Why did you choose to be a Conjurer?

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Originally Posted by Windowslm

I've heard mixed reviews on this class being more of a BLM or a WHM. Just curious how the comparisons can vary so much. I just picked up this game yesterday and am trying to decide what class I want to play. I enjoyed BLM in FFXI, and was looking for something similar, but I can't find much about the class comparisons and what makes them unique. I wish I could get in and play to see which I might like more, but I had to wait until ClickandBuy opened and have been on hold with them for the last 45 minutes.

Can anyone give a brief breakdown of the different magic classes, or point me to a site that can give me the main roles of each? Thanks.

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Check out finalfantasyxiv.com ! That's what I used to get a handle on the 2 magic classes.

i just wanted to be like my old whm job in ffxi, i was a pretty good whm, so i decided "go conjurer" and i had alot of fun with it. i liked buffing and healing people whenever i saw ANYONE.

I play healers in all MMOs. It's my favorite role.

FFXI: White Mage
WoW: Holy Priest
WAR: Archmage
Aion: Cleric

So, when researching the caster classes on the official FFXIV website, it seemed that Conjurer was more the path of the healer (even if it is a WHM/BLM hybrid):

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Attuned to the essence of all things around them, the conjurers' intimacy with all forms of being enables them to shift between both offensive and defensive magic as needed.

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Wheras THM sounded like a pure damage-dealing caster:

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Thaumaturges are unparalleled in their powers of destruction, eclipsing even the Desciples of War.

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I'm waiting on pins and needles to know which class will unlock White Mage and hope I didn't take the wrong path.

I chose CONJ for a few reasons. First, I was a SMN/WHM/BLM in FFXI, but SMN and WHM were my favorite. I love healing. Since there are no pet classes yet, I went with the class I knew would be more of a dedicated healer. But... Conjurer isn't just a dedicated healer. It's sort of like a RDM or SCH. You're very versatile and I like that. THM seems more of an indirect support class to me -- both offensively and defensively. I may end up leveling both to not only supplement each other but also to get a feel for both.