blu/thf invites

[soundbreaker]

hey i have a question about blu mages. i was wondering how the invites are for them, particularly blu/thfs? at all levels?

[Clever Ninja]

Re: blu/thf invites

It's pretty good after level 30 since it stacks with physical blue spells, even better at 40 with Chain Affinity, and amazing after 60 for SATA or CASATA. My THF is only 32 so I didn't use it long, but I never really got rejected an invite...although I was asked to switch to /NIN sometimes, cause alot of people think /NIN > all. I ignored those invites sometimes tho. It's usually a good sign that the BLU has a good idea what he's doing, as unless your tank sucks you shouldn't be getting aggro after 60BLU.

[soundbreaker]

Re: blu/thf invites

thanks, also how long did it usually take you to gat an invite after putting your flag up?

[Clever Ninja]

Re: blu/thf invites

The only time I would seek on BLU before 65 was when I went spell hunting, I tend to make my own parties. Reason being I must have spent almost a whole day in Beaucedine and Fei'yin one time in the 40's learning spells, and didn't get a single invite the whole time. Would go a few hours other days and not see invites either, mostly cause lots of BLU's were leveling also at the time, and it doesn't have the greatest stigma on some servers cause alot of people suck at it. Although rather than stand in WG, I was being productive <.<

I'd just make your own parties imo.

[soundbreaker]

Re: blu/thf invites

thanks a lot man i appreciate it! im trying to decide which to level when i start back up again, whm or blu.blu appeals to me but i think whm would get invites easier...i dunno though

[Clever Ninja]

Re: blu/thf invites

WHM will most likely get more, although honestly I've mainhealed a party like a WHM from 55+, it's how I got the majority of my parties going. I lacked a better Regen, Haste, Protect, etc. But BLU has a basically uncapped Cure 3 and Cure 4 in Wild Carrot/Magic Fruit, can Stoneskin your party at later levels, can set a high level of Clear Mind, Auto Refresh, etc. It's pretty effective and its a versatile way to ensure you'll get more options at an invite. Just have a different set for healing of course.

Keep the AF head, pretty much get rid of everything else as Blue Magic Skill from my experience never raised the amount healed.

[Pavlyn]

Re: blu/thf invites

i used /thf almost exclusively from 30 to 65. after 50 i usually had my flag up as blu/nin and then depending on group set up i asked to switch to /thf, which was hardly ever denied. The only reason i stopped using thf at 65ish was because that is around when imp parties start and amnesia is brutal on JA dependant jobs and /thf is definitely in that category. By the time i was done with imps i was 72 and Enhances Dual Wield from Suppa is just to sexy plus Utsu: Ni was just around the corner. I still love blu/thf, but only rarely get to bring it out for certain Assaults or Sky and HNMs, which i don't do too often.

As far as i am concerned invite rate was no better or worse than when i leveled WAR. The only difference is sometimes in the 60s people would try to invite my WAR as a tank and I knew i was getting into trouble if they were desperate enough for that. Granted there were a few dual WAR/NIN parties that worked out OK, but not even close to the efficiency of a real tank.

[AutonomousMarkings]

Re: blu/thf invites

really, in the end, just have as many available subjobs for blu leveled as you can. Its a versatile job so multiple possible subs only heightens it playability. I myself had whm, blm, nin, and thf all above 37 while I was leveling blu and stating that in my search message helped get me invites, at least I think it did.