New Game Plus in FFXIV
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How does New Game Plus work in Final Fantasy XIV?

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If you’ve played through the main story of Final Fantasy XIV and want to relive those memories, but you don’t want to go through the hassle of having to go through the grind again on another character, there’s good ne🤪ws — New Game Plus allows you to do just that. 

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New Game Plus was introduced to FFXIV back in patch 5.1, so it has been around for a while, but the concep🤡t of it can be a little daun🎀ting to those unfamiliar with it. Once you’re past the hump of getting to grips with the interface, though, you can relive your favorite parts with little to no stress involved.

How to unlock New Game Plus in FFXIV

Before you can unlock the New Game Plus feature in FFXIV, you’ll need to play (or have completed) the MSQ up until “The Ultimate Weapon”, which is the last MSQ quest before Post-ARR quests were added in patches 2.1 to 2.56. 

Once you’ve reached that point, or if you haven’t done so already, head to Western Thanalan and talk to Wistful Whitebeard i🍬n Horizon, Western Thanalan (X:12.0, Y:14.0) to u🌄nlock New Game Plus. 

After this, new chapters will be added as you progress through the story. It’s not just MSQ that can be replayed through New Game Plus, but also side content such as raid series’, the Hildibrand story line, and Job, Class or Role Quests

How to access New Game Plus in FFXIV

Commence New Game Plus in FFXIV
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Once it’s unlocked, you can find New Game Pluꦡs under the main menu by selecting “Duty”, the🧜n “New Game+”. This will open up a window displaying all of the possible chapters of New Game Plus that you currently have unlocked. Each section of the MSQ will unlock after completing a certain quest along the way, but more on that in just a little bit. 

Each expansion is broken down into multiple different chapters, with Post-MSQ contentꦐ making up its own chapters, and you’ll need to select the chapter you want to replay before selecting “Commence”. If you’vꦆe started a chapter in New Game Plus previously, you’ll also be able to continue from where you left off by selecting the left-most tab on the top row.

You can only begin a chapter of New Game Plus if you are physically in a location that was already in the game at that point. For instance, you cannot start any chapters from Shadowbringers if you’re in an area added in either Endwalker or Dawntrail, so you’ll need to teleport to somewhere that actually existed when the expansion was released. You can, however, go back and play through the story right from the beginning on a Job that was added much later, such as completing A Realm Reborn as a 𒁏Reaper or Pictomancer, which is always interesting.

While you will gain EXP from completing dungeons or duties as part of a New Game Plus playthrough, you won’t get any EXP or rewards from quests that you’re completing again. You also cannot register for any duties that you haven’t yet completed or interact with the Marketboard or Retainers. On the plus side, any solo quest battles will automatically have the “Easy” and “Very Easy” options available, making the whole procജess otherwise pretty strꦍess-free. 

How to suspend New Game Plus in FFXIV

You suspend New Game Plus in much the same way as you enable it, by opening up the New Game+ window and pressing suspend. If you register for any duty that you haven’t previously run, this will also automatically suspend the New Game Plus that you were playing.&ౠnbsp;

All New Game Plus chapters and how to unlock them in FFXIV

With each chapter of New Game Plus featuring different sections of the story, it can be hard to figure out which cha༺pter you should play for a certain quest or recap. Here’s everything included in New Game Plus, what each chapter covers, and which quest you’ll need to complete to unlock the chapter:

Main Scenario

MSQ in New Game Plus in FFXIV
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As a general rule, with the exception of A Realm Reborn, there are two New Game Plus chapters for each expansion that include the main story𝕴 as it was released, and then two further chapters that encompass all quests added in later patches during that cycle. 

A Realm Reborn

It’s worth noting that when it comes to A Realm Reborn, you’ll only be able to access one of the 🅘versions of Part 1 as each starting city-state has its own individual quest line up to level 15. You’ll only be able to replay your own specific quests for this portion, just as you did the first time around. 

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
A Realm Reborn – Part 1
(Gridania)
To the BannockCall of the SeaThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 1
(Limsa Lominsa)
On to SummerfordCall of the SeaThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 1
(Ul’dah)
We Must RebuildCall of the SeaThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 2It’s Probably PiratesBack from the WoodThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 3Shadow of DarknessLord of CragsThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 4All Good ThingsThe Ultimate WeaponThe Ultimate Weapon
A Realm Reborn – Part 5The Price of PrinciplesBrave New CompanionsBrave New Companions
A Realm Reborn – Part 6Trairor in the MidstBefore the DawnBefore the Dawn

Heavensward

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
Heavensward – Part 1Coming to IshgardHeart of IceHeavensward
Heavensward – Part 2The Wyrm’s LairHeavenswardHeavensward
Heavensward – Part 3An Uncertain FutureLitany of PeaceLitany of Peace
Heavensward – Part 4Promises KeptThe Far Edge of FateThe Far Edge of Fate

