Changing Roles for 5.0?

I reckon I'll do the same thing I do every expansion... level a tank a healer and a dps.. I roll dice to decide which then if I get bored of those level something else until I find a trifecta I enjoy using and stick with them for the rest of the expansion.

1. I'm currently a healer main. I play Ast most of the time, but have raided as all three healer.

2. Yes. Starting with Shadowbringers I will be a DD main. I'm lucky my static is flexible.

3. I will play through the story as Blm and level Dnc afterwards. My static mate wants to play either Smn or Dnc - so we will level both our two jobs to 80 and decide then.

4. For me it's a combination of A, C and D. As I already got bored being a healer, I think the changes will make them even more boring, because I wanted a more complex design for them, but we got the opposite. I just need a change. And I also played DD from time to time and right now Blm and Dnc are way more appealing to me. And the start of a new expention is the best time to switch mains I think.

5. /

I will still play AST but I will definitely main DNC and probably try the DRK and GNB.

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?

Healer WHM/AST

2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?

Yes

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?

Range. Dancer

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other


I wanted to play dancer and when the announced it as a range DPS I decided to switch. I changed to Bard immediately in preparation to be a DPS main.

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?

Not hesitant I've been maining as DPS since the last fan fest and I love it. I doubt I will go back to healer main but I will level them up. It is so much fun learning how to improve my DPS.

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?

Healer and DPS. Specifically AST, WHM and BRD.

2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?

I'm going to test out the changes made to my classes I play the most (AST/WHM/BRD) and then branch out from there to understand ALL the class changes.

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?

Like almost everyone else, I'm curious as to what DNC is all about. I'm also interested in whether or not MCH will be a class that I can finally pay attention to.

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other

Other; not really sold on anything yet until I get it in my hands to test out.

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?

There are just a LOT of changes to the battle system that is going to take some getting used to to answer this question logically. I'm more interested in the whole "pure healer" aspect of things when it comes to AST and WHM and how the damage/heals will work in real time.

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?
Tank.

2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?
Nope.

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?
I'll be playing all the classes, but Tank will always be my main role in the majority of MMOs I play.

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other
sammich!

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?
I like Tanking.

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?

Main/favorite: Healer. White Mage.
Secondary: Dps - Red Mage.


2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?

Not really, I've been a white mage main since 2.0 launch. If I don't like the way WHM feels after all the changes (which I don't see why I wouldn't, seems whm got off the best out of the three), then maybe. Or if I absolutely adore dancer.

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?

Not thinking to switch but I will be trying out dancer. If I LOVE it with a burning passion then maybe but I don't foresee that being the case. Especially because there's bound to be so many of them that it'll be hard to find a group.

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other

N/A

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?

N/A

So beyond the OP...

As someone considering trying a new role/job, looking for opinions/advice.

If you *were* trying a new role/job and were really foggy on most of the boss mechanics, would you want to:

A. Ask an FC to help do run of content with you while you learn to get support/advice

B. Find/create a "take it easy/learning" linkshell?

C. Keep putting up "role/job learning" party finder groups as you level/learn to find people willing to explain/be patient

D. Just jump into DF a lot and do your best

(yes of course you can look up guides but that can only go so far, so this is in addition fpr actual live practice/guidance)

1. Not sure, probably tank next expansion.

2. Tank

3. Gunbreaker

4. Gunbreaker makes excite levels infinite

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Originally Posted by tinythinker

So beyond the OP...

As someone considering trying a new role/job, looking for opinions/advice.

If you *were* trying a new role/job and were really foggy on most of the boss mechanics, would you want to:

A. Ask an FC to help do run of content with you while you learn to get support/advice

B. Find/create a "take it easy/learning" linkshell?

C. Keep putting up "role/job learning" party finder groups as you level/learn to find people willing to explain/be patient

D. Just jump into DF a lot and do your best

(yes of course you can look up guides but that can only go so far, so this is in addition fpr actual live practice/guidance)

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As a DPS main, I would just run dungeon with any new job I'm trying. I mostly level tank jobs via MSQ, trial, and raid roulettes, though I've been known to do dungeons as a tank as well. For healer jobs, I've only run a synced dungeon once on WHM with 2 other FC friends, but mostly I level via beast tribe quests and fates in the past as I don't really like to heal.