i have a few questions from a new beginner to final fantasy and this MMO

[Roda]

Also echoing the "seeing the fights themselves." Raid night is really just a night to meme around with my friends while we perform the dance the game expects of us, and we get to complete our mount logs when we finish.

[kaynide]

Mostly reiterating what's been said, but the long-and-short of it is:

Game's Release Cycle:
-Each expansion releases, ending at the cap for that expansion (currently 80)
-Between expansions, there is a gear creep that gradually increases among several sets. This is where we are now.

Gear Progression:
-There is basically NO horizontal progression. With rare exception, gear with higher iLVL will flat out be better. There is no unique gear in the main game that will enhance your rotation outside of really niche situations. (See Eureka)
-The different sets at cap level are basically juggled between Tomestone sets, 8-Man Raid sets and 24-man raid sets. It doesn't really matter which you get- it's mostly for the look. The easiest/fastest to get is typically the 24-man raid gear.
-As long as you have the minimum iLVL for some content, you should be fine to do it.
-You don't really need to worry about these "gear creep" sets in expansions before the current one. As an example, the best tomestone set at 60 will be identical-ish to the 63 Dungeon set.

If you have any questions by all means ask away- I'm on Tonberry too; typically late-ish in the evening.

[Iscah]

Welcome to the game!

If you haven't already, make sure you set your duty finder to include all languages for faster queue times.

[Mhaeric]

Welcome to the game!

If you haven't already, make sure you set your duty finder to include all languages for faster queue times.

To add to this advice, this only has a meaningful effect if one is on a server that predominantly uses a language different than one's own or has a mix of languages that are frequently used. E.g. all EU servers in general, someone from an english speaking country in Oceania playing on a JP server, etc. The advice applies here because the OP is an English speaker on Tonberry, but it's just a situational improvement in most cases. It of course doesn't ever hurt to select all the languages anyway, but someone like an English speaker on a NA server isn't going to see an improvement in queue times by doing so.

[Sinistar]

cool dude, i'll definitely reach out. still debating whether to create a free company or just join an established one! send me an ingame message whenever =)

and as for the gear progression, thanks for the immerse clarity, i am extremely looking forward to doing the endgame content!