Healing is very hetic and fun, try it, i love it at later lvls.I find melee very boring instead as u can fight and just leave it there til the thing dies..the WHM is the most active person in any party as they are the life of it.



THF/WAR is soso since if u have WAR you can tank tho you shouldnt. But you will be required to be the meatshield if there are no tankers availble.

DRK/NIN sucks since DRK can only use two handed stuff and you cant equip that on both hands that the NIN can allow you to. PLD/NIN is also stupid since ur attk isnt that high and your just there to tank, and if u dont sub WAR to PLD, ur useless in a party and will be passed up.

PLD can heal, but its not that great as WHM or RDM and its not in their real interest to heal.

Always put in the party factor, partying is key in FFXI and from what i see it all you think about is the solo char, it doesnt matter if u dont have high DEF for a BLM cuz in a party the WAR tanker is suppose to get it off you. Party effectiveness ppl.