it gets good, they had a lot less content to make compaired to ARR, given its only 50-60 level wise so could focus more on the story, even if they had about the same amount of time.

edit: don't get me wrong the story in ARR is decent for a mmo, but not for a Final Fantasy.
Buying the level boost or story boost may skip stuff thats not interesting to you, but may also cause a lack of understanding on how your job works or what certain common mechanics do.

[Gokki]

Honestly, if you're not interested in the story and all you care about is "rush to endgame and get the best-in-slow gear" i feel ff is gonna be average at best for you. There's a lot of things to do outside of endgame raiding and if you're skilled and find a skilled raid group all you're gonna be doing is logging in on wednsday and clearing the 4 bosses once a week :|

This game is more than that, it's unfortunate that other MMOs have conditioned players that leveling, storytelling and progression doesn't matter.

[Elazul]

FFXIV starts out really slowly so as to gently ease the player into the game. This can be boring AF for some people. I'd recommend hanging in there. It gets better once you get to Titan in the story up until you finish the ARR base game storyline. Then there is about 100 quests you gotta slog through to get to Heavensward(the first expansion) and you're good again. Don't be in a rush to end game. The journey is 75% of the experience. If you rush to end game you'll likely be one of the people that will be like "there is nothing to do" and then quit out of boredom cause you skipped all the interesting stuff.

[Illyasviel09]

There's an item to skip all the story before Stormblood and there's another item to reach level 60 for the class/job you select; this also gives you all skills and, if i remember correctly, a full set of iLevel 260 gear for that class/job.
Now, as it was already said, this means that you'll start playing in a point were you are supposed to know how exactly your job works, and also how many common enemies/boss mechanics work, you'll still need to do all Stormblood main story line to reach the current endgame

[tr1ckyf1sh]

I'm starting over again, haven't played this since shortly after first expansion dropped. I say just play through the story and progress normally. The story does get better, and it's worth figuring out all the game has to offer on the way to endgame. The new expansion is coming this year, so you might as well take your time getting to the current endgame. Most anything item wise you get will become obsolete for the future endgame content anyway.

[Ryan]

just stay away from this game, its not worth your time. trashy

[Rezno]

Originally posted by I AM LEGEND:

just stay away from this game, its not worth your time. trashy

care to elaborate?

[Illyasviel09]

Originally posted by I AM LEGEND:

just stay away from this game, its not worth your time. trashy

Private level 0 account. Troll

[Grahf]

Gameplay in this game is slow as fk at 2.5 GCD its mind numbing if your used to anything fast paced. An ya id avoid this as it has a monthly fee an doesn't deserve one. Tried it for awhile but wasn't worth it friends didn't even want to touch it as your forced to do MSQ.

[Fallaner, the Writer Eternal]

Originally posted by Grahf:

Gameplay in this game is slow as fk at 2.5 GCD its mind numbing if your used to anything fast paced. An ya id avoid this as it has a monthly fee an doesn't deserve one. Tried it for awhile but wasn't worth it friends didn't even want to touch it as your forced to do MSQ.

...No duh you're forced to do the MSQ? Why WOULDN'T you be required to do the MSQ? This isn't an open world sandbox game, it's an mmoRPG. Emphasis on the "Role-Playing Game"

[Drakzen]

It's probably best just to play through from start to finish without skipping/boosting for your first time.

The story is enjoyable once you get through the slow start and you'll learn how to use your classes along the way. Plus if you have wait times for dungeons I'd strongly advise to take a gathering profession to fill in the time.