FFXI/XIV Newbie: Jobs? Server? Opinions? :D {XIV going P2P!}

What new content are you the most excited for?

Abyssea	9.6%	[ 26 ]
Level Cap Raise	21.7%	[ 59 ]
Job updates/adjustments	22.1%	[ 60 ]
Job Emotes	15.8%	[ 43 ]
New Campaign/Walk of Echoes/Trial of Magians	10.3%	[ 28 ]
Server Merges	10.3%	[ 28 ]
New crafting recipes	10.3%	[ 28 ]
Total Votes:			[ 272 ]

[Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist]

[BloodyScreams]

Oh! That'd be awesome... but I couldn't ask you to do that....!

I really wouldn't mind.^^We'd have to stay in touch so I could give you the number before you started....and then I could switch to my whm and power lvl you. Lol........whm lvl 9.........I'm more of a nuker than a healer.......yeah.....XP

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Keiruna

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I read that becoming a summoner is hard... But I don't really care...

Getting Summoner just takes a long time. Its not that its hard... It took me 7 hours to get the drop item need for it sweatdrop Then you have to gather all of the Elements.. you go to areas with different weather stats..
But the you get Carbuncle! And after that you can get the other Avatars too. Summoner is alot of fun. Well worth the time spent getting it

Yeah, thats my original intent. I loved summoning in FFX and FFXII (demo) so thats why i thought it'd be fun on FFXI...

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Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist

[BloodyScreams]

Oh! That'd be awesome... but I couldn't ask you to do that....!

I really wouldn't mind.^^We'd have to stay in touch so I could give you the number before you started....and then I could switch to my whm and power lvl you. Lol........whm lvl 9.........I'm more of a nuker than a healer.......yeah.....XP

xd I would like to have someone to talk to and party with after all.... ^^;

[Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist]

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Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist

[BloodyScreams]

Oh! That'd be awesome... but I couldn't ask you to do that....!

I really wouldn't mind.^^We'd have to stay in touch so I could give you the number before you started....and then I could switch to my whm and power lvl you. Lol........whm lvl 9.........I'm more of a nuker than a healer.......yeah.....XP

xd I would like to have someone to talk to and party with after all.... ^^;

Lol. Yeah, then It wouldn't be so hard to find a party in the dunes..........I hate the dunes....... sweatdrop

[rawrmonkey121]

I can get you a WorldPass for the CaitSith server if you'll like?

[JediKitsune]

You won't be able to play as a summoner until you get a job to Lv30 and complete the required quest to unlock SMN.

I suggest levelling BLM first, probably just to 18 for now, then WHM to 30 or whatever to sub for SMN, and then go get SMN and unlock that.

Also, keep in mind that you CAN summon everything at Lv1, but you have to and actually get it. The only avatar you start with is Carbuncle. All of the other avatars must be defeated in order to be able to summon. There's two different fights you can do for most of them: A Lv20 solo fight, or a Lv60-ish full party battle. The only exceptions are Diabolos and Fenrir, which both require Lv70ish I believe. Diablolos also requires you to have completed the Chains of Promathia missions.'

There's also elemental spirits, which can be purchased at the auction house for varying prices (depends on the spirit. Earth spirit is pretty cheap, but stuff like light and dark spirit cost over a million gil) and are obtained other ways as well (Light and Dark are so expensive because they drop off a high level BCNM battle. That's a Burning Circle Notorious Monster, which is a timed, (usually) level-capped battle against difficult enemies in a special battlefield.)

Please, please, PLEASE sub WHM when you play SMN. It gives you more MP (which you will NEED) and the ability to heal, which helps your party greatly. /THF adds little of value but Treasure Hunter, which is only useful for farming, which you will to solo. /DRG adds absolutely nothing you'll need for SMN. You can't use your wyvern with /DRG, only DRG main.

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Now I don't know....

Blehh.....

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Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist

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Ed TheFullMetalAlchemist

[BloodyScreams]

Oh! That'd be awesome... but I couldn't ask you to do that....!

I really wouldn't mind.^^We'd have to stay in touch so I could give you the number before you started....and then I could switch to my whm and power lvl you. Lol........whm lvl 9.........I'm more of a nuker than a healer.......yeah.....XP

xd I would like to have someone to talk to and party with after all.... ^^;

Lol. Yeah, then It wouldn't be so hard to find a party in the dunes..........I hate the dunes....... sweatdrop

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I wouldn't mind playing in the dunes, as long as I get to play at all.... I still havn't installed my game yet, simply because I don't exactly have it yet. But I will soon and want to know as much as I can before I start and do something n00bish and stupid.

[JediKitsune]

The game is complicated, I know.

All I can say is this: It's best to start out trying the 'recommended' job/subjob combos before you go and try something random. They're recommended for a reason, that being they provide the optimum support for your job choice.

Random combos tend not to get invited to EXP parties as easily as the usual combos.

[[BloodyScreams]]

Thats true.... nyah...... >_<;

[MystyriousSilver]

I wouldn't let your race choose your starting country. Pick which one feels most like home. I'm a proud San d'Orian Mithra, and I don't think the game would be the same if I was in Windy or Bastok. Sure, the rings are nice, but better ones tend to come along pretty soon (Courage, Balance... you can tell I'm melee, I have no idea what the others are called XD;; ) and you may feel obligated not to change to one you like later, if you've done any rank missions.

I've only toyed around with SMN, but it seems fun, and most of it's players really like it. Be careful, though. I've had friends who quit the game because of summoner (getting the avatars can be a b***h). And in early levels, everyone will want you to cure, since WHMs are in short supply and RDMs can't main heal well yet.

[Pixy Misa]

Get on the server that your RL friends play on. It's a lot more fun that way.

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My friends in RL don't play... T.T They are too cheap.

After a while of thinking, I am probably just going to BLM it in the beginning. I guess it'll help.... But then I'll be a SMN!

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No one else got anything to say?

[Vincent Northmeyer]

everything I was going to say was covered by JediKitsune. SMN/THF is just... {No thanks.}. If you really want to be a SMN, pick WHM sub or RDM (WHM preferably). Or drop the idea of being a summoner altogether. Summons are pretty, I know, I find them nice too and thought I could be one. But really, the other jobs are very fun. I myself love being a Paladin and the only other job I'd consider playing would be Dragoon. The Dragoon's Wyvern is like a summon companion, if that helps rofl