On my first go around I waited a bit past 27 to start. Maybe 28 or 29. On my second... well I still had the set I got on my first. Two extra pieces too. Getting them back from my best friend took a bit, like hunting her set. So I started hunting hers with her at 26 or 27.
Then, needing Gil, I soloed the set from my restart starting at level 35. In Ordell's Caves there is a fairly safe place where Goliath Beetles spawn.
The White level 1 set is RSE. None save Mithra can wear ours and the same for the other races/sexes.
JediKitsune wrote:That works, and it is nice to have. However, it's not often that using every peice together is really worth it.
I have the full artifact set now, can't wear the hat yet, but I still wear the RSE in town. For town the whole cheerleading set is really worth it.
I keep the Gauntlets and the Loincloth with me for party work. Mostly wear the Gauntlets, have the Loincloth in my Convert macros.
The Gloves are invaluabe to a Mithra PLD as well.
JediKitsune wrote:You should get those if you're gonna play MNK, by the way. +4STR on FOOTWEAR is nothing to sneeze about.
Beat out only by the Federation Kyhan IMHO.