[Skai]

Merlin only said that he found it hard to believe that an employee of Square Enix would type like a moron.

Other than that, I believe both of our posts so far have included things that would help newbies, no?

Oh yeah, it is a good idea to solo until level 12 or so so you can get the hang of surviving by yourself. That and by solo'ing in the early levels, you'd be gaining more efficient experience points. Later when you reach the early 10's, it would be a great idea to start joining EXP parties for an access to even more efficient EXP points.

If you're interested in creating a party yourself, the jobs that you should look for includes a tank, a main healer, some supporting mages and some damagers. A good tanking job would be PLD or WAR. NIN can do it but not until level 12 for Utsusemi: Ichi and with a backup tank for support. Also, as this only applies from early to mid 10's, DRK, DRG, SAM, MNK can make okay tanks only if they subbed WAR for Provoke. A good main healer would obviously be WHM. RDM can do it too but not without support from another mage. The rest can easily be figured out. Try what you think is good.

Also, it is also a good idea to be open to suggestions from other members in your party if you're not too sure on what you're doing. If you make mistakes, it's all good, just learn from it and perform better next time.