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I am getting FFXI in March, when it comes out for the PS2. Recently, in anticipation, a group of friends and I have been forming our party. Working out who's going to be the healer, the tank, the DPS, etc. When thinking of what race I should be and jobs I should have, I came up with this. Please tell me if this "timeline" of jobs I have planned out sound ok:

Elvaan, Male, Medium Build (Face 1, Hair B in the Character Make Trial on the official site)

Theif to level 18
Switch to Theif/Monk
Theif to level 30
Unlock Samurai, Switch to Samurai/Theif
Samurai to level 30
Switch to Dragoon/Theif
Dragoon/Theif to level 60
Switch to Dragoon/Samurai

And that's as far ahead as I have planned so far. My idea with this list of jobs was, when I hit level 60 and reach the job combo that I really want (Dragoon/Samurai), I will be dealing ridiculous amounts of damage (due to the Samurai's TP boosts) but not taking any hate (due to the Dragoon's Jump). The reason that I chose to wait until level 60 to start that job combo is because I have been reading on different forums that Samurai is a useless sub-job to a Dragoon unless you have Dragoon at least 60, and Samurai at least 30, because level 30 is when the Samurai gets it's Meditate skill and gives a much bigger TP boost.

Please tell me your thoughts on this "timeline" of jobs. Any criticism would be welcome, but tell me how to fix the problem.
Thanks for reading :)

P.S.
In the party my friends and I are planning, we need 1 more player. We already have a Tank, White Mage (Main Healer), Red Mage (Support Healer), Me (^ classes above), and another DPS (Damage Per Second). We are searching for a 6th member that can add some DPS to our party. We're preferably not looking for any more Elvaan or Hume, just because we already have 2 of each in the party. I know it sounds stupid (and in a sense racist lol) but we decided that we would like a galka, taru, or mithra to round out the party. If you would like to join, please contact me for details over AIM at TenaciousDuo87. Thanks :)

Your plan definitely has merit. But i would suggest being open to change. You might find that you will enjoy a different job combo. Also, I wouldnt say that Dragoon/Samurai is useless under 60/30. Thieves don't really start to shine until lvl 30 or 33 either. For a 6th person, you might want to find some one who would like to be a bard or have on of your mages get bard as an ADV job. Good luck. I admire you for being able to wait until March.

Thanks :)

Well I may be a warrior instead of theif, but we already have a tank in the group. Wouldnt 2 warriors be a bit of a waste? Also, about training weapons, my friend said that his brother got Great Axe from an F to A+ in like 30 mins.. Originally I was considering being a warrior, but then when he told me that I figured "I might as well make money as a theif"

Also, yeah I have an uber-ish friend. The guy's brother I'm speaking of (one of the party members) is a level 50 monk... would that be enough?

The only advice I can offer is to wait till you actually get the game to make any definite decisions. When I first got it, I was deadset on becoming a Drg/Sam myself, starting out as a monk. I'm almost ready for advanced jobs now, and what class do I REALLY want to play? A bard!

So while it's great to plan ahead and try and get some sort of "job timeline" set up, don't forget that you may not even have fun as a Drg and end up as a different class entirely!!

On a small side note, a second War(main or sub) is not a waste. Secondary tanks are important depending on what you're fighting. It's a lot easier to manage hate when you have 2 provokers.