What would you do in this situation?...Follow

So i have posted about different class/jobs that i am thinking about playing and have recieved very good information from the lot of you. But here is the real gist of things. I have 3 room mates other than myself living in the house whom are all going to play FFXIV when it actually releases. I am wondering if anyone can give the best combo for us all job/class wise and maybe a craft for each as well. We are wanting to be able to jump and go do pretty much anything we want as we please when were all on at the same time. This being said we have 4 55inch tv's mounted side by side on our wall with all four HDMIed in through a PS3 which we will play on so communication for the 4 of us will be on point at any time. Im thinking a Tank and a Healer for absolute certain but the other 2 i am kinda up in the air about. In do time we plan to run end game stuff as well as help out the other LS mates to get where they need to be for end game status.

And as for a craft which looks to be most promising for bringing a stable amount of cash flow to help with end game things and helping LS mates out with gear and other needed things?

Im looking for any and all logical options and would like to talk my concerns and things out about the outcome in the end. thank you all in advance and im looking forward to chit chatting about it all with you.

Im not 100% sure i WANT to be a WHM at this time i just know that im the only one in the house that played XI and from the sounds of it would probably be the best candidate for the job considering its kinda a rough one to persue. My main in Xi was THF and absolutly loved it and really always have played a rogue/thief class in most games so i know the outlay pretty well.

If you want the best chance of not having to rely on other people and be a unit, I would suggest Warrior, Whm, and a Damage Dealer.

As for what damage dealer, I have no idea after the class adjustments.

Bard would be helpful, but less dmg.
BLM would be pure dmg, and was a home-wrecker in 1.0
Lancer destroyed face as well.
Monk was one of the best single-target DD's but they are undergoing a huge revamp.
Summoner... we have no idea.

Also, feel free you exchange War for Pld. PLD should be the best tank, while Warrior is a DD/Tank hybrid.

Again, things are changing so who knows.

For crafts, I suggest at least one of you play as a gatherer that syncs well with a craft another of you does.

A good example, one of you levels mining, while the other two level blacksmithing and armoring.

Edited, May 1st 2013 8:07pm by Louiscool

Ha, no, Woodworking should also be fine.

In that case, I would suggest Botany, Woodworking and maybe Clothcraft and Cooking (though cooking is also tied to fishing)?

It's hard to speak on how the economy will go and what crafts will do well. I know that mining was awesome for gil, as was Armorer, but I would assume they are trying to correct the imbalances, and house furniture should be a big money-maker.

On a fresh server, generally speaking that is, your ability to establish an income is tied to how the farmers work and what the cash fountains are like. If no one is really farming, you don't have materials. If the fountains aren't flowing, there isn't really money to spread around. Of course, it's a double edged sword since if you don't get in on the ground level then there's more competition when the market steadies itself. Me, I'd work on both. Pick a craft, and try to tailor your leaving around places that you can farm your own materials.

Ground level consumables are best, since people that use consumables use consumables. However, it's also the smartest market, which means competition becomes fierce fast and levels off a lot quicker than other markets.

Edited, May 1st 2013 9:10pm by lolgaxe

Bigger profit comes to mind. Did that in FFxi with cooking. Went out and spent hrs farming mats on something I was going to make, yeah it was time consuming and sometime rather boring, but the turn around of the money I made by getting own mats.... well worth it.

I leveled from 1 to 30 in a weekend of SOLID mining. Like, 2 10 hour sessions of mining over two days. Lots of drinks were needed for that..

30-45 (the level needed for Hamlet) took the rest of the week or so, because I work during the week. I also had 99 leve allowances and went through ALL of them.

Lastly, this actually took longer because there were only 4 mining camps, with no way to increase difficulty. That is, Going to a new camp at 30, the exp was godly until 35, where it quickly dropped off until the next camp at 40. It was painful after to out-leveled a camp, but this is something that SHOULD be fixed in ARR.

Edited, May 2nd 2013 3:14pm by Louiscool

For a 4 man group, this is my take on it.

tank = Gladiator/paladin
damage dealer = Marauder/warrior or pugilist/monk
healer = conjuror/white mage
support or 2nd damage dealer = bard is good for less damage but good on side healing and buffs. lancer might also be good since they are good DD for groups of enemies in 1.0.

for crafts
tank = armorer and blacksmith. needed to make own armor and weapons.
DD = depending on which you go after. if GLA/WAR go with goldsmithing. you can get armor and weapons from your tanking buddy. goldsmithing will allow your party to have a cheap alternative to getting their accessories. if pug/monk, you may choose leatherworking. pugs often use medium style armor made of leather. Also, some weapons are leather based.
healer = weaver. you'll be making lots of robes and cloth type body pieces and leggings
support = if you chose a bard, carpenter would be good. if you chose a 2nd DD, you might split let one DD take blacksmith and let the tank focus on armorer.

Gathering wise, I suggest you all take up a gathering class at some point. It'll give you a chance to supply yourself with the much needed materials to level your craft and also all the crystals and crystal shards you'll need. Most if not all of you should focus more on mining or botany. Take up fishing if someone chooses to go for alchemy or culinarian.

You all are so helpful its insane... I appreciate all whome have taken the time to post on my topics..

One thing to realize on that note: Most if not all of us don't suffer from insanity, we enjoy/embrace it on a daily basis!