If your a lancer do you "need" to become a dragoon?

[Jackcore]

I've hit level 30 with my lancer and was wanting to know if I need to become a dragoon for late game. I don't want to be rejected from party's or anything just because I'm lancer and I really don't want to start from level 1 again, So if your a lancer do you "need" to become a dragoon? (sorry for any bad English)

[Atlaworks]

You kind of have to, yeah. I mean, you don't need to in the same sense that you don't need to go to work every day to stay alive. But it's a really wise move and really you practically have to because a lot of gear and actions are locked behind job walls. Like, one new skill every 5 levels up to 50, and then every skill past 50, are job-only.

Also the soul crystal gives you a stat bonus so why not right

[Elladie]

You do. Equipping the DRG soulstone boosts your stats and your damage capability. But you don't have to start again at level 1! DRG starts at level 30

[Dante_V]

Yes you need to become a dragoon. The expansion has effectively killed the "classes" in favor of the jobs. You can't even do limit break 3 as a lancer anymore I don't think.

[Korashy]

You basically just equip and item and get new abilities. Nothing else changes, you keep the same abilities, level, and experience you previously had

[Muchmidget]

Another way of phrasing the information given by others is that the base class determines the level. So your DRG level will be equal to your LNC level; no restarting at 1 for the job. You'll actually see that as a DRG, the chat window will say that you've gained Lancer experience points.

[Jackcore]

Okay thanks all for your Replies

[Dualblade]

All jobs are basically exstensions of the class it's stone equips too. Dragoon is still a Lancer, just with some added skills/more stat points. If you ever unequip your job crystal thats all you lose as well, same exact level regardless.

[Malevicton]

Yes you need to become a dragoon. The expansion has effectively killed the "classes" in favor of the jobs. You can't even do limit break 3 as a lancer anymore I don't think.

Expansion didn't have anything to do with it. The only class that was ever viable at 50 was mrd.

[Garash]

You get a 100% xp bonus (armory bonus it's called) for leveling a lower level class than the highest one that you have so it's less of a hassle than you think.