New Idea for future "Jobs"

[SkyHighDN]

I was just trying to think of a way in which the Dark Knight which we all know will get implemented eventually (can't wait BTW).... doesn't become the immediate highest population character played 3 hours after the patch that it arrives with..

Imagine it now.... They split the DRK character as a DPS-er off of Gladiator..... great!!! now EVERY SINGLE TANK will be switching their main job over to DRK, because it only requires a 15 THM to unlock it..... meaning the population of tanks literally shrank by half in about 2 hours.

My thoughts were basically to throw the unlock way higher..... like requiring a lvl 40 alt to unlock..... and again, there are a lot of lvl 50 across the board players.... but how many casuals, and end game tunnel vision players that play a tank role have actually leveled a BLM through the 40's.... not as many as you would think, and that being said, there wouldnt be this mad rush on everyone switching to the DRK.

[Twizffxi]

I was just trying to think of a way in which the Dark Knight which we all know will get implemented eventually (can't wait BTW).... doesn't become the immediate highest population character played 3 hours after the patch that it arrives with..

Imagine it now.... They split the DRK character as a DPS-er off of Gladiator..... great!!! now EVERY SINGLE TANK will be switching their main job over to DRK, because it only requires a 15 THM to unlock it..... meaning the population of tanks literally shrank by half in about 2 hours.

My thoughts were basically to throw the unlock way higher..... like requiring a lvl 40 alt to unlock..... and again, there are a lot of lvl 50 across the board players.... but how many casuals, and end game tunnel vision players that play a tank role have actually leveled a BLM through the 40's.... not as many as you would think, and that being said, there wouldnt be this mad rush on everyone switching to the DRK.

Considering the Skill Set that Gladiator offers it will be safe to assume that if/when Dark Knight is added and branches from Gladiator that DRK will indeed be a Tank Class. only skills that Paladin get are Sword/Shield Oaths, Cover, Spirits Within, Hallowed Ground.

Add in DRK skills such as Reaping, Souleater, and Drain. DRK will be a HP leech Tank.

PLD- Strong Mitigation
WAR- HP Pool and Strong HP Regen/Weak Leech
DRK- Medium Mitigation/Medium~Strong Leech


As for the OP topic. Secondary Branching from the Advanced Jobs sound nice.

WAR > Berserker(dps) & Defender(tank)
MNK > Brawler(tank) & Shaolin (dps)
BRD > Minstral(Support DPS) & Ranger (DPS loss of Songs)
WHM> Holy (Healer with Shields) & Divine (Healer with Spikes)
BLM > Blood (poisons/leech/drains) & Chaos (more Enfeebles)
SMN > Necromancer(yep...) & Umbral ( Fenrir!!!!!!)
SCH > Pupetmaster(yep...) & Astral( Advanced Carbuncle that combines Both Fairies into one.
DRG > Dragon Slayer(Stronger DPS and removal of Postion requirements) & Beast Master (Wyvern Pet + More Jumps)