Jobs for balthier

[EvilPie]

Okay im having some problems choosing classes for balthier, i read that he has excelent 1/2 handed animations so im not gonna make him a mage but even so i would like some reccomendations.

[ShinkuTear]

His job should be based on what you want the other characters to be.

[Hinnyuu]

Went with Shikari/Foebreaker for mine. His animation speed is fast enough to warrant a combo setup, so Ninja Swords it is - and Shi/Foe is the best setup for Ninja Sword damage as it combines all the good passives.

[Pragmatic Tornado]

I made him a Machinist, because that's what he is "supposed" to be lore wise. But I regret it. I almost never use him now. Oh well, I can probably salvage it somewhat with a better secondary class down the line.

I do believe he is best at the physical damage classes though.

[Nemo, Forevermore]

I went Machinist/Red Battlemage on him, then made him a support magic tank or support gunner

[Hinnyuu]

Ironically, though Balthier is a canonical gun user he is actually one of the worst ones because of his animation speed.

[Pragmatic Tornado]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

Ironically, though Balthier is a canonical gun user he is actually one of the worst ones because of his animation speed.

I believe it. His dps is by far the lowest of the bunch in my team.

[Sustain]

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

I made him a Machinist, because that's what he is "supposed" to be lore wise. But I regret it. I almost never use him now. Oh well, I can probably salvage it somewhat with a better secondary class down the line.

I do believe he is best at the physical damage classes though.

White mage works fantastic as his second job with machinist and makes him worth using.

[Pragmatic Tornado]

Originally posted by Tetsuo:

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

I made him a Machinist, because that's what he is "supposed" to be lore wise. But I regret it. I almost never use him now. Oh well, I can probably salvage it somewhat with a better secondary class down the line.

I do believe he is best at the physical damage classes though.

White mage works fantastic as his second job with machinist and makes him worth using.

Hmm.. I've already decided to use Ashe as my White Mage though. Is it worth having two?

[Nemo, Forevermore]

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

Originally posted by Tetsuo:

White mage works fantastic as his second job with machinist and makes him worth using.

Hmm.. I've already decided to use Ashe as my White Mage though. Is it worth having two?

I don't believe you can have two.

[ᴛᴀʟᴜ 🐦]

I hardly use Balthier, Bish Basch Bosh or Penelope. Vaan for main character and Fran / Ashe are my waifus.

[Sustain]

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

Originally posted by Tetsuo:

White mage works fantastic as his second job with machinist and makes him worth using.

Hmm.. I've already decided to use Ashe as my White Mage though. Is it worth having two?

No i personally use her as Time Mage / Uhlan.

[ᴛᴀʟᴜ 🐦]

Someone should make an only monk run without any weapons, that would be interesting.

[Pragmatic Tornado]

Originally posted by Mass Defect:

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

Hmm.. I've already decided to use Ashe as my White Mage though. Is it worth having two?

I don't believe you can have two.

Pretty sure you can have as many as you want, but I'm wondering if it's viable for end game. Especially since I already kinda messed up and picked the ninja class for Penelo (when she's apparently best as a mage).

Originally posted by Tetsuo:

Originally posted by Pragmatic Tornado:

Hmm.. I've already decided to use Ashe as my White Mage though. Is it worth having two?

No i personally use her as Time Mage / Uhlan.

I've only picked out two for mage roles at this point. Fran as Black Mage / Red Mage (read that it's a good combo) - though I know now that Fran is not the best character for the mage class, she's more of an all rounder according to the interwebs, and Ashe as White Mage / something else to be determined. Definitely need a time mage though at some point.

[Sustain]

Red Mage works very well with Archer for Fran especially if you give her the Burning Bow which you can get pretty early from a Hunt if you know what you are doing.

[Pragmatic Tornado]

Originally posted by Tetsuo:

Red Mage works very well with Archer for Fran especially if you give her the Burning Bow which you can get pretty early from a Hunt if you know what you are doing.

I'm thinking I've made all the wrong choices regarding classes, except for Vaan who's a Shikari and Basch who's a Knight. Haven't gotten to the secondary jobs yet.

Oh well. I can always play through the game multiple times. Don't want to start all over again.