Additional tip for frontlines is open your map and shrink it in a good spot on your screen then zoom out that you can see the whole map of the frontline and lastly click the "lock" icon so it doesnt close even if you hit ESC. This will give you real time map awareness for objectives, allies and enemy positions.

Years ago I was really into pvp in wow, and honestly pvp in FFXIV is not nearly as bad as people said before I started playing. It's super casual and just fun. Plus the pvp gear looks amazing!

I still feel like the thing that really has held back Frontlines from being more popular is the tab targetting / controller targetting systems in FFXIV. It can be so hard to properly target what you want when you want. Even trying to manually click target can be unreliable. Other than that, I feel like the PvP is super fun for most Jobs.

one tip that either wasn't covered or I just didn't hear is that if you get hit by an enemy player while on a mount you get a really nasty slow debuff that leaves you super vulnerable to attack

Been really enjoying Frontlines myself recently. A lot more fun than the other roulettes where you'll keep getting the same dungeons over and over. Really recommend it to people who find themselves falling asleep at the wheel with the other roulettes :P

Really underrated levelling tool this, many in my FC never bothered with it until I encouraged them to give it a go, now it's on their daily rotation. If one team roflstomps then it's super fast exp and if it's more even game it's more fun so either way you win.

I started adding PvP frontline to my daily roulettes a while ago, because I wanted to farm a PvP glam and it was pretty fun AND you get really good exp and losing doesn't matter that much. More people should do it.

Frontlines is such a love/hate mode for me. When I'm winning, it's like, oh cool. But when I'm losing, man do I REALLY FEEL IT.

Well fuck me, I had no idea you could change jobs in a frontline, this changes everything for me

"I don't actually remember playing frontline pvp, once the duty started rolling I would blackout as the spirit of violence possessed my mortal body once again."

Frontline is also an ok source of Poetics. As a casual player, i use my daily PVP to get all my non-main jobs to level up slowly. its a great way to break the 60, 70, 80, levels to get to 61, 71, 81 so you can then also run Trust Dungeons. The daily PVP gives half a level. Great for when you're not in a rush, but want a good chunk of EXP. You dont even have to setup your hot bars. Go in, then switch to your main. The slow surplus of Poetics can then also be used to buy the max leveling gear sets for each expansion range. if you're planning a slow, get everything to 90, this is a great addition to the various options to get you there. good guide.

Very cool but two core mechanics you missed in this introduction for new frontliners: 1. Please please please put Medical Kit on your hotbar 2. Taking any attacks while mounted will inflict Limp (a huge slow debuff) on you, and that Limp will continue refreshing if you continue getting hit while mounted. And as a small note, the home base in Shatter is nearly worthless--it's 1 point every 3 seconds. Definitely not worth sacrificing your life to try back-capping or even reclaiming a base node. All that aside, thank you for introducing your audience to my favorite mode! I hope you continue to enjoy your time in FL rou and I look forward to seeing you all grow into bloodthirsty PvP'ers

This is a great video, thank you! I've been doing frontlines daily for a while now thanks to that juicy chunk of exp, it's nice to have the actual objectives clarified. I'm curious - do you know what the exp is like if you queue again after already having received the one-time bonus?

The worst thing about Frontlines is that it only gives good XP once per day. Getting first place in subsequent games only gives about 10-12% of a level. I find it so fun, and would rather farm FL when I'm out of Roulettes, but it's just too inefficient that I feel like I'm wasting my time.

Loving your guides, best I've found if I'm honest. How would you feel about doing a 1-90 fastest possible job leveling guide? (excluding MSQ of course)

Never thought of giving FL a try, but your video has convinced me. Good job!

I feel like you said this but it's important to highlight. The experience you get from Frontlines goes into the class that you ENTERED, not the class you play as. So if you don't feel like learning the new MNK shenanigan or their outdated nonsense in Frontlines, just queue up as MNK and immediately switch to a job you like playing like NIN or WHM... You can then play the entire Frontline as that class and level up your MNK without throwing a punch.

If you told me one day I’d be having fun leveling my jobs through PvP, I would have laughed in your face. 😂 FFXIV changed my opinion of PvP because of how they made it work. Honestly an easy, none boring way to level up! 😁 Try it, see for yourself!

