go with FC;
FC skill
that's job 25 (FC-5, TC-10, PA); 29 with windmill; helps to have SP regain gear (RWH/vanar) since you won't have RD yet(zen-PA won't yield much SP);
from there work your way up to get RD 10 (more maxHP/SP for damage, more spheres for zen-PA SP regain);
gears: VIT/HP and STR/ATK gears; don't bother at all with SP gears (SP damage contribution is not significant)
a lot of gears increase VIT/HP a lot compared to equivalently readily available STR/ATK gears
if you want to have RD 10 right away (so you can fully depend on PA for SP), go RB
RB skill
job 28; 29 with windmill; if you choose RB, you will switch to FC later since the damage scaling as you progress tips in favor of FC
gears: %ranged damage and STR/ATK gears;
that said, personally would suggest just going straight to FC (esp if you already have gears that match it);
99/70 stats:
STR 80-100
VIT 60-90
DEX 50-70
work in getting more VIT base 95-100+; end up with 90-100 DEX around 150 (for HIT);
given general gear suggestions above, i think you already know what specific gears to get; right?
Edited by ka10, 23 February 2015 - 02:02 AM.