How To Form and Function a Proper Party - Basics of Partying.

[John Doe III]

One of the best PT's you could ever be in is- Definite top 3


NIN/WAR
THF
THF
DRK/WAR
RDM/BLM
BRD/WHM

[Casval]

Originally posted by John Doe III
One of the best PT's you could ever be in is- Definite top 3


NIN/WAR
THF
THF
DRK/WAR
RDM/BLM
BRD/WHM

agreed, had a PT today with a similar lineup, probably the best PT I've had yet (over 3k Exp/hour, level 38-39 PT in Altepa)

Nin/War
Thf/War
Thf/War
War/Mnk
Rdm/Blm
Brd/Whm

[AKosygin]

This is the kind of stuff that is in the Japanese strategy guide that is not in the English guide... I find this useful, especially for new players, but is virtually left un-mentioned with English players.

This shows basic general position of each type of party members.

[Awntawn]

that picture is so wrong

Mage1 Mage2

Bard1

Tank ---- THF
Mob
Attacker Bard2


Bard1 is where the bard goes for ballad, Bard2 is where he goes for attack ups. This isn't the only way, but it's one that works, unlike that picture :sweat:

[dbeeo]

Originally posted by membernametaken
Now... sometimes we end up getting into a fight with two enemies at the same time and if one of them decides to go attack our WHM while i'm attacking the other target, how can I quickly switch targets and use provoke on the damned beast?

> /ja provoke <st>
> tab
> target monster
> enter

XD

[Kyolii]

So what should the WHM to WAR/THF/Melee character ratio be? Like, one WHM for every two melee characters?

[Sinzer]

A part of the problem is that tactics change as you level up, what are good tactics for lower levels are not good tactics for higher levels.

This is esp true for THF. At 15-29 you want all your tanks stacked up in one direction. Due to the patch changes you will need your tanks split so you sneak + trick.

There is no real WHM to Melee split, you should only need 1 WHM per PT, the higher you get you can even do away with WHM.

Also, at lower levels you may not even need a WHM, I could chain dhalmels with just 2 THF alternating sneaks.

The best advice is use comments and post 25 use the macro to find groups

/sea all inv xx-yy (where xx-yy is the level range).

If people cannot travel then they are usually not the best for groups.

[Edeniptis]

I hate when people put down mages. Like I hear it all the time: "All the mages can stay where they belong and heal me while I do the real work." or "Blm's are worthless... the can go cast there stupid magic on weaklings while the real damage dealers fight the 'Big guys'.

People have to keep in mind that the most effective partys are ones that have a variety of different Jobs classes in them.

Oh and by the way, don't put down people who choose to have characters that have Job classes that are unusual to their race. Ex. Galka, Whm or Taru, War. People like to experiment with unusal variations, that's what the game is about, right?

I have respect for the decisions that people make and don't put them down for it. The main focus on this game is experimentation and community. Community is the most important role im FF XI.

I hope you can keep this in mind....

[Chocobo Knight]

I thought people kind of like mages,personally. I never get any bad lip when I tell everyone I'm going to be a BLM.

[aegina]

um, this thread is over a year old >.>

[=Tuyen=]

XD hey dont feel bad, I didnt know it was a year old b/c it showed the last post marked as "Yesterday" ^.^;;

[nothed]

One of the best PT's you could ever be in is- Definite top 3


NIN/WAR
THF
THF
DRK/WAR
RDM/BLM
BRD/WHM

I was in a pt very similar to that a while back. We all leveled several times and wound up on th' same lvl throughout. probably th' only party consisting of all on lvl 20 in th' dunes.
Had a lot of fun and made new friends.
That's what it's all about aint it? :D

[Lucky and Elizabeth]

I wish more people had your attiude.

just have fun and play and not worry toooo much about what is best or whatever. it is just a game in the end

[azancolli]

This is the kind of stuff that is in the Japanese strategy guide that is not in the English guide... I find this useful, especially for new players, but is virtually left un-mentioned with English players.

This shows basic general position of each type of party members.

^^. I had been looking all over for this diagram and was happy to remember seeing it posted here. Thanks!

[eticket109]

This thread, while useful in some respects, is way past it's prime. The dynamics of party building have changed so much since launch that there almost isn't a standard party format anymore. The core values are still the same though I suppose.