Wierd Race/Class combos

[Mystic Fury]

I was just curious who will be using an out-of-the-ordinary race/class combo, like me (Elvaan black mage). im curious to see what they are and how many people are doing this.

[Robert_clash]

I'm not sure how strange it will be but i will be a hume dark knight / paladin ppl might think it wierd that i use those classes:) :) :)

[stent]

I also plan on being an Elvaan WAR/BLM. I dont know if your going to be a warrior but there are a few ppl I have seen that want to be Elvaan blm so its not realy that strange!http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/godfather/378/kenshingallery/battousaioav.jpg

[Janus Zeal]

I first plan on doing Dark Knight/Monk, then Dark Knight/White Mage also. I would certainly like to try Dragoon and Summoner also, but much later.

I think Dark Knight/White Mage is an unusual enough combo

[yuna544]

Galka/ white mage/black mage, because galkas have to lowest MP and magic points.

[MadMe]

Elvaan WHM. It's not that extraordinary but elvaans just have less mp (still more then galka's:biggrin: ). Anyway, I'm gonna supliment the mp loss with a SMN sub, that is; if S-E will ever release the damn game(and sony the damn HDD)

[UpTreeLooking]

:eek: Elvaan WHM makes a very good WHM... almost on par with Tarus. (it's because elvaan hav high MND which increases a heal) So a Elvaan WHM isn't a "wierd race/class combo."

[Maestoso]

After I make my main character (elvaan rng/thief) I am gonna make a galka bard/thief!! Yes thats right! A galka bard. Oh god that will be damn fun. This gets me thinking.... maybe a taru taru paladin/dragoon would be fun... :P

[Macht]

Well don't know if this is a wierd one, but I was thinking an Elven Paladin/Ranger. Or a Taru Theif/Ranger (Hehe, just kidding an idea of something like Robin Hood in a mini design :eek: ).

[mothlynn]

i was watching the live cam one ight and saw a taru DRK it was SOoooo adorable

[Awntawn]

Originally posted by UpTreeLooking
:eek: Elvaan WHM makes a very good WHM... almost on par with Tarus. (it's because elvaan hav high MND which increases a heal) So a Elvaan WHM isn't a "wierd race/class combo."

Sorry, but not even close :sweat: It'll work and isn't a "freak" combo, but don't even bother comparing it to a taru.

and pleeeeeeaaaase no galka mages ok? it's very very very rude and inconsiderate, in a vaguely indirect method ^^;;. When you join a party, you're technically dooming them to a bad experience :sweat:

[Barrett]

Originally posted by Awntawn

and pleeeeeeaaaase no galka mages ok? it's very very very rude and inconsiderate, in a vaguely indirect method ^^;;. When you join a party, you're technically dooming them to a bad experience :sweat:

ummm....I agree that being a mage is not the best choice for galka, but I've seen many good galka mages. They don't have much mp but they can cover it with equipment. Also since they don't have much mp and they are having hard time being a mage, they've learnt efficient way of using mp. Many of galka mages I've seen know when to use magic. I like taru mages, but some taru mages just keep casting magic non-stop and don't even think about controlling hate. It all depends on skill of the player.
It's not rude at all. Everyone should be able to try any job they want. You can always cover your weak point with something, and everyone in the party can cooperate and cover it too.

[Bousch]

Taru paladin here :biggrin:

[Awntawn]

Originally posted by Barrett


ummm....I agree that being a mage is not the best choice for galka, but I've seen many good galka mages. They don't have much mp but they can cover it with equipment. Also since they don't have much mp and they are having hard time being a mage, they've learnt efficient way of using mp. Many of galka mages I've seen know when to use magic. I like taru mages, but some taru mages just keep casting magic non-stop and don't even think about controlling hate. It all depends on skill of the player.
It's not rude at all. Everyone should be able to try any job they want. You can always cover your weak point with something, and everyone in the party can cooperate and cover it too.

Yeah, but for example, white mage :sweat:

Your PT could really use some of that extra healing, not to mention galka mages can't cast raise when they get it at level 25 because they don't have enough MP...

Also, on a more angsty note...

This thread has been pretty clean so far, but with the name of the topic and all, someone's bound to post the most ridiculous combo and talk about how sweet it is (eventually). People would give advice, but I doubt they would be accepted (whenever someone decides on a stupid combo, it becomes like their penis or something; they refuse to admit how small and worthless it is)...

I'm not saying that any of the combos listed so far is a stupid combo, but that's just the general attitude of people on this board when they "ask for advice." Usually, it's more like "if you disagree with me, you're wrong and i'm right because all you speak of is from game experience which is nothing compared to my 133tn3ss."

Generally speaking, when it comes to FFXI's job combos, uniqueness is, i'm sorry to say, not good. When you buy a gun, you want a gun that does what it does really good, which is shoot bullets. If you could choose one add-on, it would be to increase the accuracy, damage, add a scope, etc. These so-called "unique combos" would be like modifying a gun so that it can also cook pizza. While it's nice and cool that you can make pizza, when people want to pick a gun, they'll pick the one that's a better gun, not a pizza oven. If they wanted pizza, they'd get an actual pizza oven.

