Please do not lock Jobs to the Weapon Class that unlocks them.

[Sephr]

But surely they're specialised versions of the current classes? Would be weird to have these two systems running in parallel and be unrelated.

Quests to unlock each job will become available once you have reached a certain rank in the corresponding class.

So you need to be a Conjurer before you can be a Black Mage, I would imagine. It would just feel weird to go back on the current system unless theyre planning on distributing new weapon types to each current class.

[Cairdeas]

But surely they're specialised versions of the current classes? Would be weird to have these two systems running in parallel and be unrelated.

Rather than being advanced versions of classes, we would like players to think of jobs as specialized playing styles optimized for partying.

Thats from Matsui himself. They are NOT specialized versions of current classes they are Role Specializations.

So you need to be a Conjurer before you can be a Black Mage, I would imagine. It would just feel weird to go back on the current system unless theyre planning on distributing new weapon types to each current class.

But then why couldn't a Thaumaturge use Black Mage once you have that job unlocked? Thaumaturge has black magic too.

[Sephr]

Thats from Matsui himself. They are NOT specialized versions of current classes they are Role Specializations.



But then why couldn't a Thaumaturge use Black Mage once you have that job unlocked? Thaumaturge has black magic too.

Because, at least in past-FF terms, there's a different between elemental black magic and the dark magic thaumaturge uses. I'm not trying to argue over it, it's just that the system your describing seems to contradict what we already have in place. I do like your ideas a lot, I just don't think it would work here being as, no matter how you look at it, jobs are going to be advanced versions of what we have now, catered to performing well in a much more specific role. They rely on what we have currently.