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  1. #1
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    Zell's Avatar
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    Zell Drakk
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    Gladiator Lv 75

    Best Job / Class for AoE Killing lvl 45+ Mobs

    Ok, from 1.0 i've brought all classes to 50 except for Arcanist.

    I want to take my chocobo buddy to lvl 10 buy grinding on Lvl 45+ Beastmen.

    Currently, I have warrior in full darklight. (relic)
    I have 6 pieces of Demagogue set from AK for BLM. (i60 weapon)
    I have 6 pieces of Toxates gear for Bard from AK. (i60 weapon)
    I have 6 pieces of Stratagos gear for WHM/Sch. (i60 weapon)

    For the healing classes I would be in cleric stance spamming Holy or spreading dots with Bane. Scholar is work in progress....so is summoner.... so which would you choose... Warrior, Bard, BLM, or WHM? I have Monk/Dragoon as well but my gear isn't great... only 4-5 pieces from AK. Dragoon has i70 weapon and monk has i60.

    I've already put a few points into the healing tree for Choco.

    My question is, based on class/job design and my current level of gear, which is the FASTEST way to kill multiple mobs for Chocobo leveling?

    Please take into account survivability, downtime, etc. For example, as a warrior, Downtime is NONE. And I have self healing. Are any other classes faster than warrior, since Warrior's AOE (steel cyclone/overpower) not too great on damage.

    Thanks in advance...


    Edit: Is going as a Class better than a job for grinding purposes?
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    Last edited by Zell; 11-02-2013 at 07:19 AM.

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    hamsteak's Avatar
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    cleric stance holy will do the most sustained aoe damage
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    what about down time.... spamming 3-4 holys will leave me waiting for mana after each round of kills. Plus, how many mobs can i take on at the same time?
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    holy has a stun (i believe dr kicks in after 3?)

    the better your gear the less you'll have to cast obviously, if you're just using ilevel 60 gear forever then use a scholar with cleric stance since it's literally impossible to die with your fairy healing you in the open world
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    Shinonome Sanada
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    When I spiritbind crafting gear, I can easily handle 10 mobs or so ~7 levels below me at the same time while spamming Holy. Admittedly, I have Thyrus nowadays, but I did fine with a Madman's Whispering Rod (HQ) a long time ago when I was trying to get my Quicktongue stuff.

    Though I suppose I should also mention that I never constantly chain packs of 10 mobs. I usually find two good spots I can alternate between, Shroud of Saints/Regen if needed after the first pack and then rest while waiting for the first pack to respawn after the second is down.
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    Raine Jaeger
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    BLM, since you dont have SMN.

    I say BLM, taking into account longevity, as physical classes can run out of TP spamming AOEs, and WHM can run out of MP if you're endlessly AOE chaining.

    BLM does good damage and has infinite MP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueMage View Post
    BLM, since you dont have SMN.

    I say BLM, taking into account longevity, as physical classes can run out of TP spamming AOEs, and WHM can run out of MP if you're endlessly AOE chaining.

    BLM does good damage and has infinite MP.
    he's looking to constantly pull huge packs of mobs though, a blm would fold like paper
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueMage View Post
    BLM, since you dont have SMN.

    I say BLM, taking into account longevity, as physical classes can run out of TP spamming AOEs, and WHM can run out of MP if you're endlessly AOE chaining.

    BLM does good damage and has infinite MP.
    Is SMN better than WHM or BLM... if so, why is that?
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    Dliver Agwynn
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    Oh, the Chocobo buddy. Forgot all about him.

    What's he supposed to be good for again?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hamsteak View Post
    he's looking to constantly pull huge packs of mobs though, a blm would fold like paper
    BLM survives fine and things shouldnt be living long enough for it to matter. He's not pulling a raid boss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zell View Post
    Is SMN better than WHM or BLM... if so, why is that?
    You can just run around mindlessly DOTing up everything.
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