Final Fantasy 14 Class Guides For New Players

to begin with, you should know that ffxiv is a game that, the more you play, the more you love it. you may be confused as you have no idea what to do at the beginning. then you will start to know this game better and play it better. gathering may be easy at the earlier period, but crafting is kind of difficult (this game has three kinds of classes who are specialized in gathering, crafting and combat separately). compared to many other games, final fantasy 14 is different. most mmorpg focus on combat the most, and the others are auxiliary. ff14 makes gathering and crafting much more powerful. you can craft better gears than the loots you get in dungeons.

firstly, we would like to introduce the specification of melee combat classes.

gladiator (pladin): tank
marauder (warrior): melee combat aoe, dps and tank
lancer (dragoon): melee and medium distance dps
pugilist (monk): melee combat dps
archer (bard): ranged dps and assistant
thaumaturge (black mage): magic dps
conjurer (white mage): healing
arcanist (scholar and summoner): healing with companions and dps as well

every player need to upgrade combat of ever class to full level. as many skills are commonly used, you can choose one or two classes that you like most as your main role in game. basically, no players can level all classes to perfect as it is difficult to get gears. it is important to set yourself in the right position and follow the main line to finish the main classes' quests first.

as for the advantage of every class and their differences, you can refer to the content below:

1.pladin is really a great choice to play as tank in the team. he has many skills to heal himself and be immune to other damages. the shortage is that while facing single target, he may have to suffer shortage of hatred. especially when you need to kill illusions, pladin can not ensure the supply of hatred in time.

2.warrior is the tank with highest hq. he can output high damages and especially aoe damages that pladin can not output. he is also doing much better than pladin on regenerating hatred while facing single target. a good soldier won't let people ot, as there is no chance. the only disadvantage of warrior is that there is only one skill to steal blood and its cool down time is too long. so, the soldier can not protect himself well and he need the healing to keep him accompany.

3.dragoon is the best choice for dps in the team. his critical attacks and skills are so powerful. he is weaker than monk on lasting output, but he is great on kiting. he can also moves flexibly which makes him proper for pvp a lot. players who like melee combat outbreak can consider choosing dragoon.

4.monk is the best melee damage dealer. he has great combo skills and his every skill can output stable damages. you never need to worry about blank bar and be weak while facing the bosses. you can also cause physical attack according to the weakness of the enemies' attributes. the disadvantage is that as he is a melee damage dealer, you may have problems to move flexibly and the operation is the most complicated as well.

5.bard is proper to play as ranged dps and supply in the team. he is a great choice for dps as he comes little tp and he has many aoe skills. supply is also needed by most teams. but a team does not need many bards as it is just a class of average level.

6.black mage has perfect magic regeneration and great attribute output, so he is a great choice to play as dps in the team. he does not need to move a lot and he won't suffer melee attack from the bosses as well.

7.white mage is the most proper one to play as healing in the team. every golden triangle game need this role. what's more, he is easy to play and he can also help output damages. a team does not need many healings as well. in most cases, a team of 8 members need just one healing. the disadvantage is that he can only output low damage as the source of mp is tense.

8.arcanist can summon all kinds of dot. he is easy to play as well at the beginning. but at later period while facing bosses, he may not be able to control well for the position of the companion. professional scholar can play as healing in the team, and professional summoner is more proper to play as dps in the team. as this game is not available yet, these are just guesses from the description of all classes.

at last, we would like to make an detailed introduction about the attributes of the combat. str: melee physical attack, break dodge rate and break block rate. dex: ranged physical attack, block and dodge rate. int: magical attack. pie: maximum mp. vit: highest hp. mnd: power regeneration. willpower: the power of skills. there are also independent hit rate, critical rate, critical power and extra shorten of skills' time.