How are Different Mages 'Handled'?

So F/P have more variated pot cost, depending on the person and map, while I/L will get pretty much the same cost?
How are they in bosses? I mean, they won't be using Mages for an attacker until... ever, but are either class preferred as a mob controller?



Esplain please? :[

I was looking at the speeds from a thread I closed out so I won't link, and it seems F/P are really slow. O_O
Ice Strike's 66 per minute, while Explosion's in it's low 40s! :f6:
I thought they were slow before, just what I heard, but that's rediculous. :O

Most FP mages don't train with Explosion. Even if you do, just get an evil wing, that with booster makes it not that bad. <_< For a FP mage, equips don't even really matter throughout third job. Misting Squids, Sharks (I guess Skeles are the new sharks? <_<) was phenomenal EXP for me. I remember at level 80, I was gaining about 45% an hour? Something ridiculous like that.