User:Goldenfoon



=Linkshell= Pies is the linkshell that I belong to. If it wasn’t for the people in this linkshell I don’t think I would be playing FFXI today. Most the people in this linkshell have completed the majority of missions and quests this game has to offer and yet they eagerly lend a hand to lower level members that still need to complete them. I have yet to hear anyone complain about helping others in this linkshell and I believe that is the attitude that all the players in FFXI should have. You guys lead by example and I applaud you for it.

Thank you Pies ^^

Linkshell(s): Pies

=Jobs=

Well the job that I started out with was RDM and since I spent most of my time getting to 30 with it I have decided to take it all the way to 75. I plan on leveling at least three other jobs to significant levels, a Tank, a Support, and a Damage Dealer.

On the side I am leveling RNG and NIN to get the feel of those jobs, but I am starting to think that there are cheaper roles to play in this game. However I feel that these are important subjobs to have since I really want to level COR.

=Missions=

National Rank
I am currently on Mission 5-1.

Thanks to the following that have helped me up to this point:


 * Mission 2-3: The Power Tarutaru Bro and Leelo who helped me slay that Dragon!


 * Mission 3-3: The monk monstrosity Clayyak who single handedly cleared out Delkfutt's Tower allowing me to leisurely stroll to the top


 * Mission 4-1: Quadav Charm collector Darkpenence, who redefined the meaning of Turtle Power!

Rise of the Zilart
I currently need Bastok Rank 6 before I can start the missions for this expansion.

Chains of Promathia
I currently need to complete the following Promyvions:
 * Promyvion-Dem
 * Promyvion-Mea
 * Promyvion-Holla

Treasures of AhtUrhgan
I am really waiting to get to level 50+ to start doing some of these missions.

=Crafting=

Goldsmithing was the first craft began leveling. I started to accumulate a lot of ore leveling up on worms outside of Bastok and I wanted to do something more constructive with them then mindlessly selling them on the AH (however this is a great way to make some gil in the beginning). After I hit the Zinc stage in leveling Goldsmithing I went from farming to mining and this is where I started to dig up more ore that I couldn’t craft with then I could. So in order to utilize all that ore that I dug up I leveled Smithing to the Iron Stage.

Mining and crafting ingots was my first source of income, however it was really slow going for me and I wouldn’t get that much return. Then I stumbled on to Stray Mary and she dropped that coveted horn which I promptly sold for 200K. There I was standing with the most gil I have ever had and I was tempted to blow it all that day, but I decided to invest it in a craft instead.

The craft I decided to level up was Alchemy. Playing it smart I leveled all the way to 52 with only a net loss of about 20k, by farming and fishing up most of my materials. By doing that I got 7 levels in fishing and 11 levels in cooking, not a bad by-product of leveling a craft.

Currently I plan on taking Alchemy to 60 and then leveling the other crafts to 60 so I can get a better feel on which one I would like to take all the way to 100.

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Chocobos!

Well I really enjoy all the “Chocotivities” that you can do in this game. Currently my favorite is the The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game. This game takes a little getting used to and with some luck it can net you some decent gil. This game is really helpful to people currently raising a Chocobo since the bulk of the items you can find are related to Chocobo Raising. This is especially true more so now because you can get Chocobo Slips with each successful dig. These Chocobo Slips can be exchanged for Chocobucks which you can use to buy feed from Chocobo Racing NPCs. The only catch to the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game is that you have to be able to call your Chocobo in the field.

Raising a Chocobo is probably one of the most important things to do in this game. Once your Chocobo reaches the adult stage of life you are able to call it most areas using a Chocobo Whistle. Having a backup form of agro-free transportation is priceless, and since a Whistle Coupon can be easily found in the The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game you pretty much have a free Chocobo at your disposal.

I have currently raised two Chocobos in this game. A yellow female named AutumnOrchid was my first Chocobo that I raised. I got her egg as part of the Chocobo on the Loose quest. The second bird that I raised was AutumnJade. AutumnJade is a green female whom had parents who were also green. She was born with the ability Gallop and I later taught her Treasure Finder. After raising two Chocobos it is arguably easier to raise the second one, especially if you get a lot of your feed from the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game.

Mining

If your starting city is Bastok then I highly suggest you start mining. Mining can be a great way to put a little gil into your pockets early on by selling the raw ore until you get the start up capital to begin crafting. Zeruhn Mines is the place that I started mining. Since this place is easy to get to and there is virtually no aggro to even level 1 jobs it can get pretty crowded.

When it comes to mining in Zeruhn Mines it helps to take a laid back approach. What I usually do is take a level 1 job and sub puppetmaster, equip a level 1 weapon and my Field Gear. I have a circular path that I normally run when I am mining and I just hack and mine my way through. By having two goals when you zone in makes it a lot easier not to get frustrated when people keep stealing your mining points. The exp is ok until you reach level 7 and you can level Smithing and Goldsmithing to roughly 30 and 20 from just the ore found here. As a side note make sure you keep all of that Zeruhn Soot you find off of the mobs in here. The soot can traded to an NPC for Bastok fame or be sold on the AH for a decent amount!

Gardening

I have only recently gotten into gardening. I like the hands off approach to it. It is a gil source that is kind of on autopilot in the background. It is also some of the only sources for crafting materials in the game. I have read numerous forums on what day to plant, when to fertilize which crystal, and what moon phase to harvest on and it can be really over whelming. I just decided to dive right in head first and learn as I go!

Currently I have only one mule dedicated to gardening. As part of leveling Goldsmithing I made some Brass flowerpots to start gardening, I also have one Arcane Flowerpot that I acquired from The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game. Eventually I plan to start gardening on all of my mules, but that will have to wait till I am able to craft my own Porcelain Flowerpots.

Currently I have only grown Tarutaru Rice from grain seeds and Tree Saplings from Tree Cuttings. I recently planted a Tree Sapling in both a Brass Flowerpot and my Arcane Flowerpot to see how the grow times vary. Eventually I would like to be able grow elemental ores, but so would everybody else. So what I am shooting for is a recipe that is generally profitable with both the “Desired Result” and the “Failed Result”. One example is trying to grow Ice Ore because the “Failed Result” can be Platinum Leaves and these NPC for a decent amount of gil (this is probably why Ice Ore the cheapest elemental ore on the AH).

=Mules= I Currently have 5 mules that are spread out across the four major cities. I put one extra mule in San d'Oria because it seams to have the shortest distance to the AH from the Mog House.


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