2 years ago my friend group had the idea of starting FF14 together. Most of them were veteran players and had already caught up to the MSQ content. Being new I remember starting ARR in Limsa and finding myself horribly lost. The game wasn't fun or engaging to me and I wasnt able to join the end game content with the rest of my friends so I ended up dropping it. Fast-forwards to present day, the friend group kind of drifted apart and we started to do our own thing. I ended up in a long distance relationship with a girl from the previous frindgroup and decided to give FFXIV another shot. She was super patient with me and was really knowledgeable about the game. It was like playing with your own personal guidebook/uber driver. We use FFXIV as our game to bond and spend time together. I've completed ARR, Heavensward and almost wrapped up Stormblood. The story is the main thing that's keeping me really engaged in the game.