*** Final Fantasy ARR Census: What crafting class do you intend to focus on? ***

[Leesil]

sigh, IF i decide to be a crafter, big if on that, it'll be either for weapons or for armor.

[Hugbees]

I plan on dedicating a lot of my time to crafting. I may fall behind those who don't do it, but I'll be rich when I can repair all of my own gear :P

[RJO]

Huh lack of love for Alchemist... given how useful they can be that's tempting

[ezfuzion]

Huh lack of love for Alchemist... given how useful they can be that's tempting

My RL friend (who I'll be pitching the guild to a little closer to open beta) has expressed a strong interest in Alchemist. Hopefully he decides to put in an app since he tends to be a pretty dedicated crafter.

[David Pandakun]

i dont even know what to get O_o;

any suggestion for ARC?

is it better to raise crafting as u level or just go shoot to 50 and then do craft after?

[ezfuzion]

i dont even know what to get O_o;

any suggestion for ARC?

is it better to raise crafting as u level or just go shoot to 50 and then do craft after?

Better in what sense? Making equipment for your job, or making money? Either way, you could probably go to 50 and be fine on both fronts without doing any crafts. It's really up to your personal preference in my opinion.

[Zro]

I will probably fish more than craft to start but I will probably do gold or leather crafting.

[E'hosmer]

*SIGH* yet another branch of FFXIV I haven't even dabbled in yet. Maybe that's what I'll do this week/end is try out a craft. I actually enjoy doing some crafting to supplement the leveling and grinding of classes - so maybe I'll just wait until we see what the guild might need to help out.

Anyone know of any good guides that lay out what all crafting in FFXIV is going to entail, again as I said I haven't even looked into it and I should probably know if I need to face a certain way during a certain moon to craft - DAMN YOU FFXI!

[Slippers]

i dont even know what to get O_o;

any suggestion for ARC?

is it better to raise crafting as u level or just go shoot to 50 and then do craft after?

Leatherworking and carpentry are both good choices for archer; one makes much of the archer armor, and the other makes the weapons. Both are in Gridania, so you can easily pick them up at level 10 (along with botanist, which provides the wood for carpentry). Weaver also makes some of the archer armor, but it is located in Uldah. The advantage of leveling a compatible craft as you go up is that you can make and repair your own stuff, which will save you money. The disadvantage is that it will slow down your leveling, since you are doing more classes. So its up to you which path you would prefer, just shooting up to 50 right away or going slower, saving some money, and having something else to do. This would be helpful if you might burn out on leveling just one class.

[Slippers]

*SIGH* yet another branch of FFXIV I haven't even dabbled in yet. Maybe that's what I'll do this week/end is try out a craft. I actually enjoy doing some crafting to supplement the leveling and grinding of classes - so maybe I'll just wait until we see what the guild might need to help out.

Anyone know of any good guides that lay out what all crafting in FFXIV is going to entail, again as I said I haven't even looked into it and I should probably know if I need to face a certain way during a certain moon to craft - DAMN YOU FFXI!

You don't need to worry about the direction you are facing, the phase of the moon, or all that weird stuff in this game. As for guides, there are some good links in our crafting and reference forums, so I would start there.