What decided your main job class?

[Enkidoh]

Originally when I first started FFXI back in 2005 I started as WHM (because I always loved WHM and healing classes in games in general)... only to struggle so much with FFXI's unforgiving party-centric battle system I vowed the next time I played a FF MMO I would not start as a healer... which was just as well because FFXIV 1.0 did not have a dedicated healing class at the very beginning (WHM, SCH and AST did not exist and CNJ as originally designed was more an elemental spellcaster with some healing spells chucked on for good measure). So I decided to think outside the box and chose GLA as my starting class in FFXIV 1.0.

I quickly surprised myself at just how much I enjoyed it. Thus I stuck with it even into ARR, and hence GLA/PLD is now my main. I've tried other classes and Jobs, including CNJ/WHM, but GLA/PLD will forever be Enki's path in Eorzea.

[CheshirePuss]

There isn't too much to say. Monk had become my primary primarily due to the stance system. Unlike the other classes, it requires you to move a lot to do damage, and reward you with high potential damage as a result. There's something rewarding about mowing down mobs a dungeon, or knuckling down on a boss with this class, and knowing it's through that additional necessary effort.

I don't mean to disrespect any other damaging class. I mean, I do plan to fully experience all classes to 60 eventually. It's just, nothing inspires me to do more than a class that already requires me to dance around, punch butts, and crit high numbers.

[Souleater13]

Dark Knight is my main job even though my preference role is dps. I don't mind being a tank role in this game because of my like for the job.
DRK has been a favorite of mine throughout all FF's.

[Tracewood]

It's a long complex story, but what settled me on Monk is the simplicity of the job. It has the fewest buttons, just have to worry about positionals and keeping Greased Lightning up.

I've avoided this job for so long because I hated the idea, but other classes have too many action skills for me to remember which is a shame since it killed my interest in DRG and MCH, and not even going to bother with NIN.

Also, I never got to play DPS anything in XI since the LS I was in had me as support or otherwise.

Hoping next DPS class will have the same simplicity, hell I'd like to see them implement skillchains for Samurai.

[eternalstar01]

All my character choices were extremely entrenched in keeping with a Sailor Moon type theme.

Name: Serenity Moonlight, after Princess Serenity (who doesn't technically have a last name, but Usagi's is Tsukino, which roughly means "of the Moon").

Race: Miqo'te, Keeper of the Moon (fairly obvious)

Job: Astrologian, which I mean - one because it's a space/star themed class. I couldn't start as an astrologian. I originally started as a white mage. I love playing healing classes in general (was a healer in WoW for 10 years previous), but Sailor Moon's kinda known for her ability to heal people of afflictions, especially if she uses the silver crystal.

My DPS "main" is Bard. This one serves no lore purpose, but my original dps main in WoW was hunter and I really enjoyed it. Also loved the idea of playing a harp in battle lol.

[HarleyTopper]

In XI I was a taru mage (started white mage to be more in demand then switched to black mage when I decided I liked blowing up stuff more), so in XIV I decided to go big and go DPS (I tanked a bit in XI and enjoyed it but wanted to get used to the game before jumping right into tank as main).

In beta I was an elezen monk (one of my fave DPS jobs in XI), but something about dragoon appealed to me (the jump attacks, probably - I've never been a huge fan of the traditional dragoon armor, as iconic as it is in FF).

So for 2.0 I went hyur dragoon and have pretty much stuck with it as main. Monk is probably my second favorite DPS. I enjoy tanking more than I did initially, but I lean more towards DPS jobs. I'm definitely not a fan of healer jobs.

[RLofOBFL]

I like swords, I like guns & I like green magic shields & fairies.

[MaeIsMean]

I love pet classes, so immediately started to work towards SMN. Along the way, I started the CNJ quests, and I was actually drawn to the story (I so understood!) and ended up making that my main to 60 and for a while afterwards. When 3.3 hit, I switched back to SMN as main, because I missed my pet! I do still like to heal on both WHM and SCH, I keep both fairly close in gear.

I decided one day I needed to level a tank as well, and asked my FC which would be easiest to learn, and they said DRK, so I went with that. Got her to 57 so far, looking forward to having one of each at 60!

[Zari]

I actually started off as a DRG when I first started this game 2 years ago. At first I did what I liked to do in games and made a couple of alts for other classes (PLD and SCH), though when I got DRG to 50 and started doing endgame stuff I realized it would be preferable, for me, to have all the classes on the one character. I deleted the two alts (they were only about lv 30 anyway) and started leveling the jobs on my main character. As I leveled up SCH and started learning how to play it...I fell in love. I've been a healer main ever since, with SCH as my main.

When HW came out I also found myself interested in MCH and it was the second job I got to 60 after SCH. It was a bit complicated and tough to get used to and I decided to see if I would prefer one of the other dps at 60 (as i like to cap all my jobs since i do enjoy leveling them). Just recently, though, I decided to pick up MCH again, determined to learn how it worked. Since I had trouble figuring out things like the optimal opener and such on my own I looked at guides for MCH and practiced playing the job in SSS (since leaving and coming back resets all cooldowns and such so its better than a normal dummy) until I had my rotation down and now I just love the job. It is my main dps and my alternate main to my SCH

[Fevelle]

My first character was a Bard main because I didn't know anything from the game, so coming from Ragnarok Online I chose something that I thought would have great solo capabilities and better leveling options. I was wrong, and when I learned a little more about the game I chose my current main (and possible my main until this game closes) WHM. I always loved WHM in all FF games so it made sense.