Best guide/advice for noob DoH?

[GarretStrongstaf]

It is hard to say whether "it is worth your time"... The current gear is so strong that we are able to macro everything. But is it 4.0's Ironworks? Probably not. I believe there will be further upgrades, as the Ironworks was "blue gear", while the current gear is still "green gear". I think the current set is equivalent to the Carbonweave set in HW. That's why, it's hard to say whether "it is worth your time". It depends on many things.

It depends how soon they will release the next set of gear, and it depends on how quickly you're able to reach the current 4.4 set, and how long you can enjoy its power with respect to the time and money you put in. If it takes you a month or two to gear up, and they release new sets right away, then it may not be very money/effort worthwhile. But if they release the next set of gear very late, then you're just holding back yourself from enjoying the game by not acquiring the 4.4 set.

It depends on whether you want to enjoy crafting your own 4.5 or 4.6 crafting set as well. If you want to craft your own, you probably need at least some 4.4 gear ready.

It also depends on whether you want to be at the top of the game when they release the next crafting / gathering / battle sets. If you want to be able to quickly craft the newest crafting / gathering / battle sets, you probably want to be geared up.

I would suggest getting at least some if not all of the 4.4, but just don't overspend on overmelds.

Thanks for getting back! You are such a helpful and well spoken forum member.
To your points: I think I had all of my ironworks gear by 3.4 and nothing but the "blessed set" of tools came out in 3.5 if I remember correctly so I am not sure if I expect new gear to come out before 5.0. Then again you quite literally wrote the book on FF 14 crafting so you may be right when you say you anticipate new gear. I love crafting so I am working on the new set piece by piece at the very least so that I may craft the things I most enjoy. Thanks again for your time and energy.

Garret

[Caimie_Tsukino]

Thanks for getting back! You are such a helpful and well spoken forum member.
To your points: I think I had all of my ironworks gear by 3.4 and nothing but the "blessed set" of tools came out in 3.5 if I remember correctly so I am not sure if I expect new gear to come out before 5.0. Then again you quite literally wrote the book on FF 14 crafting so you may be right when you say you anticipate new gear. I love crafting so I am working on the new set piece by piece at the very least so that I may craft the things I most enjoy. Thanks again for your time and energy.

Garret

If you enjoy crafting like I do, then let nothing hold you back! You should enjoy crafting your own 4.4 gear anyway. So craft them all out! Because "it's worth it". Because now, instead of calling it an investment of time and gil, it's actually a process that is fun. So have fun, Garret!