PLD/SMN combo - Final Fantasy XI :: Dreams in Vana'diel :: Community

Chevis · 12-31-2004, 04:10 PM

As soon as I hit lv 30 im gonna go for PLD and im really excited about it. But i was wondering if anyone have ever tried the combo PLD/SMN? And does it really work? I don't plan on using that combo but i was just wondering how effective it is.

Alexzander · 12-31-2004, 04:21 PM

I have a PLD/SMN leveled, but I only use it to look cool, the one problem about PLD is if your going into a EXP Party you "MUST" have /war, since thats the best way of holding hate with provoke. Without provoke you'll be struggling to hold hate, and holding hate is your one and only job.

Good luck you dont even have to pay for high level gear either :p

Chevis · 01-01-2005, 11:19 AM

Thanks ^^

I thought it would be kind of a different combination. I know WAR is the best sub for PLD but i just wanted to know if people had tried PLD/SMN. I agree that it would be cool to have but it wouldn't work for an xp party. Thank you.

Dark Aphalite · 01-02-2005, 07:29 AM

PLD/SMN is completely useless.
I honestly don't see the point of using that combo.
It certainly doesn't work for EXP parties.
Even for "looking around" or whatever it is useless. Much more effective to have /WHM for Sneak/Invis/Blink/Stoneskin/Teleport etc.

Paul · 01-06-2005, 12:10 AM

I did it as kind of a joke, PLD/SMN then i took my fenrir for a walk through qufim. Then when my friend got fenrir I did PLD/SMN again. We were just showing off our fenrir I guess but, it was pertty funny to see a pld summon stuff. Even dark staff works to keep mp cost down lol

LionhartPLD · 03-02-2005, 08:44 AM

*bangs head on desk* ._.

Kilgraw · 03-02-2005, 12:22 PM

For mucking around, I would assume /Rdm to be rather handy post 66-68 for phalanx and stoneskin. This would only be really handy though if you had capped, or near capped enhancing magic, which I doubt many paladins have.

neighbortaru · 03-02-2005, 12:32 PM

oh how the noobs entertain...

Asherek · 03-03-2005, 01:48 PM

While we're at it, why not make SAM/BRD? I hear if you sing Ballad I + use Tachi: Kasha, Vrtra gives up and drops you a full Koenig set.

LordBiGGs · 03-06-2005, 08:46 PM

pld/smn is friggin awesome. i've killed some many mobs using it. they take one look at me and get some confused and disgusted that their heads explode.

honestly though i think pld/smn is decent for solo'ing. gives more mp than any other job and pld can already cast the basic cures and some buffs. whm is better for erase and na's on mobs that cast debuffs that actually stick, but you probably shouldnt solo mobs like that. nin is probably best, especialy at 74-75. since EP and lower mobs will miss a lot you could blink most of the fight and not even get hit, costs some gil though.

/war definitely the only sub for pt

Koyasha · 03-08-2005, 12:36 PM

Paladin/Red Mage seems useful past 66, for soloing only. And I use it a lot for soloing/exploring right now, because of the Sneak, Invis, and Regen, along with a few debuffs. I can't see much point in Paladin/Summoner. More MP? Autorefresh? Low-level summons/blood pacts? Shrug.

Shifty · 03-09-2005, 11:26 PM

gawd, dont you get it? the only viable /smn sub is drg/smn! anything else is just gimped. it works great cuz if your wyvern dies, you can get summons going, and if you pull hate, which happens alot, you can even super jump to get it off of you >:3

but serious, pld/smn isnt really usefull for much unless your playing around. plds are ment to tank, and you cant hold hate without provoke ;D