Can I transfer gil . . .

Can I transfer gil between my own characters? The reason I ask is, I'm trying out all the classes to see which I like best, and I have been accumulating gil with all of my toons.

I notice when try to submit mail, a message pops up saying that in order to send mail, the person needs to be on my friends list.

Well, I tried to add my own characters to my friends list and the system won't let me do that.

Does this mean, I cannot send gil between my own toons? When I delete a toon I don't want to throw away my money! :p

They each have their own moogle mail box so I don't see why you can't add yourself and send gil......correct me if Im wrong

the problem is both characters have to be logged in to be friended. SE made alts unwise.... so more people will do all the classes/crafting/gathering on one character. Find someone you trust to help you out, or get if the FC allows to donate and withdraw gil do it that way.

Get a friend you trust, mail them the Gil, then have them mail it back. I would make sure to ask them ahead of time, so they don't think you're just giving them a generous gift.

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Originally Posted by Kraxammer

The reason I ask is, I'm trying out all the classes to see which I like best, and I have been accumulating gil with all of my toons.

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Just making sure you are aware that once you reach lvl 10 (or is it level 10 story quest, it's one or the other), you can try all the other classes on just one character by going to that class's guild.

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Originally Posted by Squintina

Just making sure you are aware that once you reach lvl 10 (or is it level 10 story quest, it's one or the other), you can try all the other classes on just one character by going to that class's guild.

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Yeah, I realize that I can "do it all" on one race/toon. . .but being that I am an altaholic, that is difficult for me. I want to try all races with different class combos. I appreciate the heads up on the mailing system. I will mail the gil to someone I know in game. Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by Kraxammer

Yeah, I realize that I can "do it all" on one race/toon. . .but being that I am an altaholic, that is difficult for me. I want to try all races with different class combos. I appreciate the heads up on the mailing system. I will mail the gil to someone I know in game. Thanks again.

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The game is not very altaholic-friendly IMO. So i would suggest you try to level only one of your toons first to see how it going :) I want to making alts for quite a long time but thinking of all the work just make it never happen xD

You'd have to have one of your friends send it to you you can't send it too your self on ones under the same account.

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Originally Posted by Kraxammer

Can I transfer gil between my own characters? The reason I ask is, I'm trying out all the classes to see which I like best, and I have been accumulating gil with all of my toons.

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You do realised that the only reason you'd need different characters is if you wanted to see the starting story from each of the three different city-states (or if you weren't sure on which race you wanted to play as)? Once you hit level 10, you can unlock the other classes by visiting their respective guilds, and then equipping a weapon that belongs to that class. :)

One way around it, put a crystal up for sale for the amount you want to transfer, i.e. 200,000 by the alt you want the money on, then buy it with your main character. Sure you'd have to pay the MB tax, but it cuts out any middle man that might be willing to rob you.

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Originally Posted by RhoddODduw

One way around it, put a crystal up for sale for the amount you want to transfer, i.e. 200,000 by the alt you want the money on, then buy it with your main character. Sure you'd have to pay the MB tax, but it cuts out any middle man that might be willing to rob you.

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This is a good idea. To expand on it... Anytime you are buying something expensive, it is worth noting the city it's being sold out of by the sellers icon on the market board. You can then travel to that city's market board to make the purchase to avoid the tax. I think this also might prevent the seller from being taxed as well but not sure on that part.

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Originally Posted by Cherryblossoms

This is a good idea. To expand on it... Anytime you are buying something expensive, it is worth noting the city it's being sold out of by the sellers icon on the market board. You can then travel to that city's market board to make the purchase to avoid the tax. I think this also might prevent the seller from being taxed as well but not sure on that part.

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The seller always pays the 5% tax. Just travel to the city of listing to avoid the buyers tax.
Still, much better than the 100% thief's tax. Trust no one, not even yourself!! :eek:

Alt transfers are particularly annoying in this game. There are a few workarounds. Passing stuff through a friend works if you have friends you trust. Selling to yourself through the MB works, though it costs a 5% tax each time. The other workaround some people use are private FCs. (That's the workaround I've been using myself lately.)

With an FC that has just your own alts as members, you can freely use the FC chest to transfer gil or items between them. Unfortunately, due to the rule that a character can only be in one FC, using it to connect your alts with each other like this prevents being able to use an FC for the normal, social reasons of connecting with other players in the game, but linkshells can fill in for that social aspect.

Oh, but if you want a private FC, you'll need to get someone to initially help you set it up, becoming a temporary member long enough to invite your other alts, since you can only invite players who are on while you are.