Quote Originally Posted by silenthill27 View Post
thank you for the responses guys

it just feels so lame not upgrading gear as you go along, ya know? especially coming from years and years of 11 with such an awesome and easily accessible auction house

my buds and i had just planned on the 4 of us bein our own ls and pickin up some people we may meet along the way but i see your point about getting others to craft, i suppose i should go find a nice friendly ls

i just hate that im on the road to white mage and doomed till my AF it seems to forever wear a big puffy beige shirt cause every robe ever crafted is worth billions -_-
In the beggining the levels move pretty quickly that all you really need to do is keep your weapon dps up. If you actually try crafting your own gear by the time you actually finish a set you could have leveled up a couple levels with your old gear and need different gear anyways. Later is levels crafting really is a time commitment to level and most people do not have the time to take many craft professions at the same time as playing a fighter.

Haveing your own linkshell with your buddies is not a problem becuase in FFXIV you can actually be in multiple linkshell ( I think up to 8 ) at once. So you can have your private LS. Then a Casual LS. Crafting LS. and a couple Raiding LS.