New player, a few questions!

[naaros]

Thanks to both of you! =) I have been offering gil to have my items repair, and it has worked pretty quickly so far. But it's good to know I can do either.

@Archaedius - thanks for that link - will be very helpful. I'm not currently using food, but I definitely will start! It sounds rather complicated. XD At least compared to food in most games where you just use it and get a buff, lol. Thankfully, since I've been putting points in INT and Ice already, I will be able to use most sweets according to that chart which will give me more Magic Potency! Having more MP would also be nice, though. Hrm.

Thanks again!

EDIT: And do the stats on gear actually do anything? I mean... When I equipped a +5 MND ring, I expected my MP to go up (as that's something MND does), but it didn't change at all? *confused* =(