FFXI Classes-->FFXIV

Which if any, FFXI classes would you like to see in FFXIV? Please explain why you would like to see it and what benefit it would add.

Thief- I don't see how it could be Final Fantasy without a thief class :)

Summoner- I'm excited to see how this would be implemented into the game, I do think the animation would be gorgeous. I only started to attain the summons about a month prior to me leaving FFXI, and it's one of the things I regret not experiencing.

Beast-master- my first job to 75 in FFXI and I loved the whole experience.

Commando, Saboteur, Sentinel, Medic, Ravager and Synergist.

Hmm interesting topic.

Personally in keeping with the tradition of mixing and matching jobs and classes in XIV, I would love to see a combination of Samurai and Ninja. I always thought that the classes could have been mixed in XI, but in XIV it makes it all the more possible.

Also wouldn't mind seeing a combination of Beastmaster + Summoner, not sure how SE could accomplish this but i think it might be possible.

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i think you got some problems dude looool.

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Originally Posted by Azureos

i think you got some problems dude looool.

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lol it's all in fun :)

Beastmaster was my first 75 as well! Long live pet jobs!

I want to see Red Mage - even though i F$&*#$G hated maat, I really enjoyed the DD/Mage aspect. plus its been in a handful of previous games.

Samurai

What is a JMMORPG without a katana?

Definitly a summoner.

I would like summoner, beastmaster, samurai, heck, I wouldn't disagree with puppetmaster. Basically all of the FFXI jobs plus maybe some new ones that I can't conceive of at present.

SUMMONERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrr

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

Commando, Saboteur, Sentinel, Medic, Ravager and Synergist.

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no thanks keep FF13 away

I would like to see bard again although i never did finish it to 75+, (i got to 55) i like the idea of a buff job again in FFXIV, i found bard really fun but spent most of my days with melee, i mostly did it in my off time, they would need a whole new set up from ffXI tho.

What no Dragoon?

Lancer is far from a dragoon.

If you don't give me a wyvern give me awesome jump abilities that will put us on par with Archers dmg.

Ninja and Thief .... Either one of these would be enough to keep me for the entire lifespan of the game.

They were jobs in XI not Classes.

As far as which jobs I'd like to see. Samurai and Blue Mage.

i would love to see Summoner, Puppetmaster, scholar, Samurai.... and maybe Ninja.

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Originally Posted by VeranRamaden

I want to see Red Mage - even though i F$&*#$G hated maat, I really enjoyed the DD/Mage aspect. plus its been in a handful of previous games.

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Redmage is already in game in both aspects support and tanking. You just need to piece it together.

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Originally Posted by Elkwood

Redmage is already in game in both aspects support and tanking. You just need to piece it together.

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That's true for several classes.

Samurai, Blue Mage, Ninja.....heck I'll take them all

Ninja please! Or Thief! I've always been a huge fan of fast 1 handed weapons and positioning. Not having a class like this is definitely a game breaker and something I don't really understand why it isn't in place to begin with.

I'm sure others have said it, but I'll happily say it again:

Summoner.

Really, it's a Final Fantasy staple. Albeit almost certainly an advanced role but.. yeah, it would be a travesty if Final Fantasy XIV never sees Summoners in some form.

Corsair - Game needs some more defined support classes and I wanted to play it in XI but never got around to it.

Samurai, ninja, thief, summoner, red mage, beastmaster, bard, dragoon, dark knight (surprised this wasn't mentioned yet) and maybe a tech job like Edgar from FFVI.

BST ... I'm missing you

Beastmaster was my first job ... opps class to lv75.

Jobs wanted aside, i missed the most fun aspect that was in XI, BEING ABLE TO TAKE OFF YOUR WEAPON AND SMASH SOME HEADS REGARDLESS OF JOB I thought being able to change your class by equipping was a novel idea but there's no greater feeling than knocking a mob out with your bare hands! call me stupid and/or call it a lame but i saw it as a fun distraction in XI.
But If i wanted to see a new class on XIV, it would have to be Summoner, although i'm still curious about the Arcanist, and it looks like the Archer and Musketeer classes are just Ranger split up. and i'm really saddened by the Thaumaturge and Conjurer classes, aside from one dealing with Elemental Damage and the other dealing with buffing and debuffing, they are both not that different, especially since both can HEAL and RAISE, the think that made XI nice was the "feeling needed" factor, having something noone else in your party had, being depended on, it makes you work that much harder to ensure victory, but that's just me, heh. ^^

To everyone saying Paladin and Redmage need to be in game they already are. Paladin is created using all the jobs in the game at various levels, Redmage is Thurmaturge Base @50, Mixed with Conj @30 Low level Glad Pugalist Maurader and Lancer

First I would like to see a Dragoon. It doesn't have to replace Lancer, just be a different path you could take. Other than that summoner, thief, and ninja are at the top of my list. To be honest though I don't think there is a FFXI job that someone wouldn't want to see.

Only if they are the same as FFXI jobs are:

Samurai because it was just an amazingly fun job.

Red Mage because it's fun and versatile.

Thief because it was my first 75 job.

Paladin because I like the aspect of tank and magic user in one, but lose the keeping aggro with healing crap.

Blue Mage if learning abilities isn't so tedious.

Dragoon because using Jump is awesome and I loved my wyvern doing emotes.

