[IfritnoItazura]

So feeling a bit refreshed, I recreated a white Mage.

I'm afraid to ask; what did you do, exactly?

In FFXI, one can switch job anytime in the Mog House, without penalty. For example, say you start with RDM, get to level 18, 150 experience points into the level. After that, switch to WHM, level that to 75, with capped exp.

Then, when you switch back to RDM, it'd still be at Lv.18, 150 exp into the level.

Same character can take multiple jobs to Lv.75, with the limitation being it can only be one job at a time, with one support job--but can always switch around as needed.

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If you like being a healer, Red Mage is a decent healer--just heck of whole lot busier, and more wanted by exp parties. White Mage is the better healer of the two, but Red Mage is considered "good enough" by most people in leveling up parties.

You should probably level WHM to 37 anyway, if you like mage jobs, as it is a very useful support job for mages and sometimes even melees.