Rune Fencer 2nd new job

[Edyth]

In regards to their defensive capabilities, as was stated their specialty is magical defense and elemental resistance, but they will not be able to have all resistances enhanced at once and will have to use runes skillfully to enhance themselves.

Sounds like SCH's stratagems, and SCH's stratagems are awesome.

[Keyln]

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/M...l_Fantasy_V%29

Kanji is 魔法剣士, same as here.

Probably when translating, they took certain liberties to help names make sense.

It's SE's game. They can call the jobs whatever they want.

[Ophannus]

Since a PLD gains massive MDT with Aegis and with Shell4 and Rampart, even though they are a 'physical based tank' would Rune Fencer likewise be able to reduce physical damage taken as well since as we all know mobs tend to auto-attack more often than casing spells(especially true at low level.) Rune Fencer sounds like a nice concept for end game but really, how many EXP mobs out there in low level content that cast magic besides specific beastmen types or NMs?

[Keyln]

Since a PLD gains massive MDT with Aegis and with Shell4 and Rampart, even though they are a 'physical based tank' would Rune Fencer likewise be able to reduce physical damage taken as well since as we all know mobs tend to auto-attack more often than casing spells(especially true at low level.) Rune Fencer sounds like a nice concept for end game but really, how many EXP mobs out there in low level content that cast magic besides specific beastmen types or NMs?

Well, I could see it being handy for things like Slimes, Flans, bombs, and other things that make heavy use of magic spells and magic abilities. As far as being better than PLD, I could see these runes absorbing a certain element one time in lieu of damage.

Besides, doesn't everyone level in Abyssea nowadays?

[Kojo]

If it can raise its resistances to certain statuses, it'd be useful against alot of things. (Like Tunga; I HATE Tunga.) I would hope it'd also have a high Parrying skill as well as a job trait that raises it's parrying rate when using Greatswords or through certain runes.

[Zerich]

Sounds like SCH's stratagems, and SCH's stratagems are awesome.

not sure if sarcastic >_>

[Teraniku]

Well as clogging as most jobs are on the inventory already I hope using a Rune is as simple as activating job abilities requiring no items. Something like SCH and stratagems would be nice.

Just throwing this out there, that the job might work like BLU, but instead of monster abilities, you Equip a set of Runes that act like Spells / Job Abilities.

[SpankWustler]

Looking at the name “rune fencer” it is actually not a magic based job, as they will be consuming runes to gain special effects.

As other people have mentioned, I see two ways Rune Fencer's relationship to runes could go and I'm wondering which is more in-line with the Development Bros current plans.

Will a Rune Fencer literally consume runes from his or her inventory, similar to a Ninja consuming ninja tools or a Corsair consuming cards?

OR

Will a Rune Fencer figuratively consume runes through job abilities with charges or charge-like things, similar to a Scholar consuming stratagems or a Dancer consuming Finishing Moves?

The former seems much more likely to me, but then again, my first guess was that Rune Fencer would just use a lot of job high-enmity abilities to compliment a small and focused Enhancing magic selection. Obviously, that was way off.

[Zerich]

cool, more expendible items!
just what i wanted.





change this

[Llana_Virren]

cool, more expendible items!
just what i wanted.





change this

No no, let's have them stack to 12 first, then maybe to 99 after a few months. Come on, Z, you know we can't get things right the first time.