Oh man, two job boards per class. I am going to spend several dozen hours optimizing that shit. Good Times ahead, at least until the prosperous combat hits me.
OK so i used a very detailed excel sheet made by some Autist Lord and the projected several dozen hours changed to just a couple of hours
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...KvC5yipu9Yfh0IZ6YE-mh_e59g/edit#gid=260709202
quickening = reduced action time.
Ended up with:
Vaan: Knight / Bushido (Samurai)
Knight gets good str, but shit magic stat some decent white magic. Bushido gets good magic and Katana's which do damage based on both str and magic. Also 3xquickening without Espers. Decent Tanker, huge melee damage with genji, decent healer
Espers: Mateus, Hashmal for white magic unlocks of knight; Exodus for nice hp unlocks
Balthier: Shikari (Hunter) / Whitemage
This combo gets you High HP, shields, all white magic, 3xquickening. Also Hunter Specific Dagger gives huge Evasion boost. Also use Drain to deal damage and Heal self. Ultimate Tanker/Healer. Also adds genji Gloves so option for huge melee damage there.
Espers: Zalera
Basch: Uhlan / Time Battlemage
Basch is very fast with spear; time mage gives 3xquickening + time magic. Not the most OP combo, but I wanted the party to be made of all 12 classes so...
Espers: Adrammelech, Zeromus mainly for the Break unlocks.
Ashe: Monk / Blackmage
huge hp for squishy mage; 3xquickening, gets holy spell from ultima esper. Also high str for initial days when uber spells aren't unlocked.
Espers: Ultima for quickenings; Famfrit, Chaos for some white magic. Can add Zodiarc too, but then Fran is without any Esper.
Panelo: Archer/Red Battlemage
best red Mage spell is Fire damage; Archer gets Fire damage boosting Bow. Also 3xswiftness and many item lores.
Espers: Shemhazai, Cuchulain for some of the unlocks
Fran: Machinist / Breaker
Fran is subpar statwise, so ranged weapon goes here. Breaker adds Genji gloves as well.
Even without Genji glove, machinist/breaker gives all ranged breaks.
Now to wait for a mod which increases party limit to six.