Final Fantasy XIV will soon get a feature that allows you to complete the main story instantly for real money and level up your character to maximum level. This controversial feature has been long in discussion, and with the launch of Stormblood, it is now finalized.
Final Fantasy XIV is a complex, cumbersome, and very extensive game, offering hours of content.
This is actually a good thing if you have a lot of time and are willing to engage with everything. However, if you only want to play occasionally or are looking to restart with the upcoming addon Stormblood, you might turn away in horror.
Those who want to dive directly into the new addon on June 20 must first complete the entire main story of the base game AND the story of the first major expansion, Heavensward. Because Final Fantasy XIV is “story-capped.”
Until now, there has been no way to skip all of that.
Final Fantasy XIV – Endgame will be expensive
This situation is set to change soon. Ahead of a major Stormblood reveal event in Hamburg, the developers shared various helpful details about Stormblood. Among them is that shortly before the launch of Stormblood, there will be a possibility to access the endgame directly for money. For this, Final Fantasy XIV presents two basic methods:
- Job Level Boost: This boosts one(!) job directly to level 60. You will receive the “Tales of Adventure,” a set of level 60 equipment, and have learned all actions and completed job quests. You also gain access to the Hall of Novices. A “Tales of Adventure” can only be purchased once per account until Patch 4.1. You must choose your favorite. Job boosters are NOT available for the new classes Samurai and Red Mage. A job boost costs 21.75 Euros.
- Scenario Shortcut: This booster completes the main scenario and finishes all dungeons of the scenario. However, side dungeons remain untouched. You will receive a randomly named Chocobo, be automatically registered with the Grand Company of your homeland, and have already completed some selected side quests. You can also view all cutscenes from the main story as “Unending Story.” The story shortcut costs 15.75 Euros for the base game’s story and 21.75 Euros for Heavensward. Of course, Heavensward also includes the quests from the base game.
The job boost and the story shortcut will be available at the Mog Station from June 16. This way, you can boost yourself in time for the Stormblood launch on June 20. All information about the boosters is also summarized by YouTuber and FF14 expert Charles in a video. We have embedded it here for you.
How do you feel about the option to purchase game progress for real money? Is this already pay-to-win or a necessary measure since Final Fantasy XIV costs subscription fees every month anyway, and no one should be forced to play the old stuff when there is something new? And what do you think about those quite steep prices? Let us know in the comments!
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