Quote Originally Posted by erish View Post
This person knows the truth!

Best healer for along time up until really aby was rdm : SCH 4 lyfe. AOE Phalanx, Stoneskin and Regen, go see what's on Netflix for 3 mins

Blm was terrible for longest time people just didnt realise it because they were so caught up in skillchains. Black Mage were essential for endgame. Sleep/Nukes in Dynamis and low-manning Apollyon.

Blu was horrible for any kind of group event although admitly it has seen a come back over the years in low man stuffs. I used to be given my own light Skillchain duty on Byakko. Main SC/MB would go off, then I would Self-SC light for a second wave of MBs. After they were done, the main SC pair would have their TP back.

Nin having the ultimate evasion?! u wot m8?! anyone with a decently geared thf says otherwise. Yeah, Ninja evasion was good and it had better shadows, but Thief was better. I got my Joyeuse after taking Charby from a NIN + BRD duo after they wiped while Charby still had 80-85% hp left. Thief + Red Mage the rest of the way.

Balance in ff11 is a joke, always has been and always will be no point in trying to talk about that further. Agreed, in that some jobs were much more popular for certain content. But I also think every job (with maybe the exception of PUP [though solo'ing Diabolos comes to mind]) had a niche somewhere in the game.
My $0.02, FWIW