pay for ffxiv game play

 That's the view point of somebody not doing the end game raiding.

For those of us that are & like to have all the content cleared before it gets nerfed & goes in to duty finder, then the months spent grinding gear isn't 'wasted' when the new patch drops, it puts us a step ahead for the new content.

We grind & grind & grind gear to be i110 and to have beaten T9 so that when patch day comes and our gear is made 'redundant', we're ready to hit T10 and have it down in a week or two.

So for us the grind & gear swap isn't a waste .

Both. The three new classes will all be 1-60, not like the classes we have now.Free trials have some limitations in place. Buy the game and experience all that FFXIV: ARR has to offer .  if you buy the game you get 30 days and no limitations. that is why your friend hit 40. but if you get the 14 day free trial you get a level 20 cap to buy cheap FFXIV Gil.

 I have subbed the game lol im lv 50, but a friend of was on free trial and got lv 40.