When people say from experience that your combo sucks, they're not saying that you can't play it. Sure, u can play it, it's you're freedom. You can have fun with it, but that doesn't change the fact that it sucks. A buttload of arguing and comments about the other person's mother isn't going to make it not suck.

Sorry if this seems a bit random. No one's done anything wrong on this thread yet, but I just felt that this topic of "Weird Combos" would be the best place to post this message. This was mainly sparked up by those people who keep talking about "DRK/PLD," "BLM/WAR," or "PLD/DRK~MNK" or PLD/<anything other than WAR (or WHM for taru)>, but isn't limited to just them.

Basically, if you really want feedback and help in planning your character, then post away. However, if you just want people to tell you "You're a genius, I can't believe no one's ever tried that before," don't even bother posting it online for others to see, because it ain't gonna happen. You won't be seeing "genius combo" and "unique" in the same sentence, at least from anyone credible.

[Mystic Fury]

Awtawn, i would like to clarify a few things, if it helps. my original intention of this post was not to see the unique job/subjob combos people will have (as there are countless ones of those) but more to see who will choose a class not common to their race. as i have heard from a number of people, race tends to become pretty obselete as you progress, since any weaknesses your race has can generally be augmented with equipment (i dont have the game, so i cant verify that though). sure, your reasoning is logical if say,you decide to become a Black mage/dragoon, as a dragoon really has nothing to benefit to your black mage, but with the case of, say, and elvaan summoner/white mage, it may not "suck." to give another analogy along with your gun one. of course adding a pizza oven to your gun is ridiculus as the gun really does not benefit in any way. However, The person holding the gun may or may not be terribly effective with it. in that situation, people learn to adapt to their weaknesses and thereby developing a skill with there gun, or they put add-ons that make up for there weaknesses. Also, no race only has weaknesses. so, for instance, The person who is effective with a gun may only have 50 bullets, where the not so skillled person may have 100 bullets, or he may have a bullet-proof vest that the other race doesnt have. so, to conclude, once again i would like to point out that this thread is intended as a race/ class combo, not job/subjob combo.

[Huck]

Hume Thf/Blm

Blm has amazingly nice Agi and Dex
And Thf has nice int

Look at their starting stats
..............Str....Dex......Vit....Agi.....Int.. ....Mnd.......Chr
Theif.......6........8.........6.......7.......7.. ........5.............5
BlMage...5........7.........5.......7.......8..... .....6............6

Notice, they both have the stats that complement the other

With theif and black mage, you're free to mess around with other things too, becuase if you want to be a summoner or white mage, you'll have a nice level black mage to sub for MP. And the Theif is just a great sub for any job.

[Bousch]

but I doubt they would be accepted (whenever someone decides on a stupid combo, it becomes like their penis or something; they refuse to admit how small and worthless it is)...


LMAO, wow thats a funny way of putting it.:biggrin:

[Kosh]

I want a gun that cooks pizza!!!
LOL

[Tsuko]

Here's a phrase I just thought of for you.

There is no "bad" job combination. There are no "good" races. Each has a benefit that's purely unique.

*claps*

[Nameless]

If I couldn't have my DRK/MNK then I'd go with taru DRG/WAR. The only reason I'd do this is because it would be cool, no other reason. To have a mini dragon and a mini spear and AF armor, then launch myself sky high and kill a monster, that would be awesome. And I would care if I wasn't picked for PT's I'd have the coolest thing in the game. This would never happen though, I would never have enough time, to think, get a level 60 DRK is hard enough to get a decent DRG would be level 30 and AF armor at 50 so I would look cool :sweat:, that would take forever. I would like to see someone say it wouldn't be cool to see a taru in DRG af armor jumping and killing monsters.

[seth]

Or imagine a Galka dragoon. A big and huge dude jumping way up in the air! Although that may be commonplace. I don't know I don't have the game:sweat: I personally may want a tauru dark night. An evil chibi character with a chip on his shoulder sounds kind of funny. He could rag on people taller than him.

[Amartheleni]

I've decided on being an Elvaan Black Mage, but as for my second job, I'm unsure. I was thinking Summoner or maybe a Bard. Any suggestions?

[drumfreak6988]

Definitely a DRG/BRD Galka. that would be so funny lookin. You could have a spear and a dragon floating behind and you can sing. Triple threat.

[Nadyxes]

You guys can try all the weird combinations you want, but it may never work. To have an effective pt there are only certain job combos that work. In the end, you will follow the job combos that everyone in the game plays. It is inevitable that the combos you choose that are not of the norm wont work, it has been tested out already. Trust the importers when we say job combos dont work. But if you want go ahead and try different combos, but it may be difficult to lvl.
When i play all you see is:

Mage/Mage usually whm/blm blm/whm smn/whm brd/whm rdm/whm

Fighter/War~ certain fighters like thf and rng can get away without subing war but most sub war

there are no weird job combos on the server usually. most remain the same type and have been seen thousands of times

[Grand Lethal]

I'll be getting the beta soon and would like to see if I could get a Tarutaru DRG with a theif/Ninja subclass. I'll be starting as a theif I think... but there are so many choices. I may try and get a little White Mage skill first though just to help myself and others. Any suggestions from importers?