What FFXI job did you originally want to be

[Imitarate]

When I first heard about the game, and the "initial" (read: Zilart) job lineup, I wanted to be a drg/rdm, though not in the sense that it is now. I was thoroughly convinced that it would be like FFT, where you'd just equip support abilities, so I could have the plate armor and HOPPIN'-ON-YOUR-HEAD of dragoon with the full white and black magic of a red mage. But that was back when I thought doublecast would be in the game, and I still, to this day, wish red mage had the ability to cast a second spell while the first is being cast, instead of fast cast. Wound up leveling both anyways, now paladin, my D&D love.

I should note that for the longest time, I hated red mage AF. I thought the hat looked stupid, and while I acknowledged that it was one of the best things ever, I dreaded "having" to wear it. It's grown on me.

[Sady]

In the beta I played an elvaan 21 WHM/WAR (yeah, hella fucking gimp) so you can probably guess I originally wanted to be a PLD.

I should note that for the longest time, I hated red mage AF. I thought the hat looked stupid, and while I acknowledged that it was one of the best things ever, I dreaded "having" to wear it. It's grown on me.

I've always loved my pimp hats!

[Elesirdur]

When I first started looking into FFXI in the fall of 2003 I saw Prince Trion in a screencap and said "I want that armor." (To this day I still think that the Iron Musketeer's set, sans helm, looks awesome.) Investigating further I saw that Paladin was a job I wanted to play and I just stuck with it. Three and a quarter years later I'm still loving Paladin - even more than ever right now. I never much liked mage jobs in MMOs, but if I ever gave up PLD I think I would play Bard; just to jump on the bandwagon for once.

[Kurokikaze]

Hmm... Way before beta started I always thought PLD/DRK was going to be hot shit... So I wanted to do that for a while. Unfortunately I was unable to unlock PLD during beta with my lol34WAR - I guess this could be considered a good thing since it prevented me from doing something really stupid. Then I saw some players who were lucky enough to get 40 before September leveling DRG and thought to myself "Jump is soooo fken cool! I'm leveling that in retail!". Seeing DRG AF being worn by GMs/Media people during the end of beta event just made me want to level it more...

Biggest mistake ever...

[Rai]

After reading the job descriptions on the official site upon NA release, I decided that I would be a RDM/SAM (magic + weaponskills = must be awesome).

After rerolling a few times on Lakshmi (Elvaan > Mithra > Hume within 20 minutes) because I didn't like how the first 2 races sat (that was before I learned about /sit ...), I eventually went around as RDM/THF ('Well, RDMs seem to have good evasion so let's get Evasion Bonus!') till some JPs in Qufim told me that I should sub another mage job. Tried leveling WHM to 10 and almost quit because of boredom.

Eventually, I switched servers to join some friends on Garuda and decided that I would be Mithra RNG/SAM this time. Leveled MNK to 30 for advanced jobs quest. Leveled RNG to 35ish, got bored with it, tried MNK/SAM when friends bugged me to exp with them at level 30. Decided I'd stick with MNK for whatever reason I can't remember anymore.

Eventually, I've partied with some JP at level 35ish who told me that he'd show me the best MNK WS (he had MNK at 75) if I changed my sub to WAR forever. I agreed, he showed me Asuran, I was all "omgwtfsocool" and took MNK/WAR to 75

[Fng]

@ Eddie

Honestly if any of you have felt run down, and just level a mage, it might not be the game, you may just be a DD in heart

RAWR that's what BSTaru is for! >.>