Quote Originally Posted by Teknoman View Post
No...if you want to play mix and match with abilities, stick with the classes. They are redoing class skills along side the implementation of jobs, so you'll still be just fine. Not sure how you got they would be taking that away, since the blueprint already stated the difference between classes and jobs.

So far from what we know:

Classes = Freelancer or jack of all trades where you can mix what you want.
Jobs = somewhat closer to standard FF characters circa IX and pre VII, specific specializations.

Or at least thats how it seems.
Seems to me like it'll just be equipping a specialization to your weapon class on-the-fly, increasing the effectiveness of skills relative to that job's role (such as WHM gaining effectiveness with healing/buffing magic) in turn for losing skills that aren't part of its role (in this case either losing skills from DoW/damaing THM/CON magic or having it super gimped) and also gaining a few new abilities to enhance and expand (which also makes up for the loss in effectiveness/loss of many ability options).

EX: Lancer unlocks job: Dragoon. Dragoon gives the Lancer the ability to wield spears with greater effectiveness and gives you the Jump ability, which vaults you into the air and gives invulnerability, then damages. Life Surge changes into Lancet and has increased effectiveness (somehow...increased draining or decreased cooldown).

That's how it seems to me.