NIN combinations

[wish12oz]

Depending on what (event/quest) you're doing in the game there are more options than just the 'cookie cutter' /war.

There actually isn't any instance where you should be playing NIN where it's correct to sub anything other than WAR. Unless of course you like being inefficient and terrible at FFXI.

*in before "just level xxx job" and stop doing it wrong.*

It's funny you say this since it's the right answer.

For most things in game I am either /war or /dnc; on occasion /sam and /thf even. Just depends on what I'm (we're) getting into.

If you need TH play THF. Anything else you could gain from a sub other than WAR is stupid. /DNC? Really? What for? a WHM or RDM or SCH or BRD mule/friend does more than /dnc, and it even lets you use the better DD sub, WAR, so you can do whatever it is your were doing better and faster.

I like your Bulrogg my favorite support role jobs for nin are by far blu and sam. Blue mage giving a wide selection of traits and haste with that nice coccon when things go thru shadows "physical aoe".

BLU and SAM both give less than WAR sub from a damage dealing perspective, which is all that matters for a good ninjas subjob. It's especially funny that you would waste so much time keeping cocoon up instead of just having a PDT set. Cocoon is just a defense buff anyway, which is basically useless, and if it mattered at all guess what- /WAR has defender you could use when your shadows go down and ississikinini whatever isn't up.

Samurai with nice occ 2-4 attack off hand hitting up store tp in place for double attack armor yeilds nice results.

lol.....
Real Katanas gain TP just as fast/faster than an oat 2-4 katana because of the way dual wield lowers TP gain.
Also, 15 stp from /sam is basically reducing the attack rounds required to hit 100 tp by 1, but guess what, the 10% DA from /war does exactly the same thing, except you gain the damage from 2 extra attacks instead of just gaining the TP from them. /WAR also gives you attack bonus JTs and berserk, but whatever, I doubt you listen to any of this anyway.

Indeed i have done rdm as a sub with san spells in VW they are pretty nice you get magic attack bonus 2 trait and self haste to lower yoru recast spells with fast cast2 combo.

Meleeing yields more damage than casting crappy spells no matter what you do.
If your mages aren't hasting you in VW, you should tell them to quit sucking and do it.
Fast cast isn't useful because you shouldn't be casting unless it's for a proc that the BLMs or BLUs will call out for you.