Quote Originally Posted by Crono View Post
Also, can someone give me a pointer to where I can gather information about playing and leveling (and gearing)? My current class is Archer and I've no idea how distribute stats and such. Anyway, any help is much appreciated! Happy adventuring!

I'm no Archer expert, but there are probably some in the Archer forums. You might want to ask there.

As for how to distribute points, most people seem to sink them into whichever skills help increase damage for the particular weapon type. There's a list of them for every job here. For Arc, it looks like you'd want to put your points into Dexterity and Piety. (At level 50, you'll have 55 points to allocate. So you'll put 23 points into either Dex or Pty, and 22 points into the other. It's up to you which one you sink the extra point into.)

I wouldn't stress too much about maxing your gear at low levels. You're going to fly through most low levels pretty quickly, so you'd have to change your gear constantly to keep up. Your gear at low levels won't make that much of a difference anyway. The exception is that you should consider getting a new weapon when one is available. They make a lot of difference. Better arrows help with damage, but you don't need to have the best arrows for your class while leveling. You're going to get the most benefit from having a better bow.

Also, consider leveling several classes to at least level 10 before taking your first class to 50. Most classes have at least one low level skill that you can equip on other classes that will be helpful. Level Conjurer until you get Cure, Protect, Stone Skin, and Raise. Level Marauder until you get Bloodbath. Level Pugilist until you get Second Wind. Level Lancer until you get Invigorate. And then you can throw those abilities on your bar when you're leveling Archer. The ability to heal yourself is especially useful when you occasionally get into trouble.

Welcome to the game, and Good Luck!