So i'm completely lost with what little i've seen of the crafting/gathering profession. I'm used to World of Warcraft where I hammer away at nodes and gather stuff I need to sell. Crafting was just putting the parts together and making something to level it up.

Now in WoW I would level my toon to max, then go back and do my crafting professions because by then i've accrued gold to buy a lot of the stuff I needed. If I made a new toon, i'd often do gathering professions to get gold as I leveled up.

What's the best strategy in this game? Should I get do a gathering profession or two to level up and earn gil by selling the stuff? Or should I max my level first as a lancer/dragoon before doing the professions?