Stormblood

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
Stormblood – Part 1Beyond the Great WallAll the Little AngelsStormblood
Stormblood – Part 2Here There Be XaelaStormbloodStormblood
Stormblood – Part 3Arenvald’s AdventureEmissary of the DawnEmissary of the Dawn
Stormblood – Part 4Sisterly ActA Requiem for HeroesA Requiem for Heroes

Shadowbringers

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
Shadowbringers – Part 1The Syrcus TrenchOut of the WoodShadowbringers
Shadowbringers – Part 2When It RainsShadowbringersShadowbringers
Shadowbringers – Part 3Shaken ResolveReflections in CrystalReflections in Crystal
Shadowbringers – Part 4Alisaie’s QuestDeath Unto DawnDeath Unto Dawn

Endwalker

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
Endwalker – Part 1The Next Ship to SailReturning HomeEndwalker
Endwalker – Part 2Skies AflameEndwalkerEndwalker
Endwalker – Part 3Newfound AdventureGods Revel, Lands TrembleThe Coming Dawn
Endwalker – Part 4Currying FlavorThe Coming DawnThe Coming Dawn

Dawntrail

ChapterFirst chapter questFinal chapter questUnlock quest
Dawntrail – Part 1The Next Ship to SailEver Greater, Ever BrighterDawntrail
Dawntrail – Part 2The Long Road to Xak TuralDawntrailDawntrail

Chronicles of a New Era

Chronicles of a New Era content in New Game Plus in FFXIV
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Raids

Any eight-player raid content is included in the subcategory of Chronicles of a New Era.♐ These are unlocked in New Game Plus as soon as you finish the fiꦦnal quest of the storyline. 

ChapterLevelExpansionUnlock quest
The Binding Coil of Bahamut50A Realm RebornAlisaie’s Path
Alexander60HeavenswardOf Endings and Beginnings
Omega70StormbloodTo Kweh Under Distant Skies
Eden80ShadowbringersWhere I Belong
Pandæmonium90EndwalkerGuided by the Past
Omega: Beyond the Rift90EndwalkerGoodbye, ε̆│̆│Δ
Pandæmonium: Epilogue90DawntrailA Present from the Present

Alliance Raids

You can also replay the story of all previous Alliance Raids through New Game ꦆPlus, allowing you to complete them all over agai﷽n from start to finish. 

ChapterLevelExpansionUnlock quest
The Crystal Tower50A Realm RebornThe Light of Hope
The Shadow of Mhach60HeavenswardA Redbill Farewell
Return to Ivalice70StormbloodThe City of Lost Angels
YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse80ShadowbringersWhence the Heart Leads
Myths of the Realm90EndwalkerEmbraced by Gods

Trials

Three trial storylines are available to replay through the New Ga♏me Plus fe♚ature.

ChapterLevelExpansionUnlock quest
The Warring Triad60HeavenswardThe Last Pillar to Fall
The Four Lords70StormbloodThe Fifth Lord
The Sorry of Werlyt80ShadowbringersForever at Your Side

Side Story content

Side Story content in New Game Plus in FFXIV
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There is a lot of other side content that can be completed through New Game Plus, including everything from Hildibrand to Variant Dungeons. As with Chronicles of a New Era content, these unl🔯ock as soon as you complete the final quest in the storyline.

Hildibrand, Agent of Inquiry

ChapterUnlock quest
Hildibrand AdventuresHer Last Vow
Further Hildibrand AdventuresIf I Could Turn Back Time
Even Further Hildibrand AdventuresDon’t Do the Dewprism
Somehow Further Hildibrand AdventuresGentlemen at Heart

Chronicles of Light

ChapterUnlock Quest
Tales of the Dragonsong WarThe Burdens We Bear
Tales from the ShadowsOne Final Journey
Tales of Newfound AdventureShadowed Pasts Once More

Variant Dungeons

ChapterUnlock quest
The Sil’dihn SubterraneFor Coin, Country, and Comrades
Mount RokkonOf Price and Ruin
Aloalo IslandA Fish a Day

Miscellaneous content

ChapterUnlock quest
Saint Edalim’s ScholasticateThe Life and Lies of Father Saturnois
The Void CallsA Bounty of Hunters
The Legacy of Louisoix LaveilleurPreserving the Future
Tataru’s Grand EndeavorMore Precious than Gil
Role Quests: ShadowbringersSafekeeping
Role Quests: EndwalkerForlorn Glory
Role Quests: Dawntrail (Prologue)Uncouth Customers

Job, Class, and Role Quests

Role, Class, and Job quests in New Game Plus in FFXIV
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There’s a list as long as my arm of Job, Class, and Role quests that can be completed through New Game Plus. Each individual chapter provides the opportunity to replay different quests from certain levels, with higher levels being accessed through later ch🐈apters. 

These can be found in the l🌃ast five tabs of the New Game Plus interface and include Class Quests for all crafting and gathering classes as well.


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