Next Job/Jobs Speculation

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Originally Posted by Kazrah

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I was actually referencing how they gain abilities in most of the incarnation that i've seen, sorry for using a vague term.

On another note, that could be their glass mechanic, building up resources by being hit and spending them on damage/mitigation/support. Not stance dancing like other tanks, but by properly using resource management.

Personally I feel that Shogun for the role of tank, is still within the realm of possibility as is Onmyouji (oracles in english). I feel that since Hingashi is still locked to us, perhaps when it is opened in the future, we could get access to those jobs.

If you're going off Geomancer from AST, you'll probably have to add Necromancer potentially to that as there are strong hints at it in the RDM story so far, but at least till 60, it hasn't been officially referenced as "Necromancy" yet.

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Originally Posted by Daralii

We had necromancy in PotD, though I dunno if you want to count that since Nybeth was a reference to another game. I vaguely remember the quest text saying that it would incur the wrath of the Elementals, but they might just handwave that.

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This was more vampire, player skill-esque type stuff though. Not lore/story/demonic influence type stuff like PotD. I can't really say more since I haven't done past the 60 quest.

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Originally Posted by Reiryuu

If you're going off Geomancer from AST, you'll probably have to add Necromancer potentially to that as there are strong hints at it in the RDM story so far, but at least till 60, it hasn't been officially referenced as "Necromancy" yet.

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We had necromancy in PotD, though I dunno if you want to count that since Nybeth was a reference to another game. I vaguely remember the quest text saying that it would incur the wrath of the Elementals, but they might just handwave that.

I am totally down for Blue Mage in this game. I personally wouldn't even mind if they're stuck to only getting monster abilities through job quests. And a thought occurred to me that if they wanted to keep the aspect of going to the overworld and find monsters to gain abilities, wouldn't it be possible to just make this portion completely optional by just making the abilities we can find as a sort of glamour for the main monster abilities they would gain from said job quests?

Like how summoners get glamour for their egi.

OMG Please Geomancer!! I'm still waiting lol

I think that SE is overthinking how to add BLU. As others have said you can have BLU fit with the rules of this game through default monster spells that you would automatically have unlocked from 1-80. And to keep the "hunting" aspect just add a unique UI for BLU that is for spell glamour. For instance you start off with let say goblin punch but in your UI you change the animation to tonberry stab or something similar.

As for the role I could see it as a tank, but I would like to be the opposite of RDM, a Mage mostly in the frontlines with short backline rotation.

Or I had a wild idea of how BLU could also work in this game. As we know BLU isn't really tied to any weapon in the series, so what if like lulu from FFX you equipped puppets as your primary weapon and based on the puppet you equip all your spells would be glamoured into an alternate form of the same spell.

For example at lv50 your default puppet is a Blue Pom Moogle and some abilities you get are for example mog cure and mog punch, then at level 70 you equip a chocobo puppet and those abilities change into chocobo cure and chocobo kick (same attributes). And all of your spells are executed through the puppet similar to how lulu does her auto attack. I know it's far fetched and different but it keeps the BLU flavor and offers new spell animations with each possible patch. Heck they could even have some higher ilv puppet be the same to save development time. And add some rare cash shop ones like behemoth puppet.

With red mage in do you think a pure fencer job is out? I would really love to have a fencer in the game just like the one in Bravely Second with its different stances.

I know a lot of people are gunning for BLU to be a tank, but I just really can't see it. It's historically always been a support/damage hybrid of sorts. I could see it either being a healer or a DPS, but not really ever a tank. I also really doubt they'd take a job that has always been that support/damage hybrid and suddenly turn it into a tank for no real reason, when they haven't done anything similar with any other jobs.

I desperately want to see BLU in this game, but definitely not as a tank.

I feel GEO would be a nice addition as a caster tank and Beastmaster might be hard if it tanked with the pet. Maybe, depending on the pet that's out their abilities would change like changing oaths for PLD or we could have these "oaths" in the form of spirit beasts, but I guess that would make them more lika a Shaman. What about a berserker wielding a huge mace?

For healers we might get a Dancer, though I feel it should be a support class. It could use a fan, as someone suggested. Chemist would be a different approach to healing and support, so I'm also in for that.

Necromancer! Let me summon an army of skeletons and stuff.

