Can't find a right class for me

I played for half a year, and yet coudn't find a class I'd really enjoy. I once quit the game, now I came back.
Tried RDM: at first it was cool, but then i thought its so simple. On the other hand, i hate skills with procs. This is why i'll never play Bard.
I was AST main, but can't do these cards anymore. RNG hates me.

All i do is lvl-ing up evertything in order to find something i'd like. And it's hell to do the same PotD again&again for every class.

All i have is: AST 60, SMN 60, Scholar 60, etc. It's all I've done before i quit the game 7 month ago. I know that every job feels different and better at 70 lvl, but how should i know which job will satisfy me? If i'll lvling up every job to 70 just to try whether it suits me or not...Hell.

What should i do? I wanted to try a tank for the 1st time. I think to try Pal. But damn, starting from lvl 1, my god. Is Pal worth it? If all he needs is to press 1-2-3 buttons, i don't think it's worth it.

its all up to you. I'm sorry to hear you haven't found the right fit yet. It may turn out no class suits you and maybe another game is more your style. Or you may wind up loving tanking. it all depends on you. and there's only one way to find out.

HOWEVER you will have a much easier time leveling with a tank due to the ability to spam dungeons and that insta que. so no need to go through potd again.

Don't pretty much all jobs have some sort of proc mechanic? I mean, that's typically what keeps things feeling dynamic and active to some extent.

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

Don't pretty much all jobs have some sort of proc mechanic? I mean, that's typically what keeps things feeling dynamic and active to some extent.

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Some of them are 100% proc though, take for example Dragoon. There is no randomness anymore except which finisher your combo procs first, it's either gonna be the rear one or the side one which will chain to the one that didn't proc.

OP: What do you like about any class you've played so far? It'll be easier for people to suggest something if we know what you found fun.

Hmm. You said you were an AST main. Have you tried WHM? It’s a pretty straight-forward healer, nothing to really manage in terms of AST cards or SCH fairies, powerful healing and powerful DPS spells. Might be worth giving it a shot. It has the Lily System, but you can basically ignore it and still play the job the same way—all Lilies do is reduce the cooldown duration of certain oGCDs.

As for DPS, you could try maybe SAM or DRG. Any “procs” they have are typically guaranteed, rotations are relatively simple and straight forward. But if DPS isn’t your thing, I would definitely consider WHM. Tanks, I’d probably recommend PLD, if you were interested in tanking. Sturdy tank, lots of cooldowns and mitigation, simple rotation (for the most part...I haven’t leveled it to 70 yet, but the rotation up to 60 was very straight forward).

I've been caught up trying to find a class so I feel the annoyance and pain. As it's been said before levelling paladin will not take long at all. I think if you get something to LVL 50 you'll know if you'll like it or not so you don't need to get to 70

I would recommend WHM if you haven't tried it.

Have you tried any tanks yet? PLD is fairly easy to pick up and doesn't have proc saturated mechanics.

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Originally Posted by Krotoan

Some of them are 100% proc though, take for example Dragoon. There is no randomness anymore except which finisher your combo procs first, it's either gonna be the rear one or the side one which will chain to the one that didn't proc.

OP: What do you like about any class you've played so far? It'll be easier for people to suggest something if we know what you found fun.

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Actually, Chaos Thrust always procs Wheeling Thrust (the rear one) and Full Thrust always procs Fang and Claw (the flank one).

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Originally Posted by Myvar

Actually, Chaos Thrust always procs Wheeling Thrust (the rear one) and Full Thrust always procs Fang and Claw (the flank one).

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Cool. Thanks!

If you're levelling a tank or healer, you don't need to spam PotD to 60. Once you get the dungeon queue you can use that because the waits are so much shorter. You could also drop the money for a jump potion if you REALLY don't want to wait and go directly to 60.

It's hard to recommend a class because aside from no procs, you didn't really say what you want. Healer wise, AST is the only RNG heavy one. WHM has barely any (one that procs a free Cure II and hardly matters at 70, and another that's so irrelevant most people forget it exists), while SCH sometimes lets you get lucky with a Crit Aldo which is awesome but not necessary to play well (and fairy management, which is work but not random). SCH's big advantage is that you already have it at 60 and can give it a try without having to level it, since it doesn't drastically change between 60 and 70. Course, WHM is an absolute blast to play, especially in dungeons with big pulls because Holy is god tier AoE healer DPS.

Tank wise, PLD gets far more involved past 50 since you get a second combo that's DPS and MP regen focused, a pretty great single target healing spell (used it yesterday to keep a group alive in o8 when both healers got knocked off until the SMN could bring them back up), a ranged magic nuke that you work in for high DPS and gauge boosting, and a couple of spiffy group defense abilities.

Honestly, I find sub 50 play boring on pretty much every class at this point. It's hard to evaluate them at that level because so much stuff is missing. That does make it harder to try to find the right one, unfortunately.

If you're tired of levelling through potd then run dungeons instead. And roulettes. Especially the alliance roulette, once you get it, gives a lot of xp for the run. I prefer running dungeons to level over potd because there's more variety, plus you'll actually be running your class/job in its proper role in the group and get experience playing it as that. If you're playing a tank you'll have almost no queue times for dungeons, plus you'll often get more bonus xp in roulettes for being Adventurer in Need.

Levelling from 1, go kill some random bugs or do some leves until you're 10 then jump into guildhests/more leves until you're 15 then you're ready to go in dungeons. It really goes quickly, especially if you get your hands on the leveling xp bonus ring from the novice hall (and if you have the ala mhigan earrings even more better!). There's an fc xp buff as well, and if you have a squad levelled enough you can send them off for the squad xp buff scroll (which will overwrite the fc buff but it's better than that anyway, although it only lasts 2 hours).

