Final Fantasy XI Top 5 Jobs of All Time

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  • Final Fantasy XI has had a long run of over 15 years, and balancing its many jobs across expansions, patches and tweaks has shifted the popularity amongst them many times. But over all the years, which top 5 jobs were the absolute best across all aspects of the game?
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  • @joshuawu2585
    @joshuawu2585 4 роки тому +42

    FF11 is just the best game period.

  • @ghamlund
    @ghamlund 6 років тому +19

    Oh Avesta, those RDM videos were so fucking impressive.

  • @onimaru1894
    @onimaru1894 6 років тому +54

    Moooore ffxi vids pls. Don't let the dream die.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому +2

      +Ubaldo Pineda haha never, have had a ton of FFXI stuff recently, but I realized after this video it was mostly on Twitch

  • @FFXIK
    @FFXIK 6 років тому +7

    My wife and I used to play this together. I found my favorite jobs to be PLD and DRK and hers was RDM. Our accounts got hacked and while dealing with SE they went through the first server merge and Remora was merged with Leviathan. We gave up at that point. Most of our friends had already quit or moved servers and I had figured we lost everything when merged since the accounts were on lock down. Nostalgia is making me want to go back to Vana'Diel though.

  • @surberjrc
    @surberjrc 6 років тому +17

    Bard was my first 75 and man you weren't kidding about the invites. There was a time back in the day when just logging into the mog house you'd immediately start recieving /tells inviting you to party. Nothing was more fun for my party life than pulling multiple mobs to the party, sleeping them, and having them just waiting there for the party to kill at their leisure.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому +3

      +Charles Surber ya I always thought I'd enjoy BRD at 75, but didn't think I could get there without going crazy haha

    • @rebirthofsword
      @rebirthofsword 6 років тому +1

      As a old school brd myself /anon was my best friend or I would log out on other jobs

    • @Anotherguy1st
      @Anotherguy1st 5 років тому

      Yeah BRDs were awesome! As someone who mained a RDM I envied the hell out of aoe buffs particularly an aoe refresh. Honestly something he didn't touch on was how badass BRDs were in ballista. I tried so many times but got mopped by them!
      Ahh those were good days! Still remember my favorite BRD his name was Jukeboxhero XD

    • @dankiepoo5673
      @dankiepoo5673 5 років тому +1

      i was the type of party leader who would spam world searches for bards and rdms and immediately /tell and invite ... sorry but i levelled hella fast XD

    • @adrianm7882
      @adrianm7882 4 роки тому

      BRD wasn't my main....but was my fastest job to 75😂😂
      But once end game LS found out you were BRD....Good luck trying to be any other job lol

  • @eyesofthefox
    @eyesofthefox 6 років тому +6

    This game got me through some hard times when it came out. I stopped for years but would always do the return home campaign so they didnt delete my character. Recently, a friend started streaming it and got me back into it. Feels good man.

  • @randomman057
    @randomman057 6 років тому +17

    The Red Mage he mentions is Avesta (JP) of Asura -> Remora.
    He was the first to solo many high level NMs, 75-era circa '05-07 on PS2, and his videos were legendary. No Windower plugins either, which make the game significantly easier for solo players, whether those people want to admit that or not.
    Hakutaku
    Lord of Onzozo
    Charbydis
    Big Bomb
    Cactrot Rapido
    Zipacna
    Ungur
    Operation Desert Swarm (BLM)
    ZNM16
    Automaton Assault
    Seiryu
    Suzaku
    Genbu
    Byakko (2010 @ Lv. 80)
    Many of these and a few others are on UA-cam in full. Sadly, some of his later stuff isn't available.
    Also, don't believe the nonsense when other people say what he solo'd was "easy". Most of those people are talking out of their ass and don't take the context of the eras he performed many of these solos in. His Cactrot Rapido solo is also hilariously underrated.

    • @jscrub6232
      @jscrub6232 5 років тому +1

      he was so damn good they named bangles after him with enfeeb on it lol. I "game" idolized that cat lol, i was always trying to do shit like him but was not even close haha.

    • @titotheninja
      @titotheninja 5 років тому +1

      watching Avesta soloing is what got me into rdm. and really changed my thoughts on ffxi and how to play it. after seeing his stuff, i was trying to solo everything i could. im not saying i was as good as him, but watching him really helped my own solo game.

    • @wolfgar590
      @wolfgar590 4 роки тому +1

      Avesta inspired me to switch to rdm main just saying. He was an absolute badass

    • @Sporkonafork1
      @Sporkonafork1 3 роки тому

      One of the greatest heroes Vana’Diel has ever seen.

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      I still have no freaking clue how he ever soloed Cactrot. It's the one solo he did where no matter how many times I watch it, I just can't understand it.
      Genbu was the only notable solo he did that would ever be considered "easy", because outranging genbu w/ max rdm gear and whatnot isn't actually that hard. It just takes forever.
      Yes, I did it at 75 cap once. A bit later (post-wotg, I think) but with the same general gear. So I do get to say that.

  • @chishioengi
    @chishioengi 5 років тому +6

    BLM main for 15 years ;) I like the way you think!

  • @CloudWithoutASky
    @CloudWithoutASky 3 роки тому +1

    currently going for a RUN/RDM playthru, loving the whole idea of parrying everything with a one handed or two handed sword, no shield, and throwing solid magic around. reminds me of Kratos Aurion in ToS.

  • @dwolfwoodicus
    @dwolfwoodicus 3 роки тому +2

    RUN is my all time favorite job now. I was a tank main in the golden lv.75 era, especially when PLD75/NIN37 reigned, but coming back, RUN is just everything I ever wanted.

