Job icons have officially been confirmed

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05-22-2019, 11:55 PM
disturbedcobra

Job icons have officially been confirmed

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxDbsBl...on_share_sheet

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...n3goylrz21.png
05-22-2019, 11:59 PM
ADVSS

Love the Deep Dungeon Sprites as well. Very Cool!
05-23-2019, 12:02 AM
Nalien

I find Gunbreakers to be really... Meh... Not even sure what it's meant to be, other than easy to confuse with Samurais from a distance...

Since the obvious gun image is already taken by Machinist, I'd have gone with something to emphasize the bullet aspect, like a bandolier which I'm fairly certain appears on their AF? A part of its AF worked for Blue Mages job icon, and Summoner/Scholar.
05-23-2019, 12:03 AM
DarkMasamune

Love them! And I really like the sprites from the deep dungeons too ♥
05-23-2019, 12:05 AM
disturbedcobra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

I find Gunbreakers to be really... Meh... Not even sure what it's meant to be, other than easily to confuse with Samurais from a distance...

Think of a revolver's barrel but with a blade cutting it in half.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....L._SL1500_.jpg
05-23-2019, 12:06 AM
Jandor

Nothing seems to line up quite right on the Gunbreaker one.

https://i.imgur.com/hh6hW8d.jpg

The whole thing is slightly off-centre, the little points don't line up, and the semi circles don't begin at the same point on the line breaking through the middle.

I like the symbol conceptually, but the execution seems off.
05-23-2019, 12:09 AM
Duskane

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

I find Gunbreakers to be really... Meh... Not even sure what it's meant to be, other than easy to confuse with Samurais from a distance...

Since the obvious gun image is already taken by Machinist, I'd have gone with something to emphasize the bullet aspect, like a bandolier (which I'm fairly certain appears on their AF?).

the line is the blade and the two curves are the representing the barrel
05-23-2019, 12:09 AM
Nalien

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

Think of a revolver's barrel but with a blade cutting it in half.

Ah, so they went literal with the jobs name? Can't even say I'm a fan of the name "Gunbreaker" either TBH, though if the job somehow sucks, I can always jokingly refer to it as Funbreaker.

Loving the Dancer one at least, high hopes for that job.
05-23-2019, 12:09 AM
Daralii

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

Think of a revolver's barrel but with a blade cutting it in half.

I'm pretty sure it's a barrel being cut in half, not a revolver's magazine.

https://www.computing.co.uk/w-images...n-580x358.jpeg
05-23-2019, 12:14 AM
Mimilu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

I find Gunbreakers to be really... Meh... Not even sure what it's meant to be, other than easy to confuse with Samurais from a distance...

I think it's suppose to be a cross hair being slashed in half.
05-23-2019, 12:25 AM
Iscah

The icon is pretty abstract, but it's hard to think of what "straightforward" design they could use when Machinst already has the gun icon.
05-23-2019, 12:36 AM
linay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iscah

The icon is pretty abstract, but it's hard to think of what "straightforward" design they could use when Machinst already has the gun icon.

The most straightforward would just be weapons design, so a gunblade in this case. That said, I prefer icons to be more abstract.
05-23-2019, 12:47 AM
Hezzlocks

The icon kind of reminds me of Squall's hit animation, to be honest. It's been a long time since I played it, but iirc when Squall hit an enemy there would be a diagonal slash graphic, and if you also pulled the trigger on the gunblade, there would be an added explosion-like effect. The end result being a circular explosion effect with a diagonal slash through the middle of it.

This to me looks like a stylised version of that effect.
05-23-2019, 12:50 AM
Iscah

Quote:

Originally Posted by linay

The most straightforward would just be weapons design, so a gunblade in this case.