I would like to see most every job returned in FF14 from FF series. call them by another name (suited for the new world we live in) Paladin = Templar, Thief = Bandit. just few ideas/examples, as long as they give the feeling of being that class style, the name means little imo as long as it fits the world. favorite class would have to be a BLU style. learn skills to use for self. so many possibilities open for the game to expand in.

beastmaster- going around with fellow bsts, and acting like a traveling circus of pain, is a blast. I love the personality of the job, and how they became such a close, unspoken group in XI

Ninjas- we need em, whether it's 1h/2h katanas, or judo style, or pure shurikan/jutsu style, style, doesn't matter as long as they don't change the name, so I can continue to say things like "Ninja roll", "Ninja whaaaat", and "Ninja please"

also, I do miss going total fistacuffs with enemies after a long day at work, like was previously mentioned. If they can somehow incorporate this aspect of the game, consider my subscription permanent

and @OP, I love the sig quote, lol'ed pretty good

Pup. It's all i need ;_; or at least another class with customizable pet

Hmm. Well, a lot of them can already be obtained by mixing and matching what is already out there. Rdm, for example. There's just a few things missing.

SMN and BST are no brainers as classes. DRG with wyvrn and jump of course. Thief has potential with backstabbing if people ever twig on BRs and Incaps, etc., but also stealing would be nice. Ninja would be nice for Dual Wield though I could care less about shadows.

Hmm. I'm holding out for musketeer. I would love to dual wield pistols, if it were some kind of /ra class. I couldn't get behind Corsair in 11, nor could I in 14.

Bard would be nice. I never enjoyed playing it, because support didn't appeal to me, but the style of play and the way that Bards had to always manage their location always impressed me. It could really play a huge role in 14, again if people ever twig on the neatness of positional combat and BRs.

SAM is cool, and it has its place (A "direct copy of SAM from 14 -> 11 = Self BR?), though it never appealed to me personally.

But some new stuff would be nice as well.

CORSAIR.

No I don't want musketeer or any old gun user. I want to buff my party, and I want quick draw with elemental shots. It's like SE got together during ToAU's development and said "Hey guys, why don't we just go ahead and make this the one job to be more fun to play than any MMO class in existence". There's enough stupid pirate nonsense in FFXIV anyway so it's not like they couldn't make it "fit in".

God, I love COR. Samurai would be nice too.

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Originally Posted by Demacia

CORSAIR.

No I don't want musketeer or any old gun user. I want to buff my party, and I want quick draw with elemental shots. It's like SE got together during ToAU's development and said "Hey guys, why don't we just go ahead and make this the one job to be more fun to play than any MMO class in existence". There's enough stupid pirate nonsense in FFXIV anyway so it's not like they couldn't make it "fit in".

God, I love COR. Samurai would be nice too.

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While I disagree with COR specifically, because I don't like buffers, I definitely do wish that SE would show that same initiative when considering new classes. Credit where credit is due; SE nailed corsair as a "gambler" job in an MMO. I wouldn't have thought it possible.

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Originally Posted by origamikitsune

While I disagree with COR specifically, because I don't like buffers, I definitely do wish that SE would show that same initiative when considering new classes. Credit where credit is due; SE nailed corsair as a "gambler" job in an MMO. I wouldn't have thought it possible.

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Man, I would've said the same thing before actually trying out the job for a while. It really picks up when you get quick draw. Being able to pull, deal damage, dispel, instant sleep, enhance enfeebling effects, and buff the entire party all in one job just made you feel like you ran the whole party.

I played a 75 bard and I really enjoyed it. Also Nin was fun for me, the shadows and duel wield. Also, introduce great swords into the game. I know a 2 people who won't try it w/o GS.

Thief - This has been one of the basic starter classes in just about every FF game...idk why it was changed.

Black Mage - view thief

Dark Knight - awesome DD in almost every FF game that it was in (Since Cecil). Why not bring it back?

Corsair/Cannonist - amazing party support. With the ability to be just about anything (DD, buffer, side healer in FFXI) this class is one of the most diverse that I've seen and is one of the most fun that I've ever played.

Puppetmaster - Just an all around fun job in FFXI

Necromancer - it uses zombies...nuff said.

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Originally Posted by Fensfield

I'm sure others have said it, but I'll happily say it again:

Summoner.

Really, it's a Final Fantasy staple. Albeit almost certainly an advanced role but.. yeah, it would be a travesty if Final Fantasy XIV never sees Summoners in some form.

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my exact thinkning. that's like never seeing cid in this one nor riding a chocobo. these are final fantasy staples and should always be involved in some form or another. i would love to see summoning a creature with the graphics this game has.

I know people hated it , but i think of all classes ffxi had, compared to the rest of mmos i played. the most unique one was NIN.

I never had as much fun as tanking something incredible hard on nin with a haste build, not eva build.Hell even with pld 75 personally i found nin to be incredible fun.I played quite a lot of mmos and im yet to find a class similar to NIN.The game play was seriously fun.

I was a black mage in XI and I was really looking forward to playing the role of an in-depth whm class.
FFXIV needs a class that everyone can look at and say, "hey- that dude heals pick 'em up." I wanted to be that guy since others are unreliable and I do it best.

Other DoM want to do the complete opposite and blow sh-- into nothingness. However, they are auto-lumped into the category of healer which makes me less special and takes away from their enjoyment.

This is why WHM needs to be added to FFXIV :p