Want to DPS in SB

[Vidu]

With all the changes to the classes I'm not familiar with which classes will be brought along for raid utility and such. I know the "wanted" classes used to be BRD, NIN, and MCH due to their support.

The question here would be: Do you want to raid in SB? As in: real raiding; taking down Omega Savage (or whatever its going to be called) with a static? (As far as I can tell from your achievments you havent been into raiding until now - could have changed ofc!) But if you still have no plans to find a static and try the hardcore raids: It doesnt really matter what class you pick. For the NMs and the 24-man-raids it doesnt matter what dps you pick, so just play what you enjoy most!

Since it will take a while til the release of the raid itself, you might even have time to level a second class, depending on how fast you're taking your first one through the story - my personal advice would be to level ninja through the mainstory (you know, Doma and such...) and then level either BLM or BRD before we get the raid, makes you a bit flexible if you want to look for a static. Personally I prefer bard over blackmage, but thats a very personal preference.

Again: for any content that isnt the hardcore-endgame-raid it wont matter which class you're playing.

[Agrios]

Since it will take a while til the release of the raid itself, you might even have time to level a second class, depending on how fast you're taking your first one through the story - my personal advice would be to level ninja through the mainstory (you know, Doma and such...) and then level either BLM or BRD before we get the raid, makes you a bit flexible if you want to look for a static. Personally I prefer bard over blackmage, but thats a very personal preference.

Again: for any content that isnt the hardcore-endgame-raid it wont matter which class you're playing.

I actually do intend on trying raiding this time around, I attempted a static back when Seph ex and Alex was endgame and it didn't last. I'm thankful for the advice given and I think I'll take your advice and try to level two of the three, with NIN being the one I take through the story.

[BorisDaBlade]

I would really advise finishing 4.0 as a tank. THEN go play dps. You're not losing anything by tanking and by the time you finish, the queues will probably even out and you can give dps a go. Seriously, you'll thank yourself for it.

Unless you have a FC tank in your back pocket, you could literally double the amount that of time it would take to clear the content just waiting in DF queues.

[Spawnie]

BRD is still the go-to as DPS support. Since they got rid of the clunky cast times i'd give it a go.

This only got 63 on my bard but feels so much better overall to arr n hw have to wait til hit 70.. think they are getting bard close to how it should be

[KisaiTenshi]

My advice: Do stormblood story as a tank, its seriously not worth it as a DPS. i havent seen a queue time <40 mins so far for the 2 dungeons and trial i've done.

More to the point, skip the sidequests until you finish the MSQ, because the queues for the sidequests will be hella-long for DPS.

[Celef]

There ara so many RDM and SAM atm because it's new, eventually people will go back to their "main" class.
If you can't decide between range of melee I suggest you test RDM, it can do both and you'll feel like a pintball, it's pretty fun