Hello!

[Detvix]

Welcome, Vard. I suppose the first pointer would be to ask specific questions. =) Otherwise, we don't really know what you know already, what would be useful, and so forth. But we usually encourage new players to focus on their job and main scenario quests first.

As for a "nice" free company, what qualifies is going to be so subjective as to be contradictory depending on who's evaluating the free company. So you may have the best luck if you specify what you seek in terms of the number of players typically on at a given time of day, the sorts of activities that are done together, how much you care about having a free company estate, and so forth. I'd offer to tell you about mine, but you can't presently transfer to Balmung as it's congested anyway.

In terms of specifics actually, I would like some advice on tanking. I don't like doing dungeons on things like gladiator or marauder cos i'm afraid i'll mess up lol

[Canadane]

In terms of specifics actually, I would like some advice on tanking. I don't like doing dungeons on things like gladiator or marauder cos i'm afraid i'll mess up lol

As a tank main, the best advice I can give you is to throw worries to the wayside and dive right in.
As long as you have the basics down, (hold mobs, face them away from the party) you can worry about other advanced stuff later on.

Tanks are incredibly powerful classes in this game, and is very short supply as far as dungeon queues go. Everyone appreciates a tank. Nobody will care much for a slip up here and there, everyone has them.

Maurader will eventually become Warrior, which imo is the most fun tank to play as.
Keep it up and know that you're the one people want!