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 Shiva.Jaam
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By Shiva.Jaam 2010-04-17 14:03:49
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hey guys Im having a tough time decided which one will best fit with with my 2 other mains SAM and PLD for endgame. I want/can choose BRD but Im afraid that I will not be able to play SAM and PLD equally. I can pick RDM but it would take a long time to gear it up properly. Can anyone help in this?
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 14:09:48
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Whichever you choose, it's doubtful you'll ever play another job in endgame.

I suppose rdm will be less likely to do this seeing as there are more RDM's.
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By Phoenix.Kojo 2010-04-17 14:15:00
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Shiva.Flionheart said:
Whichever you choose, it's doubtful you'll ever play another job in endgame. I suppose rdm will be less likely to do this seeing as there are more RDM's.

Sadly, I leveled RDM, never really used it for anything other than solo. Thinking of doing BRD soon, due to some peeps on these forums making it sound interesting.
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By Leviathan.Niniann 2010-04-17 14:22:35
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BRD's cheap, good for everything, but you might not see the other jobs again for a while depending on how your LS is. RDM is considerably more expensive to pull off. I'd go with BRD.
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By Ifrit.Itazura 2010-04-17 14:52:58
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Level both.

I use both RDM and BRD regularly, along with PLD and SAM. (Least used job is SCH, but that's more by choice than anything--my SCH just isn't as well geared and merited--yet.)
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By Ramuh.Dasva 2010-04-17 20:45:05
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Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 20:47:10
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Rdm has more uses than Brd imo.

That and Brd is boring as hell.
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By Odin.Blazza 2010-04-17 20:56:54
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
Rdm has more uses than Brd imo.

That and Brd is boring as hell.
QFT

Wish I'd never levelled brd. Then again, rdm is pretty boring in events too, way better for solo.
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By Ramuh.Dasva 2010-04-17 21:01:49
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Asura.Bartimaeus said:
You could always delevel it. Just sayin..
I've considered delvling whm at one point when I was getting asked to be a blm/whm for no other reason then to make it easier to time spells with blms that never bothered to lvl /rdm or something
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2010-04-17 21:24:18
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Ramuh.Dasva said:
Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
My current shell is overflowing with RDMs... 6 active RDMs, one alt, and a few more who have it leveled but don't ever bring it to events. ***'s ridiculous. Only have ~3 BRDs though.
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By Kujata.Akeda 2010-04-17 21:29:49
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Shiva.Flionheart said:
Whichever you choose, it's doubtful you'll ever play another job in endgame.

I was thinking the same.

Chain pulling on BRD is pretty fun though. If you get in a long time party, you can put on some tunes and get a good rhythm going that make time fly pretty fast.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2010-04-17 21:33:38
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Suppose I should actually answer the question while I'm here...

If you're interested in soloing and you'll actually put effort into gearing and playing the job, go for RDM. If you don't solo and/or don't want to work at it too much, I recommend BRD.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 22:11:40
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You can't just say "BRD is boring" It depends doesn't it.

I find it fun, and would always prefer to play it over rdm.

***'s personal, not general.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2010-04-17 22:15:47
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Sure, but when somebody asks for advice on jobs to level rather than figuring ***out for themselves... you present your opinion. They did, and now you have too.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 22:19:49
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Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Sure, but when somebody asks for advice on jobs to level rather than figuring ***out for themselves... you present your opinion. They did, and now you have too.

True, but simply saying it's boring without any claims to back it up irks me.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2010-04-17 22:26:29
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Fair enough. BRD's definitely not my gig, but if you're all about the backline or you're taking one for the team it's a good job to have.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 22:36:54
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Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Fair enough. BRD's definitely not my gig, but if you're all about the backline or you're taking one for the team it's a good job to have.

I just love the franticness of it, Always feels like you've got something to do if that makes sense.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2010-04-17 22:43:32
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Shiva.Flionheart said:
Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Fair enough. BRD's definitely not my gig, but if you're all about the backline or you're taking one for the team it's a good job to have.

I just love the franticness of it, Always feels like you've got something to do if that makes sense.
Makes perfect sense, it's part of what I love about BLU (especially BLU/SCH). The only reason I'm not leveling BRD is my dislike of backline jobs.
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:00:09
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Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Ramuh.Dasva said:
Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
My current shell is overflowing with RDMs... 6 active RDMs, one alt, and a few more who have it leveled but don't ever bring it to events. ***'s ridiculous. Only have ~3 BRDs though.

There's a reason there's only 3 brds.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 23:00:51
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Ramuh.Dasva said:
Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
My current shell is overflowing with RDMs... 6 active RDMs, one alt, and a few more who have it leveled but don't ever bring it to events. ***'s ridiculous. Only have ~3 BRDs though.

There's a reason there's only 3 brds.

Hardly anyone can play it properly?
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:01:45
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Shiva.Flionheart said:
Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Ramuh.Dasva said:
Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
My current shell is overflowing with RDMs... 6 active RDMs, one alt, and a few more who have it leveled but don't ever bring it to events. ***'s ridiculous. Only have ~3 BRDs though.

There's a reason there's only 3 brds.

Hardly anyone can play it properly?

No, it's a boring job.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 23:02:09
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
Shiva.Flionheart said:
Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Ramuh.Dasva said:
Oddly rdm seems rarer then brd in alot of groups I've been joining lately. Especially good ones lol
My current shell is overflowing with RDMs... 6 active RDMs, one alt, and a few more who have it leveled but don't ever bring it to events. ***'s ridiculous. Only have ~3 BRDs though.

There's a reason there's only 3 brds.

Hardly anyone can play it properly?

No, it's a boring job.

If you play it wrong.
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:03:31
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B/c you know how I play perfectly.

No, it's just boring, you sing, and if you're /mage, you cure3 and ~na spells, erase depending on the situation.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 23:05:38
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
B/c you know how I play perfectly.

No, it's just boring, you sing, and if you're /mage, you cure3 and ~na spells, erase depending on the situation.

Seriously, you condensed an entire part of the job to "Sing" I could similarly condense an entire part of RDM to "Buff"

Doesn't do it justification though does it?
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:08:12
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You sing the correct songs on the correct people. It's not that hard. I think you just like looking for arguments.
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By Shiva.Flionheart 2010-04-17 23:08:49
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
You sing the correct songs on the correct people. It's not that hard. I think you just like looking for arguments.

Or perhaps you are, seeing as the most solid argument you've given for brd being boring is "I don't like it".
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:10:16
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Nah, I'm pretty sure you are. Iirc, you're the one who started bitching about my posts' opinion. So have fun with it, I'm going to go eat dinner.
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By Carbuncle.Zanno 2010-04-17 23:10:30
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Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
B/c you know how I play perfectly.

No, it's just boring, you sing, and if you're /mage, you cure3 and ~na spells, erase depending on the situation.

And as melee you autoattack, go away from computer, come back WS, next target.

And whm, rdm you cure, and haste.

And as blm you cast spells over and over

Damn all jobs are so boring because you do what the job is intended to do?
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2010-04-17 23:11:49
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Carbuncle.Zanno said:
Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
B/c you know how I play perfectly.

No, it's just boring, you sing, and if you're /mage, you cure3 and ~na spells, erase depending on the situation.

And as melee you autoattack, go away from computer, come back WS, next target.

And whm, rdm you cure, and haste.

And as blm you cast spells over and over

Damn all jobs are so boring because you do what the job is intended to do?


Pretty much I agree, they are all boring.
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