Quote Originally Posted by Lamer View Post
Please understand I am ignorant to your terminology. When you write 'to ingot' and 'to brass ingot' does that mean I have to put them into a crystal to turn it into something? Also: I don't know where to get those items in the game. Can you tell me? If it's the auction house then I can not do it until I hunt more bees.

My playtime says 3 days and 7 hours (and that's not accurate because I left computer on overnight) I haven't explored everywhere yet and hunted all the different monsters. I'm trying to expose myself to as much as I can but this game is so HUGE that it is difficult even know some little things because I haven't discovered them, or nobody has taught me. I am very thankful for these forums in addition to the linkshell users. Without other people to help (directions to Jeuno are a *huge* help to me and so are all these good tips) this game would be overwhelming because it's so rich with things to do and it would take much much longer to make these discoveries independently. Sorry if all my questions are annoying and might seem silly, but I am trying to learn as much as possible from everyone so I help myself and teach others if I am able to.
Copper and zinc ore are common drops off low level worms. You can craft them into ingots:

Copper Ingot: 4x Copper Ore, Fire Crystal (Goldsmithing level 3 skill cap)
Brass Ingot: 3x Copper Ore, 1x Zinc Ore, Fire Crystal (Goldsmithing level 9 cap)

If you do this I would do copper ingots until goldsmithing is at level 3, then work on brass ingots. FFXIclopedia is a vital resource for crafting recipes.