Should I stop and switch class?

[Jayprice]

Hi am a marauder lvl 31 (almost 32), i recon iv done every side quest possible and all MRD quests up to lvl30, and almost done all lvl4 MRD hunting log, all grand company log lvl1, but my story quests are only up to lvl 26 (I think)

I haven't leved any other classes and used the slots on MRD

I need to level GLD to level 15 for next MRD quest, which am guessing gives me Warrior class,

Should I stop powering forward with MRD and start GLD?

Do I even need warrior crystal, I like being a MRD?

Should I level up archer, lancer, courja for ability slots for MRD?

Help? Haha

Edit: also if I carry on with main story as MRD ill probley end up level 34 coz of the crazy amounts of exp quests give

[Daas]

You should level other classes so you can slot additional skills from those classes regardless of what "job" you're going to shoot for. You get one additional skill slot for every 5 levels, every 10 levels if you have a job Soul equipped. There's a lot of discussion on the various recommended skills etc here and on other sites.

Once you complete the level 30 marauder class quest, IF you have level 15 GLD completed, you will trigger the Warrior Job quest.

[Jayprice]

Ok, anther question sorry, do people ALWAYS equip warrior or do some people prefer MRD at lvl 50, MRD has more slots, right?

Iv read up loads on slotting abilitys, but iv never needed them, never lose agro in dungeon or die, sounds like a waste of time ATM, game been easy so far

[Estellios]

You will need to be Warrior after level 30 if you are in a party. You get less cross-class abilities but Warrior gives you a couple of its own unique abilities that you cannot use on Marauder and will allow you to be an even better tank. Defiance, for example, cuts your damage but boosts your hate generation and your Max HP significantly.

You will have a hard time tanking anything without Warrior in the endgame. Jobs are made specifically for partying.

[Lemon8or]

They have same number of abilities. MRD can equip 10 cross-class but WAR can equip 5 (limited classes to pull from, only GLD and PGL) and 5 warrior-only abilities. Personally, as a WAR, I only equip warrior's soulstone when I do dungeons since warrior's abilities seem more suited for tanking. Soloing or FATE I still prefer MRD. That changes a bit at 50. You can still wear darklight, darksteel and allagan as Marauder but you cannot wear AF and AF+1 unless you're a warrior. Relic weapon and its +1 also is job specific so your strongest weapon for MRD would be the Axe of Crags which is a random drop from Titan HM untill you get Allagan battleaxe.

[Jayprice]

Ok thanks, so I should basicly stop leveling MRD and get GLD to 15 plus and other classes that have warrior cross-class abilitys that I can slot(I'll look in to this tomorrow)

Also iv got the ff14 app on my phone and I can't see armour could AF in list, heavy dark light is by far the best then heavy allergen is the same stats almost as warriors curiass (is this AF?)

[Estellios]

Ok thanks, so I should basicly stop leveling MRD and get GLD to 15 plus and other classes that have warrior cross-class abilitys that I can slot(I'll look in to this tomorrow)

Also iv got the ff14 app on my phone and I can't see armour could AF in list, heavy dark light is by far the best then heavy allergen is the same stats almost as warriors curiass (is this AF?)

Heavy Darklight is weaker than both Warrior's Cuirass (it is the Relic armor, AF is Fighter's Cuirass) and the Allagan Armor. Heavy Darklight covers both the body and head slot whereas the Relic and Allagan armors are only on the body slot. Their defense/stats + a helmet are more than Heavy Darklight's bonuses.

[Corrderio]

Assuming it follows the same convention as XI, Warrior's XXXXXX is your relic armor. Warrior's AF armor is Fighter's XXXXXXXXX.

EDIT: Just checked. WAR AF is still called Fighter's Gear.

[Lemon8or]

I'd recommend getting PGL up on the side as PGL level 42 Mantra skill is pretty nice. 10% extra healing for yourself and near-by party members. GLD you should get to 34 for Awareness and Provoke at 22 after you get it to 15 for the job quest.
Heavy Darklight is easy to obtain but HQ Heavy Darksteel is better as it provides almost the same stats and you can meld materias in it. The AF armor for Warrior is Fighter series. The Warrior's item is AF+1 so warrior's cuirass is AF+1. You get the fighter version with level 50 job quest then upgrade it with mythology tomestones. Heavy Allagan is what you get as drop from Coil.

[NZ_Player]

tanks can peel easy xp from dungeons with minimal queue time
imo use the quest xp for dps classes and level the mrd/gld heal classes in dungeons