[Aratin]

So I finally am back nearly full time in this game and I am itching to bring up another job to 75 (WHM and SMN being the two I have at 75 now). After leveling BLM to 38, I started remembering why I had fun on this job in the first place. So I want to take this job possibly to 75 now.

My problem though, is that I am looking at Aht Urhgan and looking at current party trends now and it seems BLM has taken a backseat to most exp parties. I can fondly remember the days when BLM's were a great addition to the party with Magic Burst and damage capabilities. Now a days I am shocked to find a BLM in my party (now that I think about it, I haven't had a BLM in my parties in quite some time).

So the main point I am trying to get at is this: Is leveling BLM going to be harder than what it used to be back then? Will I be able to find parties other than Level Sync's?

Thanks for helping.

[evilpaul]

People mostly solo Beastmen pets to 75 nowadays.

[Tarusofo]

I'm currently leveling my SCH with a couple of friends who are leveling their BLM up there as well. We all aim towards Beastmen pets, it's easy, "fast" EXP and entertaining!

[BuGGaTon]

I got BLM to 69 faster than i got BRD to 69. It'd have gone to 75 faster than bard had i not quit for a year.

[rambus]

i bet i could do 1-69 on brd in 3 days lol..

maybe 5 at most 1-10 may be ruff

blm? who knows, maybe i could get away with it making pts while /anon

prob need a few weeks though...

i really do not see how you can do blm to 69 faster on blm then brd unless you played brd less.

like saying i get 69 brd in 3 weeks cuz i did not play game a lot vs playing blm to 69 in 2 weeks cuz you played more for those 2 weeks

[Exershio]

I don't see why you'd have a problem leveling BLM at all. Currently on Odin, I get invited to manaburn parties all the time in places such as Sauromugue Champaign [S]. And the exp is pretty damn fast. I usually get like 10-20k an hour, depending on how efficient the party is.

And if you can't find people for a manaburn party on your server (I don't see why you couldn't, especially with level sync), soloing is still really fast exp if you do it right.

Here's a great guide for soloing as BLM: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Black_Ma...e_by_Lion_heart

[Tarusofo]

I agree with Exershio. Camps from that wikipedia page aren't usually full and if you have lots of time to spend there it's pretty profitable. Past camps are very good as well if you have enough Allied Notes you can get "Refresh" and "Increased Meal Duration" Sigil, which is pretty good.

As a side note, people going after the Yagudo's Elemental in West Sarutabaruta [S] must realise that during Campaign, repops of the pet aren't as quick as when Campaign isn't happening.