Red Mage Getting Closer

So last night after a couple of really bad parties in the jungle i finally get into a great one. The first two parties were just plan aweful and they couldn't understand why they couldn't kill VT mandies and chain them.

First party setup was RDM/whm (me), RDM/nin, NIN/thf, Blm/nin, Smn/thf, Drg/war. I was sent a tell saying do u care to main heal we have a nin tank. I was like sure no problem. Thinking NIN/war not NIN/thf lol. Needless to say i left the party after the first fight when i looked at the party setup. I didn't think soon enough to get a screen shot.

Second party came about 10 mins later. Red Mage invites are so hard to get there always seems to be about 5+ RDM's looking. So onto the setup after the invite i look at the party, sweet its a almost "normal" setup. PLD/war, THF/nin, WHM/blm, RDM/whm (me), DRG/thf (odd pre 30 but ok), DRK/nin. So i go to the camp thinking ok Drk has uber gear setup and just pulls alot of hate so /nin is just to help with the hate. Get there hes using a scythe and then changes to greast sword ok hes got two handed weapons and useing both that DRK have good skills in. Quick check at the partys gear. Dark is wearing no real attack gear, he has on tow enegry earrings, and VIT rings, and up-to-date armor on. Thinking ok maybe he was just tired of getting beat on and had to drain alot so he needed MP. So on to the DRG he has an AXE. The DRG who excels with a polearm has an AXE so after the first kill i asked why he wasn't useing polearm. He said it was to slow. Um.... ok. I found some poor soul with underleveled subjob to come replace me. LOL.

Ok so onto party number 3 i really dont have much hope for this party because 1 pootietang is the leader and i partied with him in the dunes. Save yourself the trouble dont party with Pootietang, he told me that in the dunes RDM shouldnt' solo because we dont do enough damage. Well IMO 10-20 level range doesn't have enough variance to say one job shouldn't melee over another. My hits were pretty good using a migthy ring meat dish and some attack gear. He was a SAM and Me my RDM, however i was 2 for 2 last night so i figured go all out and be 3 for 3. So I get into the party take a quick scan very nice, Brd/whm (had been main healing, impressive), NIN/war, Thf/nin, SAM/war, War/nin, RDM/whm (me). Party needless to say was ROCKING. Chains were flying in about 5 or 6 chains at a time before i needed a rest. Gained two lvl's last night.