Strongest Job Lorewise?

[CosmicKirby]

the marked one is for the access to ishgard. But machinist can learn everybody in Ishhgard who is too weak for the other classes/jobs.

I'm not wrong though.

The only way for a player to become a Machinist, is to first unlock Ishgard. Which requires them to be another, better, more accomplished class/job first. It's really counter-intuitive to the themes and message of their Job's story line.

[Bernelli]

derp

You're objectively wrong, but okay.

[Gamer3427]

Edit: Additionally what do you think is the weakest job lorewise? I think its Machinist considering they don't really have any supernatural powers, they rely on technology and ingenuity.

If we're talking about pure physical prowess then yes. But if we're talking about actual capabilities lore wise, then power through technology is still power. Are the Garleans any less of a threat because they can't use magic? I'm not going to claim MCH is the strongest lore wise, as it was designed as a way to empower those who are normally powerless in Ishgardian society, but the key to empowering is that it has to grant power. And considering that this is Ishgard we're speaking of, where fighting hoards of dragons is an every day thing, the MCHs would have to be on at least equal footing with the rest of them when used by commoners who are normally unskilled non-combatants, much less seasoned fighters with far more skill with utilizing the potential of the class to its fullest like the Warrior of Light is.....

I'd say that the weakest in terms of combat strength from a lore perspective would be the Bards actually, as their role lore wise is to empower those around them, relying primarily on the newly enhanced strength of others, rather than their own strength. While this does certainly serve it's place in combat, from a lore point of view this would put the BRD at the bottom of the totem pole on what strength they personally have......

As for the strongest, I'd have to say that SMN takes it easily, as while I haven't done the level 60 quest yet, my understanding of what happens is that *SPOILER* you single-handedly kill multiple Ascians, (albeit weaker ones), at the same time. This is something that in the course of the story took an artifact of great power and the sacrifice of an ally's life to achieve the first time, the very artifact that grants dragons, (and specifically Nidhogg), as well as the Dragoons their strength, for the second kill, and took the summoning of the most powerful primal yet, (lore wise), to cause the third story kill of an Ascian. If we're talking about raw strength lore wise, then SMN has shown the potential to harness power that is well beyond anything any other class in the game.....

[Iromi]

As for the strongest, I'd have to say that SMN takes it easily, as while I haven't done the level 60 quest yet, my understanding of what happens is that *SPOILER* you single-handedly kill multiple Ascians,

ITs true, yea its SMN for sure. When I saw that as I was doing the smn quests I was like..HOLD UP hahaha

[Daralii]

ITs true, yea its SMN for sure. When I saw that as I was doing the smn quests I was like..HOLD UP hahaha

I'd say black mages and white mages surpass summoners, or at least they can. There's a reason a war between them lead to the Elementals deciding that trying to kill every mortal in Eorzea was necessary. The strongest white mages were supposedly capable of altering the fabric of existence.

[Belhi]

Strongest is hard. Depends on how you define it. I mean on one hand you have the raw destructive power the Black Mages and the ability to channel the powers of Elder Primals with SMN but you also have WARs who has heroes remembered for things like tearing the arms of a Behemoth with his bare hands (Mythril Heart must have been a god mode badass).

I don't think there is an easy answer to this.

Weakest currently would probably be MCH which is still in its infancy but it has massive potential and theoretically a person with stronger Aetheric reserves could potentially have some extremely powerful attacks.

[Paka]

Strongest : SMN
Weakest : MCN

[Evangela]

Machinists are weak, just like their damages.

[Volsung]

Are we in a cutscene? then machinist would be strongest lol. Guns in
cutscenes are uber tier

[CosmicKirby]

Are we in a cutscene? then machinist would be strongest lol. Guns in
cutscenes are uber tier

Especially that time when a mage was about to get shot in the face, and a magical barrier just completely blocked the attack.