Was wondering what you meant by "Frontline" Roulette but then I remembered, that is what normal people call it. For me it's "20 Minutes of Shame and amazing Exp". I hope I'll eventually understand how PvP works in this game.

Thanks for all the tips!!!!!! I’m a newb vet and never even tried pvp gonna give it a go now for leveling jobs looks like fun!

This was very helpful! Thanks for the vid.

I've been hitting frontlines hard because of the renewed interest. Gotta love

I wish there was a rival wings roulette, I love that game mode

It is mostly random fun, where winning is random. Occasionally you get in a team that has half an idea what to do and win.

frontlines are just so slept on, rewards aside it's just straight up fun and I'll often spam frontlines just for the hell of it.

PVP Frontline is so fun. Best fun I have had on FFXV in a while! I wish I didn't listen to anti-PVP players and gave this a go a lot early. Most of the time these players had never given it a full go or worst, they never even tried it lol. I recommend it if you haven't tried it, it really tests your team work and skills on the battlefield. Ps: Please make more PVP battlefield contents! Love the fight scenes!

It upsets me whenever i hear people say pvp is not good in FF14. Frontlines and Rival wings is some of the most fun i have when playing and feast can get really competitive at times. I also feel like a lot of the pvp players are always willing to help and give advice. Really makes the whole experience fun.

I had no idea you can switch jobs inside. That's awesome!

Did they stop leveling at 80 in pvp? I could have sworn I've leveled my dps past 80 through pvp as well.

I love frontline but i'm wondering, for xp and reward purposes, is it worth it to do it more than once per day?

Late but how much do winning compared to losing change experienced earned in daily roulette

So, can you just spam this roulette frontlines non stop with bonus experience? New player, sorry if I missed that in the video

i went into frontlines just now, ALL my abilities were gone and i cannot attack anyone. great mode :) real fun

I have a 100% loss rate, and im usually top 10 on my Alliance with points, dmg etc. Man i have been unlucky with this.

Frontline needs more love!

I regret that I haven't tried PvP in FFXIV sooner. Everyone was like "it's terrible, unbalanced, not fun, don't try it bla bla bla", and I was a dumbass for listening to them. Tried frontline today for the first time with an alt job, and it's so much more casual and approachable than WoW PvP for example, at least for me, since I'm no PvPer. Took me some time to get comfortable with the abilities, but that's understandable. Anyway, thanks for the vid!

The real problem is having to relearn your entire class and hotbars for PvP, almost all skills are different and some unique skills. Lots of combos replacing cooldowns. If you just play a few classes it's not a problem but learning every job is a ton of extra skills and some play completely different from their PvE style.

You don't have to have a normal party composition. Have had a all tank alliance party (1/3 were tanks). Seen 1/3-1/2 healer team and alliance where there was only 2 healers and won with all these part compositions. Most important thing is stay with the pack, don't over extend, and play the objective.

Great video! What's the music in the background?

plus the pvp glam is actually pretty cool

PvP is severely underrated in FFXIV in general, it's got jank but it's some of the only content in the game that is unscripted and unpredictable and if you play smart and guard your life as if it is your only one instead of jumping into danger over and over, it's really satisfying when you achieve victory because it is a well earned and hard fought victory. It also really simulates well a feeling of large scale war army strategy decision-making too, a lot to learn about hard decisions and priority-making and making the best out of bad situations, plenty of times I have seen unlucky last place teams come through as #1 in the end

One tip for new players: READ THE WIN CONDITIONS OF EACH GAME. I think thats actually what was stopping me for enjoying game because i just jumped in there not knowing what the hell im doing.

Shatter still my least favorite by far. I don't know if it's the nature of the objectives or just the layout of the map, but it is way too easy for even a slightly uncoordinated team to get super spread out. If you're trying to heal, it's a nightmare.

Frontline is super fun imo, and very casual. There's 24 people on your team, so even if you're bad, no one will notice (unless you're toxic in chat and bad lol). Even if I lose, if I feel like I made good plays and got some good KOs then I'm having fun.

Maybe I missed it but, after unlocking frontline..can I join as lvl 1?

