It is not at all by chance that Final Fantasy XIV is first on the list of Top 10 Best MMO games on IGN.com it’s even before WoW that holds the second place.
The game has so much to offer for new players, because of the extensive Free Trial where you can try out the game. But this isn’t just a regular Trial, the base game and two expansions are included and you can play indefinitely up to level 60.
The big difference is that you can level all the classes on only one character and there is literally no need for alts. This means that with the same character you can play all the classes up to level 60 with leveling again, and if you change your used weapon your class changes -under the condition you have started the quests for that class. With the same character you can play a gladiator with a sword and shield that later becomes a paladin, or an archer that later becomes a bard, or a healer wizard or a wizard that only does damage, the choice is yours regarding what you will play and you can change the class by will.
For most classes you start from the beginning but for some classes there are limitations for example to unlock the Ninja Class you must level a fighter class know as Pugilist and to reach level 15 with it to unlock and take the Rogue Class and level that class up until level 30 and after a series of quest to start of as a Ninja, if you decide later to change to the Dark Knight class which is one of the best tanks in the game and has the iconic big two handed sword characteristic for the Final Fantasy franchise you need to level any class to level 50 to be able to start at level 30 with the Dark Knight and continue leveling.
The game starts off very slowly with lots of quests to read, and if you progress through it it becomes better and better although at the beginning it looks like nothing special. Most of the characters during the quests at the start refer to you as an “adventurer” which makes no sense since you really become an adventurer after a passed unexpected adventure. Be this as it may, the story becomes better and better with a lot more animations and dialogs and has a dose of fun humor. Most of the players love the game because of the good story, because after some time the players that are ahead of you will advise you that the fastest way to level is playing The Main Story Quest. When we are at the player base, in Final Fantasy XIV most of the players are people that have played the series all their lives and are a lot kinder and patient than other communities on other games. That is exactly one of the factors that people start to like this game, the whole community in the game is full of people that are generally nice to each other.
Playing dungeons and raids is also astonishing because it asks for presence, positioning and group coordination. The combat mechanics are very well done and the instances themselves are also fun, and there are specific training quests for each role and besides if you don’t know something about your class and you’re playing an instance the players themselves will tell you what you’re doing wrong without additional nervousness or insults, that is strange to most new people because they are used to other games where that happens all the time.
If you would like to play a good game for a change, you can indefinitely enjoy this Free Trial that has content for over 200 hours of gameplay. While the rest of the game, the other expansions above level 60 are on sale and there is a monthly subscription. So it doesn’t pay off to buy the game until you have played the Trial to the max. If you get into the game it won’t disappoint you -on the contrary it will amaze you and give you a lot of fun.
