Okay so here goes. I know this may be general knowledge to some of the Legacy players but some of the noobs (myself included) would LOVE to discuss more about certain classes to pick depending on your style as well as the much debated but currently still incomplete requirements for certain jobs. Below are what I can make of the Job Requirements and levels needed for each class that you decide to play as. Ultimately, we'll all master each and every job but for those that have neither the time, patience or the necessity to do so consider this sort of a quick guide. Feel free to add more as we go along guys:-

What is a job?
By meeting certain prerequisites, Disciples of War or Disciples of Magic can change from their classes to more specialized jobs. Taking on a job gives characters access to exclusive skills and actions.
The list below summarizes the features and characteristics of jobs:

Jobs are an extension of classes.
Characters switch to a job from the corresponding base class.
Characters can don the gear of the base class as well as job-specific gear.
Jobs have exclusive actions.
Selecting a job will limit the type and number of actions from other classes that can be used. (Some class-specific actions cannot be used after switching to a job.)
Jobs do not have their own levels. When switched to a job, the character level is that of the base class.
EXP earned while playing as a job counts towards that of the base class.
By completing job quests, characters can expand their repertoire of job-specific skills and actions.



Acquiring Jobs

To acquire a job, a character must reach a certain level in the associated class, complete a job quest, and then receive a soul crystal key item. For a list of the job quests wherein soul crystals can be acquired, see the List of Jobs below. To take on a job quest, players must present themselves in the associated class.

Changing Jobs

Characters switch to a job from the associated class; for example, from gladiator to paladin. To switch, characters must possess the soul crystal for that job, such as the Soul of the Paladin. Upon switching to a job, the EXP bar will indicate that you are currently playing as that job. See the List of Jobs below to see the available jobs and the classes to which they are associated.

Follow these steps to switch to a job:

1. Select Gear from the main menu
2. Select the main hand gear slot
3. Select primary arms or primary tools for the associated class
4. Select the job slot above the main hand gear slot
5. Select the soul crystal

Follow these steps to switch back to the original class:

1. Select Gear from the main menu
2. Select the job slot next to the main hand gear slot
3. Select the equipped soul crystal and remove it from the slot

You cannot switch directly from one job to another.
To change from a job to a different class (not the original associated class), simply change the gear carried in your main hand as you normally would.

Job Actions

When playing as a job, you will have access to both the actions of the base class as well as those of the job in question. You will also be able equip certain actions belonging to other classes. Job-specific actions are acquired by completing job quests.


Besides actions belonging to the base class, jobs also have access to actions from certain other classes. Below is a list indicating which class-specific actions are available to each job.

Paladin Marauder and Conjurer
Bard Conjurer and Lancer
Monk Lancer and Gladiator
White Mage Thaumaturge
Warrior Gladiator and Pugilist
Black Mage Archer
Dragoon Marauder and Archer


Job Requirements (Will be updated as we go along)

Job: Paladin
Base Class: Gladiator
Requirements: Gladiator LVL30, Conjurer LVL15

Job: Monk
Base Class: Pugilist
Requirements: Pugilist LVL30, Lancer LVL15

Job: Warrior
Base Class: Marauder
Requirements: Marauder LVL30, Gladiator LVL15

Job: Dragoon
Base Class: Lancer
Requirements: Lancer LVL30, Marauder LVL15

Job: Bard
Base Class: Archer
Requirements: Archer LVL30, Pugilist LVL15

Job: White Mage
Base Class: Conjurer
Requirements: Conjurer LVL30, Arcanist LVL15

Job: Black Mage
Base Class: Thaumaturge
Requirements: Thaumaturge LVL30, Archer LVL15

Job: Scholar
Base Class: Arcanist
Requirements: Arcanist LVL30, Conjurer LVL15

Job: Summoner
Base Class: Arcanist
Requirements: Arcanist LVL30, Thaumaturge LVL15

The list above may differ according to further experiences, for example I can't really be sure about summoner as it's a relatively new job. I'll edit it as we go along and find out more. Happy hunting guys!

This post has been edited by CloudDave: Aug 27 2013, 11:00 AM

At the moment, I'm concentration on being a Black Mage. But I admit that being a Summoner seems awfully cool since it's new and not many people have done it yet. Are there any summoners in the Legacy servers at the moment? I haven't seen one in battle at all.

ditch the italics please.

And done!

Easier on the eyes now

On a side note, I've been doing some research and some people mention that to be a summoner you need a Arcanist and Conjurer whereas some say Arcanist and Thaumaturge. Can anyone confirm? Legacy players? Yoohoo!

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1l2...b_requirements/

Oh you haven't updated the sub class requirement for Scholar and Summoner,they seemed to be backwards.

in battle not yet but in town yes..so far i see red thing like ifrit and yellow thing like golem..





bonus


This post has been edited by sirknieghf: Aug 26 2013, 06:36 PM

Wow nice! I'm gonna go get me some of that!

Bard you got it wrong, Need pgl lv 15 and archer lv 30, . i have it pain after lv my cnj to 15 then need to lv pgl then only can change

I thought its the other way around?

scholar with conjurer
& summoner with thaumaturge ?

i thought black mage lvl15 archer not arcanist

Bard = 30 archer + 15 pug
Summoner = 30 arcanist + 15 THM
Scholar = 30 arcanist + 15 CNJ
Black Mage = 30 THM + 15 Archer

Ok gonna update it today, sorry been busy yesterday. Thanks for the help guys.

Basically Arcanist has 2 job and can swap either of them anytime right (after meet the min requirement)?

I studied their skill, Summoner is more offensive and Scholar is more defensive.

why is black mage Archer lv15?? this is weird!!

Updated! Also, I agree that it's weird that Black Mage requires Archer. That seems a tad incongruous to include something from Art of War into a class that is essentially completely Art of Magic based. Is this unanimous?

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Black_Mage

black mage is noway with archer but can equip archer's skill

there are possible answer regarding is that, archer has skill that powers up dps dmg and for BLM to get skill from archer is quite correct..if not mistaken archer do have 20% bonus dmg cooldowns? if not worst BLM can also get from PUG if is not ARC