  • @awfulwarlock91
    @awfulwarlock91 6 років тому +4

    Great video.
    The RDM name that soloed stuff was "Avesta" in case you get bored and want to look it up.

  • @graceggale
    @graceggale 5 років тому +4

    Man after years, YEARS of hovering around lv 40-50 as a young boy playing this game, BLM ended up being my first lv 75. And I did it because the option to solo was discovered. Soloing BLM to 75 was so fulfilling. I have had many triumphs since, some that I consider much greater, but boy I just wont ever forget solo levelling BLM.

  • @Deeznutzyamouth
    @Deeznutzyamouth 6 років тому

    Another great vid. I myself have a few favs , smn and pup are both top of my listt.. I like pet jobs. And no bst isn't a real pet job. Always nice to have a brd or rdm in the pt. Still as old as this is all mmorpgs if played to date are kinda held to this standard, which sux cause haven't found one yet that can replicate the feeling . And so I continue to play on nas with a lol 74smn and a broken pup. Why because it's as close to the original as possible and pup is just to fun even if broke. Keep the vids coming.

  • @MrOvergryph
    @MrOvergryph 6 років тому

    Fantastic video. I'll paraphrase the SquareEnix's take on Bard, "nailed it."

  • @yureion
    @yureion 3 роки тому +1

    i miss playing this game so much, played it from like... 05-10 HARD. Im shocked its still going, I miss it so.

  • @charlesdemarest1171
    @charlesdemarest1171 6 років тому +10

    I don't know whether I should be surprised or not that Corsair isn't on the list. I guess undervalued but ultimately superior jobs still have that stigma and rarity around them. Aside from the extremely rare mobs that could be quick draw kited, I guess it's inability to solo hurt it too much. That being said....being able to dps slightly below a rng, while performing the same role as brd (or even in tandem with brd), Corsair was fucking amazing on levels that were never truly appreciated because of how few of us there were.

    • @wolfgar590
      @wolfgar590 4 роки тому

      I mean I payed a cor more times than I can remember to reset a Savage smn burns 2hrs. But bard beat for as a support and rng by far beat it as a dps

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      @@wolfgar590 RNG rarely truly beat cor as a dps, there was just almost no built cors.
      I can confidently say this as my main duo partner was the best built cor on asura for like a decade. The difference between him and an equally geared RNG was EASILY made up for by rolls on any group content. And completely outclassed RNG once Aby came out and Wildfire was as broken as it was.

  • @Winkkin
    @Winkkin 6 років тому +1

    Started playing 14 years ago. Soloed Red Mage to 75, never partied, took years. Then started Summoner and Carby was so bad, I left it at level 3 where the job still sits today. Winkkin-Sylph:119, RDM. BLM, WHM, WAR, MNK, NIN, THF, PLD, DRK Others are making progress. Still play everyday.

  • @Sabateini
    @Sabateini 6 років тому +7

    Monk was always my favourite but I can at least recognize it didn't even have a chance of sniffing a list like this. Honestly I expected Blue Mage to be on it.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому +1

      +Sabateini loved MNK! Honestly it sorta just got screwed by piercing damage camps with colibri and then 119 it literally being one of the least liked options haha. BLU was a tough one for me but at 75 no linkshells wanted to bother with it. Besides cannonball, it was super flexible and one if my favorites though, and at 119 it's just nuts

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      MNK had one spotlight.
      Abyssea.
      MNK during Aby was absolutely busted, and arguably tanked most content better than a pld could if you had a whm in the party. ...was also the only time I ever played whm.

  • @CPhase2
    @CPhase2 5 років тому +2

    I'm not sure if I'm biased, but I feel like iLevel, Master, Full Apoc DRK is one of the strongest overall in terms of survivability and damage output. With +2 Ambuscade gear, the damage reduction helps. But what puts it in my top 5 is the ability to self SC (or follow a shit-ton of other jobs for a darkness SC), and then MB Drain III, which lasts about 4 minutes if I remember correctly. This can immediately give DRK the most HP in any party or alliance (I've drained 9999 before). This is perfect for using Souleater, Berserk, Warcry, and Last Resort with wild abandon, ESPECIALLY when using an Apoc. The drain effect of Catastrophe, Dread Spikes, plus rapid TP gain has enabled me to effectively tank should the ACTUAL tank need a break. I haven't even touched on the Absorb spells or 1-hours.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  5 років тому

      I 100% agree! A 119 apoc drk is a force to be reckoned with, they're absolutely insane.

  • @AlexSmith-zy7lj
    @AlexSmith-zy7lj 6 років тому +1

    COR was always my favorite support their buffs were always OP. Especially if you have that party member in the party with you and with double up you can always get rid of a bad roll but more importantly. You can actually pour on some damage with a proper setup.

  • @johnhendricks3825
    @johnhendricks3825 6 років тому +1

    What's your graphics setup (card and settings)? Seems like everything is ultra clean and smooth in your videos.

  • @abdallah2018
    @abdallah2018 3 роки тому

    Good channel man. Youre a real gamers gamer!

  • @Siroggel
    @Siroggel 6 років тому +4

    Ahh, the nostalgia is real! I’m getting a laptop soon and I’m going to reactivate my account.
    What server are you on?

  • @carlfogelin1388
    @carlfogelin1388 5 років тому +1

    I duoed Charbydis for my Joyeuse on my RDM with a BLM friend. What a fun fight and that job pair is an amazing duo. (This was back in the 75 cap era.) I also duoed Bune numerous times to get an Enhancing Sword with my RDM and a friend on PLD. Guess I agree with at least 3 jobs on your list. lol

  • @jasonlikesfood1
    @jasonlikesfood1 6 років тому

    Nice video man thanks.

