u/All-WinnersSquad

[Long post ahead] [This is my first time playing]

I just arrived at the Phon Coast for the first time. My characters are thus:

Vaan, Lvl50, Foebreaker/Shikari.

Balthier, Lvl40, Machinist/Red Battlemage.

Fran, Lvl47, Monk/Black Mage.

Basch, Lvl40, Knight/Bushi.

Ashe, Lvl40, Uhlan/Time Battlemage, Espers: Belias, Matius.

Penelo, Lvl51, White Mage/Archer.

I'm curious whats the best gear I can get right now and where?

Vaan, Ashura, Diamond Helm, Diamond Armor.

Balthier, Ras Algethi, Goggle Mask, Viking Coat.

Fran, Golden Staff, Gaia Hat, Black Garb.

Basch, Kiku-ichimonji, Black Cowl, Diamond Armor.

Ashe, Hunting Crossbow, Diamond Helm, Diamond Armor.

Penelo, Gaia Rod, Gaia Hat, Black Garb.

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As I said, this is my first time playing. I wanted to play blind, but I decided to look up certain things because I was curious and turns out I've been neglecting my gear. Which led me to looking up more things and now I'm not playing blind anymore because I don't have the time. I guess you're not supposed to just rely on the merchants for gear?

Anyway you all would be doing me a great service if you could help me out on the best gear I can have at this point or at least what I should have. Because I walk into the Necrohol or the Deadlands and get slapped around by the first mob that sees me. I also get killed easily by the Esper in Miriam and the one in the Ozmone Plain.

Please and thank you. I'll answer any questions you need me to to help make the answers easier.

It took me about 20 different sites and constant server switches, but I've found a few that are still working. Just keep sifting and you'll find one eventually. Or you could always find something else to do.

I loved how RPGClassics was set up with their walkthroughs. (aside from the wierd little jokes that were always put in) It would have a step by step formula with a picture of where you were in the game or where you should be and a paragraph of what your objective was in the "step".

Anyway I'm curious if anyone here knows of a website or anything that's similar to that one because half of the walkthroughs on there are incomplete or just non existent, but the format of those walkthroughs was perfect for me because it wasn't just a giant wall of text or hours of video separated into parts. TIA.