1st time preparing for an expansion

[LitheSuxman]

If I play one job through the entire 6.0 MSQ. Would it be tough to gear up another job(s) for high-end side content?

I've read a speculation that ilv 510 gear should be able to get you through 6.0. Does that mean I don't have to worry about grinding and gearing up when questing through 6.0 main story?

I ask only because I want to save time and still couldn't decide what job to play through 6.0. Certainly I'm convinced to play PLD but I ain't a fan of its actions and its, with all due respect, terrible job backstory.

[LaylaTsarra]

Upgraded tome gear should probably be available for poetics like Skaevan gear is now upon release. I would suggest you max out your tomes before xpac and whatever other items you can currency wise,

Upgraded tome gear will get you most of the way to 90 and there will be tons of gear chests from MS and side quests.

[Izscha]

Usually the best ilvl gear from the previous expansion is good until the X5 / X7 dungeons, after that you'll get stuff that got more stats / ilvl and you'll switch to those.
If they do like shadowbringer they will give you gear during early MSQ that is the minimum you need to do the first dungeon etc.
Dunno if you remember it but they give away a ton of free stuff during MSQ so no matter what you'll play start with 510 HQ and pick up everything they'll give you and you will be good.
When you're done with MSQ you'll get 2 extremes fight avalaible, one must give the best weapon avalaible at the start, the other one must give you accessories that are good too.
Raid nm comes out, and then savage later and the cycle is there again.

[Vahlnir]

It will get you through the first few levels gear wise, but I would NOT be using 510 gear anywhere above 84 at most based on past experience. You will also probably get quest rewards along the way for your desired job, so you probably don't need to grind dungeons (much) and/or buy gear for it, which I'm assuming is PLD based on your post. Either way the same would apply for any job, but more so for healers and tanks for everyone's benefit. They should, ideally, stay in tip top shape on the way to max level as best as they can. But if you buy the Cryptlurker gear which will be purchasable for poetics with Endwalker, you'll be good until around 85-86 ish based on what they've done in the past. Personally, I think it's worth the poetic farm for the quick boost.

[Izscha]

It will get you through the first few levels gear wise, but I would NOT be using 510 gear anywhere above 84 at most based on past experience. You will also probably get quest rewards along the way for your desired job, so you probably don't need to grind dungeons (much) and or buy gear for it, which I'm assuming is PLD based on your post. Either way the same would apply for any job, but more so for healers and tanks for everyone's benefit. They should, ideally, stay in tip top shape on the way to max level as best as they can.

You can have the best tank gear avalaible, if your dps hits like a wet noodle you'll run out of CDs pretty fast when it comes to tank trashmobs.
Dps gear is as important as the 2 others.

[Vahlnir]

You can have the best tank gear avalaible, if your dps hits like a wet noodle you'll run out of CDs pretty fast when it comes to tank trashmobs.
Dps gear is as important as the 2 others.

I never said it wasn't important, just that tanks and healers keep everyone alive and kicking so they should focus a lot more than most on staying geared. I even said that questing gear was available for dps too. lol

[Izscha]

I never said it wasn't important, just that tanks and healers keep everyone alive and kicking so they should focus a lot more than most on staying geared. I even said that questing gear was available for dps too. lol

Dont say "more for tanks and heals" then, it's the same for all the jobs, you make it sounds like that dps should not care about it as much as the others, which is wrong and what i'm pointing out.

[LaylaTsarra]

Dont say "more for tanks and heals" then, it's the same for all the jobs, you make it sounds like that dps should not care about it as much as the others, which is wrong and what i'm pointing out.

No as a healer if my tank is under geared we can be in trouble real quick. Got to love the under geared tanks on top of it who like to pull wall to wall. Also if I'm not well geared my heals will be weak even with a geared tank I might have to struggle to keep them up depending upon the pulls.

Dps should gear as well but I don't agree it as important as tank and heals.

[Izscha]

No as a healer if my tank is under geared we can be in trouble real quick. Got to love the under geared tanks on top of it who like to pull wall to wall. Also if I'm not well geared my heals will be weak even with a geared tank I might have to struggle to keep them up depending upon the pulls.

Dps should gear as well but I don't agree it as important as tank and heals.

And bad dps will take ages to kill the adds and the tank run out of Cds and you'll need to heal even more in the end.
All the jobs are important and i really dont get why some do believe that tanks and healers are more important than DPS.

[Jojoya]

If I play one job through the entire 6.0 MSQ. Would it be tough to gear up another job(s) for high-end side content?

I've read a speculation that ilv 510 gear should be able to get you through 6.0. Does that mean I don't have to worry about grinding and gearing up when questing through 6.0 main story?

I ask only because I want to save time and still couldn't decide what job to play through 6.0. Certainly I'm convinced to play PLD but I ain't a fan of its actions and its, with all due respect, terrible job backstory.

Then play what you want instead of feeling like you must be PLD just because of the launch trailer. The story should be job agnostic as usual. I can't think of anything in the previous MSQs that made me feel like I should have been using one of the jobs featured in the cinematics.

Considering past expansion patterns, 510 probably won't cut it all the way when the initial gear rewards we get from MSQ will almost certainly be 515. 530 would get you most of the way, supplemented by any higher level dungeon drops you pick up at the tail end of the MSQ.