Which class should I play?

[Ice]

I'm downloading the game right now.
Any recommendations? 🙂


PS: I know you aren't limited to the class you pick in the beginning like in any other game, but what about gear? If you can play any class at any time, don't you need a swiss bank full of items down the road to swap the necessary stats?

[EESER]

Kaneki eredeti hozzászólása:

I'm downloading the game right now.
Any recommendations? 🙂


PS: I know you aren't limited to the class you pick in the beginning like in any other game, but what about gear? If you can play any class at any time, don't you need a swiss bank full of items down the road to swap the necessary stats?

On gear, jobs in the same category mostly share the same with the difference being the weapon. Armor worn by a gladiator can be set to be used if you switch to a marauder for example. Levels 1-50 will be the most frustrating gear wise as this is the period where gear is gold intensive. By the time you reach level 50 and start getting Allagan Tomestone of Poetics, your gear needs will last for at least 10 levels. You can still purchase gear yourself or craft it if you have the available jobs for it, but frankly gear bought with Poetics will get you through pretty much everything.

As to what class to start, it depends on what you want to play. You will be restricted to the base classes of Gladiator, Marauder, Arcanist, Archer, Lancer, Pugilist, Thaumaturge and Conjurer until around level 30 when you unlock the job upgrades. Other specialty jobs can be unlocked but these are dependent on leveling up one of the base classes first to level 50 (and higher for some) while advancing the main story quest. See here for specifics: https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Job

As to what to start with first depends on what you like to play. I can say, healer classes are a bit more difficult to play as at first until you get how to balance healing party members and attacking. Remember this on healers; unlike other MMO's the FF14 healers do not stand around and just heal. You are expected to be contributing some in boss fights while also keeping party members alive.

[Topper mcnabb]

Pick a DPS if you're a new player, tank and healer give you insta queues but they have responsabilities and depending on how confortable you are with triad MMOs you may or may not enjoy these responsabilities, and they do less damage so combat will be longer in the early game while you're solo.
In fact I dont recommend healer at all as their gameplay in early levels is just mindnumb spam 1 button nonstop for damage.

And no you don't need much to swap jobs later on, you can carry all the gear you need for all jobs in your char at all times, and you will get a lot of gear from dungeons etc, so you can easily try new stuff.
Regarding stats, is not a thing in this game unless you are min maxxing for raids, so don't worry about it at all before max lvl.

I'd suggest lancer, dragoon for melee since its straight, or arcanist for magic ranged since it gets most of its kit at lvl 50.

[Dethlane]

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D. Flame eredeti hozzászólása:

Play warrior.

Warrior is the best because it does decent enough damage, has some self-healing, and tanks and healers seem to get into queues instantly while DPS classes are often left waiting.

Warrior has not some, but loads of self-healing. After finishing lv54 quest they can literally heal full health bar per each of 3-4 gcds in w2w pulls once in half a minute. If that's not crazy, I dunno what is.

[happyfaceman]

Kaneki eredeti hozzászólása:

I'm downloading the game right now.
Any recommendations? 🙂


PS: I know you aren't limited to the class you pick in the beginning like in any other game, but what about gear? If you can play any class at any time, don't you need a swiss bank full of items down the road to swap the necessary stats?

Well since you're brand new, Lancer. They're incredibly simplistic to play. They pump out a ton of damage and offer tons of mobility tools to ease you into the long GCD compared to other MMOs.

[lazybenjiboy]

Okay so here's my biased opinion. Warrior. It has a simple rotation, average damage output with a guaranteed three critical hits window every 60 seconds and played even half competently in group content will make your healers job so much easier. Plus it has a totally busted party-wide shield and regen skill. In fact there's a running joke that a warrior doesn't need a healer because they ARE a healer given their ridiculous amount of self sustain later on.
That being said however there is no 'wrong' choice. Every class is perfectly capable of clearing all content assuming you take the time to learn your skills and exactly what they do. In the end it comes down to what you feel like playing or which class appeals to you most from an aesthetic perspective. I myself started as a Lancer/dragon but a friend convinced me to try out the tank classes and despite my nervousness about tanking in MMO's it became my favourite role rather quickly. The only tank class I personally don't like playing is Paladin but that's just because I find their story boring af, which is of course my opinion so take that with a grain of salt.

[Matt & the Cat]

Yes, you will need multiple sets. However, sets are multijob unless stated otherwise.

Worst thing is utilizing sockets and replacing sockets, if you min-max. If not a min maxer, then disregard this.

[Tinkuwu]

Basarab Laiota eredeti hozzászólása:

lancer

Dragoon brother

[Bender]

If you want to tank: Warrior is excellent for learning the role, plus it's just fun.
Healing: PERSONALLY I would go for Scholar, but I am biased as it is my main.
DPS: Lancer/Dragoon for Melee, Black Mage for Ranged. I think both have a slow enough start to get you acclimated, but both grow into rather powerful jobs in the right hands.