Like almost every modern MMO, this game is level based. But hidden beneath that is the glorious Job System. There's tons of choices. At first the game limits you to a specific type of character. Melee weapon user, healer, mage with offensive spells, a hybrid mage who attacks or heals, and ranged combat expert. I"m sure I missed a role.

Anyhow the mechanic is once you reach a certain level, you unlock the jobs (or more accurately a specialized profession of some sort). Surrounding the towns are low level monsters. Each monster has its name and level clearly displayed above it. The further you journey abroad, the more steadily difficult the monster. For the most part you may not really notice the gatekeeping. It feels very organic and the wilderness has many beautiful sights. You can pick and choose which job you want to level up.... from scratch.

At first it was jarring being level one again. You can easily switch roles between combat situations. Just not instantly or when you're being followed by some aggressive beast. I haven't counted all the jobs. In 1.0 FFXIV (before Realm Reborn) you could pick a crafter as a primary starting position but you'd have no means of defending yourself, so this was changed.

If you don't want to spend a month or a week or whatever it takes to level up a new profession, some jobs allow you to go to the Mog Station website to pay for the right to instantly become an uber version of the job you want to have (job skip). But if done by itself, your game is kinda put into a crazy mix of easy mode and unfilfillment. You'll be high level BUT will not have any benefits following the Main Story Quest (MSQ). Like, you won't be allowed to mount anything etc etc etc. SO you have to buy both a job skip AND a story skip. :(

A smile better suits.. a hero.

Works for the non steam PC version, gives ya 60 days idk what else you want

I bought this due to a promotional sale a while back that promised a free in-game cosmetic item that allows you to redesign your character. The cost is in line with most of the other subscription options, but may be more expensive that the lowest tier of subscription directly from the Mogstation website, in which you pay about 12.99 a month for a single character.

Code works every time, delivered in minutes. I prefer manually renewing so I keep coming back to buy card codes.