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Final Fantasy 14: Its expansions and why it is a success

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  Final Fantasy 14: Its expansions and why it is a success At present, there is a base game and 4 expansions. There is a free trial here where you get to play to level 60 for free. The expansions are as follows: A realm reborn, 2013 Heavensward, 2015 Stormblood, 2017 Shadowbringers, 2019 Endwalker, 2021 Why FF14 is so popular What actually makes this game so popular? A lot of it is down to the transparency of the dev team and in particular Yoshi-P. He holds a stream called “Letter from the Producer, Live” around every 6 weeks to let the fan base know what is happening behind the scenes( these can be found on the FF14 You Tube site here ), what the dev team is working on and what will be included in the latest patch schedule which is delivered around every 4 months.   The dev team are also known to play the game; playing the game gives them a unique viewpoint on player wishes as they are players themselves. FF14 Fan festivals In the lead-up to a new expansion,
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Final Fantasy 14: Let the game begin

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  Final Fantasy 14: Let the game begin Now, you are finally ready to get stuck in and play the game, first, you should head on over to the lodestone , it’s the official community site for all things final fantasy, it will give you tips and guides as well as keep you up to date with everything that’s happening inside and outside the game. Levelling up Get used to navigating the main screen as you will be seeing this a lot, you can play around with the UI and find what you like, below is an example of your screen. At present the level cap is 90 in FF14 if you own all the expansions, to level up there are many main quests, and side quests that give you experience.   Other ways to earn experience points are by doing such things as: Guild heists- Training exercises for 4 to 8 players (easy) Dungeons- 4 people, contains trash mobs and 3 mini bosses (easy) Daily Roulettes- A mixture of all playable content. PVP- Fighting against other players in various arenas. Alliance raids- 24-ma
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Final Fantasy 14: Job classes, Warriors of light assemble.

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  Final Fantasy 14: Job classes, Warriors of light assemble. So, you made it through the character customisation and creation screens to now be presented with what job you can play, see here for previous details on creation. The thing to remember here is your starting class does not have to be your main class, there are 19 main playable classes in total and you can level and play each one.   These jobs are split into the following: Tanks: Limit break- Party-wide damage reductions Paladin: Pure tank class, weapons include sword and shield. Warrior: Crazy axe-wielding berserker class Gun breaker: A tank that thinks it’s a damage class job and uses a gun blade as a weapon. Dark Knight: Harnesses the power of darkness and attacks with a great sword. These four guys get hit in the face, repeatedly so you don’t have to.   With strong armour and heightened defence stats, they keep aggro on all the enemies and survive the hard hits by utilising their cooldowns.   The damage t
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Final Fantasy 14: We were all a noob once.

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  Final Fantasy 14: We were all a noob once. So, what to expect if you decide to play FF14 ?   First, off you will be given free access to the base game and the first expansion Heavensward up to level 60, if you want to play past level 60, there is a subscription service that costs £7.69 a month.   You can view the opening credits and then hit the start game button.   This takes you to a screen to choose your data centre and home world. If you want to play with friends, you choose the same locations as them; if not, you are free to go wherever you like.   Final Fantasy races Each FF14 race has different lore and characteristics, it won’t really impact the gameplay based on what race and gender you choose, it is mostly aesthetic and starting stats do not make a difference to your overall gameplay.   B elow is a little about each race in FF14: Hyur These are Midlander and Highlanders They are your run-of-the-mill humans of Eorzea, they are of average height and build.   Mid
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Final Fantasy 14: Flop to fab in a few short years

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  Final Fantasy 14: Flop to fab in a few short years Final Fantasy 14 (FF14) is a multi-award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Square Enix that boasts a worldwide player base of over 40 million players, with an average daily play rate of 2 million people.    But the game was not always this successful, during its launch period back in 2010 the game was hit with heavy criticism by both Final Fantasy fans and the media.   This was blamed on the game’s poor optimisation, terrible UI and the dev teams not having enough specialised staff. Dalamud falls By 2012 the servers were to be closed, and the fans looked on as a timer counted down the impending doom that would fall on the FF14 world of Eorzea, in the shape of Dalamud a man-made moon that had been worked into the story.  This moon would cause destruction to Eorzea and lead to an umbral calamity. A Realm Reborn Square Enix decided to rework the game instead of scrapping it indefini
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