Hit 50, really confused...

[Niwashi]

As for hunts, I assume I could go do them but I need to be a high rank to even get the quest. Not sure how to rank up effectively, I've been spending all my credits on ranking up, but I'm a long ways off from logging the hunt quest. Can you even do the hunt mobs without the quest, will it reward anything worthwhile? I tried to kill one and couldn't as a WHM.

S Rank hunts: There's no GC or level requirement, and no limitation on how often you can do them except that they only rarely appear (and with special triggering conditions). It will take a lot of people (several full parties) to take these mobs down. You'll want to be in a party.

A Rank hunts: Similar to S Rank, but more common to find and not as hard. There's no GC or level requirement, and no limitation on how often you can do them. It will take at least a full party (but you'll usually have more than that). You'll want to be in a party.

B Rank (weekly) hunts: These have to be unlocked by reaching max rank in your Grand Company. Once per week, you'll get a mark bill specifying a specific B-ranked mob to kill. With high iLevel gear, these can be soloed, but with new 50 gear, you'll probably need a partner to duo them with. (The B ranks respawn as soon as they're killed, so they're always available. It's just a matter of finding them.)

Daily hunts: These have to be unlocked by reaching max rank in your Grand Company. Once per day, you'll get a few mark bills specifying specific FATE mobs to kill. Soloable.


Most people who try to get tomes from hunting are getting together in parties and going after A Rank (and when available S Rank) mobs. The Daily/Weekly ones that you need GC rank for don't reward as much individually, plus they have the daily or weekly limitation, so while they provide a nice little occasional boost once you unlock them, they aren't as good of a Tome/Seal source as the A and S ranks.