What Job lvl do you need to be to advance the first and last time, and what can swordsmen advance into?

Heh.. lvl 10 job to become first class. Then from swordie you need 40 job and swordie becomes Knight or Crusader. Knight is more of a forward attacker. Crusader has lotsa need buffs and more HP. Then fromthere you needto reach lvl 99 to become a high class. But by the time you get there, you'll know the details :P

well said lalabu. high swordies turn into Lord knights or Paladins. LordKnight is the amped up version of the knight class, and so is true of Paladins and Crusaders.

Knight's HP > crusaders.

Thats just because of berserk (a skill that triple their hp, and boost attack speed, at the expense of dodging, skills, talking, and defense)
But paladin's heal, defense > lord knights hp

That is a matter of build I am sorry to say. Not all paladins have mega HP....b/c a zerked Lord Knight can take a Paladins HP down faster than a Paladin can heal.....Both classes have their pro's and cons.

its always an interesting fight if the two characters levels are close

Lol we're not talking about surviving, we're talking about HP factors, lvl 99 LK with 99 vit has more HP than a lvl 99 paladin with 99 vit. and that's without berserk...

Wow, thanks for the tips! I think i'm going to becaome a Knight :D