[Deezer]

I have

one of Brady Games' guide books and it gives the best suit ninjas in order of race. It

goes like this:

1. Mithra
2. Tarutaru
3. Galka (wtf?)
4. Elvaan
5.

Hume

I'm an Elvaan and I have my mind set on becoming a ninja. This guidebook does

not sway me. I am still, however, curious. Do the races matter that much? I looked at the

stats for each race of ninja and Elvaans didn't seem that bad.

[Tristram]

The

races don't matter to the point of make or break your character. You'll be fine.



And for the record the Brady Guides are worthless minus quest info, so much of the

game gets changed and player styles vary so much they're pretty worthless. Just ignore the

guide unless you need quest/mission info. And even then, usually players are a better source

of information.

[Smurv]

only thing

i used the brady guide for was the Ws skillchain chart, and for checking mob / nm levels

heh. I use this site for quest info and speakeasy.org for maps .

and on the topic

... how many galka mages do you see?

race does matter somewhat, but mostly it just

comes down to getting gear, like astral rings being level 10, obviously isn't for a

tarutaru, since that'll give you like 20hp at lvl 10, it's more for elvaans / galkas so

they can be more viable at a lower level as a mage.

[Tristram]

Actually

one of the best summoners on Ragnarok is a Galka. And one of the better WHM's is one too.

But they're amazingly good and amazingly rich (to the point of them using staff switches to

maintain a brutal autorefresh and dish out damage and group buffs)

[Shirosai]

i

think astral rings are also for rich low lvl taru mages who have balls the size of a galka..

race doesnt matter for most melee jobs, its with the mages that the difference is really

noticable.. i.e. Elv make a decent whm with a lil +mp gear as they have best mnd, but they

make shitty blm since they have bad mp and shitty int, galka mages are just funny.. but with

enough skill anything can be pulled off

[Smurv]

tristram

thats basically what i said race doesnt matter if you have the gear to make up for ur races

faults. hehe

[D@vid]

hey

Smurv. Is that the Neversleep from EQOA on the ps2? If so i have some friends in that LS. i

wonder where they went. but back to FF 11.

[Koriko]

Well a

mithra would obviously be the best for ninja, because the way their stats are placed almost

perfectly complements the kind of stats ninjas are supposed to have. I agree that anything

can be pulled off if you have enough skill, but just remember that a mithra and an elvaan

can both wear the same stat boosting gear.

All the gear really does is make you

better, and would make you better than some other classes without the gear. Remember that

mithras can wear the same gear. I really dont see how tarutaru and galka got #2 and #3, i

mean its a damage class after all. Then again, Bradyguides probably didnt realize that

ninjas can be melee and tanks, and that they are hardly good for enfeebling until mid- to

high- levels.

And how did hume get in last and elvaan next to last? Elvaan stats

would boost the damage and Humes should do good because they are all-round, so they would be

good with the ninjitsu as well as still be decent with the damage. A galka would be

absolutely no good for a blink tank IMO, because ninjas arent meant to take any hits, and a

galka would take tons of hits, and not take them well because their a ninja.

I hope

all this made sense, i'm not completely here at the moment.

[Donatelo]

Race

really isn't that important for a ninja.... though, personally, I think a tank of any kind

should be on the higher end of the HP spectrum.... And since inevitably there will be times

when your blink will fail (silenced, petrified, fast,multi-hitting monster i.e. octopus etc

), it's probably a good idea to be able to take some damage while your whm fixes you or

your timer recharges or whatever... so really I wouldn't advise a taru to be a ninja...

but you'r elvaan so go for it.