Can't decided what job to play next! BRD/MNK/NIN

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Originally Posted by Pikachu_Pizza

Which would you pick? I do like the support aspect of BRD. Is it hard to dps or are people just complaining about nothing?

MNK also seems cool in a street fighter kind of way xD

Aaaanndddd NIN looks crazy with all the moves but I also feel like I see them everywhere.

Methinks people got distracted...to answer your question OP, here's the short and skinny:

Bard just got a major change to their playstyle dynamics. but since you haven't played one, it won't impact you as it was just a change to how they played in the past. Their DPS was low on HW release, but they recently got some nice buffs, and there's not enough real world (a.k.a not a target dummy) parses to know how they are doing overal. Bard's (and MCH) tend to do better in comparison with other DPS in real world situations then on test dummies, so don't trust the dummy parses at this point.

MNK has a very set and stable rotation, but relies allot on positioning and keeping their damage/speed buffs up. they are slow w/o the speed buff, but very fast with it. yoru going to be watching your position allot. NIN has less positionals (I think they got one in HW, thats about it), but timing is everything to their mudra's. outside of that, they are a very well balanced class right now...probably one of the better balanced ones in the game atm.

Both MNK and NIN are doing fine on test dummies and in real world parses. so your decision will rest more on which playstyle you like best. MNK - set rotation of 2.5 chains of skills, shuffling positions allot. NIN = timing mudras, more flexibility outside of that, less positionals (mudras can be a pain if you have bad latency, I will say that). BRD is more about adjusting to team demands, and paying attention to the team needs with your buffs.

http://i.imgur.com/A3oVL5m.png

As a Ninja main I have only 2 positionals one from my main combo which the final of my 3 hit combo has a 320 potency from behind, and a second one given with the HW content to upkeep my attack speed buff.

As someone that tried both ARC and PUG I just couldn't get into them at all, my personal opinion didn't level them much just prefer the feed of MCH over how ARC felt. One day I will level them more just because but that's the way I see it.

Just note as a Ninja you have a lot to think about because your mudra combination has to be something you remember you don't need to know all of them 3-4 (Really only 3 but I remembered the 4th for AoE and yes Ninja have Poor AoE) but all your debuffs and before 54 remembering your timer on your attack speed buff and mudra cooldowns it's just something you get used to over time.