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Originally Posted by Ranhansha

What about a berserker wielding a huge mace.For healers we might get a Dancer, though I feel it should be a support class. It could use a fan, as someone suggested.

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I would prefer if berserker gets dual wield weapons be it swords or axes. As for dancer, i rather enjoyed they get a bracelets as a weapon and then have them do dance moves sort of like monk. you do one dance step to get to another to another for the finisher. they did it greatly with samurai's iajutsu.

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Originally Posted by JisKing98

I would prefer if berserker gets dual wield weapons be it swords or axes. As for dancer, i rather enjoyed they get a bracelets as a weapon and then have them do dance moves sort of like monk. you do one dance step to get to another to another for the finisher. they did it greatly with samurai's iajutsu.

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Well, yep, 2 axes for a Berserker sounds alright. Then let's have a mace-wielding Barbarian :p but I guess they'd they too similar. What about Pirate with an anchor as weapon as tank?

Healer - Green Mage, less direct heals, but best dmg reduction to balance.
DPS - Puppet(Mammet) Master/Engineer, Melee DPS with one pet but fully customizable. Install parts to grant abilities and roles to pet.
Tank - Rune Fencer, cause why not. We need more tanks lol.

this:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Machinist-Tank

here's to hoping we visit The Kingdom of Lucis in its industrial age in the next expansion!

Give LNC the BLU soul crystal. If they're going to stand in AOE's all the time, they might as well get something for it.

the three i want to see that i think fit assuming next expansion is a thavnarian one

Tank - Blue Mage
i imagine you could keep the esthetic by mixing abit of beastmaster in give them some minions they can learn temp skills from mid battle, for weapons duel scimitars.

Healer - Chemist
to set it apart trade out cast times for a resource and mix system, while weaving in instant skills.
weapon could be a musket or any kind of throwing weapon.

Dps - Puppet Master
im not really sure how to make it fit but i did think id be interesting to make it a range dps with dual crossbows (since crossbows kinda look abit like the crossbar used to control puppets)

id also be fine with geomancer in the dps slot.

I want Blue Mage as a tank just so I can have a 4 mages light party.

White = Healer
Red = DPS
Black = DPS
Blue = Tank

Also, I love their FFV design with the domino masks and all.

I would really love a DPS job like a Hunter. Ranged but totally DPS focused, not like BRD/MCH which are support. A pet class, but unlike SMN uses exotic pets obtained from the wild.

I'm not sure if any classic FF jobs match that, however.

I don't think there's anything I'd really care to see added. I'd be interested in blue mage normally, but an MMO isn't going to stay true to what a blue mage really is and it will just have random monster abilities you get from quests like every other job.

Maybe if they added Chronomancers or whatever whenever Sharlayan was introduced, but that's about it.

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Originally Posted by FaileExperiment

I would really love a DPS job like a Hunter. Ranged but totally DPS focused, not like BRD/MCH which are support. A pet class, but unlike SMN uses exotic pets obtained from the wild.

I'm not sure if any classic FF jobs match that, however.

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http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/R...nal_Fantasy_V)

Yoshi has stated he wants to focus on jobs that would be unique to FFXIV, which I am glad for. I think people fixate too much on previous FF jobs...

I'd love some kind of necromancy-based job. Could easily work it into either a healing role (think Defiler from Rift) or a tank role (though since we've already got the DRK aesthetic for tank, might be better to go for healer).

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Originally Posted by Naunet

Yoshi has stated he wants to focus on jobs that would be unique to FFXIV, which I am glad for. I think people fixate too much on previous FF jobs...

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Maybe it's just me, but if you're looking to play a Final Fantasy MMO, you probably want it to have your favorite Final Fantasy jobs.

Also, there was a Necromancer job in FFV Advance and the versions that came after it. Just saying...

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Originally Posted by MomomiMomi

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/R...nal_Fantasy_V)

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Ah ok, then this. But with less swiss miss and more Aragorn. In fact a melee hybrid feel similar to RDM would be pretty neat.

I do want unique jobs.... but I also want my dancer *sobs*

after playing the AST job quest line.... a Geomancer healer seems very likely at some point.

I want a Time Mage. The ability to speed up actions reduce Ogcd for your party member is a godsend.

