Healer/Caster --> Melee/TP Class

[MoroMurasaki]

Maybe it's the nature of instant cast moves that makes you feel rushed? You feel like you're on a timer to use your next GCD whereas on healer you're waiting to see what you will need to do next. This is something that will fix naturally as you transition to a DPS. Going from healer to DPS you probably wanna start with the casters. Black mage has a lot of casting so..you should go ahead and try that. xD

At least my BLM is almost 30 xD

I've wondered if it has anything to do with instant cast moves but I just don't understand how that works. A 2.5 second GCD is still 2.5 seconds whether you're casting during it or not.

One thing I'll say about BRD is that you can probably study up on it and perform well, but it takes a lot of finesse to master. It may seem like a simple enough class, but it has a lot to consider. I believe the saying is, easy to learn hard to master? Don't feel discouraged though, learning takes time and you can only get better.

I appreciate the kind words. They're the opposite of what is going on in my head right about now.

I wouldn't reccomend BLM if you have trouble tanking, I've tried BLM and SMN and found them both extremely difficult to maintain good dps, meanwhile tanks are far easier for me. Having fun with Dragoon so far, so hoping melee classes will prove to be less of a pain.

I assumed melee would only make me feel this even worse, kinda like how I feel on PLD. Honestly DRG has always interested me but I've never played it because I assumed it would make me feel similarly anxious.

I'm curious what you mean by linking BLM and trouble tanking? I just don't understand what they have to do with each other. I hope I never end up tanking on BLM, if I do something has gone horribly wrong xD

I used to main Healer from 2.1 up until 3.2 and I refused to play anything else. My first real attempt at a dps was blm I started out awful it was really hard to keep up the rotation and I would drop Eno all the time. My blm friend at the time who was very skilled brung me to a dummy and had me sit there learning the rotation. After grasping the rotation we went to do a 24man and I was still dropping it after a few days I got mostly used to it.

Its mainly due to healers not having a set rotation so learning a rotation felt weird. After learning Blm other classes were easier to pickup like Bard, Monk ect.

Maybe I have to give BLM a shot. It seems like it was a lot of peoples "gateway drug" to other DPS.