A Home for new Job Ideas, a Thread dedicated to New Jobs.

A friendly hub/home for new Job ideas.
I thought it would be easier for developer team if there was one thread where they can find all the great ideas everyone has for new Jobs for FFXI4 ARR also keeps the General Discussion forum a lot more organized.

What other new jobs would you like to see? It can be jobs from other FF games and jobs from other MMORPGs. How would you want Yoshida Naoki san and his developer team to implement these Jobs to fit into the world of FFXIV ARR?

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BEAST MASTER

I really want a actual pet class in this game.

A pet class that is about the pet and not where the pet is more of a after thought or the job becomes a dot class.
Where the pet is the main weapon and you are the support and you fight beside it.
No matter what the pet is the main focus of the job you give it orders and you support it.

Beast Master was mainly a Job that you can solo with for example in FFXI you was able to pull mobs with your pet and be a damage dealer.

I know that FFXIV right now isn't a full on the solo side but I'm sure SE could make it work.

How would this pet class work?

In my honest opinion Beast Master should nearly be the same as it was in FFXI but of cause Changes would have to be made so it would become playable in FFXIV ARR. It should not be baste on a Job from World Of Warcraft, Warlock which is a dot class, like Summoner was, this choice damaged SMN because it was no longer about the pets at all pets became more of an after thought in opinion.

Beast Master should not be about dots, which takes away the main focus of the pet, which then becomes more of a side thought with a few animations and a few buffs for the dots.

Beast Master should be all about the pets they should be a force to be reckoned with but of course balanced and not over powered.

Main weapon would be the pet. So the pet does the main damage. But you could also use a whip.
If pets became an issue allow Beast Master to transform into the pet.

By going through the story quest you would get your main weapon, which would be the pet, and the secondary weapon which would be the dagger.

When it comes to the main story quest for the job the first quest could be Called "Unleash your inner animal spirit" or "Unleash your inner animal cry".

The quest would teach you how to charm/tame your first wild mob/animal/pet.

And from there the rest of the quests will fully teach you about the job and you would learn the history of the Beast Master.

Please add Beast Master from FFXI and use that version of Beast Master as the base foundation to try and make the Job work in the game.

AGAIN I AM NOT SAYING TO COPY AND PAST BEAST MASTER SO IT IS A COMPLETE COPY OF THE JOB FROM FF11.

You can change it as much as you want so it fits into FF14 ARR as long as it stays true to being a pet class and does not become a dot class.

I tried my best to delete the original thread. But the delete button is missing when you go to edit the first comment. I have taken the best comments that gave ideas on the job and posted their comments with there picture and quote.

Balancing The Job/ Beast Master Pet/Other ideas.

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Originally Posted by Celef

Maybe a class with multiple pet instead of just 3 ?
It would be fun to be able to travel through Eorzea in order to find creature and tame them, we could have a "taming" log (not sure the word exists but you get the idea ^^") and the ability to tame every creature to make theme our alies, a catch them all kind of thing :)

Oh and with a beasty look, something like the dress sphere ine FF10-2, we really need less cuteness ^^"

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Originally Posted by WeekendSoja

On my phone so if it didn't increase my character limit I would have quote the person, but someone already stated that if they implemented a true pet class, with current pet settings, they would need to readjust damage calculations or do something a long the lines of a "soul link" where the pet now takes equal damage that players do, but the pet does not have an HP bar, pets damage is calculated into BST HP loss, I mean there needs to be a downside to this class, it can't be OP and if pet dies you simply recast and back in it goes. Plus, linking the HP loss to the BST would make it easier for a healer to compensate due to current UI systems not allowing party members to have a pet party HP bar. Knowing SE they would make BST front line support and your primary pet actions would have cast times lol.

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Originally Posted by AlphaFox

I do kinda agree that a pet class should be added where they do majority, if not all the work. Taking a slight page from PSO2 the Summoner class there is based off the pet, to my knowledge cus I am not to far into it, you have no direct attacks at all you just simply command the pet where to strike. If the pet dies, your forced to switch classes for a bit. Seeing as that is not an actual option here, we could do a life-link in a way where any damage the pet takes is actually received by the player and thus if the player dies, so does the pet? However seeing how the game is going I would wager the pets would be done the same way as Summoner, at certain levels you just receive a set pet, call what the situation needs.

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Originally Posted by AlphaFox

I already mentioned it once before but they could also handle pets by having it tethered to you and as an extension of the player. Giving the pet a "life-link" skill that saps the players HP should they take damage would add extra caution on the side of the player cus now you have 2 markers to watch for. I figure if we tether the pet (by chain or whatever we decide) they could have skills based on distance. Much like with SMN but perhaps quicker response they could "come" and instantly jump to the player to say avoid a close AOE "Strike" where the pet leaps forward X distance and stays there moving with you say to flank or backside. Once attacking the target they don't pass through the mob but allows you to come close to trigger other skills that require close distance to both the pet and mob.

However the response about having the pet turn into a gorilla to handle bombs just made me shake my head, that would be like expecting a Summoners Egi to do the same thing, they can't. Simple fix is during time of transformation, handle it like a chocobo and have them disappear during times they shouldn't be out. The only issue that I come up with is raid wide damage, unless they can somehow flag it that damage is only taken once as opposed to taking double from both the pet and player getting hit.

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Originally Posted by Ultimatecalibur

Actually I think they limited the number of abilities effected by the current summoned pet in order to make the class easier to balance. When you have a class in which most of its abilities are determined by the currently active pet and that class is actually a number of different classes with one meta class. Each different pet would create a different version of the class that must be balanced against every other version and every other class.

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Originally Posted by Cidel

This is a key aspect about designing a more (taming monsters) pet-focused job in XIV. This game is built upon balancing everything so nothing is glaringly a better option in every way. People get excited at the prospect of taming their favorite XIV mob, but as monsters are now, there would be some monsters so incredibly useless and so incredibly overpowered that the devs would be sloppy not to simply homogenize every monster to have the same move pool to avoid lovely little "only BSTs using Narbroois can join this PF (they have a vulnerability stack ability I think?)" scenarios and in the end we'll end up with the type of pets being nothing more than glamour. If everyone can settle for that, then by all means...

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Originally Posted by Khalithar

I will repeat what I said in the Other Battle Systems forum thread about pet classes and how I feel.

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I want to agree with the topic but I honestly can't bring myself to and I'll tell you why, MMO design nowadays has turned pets in to little more than a glorified DoT while the player does the majority of the work. It's why I don't like Smn, the pet is basically nothing more than a bit of extra damage rather than being about you know actually SUMMONING things. Imagine if Smn actually summoned a large version of the avatar then mounted it and your hotbar was replaced by various attacks that you'd make the pet do. Essentially making you feel like you're a summoner commanding this powerful creature from it's back.

If we get a pet class, I'd want the focus to actually be on the pet and commanding it. Not on it being something that just supplements the job's damage.

