JUST GOT TO ISHGARD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! what now?

[Luvbunny]

Here is what you should do:
1. Continue on with the MSQ, there are plenty to do once you arrive there, and you have to do MSQ or you cannot unlock any other quests (which is now MSQ tied for opening them - basically they put all the fetch dumb stuffs to side quest for lore purposes). Make sure to unlock the three new jobs. Also you now have to go back to your "Job NPC" every 2 levels to unlock new abilities, make sure you do not forget to do this.
2. Keep going with MSQ until you reach the third area of the game, the Dravanian Forest, by this a lot of side quests on the previous starter two areas will be open. Do them. Unlock your first dungeon, Dusk Vigil which is OPTIONAL quest, not part of main story.
3. I am hoping you also unlock all previous endgame dungeons at 50 (via patch 2.1-2.55), if not, go do them all, 15 of them, this way you can unlock high level roulette. Do this and daily roulette trials to supplement your XP. Also Poetic tomes are still good to gear all your other alts so they can have the blue gears level 120 when those jobs hit level 50.
4. There is also levequest NPC in Foundation, check and do them to supplement daily XP. The nearby NPC will also let you unlock the quest for Crafting level 50, for scripts, flag this and go back to Mor'Dhonna to complete it. Once you are level 53, assuming you have unlock Hunt participation, you can flag the quest in Forgotten Knight Inn, and do your daily hunt mark (also do the next quest at 56, 59 and 60).
5. Unlock flying nodes, on each areas, they are crucial for hunt, gathering, and questing. Sea of Clouds you will not be able to unlock all until level 57 when the second half of the areas open for you.
6. MSQ is pretty straight forward, less fluffs. Keep at it. Every time new areas unlocked for you, do the side quests, especially the ones that give you HQ gears, materia and flying node. It's great to supplement your daily XP (aside from hunt marks, daily roulettes, levequest and FATEs).
7. Most gears you can get from dungeons, so save your money, do the dungeons run for your gears. Avoid overpriced gears in market board. You can also check nearby NPC on new ares that sells appropriate gears for your level, these are not great, normal quality, but it gets the job done in case you are selling the HQ gears on market board or for your alts. Unless you are doing gathering and crafting, which you have to make your own gears. Crafting takes longer now, so is gathering, but selling materials are great for gills, so you can "farm" those leather dropped from those dragon type mobs. Check your market board, gelato type mob also drop good source of materials to sell.
8. When you reach level 60, you now have access to Law Tomes, farm these using daily roulette, no rush at all. By now you should have plenty of Centurio Seals, close to 500 or more. You can buy upgrade items from the NPC in Forgotten Knight inn, to upgrade your Law gears, focus on buying and upgrading your weapon, then body piece. You should just upgrade 2-3 accessories, mainly because you will get level 190 accessories later from Alexander normal mode.
9. Once you get level 170 gears (which should take about one week, if you farm casually - and upgrade a few pieces only). You can now do the Alexander Normal mode, need to unlock this via quest.
10. Welcome to the theme park, here are your options: Law Tomes for gearing alts, Esoteric (capped weekly) for your main job, Alexander Normal for mix and match between main and alt jobs, and finally Alexander Savage gears for the hardcore BiS.

Warning:
To avoid the notorious DF frustration, may want to start doing it with a few friends or anyone in your FC. Things are not getting better at endgame either. All jobs now change slightly at level 60, some changed drastically, make sure you have plenty of time to practice and research your new rotations and adapt your play style. Get ready to hit your first massive hurdle in the form of level 57 Bismarck Trial, most players will start rage quitting here. Then level 60 dungeons, if you get a bunch of new players, get ready for over an hour long run. Alexander Normal is the other "vote abandon" fiasco.

Making quick and dirty gils:
As we are all aware, most players are lazy. Take advantage of this. Check your market board prices. You can make millions in a few days by selling items you buy at vendor and selling them at the market board. I am not pointing which, but it should be very obvious, especially in NA/Euro servers. Or you can farm leather stuffs, and sell them, while leveling your chocobo and exploring, doing your daily hunt marks.