They just launched their Recruit A Friend promotion, and it's rewards are pretty awesome. I thought we should make a thread people can post in if they are just starting the game and want friends to play with or the XP boost. (You get a 20% xp boost helm that works until level 25)
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...riend_recruit/
Edit: Sorry I took a break from these forums for a year or so after posting this and completely forgot I posted it in the first place, but you seem to have found a good way to pass codes between each other.