Experience points can be gained by defeating monsters in the game world, completing quests and side-quests, exploring dungeons, and participating in Full Active Time Events (FATE). After being inducted as a member, the player then undergoes a long journey to defend their friends within Eorzea from the Garlean Empire and discover secrets about The Echo (the player’s vision) and The Twelve (the gods and goddesses that watch over Hydaelyn.Ĭharacter progression is done by gaining experience points and using them to level up and improve certain statistics to benefit the player’s character.
After undertaking and completing numerous quests and side jobs, the players then find themselves connected to the Adventurers’ Guild and eventually becomes recognised as a brave warrior akin to the legendary Warriors of Light of yesteryear.ĭuring various quests, the player encounters the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, who claim to have an understanding and knowledge of the origin of the protagonist’s vision. The playable region within Hydaelyn is called Eorzea, which contains four main city-states: Gridania, Ul’dah, Limsa Lominsa, and Ishgard.Īfter an opening scene in which the player has a vision of themselves wielding a blade of light, players choose to start in either Gridania, Ul’dah, or Limsa Lominsa. This MMORPG game is set in the world of Hydaelyn, a planet the Three Great Continents, all of which have diverse climates and environments.