are the starting rings really worth it?

[FinalCross21]

well my friend and i are going to get this game soon, but we are different races. we were wondering if we should start out at the same city (then one of us wont get the ring) or just start in our cities first then reunite. what should we do =/

[Synbios]

You'll be able to buy them when you're rank 3, and they don't really help that much.

[Cloudzero]

Re: are the starting rings really worth it?

Originally posted by FinalCross21
well my friend and i are going to get this game soon, but we are different races. we were wondering if we should start out at the same city (then one of us wont get the ring) or just start in our cities first then reunite. what should we do =/

??? I don't understand what you mean by one of you not getting the ring. Do you mean a particular ring? Each person gets the ring of his/her country he/she signs in free (yeah, u most likely already know that).

I reccomend staying in the same country. My n00b expereince may vary from yours, but I remember that it took a LONG time before I could even reach another country. I didn't know the way, it took a long time, and there was danger of gobs killing me everywhere. I couldn't travel safely to San D'oria from Bastok until I was about maybe 13-15'ish.

Good luck and have fun playing! Send me a tell if you manage to get on Bahamut and plan accordingly with World passes! ^^

[Desmar]

Well initially it helps out to have the ring since you get various boosts for free (Defense & some minor stat boosts). Yes you supercede it later, and yes you can buy it later (Rank 3 which is 4000 CP). However you can use it for lvling subs & the like and keep that 4000 CP or invest that CP into gil which can be close to 12-15k depending on server/market values/town.

In part at lvl 1 w/ no sub & no money a free piece of armor that boosts your stats is a nice addition to any arsenal and one worth considering.

[METDeath]

He means the rings you get for choosing a certain race in a specific nation, like taru and mithra get the windy ring, hume and galka get the bastok ring, and elvaan get the sandy ring. all provided they start in their respective nations. but yes, once you get rank3 and your nation is in first place you can get your nations ring, it's something i'm considering doing except by the time i ever do switch nations i'll have all my jobs above 14 and won't want the starter rings, but i do find my windy ring useful for low level melees for the +agi and for my rdm and smn +int and +mp

[Hopkins]

Sandoria ring is great if your a redmage. Boosts defence, mind and strength.

[Malachi_Gage]

YES!!! the rings are very worth it, as Desmar said, a free piece of armor that boosts stats at level 1 is always welcome in my book. I'd suggest starting in ur native cities, then joining up in a different city.

[Display]

I dont think its worth it, unless your a blm starting in windurst ~ 1 INT and +3 MP is alot at level 1.

[Darkani]

Not worth it..


Lets say you are a galka and your friend mithra.

If you start in Bastok you will get the ring. You travel to Windurst to party with your friend (Your first problem is to get there)
When there your signet will run out, no CP or crystals Crystals is a very good money maker at lower levels and you need CP to buy some armors without spending gil.



If you as a Galka start in windurst you wont get the ring but you can get signet there, make alot of money and buy more/better equipment than the ring.

[PsychoPingu]

Originally posted by Darkani
When there your signet will run out, no CP or crystals

Erm, is there not a Signet Giver in the Bastok consulate in Windy?

[fuz]

The rings make a big difference early on when you've just started the game with no sub-job, or are between lvl 1-15. But after getting a sub, the rings are pretty useless since better alternatives are available, given you can afford them.

[--e]

1.
The rings /are/ fantastic lvl 1 equip and if you can get them, do. I'm sick of people saying that "they aren't worth it". Thats bunk. The first decent rings you get are at 14, and even then aren't as good as the san dorian ring I'm using now. Keep in mind though, if you get to 36 and you're still using your nation's ring, you're doing something wrong.

2.
It is /not/ worth the hassle of raising a character in a nation not your own.

These two things make choosing race and nation both important and difficult at the beginning of the game, and I wish Squeenix would adjust this.
What I would do is figure out between the two of you which of your jobs and races most closely aligns with the stats on the rings, and choose your nation accordingly. Whoever doesn't get the ring can buy it later with CP, at level 20-25.

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[albert lee]

1-13 the rings are nice to have, but not neccessary...

[CarbonFibre]

I think by the time you have enough CP and rank to buy the ring for 4k, it's not nearly worth it when you can buy really good armor or something else. If you don't start with a nation ring, by the time it's easily available to you, you won't need it anymore.

[Taoist]

LV 45... and I still use my Bastok Ring -_-;;