Quote Originally Posted by VanilleFang View Post
You can skip Poetics equipment at this point, if you want. The main story quests will give you a bunch of really decent equipment. So you don't have to bother with grinding Poetics now, unless you want the items for glamour or something.
Poetics are good for your second/third/fourth/fifth job (Mind,Intelligence,Vitality,Strength,Dexterity is the stat breakdown) through.