I’m going back to Final Fantasy 14. This will be my 4th attempt. Every time I started playing FFXIV I fell off somewhere in the first chapter, A Realm Reborn. The consensus online seems to be that its the worst chapter. Apparently it is that “bad” that Square-Enix shortened and removed several quests in ARR in 2020. But even with that my last attempt failed.
Earlier this week I resubscribed and download the game. This time on PC, I previously played on Playstation. After loading my old character I had no clue what to do or where I was, or even how to play. Took my bearings and started looking for a guide to relearn how to play my level 51 Black Mage.
This video was very helpful:
Next up was finding out where I am in the story. My next MSQ is “The Ultimate Weapon”. Googled the quest and it was a “fuck me” moment, apparently the last time I stopped playing I stopped right before the start of the “Big Battle” and end of the ARR quest line, with some additional quests to follow before heading into Chapter 2 Heavens Ward.
I was inclined to just jump in now that I know how to play again, but I have only a vague recollection of the story so far. Someone on Mastodon suggested rewatching the cutscenes with The Unending Journey book at an Inn, but it misses out all the details not shown in the cutscenes. So will be looking on YouTube for a good video, so far I only found crazy long ones.
To be continued.