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Guide for Returning Players and New Players
SE created a page for players returning to FFXI after a hiatus, check it out it will help guide you as what you need to be doing to get caught up! Here's the link…
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/contguide/index.html
Here is another link from Korvana, a guide for New Players:
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/2013_New_Player%27s_Guide_by_Korvana