The one downside of Dancer being Ranged DPS

We probably won't see a crossbow job added to XIV. :(

Unless the next healer job will have a crossbow.

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Originally Posted by Fredco191

Unless the next healer job will have a crossbow.

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The idea of hitting people with crossbow bolts in order to heal them amuses me greatly. I may be tempted to try it and I hate healing.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

The idea of hitting people with crossbow bolts in order to heal them amuses me greatly. I may be tempted to try it and I hate healing.

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haha same, that would make me laugh and reminds me of the Operative in SWTOR, you literally shot people to heal them lol.

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Originally Posted by Fredco191

Unless the next healer job will have a crossbow.

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I can definitely see Chemist using crossbow so that they don't add another gun class to the game.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

The idea of hitting people with crossbow bolts in order to heal them amuses me greatly. I may be tempted to try it and I hate healing.

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Chemist with healing pomander bolt heads.

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Originally Posted by Tatiana

haha same, that would make me laugh and reminds me of the Operative in SWTOR, you literally shot people to heal them lol.

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mercs did that too. Always loved handling my tubby Chiss and just pew pew to heal. Good times.

We already have players using crossbows though, during the Bard/Mch LB2 iirc

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Originally Posted by NessaWyvern

We already have players using crossbows though, during the Bard/Mch LB2 iirc

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already have a Great sword class too but look at every melee LB

I always hoped and expected that our third and final ranged DPS would have chakrams/boomerangs.
We already have bows, and guns for that matter, we dont need another weapon similar to either of them, that goes for crossbows and dual pistols.

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Originally Posted by Fredco191

Unless the next healer job will have a crossbow.

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Funny thing about that.....

In Division 2, the Survivalist Specialization (Crossbow Spec) is the Healer Job of the game so we know it is possible but will need to go into advance technology to provide the healing effects.

I personally want a magic archer like in Dragon's Dogma. So shooting other players with magic/aether arrows or bolts wouldn't be that hard to imagine.

Think of the animations of multiple bolts flying through the air seeking their target. Honestly though for a magic archer type job I was thinking time mage like how in ff12 time mages use crossbows.

could see healer using a crossbow. have the bolts to it have healing affects and support affects to them.

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Originally Posted by hynaku

could see healer using a crossbow. have the bolts to it have healing affects and support affects to them.

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It could work for a chemist type job actually, if it's blow dart type ammo.
Fire darts with healing/buffing potions, etc.

While a healer with a crossbow would be cool, I feel they would have to make the next healer class very unique compared to the others at this point. That may end up meaning a melee oriented healer, as the rest are ranged.

Would be interesting in my opinion. Perhaps a "Cleric" style class that wields a hammer and shield, or just a two handed hammer. Heals are centered around themselves in an aoe. Maybe their weapon would have an added DEF stat to compensate for being in the thick of things.

crossbows are the ranged LB 1 and 2, i don't think they will add it as a main weapon as long they stay as LB weapons.

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Originally Posted by shao32

crossbows are the ranged LB 1 and 2, i don't think they will add it as a main weapon as long they stay as LB weapons.

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Originally Posted by Duskane

already have a Great sword class too but look at every melee LB

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Well, glad that's settled.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Well, glad that's settled.

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yeah but its not the same, a sword its more versatile with the moves and animations, a crossbow its just aim and shoot, if they add a crossbow they will probably get rid of the LB animations bcs expending all the time shooting darts in similar ways to en using you LB to ¿shoot more darts in the same way? if you know what i mean.

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Originally Posted by shao32

yeah but its not the same, a sword its more versatile with the moves and animations, a crossbow its just aim and shoot, if they add a crossbow they will probably get rid of the LB animations bcs expending all the time shooting darts in similar ways to en using you LB to ¿shoot more darts in the same way? if you know what i mean.

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But it IS the same. Melee LB 1 and 2 is a 2 handed sword animation. We have a 2 handed sword job and yet the animation still exists. They wouldn't need to remove a crossbow animation just because a crossbow wielding job was added.

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Originally Posted by Duskane

already have a Great sword class too but look at every melee LB

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Buster Sword is only a "Great Sword" if you're a sissy.

*Casually thinks back to Warrior job in Tactics/A2 where they had Monkey Grip to use 2 handed weapons in 1 hand...*

:p

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Originally Posted by Zohar_Lahar

We probably won't see a crossbow job added to XIV. :(

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I wouldn't say that.

If, like Yoshida expressed, the number of jobs within a role are desired to be equal, then the end goal would be at least 4 jobs in each role. Meaning, 1 more Healer, 1 more rDPS and 1 more magical (Assuming that BLU doesn't count as a 4th magical job due to being limited unlike the 4 mDPS and upcoming 4 Tank jobs)

Healer and rDPS jobs are possible to utilize a crossbow.

Also, interesting to note, is they might make the 4th rDPS a "Selfish" DPS in the same vein as MCH so that the role includes 2 "Support" and 2 "Raw Damage" jobs.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

But it IS the same. Melee LB 1 and 2 is a 2 handed sword animation. We have a 2 handed sword job and yet the animation still exists. They wouldn't need to remove a crossbow animation just because a crossbow wielding job was added.

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i say get rid of the animations not the weapon himself from the LB.
the animation of both melee its nothing like DRK can do, the swings are so flashy made in mid air, both ranged LB are just stand and shoot, they are just so basic they look like lvl 1 attacks, they only thing that make it special is the crossbow.

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Originally Posted by shao32

i say get rid of the animations not the weapon himself from the LB.
the animation of both melee its nothing like DRK can do, the swings are so flashy made in mid air, both ranged LB are just stand and shoot, they are just so basic they look like lvl 1 attacks, they only thing that make it special is the crossbow.

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I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. We could go in circles for awhile.

Imagine a healing job that uses a hammer. How therapeutic would it be to bash people in the head to heal them? Lmao

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. We could go in circles for awhile.

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i agree, i just find weird having a crossbow job using a crossbow LB, lets keep it lik that ^^

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

The idea of hitting people with crossbow bolts in order to heal them amuses me greatly. I may be tempted to try it and I hate healing.

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Headshot for extra heals lol

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Originally Posted by Enla

I can definitely see Chemist using crossbow so that they don't add another gun class to the game.

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I'm imagining a healer with kind of a wrist-bow slingshot type deal to fling aether potions now.

DPS: "Getting low on health could someone top me o-" *potion bottle slams into the side of their face*
Chemist: "Incoming!"

Like above says, if they want the job roles to have equal numbers then we'd still need one more ranged DPS. Crossbow still possible. Also possible for a Chemist healer.

Personally I'd rather have Chemist crossbow healer and a ranged dps that uses a whip.