Which ffxi job would you play in xiv?

BLU/DRK ^^

I would like Corsair and RDM most. Then DRK and SAM (both tanks preferably)

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Originally Posted by Pwnznewbz

If the dev team was to implement these jobs from ffxi, exactly as they played in ffxi, which would you drop your current main job to play and why?

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Exactly as they played in XI? That's a big NOPE for me. But the jobs I would most want to see are Red Mage and Dancer. I'd drop WHM and BRD in a heartbeat for either of those jobs.

The former is my favorite job in FF, and the latter was my favorite job to play in FFXI. I like the jobs that can do a bit of everything (though the extent the RDM and DNC could do stuff in XI, we certainly wouldn't get them as they were).

Why not exactly as they played? I recall a ton of imbalance between jobs in XI. Nobody wanted PUP in a group, EVERYONE wanted a NIN tank over a PLD or WAR in most groups, RDM was HASTE/REFRESH/HEAL ONLY in most cases despite it's many other uses, etc.

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Dancer!

BLU. Say what you will about the whole process of learning all the spells, but the job trait system was kind of fun and unique at its time. Also, how cool is it to be able to use those signature moves that all the final fantasy mobs are known for? It's going to be interesting to see how it's implemented on FFXIV, if ever. Honorable mention goes to BST, of course.

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Originally Posted by Alurwen

BARD baby! Not this stupid DPS hybrid we got now. Hopefully once the level cap is increased and new abilities are added bard becomes more versatile with buffs and debuffs. There must be a reason why we have heard nothing from SE in the way of a rdm type class, maybe bard will be filling that role?

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Well, the classes will be more versatile, certainly. But the question on whether the Jobs get more quests (and abilities) is up in the air. It's a fallacy that's somehow become a meme that Jobs are leveled. They are not, classes are leveled, Jobs are quested. Not one single Job ability is gained through the solitary act of leveling. Not a one. It's an aspect that's unique to classes alone. Though, that said, there could be more class quests as those have all ended on open notes, unlike the Job quests.

Append: Also... holy zombie thread, Batman! Well, good news, we're getting Thi-I mean rogue and Ninja! That's two our of... five?

How about no. FFXI jobs wouldn't work in FFXIV. They wouldn't play the same is what I'm really saying. After playing SCH on both I really miss the FFXI version of it. It plays do much better on that game then this. I'm also weary about SAM. I feel it's a high chance they will butcher it to high hell compared to its FFXI version.

Keep in mind I would like to see SAM as a tank or DPS.

Dancer x1000!! I'm a sucker for daggers and dancing. I hope DNC is a DPS/healer or support.

Edit: I also loved DNC AF and Relic for males, it was perfect!!

theif! I want moar l00t!
I'd also like to play red mage if say it was more open to other job's skills like you'd expect a red mage to be. (ie, not locked to two other class's skills but rather ALL of them)

Dark Knight


However, FF14ARR also offers the ability to introduce a Gunblade Class/Job which was not in FFXI. If that happens then I will be stuck between Dark Knight (Rock) and Gunblade (Hardplace)

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Originally Posted by Gilraen

Well, the classes will be more versatile, certainly. But the question on whether the Jobs get more quests (and abilities) is up in the air. It's a fallacy that's somehow become a meme that Jobs are leveled. They are not, classes are leveled, Jobs are quested. Not one single Job ability is gained through the solitary act of leveling. Not a one. It's an aspect that's unique to classes alone. Though, that said, there could be more class quests as those have all ended on open notes, unlike the Job quests.

Append: Also... holy zombie thread, Batman! Well, good news, we're getting Thi-I mean rogue and Ninja! That's two our of... five?

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Omg let's nitpick.....OK so maybe upcoming job quests for bard will give them more versatility in the way of buffs and debuffs. Sure some jobs/classes have slow and disease things like that but a job/class that specializes in it would be great.

For me I'd love to see pup/Sam/rng added

Beserker :D I don't know if it was a XI job though(I never had anyone to play it with me) but I definitely hope Beserker is the second job for Marauder :D.

Summoner. You know, the one with the big awesome pets. Not the weird tiny things summoners have today for some reason.

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Originally Posted by Loki

Personnally i have a brain and i was able to play it with all its potencial and not only as a heal.

In xi you were able to buff/heal/debuff/dps and each summon had its own powers/skills and its utility in diffrent situations. Good for you if you are happy with xiv ones, it's not my case.

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Yes, the potential... Anyone who potentially had half a brain (let alone a full one) would know better to bring any other job than Summoner to an endgame fight in that game. I heard they got "some" use after I left with Alexander's 2 hour, which proves my point even more.

THF-"TAP DAT ASS YO" and "DON'T TOUCH MY COOOFFER IT'S MY PRECIOUS"

Require to be A team player, able to listen, and be patience.

It's all in the skill baby!
<skillchain ready> @ <3 sec> <tp 100%>
<ninja> <subjob> <part time> <tank> <evasion> <thank you>

Personally I would play BLU if I got to choose from XI classes. I know my two brothers would love SAM or THF and RDM.

As for any job I would love to see Chemist healer, morpher, mechanic and gunmage.

Can I turn in my World of Warcraft Discipline Priest for an 'actual' Scholar.... please?

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Originally Posted by NyneAlexander

I would drop everything and play Blue Mage. It addition to awesome looking gear and lore, it would give me a reason to venture out and enjoy the world instead of sitting in town and waiting for various instanced servers.

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So much this ^
Also, imagine to have to go back into old trials like having to learn "tank purge" from ultima :p would be fun.

Puppetmaster, Corsair and Dancer. I loved them all.

I'd love it if we could customise our automatons like we can In Xi.

Corsair for sure, it was the whole package for me

Smexy pirate clothes, guns, & I got to gamble! Was so much fun ^_^

I would abandon everything for Blue Mage. My secondary job would have been Ninja, so I'm set there. Tertiary would be Samurai.

I took Blue Mage to the absolute limit in Final Fantasy XI, got Tizona (Mythic Weapon) and all. And I'd do it here too.

I would love Dark Knight with 14's faster battle system, but a bit scared it would end up like a souleater kraken club drk eating the dirt lol

Corsair!!!! I want that gun class/job so BAD.

There isn't a job from XI that I enjoyed that I would trust them to port over.

By the same token, they're welcome to port over RDM and SAM. Never liked those guys. (My DRK had an inferiority complex when meriting with SAMs)

Non, As FFXI game play is so different then FFXI any job in FFXI wouldn't fit.

Job by the same name isn't the same job.

Beastmaster.

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

Non, As FFXI game play is so different then FFXI any job in FFXI wouldn't fit.

Job by the same name isn't the same job.

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Spoilt sport - that's why the OP said "IF" - They would clearly never implement them exactly in the same way :P

Dark Knight, I must swing a greatsword. Because reasons.

I'd say Dark Knight, but would just clarify, "Giant Sword Class". If that's Dark Knight, awesome, if not, I'd still like to see it, whatever they call it. :)

None. They were all far too reliant on gear swaps to work here. ;)

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Originally Posted by Loki

The XI SMN instead of what we have right now....

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Agreed x10. I was so excited to play SMN in this game, then I played it and was disappointed. I've fallen asleep a few times playing the job... so boring and pointless if you ask me. I love how SMN is played on XI. Only thing I miss about XI is that job.