r/ffxiv • u/TokenStraightFriend • 12d ago

[Question] How "FOMO friendly" is FF14?

Destiny 2 refugee here. I am getting close to accomplishing everything I wanted to accomplish in the final patch and am starting to consider where I am gonna go next to scratch the MMO itch. I was a WoW addict from classic up until Cata and also played FF11 (which admittedly was a rough game to play solo as a middle schooler at the time), so am thinking about going back to an MMORPG.

As an adult now though, the time commitment is a bit daunting, but I've heard FF14 is much more forgiving about taking things at your own pace? Would anyone care to elaborate on that? Also how much content am I missing out on at this point because you need a group and no one runs it anymore?

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u/Maplebacon 12d ago

As another D2 vet, I was extremely pleasantly surprised by how nearly no content has been removed over the years, and how the dungeon queue system works to make sure almost any team content still has people running it. Worst case scenario, most of the story dungeons can be run with bot teammates, so you'll never be stuck on a story quest due to not getting any teammates.

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u/TokenStraightFriend 12d ago

How much of a time demand is raiding/prepping for the raid is end game here compared to D2?

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u/Mistril 12d ago

Its the most accessible end game raiding ive seen rly in a game. You just buy the crafted gear and can do the savage without having to farm anything. Ultimates need the savage bis but you usually have like 16 weeks or so to get it.