Quote Originally Posted by OhnoozeMyToes View Post
How can I gear for heavensward? I figured I would play and pick it up as I go.....?
Quote Originally Posted by Raldo View Post
"Crafted? But that's expensive!" Some alternate free options...
You can get an i130 book by spending Poetics in Mor Dhona.
You can get an i130 book by spending Grand Company seals (assuming you meet/exceed whatever GC rank is required).

DMG is a HUGE FACTOR in how much damage you do, and your main stat (INT) is nothing to scoff at either. Weapon should always be your top priority for upgrade, and you're waaaay behind.
It's easy to miss but you should go to Mor Dhona and spend your tomestones on getting the level 50 gear. Between expansions are a bunch of patches that release better and better gear, so by the time the next expansion starts, there's a huge gap between your old leveling gear and the new expansion gear. When you reach Stormblood, the same thing will happen so you should visit the poetics vendor in Idyllshire and get the level 60, (item lvl 260) gear set or else the SB mobs will beat you up again.