Least played class?

[Jaminos]

From what I have seen, I see fewer tanks on Exodus. Usually you see a bunch in the lower levels. But once you get into the 20+ level area, it is mostly DPS classes. I see a lot of PUGs and Lancers. Same with Arcanist and Black Mages.

[Whizawk]

Arcanist currently has a buzz of popularity at the moment.

If you're a Tank you will most likely get into the Duty Finder within the matter of seconds.
As a DPS class I have to wait 30 sometimes 45 minutes in order to get into an instance.

[thuswindburn]

Hey! I agree that arcanist is definitely most overplayed. And tanks are clearly least played when considering duty finder queues. However, I've seen fewer monks than anything else in the open world. And on my server bards arent underplayed. They seem to hit pretty damn hard.

[Mornlieth]

you can never go wrong with a tank but stay away from archer

[Johnist]

Role - Class (Jobs)
Tanks - Marauder & Gladiator (Warrior & Paladin)
Healer - Conjurer (White Mage & Scholar)
Damage Mage - Thaumaturge & Arcanist (Black Mage & Summoner)
Damage Ranged - Archer (Bard)
Damage Melee - Pugilist & Lancer (Monk & Dragoon)

The least played Roles tend to be Tanks and Healers. They are the 'Responsibility' Roles

[UBERHAXED]

Role - Class (Jobs)
Tanks - Marauder & Gladiator (Warrior & Paladin)
Healer - Conjurer (White Mage & Scholar)
Damage Mage - Thaumaturge & Arcanist (Black Mage & Summoner)
Damage Ranged - Archer (Bard)
Damage Melee - Pugilist & Lancer (Monk & Dragoon)

The least played Roles tend to be Tanks and Healers. They are the 'Responsibility' Roles

Ya okay. Fight against Demon Wall with 3 tanks and a healer and see how far you get.

[SpotOn]

Ya okay. Fight against Demon Wall with 3 tanks and a healer and see how far you get.

Think you missed what Johnist meant. Every part of the party is important that's clear. We lack tanks and healers because they are the bread to the DPS sandwich, its takes more skill ensuring your party doesn't wipe - hence the responsibility roles comment. As a DPS, yes there are a few things to keep an eye on and do, but the roles of tank and healer require much more thinking, planning and executing then that of DPS classes. Plus people like to see big numbers when they are killing stuff over healing or watching threat meters. Not many DPS get blamed for a run wipe do they?

[Khalette]

Paladin seems the rarest so far. Could be different servers.

[Orbital-Dragon]

I am glad my best friend is playing Maurder/Warrior. We get into dungeons within seconds of hitting the que. I will admit that I am a Arcanist/Summoner and I love the whole dot/pet class aspect. Was my intended class from the very beginning. That is unless they release a Tamer/Blue Mage class.

Anyways, in my starting town of Limsa Lominsa I did see tons of other Arcanists, but now that I have broken away from the starting zones I see less and less.

[lordinfamy]

kk guess i'm going to roll a tank then...even though this might be my first tank ever