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To elaborate further, a pet focused class can work, Blade and Soul's Summoner is a perfect example of this. The pet does the majority of the direct damage while the Summoner acts as a support for the pet, keeping it alive and supplementing it's damage with some dots, buffs, and debuffs. But the pet's survivability is balanced in such a fantastic way that it won't die to to stray AoE if you're doing your job of supporting it right but it can't solo tank a boss either so it won't just die and cripple your performance from stray boss AoE but isn't so OP that it obsoletes an actual tank class. Now granted the class will be in bad shape if you let the pet die, but keeping it alive and supporting it is where your skill as a player comes in.

You and your pet feel like a team in Blade and Soul and one can't work without the other, it's exactly how a Beastmaster style class SHOULD play if it's ever added to this game.

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Originally Posted by Kazrah

Really how I'd expect Beastmaster in FFXIV is as a melee version summoner where some attacks would cause the pet to strike with you and have some pattern of BST attacks buffing the pet and pet attacks having a chance to increase the BST's damage or something along those lines, and it would have at least one cooldown to spawn extra animal companions to fight for some limited duration.

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Originally Posted by MistyMew

I would love a bst job in ffxiv if they tweaked pet ui to be fluid and not so clunky and slow, and adjusted abilities so that a pet can actually regain aggro, survive more then 5 hits from instance mobs and if we had a decent heal that stood a chance of healing a pet substantially and quickly...(unlike now). :mad:

Ffxi "control" if their bst was just as bad as this games pet controls, BUT they kept hate like a trooper..no trouble there ,also transfer aggro on a dime even on the most difficult of mobs...and we could heal our pet significantly if need be ...instantly....repeatedly. I really enjoyed the job quite a bit tbh, one of my favorites ;)

WoWs hunter pet control, the sheer fluidity and speed of it, ability to transfer hate, tanking ability of pets, and healing for them was done perfectly, se would be wise to learn from that as well.

Whether they copy certain aspects from other games or not is irrelevant, it could be anything and everything of their own dsesign...just please for the love of the twelve, do it right...errrrr!! Oo

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

boomerang like FFXIII , whip , dual axe , tomahawk (meh ) ...maybe axe/mace + shield

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Originally Posted by Laerune

I love Beastmaster, but only if they are able to make a real working petsystem. FFXIV version of summoner is more like affliction Warlock from WoW then the Summoner that we know and love. I want see this with the Beastmaster:

- Pet and Master bond, gameplay wise a dead pet should mean bad things for the Beastmaster.
- Allow the Beastmasters to tame their own pets. If someone wants to tame a Aldgoat, let them and if someone rather have that tiger from Hullbreak HM, they should have it. I want to see different Beastmasters with different pets.
- Allow the Beastmaster to collect them all. Add a Pet Log and let them collect it.
- There should be more synergy between master and pet. Let them do combos toghter.

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Originally Posted by DragoonSantos

Disciples of War-
The Beastmaster is hunter that fights with a crossbow gun and defends himself with a knife at close range. He shots paralysing darts and bowgun bolts. When hes out of bolts he throws rocks and boomerangs too. Until, he can reload. He an quest and trap monsters but makes a bond with a baby tiger that can fight with you and level up. When mature he can be mounted and taxi friends too. Beast are all over the world, can you catch them all?

Disciples of Magic-
The Minion Trainer collects minions and teaches them to fight monsters. Minions have hidden powers! You can learn from collecting! And use the skills to power up your fighters blue magics! Various modes and magics! I also think that there should be some sort of Evolution like pokemon at least allow the minion to wear armor. and the tiger :)

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Originally Posted by DragoonSantos

I am most excited about being able to fight as a team with tiger, using a crossbow as a main weapon and other hunting tools like paralyzing nets and whips.
hunter war class


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It seems like the old idea of charming a monster with a flute could work on its own as a Beast Lord. The to beast mastery is a simply one, One a hunter and one a charmer and another a Minion master. What am thinking is that you can technically make a blue mage out of minions o I'm thinking that if you summon a minion and fight alongside it and have it learn moves from other monsters like a puppet master.

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Puppet Master/Puppeteer

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Originally Posted by Xlantaa

Honestly, I want a Puppet master but a NEW puppet master NOT, repeat, NOT, I will repeat again NOT the puppet master from FFXI. I don't wat another pugilist with pet. A true puppet master which uses the puppets as weapons. FFXIV is not FFXI, we don't need copy classes from FFXI like a 1:1, It is necesary give them new vision and adapt it to the FFXIV gameplay.

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Originally Posted by Kazrah

Puppeteer would likely fit that mindset of "QQ I want a real pet class", where it would look like it's shadowboxing while the puppet does all the actual damage. On the plus side, it would make for a more interesting alternative to physical ranged damage-dealers.

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Originally Posted by AlphaFox

Puppeteer, just name alone makes me think that you just do double damage but at less potency, having a doll or puppet follow and mimic your every move, which I suppose could lead to some interesting skill options. Never got to play with it in XI myself.

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Edit: The Hunter is a marksman that uses medicated bolts and traps from his crossbow gun with a tiger companion mount.

Beast Master uses whips to tame and boomerangs.

Blue Fighter, uses an enchanted sabers and minions create skill chains and learn monster patterns.

Necromancer controls thoughts of others with wicked magics! He uses dark and shadow magics to charm beast to later slice them in half with his scythe!
Edit:Necromancer confuses monsters to a trance with blackened magics. You have to travel to FFXI to get the quest from the shadow lord to attain a code usable in FFIV. Just kidding can use guitars and control monsters, as well as unread.

Still waiting on Dancer the best job of all games. I'd love for it to be a healer, but it could be anything and the worst at it to boot and I would still play it to the exclusion of all other jobs.

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Originally Posted by DragoonSantos

The Hunter is a marksman and a beast tamer that uses medicated bolts and traps from his crossbow gun.
He later earns the paws and love of young tigercub that grows alongside other chocobo riders and Beast masters. Quite good at whipping things and using a boomerang to defend himself when not using a bowgun.

The Mighty Minion Fighter, uses an enchanted blue saber and teaches minions to mimic monster patterns. Can challenge other players to minion combat!

Necromancer controls thoughts of others with wicked magicks! He uses dark and shadow magics to charm beast to later slice them in half with his scythe!

How does that sound?

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Necromancer sounds really cool. Mighty minion fighter i can't see how that would work in FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Velthice

Still waiting on Dancer the best job of all games. I'd love for it to be a healer, but it could be anything and the worst at it to boot and I would still play it to the exclusion of all other jobs.

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I could see dancer being a healer. be amazing to see what They do with Dancer.

I started a Necromancer as a healer job in the healer roles section

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Originally Posted by Blackcanary

Necromancer sounds really cool. Mighty minion fighter i can't see how that would work in FFXIV.

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MMF, its a bluemage that uses minions collected to learn skills for their magical sword. Its not complicated its just like a combination of puppet master and blue mage.
Just putting to use the minions because they dont do anything while engaged in combat some sort of minion skill chain set.

