Need help getting back into the game...

[Renshi]

I stopped playing a few weeks before 1.19 was released. Got my GLD at LVL28 and now i feel a bit confused and need some clarification regarding some new features.


First with the gear stuff... i understand that everything named "dated" is the old stuff and i should be looking for the new gear as it has improved stats and that matters a lot more now. This easier said then done.... i can't find anything good at my level, some things like gauntlets only have dated stuff available on my server. So without the new gear my character feels damn weak and i'm having a hard time doing anything alone.


Guildleves.

I thought you could stack them, accumulate leves up to 99 of them? But i guess i completely misunderstood the whole system as i'm still limited to 8 and can't pick up any more. So maybe if someone could explain this a bit i'd appreciate it.


Materia,

I've been told to turn old gear into materia.... sure..... but how?



Last.. well if you have any tips or suggestion for me I'm all open for it.

Heya!

Concepts are pretty easy:
You could check the Market Wards for a research of equips that could be good for you. If you wonder how to craft them, use the Lodestone in the section Synthesis. It helps a lot!

About the Guildleves, they are simply stackable to 99, but that is the Allowance. You can accept up to 99 leves, but you can stack 8 of them each. Everytime you complete a levequest, the Guildleves at the reception get a refresh so you can take more of them after you've finished the first 8 ones. Give it a try!

For the Materia, there's an NPC located at Ul'dah near the Repair NPC who gives you a Quest that sends you to Mutamix. Complete it and follow the tutorials of the Carriers of the Cauldron. For more in-depth explaination on how to create and meld Materia, check this link.
You can transform every equip into Materia, without looking at your level or attributes, and just caring about fulfilling (100%) the Spiritbond, which replenishes in the equipment based on the EXP you receive. But once you want to meld it into an equipment you have to check the Equip Slots the Materia wants to be placed and the Level of your Crafting Class that requires the gear.

Hope this helps, have fun!

See ya!