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

[BloodLotus]

But why couldn't an RDM use a sword or a stave. Sword for solo, stave/wand for party?

What happens when you equip a sword?

What happens when you equip a staff?

[Cairdeas]

What happens when you equip a sword?

What happens when you equip a staff?

You have a Sword Equipped. You have a Staff Equipped.

Thats it really.

[BloodLotus]

You have a Sword Equipped. You have a Staff Equipped.

Thats it really.

You must not play FFXIV.

Your class changes to Gladiator when you equip a sword.

Your class changes to Conjurer or Thaumaturge depending on what kind of staff you equip.

[Cairdeas]

You must not play FFXIV.

Your class changes to Gladiator when you equip a sword.

Your class changes to Conjurer or Thaumaturge depending on what kind of staff you equip.

And all those are are special names to say things like "Sword User" Gladiators name in Japanese litterally means "Sword User" it isn't "Gladiator" in japanese. Its the word for "Sword" the word for "Art" and the Word for "Professional" all stuffed together.

Its not some special class like you see in Wow. Where a "Death Knight" is a collection of specific skills and weapon choices and talent trees that strictly define yourself.

It litterally means "I use a sword."

It doesn't define your role in combat, it doesn't define anything but what weapon you use and how your stats are reflected.

[BloodLotus]

And all those are are special names to say "Sword User" Gladiators name in Japanese litterally means "Sword User" it isn't "Gladiator" in japanese. Its the word for "Sword" the word for "Art" and the Word for "Professional" all stuffed together.

Its not some special class like you see in Wow. Where a "Death Knight" is a collection of specific skills and weapon choices and talent trees that strictly define yourself.

It litterally means "I use a sword."

It doesn't define your role in combat, it doesn't define anything but what weapon you use and how your stats are reflected.

You're changing the point.

The word history means nothing at all.

In FFXIV when you equip a sword you become the Gladiator Class, it even says so in the chat log.

You're correct, it doesn't define your role in combat, the Job you unlock will.

[Cairdeas]

You're changing the point.

The word history means nothing at all.

In FFXIV when you equip a sword you become the Gladiator Class, it even says so in the chat log.

You're correct, it doesn't define your role in combat, the Job you unlock will.

So if the job determines my role in combat, defines the skills I'm proficient with and even limits cross-class skills that don't jive with my current Job. Then why can I not chose what ever weapon I want. It has no impact on my role except stats. Which right now do not work properly so are not a proper judge of how stats would work versus a job.

[BloodLotus]

So if the job determines my role in combat, defines the skills I'm proficient with and even limits cross-class skills that don't jive with my current Job. Then why can I not chose what ever weapon I want. It has no impact on my role except stats. Which right now do not work properly so are not a proper judge of how stats would work versus a job.

This is what I was talking about earlier. That it will probably be like a tree.

If you change your weapon you change your class. The jobs associated with the class are meant to enhance the class so would be available for use on only that one class.

[AlexiaKidd]

What happens when you equip a sword?

What happens when you equip a staff?

Well Sword (GLA) would give RDM better melee abilities for soloing and you would get the WS's from Sword so you would be RDM/GLA.

While switching to RDM/THM would give it it's AOE abilities and buff it's magic potency.