New PLayer question

[KingAtlas]

So should I be leveling my character's job's evenly, or focus on a few?
I was thinking of just doing each job evenly in 10 lvls at time?

I started with redmage just to get a feel for all the different aspects.

prolly wont get an answer, but I can hope haha;)

[KingAtlas]

The other thing was, about the limit of items in my inventory? first it said 10/16, now it says 28/30, so is 16 the limit or 30?

[KingAtlas]

why did I buy this game, what a waste of money.... no one is online, no one talks to you, no one responds to questions on forums.... I don't think anyone on here even wants new players.... I payed my 30 bucks for the game, Im gonna play for my free 30 days, then forget I ever made this mistake... if this is the same community that will be in ff 14 forget that game too... I think Ill go ESO, every new thread on here is just people complaining about stuff, no one is having fun at all, its like everyone is stuck in a dungeon someplace forced to play...

[Kaeviathan]

The game is now designed for veteran players rather than new players. So the environment you will be in is unfriendly. If you are not level 99, don't have any connections with other players, or gil to pay for power level service, everyone will consider you a liability. My recommendation is to give up on this game and try FFXIV. There you will find yourself with new players who are eager to play and develop their characters with you.

[KingAtlas]

yeah I just wish I knew that before I bought the game... I always wanted to try it... I guess I shoulda asked before I bought the game, but I couldn't post in forums... ah well. cant do much about it now

[Umichi]

Heya king I'd advise choosing one job you enjoy leveling as and taking that as high as you want to before dabbling in other jobs. I myself have 2 jobs at 99 while most of my jobs are above lvl 30+ and few are above 75. however I can't tell you how to play as you want. if you have more fun leveling all jobs then figure out a system that works for you :)


sorry for delayed responses but It's like kev said If you have any ingame questions I'd advise seeking out a mentor ingame they usualy are well versed in the game and can help point you in the right direction.

as far as the inventory thing goes can you please clarify?

[Umichi]

Don't let the lack of responses on the forums fool you.. just work hard and ask random strangers for help most don't mind answering a few questions if you are polite about it.

Being a newbie in this era of FFXI is so much more different than it was in the past so bear with the game and play at your own pace... rmemeber this is a FF game first and foremost so just have fun! :D

[KingAtlas]

thanks Umichi.. honestly was bout to give up on this game till you spoke up...
I don't mid the graphics and stuff, and I would think that because of all the new games new players would be an asset
not a hinderance......
I was thinking ill give it a few months, I know that ff14 wont be ready till next year at least same with ESO.... I always wanted to get into this game.. and so may cool character jobs! idc if they suck I just want to have fun haha

[Freebytes]

KingAtlas, what you are seeing with the inventory is based on the way you access your inventory. If you access it through the menu on the left, you will see items that can be used. This would include temp items (these go away when you leave the zone) or regular items that you can use. When you use the main menu, this represents all of your items. Alt+'i' or Ctrl+'i' is a fast way to bring it up on the PC.

Are you playing on PC or Xbox360? The PC platform is far superior. If you prefer a controller, there are ways to make it work in the game.

You should level whatever job is fun to play. Once you reach level 20, you can get a subjob. If you wait until you are level 30, you can solo that quest. From level 20 to 30, join a book party in Gusgen Mines. There is an item that drops called a Magicked Skull. Keep this item for the quest. Make sure you do the subjob quest in Selbina not in Mhaura!

After you reach level 30 and get your subjob, you will want to make your way to Jeuno and then head to Port Jeuno. This starts a lot of quests and missions. Talk to an NPC named Jaochim (pirate looking guy dressed in white) to get Abyssea started because it will be useful in the future.

Whenever you see a Crag (Holla, Dem, Mea, Vahlz) in La Theine, Konschtat, or Tahrongi, make sure you run up to it and touch the crystal. Once you get this crystal key item, you can ask White Mages to teleport you where you want to go.

Level 30 is very important in this game. Certain missions can only be started at that level, certain areas can only be entered at that level, and certain jobs can only be unlocked when you are that level.

If you need help from specific jobs, learn the search command. Here is an example:

/sea all whm 90-99

This command, for example, will find all players that are White Mages between the levels of 90 and 99.

/sea all inv 15-25

This would find all people looking for party invites between the level range of 15 to 25.

You will want to party for better experience once you reach level 15. One of your first goals should be to head to Gusgen Mines. See http://www.ffxiclopedia.org for guides and maps. Almost all players use this. If you want to look up the value of items on the auction house while you are on the road, visit http://www.ffxiah.com so you will know what has value and what does not. (Make sure you check the stack price on certain items as well.)

Do not throw away your Beastmen Seals. They stack to 99 and are used to enter specialized battle areas later in the game. They can be useful for obtaining gil from higher level players. I am not sure where you started, but the path you take will depend heavily on it. You will want to travel and explore more than just about anything because you can unlock zones that way. There are "outpost quests" you should research on the Wiki. These allow you to teleport to certain regions. You can only do outpost quests if your country has control of a region. This changes every Sunday.

