Heya. Been gone about 8 years and am somewhat fearfully considering trying the new FFXI. I read the BG guide to getting the first set of 119 gear and that guide/summary of modern endgame, but still have a bunch of questions.
1. Is Japan still the only server location? That really sucked for us Europeans.
2. If I can't find a good group, how bad for solo gil farming is that basic crappy 119 gear compared to the +3 gear, R15 etc. that I assume I need a big/competent group to get? They don't look crazy different to me. Anyway, I'm not picky about jobs for farming and have 2 accounts if that's still a thing.
3. Can capped fishing and cooking compete with competent farming in the modern economy? I remember reading way back that fishing was limited to something like 1-2h per day, but that's about how much time I'd have to play anyway.
4. What's a good choice of jobs these days? I love them all, but realize that huge chunks of the community have biases and a narrow selection of strategies. I had a 99 Rag, 90 Ochain, 90 Almace, 90 Kannagi, Dring and about 1/2 finished 75 Aegis on the galka, and the mithra was a few Apademak horns away from a 90 Daur if that has any impact on anything.
5. What in the hell happened to SE's customer support? So, I lost and forgot almost all my info and my old registered email no longer exists (though my physical token's battery somehow still works). They used to be far worse than Bethesda is today. Yet right now, I got a quick reply, sent them some photos of my ID and they sent me all my SE/POL info on the SAME DAY. No confusion, ignoring or gaslighting. o_O;