Quote Originally Posted by Optimo View Post
... I'm not (too) lazy, and I've done my best to get back up to speed by slogging through every single set of patch notes from the last year. ...
Bravo!

Just so you don't waste time looking for parties, most of your job quests can be solo'd as 50 BLM or WHM, exceptions being:
  • Getting into a dungeon for one AF piece (it's Aurum Vale for BLM, so you have to beat Dzemael Darkhold first to gain entry)
  • Getting into a beastman stronghold for one AF piece, depending on how good you are at using sleep/repose and avoiding aggro
  • The final job quest (for body AF) and the one before it (not the one you gather your AF pieces on, but the prior one that involves a battle)