Make or Buy - Leveling Advice

[ManuelBravo]

Morning

I'm wondering whether looking to make all my gear and equipment, taking the time and effort, will be beneficial to me as I progress through the story rather than buy from the marketplace or stores.

I would have to catch up/start the relevant profession as well due to leveling so fast. I'm sitting at 55k gil or so just from story/questing etc and not buying but I could imagine buying will start to add up.

So which is best for a new player?

Crafting has a benefit of allowing you to repair gear in dungeons or instances. While it is a nice way to make gill it really depends on you. You can tome farm or craft, HQ would really be the only ones that are worth it in my opinion.

Retainers help gather most materials for you as long as you gear them and depending on your level and class would determine their cap. As a crafter I average about 1-2 mill a day depending on stock and up to 20mill depending on effort for the week. .