Quote Originally Posted by Kitru View Post
not entire sure I think that the piratical, gun-using job should lead into what has classically been "Gambler" but whatever
That, however, is entirely what the Corsair is.

It's quite possible my memory has failed me in the past several years, but the Corsair of FFXI is/was SE's answer to the desire for a gambler job without actually introducing a gambler job, because apparently the negative connotations of gambling was something SE wanted to get away from without loosing the luck-based combat style. In FFXI, they are what Bard is in XIV, a ranged damage dealer that had party-wide buffing abilities, though the mechanics of their Phantom Dice meant that their support abilities could be stronger or weaker depending on the player's luck. I think the biggest problem we have here is that... there's really not as many options for group-wide buffs without getting into ones that cause the "we must have this in the party" issue. Especially since Bard is already providing Ballad, Paeon, and Requiem.

I'm still a firm believer that Corsair should make a return for XIV as the ranged damage dealer and support job it is, though what buffs they could give the party without stepping on the toes of Bards is something I, unfortunately, don't have an answer for.