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

[Cairdeas]

THERE IS NO PLAYSTYLE YOU TWIT!!! Did you even read the letter? There are classes (Lancer, Conjurer, etc) and Jobs (Undefined yet but they will be the trademark jobs such as black mage). I don't know where you get this playstyle bullcrap from, but it isn't happening. A lancer, in FFXIV, IS NOT A TANK. End of story. An Archer, in FFXIV, IS NOT A TANK. Deal or leave. It's not going to happen.

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

Matsui says otherwise.

[Dubont]

Matsui says otherwise.

playing styles optimized for partying. This is talking about the Jobs, not the freaking weapon classes. If he says "Paladin is a tank playstyle" this does not mean that you take your fkn GLA skills, stick them on LNC and BAM you are a paladin. You might have the "play style" but you won't be a tank. You are looking at the letter from a completely incorrect direction. "playing styles" has nothing to do with your CLASSES, it deals with JOBS. Paladin is a tank play style, black mage is a nuke play style, white mage is a healing play style. LANCER, a CLASS, does not have a PLAY STYLE, but it can't tank and it can't effectively heal. All it is good for is DD. I don't know why you can't get that through your thick skull.