New Member and New to FFXI

[Luna]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

you sound pretty smart for a 13 year old so all I have to say is good luck and I really hope you enjoy the game.

FFXIclopedia is going to be your source for everything FFXI you can find anything and everything you'll ever need to know on that site. Good luck!!

[DimXD2077]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

you sound pretty smart for a 13 year old so all I have to say is

Thanks ^_^ I get it all the time. Anyway, I was able to get the PlayOnline account set up and now FFXI is just updating itself. And taking its damn sweet time with it too, might I say X(. I don't think I'll have a chance to play it tonight. There's still an hour and forty minutes to go... Seriously. I was able to finish my No Kill No Alert No Continue/Healing Items run of MGS4 while it was installing/updating. And now it's STILL doing it. I'll probably just keep on watching South Park 'til it's done, or play Half-Life 2 or Chocobo Tales (both of which are awesome).

[Haroldo]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

you sound pretty smart for a 13 year old so all I have to say is good luck and I really hope you enjoy the game.

I was thinking the same thing

now DimXD, That are some good tutorial videos on FF XI's site: FINAL FANTASY XI
Check those while you update, I will give you some nice pointers. I'm on Phoenix (also just started) but in any case my POL handle is HaroldO, if you need to ask or discuss something.

Hope you like that game and your parents let you continue playing after the trial.

[Armando]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

FFXIClopedia is certainly one of the most useful resources right now, but take anything that isn't 100% mathematical or otherwise objective (e.g. the levels of mobs) with a grain of salt. While it's great, there's also many articles with inaccuracies or subjective content.

The same goes for old job guides. Most are so old they're hardly worth reading at this point, and even the recent guides will have inaccuracies or stuff missing. Do your own research, cross-reference weird stuff and ask on the forums if you're still unsure. Get the opinion of many people. Not everyone with a job at 75 knows what he's doing. I still see way too many 75 PLD's geared wrong. Get as many different opinions as you can and more importantly make people justify their positions. Many people will say "this weapon does more damage" simply because they think it does, not because they've actually compared its stats to other weapons or measured how well it actually performs compared to others.

Also, you don't strike me as the type to do this but for the love of God don't do something cheesy like name your character with some variation of Cloud, Sephiroth, Omnislash, etc.

[DimXD2077]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

Okay. I'm now on the Shiva server and my name is Dimothy. I'm level 2. I'm in... is it... Bastok? The Port/Mining town of Humes and the big things that begin with G. I have a mission to go find someone in the mines and deliver something to him. Other than that, I have no idea what to do. Need some pointers please Maybe party up with someone? I have no idea how to do that - I'm just looking at the PlayOnline site to see how I can do that...

[Ellipses]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

Most people don't bother partying until around level 10. Before that, it just isn't much help. You can throw up your invite flag (type /inv) and/or shout to see if someone wants to anyway, but don't be too surprised if you don't get any bites.

You can find the guy you need to deliver that package to by looking up the mission on FFXIClopedia, if you can't just find him by wandering around Zeruhn Mines yourself (the only monster in there that will aggro is a slime, and it's easy to avoid. If you see it, just turn around, because he's not in there anyway.)

At such a low level, there is really very little for you to do. Get Signet (always) and go kill you up some bees. If you haven't yet, talk to Gulldago in Bastok Markets. Check out the quest list on FFXIClopedia, too. (One that's easy and profitable since you can repeat it is "Mom, the Adventurer?")

Once you have some full stacks of items, check out the Auction House to sell your stuff. Just be sure to check the selling price at NPCs, too. Some things might sell for higher to a shop, or sell so slowly and for so little more that it's not worth waiting for someone else to buy it.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

Okay. I'm now on the Shiva server and my name is Dimothy. I'm level 2. I'm in... is it... Bastok? The Port/Mining town of Humes and the big things that begin with G. I have a mission to go find someone in the mines and deliver something to him. Other than that, I have no idea what to do. Need some pointers please Maybe party up with someone? I have no idea how to do that - I'm just looking at the PlayOnline site to see how I can do that...

Take this time to enjoy exploring and talking to npc's. Get used to your area and do quests. Use the guide links that people have given you to look them up though and make sure they are appropriate for your level. You'll be partying for MANY MANY levels soon and these beginning levels are great times to learn and explore so take the time to enjoy them because soon enough you'll be thrown into the fray. ^^

[Luna]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

shoulda joined Asura

[Durahansolo]

Re: New Member and New to FFXI

shoulda joined Leviathan

*Fixed :D