
At level 30, you can become a Warrior and have a badass axe the size of a Chocobo. Some skills recover your own HP, increasing survivability and helping the healer. More damage equals more monsters attacking you and not your party Your AOE, Overpower, covers a smaller area, but does more damage. Tanks while dealing good damage at the same time, faster and easier story progression. Due to this, it's harder to tank with the axe-wielder colossus. The difference between the Gladiator is that it does more damage, but their abilities are more selfish, not targeting the party, and AOE attacks are slightly worse, with less "area" on the effect. Who knew that this giant sharp axe would be more appropriate to protect than to kill, right? At level 30, you can become a Paladin and spread the sacred word throughout the world of Eorzea. At level 15, unlocks a ranged attack to attract enemy aggro and save your healer. Unlocks an AOE attack, Total Eclipse, at level 6, which makes tanking way easier in dungeons. Simple combos and high resistance makes it easy to progress the main story. Gladiators use one-handed sword and shield as weapons, they are the classic knights and amazons of the royalty. Here, Gladiator is the most noble class in the game - or at least, on track to become it. Well, I thought so, but boy, was I wrong. When you think of a gladiator, do you imagine a fighter, usually a slave, destined to spend the rest of their life fighting to entertain people while living on bread crumbs? One of the advantages is that your dungeon queues will be very fast, sometimes instant and solo PV, that is easier because of its high survivability. There will be a lot of information to absorb when you're fighting a boss and four minions. You will have the function of soaking damage, leading your teammates through the dungeons and ensuring that the only HP flashing red is yours. Tank tends to be the most difficult class to play, especially in parties. Tank ClassesĪlso known as meat shields, tanks have more defense and HP than other classes, but also pack some punch.
There are 9 starting classes, divided between the 3 roles, but all sharing the same dream of becoming the next Warrior of Light.
After that, I will advise you to consider choosing a Lancer, that will eventually turn into a Dragoon, which is the most wonderful job in the entire universe (did I mention my main character is a Dragoon?). What you should consider is a blend between your style, your preferred gameplay and your tastes. Let's start saying that there is no better class than any another. Like any good RPG game, Final Fantasy brings classes with different roles: tanks, healers and damage dealers.