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Originally Posted by Lyshell

I do want unique jobs.... but I also want my dancer *sobs*

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I'm going to push DNC Tank until Yoshi personally tells me "no".

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...73#post4229873

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Originally Posted by Naunet

Yoshi has stated he wants to focus on jobs that would be unique to FFXIV, which I am glad for. I think people fixate too much on previous FF jobs...

I'd love some kind of necromancy-based job. Could easily work it into either a healing role (think Defiler from Rift) or a tank role (though since we've already got the DRK aesthetic for tank, might be better to go for healer).

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Yes because unique jobs that nobody has heard of will surely sells those expansions. New jobs are fun and sometimes there is space for them, but with a game like Final Fantasy you should focus on bringing fan favorites first because that will draw players in, not a unique job that nobody has heard of like ravanger or corsair.

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Originally Posted by Yin111

Personally I feel that Shogun for the role of tank, is still within the realm of possibility as is Onmyouji (oracles in english). I feel that since Hingashi is still locked to us, perhaps when it is opened in the future, we could get access to those jobs.

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We almost got Oracle....

As for Shogun, there's just not enough really to discern it from a Dark Knight in the old Doman armor. Could go on about ability differences or whatnot, but in the end, people would still look at the two standing around together and might not know the difference.

BLU as a masochist mp based tank that builds meter with hits from enemies and use it for enmity or DD combos using enemy learnt stuff
DNC as a melee healer that builds meter with combos and use it for auto heal party due certain conditions (lowest hp, role) so theres no default need to retarget unless you really need it, dancesthat debuff enemies to help mitigate damage

New Job 2018: Bank Manager.

Special Attack Skill: Gil Toss.

Special Passive Skill: RMT Auto-Block.

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Originally Posted by Laughlyn

New Job 2018: Bank Manager.

Special Attack Skill: Gil Toss.

Special Passive Skill: RMT Auto-Block.

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http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/M...ravely_Default)

Give it to me!!

If Alisae is a RDM...then her brother should be BLU. BLU was hinted at with the ,essage the devs sent with our Ala Mhigan earrings. Alphi wears blue and he's scholarly and studies things, BLU mages study their opponents and use their magicks against them. It's very BLU like. He could use a whip as a weapon.


Alphinaud wears a blue hairtie, and Alisae wears a red one. It makes perfect sense!

What about apothecary as a healer?

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Originally Posted by Ranhansha

What about apothecary as a healer?

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DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS

Which are good? Which are bad?

Healing potency 420 would make me play healer in an instant.

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Originally Posted by Clethoria

DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS

Which are good? Which are bad?

Healing potency 420 would make me play healer in an instant.

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He has both, good and bad.
Was just thinking HW theme was blue, Stormblood is red, next one might be green and we need a healer. Gren+Healer= Plants. Since it can't be Botanist, it might be Herbalist or Apothecary. A bit farfetched, I know, but why not?

Chemist was the starter job in the OG FFT on PS1 that could heal at range by physically throwing potions at nearby allies. Just apply that logic along with the already placed precident for Item mixing in older FF titles.

Since we now have the job specific gauges to better watch mechanics, keeping track of brews and having specialty mixed potions you can put together along with some defaults that play like regular skills makes the idea of an "apothecary" healer, or just an itemist in general, more feasible.

Could even make it a DoT focussed fighter as SMN/SCH previously was for players that miss that style or for those that like DoT heavy combat without the added pet.

Lorewise, we could technically make it a Garlean job as their magic-less race would've needed a way to care for feild combatants pre-magitek.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

Chemist was the starter job in the OG FFT on PS1 that could heal at range by physically throwing potions at nearby allies. Just apply that logic along with the already placed precident for Item mixing in older FF titles.

Since we now have the job specific gauges to better watch mechanics, keeping track of brews and having specialty mixed potions you can put together along with some defaults that play like regular skills makes the idea of an "apothecary" healer, or just an itemist in general, more feasible.

Could even make it a DoT focussed fighter as SMN/SCH previously was for players that miss that style or for those that like DoT heavy combat without the added pet.

Lorewise, we could technically make it a Garlean job as their magic-less race would've needed a way to care for feild combatants pre-magitek.

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I like what you said about it being a Garlean job... Nice!