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[Economizer]

That's the thing guys, I'm only level 12. I can move if needed.

That's the thought.

When I played before, I could easily find 50-100 (I was on Kujata, back then) on all at once. In just Valkurum.

Funny mentioning that, Kujata was merged with Valefor a while back.

Although I think I'll stay away from Warrior, because it seems alot of people are already playing the class. Does anyone have any recommendations? I WAS thinking of being a tank, but after watching 6 tanks run right by me, I think I'll switch to something more DPS involved. Black Mage maybe, or possibly Monk. Recommendations?

While WAR can tank, it is primarily a DPS. There are a lot of Warriors because it is a powerful and popular job.

As for suggestions, your choice with Black Mage may be expensive, but it is a popular job. Warrior and Monk are also very popular and powerful. Thief and White Mage are also very popular. Red Mage is very powerful but at the moment it's popularity has declined somewhat.

For "advanced" jobs, Beastmaster, Summoner, Blue Mage, Bard and Ninja are the most popular choices, but all jobs have a lot of potential.

Yeah, I created a Taru BLM on Ragnarok, so far I'm liking. The spells aren't TOO bad, although out of my price range atm.

Congrats on finding a new home. Hopefully your experience in FFXI will be a good one. If you are ever frustrated with leveling Black Mage for any reason, remember that you can always level another job. Monk is a great choice because you don't even have to buy a new weapon.

If you need gil to buy things however, the two things a new character can do for money are crystals and beehive chips. The prices of most other things have either dropped, or are harder to get items. Quests are also an okay option for getting gil, but farming is much easier. If you plan on fishing to make gil, remember that if you fish below level 20, your fishing fatigue is limited to around 10~20 fish per real life day, rather then the ~200 fish limit you get when fishing above level 20, and this still applies even if you changes jobs.