Quote Originally Posted by cidbahamut View Post
As a Red Mage I'm gonna take issue with this. If you're a RDM and all you do in an exp party is haste/cure/refresh, then you're probably slacking or fighting little pink birds.

I went from 1 to 72 in exp parties and tried to make sure I used every one of them as a learning experience. You don't learn how to not freeze in a panic situation by leeching. No, taking a few exp parties where things go haywire is much better for learning how to think on the fly so you know when to turn on chainspell and immobilize everything to cover your party's retreat. Yes it can all be learned after you hit the level cap, but there are merits to leveling at a slower pace to give yourself more exposure to the job. The more time you spend with the job the better you can become at it.

At the end of the day it boils down to personal preference. Although I still subscribe to the idea that forcing bad players to level slowly provides more opportunities for them to receive the kick in the head they require.
Nah you could of learned that on any other job barring chainspell.