  • @pite9
    @pite9 6 років тому +2

    Red Mage is nr 1 in my book. I remember back in the day in high level parties, I would main heal, constantly rotating refresh on all party members who had mp, as many as 4 sometimes, while making sure to cast 2-3 enfeebles on every mob at the beginning of each fight, erasing stuff, sometimes magic bursting. I remember relying on regen a lot. Regen is very mp efficient, but mainly it frees up time. RDM doesn't really ever have problems with mp. They're mp tanks who can go on for hours non-stop.
    In exp parties, rdm was the best healer. I know a fair number of them weren't comfortable or willing to fill in that role, but atleast for me, I could do it very easily.
    For more casual stuff, like quests, they were even more amazing. When shit hit the fan, they were great at dealing with the situation. They had great crowd control and could even tank additional mobs, as they generally subbed nin. And they were the best soloing job in the game, although a bit slow. But the end result is what matters.
    They could also sneak and invis your entire party and replenish everyones mp on the go.
    The only major negative was that it was a very skill-based job, and a lot of rdm's weren't willing to put in that extra effort, or didn't rise to the occasion when under pressure, but that's not the fault of the job.
    Also, they weren't really amazing at the high end of things, when you had full alliances, but because of their great abilities in exp parties, and casual stuff, as long as you accepted that it was the most advanced job in the game, and was willing to put in an extra effort to take it close to its full potential, you were so well respected by others that they couldn't really reject you.
    Bard is amazing. Situationally they were better than Red Mage, but they couldn't fill in as an extra healer, and they couldn't really hold their own, the way a rdm could.
    Blm is probably the best damage dealer, but any dmg dealer is more or less replacable. Situationally, a blm is a must, or atleast a huge asset, but it's kind of like with bard. If you can find one, you always get them, but you can do just fine without them in most situations.
    Although I remember in the early days, blm almost being a requirement for mid range exp parties, but in the upper levels, you could get on fine with just a melee party. Blm also always had major issues dealing with hate, both in terms of avoiding and surviving it. The melee dmg dealers all had pretty decent defense by comparison, and a really nice health bar on top of that.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому +2

      Rdm is pretty fantastic, not gonna lie. Most of my memorable moments have been along side my Rdm friend agha

  • @wasabiGT
    @wasabiGT 6 років тому +1

    Bard was definitely one of my faves. I remember when I was leveling it. It was a blast. Taru Taru Bard FTW

  • @carcillian
    @carcillian 3 роки тому +1

    Brd/whm is the goat. I had no issue getting parties when I logged in on that class.

  • @twitch_tv_pat
    @twitch_tv_pat 5 років тому +1

    i loved warrior i wish i had leveled it more it ended up getting stuck at like 66 , but great axe was so amazing. my favorite 3 jobs would be sam , blu , and brd , black mage was always fun thought too.

  • @Armyguy03190
    @Armyguy03190 6 років тому

    Great Video.

  • @sombertone395
    @sombertone395 6 років тому

    When I came back to play and finish the last expansion, it was BLU that made it possible for me. It's a job that I had Fell Cleaved up just for completeness back in the Abyssea days when chocobo blinkers made gil flow like water. It wasn't until my last time back that I got the experience of really going on spell hunts, and it was a highlight of my FFXI experience. I doubt I would have finished the last expansion without the power of BLU in a Trust party on mission content. Not to mention the solo potential in Zi'Tah.

  • @ClexYoshi
    @ClexYoshi 6 років тому +1

    I leveled very slowly, and I hit 60BLM riiiight around that Aht Urgahn range. it was my first 75, and I remembered HAAAATING playing Black Mage, which is why I took up SMN.

  • @kainbell2738
    @kainbell2738 6 років тому

    Every time I watch your videos I activate my game again, thanks for the nostalgia. Lol

  • @sleepykitty4472
    @sleepykitty4472 3 місяці тому

    Dragoon was always one of my personal favorites, ability to solo AND great damage and super jump to drop agro when you need.

  • @Suzaku455
    @Suzaku455 6 років тому

    I remember when Manaburn was a thing and bards were always invited to those... I'm a bit basis in that regard because I got perma stuck as Bard in Dynamis since I had the Dynamis Horn.

  • @BaronLector
    @BaronLector 2 роки тому

    Huge fan of the underdog. After the release of ToAU, all the "lolpup" inspired me to become the premiere PUP on Fairy (in my opinion) and won my Linkshell's PvP "Fight Club" league with it.

  • @robertwilson617
    @robertwilson617 6 років тому +1

    I use to play since it's arrival on PS2 up to the time they stopped it on the PS2. (Sad Day) I say: Blue Mage. After some months of playtime, I was able to chain and burst for myself and my party. Along with setting up my moc, I help defeated all the world bosses with a burst set-up.

  • @Jnick34
    @Jnick34 6 років тому

    Can you do a class overview of the rdm class in ffxi. I can't find one anywhere on UA-cam.

  • @Blobby90
    @Blobby90 10 місяців тому

    I played this for the first time tonight and after a few hours I feel like I'm gonna enjoy this. Playing with my brother who is a white mage while I play a warrior and it's been fun. The brown puzzle chests, discovering that different weapons have entirely separate skill lines and just chilling out on an mmo that's so different to the modern tab target or action mmo is just nice.
    I have a pretty bad attention span admittedly but I'm gonna work hard not to drop this one.

