The Starter Edition or Complete Edition?

[La 92i Cheval]

I want the game but i never played before, the Complete Edition have all dlc or only Endwalker ?

[Slaanesh]

read the storepage yourself.
it tells you

[Kitty]

Right now, the Complete Edition has up to Endwalker included.

If you wait until after the 2nd of July this year, they will update the Complete Edition to include Dawntrail. When exactly though, is anyone's guess, but usually not long after the newest DLC it is updated.

All *previous DLC are included, hence the Complete Edition.

[La 92i Cheval]

Originally posted by Kitty:

Right now, the Complete Edition has up to Endwalker included.

If you wait until after the 2nd of July this year, they will update the Complete Edition to include Dawntrail. When exactly though, is anyone's guess, but usually not long after the newest DLC it is updated.

it's on sale right now, and i can tryhard right now for the next dlc

[Topper mcnabb]

Why not play the free trial until the xpac release?
You are not going thru all the story content in a month unless you REALLY, REALLY skip text and cutscenes hard.
Truth be told, you probably will still have a lot to do in the free trial when the xpac hits, then you can get the complete ed there and get everything at once in one big chonky package.

Unless you no life this game nearly 24/7.

[La 92i Cheval]

Originally posted by Topper mcnabb:

Why not play the free trial until the xpac release?
You are not going thru all the story content in a month unless you REALLY, REALLY skip text and cutscenes hard.
Truth be told, you probably will still have a lot to do in the free trial when the xpac hits, then you can get the complete ed there and get everything at once in one big chonky package.

Unless you no life this game nearly 24/7.

if I download the free version, can I use the same account I used on the steam version?

[Kitty]

Yes, you can only upgrade the Free Trial version here on Steam, with a Steam CD key.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/312060/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online_Free_Trial/

[La 92i Cheval]

Originally posted by Kitty:

Yes, you can only upgrade the Free Trial version here on Steam, with a Steam CD key.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/312060/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online_Free_Trial/

I have several questions. If I download the version on steam and buy the game, do I have to start from 0 or not? And if I buy the game without doing the trial version it's integrated into it or not?

[Topper mcnabb]

Originally posted by Alex:

Originally posted by Kitty:

Yes, you can only upgrade the Free Trial version here on Steam, with a Steam CD key.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/312060/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online_Free_Trial/

I have several questions. If I download the version on steam and buy the game, do I have to start from 0 or not? And if I buy the game without doing the trial version it's integrated into it or not?

If you start on free trial here at steam and buy the game on steam you can keep your progress from free trial into the full game.
Free trial is limitless time access, meaning it will remain FREE until you add a game license to your SE account.

If you BUY the game you LOSE FREE trial status.

The moment you add a license key to your SE account you're not longer a free trial acc and therefore have to pay a sub to keep playing once the 30 free days of game time included with the first purchase end up.
You can pay your sub with steam wallet.

Therefore: play the free trial, see if you like the game, once you're finished with all it has to offer, AND ITS A LOT!, then consider buying the game via steam, If you buy a PC license from SE own store or elsewhere, it won't allow you to buy upgrades via steam, steam and PC are two different licenses in SE head.

SE = Square Enix.

[Kitty]

Personally, I would start the Free Trial that I linked above, and later on after Dawntrail is out, then buy the Complete Edition when it gets upgraded to include Dawntrail, this will be cheaper than buying it discounted as it is right now.

[Ralf]

Only Endwalker, you need to hunt on grey sites for other steam DLC keys which are very hard to find multiple years later, since you can't access Endwalker without finishing Shadowbringers, Stormblood and Heawensward. Not sure what SE was thinking, good luck

[BO⚡NETE®]

Originally posted by Kitty:

Personally, I would start the Free Trial that I linked above, and later on after Dawntrail is out, then buy the Complete Edition when it gets upgraded to include Dawntrail, this will be cheaper than buying it discounted as it is right now.

This^^

[Slaanesh]

Originally posted by Ralf:

Only Endwalker, you need to hunt on grey sites for other steam DLC keys which are very hard to find multiple years later, since you can't access Endwalker without finishing Shadowbringers, Stormblood and Heawensward. Not sure what SE was thinking, good luck

This^^

[sarteck]

Originally posted by Ralf:

Only Endwalker, you need to hunt on grey sites for other steam DLC keys which are very hard to find multiple years later, since you can't access Endwalker without finishing Shadowbringers, Stormblood and Heawensward. Not sure what SE was thinking, good luck

Originally posted by Slaanesh:

This^^

Not this at all... WTF are you on about? If you buy the "Complete Edition," it's all DLC up to EW. You don't need to buy HW, SB, or ShB separately.

[Colopatiron]

Originally posted by Ralf:

Only Endwalker, you need to hunt on grey sites for other steam DLC keys which are very hard to find multiple years later, since you can't access Endwalker without finishing Shadowbringers, Stormblood and Heawensward. Not sure what SE was thinking, good luck

Everything you said is wrong.

[♥ Beepy ♥]

Originally posted by Alex:

it's on sale right now, and i can tryhard right now for the next dlc

FYI: It took me a year and 2 months of try-harding only the MSG to get from ARR to finishing Endwalker. I even skipped most of the blue quests along the way.

Secondly: If you buy the complete edition it gives you EVERY EXPANSION UP TO ENDWALKER. Do *not* listen to these people saying it doesn't.