Exploratory Missions/Old

Exploratory Missions, introduced in patch 3.1, allow individual adventurers and Free Companies to journey to faraway locations via airship. The Diadem is the first set of islands released.

How to Participate

Entry Requirement	Disciple of War or Magic level 60*
Item Level Requirement	Average item level 179 or above
Party Size	Entering via company workshops: 2~24 (three parties of eight)* Entering via Ishgard's airship landing: 1~8
Time Limit	90 minutes
Prerequisites	Players must complete the Main Scenario Quest Heavensward

• Disciples of the Land are not required to be level 60.
• Please note that while players may enter the Diadem as an alliance, upon entering, the group will not be treated as an alliance, but as three separate parties.

Entry Requirements

Players must first complete the main scenario quest Heavensward (Quest). To undertake exploratory missions with a free company, players can access them via the Company Workshop. To undertake exploratory missions without a free company, players must first speak with the NPC Aurvael in The Pillars (x14,y10).

Free Company Exploratory Missions

When undertaking exploratory missions using a free company airship, players must form a party of at least two people. Players can also form an alliance of up to twenty-four players. There are no role requirements for entering the Diadem as an alliance. Each party or alliance member must have a tank of mission ceruleum in their possession, which can be purchased in exchange for company credits. One tank is required for each mission.

Ishgardian Exploratory Missions

Players can also journey to the Diadem via Ishgardian airships. Players can undertake Isghardian exploratory missions solo or in a party of up to eight people. Each player of the party must have a mission ceruleum voucher in their possession, which can be purchased from the NPC Jaquoinie in The Pillars (x14,y10) for gil. One voucher is required for each mission. There are no role requirements when entering as a full party. However, parties with less than eight players must adhere to the standard composition of 2 tanks, 2 healers, and 4 DPS.

The Diadem

Players can explore the Diadem for hidden treasure coffers by slaying creatures and gathering rare items. While exploring the Diadem, players will find unique pieces of gear whose appearance and parameters are random. Up to nine parties (72 players) can explore in a single instance.

Information

• Players can participate Exploratory Missions from the pier in Ishgard or dock in Free Company.

• Mission modes are divided into 3 difficulties Easy, Normal and Hard.

• Players can only participate in Hard mode with their Free Company members and Free Company Airships. Players join PUG groups for Easy and Normal modes from the Pier in Ishgard.

• PUGs in Ishgard can participate as groups of 1 - 8 players. Free Companies can bring a maximum of 3 ships for a full raid of 24 players.

• As long as someone in the Free Company is hosting the airship, players can invite non-FC members to join your FC’s expeditions.

• Loot rules for Exploratory missions can be set Normal, Lootmaster or All Greed if you're departing from an FC dock. However, if you are joining an in-progress mission from the pier in Ishgard, your rules will be set to All Greed.

The Diadem

• Activities for both combat and gathering classes.

• Players are free to change their jobs and classes inside.

• Each mission can last up to 90 minutes. players can choose how long they want to stay there. After each mission, players must wait 30 minutes before participating in another.

• Every 20 minutes the airship returns after being used.

• Each instance of the islands can hold up to 9 full parties (72 players).

• Flying will need to be unlocked every time you start a new mission

• Treasure chests will drop right after defeating the enemy (Bronze, Silver, Gold)