Please remember while playing frontlines is your lose points if you die. So try not to wonder off on your own. Keep map open. Get battle high

Is it gear sets just for pvp? And how do I get them?

is this actually a viable levelling option? I don't know anybody who does this. Would this be something you do after the potd push from 30-60? How does this compare to bozja/zadnor?

appreciate the information. the only reason i don't play frontlines is because, to be frank, I really dislike the PVP in this game. Too much healing, it feels like if a few people don't focus a target down a person can literally just heal back to full and go hide in the flood of players. In addition to that I really dislike the "zerg" gamemodes, I much prefer smaller game modes like the feast but that shit is dead.

Do they give you entirely new Hotbars or does it still use your 10 Job Hot Bars? I do a lot of bar-swapping for tanks and DPS, so I wouldn't want that to get all F'd up.

I did it daily for the sake of levelling exp. Once all my jobs are 90, probably I won't touch this anymore.

I miss how the mode secure used to be played before. We used to split based on which alliance you were in, alliance A would go left, and alliance B was middle and be backup to the other alliances, and alliance C was right. Now, people just capture and leave without defending

well put video

But my question/experience is this: it feels to me that the xp falls off after about 50, and 70 it rather dies....is there something im missing?

Late but honestly FFXIV's PVP is some of the best in any MMO I've ever played and I'm honestly surprised it isn't as praised. It's a chaotic clusterfuck but it's a strangely _balanced_ chaotic clusterfuck.

So were just talking about the daily bonus right? Cause the regular amount of exp per match is awful.

This is your favorite too? gj! You’ll get more exp for a win 🏆! It IS a blast

So how do i get my pvp skillbar? Only when i enter the game and i have to customise it there or is there a way to switch between pve and pvp skillbar? Cause i have my skillbar set up for pve but dont want to change it for pvp

Frontlines can be extremely fun, if there one to takes the mantle of leading the group.

Just in time. This is the only mode I haven't tried yet. My main is WAR, SAM is almost lvl 90, so there's only healer left to level to try "all" 3 job types in the game. I guess nothing says kill me like playing healer in PvP 😁 Thanks for the video.

but wait this is the same frontline that takes over 30 min on EU region?

I wish tab targeting wasn’t horrible, it would make frontlines way better. Def needs work.

Problem is I'm on Elemental data centre (JP), and for some reason I can never get a queue for Frontline Roulettes no matter what time I try. It always says "more than 30mins", and I could queue for over two hours with no avail. Makes me sad because I'm a sprout who wants to work towards those wolf mark glamours.

Frontline roulette is my consistent daily one if I don't have a ton of time. I prefer Onsal Hakair, but all maps are fun. Still not sure of optimal ways to burst someone down in the various jobs, but I still have a lot of fun with it. I do with it gave more experience outside of the roulette, but I'll take it. I've gotten Paladin to 50 last night and Warrior is nearly there too. Mostly just PvP because I'm terrified to tank in a dungeon lol

You need to do a quest line or be at a lvl before the duty comes up

Do you only get XP from it once a day?

I am a 500days ffxiv subscriber and i have never play pvp. lol

Ever try to win win give more exp but those afk ppl who says that he get exp with afk and losing yes but winning gives double

It is far too painful to play this gamemode for me. But, I have to :( i need those hellspawn claws or whatever theyre called for a shredder glam

Frontline is also my favourite way to level up, but on account of the EXP being so high. I actually really dislike the gamemode itself. I haven't won a match in months, and most other frontliners also seem to be queuing up just for the EXP with the occasional try-harder in chat who gives us actually good advice, then spams "GG" and "fucking noobs" when all of us braindead casuals do something wrong and accidentally throw the match. It's rough. But damn, does it give a lot of fucking EXP.

man, l wish 4v4 has roulette. that was way more fun than frontline. but frontline is quite efficient. the xp it gives is almost the same as the shorter main scenario roulette

u mean one pvp per day or spamming it?

