Originally Posted by
Richiealvian
I was alternating between scholar/summoner, and I don't think I actually needed any gear prior to Amdapor Keep. Even Ifrit HM I did with mostly story gained AF and some quest rewards. Although I have to admit, it will be much better if you have slightly better gear at AK, I did bring my team down quite a bit(especially because I was new)
DPS checks, however.. I think that's a different story, haha. Pretty sure you can't beat starting from garuda if you don't have decent DPS.