

More information on the Blue Mage can be found in another article from when it released initially. I would steer clear of BLU as a new player until you’ve had time to form friendships with people willing to tackle these challenges with you. They also do not have a 100% chance of dropping, so BLUs will find themselves spamming dungeons over and over to unlock some of the more potent skills. “Solo Class” is a bit of a misnomer though – at least half of their abilities are in dungeons, raids, or trials. Blue Mages cannot join any random queues for dungeons at all but can enter dungeons in a pre-made group. After reaching Level 50 and completing the Final Fantasy XIV 2.0 Main Story Quest, you can unlock the Blue Mage.

Party Finder will make this a painless experience, so you can do the dungeon, and move back into the story to craft, complete FATEs, Leve-Quests, the MSQ, and Side Quests.īlue Mage is a class that is designed around the single-player experience, in theory.

The Alliance Raids, and Primals are optional, as are the harder difficulty modes of the Primal Battles. A large amount of the group content is optional though. These events typically do not take long, and then you are free to return to your solo lifestyle. Ultimately, Final Fantasy XIV is an MMORPG, and it encourages group play. Not every dungeon will be required, but many are. You are not able to push forward with the main story without completing these. Dungeons are four-person events, instanced off, where you have a Healer, Tank, and two DPS. Nobody can help you do the missions that go along with this, so the game does teach you to be self-reliant, to a point.įinal Fantasy XIV also Nudges You Towards Group Play:Īt certain points in the Main Story Quest, you’ll be gently nudged towards a Dungeon or a Trial. Final Fantasy XIV has so much content that must be played solo, such as the MSQ (Main Story Quest).

Final Fantasy XI’s biggest flaw was that you could not do anything solo beyond maybe level 20 unless you played one of two job classes, and even then you would go incredibly slow. That’s one of the major selling points of Final Fantasy – a group working together to fight evil and darkness. Party Mechanics are Key to the Final Fantasy Franchise: While it does have a vast wealth of single-player storylines to tackle, and Raids, Trials, Dungeons, the big question often asked if ‘Can you play Final Fantasy XIV solo’? The answer is “Yes, but.”. Final Fantasy XIV is an incredibly popular MMORPG that has a stand-out gameplay mechanic of letting one player take on any role they wish, provided they unlock it.
