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Make a Profit in Vana’diel

How to make good money in Final Fantasy XI through auctions and smart sales.

Final Fantasy XI Online (FFXI) is the most heavily subscribed Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game as of early 2004. It is a great game, carrying on the traditions of the single-player Final Fantasy franchise and fantasy online games such as EverQuest.

There’s an old adage that money makes the world go ‘round. It applies just as much in the world of Vana’diel as it does in real life. The unit of currency in FFXI is the gil, and to succeed as an adventurer you’ll need a lot of it. At higher levels, monsters drop gil on a regular basis, but to begin with you’ll make most of your money through questing, selling to NPC vendors, and one of the best features of FFXI: the Auction Houses.

Questing for Profits

Questing in Final Fantasy XI is a lucrative and entertaining way to add meaning to the everyday grind. Each starting city has a variety of simple quests that can net you a decent amount of gil for a minimum of fuss. To start you on your way, Table 3-5 shows a few quests for each of the three starting cities.

Table 3-5. FFXI city quests

City	Zone	Grid/location	Quest description
San d’Oria	North San d’Oria	F-6, looking out over the deck	Speak with Secodiand. He is looking for bat wings. Every 2 bat wings you bring him nets you 200 gil. Repeatable.
San d’Oria	San d’Oria Port	G-7, in the pub	Speak with Nogelle. She wants Lake Lufet Salt, which drops from River crabs. ...