By Praeter 2011-06-21 21:37:41
It's not so bad. While I had a friends account to use while starting over(90smn) it took me around 2 months to get 3 90s, 3 subjobs done, CoP complete, DM done, rank 6, and all other normal stuff you want to have right away.
My first 90 was Whm. I'll be blunt and say I gimped it. Easy job though to get constant invites for exp parties. I didn't find it that expensive. It's pretty damn easy to make gil. I made a good amount on wind crystals alone for the first few weeks.
Keep in mind that you know how the game works and know how to get stuff done in a productive manner. Starting over isn't really that bad. I looked at it as revisiting an entertaining adventure.