I have done some many Operation Desert Swam (like 10 orbs), I have not seen one single Claw or Katana drop on my orb -_-. I do have pretty good luck with 60 Beastmen Seals one. The one I did is the one drops 62 level RSE boots (best WS macro boots for hume for nearly every job), I got a Hume female boots, which I sold for 1.8 million (got one for myself already) + other stuff is like total 2.2 million profit :3. Last time I did Tonberry BC, it drops Evasion and Dark Torque for me, so not bad drop too.
Next time I want to do the Malboro 30 Kindred Seals one :3 Easy with 5 SMNs + BRD :P and drops both the critical hit Katana and Club too. An excuse for me to resurrect my Hexa Strike career :P
I think it is usually harder for a Red Mage healer with a Paladin, as Paladin tank is little more MP and Cure demanding. Red Mage is not an easy job to play well, and 5 people to Refresh doesn't sound easy. I tend to like having a White Mage in a party too (since I am White Mage :P). No jobs beat White Mage in healing ability anyway. Anyway, I work my mages hard when I tank as Ninja :P (I am not the best blink tank ~_~)
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Amanada (Cerberus-Retired) (aka MaiNoKen/Steven)
-- Thank you for the fun times in Vana'diel
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Art for the sake of truth, for the sake of what is
beautiful and good — that is the creed I seek.
- George Sand
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not when there is nothing left to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away.
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