Favorite Iteration of each Job?

[Azurarok]

Or whichever ones you feel like mentioning. No need to list why but you're more than welcome to.

I can only speak for late ShB (5.3) onwards since that's when I started, but here's my list:

Tanks:
WAR - ShB
PLD - EW 6.0
DRK - ShB
GNB - ShB

Healers:
WHM - ShB
SCH - ShB
AST - ShB
SGE - DT

Melee:
DRG - EW
MNK - ShB 5.4 (didn't pick it up till then)
SAM - ShB
RPR - EW
NIN - EW
VPR - DT 7.0

Caster:
BLM - EW
SMN - ShB
RDM - EW

Ranger:
BRD - ShB
MCH - DT
DNC - EW

[AvoSturmfaust]

RPR EW
Dragoon DT
Samurai DT (The currently one)
Summoner SHB
rest i never even played in high end content so idk

[Supersnow845]

Healers

-all before ShB

[AlucaDragonheart]

Tied between HW and SB DRK for me, those expansions were when the Dark Knight was the most fun.

[ovIm]

7.0 Viper.
What CS3 did in 7.05 is frankly insulting.

[Kahnha]

7.0 Boot Shine DK MNK

Ideal mnk

Greased Lighting 4 with 7.0 way of playing maybe make 10 chakra stacks permanent
so you attack faster have no penalty with ROF and go even faster with ROW

[AugustI]

DRK - HW
Which is sad how it just got progressively worse with each expansion. A tragedy.

[Azurarok]

Healers

-all before ShB

Sure didn't not expect this one. Though would you lean toward SB's or HW's? Think there's quite a difference between the two

[Supersnow845]

Sure didn't not expect this one. Though would you lean toward SB's or HW's? Think there's quite a difference between the two

WHM- ARR
SCH- HW
AST- SB
SGE- (I genuinely would have no qualms if this class didn’t exist)

[Kinazu]

Time to dig deep into my memory and see what I remember.

Tanks:

Paladin - EW
I feel that Paladin has been pretty well rounded for most expansions, though the additions in DT kind of leave me puzzled and the flow seems odd for me. Granted, I haven't done a deep-dive into it.

Warrior - DT
Despite Warrior getting easier with each expansion imo, I don't feel like they took away much from it either.

Dark Knight - HW
I loved the MP management from Dark Knight in Heavensward, tanking in general felt really good to do especially when you did it well.

Gunbreaker - EW/DT
Kinda in the same boat as Warrior, it still flows well and I don't think that the additions / changes have harmed it.


Healers:

White Mage - EW/DT
Probably controversial, I really enjoy the current White Mage myself. Although healing was more fun in HW/SB era, White Mage was a mess overall in SB; so I do prefer the current iteration of it.

Scholar - None
I really feel Scholar has remained the same over all the expansions. Sure, some QoL changes have been baked it but overall I have always enjoyed playing it. Now I do miss being able to micro-manage the fairy, but on the other hand I'm glad that the jank is less for it.

Astrologian - HW (specifically 3.5)
Just hands down the best version of Astrologian imo.

Sage - EW/DT
In the same vein as Warrion/Gunbreaker, I feel the additions to Sage are fine and it plays fine as well, no complaints.


Melee

Monk - HW
I remember enjoying Monk in this era and pretty much left it to rot afterwards as I found other melees more enjoyable, which has not changed really.

Dragoon - DT
I always enjoyed Dragoon, but I like the changes they did so far. My only complaint being not having 3 stacks of Nastrond anymore.

Ninja - EW
Got into Ninja at the tail end of EW and honestly really loved it. It flowed well and was fun to keep up. I'm lukewarm to the DT changes, I kinda understand what they were going for but it's not really it for me.

Samurai - None
Much like Scholar, I think Samurai has been good regardless of the iteration. I'm neutral on Kaiten too, didn't mind it, but not missing it either.

Reaper - EW
Simply put, I don't enjoy the additions to Reaper in DT


Ranged

Bard - SB
Was fun and felt like an actual support.

Machinist HW
Controversial perhaps, but I think the cast times were great on Machinist, you could tell it was made around them, unlike Bard in that era. I really wish they kept the concept for Machinist alone.

Dancer - None
I like all the iterations of Dancer, nothing else to add really.


Caster

Black Mage - EW
I think Black Mage has been good for every expansion. I'm just not a real fan of the DT additions, it feels a lot more clunky than it did beforehand.

Summoner - EW
I really liked the Summoner rework that they did. Though if I had to pick one of the older set-ups it would be HW Summoner.

Red Mage - None
I feel that Red Mage has mostly stayed true to itself, so I am neutral on this one too.