Quote Originally Posted by Paddycakes View Post
Hello, new player here and im trying to find out if this is true.

Someone told me i could quest for all of my gear in ffxiv. My ls isnt very helpful and no one will answer me on this so i came to as you guys. Is this true? and if so how do i go about doing this?

Im stilling running around with lv 8 gear at 15 lol
You can farm the lower-tier NM's with a small group when you get a bit higher for some gear that should take you from 35-50. I only say this because by the time you hit 45 you are looking at a 2-4 hour grind to nail 50.

Some other tips:

1. Find a better linkshell suited to your situation. Get in an "up and coming" LS and build relationships through the journey together. Some people believe MMO to be all about end-game but I value the "multiplayer" concept.
2. If you can't find one, make your own and invite people you party with!
3. Be helpful when you can. Even offering to help goes a long ways because, to your amazement, people will a) pay it back someday and b) hopefully they will pay it forward.
4. Don't get caught up in the rush to hit 50 - enjoy the aspects of the game that you want to at the pace that you want to.
5. Use the seek function and also use the /sh method in uldah to build parties.
6. Be honest if you don't know. Pretending will only get you in hot water. Tonight we responded to a moogle /sh and four people said it was their first time. We won 4/5 which is pretty nice for a pick-up group but only because we knew what we had on our hands.
7. Kind of the same as 6 but ask if you don't know. If someone is a doosh then they aren't really worth playing with to begin with.
8. Level a DoL to make cash. The money isn't in cars - it's in oil. Raw materials fetch way more money (generally) then finished items. Exceptions are potions and high-level food.

Welcome to the game and good luck~