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How Long Have You Played This Game? (self.finalfantasyxiv)
submitted 2 years ago by garretble to c/finalfantasyxiv
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I recently was thinking about how long I've been playing the game, and I'm curious about you lot.

I haven't done an official /playtime in a while, but this year being the 10th anniversary of A Realm Reborn, I recall my days and nights early in 2013 playing the beta tests on my PS3. At the time, I was living with a friend of mine, and we had two TVs in the living room going as we got our temporary characters up to level 20 over a weekend only for those characters to be wiped out.

But it was fun running through that early game, learning the systems, getting reminded why leaving WoW was a good idea (not a single person asked about my DPS! ...in maybe my whole time in this game, actually.).

So after ten years of playing my favorite little Lala, I look forward to seeing where this story goes from here.

How about you all? What's your story?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

About a year, most of it on the free trial. I am currently playing through Stormblood. I got distracted a lot on the free trial. I spent weeks just crafting things for fashion, leveling all of the jobs, and making relic weapons.

[–] Rompetomp 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Crazy to think about how much content there is available for free if you take your time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There is a lot but I am also super slow at doing story stuff. I get distracted by side content very easily.

[–] garretble 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fashion is the real endgame, so you’re doing it right!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hear that about almost every MMO. It's fun, even if my character probably looks basic. I ended up replacing my looks with stuff from the market when I finally ended the free trial, making the distraction somewhat pointless. My retainers and squadron get to wear it at least.

[–] garretble 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Make sure you get familiar with the glamour dresser if you haven’t already. Save all those good looks!