I've been playing around on a few different classes because I'm still undecided what I'd like my main to be. I've been leveling arcanist on my main storyline quest, mostly because I wanted to start in Limsa. I actually really enjoy arcanist because I can do a little of everything, and soloing usually goes well.
I had my conjurer up to 31 from 1.0, and I've switched to conjurer a few times to get parties on duty finder because I'd just sit there waiting for a party as ARN/DPS. I didn't have any up-to-date gear for my conjurer, nor had I done the quest to unlock cure II etc., but I had a lot of fun healing and occasionally using aero/stone when the tank's health was full.
In FFXI, paladin was my favorite class to play, so I thought I'd want to be a gladiator/paladin as my main in AAR. I got my gladiator to level 15 tonight and did Tam-Tara until the servers went down for maintenance. My first party taught me how to mark, but for some reason duty-finder let us in with only three members and no healer, and I couldn't keep hate, so we all died. In my second party, I marked my targets and the archer would run in and pull before I could and do their own thing and ignore my marks. I shared hate between myself and the topaz carby, but felt bad that mobs would run off and get the DPS. I'd spam flash until I ran out of MP, but the DPS would pull her mobs out of my flash range. I found being the "leader" of the party challenging... I think I prefer healer roles! But maybe I should give tanking another try before I give up on it completely?
Maybe mauraders have an easier time than gladiators, too!
I had my conjurer up to 31 from 1.0, and I've switched to conjurer a few times to get parties on duty finder because I'd just sit there waiting for a party as ARN/DPS. I didn't have any up-to-date gear for my conjurer, nor had I done the quest to unlock cure II etc., but I had a lot of fun healing and occasionally using aero/stone when the tank's health was full.
In FFXI, paladin was my favorite class to play, so I thought I'd want to be a gladiator/paladin as my main in AAR. I got my gladiator to level 15 tonight and did Tam-Tara until the servers went down for maintenance. My first party taught me how to mark, but for some reason duty-finder let us in with only three members and no healer, and I couldn't keep hate, so we all died. In my second party, I marked my targets and the archer would run in and pull before I could and do their own thing and ignore my marks. I shared hate between myself and the topaz carby, but felt bad that mobs would run off and get the DPS. I'd spam flash until I ran out of MP, but the DPS would pull her mobs out of my flash range. I found being the "leader" of the party challenging... I think I prefer healer roles! But maybe I should give tanking another try before I give up on it completely?
Maybe mauraders have an easier time than gladiators, too!
