FFXIV ONLINE I

LIFE AS A GATHERER

IN THIS GAME I CAN CHOOSE TO WORK AS:
MINER
QUARRELER
LOGGER
HARVESTER

EVERYONE STARTS AT LEVEL ONE.
THERE ARE 100 LEVELS FOR EACH JOB.
EXPERIENCE IS GAINED BY WORKING ONE OF THE ABOVE JOBS AND GATHERING.
EACH ITEM FROM LEVEL 1 TO 100 IS WORTH IN GAME CREDIT OR GILL.
THE IN GAME ECONOMY IS UNLIMITED.
WHEN YOU FATIGUE FROM GATHERING SOLO YOU ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE STORY LINE MISSIONS AND GATHER FOR THE GUILD.
WHICH EXPECT YOU TO GATHER THE REQUIRED ITEM FOR EITHER GIL, OTHER EQUIPMENT OR RARE ITEMS.

I MAXED OUT MY MINER, QUARRELER, LOGGER, & HARVESTER JOBS.
I AM OFFICIALLY AN IN GAME MILLIONAIRE.

THE ITEMS GATHERED ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIZES:
GOLDSMITH
METAL
LUMBER
CLOTH
LEATHER
BONES
CATALYSTS
FOOD
FISH

EACH CATEGORY CONSIST OF BASIC MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE TO POSSESS IN ORDER TO MANUFACTURE/CRAFT:

SHARDS/CRYSTALS/CLUSTER ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL CRAFTING RECIPES

ORE GOLD/COBALT/ELECTRUM/MYTHRIL/SILVER/IRON/ZINC/TIN/COPPER ARE NEEDED IN ALMOST EVERY RECIPE

WOOD SPRUCE LOGS/ROSEWOOD/MOHOGANY/OAK/WALNUT/YEW/ELM/ASH/MAPLE ARE NEEDED IN ALMOST EVERY RECIPE

CLOTHING MATERIAL SNURBLE TUFTS/APKALLU DOWN/FLEECE/FLAX/DIRMITE WEB/ COTTON BOLLS/MOKO GRASS ARE NEEDED FOR MOST RECIPES.


THE ONLINE GAMES ARE PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD I JUST HAVE TO COMPLETE MY REAL WORLD JOB/HOBBIES AND I AM ONLY HUMAN.



COMBAT JOBS

PALADIN
MONK
WARRIOR
DRAGOON
BARD
NINJA
WHITE MAGE
BLACK MAGE
SUMMONER
SCHOLAR
DARK KNIGHT
MACHINIST
ASTROLOGIAN
RED MAGE
SAMURAI


MY MAIN COMBAT JOB IS SCHOLAR.
MY ARCHANIST/SUMMONER CHARACTER IS MAXED.


I HAVE TO SAY THAT AFTER DECADES OF GAMING COMBAT JOBS ARE PRETTY ROUTINE.