Quote Originally Posted by Urthdigger View Post
Your damage spells are unfortunately limited, but you can still put out a significant amount of damage (About half that of a dedicated DPS) while having far more survivability. Don't forget that when you hit level 30 in the MSQ you should be able to accept a quest to unlock having your chocobo fight alongside you, which will help with open world combat, and you can dive deep into its attacker tree early on rather than using it for heals like a DPS would.
So, I’m starting to get the hang of it. It just required some adjustment on my part because I’v been nothing but DPS for years.

The chocobo is a big help. I just unlocked it and WHM officially last night. Stone II and that trait that increases its damage helps a bit too. There’s also a spell I’ve been using a lot that puts mobs to sleep (can’t remember its name). But at lower levels it has been tremendously helpful when dealing with multiple mobs. Stone actually hits fairly hard. Still takes a while to kill stuff and I’m bored during combat, but I’m also nigh impossible to kill. One Cure takes me back to 100% health. So I’ve started pulling multiple mobs.

And of course like I said in the OP, the instant queues are a huge bonus. Barely click join, and the window pops up