I want a Pictomancer or Salve Maker [Aka Alchemist.]
A legit Songstress/Dancer.
Oracle. Gourmand lol.

Chemist, Geomancer, Dancer, and Beastmaster.

I'll be the odd one out in the roles though. I'd like to see Chemist and Geomancer as healers. Chemist can mix things for differing buff/heals with a system similar to NIN. Geomancer can plce heal/shield/buffs in an AoE around a target as special terrain.

Dancer I'd like to see has a support melee, kind of like NIN.

And Beastmaster I'd like to see as a melee pet class. Need a whip to go with F highlander hempen underwear.

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Originally Posted by BubblyBoar

Chemist, Geomancer, Dancer, and Beastmaster.

I'll be the odd one out in the roles though. I'd like to see Chemist and Geomancer as healers. Chemist can mix things for differing buff/heals with a system similar to NIN. Geomancer can plce heal/shield/buffs in an AoE around a target as special terrain.

Dancer I'd like to see has a support melee, kind of like NIN.

And Beastmaster I'd like to see as a melee pet class. Need a whip to go with F highlander hempen underwear.

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When you say Geomancer do you mean: Geomancers (GEO) are arcane spellcasters that harness the power of geomancy to strengthen their allies, enervate their enemies, and provide much-needed support to the party. They assume many of the same support roles corsairs and bards do, and while they may not pack as much offensive firepower as black mages, they can employ elemental magic with ease.

Fisherman Combat mode uses a grappling hook and claw inserts to support and fight. Binds monsters and snags friends from area of damage attacks. Can fish for metals.
Anyways I want to say i think there should be a class that uses boulders and other heavy things I think a Wrestler would work well.
Level 45 kusari-gama like weapon for ninja and other new AF weapons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKAylkPJtP8
Making the class unique.
Gardeners and miners wheel barrow and dune buggy transports

Reaper (Damaging healer)
Main weapon (Scythe)
Armor class (Caster armor)

Each time you or your party kills an enemy they gain a stack of Soul Power* (*or whatever you wanna call it), which strengthens the Reaper by a certain amount for each stack. The reaper's healing scales off of attack power and a lot of its attacks would drain health from the enemy and distribute it to the party. The reaper can use soul power stacks to give off heals/buffs to the party. While this class may seem *too* powerful, the downside will be that they have less access to powerful heals (if they don't have stacks of soul power). Since the soul power stacks wouldn't work in things like trials where there's usually no extra monsters to kill, thus no stacks, they should be granted lengthy cooldowns that grant them some stacks.

(Post this in another thead so thought I'd copy/paste it here, but again I tried to keep the current battle system in mind while coming up with these jobs)

Red Mage (RDM) - I honestly feel if RDM does get added to the game, it might be a little watered down. You have to remember that RDM is a "Jack of all trades, master of none". But because the way the current battle system is, that might not be possible. Sure it can dabble into the current schools of magic that are currently in the game, and might be the only DPS job that can heal others (Example - Using Convert, RDM version of Cleric stance but with additional affects). Or be the only job in the game that can Multi-Role as in Queing as DPS or Healer. just a few ideas I've had in my head as of late.

Blue Mage (BLU) - Being the True Melee Mage job & with the current battle system I feel BLU would fit right in, just depends on how the devs impliment this. I honestly feel BLU done right would by far be the most customizable job in the game and what sets it apart from the other jobs.

Dancer (DNC) - Dancer I feel would fit best as a Healer Role & could possibly be the Ture DPS Healer (as in no cleric stance, not even cross class option). As a bonus If there is a BRD and DNC in the same party, they would gain bonuses off of each other (this idea spawned from FF Tactics and how Only Males were BRDs and Females were dancers but wihtout the gender lock of course lol) depending on what BRD songs are playing, DNCs would gain additional effects on certain abilities and vise versa for BRDs (trying to make this sound fun but I already know some are not gonna like it, its the forums after all lol). I my opinion, you don't always have to be a mage to be a heal someone.

Corsair (COR) - Had an idea for it for quite a long time, somewhat fleshed out as well. Like example a mix of Melee and range attack combos (Sword Main hand, Gun off hand {Merlwyb}). Questline too, May post in a thread of its own. But now that MCH is here, this is not possible (Too many Pirates in this Game not to have a pirate adventure! lol)

The Gambler throws cards hard and furiously! He has also learned monster art from Triple triad cards. He's dope and lucky with dice! Has a Beretta handy.
Time Mage mathematician can attack with poetry space.
Sword caster, a samurai that uses magical katanas and swords spells.
Jester juggles and throws fruits and knives that accidentally explode.
Dancing Wrestler uses anything to dance!Pro wrestler is the strongest spiritualist Its too easy! I can lift! 12 hundred up! objects envy him, monks hate him!
Cowboy lassos! 6 shooter! indians bikini tans! baby!
Superhero trained in laser karates!
Yoyo Master breakdancing!
Ark Defender + Jouster for the horsed and bird aficionados. They fight for the flag with other riders. summon moogles.Storm effects.
Berserker's Wolf - saber tooth ripping clawing vampire
Engineers like to repair machines. They wear jetpack and use RC motors.
Painters like to use VR, pens and cameras to alternate reality!;)

Job: Shape Shifter (they can change the name if they want to)

Weapon: Two Whips. One normal and one with spikes on it.

2 Forms: Demand form that they can transform into which would cover dps.
Elemental form which uses defense magic and can also heal.

After seeing how POTD gave us the ability to change into monsters. I can see a shape shifter job working if done right. I think the cool down would depend on how long you can keep the form for or the more damage you get once you are under 500 hpp you are not strong enough to maintain the form. There four you shape shift back to your normal form.

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Originally Posted by Blackcanary

A friendly hub/home for new Job ideas.

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Calculator or Arithmetician would make for an interesting mage. Those who played FF tactics know how this class works. However I do feel like it may be too "difficult" or "over-designed" for FFXIV which is unfortunate as its a Job that demand actual brain power since you need to do actual math.

Assuming it was a mage dps here's an example of a single target skill rotation.

Buff Ability *Multiple of 2 (potency 100) 60 sec duration. > Buff Ability **HP (potency *1.3) same duration of previous ability. > Demi (50 potency) > Spam Demi till timer runs out or refresh with another multiple or prime number.

*the base is applied by multiples of 2
** specified base will now be applied to a specific variable "Player's own HP" and augments its damage based on this. If correct multiple will have higher chance to crit +40%.

I believe this will be a job focused on manipulating numbers by using "Multiple of ..." or Prime Number to set the base value potency. Then modify its damage with variable like "HP" to increase it. Due to the high requirement of thought processing needed to use this job it will only have a two second casting time. This is so that the server can apply the base, variable and spell at the moment the cast bar starts and apply the damage and numerical value correctly. Basically once you start the cast time the server takes a snap shot of the base requirements, apply the variable then the spell and once the cast time ends it is executed based on that initial snap shot and not what happens after the cast bar is done.

