[AtraposBLM]

taru will have a ton more MP for free, and to be honest, AoE is EASILY avoidable. Just stand further away. As far as bards in BCNMs, taru's might have a harder time learning how to sleep as they die fast...but not by much. With all the defense he'll have (he's eating boiled crab for christ's sake, and will have Minne on), the mandra's will hit him like school girls, so his lack of HP isn't an issue. Then again, I've only had the bard die once, and it was because she had like +4 chr (she was a hume too).

Taru whm's are also sought after, as a whm will draw aggro *less* than a black mage, so their lower HP means even less. It does mean that early on, benediction = run or death, while an elvaan/galka might actually live till the mob is dead.

The difference in MP between a taru and a hume IS large. I tend to have 100-200 more mp than a hume with +mp gear, and 150-250 more mp than a hume with +int gear. A taru will always be a much more effective black mage. Does that mean a hume is useless? No. Just means the taru will get picked first.

You won't feel the difference until lv50-55, where grouping becomes harder and people start thinking that melee's can replace blm's (they can't).

With good gear, a hume can get like +100-+150 mp, meanwhile, a taru wearing JUST +mp gear (without resorting to things like astral rings or hairpins and the like) will STILL have 100-150 more mp than a hume. Yes, your mp is workable, but a taru will be able to kill that random extra-tough mob that gets pulled occassionally, while a hume will either have to Manafont or start resting.

Mithra's will have more MP than a hume, and their RSE gear makes up for the mp difference even further.

[Coinspinner]

Originally posted by AtraposBLM
Mithra's will have more MP than a hume, and their RSE gear makes up for the mp difference even further. [/b]

By 4, but only if the Hume decides not to wear his RSE Gloves. Although he could just get New Moon Armlets and have 4 more MP than the Mithra. And Humes will have 3 more Int from their boots.

[Flarez]

You people have confused me even further...lol. Anyway I turned out to be hume. Believe me, from what I've experienced so far, for more exp I've had to go solo a lot, and getting hit for a lot of damage each time puts me at a major disadvantage. Being a taru probably would have made it worse. And I also think that even if you are in a good party, if they dont have your back you should be prepared. Im so far lvl 7 and my vitality is 10 or 11 I think, most monsters at the same lvl that attack me don't take away too much.
I know I'm probably much weaker than a taru blk mage but later on in the game I might change jobs or melee a little more. Or I might be able to buy some good enhancing items. All in all, I think hume was a good choice so far, but I do think I'll find myself regretting my choice later on in the game...

Oh yeah, and one more thing! I've found that no matter how far away you stand from a monster if you're engaged it can still attack you. One time I was with a party I wasnt even engaged and somehow the monster got to me and almost killed me...:confused: whats up with that?

[Yuanlung]

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Ok, it will probably be very benificial to you if you would read one of the FAQ's that's stickied.


For level 1-10, most people play solo. Full parties do not really work out well at this point. However, a duo does. I leveled in a pair with a white mage through my lowbie levels, and it just made things much easier.

Black mage is not physically strong, no matter what race you are. You are not supposed to get hit. Even a Galkan BLM can go down pretty quickly.


When they talked about standing away from the battle, they meant to avoid area attacks directed at your tanks. At your level, it would be things like goblin bombs and yagudo leg sweeps.

In a party setting, if a monster goes after you, it means you have been nuking too much. Slow down. Wait for the melees to work on the monster a bit before you start. Wait a few seconds between each cast.