Ask Cobbi Q&A

[SaitoH]

I almost always start off playing a fighter in MMORPGs, so "when" I decide to give FFIX a try, I want to play a Black mage ... maybe a Black mage with a white mage sub. I've heard people say that black mages are hard to play as, especially in the begining, but that only makes me want to play them more.

Give me your thoughts on the class and what race I should go for.

Thankee!

Ps. I haven't bought the game yet and don't intend to for a few weeks. Just looking for opinions about the class before I dive in.

[GAAZ]

I'm actually goin for Thief/WMG combo...Since White mages can cast invisibility and such.

But I've seen alotta BLM's whuppin tushy around me so I don't know if they're so hard to work up...Prolly need to ask a BLM.

[Aiman]

Ill probly go to with teh WAR+BLM Combo cuz I wanna be a Dark Knight !!! And Dark Knights are WAR with BLM spells !! YAY !! So, when I get to Lv 10 Im switching !!! That means 200 xp moah !!

[Cobalt Katze]

Here's somthing about the various mage's jobs, as typically used in parties:

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A black mage's job:

Weaken the enemy with spells like poison, blind, drown, burn, shock, etc.

Cast black magic for yummy damage.

Add in a Magic Burst to a Skillchain for even yummier damage.

Sub white mage to help healing if needed.

Cast escape if the party is in a huge jam.

Cast dezone II in the 50s range to help people get back home quicker after the party is over.

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A white mage's job:

Weaken the enemy with spells like dia, paralyze, etc.

Heal the tank, or anyone else that needs some HP.

Cure status ailments.

Teleport the party to the various telepoints across the world, in order to help them get to their leveling spot quicker. Alternately, to escape from battle if in a jam.

Sub black mage or summoner to help with mp and int/mnd stats.

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A red mage's job:

Weaken the enemy with spells like dia, paralyze, blind, poison, gravity, etc.

Use enchant magic spells on your weapon and help out with the melee damage a bit.

Help healing teammates if needed, or become main healer if there is no white mage.

Cast black magic for additional damage.

Add a Magic Burst to a Skillchain for, yep, more damage.

After the mid-30s, cast dispel to get rid of enchantments enemies use on themselves.

After level 40, cast refresh on the mages to regen their mp for smoother battles.

After 35, use convert to switch mp and hp, therefor getting a new set of mp to use if you run out.

Sub whm or blm for additional mp and boosting the int/mnd stats (mnd for whm, int for blm)

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A summoner's job:

Depending on what level you are, have a summon boost your party with spells like blink all (garuda) stoneskin all (titan), random stat+ (carbuncle) or shockspike all (ramuh).

Utilize your god-like mp to help the white mage heal. If there's no white mage, become the main healer.

Call a summon to help fight, if you can afford the mp.

Alternately, call a summon to use an offensive spell, or have leviathan do its cure all ability if everyone needs mp.

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And there y'have it, mages in a nutshell. Make of it what you will :3 If requested I can write up the jobs of melee classes too. There's just a lot more of em, hehe.

[Shino]

Wow... that's a lot of good information.

What types of spells (ninjitsu) do ninja's get.

I'm thinking of going nin/war but I'm still undecided b/c originally I wanted to do dragoon/rdm.

Right now I'm a lvl 10 (almost 11) warrior so the nin/war would be the best choice.

[Cobalt Katze]

This info was taken from my good friend Vivid, ninja/thief extrodinaire:

invisible spell: can you guess what it does?
1 - lvl 9
2 - lvl 34
3 - lvl 59

blink spell: makes all monsters miss for 4-5 attacks
1 - lvl 12
2 - lvl 37
3 - lvl 62

fire spell: fire damage, water defense down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

water spell: water damage, thunder defense down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

wind spell: wind damage, ice defense down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

earth spell: earth damage, wind defence down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

thunder spell: thunder damage, earth defence down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

ice spell: ice damage, fire defense down
1 - lvl 15
2 - lvl 40
3 - lvl 65

blind spell: blinds the monster... i are teh smart!
1 - lvl 19
2 - lvl 44
3 - lvl 69

slow spell: take a guess
1 - lvl 23
2 - lvl 48
3 - lvl 73 (uh....)

poison spell: yuppers... poison...
1 - lvl 27
2 - lvl 52
3 - lvl 77 (yeah, sure)

paralysis spell: well, uh, paralyze.... yup
1 - lvl 30
2 - lvl 55
3 - lvl 80 (good luck with that)


And as an additional note, all ninjutsu doesn't take MP. Instead, you use special powder that is designated to each set of spells.

[Afroforce]

[SaitoH]

Thanks very much for all the advice!

^w^

[Shino]

[Cobalt Katze]

Ofcourse. Or you can take up alchemy, spend millions of gil on it, and eventually be able to craft it yerself.