Which job has the lowest skill cap?

[warren-ragnarok]

1) smn
2) mnk
3) drg
4) brd
5) blm

i disagree with this list for the most part, mainly because its easy to be decent with all the classes, just by reading the abilities should give a decent idea....also play styles by players will make a difference. that being said, being a very great/solid player is a totally different argument, me personally, i say for that case for hardest to easiest

1) blm
2) drg
3) smn
4) mnk
5) brd


now dont get the wrong idea, i do think mnk is fairly tough, and is my main class, but i find being a good blm pretty tough (knowing WHEN to use your spells, and plan out all your movement in advance) and the super anal rotations for drg, along with the super uptight positioning on all of their combos, being amazing on those two classes are super tough.

i put smn above mnk because it seems alot more timing and micromanaging your pet to be super effective. mnk, while has a pretty big curve to be great, it isnt as anal as drg with position, and if the person knows how to play, can get some decent utility.

[Marin_Karin]

It's safe to say that BRDs have the easiest rotation.

[skaterger]

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Interesting, I have not come across a single person that thinks blm is the hardest class to play. We have something in common, that is we seem to find both our main classes to be faceroll easy .

While there is no technically right answer, I'm curious when you mention about positioning and planning movement. I have done all content in game except for Ifrit Ex (Damn titan ex), and the only fight which I have to carefully plan my movement and rotation is titan ex. Its generally accepted that boss mechanics are more skewered towards favoring ranged over melee so in that sense there are not that many fights where you have to be constantly moving.

[RegnumMagik]

I have to say it's a little tough to say which class has the lowest skill caps.

If we're talking about the Highest skill cap to do the maximized damage:

Monk
Dragoon
Summoner
Black Mage
Bard

But if we're just talking about Highest skill cap to just play:

Dragoon
Monk
Summoner
Bard
Black Mage

I find dragoon the most difficult to play, due to the fact that your combo ends if you miss a position either from your end or your tank/boss movements.

As for most difficult to maximize dps, there are many fights that can easily drop monk's GL stacks and making it difficult to upkeep.