The Future of Lancer and Dragoon per Yoshida and JPGAMES.DE

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Originally Posted by JPGAMES.DE, Frederick

What are your future plans for the lancer class, what role is he going to play in future groups and what role is his job dragoon, or dragon knight, meant to play?

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Originally Posted by Naoki Yoshida

Yes, the lancer is going to be the main dragoon class, plus another class, so you have to achieve those two in order to walk the dragoon route.

The dragoon will be a critical hit damage dealer. They will make the most powerful critical damage to enemies. However, they need to do combo attacks and if they are successful, then they will bring the most effective damage to the enemy. This attack is unlike the one from FINAL FANTASY XI. When they are successful, then they can make this really powerful damage.

But we are fully aware of players that are really looking forward to the dragoons jump, we are looking into possibilities on how we can show that aspect to the players. Regarding 1.20 and 1.21, we are thinking about what we can do with the graphic engine… But when we make the new graphic engine, releasing with 2.0, we are still thinking about what we can do, so we are aware of that element as well.

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source: http://jpgames.de/2011/10/jpgames-de...naoki-yoshida/

Since I think all jobs will be comboing, would be nice to know how what DRG does relates to the others.

"Yes, the lancer is going to be the main dragoon class, plus another class, so you have to achieve those two in order to walk the dragoon route."

So is he implying that you need Lancer + maybe Marauder to be a Dragoon? I'm confused, what does main dragoon class mean?

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Originally Posted by Kyou_Ruxy

"Yes, the lancer is going to be the main dragoon class, plus another class, so you have to achieve those two in order to walk the dragoon route."

So is he implying that you need Lancer + maybe Marauder to be a Dragoon? I'm confused, what does main dragoon class mean?

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You need LNC + another class leveled (30 and 15 respectively I guess) to unlock DRG. Then, LNC and DRG share the same exp, while DRG may have some skills from the other class.

i would guess pugilist, but who can really be certain. blindside works well with lancer, but the other skills? hmm in the interview they also made it seem like you might only get access to the second job. in that case it would give them access to second wind, but maybe they would rather have bloodbath.

lets see.

pld = gld mrd
drg = lancer pug?
mnk = pug con
war = mrd lnc
blm = thm/con
whm = con/thm
bard = archer/thaum

these would be my guesses, though whm and blm could end up reversed, and ehhh i guess they could mix around everything

still id say, pug as sub for lancer probably.

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Originally Posted by Physic

i would guess pugilist, but who can really be certain. blindside works well with lancer, but the other skills? hmm in the interview they also made it seem like you might only get access to the second job. in that case it would give them access to second wind, but maybe they would rather have bloodbath.

lets see.

pld = gld mrd
drg = lancer pug?
mnk = pug con
war = mrd lnc
blm = thm/con
whm = con/thm
bard = archer/thaum

these would be my guesses, though whm and blm could end up reversed, and ehhh i guess they could mix around everything

still id say, pug as sub for lancer probably.

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How did you reason con as being a sub for monk?

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Originally Posted by Nayt

How did you reason con as being a sub for monk?

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because pug now has the highest intelligence out of the DoW classes, and our weapon doesnt allow attack or critical attack materia, but does allow various magic potency materia, combine that with a higher mp pool, featherfoot returning mp, and you begin to see a picture.

It could be thaum, but then again, thm would probably benefit more from high piety and magic ACC, also, not sure if the elemental affinity increases effect light or dark magic spells, if so, then thm is also feasible.

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Originally Posted by Physic

because pug now has the highest intelligence out of the DoW classes, and our weapon doesnt allow attack or critical attack materia, but does allow various magic potency materia, combine that with a higher mp pool, featherfoot returning mp, and you begin to see a picture.

It could be thaum, but then again, thm would probably benefit more from high piety and magic ACC, also, not sure if the elemental affinity increases effect light or dark magic spells, if so, then thm is also feasible.

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Pug also has an earth based attack

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Originally Posted by Krausus

Pug also has an earth based attack

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not sure what you are trying to signify?

pug weapon can equip any elemental materia, and though i havent tested it with materia, i did test blood rite, which had no effect on my seismic shock damage, which is supposed to be magic potency.

Im not saying i want a DoM sub req, im just saying it seems pretty likely based on the recent changes. I wouldnt mind a mrd or lnc sub, i love bloodbath

Your posts make me much more interested about Monk at this point than DRG honestly.

What's it gonna do?