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

[TheVedis]

Does the fact that Matsui said that "Jobs are not Advanced Classes" mean anything then?

And besides, even if you are a Monk, you are still using a Hand-to-hand weapon which also means you're a Pugilist. lol So that already explains that Jobs are not replacements.

i still believe that when they said "not advanced classes" they meant not in the same sense that FFXI did them
in 11 ALL unlockable jobs were advanced jobs. And you started them again from rank 1.

I think saying that they arent advanced classes is basicaly saying they arent new classes you have to level.