3 jobs I can't get myself to try. Maybe sell them to me?

[Kacho_Nacho]

I'm not going to try to sell you on a job based on its mechanics. That's boring! Class fantasy is where it's at!

BLM: I'm the big, bad dark wizard. I cackle as a destroy everything in my path with eldritch magics. I enjoy long walks on the beach, dusty tomes, and huge explosions. My most prized possession is my 16 oz coffee cup made from the charred skull of a voidsent.

MCH: I'm the guy with the pew pew guns! I jump around like crazy while turning my enemies into swiss cheese. I like guns, more guns, ammo, and the smell of gunpowder. My most prized possession is my stack of Gun and Ammo magazines.

DNC: I'm the combat specialist with those weapons from Xena! I dance, twirl, and put on a fantastic light show. Afterwards, my enemies all fall down. I like dancing, music, and raves. My most prized possessions are my super comfy shoes and the jewelry I received from my admirers.

[Stormfur]

I've leveled these to some degree, but they're not classes that I main but here's my experience with them if it helps either way --

- Black Mage is the glass cannon. Big numbers, itty bitty health bar. Stand in your ley lines? Yes but actually no. Mechanics force you to move and it's like trying to force a cat into his carrier. I've tried so many times to get into Black Mage but I just can't do it. I wanna be where the action is.

- Machinist I have leveled to 80. It doesn't really get cool until you get your automaton queen. Then you summon a robot to help you make things to boom. It's kinda like summoner, with guns. Says its a support class but the only real support is Tactician? Even dancer and bard offer more utility. MCH is in a weird place. It's fun to go shooting things though. A cool techy aesthetic if you're into that.

- Dancer reminds me of that Simon game from the 80s where you had to hit the colored pads in a certain way to win the game. It's very pretty and showy. Lots of nice buffs that I wish machinist had too. I haven't gotten too into it but the weapons look cool - everything from fans to things that look like giant shurikens.

[tymora]

Black mage for life.
- Where other people walk, I zip around with my "instant moves"
- Look at Y'shtola. She looks great.

[Mimilu]

I'm curious, what would you say are your three favorite jobs, OP?
I would just like to know to compare and contrast what you like with what you don't want to touch.

[Elissar]

Black Mage: Megumin

[Omedon]

So basically not bothering to learn the jobs but not inflicting my suckiness on other people lol

Sorry, not trying to be sassy or anything. But you'll agree it's definitely not the most efficient method. If I really have to play a job I don't like, might as well do it right.

Actually NPC parties are my bread and butter, and yes I lean into my "good enough is good enough" Philosophy when with them. It's not "bad" if the bosses die.

[GeminiReed]

I can just say after Dancer its really hard to play any other class again. Enavant is just to good. If they ever delete Enavant I will die a little inside and can never play Dancer again.

En Avant has this weird activation delay that's gotten me killed a few times too many so I had to train myself out of relying too heavily on it. It's been relegated to an oh shit button or if I'm trying to move around major Cities or Gold Saucer.

[ExileOmnisoul]

You’re missing out on Dancer. It’s so easy to pick up and as a physical range, I dare say it’s arguably the best job to enter new content. This class allows you roam the stage freely with the instant action skills and simple rotation.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

Not sure I can sell any of these jobs to anyone, but the best advice I can give is try them out in squadron dungeon runs to get an idea of how they'd play in group situations.

[Jirah]

due to my pettiness i will never recommend mch to anyone, and dnc is a hard sell if u already dislike mch. BLM is odd due to it not peaking until essentially 80 unlike some jobs that peak early and have little to offer for 30 levels like MCH or RDM. I wouldnt say its niche but also wouldnt say its for everyone its that odd and sometims you gotta just fold and say "i dont like this job" and thats ok