  • @joshualewis794
    @joshualewis794 5 років тому

    My Personal Top 5 - 75 Era Jobs
    #1 BST/DNC - my first job to 75 (also my first job to 99). I admit, the road of BST was not an easy one, but it was the most enjoyable! Finding new xp camps and mastering the timing of gear swaps and re-charms when your pet goes rogue in the middle of a VT fight still makes my palms sweat. But it was exhilarating with a great sense of accomplishment. Succeeding and soloing in a very difficult multipler game was(and still is) the best feeling in the world. I honestly think if there was no BST in FFXI, i might not have stuck around for 15+ years!
    #2 THF/NIN - Probably the 2nd best puller in the game (BRD wins hands down), SATA skillchains are amazing, 1 less person for whm to heal thanks to hate mitigation and shadows, plus crossbows, i mean come on, swing daggers, shoot crossbow, swing daggers, shoot cross bow, TP gain was super fast! Don't forget Squid Sushi +1!! I wore all DEX/AGI gear all the way to 75, most of it was lvl30-40 gear, but i didn't need the added Def/MDef from the higher level gear, THF/NIN was all about the SATA and never getting hit!!
    #3 BLM/NIN - If i had a dollar for everytime someone in my party asked me why i have /NIN, i'd have a lot of dollars lol. Anyways I always enjoyed Stat boosting my characters, higher stats, more dmg and BLM is "the" Damage Dealer of FFXI. /NIN gave me the ability to Dual Wield +1 Wands(or +2 if i could afford it), more INT = more dmg. I know i took a loss to MP pool by not using traditional /WHM, /RDM, /SMN, but he was a Tarutaru and with the right food and a RDM in the party, MP was never an issue. Hard hitting and perfectly timed Magic Bursts is the best feeling in the world!
    #4 RDM/DNC or RDM/WHM or RDM/BLM - Pretty much the same reasons as stated in the video above, survivabilty, endless MP with Refresh/Convert, Best Enfeebles in the game, and all around the Jack of All Trades when it comes to party roles
    #5 SMN/RDM - Pretty much self explanatory, Summons for MBs or Buffs (Fenrir i'm talking to you!) paired with RDM enfeebling = a fun time! also great off healer as well

  • @Neitenth
    @Neitenth 4 роки тому

    One time in 75-cap I ended up in a low-level party with the leader of a big HNM shell.
    We had outside healing from a 75 WHM and they kept swapping a 75 BRD in and out of the party for songs.

  • @rkristel82
    @rkristel82 3 роки тому +1

    Man that part about NIN took me back. When I started tanking it was barely popular as a tank and I had to convince everyone around me that I could tank. We used to get so much shit and holding hate was a pain (until you got some proper eminity pieces around lv 64?) but holy shit was it rewarding!

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      Holding enmity was a pain if you didn't build and play nin correctly.
      Shurikens and Ele Ni MBs with a MAB set and actually using your insane DD gear availability to push 1k+ Jins made tanking on NIN a breeze in almost any group. Because you were basically the highest DD in the party that also happened to be tanking. ...seriously, I synced down on my nin for an e ron s party at one point because someone else wanted to level brd and my shurikens were hitting for about 75% of any other DD's wses. E Ron S is level 36-44.

  • @Tempest0777
    @Tempest0777 22 дні тому

    I think I'd personally switch RDM and BLM on this list, mostly because of the era where everything was beatable in one chain spell stun from a RDM/DRK.
    I think for all of BRD's buffs, the often overlooked piece of the puzzle was actually Elegy. I knew tanks that flat out refused to tank anything unless there was a bard for Elegy, especially ninjas.
    Great list though; brings back good memories.

  • @Nightweaver1
    @Nightweaver1 6 років тому

    My mastered WAR (Asukalangley, Siren) does SO much DPS with a one-handed sword that it's like I'm holding a Kraken club at all times. It's so far the only job I can bring to Apex crabs and not either run out of MP fighting or get painted into a corner ability or HP-wise.

  • @barbe00brune
    @barbe00brune 6 років тому

    I think ill try this game. I may be late to the party and probably will be alone but this seems so fun! mmm I think im gonna try a redmage :)

  • @selendile030
    @selendile030 6 років тому +1

    I used to solo Operation Desert Swarm on BLM all the time! I was Elvaan, too. :P

  • @hippopotatomoose
    @hippopotatomoose 3 роки тому +1

    When I decided to level BLM for Warp, I was already a PLD main with 3 points in +enmity!
    I couldn't even cast level one spells without ripping agro from tanks! I only could cast one spell per fight in xp parties LMAO

  • @tetsai
    @tetsai 6 років тому +1

    Dark Knight was my main. I havent played in probably 10 years but it left a lasting impression on me. I remember being so we'll geared and just smashing it in merit parties when people thought a DRK Couldnt do damage.

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      Heh, only job I've ever seen break 2k damage with a ws at level 58. Yeah, the "WTF"s from the party chat were great when I just 1-shot a lesser colibri.
      Fun fact: DRK/NIN dual weilding axes and spamming rampage was actually stronger than using a scythe or great sword for the vast majority of 75 cap content, especially pre-guillotine.

  • @SabrinaAliceOleary
    @SabrinaAliceOleary 6 років тому

    I've soloed genbu as a rdm back in the day was a blast did take forever tho but great

  • @ianrsanchez
    @ianrsanchez 6 років тому +2

    I remember during 75 lvlcap, hasting a samurai is like "good luck keeping hate, tank" xD

  • @FFXIvoorhees
    @FFXIvoorhees 6 років тому +6

    Ahhh I was basically RDM and only RDM throughout my time playing. Loved every second of it.

  • @justme503
    @justme503 6 років тому

    Last time I played which was back in 2004 I played Ranger with E-bow and man the damage I did was one shotted exp mobs I would get a lot of invites to parties because I built a reputation of being a good DD. Those were the days...

