Yikes gathering is way too confusing

[Caitlinzulu]

Hey Kamikrazy.. I'm kind of in the same boat.. how to obtain decent gear with out mortgaging the farm. I'm only 60 and doing GC quest to level at the moment. I was wondering what you have decided to do and where you are at on this whole process.

Just do custom deliveries for Zhloe and buy the gear with scrips you get. Doesnt take that much effort and it is slow i know but you will get there.

[Eric_Riot]

Just do custom deliveries for Zhloe and buy the gear with scrips you get. Doesnt take that much effort and it is slow i know but you will get there.

lol I love it when people say simple things like this and expect new people to understand what they mean... Like I know where it is or what to do when I get there... is it this?

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...c/f5ebc047f97/

Is it the quest "Arms Wide Open" because that looks like the reward is food. Does she unlock something? Is this connected to scripts? Is she a vendor? What is a Delivery? I guess I'll have to wait till I get home. Thanks for the advice I'll check it out later.

So there are only two options, pay million's for "Starter end game gear" or grind for weeks for "Starter end game gear".. *shrugs*.. if that's the only two options, it's not like I have much choice.

[Yelta_Sumasu]

I think it is "Arms Wide Open" and the food reward listed there is just the reward for doing the quest that unlocks the weekly delivery.

Progression wise, I just buy the normal quality vendor gear for whatever level I am. That should get you through leveling. For the 70 quests I may have added some melds but you also have to know how to use the abilities or no amount of gear will help you. It can be confusing but there are decent guides combined with patience you should be ok. Also, don't be afraid to ask other gatherers in LSes and your FC for guidance.

I use this site to see what gear is available at each level while I am still leveling up:

http://www.garlandtools.org/db/#equip/leveling-BTN

http://www.garlandtools.org/bell/ even has the Leveling/Red Scrips 450 collectability. 600 GP. rotation right on it

I used http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/ to figure out how to do my materia melds to hit 600 GP

Most guides do have a "So you just hit 70" section, don't get bogged down in advanced stuff. Just the progression of vendor gear -> scrip gear.

Oh, I also have some of my squadron bringing me back scrip but you have to get lucky and get that as an option.

[Eric_Riot]

Thanks for the feed back Yelta!