Warrior / White Mage combo bad?

Eric42

So I've been reading up on what most out there consider to be the good job classes and what not, and before I even started that I decided that I would be a Warrior/White Mage. But as I've read, I learned that a lot of people don't like a Warrior/White Mage? What's with that? Having yet to play the game (TWO MORE DAYS! ARGH!), I don't know what kind of bonus' or minus' that the game may have on this combo. Can someone help explain this to me?

And yes, I do plan to become a Paladin. I have this strange obession to always be a Paladin in whatever game I am playing if it has the Paladin class. Like in Diablo II, I can only play as the Paladin. Weird, yes.

Samusic

Warrior/white mages have pathetic MP, only half of the white mage spells, and they are pretty useless in parties.

Lansid

I've heard that they're ok for consideration for soloing, and could probably help with minor downtime with parties... but as a Warrior your main priority is provoker and meatshield. You shouldn't be casting spells in combat... so party-wise it's not optimal, but it's not useless either.

Play whatever you want and make yourself happy in the end.

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Nizibor

Say i planned on becomming a ranger when i hit lvl 30 what would be the best class  to start with and the best subjob

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Lansid

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/final_fantasy_xi_job.txt

This is the best I could find anywhere on an opinion about a main/sub combo sheet

Hope this helps everyone.

"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."

Samusic

The Gamefaqs forums suck. Go to FFXIOnline:

http://ffxi.cogn.net/index.php

Something very worthy of mention is the fact that the writer of that FAQ is getting his info all from forums, not from gameplay experience.

Zohar

That was a good read . Thanks for the GameFAQs link.

 

Lexington

Well, Eric42, I suggest Only using White Mage for your Mains skill untill it hits level 30.  Im sure by then you will find some other powerful people strong enough to do the paladin quest.  Then you can do your SubJob quest, and youll most likely start out as a level 1 paladin/level 1 white mage.  BUT just keep leveing your Paladin and your white mage will go back up.

Eric42

I am a War/WM, will I get at least low-level Cure spells that I can use to heal myself on the fly? That's really the only reason I wanted the combo in the first place, until I get Paladin.

Lansid

It's "not bad" for solo play from what I heard... but for group play it's not optimal, since you will have a white mage that's healing better than you can with the low warrior casting stats. Perhaps you might want to look into "Red Mage" class?

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