Quote Originally Posted by Greykemp View Post
I'm a crafter at heart but have to do the MSQ to max my crafting...sigh.
If you're only doing the required dungeons/trials to get through the story and unlock the expansions, the story mode dungeons tend to be pretty forgiving about reaction times. Whether the party members you're grouped with are equally forgiving varies, though. (Some players get unreasonably demanding about wanting raid-level performance even for simple dungeons that don't require it.) If you can make friends with some people with a more laid back approach to dungeons and a willingness to run them with you, it can help. Have you found a good FC or linkshell with such people?

Red mage seems like a good fit from what I've heard (haven't unlocked it yet myself), but you'll have to play something else from 1-50 first. Bard could work for that. You might try Black Mage, too. The cast times of its spells forces a somewhat slower pace, and it's less support-focused than bard, which translates into more acting than reacting.