Very very new playerFollow

For gear, make sure to always get signet from the gate guard before you leave town. It is a protective spell that makes weaker enemies easier. It also allows you to get crystals (which you should sell in stacks of 12 on the auction house) and conquest points (you can use conquest points to buy gear from the gate guards) - just buy whatever gear you can from the gate guards - and the cheapest stuff you can find on the auction house for now. You can worry about getting better gear later.

Check enemies before you attack them. You should be aiming for "easy prey" for the most part, because your gear will suck and you don't have a sub job. There are floating books around outside. You should check them and do "training regimes" or whatever they are called. Pick one with the easiest possible prey abundant prey you can get exp from. I like doing the page with birds and saplings in the zone outside of the city. I usually camp by vomp hill (leave city from bastok mines). Once you've done a few pages and have tabs, grab the regen buff from the book.

Also there is a series of beginner quests your moogle will tell you to do, given by someone named Guldago I think in Bastok. Do it, it will give you a free exp ring, a reraise earring, and some beef jerky.

Tip: make sure you've turned "auto-sort" on in the options/configuration (or whatever) menu. It will save you hassle.

get yourself to 18 or so and join an alliance bashing skeletons in Gusgen mines. Make sure you get a magicked skull while you're there (ask to lot it, people will be cool). When you've gained a few more levels, go to valkurm dunes, and get a damselfly worm from the flies there and a crab apron from the crabs.

Then take those three items to an old guy by the water in Selbina. He will offer you a quest to increase your power. Trade him the items after he does so.

You will now have a sub job. A sub job can be equipped in a mog house or at a nomad moogle. It is a maximum of half your main job level. You get access to the passive skills, abilities and spells of your sub job when you have it equipped. You need to level your sub jobs separately from your main job



Edited, Jun 13th 2012 10:23am by Olorinus

Thank you all for your replies. Are there a lot of people on Asura that can help me, less so on Bahamut ? If so, I'd be willing to pay the 25 dollar transfer fee.

Also, regarding that free exp ring, is that only in Bastok ? I am currently in Sandoria, and if there is a similar NPC that gives an equal ring that would be cool.

oh sorry I thought you were in basty... I saw galka and went into auto-pilot. god I am braindead today, only got 1 hour of sleep last night.

Also, don't pay 25 dollars if you want to change server - just delete your character and start over, better to redo 5 hours of play versus paying an exorbitant fee.

Edited, Jun 13th 2012 11:11am by Olorinus

Many players simply forgo the mouse and only use a keyboard. I use a combination of WASD keys and the numpad (depends on the keyboard) for movement and the arrows for camera.

I usually recommend skipping the controller for the keyboard since you never have to switch between the two. Macros are also one touch rather than thumbing through to find the right one.

The controller is probably easier on your hands though and I know many who use it for that reason.

Edited, Jun 15th 2012 9:16pm by xypin

Edited, Jun 15th 2012 9:20pm by xypin

/DNC would indeed be better for leveling WAR to 30. Bit of a catch-22 there though given that Dancer requires having a job at 30 before it can be flagged.




Edited, Jun 16th 2012 11:19am by Lokithor

Hello again to everyone, and thank you for your responses. I am now a level 15 warrior, primarily doing missions. I have a question on missions for cities, can you do all 3 cities and rank up to 10 ? Also, are there any missable ones ?

I am still getting the hang of the game. I actually had to ask a level 99 to help me with mission 1-3.