I don't like my class..

[Lala_vivi]

Hello! I just started playing a few days ago, I started as an arcanist, got to lvl 15 but I don't really want to progress further with it, should I continue leveling it to 30 or can I switch to thaumaturge without worrying about losing some progress? Oh and when is it a good time to start crafting?

[Sebastos]

Changing classes is completely up to you. At 15 you haven't done much with content so it won't affect you much, if at all. The thing to think about is many would consider Arc-> San the best solo class in the game. If you like solo play stick with it, if not change. I would recommend staying get with it long enough to get your mount. As for crafting, I started and leveled my main craft with my 1st job. It had some benefits but more drawbacks. I wouldn't start crafting till 1 job is at 50. On the other hand if you go culinary, do that now and take up a gathering class too.

[Estellios]

You will be fine switching to Thaumaturge now if you want to try it. You also get a 50% XP boost until it hits level 15 since your Arcanist is a higher level than it.

[Rev1170]

I think at your 15 job quest you unlock the ability to change jobs (its been awhile). But you wont have an airship pass to go to any other cities yet. I started with the same class and hated it too, I rerolled as an arc and loved it until I felt more comfortable with the game then leveled my PLD.

If you are not happy with the job switch, I know for experience that forcing yourself through the game is not fun and you will end up quitting.

One last note if you do reroll you are more than welcome to come to my server and level with me us, I have a few friends who play and I am working on new jobs with them.

[Anova]

Welcome to the game, Vivi.

It is the Lv.10 class quest (From the Arcanist Guild: Tactical Planning) you have to finish to change classes.

The Lv.15 story quest (The Lominsan Envoy) opens up access to airship travel which will let you travel to Ul'dah and the thaumaturge guild.

You will spend some more time leveling up thaumaturge from Lv.1, but you get a 50% xp bonus when leveling any combat class lower than your highest one.

I would wait until at least Lv.10 before pursuing any crafting classes. Unlock guildleves and use them to quickly level up your craft/gather classes (For Lominsans: Leves of Swiftperch). Get as many up to Lv.15 as possible to unlock cross-class abilities and good/excellent conditions. These will help you craft hq items and increase your xp gain while minimizing material costs and crystal shards expended as well. Later on, at Lv.42, the money cost for these will become less important and you will have access to more nq mats.

Be sure to do the initial levequests in every aetheryte point you come across. You will be required to finish those initial levequests to unlock all leves in that area. This will help you with xp and minimize backtracking later on for crafting/gathering.

BTW, you gain 1 Leve for every 4 hours, for 6 for every 24 hour period. You can store up to 100 of them. Try to use them before you max out. They are a great source for free crafting materials, gil, and xp.

There are several ways to quickly level up to 15.
When solo, do the hunting log and FATEs from lv.1 to Lv.10. Equip AERO on to your thaumaturge as an instant-cast ability if other players are killing the enemies too fast for you to get credit. After Lv.10, you can run guildhests, guildleves, and FATEs in Aleport (West La Noscea). Do as many quests as you feel you need to keep your sanity.

An alternative is to leash yourself with a lv.50 WHM (not party, but have them help you). The WHM casts REGEN on you to keep you alive and you will hit every enemy you can with AERO (or some other instant-cast ability). Enemies will aggro on to the WHM who finishes groups off with HOLY. Since you two are not partied and you initiated the fights, you will get full xp from these kills. This is probably the fastest and most mindless way to reach Lv.17 and unlock roulettes, assuming you don't spend too much time looking for the WHM.

Good luck and have fun.

[LordPhantomhive]

And remember at 30 you get to unlock the class, so you have to take an additional job to 15 for thaumaturge to become black mage. In this case it'd be taking Archer to 15 to make a black mage at 30.

[AdoraBella]

In my opinion (as a lvl 50 sch/smn), ACN doesn't really get fun until you hit 30. Once you can choose scholar or summoner, it's crazy fun. Don't give up!

[Garlyle]

In my opinion (as a lvl 50 sch/smn), ACN doesn't really get fun until you hit 30. Once you can choose scholar or summoner, it's crazy fun. Don't give up!

To be honest, that's a lot of classes. Some classes are more entertaining than others at low levels, although mostly only when you try to play them to maximum efficiency (eg swapping in/out of cleric stance as Conjurer to maximize healing and damage output, or dancing around enemies as Pugilist to maximize ability effectiveness).

Arcanist is kinda painful when your game play consists of "maintain two DoTs and spam Ruin", but as you get more cooldowns, DoTs to maintain, pet abilities, etc., it gets more interesting.

[LordPhantomhive]

Oh and when is it a good time to start crafting?

Ah this, I totally regret not doing a gathering job first, it saves cost on later materials and once you get going in the end game side, if you're like me.. you'll find you're less enticed to go out and get it done lol.. /slacker <-- But eventually I'll go back to spending time with those trees.. and shrubs..

[aerolol]

Welcome to the game, Vivi.
Equip BIO on to your thaumaturge as an instant-cast ability if other players are killing the enemies too fast for you to get credit.

Thaumaturges (or any other class) can't equip Bio...
It's for Arcanists (and later SMN/SCH) only...