Probably the bad reputation of ARR isn't helping. They can also watch the cutscenes if the skip right? Or just YouTube the story to get an idea of what is happening.
The only times the game ever forces you to group up is when you gotta do "Trials" which are big bossfights and the dungeons for the story.
Aside from dungeon duties, which you simply queue for and will be thrown in with other people, yes. You don't really have to talk to them though or interact with them. The community in this game is probably one of the nicest I've ever seen for 'hardcore' gaming circles tbh. Most people understand and at worst you just say 'first time' and nobody will possibly care.
90% of the main story is solo, the exception being dungeons and trials you run, but there's a matchmaking system for those and they're designed to be easily puggable.
"The phone isn't working. It's because of your online games. You broke the phone. No more games for you!"
It's not too late but the barrier of entry is really high at this point so I don't recommend it for casual players.
Also do be aware that maybe waiting a bit might make the start smoother because the devs did say that they might be able to "streamline" the starting quests and such in the 5.1 patch which should drop around October
I just hopped in about 2 weeks ago, it's a great time to jump in! High server populations, tons of stuff to do, and as someone else mentioned the game makes sure content of all levels is always being played. Just go for it!
Huh, that's less than I was expecting. Should definitely be able to wrap things up this weekend then.
As tedious as I find doing lower level content with certain classes I definitely agree with this, it's infinitely better than seeing it once while levelling and then never again (ala WoW).
You do want to pool ressources for buffs, same as every class who can pretty much. It's not so bad if you're 72+ and have Flourish to generate a fair bit more feathers. You still end up using any surplus until your next buff window, so once you reach 3, you just use any additional one you get, but it does make the gameplay a bit more boring during that period(and the burst period more hectic). It's not nearly as important for dungeons, and really using them in big aoe pulls even without buffs is going to be better than using them for bosses during buffs. After all a Fan Dance 2 hitting 7-8mobs does 100potency per mob, no way having a few more buffs on 150potency fan dance gets anywhere close.
Rabanastre
Healer starts bashing DPS for not knowing the fight. Calls me out for defending them. The game has been out less than a month. My ban list is getting full.
You must have the worst luck imaginable cause I never hear anything but good things about the conduct of people