  • @rkristel82
    @rkristel82 3 роки тому +1

    Suprised you didn't pick BST as most useful job. They were the masters of cleaning up a zone after some party trained a whole zone worth of crawlers into the zoning area :)

  • @Tattoogroo
    @Tattoogroo 5 років тому +4

    Remember when I first got a scorpion harness haha

  • @shanepennington4264
    @shanepennington4264 Рік тому

    I played DRG almost exclusively. Even had a DRG link shell and made DRG only parties which were insane. (Instant full hp for 7 mana? Ok!) and the TP gain on jumps was insane. Can Skillchain with self from jump TP. I never felt weak or vulnerable as DRG and was basically unkillable with RDM or BLU sub. 11 was the best game ever

  • @notbuyingit7093
    @notbuyingit7093 6 років тому

    I had 3 lvl 75 jobs on my elv. character. BRD, BLM and SMN...with my BLM and BRD completely merited out. While the BLM Tarus would get me on the margins in dmg, on hnms I actually lasted most fights without dying while my little Taru friends were being cleaned up on aisle 5.
    Classic example was Dynamis Lord and seeing the alliance getting laid out. I saved my re raise, 2hr and when I got up...I hit with a Thunder IV and dropped it. Giving our LS its first win in that fight.
    Eventually things like Niddhog and Genbu alter ego became burn fests, and King Behemoth but a early morning run around the track.

  • @albertwesker2050
    @albertwesker2050 3 роки тому

    What class should I pick to basically be Auron?

  • @RydiaLS83
    @RydiaLS83 3 роки тому +1

    i retired FFXI. long ago. I play 14 now. But I miss my RDM tarutaru. I miss my chainspell lol will never miss the 70-75 RDM Maat level cap fight lol shantotto was my favorite NPC in this game.
    sadly stop playing when my mom got sick. we used play FFXI since COP came out, with each other. sadly she passed away 3 years ago. it been hard for me go back and she not there anymore.. But FFXI was my very first MMO game and always my favorite. even though I move on to FFXIV. FFXI will always be my #1

  • @anniereiss4321
    @anniereiss4321 5 років тому +3

    Where would White Mage rank? As the best healer in the game, it's pretty useful and I cannot remember a time when it was not needed. Btw, what server are you on?

    • @twitch_tv_pat
      @twitch_tv_pat 5 років тому

      i used to duo or trio pretty well as a dd whm using a hammer.

    • @wolfgar590
      @wolfgar590 4 роки тому

      @@twitch_tv_pat mmk with a Devine breastplate... Ppl joked but it was good

  • @pockystyx4087
    @pockystyx4087 6 років тому

    if I ever try this game, I'm probably going to try RDM and RUN
    any tips?

    • @frankbrodie5168
      @frankbrodie5168 6 років тому

      Well for RDM my #1 tip would be to sub BLM. Even though as a career solo RDM until they raised level cap and BST just because stupid, I actually solo-ed anything hard as RDM/WAR purely for the Defender skill.

  • @jonw7937
    @jonw7937 6 років тому

    SAM, BLU, AND DRK during the 99 era were just crazy OP. When those new weapon skills came out... wow. A DRK with Ragnarok was just frightening. When I finally got my Amano on my SAM and was literally spamming Tachi: Kaitens for 8k to 10k a pop... I lost it lol. In Abyssea it was easily double that. Besides that, SAM is just so much fun self skill chaining. Makes me miss this game haha, I need to resist the urge to come back. I'll never get anything done!

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      Shoha > Kaiten.
      No, seriously, it was and probably still is.
      When it first came out I straight outdpsed a relic sam with min-maxed BiS gear in a half geared SAM just because I was spamming Shoha and he wasn't.
      I think I was averaging something like 14-15k with basically a half built SAM. Could've easily broken 20k back then if I'd been able to gear SAM instead of NIN prior.

  • @turokken
    @turokken 3 роки тому +2

    I feel like WHM could have been #1, but at the same time being disqualified from contention as well

  • @Rem694u2
    @Rem694u2 5 років тому

    I agree with your list 100%.

  • @KittStargazer
    @KittStargazer 4 роки тому

    While Black Mage was my main towards the end, I finally ended up retiring from the game due to lack of interest and lack of getting into events to get better gear after Seekers of Adoulin hit. My main endgame group had pretty much disbanded after the main leader left due to health concerns from her Doctor and... My friends honestly were the main reason I kept playing the game. Oddly enough I didn't really enjoy playing the game nearly as much at that point from just playing it for so long and being fairly burnt out.
    I think I had difficulties logging on, which was the final nail though. I just quit at that point. If I had one more chance though I would have given all my expensive gear ( Novio earring, stuff like that ) away to friends who stilled played.

  • @cloudri
    @cloudri 6 років тому +4

    I'm about to cry you didn't mention blue mage

  • @Mathus1
    @Mathus1 5 років тому +8

    PLD, SAM, BLM, BRD, RDM in the 75 Days.

  • @shuyostarwind6157
    @shuyostarwind6157 3 роки тому +1

    I remember unlocking smn as I liked the idea of using those avatars like leviathan and Shiva got my 1st party ready to go at lvl20....main healer because smn has so much mp people back then tried to use it as just whm because you couldn't find healers for party's I remember getting so frustrated because the party leader got mad at me because I couldn't pull of healer role my cure 1 healed less hp then the mobs where hitting for.

