NEW JOBS!.....WHEN?

I'm a little torn. I enjoy the 4 man dungeons for easy content access, but I'd really enjoy a new role for tertiary classes. If an expansion adds 5-10 more levels, I would like the new light-party zones to be 5 player. This would open up a lot of strategies for new classes like THF, RDM, NIN, etc. Then again, it's hard enough to rely on 3 other party members. Having to rely on a fourth to know how to play might be hard. Though, if a third order role could easily be replaced with a decent DPS class it could be OK.

Alternatively, if there is no room for tertiary classes or 4-player groups will remain the dungeon standard, maybe it would be best to provide a way for any melee to tank light party content. You could check a box that you want to tank and be forced into your version of Shield Oath. Raid content could force everyone to more traditional roles. I enjoy light armor tanks, but I can understand why it could irk some people to see a nearly naked ninja tanking a giant raid boss.

If they were to add in RDM it definitely wouldn't be the typical version of what RDM used to be. The reason I say this is because the current classes/jobs seem to have already covered RDM's abilities, but I'm actually okay with that thought and look forward to its release even more. Hell they might as well give it the whole rose theme it has in Bravely Default. That'd be REALLY cool imo. I just pre-ordered the ps4 CE so I can play with my work buddy and I look forward to it for the coming year. I also work 3rds and have a newborn daughter so I'm nowhere near as burned out of the content like many others seem to be. Just be patient is all; good things come in time.

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Originally Posted by Kajidourden

BRD is the most obvious example of this, though i like it personally. All the people talking about "OMG I WANT RDM or DRK" (the two most mentioned, with ninja being next...just, no. You THINK you want them, because you want the ffxi version in ffxiv.....lol @ you.

DRK maybe....RDM? Not unless it's totally different from what people are expecting.

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Good point.

I feel like RDM could work something like this:

Rapier class based around the use of the "En" spells (EnFire, EnWater, etc) which would boost melee dps. They would also get a skill that would cause burst magic damage based on whatever En buff is in use, then the buff would disappear.

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Originally Posted by BAnhalt

I feel like RDM could work something like this:

Rapier class based around the use of the "En" spells (EnFire, EnWater, etc) which would boost melee dps. They would also get a skill that would cause burst magic damage based on whatever En buff is in use, then the buff would disappear.

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Except that having more than one elemental En-spell or effect would be redundant since there are no Elemental Resistances/Weaknesses.