

Why Final Fantasy 14 is just so hot right nowĭespite not being much of a mount collector or glamour player in MMOs, I still appreciate cool looking collectibles, and cool stuff is never far from your eye in FF14. And the spectacle is enough to keep anyone excited. It’s the easiest time to quit, but FF14 runs you through a variety of capital cities just to show you what you’re in for. Those first 10 to 20 levels are so crucial for every MMO, as it needs to carefully carry players like me as well as complete newbies through overwhelming tutorials and single-ability combat. I may have the language to understand it, and the experience to know that YouTube videos, hobbyist websites, and experienced friends will be my greatest tools, but there’s still so much to absorb. I started making the jump to FF14 before the state of California sued Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace, but the recent legal action certainly hasn’t made me eager to dive back into World of Warcraft full time.Įven as an MMO veteran, diving into something like FF14 is daunting. Like many, I’m a longtime World of Warcraft player who finally decided to give Final Fantasy 14 an honest shot. So shepherding a player through their first 10 hours and reminding them that this game is worth their time is key to a good experience.īut nothing incentivizes a player to stick with an MMO than seeing all the cool shit you can unlock as you level up, and nothing does that quite as well as Final Fantasy 14. Games like Final Fantasy 14 have massive, sprawling worlds filled with hundreds of hours worth of quests and more systems than 10 AAA games put together. Starting a new MMO is one of the most daunting things a video game player can do.
