#ffxiv mages

[rainofaugustsith]

Now that I've finally leveled all the mage jobs I was doing to 70, I was able to pick up Sage and Scholar, and I'm turning to another job class even as I keep marching these toward 80 for the Amaro achievement. Next up is archer/bard followed by machinist once bard is to the level where they can share gear.

Feelings on the mage jobs, overall: I love these so much I consider them part of Viri's core group of jobs

Red Mage: Still my pick for the best all-around magical job. You have an entire host of melee sword skills when waiting to cast is ill advised, and you have constant use of Dualcast and other abilities to cut down on casting times considerably. Even with all that you get the standard mage resurrect and a heal ability so you can heal yourself in a pinch or help a friend who has gone down. The story is pretty interesting and I love the costumes you get from this job. I also really like the NPCs you get to work with.

Summoner: A job that is interesting, easy to figure out and formidable. While Black Mage is struggling with marks 20 levels below their level, Summoner was able to walk into Shadowbringers FATES at level 69 and hold their own. I love the concept of summoning the egi, that you aren't summoning an actual spirit but a type of simulation from their energy. I weave this job into my lore/head canon for Viri's Reaper job. She's not a Garlean and can use magic and manipulate aether so she has no need to use voidsent. So when she reaps, she's summoning the egi. As for the story, interesting tie-in with the Warring Triad information, and it's always nice to meet one of Y'shtola's siblings. However I still hate the book weapon.

Astrologian: My favorite healing job and that has not changed. I really like how the story shows the discipline of this magic changing with location/culture - it's used totally differently in Ishgard vs. Sharlayan vs. Kugane. That's really interesting to me, that the magical discpline changed according to need. And I really love drawing the cards and being able to buff other players pretty constantly.

After leveling, I would only play these to get achievements/see the story/under duress

Black Mage: I've written before about how much I detest Black Mage and that dislike still stands. It's slow, it's clunky, you have to plant your character in one place and casting takes the better part of a century. For all that is claimed about it having the best mage DPS, Black Mage at 70 still struggles to get through Heavensward and Stormblood hunt marks - where Summoner, wearing the exact same gear, can annihilate NPCs levels higher than them. Shit, my White Mage doesn't struggle as much and that's saying something. 

Ironically, Black Mage has the most intriguing story series of all the mages, I think. And certainly the most significant since you avert an actual Calamity. I also liked the history of black magic, and the fact that the black mages you meet are largely from the tribal communities, working united. They also provide a very satisfying counterpoint to the Star Wars THIS SIDE GOOD! THIS SIDE BAD!! absolutism about light and dark sides. It's pointed out in many ways that you need the balance of both and that no magic discipline is evil; it's what is done with it. It even makes those Jedi-style judgmental types look like fools.

Also after doing the 30-70 level missions for Black Mage I am completely convinced Lalai and Lamitt are reflections of each other. There's just too much in common and too many parallels for it to be coincidence.

Scholar: the story missions for this job are giving me so much lore and so many things to think about. If you are interested in Nym and Andapor, you'll want to play this. The NPCs you work with are really likeable, too.

The beauty of this job is that you don't actually have to level it up, it tags along with Summoner. So whatever level your Summoner is will mirror with Scholar. Having said that you do have to play the Scholar's duties and story missions to progress those and unlock some skills. Several of the duties are absolute beasts. But you'll get to visit some really interesting environments, and in light of Shadowbringers, the final boss in the level 70 story mission made me raise my eyebrows a bit.

In terms of gameplay, I love the avatar that comes with you (and again, it raises questions - certain NPCs in Shadowbringers might react to them!), and Art of War is damned amazing as an AOE. I hate that so many healing skills required filling a gauge and remembering combinations. It also seems to eat a ton of MP, far more than the other healer jobs. And again you're out there wielding a book as a weapon.

White Mage: For the most part it's just kind of bland and boring. It's easy to figure out, and it's reliable in dungeons with duty support and I guess that is what counts. I didn't get into the story until the end of the 50-60 arc when issues with NPCs in the rest of the storyline were finally called out. I do like that at level 72 you finally get to stop throwing rocks at people. 

Sage: I'm still having a hard time getting my head around Sage. Like Scholar, a lot relies on filling gauges and combinations to access skills. I really don't like that. When you're healing you need to concentrate on what the specific players need in each situation and have the kit available, not sit there remembering combinations to unlock the skills you need in real time. IMHO anyway. 

[galacticsabc]

Go ahead Red Mage, save the party.

[lodgeofthecat]

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Glare IV

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People said to hula-hoop it. Us BLM mains be a whole circus with this multitasking.

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[mightier]

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Now that Black Mage can move their Ley Lines...