Example

Multiple of 2 (100), Target HP (*1.5) + Demi (50) = 200 potency

your target currently has 2000 hp left them moment you start casting he continues to take damage leaving him at 1799 hp at the end of the cast time. Once done casting, the spell will execute and you will deliver damage based on that 2000 HP at the start of the cast time meaning that you benefit from both the base and variable being correct and therefore a +40% crit chance will be applied to the Demi.


Basically the base and variable always need to be combined to give you a 60 second stack that acts like a stance/stack similar to GL and BotD and any spells used during this time will share its potency regardless of if the spell is an aoe or single target. Calculator or Arithmetician will have access to exclusive spells focused on dark, ex, Demi, Umbra (dot). These base spells only have a potency of 50 (dot = 18 sec duration, no damage on hit with 15 potency ticks) by itself but when applied to a Base and Variable can increase exponentially. The job will also have access to a spell called "Probability" which randomly selects a damage spell from a class that you have leveled and uses that for 30 seconds. It can be anything from Stone to Fire IV to Holy to Miasma. It's ultimate skill is "Infinity". For 20 seconds Base and Variable's penalty for not hitting the correct numbers will be nulled and you will receive the +40% crit chance in addition to 20% damage increase. Some more examples of Spells Base, Variable and ogcd buffs that might appear in the job's skill set.

Spells

-Demi = 50 potency. Recast time 3.
-Umbra = 15 potency, duration 18 seconds. Recast time 3.
-Demi II = 30 potency to target and those near it. Recast time 3.
-Umbra II = 40 potency, duration 21 seconds. Recast time 3.


Base

-Multiple of 2 (100 potency)
-Multiple of 3 (150 potency)
-Multiple of 5 (130 potency)
-Prime Numbers (200 potency)

*if multiple/prime is correct spell crit chance increased by +20%.

Variable

-Level (*1.2 potency)
-Own HP/MP (*1.3 potency)
-Target HP (*1.5 potency)
-Distance from Target (*1.4 potency)

*if Variable is correct spell crit chance is increased by +20%.

Self buffs

-Infinity = Increase damage by 20% and remove penalty for not hitting the correct base and variable numbers. Duration: 20 second. Recast time 240.
-Power Squared = The next spell cast has its potency squared. Duration: 10 second. Recast time 60.
-Levitate = Nullify one ground target aoe. Duration: 15 second. Recast time 120.
-Probability = Select a random spell that you have learned and use it. Recast timer based on spell. Duration 30 second. Recast time 180.

Just some ideas I had floating in my head. TLDR; tough as hell job with confusing and high skill ceiling but definitely something that can be abused and be over powered when used correctly so don't expect to see this class in FFXIV.

Lets solidify and strengthen the weak. Some one write something!!!!!!!I will pick one of each!!PROs CONs?

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HEAVY TYPESBOMBARDIER!!!!
ITS THE BEST JOB TO ADD TOO BECAUSE IT CAN SHOOT GRENADES AND DYNAMITE as well as shoot fireworks and projectines! Reminds me of bomberman! Feel free to fix this! KABOOM!!!!!
I think there should be a difference in body types for all monsters, characters and races and environments! THERE IS NO FAT PEOPLE EATING or FIGHTING inthe game!!!! THEY MAKE THE BEST TANKS! FAT PEOPLE SPEAK UP!!!!YOU MAKE GREAT TANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GAMBLER - CARD TRICKS, AND GUNS LUCKY DEVIL!
TRANSFORMS INTO MONSTER! Honestly i rather summon a triple triad monster instead. And shoot the damn thing down with my beretta.
Throws cards to distract the monster to shoot them with a beretta clip (8/8). Other card tricks, coins, dice, roulette. Tricks monsters with thrown cards. This guy is my main focus.
Gambler will be a magician with gun kata dante from devil may cry trickster styles less a sword. Flying knives, juggling daggers, and explosives.
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Dancer Ideas: Girls look bird like Brazilian Festival dancers. Guys _________?
upbeat dances like Modern, Hip-hop, Techno, and bailarina breakdancing! yoyo and other weapons like, hula hop, sparklers, dresses with gadget like sharp swords, and the WHIPS SWORD!
EDIT!!!!!!!!!! GUYS AND GIRLS! Can look like clowns and harlequins, can also use toys to fight!
DANCER2 FIGHTS WITH FESTIVE DRESSES AND SECRET WEAPONS. COSPLAY LIKE DRESSPHERES! CLOWNS! COSTUMES AND BIRD WOMEN! EL CARNAVAL!!!!

Well, since you were nice enough to make this thread, I'll paste some of my suggestions here to keep the thread going.

Mystic (version 2, as of 09/08/2015)

Standing opposite to Thaumaturgy and its manipulation of destructive energies, the priests of Nald employ powers that draw on the dual aspects known as life and death. With the ability to control the pain and succor of living, these mystics perform rites that help preserve balance between life and death and can tip the scales one way or the other when needed.

Mechanics

Mystic is built around the concepts of duality. Seeing that they are basically a healer version of Thaumaturge, they have Astral and Umbral alignments. Certain skills grant Astral/Umbral Alignment (their version of Ast Fire and Umb Ice). Unlike THM, MYS's mechanic is that to fully utilize it's skills, they need to get three alignment stacks and then hit Ascension. This isn't a temporary mode, but a stance that has a cost to activate.

Ascensions are active indefinitely once invoked. While ascended to a particular alignment, the MYS cannot get stacks of the aspect they're aligned with (so a MYS that is in Astral Ascendence cannot gain stacks of Astral Alignment, even if they are using only Mend and Mend II).

Cross-class Skills: ACN (Eye for an eye, Virus, Physic). CNJ (Protect, Stoneskin, Raise, Cleric Stance).

Abilities

Astral Alignment - Decreases the casting time of healing spells by 1.66% per stack (5% at 3 stacks).
Umbral Alignment - Increases the potency of damage spells by 1.66% per stack (5% at 3 stacks).

