Hello all! Nice to meet you. I didn't see an introduction area to post, so thought I would do so here in general discussion.
A little background information about me....
I have never played FFXIV yet. When I first heard about it, I was excited to try it, until I read the initial player reports and reviews. However, I have recently learned a Realm Reborn may be worth trying out on my shiny new PS4.
Back about a year after FFXI was released I created an account and played for about 4 years or so, on the PS2 at first and later an XBox 360. My character name was Thaddeus a Tarutaru from Windurst on the Shiva server.
I leveled BLM, PLD, BRD, NIN, BST, and RNG to 75. I quit the game before the level cap raise to 99. I also had a few capped out crafts, fishing, leather, cooking, and an avid gardnener.
Since then, I haven't played any mmo's, just a random game here and there, but mostly I have taken a break from gaming. I feel the time has come to return to this hobby for awhile :)
A few things have changed since my gaming hiatus, as in, I now have a family to take care of and other life, family duties aside from gaming. One of my biggest issues with mmo type games is the level of commitment sometimes required for the end game raids and content. I know this is something that cannot entirely be escaped but compared to WoW or FFXI, how much time a week does it require to have a solid avatar in FFXIV?
For example, in FFXI, it felt like a 2nd job. Sometimes I would spend hours, sometimes 40+ a week playing just this one game, but I was involved with a highly active endgame LS, and gil had to be made lol. Is it true that XIV is more "Casual" friendly?
I plan on making an account at beginning of October and buy a 2 month pass for starters.
Can I choose my own server or will one automatically be assigned? What classes/jobs/crafts are highest in demand and what is considered a lol-job, if there is such a thing? I like to be part of a group that is active together and to play in the roles I am most needed, so some advice would be greatly appreciated ;) Thanks all for viewing! Greetz