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[Mychael]

Luls...why wouldn't you exploit a mobs elemental weakness? That's how you solo most efficiently.

It would be no different from the mob exploiting a mage's low defense after closing the range between them.

Clearly the idea is to keep distance between you and the mob by using spells and abilities that stop the mob(s) from closing in on you. All the while nuking them down based on their weakness so you consume less MP.

What a concept. derp.

Didn't say it was right or wrong to exploit the mob's weakness. But it just so happens that BLM only has three elements; Fire costs quite a bit of MP and will AoE sometimes-unwanted adds, but is feasible. Blizzard doesn't chain, has a longer cast time, and you'd probably still do better with thunder on a wind-based mob. So fighting a mob that's weak to thunder is the easiest possible.

Though it's obviously the best route for people that will solo while leveling, I don't think the majority of people that solo at 50 (quests, farming, etc) will have such free choice of what mobs to kill. ^^;

That said, I don't think soloing anything is difficult enough that a job (especially one with sleep) will have any trouble. With or without cross-classing. I was just commenting on what Felis said. :P