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Actually, you can theoretically be the best on your server in every single class. Point allotments are done individually for each class. So you can spend all your points on STR and MND as a Gladiator and then spend them all on INT and PIE as a Thaumaturge. In practice, being the best is a combination of skill, an in-depth knowledge of all skills available to your class and how to use them in a wide range of situations, and gear, the best of which is almost always multiple-materia gear, which requires a significant amount of gil or luck.

As far as points go, there's a chart in the 1.20 Patch Notes telling the effects of each stat (Link to notes. Search for "Parameters and Their Effects"). To maximize auto-attack and, I believe, weaponskill damage, you want to invest in STR and MND as a Gladiator, but you could also throw some in VIT if you need the extra tankiness. I went all-out into STR and MND, but use accessories and gear to boost my VIT.

The abilities for Paladin have been posted, and somewhere people say they've mined the names of the abilities out of the game files. I hear that you'll have lower HP, but much higher defense, and the new abilities will definitely adjust the way you play. Here's the preliminary list of new job abilities from before 1.20. Details have probably changed slightly since this was posted, and we'll find out for sure when 1.21 releases in a week or two.

Good luck to you!

EDIT: Links to cited pages because they're hard to find in my paragraphs.

Patch 1.20 Notes (Search "Their Effects" to get to the section on point effects.)
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...tch-1.20-Notes

Preliminary Action List for Classes and Jobs (Gladiator+Paladin is the first one listed)
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...s-Action-Lists

[Norack]

Actually, you can theoretically be the best on your server in every single class. Point allotments are done individually for each class.

o cool, I was hoping they where done individually cause i was devy'ing them up like i stated, and than started thinking what if when you change jobs you can re distribute all your points for best play? I don't know cause im still relatively new myself and have yet to play a second class, im still trying to lv. my PGL up. But im glad to see that it works that way ^.^