  • @Metis1337
    @Metis1337 6 років тому +2

    My top 5 FFXI jobs -
    RDM (basically necessary at all stages of the game from solo to groups to end game)
    BST (best soloer in the game, under used in parties, really fun to play)
    NIN (reasons you stated, one of the greatest mmo jobs ever)
    DNC (Changed the game when it was released, made more options for sub jobs and made sustainable soloing on other jobs possible)
    THF (Amazing, TH makes it an auto choice. Funny that no one actually knew how it worked for like 5+ years, do you let THF last hit?! Do you take more than one THF?! hilarious. Its hate control was a really awesome concept and the dmg it put out was great)

    • @joshualewis794
      @joshualewis794 5 років тому +2

      Best party i ever participated in (lvl 75 era) consisted of THF/NIN (me), THF/NIN, NIN/WAR, NIN/WAR, WHM/SMN, RDM/BLM. We literally stayed together for over 12hrs of mob grinding, SATA every fight with double MB's coming from whm/smn and rdm/blm, completely broken and amazing!

    • @Anotherguy1st
      @Anotherguy1st 5 років тому +2

      Sounds awesome thief is incredibly underrated, people who complain about having to setup for sata usually don't know how to best utilise all the abilities of thier party members.
      Btw had a great party in GC with nearly the same setup with myself as rdm/blm and a blm/rdm instead of the smn. I main healed, but mostly just mb because lets be honest, how many heals do two NINs need lol.

    • @Cressx
      @Cressx 5 років тому

      I had a set group of people I leveled with daily and among others it was me (PLD) THF and BLM...The RNG would pull hate with his broken (at the time) sidewinder weapon skill, then the THF would skillchain onto me w/ SATA.
      Gave me so much hate that I could hold aggro while magic bursting with ancient magic casually to keep our chains up.
      THF made me feel like id never lose hate

  • @curtiscrowethephotopro2453
    @curtiscrowethephotopro2453 6 років тому

    I was hoping to see Dancer but I get why it isn't here and respect all of your decisions sir.

  • @davidcasey1119
    @davidcasey1119 2 роки тому +1

    Would love to go back to FFXI but I haven't played for 10 years and think I'd be completely lost if I went back now.

  • @RoninXDarknight
    @RoninXDarknight 6 років тому

    Hmm...I'd go with either white mage or thief. Can't go wrong with the ultimate healer for parties or end game...though soloing got interesting (DD whm, yes please lmao). Still remember having to sneak into The Shrine of Ru'Avitau to raise a party member surrounded by weapons...fun times :D
    And thief because...treasure hunter lol...not to mention thieves could pull some sick damage out of their rear ends without drawing hate...and their insane evasion allowed them to survive some seriously nutty situations...the amount of times I heard "How are you still alive?" was ridiculous lol

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      WHM probably should have earned a slot, I just remember sneaking through so much stuff without one around. They're definitely one of the top jobs out there though. I ALWAYS...wanted to play a soloing DD WHM lol, get that hilarious hauby thing.
      THF is one of my favorites but it was alwyas like...1 THF for TH and then the rest can stay behind. Plus Elvaan moving just an inch in the wrong direction and ruining TA.....

  • @stabbymeowkins
    @stabbymeowkins 5 років тому

    What server are you on?

  • @AkuNoHana
    @AkuNoHana 6 років тому

    Nothing makes my night like a good stretch of exp PT with a Bard in it.

  • @ryuail
    @ryuail 6 років тому

    I loved my BLU, but I was always salty that people wanted my BRD instead. Still made doing story missions a breeze :D

  • @Zeldasarmy
    @Zeldasarmy 5 років тому +2

    Beastmaster must be number 1!

  • @anthonylasalle7392
    @anthonylasalle7392 6 років тому

    DRK is a niche DPS'er Need relic damage proc or emp aftermath to hit those 40k Torc's.
    Pairs well with a RUN tank, for magic heavy targets since DRKs MDEF is decent.

    • @twitch_tv_pat
      @twitch_tv_pat 5 років тому

      drk would be great but would die too easily somtimes.

  • @carlmolander8499
    @carlmolander8499 4 роки тому

    Funny you rag on smn and yet I found it rather useful. Being lone healer from high 20s to mid 30s in bibiki bay with Sam's tanking. Smn party with bard and cor bluffs/mp refresh. To end game with an alliance with two party of smns and a tank party. With dmg smns did and near zero hate was easy for tank to hold hate and allow ease for healers to focus on tanks. Smn could be very useful they just became more dangerous when you got more of them together.

  • @KMFDM_Kid2000
    @KMFDM_Kid2000 6 років тому +4

    I liked this a lot. By all means, do worst jobs as a follow up.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      +Nikki Seven haha thanks, ya will do, it's going to be like list of Favorites for me

  • @gutspraygore
    @gutspraygore 6 років тому +1

    My top 5 favorite jobs:
    BST
    :P
    Kidding. It was more like BST, THF, RNG, RDM, NIN, in that order. That's just me though. Milestones in those jobs brought me joy. Dang I miss this game.

    • @askask1157
      @askask1157 5 років тому

      gutspraygore go BST!

  • @arkhitekt7733
    @arkhitekt7733 6 років тому +1

    A good Ninja tank was always miles better than any other, and I'm talking about those NIN's that didn't require a THF in party.

    • @menghao737
      @menghao737 5 років тому

      NIN/WAR was some of the funnest tanking I ever did, it was all about timing and hate management. I would pull to get the aggro started, and throw in ninjustu between attacks, provoking, weapon skills, and shadow casting, hopefully weakening to an element that a BLM was right about to burst into. It was a lot to juggle, but that's what made it interesting. Though having a THF for the trick attack dmg was always nice. PLD, THF, and NIN were my mains, so I'm partial to THF but I wouldn't say I needed one to hold aggro or switch it.

