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blueirisfox (125 KP) rated the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn in Video Games
Feb 7, 2021
However, this base expansion(?) lays the foundation so that the later expansions can thrive.
Think of ARR as season one. This 'season' is an introduction to the world, the characters, the game mechanics... all that jazz. It's doing all the important boring things now so that all the cool fun things that it does later on are less confusing.
Personally, I actually enjoyed playing ARR - and that was before the recent (kind of?) patch wiped a bunch of quests to make it a better experience.
There's no need to rush through this story! Take your time and enjoy it, that's what I did!
I only started to get fed up with ARR when I had to do the 100 quest-line arc pre-Heavensward (HW). Good luck with that by the way! Heavensward is great, so push through because it is totally worth it!
Hopefully this was helpful or at the very least entertaining!
If you are thinking about joining the wonderful community of ffxiv, then consider playing the free trial! It doesn't have a time limit and let's you play all through ARR and HW without having to worry about paying for the sub.