Red Mage Concept Art Revealed!?!?

So a new post went up on the developers' blog for a split second, but was quickly taken down... It featured what appears to be fuzzy concept art for Red Mage which I was able to grab a copy of. Check it out:
http://www.dannykang.net/wordpress/w...ageSmall_1.jpg
It seems that while the new jobs won't be implemented for quite a while, at least they've started work on them!
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*EDIT*
Happy April Fool's! Everyone knew pretty quickly lol so I'll just go ahead and share these 1920x1080 wallpaper versions of my drawing. Wanted to make them closer to the official XIV art style but only had a day to do this haha. Hope you enjoy 'em:
http://www.dannykang.net/wordpress/w...Wallpaper3.jpg
http://www.dannykang.net/wordpress/w...Wallpaper2.jpg
http://www.dannykang.net/wordpress/w..._Wallpaper.jpg

April fools!

Apparently all the good artists were taking a day off lol.

Step 1: Grab a calendar.
Step 2: Check date.
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit!

Went ahead and posted some hq versions of the drawing in the OP, since everyone already knows it's an April Fool's joke lol.

Well I like it.

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Originally Posted by Seif

Apparently all the good artists were taking a day off lol.

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I think the art looks great! It's certainly better than anything I could do...

Hehe, I wonder how many people you fooled Danny? ;)

Those are really cool - the overall design definitely hints at RDM AF from FFXI, but with a definite FFXIV tint. Great job! :D

good one *1up*

lol nice one

Now its time for me to make a "anyone disappointed that redmage is an April fools joke" topic for people to argue in.

Your joke aside, it seems likely that the RDM will be an "Advanced Job" mixed from BLM and WHM. Not a new class.

Good damn art bro, i hope you keep drawing more classes.

I believe this one is real guys! stop trying to April fools this

So the Aprils fools joke is that the concept art is not real, but what if your april fooling us into thinking its not real when its really real? But since its April Fools day we wouldn't believe you belive us beliving its real so ergo its real.

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Originally Posted by arkived

Your joke aside, it seems likely that the RDM will be an "Advanced Job" mixed from BLM and WHM. Not a new class.

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It would still require a new base class, but unlike the system now where the base class is 30 and sub class is 15 to unlock a job, I would imagine a job like this would require base class 30 and two sub classes at 50 each, THM and CNJ. That would certainly make it advanced.

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Originally Posted by Velox

Step 1: Grab a calendar.
Step 2: Check date.
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit!

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I seriously hope you do this every time someone tells you anything.

"Am I being rused?" *grabs a nearby calendar* "Hmm... nope, it's December! Must be true."