What Classes Do You Want to See Next?

Since we're heading most likely heading into Garlemalde in 6.0 I'd like to see more jobs focused on the plot similar to how 4.0 did it.

So in that idea I'd like to see:

Chemist (Healer): Using scientific research to make potions for heals but can also throw out ones containing dangerous chemicals for attacks. I could see it being similar to AST with buffs for pots (Like Quickthinx's Gobbiejuice) but on a much smaller scale. Could involve rhythm in the game or remembering formulas to offer specific pots to use.

Geomancer (Healer): They've been throwing hints with this one since the AST 60-70 questline, but I'd like to see a take on it. With WHM's gutting of the majority of it's elemental skills in place of light based ones, I could see Geo becoming the new staple of elemental magic. I'd like to see them with a bell or charms and they can put up incantations that give off aoe heals or offer buffs for allies.

Green Mage (Healer): Back when SHB was first announced and they revealed Eden they showed off the design for Gaia. She's holding a hammer and Yoshi-P made a comment that Nomura didn't know we did NOT have a job that uses one mainly. He really went on this comment for a while and it's something really specific to mention since these designs have to go through multiple approvals to get greenlit. So the fact it's there made me think about the idea of a hammer wielding job and the main one in mind was Green Mage (which uses hammers and maces). I can see them being the first melee healer in the game and using the hammer for a skill to maybe whack someone with a huge heal and cure a debuff. Maybe.

Chemist (Healer)
Puppetmaster (DPS)

We've got a billion minions and poppets in the game now. I'd love to see them integrated into battles, especially with PUP.

The only one I wanted was DNC and we got it.
I wish THF was an actual job - I don't want to be NIN...

I guess Corsair?
Chemist could be a different kind of heal, too.

We need a maiming job, some melee DPS that's not an eastern themed job.

How about a job with a scythe opposite of RDM? Melee range with magic limited ranged skills.

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Or dual sword user with same idea but different weapon. (no, there are never enough swords!)

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Lastly a melee Healer. That's right i want a melee aoe hot Healer that attacks to build up healing fields. Give them a double bladed staff/ double saber/ double voulge.
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Chemist (Healer)
Occultist/Onmyouji (Caster)

Time Mage (Caster DPS)
Mystic Knight (Meele DPS)

Also would like Chemist (Healer) and Beastmaster (DPS) later on the road too :p

Spiritmaster(healer): asks spirits to buff/heal allies and protect people from monsters, weapon being a bell or mace
Historian(DPS): Uses the past to protect the present, calls forth knights/swords/fairy tale creatures to damage their enemies, weapon being gavels(small hammers)

Sage (Healer): A healer with a more offensive moveset while not healing although nothing on the level of actual dps casters. Their offensive abilities should come at the cost of having no regeneration or shielding in their healing powers. Inspiration from Leonora of FFIV: The After Years
Beastmaster (Melee DPS): A whip using type that works in tandem with pets, each pet having a unique moveset that they work with their own.
Cannoneer (Ranged DPS): A Physical variant of the Black Mage, not quite as strong but has more combo/proc based artillary gameplay, compared to BLM's buff maintainance. From FFV
Time Mage (Caster DPS): A far more buff/debuff focused DPS class, make enemies vulnerable to physical or magical damage, increasing the next few attack potencies/CD of their allies, some LIMITED Damage abilities of their own (Due to how it would create them as a static needed class if they were too strong on their own). From FFV

Necromancer (Healer): A leech healer, uses scythes and heals by doing damage to enemies and transferring the damage as health to the healing target/party.
Exorcist (from Bravely Second, Healer): Focuses on Undo skills to revert damage/debuffs/death to party members rather than directly healing it. Can snapshot a character's status and return them to that status later with certain skills. Could instead be Time Mage with more time based manipulation added on.
Conjurer (from Bravely Default, Melee DPS): I imagine this as something like Ran'jit, where it would use summoned creatures to buff itself and for various attacks. Summoned creatures could fight alongside you and you fuse them to yourself to give you access to stronger skills temporarily. Obviously the name would not actually be Conjurer. Maybe Spiritmaster (even though that's a different Bravely Default job).

As much as I enjoy a new job or class like everyone else, I would prefer they give more depth tot he ones we have now. So what is going to happen when there are a lot of classes (we have quite a bit already), well if you are unclear what happens, hop over to World of warcraft. They become impossible to balance out, they are nerfed into simplified mode, and become more and more homogenized where everyone can do the same things, but they swap the names around. Oh wait..that sounds a bit familiar right?

So my answer would be to take what we got, and build depth and make sure they know how to be able to balance more jobs together without butchering the heck out of them. my 2 cents :)

Thought of a few more ideas.