I did my first Frontline roulette yesterday, and I didn't get that much exp. Is it based on your contribution or something? I feel like I didn't do much. I think I got about as much as maybe a trial or Normal Raid roulette

Watching him take 3 ranged lbs to the face while the healer does nothing. That was painful to watch. Frontline exp is really good though. I've done most of my jobs through frontline Which has hilarious effects on my game experience IE I have no idea how planary indulgence works and I've never casted living shadow (I never intend to play these jobs in pve)

frontline is fun as hell... im only on ARR.. i hate how FF fans really hate pvp in general.. i was shocked my guild has never EVEN TRIED IT... i can't wait for the new FF pvp mode

my only problem is that the match is so damn long and it gets mind numbingly boring in the first 5min

I love your videos, but playing music when talking only makes you harder to hear, adding nothing :(

I thought they patched switching classes in Frontlines back in shb, they brought it back? 🤔

My biggest problem with frontlines is how boring it is, more often than not the games go on until time limit and its completely RNG whether you win or not.

So basically spam frontline even without the daily rewards ?

PVP is trash, but the exp is worth it, just suck it up and youll get about 50-70% of level after like 15 mins max.

Why I don't play frontline: my pc is bad

Hello papa

The best part of frontline is you dont even have to be the class you want to level lol

This is how I leveled my SAM, at lvl 80 I still have no idea how to play the class cause PvP has diff skill set. Lol.

When i wanna power lvl a Job i just do all the Daylie Roulettes

ive been doing this for months its such free xp its ridiculous its dumb af and some jobs are hot garbo paladin for example xd also remember to use your xp food before you go in as you cant use it while inside machinist and bard are giga fun would reccomend

Im still too intimidated to try pvp out xD I’m the type who’ll just dash to kill when I see other players

Oh man i hate Frontline

why is warrior like the best tank in pvp seems pretty unbalanced

I hate frontlines now, it was perfect, now Tanks just spam stun you, throw you around like a fucking rag doll, not really sure how you find that fun honestly.

Frontline is a terrible option for levelling. You get the daily bonus, and then never look at it again. Not only is it the least fun game mode, being horribly unbalanced, it also gives terrible XP outside of the daily.

99% was great till you closed with the gate keeping; "if you don't do X, your playing wrong" Na, they are playing differently, perhaps sub-optimaly, but they are not spending their free time having fun "wrong".

We forget to mention Frontline because pvp in this game is absolute trash. I'm glad you can enjoy it, but if I wanted to play pvp, I'd play literally anything else. I always feel awful after playing pvp, win or lose, becuase i just spent 15-20 minutes doing something I had no actual input in. The game just decided if I'd have 23 team mates who were asleep and just there for levels, or 23 sweaty pvp mains, and i had no choice in the matter.

Eh winning Frontline is just too random and the queues are only fast for a few hours each day, I would not recommend levelling with it.

I feel like anybody who unironically enjoys 14's PvP have never played another game's pvp mode to understand just how bad it is. It's not even the systems behind the pvp that make it awful since they're fine enough on their own, it's the inherent latency you're forced to play with thanks to the game's terrible networking and insistence on server-side detection. You can be in melee range of somebody and not be able to hit them if they're moving at any speed in any direction, you can see someone drop to 0 HP only for them not to die and pop to full HP literal seconds after you've put a few more GCDs into them, you can use one of the tanks' grip abilities and it'll take seconds for them to actually get pulled toward you, and by the time YOU see them move their character has actually already ran an good 20+ yalms away from you. It feels like you playing in frozen molasses, and it feels awful. I still play it from time to time sure, but I can only stand it for so long.

We havent forgot about pvp, it's just makes all the jobs feel really generic and boring, all of the things that make jobs fun are gone, exc... You want people really interested in pvp instead of just there for a roulette? tell the devs -> 10mil extra subs = 100mil more revenue a month and just like wow, they will neglect and remove things with dumb excuses instead of really just balancing pvp, or improving glamour system.

I absolutely wouldn't recommend leveling off of frontlines. Queue times can be fast, if you're doing it in the 2-3 prime time hours, but outside of that you can wait over 2-3 hours and not get a single match. Pvp in ffxiv is absolutely horrible compared to other pvp in other mmos. Pvp in ffxiv heavily relies on full parties or more focus on a single target.

I do frontlines for the exp I don't try to win because I personally think frontlines sucks.

Hate pvp but love exp? Then this comment is for you! Simply enter frontline roulette, mount up and go find a tucked away spot by an enemy base. Afk here while moving your character once every 20 or so seconds and watch KZfaq or Netflix on your phone til it’s done! Enemies can’t see you on the map and friendly players aren’t likely to go near enemy spawns! There you have it, problem solved!