TheConductorSix posted...
Top 5 classes
1. Paladin. Straight OP for 95 percent of the game. Once you built enough enmity you could Sentinel Defender afk tank most things.
2. Red Mage. They would be #1 but it takes level 60 or so before their OP comes out but when it comes out... Lol. Red Mage/ ninja could legitimately solo. They were the group.
3. Bard. game changing at early mid levels. The accuracy bonus was the best move in the game simply because it removed Warriors and Dark Knights weakness. Your damage skyrocketed with one spell.
4.Monk. The best DOT by a margin that's too ridiculous to be legal.
5. Warrior. Most versatile class in the game and most used subjob.
This is almost the polar opposite now for PLD and RDM.
Paladin. I never use as it just isn't needed. You can DD tank everything. The only time I ever play PLD now instead of a DD job is if we have to hold adds and that's only because I have an Ochain which is ridiculously broken (100% shield block rate)
RDM is useless now because they can't nuke as hard as BLM or SCH, their enfeebles aren't remotely worthwhile anymore and they also aren't as good at curing as WHM or SCH.
BRD is still really good
MNK and WAR are still powerhouses but lose to a DRK when fully buffed. Here's a parse of damage from some fights not so long back.
DRK 168019 28.20 %
SAM 103734 17.41 %
MNK 93713 15.73 %
WAR 78953 13.25 %
Ragnarok DRK is ridiculously broken. Put it this way, here's the jobs I have levelled DRK WAR BLM RDM WHM THF COR DNC SCH. I play DRK for 95% of LS events we do. Granted I do have an Apocalypse and Ragnarok (but WAR can use Ragnarok too).
The game is almost like a completely new game now compared to what it used to be like. I've played consistently since NA release (October 2003 ish) and the massive overhauls and increasing level caps in the last 2-3 years have completely changed the game. It's more casual and pick-up friendly. Jobs are really easy to level, good gear is a lot easier to get and endgame fights are more accessible to the masses instead of restricted to the elitist endgame LS'es (which disappoints me as I'm one of those douchebags who has always been in a top tier LS >_>). There isn't any competition for NM's/fights nowadays as it's all forced pop with items and the such.
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