01 Pain - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 (120 potency on targets affected by Wither). Instant cast. Grants Umbral Alignment. Umbral Ascension: Places a DoT effect that deals 30% of damage dealt. DoT duration: 12s.
02 Mend - Restores target's HP. Cure potency: 300. Grants Astral Alignment. Astral Alignment: Increased healing potency on targets under the effect of Mend II and Absolve.
04 Wither - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 30. Additional Effect: Unaspected damage over time with a potency of 40 for 30s. Increases the potency of Pain to 120. Grants Umbral Alignment.
06 Transfuse: Swiftness - Reduce target's movement speed by 20% and increase own movement speed by 20%. Duration: 15s. Cooldown: 45s.
08 Body to Mind - Consume 20% of max HP over 15 seconds to restore 30% of max MP. Cooldown: 150s.
10 Reverberation - Restores HP of target and allies nearby. Cure potency: 200. Additional effect: Regen for 15s. Cure potency: 40. Grants Astral Alignment.
12 Repercussion - Reflects 10% of direct incoming damage. Duration: 9s. Cooldown: 120s.
15 Dispel - Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
18 Renascence - Revives target in a weakened state.
22 Temporal Exchange - Next spell is cast immediately, but its recast is increased by 50%. Buff duration: 10s. Cooldown: 60s.
26 Mend II - Restores target's HP. Cure potency: 450. Grants Astral Alignment. Astral Ascension: Places a HoT effect that restores 30% of HP healed. HoT Duration: 12s.
30 Ascension - Consumes three stacks of Astral or Umbral Alignment to grant Astral or Umbral Ascension. Cooldown: 15s.
--Astral Ascension - Decreases the casting time of healing spells by 10% and enhances certain actions. Decreases the potency of damage spells by 30%. Overwrites Cleric Stance.
--Umbral Ascension - Increases the potency of damage spells by 10% and enhances certain actions. Decreases the potency of healing spells by 30%. Swaps INT and MND values while active. Overwrites Cleric Stance.
34 Transfuse: Speed - Inflicts target with 10% Slow and increases the skill speed and spell speed of nearby allies by 10%. Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 if the target is immune to Slow. Duration: 15s. Cooldown: 60s. Shares a 30 second cooldown with Transfuse: Might.
38 Conversion - Places a barrier around target ally, increasing the effect of direct healing spells and causing direct attacks to heal them. Disappears once target has taken damage 3 times. Cure potency: 200. Duration: 30s. Cooldown: 90s.
42 Blood to Mana - Converts damage dealt by next spell to MP. Buff duration: 10s. Cooldown: 30s.
46 Life Exchange - Places a damage over time effect on target enemy and a healing over time effect on the target they are currently attacking. Both effects expire together. DoT Potency: 60. HoT Potency: 60. Duration: 12s. Cooldown: 45s.
50 Transfuse: Might - Reduces damage dealt by target by 5% and increases damage output of all allies in range by 5%. Duration: 15s. Cooldown: 60s. Shares a 30 second cooldown with Transfuse: Speed.

Traits

08 Enhanced Mind
14 Enhanced Mind II
16 Enhanced Swiftness - Increases the duration of Transfuse: Swiftness to 20 seconds.
20 Withering Pain - Increases the potency of Pain on targets under the effect of Wither to 150.
24 Enhanced Mind III
28 Magick and Mend
32 Purge - While under the effect of Umbral Ascension, allows the use of Dispel on enemy targets to remove one beneficial effect from them.
36 Enhanced Body to Mind - Increases the amount of MP restored to 40%.
40 Magick and Mend II
44 Enhanced Temporal Exchange - Temporal Exchange no longer increases the recast of the next spell.
48 Enhanced Conversion - Target can now take damage 6 times before Conversion disappears.

Quested Abilities

30 Dichotomy - Converts Astral Ascension into Umbral Ascension or Umbral Ascension into Astral Ascension. Cooldown: 30s.
35 Absolve - Restores HP over time. Cure potency: 80. Duration: 30s. Astral Ascension: Regen effect grows stronger over time (final tick: 280 potency).
35 Condemn - Deals unaspected damage over time. DoT potency: 40. Duration: 30s. Umbral Ascension: DoT effect grows stronger over time (final tick: 90 potency).
40 Stave - Places a shield on target ally, negating damage up to 25% of target's max HP. Upon reaching this amount, target receives the accumulated damage over 15 seconds. Shield Duration: 10s. Cooldown: 30s.
45 Boon - Restores target's HP. Cure potency: 500. Cooldown: 30s. Astral Ascension: Causes attacks performed by target to heal them. Cure Potency: 50. Duration: 15s.
45 Chastise - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200. Cooldown: 30s. Umbral Ascension: Attacks performed on target deal additional damage with a potency of 50 per attack. Duration: 10s.
50 Duality - Allows the use of one ability of the opposite alignment. Cooldown: 60s.
52 Vile Spike - Marks target, causing direct magical damage taken by them to affect enemies nearby for 20% of the original attack's damage. Duration: 10s. Cooldown: 30s.
54 Overflowing Cup - Marks target ally, causing 60% of any healing effects received by them to heal two allies with the lowest HP nearby. Duration: 18s. Cooldown: 90s.
56 Transfuse: Status - Steal a beneficial effect from target. Cooldown: 15s.
58 Consecration - Creates a designated area at the target's feet, healing any party members who enter. Cure Potency: 100. Duration: 21s. Astral Ascension: Removes one negative status from allies per tick
58 Desecration - Creates a designated area at the target's feet, dealing damage with a potency of 30 to any who enter for 30s. Umbral Ascension: Afflicts enemies standing within with 40% weight.
60 Tipped Scales - Can only be used while ascended. Astral Ascension: Deals unaspected damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 100. Restores own HP and the HP of nearby allies (Cure Potency: 500). Umbral Ascension: Deals unaspected damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 250. Restores own HP and the HP of nearby allies (Cure Potency: 100). Cooldown: 120s.

Lv3 Limit Break - Equipoise

Notes

- As always, potencies and durations are negotiable.
- As mentioned in the description, this is essentially a healer version of Thaumaturge. Seeing that THMs are based out of the temple of Thal, Mystics being based out of the temple of Nald would make sense.
- Astral and Umbral alignments are stacking buffs, much like Astral Fire and Umbral Ice. Each have their own effects to their respective alignments.
- A MYS that wants to do easy switches will want to try to keep stacks of the opposite alignment while ascended.
- Dichotomy exists in the event you need to do a quick swap for emergencies, but otherwise the MYS would have to build three stacks of the opposite alignment and then hit Ascension again.
- This being said, in the event you hit Ascension while having no stacks of the opposite alignment, you lose your ascended status.
- The "doubled" abilities (Absolve/Condemn, etc) would have their own icons depending on what is your current ascension. Should you have no ascension, the default would be the Astral Ascension version of the spell.
- The Transfuse line of abilities is this job's version of raid utility. Might and Speed share a cooldown. I guess in a way you can treat Might as a mini-mitigation cooldown for the tank.
- Conversion and Stave are sort of defensive utility, mostly meant to be used on tanks. Conversion in particular would be useful to mitigate attacks like the multi-hit stuff from Turn 9.
- Yes, Overflowing Cup turns heals into smart heals. Vile Spike does the opposite with enemies by spreading damage the target receives to other enemies.
- Life Exchange is meant to simulate health being drained form an enemy on to its target. There might be a better way to do this, or this skill could be axed for an additional way of recovering MP.
- The reason the Withering Pain trait exists is because I decided to forego giving the job too many non-ascended offensive spells. In theory MYS should be able to keep up with a same-level WHM in pre-30 content. Also keep in mind that Pain is instant cast.
- Tipped Scales is this job's answer to WHM's Assize, with a tweak of sorts.
- I know I'm sort of grasping at straws with Transfuse: Status. I honestly didn't have anything else to put in there, so I'm open to suggestions. >.>;
- I also want to emphasize that potencies are negotiable. I'm not good at the numbers game and I'm sure some of these abilities are either overpowered or underpowered.
- Access to Cleric Stance is really meant to help out in the pre-30 content. Once you hit 30 you'll ignore Cleric Stance and use Umbral Ascension if you want to DPS.
- While Mystics in FF Tactics were yin yang-themed, this version of the job is more like a Life & Death mage.
- As an aside, I'm thinking their weapon would be a transforming weapon. It'd look like a staff or long scepter while aligned to Astral, and when Aligned to Umbral the weapon turns into a scythe.

