Quote Originally Posted by Evangela View Post
melee DPS in this game are more harder to play and more complicate than Bard.

White Mage and Scholar are both good but I like WHM more as it has better offensive spells. WHM is the king of hunts too.
Though I do like white mage, white mage is over rated in Hunts. Get a scholar that knows what they are doing in hunts, coupled with a white mage (even two scholars will do it) and a group that puts out all effort (assuming all are present on the mob) and you end up with full credit every time. I put up Cleric Stance, have Selene do either melee or caster spell/skill speed ups (I tend towards melee first to help out the tanks and other melee work that agro), dot the mob with all the dots I have, take off Cleric Stance, Succor, do a few heals (Lustrate or Physick if needed), put Cleric Stance back up, refresh dots and continue with offensive spell. Any scholar worth their salt will do their job properly to contribute towards the encounter.

So yes, Scholar can be a great deal of fun but it really depends on situations (outside of Hunt). If you are just looking to heal, white mage or scholar will work. If you want to solo things, kill things quickly, do white mage. In regards to bard - I agree, it needs some serious loving. However, you can build up agro really quickly if you cycle through your CDs properly. That goes for any class for that matter. If you want up close and personal, can do monk or dragoon otherwise. Monk is a lot of work from what I have heard, so be aware and ask for pointers on that one.