User blog comment:MsEmmalee/New to the game and having problems/@comment-5167623-20120628152925

1) You have to do the quest near the start of the game where you escort Quina to the Witches cottage. Then you should see three people gossiping near the fountain after you meet the Duke.

2) I'd say if you have Strider maxed out, move on to Ranger, the advanced Vocation.

3) It's usually good to have a Mage in your party for Healing, And I've found that having a fighter and Ranger in your party along with whatever you want to be is good.

4) The best and easiest way to get the Arisens bond is doing the method involving Selene.

5) The Arisens bond does not secure someone as your love interest, just make sure nobody else has high affinity for you before you complete the quest Deny Salvation.

6) A good way is to use a Ranger or Magick Archer, because he goes to higher heights a couple times. His heart is also hard to hit as a melee class, but it is possible to.

Hope this Helped.