Suggestion's on what to do next

[Anul]

Hi, I'm new to FF14 and I'm about to hit lvl 50 on my LNC. I'm wondering what I should focus on next. Gonna go lvl MR in order to turn into a dragoon but after that rly dont know what i should do first.

Would like some suggestions on:
-What gathering and crafting classes should i lvl up?
-Which armour set should i go for next and where do i get them?

In general just looking to get everything i need on my soon to be dragoon for a good end-game experience

[Pendragon72]

Lv. MRD to 15 = DRG ... most players will level main job up to 20 >>>> then sub job to 15 so you can use sub job actions for your main >>>then back to main hit 30 BOOM dragoon,then continue on to Lv. 50

after that as far as crafting goes its up to you

example: if you choose carpenter you may wanna level up botanist so you can collect your own materials..Also DoH will allow you to meld materia.......or blacksmith so you can repair your own gear to a certain extent..and so on

this is just a general explanation maybe others will elaborate a bit more,but hope this helped a bit

[Anul]

any thing that i might need to make stuff needed for end game pve? like food armour etc

[Pendragon72]

wish i could help you with that,i am still quite a ways from end game.I'm sure a LV.50 will post here soon for those answers

[Anova]

Mm, I'd have to agree with Pendragon. I would suggest you take the time to level marauder and pugilist for some cross-class skills.

First to actually become a Dragoon, you will need to level marauder to level 15. As you are now, the highest tier of gear you can get is ilvl60 (from AK runs). End-game content will require you to actually wear more powerful gear, and that means the Dragoon class. If you have been doing your class quest (completely different from story quest), you should have been prompted to level other classes at level 10 and informed about your dragoon job at 30. If you haven't reached that far, I would suggest you talk to your guildmaster at the Lancer Guild in Old Gridania and finish your level 5 and 10 quests to change classes. It should be relatively easy with your gear now.

Once you've done that, you can obtain the marauder class in Limsa Lominsa's coral tower. Level up your marauder to 15 (you can avoid the class quests if you like), and then go talk to your lancer guild master again. If you have completed the level 30 class quest from him and have marauder to 15, you will be given a quest to seek our your new dragoon trainer. You will talk to that trainer from now on for all future dragoon class quests.

If you are willing to level those classes, I might even suggest marauder to level 22 for mercystroke to help you solo better. As a DPS, will also want to level pugilist to 12 for the increased crit buff. It'll help a lot with your damage.

For crafting, you will want carpenter to help you obtain your relic weapon. You can also just buy the pre-requisite weapon from the auction houses and pay someone to meld it for you. Botany and mining will provide for the majority of carpentry crafts and you can always sell the excess materials on the market. Ideally, as a crafter, you should be leveling all crafting and gathering classes together as they synergize very well and will cut down on material costs for you. But it does require some patience to work that out. Fortunately as a dps, you spend a fair amount of time queuing for dungeons for side activities like these.

[Anul]

For some reason neither of u read that i said i am going to lvl MRD to lvl 15 than go dragoon. I already know that step, jesus >.< Just haven't gone dragoon yet because the bigger the lvl gap is between classes the bigger exp bonus i get on the lower lvl class. So im just going 50 first on my main since it seems fairly easy than goin to lvl MRD which is needed for dragoon.
The rest of ur info was useful Anova, ty

[xRitzx]

You should check out this endgame guide, it's pretty awesome but might have a few mistakes because it hasn't been updated in about a month and there have been minor patches since then. Endgame guide: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=endgame+guide

Edit: I don't know about dragoon and crafting/gathering so can't comment on that. Only gears.

[Anul]

Will do that, thnks.

[Pendragon72]

For some reason neither of u read that i said i am going to lvl MRD to lvl 15 than go dragoon. I already know that step, jesus >.< Just haven't gone dragoon yet because the bigger the lvl gap is between classes the bigger exp bonus i get on the lower lvl class. So im just going 50 first on my main since it seems fairly easy than goin to lvl MRD which is needed for dragoon.
The rest of ur info was useful Anova, ty

Ummm..i did read your post,and was trying to help is all.I read that you leveled LNC>50 and you were gonna start MRD.How you level is your prerogative so i'm very sorry for even trying to contribute anything positive..

but good luck none the less

[Anova]

Mm, I am sorry about making that assumption. So please forgive me for any insult made. I just wanted to be as thorough as possible.

Anyway to clarify, having a level 50 means you do level all classes faster. It is frankly just a 50% bonus to all leves and fates xp for any class lower than your highest level one (dragoon). You get the same bonus if you were to level a marauder to 15 while having dragoon at 44. You just lose the bonus the moment your marauder is the same level as your dragoon. Having a lvl50 character just means you get that bonus all the way until lvl 50. BTW, I have not noticed this benefit applying to crafting classes and I'm not sure about gathering.

Also, if you are looking to craft armor, be aware that the crafted armor is not actually equivalent to the darklight sets unless they are both HQ and slotted with materia. This means they can cost quite a lot of money (rather than just tokens) unless you're fairly high level in many crafting classes. The benefit of being able to customize your stats is useful for some classes (notably scholars who want more crit than spell speed/determination in the gear), dragoons get their own darklight armor set and accessory set (darklight of maiming) with near-ideal attributes. So there is less benefit in the armor than the weapon for you.

For a weapon, the usual way is to farm one of the primals until you get your weapon. The hardest fight before your relic is Titan so you will be gearing for that. You will want a garuda or ifrit weapon and a near complete set of darklight (some AK pieces may be okay) for it. The biggest concern is having over 3200hp (bare minimum) to survive the area aoe and the damage to kill Titan's Heart before Titan ultimates. If you have a garuda or better, you may be called on to LB for your group. The rest of the fight relies heavily on the healers and simply dodging the aoe.