Comments, suggestions and so on are welcome.

Here's another one. I'll limit it at 2 per day to avoid looking like I'm spamming the thread.

Blue Mage

Cross Classes: THM (Swiftcast, Surecast, Blizzard II), ACN (Physic, Ruin, Virus)
Weapon: Jeweled Gauntlet

Mechanics: Blue mages have two mechanics. The first is aetheric instability. By tapping into the life force of their enemies, they can increase the power of Lesser Blue Magic. This is achieved in "cycles" of three spells. The way cycles work is as follows:

Opening spell (or Magic Missile) => mob gains debuff Aetheric Instability => second spell correlating to beast affinity => mob gains Greater Aetheric Instability => Third spell => mob loses Greater Aetheric instability (this is called a completed cycle)

The second mechanic is Lore, a resource that fills up over time as you use Lesser Blue Magic. Lore is consumed when you use Greater Blue Magic, and the amount of lore consumed varies by spell.

Abilities

Aetheric Instability - Increases potency of direct attacks by 20% and the duration of damage over-time effects by 15% for 10s.
Greater Aetheric Instability - Increases potency of direct attacks by 30% and the duration of damage over-time effects by 30% for 10s.

01 Magic Missile - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Can only start a cycle.
02 Power Attack (Beetle) - Deals blunt damage with a potency of 160.
04 Efflux - Spells consume TP in addition to their MP costs, increasing their damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 15s. Cooldown: 150.
06 Acid Mist (Ochu) - Poison nearby enemies, dealing damage over time with a potency of 40 for 21s.
08 Final Sting (Giant Hornet) - Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. If used on a target that is not below 20% HP, consumes 25% of your current HP. Cooldown: 90s.
10 Magus Fist - Delivers an attack with a potency of 50. Additional effect: Stun for 3s. Cooldown: 40s. Requires melee range.
12 Screwdriver (Pugil) - Deals water aspected damage with a potency of 180.
15 Lancet - Deals damage over time with a potency of 30. Restores MP over 9 seconds. Movement or actions taken cancel the effect. Range: 20y. Cooldown: 30s.
18 Sanguine Bite (Wolf) - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200. Additional effect: Converts damage dealt to HP. Cooldown: 45s.
22 Wing Cutter (Vulture) - Deals wind aspected damage with a potency of 100 in a cone before you. Additional effect: Knockback.
26 Hammer Beak (Ziz) - Deals blunt damage with a potency of 180. Additional effect: Reduces Blunt resistance by 10% for 30 seconds.
30 Magic Hammer - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Restores MP equal to damage dealt. Cooldown: 30s.
34 Chain Affinity - Grants 2 stacks of Chain Affinity. Reduces cast time of the next spell by 25% per stack. Duration: 10s. Cooldown: 90s.
38 Eerie Light (Eft) - Reduces nearby enemies' resistance to magic by 10% for 10s. Cooldown: 60s.
42 Bellowing Grunt (Boar) - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to nearby enemies. Additional effect: Stun for 2s. Cooldown: 40s.
46 King's Will (Dullahan) - Increases damage dealt by 10% for 20s. Cooldown: 60s.
50 Thirst for Lore - Consumes 1 unit of Lore to restore MP. Cooldown: 45s.

Traits

08 Enhanced Intelligence
14 Azure Lore - Grants access to one unit of lore.
16 Enhanced Intelligence II
20 Critical Lore - When your direct damage spells deal critical damage, they contribute double the amount to generating Lore.
24 Azure Lore II - Grants access to an additional unit of lore.
28 Repeating Cycle - Finishing a cycle has a 15% chance to apply Aetheric Instability on target.
32 Enhanced Intelligence III
36 Enhanced Efflux - Reduces the cooldown of Efflux to 120s.
40 Epiphany - Completing a cycle has a 10% chance to generate one full unit of Lore.
44 Azure Lore III - Grants access to an additional unit of lore.
48 Extended Chain - Chain Affinity now grants 3 stacks.

Job Abilities

30 Lifebreak (Archaeodaemon) - Consumes 1 unit of Lore. Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. (note: this counts as a lv14 ability for level synch purposes)
35 Burst Affinity - Reduces the potency of the next 3 spells by 40% but causes them to deal damage to target and all nearby enemies. Cooldown: 90s.
40 Bad Breath (Marlboro) - Afflicts enemies in a cone before you with Blind, Paralyze, Slow, Weight and Poison for 10s.
45 Mind Blast (Mindflayer) - Consumes 2 units of Lore. Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional effect: Paralyze for 20s.
50 Grand Delta (Hidon) - Consumes 3 units of Lore. Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 400.
52 White Wind (Great Bird) - Consumes up to 3 units of lore. Restores own HP and that of nearby party members. Cure Potency: 150. Gains 50 potency per additional unit of Lore (250 potency at 3 units). Cooldown: 180s.
54 Extended Cycle - Allows Aetherial Instability and Greater Instability to persist for 3 spells. Duration: 15s. Cooldown: 60s.
56 Moon Flute (Magic Tome) - Consumes 3 units of Lore. Increases damage and attacks speed of all party members by 15% for 15s. Cooldown: 180s.
58 Charybdis (Behemoth) - Consumes 1 units of Lore. Creates a designated area that deals damage over time with a potency of 50 for 21s.
60 Unbridled Wisdom - Using Greater Blue Magic does not consume Lore for 10s. Cooldown: 180s.

The Questline (WARNING: Fanfiction Advisory is in effect)

BLU's questline should focus on the concept of blue magic as well as the risks involved.

30-50 Questline: Blue magic is dangerous and on questionable moral grounds. The key here is that neither the player character nor your companion NPC knows ANYTHING about blue magic aside from old stories and myths. It's truly something your character learns and figures out on their own without NPC guidance of any sort.

52-60 Questline: Blue magic is not only dangerous through its use, but can also affect the user if one is not careful. The art of Blue Magic is a relic of the ancient Belah'dians, who dabbled in aetherial manipulation to give their beast mages the strength, speed and endurance of beasts. The art itself was one that could only be wielded by a handful, as most would either lose themselves to the beast essence absorbed or become monsters themselves. Your companion NPCs for this arc would be experience blue mages that try to make sure you've properly learned the discipline, surprised you made it as far as you did on your own.

