A few questions regarding equipment.

[Quoc]

How do I attain new equipment? I've been using my weathered gear for the past 10 levels. I've checked the market for a pair of bone horas but 40k is a bit too much.
Also, what sort of armor would a pugilist wear, leather? And sadly, the shops in Gridania only sell the stuff that I already have. Should I give crafting a try?

I've recently picked up this game and I'm having fun so far, but I've literally seen only 5 other players running around during these past weeks. Playing solo is lonely.

[Ruri]

Shops mainly provide starting gear with a few exceptions. The best way to get them is quest rewards in towns, leve quest rewards, or crafting your own although the crafting is very involved. If you have trouble making money I suggest taking up gathering as its easy and you can sell what you gather for a good amount to get you started. By the way what server are you on?

[Quoc]

Lindblum. And thanks for the info, I've already been leveling botany.

[Ruri]

I started with mining, ores sell pretty well and if you make them into nuggets they sell even better (blacksmith/goldsmith). I assume carp is the same with the stuff you get from botany. Rank 20+ leves also give a pretty good sized gil award when you complete them.

Another thing that sells well are crystals/shards, although most people buying/selling items are in Uldah so if you really want to sell stuff I would suggest taking the long hike to Uldah and possibly setting up a retainer to their wards. You would probably have much better luck finding cheaper equipment to buy from the wards in Uldah as well.

[Quoc]

Alright, I'll probably head over to Uldah and see what they have to offer. How much do crystals/shards go for anyways?

[Ruri]

Depends on the element, wind used to sell the best but I'm not sure anymore as I don't sell them anymore. I have 12 million gil on hand so no need to sell things lol. I used to sell them 100gil/shard and 1000gil/crystal though but I'm sure the prices have changed. Try to search the wards in the crystaliers ward for the current prices.

[VydarrTyr]

Like Ruri said, most players have migrated to Uldah. So if you're looking for folks to play with, or you want to have more options in the Market Wards, I'd suggest going to Uldah.

Buying stuff from player retainers is usually the best option, since they tend to sell it cheaper than NPCs. But if you can't find what you're looking for, there are NPCs in the Market Wards selling gear and weapons up to level 20. I'd suggest browsing through Yellow Gremlin (link in text). You can figure out what gear/weapons you want, and it also shows what NPCs sell them, and where those NPCs are located. For example, there are NPCs in the Battlecraft Ward in each city that sell Bone Horas for 14K (open the link, click on "Sold By," and it will tell you the name of the NPC selling Bone Horas, and where the NPC is located. For gear up to level 20, they're in the middle of the Battlecraft Ward).

Welcome to the game, and good luck!

[Ruri]

Yes YG is a great source for recepies and where to buy some items that NPCs sell.

[Quoc]

Wow thanks, what was the reason for the migration to Uldah anyways?

[Ruri]

Its in the middle of the 3 cities. Basically that's it. Also they seem to have the best rank 30-40 leves available for groups imo.