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Re: when i get this game, should i play a white mage
I won't tell you what jobs you should and shouldn't play. You might find white mage to be the greatest job ever, or you might find it to be extremely boring. Never rely on other people's opinions, just give it a try and see what you think.
White mage doesn't cost a lot, the most gil you will ever spend is on the teleport spells, unless you quest them.
No, it's not easy to get a job to 75. It takes a very long time, depending on how fast you level and how often you play. There are certain things you have to do to get past certain levels, but I wouldn't worry about that until you start the game and actually get there.
No, summoner is not an easy job to get. Before you even get summoner, you have to get another job to at least level 30. Then you have to do the quest which unlocks the job, but even then the fun isn't over. With summoner, you aren't given all the "avatars," or things that you summon. You have to defeat them in special battles, and right now there are 9 of them. They all are based on certain elements:
Light - Carbuncle (this is your starter avatar, when you get the job you can summon Carby)
Water - Leviathan
Earth - Titan
Lightning - Ramuh
Ice - Shiva
Wind - Garuda
Fire - Ifrit
Darkness - Fenrir
Darkness - Diabolos (not Diablos, Diabolos. This one was added a while back, it wasn't one of the origonal eight).
You shouldn't go past level 20 or 25 without the first seven, but you don't really have to get Fenrir until around level 50, but it's best to have it anyways. Diabolos is a bit of a bonus, I know a lot of summoners who have just gone on without it. But again, it would be better to have it.
There are two different ways you can battle the first seven, but I won't get into that. Go to the summoner forums and check that out for yourself. I wouldn't suggest thinking about summoner as a main job until you actually understand how it works in this game. Most of the time you aren't beating the crap out of things with your avatars, you are healing and using the avatars to put special enchantments on your party. Sometimes you will get to cause damage, but in normal exp parties you will be a supporter.
I'm not trying to convince you to not buy the game and try the job, I'm just saying you need to figure some things out before you jump the gun. And, jobs aren't the only part of this game. The main part of FFXI is the story, which you will be introduced to when you start the game. As you complete missions, you will reveal the story, and then you'll figure out that jobs aren't the point.
Originally posted by the_ultimate_shadow
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White mage doesn't cost a lot, the most gil you will ever spend is on the teleport spells, unless you quest them.
No, it's not easy to get a job to 75. It takes a very long time, depending on how fast you level and how often you play. There are certain things you have to do to get past certain levels, but I wouldn't worry about that until you start the game and actually get there.
No, summoner is not an easy job to get. Before you even get summoner, you have to get another job to at least level 30. Then you have to do the quest which unlocks the job, but even then the fun isn't over. With summoner, you aren't given all the "avatars," or things that you summon. You have to defeat them in special battles, and right now there are 9 of them. They all are based on certain elements:
Light - Carbuncle (this is your starter avatar, when you get the job you can summon Carby)
Water - Leviathan
Earth - Titan
Lightning - Ramuh
Ice - Shiva
Wind - Garuda
Fire - Ifrit
Darkness - Fenrir
Darkness - Diabolos (not Diablos, Diabolos. This one was added a while back, it wasn't one of the origonal eight).
You shouldn't go past level 20 or 25 without the first seven, but you don't really have to get Fenrir until around level 50, but it's best to have it anyways. Diabolos is a bit of a bonus, I know a lot of summoners who have just gone on without it. But again, it would be better to have it.
There are two different ways you can battle the first seven, but I won't get into that. Go to the summoner forums and check that out for yourself. I wouldn't suggest thinking about summoner as a main job until you actually understand how it works in this game. Most of the time you aren't beating the crap out of things with your avatars, you are healing and using the avatars to put special enchantments on your party. Sometimes you will get to cause damage, but in normal exp parties you will be a supporter.
I'm not trying to convince you to not buy the game and try the job, I'm just saying you need to figure some things out before you jump the gun. And, jobs aren't the only part of this game. The main part of FFXI is the story, which you will be introduced to when you start the game. As you complete missions, you will reveal the story, and then you'll figure out that jobs aren't the point.
Actually no, I think some members have even drier humour...
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