Ravager (Heavy melee DPS) The name comes from another class in FFTA2. However they used Greatswords in that game which are already in use by Dark Knights. So I'd actually give this class a War Scythe as a weapon and have it use the heavier melee armor sets currently used by only DRG.
Catmancer (Melee DPS) Class from Bravely Second. Was just fun to use with it's cat themed abilities and attacks. Class in that game was most proficient I think with Axes and Knuckles. Knuckles are in use by MNK currently but nothing uses 1 handed axes yet.
Brewmaster (DoH) I mean... they gave us Dwarves but didn't give us a way to craft sprits... >.> It's also been quite awhile since we saw a new job that wasn't combat oriented.

A heavy armor plate based healer because tanks keep forgetting to turn on tank stance.

My priority:

1. A healer using melee attacks for dps
2. Beastmaster

(3. Any other job
4. No new job
5. A new limited job)

1. Geomancer. Uses a handbell. It might be better fitting as a caster DPS, but I think it would work as a healer. (I hope they come up with something new, instead of using the loupan idea.)
2. Beastmaster. Uses a whip, or some sort of large cat toy. Potentially a new limited job, (hopefully not), but implemented with a farm for us to use, and allows us to harvest monster materials from monsters we have tamed.

Since Blue Mage is a limited job and the chances of it becoming a real one are super low this would be my list.

Chemist as a healer would be great for a more technology focus healer and out of all the existing final fantasy jobs I think its the only one that can work in 14.

Mystic Knight/Spellblade is really the last known caster in final fantasy that can work in 14 if only because red mage while having some bits of it really doesn't go too much into it. It would probably be a caster but be a hybrid between both melee and caster with most of it time being up in melee positions and I think this would be best since we have 3 physical ranged and 3 magical ranged dps so really adding a melee would work but also having it different would probably be the way to go.

If neither of these jobs work I can only see them making new jobs yet out of all of them I think these two probably have the biggest shot of becoming the next two jobs unless Blue Mage becomes a real job later on which again probably won't happen.

New Healer anything that make the PF not wait for that last healer to join for ages

Blue Mage and Chemist

A non limited BLU and also a nature oriented caster.

I would like to see Chemist (CHM) as healer or DPS depending on which idea is the most interesting. Lately I've been leaning towards a more support oriented range DPS CHM that makes full use of the iconic Mix ability. However, if they can make it work for healing without being a spin on DNC's dancing, NIN's mudras or AST's cards, I'll be more than happy to accept that.

And a magical melee fighter like Rune Knight/Rune Fencer (RUK/RUF) would be a nice addition. Like an inverted RDM where most of its focus is on melee damage, but uses magic to enhance its abilities and/or does a magical combo. Not very well thought out, but you get the gist of it.

Is this limited to FF jobs from days of yore?

If not, I would really, really, enjoy a Druid class. It's always been my favorite in other rpgs for its sheer versatility, and the whole idea that you're a protector of the wild, and I would love to see what FF does with it. The biggest hang up is it would have the potential to be fairly broken, if not done correctly, given FF14 doesn't have specs the way WoW does/did/whatever, so you can't bounce between dps/caster/tank.

I'm thinking it would probably work best as a melee or ranged dps (though tank or RDM setup would be an option depending on how you set it up) where you call upon the power of nature to unleash damage on your enemies, and provide your allies with buffs or succor.

Personally, I'm sort of thinking along the lines of we call upon the spirits of nature during combat. So like, if I wanted to shield others, or perform a really strong aoe, I might call upon the spirit of the bear to lend me strength. Or if I wanted to do a lot of single target damage I might call on the spirit of the tiger to lend me speed and greater power. If I wanted to drop a dot perhaps I could call on the spirit of the raven or coyote to play tricks on my enemy. And if I wanted to heal or buff others perhaps I could call on the spirit of the dove to bless my allies.

Our limit breaks could be calling on the earth itself to unleash its wrath in a violent earthquake or something similar. And our weapons could be staves. Not staffs like healers or other casters, but actual monk-style staves.

Just to throw that idea out there.

Only one I really want at the moment is FFX-2 Berserker.

Another dual-weilding class would be neat. Either a Swordsman (short swords) Bezserker (hand axes) or a gunner (either two pistols or a cutlass and pistol)

Corsair would be neat. https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki...nal_Fantasy_XI)

Finally put the guild to use!

