[Ultima]

Sup guys! I wanted to exten a helping hand to aid any beginning players, since i am a GM for FFXI. Also other experienced players are welcome to also aid our beginners . When choosing a nation, chose what's best suited for your character to begin in. For example when i first started playing i created a hume male and started him in the nation of bastok, since most most hume's populate that nation. And if you happen to chose the right nation suited for your character u will receive a rare item when i begin so equip it right away by accessing menu by using a keybroad entitleed " - " button on the upper right hand side of the keybroad. If you start with white mage as your starter main job look closely at it's job abilites. One such ability is called " Benediction ", it fully heals u and your party to full health, but it takes awhile to recharge so only use it when your in a tight spot.

Emotes are very fun and absoulte. It shows your character's emotions and it's tons of fun. For example: if you type in: /wave, your character will wave! Macros are also fun u can configure your emotes on your own.

Also here's some advice: when in a party if the party is'nt helping you, like not healing u when u need it or goofing off, feel free to leave or if your the leader don't be afraid to kick that person off. Always pick a party u can relie on and work as a team to succeed.

Lastly some very important advice: If u happen to die in this game u lose exp points that u gained from a pervious battle. Or if u just leveled up and u die after that, u will lose your level, so becareful. Oh and one more thing: u know the friendly and not so tough goblins from pervious final fantasies? Well guess what? there back and if u underestimate them they will kill u. One such move they have is called " Bomb Toss" which can work two ways: 1. the attack takes a big bite out of you and kills the goblin instantly, or 2. the attack takes a bigger bite out of u and gives the goblin room for one more final strike and kills u anyway. So pray the # 1 happens. there are diffrent types of goblins like: Thugs, Weavers, Diggers, Muggers, leechers, Gamblers, Pathfinder, Shaman, furier, and smithy. all have different traits so please watch your back.

If you should happen to die wait for someone to cast raise or raiseII on u or simply head back to your home point. BTW after u get raised u will have a status called "Weakness" meaning your HP and MP are dropped for a while like about 6 mins.

So i think i will stop here for now, don't want to ruin the rest for u ^^. Have a fun time. And please feel free to add more helpful advice to aid everyone else.