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[REDace0]

There are probably dozens of good conversations flying invisibly past you through the magic of linkpearls. I'd try shouting in Ul'dah or posting in your world server forum to try to find an LS. Generally you should find some welcoming individuals that will help you get started.

To start and try out various classes, do guildleves, whose counter you can find on your map. Look on ffxiv.yg.com to easily find the NPC that sells the 'weathered' main hand gear for the class you want to try. This can help you get some resources and experience to start out. Don't forget to get a retainer and put your stuff up for sale. Undercutting helps.

Also, do quests. If you see an NPC with a {!} above their heads, talk to them. Quests now give SP and often useful items as well.

More in regards to your question, the next area for battle leves unlocks at _3. So getting a battle class to R13 unlocks the R20 areas, R23 unlocks R30 areas, etc. The next region for gathering classes unlocks at _5 (I think!). So R15 would unlock R20. The next tier of crafting (local) leves unlocks every 5 ranks, so an R1 crafter can do R1 and R5 leves, but an R16 crafter can do leves up to R20.

Hope that helps!

[VydarrTyr]

More in regards to your question, the next area for battle leves unlocks at _3. So getting a battle class to R13 unlocks the R20 areas, R23 unlocks R30 areas, etc. The next region for gathering classes unlocks at _5 (I think!). So R15 would unlock R20. The next tier of crafting (local) leves unlocks every 5 ranks, so an R1 crafter can do R1 and R5 leves, but an R16 crafter can do leves up to R20.

Hi, Robert! Good advice, as usual.

As for the above, I was recently told that Patch 1.18 changed the ranks required to move up a camp. So instead of unlocking new areas at _3, new camps are now unlocked at _5.

Haven't been able to test it out, but just thought I'd throw it out there in case the OP's experience is a little different.

[REDace0]

Thanks for catching that Vydarr! Been a long time since R40s unlocked for me, so I was still working on old info. Actually since gathering leves move up on _5 this makes more sense.