Chemist as a healer
Time mage as ranged dps or caster
Geomancer as a ranged dps or caster
Beastmaster/beasttamer as the next limited job

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Originally Posted by TwiibieTwuu

Another dual-weilding class would be neat. Either a Swordsman (short swords) Bezserker (hand axes) or a gunner (either two pistols or a cutlass and pistol)

Corsair would be neat. https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki...nal_Fantasy_XI)

Finally put the guild to use!

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Dual wielding 1 handed swords? We could call it Fighter. Or should we wait on that job for Sword-chucks?

Songstress from X-2.
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To be honest with ya'll, I really just want another heal. :/
I don't care if the healer if from Planet Zorg at this point.

I wouldnt mind seeing a new "sword" dps class.

I like to play the classes that use a sword in games alot, either single, or DW, would be nice if there was another option or two for dps swords :)

Puppetmaster similar to the FFXI system with attachments for the automaton, but make them craftable from the rarer drops from older dungeons.
That way finally there is some purpose to craft for battle reasons outside of gear and pots.
Might not work with the Pet AI system but one can hope.

I know I would want to see Chemist - in a healer type role.

another job hmm? soo many to chose from,something with full nature abilities would be cool - so a Geomancer. Except BLM, we have moved away from the majority of nature quite a lot. higher level WHM only have 'light' spells, perhaps an off shoot from WHM, rather than going into the light & healing, they continue on the more nature aspect of damage dealing - the same principle of a Scholar/Summoner can work?

- Green Mage (healer/support)
- Psychic (dps/support)

Assassin or Thief. Give me a pure melee fast hard hitting duel sword wielding dps or a pure rogue like class.

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Assassin or Thief. Give me a pure melee fast hard hitting duel sword wielding dps or a pure rogue like class.

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How is that different from Ninja???

Dual Maces - melee dps

Beast Master - tank or ranged physical dps or melee dps

Not original, but i want Chemist for healer and Geomancer as a magic dps.

Yes, i am a fan of FFT and those classes are iconic and we are missing them.


I don't get why people want something new, when likely they will be disappointed with it. This is a Final Fantasy game. It makes sense to have Final fantasy classes. It's the whole point.

Geomancer and Chemist are at the top of my list. I'd be happy with either.

Beastmaster and Orator could be neat, though I'm not sure how they'd be implemented.

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I just want SE to keep their promise from 1.0/2.0 and give us Musketeer.

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They already did by giving us machinist

Puppetmaster and Beastmaster, both pet jobs, would love to see more, right now we only have summoner for pets.

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Originally Posted by Windwalker

Puppetmaster and Beastmaster, both pet jobs, would love to see more, right now we only have summoner for pets.

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As long as they rework the pet system. Because right now, SCH and SMN still have issues linked to pet management. Ghosting, lag, conflicting AI... it can be frustrating. So I'd prefer some pet rework before adding more pet jobs. :)

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As long as they rework the pet system. Because right now, SCH and SMN still have issues linked to pet management. Ghosting, lag, conflicting AI... it can be frustrating. So I'd prefer some pet rework before adding more pet jobs. :)

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I havn't found any issues with smn or scholar, actually smn is more powerful than BLM right now. But you are right too, pets need more control, like in WoW. They dumbed down pets so much and for what reason other than making it more accesible for dumb players to run them. Im not sure why square keep dumbing down jobs, if people are bad at playing them, why picking them up in the first place... Each job should be given their own difficulty level too, like they had in Blade and Soul so players know what to expect from each job.

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I havn't found any issues with smn or scholar, actually smn is more powerful than BLM right now. But you are right too, pets need more control, like in WoW. They dumbed down pets so much and for what reason other than making it more accesible for dumb players to run them. Im not sure why square keep dumbing down jobs, if people are bad at playing them, why picking them up in the first place...

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5.1 helped SMN (a lot), but I understand SCH still has ghosting issues. And you can still confuse the pet if you try things like weaving Enkindle / Devotion between two Egi Assaults. Then there's Bahamut and its slow reaction on some Akh morns and movement. Yes SMN is powerful, but the pet problem is still there, and optimal gameplay is more about including those strict pet rules in the SMN flow to avoid any problem there.
The great experts can correct me, but from my understanding the issue is how actions queue for the pet, and sometimes conflicts with auto-attack. Most improvements on that have just put more things on the SMN rather than the pet, so it's just going around the problematic pet behaviour. You end up with a pet job that is arguably not managing its pet 90% of the time.

Back on topic, I'd enjoy a pet job if I felt a real interaction with the pet itself and not just "ordering it to do this and that". It might be difficult to implement in FFXIV's gameplay, but I'd loe to see it too :)

What about Corsair, they would be the opposite of RDM in that they would mostly be in the Frontlines but they would have a powerful backline finisher. And they would also have some gambling aspects like FFXI