I find myself logging on just to have fun with friends some nights. I got my first job to 75 about a month ago. I haven't exp'd another job since then lol. Got a few merits but mainly I spend my time in "sea" and "sky" farming with friends ... just having a good time.
Get in a good linkshell as soon as possible. Check out
www.guildportal.com and you can probably find a good linkshell with an opening there. Just make sure they don't care about your level before applying. That's how I started out. Social LS all the way until lvl 70, then I picked up a sky LS, a Sea LS, a limbus LS, a dynamis LS and a HNM LS. You'll know what those are in time ^^
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