zymurgy,

It looks like you've already made a lot of progress on your character, so you should be able to get a chocobo or goobbue mount if you don't already have one. That will speed up your travel considerably.

There are also airships for travel between the 3 cities at a slight cost in gil.

And of course, there is anima for teleporting. If you are really limited on the amount of time you have to play, anima is probably the best answer as long as you keep in mind that it regenerates a bit slowly and budget accordingly.


FFXIV is also my first and only MMORPG.

I've peeked at other games since starting in this genre a year and a half ago. I'm sure there are games with battle systems, storylines, items, content, etc. that are much better for various reasons that will appeal to other people.

But I actually share your sentiment that FFXIV is the "best" MMORPG for me and for my own personal tastes.

As long as you're having fun, that's all that matters, right? ^^