ARR best solo DPS?

So I know there's really no best class when it comes down to it, but I'm primarily a solo player and I'm wondering in your experience, what class is the best for solo farming/play and what have you had the most fun as and why.

I'm really thinking of making a Bard as my DPS class personally but I'm really not sure, I'm definitely interested in Ninja and Monk too but I'm only going to choose one.

So what have you guys found you have the most fun as?

Go solo? Please go SMN, you will get your very own personal tank :D

BLM, owning a Mob in 3 skills since 2014 ^o^

Not that i do much open world killing besides treasure maps x.x

Want to solo FATE bosses with no hassle? Go SMN if you want a personal tank. Go SCH if you want a personal healer.

Bard with a chocobo is invincible.

Source: me

edit: oh which is most fun?
well bard is hahaha. ummm seconds I'd say Scholar. Especially since you can solo anything at sixty
even A ranks (yes I've done it and yes it takes like twenty minutes... probably not the most efficient SCH but it's still possible hehe)

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Originally Posted by AskaRay

Bard with a chocobo is invincible.

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I totally second this! The mobility and kiting ability a Bard has is unparalleled. Although, after making a few other classes, I'd also suggest you try the Summoner. Not only do you have a fail-proof tank pet, you also get to quickly level in dungeons as a Scholar.

Warrior is pretty good for the solo content too because they have pretty good amount self heals, if you wanna play tank.

It's without a doubt, Summoner...

They are the only DPS which can actually tank very well, with their pet. They have great AoE damage, and just overall owns everything compared to other DPS in what I see as solo content.

What content are you doing though? Really isn't that much solo content in the game.

- Bard with Heal or Tank Chocobo
- SMN cause of Titan or like Bard above Garuda/Ifrit for DPS + Heal/Tank Chocobo

Both worked great for me - Bard was my first class as i started with ARR i hadnt personal friends who started with me nor a FC i joind in my first 2 month, so a range DPS was my first choice. After i got used to the game, mechanics and stuff i changed to SMN and started my 2nd relict weapon, beside DNGs with FC support all others steps i was on my own again but had never probs playing with my SMN solo - thx to the egis and my Valfaris ;)

I think u could play every class solo with a chocobo just build it up the way your class has backdraws in. If u play a tank class build up his heal or atk skills, if u play a healer class build up his tank or atk skills.

But whatever u'll gonna do there will be a point somewhere at which u should look out for allys - trust me so much more fun than beeing a lonely wolf ^^

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Originally Posted by PriestAlseid

I'm primarily a solo player and I'm wondering in your experience, what class is the best for solo farming/play and what have you had the most fun as and why.

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Beeing a solo-player doesnt mean anything in FF14 – you shouldnt level on mobs/Fates after you reach mid-lvl cause most exp are givin' in dngs or raids and those u cant play solo - even you reg those content as solo-player the game will throw you in a random grp to start that content. (Okay there is an unsync option since HW but its not relevant for your first class imo).

After rethinking your question i would say play whatever you like most - all of the current classes can be played solo with a personal chocobo – there is no need to think solo-play is a reason for a certain class ^^

WAR can also solo a lot of things :/
Been able to kill ARR A ranks in DPS stance without even bringing my chocobo out...

I did pretty good all the way to 60 soloing stuff on dragoon. But, I hear summoner is good if you end up needing to solo Fates as well.

I think i understand more what OP means.Unfortunatly for you OP this game is not like a Korean MMO.You can spend ages leveling only by fates i guess.... But in terms of rare items,armor equip etc you have to do dungeons plain and simple.And i don't mean solo.With other players.This game is team orientated.There's a lot of content you cannot complete solo.You can do some lower dungeons and one or 2 primals with uber gear once you are level 60 useing unsync but you can't get the gear you need to solo primals without doing dungeons.And lvl 51+ dungeons currently cannot be soloed by anybody.

The already mentioned BRD (kiting), SMN (pet) and WAR (high defense and offense) are the best choices in my opinion. Also consider that NIN can stealth past most enemies, and BLM can cast an AoE sleep for 30+15 seconds to walk right past a pack of enemies. All 5 jobs are great for fates, leves, sidequests, beastman dailies, relic grinding and hunt marks.

SMN or SCH , but since u level both at the same time ;)

but if u a mob is for solo , u can solo it with any job anyway

Running about and quickly killing open world mobs --> Bard (MCH close)
Killing a bunch at once or something tougher / when you don't have space to kite --> SMN. (Takes longer to ramp up damage and has weaker filler but also has a tank and/or knockback/stun.)

After that, probably DRK / WAR.

Largest SMN advantage is queue time. It can always just swap to SCH, especially until Mind splits from Intelligence on gear (~lvl 42). Not solo content, but hugely worth considering.