True - but as I said, machinist already has a gun with a similar shape to a gunblade as its job icon. You wouldn't be able to easily distinguish them at the size we normally see the icons. (Other than the icon colour, of course, but I can still understand them wanting to do something more distinct.)
05-23-2019, 01:05 AM
SilverObi

Now that they've confirmed it, what exactly IS dnc's icon supposed to be? It can't just be a heart cause ooh dancer pretty I hope.
05-23-2019, 01:12 AM
Bright-Flower

Seeing the face of a revolver clip could have worked but I kind of like them taking 'gun breaker' and cutting the crosshair in half.

Dancer looks OK I guess it makes sense since chakram won't be their only weapon type.
05-23-2019, 01:14 AM
Nalien

Dancers icon makes perfect sense when you realize that the job will Kali Ma their enemies and throw their heart right back at them as an attack.

It's their LB3 in fact. Kali Ma the enemy, then dab.
05-23-2019, 01:30 AM
Kurando

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

Dancers icon makes perfect sense when you realize that the job will Kali Ma their enemies and throw their heart right back at them as an attack.

Ha I was thinking more along the lines of P5's Phantom Thieves. Dancer is going to take all your hearts!
05-23-2019, 01:35 AM
griffinborn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jandor

Nothing seems to line up quite right on the Gunbreaker one.

https://i.imgur.com/hh6hW8d.jpg

The whole thing is slightly off-centre, the little points don't line up, and the semi circles don't begin at the same point on the line breaking through the middle.

I like the symbol conceptually, but the execution seems off.

Perhaps you are...triggered?
05-23-2019, 01:39 AM
Eloah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iscah

True - but as I said, machinist already has a gun with a similar shape to a gunblade as its job icon. You wouldn't be able to easily distinguish them at the size we normally see the icons. (Other than the icon colour, of course, but I can still understand them wanting to do something more distinct.)

Wouldn't the iconic lion head with a cross have been a better icon. I mean the gun thing is exactly the same as the way it will work with SAM right now.
https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-a...eping-lion.jpg

Also, yeah, what is DNC. I get it looks like a heart but it has to be something more representative. I think maybe it's a fan?
05-23-2019, 01:43 AM
SigmaOZ

I love symmetry too and the Gunbreaker icon doesn't look that good, it's nothing to be upset though, it's just a small image in-game!...
05-23-2019, 01:45 AM
Vahlnir

Gunbreaker's icon is neat though I'm not entirely sure what they were going for. Not a deal breaker though.
05-23-2019, 01:50 AM
Daralii

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eloah

Also, yeah, what is DNC. I get it looks like a heart but it has to be something more representative. I think maybe it's a fan?

Could just be a Thavnairian thing, since we don't know much about them culturally. It's featured prominently on their gear, so I'd think it has some significance.

https://icdn2.digitaltrends.com/imag...s-dancer-2.jpg
05-23-2019, 01:55 AM
ADVSS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

Dancers icon makes perfect sense when you realize that the job will Kali Ma their enemies and throw their heart right back at them as an attack.

It's their LB3 in fact. Kali Ma the enemy, then dab.

Sure at first glance it is a heart, but think of a belly dancer with both arms up in the air hands nearly connecting

in fact you literally can make the dnc symbol if you touch both index fingers with your hands in front of you, try it
05-23-2019, 01:56 AM
Iscah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eloah

Wouldn't the iconic lion head with a cross have been a better icon. I mean the gun thing is exactly the same as the way it will work with SAM right now.

Depends quite how blatantly they want to lean on FFVIII, I guess! (Not that they're being all that subtle with the collectors edition glamour, and being linked with the "lion race" is probably one big stealth reference.)

But also it might look a bit too similar to DRK, and they'd both be blue icons.
05-23-2019, 01:58 AM
Kuurei

I mean, these symbols are fine.

The way we define the symbology of the Jobs is really a simple matter of familiarity tbh. A few of them are reasonable, like the Staff for WHM or the Harp for BRD. But I tend to confuse SAM's and NIN's because they're relatively similar. And what does Monk's even have to do with the class?
05-23-2019, 02:10 AM
Yllania

I think the dancer icon is really cute but Im partial to hearts.
05-23-2019, 02:37 AM
FFgame

Looks like a healer icon to me.
05-23-2019, 02:45 AM
Eloah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Gunbreaker's icon is neat though I'm not entirely sure what they were going for. Not a deal breaker though.

