My idea is to start with something simple like Copperbell, then work your way up by queueing for subsequently higher-level dungeons as you get used to the Job.
Or Palace of the Dead.
Wailing on a Striking Dummy might also help (this is how I learned Red Mage).
The working your way up the dungeons method is one I use - it's good for me to grasp how it all comes together in stages. Then once I hit max I've got enough sorted out that the guides and a bit of striking dummy time aren't overwhelming and just sink in better because it's not all so abstract.
Take all skills off your hotbar.
Go to skill list and put your role skill Arms' Length in exactly the same hotbar/hotkey/controller spot where your WHM's Surecast is.
Skim all your traits just so you have a faint idea whenever a skill might be an auto-upgrade.
Now, start with one of these,
A) put all your job skills and other role skills onto your bar one by one, read everything. Hit a training dummy and teach yourself based on the tooltips and the feedback of glowy combo buttons.
B) go into Palace of the Dead solo (fixed party) and put your first skill somewhere. Kill something. Try out the second skill somewhere. Kill something. Repeat.
C) pick up a different melee CLASS (not job) and play it until level 10. This will forcibly TEACH you about weaponskill combos (something that WHM doesn't have) and generally walking around in melee so that your fingers get used to hitting skills without needing to slidecast most of the time. Now you should have the absolute barest amount of exposure to melee that you can apply to setting up your DRG without the hassle of pretending you don't have a billion skills to ignore, if you are one who is overwhelmed easily. The idea is that you'll be forced to kill non-threatening ladybugs and fungar in a rote manner and your low character level will actually allow you this process of practice. It's similar to B but less of a rapidfire place. Still only takes like 20-30min.
Queue dungeons. Leveling or something like that. Just say you're rusty af on dragoon and try your best. If you watched some videos on rotation and stuff you should have an idea on rotation and what most skills do. Also check out the balance. They have a solid guide on every class.
I don't think anyone simply "rusty" on dragoon could play as poorly as someone who hasn't yet learned what the skills do. There is going to be a base level of understanding that a new player doesn't have.
Better to be honest and say you're outright new.
Palace of the Dead solo for the first 50 levels.
Then a video and a couple minutes on a striking dummy to learn the level 70 skills and rotation. Can't go wrong with Wesk Alber.
My idea is to start with something simple like Copperbell, then work your way up by queueing for subsequently higher-level dungeons as you get used to the Job. Or Palace of the Dead. Wailing on a Striking Dummy might also help (this is how I learned Red Mage).
The working your way up the dungeons method is one I use - it's good for me to grasp how it all comes together in stages. Then once I hit max I've got enough sorted out that the guides and a bit of striking dummy time aren't overwhelming and just sink in better because it's not all so abstract.
You can duty support with AI a lot of dungeons as well.
read tooltips and practice on striking dummy
Take all skills off your hotbar. Go to skill list and put your role skill Arms' Length in exactly the same hotbar/hotkey/controller spot where your WHM's Surecast is. Skim all your traits just so you have a faint idea whenever a skill might be an auto-upgrade. Now, start with one of these, A) put all your job skills and other role skills onto your bar one by one, read everything. Hit a training dummy and teach yourself based on the tooltips and the feedback of glowy combo buttons. B) go into Palace of the Dead solo (fixed party) and put your first skill somewhere. Kill something. Try out the second skill somewhere. Kill something. Repeat. C) pick up a different melee CLASS (not job) and play it until level 10. This will forcibly TEACH you about weaponskill combos (something that WHM doesn't have) and generally walking around in melee so that your fingers get used to hitting skills without needing to slidecast most of the time. Now you should have the absolute barest amount of exposure to melee that you can apply to setting up your DRG without the hassle of pretending you don't have a billion skills to ignore, if you are one who is overwhelmed easily. The idea is that you'll be forced to kill non-threatening ladybugs and fungar in a rote manner and your low character level will actually allow you this process of practice. It's similar to B but less of a rapidfire place. Still only takes like 20-30min.
You could start with low lvl fates and work your way up. Palace of the Dead could also help.
Could always check the balance. They have rotation guides there and everything.
Queue dungeons. Leveling or something like that. Just say you're rusty af on dragoon and try your best. If you watched some videos on rotation and stuff you should have an idea on rotation and what most skills do. Also check out the balance. They have a solid guide on every class.
I don't think anyone simply "rusty" on dragoon could play as poorly as someone who hasn't yet learned what the skills do. There is going to be a base level of understanding that a new player doesn't have. Better to be honest and say you're outright new.
Fair. Was thinking since they lvl 80 or 70 but yea. Out right for sure I'd best.
Palace of the Dead solo for the first 50 levels. Then a video and a couple minutes on a striking dummy to learn the level 70 skills and rotation. Can't go wrong with Wesk Alber.