Taru Nin/Rdm or Rdm/Nin

[Cantor]

I'm having trouble, I want to do ninja, and red mage, but I'm not sure which one will be the dominant job, and which one will be used as a subjob. My plan is to level them both up to 30, and decide then, but any advice? I Know all about rdms, but I haven't been able to talk to any higher level ninjas.

Thanks :D

[Aaramis]

Both have their ups and downs. So here's my 2 gil, for what it's worth.

RDM/NIN - Blaze Spikes, En- buff with dual weapons, Regen, Stoneskin, and Phalanx makes you a serious gil farmer who can decimate a LOT of easy con mobs.
Somewhat limited in groups, though, as you tend to use your mana more than your melee, especially at higher levels. By not subbing a mage subclass, you lose out on alot of abilities, as well as improved manapool.
+str and accuracy items are your friends.


NIN/RDM - so far I've found it works fairly well in groups. I can combine the RDM buffs with Ninjutsu to debuff the hell out of enemy, plus have the leftover mana to act as constant puller (Dia pulling is great), and help a bit with healing (not a lot, obviously, but a BIT :p). Downside, obviously, is no Provoke. At later levels many view a Ninja without Provoke (to blink tank) as useless, so that may hinder you later on.
Juices for mana regen are your friends.


End result - I'd say both are "novelty" combos. They're not the BEST combo for each class (generally RDM/BLM and NIN/WAR work best), but they can still work, as long as the group doesn't mind.
They're damn fun though :)

[Cantor]

*nods* if I wanted anything other then a novelty combo, I wouldn't have played a taru :D. I figured that rdm/nin works well because even with the nin sub I have more mana then the alternative race with magic using sub... *Flex*.

I guess it falls back to the whole "Level both to 30 and play whatever I like more."

[Discordian]

rdm/nin is my new play testing. I need to get it to 20 so that I know how well its going to be as a viable sub for my group, we'll see. My only concern is powder storage. I start feeling the need for more space quite quickly these days.

[Ripersnifle]

Why level Ninja to 30 if you're not sure about it? You know that since it's an advanced job you don't really buy yourself anything by having it at 30. :/

[Navia]

Dont even attempt to level ninja until youve done at least 2 gobbiebag quests so you can hold all the powder you need, its a huge inconvenience to restock when you get a good party going :sweat:. You will want to have lots of stacks on hand and still want to have inventory space for loot drops ^^.
If i did RDM with ninja i'd probably also have water crystal stacks+pineapples on hand to make juice as needed - inventory space would be at a premium :o