How are you prepping for Samurai/Redmage?

[Inosaska]

I'm willing to spend longer getting to 60 for the sake of my sanity. PotD is okay but I can only take 20-30 floors before I get bored as hell. Even fate/leve spam is more interesting to me. Plus I can do these things while queued for dungeons which will give me a better feel for the classes.

Plus I'm not really going out of my way to farm Ironworks, I'm just doing 50 roulette 5ish days a week and I've actually already got a full i120 striking set and most of the upgrade items (plus the items for the ironworks weapon) so finishing that and getting a casting set before SB should be a cinch.

Yeah I learned that today after realizing when failing you don't get squat for exp so I just went back to duty finder grinding and logging off for the night instead and I get to do things that I need to get done while waiting for the queue to pop.

[Niyuka]

Well, as one of these tanks who will switch to Samurai, I ll be doing whatever allows me to skip the DPS queues. These will be so bad, people will rage, whine and rant because their gameplay experience will be one of the worst in a long time. PotD grinding is likely the best way simply because you ll just have 3 SAM and a RDM every run, haha.

[Neela]

PotD grinding is likely the best way simply because you ll just have 3 SAM and a RDM every run, haha.

although im waiting for SAM as well – i think it will be the other way around it seems there are more people interesting in RDM than in SAM cause it's a fairly new kind of cls which combines range with melee atks - SAM will just be "another" melee dd ^^

[Cetonis]

I have a pencil, a notepad and a calculator. Preparations complete.

[XiXiQ]

I have level 50/60 gear for most classes, so not fussed about gearing. I will likely trial them both with some solo potd anyway. With the changes to all classes/jobs I'm keeping an open mind as to what to use as main come stormblood.

[Inosaska]

I have level 50/60 gear for most classes, so not fussed about gearing. I will likely trial them both with some solo potd anyway. With the changes to all classes/jobs I'm keeping an open mind as to what to use as main come stormblood.

Exactly with all the changes they're making to the abilities. It seems better to do a wait and see what's released approach then decide on what interests you the most in the changes. One thing is if they give RDM the haste spell that will make it an instant magnet for everyone as no other job in the game right now has it.

[RopeDrink]

No prep at all as I'd rather focus on my trinity choices, but seeing as one of them does involve MNK, I guess if I'm ever bored and looking for alternatives, SAM would be worth checking out eventually. Must remember not to trade in my gear for seals beforehand, though.

[Tinkerblue]

I'm doing the same as most ppl for gear (augmented ironworks). I plan to run potd floors 51-60 till I hit level 51 then start running dungeons on my SAM. I plan to map out my crossbars and read the tool tips for my skills in potd. While waiting on queues, I'll follow SB story on my scholar main and start leveling up my DoL/DoH. Not the fastest way to hit level cap, but I tend to enjoy variety with my playtime. (I've also saved up some primal drops if I wanna craft a pretty katana)

[NasirILL]

Doubt I'll be running POTD much, with this speed run or get kicked mentality going around there. I might not even play SAM right away depending on the changes to other classes.

[MitchenX]

Sending squadrons out, on whatever weekly mission rewards them with the "squadron battle manual" (changes every week). This item increases battle exp by 15% for 2 hours! They will certainly wear down some of the level grind! Not just for red mage but all your other Dow jobs!