Easiest path?Follow

Im curious to know what you guys think is the best way to start ffxiv or even what course of action you personally are gonna follow in the beginning of your play through.

For example ( keep in mind i have never played ff11...or any mmo for that matter ) i plan on starting as a Lalafell archer then picking up conjurer along the way as well as the botanist discipline. With Botanist leveled up i should be able to level up carpenter and leatherworker to craft gear and items for my character. hopefully i would eventually become a bard at some point.

I went with these disciplines because they all seem to flow together and are all located in Gridania which would keep things simple. With Archer, conjurer and bard i could try out group play and not be an inconvenience because all i would be doing is either shooting arrows or healing you when you need it either with magic or songs.

For a first timer i think this is the easiest route but im also interested in what other people have planned.

Your plan sounds pretty good. Im almost doing the same thing but Cnj>bot>cooking.

My best friend and I are coming from WoW and most likely we're going to level together. I'm pretty sure we'll fly by the seat of our pants! Trial and errors, getting lost, exploring, dying, etc.

No need to plan the easiest course of action because I just don't see the fun in that.

The only thing I plan on doing is joining the ZAM guild for help or advice if needed, and of course for the people and opportunities it would offer down the road.

lol that was what i was gunna do too but then i started watching xenohart and yogacast on youtube and after that i just got really into all the information. Do you know what class you wanna be at least or you just going to randomly pick that too?

Question, to become a Bard you need level 30 Archer/15 Conjurer. To open up Bard do you need to do the complete quest line through Conjurer up to 15 , or once you hit 15 the Bard quest will be available? For example, if I decided to grind mobs(which I'm not, just making an example) all the way to level 15 without doing any Conjurer quests, once I hit 15 the Bard quest will be available as long as I am a level 30 Archer also?

Well, after seeing a multing-boxing video with 4 characters, I'd say multi-boxing is the easiest route. Even though its not against the tos, unless they sell the characters, it had a wrongness to it.

That being said. I'm sticking with my THM to begin with, and mining/alchemy. Some data-mining produced a new sub-class:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/wiki/classes_and_jobs#wiki_jobs

If its true the subclass for THM could be loads of fun. I like blowing things up in games.

I can't imagine that BLM will be allowed to call forth a pet, which is why I'm scepticle about the chart. Have to just wait and see. Also, PUG and Glad is in the same city as THM. Really THM would be better off in a mage city. Either way, I'm happy.

Edited to add, that maybe the game release waits until you are level 15 before you can try another class, since its then that we get the airship pass.
Otherwise, I'll be running to the other city to get conj for cure, and then archer.


Edited, Aug 12th 2013 2:00pm by Grandmomma

I'll be playing with my GF so the same for me. I think I may let her play during early access while I watch and coach. I'll be using my 1.0 character so not worried about blasting as many levels as quickly as possible.

Well if they play then WE get to play more. She can't really complain about not doing anything if she's contributing

My game plan is start as Gladiator, so ill be in Ul'dah and then level goldsmithing, the recipes are fun and easy, that will keep my materia flowing, then ill level armoring and blacksmithing and leatherworking so i can make all my gear HQ. Oh and ill be leveling mineing to keep the ores comeing in!