Jobs

This section looks at the distribution of jobs and the most popular combinations for main and support jobs. This year, we used both in-game data and the results of the preliminary survey for the analysis.

For the breakdown of players’ main jobs, we used the results from the survey for the question “What is your favorite main job?” and the data from the game regarding which main jobs players had actually set their characters to.

Last year, standard jobs made up 74% of the jobs in the game, but this year that percentage has dropped to 62% as the percentage of extra jobs rises. Even so, standard jobs continue to occupy the top 6 most popular main jobs and are in no danger of being dethroned by the extra jobs.

On the other hand, it could be said that the results of the survey represent the main jobs that have captured adventurers’ hearts. The one extra job that successfully infiltrated the top spots dominated by standard jobs is the paladin, surpassing the incredibly popular white and black mages to take the number 2 spot. Likewise, the samurai has managed to defeat such popular jobs as the warrior, monk, and thief by taking 6th place.

« Main Job Rankings »

[ Survey Results ]
Ranking Job Relative Percentage
1Red Mage12.44%
2Paladin8.73%
3White Mage7.56%
4Black Mage6.77%
5Thief6.59%
6Samurai6.42%
7Monk6.20%
8Dragoon5.91%
9Warrior4.99%
10Dark Knight4.78%
11Blue Mage4.46%
12Ninja4.27%
13Summoner3.85%
14Beastmaster3.71%
15Puppetmaster3.12%
16Dancer2.62%
17Ranger2.52%
18Bard2.21%
19Scholar1.51%
20Corsair1.34%
[ Game Data ]
Ranking Job Relative Percentage
1White Mage14.06%
2Red Mage13.07%
3Black Mage12.50%
4Thief8.39%
5Warrior7.79%
6Monk6.49%
7Paladin5.51%
8Ninja4.73%
9Samurai4.27%
10Bard3.01%
11Dark Knight2.97%
12Dragoon2.73%
13Dancer2.67%
14Blue Mage2.60%
15Beastmaster2.39%
16Summoner1.93%
17Ranger1.49%
18Scholar1.41%
19Puppetmaster1.07%
20Corsair0.92%

Moving on, let’s take a look at the main and support job combinations. Of all the countless combinations of jobs available in the game, according to game data, the most popular combination was the White Mage/Black Mage combo, followed by the Black Mage/White Mage combo. This two-job combination has had an iron grip on the top two rankings for quite some time, coming out on top both last year and the year before that.

The combinations taken from the survey results represent the jobs players picked to go with the main jobs they had selected in the main job distribution section above. The fifth most popular job combination in actual game data, the Thief/Ninja combo, climbed to first place in the survey results. Conversely, the most popular main job, the red mage, was not able to take the first place in the survey results, possibly due to different playing styles depending on the job combined with the red mage, yet managed to take several other of the top 15 rankings.

« Main Job/Support Job Rankings »

[ Survey Results ]
Ranking Job Support Job Relative Percentage
1ThiefNinja5.49%
2Red MageWhite Mage4.42%
3PaladinWarrior3.85%
4Red MageNinja3.51%
5Blue MageNinja3.37%
6Black MageWhite Mage3.16%
7Black MageRed Mage3.07%
8WarriorNinja2.91%
9White MageBlack Mage2.87%
10White MageScholar2.61%
11SummonerWhite Mage2.50%
12Red MageBlack Mage2.48%
13NinjaWarrior2.37%
14DancerNinja2.24%
15MonkWarrior2.22%
Others52.93%
[ Game Data ]
Ranking Job Support Job Relative Percentage
1White MageBlack Mage11.37%
2Black MageWhite Mage9.05%
3Red MageWhite Mage5.67%
4Red MageBlack Mage4.77%
5ThiefNinja3.97%
6MonkWarrior3.05%
7WarriorMonk2.74%
8PaladinWarrior2.58%
9NinjaWarrior2.56%
10WarriorNinja2.15%
11BardWhite Mage2.00%
12Black MageRed Mage1.85%
13Blue MageNinja1.49%
14DancerNinja1.47%
15SummonerWhite Mage1.39%
Others43.89%

Finally, we take a look at the reasons why players pick the jobs they selected in the survey. While fun in first place and compatibility with solo play in second place make up the majority, one cannot help but nod in agreement with many of the different choices made. Our results show that helping friends is more popular than wearing fashionable equipment. It seems these players have learned that no armor is tougher and no blade stronger than a trustworthy ally!

« Reasons for choosing one's main job » *Survey results

It's fun.
It's good for solo play.
It's what I'm best at playing.
It's popular in parties.
I can use it to assist my friends.
I like the equipment it allows me to use.
I haven't unlocked support jobs yet.
Other.