Move over Gunbreaker, cause this icon is a deal breaker. RAGE QUIT!!! Lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iscah

Depends quite how blatantly they want to lean on FFVIII, I guess! (Not that they're being all that subtle with the collectors edition glamour, and being linked with the "lion race" is probably one big stealth reference.)

But also it might look a bit too similar to DRK, and they'd both be blue icons.

It seems no matter which alternative we think of we run into the, "looks like another icon" issue. I think it would be easier to digest if we just knew what it was supposed to be, officially.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuurei

I mean, these symbols are fine.

The way we define the symbology of the Jobs is really a simple matter of familiarity tbh. A few of them are reasonable, like the Staff for WHM or the Harp for BRD. But I tend to confuse SAM's and NIN's because they're relatively similar. And what does Monk's even have to do with the class?

Monks icon it their iconic weapon in the series, claws. Each icon does have a connection to the jobs they represent, people are just trying to find the connection the new ones have.
05-23-2019, 02:49 AM
Vahlnir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eloah

Move over Gunbreaker, cause this icon is a deal breaker. RAGE QUIT!!! Lol.

https://media.giphy.com/media/agwRgmVDJceZO/giphy.gif
05-23-2019, 02:57 AM
Yllania

Someone pointed out the dancer icon looks like a veiras butt, and it kind of does, but Im not sure if Ill bet banned for porting the comparison here or not lol.
05-23-2019, 02:59 AM
PangTong

Don't like these icons personally. Other job icons are clearly identifiable as something related to the job, these are much more abstract.

This is what I would have done for Gunbreaker instead
https://i.imgur.com/SoDfxgd.png
05-23-2019, 03:01 AM
ElazulHP

Gunbreaker as Zorro confirmed.
05-23-2019, 03:06 AM
Anselmet

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nalien

I find Gunbreakers to be really... Meh... Not even sure what it's meant to be, other than easy to confuse with Samurais from a distance

I'll admit I thought that was just a recolored samurai icon for a moment lol. If gunbreaker becomes a high damaging tank this is gonna result in some hilarious red tank dps memes. But I do like the dancer icon. It reminds me of a stylized heart youd see on a pack of cards. The sprites are cute too.
05-23-2019, 03:06 AM
Vorlonshadow

The dancer icon is two people dancing
05-23-2019, 03:08 AM
SturmChurro

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daralii

I'm pretty sure it's a barrel being cut in half, not a revolver's magazine.

https://www.computing.co.uk/w-images...n-580x358.jpeg

That would make total sense. Gun Breaker.

Probably why it would be off-center too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vorlonshadow

The dancer icon is two people dancing

Yes, it looks like 2 dancers with their backs arched, meeting hands.
05-23-2019, 03:11 AM
Jandor

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffinborn

Perhaps you are...triggered?

Very, I know you joke but it's going to annoy the hell out of me if it isn't fixed.
05-23-2019, 03:14 AM
Reinha

Dancer one made me think of this.

https://www.projectwellnessnow.com/w...RA-FOR-WEB.jpg
05-23-2019, 03:41 AM
griffinborn

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangTong

Don't like these icons personally. Other job icons are clearly identifiable as something related to the job, these are much more abstract.

This is what I would have done for Gunbreaker instead
https://i.imgur.com/SoDfxgd.png

They probably didn't want it to look like they downloaded an image from Google.
05-23-2019, 04:46 AM
Crushnight

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxDbsBl...on_share_sheet

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...n3goylrz21.png

I really like the DNC one makes me think dancer will be the heart of the party :D GNB though is alright nothing more or less than that for me though will say they missed out on a pun when showing these off as by swapping them around you could call these icons the Heartbreakers :P

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