Thief or Summoner? Second main to 75 selection!

[Suriou]

Hello QCDN community,

I've been thinking of bringing another main job to 75 for the sake of usefulness in a linkshell event or party.
My next interest in jobs to take to 75 are Thf and Smn, and I want your experience on the jobs if you have obtained lv. 75 on both or just a single one. My main career job is BLU @ 75 and have been doing a pretty good job of obtaining equipment and such and wanted to level a second main or even three mains to 75. Is Thf more viable to get experience parties or maybe even Smn?

Please post your suggestions

 

[Myrrh]

SUMMONER

 

[Suriou]

SUMMONER

oh god! haha
is summoner just that badass, limecat? :]

 

[Shadowneko]

You are now talking to a guy who's done both of those and the thing is THF is not really that useful in BCMNs(most of the time) but people love you in Dynamis and stuff(they want drops!). Thanks to the updates Summoner has gotten better but it's still seen as something that subs WHM and ScH to heal people...(most people look at you for your subjob and not your main)

I love avatars and use them whenever I think I can get away with it but I still usually end up healing in parties

My thing: Play whatever you think you'd have fun with! If you hate the job there's no point in leveling it...

 

[Suriou]

You are now talking to a guy who's done both of those and the thing is THF is not really that useful in BCMNs(most of the time) but people love you in Dynamis and stuff(they want drops!). Thanks to the updates Summoner has gotten better but it's still seen as something that subs WHM and ScH to heal people...(most people look at you for your subjob and not your main)

I love avatars and use them whenever I think I can get away with it but I still usually end up healing in parties

My thing: Play whatever you think you'd have fun with! If you hate the job there's no point in leveling it...

You've got a very very valid argument there.
I'll give it a shot, thanks Shadow.

 

[Miruyasha]

SUMMONER

Second.

 

[Kajimaru]

Theif if you want to be useful to others.
Summoner if you don't care about others needs.

<< SMN 75, THF 29. >.>;

 

[jyakotsu]

Dude, the thing is you have alot of gear from blu that transfers over to THF. SMN is great honestly I wont lie... it is ALOT of fun to duo things, *see myrrh and I duoing random shit, honestly it is a riot watching us die*

 

[Suriou]

yeah I'm thinking about right now doing the thf side of things then seeing as my samurai is 72 just finish it to 75 for merit point needs and other useful bcnm/ksnm things since I won't use SAM outside of those things anyways.
Summoner sounds like fun of course, i have it at 34 at this moment and i don't regret getting it there, granted, my whm is lv 23 and sch isn't even unlocked yet so I would have to jump on the subjob bandwagon just to begin going at summoner again.

I did recently obtain rapparee harness and swift belt so I think getting THF to 75 would be pretty good in terms of farming and for the sake of TH4,
then SMN would be in my arsenal of support jobs since I don't have much to offer as BLU other than Diffusion + (Haste, Triumphant Roar, Saline Coat, Insert Buff Here)

I do appreciate the replies and I wouldn't mind additional ones either.

 

[chrono fantasy]

I have smn at 75 and thf soon at 75 (71 now). I plan on taking rdm beyond 75 first and I'm sure it'll have its usefulness along with being a fun job to play past lvl 75. I will probably smn burn smn though past 75 though since it'd suck playing it as a main healer in ptys. Then thf I'll take it through the normal exp route but I'm not qute sure what rank on my list thf would be with in exping past 75.

 

[K. Ishitar]

smn- one of those jobs where you have to think to know how to use it properly the situation depends, great in a lot of kited fights or support. The only thing is the job is mp inefficient vs the tools rdm and sch have. Elemental Siphion was the best thing given to smn imo.

If you want flexibility, I'd level this job you get to do damage and not end up facedown after doing it, support with favor pending situation and assist with heals and -nas(this does help as there's usually one or two healers and when the aoe para or silence hits the party it speeds it up and makes it easier)

wish i could put this in clearer terms, sorry just know if you put your mind to it; smn can probrably have a use


thf- lots of surviability for solo and such vs blu; blu does have survivability dont get me wrong but when it comes to mp regeneration vs damage recovered its a slow downfall; thf evasion is insane coupled with shadows and bloody bolts you can endure some fights. TH speaks for itself, I played a friends char on thf and I enjoyed it

both jobs have flexibility often times people box them into something because they try and dont do it right or see others and not do it right


I suppose a better question is what do you want to do in this game or what do you enjoy doing would help pick what job you want to be


myself I level jobs with multiple aspects I'm a jack of trades kind of guy and I enjoy soloing fights with special abilities to tip the fight into my favor hence me picking rdm as my first 75. And of course the ability to affect any sort of situation and outcome just being rdm made it fun, the more there is to do the challenge and the fun trying to overcome it