Thanks guys for the replies, i'm a bit more optimistic now :D I'll try Pal, i guess, and WHM

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Originally Posted by GenesisET

I played for half a year, and yet coudn't find a class I'd really enjoy. I once quit the game, now I came back.
Tried RDM: at first it was cool, but then i thought its so simple. On the other hand, i hate skills with procs. This is why i'll never play Bard.
I was AST main, but can't do these cards anymore. RNG hates me.

All i do is lvl-ing up evertything in order to find something i'd like. And it's hell to do the same PotD again&again for every class.

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Get DRK, its challenging, quite boring lvling, but rewarding when you hit lvl 70.
You dont have any procs, just pure mechanic, and 2 resources management that corelate to each other in skills.
It may only have 1 useful combo, but thats not all of its skill set.

If not DRK then warrior, its also a lot of fun to play.
Playing a caster/mage in this game is boring anyway.

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Originally Posted by Nedkel

Playing a caster/mage in this game is boring anyway.

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Eh? Maybe to you but I enjoy playing some casters.

Samurai is fun and doesn't have any procs aside from one very niche ability. But I'm biased because it's my main. I'd recommend trying a melee dps job though. Seems like you're burned out on casters. Monk is a good option. It's very active. And ninja is always a good choice as well. The queues will suck though.

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Originally Posted by VanilleFang

Eh? Maybe to you but I enjoy playing some casters.

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I would not take it seriously. She only has a RDM to 50 and a THM. SMN non-existent.

I have the same problem with picking a main but I actually enjoy leveling so I have all the magic and war jobs at 70. I cannot lock down a job to put my upgrades on. It's often a toss up between bard, black mage, and red mage.

I stay with FF14 because of the overall story and themes as well as the art design but I wish I could play jobs that match my favorite class fantasies such as Black Mage and Bard but maintaining so many spinning plates while also trying to play the encounter is too frustrating so I have trouble picking my true main. I really don't like Enochian or Life of the Dragon or other such abilities that make you lose your stacks or timer if you have to dodge alot.

The real irony is that when I want good queues with relaxing gameplay I usually just play White Mage. Of all the jobs and roles, I am actually pretty good at playing healers but they just don't motivate me much. (shrugs)

I find 70 Paladin is this glorious mix of Tanking, Healing, and DPS. Playing all roles at the same time is quite enjoyable. Though when I say Healing I'm not really talking about the use of Clemency. It's more like paying attention to the current well-being of the party almost as much as a Healer. My mind is usually:


"Enmity looks good. Summoner will catch up in a minute though. One of the Healer's just died. Looks like the other Healer is slow raising. And their MP will be extremely low after. Notify the Bard and enter "Self-Preservation Mode." Do I need to Hallowed Ground to make recovery possible? No, just Shield Oath and Clemency should be okay.

Enmity will be a problem soon. My co-tank is about to Tank a big add without focused Heals though. Interjection and Clemency should be enough. Though two greedy DPS have Vulnerability stacks. I should Divine Veil. Damn this Summoner is good though; Co-Tank hasn't Provoked and Shirked me. Notify him.

Though the White Mage just used Curaga XIV before the smalls adds spawned. Gotta use Cover on her. Ah, gotta tell the Bard I can't Cover him on the next knockback. Should be ready before the next Prey marker. Notify the Healer. Co-Tank is at half-health for his Tank buster. Interjection made it in time.

Same DPS just got more vuln stacks!? Better Reprisal and Passage of Arms this laser blast. PRETTY COLOURS. Need more mana for Requiescat in 15 seconds. Enmity is okay. Prey target is on the Monk. Cover is up. Yes I know, you're welcome. Sheltron. Sheltron? Too many Interjections. Oh a Healer just died... Entering self-preserva..... *death*"


Fights are rarely pretty. It's nice playing a job that is able to make almost any situation a bit prettier; and dish out great DPS to boot. Plus it keeps the mind busy. Though somewhere in between you gotta pay attention to the actual mechanics.

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Originally Posted by GenesisET

What should i do? I wanted to try a tank for the 1st time. I think to try Pal. But damn, starting from lvl 1, my god. Is Pal worth it? If all he needs is to press 1-2-3 buttons, i don't think it's worth it.

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If you have a good imagination, I suggest going to a web page which lists all the abilities for a job and figuring out what the rotation is going to be like at level 70. Job guides can also help. If you have a strong dislike of certain play styles, this will help you avoid wasting time on jobs you won't enjoy playing. I use this page: https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Job

PLD uses 2 different combo finishers for dps and has a casting phase every minute where they do 4-5 casts of the same spell. It has a physical dps buff, a magic buff for the casting phase, an oGCD damage proc and party support. PLD has a reputation of having a simple rotation but to me it feels like DRK has taken that spot because it only has one dps combo and a couple of skills to spend a resource.

If you are tired of PotD I'd recommend avoiding dps jobs (unless one of them really interests you) because leveling those in dungeons is not going to be fast with dps queue times. When playing a tank or healer you get much faster queues.

Level a crafter or gatherer if you are having trouble. It is really too bad as there is quite a variety of classes . I hope you find your niche

I feel like I should weigh in, because I often feel the same way. This is how I cope.

I choose a TYPE, not a class. Most of the gear in this game is shared between a few classes. monk and Samurai, for example.

Mages offer good diversity. I play BLM on nights where I want to be top of the damage, I play SMN on days where I don't feel like trying very hard, and I play RDM whenever my static really needs the utility. Part of this games beauty is that there really is no reason to play JUST ONE class. Play several. Was this useful advice? I dunno. I went through what you are going through once upon a time before it hit me: I can just claim 'Mage' as my main and shuffle between the three as the whim arises. While the 3 casters don't share stat priority, I just keep a few heavy spell speed pieces on me for when I need to play blm. hehe