  • @JanetDax
    @JanetDax 6 років тому

    My list of favorites
    DRG - Why? because I am badass with it. Always good for a light or darkness skill chain and can provide an occasional emergency heal.
    RUN - Very powerful survivable job. Solo's WoG with it.
    DNC- My friend is as badass with DNC as I am with DRG

    • @Neitenth
      @Neitenth 4 роки тому

      I soloed all of WoG on BST pre-ilevel. Good times.

  • @guyleclerc7324
    @guyleclerc7324 Місяць тому

    RDM/NIN in early days were the BOMB :)

  • @timcirulis5273
    @timcirulis5273 Рік тому

    One of the best parties I was in, in FF 11, was paladin, black mage, dark knight and 3 red mages. The spells were everywhere. Lol

  • @MrMayoyama
    @MrMayoyama 6 років тому

    WAR was somewhat 'required' in abyssea years for the utility of having access to so many red procs, especially in lower man groups, RDM (and PLD) also fell VERY out of favor in abyssea and RDM didnt completely recover compared to its pre-abyssea status.. even now most if not all content can be done without a rdm with a geo in the party

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      veeery true, totally forgot about procs. Yeah while I do agree that they've adjusted the game to not really require RDM any more at 119, I still think its incredibly powerful and useful to have one around

    • @MrMayoyama
      @MrMayoyama 6 років тому

      Too bad RDM's "must have" status got replaced by GEO. Even COR and BRD have been somewhat replaced in low many if you have GEOs.. Have a GEO? Add another one!

    • @therealrakuster
      @therealrakuster 6 років тому

      RDM recovered it's use again with Haste2/Refresh3, and a good one could pick up in a place where GEO really lacked: adapting. I loved playing RDM during difficult fights because I was always doing something, and the times I spent getting every little bit of enfeebling/healing/nuking/idling out of my gear really felt worthwhile. You had to really be good at making quick decisions, but the adaptability and being able to actually land debuffs on Adoulin/Rhapsodies NMs was key in our group. The RDM adaptability is probably why I could never really get into FFXIV after the first set of coil since it was too much about the song and dance rather than knowing your job.

  • @nexusclarum8000
    @nexusclarum8000 4 роки тому

    avesta. he solod seiryu on rdm as well. a whole bunch of crazy stuff.

  • @rowdairkanon8970
    @rowdairkanon8970 2 роки тому

    75 era smn/rdm I could solo IT....lol you know they could solo skillchain/magic burst right?

  • @seannissen2509
    @seannissen2509 6 років тому

    The argument you use against war works for nin too. Any tanking a nin would do you could likely do /nin partly because the best tanking as a nin was /drk or /rdm so might as well just main those. What brought down nin wasn't 119 it was enmity testing. Similarly melee soling rdm, dnc, blu were often better with /nin
    Genbu is also not a great example of soloing. Like back when avesta was doing his thing there was a video of a nin using ninjitsu to solo genbu lol. God that took forever. Rdm lost it's luster back in the great enfeebling nerf. It's actually regained some lost turf due to gifts but it's been in a bad place for endgame pretty much from mid toau till recently
    brd has been king for awhile but now if it's a choice between brd and geo it's usually 2 geo lol. Or prebuff with mule brdOther mentions whm... no one has come close to healing like whm ever. Anytime you needed a better healer than rdm you needed a whm. It's still the case.
    Nowadays smn smn smn. Literally 2-5 times more dps than any other job zerging with less support.

  • @Arcanua
    @Arcanua 6 років тому

    War still reigns supreme for cleaving, only thing that comes close at times is a correctly geared BLU. Sad Ninja has fallen so far from how it used to be. Just a sub job now, and Dnc was better for support. RDM isn't a master of none and in XI can be a jack of all trades but the fact they don't get staff kinda ruins it. But they're amazing, I main it and always have. RDM/NIN was THE best solo configuration in the 75 days if not that, it was /dnc. In this day and age thanks to things like Temper they can easily smack shit around. Depending on the situation you still want one even now, be it for flurry or as you mention Distract and Frazzle 3. Bard is soo broken if only for its buffs and the fact that Lullaby will actually consistantly sleep vs. repose. I cannot say it's better then having a rdm, it's on par with a geo in role useage. They are NOT always invited unfortunately not now at least, if you're not a 4 song...you'll likely get turned away now. There was that awesome update to weaponskills where Bard's could out dps a thf and that was fun.

  • @Iam18
    @Iam18 6 років тому

    seems biased towards jobs that came out with NA release, but i dont mind cause i honestly love all the original jobs and whatever came with Rise of Zilart (ninja). anytime i go to level new job in XI it's a from the earlier jobs :P

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      +Patric____ hahah maybe a little biased, my main reason for keeping the pup / Blu / sch out of the mix was cuz of the 75 era. They were a little harder to incorporate into common strats back then, but some of my favorite jobs overall

  • @DanielCollins85
    @DanielCollins85 6 років тому

    Was a two-handed WAR since NA launch. Ragnarok server. Miss the game, but can't afford the time sink into the game anymore. I haven't played since level cap increase from 75.

