Yoshi-P New Classes/Jobs Release Plan.

[Narcissus]

Oh a new race coming out, oh, can only have 1 potion of fantasia, oh yeah forgot

[Versiroth]

I want to know how he plans to make Red Mage different from how Thm, Cjn, and Arcanist/Summoner play right now.

How about making Red Mage a tank? Black magic attacks (or black magic infused within the Mages weapon) and white magic for mitigation/self heals?

[Jinrya-Geki]

My guess is they will have enfeebles like paralyze.

They could, but they will have to change it for players. If far too overpowered. It's a better version of stun. No way will they give us players something that good. iOr they will make it so bosses won't be affected by it making it a useless skill.

[Dale]

They could, but they will have to change it for players. If far too overpowered. It's a better version of stun. No way will they give us players something that good. iOr they will make it so bosses won't be affected by it making it a useless skill.

It was very powerful on FF11 too. So I can see it happening in it's current form. Though I am sure most bosses will be immune.

[Starlord]

Huh, read the title and thought there was some new news. Very old quote.

A Very old quote that people seem to not notice. " We will" Introduce New Jobs and classes through patches.

The question was what he would like to see happen, then in the answer he pulls it off as this is going to happen.

[Shioban]

Will this race be playable or will it be another beast-tribe?

Would LOVE for there to be more playable races

It's a new playable race that's coming out in the first expansion.

[Velhart]

I want to know how he plans to make Red Mage different from how Thm, Cjn, and Arcanist/Summoner play right now.

Don't know if you ever played WoW, but they could work like an Enhancement Shaman which was a class that utilized both offensive magic and melee attacks in it's skill set. I can see RDM pulling this off. Would have to sacrifice healing however. With FFXIV's setup, one job can't be both a DPS and a healer. Perhaps in it's class form, but jobs have to have a specific specialty.

As for what Yoshida said. I would love to see new class/jobs be added in patches, but for now I am only expecting them in expansion packs. I can imagine jobs being put in patches, since they ultimately derive from an existing class and may be easier to balance out, I am not a developer so I cannot confirm that. Bringing in a whole new class can be a big hassle to add into a patch, when it is definitely easier to add them in when an expansion comes and the level cap is raised, making it easier to add them into the mix and balance it out. I hope I am wrong however and SE can pull off a hard task like that. We will just have to wait and see.

For new class/jobs, I do think it is a given that Musketeer will probably be next since it has already a big establishment in the game and already have NPC's who wield guns. I do remember once he said he wanted the job counterpart to have dual pistols, wonder if they went through with it. I wouldn't mind a gun+sword hybrid either. I'll leave it up the developers to surprise me.

I do agree on bringing in a whole new type of damage dealing class like a Scout and let Thief be it's job counterpart. Would be awesome to see how they utilize stealth for damage. Most likely similar to how Rogue's work in WoW.

[Meirii]

yay red mage

[Demeos]

I think they could be added as Advanced Jobs where in order to gain access to the new jobs, you'd need to have completed a certain level of job quests.

Red Mage :: Complete level 40 quests for White Mage and Black Mage
Blue Mage :: _______________________ Summoner and Bard
Musketeer :: _______________________ Bard and Black Mage
Ninja :: ___________________________ Dragoon and Monk

....Etc, etc, etc.

[Hestern_Nestern]

How about making Red Mage a tank? Black magic attacks (or black magic infused within the Mages weapon) and white magic for mitigation/self heals?

I have never heard this idea before, so I just have to say that it is brilliant. Like super brilliant. I really hope they do RDM this way. That would be sooo cool! ^_^