Returning player

[ExiaQuanta]

1. Depending on your definition of "Getting Caught up in gear", it is actually pretty easy to catch up to everyone. if you started catching up this week, you probably can get alot of i130 gear before heavensward. You will just have to run your weekly Crystal Tower quest for a Carbontwine/Carboncoat or if you so wish, a Tomestone. If anything you may be able to get your whole left side to i130 with Poetic Gear. Course you could also spam Crystal Tower: World of Darkness for i120 gear. I believe it was stated earlier this week that i130 gear is relevant until lv55 in Heavensward. A Relic starting from i80 to zeta can take about a month depending on your dedication. Maybe at the earliest, if you went hardcore for relic, you can probably get it done within 2-3 weeks. It can get VERY expensive or pretty decent price. Nothing has been said about the current relic for heavensward, all that has been said so far is that there is something in store for those who did it.

3. Regardless if u restart your character to another class or not, you will need a lv50 DoW/DoM to continue into ishgard and get the 3 newer jobs. Also you would have to spend time again to gear the said class your gonna restart on. so eh.

4. Sell high demand craft materials, Desynth, spiritbond for materia and sell.

GL sir