Unicorn.Rufio said:
If a whm or a rdm started to melee in your PT 55 , what would your reaction be?
Can't speak about rdm, but if a level 55 whm meleed in my party, I would kick them. White Mage doesn't get any viable weaponskills at that level. Their best weaponskill is Skullbreaker, which is pretty weak. (True Strike, which is better, isn't available until 56.) The weapons available at that level are kind of crappy as well.
Personally, I don't see how a melee WHM would work at that level. You're giving up the use of your light staff to use a club, unless you're switching weapons to cure people (why would you do that if you're meleeing?) and don't have access to Noble's Tunic at that level. You're giving up some valuable Cure Potency%+ to skill up. Priorities {Where?}
With all the ways there is to exp now, it's pretty ridiculous mages still think they can simply melee in parties and get away with it.