[KingAtlas]

cool thanks! Ima work on getting to lvl 30 then..sounds like fun

[Unctgtg]

KingAtlas, don't let anyone tell you this game is past its hayday, there are new players like you starting every single day. I do however advise you to find a LS to help with questions, and keep chatting with because some parts of this game are boring until you get the warps to get you around. Running from home city to jueno can take as much as 30 IRL minutes.

[Rustic]

Heh. I'll also add in a few bits for folks who don't go the Gusgen route. Dangruf Wadi will get you to 24th, solo. Valkrum or Gusgen can take you to 30th solo from there and your subjob items for the quest in Selbina.

In town, you'll see an "Artisan Moogle". Talk to them. Get a Mog Sack. Voila, +30 space for stuff.

Furnishings (in the Auction House and the occasional shop) have "Storage"- if they're put into your Mog Safe in your Mog House and then placed with the "Layout" command, you'll see an option called Storage become active in there as well. Effectively, you can convert one space in your Mog Safe into many spaces of storage (max 80).

When you're experienced enough, you'll make it to the central city, Jeuno. Jeuno is MUCH MUCH more populated than the three starting cities, and full of ways to get you into the other big cities- Aht Urghan and Adoulin (much more the second), teleports to get around the world, and the openers to many of the expansions. Lower Jeuno has a goblin-run shop with quests that will expand both your inventory (the so-called "Gobbiebag" quests) and your Mog Sack (after each inventory expansion, talk to an Artisan Moogle to get a matching expansion for your Mog Sack for free).

Jeuno also starts the Abyssea expansions. Experience points being a problem rapidly vanishes after those areas, replaced by getting level cap quests done. :)

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Limit_Break

Read up on these. And note that the fossilized items and seasoning stones for the level cap to 99 will be VERY inexpensive to get your hands on during the login campaign that starts VERY soon.

[Umichi]

Heh. I'll also add in a few bits for folks who don't go the Gusgen route. Dangruf Wadi will get you to 24th, solo. Valkrum or Gusgen can take you to 30th solo from there and your subjob items for the quest in Selbina.

In town, you'll see an "Artisan Moogle". Talk to them. Get a Mog Sack. Voila, +30 space for stuff.

Furnishings (in the Auction House and the occasional shop) have "Storage"- if they're put into your Mog Safe in your Mog House and then placed with the "Layout" command, you'll see an option called Storage become active in there as well. Effectively, you can convert one space in your Mog Safe into many spaces of storage (max 80).

When you're experienced enough, you'll make it to the central city, Jeuno. Jeuno is MUCH MUCH more populated than the three starting cities, and full of ways to get you into the other big cities- Aht Urghan and Adoulin (much more the second), teleports to get around the world, and the openers to many of the expansions. Lower Jeuno has a goblin-run shop with quests that will expand both your inventory (the so-called "Gobbiebag" quests) and your Mog Sack (after each inventory expansion, talk to an Artisan Moogle to get a matching expansion for your Mog Sack for free).

Jeuno also starts the Abyssea expansions. Experience points being a problem rapidly vanishes after those areas, replaced by getting level cap quests done. :)

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Limit_Break

Read up on these. And note that the fossilized items and seasoning stones for the level cap to 99 will be VERY inexpensive to get your hands on during the login campaign that starts VERY soon.

I like this! solo is fun and I'd still advise going at your own pace. if your really into endgame and understand your stuff take the gusgen route and use online material to help further your understanding of the game.

[ZetsueiKenpachi]

Here is some helpfully stuff to do once you get your 1st job to 99 or along the way to 99

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Mission_Primer_by_Korvana

I hope this helps :D

[Mirage]

Yes. Finding a LS is crucial to your enjoyment of this game. Everything seems a lot more bearable when you have cool people to talk to while doing things. You might not see a lot of people in the starter areas, because a large portion of the players are now in the high level areas, and the high level player hub areas such as the cities Jeuno, and since the new expansion, Adoulin. The area chat channels of Jeuno and Adoulin are however linked together, so that if you can just get to Jeuno (which is relatively easy), you can also communicate with everyone who are in Adoulin, and possibly ask if there are any linkshells who would let you join.

[Spectreman]

thanks Umichi.. honestly was bout to give up on this game till you spoke up...
I don't mid the graphics and stuff, and I would think that because of all the new games new players would be an asset
not a hinderance......
I was thinking ill give it a few months, I know that ff14 wont be ready till next year at least same with ESO.... I always wanted to get into this game.. and so may cool character jobs! idc if they suck I just want to have fun haha



King, the official forums are really bad for newcomers. BGforums and FFXIAH forums are better and more populated. Also get used to BlueGartr and FFXIAH sites, they will be your primary font of information.

[Rustic]

King, the official forums are really bad for newcomers. BGforums and FFXIAH forums are better and more populated. Also get used to BlueGartr and FFXIAH sites, they will be your primary font of information.

They've been around longer, chronologically speaking- BG tends to be more technical/expert level info, FFXIAH is a bit more newbie friendly. But I've always said the best info source is a friendly group of linkshell folks, thanks to the learning curve this game delivers.

It's one of those things about the "world" nowadays- much more centralized, which means the original starting areas tend to isolate new players from what they need most.