How to maximize the free trial in Final Fantasy XIV

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The Final Fantasy XIV free trial is big. Like, really big.

Between all the content in A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward expansion, you could theoretically play this trial for 1000 hours and still find goals to pursue. Whether that’s advisable is up to you, but the point is, you can do a lot before buying the game. Since a subscription will be required to continue playing once you purchase the title, you could potentially save yourself months of fees by identifying the content you’d like to finish before upgrading. You will have some restrictions, but we’ll get into that later.

That said, if you’re beginning your journey in Eorzea, it can be hard to tell what exactly you should finish. While we can’t list every possible goal, below are the major objectives for trial players to pursue. These have been arranged roughly by priority, so feel free to skip some of these and continue the main story in the full game. Which brings us to our first item.

This is the main attraction of the free trial. Every quest with the unique meteor marker is part of the Main Story Quest, or MSQ. You’ll unlock the majority of content in Final Fantasy XIV through this, ranging from dungeons to boss fights. Completing the MSQ will also shower you with EXP, so grinding for your main class or job is unnecessary.

Many often want to end their trial time upon hitting the level 60 quests to keep earning EXP. I’d say this is unnecessary. EXP is easy to come by in Final Fantasy XIV, and level 60 content doesn’t specifically award much of it. I say invest in the full game once you specifically know you want to advance the MSQ further.

While not a specific goal in Final Fantasy XIV, note that seasonal quests are accessible to free trial players. These are