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Final Fantasy 14 Free Trial Expansion arrives TOMORROW. Who is going to try it?
- Thread starter golguin
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quests with a big meteor icon, those are the main story quests
blue exclamation mark with a + sign quests are quests that unlock side content
the game opens up the 1st time at level 50 so if you just start you should just do the main story quests to raise your level
So they got rid of the subscription fee? Because this would mean people with free trial play all they want forever and other people still paying to play?
Yes, for the cross world linkshell. If you want to join Era's FC you'll need to be on Ultros. Which is apparently super popular today.
Trial only goes to 60, main game goes to level 80, also there are 2 expansions that are not included with the trial.
There's two expansions after where the trial ends, and trial accounts have restrictions on them that anyone who wants to play the game long term would want to get rid of, particularly the inability to engage in the various social systems and the market board.
For the free trial probably around 100+ hours depending if you just do story (and watching cutscenes) and queues as well
Trial accounts can be invited to parties and use the duty finder. They can't create parties.
Ah, nice! Thanks. My friends were all confused, but I guess I can get in there and help them get started, then.
I'm currently playing on the trial from a month or so ago and am around level 30. Can I delete my character to start a new one on the trial to check out how the earlier content changed?
You could, but there's really not that many changes, if any, to content level 30 and below, so it seems like a waste of time IMO
You could, or you could just create a new character on another server than your current one so you don't lose progress as well. I don't think it would have changed that much between when you started and level 30 though. If anything, you're right at the point where the trimming would have made a noticeable difference.
Could just play a level 1 class to get a hang of things again, then go back.
Do you have to play the original game first? I played it a bit but gave up when a mission queue took forever on multiple oceanic servers.
do you mean 1.0? No. That basically just got turned into lore for this game and it explains it.
Could hop into Palace of the Dead solo with its own fast levelling from level 1 to relearn step by step. Chances your job is even simpler to play at low levels due to the ability pruning that happens with each expansion to make room for new ones.
Also check out the official Job Guide website.
Restarting sounds like an unnecessary chore. If you wanna brush up on the story there's the book at the inn, or, if you made it all the way through 2.55 and where Heavensward begins, Youtube recaps.
If you mean "do you have to play the game and expansion in order" (ARR -> HW -> StB -> ShB), then yes
Still not sure if I should resub or just start over, I don't think it will take me much time to get to where my og character was?
For reference: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/2194662
I don't really remember this game lol
For reference: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/2194662
I don't really remember this game lol
I really miss Crystal and Mateus. Swapped to Europe to play with my friend and we aren't really friends anymore so now im stuck here and just want to go back to Mateus again lmao
Highly recommend crystal for any newbies or casual players. Community there is super nice.
Mateus isn't congested anymore, so you can make the jump! Just...have toi pay alas
I bought the game and subscribed for one month a long time ago. I barely played it. I think I got to level 12.
...but now I can't take advantage of the free trial or play through ARR/HS at all, as a result? 🤷♀️
When I try to log in it tells me I need to have a sub.
Pretty horrible system, tbh. Seems to not take into account longtime lapsed players at all. And before you suggest I just make a new account, keep in mind that this account is the one that has the base game + every expansion unlocked on it, so to play on a new account I'd have to rebuy them
...but now I can't take advantage of the free trial or play through ARR/HS at all, as a result? 🤷♀️
When I try to log in it tells me I need to have a sub.
Pretty horrible system, tbh. Seems to not take into account longtime lapsed players at all. And before you suggest I just make a new account, keep in mind that this account is the one that has the base game + every expansion unlocked on it, so to play on a new account I'd have to rebuy them
It would have been announced in November, but the American and Japanese Fanfests have been cancelled. It's just a matter of time until the European Fanfest is cancelled. Who knows what they'll do. They haven't announced any replacements for the Fanfests yet.
I mean I don't know what you expect, you already have all the expansions even. Payment in my mind isn't even that bad. $13/month. If you're buying new games they're like $60 ($80 in Canada :( ).
It's the sub or you gotta make a new account. Complete edition is for sale at $30 and you don't have to apply it to that account right away, so you can take advantage of the free trial that way.
I expect to be able to play through ARR for free. Why should I NOT expect that? To expect anything else is nuts:
Me, having paid for ARR and all expansions: Have to buy a sub to play.
You, having never paid for anything: You don't have to buy a sub to play.
Probably better to just let every account access ARR and HW, then check for payment/subscription status for the later 2 expansion, but I guess that's too much for them to change
I recall them saying that they might make it an online streaming event.
This is really what they should've done, the current system is non-sensical.
I'd love to try this game (on PS4), but it always tells me my ID/Password doesn't match. Is the SE account required for this game a different one from the, well, official SE account? I have a SE account, the one you can login into their website and register your games on (which I did for many games over the last ten years). I know my ID and the PW is 100% correct, so I wonder...
Happens to me when I resub every major expansion.
Best to just look at a class guide video online. One that is current with the latest patch version though! It really doesn't take that long to get the gist of your combat rotations down again, and a few minute YouTube video can make you quickly informed on things you both forgot and also weren't aware of.
That is the Square Enix store account, that's a separate thing. I was confused about that initially too.
when they said they're changing Free Trial, that's literally it - they changed only the Free Trial limits. Everyone who don't have access to the Free Trial status won't get anything
this is somehow tied to their account privilege system and they can't do anything, I can feel it
So I do need another SE account. It surely wouldn't have hurt to mention this detail on the login/account creation page.
Anyways, thank you very much! :)
There's no "duo" content per-say. But both of you guys can be in the same party and play alongside each other through the whole game for sure. (Just as long as someone else makes the party, free trial accounts can't create them).
Try putting a space after the last letter of your username/password/security question. This happened to my roommate and I guess it's because the PS4 soft keyboard inserted a space after her password.
So to clarify, I have to buy at least the £10 Online starter edition, then I can play for free up to level 60?
Or is there a way that doesn't involve me spending £10 out of interest.
Or is there a way that doesn't involve me spending £10 out of interest.
The Free Trial is free. No payment. You can play for free up to level 60.
Thanks, I seem to be struggling to find the free trial then as Steam doesn't have it and the Square website isn't making it easy to find either, I will go back through this thread and see if anyone posted it.
No, the Starter Edition is the license for the full game. If you get that you'll only get 30 free days and then you'll be on a paid sub account.
Is this not it?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Free Trial on Steam
For newcomers, the Free Trial includes 3 award-winning titles. Join over 30 million adventurers online and experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
First result googling "FFXIV free trial steam"
Is this not it?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Free Trial on Steam
For newcomers, the Free Trial includes 3 award-winning titles. Join over 30 million adventurers online and experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.store.steampowered.com
First result googling "FFXIV free trial steam"
Thanks a lot, saved me some searching as it definitely was not coming up when I searched on Steam for whatever reason.