30 The Long Search (requires a lv50 job like with the DRk, AST and MCH unlocks)
30 Turning Blue
35 Behavioral basics
40 For posterity
45 A Blue Clue
50 Hidon Seek
50 Application of Knowledge (segue into the HW BLU story arc)
52 True Understanding
54 Past Present
56 A drop in the bucket
58 The unusual suspects
60 Give and Take

Achievements
Blue are the beasts that live inside me I-IV - Achieve blue mage level 30/40/50/60.
Da ba dee I - Complete the blue mage job quest "Hidon Seek".
Da ba dee II - Complete the blue mage job quest "Give and Take".

About Blue Magic

Blue Magic is split between Lesser Blue Magic and Greater Blue Magic

Lesser magic is what you learn naturally as you level. The difference between lesser magic and regular abilities is that anything related to monsters has to be learned by killing the respective monster. The unlock quest allows you to learn monster skills between levels 1 and 30 (since BLU is a job that starts at lv30 like DRK, AST and MCH), but anything beyond that has to be learned out in the world. For example, at lv38 your ability window will have a slot for Eerie Light, but you won't be able to use the skill until you kill an Eft-type mob. Same thing with King's Will (kill a Dullahan) and Bellowing Grunt (kill a boar).

Greater magic is learned through job quests and are gained at full power. They generally do not have cooldowns but require varying amounts of Lore to be used.

About Lore

Lore is a resource in a similar vein to ACN's aetherflow stacks. The difference is that the stacks are generated through appropriate use of Lesser Blue Magic and completing cycles. The easiest way to explain the concept of Lore is to think of it like the energy tanks in Super Metroid. Instead of filling up extra tanks as you collect life, using Lesser Blue Magic and completing cycles is what fills up your Lore "tanks". Once a "tank" hits 100% you get 1 unit of lore than can then be spent on Greater Blue Magic.

A spell that inflicts the mob with Aetheric Instability contributes 10%. A spell that inflicts the mob with Greater Aetheric Instability contributes 15%. A spell that finishes a cycle contributes 20%. The Critical Lore trait doubles the contribution when the spell in question crits. The Epiphany trait causes the spell in question to contribute 100%, thus filling a unit of Lore.

Notes

- The idea for the gauntlet was inspired by The Infinity Gauntlet. The concept here is that blue mages store the essence of beasts they slay in their gauntlets, drawing upon them when using their spells.
- Aesthetically, the gauntlet should have a jewel between each knuckle and one at the center of the palm.
- The idea behind the instability debuffs is to create a flexible combo system that can be changed on the fly. The benefits are also meant to make the player want to plan ahead.
- Something I did not add but am nevertheless considering is additional effects for spells used on enemies under Greater Aetheric Instability. I do feel it might make things a bit too complex but could also add something to the job's gameplay.
- Needless to say, BLU's DPS model is very focused on single-target damage with few options for AoE. It's role is that of a caster DPS, so it would stay at range next to the BLMs and SMNs in a group.
- Monster correlations are not in a perfect cycle the way they were in FFXI. They are sort of "who eats who" but not in a straight line. If someone can suggest a better way of organizing this, it'd be great, but for now the correlations are:

Birds < Plants < Beasts

Plants < Insects < lizards

Insects < Fish < Birds

Fish < Lizards < Beasts

- Magic Missile's role in this is as a sort of opener. You can use it to start a cycle if you want, and can follow it with any other spell that affects the mob to continue the cycle.
- Magus Fist is supposed to be a "oh shit I need to get away right now" type of ability, since it is meant to be used if you're getting trained by a melee or pull an extra mob. I was thinking of adding a back-step to it like what Repelling Shot and Elusive Jump have.
- MP recovery for BLU comes in the form of Lancet (channeled MP recovery), Magic Hammer (damage converted to MP) and Thirst for Lore (Lore converted to MP). This should be enough for a BLU to do their thing without forced breaks for MP.
- On the topic of Lancet, the animation would look similarly to this. The difference is that instead of pulling the target to the BLU, the link/chain would simulate draining MP from the target and transferring it to the BLU.
- Lifebreak might need a nerf or an additional effect. It's sort of tough because what I want to avoid is making spamming 3 Lifebreaks more efficient than using Grand Delta.

- The AF could be middle-eastern themed, could also take hints from Strago's aesthetic, or (if you really want to go crazy) could borrow from characters like Suikoden II's Zamza.

Questions, comments and so on are welcome.

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Blue Mage
Weapon: Jeweled Gauntlet

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1.THIS WAS THE BEST JOB IDEA FOR BLUE MAGE PLEASE ADD THIS ONE
2. CAN WE START MAKING SOME SUGGESTIVE NEW RACES FOR THESE NEW JOBS!!!! ART PLEASE
3. SUGGESTIVE LINKS:
Drunken boxing Jester
Gambler, Hume and Devil Gambler
Blue mage frog
Unicorn Necromancer :http://www.unicornoalato.com/images/black-unicorn.gif

Dancer (Healer, uses a Fan)
Whipmaster - (AOE Physical DPS/Debuffer)
Puppetmimer - (COmbination of Puppetmaster and Mime)
Hunter- (Crossbow)

Beastmaster: pet class with whip-blunt damage
Enforcer/berserker: viking-like off tank to rival warrior- wields a hammer-blunt damage
Psychic: caster-relies heavily on combos but has a very short cast time compared to the gcd allowing for more movement

I would love to have a Necromancer, but in keeping with SE's homogenization of jobs, it would mostly play like SMN, but with dead things. If I was making necromancer, I would give it an ability to resurrect a fallen enemy and take control of it in battle. (you know how mob is still there for a few seconds after you kill it? That's your window). It would also have a special raise ability that would add a def and attack buff of 20 percent, but at the cost of not being healed, so essentially turning the person you raised into a zombie.

healer .... Geomancer
tank ...... runefencer
most important dps .... samurai

Honestly I'm excited for anything, but I'd really like a ranged DPS class that doesn't feel useless. It would be nice to get a Hunter or Ranger as a job. I've always really liked ranged DPS, but honestly Bard and Machinist feel so lacklustre compared to ranged DPS from other games.

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Dancer (Healer, uses a Fan)
Whipmaster - (AOE Physical DPS/Debuffer)
Puppetmimer - (COmbination of Puppetmaster and Mime)
Hunter- (Crossbow)

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If the're goin to add a Whip user, they need to take lessons from the best.

http://i58.tinypic.com/2cyfmhd.gif

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/...20141228231629
Animations of Gabriel Belmont- Lords of Shadow

So difficult to not add more, they are all so damn epic.

For those that believe that a DPS RDM with a single sword can't be as epic as DPS SAM.

