Hamlet Defense and being a DD

[Vladrek]

So let me start this off by saying that I have recently returned to this game after quite a long break and prior to writing this I tried searching for topics about this very issue.

Now then, why in their right mind does SE create a battle event that completely does not need any sort of DD class? No I'll take it a step further and ask why is that mode the only great way to earn any sort of anima back fast? I mean I have 4 jobs 40+ now and apparently not one of them is very useful in Hamlet defense at all (mnk, bard, blm, drg).

I know its easy to level up another job right now with the PL tricks still in the game, but I just don't understand why does this mode have to be the best spot to regain anima yet arguably the discipline that requires more anima than the rest is for the most part considered useless in this event? Crafters need anima more than dd classes? I understand that everyone has been playing for a long time and most have multiple jobs suitable for hamlet but it just seems absurd a battle ground that favors very specific classes would be really the only way to rebuild your anima quickly.

Again sorry if this has been posted several times before, as I said I have tried searching for something on this topic and found nothing really. Yes I am aware that there are alternate means to gain anima with trading to the outpost and all, but just seems ridiculous that I need to invest in a specific class to get something that is so essential to get around the world.

TLDR version: Give DD classes a better way to earn anima, or better yet give us more ways to earn anima.

[TaalAzura]

I didn't even read the post; every other piece of endgame material needs DD, why complain about Hamlet?

EDIT: You SHOULD be leveling DoH and DoL along with DoW.

[MerlinOmniking]

(mnk, bard, blm, drg).

Bard/blm (even mnk and drg (however you would have to be extremely skilled at not killing special mobs )can be used in hamlet in the setup, However, they do not play much as in dd, they kill the special mob that enters at 20:10 and the zombie at the end and during hamlet help provide mob distribution. I see that Hamlet provides skill for those two particular classes as to watch their hate during events. You may complain but overall Hamlet is probably the best move by SE in this game requiring you to level all jobs to successfully complete. ALso you will Need your dd classes if you want to achieve the all DOM/DOW achievement for each hamlet.

Learning all jobs and how they play a roll in everything is going to make you a better player. stop complaining.

[Ruisu]

(even mnk and drg (however you would have to be extremely skilled at not killing special mobs )

It's not even a skill, just common sense.

I MNK in hamlet every so often, but it's much more beneficial to have a BRD in that position. However, getting into hamlet as a DD is pretty unlikely, so level a damn DoL/H. Or find alternatives to recieve anima. (Instead of hamlet, you can do caravans which are equally as mind numbingly boring, but hey at least you can go as a DD!)

Turn in whatever crap you get at the end for anima. Bam.

[Eruantien]

I won't repeat what others have already said, but in will say yes DoH/L do use a lot more anima than DoW when levelling.

[MoarLegion]

BRD, BLM, and DRG are all incredibly useful in Hamlet(BRD chief among those). Every Hamlet setup I've been in has been 1 tank 2 WHM 1 DD 2 Crafters 2 Gatherers that, barring things out of our control(such as DCs or server lag spikes) has yet to fail in producing a 60k run, even without the Provisioner bonus.

As someone with countless victories under my belt, I'd say Aegis is doing it wrong more than anything.

I won't repeat what others have already said, but in will say yes DoH/L do use a lot more anima than DoW when levelling.

With the advent of a secondary homepoint, you should require at most 1 to 2 teleports, and if you're really serious about conservation, not even that.

[Myrhn]

IF u only need anima back you can trade the items they need while they are in the provisioning phase. Tip: doing lvl40 caravan give you 10items.