whats the easiest job for a beginner?

[Transient_Shadow]

I want to get my brother into the game. but I'm not sure which direction I should point him in.

[HyoMinPark]

At the most basic level, I would recommend archer/bard. Easy to learn, and beginner friendly at the early levels and in a casual setting.

[LeeraSorlan]

probably gated due to him just starting, but RDM is the easiest job to get into imo. very easy to pickup and play.

As for things you can do from levle 1 onward, id have to agree and say bard.

[Tizzy_Tormentor]

White Mage is an easy class to get into with its straightforward healing kit and low stress with its powerful healing, fast queues don't hurt either.

DPS wise, I would say Red Mage is the easiest, but that requires you to progress quite a bit before you can unlock it. All DPS are pretty easy to grasp, see what he thinks looks cool. I would say Monk is the easiest in my experience.

For tanks, Paladin is the best beginner tank in my opinion, but there is nothing stopping him from jumping into Warrior right away, they function perfectly fine.

[Sieben79]

I would suggest Lancer/Dragoon. Til level 50 really easy to play.

[Llugen]

probably BLM until 50 and then RDM after that.

[Ash_]

Tell him to pick one he likes. All of the dps classes below 50 are pretty straight forward.

[Sunako]

IMO every job is pretty easy in this game. Just play what sound interesting.

[Minako_Nightsong]

If your goal is only to reach 70 as a dps class I would recommend arcanist 30-scholar 50-red mage 70. The job quest for scholar are both fun and easy and healing on a scholar could almost be done entirely by your fairy pet, making it even easier than any dps to reach 50 to become red mage.

However, if you want to set up your friend for success at 70 I'd recommend Dragoon or Black Mage all the way. These two jobs will be more complicated than red mage but not really by much and you spend 70 levels learning them so it might even be argued they are easier. Dragoon will be easiest to level through your msq, job quest, and hunting logs. Black Mage ......EXPLOSIONS!

[Kacho_Nacho]

Well, to be honest, the easiest job I found is gladiator/paladin.

However, if you meant easiest damage dealer, I never have played an archer or a bard, but for me, the pugilist/monk was very easy to pick up. Practically plays itself. All you need to do is watch the positionals.

The Lancer/Dragoon is almost as easy. But, the best thing would be to let your brother choose what he wants to play then direct him to the Novice Network for assistance.