  • @aaronlefebre5060
    @aaronlefebre5060 4 роки тому +1

    How did you get a Top Job list out with out even mentioning BLU!? BLU in all eras ever since ToAU was a solid Job that could be whatever you wanted, and could do that role well. It had great DPS, could be a solid off tank (or even main tank if you geared it right), and was very much a serviceable healer. It had survivability that could rival some of the tankier Jobs, and it's solo ability was through the roof (I remember getting to 40 solo in less time than a party could, fighting off mobs that would wreck a party, in the ToAU era where soloing IT mobs if you weren't a BST was a death scentence)! As for being in parties, it was a powerhouse to be reckoned with. It could open or close just about any skillchain, and even magic burst off of it as well, and for later levels, it could self-skill chain all day every day! In missions and objectives, it's capable of hitting just about every trigger, covering just about every scenario, and pretty much be the master key to open any lock.
    BLU had everything you needed to get the job done, and get it done well, and all it asked is you go out and farm your spells and earn all the power it had to offer! Once that is done, it's on player skill and knowledge of what you're going after to know what spells to set!
    Also, yes, I know this vid is 2 years old, but that doesn't change how BLU should have been on the list haha!

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  4 роки тому +1

      Totally fair, BLU got robbed. Probably my 75 era stigma because there were so few BLU in TOA that really took it where it could go. Awesome job and one of my strongest now for sure

    • @aaronlefebre5060
      @aaronlefebre5060 4 роки тому

      @@Huntin4GamesChannel I loved playing BLU back then, and once I picked it up after messing around with COR when ToAU hit, I never put it down. Mained the hell outta it forever!
      I came back to 11 a couple of years ago after being off the game nearly a decade, and BLU was still as awesome as I remembered it. Got it to 99 and saw the kinds of spells it had access to now, and was floored at how much more powerful it got.
      It's a shame how it's XIV version isn't anywhere near as cool as XI's is...

  • @ryanedwards7487
    @ryanedwards7487 6 років тому

    Ugg..Ninja, I never loved tanking as that. I loved Paladin though...seriously, rediculously good and fun tank.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      it was certainly rough, and a bit of a money sink, but such a unique concept and great for leveling. PLD was a badass though, so amazing in FFXI

  • @rorytaylor626
    @rorytaylor626 5 років тому

    So I had a mental list and I'm really surprised BLU and SAM didn't make the cut (I know its a jokey list but I'm playing along). I feel like SAM can do everything WAR can do but do it better. There was a period of time during ToAU, where SAM was clearly SE's golden child and the best DD in the game. The abilities they added to SAM were INSANE. BLU on the other hand was just such a powerhouse of versatility during the 75 era and was bar none the best job in the game at 119.

  • @pixelsheep3443
    @pixelsheep3443 6 років тому

    I still play BRD, although I honestly started pretty late. The music and outfits are just too fun to pass up. And people always bully SMN, but that's my other favorite, honestly.
    Would love to see a Worst 5 Jobs though, to understand what it was that gave Dragoons their jokes.

    • @Huntin4GamesChannel
      @Huntin4GamesChannel  6 років тому

      BRD is so unique in its little musical jingles lol. Haha ya I'm pumped for 5 worst jobs

    • @AtomicArtumas
      @AtomicArtumas Рік тому

      DRG used to have the worst 2 hour in the game.
      It was call wyvern.
      It's why that's what DRG dynamis mobs use.
      DRG's entire existence 1-75 was relegated to the wyvern being alive to be better than anything else.
      It died to 2 aoes.
      Yeah.
      Once we got call wyvern down to a more normal CD and then colibri started being the primary exp target, DRG skyrocketed, it just still competed with SAMs because SE was like "yeah, no, let's also give SAM everything that makes drg special"
      - yours truly, a life-long drg main.

  • @Deathbringer2410
    @Deathbringer2410 5 років тому

    No COR?

  • @kavlar3
    @kavlar3 6 років тому

    I'm very surprised you didn't put Samurai on this list over warrior and ninja. It was arguably the best DD job at 75 for many years. Average players who happened to own a Hagun could out DD much better geared jobs. Not to mention only a mythic drg could really out damage a samurai in colibri merit parties. Gotta love the Tomoe polearm! Sub dancer and you could solo pretty much indefinitely while doing great damage due samurai's immensely fast tp gain. I would have put samurai third behind bard and red mage.

    • @MERLINLENFUMEUR
      @MERLINLENFUMEUR Рік тому

      Yoichinoyumi & Soboro Sukehiro destroyed them birds so much that Ryunohige DRGs struggled to keep up the pace xD

  • @TwizzleCMx3
    @TwizzleCMx3 2 роки тому

    75 cap was the best time in the game... after that, eh... it got crazy and weird lol I also never played after they extended the level caps, I'm half tempted to play again, i don't remember my old login info and I sooooo don't wanna start all the way over fresh lol ... I had too much good shit lol... SH+1 genie weskit, AF2 for nearly all my jobs... OG peacock charm, leaping boots, emperors hairpin, all that lol ... ugh... I miss my mithra char :( she was so OP with gear and weapon skills...

  • @JeffreyOsb
    @JeffreyOsb 5 років тому

    I expected WHM to be on that list, I get you added RDM but it definitely isn't even close to equal to WHM.

  • @drewrabolt
    @drewrabolt 6 років тому

    in the 1-75 days RNG had much more uses then many of the other jobs on this list. RNG did require decent gear to be good but as longs as they had the ACCuracy to hit the were some of the best DDs in the game great for Meriting and levelling, as well as almoste all Story line Progression. back in the day before the Range optiomitzation nurf RNGs could stand front line getting TP as fast as most dual wielding jobs and spamming sidewinder point blank. they were in thoes days the #1 DPS in merit partys. and even after the nurf they still could out DD most warriors.

  • @HitokiriJorvis
    @HitokiriJorvis 5 років тому

    I guessed all the job but Warrior. My personal list would be based of my time playing the game.
    5. SAM
    4. BLM
    3. RDM
    2. BRD
    1. NIN
    I was main RDM and then I tried BRD and switched back. I was like a celebrity back then. I had to be /anon for almost of the time because the nonstop resquest for parties