starting new ???

[KawaiiRisu]

I have a few questions about the game in general..

Tomorrow im going to be starting a new FFXI account and i was wondering about characters..i know that you have to pay for extra character slots...but how many "free" ones do you get with your base account? 2? and when it comes to taht..is it ok to have just one character with a whole bunch of jobs?

I have a bunch of jobs i want to try..monk and white mage are two of them but i dont know if i want to have them on the same character..also i wa sreading that monk is a really easy class to play is that true? will people not want me in there group because im a monk? about a month or so i ago i think i was reading that people hated monks and didnt want them in groups and stuff?

when i palyed FFXI before my main was a monk and i loved her...im not one of those people that will go afk while fighting because thats why i play a monk..i like to fight! bang bang kick punch! heeeeya! lol
oh and for whm are they hard to level up at low levels? or will i have an ok time of it? what if i have to solo?
anyway..i know this is a long winded post and im sorry..er.. just its late and im tired i hope i got everything..

[Caspian]

Re: starting new ???

I'll see what I can answer

I have a few questions about the game in general..
Tomorrow im going to be starting a new FFXI account and i was wondering about characters..i know that you have to pay for extra character slots...but how many "free" ones do you get with your base account? 2? and when it comes to taht..is it ok to have just one character with a whole bunch of jobs?

You get one character with the base fee. Any other content ID's which make characters are a dollar apiece.

I have a bunch of jobs i want to try..monk and white mage are two of them but i dont know if i want to have them on the same character..also i wa sreading that monk is a really easy class to play is that true? will people not want me in there group because im a monk? about a month or so i ago i think i was reading that people hated monks and didnt want them in groups and stuff?
when i palyed FFXI before my main was a monk and i loved her...im not one of those people that will go afk while fighting because thats why i play a monk..i like to fight! bang bang kick punch! heeeeya! lol

You can play all the jobs on just one character. Just have to change your current job in your Moghouse.
Monks are pretty easy too level. Other than figuring out how weapon skills and skillchains work (which is pretty simple), there isn't much too it, especially for the first 30 or so levels.

oh and for whm are they hard to level up at low levels? or will i have an ok time of it? what if i have to solo?
anyway..i know this is a long winded post and im sorry..er.. just its late and im tired i hope i got everything..

It will get a little more time consuming soloing your whm to 10 or so, as they are physically weak and don't do a heckuva lot of damage. Once you start partying though, you shouldn't have any trouble at all finding a party.

Hope I covered everything.

[Jei]

Re: starting new ???

In this game, you're paying for something called "content ID."

1 content ID can store 1 character only.

Your first content ID I can't remember if it's $12 or $14 per month :O

Additional content ID will cost $1 per ID per month.

[Icemage]

Re: starting new ???

i know that you have to pay for extra character slots...but how many "free" ones do you get with your base account? 2?

1 character comes with the basic subscription.

and when it comes to taht..is it ok to have just one character with a whole bunch of jobs?

Yes. This is why you only get one character, because you really don't have to have any others to level any job you please - just step into your mog house or talk to a Nomad moogle and you can change your current job at will (the game remembers your level for every job).

I have a bunch of jobs i want to try..monk and white mage are two of them but i dont know if i want to have them on the same character

You can level every single job to level 75 if you like (assuming you had infinite time). There's nothing wrong with that, and there are a few hardcore players that have done so.

..also i wa sreading that monk is a really easy class to play is that true?

Monk is probably the least technically challenging of all jobs. It's a very basic attack job and performs that job very well, but it doesn't have any support abilities or many fancy tricks, so it's largely regarded as easy to play.

will people not want me in there group because im a monk? about a month or so i ago i think i was reading that people hated monks and didnt want them in groups and stuff?

It has nothing to do with the effectiveness of monks in general. They're actually very good at dishing out damage. However, early on, monks have very weak skillchain potential because the only weaponskill that sees common use that links in with their best weaponskill (Combo) is Red Lotus Blade or Burning Blade, which require 1-handed sword wielders, and very few characters will deliberately choose to use a one-handed sword other than a Paladin (well, Thieves will too, but they usually choose to use Fast Blade, which doesn't link to Combo at all).

when i palyed FFXI before my main was a monk and i loved her...im not one of those people that will go afk while fighting because thats why i play a monk..i like to fight! bang bang kick punch! heeeeya! lol

If you enjoy monk, then play it.

oh and for whm are they hard to level up at low levels? or will i have an ok time of it? what if i have to solo?

You'll want to solo until at least level 11 for White Mage. It's not an easy job to solo with, however, as WHM have very weak attack skills, very weak defensive skills, and are very dependent on magic to win battles; this results in a lot of down time as you have to rest to restore MP.

At level 11, you get access to Cure II, which makes joining a party a viable option, and once that happens you can gain levels very quickly.


Icemage

[KawaiiRisu]

Re: starting new ???

wee..thanks alot for the quick replys...er now i just have to pick my race! hehe im so psyched! (sp\?) anyhoo..I'll be around! you can be sure of that..
thanks alot!!

the squirrel queen