Collecting Gil in Final Fantasy XI may be a little difficultStarting the game with good tips and proper farming techniques during the early stages of the game can go a long wayHaving enough FFXI Gil is the most essential aspects of the gameGil the major currency used when purchasing or trading itemsTo be a good player you will need all the Gils you can get
No matter how great your game skills are you will need the Gils to get your equipments, armors, weapons and other itemsHaving the gears early in the game will help you advance to higher levels at a faster pace than others canHere are some good tips to start your career in Final Fantasy XI.
Warp Quest
This method can get you about 10k gil within an hourYou need to start with 1k to purchase a slime oilAfter you've purchased the slime oil, bring it to an NPC named "Unlucky Rat" in the Metal district of Bastok in exchange for a warp scrollThe scroll sells for about a good 7-10KSeems easy? Well slight problem with this method is that you will need to have enough fame built up before the NPC will take your slime oilYou will be required to run around town doing low level missions to get your fame upThis is where it gets a little time consuming but 10k gil an hour for a lowbie is really goodYou can also redo this quest by creating a mule account and transferring 1k gil to that character.
Just Badge Quest
The Justice Badge quest is located in Winhurt and will require 1 rabab tail and 4 onions to completeyou can buy the stack of rabab tail in the auction house for 50-100gilEasy to do at low levelIn the docks of Winhurst you will find an NPC that you can give the rabab tail toHe will give you the Justice Badge which sells for 500-2000 gil in the auction houseAfter receiving the bad, give him 4 wild ionions and you'll receive a scroll that sells up to 5000 gilYou can repeat this quest by using a mule.
Fire Crystals
A stack of first crystals can sell for 2000 gil easily over at the auction houseThere are 2 good methods to collect fire crystalsThe more commonly used method would be the usual beat the mob down and loot methodTo start you need to be around level 7-10You will need signet cast on you at your town gatesHead out North to Gusterburg where you will be able to find many vulturesYou'll only want to kill the vultures and nothing else to conserve timeTo the Northwest of San D'oria there is an area full of OrcsThe orcs drop a nice amount of fire crystals as wellYou can probably average about 3 stacks in an hour6000 gil in an hour for a level 7-10 is not too bad.
The other method of farming fire crystals is by gardeningYou start by buying a brass flower pot in the auction house, several vegetable seeds and some water crystalsYou then plant the flower plot in your Mog house and put in the vegetable seedsFeed it some water crystals, after 1-3 days you will have 17 fire crystals come out of itYou can have up to 6-8 flower pots per house, you can easily make 20-30,000 gils every 2-3 daysIt only takes a few minutes to purchase the accessories and to plant themIt's a wealthy short term investmentMoney growing on trees is the way I think of it.