Viper, Bard or Dancer for raiding?

[FELT]

I can't decide which to focus on.

[Fay]

We can't tell you which one would work best for you if we have nothing else to go on

[Stormy Dawn]

Depends.

You going to DF it? Part of a static? If in a static, what do they need?

Viper is going to do the most damage of that group, but they are entirely a selfish DPS so unless you are like a really good Viper, statics aren't as inclined to want you because you don't bring much to the table since you have no utility.

Bard and Dancer bring more utility, but lower damage because of it and the lovingly termed 'ranged tax.' Even so, most groups usually one want one of those, too, but they tend to be a bit more in demand than the (selfish) melee spot(s).

[causality]

Ninja of course. Why play an inferior job?
>inb4 someone angrily posts fflogs

[Halcyform]

Which one do you like playing more? Go with that.

[Generic-Raider]

Dancer and bard can share armor/jewelry so would only need weapons for each
viper can only share the jewelry

i personally like dancer

[Chashmodai]

bard is the only correct choice because you can play the trumpet in between duties.

[DontEatSmurfs]

Originally posted by FELT:

I can't decide which to focus on.

even tho i like bard and its my most played DPS job i have to warn you that bard has a lot of procs to watchout for and doing raids having to pay attention for all your songs + dots + procs + mechs can be really REALLY annoying, that being said...EVERYONE LOVES BARD IN THEIR GROUP

viper is dmg, just that, from the melee dpsers this is the most casual friendly one right now

dancer is like bard but less, bard apply all the necessary buffs + has more dmg BUT dancer has so much less to pay attention for...dancer will also buff the raid so everyone loves the job and overall is less troublesome to play it

[FELT]

I've Viper on 100 now, Picto at 97, Bard around 65+, I find Bard to be very busy but damage output wise kinda lacking...

If I don't have a static?

[Nico Yazawa]

Originally posted by FELT:

I've Viper on 100 now, Picto at 97, Bard around 65+, I find Bard to be very busy but damage output wise kinda lacking...

If I don't have a static?

If you don't have a static you'll be at the mercy of PF, which is all kinds of mixed bag. Haven't played in years but supposedly all raiding is done on Aether now, so you'll need to DC travel everytime you wanna raid, which means you can't check your retainers or sell anything on the MB while you're away from home.

And if you're relying solely on PF, you'll probably wanna play an unpopular role since the popular ones will all be taken unless you make the PF yourself.

[FELT]

Originally posted by Nico Yazawa:

Originally posted by FELT:

I've Viper on 100 now, Picto at 97, Bard around 65+, I find Bard to be very busy but damage output wise kinda lacking...

If I don't have a static?

If you don't have a static you'll be at the mercy of PF, which is all kinds of mixed bag. Haven't played in years but supposedly all raiding is done on Aether now, so you'll need to DC travel everytime you wanna raid, which means you can't check your retainers or sell anything on the MB while you're away from home.

And if you're relying solely on PF, you'll probably wanna play an unpopular role since the popular ones will all be taken unless you make the PF yourself.

I see... I'm from Asia so I'm playing on Japanese DC.
I was thinking of a role where I can easily 'slot' into pub. Unless I somehow find a static (provided I complete the MSQ).

[Raansu]

Play whatever you find the most fun.

[Nico Yazawa]

Originally posted by FELT:

Originally posted by Nico Yazawa:

If you don't have a static you'll be at the mercy of PF, which is all kinds of mixed bag. Haven't played in years but supposedly all raiding is done on Aether now, so you'll need to DC travel everytime you wanna raid, which means you can't check your retainers or sell anything on the MB while you're away from home.

And if you're relying solely on PF, you'll probably wanna play an unpopular role since the popular ones will all be taken unless you make the PF yourself.

I see... I'm from Asia so I'm playing on Japanese DC.
I was thinking of a role where I can easily 'slot' into pub. Unless I somehow find a static (provided I complete the MSQ).

Ah, JP does things quite a bit different from NA so I couldn't tell you.

[FELT]

Originally posted by Nico Yazawa:

Originally posted by FELT:

I see... I'm from Asia so I'm playing on Japanese DC.
I was thinking of a role where I can easily 'slot' into pub. Unless I somehow find a static (provided I complete the MSQ).

Ah, JP does things quite a bit different from NA so I couldn't tell you.

No worries. :)

[Catto]

Originally posted by FELT:

I can't decide which to focus on.

just play viper it's by far the easiest and most braindead job in the game and impossible to screw up

[Nico Yazawa]

Originally posted by Catto:

Originally posted by FELT:

I can't decide which to focus on.

just play viper it's by far the easiest and most braindead job in the game and impossible to screw up

Wasn't it talked about how it was gonna be a complex job, finally something to give people a melee they have to think about what to do and how to play it? Like, before DT came out?