Final Fantasy XIV does not have many grindy contents. However, one of them is particularly dull and abandoned today. Nonetheless, a newcomer has taken on the challenge and now wants to know if he should slowly consider buying the game.
What kind of content is this? The MMO content in question is Eureka, the first field operation. It was introduced in 2018 with the expansion Stormblood and was the first content of its kind in the MMORPG. However, Eureka was so well-received that there are now two more field excursions: Bozja (Shadowbringers) and most recently the Occult Crescent (Dawntrail).
In Eureka itself, players explore several standalone zones per instance. The field excursion also becomes easier and more fun when played in a large group: You get help faster, bosses die in a flash, and resources as well as experience accumulate much quicker.
Unfortunately, Eureka has become quite an abandoned content: Most players have already acquired their relic weapons available here or are enjoying the newer iterations. Today, Eureka is accordingly more boring, time-consuming, and challenging.
On Reddit, a new player proudly shared his fully upgraded Eureka relic weapon. An impressive achievement, considering how lonely the grind is. Now the player is asking whether it might be time to buy the game into which he has already invested so many hours.
Player completes the hard grind without even owning the MMORPG
Why doesn’t the player own the game yet? Reddit user Low-Cut_5220 is currently likely playing Final Fantasy XIV in the free version, the Free Trial. This allows players to play the MMORPG completely free up to a certain point with slight restrictions.
Included are all story quests including the expansion Stormblood (Level 70), raids, boss fights, dungeons, and more. However, as a free player, one cannot join a Free Company (a guild), the market board for player trading is locked, and one can only hold a maximum of 300,000 Gil, the in-game currency.
However, since the expansion Stormblood is now also included, even non-paying players can experience the first field excursion: Eureka.
Should the gamer buy Final Fantasy XIV now? Low_Cut_5220 has not only worked through the base game A Realm Reborn, which is considered very lengthy and somewhat boring, in the Free Trial, but also completed the Heavensward expansion and grinded the Stormblood endgame Eureka to the bitter end.
This means that the Reddit user has spent a considerable number of hours in Final Fantasy XIV. According to How Long to Beat, it takes 98.5 hours just for the base game. That is not the kind of time one usually invests in games that are no fun.
With the two expansions Shadowbringers and Endwalker, Low_Cut_5220 also has the two highlights of Final Fantasy XIV ahead of him. Content-wise, it’s only going to get even better.
If Low_Cut_5220 is already enjoying the MMORPG so far, he will probably enjoy the upcoming expansions and content even more. He can also expect more field excursions that need to be grinded through. Buying the game would likely not be a bad decision for this Reddit user.
In fact, the newest field operation, Kreszentia, is only a few days old. However, player opinions are divided: Some find the grind for the new relic weapons too harsh, while others say one shouldn’t get too upset about it. More about this can be read here: “After all, it’s an MMO” – The grind for the new weapons in Final Fantasy XIV is said to be too harsh, but veterans disagree
