User:EtherealMutation/Leveling Guide

= Don't Make Me Think: A Pragmatist's Step by Step Guide from Start to Endgame =

This is a work in progress guide.

This is for the PC version of the game, which is really the only version worth playing. PC will be the only supported platform come 2016 and offers way better options for controlling your experience.

Purpose of This Guide
By following this guide, you will end up as a level 99 Beastmaster with just enough gear to function in most endgame activities. From there, you'll be able to obtain gear and branch out to the other jobs you want to play.

Why Beastmaster? Because the job is broken. It does massive damage with little risk and doesn't require a whole lot of gear to get to that point. Yes, it is a total bandwagon job, but again, this guide is merely meant to get you to

What Version of the Game Should I Buy?
PC version. Done.

Race, Gender, and Height
Pick any character you want. While there are stat differences between the five races, they are insignificant to the point that only an obsessive min-maxer could ever tell the difference. If that describes you, why are you following this guide in the first place?

Job
Pick White Mage or Red Mage. White Mage is convenience for later

Nation
Pick Bastok.

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