So there's only 5 jobs that work now?

[Zatias]

JUST GET A WHM AND A MNK AND DUO IT!!! mentality. ^^;

All jobs are useful in their own ways. It's the people who lower their "use" in the above mentality.

[Leonlionheart]

Yeah.

It's not because the slot is better filled by a WHM NIN WAR BLM BLU BRD, but that SMN can contribute SO MUCH to Abyssea play.

[Panthera]

Meanwhile, back on topic...

Whether it's even true or not that only certain jobs are worthwhile to level because of Abyssea, what remains true about FFXI is what has always been true of FFXI, that is that it's evolving and constantly in flux. Before you know it, the cap will be raised again--and again--and there will be new content, be it mini-expanions or a full blown expansion, to provide content for the new levels. The same jobs may shine again, or different jobs might, or just maybe all jobs will be invaluable. Come what may, level jobs you'll enjoy playing, because that's the only way to be happy playing this game.

[Leonlionheart]

Meanwhile, back on topic...

Whether it's even true or not that only certain jobs are worthwhile to level because of Abyssea, what remains true about FFXI is what has always been true of FFXI, that is that it's evolving and constantly in flux. Before you know it, the cap will be raised again--and again--and there will be new content, be it mini-expanions or a full blown expansion, to provide content for the new levels. The same jobs may shine again, or different jobs might, or just maybe all jobs will be invaluable. Come what may, level jobs you'll enjoy playing, because that's the only way to be happy playing this game.

Or, level whatever job is currently "bandwagon" and enjoy being the best at the time.

Or, just level every job. It would take what, 1.5 weeks?

[Hayward]

Or, level whatever job is currently "bandwagon" and enjoy being the best at the time.

Or, just level every job. It would take what, 1.5 weeks?

Then again, some of us don't enjoy being chameleons who mindlessly follow the trendy elite and the talking points that come from their foghorn-like mouths. Some of us play various jobs for our own enjoyment and not to be one of the "cool kids".

To the thread starter, any of the 20 jobs can be fully functional if you're committed to making it so. Take the ramblings of so-called "experts" with a Stonehenge-sized grain of salt.

[Olor]

Tons of jobs are viable for tons of things. If you aren't a proc job/healer you may have trouble getting PUG invites, but you're better off hanging with your friends anyway.

[Meyi]

BLM is definitely a very wanted and desired job right now. And although SMN is not very useful as it currently stands, there are many people who are on SMN gear, such as seals and +2 items.

I'd have to say BLM NIN WAR are the top three most desired jobs, mainly for all the proccing in abyssea. Then of course THF MNK WHM are equally wanted. BLU as well, but now it only has one proc spell instead of two.

[Duelle]

People want their favorite job to be the god of everything, which apparently means no other job deserves an update.

You have to admit that people like that are fueled by the job exclusion bit. I wouldn't go so far as saying "god of everything", though. Just something you can play without questions asked. At least, that's how I look at things.

[Leonlionheart]

I ran a low-man LS for about 5 months. I had a member who had WHM WAR RDM DRG SMN COR and many others

Guess what job she always came as?

WHM.

Not because COR sucks, but because it's almost 80% useless in abyssea. The only time she used it was when I got my Ukonvasara so we could play around with WAR+COR+BRD.

If I'm trying to get something done with 5 people I'm not going to ask you to come PUP. I'm going to ask you to come WHM, WAR, NIN, BLM, or BRD.

Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying don't play your favorite job. I'm saying that your favorite job isn't what I, and dozens of other party/LS leaders are going to ask you for.

There's no harm in spending 2 days to get 90 and AF3+1 on a Abyssea-Useful job.

The rest of you can keep your head in the clouds, but how many times have you sent a tell to a PUG saying "HI Please invite me. <job>=90SMN/45RDM," and gotten turned away?

I'm being realistic. That's the way the game has always been. "Our LS is only looking for RDM" "Our LS is only looking for TH4 THF" sound familiar? Probably because it's what you heard for the 5 years before Abyssea.

[Leonlionheart]

Real life application:

What do you think would look better on your resume?

1 main that you're REALLY good at, but isn't applicable for the job at hand
or
I'm capable of doing this, but I'm only using it to further my main.