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

[Reika]

I think it will be like this:

Unlike Classes, you cant change your Job out in the field. Equipping a different weapon will effect what class you are, but not what Job you are. If it is done that way, then you can have your job as Paladin, have the paladin specific skills, and still be able to equip Swords, Axes, Spears, Bows, what not. Tho, he has worded it, you wont be able to equip certain class skills to certain jobs. Like a Warrior will no longer be able to use Heal spells, or just the higher heal spells, but be able to equip most every weaponskill, whereas paladin may be more limited in weaponskill selection, but can use higher heal spells (or has some job-specific self healing ability). Something like that.

Since Marauder right now has tanking and enmity abilities of its own, i dont see a problem with Paladin being able to use axes and marauder abilities. It is just tanking in a different way. Same with pugilist tanks. Tho I know it isn't the 'traditional' paladin, as far as FF goes.