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So last year during March I played FFXI. I wanted to see what it was like, and I loved everything about it except for the lack of a large community (I quit WoW to play it). It took the entire month to get used to Macros and new system, but I still liked it lots and only quit because most of my WoW friends have my Facebook and they coaxed me back. I don't plan to keep playing it once XIV comes out, but it's just a way to kill some time and have fun for me.

Would anyone mind giving me some pointers, because I honestly can't recall almost anything from when I played for that short time. If some one knew a nice site that explained Macros, that would be awesome :3 So far my lil Taru is a lvl 12 RDM, and I just wanna get him to be a Summoner and I'll be happy lol.

I was thinking once I hit 18 to just go WHM til 30... but I've decided to just go another route. If I can't use my avatars, it'd just be depressing >.<

I do like healing though, almost as much as being a DD. I figure the biggest Pro is it's easier to get a group as a Healer or Support? I could be wrong with FFXI. So I'm currently looking at Dancer, Bard, Puppet Master, Blue Mage, Dragoon and the good old BLM. Oh decisions. Thanks for the Macro guide though ^^

Also I looked for what server I'm on >.> and I honestly don't know where my lil Taru is from. I'll check again though.

Also does Race actually matter significantly to the class you're playing? I saw a couple people making it look like a big enough deal for my Taru to stay clear of Melee classes.

BTW I forgot to mention the Scholar class intrigues me also. I'll assume that they mostly heal, and that their Black Magic is mostly just for solo purposes? BTW, thanks tons for the help again ^^ I'm on Asura too.

Scholars are very good as healers once they pass level 30 indeed. I haven't played too much with scholars, but my friend who plays it says it's mostly healing and buffing. Especially since you can turn any buff -ga (Something that pissed off summoners a bit at first)

Well that is a lot for your level I suppose lol.

I've played for 5 years and never had more than 200k on me at a given time. It was terrible when the economy was complete s**t thanks to RMTs crying . Thankfully Square has fixed that to an extent though there are still some items selling for a few million gil.

Nah. I was just impatient and bad at Farming (though I did improve).

A few of my LS members considered 1 million gil poor others considered it an average amount and then a few of us, like me considered it loaded. Ha ha

Chances are you will burn through that 20k pretty quickly when its time for new spells and equipment.

I think part of my problem was after I played with a few jobs I decided to not sell any of my old equipment to get money for new stuff. This was partially because I found myself rebuying it again for new jobs and sometimes it would be more expensive than before, though sometimes it was cheaper still I found it easier just to save it ha ha. Especially when Leather Armor is like 2-3k a piece.

Money was the main reason I avoided the Ranger and Ninja jobs. They are very expensive. Though I did scrape by on my Ninja using only Utsusemi-ichi tools (I forget the name of them) just so I could use it as a subjob for my thief.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/File biggrin ancer-artifact.jpg

Male and Female Dancer Artifact armor. Not a fan of it on either personally. I see male dancers just as often as I see female ones however.

Bard's have some awesome looking AF in my opinion.

Sometimes you have to take time away from leveling another job to make money for one you have now if you want to keep leveling it ha ha.

Around level 12 you will spend most of your time leveling in Valkurm dunes. If you can find someone to escort you to the ferry in Mhaura. This is a bit of a dangerous trek alone but it is possible if you are careful. Once in Mhaura take the ferry selbina. If you go above deck make sure you let others go first. Occasionally there will be a Sea Horror aboard. Also don't try to fight anything. The only thing that aggros is the Sea Horror. If you hear the music change be sure to go above or below deck as well as Pirates are attacking.

Anyway after you arrive in Selbina set your home point there. You won't be returning to Windy for some time now. Most of what you need can be gotten from Bastok or San d'Oria so just travel to either of those two nations if you need to return to town for some reason or another. They are much closer than Windy.

The only group quests I can think they would be referring to around that level would be the subjob quest which is also located in Selbina but can't be started until you are level 18. You can however collect the items for it.

Those being a Damselfly worm, a Crab Apron, and a Wight Skull. Just inform your party you need one of these items should the drop and they should let you roll for it.

I've had similar LS problems. I found the best way to get a Linkshell is simply change you Bazaar message to something along the lines of "Looking for a new Linkshell."
Or "In need of a linkshell with active members." or "New Player looking for helpful linkshell"

People tend to examine other people in the game quite often especially when in a party with them so someone is bound to see it. You will get an invite sooner or later. An alternative is to shout in town asking for a linkshell but I'm not sure how effective this would be. Some people may be turned away by it.

Also it may be best to leave your current LS unequipped when searching for a new LS lest you confuse others and they may not ask you thinking you already got one.

To get in group quests the others i can think still really think of any before 20 yet so if you have any examples please tell me it may refresh my memory.