Substantially "Lost" in Function as Partying Thaumaturge

[Umo]

How to play THM in a stronghold party:

Very cool "guide" Rentahamster, pretty accurate indeed. The problem for OP is THIS. So basically, he/she can't do most of the things you've pointed out. No good buffin', no Chainspell for Shadowsearing, no Profundity / Invigorate / Second Wind / Leg Sweep (not even tier I)...

I bet this is the result of PL + poor character development. Hell, he/she didn't even get Guild Mark skills (Firm Conviction, Silhouette, Shadowfall...).

In this situation my only advice would be waiting until all the mobs are correctly aggroed and cast Dark Seal II + AoE Paralyze before nuking. Obviously, start paying attention to character development and keep PL to a minor degree.

PS On a side note, 15 mobs at the same time? IIRC there were 6-7 linked mobs everytime I had been to strongholds. The "Hero" title is related to Grand Company seals gaining, you know... Joking aside, be careful when pulling u.u'

[Destain]

Wait for the tank(s) to war drum or warmonger before you cast anything if ur unsure. Btw properly equipped THM u should be able to hold the attention of a grind mob or two for a bit w/o dieing. !gasp! U might have to level some other classes in order to round out your character as well. Best of luck

[DarkArchon]

What do you do to Soughspeak? lol

[Sephrick]

Okay, so first of all, let me be honest! I've only been leveling this job since Saturday. This is the grounds for me being lost. I'm trying to be useful, but I can't! And I'm not being lazy! Every time I cast an AoE (which is the only way worth casting in these partys that take on 15 mobs at a time at level 44) debuff or nuke on a large group of 7-8 mobs I immediately generate the enmity of a single mob or two (or sometimes all of them) and die within seconds! This makes me useless! All I can do is Sacrifice II which is very minimal at this point in the game, and also draws a large amount of attention to me which sometimes kills me. Sac II is worthless compared to a a CNJ who can Curaga and then survive the oncoming blows of the horde! So I've tried just doing a modest Poison II/Dia II/Bio II combo, but even that gets me hate that kills me! I feel like a fragile baby paper glass crane! I don't know what I can do to earn my keep! Please help me out!

Let me tell you a little story of leveling mages in XI.

Me: {Hello!} {Red Mage} {Do you need it?}
Party leader: Can you main heal?

Me: {Hello!} {Black Mage} {Do you need it?}
Party leader: Can you main heal?

Me: {Hello!} {Summoner} {Do you need it?}
Party leader: Can you main heal?

Me: {Hello!} {Dancer} {Do you need it?}
Party leader: Can you main heal?

So too, sadly, is this true of XIV. Especially when mages are in such short supply. Level CNJ for CureI/II and keep that party alive!

[Atoli]

I've only been leveling this job since Saturday [...] Every time I cast an AoE/debuff/nuke [...] I immediately generate enmity [...] and die within seconds!

Main Class THM Lv 50

I see some relation between those facts..
That's why I call people stupid who Plvl to 50 in a few days and have no idea how aggro management works and how they are supposed to play their class..