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Kitalrez · 05-16-2008, 12:04 AM

1. PC, as Feba said. Main advantages are customizability and the ability to upgrade your system if the game specs ever start moving in more hardware intensive directions. (See EQ1 after the Shadows of Luclin expansion and subsequent graphic enhancements). Someday people here may have to actually upgrade from PS2 to PS3s or beyond. I predict screaming.

2. Major ones are this site, (for the forums), you also want to avail yourself of ffxicyclopedia's wiki, and probably MysteryTour. MysteryTour has a lot of Japanese information, so you'll have to translate as they add expansions, but it's always a good place to start if you want to know what's rolling off test server before a major expansion. There are some other more specialized sites, like Pikko's Pots if you garden, or Titanicus.com if you craft or fish. I recommend lisaarndt.com for fishermen if you go that route, as well.

Major thing to realize is that you want to stay off Allakhazam and KillingIfrit. You can get info there, (you know, if you're desperate), but their forums are real cesspits. Their info is largely lifted from other sites as well, rarely with credit to the original writers. Alla and KI are good places to learn to hate the game. If you're not burnt out reading through their forums on certain jobs, you're either really drunk, or the world's blindest optimist.

3. Check the Auction House before you sell anything in game. Also, make use of the command, SORT, when you first view your inventory. This is how to stack items. Both of those points will come in handy when you go out and start collecting crystals/items. Once you know what that AH is selling for a stack of your item, walk over to the nearest merchant and compare what they're offering you for the same item. Oh, and bazaar selling always is done PER ITEM, not PER STACK, don't make the mistake some people do and charge the stack price for single items. You'll wonder why no one buys from you.

Oh, and always ask questions. People will yell at you, there's morons everywhere, but you'll usually get an answer you can use, too. If the worst thing someone can do is call you a noob for asking, it's usually worth the risk.

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Kitalrez Wild Rover! FFXI Character Info. Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 562 Style: My Mood: Thanks: 30 Thanked 120x in 73 Posts Gil: 1,334 Bank: 79,679 Total Gil: 81,014 Donate	Re: Hey! I'm new! :] 1. PC, as Feba said. Main advantages are customizability and the ability to upgrade your system if the game specs ever start moving in more hardware intensive directions. (See EQ1 after the Shadows of Luclin expansion and subsequent graphic enhancements). Someday people here may have to actually upgrade from PS2 to PS3s or beyond. I predict screaming. 2. Major ones are this site, (for the forums), you also want to avail yourself of ffxicyclopedia's wiki, and probably MysteryTour. MysteryTour has a lot of Japanese information, so you'll have to translate as they add expansions, but it's always a good place to start if you want to know what's rolling off test server before a major expansion. There are some other more specialized sites, like Pikko's Pots if you garden, or Titanicus.com if you craft or fish. I recommend lisaarndt.com for fishermen if you go that route, as well. Major thing to realize is that you want to stay off Allakhazam and KillingIfrit. You can get info there, (you know, if you're desperate), but their forums are real cesspits. Their info is largely lifted from other sites as well, rarely with credit to the original writers. Alla and KI are good places to learn to hate the game. If you're not burnt out reading through their forums on certain jobs, you're either really drunk, or the world's blindest optimist. 3. Check the Auction House before you sell anything in game. Also, make use of the command, SORT, when you first view your inventory. This is how to stack items. Both of those points will come in handy when you go out and start collecting crystals/items. Once you know what that AH is selling for a stack of your item, walk over to the nearest merchant and compare what they're offering you for the same item. Oh, and bazaar selling always is done PER ITEM, not PER STACK, don't make the mistake some people do and charge the stack price for single items. You'll wonder why no one buys from you. Oh, and always ask questions. People will yell at you, there's morons everywhere, but you'll usually get an answer you can use, too. If the worst thing someone can do is call you a noob for asking, it's usually worth the risk.
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