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/...20141229032134
again Gabriel Belomnt- Lords of Shadow 2 Sword animation (last one i swear)

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Honestly I'm excited for anything, but I'd really like a ranged DPS class that doesn't feel useless. It would be nice to get a Hunter or Ranger as a job. I've always really liked ranged DPS, but honestly Bard and Machinist feel so lacklustre compared to ranged DPS from other games.

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Is Bard really that bad?

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Is Bard really that bad?

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if you just started the game then no. if you played for quite some time than the answer is yes.

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If the're goin to add a Whip user, they need to take lessons from the best.

So difficult to not add more, they are all so damn epic.

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Indeed. While Lords of Shadow was lackluster in a lot of areas, the animations were top notch. If we ever get a whip user, I would definitely want SE to look at how that game for inspiration.

I am guilty of over using images and other media often in my discussions to get my point across. While I know it can come off as obnoxious, I truly believe it's the best way to convey to the developers what it is exactly what we want.

that being said...

I would like to see the idea of the Mystic Knight (Owl)/ Necromancer (Voidsent familiar, ect) re- imagined as a Scythe using DPS that has a pet not unlike DRG of FFXI. Where as the SMN/ SCH support and command their pet the Mystic Knight/ Necromancer is able to either let their pet do all of the attacking while they support the party /debuff the the mobs, conversely they can choose to to go melee and have the pet hang back, buff the Mystic Knight/ Necromancers attacks (heavy melee DPS, light Tank). I think this would allow for a class/ job that can change up they way it is played depending on the enemy numbers, party composition, ect. Also it would give the players the option of a lightly armored robe combination aesthetic, speed like attacker wielding a giant Scythe. Whats not to like?

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20150815074617
(Zasalamel Soul Calibur series)

http://cs421222.vk.me/v421222207/f0b/FSWjpDq8xas.jpg
(Dhuum Guild Wars God of Death)

http://haikai.net/gallery/DervishNew.jpg
(Dervish class Guild Wars 2)

Don't know if anyone has suggested this yet, but a pirate or a sky pirate seems like a natural choice for this game. A mix between ranged and melee dps, armed with a dagger or sword, and a pistol. Could have a lot of fun with a job like that :D

Necromancer Ideas:

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Revelation Online's Life & Death Mage (Necromancer). I'd do the scythe as a transforming weapon so that it looks like a long scepter or staff while manipulating life and a scythe while manipulating death.

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(Dhuum Guild Wars God of Death) Female Imagery And Grim Reapers

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My ideas for the Necromancer are a mix of guitar playing and summoning the dead. It is accomplished with a Zelda like system of melodies and melodic freedom. Also a reaper mode.


-BLACK MAGE COMBAT MODES WITH SCYTHES AND DARK MAGIC.

OBSCURE, ANCIENT, BLACKENED, ARTS, CAN BE CONJURED WITH ELECTRIC GUITAR! NECROMANCER!
-I want a system that uses Guitar Tabs or Runes to summon the undead or cast songs and magics with my guitar.That does look really nice, I was thinking that the Necromancy could be something attainable for Black Mage today, by giving them a combat mode scythe and a range of shadow and dark magic.

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I would like to see the idea of the Mystic Knight (Owl)/ Necromancer (Voidsent familiar, ect) re- imagined as a Scythe using DPS that has a pet not unlike DRG of FFXI.

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Conversely, I think a scythe would go well for a caster based on Revelation Online's Life & Death Mage (that's what it's actually called, but some have localized it as Necromancer). I'd do the scythe as a transforming weapon so that it looks like a long scepter or staff while manipulating life and a scythe while manipulating death.

Classes I want to see, and some thoughts on them.

Red Mage... But to make it work as things are in FF XIV right now, it would probably be better off as a Healer class... Possibly being essentially a White Mage with different Traits and Job skills, one thought I've had for it being essentially a White Mage that gives up regen effects for something like THM/BLM's Umbral Ice.

Time Mage, Well it's obviously a DPS class, Haste buffs all around, maybe Slow debuffs for enemies (possibly without diminshing returns to make it a more useful), and Unaspected magical damage with the typical Time Mage attack spells (Gravity based spells, meteor, comet etc.)

I don't know how well it would work to have a new Job class that uses an existing classes weapons... But to do something new, I want to see a Samurai job, that uses bows. Because actual Samurai did use them.

I think would like, much like how healers are classes that heal and do decent dps,I would like red mage to be the class that dps, But can do decent healing.

So I'm just gonna plaster here every job concept I've come up with.

Red Mage: Caster who fights from range with various spells mimicking thaumaturgy and restores MP through melee combat.
Dancer: Basic healing toolkit with melee attacks that will heal all allies for about as much as a medica 2.
Ranger: True ranged physical damage using a pair of crossbows and a buff that can increase damage from skills cast while standing still.
Viking: Tank using a hammer and shield that focuses on lightning skills and counterstrikes based on block strength.
Grenadier: Basically a chemist....with a bazooka....ya know, because reasons....
Green Mage: Light-armored tank with a maul that focuses around building up defenses and reducing damage dealt by enemies.
Saint: Heavily armored healer with increased health that bolsters allies while redirecting a part of all incoming damage to itself.
Merchant: Physical caster who uses their power over money to take down foes and buff their allies.
Reaper: Caster who summons wraiths and deals increased damage based on the number of wraiths they have spawned.
Blue Mage: Melee combatant who implements attacks studied from beasts and slowly Learns about a select foe, dealing increased damage to it.
Sorcerer: Caster tank that uses MP to partially shield itself from attacks.

I can post full details for an individual job concept for whoever wants it, or elaborate on any of them anyone might have a question about.

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These pictures don't explain what the jobs are though.

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That's not what this thread is about the whole point of this thread is to explain your ideas about new jobs you would like to see in FFXIV. Its not post pictures with no explanation and use your imagination thread. That doesn't help the developers at all.

Also your using quote wrong you don't delete what that person said and then write your reply inside the quote bubble.

Please stop spamming images of jobs in this thread with out explaining the job and stating what the Job is and how you would want the job to be added into game.

http://www.thecartoonpictures.com/da...ng-cartoon.jpg

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Originally Posted by Blackcanary

click the http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.png that is next to your name! it looks like this, http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...quote_icon.pngBlack Canary,http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.png! to access OP! "http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.png = OP",it took me a while to figure it out but as you can see keeps neat! You'll understand me later. Its really funny and saves alot of clutter.http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.pngSo what i was trying to tell you Black Canary is that those were pictures of fighters from china that use flail like fantasy8! and drink a lot of wine! A kung fu jober class! DRUNK! AND! USEFUL! He spews fire from intoxi!or! Or food, cuz thats what monkesdo!Agile and completely low to the ground, deprevents damage, justkidding it was a trick monkey kung fu!http://www.plumpub.com/images/VCD3/vcd1089.jpghttp://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.png

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Hi!So those old photos were for Wushu type fighter, or a Tai Chi Warrior that drinks spirits for power. hiccup!http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/108236108