You’ll need to complete quests and find hidden items to unlock flying on a zone-by-zone basis. Unlocking flying for expansion zones isn’t nearly as straightforward as A Realm Reborn. There are still circumstances where you’ll need to use your mount on the ground, though. This wasn’t always the case – flying was only added to A Realm Reborn recently, with the Reflections in Crystal patch that streamlined the leveling experience.
You won’t get a taste of real freedom until you’ve completed A Realm Reborn’s Main Scenario quests and reached level 50, at which point you can fly freely around all of the game’s original zones. That’s just the start, though.Įventually you’ll be able to take to the skies, riding mechs, incredibly overweight birds, flying motorbikes and gigantic whales, to name a few.įor quite a while though, you’ll be relegated to the ground. You’re so used to dragging yourself around the huge maps on foot that the first Chocobo might as well be a strangely feathery limousine. Getting your first mount feels like a massive upgrade in XIV.
They can make your life a bit easier, but they’re no longer as essential as they used to be. Riding Maps can be used to increase your mount’s movement speed in Final Fantasy XIV.
