Quote Originally Posted by Jim_Berry View Post
...which role is better to learn it as? Then, after learning as that role, does it make the learning experience on another role easier?

I've no Heavensward access yet, but I'm in preparations for it. I play NIN, but lately been learning previous content as PLD. In truth, I'm lacking a bit of confidence with, what I hear, the DPS checks.

I guess I'm just trying to get an idea on if I want to push PLD or continue going as I am.
The thing is… The only one who can answer that question, is yourself.

The reason why i say that is that you should play the Job/Role you feel most comfortable with. The more comfortable you are with playing your Job/Role, the easier it will be to improve yourself.

As you are learning a Job, you should not focus on the DPS output until you are comfortable with the skills and have a general impression on when you could/should use these skills. After you’ve figured that out for yourself, it’s time to optimize the way you play it.

The same goes with having confidence in your skills. The more you play with the class, the better you will understand it. Due to that, you will get more comfortable with playing the class, which eventually will boost your confidence in regards to you skills at playing that class.

Also, not every Job may suit your playstyle, so don’t be hesitant to try out other classes. For example, i started out tanking with a Warrior, but i was having a hard time with it. Eventually a friend of mine suggested to try out Paladin and while i was leveling that class, the flow of the class and the skill set it offers felt more naturally to me.

It was the same when i compared the Scholar and the White Mage. I was more comfortable with healing as a White Mage, then i was with a Scholar. But, i didn’t know that until i played with both classes.

The biggest tip i can give you, is to ignore threads where people are having discussion on the amount of DPS you should be doing while doing certain content. Because, that doesn’t really matter at this phase.

Allow yourself the time to learn a Job and get comfortable with it.